Throughout your experience competing in the hit show, Who Wants To Destroy An Alien, you will encounter many events that convey the degraded setting in this dystopian sector of space: gang wars, muggings, ship-jackings, to name a few.
As your game progresses, you will begin to lose access to many of the world map locations due to these catastrophic events.
Narrowing of the open world tends to be a common mechanic in Battle Royale games. In WWTDAA this mechanic is being conveyed through the dynamic event system as described above.
Each time you move on the world map, all of the other A.I. do the same. Some of them will rush towards the final arena, but others will actually take the time to do quests and trigger events, meaning those events will not be available for the player during the same playthrough.
Many events & quests provide unique items that can help the player build their character in different ways. The A.I. will also have access to these items, meaning that each playthrough will be slightly different, varying not only in which characters arrive for the final showdown, but also varying their builds.
Events and quests help the player progress in levels, gather resources for upgrades, and acquire unique items for specialized builds. However, all of the quests and events are also optional, and player may rush to the final arena if they desire. More info on final arena will be provided in future updates.
In other news, more NPCs, skills, and locations have been added. Here is a preview of one of the most commonplace ship part providers this side of space, Pep Junk!
Pep Junk is a junkyard location (similar to Left Arm Pete's), but it's only good for buying generic resources for upgrading. Special junkyards may sell devices that can be used in combat, or buff-type items, so be on the lookout for those, but feel free to drop by Pep Junk anytime, if you just need the resources.
Note that all items available at vendors are single-time purchase. So, these stores will sell out their stock. Revisiting locations shouldn't be commonplace, as every character will be in a rush to make it to the final arena. It is a 'Rumble Royale', after all!
Please note that all locations are subject to design changes. We're even open to feedback, as we're still working hard to complete all of the zones on the world map and their associated quests / events.
More info to come as development continues.
Also, don't forget to follow the game for notifications on future updates!
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