In the interest of testing some PvP action, we have just released our first attempt at an Arena mod for Deepfield.

You can hop into the Arena via the "Join" menu; just like the standard playtest servers, there is an Arena server for each of the 3 major regions (AU, EU, USA).

Changes from the standard game:
- Single sector (no jump mechanic)
- Sector size increased to 384x384 (up from 128x128)
- You now start with 1000 Lipid and Amino (up from 20 Lipid, 800 Amino)
- Tutorial has been disabled
- Resources now respawn in a random location when consumed
- All Amino resources have a starting value of 500
- All Lipid resources have a starting value of 200
- There are 2 neutral capital baddies floating around, they will respawn in a random location when killed
- Various AI tweaks
- No spawn safety! You might spawn close to another player or some neutral units, be prepared
- You get an extra phage when you spawn in
- Arrangement of newly spawned units is more tightly clustered

If you die or want to restart, hit "Surrender" in the universe screen (default hotkey "P").

Deepfield has some pretty unique core concepts and mechanics; it's about time we explain some of these things to you.

If you're dropping into a universe for the first time, you will be presented with a short tutorial which will teach you the basics of Deepfield. We have tried to keep things interesting by introducing a little lore at the same time.

We really want to know how you found the tutorial so be sure to press F8 and let us know how you went!


We have upgraded the graphics in a few areas of the game:

• New background items with added parallax effect.
  
• The substance which the units move around in is now affected by movement.
  
• Fog of war reveals smoothly and colours have been changed to make it obvious what can be seen, what has been revealed and what is unknown.

• Universe button has been replaced with a sector minimap. This allows players to view adjacent sectors by clicking on the corresponding square. Universe panel can still be opened via hotkey.
  
• Co-ordinates of the current sector are shown above the minimap.
  
• Feedback button moved to the top of the screen.
  
• Painful sound effects (like clicking buttons) have been made less painful.

• Picking a start location on the edge would cause the game to timeout.
  
• The "range" stat in the unit stat panel was broken for some units.
  
• Custom keybinds are now saved correctly.
  
• Selecting small units when they are under larger ones is now possible (e.g. Phages under the Amoeba).