Fallen Earth Articles
The latest in a series of Meet the Team articles is now live on the official Fallen Earth site. This time popular community manager Diane "Tiggs" Migliaccio goes under the magnifying glass. Find out all about Tiggs in this community Q&A.
In the August edition of the Fallen Earth State of the Game letter, producer Dave "Archangel" Haydysch begins by talking about the changes brought in the 1.6 patch. He then continues with a listing of the items that will be receiving attention in the patches set to roll out this fall.
The v1.6.2 patch for Fallen Earth is scheduled to deploy today, Wednesday, August 25th. The patch is set to bring several combat improvements, UI updates and other features into the game and can be downloaded by simply starting the FE client.
The latest in a series of Meet the Team interviews with Fallen Earth devs has debuted on the official site. This time, Media Specialist Tricia 'PixiStix' Jenkins, goes under the spotlight.
The Fallen Earth team has announced that it is working on an ambitious plan to reward veteran players and longtime subscribers to the game. The first phase, set to launch soon, will award points to players for each month they have been active subscribers to Fallen Earth with additional points for consecutive months subscribed.
Fallen Earth devs have announced a new pricing structure for subscription accounts. Pricing discounts will be offered with 3-, 6- and 12-month subscriptions. Players currently subscribing under the old price system will see discounts applied automatically when their subscription renews.
One of the most overlooked and, at times, beleaguered member of any development team is the Quality Assurance tester. The latest in a series of 'Meet the Team' spotlights shines this week on Fallen Earth's QA Tester Aaron Hall, also known as ShadowStorm21. He's pretty terse in his answers but there are some interesting factoids.
Icarus Studios has been profiling its Fallen Earth team in a series of interviews posted to the official forums. The latest person to come into the spotlight is Marketing Manager Jessica "Circatrix" Orr. Find out what gets a marketing manager fired up.
Icarus Studios continues its Meet the Team series where one developer is profiled through a series of questions and answers. This week, lead scripter, Doug "AFFA" Goodall is the victim. Find out what Doug has learned about his job in the days since beta and a whole lot more.
The Fallen Earth team has issued a challenge to players: "Quarantine" has replaced "Monkeytown". Players are encouraged to adventure out to the area to check on the suspicious activity and capture screens to document what they find.
Fallen Earth devs have announced that all maintenance is complete and that servers are back online with the new v1.6 patch. The patch introduces dye kits, respec injectors and PvP flagging. In addition, the beginning level curve (1-12) has been reworked and includes an extended tutorial.
In the latest in a series of Meet the Team articles at the Fallen Earth site, software tester Jake "ShaolinFunk" Campbell sits on the hot seat and answers some not-necessarily game-related questions from the Fallen Earth community.
Former Fallen Earth players (trial or subscription) whose accounts are no longer active are invited back for two weeks of unlimited access. Similarly, new players are invited to create an account and try out Fallen Earth for the same two week unlimited access promotion.
The July issue of the Fallen Earth State of the Game letter has been published on the official forums. Dave Haydysch has a lot to say about what's been and what will be happening including the issue of "silence" on the part of the team. To paraphrase, Haydysch says, "We're working."
The Fallen Earth team has revealed its next live event scheduled for Thursday, July 15, 2010. Called the Linewood Massacre Event, players will be murdering monsters and fighting fungi.