Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing Sails onto Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Next Week

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing is a massive update Tribetoy has been preparing to release, featuring not only new content for the PlayStation VR version but also greatly expanded support, for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4. Today, the studio has confirmed that the updated will be rolled out next week. 

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A single-player procedurally generated airship adventure, Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing is a strategy title where you take control of an airship in a multi-stage competition being broadcast as a deadly reality TV show. The objective is to pilot your airship and stay alive, what’s not so easy is the staying alive part.

In the heat of aerial naval combat, you need to keep your ship afloat by managing the crew as you defend yourself from enemy ships, forge allegiances, and plot betrayals, as well as engaging in a little treasure hunting from time to time. As the captain, you can use your command console to route power between ship systems to charge and activate critical abilities, overcharge systems, or when things get a little close switching to your pistol can help.

While this is new for PC and console players, PlayStation VR gamers have been battling it out since last summer. So to keep them further entertained Tribetoy is adding a few extra features. The update includes an all-new Hard difficulty setting, more enemies and improved visuals making airship destruction even more satisfying, plus VR players will have the option to switch to the non-VR version if they wish.

Bow to Blood

“With its mix of naval combat, airship management and diplomacy Bow to Blood is one of the most unique IPs around,” said Matthew Hoseterey Co-Founder and Director of Design of Tribetoy in a statement. “We’re thrilled that a whole new audience will get to discover it in this multiplatform release next month.”

You can pre-order Bow to Blood now on the Nintendo Switch eShop, Xbox One, and Oculus Store, ahead of its release on Wednesday, 3rd April, with a 10 percent discount taken off its usual $19.99 USD price. Additionally, platforms such as Steam will feature a 10 percent launch week discount. For further updates on Bow to Blood, keep reading VRFocus.

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing: PSVR-Exklusivtitel erscheint im April für Oculus Rift und HTC Vive

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Der PSVR-Exklusivtitel Bow to Blood von Entwicklerstudio Tribetoy schafft im April den Sprung von der Konsole auf weitere Spieleplattformen. Demnach veröffentlichen die Entwickler die erweiterte Fassung Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing für PC mit VR-Support für Oculus Rift und HTC Vive und erweitern zeitgleich die Inhalte um neue Features. Zum zusätzlichen Content zählen höhere Schwierigkeitsgrade, mehr Luftschiffe sowie eine aufpolierte Grafik. Für die PlayStation VR (PSVR) erscheint der neue Content in Form eines kostenlosen Updates.

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing – Release für Oculus Rift und HTC Vive mit neuen Inhalten

In Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing übernehmt ihr als Captain die Kontrolle über ein Hightech-Luftschiff, um in einer Arena euer Können gegen anderen Piloten zu beweisen. So tretet ihr in einer Reality-TV-Show in einem Battle Royale an und kämpft in einer Arena um Ruhm, Ehre und das eigene Überleben. Nur der Publikumsliebling kann am Ende als Champion der Arena siegreich vom Schlachtfeld ziehen.

Deshalb müsst ihr geschickt die eigene Crew kommandieren, die richtigen Flugpfade auszuwählen und natürlich eindrucksvoll durch die Lüfte manövrieren. Während eures Pfads durch die Arena erwarten euch zahlreiche Herausforderungen, die es zu umschiffen gilt. Dafür steht euch ein Waffensystem, euer taktisches Geschick sowie eine Handfeuerwaffe zur Auswahl.

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Zusätzlich könnt ihr eure diplomatischen Fähigkeiten nutzen, um mit euren Kontrahenten zu kommunizieren. Da jeder NPC seine eigene Motivation besitzt, könnt ihr mit diesen Zusammenarbeiten, wenn ihr bei den Personen die richtigen Knöpfe drückt. Verrat, Lug und Trug zählen dabei natürlich zum Tagesgeschäft, um voranzukommen. Letztlich entscheidet nämlich der Zuschauer in einem Voting, wer in der Arena weiterkämpfen darf und wer ausscheidet. Um für Abwechslung zu sorgen, werden die Abschnitte prozedural generiert. Dadurch gleicht kein Durchgang dem Letzten.

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Die Neufassung beinhaltet im Vergleich zur bisher erhältlichen PSVR-Version zusätzlichen Content in Form eines neuen und höheren Schwierigkeitsgrads, mehr Luftschiffe sowie eine verbesserte Grafik.

