Hello Rebels!

[p]Now is the time for a new patch for Striden, as Black Friday is fast approaching. It may have been a little quiet from us the last few days, but you can rest assured. We are super focused on our new PVE game mode. Before I mention what's new in the upcoming patch, I can quickly tell you what we are working on at the studio right now.[/p][p][/p]

Striden PVE - COOP 🌄

[p]The decisions we have made are that the new game mode will only be PVE. So no PVP involved. [/p][p]It will be possible to run it all by yourself or together with your friends. We will also create a completely new server solution for this called P2P. In short, you, who hosts a game, are also the server. This gives you the opportunity to save your match and continue whenever you want. This is something that has been requested for a long time. But I want to be clear that this only applies to PVE at the moment. [/p][p]What will the new PVE mode be about? Without revealing too much, I can hint at a few[/p][p]points.[/p]

• [p]Mission based quests[/p]
• [p]Open world map[/p]
• [p]Drivable vehicles[/p]
• [p]Base building[/p]
• [p]New inventory system[/p]
• [p]In-Game currency with which you can purchase resources[/p]
• [p]Upgraded NPC soldiers and more variety of enemies[/p]
• [p]Wild animals[/p]
• [p]Dynamic day/night and dynamic weather system[/p]
• [p]Scandinavian mayhem.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We will, of course, provide more information about PVE as we approach a beta version of the game that is expected to be released in Q1 2026[/p][p][/p]

Now, for the news we will release for the upcoming patch.

[p]Together with Yahaha Games, we have finally launched our first version of matchmaking after hard work all autumn. This means that we will hopefully be able to more easily collect players to servers and regain the number of people who are actively playing at the same time. That said, we have had a very difficult period recently when an incredible number of good games were released, which has resulted in us losing a large number of players. But now we are aiming for Black Friday and we warmly welcome back all the rebels out there.[/p][p][/p]

What our new patch 0.6.1 contains.

[p][/p][p]Matchmaking System[/p]

• [p]Now we can finally offer matchmaking in Striden.[/p]
• [p]Invite your friends on Steam and connect together as a team to the same server. It's never been easier.[/p]
• [p]Easier to put together a match with a full server instead of splitting players across several different servers.[/p]
• [p]A minimum of 8 players is required to start a Transmit match.[/p]
• [p]A minimum of 2 players is required to start a Kontroll match.[/p]
• [p]It’s not possible to join a Transmit match once it has started.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Dynamic Radioactive Storms[/p][p]Forget the days when only two radioactive storms would arrive in a match in Transmit. Now they happen dynamically and are never predictable. It's important to stock up on plenty of gas mask filters to survive a full match.[/p][p][/p][p]New Capture Zone Circles on Airdrops[/p][p]We've listened to your feedback, forget about big annoying walls that block your view when you're trying to capture an Airdrop. Now they're projected onto the ground instead.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]New Kill Screen UI/UX[/p][p]We've completely redesigned how it's presented when you're killed by an enemy. Much more information on what you were killed by and how many times the player who killed you kicked your ass.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]New PVE / COOP in the making[/p][p]As we are completely redesigning our PVE experience, we have temporarily disabled COOP. This is because we are redesigning our NPCs and are not in a good enough position to fight you right now. We hope you understand.[/p][p][/p][p]Tweaks to map Souppat[/p][p]We have received reports that some holes have been found in the rock cliffs in some places. This has now been fixed.[/p][p][/p][p]Tweaks and small bugfixes[/p][p]We are always trying to improve the experience and take advantage of the bug fixes that have been reported. Some of them have now been fixed.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Now make sure to dust off the Striden again and welcome all the new players.