Phase Two Continued
Last week no update or blog was posted. Part of this is because a lot of work was done/going on and so I opted not to post one. That said, this weekend I have things to talk about.
[h2]Voice Over[/h2]
All of the voice over for the main story missions in Chapter 2 is done recording. It is even cut up and I will begin working on scripting the missions into the game. My hope is that I can get this done in the next 2 weeks and have it fully deployed and in your hands ready to play.
[h2]Progression[/h2]
The mechanics that will dictate how you progress through the main story are now working as expected. With this comes a couple of key new elements to the WARMAP.
The first of these comes in the form of a WARMAP news ticker which will cycle through updates to the WARMAP in a text form letting you know who has won what battles.
Additionally, there is not an objective ticker. This will let you know what your objective is in the grand scheme of things. As you can see in the image above the system requires you to win 2 battles to progress to the next mission.
In this new mission setup, you are required to engage with the WARMAP in some capacity in order to progress the main story. Some of these story missions will be "Distress Beacon" missions where you will rescue vessels in distress to add to your fleet. There are 7 instances of the missions scattered throughout Chapter 2 and you will want to be careful which distress beacons you answer the call for as there are 3 types of missions and each type will reward a different vessel of size and power.
[h2]Side Quests[/h2]
For Chapter 2 there are going to be 4 side quests. Writing is done. All that is left is to get the voice over recorded and missions scripted. These side quests are completely optional but will unlock new experiences and wingmen for you to obtain if you accept them.
[h2]Artwork[/h2]
Among some of the last pieces of artwork to be added/modified in Frontiers Reach is the cockpits. Below is a short series of videos highlighting some of the work that was done to this end in the past 2 weeks.
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Chapter 2 Status
[h2]Voice Over[/h2]
All of the voice over for the main story missions in Chapter 2 is done recording. It is even cut up and I will begin working on scripting the missions into the game. My hope is that I can get this done in the next 2 weeks and have it fully deployed and in your hands ready to play.
[h2]Progression[/h2]
The mechanics that will dictate how you progress through the main story are now working as expected. With this comes a couple of key new elements to the WARMAP.
The first of these comes in the form of a WARMAP news ticker which will cycle through updates to the WARMAP in a text form letting you know who has won what battles.
Additionally, there is not an objective ticker. This will let you know what your objective is in the grand scheme of things. As you can see in the image above the system requires you to win 2 battles to progress to the next mission.
In this new mission setup, you are required to engage with the WARMAP in some capacity in order to progress the main story. Some of these story missions will be "Distress Beacon" missions where you will rescue vessels in distress to add to your fleet. There are 7 instances of the missions scattered throughout Chapter 2 and you will want to be careful which distress beacons you answer the call for as there are 3 types of missions and each type will reward a different vessel of size and power.
[h2]Side Quests[/h2]
For Chapter 2 there are going to be 4 side quests. Writing is done. All that is left is to get the voice over recorded and missions scripted. These side quests are completely optional but will unlock new experiences and wingmen for you to obtain if you accept them.
[h2]Artwork[/h2]
Among some of the last pieces of artwork to be added/modified in Frontiers Reach is the cockpits. Below is a short series of videos highlighting some of the work that was done to this end in the past 2 weeks.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
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