Alpha Playtest 4 Notes

Published 1 month ago News & Updates Artificial Core

The following is an official news post, originally available here.

⚠️ If you played in a previous playtest, please check the special instructions at the bottom of this page.

Welcome, Adventurers!

Thanks for your continued interest and support, etc etc. We’re glad you’re here. Many of you have already pledged your support by pre-ordering the game on our new web shop! Thanks for trusting us to deliver an excellent product unlike any other MMO out there. If you haven’t yet done so, go ahead and pre-order here.

What is new?

We’ve been tinkering away at a whole host of new features, content, and improvements to Corepunk since our last playtest a month ago. Take a look!

Mounts

Players at level 8 or higher can now buy Motorcycle Mounts from Tor MacDrummond in Riverrise City. Cruise through Kwalat with ease and style!

Synthesis Machine

A new machine lets players attempt to combine materials and resources themselves, no recipe required! Go experiment and see just what wondrous combinations you can create!

Players can now access the new Synthesis Machine at any of the crafting workbenches for:

You can see a new tab in the crafting interface. Players must be at least level 9 to access the Synthesis machine.

Randomized Vendor Wares

All vendor NPCs now have changing inventories, and changing prices! So check back often and see what new goodies are available!

Expanded World

Riverrise

What is improved?

Monsters

We’ve made various polish improvements and changes to many of our denizens on Kwalat. Including, but not limited to:

Fungus Beasts
Timber Beasts
The Dendroids
Rats
Gnats
The Sabbath
And the Imps

Go pick a fight with them and enjoy!

The UI and HUD

The Quest Journal Map now lets players create and filter various markers - go explore the world and keep track of your findings!
All dialog from quests is stored in the Quest Journal for later use, just in case you need to review some details
All Tutorials available in Corepunk are now accessible through the Tutorial Panel on the HUD.

What is fixed

Gear, Gathering and Crafting

General

Crafting filters now working as intended
Players no longer spontaneously move after they begin harvesting a resource

Alchemy

High level alchemy items dropping as intended
Chance to create additional items now working properly

Butchering

Runes now functional
Efficiency bonuses displaying properly
High level butchering items dropping as intended

PvP & Karma

Criminals no longer get stuck after death if their inventory wasn’t empty
Attackers now receive Karma normally in PvE zones
High Karma no longer causes party members to be PvP flagged to each other
Bound items looted from criminals can no longer be equipped

Abilities and Talents

The Bomber’s “Double Trouble” ability no longer breaks if the player doesn’t teleport to the clone
FPS no longer drops when Piercing Onslaught talent triggered with AoE abilities
Medic tree bonus now working as intended
Support tree talents no longer breaking the Blast Medic’s teleport-to-clone ability
Blast Medic’s clone no longer duplicating items
Shaman’s wolf no longer disappears after teleportation
Bomber’s skills now scaling properly with spell power
Passive talent buffs that should persist through death now do so properly
Assassin Shadow Dance talent VFX no longer stretching

Quests and NPCs

Timmy now provides appropriately leveled quests

UI / HUD

Changing the screen resolution no longer makes weapon talent icons disappear
Weapon Mastery window no longer preventing XP accrual
Party member levels now showing properly

Misc

Passive health and mana regeneration now work as intended when below 90%
Shrines and campfires now apply buffs for the intended duration

Important Steps for Previous Players

We have made a lot of changes, and it is possible that you’ll run into some issues if you’ve had the game previously installed. If you have, please do the following:

Open the Old Launcher
Uninstall the old client.
1. To uninstall the game, click the wrench icon and then the "Uninstall" button.
Delete the old launcher.
Navigate to C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\\Local\ and delete the Artificial Core folder (otherwise, the launcher will hang on the Update button and will not update or download anything)
Download and extract the new Launcher.
Check that you have the latest drivers and Windows updates.
Turn off any VPN.
Open the new Launcher and log in to it.
Activate your game key
Make sure you have enough space to install the game in the "Documents" folder (the default game installation location) or in another location of your choice.
Install the game client. (If the client does not install, try to disable Antivirus and try to Remove the folder located at C:\Users\<your-username>\AppData\Local\Artificial Core and completely reinstall the game)
Choose the desired region (closest to you)
Play the game!

⚠ Attention ⚠

Please keep the launcher open while downloading, installing, or playing the game.
If you installed the game in the default location and can't find it, check the "\documents\games" folder.