The time has finally come! I'm going to start this dev blog update with the news you really want: the Identity Town Square module will be published to Steam before the end of this month (October)! This means that you'll be able to create your characters, meet other players and set up your homes very soon. Here's how it'll work: before the end of the month, the Identity Town Square store page will be published. At this point, we need to wait for Steam's approval of our application which takes a couple of weeks. Once approved and released, you'll be in the square! The great news here is that when the Town Square does show up on Steam, the date shown (which will be quite near) is the absolute date that you'll be playing. We're so very close to getting the foundation of Identity out there for you to get your hands on! Next to come, the SWAT module's development will take but a fraction of the time to create as the Town Square has the foundation in place for the entire MMORPG. The back-end we need to push forward is here and from the point of the Town Square release our development focus is switched over to gameplay features. As a developer, this feels great! Get your Identity Steam key! We're getting close! You can now connect your Steam account to your Identity game account and obtain your Identity game Steam key. This key will add Identity to your library so that when Identity is released, you can download it and start playing immediately without having to do anything else. To get your key, login on the main site at www.IdentityRPG.com. You can then go to the Account tab of your profile where you'll see an option to link your Steam account. You must have BETA ACCESS on your account to claim a key! ATTENTION! You can only attach one steam account to one game account, and it's permanent. Be sure you're logged into your game account which has the items you've purchased before attaching a Steam account! While you won't get Identity in your game library just yet, you will as soon as we're published and approved. Handing out the keys like this allows us to reduce load on our servers. We currently have 20,000 keys in the system and we'll be adding more. Once you've obtained your key from the Identity website you can enter it into your Steam client, but be sure that you're logged into the Steam account where you'd like to own Identity. Click the Games menu in Steam, and then Activate a Product on Steam. Identity Insider: Prison Life Another Identity Insider is here, giving you a detailed look into the prison mechanics of Identity. You can see more Insider updates on the about page of the Identity website. Identity prison concept art Eventually, your luck is going to run out. Crime does pay, and it pays well, but the long arm of the law will catch up with you. For minor crimes you might see a ticket or time in jail, but serious offences will land you in prison. In Identity, prison has a culture and lifestyle of its own. You might be there as punishment, but there’s a lot going on while you’re serving your sentence. Put in your time in your cellblock’s relative safety, or choose to step out and join a prison gang. Prison Gangs Prison gangs are the core of your activity behind bars. With three gangs vying for control around you, you’ll need to choose a side to stay safe on the inside. Those without gangs are even more vulnerable when they step outside the safety of their own cellblock. Each prison gang has access to a private contraband market, providing its members with unique looks, makeshift weapons and more. Don’t get caught with illegal goods, though, as some police officer players could be serving as prison guards in their down-time. Infamy You’ll need to pull your weight if you want the protection that a gang can offer. Your gang is going to ask a lot of you; prison life is incredibly dangerous. Each gang member will be offered tasks to carry out for cigarettes, the prison currency of choice, allowing access to equipment and items from the contraband markets within the walls. You may be asked to shank a rival inmate or to destroy a treasured artifact deep in hostile turf, for example. Special achievements available within prison, often related to nefarious activity, will unlock customizations such as tattoos or haircuts so that you can send a message to those around you on the outside. Sentencing You could be serving up to 45 minutes behind bars. That is, unless you take matters into your own hands! As a good and obedient inmate, you have the options of working for the prison with small jobs such as pressing plates or cleaning up trash in the yard. This work will reduce your sentence time. Time is money, though. Sometimes you just can’t wait. If you’re willing to take the risk, you can force your way out. When conditions are right and the inmates are ready, you might be able to get into a guard room and get your hands on a weapon. This can kickoff an entire player-versus-player scenario between a group