Edit 3: A new 24 hour session announced!
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-----------We're going back into the Void! The portal will be open for a full 24 hours, starting on Sunday, February 7th.
24 Hour Beta Session Schedule
Starting 2/7 (Sun) at:
6PM (JPT)
9AM (GMT)
1AM (PST)
4AM (EST)
8PM (AUS-Sydney)
12PM (SAU)
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A few resources for those who'll be joining us!
Beta Manual
There's a lot to take in, and checking this out ahead of time will help you get the most out of your play time.
US Beta Forum
EU Beta Forum
We'll be in and out of these answering questions during the beta. Feel free to ask away!
Feel free to add to OP!
a duck’s guide to wading through tomorrow
YOU
You are a Projection Clone, a lifeform created to brave the harsh world of the Void to collect resources, rescue and defend humanity, and rebuild civilization. While more hardy than a regular human, you will take damage from excessive heat, explosions, and harsh impacts like falls and physical attacks. Furthermore the unique energy that keeps your form together, “Phase Cohesion,” can be disrupted by prolonged exposure to darkness. Exercise caution when working at night and in the depths of islands!
YOUR ABILITIES
All Projection Clones are created with the same basic abilities, but upon laboring sufficiently can earn level increases and point to allocate toward one of their parameters. Tuning is permanent, so choose wisely for the role you wish to play in society!
Dexterity: Affects work speed and critical hit rate
Fortitude: Affects max Phase Cohesion energy
Might: Affects weapon attack power
Patriotism: Affects Toil to Coupon conversion rate
Agility: Affects movement speed and power generation
Strength: Affects throw and kick power, allows you to carry more resources*
*10 points to carry one additional resource
TOWNS
Depending on the efforts of your comrades, the state of a town when you arrive may vary greatly, but the People’s Workbench is an indelible and extremely important part of every town. Take it upon yourself to create what is lacking! Some of the most important structures are as follows:
Treadmill Generator: Comrades use their legs to generate power for the town. Also a good way for new comrades to earn toil!
Ministry of Labor: Distributes Coupons in exchange for Toil earned.
Union Shop: Sells the three main tools needed to collect resources.
Domicile: Needed to house rescued Matryoshka People.
Police Booth: Needed to craft Anti-Izverg Turrets.
Town Hall: Adds items to the People’s Workbench and increases the limit of Residences that can be built.
As a town expands and the population increases, a number of improvements will become available. Be diligent!
RESOURCES
There are five core resources necessary for expanding and maintaining towns; food, wood, coal, metal, and crystal. These have a variety of uses, and balancing these is essential to survival.
Food: Grows on trees, and is necessary to keep citizens fed. Comrades can craft saplings to plant in town in order to keep a food source near, but…
Wood: Trees grow on certain islands, and saplings will also mature into trees. Wood is needed for building certain structures, and for repairing damaged structures.
Coal: Deposits are found on certain islands. Coal is used in crafting certain items, and to recharge Hover Cars.
Metal: Deposits are found on certain islands. Metal is used in crafting certain items, and to improve the Town Hall.
Crystals: Obtained by defeating Izverg. Small and mid-size Izverg will drop 1, 2, or 3 crystals when defeated, and large Izverg have crystal deposits inside their remains. Stationary Izverg will turn into crystal when defeated. Crystals are used in crafting items, and can be used to stabilize a portion of the Void by activating them with the Square button.
Additionally, facilities in town require electric power to operate. This power can be generated using the Treadmill Generator, and the town’s total capacity increases as the number of facilities increases.
TOIL
Nearly every beneficial action you take (collecting resources, repairing structures, defeating Izverg, etc.) will earn you Toil, a numerical calculation of your contribution to society. When this Toil reaches certain limits, your level will increase enabling you to strengthen yourself. Furthermore, when you visit the Ministry of Labor this Toil will be calculated and you will receive coupons based on your work. The exchange rate can be improved in a number of ways, such as increasing your Patriotism parameter or gaining Perks by drinking VoidKa.
COMBAT
Periodically, large beasts will appear from the Void. The Izverg, as they are known, are generally unconcerned with Projection Clones, but will attack and destroy any towns or structures they come into contact with. As such, comrades will need to repel Izverg if they approach using Anti-Izverg Turrets, rocket launchers, and so on. Additionally, while large Izverg that are not headed toward structures can be ignored, Izverg are the only source of crystals so occasionally comrades will need to attack aggressively to obtain crystals. Smaller Izverg however will attack nearby Projection Clones, but are much weaker and can be easily dispatched with shotguns or even work tools.Finally, the corpse of the largest Izverg type will remain and can be excavated for crystals, tools, and Matryoshka Dolls.
HUMANITY
While nearly the whole of humanity was melded together in the Void incident, several humans escaped complete absorption into the collective consciousness in the form of Matryoshka Dolls. These dolls can be revived in town using the Rescue Apparatus, and once restored to humanity the citizens of the town must be kept fed and housed, and the town’s power must be kept up or they will begin to leave. There are also population requirements for certain Workbench items. Restore our nation!
GENERAL ADVICE
-Requests (missions) can be received from police officers, citizens, and so on. Completing these missions will earn rewards like Toil and tools, and most importantly Memorial Medals. These Medals can be used in VoidKa Vending Machines to earn permanent Perks.
-Cooperation is key! Assist your comrades in their labors for more Toil and to work more quickly, and help revive those who have succumbed to the Void.
-It is up to you to remain loyal to one town or to wander the Void! Act as necessary to progress!
-Items in your inventory can be dropped with L1. Use this to give a comrade an item you no longer need!
-Monuments show the achievements of the town as a whole. Work toward earning them to increase the amount of structures you can have in town!
-There are rumors of a Black Market dealing in contraband from another nation. Reports have been received of the kiosk clerk holding a mysterious pamphlet and making clandestine transceiver calls...
