Harmony’s Early Entry Beta is sort of right here! All of us at Firewalk are so excited to lastly be capable to welcome you all into the Harmony galaxy. We are able to’t wait to listen to who your new mains and favourite Freegunners are, or what combos and strats will prepare dinner up as you construct your crew. Most significantly we are able to’t wait to queue up and play proper alongside you!
Earlier than we head into each our Early Entry and Open Beta weekends, we wished to share some more vital data with you want, when you may pre-download, when the servers go reside, some goodies you may earn from taking part, and more. So, let’s dive in!
Harmony Beta Early Entry (July 12 – 14) and Open Beta (July 18 – 21)¹
The Harmony Beta Early Entry weekend on PS5 and PC will start tomorrow, Friday, July 12, at 10am PDT. In case you are taking part in on a PS5, you may pre-download the Harmony Beta beginning right this moment, Thursday, July 11 at 10 am PDT.
Pre-ordering any version of Harmony will grant you entry to the Beta Early Entry weekend, in addition to 4 further codes you may share with pals so you may squad up with your individual crew and tackle rival crews collectively. Your further codes might be for a similar platform you pre-ordered on. Moreover, we’re excited that PlayStation Plus can be inviting all members to take part within the Beta Early Entry weekend. Simply search for the choice to obtain and play the beta once you boot up your PS5.
Our Open Beta will start subsequent week, from Thursday, July 18, at 10am PDT, by way of Sunday, July 21. Additionally, you will be capable to pre-download on PS5 beginning Wednesday, July 17 at 10 AM PDT.
Get to know the Harmony galaxy
In the course of the Early Entry and Open Beta, all 16 of our launch Freegunners might be unlocked and accessible to play and customise. Whether or not you need to snipe from afar, lock down an space, present help on your teammates, or… simply dive head-first into the struggle, our roster of Freegunners has one thing for everybody. It’s been a minute since we’ve checked in with the Freegunners of the North Star, so we’ll even be sharing our first Vignette throughout our Early Entry Beta and can’t wait so that you can be taught more concerning the crew and their tidy ship.
We may have three modes, Conflict Level, Trophy Hunt and Cargo Run, accessible to play in the course of the Beta Early Entry weekend. It was vital to us when growing Harmony to ensure we had modes for everybody, so whether or not you need to queue up for a fast spherical of Trophy Hunt or need to show you and your crew have the most effective strats to retrieve Blue Buddy in Cargo Run, there’s one thing for everybody. There will even be 4 maps you’ll get to discover and play on: Freewater, Star Chamber, Water Hazard, and Shock Danger.
As soon as we head into our Open Beta subsequent weekend, we’ll additionally add a brand new mode, Space Management, and new map, Bone Mines. Try the unique announcement of the beta to be taught a little bit bit more about every of the maps and modes accessible throughout our Beta weekends.
Beta Rewards
For those who plan on becoming a member of us for each Early Entry and Open Beta, your progress will carry over between the weekends. Nonetheless, please remember the fact that your progress from both Beta is not going to carry over to our official launch on August 23.
Life as a Freegunner is all about taking high-stakes jobs along with your crew and reaping the rewards, in order a thanks, you’ll obtain a number of goodies for simply taking part: a Frog Weapon Appeal (Frog, stands for “From Orbit to Floor”, and is the identify of the Northstar’s drop ship, not a literal frog, everybody’s favourite amphibian), a Star Flare Icon and Enterprise Card.
Beta PC specs and options
The Harmony Beta Early Entry weekend and Open Beta weekend will help cross-play so you may play with your mates throughout each PS5 and PC. For gamers on PC, we’re excited to share the system specs and simply a few of the supported options for the Harmony Beta on PC:
| MINIMUM 1080P / 60FPS |
RECOMMENDED 1080P / 60FPS |
PERFORMANCE 1440P / 60FPS |
ULTRA 4K / 60FPS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAPHICS | Low | Medium | Excessive | Extremely |
| OS | Home windows 10 64Bit (Creators Replace) |
Home windows 10 64Bit (Creators Replace) |
Home windows 10 64Bit (Creators Replace) |
Home windows 10 64Bit (Creators Replace) |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
Intel Core i7-8700KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
Intel Core i7-10700KAMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| MEMORY | 8 GB DDR4 | 16 GB DDR4 | 16 GB DDR4 | 16 GB DDR4 |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 6GB AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Tremendous AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070Ti AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| STORAGE | 30 GB SSD | 30 GB SSD | 30 GB SSD | 30 GB SSD |
| CONNECTIVITY | Broadband | Broadband | Broadband | Broadband |
| OTHER | Full Directx 12 Compatibility | Full Directx 12 Compatibility | Full Directx 12 Compatibility | Full Directx 12 Compatibility |
The Harmony Beta will even help:
- 4K*
- Ultrawide 21:9*
- Uncapped Framerate*
- KBM and DualSense Controller Help
- Customized Key Mapping
- FSR 3**
- DLSS 3.7**
* Appropriate PC and show required.
**Appropriate PC and graphics card required.
Please word these system specs and options are for the Early Entry and Open Beta. Be looking out for more particulars about Harmony on PC, together with closing specs and extra options, within the lead-up to launch in August.
We are able to’t wait to play with you all this weekend, and we’re excited to listen to who your new mains are and see all of your hype clips and fan artwork. We may have more details about Harmony within the coming weeks, like our accessibility settings. So you should definitely observe Harmony on Twitter/X, Instagram, and TikTok, and be part of the group within the Official Concord Discord so you may keep updated on all issues Harmony.
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