Steam News5 April 20251y ago

Character Reveal!

Hello, crafters! How is everyone? With the Full release of 1.0 coming up and the development of the last 2 characters underway, it is time for ANOTHER REVEAL!

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changedNewston, the ReporterFor all that have been checking the in-game mail, this daring Reporter has been constantly sending information back to the other residents as he moved forward is his own adventures, to collect as much information about the plague that assails their lives. Newston has finally completed his job to his satisfaction and decided to join the rest of the gang to use his sources against the pesky Malignants!

changedNewston, the ReporterThe Reporter is a short ranged character, that utilizes his camera to damage enemies and take photos in the process. This Photos are specially important as 1 portion of his Special Command, Breaking News.

changedNewston, the ReporterSpecial Command, Breaking News requires 3 different sources of information to become available and the Tier quality of said information will impact the end result of Breaking News to deal more damage or gain extra effects. These information can be gathered by Newston from his Basic Attack Camera or from his different skills, and will be held until the Special Command is activated. Different enemies will provide different Tier qualities of these required information, and higher tiers cannot be overwritten by lower tiers. His base kit allows him to get Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers, with his Talent Tree allowing to got 1 tier beyond them.

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changedFor all that have been checking the in-game mail, this daring Reporter has been constantly sending information back to the other residents as he moved forward is his own adventures, to collect as much information about the plague that assails their lives. Newston has finally completed his job to his satisfaction and decided to join the rest of the gang to use his sources against the pesky Malignants!

changedThe Reporter is a short ranged character, that utilizes his camera to damage enemies and take photos in the process. This Photos are specially important as 1 portion of his Special Command, Breaking News.

changedSpecial Command, Breaking News requires 3 different sources of information to become available and the Tier quality of said information will impact the end result of Breaking News to deal more damage or gain extra effects. These information can be gathered by Newston from his Basic Attack Camera or from his different skills, and will be held until the Special Command is activated. Different enemies will provide different Tier qualities of these required information, and higher tiers cannot be overwritten by lower tiers. His base kit allows him to get Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers, with his Talent Tree allowing to got 1 tier beyond them.

How is everyone? With the Full release of 1.0 coming up and the development of the last 2 characters underway, it is time for ANOTHER REVEAL!

The 2nd character and the last to join the Crafty Survivors roster is ready for his reveal! A character that has been accompanying the game for a very long time, bringing all sorts of information to the group of survivors in the Village.

Meet:

Newston, the Reporter

For all that have been checking the in-game mail, this daring Reporter has been constantly sending information back to the other residents as he moved forward is his own adventures, to collect as much information about the plague that assails their lives. Newston has finally completed his job to his satisfaction and decided to join the rest of the gang to use his sources against the pesky Malignants!

The Reporter is a short ranged character, that utilizes his camera to damage enemies and take photos in the process. This Photos are specially important as 1 portion of his Special Command, Breaking News.

Special Command, Breaking News requires 3 different sources of information to become available and the Tier quality of said information will impact the end result of Breaking News to deal more damage or gain extra effects. These information can be gathered by Newston from his Basic Attack Camera or from his different skills, and will be held until the Special Command is activated. Different enemies will provide different Tier qualities of these required information, and higher tiers cannot be overwritten by lower tiers. His base kit allows him to get Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers, with his Talent Tree allowing to got 1 tier beyond them.

Breaking News needs a Photo, a Headline and a Content. Different skills can provide different sources, so mix and matching them will be the key to getting the best publication for the Special Command. His Talent Tree will also allow skills to gather more than 1 source under certain conditions, which will open his kit to more flexibility.

Newston also has a special skill to "kill himself"! He won't die exactly, but it is a fun skill that we designed for him to be able to throw enemies off his scent!

Turn information into power with Newston!

The Reporter is finally coming! We hope everyone enjoys meeting Newston!

Thank you all again for being a part of this journey with us and playing Crafty Survivors. We are not far from the Full Release and debut of the 1.0 of the game! Newston is the 15th and last character to join the roster for the final game! He has been around for quite a while and some people in the community showed quite a bit of interest in him from the start, so we are really excited to finally get to his announcement! Look forward for his debut in version 1.0!

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Steam News / 5 April 2025

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