BorderStrain is an 2D-Open World ARPG for PC, explore the world of Pangea alone or join with friends in full multiplayer co-op!
2020-03-13 BorderStrain 1.5 Is Now Released!
The Release Build contains lots and lots of updates, listed below is a few of the major ones:
-Lots & Lots of Gameplay Adjustments
-More Alien Terrain
-New Sounds & Music
-Improved AI Behaviour
-Complete Voice Acted AI to Guide You On Your Adventures
-Improvements to Main Quest
-Integrated Help Menu Now Available
-Performance Improvements
-Lots of Bug Fixes
2019-11-22 Homestead Patch Now Live!
This is the forth larger content Patch for BorderStrain - Early Access and the last planned Pre-Release Patch. The next Patch after this one will bring the game into Release!
New Updated GUI Interface
2019-09-14 Mastery Patch Now Live!
This is the third larger content Patch for BorderStrain - Early Access.
Multiple Skills Replaced
Multiple New Skills Added
Multiple Changes to Existing Skills
Melee Weapons have been damage increased significantly
Update Melee Attack Effects
Update Teleport Effect
Added A Few New Area Visual Effects
Updated Projectile Explosion Secondary Effects
Added Ambient Sounds From Multiple Blocks
Various Bug Fixes
Offensive: Rapid Fire
-Attacks performed while Active now always are Instant-Hit type
Offensive: Burst-Shot
-Projectiles spawned now has reduced Area-Effect
Defensive: Clone
-Replaced with Infest
Defensive: Active Armour
-Replaced with Cocoon
Stealth: Pull-Loot
-Replaced with Death-Stance
Stealth: Negate-Attack
-Replaced with Nova Strike
Offensive: Flamethrower
-Replaced with Barrage-Stance
Offensive: Grenade-Volley
-Replaced with Berserk
Utility: Auto-Repair
-Replaced with Plasma Fence
Basic: Empower
-Increased the power of all other active Skills while active
Basic: Demolition Charge
-Places a Demolition Charge that explodes after some time dealing Area-Damage and Bonus Damage against Blocks
Basic: Priomordial Rage
-Each Kill while active adds a Stack. Each Stack gives Bonus Damage
Basic: Heavy Blow
-Next Melee Attack deal Bonus Damage
Defensive: Cocoon
-Creates a protective Cocoon while Active which Prevents Damage and increased Health Regeneration
Defensive: Infest
-Deal Damage to target Creature. If killed it spawns a number of Friendly Spiders
Stealth: Nova Strike
-Teleport towards closest Enemy and perform multiple Melee Attacks, each dealing Bonus Damage
Stealth Death-Stance
-While Sniping Attacks now Pierce and damages all Enemies along bullet-path
Offensive: Barrage-Stance
-While in Heavy Stance Attacks also spawn Secondary Projectiles upon impact
Offensive: Berserk
-Player Receives Bonus Damage and Damage Reduction for each % Health missing while Active
Utility: Plasma Fence
-Drag & Drop to Place a energy fence dealing Damage to all Creatures passing through while Active
Please report any bugs/issues either at the Community Hub or directly at admin@borderstrain.com
2019-08-13 Wayfaring Patch Now Live!
This is the second larger content Patch for BorderStrain - Early Access.
The focus of this Patch is primarily to expand the World Environment as well as add new tools for the Map-Maker which will allow for larger and better future content.
With the Wayfaring Patch the game now support 25 times larger custom areas, as well as a lot of newly generated Areas. Each city now has a Bounty-Broker which can supply custom Quests and the Map-Maker now has support for making your own Quests which can appear at the Bounty-Broker!
Many new Blocks has also been added to allow for increased variation of areas and now also supports placement of Creature-Spawners which are invisible blocks that can be used to pre-populate and area with specific Creatures.
2019-06-29 Pangea Patch Now Live!
The focus of this Patch is primarily to expand the World Environment as well as add more gameplay in the form of new areas, new items and new special blocks!
For new Loot the Patch adds Sigils, Crystals and Log-Entries.
This Patch also containes various smaller bug fixes and patches!
Please report any bugs found on the Community Forums or directly to admin@borderstrain.com.
We will be extra vigilant to hot-fix any potential bugs now during the release of this Patch!
2019-06-15 Sneek Preview Of Upcoming Pangea Patch!
There have been a lot of small bug-fix and mini-feature Patches recently. However, there is also a larger Patch at work which aims to increase the variation of the game world. Being a larger patch there is still some time before it is released but we wanted to give a sneek-peak of what it will contain!
One item to be added are a number of new sci-fi style trees, here below is a sneek peek of few of the 12 new base-types of trees that have been prepared for the patch!
Another addition is three new types of items; Sigils, which can be levelled up and bound in your weapon to provide unique effects, Gems which are powerful one-use items and Logs which provide short pieces of Pangea History!
The final asset additions include 8 new animated environmental blocks to be found in the game which drops special loot!
2019-05-26 WebPage Forum Replaced By Steam Community
The local webpage Forum will no longer be available. Instead all discussions are now moved to the Steam Community Hub. This provides an easer access and does not require users to register to a second Forum!
2019-05-24 Announcement!
BorderStrain is now available as Steam Early Access!
Head over to the Steam Store to check the latest trailer, join in discussions and, if your interested, purchase your own copy of the game!
This is a major landmark for the game and I will be working extra hard the upcoming time to keep on top of any issues encountered and to help improve any feedback reported!
- 2D Open World RPG
- Single & Multiplayer
- Global Leaderboards
- Procedual Loot
- 4 Unique Skill-Trees to Mix & Mash!