[h2]PC ALPHA IS HERE!!![/h2]
Before you dive into Alpha we wanted to preface what to expect in the first build.
[h2]World [/h2]
- You will be exploring the continent Drakonia, home to the Drakonian Dynasty.
- We use an innovative biome spread algorithm, that spawns in rings, and the outermost ring goes on forever. "Coastal Meadow"
- Out of the 5 biomes, 4 are present with the 5th ocean biome still in the polish stage.
- Your starting biome is the Deep Forest, on the second outer ring.
- You are playing on seed #12345 which is an infinite seed but will feature the same locations to all players.
- Each Biome has unique resources, Sentius, and Kingdoms here they are in order:
[h2]Magma Biome [/h2]
The Magma Biome is the smallest biome and spawns in the center of the continent.
[h2]Gyser Plains[/h2]
The Gyser Plains biome is the first ring outside of the Magma biome.
[h2]Deep Forest[/h2]
The Deep Forest biome is the second outer ring next to the Coastal Meadows.
Coastal Meadow
The Coastal Meadow biome is the outermost biome, and goes on infinitely so turn back if you want to find more biomes![h2]Player Mechanics
We are excited to showcase the 4 core game pillars:
Mode Switcher [/h2]
To access the four input modes, simply press Tab to open the mode selector, and hover / click to switch!
[h2]Tools / Weapons[/h2]
- Within the tools and weapons tab, you can scroll through your active weapons with the scroll wheel and use the combos for your class by left-clicking.
- Special attacks are attached to the 1 and 2 key buttons.
- You start off with a multi-tool, which never breaks and can be used on both stone and wood resources.
- Rusted weapons will spawn randomly in the environment, you can also get more tools/weapons from the shops that spawn or are constructed by the player.
[h2]Base Building [/h2]
- By selecting the base building game mode, the player is able to construct free placement parts at will using the selection screens.
- In order to place parts, you will need to get the resources first! These can be found in any biome and give the player freedom of choice where and how to build.
- Pressing Q once the build menu is open will allow you to scroll through decorations, functional parts, and building foundations.
- This includes campfires, which allow the player to rest at any time!
[h2]Monster Taming [/h2]
For Alpha 1 you will only be able to use the Sentius pre-loaded into your party. Sentius that you tame will be sent to the ether but are not deployable yet.
- By selecting the monster taming part of the mode switcher, players can spawn in companion Sentius which will aid in combat or help to get around.
- Your starter that pairs with your class will be present, along with Magallop for mounting and traveling around Drakonia!
- Your starter will automatically kick in during combat, and for now, they all provide a short stat boost for the player.
- When you find a Sentius in the wild, first you have to weaken its health, before shooting a projectile from the gauntlet which will stun the Sentius.
- Using the energy beam will allow the player to tame the Sentius, and for now, they are sent to a non-accessible inventory to be added in one of our earliest patches.
- Sentius will feature different regional skin variants making exploration more rewarding!
[h2]Sentius List [/h2]
Magallop - Gyser plains - Coastal Meadow - Magma Biome
Type - Magma | Passive
Direpyre - Gyser plains - Coastal Meadow - Magma Biome
Type Magma | Aggro
Magmaton - Coastal Meadow - Deep Forest - Magma biome
Type Magma | Neutral
Okamito - Coastal Meadow - Deep Forest "Nightime only"
Type Neutra | Aggro
Yacabur - Farm Land in any Biome
Type Neutra | Passive
Kumi - Starter
Type - Magma
[h2]
We kept the amount of Sentius on Day 1 limited to improve performance and overall polish. You can expect new Sentius as part of our frequent patch schedule through Alpha. [/h2]
[h2]City Building is still in progress, but we expect to have it functional by the end of the week. [/h2]
FAQ Sheet
Day 1 Build Notes
We do apologize for some of the issues in todays build that don't match up perfectly with the notes on Kickstarter.
Here are some solutions:
- Press f if you are stuck mounted to reset back to walking state
- Press I to access inventory and basic settings
- Multi tool is only functional in the coastal meadow biome
- Press 0 to activate creative mode
- Press tab to access to mode switcher
- Press ` to toggle FPS counter
We weren't able to update the Kickstarter announcement so we are doing our best to spread tips until hot fixes come out this week.
