dull glen
Hey everyone,
It's been awhile since our last devblog and I’m sure you’ve all got plenty of questions about the state of the game’s development. I’ll be splitting this devblog into both a FAQ to answer your questions as well as an update on what we’ve been working on. Without further ado, here’s Devblog #8!
Q: Why is this update taking so long?
A: It's been a difficult year for our studio with a lot of setbacks and a lack of availability. Right now our team is only able to work at about 30% of what we used to be able to do. Some of our team have taken a leave of absence from the game’s development. This has made it very difficult for us to finish this update.
Q: When Update
A: As always I sadly cannot give a time estimate, but I can say that we are getting close! Right now what’s preventing us from updating is a lot of work related to hooking up Quests and Perks into the game’s code, as well as providing the rewards for leveling up.
Q: Why don’t the developers just release smaller updates every month?
A: The reason why we can’t release smaller updates is that a lot of the content we’re creating right now is dependent on progression being added first. After major changes to the game such as building and progression are added we plan on changing the pace of updates to a monthly schedule rather than quarterly or yearly.
Q: Are wagons still coming?
A: We don’t have any specific plans on adding wagons at the moment due to a lack of available developers to work on the feature, as well as some technical issues we ran into while attempting to implement them. If we do add them, it’ll be during the building update.
Q: Where is the building update?
A: Right now we’re focused on finishing the progression update since that content will tie into the building update, so we can’t continue on building until after we’ve added progression. The building update will be the next update after progression.
Q: Is The Wild West going to be added to Console or Mobile?
A: Right now we don’t plan on adding Console support for TWW, however, we are interested in adding The Wild West to mobile devices. I can’t say for sure when this would happen, but it's something we are continuing to work towards.
Q: What changes are coming to combat?
A: This is a commonly asked question as quick switching and other meta strategies are very controversial in the community. We’re making some changes to how movement and melee will work in the next update (more about that below). As for quick switching, no promises but we plan on adjusting the way players switch items. We will be looking at feedback very closely when these changes go live.
Q: Will the highlands be in the next update?
A: No, the highlands biome will be added with the building update.
What have the developers been working on?
RedTrain has been working on adding our latest and greatest train as well as a whole bunch of new buildings in Callahan’s Estate and Bronze.
AntiBoomz has been coding and implementing RedTrain’s revamped train system as well as fixing bugs and performance issues.
nurokoi has been busy with implementing new gameplay features such as a melee rework, coding UI functionality, adding new items, and continuing their work on progression and quests.
Kazuhira (that's me) has been working on animating and implementing new items, revamping some existing environment biomes, updating props, creating new UI, and making gameplay balance changes.
Astranox is our product manager and has been helping keep everything organized and on-track and implementing backend features for progression.
Tasogare, our latest hire, has been modeling new assets for upcoming game features.
To finish off this devblog and Q&A here are some of the changes we’re implementing right now:
NEW TRAIN SYSTEM
The new train system will allow players to halt trains, change their route, and finally travel to Puerto Dorado!
NEW ROBBERY MECHANICS
We’re adding tons of new locations across the map for Outlaws to rob! This will tie into progression and be the main method for outlaws to level up. We’re also revamping the Bronze bank to have more interesting robbery mechanics.
NEW MELEE SYSTEM
We’re adding new melee weapons such as machetes, axes, and swords which will have swings and blocks. The stamina system is also being revamped to support melee weapons, more movement (more rolling), and sniping.
NEW COSMETICS AND ITEMS
We’re adding a ton of new items and cosmetics. New beards, faces, hats, and clothing for each skill will be obtainable by leveling up. Each skill will also have at least one new gun and plenty of other new items to unlock as well.
ENVIRONMENT REVAMPS
Callahan’s Estate has received a revamp and now acts as a small farming town! Pinewood Hills has also received a massive overhaul with many props being updated.
<@&723338724032905285> That concludes this developer blog. As always thank you everyone for your continued support, you helped make this game possible!
dull glen
Hi everyone, many of you have noticed a few changes to the map today. This was unintentional, but seeing as nothing's broken (from what I can see) we aren't planning on reverting at this moment.
dull glen
Hi everyone,
First of all, happy Halloween! 🎃 I wanted to clarify a few things since everyone has been asking, "When is the Halloween update". To keep it short,No, there is no large Halloween event this year.
That being said, I have been working on a very small Halloween update that hopefully you can still enjoy. I'm not sure exactly when I'll be done but I will let you know when. For now, enjoy Halloween and go spook some kids!
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285> Hey everyone,
It's been awhile! I hope you've all had a great month and a very spooky Halloween. While sadly there is no major event this year, we do have a small update prepared for you.
Update 3.6.1: 2022 Halloween
Highlights of this update:
🔸 Revamped Mule and Sawed Off Shotgun
🔸 Changes to Bronze City
🔸 Added two new locations to the map with some interesting stories to tell.
🔸 Added two new Halloween rewards, the Occult Shotguns.
🔸 Brought back the Forest of Bones (special thanks to contributors of last year’s Halloween content)
You can read the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown, as well as a special message from yours truly. On a short note, there’s one thing I would like to emphasize. We haven’t been doing our best at supporting this game. The elephant in the room, the Progression Update and the Building update, should have been released a long time ago. Alas, being an indie game developer is hard and life does love to kick you down sometimes. Nonetheless, for those who continue to cheer us on, you have my heartfelt gratitude; without you I wouldn’t have the strength to continue creating content for this game.
So without further ado, thank you everyone once again for your support, we hope you enjoy the update and have a happy holiday and wonderful new year!
PLAY HERE:
spiral plover
🎃 Thank you for playing in this year's small Halloween event!
Let's give special thanks to Kazuhira, AntiBoomz0r, and Nurokoi for making the event possible, despite their personal challenges.
Although the event is officially closed, the developers have more updates coming your way over the next couple of weeks — including some of your suggested features! #1022599398900891688
Now, let's answer some of your burning questions:
Q: Will there be a Christmas event?
A: The developers are thinking about Christmas already but no guarantees yet!
Q: Can we trade this year's event items?
A: Of course!
Q: Will the event items be changed?
A: The developers are considering balancing changes and unique improvements.
Q: #BringBackQS
A: No.
Got more questions? Great! Let's hear them in #1019717899411259473!
That's all, folks; see you again soon! 👋
dull glen
Psst… Over here, the names’ Sneaky Shane, I just got hired as the new Bartender in town. Don’t tell anyone this, but I got in real bad with some dangerous folk working around Howling Peak.
Normally I wouldn’t peep, but you got connections with Big Jimmy, so maybe pull me a favor or two, would ya?... Ahem, well…
You didn’t hear it from me, but rumor has it that Kaz Co. Firearms has successfully brokered a deal with a privateer by the name of Pedro Gilbert, who just so happened to be in possession of a crate containing some very intriguing items…
Kaz Co. has kept exactly what such purchase pertains to under lock and key… But, I overheard discussions that Mr. Gilbert’s acquisition of such items may have come from the looting of a now sunk Swedish Navy vessel.
Them privateer folk always do like to make some high and mighty tales of fortune and danger, quite the flannel mouth he was…
Anywho, best keep your eyes on the market for the next couple days, you never know what might pop up.
Oh and, you owe me one now partner, be seeing you around.
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Well… Turns out Sneaky Shane was right, there WAS a new cargo shipment for Kaz. Co firearms! Not only that, but there’s been some pretty big changes to Pinewood Hills as well. This update isn’t very big, but we hope you enjoy it nonetheless! Oh and, if Sneaky Shane were here, he would tell you that we are still working on the progression update.
Sneaky Shane’s Mini-Update
Sneaky Shane’s Mini-Update
Highlights of this update:
🔸 New Auction House item, the Admiral’s Axegonne
🔸 Revamped Pinewood Hills!
🔸 In-Game Faction Chat
🔸 Money Trading Fixes
Thank you everyone and enjoy the update!
PLAY HERE:
wet ledge
We've found the cause of the trading system issues. The issues have now been verifiably fixed!
If you lost money due to the recent issues, post your Roblox username and userId in this thread: #1042036885444382731
We'll be issuing refunds to affected users in the next few days!
wet ledge
Unfortunately, there will not be a Christmas update.
dull glen
Good, so you got my letter...
Sneaky Shane here, been a spell since that Kaz. Co Firearms fiasco, and things ain't been peachy keen for yours truly. Had to go into hiding and do some serious dish washing for that darned portly saloon owner.
Funny how tipping off the regular folks 'bout the Axegonne ended up boosting Kaz. Co's sales. Seems like we played right into their hands. But as always, Sneaky Shane ain't seeing a penny of that cash.
But enough of that malarkey! I ain't about to resign myself to a life of suds and bottle poppin'. I'm fixin' to make off with some lost treasures, and I reckon I'll need your discreet expertise to get it done.
I'll send word when the time is right, but for now, best not be meetin' face to face. It's too risky, partner. So let's call it quits for now.
What in tarnation are you waitin' for? Scram kiddo!
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Hey everyone,
Sneaky Shane is back at it again with another unscheduled update! This update is something special, and although it ain't much, we hope you enjoy.
I know you're all wondering... yes progression and building are still being worked on, but no, we don't have an estimate on when they'll be released. I know you've all been waiting a very long time for these two major updates, but I hope you can understand that we're just as human as anyone else. There are only a handful of developers and all of us have lives outside of developing The Wild West.
With that out of the way, it is my pleasure to once again unveil the next update in the wild west saga:
UPDATE 3.7: Sneaky Shane's Treasure Hunt
Looks like the time is right, partner.
Sneaky Shane here, after some truly grueling preparation I have procured a number of clues to buried treasure. Now, I reckon that since nobody's come to collect these here treasures, it's fair game for us to snatch 'em up and keep 'em for ourselves. Finders keepers as them says.
Which means, you've got work to do kiddo...
Meet me in the back room behind the Bronze City gun store and I'll be putting you to work. Oh! And bring a shovel, they sell them from the general store.
Some highlights of this update include:
🔸 Treasure Hunting and Clue Scrolls
🔸 A new gun (its a secret!)
🔸 Some new cosmetics to earn
🔸 Changes to Bronze City
You can read the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update.
Thank you everyone for your support, we hope you enjoy this smaller (but hopefully fun) update to the game. Happy hunting!
PLAY HERE:
dull glen
Just a heads up, anyone who has this clue scroll please be aware that in current servers it is bugged, you will need to join a VIP server to solve it.
Splendors forgotten, an ancient warrior stands guard. Near pillars proud, the treasure rests atop the mound.
wet ledge
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dull glen
Hi everybody,
A few days ago we shipped a very minor patch which changed how mining and hunting worked. I didn't think an announcement was necessary, but there has been some confusion, so here's a list of roughly what changed:
Mining Changes
🔸 New mining ore models have been added to the game.
🔸 A reduction in total number of rocks in the world.
🔸 We changed up how Diamonds and rare gems drop (hint: Silver is good!)
Hunting Changes
🔸 Animal pelts drop significantly more often now and are guaranteed on Gators and Deer.
🔸 Values for all pelts and teeth/claws have been increased.
🔸 Gator health has been increased.
🔸 Meat sell value slightly decreased.
We made these changes because hunting was generally outmatched by mining in terms of payout; both occupations should now be equally profitable. I hope this clears up the confusion, and yes, the team is still working on the progression update.
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Hey everyone,
Wow, I can't believe it's already nearly October again, how time flies! I know you were all hoping that this would be the progression or the building update, but sadly not today! However, I hope that this short update made by a small team may bring you some amounts of joy, free of charge.
But don't worry! We're still hard at work on future updates, and some day when life permits it, we will finally be able to release those as well. Thank you so much for your patience, this game wouldn't exist without such a dedicated community as yourselves.
Without further ado, it is my pleasure to once again reveal The Wild West's next update:
UPDATE 3.8: Notorious Factions of The Wild West
Watch yer step! It's going to be all out war out there.
This small update adds new features to Faction gameplay. Capture and hold territory of the map with at least 2 faction members to gain Notoriety. The more notorious your faction becomes, the higher it will show up on the new Faction Leaderboard.
Best of luck partner, and may the most Notorious win...
Some highlights of this update include:
🔸 Revamped Faction UI
🔸 Territories
🔸 Notoriety
🔸 Faction Leaderboard
You can read the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update.
Thank you for your everlasting support, enjoy!
dull glen
Hey everyone,
We've been listening to your feedback and we are working on addressing a few important changes and bugfixes. Expect a patch sometime today/tomorrow.
🔸 Reducing the clutter on the map
🔸 Adding a toggle to hide the Faction Territory Markers on the map
🔸 Fixing the 0x22B kick error
🔸 Balancing the Territories to allow smaller factions a chance at gaining Notoriety.
