The Riftbreaker News

Hi there!

Another week, another game show! This time, we are visiting another part of the globe to take part in PAX West in Seattle, WA. Visit the EXOR Studios booth and play the pre-alpha demo version of The Riftbreaker, the same one we presented last week at Gamescom.



While playing through the demo you will learn the basic controls and mechanics of the game. You will have to repel numerous attacks from the hordes of alien creatures, establish a completely new outpost, and clear out nests of hostile creatures. We designed this custom mission to give you just a taste of what’s to come in the full version of the game. We also periodically update it with the latest features. If it isn’t your first time playing The Riftbreaker, you will be able to see our progress.



If you have the opportunity to do so, come by our booth. Your feedback is invaluable to us. Help us make The Riftbreaker a game that you want to play. If you can’t join us this time, visit our Discord server to stay up to date with the latest developments and news. www.discord.gg/exorstudios

See you at PAX!

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Hi there!

Thank you to everyone who came to our booth at Gamescom! It’s been a truly wonderful week, connecting with gaming fans from all over the world definitely motivates us to work even harder!



Lots of people have visited our booth, played the demo of The Riftbreaker, and shared their feedback. We are very grateful for all the suggestions we received. We want you to know that you have a direct influence on what the game will look like in the final form, that’s why your opinions are so important to us.



If you couldn’t attend this year’s Gamescom you will have another chance to try out the demo of The Riftbreaker, this time on the other side of the globe. PAX West is starting this week in Seattle, WA, and our team is going to have a booth there as well. Stay tuned for more details!

As always, make sure to follow us on our social media not to miss anything. Join our Discord - www.discorg.gg/exorstudios - and tell your friends about the game. The more, the merrier!

See you soon!

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The biggest gaming holiday in Europe (perhaps in the world) has arrived! It is time for Gamescom 2019. We are present there as well. You can find us in hall 10.1, booth A031. We recommend using the official Gamescom app to make the navigation a little easier.



During this year’s event, we are showcasing our latest project - The Riftbreaker. Visit our booth and play our custom-made event demo - a special, standalone mission designed to take you through the basics of gameplay. There is a little bit of everything there - base-building, fighting, exploration, and if you prefer to just admire the views - that is possible, too.

When you’re at our booth, you can also get some sweet EXOR Studios swag. We have loads of goodies to give away, including pins, energy drinks, pens, and X-Morph: Defense game codes. The only thing you need to do is to come over and spin the wheel of fortune. Don’t worry - we won’t run out ;)

Lastly, you can take a picture with a giant, 2.5m sculpture of Mr. Riggs! Come and see it for yourself!



Hall 10.1, booth A031. We’re going to be there during the whole show. Come and say hi, especially if you’re a member of our Discord server. If you aren’t, join now! www.discord.gg/exorstudios We’re going to be chatting there during the event and sharing some sweet, behind-the-scenes footage. We will also be giving closed beta access to early builds of The Riftbreaker through our Discord.

Lastly, we are also going to be streaming The Riftbreaker development builds right here on our Steam page. Look out for further announcements :)

See you there!

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Hello!

A couple of weeks ago we ran a vote on our Discord server ( www.discord.gg/exorstudios ). The users had to choose one of the five outfits we made for Ashley. Each of them was connected to a different story from her life. This short story is the follow-up to that vote. More events like this are coming in the future, so join the Discord and take part in uncovering the full backstory of The Riftbreaker's protagonist.

The Phantom Pain

Orion 214LV seemed like a perfect planet. However, what seems beautiful at first might be hiding terrible cracks underneath. The core of the planet is destabilized beyond any hope now. Colonization is impossible at his point. The sands of time are running low for this world. 'I still have the time to research this anomaly' I thought. I never stopped to think of the many dangers of space. That mistake would cost me dearly.

