Greetings lone scientists!
As we touched upon last week, our next handful of posts are going to be focused on a selection of the tools that will be available to the player during your time with Forever Skies.
The first tool that we’ll place under the microscope is the Extractor. Here is it’s in-game description:
“Extracts raw resources from objects remains of mostly homogeneous compositions. Designed to recycle the trash from the environment. Unfortunately, it was a “too late” response to a big problem. It has a short operating range, but you can take it everywhere.”
The Extractors primary function is to breakdown raw materials like metals, glass, synthetic material and more to a molecular level. These materials can then be repurposed into parts needed for your airship and equipment.
Another of its functions is for creating new paths and routes through areas, both above and below the dust. We won’t be showing you anything under the dust just yet, but here you can see the mechanic in action.
This is useful, especially when you’re in a hurry to find vital resources to survive or find new quicker pathways through areas. Not every item/structure can be extracted in Forever Skies. The tool works only on materials that were 3D printed, a technique that was used widely in construction before humanity escaped the surface.
However, the Extractor isn’t the only form of this tool in Forever Skies. Introducing the Heavy Extractor!
While the regular Extractor is useful when exploring locations, its drawback is its short operating range. However, the Heavy Extractor variant doesn’t have this problem. It's incredibly satisfying to set a course on your airship and collect resources with the Heavy Extractor as you fly through ruined skies.
Or why not bring some friends along? You can install as many Heavy Extractors as you wish. Get one of them to steer the airship, while the rest of you zap valuable resources out of the sky!
What are your thoughts on the Extractor variants? Which is your favourite? Be sure to let us know in the comments! We hope you enjoyed this look at the Extractor tools!