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Phoenix Labs has announced the launch of the first free open beta content expansion for Dauntless. Called “The Coming Storm”, the expansion includes a new Behemoth, Koshai, to the game alongside the new Ostians faction, new story content and quests, and new items and gear to collect. With the launch of the expansion, players “can expect new content on a weekly basis, culminating in a new ranged weapon, the Ostian Repeaters”.
The Dauntless site has been updated with a new blog post that details a “mysterious new behemoth” that will be arriving with The Coming Storm content update when it launches on August 8th. Called Koshai, this behemoth is known as the Sovereign of Thorns and is a “vicious beast that can tear apart the strongest armor with its powerful thorns and vines”.
Phoenix Labs has sent a pair of interesting tidbits of Dauntless news. In the first, the team announced that over two million players have taken part in Dauntless since it launched into open beta in May. Secondly, developers also revealed that The Coming Storm is a brand new content expansion that will be arriving on August 9th.
The Dauntless site has been updated with a new blog post that reveals the “shifting chaos” of the playable locations that come and go over time. At any given moment, there are three islands visible and playable on the map. One, Dyadic Drift, is a permanent resident and remains in place. The other two are “rotating islands” that are available for a specific period of time before leaving the rotation until an indistinct point in the future.
The Dauntless Twitter announced that a new, free DLC is coming to the game in August. Called The Coming Storm, the DLC will feature “Ostia” and a “new weapon and new challenges”.
The Dauntless Twitter announced that a new, free DLC is coming to the game in August. Called The Coming Storm, the DLC will feature “Ostia” and a “new weapon and new challenges”.
Late yesterday afternoon, Phoenix Labs developers took to Reddit to inform the Dauntless open beta community that game servers have now become stabilized and have reached “zero queue” status. The team has been “all hands on deck” throughout the weekend working to reduce wait times and to provide better matchmaking after players were faced with lengthy wait times of an hour or more.
Phoenix Labs is proceeding full steam ahead for the Dauntless open beta scheduled for May 24th. As part of the preparation, the team has released a huge new patch called Seeking the Horizon. It includes a pair of new islands, daily challenges, the reputation system, quality of life improvements, performance enhancements, tweaks to most systems and bug fixes.
Phoenix Labs will be bringing out a huge new update on May 2nd that will see a few weeks of beta testing prior to the launch of open beta on May 24th. Players can look at big improvements to the progression system and a better variety of quests alongside new additions that include a reputation system, a new world map and much more.
The Dauntless site has been updated with a new developer diary to shine the light on forthcoming changes to the UI. Most notably, developers want to create a sense of immersion where the UI plays a part rather than being seen as a separate entity. In addition, the art and design teams are working hard to keep a minimalist, yet robust UI available for both PC players and console players.