We are in the second last week of campaign missions. Almost all units have missions at by this point with the missions for this week for striders and heavy turrets. Remember to post feedback: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/24614The first tournament of…

On the third-to-last week of campaign missions, my Commander sent to me:Three floating StridersTwo Jumpbot missionsand a Nuclear Missile Silo.Post your feedback here: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/24594

The missions are increasing in size as we enter the final few weeks of the campaign release. The missions this week take place in epic battles involving combinations of planes, striders and cross-map artillery. Be sure to post feedback: http://zero-k.i…

We have recently switched to a new rating system. Elo is being replaced by Whole history rating. Although generally very similar to the old ratings, this means that rating values have changed for every player. Here are the most important things to know about the new system:

Core concepts that remained the same

• Winning increases your rating, losing decreases your rating.
• Defeating a higher rated player counts more than defeating a lower rated player.
• Chance of victory is derived directly from the difference in rating between two players.
• Rating decreases during periods of inactivity but is fully restored after playing a few games.

Main differences to the old system

• The rating reacts faster to skill changes, especially noticeable for newer and casual players.
• Instead of a single rating, the entire history of each player is memorized.
• There are small daily rating adjustments. These are independent of activity and serve to optimize the rating’s accuracy based on past games.

Why change a working system?

• Lessen the impact of smurfs due to much faster rating adjustments even for old accounts.
• More accurate and stable ladders that are less susceptible to the outcome of single games.
• The new system is a base for additional statistics that weren’t possible before.

This is just a very basic summary. If you want to learn more I suggest you check out the related forum thread or the original publication.

This week’s campaign missions are another two-for-one, unlocking units with two unusual movement types: spiders and ships. These factories are a bit unorthodox and allow for new strategies. As usual, post feedback for these missions in the feedback thread: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/24530

Experience-per-level has been re-scaled to lower the maximum level and give players more time around level four. There are also other fixes, including a fix for losing when a resurrected commander dies.

In other news, a tournament is being arranged for next weekend. See this thread for more details: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/24531

This week the campaign takes to the air with the release of missions for the Gunship Factory. There are also three Jumpbot/Athena bonus missions, look for Firewalker near the Hovercraft area. As always, post feedback in the feedback thread: http://zero…

At 36 missions the campaign is now over half-released. This week we have missions for the tank factory along with bonus missions missions featuring terraform, a free-for-all and the Super Extreme Kodachi Rally. These missions are more varied than those…

This week of the campaign is a two-for-one combo with the release of missions for two factories. These missions show various aspected on mixed land/sea combat with hovercraft and amphibious bots. Tell us what you think in the feedback thread: http://ze…

The itch.io release push is complete. Thanks to everyone who contributed, commented or configured the page. Here is the link: https://zerok.itch.io/zero-k

How does this affect those here? Many reading this already have Zero-K. Well, itch.io is potentially a way to gain players but it takes a little interaction on our part. If people could

• Create itch account and rate or review our itch page,
• Refer friends/strangers via our itch page,
• Generally be whatever a “Mobilized Fanbase” is,

then we should climb in the itch rankings and be seen by many more people. You need itch to rate or review but it seems worth getting in any case, it’s like a game jam that never stops giving.