Hello Identity Backers, Thank you for pledging towards the development of Identity! Our records indicate that a pledge was made from this email address and that you're interested in project updates. This month in development Wow, what a month. It's been busy here at Asylum as usual, so let's get down to the interesting stuff! As expected, our current focus is on the Town Square so that we can get it out to you as soon as possible. We're finalising the interior of the library and art gallery (shared within one building) and adding polish to the environment. Once the clothing store interior is complete following that, the Town Square environment is ready to go. We'll continuously be adding more art after release though; specifically for house furnishings, decorations and clothing. In addition to the environment art, Miroslav (character artist) has been creating all sorts of hair assets which allow us to show hair appropriately when wearing a hat or helmet. This is a big task for him as it means making variations to match the hat options for each length of hair, but in the end it'll ensure your hair always looks as you'd expect when wearing headgear. Hair under a hat; work in progress Right next to the clothing shop you'll find a bicycle store where you can get a sneak preview of some of the bikes you'll be able to ride around in the full Identity release. We showed you a bicycle work in progress last blog post and now you can see the finished result of that below. This image will give you a rough idea of the detail level you'll see in Identity's vehicles. Ridable bicycle With more final systems coming online for the Town Square release, we now have functioning phones. Each player will start with a cellphone, although you'll be able to upgrade it with three mobile OS options available. The phone OS' each have a unique and interesting style. Characters also have a designated phone number assigned when they're created; you'll be able to get a custom number for a fee. These phones work just as you'd expect. You're able to dial up another player and speak with voice remotely. Businesses can even get a business line which, when called, will contact a member of that corporation who's online. Shot from an internal system test: advertising While the art of the billboard above isn't final, it gives you a very good idea of what you can expect in Identity for advertising. That's right, you can really publish messages around the world through billboards and other means. Corporations and those running for government office can purchase billboard space to help get their message out. You'll select a graphical template from a large list of options and then attach a brief message or other customization to make it your own. These billboards can also be moderated by the server operators. There are other similar advertising systems, too. For example digital road signs can be made to show custom messages by the current government. We can't wait to show you more of Identity, and we'll soon have that opportunity with the release of an overhauled website. Those current pledge packages are about to go away forever, and some of the rewards won't be available for purchase again after the new website changes. Also, follow us on our Twitch channel if you'd like to stop in and ask questions of the developers. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday you'll find a few developers playing a random game from 4pm EST to 5pm EST. Ask any questions and they'll be happy to answer on stream. Catch some of Identity's developers hard at work and see how they make the magic happen: we'll be providing development streaming dates and times on Twitter, soon! -- John VanderZwet Let's Make Identity Great! Identity's development is going great thanks to the support of people like you, but systems like these take a lot of manpower and resources to create. Identity has an awesome community behind it, but when more people know about what we're creating and our budget grows from pledges, we can not only work faster but we can do more, too. If you're as excited to play Identity as we are making it, help spread the word. The gaming industry has needed a game like Identity for too long; let's make it great together!

Guys I forgot here is the Karaoke machine they showed today at the end of the twitch stream. https://gyazo.com/4bf799ce49f130beae2184cbf89869b0

Hey @Lexan @Tanner_ @CareKajze @Cuuka Thank you for your praise but I think the whole community here does very much a lot too and I think they deserve as much praise as me. This whole community is welcoming like no other I have heard and well that is also something; however like @JamesLuck01 said, that cookie is too delicious and so I will be eating mine alone, however you guys can have a different one . Also I think I would not be here helping as fast as I do without the community being such a great asset as a whole. You guys help out a lot and are worth the time to me as this is a fantastic community to be a part of and so I will be here and do what I do best, help everyone out as much as I can. It also however is in my nature to help people out as it is my personality. Have fun and see you in the TS module hopefully. (PS: I will eat your cookies if you don't eat them first ) Kind regards, LuckyDuck.

" The gaming industry has needed a game like Identity for too long; let's make it great together! " So true SOON

@CareKajze That cookie looks too delicious to share.

if i was a betting man, July 1st. but i could honestly see them doing a weekday release since less people would be able to get on since alot of people work during weekdays, would be easier on the servers without knowing how they will handle

Its so EXCITING!

