Introducing Dr Alena Choi
After telling you about adding the 4th player slot in a recent update, we’re stoked to say that our new medic character, Dr Choi, is now fully playable and an option in-game. Our artist has finessed the model’s clothing and hair and she’s been fully textured, skinned and rigged with full animations by our animator, Beate.
Calling Dr Choi!
Player down? No problem.
WIPs of the Medic coming to life recently.
But whose blood is on that ID card…?
A little lore drop for you, Dr Choi is a brilliant biological researcher turned highly capable field medic. And because of her background, we’re naturally adding a Med-kit to the primary items options! …Wait, options?
Character Design Update
After considering a lot of community feedback about not wanting to be restricted by a set aesthetic and ability for our playable characters, we’ve opted to open things up a bit more for you.
Our 4 playable characters with their lore-specific items.
We want to give more power to the player. So, instead of being bound by a character class, you will now be able to mix and match your preferred character and a primary loadout item. Then in-game, while you won’t be able to carry more than one primary item, you will be able to drop ‘n’ swap your current primary item out if you discover another one in the map.
Primary Items Update
Here’s a quick summary of our starting four:
Motion Detector
The Scout’s go-to sneaky handheld device that allows the player to track the location of dinosaurs lurking nearby. Perfect for the rogue-type folk who need to be in the know.
Hacking Device
A handheld device of the Engineer's design that allows the player to 'Hack' some objects within the environment, unlocking or activating them. Just be careful, you don't want to set off any unwanted alarms in the process!
Tranquiliser Rifle
The high calibre rifle has now become a tranquiliser gun for gameplay balancing purposes. Still, with limited ammo, it can be fired at dinosaurs to temporarily send them to sleep. If you’re the sharpshooter of the group, the Survivalist’s item is for you.
Med-kit
A reusable Med-kit which allows the player to heal themselves or other players. Who needs a medic?! Most likely, all of us…
Let us know in the comments if you have any suggestions for future items!
Until next time...
Trust the Engineer to hack open the door where the raptor was waiting. Silly Advik…
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