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Znirf

Howdy people!

Today we are going to start with some behind the scenes!

An expedition of the Dynamight Studios team gathered in Bologna two weeks ago to attend one of the most important Game Dev conventions in Italy: Svilupparty. Unveiling the Fractured world to developers and fans was a thrilling experience, and we valued each comment and reaction of everyone who tried the game or just passed by to take a glimpse of our universe; all the compliments and good feedback we received really made us proud of how things are turning out for Fractured!

And here for you, the brave companions, united during that memorable event!

Let’s jump back to how the Fractured world is evolving, specifically to some news about crafting. New equipment is coming to protect your guts during your travels around Myr!
During A1-T1 many heroes among the community noticed that the creation of armor was limited to fur and hide. Starting with the next test, you’ll have the chance to build and use a tanning tub to turn raw animal hides into pieces of leather!

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The tanning tub is also the first station featuring non-instantaneous crafting: the hides have to rest for several hours in it before the process is completed!

But there is more, in A1-T2 you will also have the possibility to show all of your artisan skills using a brand-new robust workbench; with it, you will craft items, weapons, and marvelous armors!

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Are you still hungry for pills? Here’s a sneak peek at one of the armors that you will able to craft: the skilled hands of our master dev leatherworkers have finely sewed this suit for you!

These are the 3D models!

And here it is how it will dress your future hero!

That’s it also for today, see you champs!

Znirf

Hello Everyone Folks!

I’m Znirf (it’s pronounced ZedNirf), and I’m the new Community Manager of Fractured MMO. In short, I will manage all the social and communication content about the game.

Something about myself: I’m 26, I’ve just got a master in Digital Marketing, I had a previous job experience in Rotterdam where I managed the advertising and communication part for a mobile video game company. In my free time, I like playing games such as Lol or Magic Arena or having a good beer with friends in the Genoan alleys!

I’m so excited about this project and for the forthcoming release of the Alpha version. I can’t wait to discover with all of you the new features that will be implemented in the game and to become your ferryman for all of the news about Fractured!

Ah, just letting you know, tomorrow already I'm going to drop an important announcement!

See you!!
-Znirf

Znirf

Hello guys,
the Pills are back! After a long and scorching summer, the team has returned to the office, eager to show you all that's cooking at Dynamight's!
Before that, however, let's go back and talk about Gamescom! Yeah, this august Dynamight Studios succeeded in reaching and conquering the mythical videogames peak of Cologne! Our booth in the business area was a success; we had the opportunity to speak with you and meet new important publishers. By the way, there could be some big news coming up in the future, fingers crossed for us!

In the picture below, Jacopo, Andrea and Michele with Kralith! What a nice surprise meeting you!

Another important thing that happened the last month is the total overhaul of the store! We added new Founder packs, pet companions and more, and we will update it with new items in the future!

This is a small preview of our Furniture Nordic Set. Are you ready to furnish your dwelling with original Viking décor?

For all of you who can't wait to find out more about Alpha 2, here are some exclusive glimpses of it!
Within the area of Hearthwood, in the darkness of the forest, there are strange natural creatures that roam with incessant slowness: the Treants and the Sproutlings! Don't make a mistake underestimating their appearance though!

If you don't respect flora and fauna, you will be ensnared by their roots and surrounded in no time!

Last but not least, we increased the Goblin Family introducing this bad guy: here it is, the Goblin Warchief!

Be careful to dodge and parry his brutal mace and shield blows, or your head will become feed for birds!

And also for today it’s all! See you!

Znirf

Hello everyone! Welcome to another appointment with the Pills!

Right now our special envoys Jacopo and Andrea are showing Fractured’s last updates at the Codemotion IT conference in Milan.

Showcasing Fractured at the Codemotion… only the most observant may note a clue on the screen!

Are you curious too to hear what’s going on here at Dynamight Studios?

We had some delays due to the porting to the new version of SpatialOS and Unity, but our brave team has not been hampered! Want some proof? Then keep reading!

Do you remember those days where you had to gather each single stone block or wood log one by one to build your house? From Alpha 2 it will be just a bad memory because the cart that many of you requested finally became reality!

The carriage now will be a breeze!

