Welcome to another edition of the Tax-Force devblog!
With this latest issue, we reveal our brand new, second biome - Fortuna City and some of its unique features.
Acid Rain
DRILLIT’s unregulated mining process has kicked up tons of toxic dust and gas into the Farset’s environment, causing acid rain to fall periodically throughout the domed city of Fortuna. It is toxic enough to burn through your armour, so direct exposure drains your health.
The city’s affluent upper layer sees the most rainfall and is patrolled by armoured security guards. The lower slums, while offering protection from the rain, are home to explosive, dangerous mutants.
You’ll need to choose your path through the city that best suits your abilities.
Upgrade your city
You can choose to put those hard-won tax credits to invest in the city’s infrastructure for a safer path through the city.
Investments in Public Infrastructure will add features for safer traversal, including Rain Shelters throughout the city, fund Fire Fighter drones and even a public transport bus service that will protect you from the rain while riding.
Invest in business
If you instead decide to reinvest your tax-credits in private companies, you’ll find the D.E.B.T easier to pay off, but will find the city more of a challenge, with changes that include upgraded private security drones, an increase in dangerous hovercars, and hazard materials dumped in the slums.
New Enemies Fortuna City is home to several new vicious enemies you'll need to work through while hunting your target. Including Ratz Trap - a cowardly scavenger mutant who drops proximity mines from their swag bag, and Street Mine - an explosive mutant with a mine for a head! You'll need to move fast to avoid the mine's massive range, or use a tactical kick to launch the head at gangs of enemy mutants.
Street Mine goes Ka-BOOM!
We hope this update was enough to tease your interest in Fortuna City - let us know what you think below, or over on our Discord!
Tax-Force, signing off!