Hello, incredible Voyagers! Michael / Spacenorth here, ready to plunge into the depths of our latest development update!
Back Into Dev-Land!
Just as we finished processing the feedback from our biggest playtest ever, we jumped right into another one that concluded yesterday! We’ve been digging through the feedback like crazy and are excited to share some of our top priorities in development.
Spirits and Seafaring: A Match Made in Nera
First, we’ve heard a lot of great feedback about the role of spirits and skimming in the game. The most common critique was wanting a lot more of it! A huge number of players are looking for spirits to be more important to more parts of the game and having more of them to discover in the world. Well, we heard you loud and clear! We're doubling down on making spirits an integral part of every activity in the game. Imagine your spirit companions not just helping you craft, but also enhancing your seafaring adventures. It's going to be magical!
Our main topic for this post is another one of our big priorities for this milestone: the second biome, The Reef!
The Reef: Our Next Big Splash
In Voyagers, we want to deliver beautiful and fantastical spaces that you can get lost in. With the Reef, we are hoping to transport you to a place that feels vibrant, oceanic, familiar, and yet all together magical. Huge shout out for this artwork from our Creative Director, Mitch Miller.
Like any good biome in a survival crafting game, you’ll see expansive new spaces to explore, new resources to discover, recipes to unlock, and goodies to craft!
As you might be able to tell, the Reef isn’t just expanding our world horizontally - we’re going up (and down!). Expect to see towering coral structures to explore, slipstreams of air to ride, and the return of a tool from our trailer - the glider! Get ready to soar above bright coral and mighty cliffs.
And there’s more to see beneath the waves as well - you’ll have to dive down to find out! But be warned - you’re not the only ones hunting in the deep ocean… 👀
Streaming Sensations
I know we shared a few clips in our last blog, but I have another fun one to share. Our own talented teammate Cheery made a super-cut of recent streams that absolutely made the team’s day and we thought others might like to see it:
Watching you guys play has been an absolute blast, and it fuels our passion to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible in Nera. As always, we're endlessly grateful for your support, enthusiasm, and feedback. Please don't forget to wishlist the game and spread the word – we need your help to continue growing this amazing community.
What's Next?
We’ve got our next live stream on Twitch this Thursday at 5pm-6pm PT on Twitch where we’ll talking about audio design and making sound effects in Voyagers. Hope to see you there!
Catch you on the waves! 🌊
Michael and the Treehouse Team