SMASH TOGETHER Giveaway

Get ready for the SMASH TOGETHER Giveaway, starting today! We’ve got some great prizes up for grabs.

• We’re giving our players a daily chance to score one of our hardware prize packages, plus Smash+Grab swag!
  
• Own the game? You’ll also receive two free trial keys to share and team up with friends. (Valid for play until midnight PDT Saturday, October 8th, 2016)
  
• And, our discounted launch price has been extended!

All of this is to say thank you for the support of our Early Access Launch Week.

Now assemble your crew and smash it up!

Official Giveaway Rules:

1. The “SMASH TOGETHER Giveaway” runs from 2:00pm PDT Tuesday October 4th, 2016, until 11:59pm PDT Saturday October 8th, 2016.
   
2. Prizes offered include:
   
   • (1) Alienware Aurora R5 Desktop PC (with Roccat keyboard and mouse), valued at $1800 USD. (Grand Prize)
     
   • (15) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics cards, valued at $300 USD ea.
     
   • (51) SMASH+GRAB T-shirts, valued at $11 USD ea.
     
   • (153) SMASH+GRAB stickers, valued at $1 USD ea.
3. To be eligible to win daily prizes (including NVidia graphics cards, T-shirts and stickers) each account-holder must fulfill the following requirements:
   
   • Complete three matches of Smash+Grab for that day of the giveaway, before midnight PDT each day. A match is defined as a full game played in Ransack, Takeback or Practice mode, completed through to the Match Results screen.
     
   • Complete all instructions presented to them to claim their prize, including answering a skill-testing question.
     
   • Be 18 years of age or older.
4. All daily entries over the course of the giveaway are automatically entered into the Grand Prize draw for the Alienware PC package, the winner of which to be announced at the end of the giveaway period.
   
5. Winners will be chosen by random draw to answer a skill-testing question. If the skill-testing question is answered correctly, the winner may claim their prize.
   
6. All prizes offered may not be awarded. If a prize is unclaimed after 3 days, a new winner will be drawn. This process will continue until the prize is claimed, up to a reasonable time as determined by United Front Games Ltd.
   
7. Once drawn, winners will be notified in-game and asked to provide a contact email address. By providing this email address and answering the skill-testing question to claim their prize, winners consent to having their Steam Profile Name displayed by United Front Games and Smash+Grab in public spaces including but not limited to Steam, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
   
8. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of entrants.
   
9. Void in Quebec, and wherever prohibited.
   
10. The “SMASH TOGETHER Giveaway” is held, officiated and fulfilled by United Front Games Ltd. Contact information below.
    
    United Front Games Ltd.
    
    3rd Floor - 1128 Homer Street
    
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    
    Canada V6B 2S2
    

    Update Notes

    Patch Notes - October 5, 2016

    1. Optimisation
       
       • Added general gameplay performance optimisations, as well as some specific opts around store smashing and looting
    2. Stability
       
       • Fixed a gameplay crash that was occurring for some users
    3. Matchmaking
       
       • Teams will now be more fairly balanced in accordance to their level
         
       • Fixed a bug that caused disconnects during matchmaking

    Patch Notes - October 3, 2016

    1. Matchmaking
       
       • Player levels are now more evenly balanced between teams
         
       • Quickplay matches are now more evenly balanced between Takeback and Ransack
    2. Bug Fixes
       
       • Fixed most instances of a black screen occurring when loading into the game

    Patch Notes - September 29, 2016

    1. Balance and Gameplay
       
       • Lowered Tenblade’s base health regeneration rate to 1.15 hp/second (was 2hp/sec)
         
       • Increased Scatter’s base health to 240 (was 230)
         
       • Increased Etch’s base health to 250 (was 235)
         
       • Lowered the threshold to trigger Reaper’s Early Release to 20% (was 25%)
         
       • Reduced damage on Reaper’s ability to 40 (was 50)
         
       • Auto Nailgun Ice Mod:
         
         • Increased Damage by 45%
           
         • Reduced Freeze effect by 5%
       • Commands issued to your crew with the chat wheel (ALT) now last 30 seconds
         
       • Tuned the steering for Upscribe’s charge blade attack - he stabs like you want him to now!
         
       • Tuned Strike ties - Weapon clashes now happen more often
         
       • Fixed jittering when two Leaders loot a store at the same time

    2. Matchmaking
       
       • Fixed bug where user was unable to match make certain modes if their leader closes client while in lobby
         
       • Fixed bug where changing your character during the last 10 seconds could cause you to have a broken loadout
         
       • Added automatic re-queue for match making if you have been disconnected from the websocket
         
       • Players in a party will now be removed from the matchmaking queue if they disconnect
         
       • Players now earn a badge for leveling up their account to milestones of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100. This badge displays on the Loading Screen and can be seen by other players

    3. Other Bugs & Optimisation
       
       • Fixed a bug where players would sometimes perform actions before respawning, and occasionally slide around when spawning in
         
       • Fixed a bug where leaders would sometimes respawn doing a hit reaction
         
       • Fixed a bug where Scatter and Tenblade were not getting the proper buff when activating their Rally Command (F Key). (Their crew got the buff but the leaders were missing it.)
         
       • Fixed a bug where some Achievements were broken for accounts that participated in the Closed Beta
         
       • Fixed Reaper’s Passive so it auto-kills immediately, instead of 1 second late
         
       • Fixed a bug that could cause your friends list to look wrong when you got a message.
         
       • Optimised glass hit effect to look better and cost less performance
         
       • Optimised shadow-casting lights on medium and high settings
         
       • Fixed Tenblade’s name in her rally description

    4. Stability
       
       • We’ve added more stuff under the hood to help us better diagnose problems as they happen
         
       • Shortened and reduced number of callstacks on crash page
         
       • Added extra logging to the client for output logs
         
       • Doubled the default connection timeouts
         
       • Match types and modes are now marked correctly in match histories table

       About the Game

       SMASH+GRAB is an underground competition where gangs of the future battle it out for loot, weapons, and infamy inside a corporate urban dystopia. Assemble your crew and team up with other players to fight, loot, and craft your weaponry to come out on top.

       Assemble your Crew

       • Each player leads a gang of five: A leader, a lieutenant, and 3 soldiers
         
       • Choose from a selection of melee and ranged characters
         
       • Combine abilities with your gang and teammates for deadly strategy
         
       • Level up characters to unlock hundreds of perks and clothing items

       Smash it Up

       • Fight against and alongside players and their AI-controlled gangs
         
       • Use strikes, grapples, counters, evades, and brutal finishers
         
       • Each leader has unique combat moves and abilities
         
       • Gang members have their own distinct AI personalities that can be influenced by the leader

       Grab what you Can

       • Everything you need to win can be found by looting and taking down enemies
         
       • Loot a variety of weapons to upgrade your gang
         
       • Craft unique & deadly weapon mods from the ingredients you loot
         
       • First team to reach the cash target wins