Lastly, I understand some of you are frustrated at the lack of content updates for The Wild West, and for that I am truly sorry. I can't go into specifics, but our team isn't always available to work on the game, we're a small group of hobbyist developers; this update was created by two of us in a relatively short period of time because we wanted to give players something else to do other than deathmatch in Bronze. Unfortunately, only two developers cannot release large updates on their own, so this is all that we could manage right now. Hopefully that explanation clarifies some things for you all, thank you for understanding.
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Dev here,
We just updated the game with some highly requested changes and content. After some thought, we decided to change how territories work. Now, instead of requiring 2 players to capture a territory, you must first initiate a Raid on that territory by interacting with a signal cannon. This means that you can safely move through another Faction's territory without accidentally capturing it (and angering them). This should hopefully make faction wars less hostile to random players who aren't wanting to participate.
Patch Summary:
🔸 Raid Triggers added to all territories, interact with it to initiate a raid.
🔸 Added 10 new cosmetics! (Hats, Beards and Mustache)
🔸 Removed the Swamp Territory and Mountain Territory
🔸 Added a map toggle to hide Territory Markers
🔸 Fixed various bugs
🔸 (Hopefully) fixed the kick bug
Thank you everyone and happy hunting!
brittle needle
<@&723338724032905285>
I'm excited to share that The Wild West is now on Playstation and Xbox!
🔸 Cross Platform
🔸 Hit the center button on Playstation/left most button on xbox to toggle a virtual cursor for certain actions
🔸 Added aim sensitivity slider to the settings menu(top left)
🔸 Added various bug fixes
We'll continue to add more refined support for this and fix any issues that may come up
Also, roblox does not yet support chat with voice, platform text chat and in-experience text chat on PlayStation or Xbox
Hopefully this policy is updated and these features are supported in the near future
Thank you all for your continued support! We're excited to show you what else we've been cooking soon, so stay tuned!
brittle needle
Sorry for the migration, there were some issues that justified it
now I sleep 💤
brittle needle
<@&723338724032905285>
Hey everyone,
I have some good and bad news
The good news is, we've been working very hard on this years event update for halloween and we're excited to share it!
The bad news is, it's going to be a bit late this year.
This was not an easy decision, because we wanted you to be able to enjoy the event on the holiday or even ideally before it.
However this year's event has been quite ambitious and full of new technical content and we overestimated some of the work required.
There's nothing we dislike more than rushing out updates full of bugs, and we needed just a bit more time to make things stable so everyone can enjoy this. I myself haven't slept in days and I really need to catch up on some missing sleep so I can power through the rest of my work with a clear head.
Most of us have been working around the clock these last several nights on this update to make something incredible not only for this event, but the soon-to-be future of the game since a lot of new features will transfer over soon.
Our event, Undead Legends, will release November 2nd at 5 pm PST
We hope you can understand and we appreciate your continued support and patience! And on a personal note, I want to thank the community for allowing me to do what I love for a living, there's no better honor. I'm glad to be back working again full time on this game so I can help finish the initial vision we had for this game and studio all those years ago
We wish you a happy halloween with your friends and family :)
brittle needle
<@&723338724032905285>
It kills me more than you can imagine to continue to break the heart and trust of this community, but we'll be delaying again for some amount of time.
Not sure how long yet. We couldn't get it done in time despite our best efforts. With some of the technical problems we're dealing with, any time I get hopeful
and excited about a release and even confident, some sort of roblox jank creeps up and completely ruins everything.
I'll still be working around the clock as always to get it out as soon as I possibly can.
There is only me and one other coder working full time right now, and we've both been staying up late hours and are both stressed, delirious, and severly tired.
Combine that with the fact that a lot of what we're doing no other games have even attempted to do and roblox may not even support, this has not been a fun time.
There's only so much a team of our size can do, we aren't as big as we used to be and a lot of us aren't back to working full time yet. I hope this will all be worth the wait.
There's a lot more coming this update than some spooky decor and an event loop. We're incorporating a lot which will start to change the foundation of the game.
I know it's getting old hearing about delays and we've been in quite the drought, but I appreciate those who remain supportive and patient throughout all of this.
If there's one promise I can make it's that everything we're working on coming soon(not just this update but the next couple) is very exciting and will more than compensate for all our mistakes and hardships.
Do know that this game is our passion project, and we hope you can forgive us moving forward
Thanks
brittle needle
<@&723338724032905285>
Undead Legends has released! There's a more detailed changelog in game but here are a few big pointers:
🔸 Several NPCs throughout the world as part of the first iteration of our new persistent NPC system coming to the game!
🔸 Several bosses and NPCs only exist during the event
🔸 Lots of new limited time unlockable event items and cosmetics
🔸 Start your journey by speaking to the pastor in the church!
🔸 If you find a demon hunter, she might have a quest for you 👀
p.s - I know this event is very late, and I apologize.
There were circumstances leading up to the initial release that caused significant delay, but instead of scrapping it we wanted to push on and get this out anyways because we think it's special!
It's definitely a fun one to play with your friends.
I hope you all will appreciate it and I appreciate much of your continued support and patience with us.
Have fun! We hope you enjoy this nightmare before christmas :D
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/Undead-Legends-The-Wild-West
brittle needle
Didn't want to migrate servers, but I wanted to let the community know that the Flood Lantern drop has a bug where it might fall through the terrain.
We fixed this on new servers, so in order to get this drop you might have to join a private server for now. Maybe we'll migrate later tonight if the CCU gets low enough. Sorry for the inconvenience!
brittle needle
Jane no longer hates you forever in new servers if you killed her in the past, this was an intentional mechanic but I removed it because we didn't do a great job at communicating this, so people were softlocked from a decision they made before they knew what they were doing by making it
dull glen
Hey Folks,
Merry Christmas everybody, I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and a Christmas eve. This update is short, but hopefully sweet, so I'll get straight to business. Santa needs your help with a little problem of his: evil snowmen. If you wish to make the most your spoils of war, make sure to have a word with Santa before the end of this year.
Don't forget, Christmas is about giving, and so for this event, we encourage you to share in the gifts and exchange the goodies that you find with the good folk of Bronze City!
MINI-UPDATE 3.9.1: SANTA'S REQUEST
GO TALK TO SANTA, HE'S IN HIS WORKSHOP AT COPPER GULCH
Highlights Include:
🔸 YellowBoy Rifle revamp/buff
🔸 5 new free cosmetics! (4 Hats & a Scarf)
🔸 A new holiday themed rifle to collect
🔸 Evil snowmen to destroy
🔸 Gifts under the tree
🔸 And a questionably ethical Santa to appease
On a personal note, this year our team has been spending time with our families, but we still wanted to give a little something back to our community. Don't expect this update to be big, although we hope you will enjoy it nonetheless.
Spend time with family, put on the cozy knitted sweater, make some hot chocolate, and if your mom dragged you to a family Christmas party that you didn't want to go to, hop on The Wild West and shoot some snowmen with your friends. And as always, thank you for your everlasting support!
Merry Christmas!
The Wild West Team
unkempt sage
Christmas update reverted by developers in new servers
distant void
Hello everyone, we are aware there are some bugs relating to physics, notably from doors. Unfortunately, this is something caused by Roblox and the developers of The Wild West cannot really do anything about it other than waiting for Roblox to fix it.
dull glen
INTRODUCTION
Hey everyone, we're back with another developer blog! It's been awhile, and while we've been pretty silent lately, we are still working on the game.
The game's next update will be the 4.0 Progression Update, which includes an immeasurable number of changes and new features. We've talked about a lot of them already, but here's a bit of new information from our recent works:
BEARPAW VALLEY
As you may have seen and deduced from images in #sneak-peeks, the Bearpaw valley region and Fort Spencer area is getting a revamp! The revamp includes a somewhat expanded forest area, a new waterfall, new ore, more caves, mushrooms, and +200% more bear. Here are some pics:
PROGRESSION SKILLS & REWARDS
Progression will be launching with the following list of skills available. Each skill comes with a perk which gets stronger as you level up. Expect each skill on average to have 1-4 new guns as well as items, perks and cosmetics to earn.
Mining
🔸 Mine to unlock new Pickaxe Tiers and larger ore veins.
Hunting
🔸 Rewards scoped weapons and traps.
Logging
🔸 Unlocks new axes and improves their viability in combat.
Exploration
🔸 Rewards new cosmetics and better agility.
Justice
🔸 Stopping criminals rewards new weapons and tools for lawmen.
Outlaw
🔸 Being an outlaw and robbery rewards new weapons and a lockpicking skill.
Militia
🔸 Rewards explosives and war related equipment.
Primaries
🔸 Level up by being accurate with your primary weapon slot, rewards new special weapons and cosmetics.
Sidearms
🔸 Level up by being accurate with your secondaries, rewards new special weapons and cosmetics.
Doctor
🔸 A special gamepass-only skill, unlocks new items and cosmetics for owners of the Doctor Gamepass.
Hitman
🔸 A special gamepass-only skill, unlocks new items and cosmetics for owners of the Hitman Gamepass.
STREAMING ENABLED
Our programmers have recently been hard at work converting the game's code to support Streaming Enabled, a Roblox feature which massively improves load times and overall performance. This has caused a number of issues and bugs which we are currently working on finding and fixing. The end result will mean much much faster load times!
This image was hard to capture because the game loads so fast now!
BRONZE 4.0 UPDATE
Our builders are currently in the process of finalizing the Bronze City 4.0 update, which includes a reworked Sheriff's office, Saloon, and Bank! Each location will have new gameplay mechanics and will better support both players and NPCs going forward. All stores will also now be robbable.
NPCs
The NPC system which has been teased in several holiday events is finally coming to the game permanently, and massively expanded! NPCs, including store clerks, will now be robbable, shootable, and talk! There will be several bandit camps across the map which groups of lawmen can raid for loot and experience. Outlaw players may also be able to hide in these camps, as the NPCs might not be hostile towards you. Causing chaos in Bronze will also be significantly harder now, as there are Sheriff NPCs which patrol the greater Bronze region, and they put up a fight.
NEW HEISTS & EVENTS
This one is still in early stages, but we want to add more events and player driven scenarios to the world. One such scenario which is currently being designed involves a feud between two Robber Barons. Outlaws will be tasked with stealing an industrial tractor and its contents from a wealthy industrialist. The lawmen have to put a stop to this robbery and escort the tractor to its intended destination on the other side of the map.
This won't be releasing with the progression update, but is planned as a follow-up update afterwards.
LAST WORDS
And that's it for this devblog! It has been a long ride, and we appreciate everyone's patience, we are a small team and most of us do this as a hobby project rather than a full time job.
And don't worry, there's a whole boat load of changes and features which I haven't covered in this devblog, as it would simply be far too long. Some other features in Progression Update include: new shop UI, new HUD, new sidebar, new map locations, new robbery spots, tons and tons of new items, new NPCs, quests, daily quests, a tutorial questline, revamped assets, balance changes, price changes, gamepass upgrades and more!
Sneaky Shane will be seeing you!
<@&1255589399849209997>
brittle needle
Hey everyone, I spent some time today and wrote our first technical dev blog
It's not much, but I wanted to provide some transparency on where we're at right now - both in regards to the future of The Wild West and Starboard as a studio
https://medium.com/@tyleratstarboardgames/the-state-of-the-wild-west-251f06680fbd
Thanks for the support!
distant void
Using extensions, exploits, or anything of similar nature to join other players' private servers without their permission will result in a ban. This is your only warning.
dull glen
Hello everyone,
Happy Halloween! This year our team faced a difficult decision; do we continue working on the Progression Update, or delay it and spend the rest of the year creating Seasonal Events.
We ultimately decided that the best course of action is to continue forward with the Progression Update and not create a new Halloween Event this year.
However, we know that Halloween in The West is one of the most enjoyable times for our community. So, by suggestion and popular demand, we are bringing back last year's Halloween Event for a limited time.
We hope you enjoy, and we'll see you all soon, hopefully with good news about the Progression Update!
🔸 2023's Undead Legends has returned to The Wild West!
🔸 Fight bosses scattered around the map and collect Event Limited items.
🔸 Look out for Demon Hunter Jane, she might have a quest for you...
🔸 Start your journey by speaking to the pastor in the church.
🔸 And as a fun bonus, we've added the ability for players to hug each other! Happy Halloween! (Check your emotes)
dull glen
HOTFIX PATCH NOTES
With this update some weapon data was transferred from our developer build to the live game. The changes were not properly tested and the following values should be more in-line with what is intended:
Prototype Pistol
Bodyshot Decreased from 25 to 24
Headshot Increased from 48 to 52.8
Ammo Remains 7
The changes to the Prototype Pistol are intended to make the gun a more skillful tool rather than an undisputed god tier gun.