of inmates and the guard forces. Fight your way out through an increasingly difficult situation and you’re home free; you’re going to have an even bigger bounty on your head, though. Prison breaks can also happen from the outside. If the prison isn’t on lockdown, outside gangs can gear up and bring the fight to the police. These conflicts are much more intense, though, and there is a lot of risk involved as the police are well equipped and the attackers can lose everything if killed or arrested. Trial by Jury If you hate the idea of getting your hands dirty with work but you’re not up for risking a longer sentence trying to escape, you might want to try your luck in front of a jury of your peers. Those with a heavy term can request a trial. Several random citizens around the land will be summoned to jury duty, being paid if they answer the call. Your fate will be in their hands, and also on the shoulders of your attorney. You might represent yourself or hire a smooth-talking legal corporation to help get you off the hook. You or your lawyer will have a short opportunity to explain how the law must have wronged you (you’re innocent, right?) and then it’s all up to the jury. If most of the jury declares you not-guilty, you’re free to go; however, if only a few don’t buy your story it’s back to your small cell. Serving Your Time When you’re not in the mood for the gritty and competitive life in gang warfare, find your way to the common areas in the prison. Common areas are safe zones with all sorts of ways to pass the time with other inmates around you. The common area gives you safe access to weightlifting, TVs which play from a variety of streaming services, billiards and more. You might be locked up, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have fun! DasMEHDI plays Town Square live! Earlier this month, DasMEHDI, a popular Twitch streamer, had the chance to hop into our development build and explore the Town Square with his friends. Check out the hilarious footage below! Note that this is an early development build, which was already outdated at the time of play, and is not representive of the Town Square's current state. Still, it's a lot of fun! DasMEHDI Early TS Development Build Play New website is here The Identity website has had an overhaul to prepare for the Town Square release and Steam integrations. The new website brings all kinds of cool new features, mostly for the game account systems and the Identity shop! We're also going to be filling up the About page with all sorts of new information from the Insider releases. Now that the website has a true and proper shop, you can now get your hands on cool new items without having to buy entire packages. The shop now has all kinds of exclusive items, including apartment pets! You'll be able to get your hands on friendly critters for your home in-game as well, although those featured on the shop are only available there. Some of these items are only available for a limited time. Some of the new items include: Custom T-Shirt Graphic - Upload an image which can be placed on T-Shirts you create in-game! Each image can be used on 10 shirts. Vanity License Plate - Show your style with a custom license plate, visible on your in-game vehicle. Vanity Phone Number - Want a number that's easy to remember? Get a vanity phone number for yourself or your business. More Apartment Floorplans - Floor plans which haven't been available since Kickstarter, including the enormous Penthouse. Huge Clothing Packages - Clothing packages including clothes with dozens of original brands. Pets! Cats, dogs and more - Pets currently available include sphynx and tabby cats as well as pugs, maltese and the shiba inu (doge?). Another important note: when the new payment options (aside from PayPal) go live, we'll shortly after be removing all of the old packages. We will at this time never again be selling cash, so there's not much time remaining to get starter cash before Identity goes live. This is not something we plan to sell again in the future, but all who have it in their account will be able to claim that cash once on each server. Visit the New Identity Site Now! The Twitch Clips If you've been following Identity's development closely, you probably already know that developers stream their work live on the Identity Twitch channel every Tuesday and Thursday. We also use that time to answer almost every question that gets asked about Identity's development and gameplay. Now that we've been doing this a while, we've answered a lot of questions. Our awesome community manager, BeachBall, has taken the time to compile a massive list of questions linked to clips where they're answered by a developer. Get comfy and head over to the Twitch Clips Directory forum thread. If you haven't found this already, be prepared to spend a good bit of time listening to all sorts of awesome information. This is the best place to learn of Identity's fine details! -- John VanderZwet

