"Terror from the Void" Fan Mod Adds New Challenges, Enemies and More!
Phoenix Point · published
We at Snapshot Games have been impressed by the various mod creators developing content for Phoenix Point and wanted to shine a spotlight on an upcoming mod release from a dedicated team called Phoenix Rising. This is THEIR work, but we wanted you to be aware of it!
Welcome to Phoenix Rising’s Terror from the Void!
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From the depths, a new danger has emerged to jeopardize Phoenix and the entire planet. This third wave of Pandoravirus threatens to plunge the world into madness if not confronted, but the road to recovery won’t be easy.
Terror from the Void is a fan-created conversion mod that introduces new and changed game mechanics, enemies, and more for Phoenix Point and includes the team’s previous Better Classes changes, which tweak soldier classes and skills. If you’ve only played the standard Phoenix Point to date, expect a very different experience with this mod!
Terror from the Void is an open beta release that includes many new features, with the Phoenix Rising team focusing on a few key areas for their mod: More player choice and campaign progression, increased strategic options, and a high degree of game customization for players.
PLAYER CHOICE AND CAMPAIGN PROGRESSION
Players can now begin their TFTV campaigns aligned even closer with one of the NPC factions through Origins, granting a starter faction soldier to help fight the Pandorans from Day One; for example, selecting a New Jericho origin will award players with a Technician ready to go. These soldiers can even arrive buffed with higher stats to help you face the horrors to come.
And horrors do await, as the Phoenix Rising team has re-introduced Oneiric Delirium, a game mechanic that takes its toll on your soldiers’ psyche as the campaign progresses. Players must manage their soldiers carefully to keep them operational, as Delirium saps their Willpower, but it can also be harnessed into unique perks or advantages. Be warned, though, as the Oneiric Delirium Index increases, more powerful and harsher effects will rear their head, but players can remove this threat as they progress through the story.
The reframing of Oneiric Delirium is just one piece of a story reinterpretation that the Phoenix Rising team has integrated into the Terror from the Void mod. Much of the existing in-game text has been tweaked, and new lore, characters, and more have been added as well as a reassessing of missions to reflect those changes. You can expect a very different campaign flow than in a standard Phoenix Point campaign!
INCREASED STRATEGIC OPTIONS
Of course, the core of any mod is how it changes the gameplay, and Terror from the Void offers lots of new challenges and tweaks. Alongside tougher choices when diplomatically engaging with the various factions, TFTV also introduces Void Omens, temporary global effects that bestow bonuses and penalties linked to the addition of Oneiric Delirium. For example, players may find their skills cost more Will Points, but the Delirium has no effect on their soldiers - or for a period of time, havens in the Mist become Infested when destroyed.
New enemies also join the battlefield, including redesigned Umbras that focus on Delirium-tainted soldiers and grow more powerful over time, and Revenants, reanimated soldiers that now fight for the Pandorans that adapt to your tactics. Thankfully, defeating these threats will eventually open new research pathways that grant powerful rewards.
Oh, and don’t think the human enemies are pushovers either. Now, humans deploy in unique groupings based on their faction, which includes different ranked soldiers: a boss, officers, and lower-ranked units. These squads introduce specific tactical modifiers that change how you engage them in combat.
These are just some of what you can expect in the open beta happening right now, with many other surprises and changes awaiting players. And best of all, the Phoenix Rising team has made it easy to toggle the different features on or off so you can tailor the game to your preferred playstyle!
You can download Terror from the Void on Steam, and please be sure to visit the official Phoenix Rising Discord to chat with the team about their mod or share feedback. TFTV requires the base Phoenix Point game and all of its DLC to run.
We thank the Phoenix Rising team for their exciting work and look forward to jumping into the fray. We also wish you all good luck fighting back against the Madness!