The Anomaly - Developer Blog #8
Greetings Overseer!
Welcome back to the final Surviving the Abyss development blog. With the game releasing in Early Access next week, we wanted to take this chance to talk about the Anomaly.
Something lurks just beyond the safety of the lights. Sonar readings indicate the presence of something very large, but its exact nature and whereabouts are unknown. As you progress through the early stages of the game and expand the infrastructure of the facility, the Anomaly becomes ever more active. Distant, unfamiliar sounds signal its presence.
Eventually, a critical threshold is met, and the creature will directly attack the facility. Its motivation and its origin are entirely unknown, a mystery for you - the Overseer - to piece together through technological advancement and the discovery of clues through exploration.
The darkness is its domain, where the Anomaly can exact its will with impunity. Once it becomes active, all buildings outside of the light are in danger of its tendrils, which seemingly emanate from above and below the research base.
When your base is cut off from communication with your superiors, it rests on your shoulders alone to protect the crew, persevere with your mission, and find solutions to the dangers you face. The Anomaly is an ever-present danger to the base and its inhabitants. Day-to-day operations are punctuated by the fear of what it might do next. Will the crew return from their expedition? Will the base survive if plunged into darkness? How long can the light protect everyone?
It is not something that can be defeated (yet), only endured. Thankfully you can detect its approach by monitoring seismic activity so you can prepare your stockpiles.
To protect the base, you can research UV-mode which changes the wavelength of the light emanating from the towers, capitalising on the creature's aversion to light. The ultraviolet light partially repels its attacks; however, this doubles the fuel consumption across the base to keep the lights functioning in this manner. This reinforces the importance of your resource-gathering infrastructure but you must also look after the morale of the crew during these attacks.
We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has followed along with these developer blogs. We’re releasing into early access on January 17th, and we’re really excited to share what we’ve been working on with you.
We also can’t wait to hear your feedback and suggestions, as we’ll be taking this into careful consideration when balancing, bug fixing, and designing the next features for Surviving the Abyss. From all of us on the team, we hope you enjoy diving into the game from January 17th!
Welcome back to the final Surviving the Abyss development blog. With the game releasing in Early Access next week, we wanted to take this chance to talk about the Anomaly.
Something lurks just beyond the safety of the lights. Sonar readings indicate the presence of something very large, but its exact nature and whereabouts are unknown. As you progress through the early stages of the game and expand the infrastructure of the facility, the Anomaly becomes ever more active. Distant, unfamiliar sounds signal its presence.
Eventually, a critical threshold is met, and the creature will directly attack the facility. Its motivation and its origin are entirely unknown, a mystery for you - the Overseer - to piece together through technological advancement and the discovery of clues through exploration.
The darkness is its domain, where the Anomaly can exact its will with impunity. Once it becomes active, all buildings outside of the light are in danger of its tendrils, which seemingly emanate from above and below the research base.
When your base is cut off from communication with your superiors, it rests on your shoulders alone to protect the crew, persevere with your mission, and find solutions to the dangers you face. The Anomaly is an ever-present danger to the base and its inhabitants. Day-to-day operations are punctuated by the fear of what it might do next. Will the crew return from their expedition? Will the base survive if plunged into darkness? How long can the light protect everyone?
It is not something that can be defeated (yet), only endured. Thankfully you can detect its approach by monitoring seismic activity so you can prepare your stockpiles.
To protect the base, you can research UV-mode which changes the wavelength of the light emanating from the towers, capitalising on the creature's aversion to light. The ultraviolet light partially repels its attacks; however, this doubles the fuel consumption across the base to keep the lights functioning in this manner. This reinforces the importance of your resource-gathering infrastructure but you must also look after the morale of the crew during these attacks.
We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has followed along with these developer blogs. We’re releasing into early access on January 17th, and we’re really excited to share what we’ve been working on with you.
We also can’t wait to hear your feedback and suggestions, as we’ll be taking this into careful consideration when balancing, bug fixing, and designing the next features for Surviving the Abyss. From all of us on the team, we hope you enjoy diving into the game from January 17th!