The new Tribes game from Prophecy Games (official name coming ‘soon’) is about to kick-off large scale playtesting next Wednesday and Thursday (November 29th and 30th), and the official Discord is now publicly available for those interested in trying the game out. As mentioned previously, I have my concerns regarding the project based on the developer’s previous endeavors, however it’s also a stance I want to be proven wrong about.
Along with the Discord launching, a number of screenshots have been posted from previous playtest sessions. It’s important to note that the game is still very early in development, and these screenshots don’t show the latest state of the game, but it does give us a general idea of the style they are going for. I have been told that those interested in playtesting the game will not need a Steam key.
Update: You will indeed need a key to get access to the playtest, and they are limited to 2,000. You can sign up here to maybe receive one.
Visually it’s very similar to Tribes: Ascend, specifically the weapon models and bases. While no specific names were mentioned, apparently some of the Tribes: Ascend developers are involved with the game.
A lot of the core team from TA is still involved in the development for this new TRIBES game, especially on the maps and physics side. I don’t know an exact percentage but the studio is extremely excited about this one, we have a lot of the OG folks who were involved from before.
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11/25 Update: SteamDB is showing an entry for “Tribes 3: Rivals Playtest”, along with a logo.
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