Dear developers, i'm not the only one eagerly waiting for the game to come out. So I have some questions, even if they have been asked several times: 1.) Why does it take so long to fix a single error? 2.) Why are we, the community, left in uncertainty for months? 3.) Why is no official statement from one of the developers here? 4.) Why is the task list constantly being "updated", even though no changes are visible? The last official announcement is from 10 July 2018, since then almost three months have passed. It would be time to bring news, I can hardly imagine that it takes so long to fix a bug. Best regards, Marc This text was translated by Google, as my English skills are not that good.

Alright everyone. I refrained from spreading negative stuff on here until now. I just checked out the refund policy and noticed that if you redeem your Steam key, you can no longer get a refund. They made no announcement of this until after many already redeemed their key. This basically means they never have to finish the game and your money is now theirs. I HIGHLY suggest everyone in the US to make a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I'm only making this post after being told MULTIPLE times over the past year that I was getting a refund only to never get one. If anyone else has been told their money is being refunded and it hasn't been let me know.

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Why do we not get responses from the Devs or moderates? Why is the tracker not been updated? Its nearly the end of the week outmr we not going to see a change until next week or something this is so unprofessional. What's going on

2 days and still no tracker update. It's fucking Wednesday. What the hell are you devs doing? Should be finished by now it's one task yes I know a fix can create other problems but fucking hell the only problem I see is the lack of communication and the lack of being able to complete one stupid task ahhhhhhhhhh don't make me angry you wouldn't like it if I'm angry ahhhhhhhhhh hdjchxycixygjcxhxhcffufucux no but seriously hurry up. Ps can't wait to play the first module

Loving the implementations on the new site so far! Wondering what everyone else things in regards to the design and new implementations since the upgrade. However, there does seem to be a bug in regards to the customisation of profiles as I can not seem to change the profile picture. Once activated through clicking on the avatar icon, I get redirected to pick an image from my computer: Despite having a selection, the avatar does not seem to update! Overall, I do find the various banners as a nice feature for this new site. Looking forward to see you all in-game soon! (hopefully)

How long does it take for this stupid task to be completed if it's just the inventory that many people have said then God sake who cares just release the TS now and fix it for an update. Why keep us waiting for this shitty task

I was wondering what exactly you can do when the Town Square Module comes out? I heard there's no weapons, vehicles or in game currency as of yet. It says the you'll be able to create your character and socialize with other characters but how long will it take for the S.W.A.T and Racing modules and the BETA to come out. I feel like I am going to be waiting a year or two for the full game to come out.

5 days and still no tracker update I'm hoping this means it's a good sign for it to be completed. If not I'm going to punch myself in the face the more likes I get is how many times I will punch myself

So the Town Square module(beta) is about to come out and I was just wondering what everyone thinks about the game and the footage that's been released so far. I cant wait because I'm a really big fan of MMOs like GTA. I was wondering if anyone knew the limitations of the game, vehicle and weapon wise or/and how you make in game currency in the game(missions?).

It would be nice if, perhaps, the users could get into avatar creation, with no game play, a bit earlier than before full game unveiling. A person could take their time in creating their look, instead of quickly so they may get to game play faster. Just a thought but, if there was a running % shown for certain features taken for some peoples avatars individuals would pick the less used percentages for their self uniqueness. It would also be beneficial if there was a pre-town square mass transit (EX: ship, plane, train), having low functionality. In this transit system, that is really an indefinite amount of time in its approach to town square; a type of waiting room users can converse with others, familiarize themselves with movements, set/test key binds, setup sounds/speech. Developers can monitor conversations/interactions as well to perfect things. These 2 suggestions would get people more interested in kick starting, or purchasing more for this project if they were participating in its use, even if it was in a minimal play mode. Rolling out in increments may also help to steer/change finishing touches. I Understand that town square is pre-game play. I am sure most would not mind pre-town square, with little functionality. Just a couple thoughts...

Greetings. I am Centro. Upon looking at Identity, I have been interested in filling out applications. I am looking for things prior to work. Be it taxi driver, spy, private detective, thief, bartender, cook, paintball referee, waiter, hunter, or others. I'm interested in things related to legal work to illegal work. Keep in mind that I will only choose one job. You might be saying to yourself if you're a police officer, "He steals? We cannot hire him." Which isn't a bad idea, but keep in mind that I will only be working for one person. If chosen as a detective, there will be no thievery or random murder for me. If I am a criminal, I will not help the police. The job that I choose will go with the character, therefore if you are needing someone to trust, I am your man. If you are chosen as my boss, then I will solely work for you and work under you with following all the laws and rules you provide. Please keep in mind that I will be in 100% RP mode once I am in game. Things I am looking for: Seriousness - no trolls Formal - well written - in depth application Owners who are above the age of 17 Understands the full rules of Metagaming Understands that anything we talk about will be between me and the person I am talking with, not their character (Unless in RP) Full honesty in the recruitment process (ex; You say you are a detective agency when in all honesty it's a Family/Gang. Ex2; You have 4 people in the company but state 100 in the interview) I do not work with KOS/RDM organizations - We are here to RP, not to go on a killing spree Looking for organizations/jobs where you believe negotiation before pulling the trigger (ask if confused on what I mean) Understands that there are other things I may be looking for that may not be written above Aware that it is not first come first serve so make use of what you say to me More than 4 members Please contact me on Discord: Centro#5836 or here on the forums. Please be aware that I will only respond to private messages. All posts under the comments section for recruitment will be disqualified. I wish to work for an organization that can listen. [EDIT Added Content ] I may sound like a cherry picker, but here is why. Multiple people have come up to me. Why choose first come first serve when there's perhaps better organizations out there? I like to choose and compare to see if it will fit my needs, as well as there's. Not just pick it and move on with it. Thanks Centro

It's being released between now and somewhen ?