Lancaster Pistol
Bodyshot Increased from 44 to 50
Damage Falloff Starts at 5 studs instead of 10
Lancaster one shotting at point blank was a little too powerful given its fire rate, however this change still allows it to 2-shot bodyshot at point blank.
Cursed Volcanic Pistol
Bodyshot Increased from 28 to 30
The hotfix has been published but will not affect existing servers, please give it 2-3 days for servers to update, thanks!
dull glen
Hey everyone,
The recent game publish was to push some visual changes in order to comply with Roblox's latest changes to age rating policies. This will only apply to new servers, but should apply game-wide within 2-3 days. We are also working with Roblox to get The Wild West available to South Korean players, but no guarantee this will happen, sorry!
Roblox Policy Changes
That's it! Happy holidays and hopefully we will have news for you later this month 🙏
brittle needle
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday morning. You're probably busy unboxing presents, but once that's done, we have a very small update to share with you.
This is a PARTIAL re-run of Christmas 2023: Santa's Request update. HOWEVER! Santa has a new home, there is a new limited time reward, and a continuation of the story of Santa's predicament. Our attention has been wholly occupied by none other than, you guessed it, the Progression Update. But we also know that christmas is a time of joy, and we truly enjoy making these events for you all.
So, without further ado:
The snowmen are back for vengeance! And yet worse, now the dastardly Grinch has a bone to pick with Santa. If you wish to make the most your spoils of war, make sure to have a word with Santa before the end of this year. Don't forget, Christmas is about giving, and so for this event, we encourage you to share in the gifts and exchange the goodies that you find with the good folk of Bronze City!
CHRISTMAS 2024: SANTA IS IN TROUBLE
GO TALK TO SANTA, HE'S IN HIS NEW WORKSHOP ATOP BUFFALO RIDGE.
Highlights Include:
🔸 Return of the Rednose Rifle
🔸 A new festive Lantern to find
🔸 Evil snowmen to destroy
🔸 Gifts near the tree
🔸 Hot chocolate to sip
🔸 And a questionably ethical Santa
I'm sorry we couldn't spend the time to add new enemies this year or a large event , although we hope you will enjoy it nonetheless.
We look towards 2025 with optimism as we intend to chip away at our aspirations for The Wild West. Expect more news and sneak peeks after the New Years. But until then... Spend time with your families! Take time to rest. As always, thank you for your everlasting support!
The whole team is working hard to make this new year one of our strongest yet
Merry Christmas!
The Wild West Team
cosmic fox
Christmas update has been reverted in new servers.
distant void
The in-game rules Trello board has been added to the game's description to be more accessible to those not in the community server.
dull glen
NEWS ON THE UPDATE
We're still hard at work on the update and currently in the process of bugfixing and playtesting all the new added content. This however remains to be a lot of work, so we aren't comfortable sharing an exact release date just yet.
TRAILER
As many of you have already seen, a trailer for the update is now available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XssFtOoUA2I
Hopefully you'll hear from us soon. And as always, we are so grateful for the patience and loyalty our community has shown us all these years, The Wild West wouldn't exist without you!
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
P.S.A
Please be advised that due to the size of this update, we expect there to be bugs and some (hopefully minor) balance or performance issues that we couldn't anticipate. We will be closely watching this release and working on patching any issues that may arise.
We appreciate your patience.
OPEN LETTER
To our dear community,
Howdy! Been awhile, hasn't it? So much has happened since we last had a major update; some of you may have even graduated! If you did, congratulations, and sorry we made you wait so long!
But don't worry, we're ready now. We're finally ready to release the Progression Update.
Why did it take so long? Well now, that is a complicated question to answer, but the simple explanation is that it would have almost been easier to release this update as a new game. Almost every part of the game has received some change or rewrite, and we've had to take a careful approach at integrating new content with old.
This release marks an important milestone and carves a new path forward for The Wild West.
SUMMARY
But enough small talk. Without further delay, it is with great honor that I may present our largest update ever:
For the full changelog please go in-game and check there.
Some highlights of this update include:
🔹 12 Skills to level up (with more planned for future updates)!
🔹 Daily Quests system with big XP rewards.
🔹 New gamepasses and a membership system.
🔹 Dynamic NPCs - friend and foe alike, now inhabit the lands. As time goes on the cast of misfits you encounter will grow and add to our world's story.
🔹 An overhaul of Bronze City, most notably including a rework of the Bronze City Bank Heist.
🔹 New map regions: Bearpaw Valley, Cedar Falls, Glacial Hollow and much more!
🔹 Bounty Rework alongside a new tracking system to being an Outlaw more interesting.
🔹 Roles Rework including Mayor, Doctor Barkeep and (partially) Hitman!
🔹 Tons of new items, consumables and cosmetics.
🔹 20+ new weapons!
🔹 Massive UI overhaul.
🔹 Performance improvements with Streaming Enabled to support these massive new features.
AFTERWORD
This update represents the culmination of multiple years worth of changes and effort on behalf of our relatively small development team. Lastly, to our loyal audience and supporters: we never would have made it this far without your continued support for the game.
You have our most heartfelt gratitude.
~ The Wild West Team
PLAY HERE:
dull glen
What is Membership?
🔸 Membership is the permanent rewards of VIP + an XP boost, a new title ("Patron"), and permanent extra bank slots.
🔸 Membership exists as a necessity to continue to fund the development of The Wild West.
What happened to VIP gamepass?
🔸 The VIP gamepass has NOT changed (besides being slightly cheaper).
🔸 You still keep ALL rewards from VIP but also gain 30 days of free Membership.
What happened to Callahan Manor?
🔸 With Delores taking ownership of her father's estate we decided the manor deserves an explosive remodel. But don't disregard its burning corpse yet! It might have some secrets you didn't notice.
🔸 Technical note: Callahan's Manor was the oldest and laggiest building in the game; expect a remodel within a couple updates from now.
What is the PIN system?
🔸 The PIN system is intended to protect your game items if your account gets hacked. REMINDER: don't click and suspicious links and DEFINITELY don't download files from Discord DMs.
🔸 DO NOT FORGET YOUR PIN, write it down somewhere!
brittle needle
Hotfix
dull glen
Day 1 of the update is coming to a close! We've received a lot of good feedback and we're working on implementing tons of improvements in the coming few days.
🔸 We are aware that some skills are slow, we plan to adjust XP rates in the next patch.
🔸 Membership Token is currently untradeable due to a bug, we're working on it.
🔸 We are planning on increasing the XP yield from some of the more underwhelming Weekly Quests.
🔸 Mining Daily Quests for gems are likely nearly impossible right now, a fix is being worked on.
🔸 Some guns will receive balance changes.
🔸 NPCs will continue to be adjusted until we believe they're fun and engaging without being too difficult. We're also working on adding new NPCs to the fray.
Thank you everyone for your support and patience, as stated before this is a huge release so balance issues and bugs were inevitable. There is also some amount of nearly-finished content that was not included this update which we plan on adding in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more stuff!
~ The Wild West Team
brittle needle
Hotfix , Prison Change, & NPC Rebalancing
🔸 Membership token is tradeable
🔸 Bank Doors are now easier to shoot through , and civilian players who kick down a locked door during a robbery will lose their protection status
🔸 Menaces are now only sent to prison camp if they're arrested, or if they enter a trial and are found guilty
Spent some time working on NPC combat rebalancing.
I want them to feel fun and challenging, but also bring the primary combat focus back to players and make most of them feel generally weaker than players
Values probably aren't final but this should feel closer to that vision
🔸 Nerfed some accuracies and nerfed base damage multiplier across the board. NPCs did 100% raw damage before, same as players
🔸 If there are 2+ NPCs shooting you, damage for each is halved. This should make group fights and close quarters encounters(like the bank) more manageable while keeping solo fights the same because I felt those were already pretty fair. The bank is still going to be tough to solo alone which is intentional, so be sure to bring a friend!
🔸 Nerfed some ranges on stationed guard NPCs(outlaw snipers)
distant void
Do not use alts to power level skills. You will receive a suspension potentially along with other penalties. Thank you.
brittle needle
We’re planning to release an update within the next few days with a lot of needed adjustments , fixes , and a small content addition.
We are also working on the next major update for the game, stay tuned for more details
brittle needle
brittle needle
brittle needle
** V4.0.1** - Small content update and hotfixes
🔸 Added new weapon - Hawken Musket - obtainable through the hunting skill tree
🔸 Added new weapon - Jezail Musket - obtainable through the auction house
🔸 Added new weapon - Blunderbuss, with 5 style variants
🔸 Added hitman NPC contracts, NPCs will occasionally meet up with you to request a hit in most of the settlements
🔸 Fixed a bug where killing a hitman who is targeting you sometimes gave you a bounty, it is now completely legal
🔸 Accepting a contract as a hitman no longer gives you a bounty ever
🔸 Mayor bodyguards will always attack hitmen that are targeting the mayor
🔸 When killing or arresting an outlaw, justice XP now scales with the bounty claimed. Meaning arrested outlaws and higher bounty outlaws award more XP
🔸 Increased the amount of XP you get from legendary animals significantly
🔸 Many other misc. XP tweaks
🔸 Greatly improved climbing behavior of ladders and ropes, it is now much easier to climb up and down them
🔸 Changed arrested_by_npc prompt from E to F, the UX for this will improve further in the future
🔸 Rebalanced picklock and restocking times of safes and registers
🔸 Fixed bug where robbing a register at gunpoint unequips your primary
🔸 Fixed bug where certain coal ores couldn't be mined
🔸 Fixed mining quest bug where players would sometimes retrieves quests they can't actually complete
🔸 Many other misc. bug fixes
We're back to work on further hotfixes and exciting content updates coming soon, stay tuned for sneak peeks this next week!
brittle needle
Retuned Justice rework, more XP is still awarded for arrests and higher bounty targets, but I raised the baseline in general so killing/arresting low bounty targets doesn't feel as bad as it did at the start of 4.0.1
Fixed rare but annoying bank bug where you could sometimes get a bounty from kicking a door down as a civilian
distant void
Hello all, it appears there is a Roblox-wide issue regarding player data being saved properly.
To prevent loss of data or further issues please avoid the following for the time being:
Update: The issue should be resolved now.
unkempt sage
Hello all, it appears there is a Roblox-wide issue regarding player data being s...
To clarify, your data is not at risk of being wiped, worst case scenario is your data will be rolled back to the last save point, meaning you just lost your time (Or your robux)
dull glen
We are aware of the issue preventing players from joining the game ever since the Roblox outage yesterday and we are investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, you will likely have to wait until we figure out a solution.
brittle needle
It hurts to say this but I'm letting the community know I'm no longer working on The Wild West for now.
Recent success of some games on Roblox have made me reconsider where I'm at and the potential for growth I have still. It's difficult being in the same place for years on a 7 year old game with so much tech debt where it’s very difficult to maintain and add content to. I could have released so many games by now and have felt pretty held back creatively and tied to one thing and it’s affected my mental health for a long time.
While I'm very proud of what we've built here and will be forever grateful to the community, we're a small team and it's difficult working on something when everyone who works on it is burnt out. We’re not the driven team we used to be and I think we could be if we were working on something with the potential to grow and scale like we want.
We've had good momentum lately, but I'd be putting in many hours of work just to barely break even. The amount of work we'd put into one update we could've released entire games off of. It's just made me realize it's not sustainable anymore if we want this growth
I've wanted to move on and focus toward fun mobile friendly games on Roblox, a platform now dominated by mobile, for quite a few years now. I really have wanted to get back to my roots of just being able to make games again and pour my heart into it , and I've been on Roblox forever and feel pretty confident I can produce passionate and also widely accessible content.
It's time for me to move on and pursue that goal. I know this will probably cause a riot and anger toward me , but I wanted to let the community know where I’m at and I hope some of you may understand.
Thank you ❤️
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Howdy folks, update time! This update comes with 3 new weapons, a new biome (Paraiso Verde), a new fort, a new animal and some old foes brought back to life!
DISCLAIMER: This is not "the" Halloween Update, this is just a normal feature update. This update contains no limited time events.
🔹 Autoloading Rifle, Mexican Carbine and the long lost Merwin revolver are available from various sources, read the changelog for more information.
🔹 Capybaras exist now, go pet them.
🔹 A new mini-biome in the Highlands, Paraiso Verde, has been revealed! Explore it and enjoy the views.
🔹 Presidio de Nokoda, the 3rd capturable fort has been added! Spanish in origin, now up for grabs to any who dare.
