{"id":201,"date":"2021-04-03T10:32:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T14:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/?p=201"},"modified":"2021-08-22T19:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T23:06:21","slug":"announcing-the-arkfront-spring-2021-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/?p=201","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Arkfront Spring 2021 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A major update for Arkfront (version 2.0) is launching this month and improves the experience in virtually every way. You can download Arkfront on the Apple App Store:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/arkfront\/id1458227052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_RGB_wht_092917.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" width=\"158\" height=\"53\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Major Features:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bounties<\/li><li>Boss Rush mode<\/li><li>Battle Haptics<\/li><li>New leaderboards<\/li><li>Join the community Discord right from the main menu<\/li><li>iCloud Save Syncing between devices is now supported<\/li><li>UI Improvements<\/li><li>Quality of life improvements<\/li><li>Performance and bug fixes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bounties:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bounties are a new way to take on side-quests and earn extra rewards. Each sector has a bounty associated with it and you must fulfill the requirements before the end of the sector to earn the rewards. A large pool of bounties are available from day 1, and more will be added in the summer 2021 update.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved Haptics:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Feel the action more intensely than ever before.<\/li><li>Bullets and explosions now vibrate iPhone devices in a highly precise way.<\/li><li>(This option is customizable from the Pause screen and the Options screen)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boss Rush Mode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Battle bosses from the campaign one after another. How long can you survive?<\/li><li>A new GameCenter leaderboard has been added to complement this.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UI Improvements:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>New multi-language support for the danger message when encountering a boss.<\/li><li>It should no longer be possible to tap through parts of the UI into others.<\/li><li>Added bounty display to the level intro.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"781\" height=\"574\" src=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/discord_anim_preview.gif\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"204\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/discord_anim_preview.gif\" data-link=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/?attachment_id=204\" class=\"wp-image-204\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"203\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/?attachment_id=203\" class=\"wp-image-203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355-576x1024.png 576w, http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355-169x300.png 169w, http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355-768x1365.png 768w, http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355-864x1536.png 864w, http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355-1152x2048.png 1152w, http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0355.png 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality of Life Improvements:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It is now possible to skip the intro cutscene and load into the game faster.<\/li><li>A new Icons view is available from the Galactic Map and describes the icons in a new, easy to read way.<\/li><li>It is now possible to join the community Discord server from the main menu. You can also join it earlier by clicking here.<\/li><li>The odds of events and random drops happening have been improved.<\/li><li>Now possible to play the game on your device upside down.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bug Fixes and Performance:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Switched to the latest version of the GameMaker engine which improves memory management.<\/li><li>Improved the management of resources entering and leaving memory to reduce overall consumption and keep the game running for longer in the background.<\/li><li>Significantly reduced CPU utilization should reduce heat and power consumption.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this major update the price of Arkfront will rise from $2.99 to $3.99. If you like what you see, you can support Arkfront by buying it before this update is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/arkfront\/id1458227052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Download_on_the_App_Store_Badge_US-UK_RGB_wht_092917.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" width=\"154\" height=\"51\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/arkfront\/id1458227052\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/arkfront\/id1458227052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/arkfront\/id1458227052<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major update for Arkfront (version 2.0) is launching this month and improves the experience in virtually every way. You can download Arkfront on the Apple App Store: New Major Features: Bounties Boss Rush mode Battle Haptics New leaderboards Join the community Discord right from the main menu iCloud Save Syncing between devices is now &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/?p=201\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Announcing the Arkfront Spring 2021 Update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224,"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkfront.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}