Since the first weekend of Closed Alpha 2, we’ve been hard at work tweaking and updating SOS based on the feedback we’ve received from each of you. Here’s a quick breakdown of the changes that you can expect to see when you return to La Cuna Island this weekend Oct 14&15 9am-9pm PT.

European server support

We have expanded our server coverage to now include European regions. We will continue expanding our server support throughout Closed Alpha 2 and beyond, but we hope that this allows even more of our eager Contestants to face off on La Cuna Island.

The Beard is Back

We know the big question on everyone’s mind last time they visited was “What happened to the facial hair?” Yes, The Biker’s face was a little naked when last we saw him, but we’re glad to report that he can return to La Cuna Island unshaven this weekend if that’s your preferred look.

Papayas for everyone!

One goal going into the next weekend is to make the make the first-time play experience more friendly. To this end, you should find that the first papaya tree you encounter will be closer to the beach than before allowing for tree-punching opportunities right away. Contestants may also find containers along the paths leading away from the beaches containing skulls to be used as an early defensive measure.

Introducing…

The intro to each match sets the stage for the hilarity that is about to follow. We are constantly updating the intro environment to offer you the optimal platform to put on your best performance.

Reporting

We are dedicated to preserving fair play and enforcing appropriate behavior in SOS. We updated our reporting UI to make reporting players who violate our Code of Conduct easier and fixed a bug that stopped some players from reporting others during the intro. We have also added Warn/Suspend/Ban frontend messaging to make sure players know when and why action is taken against their accounts.

Vote Duration

Let your voices be heard! We are extending the vote duration to let more of the audience make an impact on the match. Helicopter max search time is also being increased.

Extraction Site

Our aim is for there to be balanced trade-offs at each of our extraction sites, so we’re always tuning to adjust the patterns we see in player behavior. We’ve added a new extraction site to La Cuna Island, so fire a flare and try it out.

Once Bitten

We found that Hupia bite attacks were doing more damage than expected. We lowered the Hupia bite damage to prevent them from chaining attacks repeatedly and dealing excessive DPS. We also lowered the HP of small Hupia slightly.

Jukebox Mode

Some people just want to talk like dolphins. Or maybe some dolphins just want to talk with people. Either way, our previous audio filters didn’t work with people using soundboards. Check this if you want to optimize your audio for soundboards or other non-human voices.

Smoking Kills

Smoke bomb radius was reduced as it was found to be a little overpowering in certain situations.

Bug Fixes

Fixed crash bugs that were affecting some of our players.

Improved melee collision on breakable objects to make busting through doors with axes feel even better.

Fixed a number of areas where players could get stuck on geometry

Fixed various visual glitches on different characters.

Fixed issues with Item use while gesturing.

As always, if you have any feedback about these updates or SOS in general, let us hear it at feedback.sosgame.com