Posts tagged above-and-beyond-technologies 
Cutting to the heart of extraction in The Repopulation
If you want to craft items in The Repopulation, you're not going to go down to the science fiction equivalent of Ikea and buy the Martin Plasma Rifle. You're going to get out into the wild and get the resources you need. There are two systems for gathering items in The Repopulation, and the newest ...
The Repopulation adds gore, stampedes, turrets, and more
The Repopulation's end-of-the-month progress report is here, and judging by the sheer length of the thing, April was one for the books. The new update takes a high-level view of development and it states that since the majority of The Repopulation's features are complete, the dev team is now ...
Name this Repopulation zone, win a $100 Kickstarter pledge
Want to leave your mark on Above & Beyond Technologies' new Repopulation sandbox? You can via a contest that will allow players to name a newly created zone in the sci-fi game. Entries must be submitted via a forum thread or Twitter, and finalists will go into a pool of five from which the ...
Some Assembly Required: Your guide to MMO sandboxes in 2013 and beyond
Welcome to Massively's guide to MMO sandboxes in 2013 and beyond. I've collected the essential details on all the major sandbox titles releasing this year and in the near future in one easy-to-reference article. If you're wondering whether ArcheAge forces you to PvP, or if you can't tell The ...
The Repopulation needs you!
The folks at Above and Beyond Technologies are done playing jokes on you for April Fools' Day and are ready to show off their for-real content update for The Repopulation. Coming off of the player feedback at PAX East, the studio aims to increase its tester base and improve communication with ...
PAX East 2013: Hands-on with The Repopulation
Ever since its successful Kickstarter campaign, The Repopulation has been progressing along at an impressive pace. And if PAX East was any indication, the game shows no signs of slowing down as it approaches beta and zeroes in on a launch date. This weekend, I had a chance to speak with lead ...
PAX East 2013: Repopulation's crafting detailed in 21-minute video
Earlier this week The Repopulation's dev team released a combat-focused trailer on the eve of its trip to PAX East. Today, Above & Beyond Technologies has another clip to share, this one a 21-minute dive into the game's crafting mechanics. Lead dev Joshua Halls walks us through crafting ...
The Repopulation gets a new gameplay trailer
The team behind The Repopulation has been releasing extensive monthly updates for a while now, but it's been some time since we've seen any video footage of the sci-fi sandbox. That drought is officially over thanks to a two-minute teaser designed to drum up interest in the game as the devs head ...
Some Assembly Required: Bringing the 'craft' back to crafting
A recent comment made in regard to crafting in an upcoming game gave me pause. It went something like this: If the gameplay fails, the crafting system won't matter. My first thought was that this person must have accidentally tripped over his tongue and mistakenly substituted words, meaning to ...
The Repopulation's February recap emphasizes combat, crafting
The Repopulation dev team is gearing up for PAX East, but that didn't stop it from doing a bunch of work on its sci-fi sandbox MMO in February. The latest monthly update post features a laundry list of improvements and tweaks ranging from combat, crafting, and AI tweaks to to UI, audio, and ...
