Hello folks,
before the upcoming biiiig content upgrade (introducing Level 4 and new PVE missions), we dealt with the problem to get into the game.
We are aware that due to the complexity it is sometimes hard for newcomers to know what they *can* do and what they *should* do. So here's the update:
Interactive Tutorial
There's a completely new and playable tutorial, which guides the player through ship building, block erasing/building and setting up a basic economy. It explains the controls and how to get ressources and how to process these into buildable items and blocks via the foundry.
Did you know?
This is the text you'll find in the chat every few minutes. These hints randomly provide players with detail information they might not have known before and explain more advanced features than the tutorial.
Video tutorial screens
You already knew these. They are spawned in the main base and provide context related information about game mechanics, to either explain or recap information from the tutorial.
Help texts/windows
Every building has a [?] icon, which -when clicked- explains the purpose of that building and how to use it. This makes advanced buildings like the docking bay or the research lab easier to use.
Furthermore, the controls of the ship designer and more information about the currently selected module are displayed at the sides of the ship designer. This targets issues we've recognized when watching people using the ship designer for the first time.
We hope this helps players to get into the game and understand the mechanics and complexity better. :-)
This is the last preparation update before the announced big content upgrade. Stay tuned for more information :-)