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If you remember, in the last pills we introduced some green nasty guys from the Goblin Hills. We added another one of them, more fearful and powerful, the Fire Shaman! While the other little goblin will assault you wielding swords, axes, spears and hammers, these crazy pyromaniacs will throw flame bombs at you from the side-lines and obstruct your passage with scorching totems!

Only your cunning will keep you alive from this hellfire…

…or maybe also something magical!

You heard right! Do you want a suggestion to pass the “Fire Shaman’s test”? I suggest you try a

and let me know. This runic magic will shield you from poison and flames during your skirmishes!

And now, some special effects that will make your Fractured adventures even more mystical and special!

We wanted something that could give a creepier touch to the Deadwoods. We thought spiders, undeads, ruins and webs weren’t enough, so we decided to add some fog too!

Will you still have the nerve to step in these dark lands now?

Last but not least, here are some new glowing friends that will wander around in Heartwood. Will

, protectors of the forest and nature, help you find the way home or will they make you lose your bearings?

With this dilemma I greet you, my friends!

See you next time!

Znirf

Hello everyone!

Here we are again with some brand new content pills! After the success of Alpha 1 – Test 1, our team has kept working harder and harder to develop new features to enrich your future adventures in Fractured!

Let’s introduce two new areas that you’ll be looking forward to exploring:

The Garden of Nelena

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South of Myr, in the region of Dancing Meadows, there stands an ancient and magnificently bloomy sanctuary. The garden of Nelena welcomes its acolytes since ages, guarded by the statue of the Goddess of the Wild and Mother of all Beastmen. This will be the first temple implemented into Fractured: through the altar you will be able to question the deity in order to start quests or receive a temporary blessing. Surrounded by a biome of life and nature, you won’t ever be safe during your prayers: Earth Golems, other gigantic animals and the eldest Ents protect their refuge, fearless and unstoppable.

Now, a glimpse both at the past…and the future

The Goblin Hills

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Many travellers departed towards the north-eastern coast of the continent, only a few (sometimes, a few pieces…) of them managed to come back from the Goblin Hills.
True to its name, if you’ll dare to climb any of the peaks of this bare region, hordes of Goblins and Ogres will try to rip you apart; at first sight, you won’t notice the groups of Shamans hovering and enchanting their staffs to summon powerful Totems, protected by magical Wolves while casting devastating AoE spells.

Definitely not too friendly, these guys! Look at that skull…Hey! Did you hear that sound? It’s better to run and get back home!

See you in two weeks for a new episode of the Fractured Pills!

Znirf

Hello guys!

Here we are together again by popular demand with the Fractured Pills!
After the end of A1T2, our team is pumped as never before for the release of the new features that will enrich your Fractured travels! For today the plate is full: the monsters’ roster will be enriched with new creatures that will severely put you to a hard test!
Let the parade begin!
We already spoke about the new Goblin Hills in our first appointment, do you remember that? The landscape was already threatening back then, but a little bit desert; so, let’s start to populate it with these sneering and jeering goblins! Some chaotic and boorish yells are coming!

Those war paints aren't enough to intimidate you?

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Easy guys! They won’t be naked and defenseless like in the photo: here it is, their fearsome elite force, the Goblin Enforcer! These brave little warriors will fight to the death just to have a bite of your fresh meat!

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Now, let's start looking down south. You are wandering through the pristine forest of Hearthwood, now let me show the way to the mystical temple of Tyros… there, plant creatures and wisps protect the sacredness of the place. Wait, what is that? Oh, that is a majestic elemental, generated by the primal force of the Elysium, guardian of nature and the stones!

You’ll have to be swift to evade their powerful smashes!

Finally, I'd like to leave you with a brand-new armor suit! Here it is, in all its stylishness, the mage armor! Are you ready to cast the most destructive fireballs of your life?

The female version…

And the male one!

See you next time, Fractured wanderers!

Znirf

Welcome to a new appointment with the Fractured Pills! What’s brewing at Dynamight on the verge of the so long-awaited Alpha 2? I can anticipate that this will be a truly magical pill – literally!

All right. Let's get this show on the road!

