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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 15h

A new patch for #Wildgate is now live!

This small update includes:

✅ New Training Mode added
✅ Legion AI/Ships - Hazard changes
✅ UI changes to support future new game modes

Check out the full changelog for details.

📡 wildgate.gg/Oct9Patch

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 7d

🚨 NEW WILDGATE ANOMALIES DETECTED 🚨

💥 SPEC OPS SCATTER CANNON 💥
-Pushes ships away

🌐 KINETIC SHIELD GENERATOR 🌐
>+20% shields
>50% less dmg from mines/bomb traps/bomb cannons

🗺 QUANTUM PROBE SENSOR 🗺
>+300m scan range, scanned ships stay on map longer, reveals Artifact

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 7d

Yesssss can't wait!

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 14d

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 14d

▶ wildgate.gg/devupdate2

Dev Update #2: What's Next

What our team has been working on, and what's coming soon.

wildgate.gg

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 14d

Our second Dev Update is here!

TLDR:

- New Game Mode and Ship - perfect for smaller crews (Season 1, late Nov)
- Hallowed Beyond - our first seasonal event! Coming Oct 23
- New player tutorial improvements
- Steam Free Weekend and Free Trial (WIP)

📝Link to blog in bio/reply tweet!

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 21d

🚨 NEW WILDGATE ANOMALIES DETECTED 🚨

🌐 DEFENSE DRONE
- Hardpoint drone that shoots enemy torpedoes

👾 LEGION PATROLS
- Legion ships patrol the Reach, enemies may board your ship

⚡ DEAD SENSORS HAZARD
- Dead ships won’t show on map
- No player or ship kills in kill feed

Beat back the Legion now!

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · 24d

🛠 PLANNED DOWNTIME 🛠

Wildgate servers will be taken offline briefly for planned maintenance this Tuesday morning.

🔸Start - 4am PDT, 9/16
🔸End - 5am PDT, 9/16

We'll update here if plans change!

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 9

UPDATE: We've implemented a temp fix for these issues.

- Missions are now only counted "once" when completed
- XP earned from missions is back to normal
- We'll patch in a more permanent fix soon

Thanks again for your reports--and your patience!

Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 9

We're currently investing an issue affecting XP!

As a result of this issue, you may see the following abnormalities on your end-of-match summary screen:

🔸More missions completed than you'd expect
🔸More XP earned than usual

Thanks for your reports! More updates to come...

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 9

We're currently investing an issue affecting XP!

As a result of this issue, you may see the following abnormalities on your end-of-match summary screen:

🔸More missions completed than you'd expect
🔸More XP earned than usual

Thanks for your reports! More updates to come...

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 9

A new patch for #Wildgate is now live!

This small update includes:

✅ Adjustments to ship collision
✅ Updates to weapons and equipment
✅ Further fine tuning for Laser Ram and Shock Field
✅ And bug fixes!

Check out the full changelog for details.

📡 wildgate.gg/Sept9Patch

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 3

🚨 MORE ANOMALIES DETECTED 🚨

Two additional anomalies have been spotted in the Reach!

☄️ ANCIENT TRACTOR BEAM
- Double the ammo
- Pulls *and* pushes objects

🔥 TURBO CLAMP JET
- Shorter duration
- Stronger boooooost

Good luck. Have fun. Do crimes.

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 2

🚨 NEW ANOMALY DETECTED 🚨

Weapon Artifacts have arrived in the Reach!

This new Artifact type packs a deadly punch—firing a short-range laser beam that deals heavy damage to ships, prospectors, and more...

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 2

Our first mid-season patch for #Wildgate is now live!

HIGHLIGHTS:

🤖 Easy and Hard vs. AI modes
👛 Weekly missions to earn credits
⚖️ Lots of balance changes & bug fixes
➕ And more!

Check out the full changelog for additional details.

📡 wildgate.gg/Sept2Patch

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Sep 2

🔥 SALE ALERT 🔥

Space Crime Summer ain't over yet: From September 2-8, Game Pass Core members can save 33% on #Wildgate on Xbox Series X|S!

✨ wildgate.gg/xbox

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 29

Seeking a friend for the edge of the universe?

We know just the place... OUR OFFICIAL DISCORD!

- Hang out with our Wildgate devs
- Share feedback, report bugs
- Earn prizes from community challenges
- Look for crews—and more!

Join us 💜 discord.gg/playwildgate

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 28

Your feedback has already made #Wildgate a better game!

Let us know how we can KEEP improving by taking our short survey. All responses are welcome—even if you've never played or purchased.

(PS: It should only take a few minutes to complete!)

✍️ wildgate.gg/surveysocial

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 27

🔥⌛️ LAST CHANCE ⌛️🔥

Our Steam sale ends TOMORROW at 10am PDT.

Good times + space crimes await: Loot your copy today (for yourself or a friend) to join some of the wildest spaceship battles in the universe!

✨ wildgate.gg/steam

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 27

👋 Crew up
🚀 Ship out
☄️ Fly around
💥 Find out

Here's #Wildgate in 60 SECONDS!

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wildgate.gg/steam
wildgate.gg/playstation
wildgate.gg/xbox

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 26

Taken a walk towards the Wildgate yet?

If you're looking for some hot tips on how to live long and prospect in the cold of space, look no further... ✨📚🛰️

Here's our Rookie's Guide to the Reach!

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 24

Twitch Drops have returned for a limited time!

Just link your accounts and tune in to earn:

🔸 Pixel Sammo & Ion Sprays
🔸 Pixel Kae & Adrian Sprays
🔸 Lightning Void Hunter Syle

(Ends Aug 27)

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HOW TO LINK: wildgate.gg/accountlink
WHERE TO WATCH: wildgate.gg/twitch

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 22

A new hotfix is now live on all platforms!

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✅ Fixed an issue that was causing matches to form with too wide of a skill rating variance between teams

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As a result of this fix, match quality should see a big improvement (however, matchmaking times may increase slightly).

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 22

🚨 NEW ANOMALY DETECTED 🚨

Ancient relics have been spotted in the Reach!

These mysterious objects can now be found in loot rooms. Click on them if you dare, and get teleported to who knows where...

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 21

Our first dev update is out!

Here's a TL;DR:

- Free trial in the works
- Versus AI grants XP, adding difficulty settings
- Weekly credit quests, balance changes
- More anomalies w/better variety
- Removed paid seasonal adventure tracks
- And more

🛰️ wildgate.gg/devupdate

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Wildgate - OUT NOW! @playwildgate.com · Aug 21

Your ticket to the Reach just went on sale...

For the next week, #Wildgate is 34% off on Steam!

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Ain't no space crime like the present: Grab a friend (or three) and dive in to a spaceship crew-based PvP shooter that's out-of-this-world.

✨ wildgate.gg/steam

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