Developer's Note <1.8 Update News> (Updated on 12/19)
Greetings, Survivors! Executive Producer HAND here.
I was worried about the recent snowfall, but luckily today’s weather seems fine.
Nevertheless, it still is freezing out there.
We are almost at the finish line with preparing the v1.8 Update!
The app got approved by App Store and Google Play, so it’s just a matter of time now!
Therefore, we expect to release the new update on the 19th of December.
Let’s take a look at the news regarding the v1.8 Update that wasn’t part of the Preview.
#1 The Bonded Warehouse
Yes, the name speaks for itself. The Bonded Warehouse contains a wide range of products due to numerous imports and exports worldwide. As it contains a significant amount of rewards, many people have been eyeing the warehouse and attempting to grab them. The battles with people lurking around the warehouse are PvE-based and not PvP. This content will reset itself monthly to generate loot, which will help Survivors to grow their characters further.
The Bonded Warehouse has a total of 20 stages, and each stage has 3 different missions, differing by the level of difficulty. The higher the difficulty, the better the reward will be. Some of these more difficult missions within each stage require a lot of trial and error, so I hope you enjoy the challenge and try to think outside the box to overcome the difficulty.
We’ve tested the content internally, and it’s quite a challenge! Play the Bonded Warehouse when the v1.8 is out, and let us know how you feel!
#2 New Survivor <Malcolm>
After the appearance of Pierce in the Warlord Alignment, we have a new Warlord, Malcolm. Malcolm is an All-Stars’ newly created support character. Unlike Negan, Malcolm is dedicated to supporting his teammates within the Warlord Alignment. Malcolm can increase the team's ATK speed, heal himself with the enemies’ HP, and even heal his team with his HP! Who wouldn’t want a supporter like him? You can try him out through the <Mysterious Survivor> event, so give him a chance to be your supporter!
* Revamped VIP Perks Feature
We’ve received quite some inquiries regarding the VIP perks in the past. To check the perks of VIPs more intuitively, we’ve added a new VIP Perks tab in the Perks menu. Additional benefits will be available as you increase the VIP level. We’re preparing to reset the VIP rewards once with the v1.8 Update, allowing you to claim the rewards again based on your VIP level. You could potentially earn the rewards twice, once before the update and once after the update. So make sure to check the VIP Perks before the update!
* New Community Ranking System
We have had inquiries regarding which communities are currently active. Therefore, we’ll add a new feature to disclose the Community Rankings each week. This feature isn’t about earning a reward but rather about who’s taking the spotlight currently in The Walking Dead: All-Stars. The Top 30 Community Members’ activities will determine the points for the community’s ranking. At the moment, we can’t see which communities are active, but that information will be available soon after the update! I’m excited to see which community is currently the most active!
* Various events for the end of the year
The 7-Day Login Event, Town Management, Growth Support, Survival Support, etc., are prepared for sure. But besides that, we have also prepared a Basement Search Event that you could enjoy every day. Moreover, various community events await as we get toward the year's end! We will be back with lots of events for you to finish off 2022 with us, the All-Stars! If you’d like more fun events or content, do not hesitate to inquire with the operation team or the Dev team!
That is it for today! The update after the v1.8 update will proceed in 2023, so the time required to work on new content will be a bit shorter due to the holidays. Because of that, the original character, Siddiq, and the new Survival Record will be the main objectives for the next update.
But don't worry. There will be a lot more stuff coming with the v1.9 Update! Just to give you a little hint, the v1.9 Update will have another new Survivor and also a Recruit function! In addition, we expect to include a “Benefit” system and a “Facility Management” in the v1.9 Update as main contents. The above new contents will either make your characters stronger or help you in the gameplay. It will support you with materials to overcome some of the sectors within the game that you couldn’t before.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of 2022, and I’ll be back next year.
Please take care during the freezing winter season.
Thank you!