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Full The Outer Islands update
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Hello all from the desk of Cris - I am working hard at the moment on the game The Outer Islands and with only a couple of weeks to go before the Steam Next Fest - which is an important chance for the game to get seen, I want to get the demo experience right for players wanting to try out this adventire game to see what it is about.
What changed
- Balance
- Gameplay
The Outer Islands changes
This part here is my current focus. In the game at the moment you travel between the islands via a conveyor system that was used to move cargo, which, while it looks cool (which is the point) is also a very very long journey on a conveyor moving at about 12mph. For reference that old building is very very very large in the background.
Because of this I have been working hard on a victorian steampunk monorail system that can go significantly faster and offers a bit of a visual treat for the players - it also ties the Asylum Rock hospital and Gondola island themes together better in my opinion and... its faster by far. Originally I was going to use a detailed rail sim plugin I wrote in C++ however instead I am making it more like a 1970s ghost train setup. It goes forwards on a simple track. Thats it. Makes it a lot easier!
New updates are coming - I will show you the trains SOON ! They are ready and they look AWESOME.
Have a great day!
Cris R
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