🔹 The Wendigo returns during blood moons, happy hunting!
🔹 Various QoL, balance and bugfixes.
🔹 300M Visits! As a reward, a new walk pattern has been added to the Outfit editor; you deserve to walk in style.
🔹 Introducing weaver Kaya, an expert in the occult and a master craftswoman is now available for dialogue in the native village of the Great Plains. Kaya can convert some event items into their respective rewards.
🔹A mysterious altar has been unveiled at the stone circle...
And that's mostly it! The rest you'll have to discover on your own (or read the full changelog in-game).
PLAY HERE:
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Happy Halloween! Temper your expectations for this is a humble event with just a few rewards. A curse has been inflicted upon the land turning the denizens of the west into ghosts at night! To dispel this curse (and get a sick new gun) you must collect Cursed Souls and deposit them into the Well of The Dead.
Changes Include:
🔹 Revamped Lynx with new model, animations and sounds
🔹 Delores' new manor is complete! Still slightly under construction, so expect bugs and things we missed!
🔹 A new weather event has been added: zombie storm. In this rare event, thunder strikes the land and with it the dead raise once again. This event triggers more often during Halloween and becomes far rarer for the rest of the year.
🔸 Ghosts roam the land at night.
🔸 The Spectral Lynx can be obtained by collecting Cursed Souls from Ghosts.
🔸 Use the wizarding wand to dispel the curse from any ghost you see at night.
🔸 The wizarding wand is a temporary event item.
🔸 A few new cosmetics await you, good luck finding them!
And that's mostly it! The rest you'll have to discover on your own!
PLAY HERE:
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West
dull glen
Top of the morning fellas', I hope everyone has had an excellent weekend so far! 2025 is coming to an end and there are many unanswered questions about the future of The Wild West. And so without further ado, it's devbloggin' time.
First off, important PSA: The Haunting will officially end November 11th, 2025. If you haven't played yet, make sure to hop in and hunt some ghosts before the event ends!
A lot of you theorized that this was only part 1 of the event, unfortunately I have to bust that myth- however, you weren't completely wrong (more on that later in this blog).
Next up, the Christmas event! This may disappoint some, but this year will unfortunately be a rerun of previous year's content, maybe with one or two new rewards in the mix. We made this decision because our team has limited availability and we want to prioritize our remaining effort towards finishing any outstanding game features that we can. But don't give up hope, the Christmas update may surprise you yet!
Our intention going forward is to begin integrating some (not all) of the content from previous year's seasonal events into server specific gameplay events. Things such as the Zombie Storm, Blood Moon and rare UFO will continue to be added and improved on. We intended to keep certain event rewards rare and locked to the time they were earned, but as time goes on we may add new ways to acquire some event specific items. Additionally, any old event currency (naughty & nice tokens for example) will eventually be given a purpose.
And now for something a little somber- What happened to the building update? With progression finally out I'm sure many of you are asking this question.
To be as up front as possible: The building update is, at this point, cancelled and no longer our priority.
We created the building system, but during prolonged testing we were unable to resolve all of the issues created by adding it. Player built structures were too performance heavy and didn't work well with existing systems in the game such as NPCs. Additionally, in order to release building, we would have to work on several new content systems which we just don't have the resources for anymore.
We may re-evaluate at a later date, but I wouldn't count on it. Additionally, other larger updates such as wagons, fishing and cooking don't have any release dates at the moment, but they aren't entirely off the table yet either.
Going into 2026 we plan to focus on improving what already exists and making the game as complete as possible. That means finishing any partially complete feature that we can and tying everything together in a way that makes sense.
Here's a shotgun list of everything we're looking at tweaking or adding to The Wild West:
~6 unfinished guns, progression XP buffs, NPC adjustments, trading changes, the rest of the highlands, improvements to some of the more boring skills, a new skill, a new gamepass, a new player tutorial, weather events and plenty of PvP balancing.
And that's it! Thanks for making it this far and bothering to read about The Wild West. Our team is extremely grateful to the positive members of our community- keep making friends and having a blast!
See you all in December 👋
distant void
Halloween update has been reverted in new servers. Hoped you enjoyed the wand and ghost shenanigans.
dull glen
Hey everyone! As many of you may have known, we did state in our last devblog that this year's Christmas would be mostly a rerun. However, thanks to the hard work of a dedicated most jolly few, we have a little bit more than just a rerun for you to play! Without further ado, I present:
<@&723338724032905285>
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas! Santa and his reluctant gang of Elves are back at it again this year with new gifts to give and plenty of hot cocoa to go around! Make your way to Yuletide Village and talk to Santa to begin.
🔹 Santa has made an eggnog fueled mistake and crashed into the mountain! Start the new rescue helic- wait, wrong IP. Santa needs your help collecting the presents he lost in the crash!
🔹 Find gifts scattered across the map and make sure they arrive in the hands of a special somebody (and by that I mean anyone, you're all special!)
🔹 Naughty and Nice tokens have returned! Collect them from defeating Outlaw and Civilian NPCs respectively!
🔹 Santa's workshop and a new Yuletide Village exist as a spawn location with lots of Holiday rewards and hot cocoa!
🔹 The original Sharps Rifle has been remodeled.
🔹 A cold snap has turned most of The Wild West to snow!
🔹 A new original firearm, the Sidewinder, has been added to the Sidearms Skill tree!
🔹 A new CODES menu has been added to the game! We will be using this for giveaways and other community events in the future!
🔹 XP for Skills has been buffed across the board! Various quests and actions have seen an approximate ~10-30% XP reward increase.
🔹 And lots of other small changes along the way! We'll add a full Changelog for them in-game within the coming days.
As usual, the rest you'll have to discover on your own! Ho ho ho!
PLAY HERE:
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West
cosmic fox
NOTICE: If you discard/sell/remove the Snub-nose Merwin Revolver, you will not be able to get it back. If you wish to use the item for the current future until [OR IF] this is changed, please do not discard the item.
cosmic fox
Other NOTICE:
Please feel free to use our in-game report button for reporting rulebreakers, especially chat, username, & faction name violations, as well as for reporting autominers.
For other rule breaking, especially those that require video evidence as proof, please continue to use #game-reports to better our ability to have the correct evidence to effectively ban these rulebreakers. Thanks!
unkempt sage
NOTICE: If you discard/sell/remove the Snub-nose Merwin Revolver, you will not b...
Re:
Claim your fresh hot Merwin Snubnose revolver with the code 300M ingame (Do NOT sell or discard it, you cannot claim another and won't be given another)
distant void
Hello all, we are aware that there is an issue preventing players from leveling up their outlaw skill. If you happen to come across this issue we recommend avoid grinding the skill as any overflow may not count towards the next level.
dull glen
Hey everyone, we're going to be dropping a patch sometime this weekend which should address some of the bugs (such as the Outlaw XP bug) and other issues. Also, we are aware of the Roblox Chat Restriction and we are looking into ways of creating new forms of safe social interaction between players that complies with Roblox's guidelines.
Thanks for playing!
dull glen
Hi all, as stated previously patch 4.2.1 is now live with the following changes and bug fixes:
🔹 Fixed Outlaw XP bug preventing leveling up.
🔹 The Hartford Rifle has received a new model and a slight buff!
🔹 The Sidewinder's model has been slightly modified to be more time period appropriate.
🔹 Minor XP buffs to Sidearm and Primary skills.
🔹 Reduced number of Outlaw NPC spawns at hostile camps.
🔹 Thawing the beast... wait, that's not right
♦️ Placing my relic... no!
♦️ ♦️ I̸ ̸W̸I̸L̸L̸ ̸ N̸O̸T̸ ̸B̸ E̸ ̸ N̸I̸C̸E
♦️ ♦️ ♦️ ᚠᛟᚱ ᛖᚡᛖᚱᛃ ᛖᛗᛒᚱᚨᚲᛖ ᛈᛚᚨᚲᛖᛞ ᛁ ᚷᚱᛟᚹ ᚹᚨᚱᛗᛖᚱ
<@&723338724032905285> Don't delay, come and play! This mini-event will only last a couple days before the full Christmas Event wraps up on January 16!
PLAY HERE:
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West
narrow idol
Howdy folks! <@&723338724032905285>
Holster announcement that should've come a long time ago (please accept my deepest apologies)
On behalf of Starboard,
Thank you all for your undying support, for your dedication and loyalty that never ceases to amaze me, and your love for this game. I am proud of all of you. Thank you sticking around.
I also commend those who deciphered the code, ya'll are wild.
Anyway, use code,
"TOOTHYFOOTBALL"
To unlock the Gerald holster.
Enjoy having our little toothy friend attached to your hip!
Love, Tamara
dull glen
We're aware of the bugs affecting the live game and we are working on a patch to fix them, expect an update today or tomorrow. Thanks!
dull glen
Patch 4.2.3 is now live, for a full list of changes and fixes read the in-game Changelog!
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285>
Howdy everyone! We have a small update ready for you today which includes much needed gameplay improvements surrounding NPCs and Roles (Barkeeper, Doctor and Sheriffs). We're also experimenting with increasing NPC density in towns- we will be on the lookout for any reports of lag as a result from it and will tune accordingly.
We hope you enjoy this update! And make sure to keep an eye out for more updates soon!
Changes Include:
🔹NPC behavior improvements
🔹Barkeeper role revamped with cash income based on your performance
🔹Sheriff role revamp and a new backup whistle item
🔹An improved Copper Gulch Mineshaft and Cavern
🔹Various UI improvements
🔹Various bugfixes and adjustments
And that's mostly it! The rest you'll have to discover on your own!
PLAY HERE: https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West
dull glen
We are aware that both Trading and the Auction House are unavailable right now and we are working on a fix. Options menu stats and monthly leaderboards are also currently affected by the same issue.
edgy bridge
Got a hotfix coming in shortly that addresses a design oversight with sheriffs
dull glen
Howdy folks and happy Friday! 2026 is well underway and The Wild West is still kickin'. The team has been hard at work in the background on some very important updates for The Wild West; it's time to share!
And so without further ado, may I present devblog 11!
First on the list, a somber change by Roblox.
As you all know, Roblox age segregation for chat has negatively impacted the social experience across the entire platform. Right now on average only about half of a server can communicate with each other in The Wild West.
While we can't convince Roblox to rollback these changes, we are looking into new social mechanics that can allow players to engage with each other in meaningful ways outside of text chat. Right now we are experimenting with interactive emotes (such as the hug emote) and a player voice wheel.
We are adding two learning sources for new players looking to get invested in The Wild West; a tutorial quest-line and the guidebook.
The tutorial quest-line will be a series of 10 quests that new players will need to complete before unlocking their daily quests. These quests will be simple, guided and will reward some cash to help you get started.
The guidebook will be a more detailed resource and a sort of mini in-game wiki for learning how to play the various playstyles that the game has to offer. As a stretch goal, we also plan on adding locked sections of the Guidebook which players can unlock or find through in-world exploration and participation in story events.
A new role (and possibly skill) is in developed called the Courier (or Mail Courier) role.
Couriers will take wagons laden with precious resources, mail and passengers from settlement to settlement, fulfilling contract orders and getting potentially large payouts based on what type of cargo they are carrying.
This may end up as one of the riskier methods of earning cash in the game, as Outlaws will be able to steal your cargo and sell it at their camps instead, so make sure to protect your wagon (and maybe hire some guards?). Not everyone wants to risk their hard earned cash to Outlaws, so we're also going to offer lower risk missions for Couriers to take as well.
The astute of you may be asking "does this mean we get wagons?" and- yes, but also no. A major concern with wagons is performance cost, as having potentially 30 wagons and 60 horses (2 per wagon) on a single server would undoubtedly cause issues. The courier as a role is our compromise to this, since it would limit the number of wagons on the map to 4 or 5 at a time.
And last but certainly not least, the big question that's been on everyone's mind- will The Wild West release on Mobile?...
An update for mobile device support is currently in production and planned to release (no promises) sometime this year. Both phones and tablets will be supported.
Here are a few FAQs we expect you all to be wondering:
Q: Will mobile players get aim assist?
A: Not unless we absolutely have to- we are doing everything we can to make skillful aiming on mobile competitive and fair to all platforms.
Q: Will there be cross-play?
A: Yes, you will be able to play with your friends on other platforms.
Q: Will I need a high end phone to play?
A: We're trying to support older generation phones and tablets, but devices with less than 2GB of RAM (system memory) won't work.
Phew, that's everything! Thanks for reading this far and caring about The Wild West's development. We plan on supporting TWW throughout 2026 and there are other features being worked on that weren't showcased in this devblog, so expect updates both small and large throughout this year.
