There is a lot of world building done through text and audio logs scattered all over the place though, and they hint at something far grander than just the portion of the tower that you get to see. Like with most dungeon crawlers, the story is not what you’ll be playing the game for, and while the setting itself is interesting, and has a lot of potential, the main story of you being forced to escape is not very exciting. And now you need to find your way out of there. Machines start attacking people and mutated creatures are starting to crawl out of the vents. Not with you, or the teleporters, but in the tower. During an experiment with teleporters something goes horribly wrong. You’re Ellie Teller, a young scientist who got recruited to work in the Arx Vaporum by a former professor at her university. People who are exposed to it started changing, animals grew more aggressive robots started acting erratically. There’s hardly any limit to what this substance seem to be able to do.īut as with any substance that promises to revolutionize the world, there were drawbacks. In it scientists have been working on a miraculous substance called fumium, which is able to act as a power source, make plants grow faster, turn common animals into huge beasts and so on. Vaproum: Lockdown takes place in the tower of Arx Vaporum, a massive structure built out at sea. And once you leave it, it'll disappear forever.Not exactly the welcoming I was hoping for Story & Setting Not only will you face some of the greatest challenges in the game here, but it is also hard to navigate, with a very confusing layout and limited sight. But it might also be very lethal things such as giving them access to very powerful skills, or turning them all into giants. It'll also be filled with treasure chests! The power chosen can be a very profitable one, such as making them all drop massive amounts of Crystals (currency) or items. What makes these areas unique are that it'll be populated by pretty much any enemy from the game (including ones from future chapters) and they'll all be given a specific randomized power. These areas are reachable through portals which can appear at any time when any monster dies, and are completely optional, but both highly rewarding and challenging. I've also worked on a new feature I've named Unstable Dimensions. Combine that with the mobility of for example the Shockwave skill which will make you leap to your target and knock everyone nearby back, you got both survivability and high damage output!įlamewrath, the final skill for the Fury treeĪnd with that, all four playable classes are ready for the release! This skill will increase your damage output by adding reflective damage to attackers, and keep you safe from pesky range attackers by having a chance to destroy projectiles before they hit you. The mobility skills are offensive skills, not offering much in terms of survivability, so to balance that I also put a defensive skill called Embershield among the Wrath skills. The hard hitting skills were dubbed Wrath skills, and have a focus on large single hits, knockback effects, and high mobility. You can mix skills between these trees in any way you want too, of course, and some passive effects and special items will encourage this.

These are two different ways of play that will encourage players to seek out different weapons and different enchants, depending on which 'tree' of skills they chose. First off, I split his abilities into two types: the very rapid hitting, and the slower hard-hitting ones. While the philosophy was clear, the design and synergy of his abilities were not, so a lot of changes had to be made. This makes the Berserker a very strong solo character and at the same time a great supporter in multiplayer sessions. The philosophy of the Berserker is high damage output and high mobility and crowd control capabilities.

Let's start this off by taking a look at the Berserker and some recent changes. I've also added some new content and I have begun preparations for a Steam Early Access release! Since the last time I have been taking a look at the Berserker class, as well as doing a lot of polishing, and bug fixing. Hey all, it's time for another devlog update!

Chronicon multiplayer