Keep in mind again in November when seafaring survival MMO Age of Water introduced a launch after which instantly walked it again, saying it was only a technical glitch on Steam? Effectively, this week’s patch is not any glitch, and it does transfer the sport from early entry to launch, although in case you blink, you’ll miss that half.
The patch itself known as Past the Waves and guarantees form of quite a lot of content material, from 10 new land fight areas, tier six weapons (with rocket launchers), a brand new world boss, and fairly a bit extra.
“The replace introduces a completely new team-based PvP mode, Management Factors, the place gamers should work collectively to seize and defend strategically vital places scattered throughout the waters. For these in search of even better challenges, the sport now options 5 harmful zones, every guarded by formidable bosses of various issue ranges. Moreover, thrilling tales await you in a brand new quest line. Your group may also acquire a brand new crew member.”
The launch is sort of buried; on the very backside of the patch notes, it reads, “Quickly after the Past the Waves launches, we are going to conclude the Early Entry part and formally launch the ultimate model of Age of Water.” Certain sufficient, Steam now lists the sport as a full launch.
As we’ve been overlaying, Three Whales Studio’s Age of Water launched into early entry again in April 2024 beneath the Gaijin Leisure publishing banner and has been cranking out updates ever since, however its participant concurrency, nonetheless, is worryingly low. It’s at present on sale for 15 bucks on Steam.