And as always, Sneaky Shane will be seeing you, cowboy!
~ The Wild West Team
We know you've all been waiting, we're working overtime to get this next update out for you all. We're not going to give a time estimate, but we are working every waking second to get this out.
dull glen
Happy Halloween! The Wild West: Callahan's Revenge is finally here! Eternal night has struck the wild west, and with it comes mystery and terror. Will you be able to unravel the secrets of Callahan's haunted manor?
Alongside the haunting mystery, we have added two new items: TNT Charges & The Detonator. You'll need both items to create a massive explosion. TNT charges can be purchased at common vendors, but you'll need to do some investigating to find the Detonator.
Rare cosmetics can be acquired from besting the horrifying foes we've added to the Wild West. This may sound easy, but you are no longer the hunters, you are the hunted.
Best of luck, and happy halloween! @everyone
dull glen
We're glad you're all enjoying the update so far. We have a few follow-up announcements based on questions:
- Please don't spoil the Callahan or Hudson mysteries, it's much more fun for everyone if they find it out themselves.
brittle needle
@here Shut down, fixed some big issues I've found and that others have pointed out
@everyone
The chat key breaking is not our fault
https://devforum.roblox.com/t/chat-key-does-not-work-after-tabbing-out/379877
If you tab out/in , hit left alt to make the key work again until they fix :C
dull glen
Do not fear, new guns are coming this weekend! We're also removing Eternal night and the Halloween decorations.
dull glen
I have added Recommended System Specs to the description of The Wild West:
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West
The specs I recommended are very generic, since we aren't a big team and we can't really test to find the ideal computer to play the game with
You can still play the game on a lower end PC and it might be able to run fine if you set Graphics to Automatic
brittle needle
brittle needle
@here
Sorry for the ping and the shutdown, had to fix some small bugs and mistakes we made .
Feel free to rejoin, thank you all!
brittle needle
Shared a cool little album of screenshots from the wild west so far to the development community 🙂
Some community submissions are on there from #576186204320694282. Let me know if you're in one of the screenshots and would like it removed
brittle needle
Hey everyone, I have a cool development sneak peak!
We're experimenting with combining our grass system with roblox's upcoming grass(which has no performance penalties). Currently roblox's grass doesn't support wind control or interactions, so we're likely going to keep our grass for larger grass patches that will support this.
Here's what it looks like:
https://www.reddit.com/r/roblox/comments/dwze0a/my_swamp_with_the_new_roblox_grass_ours/
Grassy areas are about to become much grassier!
brittle needle
This next update we'll be bringing a new gun as well as rebalance some old ones, and give you more inventory space until banks roll around.
Please post any suggested item/weapon nerfs or buffs in #478734234534805514 . Re-occuring suggestions may make it into the new update. We want every item to feel useful in its own way.
I know some common weapons of topic are the Dragoon, Mule, and Navy. Tell us your thoughts!
@here
brittle needle
What is your favorite gun and why? #478734234534805514
smoky charm
<@&637195567130345482>
brittle needle
Wanted to let you all know we're working on a pretty huge update we think will change the game forever(in a good way)
Some minor rebalances and fixes may be squeezed in before then in the meantime
Thank you all for your continued support, feedback, and patience throughout this alpha's life time :)
Stay tuned!
dull glen
@everyone Happy holidays! The time has come, the Winter Sale is here! For the first time ever The Wild West is now ONLY 25 ROBUX for a limited time! Invite your friends and experience a western winter wonderland. There are several gifts awaiting you in Bronze City, naughty or nice, how you use them is up to you...
VIP, Dread Pirate and Hitman are 50% off! Mayor is 25% off! This winter sale will end after the new year so enjoy the snow while it lasts!
Thank you for an incredible year and see you in 2020!
brittle needle
We're working on fixing the issue of sleds being able to block doorways. Thank you all for your patience
brittle needle
^ Above update is live. You should be able to now destroy sleds by shooting them
dull glen
An update regarding The Wild West & Starboard Studios:
We've spent the last few weeks working silently on some large back-end changes to The Wild West. This process is lengthy, but we hope that by doing this the game's performance should improve considerably. We are also putting some time into working on a new project which we hope you will all enjoy, expect new updates regarding that in the coming months.
TWW's next update may take some time to release, but will contain substantial amounts of new content and reworks how the game will play.
Thanks for your continued support!
smoky charm
Hey everyone! Roblox Has just announced this years Bloxy Awards and The Wild West has been nominated in the 'Best Sleeper Hit' category!!
Enjoy the game? Vote for it now, right here:
https://www.roblox.com/bloxyawards
@everyone
brittle needle
@everyone
Hey everyone, it's been awhile since we released an update and I know to some it may seem like we've been less motivated to work on the project.
This is not the case, and this message is to address the current state of The Wild West since we never really went over it in detail.
The Wild West launched in early access sometime around Feburary 2019.
Back then, it was only released with the intention of being a small testing environment with some friends and dedicated players.
We never expected it to grow as big as it is today and gain such a massive, amazing community.
That being said, we weren't necessarily prepared for the size of the playerbase we got when our game grew fast through word of mouth and content creators.
We've been playing a lot of catch up trying to add content to keep you all entertained, while also trying to work on new features and core optimizations and
backend work that should have been in long ago. It's been an incredibly enjoyable experience and an incredibly difficult one.
Recently, we've realized that we're not 100% happy with some of the user experience in the wild west.
All of us have been working diligently trying to improve the game in every way, going back to the drawing board and even scrapping entire articles of the game
if necessary. It's a painful process, and hurts doing it, but in the end it results in happier players - a more stable game - and we learn a lot as developers.
The Road to Free To Play
The next couple updates will be focused heavily on trying to fix a lot of the core issues in the wild west, such as server performance, as well as some of the UX/user experience
These will likely include an increased player count.
After that we really want to release some big game changing features which really expand upon the roleplaying and social potential of the game, as well as add a lot more
retention to the game and invest people into the world even more. These include some of the promised features and expansions a lot of you are aware of.
We'll then be focusing on what it is that makes you as a player unique in the world,
with more individual progression and gratifying(and showcaseable) rewards for spending time in our game.
After these and a lot of polish and tweaking, we'll be well on our way to a free to play launch,
and we couldn't be happier to have all the support we've had so far in getting there!
Thanks again!
dull glen
The ping was for a short test of 40 player servers. The test is now concluded, thanks to everyone who participated!
dull glen
As the next update comes closer and closer, I'd like to take a moment to reflect on how much The Wild West has changed in the past year and a half.
The following are some pre-launch designs and concepts we worked on at the time:
We're very excited to bring you the next installment of The Wild West saga soon™️
dull glen
For anyone asking, the Roblox official Egghunt event starts tomorrow, April 7th, PST, 2020... Just saying... We're definitely not involved or anything...
PSA: Data will NOT be wiped this update. But reminder, data WILL be wiped when the game releases out of Early Access.
dull glen
PSA 2: The Wild West will be going free to play for a short period during the next update for... No reason in particular...
dull glen
@everyone The Wild West, Version 3, has been released! This update features the Northern Mountain Region, a complete game code, audio & visual overhaul, as well as countless other small quality of life changes and rebalances. Server size has been increased to 30 players!
FREE TO PLAY: We're testing free to play for a limited time! Expect a full release of The Wild West later this year, 2020.
PLEASE NOTE: Almost every aspect of the game has been rewritten to allow for the larger map and higher player count. This means there are undoubtedly a lot of bugs, please bare with us as we fix these bugs over the next few days. You can report bugs in #479921107563053068
NEXT STEPS: While this update was mostly quality and size expansion, going forward we will now focus entirely on new features. Expect follow-up content and feature updates faster than it took this update.
Full #480235474548424705 coming soon!
dull glen
Consider liking and favoriting the game, it really helps us out!
brittle needle
We're looking for a solution for mobile players. The Wild West is not in a state to run on mobile devices, but we don't want them to have to miss out on getting the egg.
dull glen
Please remember that the decision to make The Wild West, a PC only game, apart of the egg hunt was Roblox’s decision, not ours.
We’re working 24/7 to improve performance and get a solution for mobile users, so we ask that you please don’t dislike the game if you can’t play it, that hurts us and the future of the game.
dull glen
We've identified that the performance and lag issues might be caused by a memory leak. We are now working on finding a solution and will update as soon as possible, we appreciate how patient you've all been.
dull glen
Update: Our incredible programmers who have been working nonstop may have a fix for the lag everyone is experiencing. Expect a game update soon! (ps we also have a fix for the knife bug)
brittle needle
@here
We released an update that should've fixed a big memory leak causing server performance to die
brittle needle
@here
Started work on the mobile temple place. Should be out tonight if roblox can update their end in time
dull glen
Small PSA: Don't mistake our silence for inactivity, we're working 24/7 on a lot of new features behind the scenes! Stay tuned.
dull glen
Important poll! Do you use the keybinds to access menus (such as B for backpack)? Thumbs up 👍 for yes or Thumbs down 👎 for no.
❓ if you didn't know keybinds existed.
brittle needle
<@&637195567130345482>
There are a lot of bugs occurring right now - we don't believe they have anything to do with our game , since we haven't updated anything since the event.
Doing some research it seems to be related to an update that roblox itself recently did, some other games like Apocalypse Rising are experiencing broken humanoids and other issues.
Will have to wait until roblox resolves whatever they broke, unless they already did
<@&637195567130345482>
Roblox seems to have fixed their issues? New players joining shouldn't have them anymore, but old players will. Rejoin the game if you're having issues, let me know if they still occur afterwards in #479921107563053068, or let us know if they've been fixed
brittle needle
Roblox yet again pushed out another update(to live) which broke some stuff. Luckily it should all just be visual things this time. :/
brittle needle
<@&637195567130345482>
What kind of things would you want in your wild west home/base?
Post in #478734234534805514
To improve the chance of your idea being considered, please use this format:
A: (What is it) - i.e "I'd like X"
B: (Type, either "Decorative" or "Gameplay")
Decorative are things that don't affect the game in any way besides for roleplay reasons
C: (Only if Type is "Gameplay" on B)
ANY INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT OR CONTENT UNFITTING FOR THE TIME PERIOD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
We will read all formatted suggestions so don't be afraid to post!
dull glen
Developer's Update 4/28/2020:
Hey everyone, we hope you've been enjoying this year's Egg Hunt! As you all know the event officially ends at the end of this month. On the 29th of April The Wild West will be updating to remove the egg hunt. This update will be small, with only a few new additions, changes and bug fixes. For information about our real update:
When is building coming out?
Player building, factions, a map expansion and the new inventory system will launch within the next few weeks (early May). We're really excited to bring you the largest game-changer in the Wild West's history, but naturally, doing that takes a lot of time and testing.
dull glen
The Wild West has updated to remove the Egghunt event, expect the big building update to launch some time mid May! Please note, we’re extending our free to play period until next update.
dull glen
Roblox may have broken terrain and player replication (yet again) on live games. If you are experiencing issues playing please understand that we have no control over what Roblox does to our game.
dull glen
<@&637195567130345482> A bit of a solemn update today,
Due to personal circumstances, the Building & Factions update will have to be delayed. We were hoping for a release mid to late May, but sometimes life doesn't go the way you planned.
We're not sure exactly how long the delay will last, but we're hopeful that we can continue working soon and have the update to you sometime in June. We know we're bad at gauging release dates but this one was a bit out of our control.
Thanks everyone for being a patient and dedicated fanbase, this update will definitely be worth it.
On that note, please don't feel obligated to play the game, especially if it feels dry right now. We want our players to have fun rather than mindlessly grind, so if you're bored with the game consider taking a break and coming back when the update is out.
Building & Factions will be the game's largest content update ever, so expect plenty to do from then on.
dull glen
<@&637195567130345482> An update regarding the data wipe:
After much consideration, we've decided that we are not going to be doing a complete data wipe. You WILL keep your items (not necessarily your money though!) through to the final version of the game. There may be an optional incentivized wipe that players can chose to participate in when the game comes out of early access.
P.S. We are still working on the building & factions update, hopefully more information on that soon.
dull glen
The last few months have been nothing but silence from us, and for that we’re very sorry. With everything going on in the world, and some issues with motivation and depression, we’ve been a bit occupied. We’re still working on updates for The Wild West, and in no way have we abandoned our most successful project ever. I want to answer a few questions, then get to the bulk of this blog.
An answer to “where’s the update?”
Answer: The update has taken this long because we’ve run into a lot of what’s called “technical debt” in our development process. The Wild West was never meant to be this big, and taking the game to the next level has really strained us technically and mentally.
