With active development now announced for ORION: Prelude, I think it’s important to give a gauge as to what to expect and where things are headed.
This will be a slower build up over time rather than one sudden and immediate drop. If you’re into following development journeys and behind-the-scenes this could be fun for you^^
When I decided to come back to ORION: Prelude there were a few core pillars that I was focused on in particular:
Foundation
= FPS, TPS, Vehicles, Combat, AI. The stuff everything else sits on.
Co-op
= Large-Scale Action / Adventure.
Systemic Control
= Multiplayer, UI, AI, Combat, Content Pipeline. I needed to own the whole stack which means getting the project, files, backend and workflow into a state where fixes can ship quickly, content integrates fast and I am not blocked by any one thing.
Co-op has always been the main draw for ORION: Prelude and that holds true here. The goal is to make the gameplay feel incredible for both Solo Players and groups of Friends. That target shapes the entire foundation for which this has been formed around.
PvP is not an immediate focus. Once Co-op is in a great place, if you’re hungry for PvP we can look at that together. Splitting attention now would mean neither module gets what it deserves.
To set expectations honestly the first release will be smaller:
The first release will ship likely with one game mode and one map
It’s a new foundation built by me for you.
It grows from there, map-by-map, mode-by-mode.
The goal up through now has been to get the technology and workflows to a point where making changes, new content and experiences is as frictionless as it possibly can be with all things considered.
The more maps and missions and modes I can add once the core sandbox loop is feeling amazing the better.
I want to make the best action-adventure co-op game I possibly can for you and your friends, and I believe I can. Step by step, patch by patch.
More soon!
Additional previews
Dev interaction
Poll voting
Early testing opportunities
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With Love,
PRAZ