Warning: If you are going to watch their twitch stream, expect a boatload of "Wheres strife" or "Strife or riot"

" We're finalising the interior of the library and art gallery (shared within one building) and adding polish to the environment. Once the clothing store interior is complete following that, the Town Square environment is ready to go. " SOON

Light hearted joke it was not. Insult it was to be. HMM.

Thank you for your kind words, @Lexan Realy appreciate it. There is nothing to add to the words of @LuckyDuck: We as a community

I just wanted to add which I forgot for my "OP": I forgot to add that; "We as a community" are all a part of shaping the community into how it is today and not just one member. We Moderators may add the finishing touches but it is the community as a whole which makes up how it shapes itself!

This cookie look tasty :q

Welcome to the forums and thanks for the pledge!

It's true, I have been here for quite some time now but I am not that active here as I am on Reddit or Discord. Literally every thread or question asked he is always there to help people. Good job mate, you deserve a cookie! P.S. James and others you can share this cookie with LuckyDuck

First and foremost, I'd like to say hi. I'm jenni, im an avid gamer with a good system (still being upgraded too) I've beta tested and alpha tested a lot of games, and I pledged $30 so that I can join in with the beta testing! I just found out about this game earlier actually, my friend posted a trailer on facebook and I was like Damn im buying it. So, I'm excited for this game now, it looks very promising and I hope that the game is as good as it sounds! I hope the community is good and that this game does well! PC Specs so far:: Core i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz 16GB DDR3 RAM 4TB HDD EVGA GeForce 1060 6GB EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 PSU

Hi All, Looking forward to jumping into the game with you all. I don't even have a PC capable of the game yet haha. Better get shopping....Any recommendations on specs needed would be helpful.

The game itself won't be out until mid next year for a good estimate but the TS Module will be before end of August likely and I am sure it will be sooner than that but who knows.

so... paratus is running for president. #MakeMoparaGreatAgain

Thanks for your continued support and additions to the forums Lucky. We highly appreciate your contributions <33

dev blog Here you go and I will be closing this thread.

I backed on kickstarter and so before you receive it, the earlier you backed to the game the quicker you will receive it!

just be patient, it LITERALLY started to roll out and they probably have thousands of emails for their system to send to, make sure you are subscribed to receive news letter and just wait. i havent gotten mine yet but others have

I have donated and I have not received the email. And the previous dev blog if they came to me.

Welcome Father. I like what you've been doing around here. Appreciate the dedication. Oh, and I'd appreciate it if you gave me a heads up and report the crimes to me if anyone sins to you. With your testimony of their confessions to you, I'm sure we can put the criminal elements behind bars.

Hello, I'm currently a Catholic Seminarian who is on his way to the Priesthood. I was wondering if it were possible to play as a Priest in Identity? Or perhaps it's even possible to go up the ladder and become a Bishop or Cardinal? Also would it be possible to have religious occupations such as Rabbis or Buddhist Monks? I think this would be a great asset to add to the game. Thank you for answering my question.

Maybe if having to ask how to join, you shouldnt be joining???

This is also a way to start playing .. somehow.

I've recently heard about the Gmod Monolith RP mod, not played it yet but it looks good!

No comment.

I love this idea! Can I buy custom mercy for myself and friends?

There are no official information yet, but the devs say if your PC can handle Games like GTA:V, ARMA3 or ARK it should be fine. So the GTX 1070 is very good and the CPU is a bit older but should not be a problem i think.

Welcome to the community Codes320!

Hello @Larry_Johnson and Welcome to the Identity community! Please check out the 2 FAQ's (Linked in my signature). Have a browse and also check out some of these people on YT: @PowerGaming7, @TheDynasty and @AUSTV. Enjoy the wait and nice to meet you and if you have any questions, just feel free to PM me or @Radack or @LuckyDuck or anyone really as everyone is happy to help out as much as they can! Have a great day and cya later, James

Hello and Welcome to the Identity community! Please enjoy your time here and while you do have a look at the 2 FAQ's linked in my signature! What business do you look to open up? Have a nice day and see you around. Cheerio, James.

Thanks Mate, I'll work with that. Cheers

Oh I know it's out of date, the PSU, vid card and ram are all new, im waiting for some money to cme in to get my X99 motherboard and my new 6core i7 cpu to match it. Already have a Corsair h80i liquid cooling for the new cpu. SSD is coming as well.

I really hope they have an AE86 because I just want to hear this while i'm driving through the mountains at night.