An answer to “why don’t you just do small updates weekly”
Answer: The way we built TWW prevents us from working simultaneously on small and big updates. Our team is so small that we can’t split our attention like that, so if we wanted to release small updates, that would come at the cost of the large features.
This isn’t a promise of a release date, honestly I don’t even know exactly what that will be. Once it seems like we’re out of the jungle and into the bug-testing phase, I will provide you all with a timeline.
Without further ado, here’s almost everything we’ve been working on explained:
FACTIONS: COMPLETE
Our work on factions is more or less complete, we’ve finished the backend and the interface for inviting players to your faction, granting ranks in your faction and several settings for gameplay such as a team-kill toggle.
WOODCUTTING: COMPLETE
Woodcutting is done! It will play a critical role in building. Woodcutting isn’t going to be as grindy and dry as you’re imagining it, there will be plenty of excitement and a hidden feature to discover.
BANKS: COMPLETE
Banks are done, you will be able to store items to free up your inventory. This will play heavily into building, as there will be a ton of new items you'll need to build a house.
BUILDING: DELAYED
Building has been one of our greatest endeavors and also the most painful. There are so many complex technical issues that have been keeping us from reaching the finish line. A specific example: it is very difficult to allow you to build a large house, save it and bring it to a new server without breaking the game. We’re not sure when these will be resolved, but building is our primary focus right now.
I’m really underselling how big of a feature update building is, to shotgun a few of the things I haven’t mentioned that are coming with building: electricity, lightning, burning projectiles, explosive projectiles, oil, burning your house down because you’re an idiot, some early farming, storage chests, photography, gold-panning, building resources, basic trading, basic crafting, faction houses.
FISHING: DELAYED
Fishing is well… Fishing, we’ve been having difficulty coming up with the interface for the fishing minigame itself, but we’re hoping to have it done within a week’s worth of work time. We may or may not delay Fishing until the update after next, due to some potential changes with how caught fish will be used.
THE FINAL MAP EXPANSION: UNDERWAY
The final map expansion is currently in progress, being worked on by our wonderful @dawn salmon, some contractors and myself. There’s probably about two weeks of work left here. The desert region is way larger than any other map expansion we’ve made, so expect a lot of land to explore. There’s also going to be a big boat that moves, yeah...
WAGONS: UPCOMING
We’re still slowly working on wagons in the background, we haven’t forgotten about one of our most asked-for features. Wagons are difficult because they require tons of math and design changes across the entire map (roads need to support wagons). We’re not sure when this will be done, it’s a long term goal.
PROGRESSION: UPCOMING
This is the largest task remaining after Building & Factions. Progression has always been our last milestone before considering TWW as a “full game”. We’ve got everything planned out, but for technical reasons this one will be a difficult update to make.
GUN CUSTOMIZATION: UPCOMING
We want to do so much more with our gun system, but this is a huge task and not something we can do in a week’s time. On our list, but probably after wagons.
HORSES: UPCOMING
Horse revamp has been on our list for awhile, we want horses to be as important as cars are in Jailbreak, but it’s still in planning phases and we’re waiting until other parts of the game are finished.
MONETIZATION
We promised we wouldn’t make the game P2W and we’re holding ourselves to that. This next update will add a few new ways for players to support us without ruining the game for others who can’t afford it. Keeping the game profitable but also non-P2W is difficult and requires us to put some extra effort into the design of our economy.
NEW ITEMS
New items such as guns, roleplay gear and new loot come with every update, they’re never our priority but we try to include them because more stuff is better. Handheld instruments are on our list.
PAID ACCESS SPECIAL REWARD
Yes don’t worry we haven’t forgotten, players who purchased the game in paid access will receive their special items this update.
Thanks for your continued support everyone, from now on we will try to be more transparent with what we’re doing on a weekly and monthly basis. <@&637195567130345482>
THE GAME HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED, THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT. BUILDING IS STILL COMING NEXT UPDATE.
brittle needle
An update on items, coming this update as well
I wanted to add on to something. To add on to the banks being completed, so is an item rework to an extent.
Some items will now be stackable, allowing you to carry more in one slot. This will be especially useful for the upcoming base building update.
Equipped items will now exist on your character and require you to equip and put back your previous item before using. This is a pretty significant combat change, but an important one. It will mean it will take a second to swap from a rifle to a sawed off for instance rather than being able to swap instantly. Combined with this and some re-worked player replication smoothing, we hope combat will start to become more fair and fun for everyone.
We've also begun to nerf and buff things that we feel are necessary(only things that the community has collectively agreed on). We're also looking for ways to make breaking out of lassos more fair, while keeping lassos a powerful tool as well.
brittle needle
We did a hotfix for live until the new update comes, fixing a lot of big bugs.
Won't shut down till late PST
dull glen
This week we focused on improving combat and performance. Developer Blog 2.
THIS IS A DEVBLOG, NOT AN UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT.
An answer to Where's the update?
Answer: Still being worked on every day, 8 hours a day by our team. We've made a lot of progress this week, but there are a few performance and game issues that are preventing us from updating.
Without further ado, here's everything we worked on this week:
GUNS & RECOIL CHANGES
We replaced our old recoil system with a newer system that's a lot smoother. Weapons now bounce up and left or right somewhat randomly based on the gun. This is a big change to PvP and we will adjust it as necessary. The muzzle flash, smoke and projectile hit effects for all guns have been updated as well as the sound effects for most weapons.
ITEMS AND HOLSTERS
Due to popular demand we've made it so players can see your equipped items on your character. When equipping weapons your character will take a moment to reach for his gun, this is a PvP balancing feature.
BRAWLING
With our focus on PvP this week, we thought what better way than to add a new method of fighting: brawling. Yup, you will finally be able to bring a fist to a gunfight. You will be able to punch and block punches, both of which require stamina to do. Run out of Stamina and the next time you take a hit you'll be hitting the floor.
PERFORMANCE
A major bug causing a performance drop in Bronze City has been fixed, so hopefully you'll lag slightly less now.
If you're wondering what the bug was... it was the cows... damn those cows. Performance remains one of our highest priorities and we plan on further improvements next update.
<@&637195567130345482> That concludes this developer blog, as always thank you so much for your continued support.
dull glen
This week we focused on improving the quality of life for players and fixing bugs!
THIS IS A DEVBLOG, NOT AN UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT.
An answer to Where's the update?
Answer: Right now the only major thing holding back the update is Building. We're going to keep working on it, but we may make the decision to delay Building until next update and release the features we've already finished.
Without further ado, here's everything we worked on this week:
IN GAME CHANGELOG
We made a new menu that shows the change history of all future updates, you'll be able to access this in-game at any time. The details are blurred out (no spoilers).
OPTIONS MENU
The time has come, I give you back your frames in full... We decided to go all in and make an options menu to change or disable some of the laggiest features in our game (such as rain and shadows). This should SIGNIFICANTLY improve your fps if you are on a low end device.
CINEMATIC MODE
YouTubers and content creators rejoice! We added cinematic mode, which disables all UI and enables a slight screen vignette for that aesthetic feel.
PERFORMANCE & BUGS
We fixed a few more performance issues and some bugs, this is a pretty standard process but we focused on it a little bit more this week. The more bugs we fix the closer we get to releasing the update!
<@&637195567130345482> That concludes this developer blog, as always thank you so much for your continued support.
dull glen
Hey everyone, I know some of you are looking forward to another devblog but unfortunately this week we're a little short on time. In short summary: this week we continued to fix bugs and polish the systems we've shown off in prior devblogs. We're also in the process of making a new town out in the desert region!
As always thank you so much for your continued support.
brittle needle
<@&723338724032905285>
Hey everyone, wanted to keep you updated on the status of the update.
Finishing up the new map region has taken slightly longer than anticipated, so it is unlikely an update will come this weekend.
However, we've been doing lots of internal testing and the game itself is stable. So you can expect an update within the week. This update will include everything in the dev blogs posted here. For a summary:
After the update this is our rough roadmap for new updates(things we're wanting to do)
It's in order from what we're hoping to accomplish soon , to farther away updates
In addition to this, we've been hard at work on a second official starboard game project. TWW is still our first priority but we've been wanting to get a new, smaller game out for you all to play too while we work on some of these huge game changing updates for TWW. After the update we'll likely start to gradually tease and disclose more information about this.
Thanks again for all the support!
dull glen
@everyone The long wait is over! Finally, The Wild West, Version 3.1, has been released! Please consider that the game may be buggy, but we will be working quickly this week to fix any bugs you encounter. Please remember to post your bug reports to #479921107563053068.
THE WILD WEST, 3.1 FACTIONS UPDATE 9/20/2020
Some highlights of this update include:
• THE GAME IS STAYING FREE TO PLAY.
• YOUR DATA WILL NOT BE WIPED.
• VIP Servers
• Global Leaderboards
• Factions
• Woodcutting
• Desert Region
• Personal Bank
• Guns & Recoil Changes
• Fist Fights
• Two new guns
• A banjo???
• Options Menu
• In-Game Changelog
• Cinematic Mode
• New Minimap
• And so many changes & bugfixes that we can't remember them all!
See the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update. NOTE: We haven't forgotten the paid access reward, we've been working hard on it but it still needs some more time. soonTM. We haven't forgotten about Building either, more information on that later this week.
It has been a long journey, but we made it and we hope you enjoy the additions to the game. Just in case you didn't catch it before, let me say it again: THE GAME IS STAYING FREE TO PLAY and YOUR DATA WILL NOT BE WIPED. We are dedicated to making sure The Wild West stays a fun, free and fair game for everyone.
Without further ado, here is an awesome trailer made by our very own @smoky charm (his twitter: https://twitter.com/Chestserr).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCpdOoFPAxk&feature=youtu.be
PLAY HERE:
https://www.roblox.com/games/2317712696/The-Wild-West?
Servers will be migrated within 6 minutes
<@&723338724032905285> DOWN THE ROAD
And now, a teaser for what's to come...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYHx2xshA&feature=youtu.be
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND SUPPORT, EXPECT MORE WILD WEST NEWS NEXT WEEK.
dull glen
If you're having issues with performance please turn down your Roblox Graphics Quality Level and go into the Options menu in game and try disabling shadows.
Improving performance and fixing bugs are our top priority this week, expect several small patches rolled out to address any issues you encounter.
brittle needle
Just to clarify, some of the new areas around the map will have more of a use in the future , just like wood cutting will also serve more of a purpose when base building comes. All in good time.
Remember to always post any issues or respectful criticisms in their respective channels. A lot of this game was molded by community feedback and we listen pretty carefully. If a lot of people want something and it isn't in , chances are we plan on it but are just figuring out the best ways to go about it.
This is another reminder too that this game is still in early access. Lots of things are still experimental, unfinished , or prone to change before the full release.
A lot of our dreams and goals for this game are still unrealized. But we're happy as a team to believe, with confidence, that we have accomplished our first big goal - creating a fun western social sandbox where you can hang out and create some awesome memories with your friends. And with all of your support we'll continue to keep getting closer to something truly special
Thanks again!
dull glen
We are working on fixing the PROJECT_ERROR messages as soon as possible, if you encounter any please post what you were doing, where and how it happened as well as your average ping if you know it. Post in #479921107563053068
brittle needle
Hopefully fixed a good amount of bugs. Going to migrate servers soon
If for some reason your server is old(hasn't shut down) - you can tell by hitting escape - help - and looking at the "place version" at the botttom
seems like a lot of bugs were fixed with the update , hopefully projectile errors won't happen quite as frequently. We're still trying to find a balance between anti cheat(which is why projectile errors exist), to stop cheaters, and a smooth and reliable gameplay experience.
Seems like most of the issues still just have to do with server performance, which we'll continue to try to solve and optimize within the coming days. Thanks for your patience
the tomahawk bug is known, you can't retrieve them at the moment(not a big enough issue to shutdown servers for to fix). However do know that they should still get returned after enough time goes by
By the way check out @dreamy vault if you haven't had the chance. He plays really amazing music in game!
brittle needle
Since I see it brought up a lot , a bank in the new town is planned. You're only getting the first lower half of the town this update. The other half will be in the highlands update(final biome). You can see the start to it but can't access it yet
brittle needle
New update(patch and small changes)
• The Lochke now has slightly lower recoil and a faster fan-the-hammer.
• Gave the bow increased damage and projectile speed.
• Reduced recoil on Model3.
• Made the Hartford Rifle Scope slightly less obstructive.
• Miscellaneous Bug Fixes.
• Fixed some clipping issues with hairs.
• Adjusted player camera perspective while aiming.
<@&723338724032905285>
Reverted lynx change and fixed an arrest bug
Sorry for another shut down
brittle needle
Going to be shutting down again soon. Some bad and good news.
