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Shield Generators
Hello Riftbreakers!
Last Wednesday we told you about an entirely new kind of defensive tower, that is not only bigger and more powerful, but that also requires liquid resources in the form of plasma. This is a part of our effort to ensure that liquid storage and transportation is not just a niche requirement of one tech branch, but a full mechanic on its own. Today, let’s take a look at another building that utilizes liquids and for a good reason - the Shield Generator.
As the name suggests, this building is a defensive structure that will try to help keep your base alive. It envelops all buildings within its area of effect with a layer of supercharged plasma, protecting them from any outside interference. It needs to get that fancy, enriched plasma some way - that stuff does not grow on trees, and that’s where the pipes (among other things) come in.
Laying down pipes can be an interesting puzzle, make sure to leave some space between your buildings - you may need it in the future!
You must first get your hands on regular plasma. That is quite easy to come by - it is produced by the Fusion Power Plant, for example. Then you can turn it into the supercharged state using a specialized Plasma Converter. The supercharged plasma can be stored in regular Liquid Resource Deposits, or transported directly to your Shield Generators.
You can check how much of the shield is left on any building in the radius of the Shield Generator. By the way, they stack!
Once you supply the Generator with everything it needs, it starts doing its magic. All Riftbreaker structures within range now have a protective layer over them. However, they all draw their extra hitpoints from one common ‘shield pool’ of the generator. If one building takes enough damage then the shield is broken, all others lose protection as well. After that, the Generator will take some time to build up a new charge and start working again, similar to the Energy Shield on the Mecha-Suit.
Shield generators can soak up a lot of damage from environmental hazards, such as a meteor shower.
The Shield Generator can be used to give your walls a degree of extra protection, but that is not where it shines. Instead, you can use it to protect the key components of your base or buildings that are critical for some process you are trying to complete. For example - if you need your Uranium Centrifuges to keep working no matter what because you REALLY HAVE TO get your new Mini-Nuke Launcher (for science!), the shield Generator will ensure that they do.
Shield Generators and Heavy artillery are best buddies, since they both use supercharged plasma. 2 for 1!
Naturally, there are a lot more buildings like this to come and we hope that you are looking forward to the logistic puzzle of distributing liquid resources around the base. As always, you are welcome to join our Discord if you’d like to find out more about The Riftbreaker - www.discord.gg/exorstudios. We also stream twice a week - follow our Twitch channel to get notified when we go live - www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. More exciting things to come!
Last Wednesday we told you about an entirely new kind of defensive tower, that is not only bigger and more powerful, but that also requires liquid resources in the form of plasma. This is a part of our effort to ensure that liquid storage and transportation is not just a niche requirement of one tech branch, but a full mechanic on its own. Today, let’s take a look at another building that utilizes liquids and for a good reason - the Shield Generator.
As the name suggests, this building is a defensive structure that will try to help keep your base alive. It envelops all buildings within its area of effect with a layer of supercharged plasma, protecting them from any outside interference. It needs to get that fancy, enriched plasma some way - that stuff does not grow on trees, and that’s where the pipes (among other things) come in.
Laying down pipes can be an interesting puzzle, make sure to leave some space between your buildings - you may need it in the future!You must first get your hands on regular plasma. That is quite easy to come by - it is produced by the Fusion Power Plant, for example. Then you can turn it into the supercharged state using a specialized Plasma Converter. The supercharged plasma can be stored in regular Liquid Resource Deposits, or transported directly to your Shield Generators.
You can check how much of the shield is left on any building in the radius of the Shield Generator. By the way, they stack!Once you supply the Generator with everything it needs, it starts doing its magic. All Riftbreaker structures within range now have a protective layer over them. However, they all draw their extra hitpoints from one common ‘shield pool’ of the generator. If one building takes enough damage then the shield is broken, all others lose protection as well. After that, the Generator will take some time to build up a new charge and start working again, similar to the Energy Shield on the Mecha-Suit.
Shield generators can soak up a lot of damage from environmental hazards, such as a meteor shower.The Shield Generator can be used to give your walls a degree of extra protection, but that is not where it shines. Instead, you can use it to protect the key components of your base or buildings that are critical for some process you are trying to complete. For example - if you need your Uranium Centrifuges to keep working no matter what because you REALLY HAVE TO get your new Mini-Nuke Launcher (for science!), the shield Generator will ensure that they do.
Shield Generators and Heavy artillery are best buddies, since they both use supercharged plasma. 2 for 1!Naturally, there are a lot more buildings like this to come and we hope that you are looking forward to the logistic puzzle of distributing liquid resources around the base. As always, you are welcome to join our Discord if you’d like to find out more about The Riftbreaker - www.discord.gg/exorstudios. We also stream twice a week - follow our Twitch channel to get notified when we go live - www.twitch.tv/exorstudios. More exciting things to come!
