Final pre-release content update for Unexplored 2
Upcoming procedural RPG Unexplored 2 today receives its final Early Access-content update. Focusing on magical machines from the world’s ancient builders, the update empowers players to control the state of the world.
Patches for the Early Access-build continue, but the next big content update will coincide with the full launch of the game on PC (Steam, Epic) and consoles (first on Xbox) later this year.
Game Director, Joris Dormans, explains how the latest update dovetails nicely into the procedural nature of the game and its worlds:
“By turning on or off giant ancient machinery, players change the world state, making it easier to reach the endgame. Or, making the endgame itself easier. It’s up to the player to make those choices. Remember, when you die in Unexplored 2 the world remains, you continue as the new Wayfarer a few years later. But… if you die during the endgame, all is lost, the world is wiped from existence. And from your drive.
"So, these are important decisions the player makes, over multiple runs. What seems to be a good option for the world right now, might not be so at all times or for all possible worlds. It creates an exciting puzzle with many different solutions based on your choices and execution.”
Very Customizable Difficulty SettingsAnother major addition is the New World Settings-menu, which is available when players generate a new world. It allows them to adjust difficulty by enabling or disabling (world) features and request specific content. It’s one of the advantages of having your whole world procedurally generated for you.
Community Challenge
Early Access players who are the first to find the machines in their world, will be rewarded with the opportunity to add something to the game stemming from their own imagination. This community challenge will take place in the game’s Discord channel