Wir haben die Originalversion von Bow to Blood für PlayStation VR (PSVR) bereits unter die Lupe genommen. Was euch darin erwartet, erfahrt ihr in folgendem Video:

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing erscheint unter anderem als PC-Version mit VR-Support für Oculus Rift im April 2019 auf Steam. Die neuen Inhalte werden für die PSVR-Version als Update kostenlos bereitgestellt.

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PSVR Airship Battle Arena ‘Bow to Blood’ to Launch on Rift & Vive Soon

Once a PSVR exclusive, Tribetoy today announced their ship-battling arena title Bow to Blood (2018) is soon headed to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

The studio today released word that Bow to Blood is expanding support this April to traditional monitors on several platforms including Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4, and PC via Steam. The PC version is slated to arrive with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive support. Considering the PSVR version supports PS Move as well as DualShock 4, it’s likely we’ll see support for motion controllers on those platforms as well.

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The studio says it’s coming to PSVR as a free update; PSVR players will also have the option to play in traditional flatscreen-mode.

Tribetoy says the update, dubbed ‘Last Captain Standing’, is a “massive upgrade” to the original game.

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing is said to include randomized arena events hosting up to seven players. Like the reality TV series Survivor, players must make alliances with NPCs, and survive a voting process to see who’s kicked out, leaving only one left to win the match.

The new update will include hard difficulty settings, more enemy ships, and improved art.

The original Bow to Blood launched on PSVR last August. We haven’t had the chance to review, although it’s received mostly positive scores from critics, garnering an 80% critic score on MetaCritic and a [4.5/5] on the PlayStation Store.

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Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing Update to Add Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Support in April

Originally released last summer as a PlayStation VR exclusive, today, virtual reality (VR) developer Tribetoy has announced that Bow to Blood will be getting a massive update in April. The update will not only greatly expand platform support, but it’ll also include new features for the PlayStation VR version. 

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Called Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing, the update increases its platform support by adding Xbox One, Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4 (non-VR) to the mix. On top of that, the PC release also includes support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

When it comes to additional PlayStation VR content Tribetoy will be adding an all-new Hard Difficulty setting, more enemy ships, more events, improved procedural engine, and improved art making airship destruction even better looking.

Bow to Blood is truly unlike anything out there, with its mix of naval combat, airship management, and diplomacy,” said Tribetoy Co-Founder and Director of Design, Matthew Hoesterey in a statement. “We’re thrilled that a whole new audience will get to discover it in this multiplatform release next month.”

Additionally, Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing will also included a Ready Player One inspired community event wherein the first player to uncover a secret treasure will be immortalized forever in the videogame.

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The experience itself is a single-player action-strategy roguelike which puts you in charge of a flying airship in a multi-stage reality TV show. You’ll need to manage a ragtag crew to keep the vessel afloat, fend off incoming attackers, gather resources, and search for treasure. One of the key factors in the videogame is forging temporary alliances, teaming up with NPCs to takeout the most dominant threats.

When VRFocus reviewed Bow to Blood originally, we gave it a commendable 4-stars, saying: “Bow to Blood is a fine, fun title with some minor niggles. The combat is good, though somewhat tricky to get used to, but the alliance system offers something interesting and unique that elevates the title to a higher level.”

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing will be available at some point in April. If you already own the PlayStation VR version of the title then it’ll be a free update. For any further Bow to Blood announcements in the future, keep reading VRFocus.

Ace VR Ship Battler Bow To Blood Coming To Rift/Vive, New PSVR Content In Tow

Ace VR Ship Battler Bow To Blood Coming To Rift/Vive, New PSVR Content In Tow

Bow to Blood, one of last year’s most underrated PSVR gems, is pulling into the PC VR port soon.

Developer Tribetoy today announced Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing. It’s essentially a port of the original game coming to Switch, Xbox One and PC. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift support is being added to the latter. Check it out in the trailer below.

In Bow to Blood, you enter a televised tournament. Commandeering a flying ship, you take part in different match types that have you completing objectives to earn points. The core gameplay is sharp but where the game really shines is its relationship system. Over the course of the tournament, you can choose to ally with other contestants to avoid being voted off.

That means completing favors for friends and making fragile alliances. You’ll often find yourself having to stab people in the back before it happens to you. It’s a wonderfully unpredictable system that gives the game some life.

