The Dawn’s Children are ready to fight! New features of the November update. Part 2
Hello, survivors!
In this entry, we continue to tell you about the new parts created by the Dawn’s Children. This time, we’ll take a look at the legendary plasma cutter and the epic hover/wheel. Let’s dive in!
We remind you that all the new features described in the “Developer blog” are not final and may be changed before they are introduced into the game or may not make it into the game at all. This also applies to all visual materials.
Legendary plasma cutter “Orthogon”
“Orthogon” is short for orthogonal, by the way. If you know, you know. The name is a perfect fit for a weapon that can rotate 90°.
“Orthogon” is a legendary successor to the “Blockchain”. As its predecessor, it also has a wide beam of heated plasma that can hit enemies immediately after a short charge. But the new cutter also has three new features: it can heat up parts, increase its own damage upon a successful hit, and rotate its barrel 90°! After the rotation, the beam it fires becomes vertical.
The weapon has two firing modes, horizontal and vertical. You need to rapidly press the fire button twice to switch between the modes by rotating the barrel 90°. With each subsequent switch, the barrel will continue to rotate in a circle with each turn being 90°. The weapon deals energy damage, but each hit also heats up enemy parts.
“Orthogon’s” unique feature is its charge accumulation. With every hit on an enemy, the cutter accumulates charge, and when fully charged, turning the barrel provides three amplified shots. These shots have increased damage, width, and heating. The amplified shots also accumulate charge, but for the other firing mode. Therefore, every hit contributes to the next turning, and the cycle repeats.
Epic hover/wheel “Phaethon”
The new movement part is reminiscent of Phaethon’s chariot. It won’t get you close to the sun but can still lift you up above the Wasteland. It also is visually similar to the wheels of a car from a famous film about time travel.
The movement part has two modes: a wheel and a hover. It starts out as a wheel, which can rotate and fly like a hover upon activation.
The “Phaethon’s” unique feature is related to its wheel mode. In this mode, the maximum speed limit is removed, and at the same time, hover power is boosted by a certain percentage. For every few meters traveled on the ground, the length of this boost increases by a certain amount of time, up to several times the initial duration.
Structural parts of the new season
That’s not all! The final developer blog entry will be out very soon. Stay tuned for updates, and good luck in battles!