Chornobyl Liquidators News

In the last devlog we've talked about making your duties as liquidators a little bit easier. Thanks to the system of icons we've designed you'll be able to navigate the menus in the game a little bit faster. We're not stopping at that step however, as we're sure that naturally some questions might arise during your playthroughs and we want to answer them as soon as they present themselves. That is why instead of infodumping you with a lot of knowledge and we opted into creating infographics that will smoothly introduce you to certain areas of the game.



While we believe the systems we've designed to be appropriately easy to understand we still would like to offer you that extra little hint. Notice the screenshot above and how it explains the usage of the in-game map. As you can see even something as simple as map can have extra features that should be explained. Infographics will do their job in such occurrences.



You can expect similar infographics appearing for every system that requires some extra explanation in the game. Implementing this feature does not mean that we will completely forgo hint windows and explaining some of the game elements through dialogues but as we want you to have all information at your disposal we decided on this practical yet simple tool.

Now the question is - how do you like our infographics? Let us know in the comments!

Kind regards,
Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator Team



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To make sure that our players can easily and painlessly enter the world of the game we've decided to prepare some extra info-graphics that will be displayed to you as you play through the game. We will talk more about them in our next devlog - stay tuned for that - but in this one we want to continue our last chat about the icons and UI. Some of the info-graphics will be conveying the most important aspects of the icons in a short and concise way to give you all the information required to survive in the harsh and unforgiving reality of Chernobyl.

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We want to make sure that explanation for the particular icons in-game will be short but sweet - just a second needed to look over them to understand what is happening on the screen and to understand their purpose. Our UI designers are also working really hard to make sure that each of the symbols on your screen is easily recognized - for example red cross with a number under it symbolizes the number of health items available to you while the water tank is... basically a water tank!

Small icons on the right side of the screen (top to bottom): damage resistance, speed up, stamina regeneration, health recovery, health regeneration (over time) and their corresponding negative effects.

Fire, spillage, radiation - those are the big three of our icons and they will let you know not only what is happening in the area and what kind of danger you are dealing with but also the degree of the threat that you're facing and whether you're still within a safe area.

The smaller icons that you've seen in the last devlog will be a visual addition to the effects of certain items that you'll be able to use in-game. We hope that their design will help you in getting used to the effects and soon enough, after some time, you'll not have to read the effects but will simply be able to glance at the icons and instinctively know what they do.

Thank you for checking in this week and see you in the next one!

Kind regards,
Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator Team



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We have discussed the topic of UI previously - at that time we focused on the menus concerning the hints and dialogue boxes. However that is only a part of the grand scheme of things - UI is multilayered as our game is a little bit more complex and featuring tools and collectables system makes it necessary to design a neat UI and menu tailored especially for that particular feature. At the same time we want to make certain areas of the game more clear - to this effect we've been designing specific icons that will be easy and quick to understand.

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Radial menu that we've prepared is designed to provide you with all the important information about the items and objects that you've collected throughout your gameplay. Not only all of them will receive an icon that will resemble the original object but you will also be able to read a short description of each of the objects and you'll be informed in a concise way about the effects of each of the items. This way you can make snap decision in the heat of a moment but if you have a moment of time and want to read the actual description - that is also completely fine!



We're also happy to present you with the icons that you will see in the game. Some of them you've already seen in the video above, some might be completely new to you. We'll be happy to discuss more about them in our next devlog - up until then we're wondering if you will be able to tell us what they might mean? If you could let us know in the comments what do you think they represent we will appreciate that a lot - it will also be a test of sorts for us to check if they are as transparent as we believe them to be.

Thank you for checking in this week and see you in the next one!

Kind regards,
Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator Team



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[h2]We are pleased to announce our demo and stream for the Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator - 16.06.21![/h2]




⌚07:00 PM CET, 16.06.2021 - Join us at that time in order to check the developers and community managers playing through the demo! We'll be talking about the game, showcasing various features and providing you with tips and tricks that will make your own playthrough easier!

We'll also be hanging out in the chat so you can ask us questions and we will be happy to answer them to the best of our abilities!

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Of course - at the same time you'll also have a chance to play through the demo of Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator, as it will be available to you to play starting from 16.06.2021!

Make sure to leave us plenty of feedback after playing through the game! We cannot wait to hear back from you and we'll be happy to read all your opinions, feelings and thoughts about the game!

Best regards,
Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator Team



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113010/Chernobyl_Liquidators_Simulator/

[h2]We are pleased to announce our demo and livestream for Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator - 16.06.21![/h2]




⌚06:00 PM CET, 16.06.2021 - Join us at that time in order to check the developers and community managers playing through the demo! We'll be talking about the game, showcasing various features and providing you with tips and tricks that will make your own playthrough easier!

We'll also be hanging out in the chat so you can ask us question and we will be happy to answer them to the best of our abilities!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Of course - at the same time you'll also have a chance to play through the demo of Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator, as it will be available to you to play starting from 16.06.2021!

Make sure to leave us plenty of feedback after playing through the game! We cannot wait to hear back from you and we'll be happy to read all your opinions, feeling and thoughts about the game!

Best regards,
Chernobyl Liquidators Simulator Team



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113010/Chernobyl_Liquidators_Simulator/