Hi! For the past couple of months, we have been streaming The Riftbreaker in Survival Mode. The goal of each Survival Mode session is to survive a set amount of time on a randomized map. You have to search for basic resources, scavenge rare minerals and build up your base from scratch while defeating wave after wave of hostile creatures. There is always plenty of things to do around the base but in order to make things even more interesting, we have started experimenting with random encounters. Let’s talk about the first of them - Canoptrix Nest. [img]https://i.imgur.com/bcu28qd.gif[/img] [i][b]The Nest is not something that you want to see on your path...[/b][/i] First of all - what is a Canoptrix? Well, it is the smallest and by far the most common Galatean creature you can currently see in The Riftbreaker. [url=https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791464180675/announcements/detail/1821049963695333209]We have shown it to you before[/url], but here’s a TL;DR for those who might have missed it: it is a relatively small omnivore. Canoptrix live in packs and aren’t usually aggressive until attacked. When provoked, they attack using their sharp claws and teeth. You can see them scattered across the whole planet and emerge from massive nests. [img]https://i.imgur.com/uix60kH.gif[/img] The nests seem to appear out of nowhere once in a while. Every time it happens, the Canoptrix population skyrockets and the animals become very aggressive. Drawn to energy emissions, they will try to destroy the Riftbreaker’s base at all costs. Not much is known about the nest itself - Ashley will have to do a lot of research to discover its true nature. For now, it seems that the nest is a living organism. Canoptrix seem to be either the spawn of this strange thing or to live in symbiosis with it. [img]https://i.imgur.com/w0kIbHC.gif[/img] [i][b]Swarms like these will come at you all the time if the nest is on the map. Make sure you have enough fuel for the flamer.[/b][/i] The Canoptrix Nest has a chance to appear at a random time during the Survival Mode run in The Rifbreaker. When it happens, the base will get swarmed with Canoptrix time and again. The only way to stop the constant stream of attacks is to go out into the wild and destroy the Nest itself. The player is rewarded for doing that with a lot of rare minerals and research samples. [img]https://i.imgur.com/Dx5ziFF.gif[/img] [i][b]Chop it down ASAP![/b][/i] This side mission is just one of the ideas we have to get the player to leave the safety of the base and to explore the randomized map. The events and their impact on gameplay will vary, and we will tell you about one more such encounter later this week. Do you have any ideas for Survival side missions? Let us know here and on our Discord - www.discord.gg/exorstudios. We are always on the lookout for new sources of inspiration. See you on the stream! (Tue & Thu, 3 PM CET) Other social media: www.facebook.com/exorstudios www.twitter.com/exorstudios www.mixer.com/exor_studios www.twitch.tv/exorstudios www.youtube.com/exorstudios