Alright internet, you win. Geneshift is hopping on the BR bandwagon and I'm pumped!
The reason I'm making this mode is because of this gif, and this 5800 upvoted reddit post. I spent an afternoon chucking together this mock-up Battle Royale circle to see how it would play, then posted it on reddit. The response was overwhelmingly positive with hundreds of people saying I should make it and they'd buy it. So let's do it!
How it Will Work
I'm still working out the details in the Discord and this Steam forum post. But here's what we have so far. The game will consist of multiple rounds. You get +1 point for a kill, +10 points for being the last man standing. First player to 100 points wins.
Looting
Each new round will start with you falling from the sky at a random location in the map. You'll be armed with nothing but your knife, and will have to loot for unlocks. You'll loot for ammo, weapons, health kits, cash, phasers, skills, vehicles, experience points and more. All the unlocks in the campaign basically. You run around, looking for the best weapons possible, and leveling up your mutant with skills and extra phase shifts.
Respawning
Eventually you come across an enemy. You shoot, you kill. You come across another enemy, and this time you die. Unlike in PUBG, you actually get to respawn, but you'll come back as a zombie only capable of melee attacks. If you manage to kill a real human you get a second chance at life.
Big GTA2 Style Maps
Each round will only last about 2 minutes, with the circle rapidly shrinking. We will be playing on the maps from the campaign, because they are bigger and have a lot more space to hide and explore. Imagine playing on a huge map like this. True GTA2 style!
Simple and Streamable
One reason why I'm so keen to make this mode is because it's an opportunity to remake Geneshift's multiplayer in a far simpler way. I love me some Conquest mode but it is admittedly quite overwhelming. The buy menu, the skills menu, there's over 80 things you can unlock. New players and streamers get confused. This new mode however will remove the buy menu and the skill menu. You have to loot for items one by one, meaning you can learn as you go. This new mode should make a great first impression for new players, and hopefully will be fun to watch youtubers play as well.
30% Discount
Thought I'd quickly mention that Geneshift is currently 30% off. Now that the campaign is done and I'm adding all this new content I might bump the price up to $15 soon, so now would be a cheap time to grab the game.
Anyway I hope to get this new version out within a month, so stay tuned!