Hello, this is Jaeeun Park, Creative Director of Blackout Protocol.
One thing I'd like to mention first is that I will keep today's blog short, but be back with more news soon. Moving ahead, the plan is to share these dev logs more frequently. We’ll be sharing not only work we’ve completed, but where our development process stands and what choices we’re still mulling over, to keep the community in the loop as we move toward full release.
In our last dev log, our team shared the general news that Blackout Protocol will be making some big changes in the long-term future. Our entire studio has been having some intense discussions about changes to the game’s systems, overall design, and narrative presentation. A lot of that is still shifting, but we’re beginning to pin down some major elements, and hope to share more soon.
In today’s dev log, I’d like to briefly discuss one new system we’ll be adding soon.
One major point in our current discussions is how we can modify the core gameplay to bring a little more variety from run to run. For that reason, we’ve decided to give a new role to the medical equipment in the Safe Rooms, which currently just replenishes HP and panic meter.
The new system involves the addition of a new element we’re calling "Body Mods". These present players with a random mix of good and bad effects, to add some more of those interesting roguelite-y choices to how players customize their loadout.
We’ve also been working on adding some new features to Synaptic Enhancements that randomize their department and point values. For example, "Synthetic Gunpowder III" (which gives a big damage boost to weapons that deal physical damage) is one of the most popular choices among players, and there’s no real reason it couldn’t show as a Bionic department card.
Looking forward to bringing you more news soon!
- Jaeeun
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