Ravaged - A Post Apocalyptic Shooter

[Kinsman]

Some info on 2 Dawn and Ravaged:

2 Dawn:

Established in 2009, 2 Dawn is dead set on bringing the fun back to games.
Our team is made up of passionate gamers with AAA game development experience.
We have worked on titles such as Battlefield, DesertCombat, Frontlines and more, but now we are ready to break some rules and make some games that bring the community together for some laugh out loud experiences.

Our focus is on online core gaming that requires skill, teamwork and diapers because you are going to piss your pants.
Join our forums, sign up for beta and lets begin the ride together.

Ravaged the game:

Ravaged is a first person shooter online multiplayer game set upon a post-apocalyptic earth devastated by natural disasters caused by the sun's solar flares. It chronicles the struggle between the “Resistance” and the “Scavengers” as they fight one another in order to gain an upper hand in an ongoing war for survival, territory and resources.

In general, the Scavengers are an outnumbering, oppressive, murdering group of lawless criminals that wish to claim all land and resources for themselves. They will stop at nothing in order to accomplish their goal.

The Resistance is a group of resistance fighters hell bent on restoring civilization. These civilians were able to seek shelter as the world succumbed to natural disasters during the year 2012, taking with them precious goods and weapons while the criminals and less fortunate lived off the land.

Ravaged is an action game. Furthermore it is a multiplayer only First Person Shooter with Vehicles, Team Objectives, and skill based gameplay.
The team behind Ravaged worked on titles such as the Desert Combat, Battlefield 2, Frontlines and more.
We are developers with AAA game experience that wanted to create a team based game that requires skill and over the top fun.

Ravaged is currently developing and is in Closed Beta Status now, releasing on PC in spring 2012 via Steam and other PC distribution methods.
Overview
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=21
Concept Art
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=18
Screenshots
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=19
Weapons
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=20
Characters
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=34
Vehicles
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=35

From their forum: Mini-FAQ
http://www.2dawn.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=3&id=128&Itemid=24
Just a small snipit of what's to be expected, hit the link above for the full list:

Players: Up to 64 (32v32)
Character Customization: Post-release
Dedicated Servers: Yes
Player-Owned Servers: Yes
Dedicated Server Tools: Yes
RCON Tools: Yes
Anti-Cheat: VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat)

Info from around the web:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/14/ravaged-footage-will-gyrocopter-into-your-heart/
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/121/1218649p1.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/ravaged/16000










Closed Beta Info

Ravaged's "Early Beta" keys are redeemed through Steam, so just start Steam and follow these directions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhDUerj1jn4&feature=related"
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5414-TFBN-1352

There's still a lot which is in progress (bug reporting here
http://www.2dawn.com/report-a-bug
and suggestions here
[ur]lhttp://ravaged.ideascale.com/a/ideafactory.do?id=18951&mode=top&discussionFilter=byids&discussionID=28345[/url]
For example, In addition to bugs and polish, we're working on adding the attached moving base, which is going to be pretty over the top and a unique vehicle in FPS gaming.

The best time to play is Sundays at 1PM EDT or 7PM EDT (that's when the devs play with the community). The other official community playtests are Wednesdays and Fridays (also at 1PM & 7PM EDT).

The dev team is on TeamSpeak a lot:
TeamSpeak: IP Address: [url="http://ny2.leetts.com:10008/"]NY2.LeetTS.com:10008[/url] (password: madne55)

Here are your keys...have fun!

If after reading that you would like a beta key, then please PM me, that way you won't be missed! I have as many as Games On Net can use

[Brunius]

I saw this a while ago, looks pretty interesting. Knowing my tastes, the gyrocopter will likely be all I use =3

[Kinsman]

Would you like a key for the beta?

[Anon. E. Moose]

Would you like a key for the beta?

Yes please.

[Disco LT]

Seconded, looks awesome

[Kinsman]

In (all) your PM now.

BTW if GON is interested in doing an article, or an official giveaway that can be organised too. I did send a message about this to the newsbot a week or so ago, but it seems to be snoozing.

[lucassot]

PM sent

edit: Thanks!

[Kinsman]

new interview with the devs.

[Matty]

Would also like beta key is any available.

EDIT: Pm Sent.

[Disco LT]

In (all) your PM now.

BTW if GON is interested in doing an article, or an official giveaway that can be organised too. I did send a message about this to the newsbot a week or so ago, but it seems to be snoozing.

Nice, thank you very much!

[Kinsman]

Just an update that all my 260 Steam keys are now gone. But thats ok, I have another 100 Redeemable codes left, you will just need to redeem your key on their site from here on in.

http://www.2dawn.com/games/giveaways

[DarkMellie]

Kinsman old chum! Big D member here


Would love a Beta key, I've been watching this for a while now, very interested in seeing RAGE done right

[Kinsman]

In your PM now.

[Matty]

Just had a bash, pretty fun! Though it was hard playing on 120+ ping as none of the aussie servers were populated.

[Kinsman]

I've handed out 265 keys so far so that should impove, tell your mates to come and get a key.

Also if you could check the 2 AU servers are up would be right handy. I just did some work on them with the aim of improving the server lag experienced last night when they were full.