MetalCore’s Loot & Shoot Playtest: Your Ultimate Guide

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MetalCore
7 min readOct 10, 2023

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Get ready, you loot goblins. Make planetfall on Kerberos and build your arsenal in our biggest playtest yet, now through Oct 13. Jump in to find recent improvements in the looting, crafting, and missions systems. Being a MetalCore Scrub has never felt better. Pre-register now!

Create chaos on the Battlefield.

This ain’t your everyday guide, it’s the ULTIMATE guide. Let’s get you playing like a pro with all information on:

✅ 1. Playtest Breakdown
✅ 2. Giveaways
✅ 3. Guild 369
✅ 4. Install Codes & Tutorial
✅ 5. PC Performance Tips
✅ 6. PvE Gameplay Video Guides
✅ 7. Known Issues
✅ 8. Reporting Issues
✅ 9. Helping MetalCore Grow

1. Playtest Breakdown

The Loot ’n’ Shoot playtest started October 6th and consists of multiple days of leveling up your account, looting, and crafting, followed by two days of scheduled PvP battle on October 12th and 13th Pacific Time.

Your Mission List

✅ Play daily now through Oct 13 9PM PT, building your arsenal using PvE in the first days, then deploying your new toys during scheduled PvP big battle times!

✅ Achieve up to 50k XP during the playtest to be entered in various giveaways!

✅ Attend the big battle times during Oct 12–13 7–9AM PT and 6–8PM PT each day. The more you play beforehand, the more sweet gear you’ll be able to use in battle!

👀 Optionally deploy your MetalCore Infantry NFTs anytime during the test after you link your wallet using Link.MetalCore.gg. Drop the HAMR!

2. Giveaways

We’re giving away MORE and DEADLIER vehicles on top of the ones you’ll claim at Open Beta by pre-registering. Gift and prize vehicle deliveries will take place closer to Open Beta, and winning gamertags will be announced via blog article.

Get this free gift by stacking 5k XP.
Achieve more XP to be entered to win.

Achieve XP for a chance to win! Multiple drawings per vehicle to win a Spaher ‘Bobcat,’ Raven F2, or the infamous Shiva HD1. These vehicles are TERRORS on the battlefield.

How to Participate

✅ Redeem Code (Tutorial)
✅ Install MetalCore
✅ Create MetalCore Account
✅ Access Link.MetalCore.gg
✅ Link Wallet (Tutorial)
✅ Play Until Oct 13
✅ Achieve the Required XP
✅ Get Support on Discord

Don’t forget to link your wallet on Link.MetalCore.gg

Giveaway Results

Congrats to all players who stacked 5k XP- you’ll get your guaranteed Hader! Now for the big boys, drawn via GigaCalculator.com on October 23, 2023:

Spaher Bobcat
0xb18a86f470f872bad58cd5cd741b585e0fd5b0d0
0x50fcfa4d9fc959f76ebe24c056562b88630fe2d1
0x1f02c57e5e541058c5e02e6ec507e877565fb2c4

Raven F2
0x642f9a3f5053db4f2fc1ddd5b0212683fb529cd2
0x11b89fedd089e4bb31d8eab59471896fee5309bd
0xfb601265b292b32262557f6baf7f4c89bd94b3e6

Shiva HD1
0x6ed9680c601ba8c6311b19be14dd271635ab7bed
0x1d47c7f14581d998ed1eaeff4cc45f7337dd6a6e
0x75f06929a406c7e1f7ed8cceff1023ac159d923f

Good luck in seeing if you won! Delivery closer to Open Beta.

3. Guild 369

Guild 369 is a group of players on MetalCore developer Studio 369’s dedicated Discord server with access to a special separate version of MetalCore called the Progression version.

Guild 369: MetalCore’s Special Forces Soldiers.

Guild 369 Benefits

Monthly Litecoin Rewards
✅ 24/7 Game Server
✅ First Look at New Features
✅ Priority Dev Team Access
✅ Exclusive PvP Events
✅ SWAG & Gifts
✅ Virtual Benefits

You may receive a one-time invite to Guild 369 via your MetalCore account email address. We invite new members based on your in-game data like hours played, XP gained, and player kills. Perform well in the Loot & Shoot Playtest and we just might reach out. 😎

4. Install Codes & Tutorial

Obtaining your install code is simple! Pre-register on our homepage and we will blast out more install codes each day of the playtest. Pre-registering grants you a free vehicle near Open Beta. If you need a code faster, go to our Discord and open a support ticket in #support asking for a code.

When the Oct 6–13 playtest is over, we stop sending codes.