Oh, wait a minute. Before that, we thought we should ingratiate the benevolence of the mighty Lord of Light and Justice Tyros: we finally completed his majestic Temple in the middle of the Heartwood forest!

What do you think about it? Will it bring some brightness to these rainy and cloudy autumn days?

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Too much brightness!

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..and here are further details of the temple.

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Now that we got the divine blessing, we can start talking about arcane spells. Do you remember the Goblin Fire Shaman of the last pill? If you’ll be able to defeat him and wise enough to learn his strengths, you’ll be able to embrace the power of fire as well. This

is a small but effective demonstration!

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Wait, there is more! Imagine yourself inside a fray, fighting shoulder to shoulder with other brave warriors. What about a prayer to enhance their willpower or intimidate your foes? In this case, the Words of Power are the spells for you. Do you need to boost an ally’s healing, stun one of your enemies or even silence him? Try

and your wish will be granted!

What if you are alone against an entire army of goblins? Well, we got a remedy for this situation too. Stomp your feet on the ground and entrust yourself to the Invocation School of Magic. The earth beneath your feet will collapse and the terrible wrath of the

will impale all of your opponents. Run for your lives as long as you can!

Now it’s time to disappear with the same magic with which I greeted you before!

See you next time my friends!

Znirf

People, make room, the last Fractured Pills of 2019 are on their way! Even if showcasing work that’s in very early stages of development, we decided to release them anyway as a little present to you all.

So, without delay, let’s start!

We noticed you had a really hard time challenging Goblins during Alpha 2.1, so we decided to add a new Goblin camp in the Shadow Vale. This one will present an additional challenge, however: it will be fortified with thick wooden palisades. Will you be fast enough to avoid hundreds of Goblin arrows and burn their camp to the ground?

So, what strategy will you figure out to overcome these deadly walls?

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Wait! Do you hear this frightening shrill too? Raise your eyes! Here it is, in all its viciousness brutality, the Bone Dragon of the Shadow Vale! Stories narrate that its magical blue fire breath is made of the souls of the thousands brave knights who tried to kill it in the last ages. Do you want to give it a try too? At your own risk!

You need to be careful or it will pulverize you with its lethal breath!

Don’t be too scared, it’s not over! In the misty Shadow Vale there is another new dark guardian that will hinder your way, trying to allure you with its litanies of grief. You better gather a good fellowship to face this brutal enemy or your soul could be stolen eternally!

Even if it’s still incomplete, you can already sense the deadly dark force of this Demon Spirit!

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There is still space for some magical stuff honorable warriors! And since it's Christmas time, what better occasion to spread

from our hands. In this case, however, there will be no presents under the tree. If some of your opponents will try to get close to you, they will get stuck in the most impetuous storm that you have ever seen!

See you guys and Merry Christmas to all of you!

Znirf

Hello everybody,

Today our appointment with the Fractured Pills will definitely make you sweat! Our devs implemented two other working stations after the ones revealed in the previous episodes.

You’ll never be idle in the Fractured Lands nor your days will be dull!

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Here it is in all its craftsmanship, the Weaving Station!

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This may seem a simple machine to most, but you will be able to create the best cloth from wools and silks to customize your outfit and your house. Beautiful tapestries, banners, coaches and beds, and of course, magical tunics and garments…ok, no more spoilers.

Ehm, just for a while… as anticipated, I’m going to parade another basic instrument, vital for every hero throughout Myr: The Milling Stone!

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You will need strong arms to spin those big stones, but don't give up grinding the grains abundantly harvested in the meadows and fields of Myr. The Milling Stone will allow you to obtain white flour to produce the bread that will feed you during heroic journeys through new lands or sitting on the sofa after sunset.

Ok, now I should warn you:

Light SPOILER.

Do you have access to Alpha1-Test2 and you don’t want to know anything more?

CLOSE THIS PAGE!

For you, brave-hearted and thirsty of knowledge, here’s the sneak peek.

Combat won’t be the same thanks to a set of new spells: fireballs, magic missiles, paralyzing touches and many more will help you to challenge the new and old foes of Fractured!

See you guys!

Znirf

Hello everyone!

Here come other Fractured pills!