But the news keeps getting better. The original PSVR version of the game will also be receiving a free update that includes new additions from Last Captain Standing. That means a new Hard difficulty, more enemy ships and improved visuals.

“There’s a lot to learn about Bow to Blood and not all of it’s to love, but what does work elevates the game to soar with all the majesty of its battle-hardened ships,” we said in our review of the game. “This is a deliciously strategic bit of randomized arena battling that might not make the most compelling case for VR itself but stands as a thrill to play in its own right.”

Look for Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing to arrive sometime in April.

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Tribetoy AMA gibt Einblicke in die Entwicklung und Finanzierung von Bow to Blood

Entwicklerstudio Tribetoy (bekannt für Bow to Blood) gewährte vor Kurzem innerhalb eines Ask Me Anything (AMA) auf Reddit interessante Einblicke in die Finanzierung eines VR-Titels für PlayStation VR (PSVR). Dabei wurde auf die nötigen Verkaufszahlen des Spiels bis zum Profit eingegangen sowie die finanzielle Unterstützung vonseiten Sonys bei der Entwicklung.

Tribetoy AMA – Ask Me Anything über die Finanzierung und Entwicklung eines PSVR-Titels (Bow to Blood)

Ende August veröffentlichte Tribetoy seinen PSVR-Titel Bow to Blood. Kürzlich gab das Entwicklerstudio ein Ask Me Anything (AMA) auf Reddit und gewährte dabei Einblicke in die Entwicklung und Finanzierung eines erfolgreichen VR-Spiels für PlayStation VR (PSVR). Rede und Antwort standen Matthew Hoesterey, Co-Gründer / Producer und vieles mehr von Tribetoy, sowie der 3D-Artist Leif Drace.

Demnach wird deutlich, dass die Entwicklung eines VR-Titels nach wie vor ein Risikogeschäft ist. So rechneten die beiden vor, dass insgesamt 40.000 Einheiten des neuen VR-Spiels Bow to Blood verkauft werden müssen, um den Break-even-Point zu erreichen. Mit ungefähr 28.000 verkauften Kopien wären die Entwicklungskosten gedeckt, jedoch ohne das Gehalt der Entwickler/innen über zwei Jahren hinweg sowie private Zuschüsse einzubeziehen.

Für die erfolgreiche Entwicklung war ein Deal mit Sony ausschlaggebend. Das Unternehmen finanzierte den VR-Titel teilweise mit, weshalb nun 30 % jedes Verkaufs direkt an Sony PlayStation fließen. Um welche Summen es sich dabei handelt, wird nicht erwähnt. Allerdings scheint dies ein fairer Deal zu sein, womit sich der Konsolenhersteller vermutlich die Exklusivrechte von Bow to Blood sicherte.

Die Gründe für die Investitionen von Sony liegen in der Weiterentwicklung der VR-Technologie, spekulieren die beiden. Demnach würden die meisten VR-Spiele derzeit einen Verlust erzeugen. Zur Fortentwicklung der VR-Industrie seien solche Investitionen jedoch nötig, um Entwickler/innen mit Leidenschaft und innovativen Ideen eine Plattform zu geben. Nur dadurch können die Nutzerzahlen erhöht werden.

Das gesamte AMA findet ihr hier.

Wir haben uns Bow to Blood bereits einmal näher angesehen und berichten darüber in einem Video:

Bow to Blood für PlayStation VR (PSVR) ist für 29,99 Euro im PlayStation Store erhältlich.

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Bow To Blood Devs: ‘We Need To Hit 40,000 Sales To Break Even’, Sony Offered ‘Generous Deal’

Bow To Blood Devs: ‘We Need To Hit 40,000 Sales To Break Even’, Sony Offered ‘Generous Deal’

Bow to Blood creator Tribetoy just offered a rare insight into the realities of becoming a successful PSVR developer.

In an Ask Me Anything session on r/PSVR last week, the developer revealed that it would probably need to sell 40,000 units to break even on its new VR game. “We need to sell around 28,000 copies at the current non-discount price to break even and that’s not counting me living off my bank account and not taking a salary for two years,” a member of the team explained, later adding that future sales would likely bring that up to arrow 40,000 units.

The studio confirmed that it takes 70% of the profits from each sale of Bow to Blood, with the other 30% going towards PlayStation, though it also revealed that the game was partially funded by Sony (which likely explains why it’s only appearing on PSVR right now).