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Heavy Artillery Towers
Hello Riftbreakers!
Long time no see! We’re sorry for the lack of updates over the course of the past couple of weeks. We have been working on some spicy things that will be revealed soon. We also managed to snag some awesome prizes - Best Desktop Game and the Grand Prize at DevGAMM 2021, as well as the 2nd place in the Pro category of Game Development World Championship 2020. No time to celebrate, though, we have a game to finish! Check out what we’ve been working on lately.
A couple of months back we told you about the new defensive towers that made their way into the game. As fun and effective they are, they are still variations of the classic, 1x1 Sentinel Tower that has been with us since 2018. Well, this one is a bit different. Not only does it take more space, but it also requires a connection to a source of plasma via a pipe. We promise - the extra hassle is worth it. Meet the Heavy Artillery Tower.
Like a couple of proud parents standing right behind their children!
Heavy Artillery takes a long time to aim, and even longer time to reload, but there is a decent chance that you will never need the second shot - this beast of a cannon launches plasma-enriched nuclear shells on the heads of unsuspecting enemies from a great distance. The power of the resulting blast is high enough to wipe out almost all Galatean creatures and the large area of effect creates gaps in the structure of the attacking hordes, allowing you to reach creatures at the back more easily.
So many pipes, so many liquids!
We might have oversold the power of the Heavy Artillery a little. It will not singlehandedly solve all your problems on Galatea 37. Nor will it destroy literally everything that ends up on the wrong side of the barrel. It’s even possible to render it almost useless - if the creatures come too close to this tower, it simply won’t be able to shoot at them. However, it is definitely worth having access to at least a couple of these towers in the critical spots around your base, for all those moments when you need a little extra firepower.
Not the most optimal use case, but boy is it fun!
As we mentioned before, the Heavy Artillery Tower requires an additional resource to operate in the form of plasma. You will have to connect a pipeline directly to the tower in order to make use of it. This is a part of the larger plan to make liquid resources more relevant in The Riftbreaker. The feedback we got during our Alpha test showed us that apart from the gas power there was no real need to lay down the pipes, so we’re changing things up a bit. Hope you like what comes out of it!
Never have I been so happy to see a nuclear shell flying towards me.
If you would like to join our Closed Alpha (that it THIS CLOSE to becoming a Closed Beta) you should hang out with us on www.discord.gg/exorstudios. Being active in the server increases your chances of getting a key. You might also catch some awesome streamers live during some of the giveaway streams that take place more and more often. See you there!
Long time no see! We’re sorry for the lack of updates over the course of the past couple of weeks. We have been working on some spicy things that will be revealed soon. We also managed to snag some awesome prizes - Best Desktop Game and the Grand Prize at DevGAMM 2021, as well as the 2nd place in the Pro category of Game Development World Championship 2020. No time to celebrate, though, we have a game to finish! Check out what we’ve been working on lately.
A couple of months back we told you about the new defensive towers that made their way into the game. As fun and effective they are, they are still variations of the classic, 1x1 Sentinel Tower that has been with us since 2018. Well, this one is a bit different. Not only does it take more space, but it also requires a connection to a source of plasma via a pipe. We promise - the extra hassle is worth it. Meet the Heavy Artillery Tower.
Like a couple of proud parents standing right behind their children!Heavy Artillery takes a long time to aim, and even longer time to reload, but there is a decent chance that you will never need the second shot - this beast of a cannon launches plasma-enriched nuclear shells on the heads of unsuspecting enemies from a great distance. The power of the resulting blast is high enough to wipe out almost all Galatean creatures and the large area of effect creates gaps in the structure of the attacking hordes, allowing you to reach creatures at the back more easily.
So many pipes, so many liquids!We might have oversold the power of the Heavy Artillery a little. It will not singlehandedly solve all your problems on Galatea 37. Nor will it destroy literally everything that ends up on the wrong side of the barrel. It’s even possible to render it almost useless - if the creatures come too close to this tower, it simply won’t be able to shoot at them. However, it is definitely worth having access to at least a couple of these towers in the critical spots around your base, for all those moments when you need a little extra firepower.
Not the most optimal use case, but boy is it fun!As we mentioned before, the Heavy Artillery Tower requires an additional resource to operate in the form of plasma. You will have to connect a pipeline directly to the tower in order to make use of it. This is a part of the larger plan to make liquid resources more relevant in The Riftbreaker. The feedback we got during our Alpha test showed us that apart from the gas power there was no real need to lay down the pipes, so we’re changing things up a bit. Hope you like what comes out of it!
Never have I been so happy to see a nuclear shell flying towards me.If you would like to join our Closed Alpha (that it THIS CLOSE to becoming a Closed Beta) you should hang out with us on www.discord.gg/exorstudios. Being active in the server increases your chances of getting a key. You might also catch some awesome streamers live during some of the giveaway streams that take place more and more often. See you there!
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