With advanced anti-cheat measures, the end of server wipes, improved weapons, and more, prospects have never been sweeter on Fortuna III!
The Cycle: Frontier‘s third season, “Breakthrough,” lands today on Steam and the Epic Games Store. With this latest season of exciting content and quality-of-life-improvements, The Cycle: Frontier introduces the deadly flying Howler monster, additional anti-cheat measures, new changes to weapons, a campaign and tutorial overhaul, upgrades to Prospect Station, and the long-awaited end of server wipes.
Anti-cheat measures have been a major focus for YAGER since launch, and “Breakthrough” adds new features to combat the problem. The team’s biggest innovation is the new Victim Compensation System, which refunds items to players who were killed by cheaters. This is bolstered by Shielded Matchmaking, which recognizes Trusted Status players and works to prevent cheaters from circumventing their bans, as well as a variety of third-party anti-cheat software which The Cycle: Frontier uses to help ensure the fun is kept fair.
With no more mandatory server wipes after the release of Season 3, YAGER has rebalanced the game and economy of The Cycle: Frontier with a more long-term focus, mostly influencing the endgame for Prospectors, like making high-end gear more valuable. Campaigns have also been reworked with new endgame quest lines and will continue to grow in the future.
Keep your eyes (and ears) open for Season 3’s big new threat: the Howler, a massive flying enemy that’s dangerous both from a distance and at close range. The Howler promises great rewards for those who can defeat it, but doing so will be no simple task!
You’ll have a little help staying alive against this challenge and more with the rollout of MKII weapons. These new variations of existing in-game weapons are generally stronger and of a higher-quality tier than their classic counterparts, featuring different power levels, attachments and more. But they can only be found on the surface of Fortuna III, either looted from a stash or the cold hands of a fellow Prospector.
Season 3 has made improvements for new players, as well, with updates to the tutorial system to make The Cycle: Frontier friendlier for first-time users. Players can also now drop into action with pre-defined loadouts which are yours to keep if you evac alive thanks to Free Loadout Runs!
Elsewhere, Prospect Station, your home away from home around Fortuna III, has been redesigned to feel more lived-in and alive than ever before, with reworked buildings, a grimier atmosphere, and more NPCs going about their everyday business.
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