In the meantime, Prophecy has revealed its early access roadmap for upcoming content. March will see the team focusing on class and weapon balance, improvements to art and bug fixes. April adds a new weapon, the Plasma Gun, and a new Capture the Flag map called Moonrise.

In Q2 2024, another quality update arrives, focusing on bug fixes and class and weapon balance. There will also be new class abilities, potential new weapons, more fixes and a new map based on “community feedback.” Not a lot of talk about quality-of-life improvements or community moderation, but the developer clarifies that the roadmap “may change based on player feedback or development milestones.” Stay tuned in the coming months for more updates.

In a lengthy FAQ, the studio has revealed quite a few details about Tribes 3: Rivals. For instance, the game will launch with 7 maps: Katabatic, Wavemist, DryDock, Dangerous Crossing, Torment, Hollow, and Raindance. The maps will all feature a variety of different types of terrain and biomes, ranging from the snows of Katabatic to the lush jungle in Hollow.

Tribes 3: Rivals will also allow players to set up their loadouts with a variety of different weapons, including iconic weapons from the Tribes franchise like the Spinfusors in light, medium and heavy formats, as well as other weapons like Bolt Launchers, and Chain Guns. Players will be able to play as Light, Medium or Heavy classes, which in turn will affect the level of movement, momentum and speed they will be able to achieve.

The game will also feature a ranked mode for its core Capture the Flag game mode, pitting players in 7-on-7 battles. The systems are stated to be similar to other multiplayer shooters like Valorant and Apex Legends. The studio has also revealed that microtransactions in Tribes 3: Rivals will be for cosmetic content only.

For more details on Tribes 3: Rivals, check out 7 minutes of gameplay revealed back in November.

The video, featuring more than 7 minutes of gameplay, showcases some of the things iconic to the Tribes franchise, including the Disc Launcher weapon, as well as the game’s primary mode of movement which revolves around making use of gravity and slopes to attain high speeds.

Tribes 3: Rivals is a follow-up to Tribes: Ascend, which was developed by Hi-Rez Studios back in 2012. The game is a revival of the classic Tribes franchise—a series of multiplayer shooters with an emphasis on team-based objectives, high-speed movement, and plenty of different traversal options and weapons throughout its classes.

The new Tribes title is being developed by Prophecy Games—a studio originally set up as a separate team in Hi-Rez that eventually ended up separating from the company. Details on Tribes 3: Rivals are sparse, but we do know that the game is slated for release on PC.

The game, a follow-up to Tribes: Ascend, is being developed by a studio that was originally founded under the umbrella of Hi-Rez studio, which originally worked on Tribes: Ascend before it moved on to other titles. Prophecy Games has since gone on to become an independent studio.

Details on the game are currently quite sparse aside from a few screenshots released on the game’s Discord channel. Going by these screenshots, however, it looks like the new Tribes game will follow tradition in being a movement-focused multiplayer shooter with unique weapons.

One of the core things that set the Tribes games apart from its contemporaries, as well as to many modern multiplayer shooters, is its emphasis on fast-paced movement with massive maps featuring team-based game modes like Capture the Flag.

The new Tribes title seems to be under development on PC.