Home Stretch!
over 8 years ago
– Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 09:15:28 PM
Hey everyone!
We hope you are all doing well. It has been a little bit since we delivered an update for you guys. We’re still here, we promise. :) The whole team is working hard to get everything done in preparation for our anticipated June release. With that said, here’s what we’ve been working on lately.
World Fluff
Given that the world is where you will do your playing, we’ve been going through Feneryss to guarantee it is both coherent and organized. We’ve syncing timelines and finding homes for backer NPCs, with the ultimate goal that players will find something new or interesting every time they come back to Feneryss. This means creating cities and points of interest that are not only colorful, but vibrant. History, culture, politics; the things that truly bring a world to life we have been diligently developing, and we will be sharing more information on this front in future updates.
Airships
Even though Shattered has evolved from its initial inception to include many elements, (Lovecraftian horror, magic, and psychics to name a few) it still has its roots firmly planted in steampunk. One of the hallmarks of that genre is the concept of airships. Airships often make their way to the skies through some magical or unusual machination. On Feneryss, Airships get their lift from the Arkänik Drive, an esoteric device that combines cutting edge technology and some of the highest level Arkäna to affect gravity itself.
While most airships on Feneryss are owned and operated by the various city-states, it is possible for denizens outside the establishment to design, pilot, and even fight aboard their own, personal airship! That’s right! Players of Shattered will have the opportunity to use our Airship crafting and combat systems to create one of a kind ships, and then take to the skies. What you do with it is entirely up to you.
Will you make your fame as a merchant vessel, supplying the world’s most valuable resource-- water-- to its needy populace? You could become pirates or mercenaries, hiring your services out to wealthy parties in need of a little extra muscle. Or, perhaps, you dream of one day ruling Pulse and waging total war on your neighbors with the fearsome Dreadnought-class airship. The options are as boundless as the Maw is hot.
Until next time,
THE INDE TEAM
