FDG Newsletter - Summer Edition
Introduction
Hello everyone, it’s been a while but we are back and more ready than ever to give a run down of the past few action packed months! Recently, Fat Duck has been packed with major updates that are shaping the future of FDG in a massive way. From shifting toward a more player-driven economy with the introduction of new businesses, to new achievements and community-driven moments, the server has continued evolving.
-- Dog & BaileyG
🦆 A Note from Leadership
Over the past few months FDG has continued to evolve in both structure and direction. While individual updates may stand out on their own, what matters most is the consistency behind them. The focus remains on long-term stability, meaningful player engagement, and building systems that support the community well into the future.
The server grows because of the people who invest time into it, whether through development, roleplay, business ownership, enforcement, creativity, or simply showing up each day. That collective effort is what drives progress.
A special acknowledgement goes to the staff team who continue to dedicate significant time behind the scenes. From development and support to moderation and operations, their consistency and commitment are what allow FDG to keep moving forward.
We appreciate everyone who continues to contribute to the culture and momentum of FDG. There is more to come, and we are committed to ensuring the foundation stays strong as we move forward.
FDG Leadership Team
Community Stats - YTD
Development Highlights
Over the past few months the server as a whole has had a multitude of changes in the development scene. I have been unable to list every major update as there have been so many, but I have included all of the biggest and best changes made by our Senior Staff & Development team over the Summer!
🏪 Major Business Update - Vespucci Markets🏪
We introduced rentable shopfronts down at the Vespucci Markets, every player now has the chance to start a business with ease and sell products to others at any time of the day or week.
All stores come fit with a configurable 24/7 shopfront that players can use to buy or sell items, this allows players to sell their items or buy what they need without the need of waiting for the owner to be online. Keeping in mind you pay a tax when there's no employee, for convenience!
As you grow your business you can gain access to contracts (within BOD’s discretion) to allow long term progression and reward for effort. This allows players a chance to grow their business significantly if they put the effort in.
Huge shoutout to Kn0pee, Bozzy, Dizabled and Lastonearth for the dev work on the markets.
🔧Chop Shop🔧
A massive new criminal activity has also been launched recently, Chop Shop, the release came with a full overhaul of the outdated stolen car missions. Instead of the previous system, Chop Shop introduces a contract based loop. Players are able to take on car theft jobs with different levels of payouts, risks and difficulties with all decisions reflected in the players level in the levelling system. Chop Shop took the old system and re-did it entirely, making it more structured and rewarding.
Once players go find their vehicle and steal it they must go to a Chop Shop and dismantle it piece by piece and give them to Vlad. The better condition of the car the bigger the payout. The high profile contract system also brings more risk but alongside with more danger, by accepting players get paid more but police are sent an active location of their car.
You can also have money making money with your friends with the co-op element which allows you and your friend to ride and dismantle cars together for the share of the payout.
🏆 Achievements & Quack Score🏆
Another new introduction is the progression system seen in Achievements.
Achievements are now in the server that reward players for simply engaging and playing, regardless of if you are a new player, casual player or long term player you are able to complete achievements and earn money and Quack Score (for obvious bragging rights).
It gives players new milestones to chase and as a way to show off their time on the server.
Quality of Life + Performance Changes
A range of improvements and smaller updates have occurred over the last few months:
- Performances fixes targeting long session FPS drops
- Roxwood update, expanding the island even more
- Pool tables added across the city for casual player-driven activities
- Clothing, tattoos, wheels and regular car rotations
- Introduction of QuackBiz
Huge shoutout to the devs for continued work on the server.
What's been going on?
🔨Business Auctions🔨
There has also been tons going on, on the server as well as just on the development side. A major event that occurred recently was the first ever FDG Business Auctions, the auctions allowed any player to bet on four separate businesses for sale. Instead of featuring on a tenure system where BOD maintains control of the business these auctions allowed for players to take full and total control and ownership.
The auctions were held for Weazel News, Bean Machine, Vanilla Unicorn and then finally Area 51, each auction started at $1 million and climbed based on the willingness of people to still bid. The auction was hosted by an amazing auctioneer (yours truly) and brought in huge numbers which can be seen below:
Weazel News $25,000,000
Bean Machine $50,000,000
Vanilla Unicorn $130,000,000
Area 51 $180,000,000
🏆 Community Competitions🏆
Community Competitions have also continued to run on, allowing FDG players to get a piece of their work in the server and be rewarded for it.
There have been backpack designs, conada liveries and chances to provide content that gets posted on the official FDG social media pages. A significant amount of all of these were added to the server allowing your own work to be enjoyed and used in game.
Huge Shoutout to BaileyG and the rest of the senior staff team for hosting these for the community.
(Pictured below is a photo of our conada livery competition winner’s entry “Tracy” by kyrozv)
Gameplay and Balancing changes
Several adjustments were made to keep roleplay engaging and sustainable long-term:
- Tweaks to the jail sentences on charges and removal of some charge stacking.
- Improvements to EMS treatments to be less time consuming and allowing for more roleplay.
🏆 Featured Community🏆
Seeing as we have a reasonably sized community of dedicated players we believe it is at utmost importance to acknowledge the people who put the work into keeping the server going. Whether it be fighting gangs in the gang scene, streaming content for people to watch, roleplaying as a sheriff or selling new players lock picking kits, all players contribute to where the server has gotten to today and we have selected a few to feature below:
Syndicated Gang of the Season
The Ufasele Brothers (UFB)
Regi/Trial Syndi of the season
Middle Eastern Organised Crime (M.E.O.C)
Content Creator of the season
Mindofjak - Check him out
Business of the season
Bogus Locksmiths & Supplies
Department of the season
Sheriffs
Final thoughts
It has been a big few months for FDG with major development updates and community events keeping the server active and moving in the right direction. It has been quite a while since our last FDG Newsletter and I thought it was an appropriate time to bring it back. I will be trying to do this as a seasonal thing around every 3 months so keep an eye out.
Until Next Time.