System Requirements

Processor: Intel Core i7–8700k (6 Core Equivalent)
Memory: 16GB RAM
Graphics Card: GTX 1070
Storage: 60gb on SSD
Windows: 10 or 11
Epic Games Store Launcher: Yes
IP Address: Not China, Russia, North Korea
Mac: No
Linux: No
Mobile Phone: No

Install Tutorial

  1. Obtain your code from email or Discord support ticket.
  2. Download EGS Launcher to your PC here.
  3. Create your Epic Games account.
  4. Redeem your code using tutorial. If MetalCore is your first game on EGS, you may need to add a random free game to make MetalCore appear in your library as well. If MetalCore appears but says ‘unavailable’ under it after redeeming, restart your PC to repair this.
  5. Download & Install MetalCore.
  6. To complete the install, your PC may need a runtime. Install that here.
  7. After launching MetalCore, create your MetalCore account. Your MetalCore account should match your pre-registration email from our site. This loops you into many kinds of future goodies 👀
  8. Optionally link your wallet to your MetalCore account using Link.MetalCore.gg (Tutorial). This allows you to deploy your Infantry NFTs in battle.
  9. You’re ready to play!

5. PC Performance Tips

Heed this critical intel, Scrubs. Optimize your PC for the best experience!

Trunkletron’s RTX3090 preferred settings (including recording 4k 60p to disk)

Regardless of your PC specs, choose 30fps or 60fps in the FPS setting.

✅ Make sure your screen resolution setting matches your monitor.

✅ Fullscreen mode is generally best, but not in all cases.

✅ You may need to brighten your Gamma slightly from default.

✅ VSYNC: ON can help improve performance, but not in all cases.

✅ Tune your individual graphics settings to taste. If streaming or recording, you may want to choose slightly lower settings than you normally would (Trunkletron uses all ‘High’ for his RTX3090)

👀 Currently, MetalCore is better optimized for NVIDIA hardware.

6. PvE Gameplay Video Guides

Check out this walkthrough video on how to complete your Prologue and Garage missions. These missions get you familiar with MetalCore gameplay.

MetalCore First Missions Gameplay

Get up to snuff on grinding for loot, doing missions, menu systems, stashing, transmuting, crafting, and spawning. Trunkletron guides your way!

ULTIMATE GUIDE to PvE Gameplay

NOTE: Fabricator terminal may be located next to Stash console in main base instead of outdoors, depending on your MetalCore version.

7. Known Issues

The development team is actively addressing and resolving this list of known issues. Some of them may be already resolved by the time you install!

👀 You may experience difficulty entering the server, especially if you are on a mid-grade PC located far away from the USA testing servers.
✅ Try again from time to time, and also try after each version update.

👀 You may notice your in-game mic is hot after first launching MetalCore.
✅ This can be disabled or PTT mode in your audio settings.

👀 You may encounter minor account rollbacks or loot not stashing.
✅ The team is investigating this.

👀 You may see units in menu that are not NFTs but marked as NFTs.
✅ This is a visual bug.

👀 You may become confused about your respawn options after death.
✅ You can respawn at your main base, but also Large and Small Outposts your faction controls. Look for the best location to spawn as needed.

👀 You may not be able to delete loot out of your backpack.
✅ The team is investigating this.

8. Reporting Issues

You can inform us about issues you encounter (or suggestions) by visiting our Discord server and creating a bug/feedback post in the #feedback-bugs channel.

If you need more personalized help, open a support ticket in #support.

9. Helping MetalCore Grow

This guide contains everything you need to know about our playtest and getting started in the world of MetalCore. Use info in this ultimate guide to create your own posts, articles, videos, and more! Let’s propel MetalCore forward into the future of gaming together.

Here are some Dropbox links with some full quality videos and assets:
Logos, Images, Artwork Kit
First Missions Video
Long PvP Video
Long PvE Video
Full-Length Trailer
30s Promo Video

Now that you’re armed with all the knowledge in this ultimate guide, you’ll be an absolute menace on the battlefield! See you there, Scrub.

About MetalCore
MetalCore is a first-person shooter (FPS) mechanized combat game set in an expansive open world. Developed by Studio 369, MetalCore is built within the Unreal Engine 4, where players can engage in PvP mega-battles, cooperative PvE fights, and faction-based, open-world clashes. MetalCore combines the engagement of traditional gaming with benefits of digital assets and in-game asset ownership. To learn more, please join the conversation at
metalcore.gg/discord, follow us on Twitter @playmetalcore and visit www.metalcore.gg.

Twitter | Discord | Studio 369 Community Discord | Website

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