I could feel the vibrations in the ground beneath my feet. New ruptures were opening one by one all around me with clouds of smoke rising from the cracks. Sudden gusts of wind kept hitting me with enormous strength, enough to knock a regular person off their feet. A regular person, but not me. Not a Riftbreaker in a recon suit. I moved steadily, as the stabilizers’ engines did their dirty work while humming calmingly. Despite all the heat outside, the interior of the suit was pleasantly cool. The analysis of the data I gathered indicated that I was closing in on the anomaly, the source of all this mess. If I had had the time, I would have surely stopped and basked in the glory of this breathtaking spectacle. Dust particles shimmered all around me as they were lit by waves of flame erupting from the planet’s core. Electrical discharges jolted within the dark clouds. Anoryx crystals pulsed erratically. I was too focused on reaching my goal, though, leaving only my subconscious to enjoy the show. Whatever could cause such a degree of change to the structure of the planet must have been seaming with energy and I was determined to find out what that was.



The next couple of meters were not pleasant. The ruptures were growing wider as I leaped above them. I almost did not notice all the boiling lava within them. One more hill. Just one more. The wind roared, blowing away larger and larger pieces of rock from the surface. A football-sized piece of debris hit the forcefield around my suit, then disappeared into the darkness. I knew it didn't even leave a scratch, but I started feeling uneasy at that point. I reached a cliff. I jumped towards the ledge, engaged the brakes. Years of training augmented by the AI of the suit were definitely paying off.




A bolt of lightning split the darkness, revealing the source of the anomaly. An enormous, blood-red crystal covered with thousands of luminous veins. The light reflecting off its surface created vivid mirages and it seemed as if there were living creatures all around. The whole surrounding area was soaked in the crimson light emanating from the crystal... 'Crystal... Crystalized... Infected.' – I thought.

“I have to take a sample”. Another lightning struck the crystal. It seemed as if a small wave ran along its surface. Something strange was happening with my suit. Each step came with more effort than the last. I saw a crystalized flower to my left. One more step. Raging inferno outside. Sweat from my brow got into my eyes. I could taste metal. Another step. Why is that flower getting further away?... A red mist drifted slowly all around, not affected by the raging storm. What a terrifyingly beautiful sight... Debris gracefully danced in the small twisters... The gravity was going nuts... I didn't have much time left. I needed the sample. I took the leap. All the servos in my suit wailed as they were trying to aid me. I fell on my knees next to that flower. It was all muscle memory and training at that point. I took the sample. The searing pain in my head had me paralyzed. I could hear the distant sound, signifying the completion of the sampling process. The red mist covered my eyes...



Nobody knows how I managed to jump back. I have no idea myself. It must have been all the years of training.

The recon suit acted just in time. The crystal started infecting its defense mechanisms and my arm. It was spreading fast, too fast to deploy any countermeasures. The only chance to get me back to base was to get rid of the infected part of the suit. Amputation. Clean, quick. I would love to say painless, too... But it hurt like hell.

It haunts me to this day. I still wake up some nights, sweating buckets and screaming. I see the red mist again. That's when the phantom pain comes. I feel it radiating all the way from my shoulder down to the fingertips. I move my hand around and the pain is gone. It was never there in the first place. I never remember the dream. I only remember the horrific beauty of that crystal. It's still somewhere out there, in the abyss of space, waiting for our next encounter...

Hello everyone!

We are holding an AMA on the r/Games subreddit right now. The general topic of the thread is going to be our game engine, The Schmetterling. We have been working on it continuously since the days of Zombie Driver and we think it is a pretty interesting topic in the days of big-name, free-to-use game engines.

The AMA is available under this URL:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/cps839/hello_we_are_exor_studios_we_have_been_making/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

Since this is an AMA - ‘Ask Me Anything’ - you can ask us about anything you like. The questions do not have to be related to The Schmetterling Engine. You can ask about any aspect of indie dev life, our games, plans for the future and other things that might interest you. All questions are welcome!

If you can’t make it this time, join our Discord server. It’s an almost 24/7 AMA ;)
Find us at www.discord.gg/exorstudios!