Good news is that we hopefully fixed a pretty serious character replication bug.
Bad news is that snakes will have to disappear again. Until our wildlife rework project they're still just too intensive on server physics performance, as cool as they are. 1 snake is basically the physics equal of 10 animals. It's not worth sacrificing for a smoother gameplay experience. 😢 🐍 They will see yet another return, and stay for good. Just not yet.
F in the chat for snakes. Goodbye slithery danger noodles
(edit - please don't actually spam f in the chat)
<@&723338724032905285>
brittle needle
I am unaware if we were affected or rather how long(I imagine we were) but Roblox Datastores were down today. Not an us issue
dull glen
The devblogs have returned! We hope you have all been enjoying this latest version of The Wild West, we are excited to show you some great new feature we've been working on.
THIS IS A DEVBLOG, NOT AN UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT.
"Where's my early access reward?!"
Answer: We're working on it we promise, hopefully either this update or the next one.
Okay, without further ado, here's everything we've been working on since the last update:
FISHING
Still being worked on, not this update but hopefully next. Move along citizen.
LEADERBOARDS
We are adding an all-time tracker for Donations so that we can honor our largest funders.
SAWMILLS
Yep, you can now turn your logs into planks! Planks will be a crucial material for building in the future, but right now the only thing they're used for is repairing the Forts when you blow them up.
FORTS
By far our largest project since last update, Forts are secure locations which factions (or a player) can capture and hold. Forts provide unique bonuses such as an outlaw turn-in point, a shared storage container and a shop which sells unique items. To capture a fort, you or your faction must be within the fort walls and have the majority population. After holding a fort for long enough, it will become yours.
GATLING GUNS
IS THAT A GATLING GUN? Yes it is... For now Gatling Guns will be exclusive to forts, and will require unique ammo in order to fire. Extremely overpowered? Yes.
NEW ITEMS
We're working on a few new items and weapons, but we're keeping those secret for now.
<@&723338724032905285> That concludes this developer blog, as always thank you so much for your continued support.
dull glen
The update today was just a change to the game's description, not a content update.
brittle needle
Some people are experiencing data loss? We did not wipe data and have not updated the game. Meaning it is likely a roblox issue and to be safe if your data is gone you should leave and check back later :/
@everyone
If datastores are down it likely means that if you lost your data , its not truly lost because saves won't work either meaning your data won't be corrupted when you leave. However, to be safe stay away until roblox has fixed it
Sorry for pinging so many people ! But this is a very huge issue and I didnt want anyone to not see it
brittle needle
The issue has been fixed! You are safe to play now.
"The issue with data stores is now resolved. All game servers that had the bug have been shut down. We will provide more details to developers in a postmortem."
dull glen
@everyone It's that time of the decade again! UPDATE TIME! We've got some really fun and interesting new features for you that we hope you will enjoy. Thank you everyone for your amazing support!
THE WILD WEST, 3.2 FORTS & GATLING GUNS UPDATE 10/21/2020
Some highlights of this update include:
• Forts
• Gatling Guns
• Volcanic Pistol and Volcanic Repeater
• Smoke Bombs
• Flare Guns
• New Donation Leaderboard
• Build Tool (for repairing Forts and building Siege Ladders)
• Sawmills
See the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update. NOTE: No Paid Access reward this update, but we will try to get it in soon (sorry for taking so long)!
Since some of you may not heard this last update, let me say it again: THE GAME IS STAYING FREE TO PLAY and YOUR DATA WILL NOT BE WIPED. We are dedicated to making sure The Wild West stays a fun, free and fair game for everyone.
PLAY HERE:
brittle needle
Fixed a pretty big faction bug, will be migrating again soon sorry
dull glen
<@&723338724032905285> We just migrated the game to our latest patch (3.2.1) which includes several fixes and changes. See in game changelog for a full list of changes.
brittle needle
brittle needle
Fixing gate bug and another critical bug, will shut down again shortly.
dull glen
Sorry game hasn't updated yet, we found a last minute bug. Working on a fix before publishing.
@everyone Wow, it has been a journey this past month! This is the hardest our team has ever worked before and we've got a ton done. We hope you have all been enjoying the new content and we appreciate your support.
Without further ado, it's that haunting time of year again (although fashionably? late):
THE WILD WEST HALLOWEEN EVENT.
Some highlights of this update include:
• Literally the underworld
• The Wendigo has returned!
• AN UNDEAD HORSE (THAT YOU KEEP FOREVER)
• A Wendigo Skull Holster
• Two new cosmetic Halloween hats
See the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update! NOTE: No Paid Access reward this update, but we will try to get it in soon (sorry for taking so long)!
Event is limited time, the end date will be announced soon. PLAY HERE:
brittle needle
Check out #772468041505570816 <@&723338724032905285>
brittle needle
Had to say it because I've seen too many people spend their time trying to figure this out. There's no actual ritual you can perform yet in the Forgotten Sanctuary - that may come in the future though as we may keep a hidden way to summon the portal to the underworld 👀 Keep an eye out for more notes <@&723338724032905285>
brittle needle
Just a heads up <@&723338724032905285> the Halloween Event will end Saturday around 4 pm pst. Make sure to get any of your event items before then!
narrow idol
The Halloween Update will be reverted within the hour. This is your final chance to get your event items! Hope you guys had fun ❤️
brittle needle
Halloween Update has been reverted
brittle needle
Restarting/migrating soon to fix some major exploits and bugs
NOT AN UPDATE
dull glen
We're looking into the issues, no one has been banned.
Restarted all servers, please give the game a few minutes for servers to stabilize. We're investigating why this happened.
If anyone is still getting "Kicked for an unspecified reason" please screenshot it and put it in #576186204320694282
dawn salmon
@everyone It's winter again, and just like last year we're releasing a Christmas update! Our team has been extremely busy between family and the game, but we've managed to make something everyone will enjoy. Special thanks to our paid-access players, who have supported us since day 1 and (FINALLY) have earned a special reward!
THE WILD WEST CHRISTMAS EVENT
Some highlights of this update include:
• Snow-covered map
• Christmas decorations everywhere
• Santa's Workshop (accessed with a Golden Ticket)
• Reindeer Horse (THAT YOU GET TO KEEP!)
• Firework Launcher gamepass (End 2020 with a bang!)
PAID ACCESS REWARDS!
• "Veteran" Chat Tag
• Frontier outfits
• The iconic "Mare's Leg" from classic western films, complete with a unique spin-reload animation
See the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update.
Happy Holidays from Starboard Studios!
PLAY HERE:
brittle needle
Just a reminder we plan on adding more Paid Access rewards in the future, especially during base building to continue to show our appreciation for those who were with us from the start. This is what we had time for at the moment. Holidays have been hectic.
Merry christmas!
brittle needle
Our toys have released! It includes an exclusive avatar bundle!
Sold on amazon, and potentially stores too(we're not sure on that yet)
dull glen
<@&637195567130345482> Behold! The Wild West 2021 Roadmap has arrived fashionably(?) late!
Edit: Open in browser to read the tiny text.
This is a roadmap, not an update (yet)! Just clarifying.
brittle needle
The Wild West has been nominated for two categories in the bloxy awards!
If you'd like to show your support, a vote would be appreciated!
https://www.roblox.com/games/6225076142/VOTING-8th-Annual-Bloxy-Awards
brittle needle
The issue is something roblox changed as of today for new servers. (Without much warning 😁 )
We know the issue and are now looking for a fix
dull glen
YEEEEEEEHHHAAAAAWWWWW we're back with more devblogs folks! I know we're all just itching for the next update so let's jump right into it-
THIS IS A DEVBLOG, NOT AN UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Without further ado, here's the state of The Wild West development:
BUILDING - IN PROGRESS
We're still steadily working on building! Progress has been made, but we're still working on some technical challenges which are preventing us from releasing it right now. Not this update, but hopefully the next! Enjoy this breathtaking view of a house which was entirely player built.
NEW GUNS
Our next update will include a whopping NINE new guns! Better yet, these guns aren't your run of the mill Peacekeepers either. These are some of the rarest, most unique firearms available in The Wild West, with each gun having its own quirk.
NEW SHOP
A mysterious new businessman has opened shop in Howling Peak, expect him to sell rare and bizarre items and weapons. His wares are quite limited though and may not always be for sale!
TOWN CHANGES
Howling Peak and Puerto Dorado have both received updates and should be a bit livelier now (and with more secrets)!
QUALITY OF LIFE
We've made a bunch of changes to the game's meta that should improve your game experience. Some examples include a new emote menu (and possibly more emotes coming as well!), new item rarity indicators and some minor weapon balance tweaks.
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We're keeping this one a secret for now, but it will be added next update!
<@&723338724032905285> That concludes this developer blog! As always, thank you all for your continued support, this game only exists because of YOU.
As a last note, our Roblox Toys recently released on Amazon and in-stores, buying these supports us! (And we think they're pretty cool).
Get them here: https://www.amazon.com/Roblox-Action-Collection-Exclusive-Virtual/dp/B08FXSB33W/
dull glen
@everyone We just reached 100 MILLION visits! And such coincidental timing too, because ITS UPDATE TIME!
Thank you everyone for your patience and relentless support of The Wild West, we never imagined we would make it this far and we are truly grateful to all of you!
Before we jump in, I have a quick favor to ask. The Auction house is something not many developers have attempted to create so we're not sure how well this is going to work out, so please be patient if the next few days are a bit bumpy, we will get it sorted out! As usual if you find any bugs please report them in #479921107563053068.
But, without further ado, I present to you The Wild West's next update.
UPDATE 3.4: THE AUCTION HOUSE & 100M VISITS
Some highlights of this update include:
• Auction House special vendor
• 9 new guns
• 10 new instruments
• Musical Bands
• Emote Bundle and Ragdoll Button Gamepasses
• Special Ammo sold at a Black Market vendor
• Quality of Life changes
• Balance Changes
• Legendary Animals
• Mailbox System & Puerto Dorado improvements
You can read the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update.
Lots of the things added in this update weren't on the roadmap, but after this update we are continuing with our scheduled content, see you soon!
PLAY HERE:
brittle needle
Shut down to fix a critical bug
Keep in mind items in the auction house may start at a much lower price than someone bids for them. The prices will also go down after the first few days!
People are putting absurd bids right now because they have a lot of money to spend.
A black market key for instance is $2,000 yet some crazy rich person bid for $1m. We keep track of player economy and will take appropriate action if anyone cheats!
There are 3 new guns for sale at the NORMAL gun store!
dull glen
We're going to be adjusting the auction house system over the next few days so please stay patient, these guns are the rarest in the game!
dull glen
Auction House FAQ
• Auctions will never go away, you will always have a chance to bid on an auction item.
• Auctions have a base price, when another player bids on that item they increase the base price. The player with the highest bid wins.
• Auction prices will go down in the future when more items get into circulation! Right now you are seeing bids of 300k+ because these are the very first items of their kind in the game, more will spawn as time passes!
What we're doing:
• We are actively working on moderating any cheaters who gained cash unfairly.
• We are increase the rate auctions occur so that more players will have a chance to bid on them at fair prices!
• Continuing to review player feedback and make adjustments to the game.
Please be patient, the update has only been out for a short period of time and we are actively working on adjusting the update as necessary.
Reminder that there are 3 new guns at the NORMAL gun store to play with!
brittle needle
Another shutdown to fix some critical issues and respond promptly to player feedback! This was a pretty big update under the surface with a lot of new changes, so it wasn't able to go quite as smoothly as we'd hoped.
Nevertheless, here are some of the big changes this patch:
Auction house frequency was drastically increased. One gun is now sold every 10 minutes, one miscellaneous special item every 7 minutes(currently instruments), and one key every 3 minutes
You now lose less stamina when jumping
Instrument's midi player should not break nearly as often
Legendary animals now drop more loot and have a chat notification
Misc bug fixes
** We'll continue to respond swiftly to any critical issues or bugs. Thanks for your continued support and patience!**
brittle needle
Made a quick update recently. Bug + exploit patches, auction house frequency increase, and other fixes
dull glen
Hey everyone,
Many of you may have seen the sneak-peeks I’ve been posting lately, that’s just some of the work I’ve been doing, we have much more to come! You’re probably thinking “Where have the devs been? Where’s the update?”. Let me answer those for you:
WHERE HAVE THE DEVS BEEN?
To best answer this question, I will shotgun through the tasks that our team has been working on ever since the Auction House update.
@fallen bridge has been diligently working away at a very complex Building system, while I can’t give a release date, I can say building is WORKING (in our dev-testing sessions), so we’re getting closer each day.
