Deep Dive: Meta-Progression
Progression has always been a part of Final Outpost but now, for the first time, you can settle more than one Outpost and test your survival skills with collectible gameplay modifiers.
So, how do you reach new Outposts?
There is now a rusty motorhome amongst the rubble in your Outpost. The motorhome contains a procedurally generated map, which lets you plan your route and decide where to settle next.
Once you've repaired the motorhome with parts obtained from the trader, you can move to a new location!
So what happens next?
This is where modifiers come in.
In Final Outpost: Definitive Edition, there are 38 modifiers that change everything from seasons and weather to worker efficiency and zombie horde behaviour.
Each location on the map is associated with a negative modifier, sometimes easier, sometimes incredibly challenging, so route planning is crucial to avoid areas with stamps that you don't like!
After selecting your destination, you pick from a selection of positive modifiers to optimise the situation you find yourself in. A great positive stamp can help you to complete an Outpost with even the toughest negative modifier.
With 1000 possible Outpost modifier combinations, this system brings a new level of replayability to the game. Choose whether to survive as long as possible in a single Outpost or to traverse the map to get a higher prestige level.
We've also introduced the Stamp Book, allowing you to collect the stamps you found along your survival journey.
Every time you leave an Outpost the modifier stamps tied to that Outpost will be added to the Stamp Book, a fun way to document your progress and showcase your accomplishments - with an achievement for 100% completion!
Finally, we added 10 new achievements and leaderboards that track this new progress. Leaderboards will be tied to difficulty modes, which we'll cover in our next deep dive.
The motorhome, map, and stamps bring a whole new level of strategy, competition, and replayability to the game. How many Outposts will you settle?
Our next deep dive will cover the new difficulty modes and OST.
- Sam & the Final Outpost team
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3066310
So, how do you reach new Outposts?
There is now a rusty motorhome amongst the rubble in your Outpost. The motorhome contains a procedurally generated map, which lets you plan your route and decide where to settle next.
Once you've repaired the motorhome with parts obtained from the trader, you can move to a new location!
So what happens next?
This is where modifiers come in.
In Final Outpost: Definitive Edition, there are 38 modifiers that change everything from seasons and weather to worker efficiency and zombie horde behaviour.
Each location on the map is associated with a negative modifier, sometimes easier, sometimes incredibly challenging, so route planning is crucial to avoid areas with stamps that you don't like!
After selecting your destination, you pick from a selection of positive modifiers to optimise the situation you find yourself in. A great positive stamp can help you to complete an Outpost with even the toughest negative modifier.
With 1000 possible Outpost modifier combinations, this system brings a new level of replayability to the game. Choose whether to survive as long as possible in a single Outpost or to traverse the map to get a higher prestige level.
We've also introduced the Stamp Book, allowing you to collect the stamps you found along your survival journey.
Every time you leave an Outpost the modifier stamps tied to that Outpost will be added to the Stamp Book, a fun way to document your progress and showcase your accomplishments - with an achievement for 100% completion!
Finally, we added 10 new achievements and leaderboards that track this new progress. Leaderboards will be tied to difficulty modes, which we'll cover in our next deep dive.
The motorhome, map, and stamps bring a whole new level of strategy, competition, and replayability to the game. How many Outposts will you settle?
Our next deep dive will cover the new difficulty modes and OST.
- Sam & the Final Outpost team
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3066310