@Lexan Don't worry about your accent, people in america love foreign accents. Just enjoy the game and have fun!

There's so many other games which you can play while you're waiting for the game comes out. Kill the time before it kills you.

Please! I think you are the foolish one here LuciousTimes! Your claims of tomfoolery are preposterous, its just a light-hearted joke!

BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP BEEP BOOP Sir, you are under arrest for grammatically correct sentences. Please refer to chapter 47 of the police manual for further information on how to solve this problem. As stated, "Any Citizen to not use a question mark at the end of a question will be fined 500$", so I'm sorry sir that I must do this. You must pay back this fine by the end of this month or you shall be put in prison for 6 months. - Grammar Police.

release now with some broken features, and update as you go would honestly keep alot of people happy and at bay. continue to make us wait, and release still with some bugs, people will criticize every game they will make for the rest of their lives.

Like FACADE said in 1st page, roleplay myself Planning to open my little painting shop, and try to make me know as an artist to increase the price ! And maybe practicing a second job in medical. Beggin a simple and 'safe' life ahah

Me quickly running to the toilet because I don't care to go hide......

Please Welcome Our New Employee! Welcome, @Kellog, to Orbis™ Transportation! He will be taking on the role of Taxi Driver!

I love the fact that private servers will have the opportunity to customize their servers however they like. You guys are doing great job so far imo.

DATE POSTED: March 24th, 2017 Big changes for a bigger world! What a crazy time for the Identity development team over here at Asylum! We've been running all over the place for conferences and expos this month, including both GDC and PAX East, where we met all sorts of new talent and potential technology partners. We've unfortunately had to push back the release of the Town Square module from our original Q1 2017 release with all of the big developments here, but most systems are in place and it's not far off! The biggest and most exciting news we're officially announcing today is a new partnership with Improbable, the creators of SpatialOS! The Identity team has been testing the waters with SpatialOS for a couple of months now and we're incredibly excited about what it's going to mean for Identity. Identity can now be what we all hoped it would be, a true MMORPG in scale. SpatialOS is going to power Identity behind the scenes, allowing absolutely enormous scale for our world and the people playing in it. While we had originally hoped to be able to get 300 people into our servers with decent performance, with just a tiny bit more effort we're going to be able to expand that as far as the game needs. Instead of 300 players in a single server, we could now potentially have thousands. The size of our servers are now going to be set based on what we feel is ideal for a fun and immersive environment and we're not limited technically like we were expecting in the past. It opens more doors than simply the number of players on a server, too. With these changes we can now afford to have a more dynamic and interactive world. We've gained some freedom in manipulating the world and we can create features which we never imagined possible in a game of Identity's scale. This is all extremely exciting for the team. This technology is a scope-changer and Identity is going to be far better for it. Not only will our world grow, not only will the population be denser, but you'll even be able to leave your mark in many new ways. Development charging forward Concept art for Town Square art gallery and library, featuring player content We're working and expanding at an incredible rate. All key gameplay features for Town Square are now functional as we add polish and work to support SpatialOS in Identity. The development team has expanded with terrific new talent: Antoine joins Identity's 3D art team, Cody comes on board as a new systems and gameplay programmer and Liam comes in as our first dedicated web developer. Antoine and Cody both bring experience in their field to hasten development for Town Square and Identity as a whole. Liam's talents mean exciting new features on our website will be popping up soon. We've had plenty planned for our website for some time but haven't had the resources to bring these to you, until now.

Name: Tom (lemonsxorange) Timezone: PST Job that you are applying for: Custom Artist Experience (an art piece that YOU made must be shown if applying for Custom Artist or Art Tutor): For digital art, I will show you a desktop background I made to go along with my PC. Started off as a picture of cracked earth (can't find the exact one but it was something like this) From there I took out the desert color, and added a red underlayer for the black. \ After that I added a black layer. Added more prominent red. And added hexagons. This was intended to match this PC: What makes you more deserving of the job than anyone else: Been a big fan of Bob Ross for 4-5 years now. I've seen about 250 episodes of his show. I paint with oils and liquid white as Bob does, and will sometimes paint along to his show (as he advises you). This is an example of a painting I painted along to Bob with. This is Bob's painting: One of my own paintings : Sorry for the bad formatting!

Damn, 500 bucks is an amount most of us here can only dream of in our bank accounts.