[h1]1. Intro[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/cb5f753a5ebabe7db8360ed0f236455ee8f9f9ce.png[/img] Welcome all Survivors! It's time for another devlog from Survival Machine! Today's devlog, I'd like to dedicate almost entirely to our initial biome, the place where everything will begin for you, dear player. Each biome, and we have three, is characterised by different terrain features, influencing the diversity and difficulty of moving from one point to another. The Alpine biome has significantly more challenging terrain to explore. It is narrower but much higher, allowing for exploration upwards. The Desert is our largest biome. It is abundant in sandy islands that conceal various secrets, and the path to them is often not obvious. But lets leave those two biomes for another log, because [b]today is all about Frontier.[/b] [h1]2. Frontier[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/fea553e32e11817fef44d3e8714789f701711242.png[/img] Before your eyes, there will be open areas full of trees and beautiful vistas. The starting biome is the perfect place to learn the rules of Survival Machine. It's here where you'll encounter our zombies for the first time, and it's in the Frontier where you'll take your first steps towards the great adventure. [quote=author][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/9163688dbc6480d806c36d7b9715ec841679a4e5.png[/img] Once an important gathering point for the local community, today, an abandoned ruin. But perhaps something inside has been preserved?[/quote] This is also where the twilight of human civilization is most visible. Abandoned cowboy saloons, once mighty drilling platforms, and quaint farms now stand forgotten and deserted. From a thriving civilization, only abandoned buildings reminiscent of the past lives of local residents remain. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/dbbba551de3e81a83aa836b1dfcdc1796148420b.png[/img] Frontier have a simple, though varied terrain, with plenty of trees that can be used as building material for your base on the Machine. Most paths to POIs (Points of Interest) are straightforward, with threats visible from afar. Here, the difficulty level of zombies increases with distance from the road, meaning the closer to the road, the safer it is. Players can find many caves and secrets here (I’ll explain secrets later in the log). [h1]3. World’s structure[/h1] Your adventure in each biome may never end; it all depends on your style of play and willingness to explore each of the worlds. The Machine and you leave the biome when you are ready. While driving forward you will simply return to previously visited areas after some time. It is your choice as a player to undertake a task of moving to the next biome or if you prefer to stay where you are, uncovering secrets, gathering resources, or simply exploring the world. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/b0e619dfaf6cd141941fa63251d63b23f3352cb0.png[/img] Even if you were eager to explore a certain location, but your Machine departed long ago and just the smoke from the running engine is visible, don't worry. You can also stop and control the speed of the machine to make sure you have as much time as you need to explore the world. [h1]4. Replayability[/h1] [quote=author][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/e8a37727d50c474b89130802b076f7d4fc6ad57d.png[/img] [i] Nice hunting spot just by the bridge…[/i][/quote] Our world is changing some of its parts with each visit. Even if you've been to a certain area before, it doesn't mean you've seen everything. Do you think you know where the stone deposits are in this region because you've been here before? Sorry partner, not this time! Loots & Resources will appear in different parts of the world with each visit. [quote=author][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/cf86b3fa1f1cc14d10ee8667d087a08f31eef3a9.png[/img] [i] … but other time you’ll encounter an oil rig[/i][/quote] The world we explore looks different each time, thanks to the system of randomly generated Points of Interest (POIs), which challenge players with various mechanics - from platforming and searching for routes to solving puzzles. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/595ecd34a9bab0b386f3a5713bde3a695092166c.png[/img] If the player has previously dealt with a roadblock, the next time they explore that area, they can focus strictly on searching for treasures or uncovering the secrets of that particular blockage. [h1]5. Secrets[/h1] You can pass by them hundreds of times, bypass hidden caves, trapdoors, or levers and not have a clue about it. We've hidden them very well. That's why I emphasise so strongly that exploring our world is important. We put them there for you to have a thrill of discovery just like Lewis and Clark, famous explorers who reached the coast of the Pacific in the early XIX century. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/51c252c9fdfb675cf5e824f6ec8968cbc693f365.jpg[/img] Secrets aren't just a hidden chest, but the entire history of a place and sometimes an unexpected solution to get there. Secrets are also a random part of the world, so you might come across a secret once and not another time. The better you know the world, the greater the chance of discovering secrets, and in them... oh wait, hold on. I can't tell you that. So dig deep, explore, discover and investigate! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40709796/ffb77a015ca168eadae9abdb0e28208205ca4dec.gif[/img] [h1]6. Wrap up[/h1] That's all I've prepared for you this time. I hope you enjoyed our first biome. We put a lot of effort into making it the best introduction to the Survival Machine world possible. Rich in resources, open, easy to traverse, and interesting to explore—that's exactly what our Frontier is supposed to be. As always, we greatly value your feedback, so please let us know in the comments what you think! Dzięki! Berdol https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601330/Survival_Machine/ [url=https://www.facebook.com/survivalmachinegame] Facebook Page [/url] [url=https://www.instagram.com/survivalmachinethegame/] Instagram Page [/url] [url=https://twitter.com/SurvivalM71647] X [/url] [url=https://www.tiktok.com/@survivalmachine] TikTok [/url] https://youtu.be/ksEsK4SUanM?si=na4s7W9aOu-9byqC