Almost funded! Let's make it great :)
We're presenting you what we personally call "TRS mode" in Solstice Chronicles: MIA.
You don't like singleplayer? Well this will be right up your alley..Enjoy :)
https://www.fig.co/campaigns/solstice-chronicles-mia
Survival Mode in details
In addition to the story mode we already talked about, Solstice Chronicles: MIA also features a survival mode. In this update we will be explaining what survival mode is and how it differs from the story mode. Also, since we are nearly funded, we will be introducing our first stretch goal, the improved survival mode.
Survival mode features:
- Defend against endless waves for features
- Overall difficulty increases over time
- Explore open map and gather new equipment and skills
- Upgrade character and equipment with each successful evac (EVAC appears every few min)
- Manage your resources
- Build your base(barricades, ammo stations, etc.)
- Random supplies, enemy spawns, evacs - replayability
Just Survive
Basic principle behind survival mode is quite simple. Survive as long as you can against increasingly challenging odds. A survival game starts with players dropping to a randomly selected starting position, solo or in local coop with a friend. From there on, he is on his own to explore, scavenge for supplies, construct defenses or just hunker down and survive.
Manage your resources
Resources and exploration are a even more important in survival mode. Like in story mode, resources come either in easily visible crates that can be used by players, or as resources (ammo clips, medkits, pieces of weaponry etc.) that can be found scattered randomly throughout the map or be brought to the player by the drone. As only resources resources that actually exist and are accessible can be brought, finding and unlocking new areas will be of utmost importance.
Build your base
While exploring the map, constructible objects can also be found. Those special items represent packaged constructions like barricades, turrets etc. Drone is able to pick them up and construct at the location of player's choosing.
Upgrade character and equipment
Third important aspect of exploration are skill and weapon unlocks. First time player drops into survival mode, he comes armed with just a pistol and basic skills unlocked for his class. During game time he will find additional weapons and skill modules scattered at random locations throughout the map that will allow him to equip those elements at the start of subsequent games.
Survival Cycles
Survival mode is divided into cycles, lasting several minutes (may vary based upon difficulty and other factors). At the end of each cycle, player is given a choice: either try to survive longer for additional rewards or take what he earned so far and evacuate. If the player decides to evacuate, he will have to reach a randomly selected point on the map where his game ends.
Based upon his success, player is then awarded weapon and skill upgrade points and he gets to keep all the weapons and skills he has unlocked during the mission. If hedecides to stay, a number of additional supplies and upgrades get dropped, and a new cycle begins. With every cycle, monsters get tougher and more numerous,so a cycle 5 threat level 1 might be more difficult then cycle 1 threat level5. If at any point player dies, game ends and all the progress player made during that mission is lost.
As we are nearing our funding goal, it's time to start talking about stretch goals.
Improved Survival mode features:
- Defend against endless waves for survival
- Explore open map and gather new equipment and skills
- Upgrade your character and equipment with each succesfull evac
- Manage your resources
- Build your base(barricades, ammo stations, etc.)
- Random supplies, enemy spawns, evacs - replayability
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- NEW* select resource drop on each survival cycle
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- NEW* missions that appear randomly
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- NEW* unlock and fortify buildings
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- NEW* build special objects like „Reaper Turret“
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- NEW* more survival maps
Find out more about this at!
https://www.fig.co/campaigns/solstice-chronicles-mia
We really really really, want this stretch goal, help us and let's make it happen together :)
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Thank you all!
