Greetings, esteemed colleagues!
We have a big one today. Alongside the Christmas Update that we just dropped into your holiday laps, we’re also doing a big ol’ bundle of reveals today, all centered around our next major update; Dark Energy.
Before we go any further - watch our new trailer for Dark Energy!
That’s right. You may have spotted it at the end – Dark Energy drops on February 4th.
Need more? Fine, here’s a few words about what awaits you in The Reactors.
Foot of the Giant
While you may have felt a mounting pressure in the waterways of Hydroplant, it’s nothing compared to the sheer force you will meet below the Dam. It’s not all grim, however. The Power Plant may offer some brief respite.
It’s no secret that perforations have been pouring in all kinds of hazards and hostiles from parts-unknown… But they don’t have to remain unknown for long, if you’ve got the stomach for science - an exploration.
It’s Dark Below
The four primary reactors, cooled by the Darkwater Reservoir, lay nestled inside a formidable stronghold of concrete, steel beams and dark machinations. Traveling between each reactor has become an increasingly hazardous trek. … One might wonder if the tram system is still up and running.
And It Gets Darker Still
Centered at the quadripoint of the reactors, a dark presence has been felt encroaching on the Facility… Have the Gatekeepers failed to stem its flow?
Show Me Your Wares
At least 1 traveling trader will soon be found roaming the halls of the Facility. What wares will they peddle? What stories will they have to tell? What else do we have planned in the long-term? Stay tuned, and keep your strings tight.
Teleportation is a Two Way Street
A personal teleporter that goes one way is certainly useful in many scenarios - as you’ve shown us time and time again - but we feel teleportation need not be so linear. Coming to a base near you, in Dark Energy.
Hardlight Tech
GATE is always on the forefront of technology, be it researching from scratch or cobbled together from other organization’s findings. You may not work on the Hardlight projects, but who’s going to stop you from stealing some of that high-tier combat tech for your own, selfish, transportation desires?
Let’s hope your bright minds can match the requirements for these beaming bridges.
Pest Control
Crafting Benches are good and well for blocking encroaching enemies, but a little specificity wouldn’t hurt now, would it? With Dark Energy, you’ll be creating Inhibitors, which will start off providing a bit of relief from the spawniest of enemies. Each Inhibitor will usually only block a specific type and variant of enemy, and will require power to function. We trust the people who will use these are already cooking up some nonsense in their noggins.
Don’t Get All Sappy On Us
There are reports of Order Saboter in the deeper bowels of the Facility. Little is known about these fanatics, but you can be assured that fear is not in their vocabulary, if only because the word they would use… is terrorem.
And While You’re Skinkin’ About…
Please remember to adequately hydrate IS-0128 after its pacification processes are complete.
1994
That’s all for today, folks. We want to thank you - the scientific community - for joining us on the tram ride thus far, and from the team here at Deep Field; Happy Holidays, and have a wonderful, inspiring new year. We’ll be with you in the next, and we’ve got a roadmap stretching out to the end. We are ramping this thing up to 11 (or is it 1.1?) in the coming year. You can expect Dark Energy, Cold Fusion (1.0!), and beyond.
Heck, we even have a few crossovers planned with our friends in the field. Big year ahead. Big year. Big threats. Big science. And don’t forget about that Christmas Update that went live today!
Thanks for enjoying this little sneak peak with us and thanks as always for submitting your bugs through the in-game bug report form link!
Thank you for all your work in the GATE Cascade Research Facility!
Onward -- to science.
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