So it has passed 3 months since the firm Town Square module release date. The Dev's are now showing us actual game play of the work they have done and it does look great. It already has me thinking about playing in game and what i wanna be in IdentityRPG. The Dev's are now showing off the town square and i assume have learnt from their lack of information provided in the past. What i wanna know is how long is this 'minor' delay that is now 3 months on (If you remember the date was set for march). The developers routinely avoid answering these sort of questions and the mod's mostly repeat the same lines. One in particular that annoys me is 'it will be done when its done'. When a game has had multiple failed releases and delays, this line doesn't apply. With the upcoming Dev blog please answer some questions the community wants to know? There is endless shops, pictures of shops, clothing and randomness that goes on these Dev blogs that is just filler to avoid questions it feels like. While most of these are great, there is already enough of that sort of thing on the forums. You guys provide heaps of renders or model pictures already and its getting to the point where you are going to release town square and there is going to be nothing to do being that it is only a small portion of the game (which is fine) but you will have delayed and withheld answers so much that the expectations get higher each time. Please do not mistake this for hate. It would surprise me to get a response from a developer...

So as we all know town Square is maybe 2 weeks away but what is everyone looking forward to doing. I'm looking forward to playing town Square with my friend heading to the karaoke bar to hear what people have got plus hear then sing and make fools of themselfs.

I feel stupid about that question, but I never read about this anywhere, so I wanted to ask.

I have never seen more lazy developers than Asylum. It has taken them 2,5 years to make 33 percent of this game. I have seen several clips from the game, and it's really not that good if you think about the time that it has taken for them to make it. I really want to refund it. Take a look at Far Cry 5 for an instance. The Graphics in Far Cry 5 are better than identity's will ever be. And if you think for a second, you will know that identity's full game probably first comes out in like 2023 compared to the time it has taken identity just to make the town square that isn't even finished yet.

The Asylum team has mentioned on stream about a "Steam Verification Process". This is when Steam looks to make sure the game being published isn't harmful. I wondered how long this would take... I took a look at what steamgames.com says and they say it takes anywhere from 1-5 days. So there you have it for anyone who wanted to know. EDIT: Wow, I'm really surprised by all the votes! Considering the facts, the fans still think otherwise about the time it will take. I also feel the same about the situation, considering the time it's taken to develop the game. At the time of this edit, the current percentage out of 69 votes was: Less than one week - 38.03% More than one week - 61.97%

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! As I am sure we are all very excited about the release of The Town Square module, and most of us are watching the task list get updated everyday (besides weekends). We are getting veeeery close to the release as there are only 4 objectives left to be done, 2 in progress and in 2 in testing if I remember correctly. When do you believe the module will be released? In the upcoming week perhaps? Perhaps the week after that? Kind regards, Alphoni

is t me or has anyone else been seeing the tracker update but nothing has changed for about 2 or 3 days running?

Hi! In advance, this should not be hate speech. When the Town Square gameplay was announced, most people were very happy about it but when it was presented most of them were not happy at all, yes I understand that most of it was not perfect but you just have to be happy with what you see, that's me also noticed the gameplay trailer with the drug production and I do not want to understand somehow why people just always have to chop on it this and that is wrong. Guys it's a fucking alpha since you're just happy with what you see and you're done, give your critique and that's it. As I said it should not be hate speech and also people who feel addressed it is not meant to be bad but I just wanted to write something about it. (And sorry for the bad english was written with google translator: D) ~ BukkitYT

What are you looking forward to the most? What kind of jobs are you anxiously awaiting? I know, the wait is making our doctors prescribe xanax and other anxiety meds to get us through, but we can benefit eachother as well I really am curious, what do you guys look forward to the most in the coming months/weeks? Me personally, starting my LEO career path, if not a first responder type of path. Similar to what I'm planning to pursue shortly in real life, but a little bit more sped up, and more easily constructed I hope lol

Just wondering about the community's feeling about today's stream. I tried to make as many options as possible to make it easy to express yourself.