Belated Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you had a great time with your friends and family during your thanksgiving dinners.
We have some good news for everybody. I wanted to take this opportunity to announce that the next major update, Content Update #2, will release in early February 2021. This update will feature primarily the preview release of the Single-Player Campaign. Originally, we were thinking of releasing this feature upon full release but we've decided to release it and add on content with regular updates instead until the full release is ready. This means you will now be able to create your own character avatar in the game and you will be able to explore the world of Graywalkers Purgatory.
CONTENT UPDATE FEATURES
Here are a few things to expect with Content Update #2.
- Single Player Campaign Access - this will not yet be the full campaign but it will contain a significant part of it. From the point we release this, we will update it with small updates every month.
- Character Creation - you will be able to make your own character avatar that will be the Chosen One, the hero tasked to find all the other Graywalkers and to lead the fight to reclaim the world from the supernatural.
- Quest / Mission Tracking - as you go through the game, there will be a system in place to help you manage and track all the different missions you'll be finding in the game.
- 15+ Locations - by the release, there will be at least a minimum of between 15-20 locations on the map that you can visit. Some of these are the same locations you've seen in the mission while some are entirely new locations you have not yet seen. Take note though that unlike in the missions, each map has more to explore now. Fully exploring each map may reveal some secret locations.
- 15 Recruitable Characters - there will be at least 15 playable characters that will be readily available to be found to be recruited in the campaign. More will be added as more locations will be added to the world. Many of these are those revealed in the Missions Mode while some have not yet been shown. Take note though that the characters from the Missions may differ slightly to their counterparts in the campaign. They may have different stats, levels and abilities in the campaign.
- Sub-Races - we will be introducing sub-races for some of the available races. Initially, this system was for the Faechilde but later on, we decided to expand some of the other races as well. Not all will be available right away but the initial version will be available. For example, the Faechilde can choose if her Fae bloodline will be from a Fairy, a Djinn, a Salamander, a Sylph, a Nymph, a Giant
- Character Portraits & Game Avatar - you will be able to choose from over a score of character portraits and in-game avatars. Your choice of portrait will determine which avatar you will have in-game. Take note that this is the initial version of the character creator. As we go along, we intend you to be able to customize the look of the in-game avatar to a certain degree but this will probably be available closer to the full release.
- In-Game Economy - you should be able to start selling and buying from specific locations in the campaign. All the stuff you find all across the wastes of Purgatory will now have a value in Barter Units (BU) that you can use.
- New Creatures - New creatures will be released with the next update. All the ones you've seen in the game thus far will be there but we will also be adding a large number of new creatures to populate the world. This includes new types of vampires, werewolves, zombies, demons, monsters and supernatural creatures.
- New Items - needless to say, new items will also be added from those that have already been seen in-game. Many of them are already in the game but have not yet been seen. With the campaign, a lot more of these will be available or found. These items will be a mix of weapons, armor, consumables and junk items.
- Graywalker Gifts - with the release of the campaign, your character and the other recruitable Graywalkers will have what we call their Graywalker Gifts. These are special abilities that make each one unique as well as marking them as true Graywalkers. For your in-game character/avatar, you will get to choose from many different kinds of abilities that will be your signature ability. The other recruitable Graywalkers will have their Gifts chosen already for them but you will still have the option to improve it (or not) the way you want it to be. These gifts that the characters have can be upgraded as you level up if you so chose to make them even more powerful or versatile.
- New Abilities - new abilities will also be made available in the campaign, Some abilities may also be removed or streamlined to balance it out. These abilities will be available for you to customize your character as you level up from experience.
SCREENSHOT SNEAK PEEK
Below is a sneak peek at the character creation screen. Please take note that these are not yet final and are still subject to change. These however show already the direction of how the character creation screens will look like.
Character Creation Race Selection Screen
Character Creation Path Selection Screen
Character Creation Attribute Distribution Scene
Please take note that all of what we've shown here are still works in progress so they may still change upon release of the update. Also, the features included may also change depending on the circumstances by that time. Some features may be removed and some may be added so please be patient until we announce the final list of features a few weeks before release in January.
Thank you everybody and we hope the news we announced today will excite everybody!