“It was a very generous deal,” the studio explained. “Most of the time developers get much less but VR deals are a bit better as the user base is smaller so its harder to break even.”

Indeed, PSVR itself has sold three million units as of last month. That’s thought to be one of the largest install bases in the VR industry, but it pales in comparison to the wider 81 million units the PS4 itself had sold by July 2018.

“I’d guess many of the games you play in VR are made at a loss,” Tribetoy continued. “My guess is Sony provides money to Devs who have passion and an idea knowing they might not make the money back because they want to see the platform succeed and need to grow the user base.”

Bow to Blood, which launched late last month, is one of our surprise hits for the year. The tournament-based ship battler strikes an intriguing mix of strategic gameplay and relationship management that you shouldn’t miss.

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The Hunt Is On as Tribetoy Reveal First Clue in Bow to Blood Treasure Hunt

Treasure hunts have formed part of fiction and childhood adventure for centuries, and when it comes to videogames, entire communities have sprung up around the search the uncover mysteries and easter eggs in videogames. Hoping to provoke exactly this, developer Tribetoy have revealed the first part of its brand new community event, which takes the form of a game-wide treasure hunt in Bow to Blood.

The idea of a treasure hunt is certainly thematically appropriate for a title which is centered around giant galleons floating around in the sky blasting each other to bits, so the nautical/piratical slant is both expected and fitting.

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The treasure hunt has been introduced as part of the first content update for Bow to Blood, which offers more voice over work from your faithful crew, along with the expected bug fixes, though the hidden treasure is clearly the main draw of the update.

The first clue reads as follows: “A gaze from the port eyeball rest, gifts a rock slanted. By its feel lie a clue, that shall not be found by late giants.”

The player who manages to figure out all the clues and follow them to find the hidden treasure will have the chance to work with the developers at Tribetoy for the chance to put their own mark on Bow to Blood.

Bow to Blood was positively received in its VRFocus review, saying: “Beyond the combat, there is an impressively in-depth relationship system, which involves trading favours and making alliances with other competitors. You often find you need to carefully weigh up the pros and cons of helping or hindering another contestant in a way that is often more engaging than the actual combat.”

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The trailer for the new update is also available to view below. Further coverage on Bow to Blood and other VR titles will be here on VRFocus.

Developer Tribetoy Announce Content Update for Bow to Blood

When it comes to a videogame lasting beyond its initial ‘play through to completion’ stage after release, one of the major influencing factors is the development of a large and active community surrounding the title. Tribetoy are trying to encourage just such a community in Bow to Blood with the introduction of its upcoming content update.

Bow to Blood is an unusual take on the arena shooter, in that it involves taking control of a flying galleon that uses cannons and other incongruously futuristic weaponry to take out opposing ships. The development team are planning on offering new content with the update as well as the expected bug fixes and tweaks.

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The biggest feature to be included in the new update is the ‘Community Events’. Though few details are currently available on what exactly these events will consist of, Tribetoy says that the new update will include a clue directed at the community.

By following the hidden clues within the title, players have a chance of finding the ‘hidden treasure’ which will allow one lucky player to work with the developers at Tribetoy and put their own personal mark on Bow to Blood.

In addition to the community events, more voice overs will be added to the title for the crew of your ship to make for a more immersive experience.

Bow to Blood got high marks when it was reviewed by VRFocus, saying: “Bow to Blood is a fine, fun title with some minor niggles. The combat is good, though somewhat tricky to get used to, but the alliance system offers something interesting and unique that elevates the title to a higher level.”

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A release date for the content update has yet to be confirmed. VRFocus will be sure to keep you informed on any further news concerning Bow to Blood or other VR projects.

Bow To Blood September Update Adds Easter Egg

Bow To Blood September Update Adds Easter Egg

PlayStation VR title Bow To Blood from Tribetoy will get its first free update adding a new race track and random event as well as more voice-over and bug fixes.

A new community event with the update will also offer a clue to a “hidden treasure” in the game and the first player to find it will work with Tribetoy to add their “own special mark to the game.”

We found Bow To Blood to be a great game and a likely sleeper hit on PSVR. You get control over a powerful airship aiming to become champion in a tournament against AI foes that are procedurally generated. The combination of ship management combined with strategizing around how to interact with other characters makes for an engaging combination and we’re curious to see how the game develops with this and future updates.

Take a look at our review linked above or check out the launch trailer below for an overview of Bow To Blood.

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