DevBlog 04: New Horizon Reveal, Demo and DevStream
[h3]Greetings Commanders,[/h3]
Today we unveil the newest addition to the lore of Crossfire's universe. New Horizon enters the fray and will challenge the closely held ideals of Global Risk and Black List.
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[h2]New Horizon[/h2]
Intentionally, not much is known of New Horizon. Although their origins are shrouded in mystery, this new player, and its ideology, is starting to make its mark on world affairs. It’s almost as if they have been waiting for this moment to strike.
What is clear so far is that New Horizon is a global syndicate of corporations intent on transcending the limitations of humanity through the advancement, implementation, and integration of A.I. technology within all aspects of society. New Horizon's goal is to facilitate a more efficient, more productive, and safer society. Transforming all aspects of people’s daily lives for the better while freeing them from the burden of autonomy. A noble intent that seems non-negotiable and they seem all too happy to enforce.
Those who have survived their early forays report that New Horizon specializes in extreme power and durability. Although slow and expensive, their forces succeed even when outnumbered two-to-one... or more.
As the events of Crossfire: Legion play out, more stories will filter back from the theaters of war and a more detailed picture will surely emerge. You will no doubt discover new tactics and strategies as you find your preference with these three commanders and the abilities they bring to the fore.
[h3]New Horizon Commanders:[/h3]
[h3]Angel[/h3]
She's a master manipulator and so utilizes New Horizon technology to deploy different types of energy fields in battle. These can be used to reduce damage to allies or deal damage to enemies over time.
Null Field Ability: Friendly units in the target area temporarily take less damage from all sources.
Radiation Zone Ability: Bursts of radiation are blasted at the target location damaging any enemies in range.
[h3]Viper [/h3]
He wants to be everywhere, always, and so has augmented his senses. Using his neural uplinks he deploys support drones to track enemy movements and protect allies.
Support Drone Ability: Command his drones to swarm an area and attack enemy targets until they run out of energy.
Drone Swarm Ability: Activates combat mode on all deployed support drones. They will fly to the target location and attack the closest enemies. Drones will self-destruct once they run out of energy.
[h3]Cipher[/h3]
Cipher has eyes and ears everywhere as she controls the vast network of New Horizon’s orbital satellites. She can use surveillance satellites to track enemies or orbital lasers to fire massive energy beams at enemy targets.
Sat Tracking Ability: Target enemy is tracked by a surveillance satellite for a short duration, granting sight of its surroundings. Tracked units take increased damage.
Solar Flare Ability: Fires an orbital laser at the target location for a short duration. The target designator can be selected and moved while the laser is active.
[h2]Steam Next Fest and Demo[/h2]
We’ve a new technical test Demo running and it’s live now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072190/Crossfire_Legion/?beta=1
Until Jan 28th, 7pm CET, you can be among the 1st to play with New Horizon and Commander Angel.
She brings seven new units:
This Demo also brings a new 2v2 map, Typhoon.
We’ve been enjoying going through your community feedback from the 1st technical test and although we’ve had no time to implement changes, we have learned a lot. There is an opportunity again here with the new faction and map to provide feedback and shape the game's future.
[h3]How did our technical go and what did we learn?[/h3]
For 2 weeks at the end of January we ran a technical test and diligently observed you play and interact with the game. We read every Discord comment and every feedback survey form that was kindly submitted. Here’ what we learned:
[h2]Community and DevStream[/h2]
We’ll be Streaming the first game play of New Horizon and we are joined by Game Designer Maruice from Blackbird Interactive
[h3]Join us live at 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 10am PST or watch the replay at:[/h3] https://www.twitch.tv/crossfirelegion
Maintain your communication and surveillance networks by joining us here on:
And here's a reminder of our development progress. We’re already halfway towards our public Open Beta.
That’s all the global players of Crossfire:Legion revealed but we’re only just starting to uncover the reality of battle and the challenges of this world. Stay tuned for our next DevBlog in March on Ranked Games and our competitive plans.
Have fun,
- Your Crossfire: Legion Team
Today we unveil the newest addition to the lore of Crossfire's universe. New Horizon enters the fray and will challenge the closely held ideals of Global Risk and Black List.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h2]New Horizon[/h2]
Intentionally, not much is known of New Horizon. Although their origins are shrouded in mystery, this new player, and its ideology, is starting to make its mark on world affairs. It’s almost as if they have been waiting for this moment to strike.