We reiterated so much the importance of the housing system. In Alpha 1 – test 1, you had limited room to personalize your house. In the future, after you found your favourite spot (may it be the shore of a river, an idyllic isolated valley, or a town) you will be able to choose the design of your ideal house. Which materials are you going to use: wooden logs, bricks or stone blocks? Everything will have an impact on the decaying of your building, so be careful!

Here are some possibilities

From the sketches to the final work!

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And if this doesn't sound deep enough, in the future (unfortunately not in Alpha 1 – Test 2) you will also have the possibility to make a field and dig up furrows for your personal vegetable garden. You will cultivate what's necessary for a long journey or to train your alchemic abilities!

So, let's get farming!

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Last but not least, our Devs are working on the new creepy spiders that will populate the zones of the Deadwood biome. While you roam through the marshes of the Whispering Woods or the Creeping Woods, pay attention to the crowding, tickling and striding sounds coming from the rocks of the ancient ruins! These horrors like to use poisonous spells that will slowly make you lose consciousness, leaving you paralyzed to turn you into a tasty meal for their spiderlings!

And now, in all its darkness and putrefaction, here is one of the Crawling Horrors!

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This kind of spider is quite resilient; they will deal a massive amount of damage through their toxic bites. Ah, one last thing: when they die, they will explode dealing toxic AoE damage.
It’s better for you to run away as fast as possible!

See you next time, warriors!

Znirf

Hi all! Knowledge won't be account-wide, we'd like to encourage you to discover all the planets, animals, monsters, plants and abilities without shortcuts. I can assure you that it won't be an easy job handling all the various "not native planet" debuffs and passivities during travels! The only things that can be shared among different characters will be your dwellings and skins.

Znirf

@VyrVandalous said in New Quest Rewards Needed (Forums):

Seriously Folks.

We need NEW Tiers of Quest rewards for the forums. This topic has been forgotten about but come on. I keep doing my points as are others. There is no "Gold Chest" Reward listed nor any others. Can we get the quest reward levels raised to 300? The game is still far away and we need some assistance for doing the daily quest rewards (Incentives)

Thanks Staff of Fractured.

Vyr

Hello @VyrVandalous! We plan to add new tiers (probably up to 250/300), chests and titles in the future.

Znirf

Hello Everyone Folks!

Alpha 2.1 has begun, and with it some new live streaming!

LIVE NOW:

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Fractured

Here is the list of the channels that decided to bring Fractured on Twitch TV:

Here are the ones who prefer YouTube Live instead:

Vulkan

Thanks so much for your support guys!

See you!

Znirf

@asspirin said in Armour damage absorption: procentual, flat or combination?:

Will armour absorb attacks procentually (like in WoW), flat ( like in Grim Dawn) or their combination (like in Path of Exile)?

Im asking this, because in arpg PVP "dmg is king but speed kills" and im afraid, that if guy with dexterity 25, dual wielding and with speed attack enchant on both weapons and activated Frenzy ability (and maybe some other attack speed bonus):

will take maces, ill get permastunned ( unless ther is cooldown on passive weapon stun)

I´ll get attacked X times, before my slower weapon even attacks enemy (just like a bear who got slowed in alpha video and poked to death by spear user with hit and run tactics). I know it takes some skill to kite someone in melee, but irl i hate fighting spears and this is easily abusable.

Hello! Each armor type has a base armor value and three multipliers, one for each physical resistance type: Slash, Piece and Crush.

Each resistance is calculated multiplying the base value for the multiplier, rounded down. This is the development of the average Damage Reduction depending on the Armor level.

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And most importatntly: if two attackers facetank each other, will 2h damage be balanced to dual wielding dps ? Don´t know how dual wielding attacks speed is calculated, but im sure once you spec into attack speed, you´ll reach 3 attacks per second easily. Two handed weapon swings 0,8 times a second and my guess is two handers will rather go damage route. In WoW having superslow but superdamaging 2H weapon was risky - if you critted twice in the row, you probably won. If you missed twice in the row you were in trouble.
In GRIM DAWN armour takes role of lowering the physical damage flat way - so massive two handed weapons still dish out big numbers. In Path of Exile armor reduces phys damage procentually, but the bigger physical DMG you receive, the more damage goes through - if not, everyone would just max out attack speed (truth is in PoE evryone does).

