Hi everyone,
Over the past few weeks we have decided to temporarily shift our focus regarding the development of this game. This has resulted in a new update for the game that focuses more on improving the campaign mode, The Worldly Events Update (V.0.8.0.3), to be live and the Survivor Mode update to be delayed. Because of this we wanted to share a bit of insight regarding the development of the game, and also the reasoning behind this decision. So lets get started.
The Delay
Lets start with the bad news, over the past few months we have been focusing much of our attention to the Survivor Mode. We have done this with the initial goal of having the update be live during summer time of this year. Although several core elements have been implemented, there are additional elements that needed extra work before the update could go live and ready for the public, which resulted in more time being required that anticipated.
However, we have also realized that it has been almost a year since we have updated the game, which is the longest time the game has ever been without updates. Because of this, we have decided to give an update that focuses on improving the current campaign mode while postponing the survivor mode update for a later date.
We feel this is the best course of action for not only our players but also for us as it would generate more feedback that would help us improve the game further.
With this in mind, lets get into the update.
The Worldly Events Update
The Worldly Events Update (V.0.8.0.3) is now Live!
As mentioned, this update focuses more on the current campaign mode. Although our main focus for the past few months has been with the Survivor Mode, we have also made several general elements that are non exclusive to the survivor mode, therefore can be shared with other modes of the game. Most of them are internal elements, however, these elements help us greatly as it shortens the time required for us to develop and get this update ready for the public.
Because of this, we were able to integrate new elements while also reworking on some of our old elements in order to give a noticeable improvement to the campaign mode. Some of these more noticeable elements are a heavily reworked UI and a new Missions System.
The UI Rework
Over the course of development, the UI system has been one of the most overlooked element, however, upon developing the game further, we realized that having a good UI system is crucial as it improves how information is conveyed to the player.
Because of this we have decided to rework the UI system and make it look more unified so that it would be much easier and more convenient for players to navigate and keep track of their progression. This rework includes a new main menu, loading scene, character selection scene, and the most important of all, a new player stats menu.
The Mission System
Aside from a reworked UI system, we have also integrated a new element to the game, a new missions system. For this update only one category of mission system is available, the Worldly Events mission.
Worldly Events missions are designed to help players gain experience points (XP) more conveniently. Worldly Events missions are automatically generated but can also be generated manually by pressing the generate button so that players can choose which missions they feel best suit their needs and play style. Worldly Events missions are tied to the population system, this means that players will encounter new and more challenging missions and achieve greater rewards as they progress further.
With the addition of missions, we have also integrated a world map into the game in order to make it easier for players to keep track of their location while exploring, and also to make explorer type missions more convenient.
That’s currently it for this devlog. With the Worldly Events Update being Live, its full steam ahead for us to work on the survivor mode.
More updates coming soon!
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