Behaviour Interactive’s asynchronous FPS Meet Your Maker (opens in new tab) earned a spot on our listing of 2023’s most promising FPSes (opens in new tab), and fairly quickly you’ll strive it out your self. The studio introduced in the present day {that a} week-long open beta will start on Steam on February 6.
Introduced in August 2022, Meet Your Maker is ready in a post-apocalyptic world the place the final remnants of humanity do battle for management of the assets which may truly save humanity. It sounds foolish if you say it out loud however that is actually human nature in a nutshell, is not it?
Anyway, what it comes all the way down to in sensible phrases is actually a two-part recreation: Constructing and fortifying a base to guard your stuff, after which busting into different gamers’ bases to steal their stuff. However don’t fret, the stakes aren’t too excessive: You will not truly lose something when gamers beat your stage. In truth, development is partially tied to gamers giving accolades to ranges for being enjoyable or artistic. Together with numerous kinds of devious and horrific traps, you will additionally be capable of place armed guards after which set them up with personalized patrol routes utilizing an “progressive AI recording system.”
The open beta will characteristic quite a few adjustments and enhancements over the closed beta take a look at that occurred within the fall:
New social and development programs:
- Champion Outpost: A curated system which places ahead Outposts which have carried out nicely
- Social Raid: The social raid menu will enable gamers to seek for and raid outposts set to the Social lively state
- Rating: Gamers earn Rating Factors by Raiding Outposts and Activating Outposts within the World Map
New Constructing options:
- Drag and Drop: When constructing, gamers can rapidly place a number of blocks of the identical kind abruptly
- Entice Vary Preview: When constructing, gamers can set off a preview showcasing lure vary / space of impact
- Delete all the pieces: When constructing, gamers can delete blocks and different parts abruptly
The beta may even characteristic quite a few enhancements to matchmaking, tutorials, the restore system, UI, and different programs, Behaviour Interactive mentioned.
Builders will present a more in-depth take a look at what Meet Your Maker is all about with a livestream on Twitch (opens in new tab) that can begin at 11 am ET, one hour forward of the open beta kickoff. “You may sit up for a crash course on the sport with practically your entire stream devoted to pure gameplay,” the studio mentioned.
Everybody who takes half within the open beta will likely be given a free “Chimera’s Selection” decal to show within the full recreation. Meet Your Maker is ready to launch on April 4.