Hi-Rez Studios Releases Latest Update To Tribes: Ascend
New Capture The Flag Maps, New Servers, and Badge for Beta Participants
ATLANTA. March 20, 2012. Today, Hi-Rez Studios introduces another significant update to the Open Beta of the free-to-play fast-action multiplayer shooter Tribes: Ascend.
Patch Highlights include:
- Added Sunstar, a new Capture the Flag map.
- Temple Ruins, a Capture the Flag map, has been revised based on community feedback and returns to the Quick Play rotation.
- Additional European servers added. Region selection includes Europe – London and Europe – Amsterdam.
- Additional Asian servers added. Region selection includes Asia – Japan, and Asia – Singapore
- Server performance optimizations.
- More polished reticules and HUD icons. Also, users may now disable unwanted HUD elements using SETTINGS menu.
- User settings now stored server-side. Settings may be reset with this patch but settings should be preserved upon future patches.
Other balance changes, features, and bug-fixes are detailed here.
Hi-Rez Studios also announced their intent to reward the very active Beta community. When Tribes: Ascend officially releases on April 12th, all Beta players who have reached level 10 will receive an exclusive in-game Beta badge.
To play Tribes: Ascend Open Beta today visit: http://www.tribesascend.com. All player progress and unlocks in Beta will be preserved through release with no planned character wipes.
For press assets, including art, trailers and screenshots, visit: http://press.hirezstudios.com.
About Hi-Rez Studios
Hi-Rez Studios was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment. In February 2010 the company released their first title, the squad-based shooter MMO Global Agenda. The team is now developing two other AAA free-to-play online games: Tribes: Ascend, the next installment of the popular Tribes franchise; and the upcoming action MOBA game SMITE. For more information, please contact press@hirezstudios.com or visit www.hirezstudios.com.
