Adventurers, get ready!
The world of Highreach is coming to life with Points of Interest (POIs)—dynamic locations that can spawn enemies, hold valuable loot, and even play a crucial role in your journey through the game.
What is a Point of Interest?
POIs are spawned structures that are scattered around the world, just waiting for you to explore them.
They can be towering structures as well as small enemy camps. It is always worth exploring POIs, sometimes for loot and sometimes for a combat challenge!
Loot chests can hold crucial recipes, valuable jewelry and even quest relevant items.
Some POIs even tie into the backstory of companion characters.
But all this loot needs to be guarded of cause, bigger POIs are home to a considerable number of enemies, some even unique to their structures.
How Points of Interest Work
Each island in Highreach features pre-designed spawn locations for POIs, ensuring that every adventure feels fresh and exciting. These locations have a chance-based system, meaning different POIs can appear in different places with each playthrough. To keep exploration balanced, a sophisticated system distributes and weights POIs based on their size and type—creating an immersive and different world every time you set foot in it.
Different Sizes, Different Challenges
POIs come in four sizes, each offering unique opportunities:
- Tiny – Mostly decorative, but some hide special interactions.
- Small – Expect a few enemies and minor loot rewards.
- Medium & Large – These are full-scale structures filled with enemies and multiple loot chests, making them high-risk, high-reward locations!
The First Biome’s POI Types
As you explore the first biome, you’ll encounter three distinct POI types:
- Rodling Camps – Hostile enemy settlements filled with danger and loot.
- Fallen Kingdom – Ancient ruins with secrets waiting to be uncovered.
- Abandoned Camps – Scattered remnants of past explorers… but are they truly abandoned?
And this is just the beginning! Future updates will reveal even more POI types, ensuring there’s always something new to discover.
Join the Adventure!
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