What is clear so far is that New Horizon is a global syndicate of corporations intent on transcending the limitations of humanity through the advancement, implementation, and integration of A.I. technology within all aspects of society. New Horizon's goal is to facilitate a more efficient, more productive, and safer society. Transforming all aspects of people’s daily lives for the better while freeing them from the burden of autonomy. A noble intent that seems non-negotiable and they seem all too happy to enforce.
Those who have survived their early forays report that New Horizon specializes in extreme power and durability. Although slow and expensive, their forces succeed even when outnumbered two-to-one... or more.
As the events of Crossfire: Legion play out, more stories will filter back from the theaters of war and a more detailed picture will surely emerge. You will no doubt discover new tactics and strategies as you find your preference with these three commanders and the abilities they bring to the fore.
[h3]New Horizon Commanders:[/h3]
[h3]Angel[/h3]
She's a master manipulator and so utilizes New Horizon technology to deploy different types of energy fields in battle. These can be used to reduce damage to allies or deal damage to enemies over time.
Null Field Ability: Friendly units in the target area temporarily take less damage from all sources.
Radiation Zone Ability: Bursts of radiation are blasted at the target location damaging any enemies in range.
[h3]Viper [/h3]
He wants to be everywhere, always, and so has augmented his senses. Using his neural uplinks he deploys support drones to track enemy movements and protect allies.
Support Drone Ability: Command his drones to swarm an area and attack enemy targets until they run out of energy.
Drone Swarm Ability: Activates combat mode on all deployed support drones. They will fly to the target location and attack the closest enemies. Drones will self-destruct once they run out of energy.
[h3]Cipher[/h3]
Cipher has eyes and ears everywhere as she controls the vast network of New Horizon’s orbital satellites. She can use surveillance satellites to track enemies or orbital lasers to fire massive energy beams at enemy targets.
Sat Tracking Ability: Target enemy is tracked by a surveillance satellite for a short duration, granting sight of its surroundings. Tracked units take increased damage.
Solar Flare Ability: Fires an orbital laser at the target location for a short duration. The target designator can be selected and moved while the laser is active.
[h2]Steam Next Fest and Demo[/h2]
We’ve a new technical test Demo running and it’s live now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072190/Crossfire_Legion/?beta=1
Until Jan 28th, 7pm CET, you can be among the 1st to play with New Horizon and Commander Angel.
She brings seven new units:
- Vampire (infantry)
- Infantry (infantry)
- Orion (vehicle)
- Cyclops (tank)
- Titan (mech)
- Pegasus (air)
- Typhon (air)
This Demo also brings a new 2v2 map, Typhoon.
We’ve been enjoying going through your community feedback from the 1st technical test and although we’ve had no time to implement changes, we have learned a lot. There is an opportunity again here with the new faction and map to provide feedback and shape the game's future.
[h3]How did our technical go and what did we learn?[/h3]
For 2 weeks at the end of January we ran a technical test and diligently observed you play and interact with the game. We read every Discord comment and every feedback survey form that was kindly submitted. Here’ what we learned:
- Players are enjoying the game so far, and see its potential.
- You guys and gals have a great appetite for more content!
- Base building could be more complex.
- Players have various issues with the pace of the game
- As expected, and why we test, balancing is off.
- Issues with our matchmaking tools resulted in the perception that players aren’t playing the game.
- Lack of tutorial stopped players from enjoying the game. Stay tuned for our mentorship program.
- Some players feel the total population cap of units is too low.
- Some players feel our game is too derivative of our inspirations.
- Some units have poor pathfinding.
- As expected, Initial loading times are far too long.
- Some players had difficulty finding how to add the AI to games.
- Commit a round of balance revisions to the current units. Their range, damage output, armor usage and population cost will be reviewed.
- Review limitations on commander ability
- Revise aesthetics (camera, model scale)
- Look into Matchmaking functionality
- Expand game options in the lobby to allow players to set resource limits and population cap in non-ranked games
- Continue to monitor your feedback and work with the community
[h2]Community and DevStream[/h2]
We’ll be Streaming the first game play of New Horizon and we are joined by Game Designer Maruice from Blackbird Interactive
[h3]Join us live at 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 10am PST or watch the replay at:[/h3] https://www.twitch.tv/crossfirelegion
Maintain your communication and surveillance networks by joining us here on:
And here's a reminder of our development progress. We’re already halfway towards our public Open Beta.
That’s all the global players of Crossfire:Legion revealed but we’re only just starting to uncover the reality of battle and the challenges of this world. Stay tuned for our next DevBlog in March on Ranked Games and our competitive plans.
Have fun,
- Your Crossfire: Legion Team