There were LOADS of announcements and reveals last week, and one or two of them slipped by me at first. However, I’m not one to let something like that slide, and so here is the new dev diary for Risk of Rain 2 that was published alongside The Triple-i Initiative.
This four-minute video initially revels in the Dead Cells DLC and Devotion Update, both of which are heading to all platforms for free. After that, however, we got ourselves a closer look at the next major paid-for expansion coming to Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm.
Not only did we get a bit of background story, but we also got a closer look at the new terrain being added via the new maps – there are going to be six new stages all told.
That half dozen includes The Shattered Abodes, which we get a proper good look at in the trailer, plus the dev diary also mentions how the studio is looking to build in more stage variance for players who want to loop back on themselves.
While discussing The Shattered Abodes, the post also mentions that characters with “high vertical mobility” will be able “to move between the stage’s tier system with ease. At the same time, less mobile characters can speed across the flat central plains to grab items.”
When designing this map we wanted to introduce a unique environment to enhance the gameplay experience. Each potential teleporter location has its own cover and paths for navigating enemies, giving skilled players options to dodge high-damage early boss attacks–like Wandering Vagrant’s explosion and Stone Golem’s laser–even with slower characters.
The video also shows a rather childish enemy that you’ll be facing – something for everyone to look forward to when Seekers of the Storm lands, whenever that may be.
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