@wet ledge has been non-stop improving the game with quality of life, balancing patches and security improvements as well as coding the new guns you’ve seen in sneak-peeks as well as starting work on progression. She’s also our dedicated community manager and leads our game moderation effort!
@sage totem, our newest team member, has been working on some very interesting new features such as progression and other quality of life additions! Wish them a warm welcome when you see them everyone.
@dawn salmon has been working on some new buildings, updating our train model and adding a few new secret areas! He’s also working with a separate team of contributors on the Highlands, that team will be announced after the Highlands update is live.
@dull glen (that's me) has been working on many of the sneak-peeks you have seen and more: new guns, new items, new UI such as the Progression menu, some new animations, new areas such as the highlands and some special stuff for the Halloween update!
TELL US MORE ABOUT PROGRESSION
Progression is both a revamp of our existing Quest system (which is very old) and introducing a new system, the Skill system. There are many skills in The Wild West, and don’t worry, you’ll be able to master every single one if you so desire.
Leveling up your skills will provide rewards such as perks (perks will not give you a major advantage in PvP), new exclusive items and of course some sweet Bucks! As you play you will naturally accumulate XP (experience) based on what type of activities you do.
However, the fastest way to level up your skills will be by completing Quests. Quests are being expanded and updated to include more interesting activities and better rewards!
WHAT’S THE NEXT UPDATE?
The next update will be our yearly Halloween update. The next normally-scheduled update is Progression, but please keep in mind that things can change so this is not guaranteed and the update schedule may swap.
The Wild West is coming close to its third Halloween update (I can’t believe it!) and hopefully this year’s update lives up to all of your expectations. Looking far into the future I believe The Wild West still hasn’t reached its golden period just yet, that’s hopefully coming soon with the release of building.
As for other projects, the past several months our team has focused entirely on The Wild West due to limited staff availability and the goal of prioritizing the release of existing planned updates. Due to this, The Wild Seas will most likely be delayed, expect more information about this project in 2022.
Building is coming along nicely!
That concludes this developer blog. As always, thank you all for your continued support, your enjoyment of our game has been a foundation for our livelihoods and I am extremely grateful to all of you.
dull glen
Hey everyone!
No Halloween update yet (we're working as fast as we can!) but we do have a very minor balance patch that we've just pushed to live.
We're aware the Spitfire has been a controversial weapon and so we're taking another crack at addressing that:
Spitfire Changes
🔸 Slightly increased reload speed
🔸 Less recoil (from 14 to 9)
🔸 Slightly increased accuracy (99% -> 99.5%)
🔸 Increased damage from 20 to 22
🔸 Reduced headshot multiplier from 3 to 2.7
🔸 Reduced damage multiplier at range from 5 to 3
🔸 Spitfire sound has been changed to sound less like a laser gun
This should hopefully put the spitfire in its designated role as a mid to long range sniper rifle that excels against moving targets such as horses which would otherwise be too difficult to hit with a Sharps. To elaborate, this isn't a nerf, rather just re-defining how the weapon works and making it a more reliable and predictable weapon.
Once again thank you for your patience and understanding with the delayed Halloween update! We will keep everyone updated, and we will be monitoring feedback regarding the Spitfire.
(this patch will only be available in new servers, so don't expect most servers to have it yet)
dull glen
@everyone It's finally that time... Update time!
First things first, the Wendigo in the room... Why did it take us so long to release the update?
Answer: The significant delay was caused by a combination of poor timing on Roblox's half (a 60 hour downtime!) and that some of our team had other obligations with family & friends. We had planned to work before Halloween, not after, so a lot of our personal schedules interfered with working on the update.
On behalf of the team I sincerely apologize for the delay, to make it up to everyone we will be keeping the Halloween event up until the end of November.
With that out of the way, I now present to you The Wild West's next update...
UPDATE 3.5: Sinner's Moon & Tribal Forest Revamp
Some highlights of this update include:
🔸 Revamped Tribal Forest area
🔸 Added a new small town, Silvertown & Little Rock Reservation
🔸 NPCs!
🔸 Various balancing changes and some new items
🔸 Halloween Event, "Sinner's Moon"
🔸 Halloween rewards
You can read the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-wild-west-2021-halloween-350/1539983
Thank you for your extreme patience! We hope you enjoy the update, expect more information on our next update soon!
PLAY HERE:
Here are some of this year's rewards!
dull glen
SOME ADVICE:
I'm sure you're all wondering "But Kaz, HOW are we supposed to get 50 bones?!" the answer... Is teamwork! The Underworld is much harder this year than it was last year, so don't expect to enter the Forest of Bones and get out alive unless you're well prepared and have your friends to help. Bones can be dropped and exchanged so find some friends and stockpile some food, you'll need it.
And don't forget, this update stays throughout November, so take your time and plan well! With preparation, a plan and some partners you'll be able to conquer the Forest of Bones.
dull glen
There is currently a bug in VIP servers that prevents the rewards for The Forest of Bones from dropping. We've written a fix and will implement it shortly, until then please avoid doing the event in VIP servers, thanks!
Update: VIP servers now correctly drop loot when defeating the Forest of Bones raid. If you are in an existing VIP server please leave the server entirely so a new one can be created!
dull glen
Hey everyone!
I hope you're enjoying the update so far, we've been monitoring everyone's progress closely and we're committed to making sure the event goes smoothly. Today we released a few patches, I will summarize the changes:
Balance Changes:
Fixes:
Not all servers are the latest version, please expect some time for new servers to appear. Thank you once again everyone, expect more fixes and improvements throughout the event!
dull glen
@everyone Ho-ho-ho! Santa Starboard is here to bring all you wonderful children cowboys and cowgirls a very festive event! Frozen Days!
We've been working very hard to bring you all something special this year, we hope you enjoy it!
Santa has returned to The Wild West bringing gifts and cheer, but the dastardly Krampus has made himself at home and stolen some of Santa's presents! Will you be naughty or will you be nice? The choice is yours. Frozen Days will end sometime early January, stay tuned for more information.
Some other much needed features such as Trading have also been enabled, enjoy!
UPDATE 3.6: Frozen Days
Some highlights of this update include:
🔸 Holiday Event: Frozen Days!
🔸 Holiday Items and Cosmetics
🔸 Trading (in the Black Market)
🔸 2021 New Years Gamepass
🔸 New Auction House item: the Kukri
🔸 A snowy map full of cheer!
You can read the in-game Changelog for a more detailed breakdown of the update.
Thank you everyone for your support, we hope you have a happy holidays and a wonderful new year! See you in 2022!
PLAY HERE:
dull glen
Hey everyone, just a quick PSA regarding a bug: If you own the Cursed Lantern and join the game, certain old servers have a bug that cause you to lose your lantern.
We've fixed the issue now and new servers shouldn't have this issue. We're terribly sorry for anyone who lost their Halloween reward D: we're looking into ways of returning the lantern.
dull glen
If you have purchased the Devilish Horns from Krampus' Contraband, you can equip them in the Mask slot. They're a bit hard to find in the Outfit menu.
In other news, we are working on a few fixes and changes to the event, expect a game update sometime soon-ish!
Some of the fixes planned:
dull glen
Hi! We recently published some changes which we hope will improve the quality of the event. These changes only apply to new servers (created recently or VIP servers).
Santa noticed that this year there were far too many naughty children who sided with Krampus... In his wrath and anger, he destroyed the bridge Krampus had created for the outlaws.
Reduced Krampus' Health by **30% **.
Reduced the Evil Snowmen's health and accuracy.
It now takes much longer for Outlaws to respawn at Outlaw's Perch, this should make things more fair.
Frozen Axe is now a Santa reward rather than a Krampus reward and vice versa with the Frozen Holster.
Fixed various bugs and adjusted the Changelog.
We've tried to fix the "Session Invalid" error preventing some users from playing. If you are still getting this, please try joining a different game server.
Trading should be working now, but if it doesn't please be patient with us as this is a new feature!
Lost Lanterns: We are very sorry for those who lost their Cursed Lanterns. If you participated in the 2021 Halloween event and defeated the boss we will grant you a Cursed Lantern when you join a new server.
dull glen
Hi everyone! We hope you've enjoyed the Frozen Days 2021 Christmas event, as sadly, it is over. The Wild West will be returning to normal today at 12am EST (or 9pm PST).
Stay tuned for more info!
dull glen
Hello all, just letting everyone know if you haven't heard yet Roblox is currently broken once again so you may not be able to join the game. 💀
dull glen
Hi all, Roblox is still having issues but we're going to try and migrate the servers, we have no idea if this will help but we're trying anyways.
Update: the migrate did not help lol, Roblox has to fix their issues
dull glen
Update, it seems like more people are slowly starting to be able to join again. For more information on this outage please visit: https://status.roblox.com/pages/history/59db90dbcdeb2f04dadcf16d
dull glen
Hey everyone,
Its been awhile, but I'm back with another devblog! I'm sure you've all got a lot of questions, I'll try to answer them as best as I can. Without further ado:
WHAT THE DEVS DOIN
I'd firstly like to apologize for how quiet we've been lately, I'm sure you all know that the world is pretty crazy right now and our personal lives have been no exception to that rule.
Here's a list of (most) of the things each developer has been working on for The Wild West:
AntiBoomz has been chipping away at the final steps to the Building Update and creating fun new features related to building. AntiBoomz has recently implemented a free-place system for building and a fence system!
tyridge77 hasn't been able to work on The Wild West at the moment due to other obligations, but he will be returning in the coming months to work full time again.
nurokoi has been creating new items and working on the fabled Progression Update. They have also been working on quality of life improvements.
RedTrain has been working on renovating Callahan's (now Delores') Manor and its surrounding areas. Expect a new lively area with more things to do!
Kazuhira (thats me) has been working on new content such as player items, building items, new UI for progression and other features, new effects and some other things.
Q&A ON PROGRESSION
Since we are getting closer to being able to release Progression I think its about time we answered some of your most asked questions about how this will work.
Q: How will you earn XP?
A: XP will be earned from completing quests and accomplishing impressive tasks in game (such as robbing a train, or finding a diamond). Just simply killing won't earn you XP.
Q: What skills will there be on launch?
A: At the moment we plan for 9 skills. They are: Justice, Outlaw, Mining, Hunting, Logging, Primary, Sidearms, Brawling and Militia. These are entirely subject to change, and more will be added in follow-up updates.
Q: How many levels are there?
A: You can level-up infinitely per each skill, but rewards stop after level 100. Levels also get increasing difficult to gain after 100.
Q: How will quests work?
A: There is a tutorial series of quests which will reward starter cash for new players. Any player can complete these, but they will only show once. Afterwards, players will be given daily quests and weekly quests, with weekly quests being more difficult and rewarding more.
Please keep in mind all these values are temporary and subject to change.
Q: What rewards will we get?
A: Skills will have milestones which give various rewards such as unique perks, clothing, hats, weapon variants (see #sneak-peeks) and consumable items such as grenades or special ammmo.
OTHER NEW THINGS
We're adding a couple other quality of life features and new things to the game hopefully soon:
We've decided to add the functionality to trade cash between players. This will be limited to prevent abuse. We're adding this because when building is added there will be a large economy for buying and selling items.
In response to the increased value of player accounts, and the risk of having your account hacked (please read #server-news PSAs on account safety!) we are adding a PIN system for increased account security.
We are also planning on adding Codes to the game, don't worry they won't be overpowered. Codes will be created for YouTubers, on some Twitter posts, and for some exclusive holiday & game events.
WHAT IS THE NEXT UPDATE?
The next update will most likely include Progression, new items, all the items and cosmetics associated with Progression, Callahan Manor revamp, new UI and trading & security improvements. As of right now we don't have an ETA on when this will all be done, but we're working as fast as we can! This is a lot of content and work for a small team. Thanks for the patience everyone.
COMMUNITY DISCORD
And lastly a short update on the ongoings of the community discord. We have moved the server over to an official Starboard Studios holding account rather than a personal developer account. This will not affect the server, #game-news and #sneak-peeks will still be posted.
<@&723338724032905285> That concludes this developer blog! As always, thank you all, we appreciate all of the support, you help make this game possible.
dull glen
Oh yeah and we added grenades
wet ledge
Regarding the reports of missing audio, this was caused by a recent change Roblox made. We are talking to Roblox to try and resolve these temporary issues; we're sorry for any inconvenience it has caused.
lusty steeple
In addition, lower serial items will now be considered more valuable thus, making the value difference less harsh for those trading low serials.```
main fractal
We've reduced the trade fee when using cash by more than half in all the new servers!
craggy haven
We've released a small update to fix issues related to the trade value difference system.
Please let us know if you find any issues with this update.
Thanks, everyone!