Hey Loners! This is Lu, Atomic Picnic's Narrative Designer!
Our latest Major Update added something we've been wanting for a while: a proper introduction. In Atomic Picnic's case, it came in the shape (and text, and audio) of a cutscene.
Cutscenes can be a fantastic tool for a number of things. They provide context, deepen the storytelling, and can even help with UX. You get to know the characters more, relate to them, and receive information that will be useful for gameplay.
Our intro might not be a feature film, but it gives some of the what's, where's, and how's of the Zone and its mysteries. All that in just a few seconds! Phew!
We hope you enjoy our animated comic book come to life. See you in the Zone!
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Update #30 - The Zone Gets Loud v0.9.2Small update, real fixes. The Zone's getting a few new voices, Bow and Arrow finally looks as good as it feels, and Twilight Dam got the balance pass it needed. New Enemy SFX Six enemies just got their voice: Teleporter, Mortar, Volcano, Flying Charger, Diver, and Slime. You'll hear them coming now, and depending on how your last Picnic went, that might not be a good thing. Visual Improvements…Update #29 - Settling In v0.9.1Hey Loners, Uninvited Guests brought twelve new faces into the Zone. This patch is us making sure they look and move the way they're supposed to. Small one, mostly polish, all of it in service of the new list. VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS · The Rover now has animations at camp. · VFX improvements for the Volcano, Digger, and Bomb Dropper. If something is about to hurt you, it should look the part. QUALI…Major Update #4 - Uninvited Guests v0.9.0Hey Loners! We know what you've been telling us. Two years of "more enemies would be nice." We heard it the first time. We just wanted to make sure they were worth meeting before we let them in. So: Twilight Dam, City of Sands, and Diamantina got new neighbors. Twelve of them. None of them RSVP'd. TWILIGHT DAM Four new arrivals. Nobody invited them, nobody's getting them to leave. Flying Charge…