We don't want to create a distinct advantage between speed and damage. We tested that with the Max Attack speed bonus (+50%) you can reach about 2 APS. In general, both double wielded weapons and two-handed weapons builds are the ones that make more DPS, the first ones are more reliable than the second that are riskier but more destructive.

Znirf

@Xzoviac said in Fractured - a living world?:

Are the npcs, in fractured going to move around, hunt eat kill monsters near there citys, maybe join the local king/tyrants military.

Even if we are not getting many quests, it would be nice to get a feel/connection for npcs.

Be like oh shop keeper Eric had just died, and his shop has shut down, or his daughter has taken over, and said npc is sad about the loss of her father...

I like npcs and I feel like they make a world feel alive, I hope fractured npcs are not just shop drones with no feel movment or memorability

That's a nice idea! Interacting with living NPCs would be great but, right now, that's not in our priorities. I can say that we want to create important and fundamental NPCs to interact with, especially in the cities, but we will see, It's a topic that we will implement later!

Znirf

@islesofurth said in Where is the news of the next test phase...:

@Znirf said in Where is the news of the next test phase...:

@islesofurth but I was on vacation and the others were focusing on the porting.

Stop making excuses, when the studio is simply bad at keeping people up to date on events that people have already payed for.

If you are going to go on holiday, then you need to make sure such events are covered by another staff member or you complete it before hand.
You should also have provided a statement saying you were going on leave so backers knew not to expect updates.

This is downright unprofessional and dynamite is certainly not deserving of its fanatics when you act like this
Get your shit together and start acting like a proper company

These are not excuses, it's the reality of a small startup as we are. Our priority right now is the game, we want to give you something as soon as possible and I can tell you that we are working hard for that. We had some problems with the porting and we had to shift the schedule a little bit, we are sorry for that but we will make up for it with the Alpha 2!

Znirf

Howdy, everyone!

The beginning of our journey has come to an end: the first Alpha1 test let some of you successfully taste the basic mechanics of Fractured. As the last announcement anticipated, more and more features will be added to grant you a better experience during the next testing period this summer: since we don't want you to miss anything about our work here at Dynamight, today we are kicking off our brand new Instagram channel!

By following us, you'll be able to check on exclusive contents and enjoy exquisite graphic arts conceived by our team. So...aren't you looking forward to updates?

Come and have a look clicking here.

Enjoy Fractured!

Znirf

@asspirin said in Magic resistance?:

Save vs spells is understandable, because everyone has probably played some ADaD game, but magic resistance is not clear to me.

Int should rise it (up to 36% on 18 INT, probably 50% with 25int), then abilities like Mage armor(23% at 18 int, 30% at 25 int). If these are additive, then only 1 ability might give you 80% resist to magic (if it´s not capped to like 50% or so).

As there are resists to elements, will general magic res simply reduce any non-physical damage? Let´s hope there will be enough debuffs to do it or that it willhave cap, otherwise mage vs mage might take a while if both regularly heal themselves

No, magic resistance will counter only the magic damages.

Beyond the physical resistances (slash, pierce and crush) there are the three elemental ones and three more (magic, acid, poison).

Znirf

@Gothix said in Real Crafting:

Could we get crafting be a skill based process instead of having dry, old crafting style where you combine mats X and Y, and create product Z, and everyone who does this process creates exactly the same Z?

There will be a standard crafting system, we aim to allow players to recover/create in an "easy" way their equips, trying to remove grinding and random outcomes, so when you craft something, it will have predetermined characteristics.
The interesting part is that there will be more recipes for the same item. For example, if you use one material rather than another, you could create an armor with more slots for enchantments or with different statistics. During Alpha 2 you will be able to taste this with Alchemy and Enchanting.

Znirf

Hi Everybody,
We decided not to add new stretch goals because we want to be realistic. In this period, we will focus our efforts on the developing of the basic mechanics and the knowledge system of Fractured and would make no sense promising new features that, right now, we can't afford. Remember that we decided to keep going on with these goals to allow you to obtain also the ones that we didn't succeed to reach during the Kickstart campaign. But, don't worry, because maybe new ones will be added after the start of Beta Phases!

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