In the interest of testing some PvP action, we have just released our first attempt at an Arena mod for Deepfield.
You can hop into the Arena via the "Join" menu; just like the standard playtest servers, there is an Arena server for each of the 3 major regions (AU, EU, USA).
Changes from the standard game:
- Single sector (no jump mechanic)
- Sector size increased to 384x384 (up from 128x128)
- You now start with 1000 Lipid and Amino (up from 20 Lipid, 800 Amino)
- Tutorial has been disabled
- Resources now respawn in a random location when consumed
- All Amino resources have a starting value of 500
- All Lipid resources have a starting value of 200
- There are 2 neutral capital baddies floating around, they will respawn in a random location when killed
- Various AI tweaks
- No spawn safety! You might spawn close to another player or some neutral units, be prepared
- You get an extra phage when you spawn in
- Arrangement of newly spawned units is more tightly clustered
If you die or want to restart, hit "Surrender" in the universe screen (default hotkey "P").