December Open period

Happy Holidays everyone!

We’ve been working hard at Muse HQ to get prepared for our next test phase with a bunch of new content and some major balance changes to make a much smoother Alliance experience. Two massive heavy weapons are coming to the skies including the very requested Heavy mine launcher! We also have a screenshot contest we’re really excited to invite everyone to.

This session will be shorter than last starting on December 27th and ending January 3rd, so make sure you get in early and leave your mark on the history of Icarus.

Follow the jump to See all the notes and see the requirements for our Screenshot Contest!

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November Alliance Test Period Post Mortem

A quick snapshot of some of the action we saw over the beta

Hello Everyone,

It’s been little over a week since we put the planes, bosses, and faction fleets back into the hangar, and that’s given us time to go over the feedback and data, start making changes and prepare for the December open period!  The data allowed us to go through matches from close to 20,000 unique players who helped us test, 40 million effort points spent, and the turnover of 320 territories. We received a few hundred direct feedback from people, and over 150 responses from our survey. From a data collection and feedback standpoint, this was the most successful testing period we’ve had for Alliance.

A big thanks to all the players who took the time to play, test, give feedback, and fill out surveys on our expansion. That data and feedback drives us to improve the game and pushes us in the right direction.

Follow the jump to see what we learned, the parts we’re proud of, and the parts we’re improving. Also, please go to the fixes section for not only a recap of all the issues and experiments during the test period, but also for a few fixes that we’ll patch in today. We’ve moreover added a draft of the post war lore for the open testing period that we’ll add in game. Continue reading “November Alliance Test Period Post Mortem”

The Big Brass Revival Starts Tomorrow!

9 of the best teams fighting for cold hard cash!
9 of the best teams fighting for cold hard cash!

Now is your chance to get to see the best Icarus has to offer. Teams have been training for the chance to prove themselves to earn exclusive prizes, an opportunity to name an in-game AI and $200. This all starts tomorrow, December 3rd, 7:00pm UTC/2:00pm EST.

With so many games in this double elimination we’ll be casting across multiple streams.
Watch them all here.

Your contenders to watch, learn, rise and fall with are:

  • Clan Clan
  • Chef Xedeon’s Potatoes au Gratin
  • Altruistic Aeronef Aviators
  • Fancy Cloud Dancers
  • East Chaladon Squirrel Company
  • Team Predators
  • StoneCake Sky Navy
  • Team Rocket
  • We Are Pirates

Brackets can be found here.