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Playtest 0.2.0 · Free · By invitation

Join the playtest.

The playtest runs on First Rain, our official world. It's free and it's by invitation: every playtester can invite five friends, and you can ask for one on our Discord.

I have an inviteAsk on Discord
ONLINEFirst RainThe official world · Playtest 0.2.0Already playing? Sign in to your account
01Getting in

Four steps to First Rain.

There's no password anywhere. Your account is your email address or your Steam account, and one account covers every Dryline game.

  1. 01Get an inviteA friend who plays can send you a link: every account has five, each open for 48 hours. No friend in yet? Ask on our Discord.INVITEOPEN · 47 Haccounts.patternretained.com/i/[code]
  2. 02Claim it with your accountOpen the link and sign in with your email or Steam. New here? That makes your account. We email a link and a six-digit code.SEND ME A LINKSIGN IN THROUGH STEAM
  3. 03Download the launcherFor Linux or Windows, about 6 MB. It keeps itself up to date, so you only download it once.LINUXWINDOWS
  4. 04Sign in and playSign in to the launcher the same way, install (about 5 GB the first time), press Play, and name your survivor.JOIN A SERVER›OFFICIAL›FIRST RAIN
HAVE AN OLD KEY?A playtest key from before accounts (PR-01 and the like) moves onto your account by itself the first time you sign in to the launcher.
02The launcher

Download the launcher.

The launcher signs you in, installs the game, keeps it up to date and takes you to First Rain. It shows the news and patch notes too.

LinuxLAUNCHER AND GAME

A tar.gz, about 6 MB. It needs WebKitGTK 4.1, which most desktops already have (Ubuntu and Debian: libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0; Fedora: webkit2gtk4.1). If your file manager asks, mark it as a program.

Download for LinuxTAR.GZ · 5.4 MB
WindowsLAUNCHER

A zip, about 6 MB, for Windows 10 and 11, which already have what it needs. The launcher isn't signed yet, so if SmartScreen warns you, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Download for WindowsZIP · 5.8 MB
macOSPLANNEDA Mac build is planned.
03Your first evening

The keys, by what you're doing.

Start with your hands at Camp Seven. Gather enough for a hatchet and a pick, put up a shelter before dark, then go looking for machines.

GATHER
  • Chop, mine, cut brushholdLMB
  • Pick up, use, openE
  • Your packTabI
  • The hotbar1 – 8
BUILD
  • Build modeB
  • Place · rotate · snapLMBRG
  • Finish a frameholdE
  • Take something downin build modeC
HUNT
  • Swing or shootLMB
  • Heavy swingRMB
  • Change weapon1 – 4or the wheel
  • Roll out of the wayCtrl
GET AROUND
  • Sprint · crouchShiftC
  • Your lanternF
  • The mapM
  • Invite a survivor to your partylook, holdE
04Requirements

What you'll need.

Built on Unreal Engine 5, with Lumen and Nanite. Minimum and recommended specs are being measured during the playtest. First Rain is online only.

TESTED ONRyzen 7 7800X3D · Radeon RX 7900 XTX · 16 GB RAM · Linux
LINUXWINDOWS
System64-bit Linux desktopWindows 10 or 11, 64-bit
LauncherAbout 6 MB. Needs WebKitGTK 4.1About 6 MB. Nothing extra to install
Game downloadAbout 5 GBAbout 5 GB
MinimumBeing measured during the playtestBeing measured during the playtest
RecommendedBeing measured during the playtestBeing measured during the playtest
NetworkAn internet connectionAn internet connection
05Questions

Before you ask.

Anything not here, ask on our Discord.

With an invite. Everyone in the playtest can invite five people, and each invite link stays open for 48 hours. If you don't know anyone playing yet, ask on our Discord and we'll send you one when there's room.

See you at Camp Seven.

Got an invite? Claim it and you're in. No invite yet? Ask on Discord and we'll send one when there's room.

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