[h3][b] WELCOME TO NIVALIS - APRIL 2024 COMMUNITY BLOG[/b][/h3] Hi everyone! Welcome to our April community blog. Today’s article is going to be relatively short and sweet, but we’re going to go through a number of community questions asked since our last article and showcase some new screenshots from Nivalis. Behind the scenes, development is ongoing and as soon as we have more news to share, we’ll let you know! Let’s get started. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40604727/7081916071f2ade4897a2b35a24ed424b36dc04d.png[/img] [h3][b]COMMUNITY QUESTIONS ANSWERED[/b][/h3] Got any questions for the team? Leave them here in the comments or message us across any of our social channels and we’ll do our best to cover as many as we can in our next blog. For now though, let’s go through some of the questions we received last month. [b]Will the game be open world?[/b] Nivalis will provide you with lots of freedom and you can explore the city on your own as you like. Enjoy the skyline of Nivalis from our beautiful Skyhigh Gardens to the Metro Hub or Central Canyon. But every sky has its limit and the same applies to Nivalis. The world of Nivalis consists of 19 areas that can be explored freely. These areas are connected via different means of travel, such as train rides, taxi rides or via the boat. Train and taxi rides are essentially cutscenes which play when you unlock/find a new area. Later on you are able to quick-travel to the new area via the map. All water levels will be explorable with your boat and the boat will stay docked where you left it last. [b]What can we expect in terms of graphics options?[/b] It is too early to talk about this, but we will reveal more closer to launch. [b]Will there be pets that we can keep and take care of?[/b] This is an interesting idea, and we will discuss it with the team. [b]Will the game have its own original soundtrack, or will it carry over the same soundtrack as we've had in Cloudpunk?[/b] Yes, Nivalis will have a very long soundtrack produced exclusively for the game by our in-house composer Harry Critchley. You can take a deep dive behind the scenes into the audio design with Harry here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PKnNoXY2W8&t=2s [b]Is any kind of combat planned for this game?[/b] No. Nivalis is a slice of life simulation and the focus will be on exploring the city at your own pace, but also to manage your own restaurants. There will be certain dangers and challenges in the game, but you will not overcome them with combat. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40604727/2b0910822a0da3d5890079434870eb23aa7746b3.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40604727/ab4871ea18ac3dfebf363514c6a360f0ba4897fa.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40604727/a8d0e1eb3a7814fac002f76a531a4f7f053ca462.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40604727/30b140640a28787fdc6d7e7ffbf4329f5ab589a1.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40604727/abef77d33936cfa955ec1fa2a2f55b233dc81d29.png[/img] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488490/Nivalis/