[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/2f3536bf5e3ff8f71d2f95a7761c3506c1830b35.png[/img] [h1]Dev Thoughts #23 - Survivors of the Void [/h1] Hello fellow Survivors! Welcome back! [h1]Dev Thoughts Video[/h1] I wanted to start out by thanking everyone who reached out to me following last month’s video version of the Dev thoughts - as requested I got a huge amount of feedback - which was overwhelmingly positive [b]so I went ahead and made another one for this month![/b] Check it out and once again please let me know what you think! [previewyoutube=1EBxT0zwIVA;full]https://youtu.be/1EBxT0zwIVA[/previewyoutube] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/28edb2b6eadbebdd1f2ad899cfef59995e9acb07.png[/img] [h1]Survivors of the Void[/h1] The official artwork and the name of the upcoming Risk of Rain 2 Expansion is now ready to be unveiled: [b]Survivors of the Void. [/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/5fb9a8a70b14e2723617a881497c462296ad2b57.png[/img] We have also launched the[b] Survivors of the Void[/b] store page on Steam: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607890/Survivors_of_the_Void]https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607890/Survivors_of_the_Void[/url] I’d highly recommend both wishlisting the expansion and checking the store page regularly, there [i]might just[/i] be some additions over the coming weeks. Also stick around for the rest of the Dev Thoughts -[b] these are not the only Survivors of the Void reveals we have today...[/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/28edb2b6eadbebdd1f2ad899cfef59995e9acb07.png[/img] [h1]Survivor’s Corner[/h1] Here’s a new section I'd like to include in each new Dev Thoughts where I highlight something cool created by our fans! This month i’d like to show off this amazing creation from [url=https://twitter.com/TheFiddleCat/status/1448691319728185345?s=20]@TheFiddleCat[/url] on Twitter: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/495049c92519baf5ed2ef6c684afcba8bc019a17.png[/img] [b]Go and show them some love![/b] If any of you have created or seen anything Hopoo Games related drop me an email at [b]jonathan@hopoogames.com[/b] or ping me on [url=https://twitter.com/hopoogames]Twitter[/url] or [url=https://discord.gg/riskofrain2]Discord[/url] and I might just include it in a future Dev Thoughts! [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/28edb2b6eadbebdd1f2ad899cfef59995e9acb07.png[/img] [h1]IRL Item Printer[/h1] You’ll never guess what we installed in our new office this month: A genuine Item Printer from RoR2! [b]Someone let Ben near the bloody thing and he decided to make a load of copies of his raincoat...[/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/33f3574c8f9d604a25c5ecf3fc21a163b56c8892.png[/img] Great job Ben you [i]dingus[/i], [b]What are we supposed to do with all these coats??[/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/6f4a1fb91f6fb0963038585d2d6aa45e5f14b0a0.png[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/7eeefec98138bd81b9690c96c8f959e6b9eef5df.gif[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/016363452cc55cea2ed0a85cb4a877c4145f27b5.png[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/fe2816f43c2e45734c622fff79c6c66ae1e239b4.png[/img] [i]Ok all is forgiven[/i] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/28edb2b6eadbebdd1f2ad899cfef59995e9acb07.png[/img] [h1]New Game Mode[/h1] Revealed in Dev Thoughts #21 and teased last month is the [b]new game mode[/b] which will be available in [b]Survivors of the Void.[/b] How long will you last within the [b]Simulacrum[/b]? [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/b7949b5102121a2eb9828ea4c2bebb9c7424078c.png[/img] The [b]Simulacrum[/b] is a wave-based arena mode set within a [b]Void simulation[/b]. It can be played both single and multiplayer and contains any artifacts you’ve unlocked ready for use.[b] It is an endless mode that can conclude only in your simulated demise. [/b] My personal best attempt is wave 65 as Bandit, the office record is currently held by raincoat enthusiast [b]Ben[/b] at an [i]astounding[/i] wave 140 as Acrid. There is no shortage of testing ([i]a.k.a. trying to beat each other’s record[/i]) going in behind the scenes with this new mode. [b]We think you’ll have as much fun playing it as we have testing it![/b] The [b]Void[/b] has recreated some of the iconic locations from Risk of Rain 2 to assess the threat of these dangerous places - the simulation is familiar yet somehow… [b]different.[/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/1b217005fa9c108ce284b7370fd553dc5205b0cd.png[/img] [i]But definitely purple. [/i] Within a confined safe-zone monsters spawn in waves of increasing difficulty and every 5th wave is a difficult Boss encounter. Some waves also have random mutators applied - [b]maybe a random artifact is activated for one round...[/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/a9688a7e73621a1a55fe7f73642ef4b69a55a524.png[/img] [i]...or maybe something that really sucks instead.[/i] After each wave a [b]Void Potential[/b] is created for every player, allowing you to select between 3 items giving you a great deal of control over your power within the Simulacrum. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/6f4a1fb91f6fb0963038585d2d6aa45e5f14b0a0.png[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/29a87d732e6515378549ebf12a4f1d02f43be426.gif[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/016363452cc55cea2ed0a85cb4a877c4145f27b5.png[/img] Item Crates and other interactables spawn on the stage as normal - [b]but venturing outside of the safe zone to reach these can be a great risk.[/b] Thankfully after every boss wave the safe zone moves to a new area, giving you a brief opportunity to open more crates and increase your power. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/6f4a1fb91f6fb0963038585d2d6aa45e5f14b0a0.png[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/bea4f8d3f436878f69acbd5aa5769926adf2f4a2.gif[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/016363452cc55cea2ed0a85cb4a877c4145f27b5.png[/img] [i]Get back here ya pesky varmint![/i] Getting those extra items will be a great help - when you experience a Void simulation of the most dangerous threats in the universe [b]you never know who or what might show up to challenge you.[/b] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/28edb2b6eadbebdd1f2ad899cfef59995e9acb07.png[/img] [h1]Gotta Kill ‘em All?[/h1] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33906904/a5e5f42669dbb19cf4c11ffd1270a35fa273bb7b.png[/img] [b]Please share your renditions of this mystery enemy[/b] in the #ror2-art-and-content channel on the [url=https://discord.gg/riskofrain2]Discord[/url] with a @SeventeenUncles ping plz. My personal favourite(s) will be included in next month’s Dev Thoughts. [b]Much Love[/b] Jonathan @ Hopoo Games