This is a functionality update. The new star systems, biomes and Chapter 3 content will arrive in the update AFTER this one.
🤝Local Co-op Game Mode
- Surprise! We had this experimental two-player game mode brewing for some time. Enjoy your Planetary adventure in the Nekokami universe with another human!
- The Co-op Game Mode, as the name suggests, is highly cooperative. Players will share the same Tile queue and take turns to create beautiful planets and meet the objectives.
- At least one controller is required. Please see second part of the post for more details.
🔥 Other New Features
- Surveying a placed Tile will now show a mini-Hexagon with iconic representation of constituents of the Tile.
- The star system display will now feature the associated main character(s). This will help players get around more easily.
🔧Bug Fixes and Other Improvements
- Fixed a bug that prevent players from getting the "A Good Dream" achievement.
- The landing animation has been further improved.
- Slight visual changes to Expeditions across the Milky Way.
- Polish over Chinese and Japanese localization in story dialog. We will keep improving them!
🔰 How to Start Local Co-Op Mode
When you arrive to the Main Menu Screen, you will now see a new option that allows you to assign controller to Player 1 or 2.
If you have one controller, you can activate Co-Op mode by assigning controller to Player 2. Player 1 will use keyboard & mouse.
If you have two controllers, you can determine who will be Player 1/2. To avoid conflicting controls, Player 1 gets the privilege to engage in dialogs 💬 and do various important actions in the UI.
Start the game normally, and you'll now be enjoying Nekokami with 2 players!
It's a highly cooperative mode - players get to place in turn. The two players can both preview the Tile they will be placing. We designed it this way so that none of the players will need to wait excessively - both players can plan for their placement while waiting. Of course, they can also coordinate their placement together!
Actually, you can switch your Tile in hand with that of your partner anytime... but remember to ask first, okay? 👻
If you happen to have tried the Co-op Mode sometime later, we welcome your feedback in the Steam Forums. Please let us know how it went!