Welcome Traveller...

... to another Eden Star update! Today we are delving into the weapons blueprints again, more specifically the Rifle blueprint, currently known as “The super awesome alien blaster ray” internally. As with the pistol, all slug weaponry is a design choice implemented for those who just want a good old fashioned way of slinging lead down range, but they are also a specific reminder that Teslinium is a finite resource, used for only a few specific tasks due to its rarity.

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As with our other physical weapon Blueprints, the grand vision for Rifles is a level of customisation delivered by crafting different component Blueprint parts. Please note: in the first early access release of the game, the modular weapon crafting feature WILL NOT YET BE AVAILABLE but you will definitely be able to craft the rifle as a single/whole item. Customisation and modularity comes later!

Throughout the design process we went through many iterations for the modular rifle blueprint system aesthetic. Each component’s size, colour and shape would need to feel unique yet act like a modular part to fit with components from a different blueprint. Each part would also need to be balanced, considering mechanics such as rate of fire, reticle design, spread, zoom or sight enhancement and the amount and type of damage it can do. The first version of the compiled Rifle that you see in the video, and available to craft in the early access release as a single item, is the compiled Aeon Systems Stock (inc. Grip), Top Rail, Firing System (Energy/Ammo Source) and Barrel.

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Evening all,

In today’s blog we will be introducing you to mining in Eden Star.

We begin with the flora (grass and plants) of Pharus 07, which is a rich source of energy for the RMD, a Remote Manipulation Device, designed to harness the planet’s natural resources and establish a base on this hostile world. Flora based energy is used to directly power the RMD’s kinetic abilities; blast, grab and smash – essential tools against the alien hostiles when you run out of pistol ammo.

Additionally, larger elements within the world, such as trees and certain rocks, contain rare materials essential in the creation of defensive and offensive structures, weapons and RMD upgrades. Your aim is simple, develop your base, expanding your territory and when the long night comes, defend it.

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‘Mining’ and ‘resource gathering’ is a vital aspect of Eden Star. Using the Construction and Upgrade Menus to find the requirements of your desired item, you must then explore the world in search the minerals needed to create your shiny new toy. Mining often can be a laborious task and in Eden Star we wanted it to be more than that, we wanted to make it as fun as possible. For us that meant pushing the boundaries of Unreal Engine 4, PhysX and Apex to new limits so that we could create bespoke destruction systems, empowering you to feel in control whilst destroying the world around you.

We have worked hard on the development of procedural physics tree destruction, allowing the player to mine from top to bottom, bottom to top, take just the energy-rich leaves and branches or leave nothing but a stump. A tree will rarely fall the same way twice. Of course you may feel the fun will diminish once you completely strip the land of everything useful. This is why we also developed a regrowth system, a byproduct of Pharus’ ability to heal itself, allowing the environment to regenerate after a time and players to destroy to their heart’s content.

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Greetings Pioneers!

As we move ever closer to launch we can start giving you more information about one of the coolest parts of Eden Star, I am of course talking about the weapons!

Although the RMD (The super awesome power glove you've seen previously) is undoubtedly the 'piece de resistance', I'm here to talk to you about the slightly more traditional weapons. In this particular case the FL Mk9 Pistol blueprint.

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From concept to implementation the way we construct firearms, and more specifically; sidearms, has been through a lot of progressive iterations to get to the final designs. The team has done a lot of research into both real and fictional firearms which has helped to not only forge a vision of the type of sidearms we want to be able to make, but also the feel of them too. This research helped us realise that what worked in real life might not necessarily work in the game world. This resulted in a lot of time and effort tweaking designs, animations, PFX and audio. At this stage, we have now implemented a single sidearm for the first release, constructed as a whole unit, this allowed us to shift focus onto the balancing of this pistol... As the ability for any sidearm to devastate an entire cliff face with a single shot seemed a tad overzealous...

How we envisage weapon crafting and creation working in Eden Star at some stage AFTER the first release (To clarify - the following feature will not be in the first release, but you will be able to craft this pistol as a whole weapon), is that certain parts of the weapon will be able to be crafted from different blueprints. In the case of this pistol the player would have found, salvaged and crafted the;

- Grip
- Barrel
- Power source

All from a FL Mk9 blueprint, you can see this in the aesthetic of the pistol, defined by the differently shaded parts.

Other blueprint parts will be inter-compatible (similar to the latest Dead Space crafting system) but each part will be still be specific to the weapon type, ie. Pistol, Rifle, Pulse, etc.)

Below is a link to a brief work-in-progress preview of one of the FL MK9 Pistol blueprint; firing self propelled micro concussion missiles. As this is a military, and not a Spire grade firearm, it works off old-world, projectile-based technology and is therefore not powered via a Teslinium core. The advantage to compiling primitive firearm blueprints such as the FL Mk9, is that the base model is extremely reliable and fairly easy to restock when searching for materials to convert to ammunition.

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Hello again, Steam!

We've shown a lot about the environment of Eden Star, but very little on the really cool stuff such as crafting, build systems, upgrades and weapons. Therefore we decided to put a series of updates together over the coming months to give you a taste of what about the systems in Eden Star are different to most survival creation titles out there... So to kick it all off, ladies and gentlemen, introducing your new best friend and first in of our Tool upgrades : The Gauss Gun.

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We want you to feel like the badass you are when you step out into the wild lands of Pharus 7, and we thought the best way to give you that feeling was to put a rapid fire electromagnetic cannon inside your arm.

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Your RMD (or Tool) on your arm can equip a variety of modules that extend and augment its capabilities. The Gauss gun is one of those modules, which you may construct at your Eden Kit.

The Gauss Gun fires a hail of tungsten flechettes that are electromagnetically accelerated along its extended barrel, powered by supercapacitors included in the base of the magazine.

The best thing about the Gauss Gun is that unlike other weapons (yes, there are more weapons!) you can continue to use the RMD’s secondary and tertiary functions without needing to unequip it! This means you can do cool things like pick up an enemy and unload a barrage of flechettes into it and then slam it into a wall to finish it off!

There’s no thrill like overkill.

See you again soon!
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Hello again, Steam folks!

It's Marcin, Technical Artist here again with a shiny, new update for you. It's been a while since we showed you any of the new gameplay systems and so we thought we would give you an update on the reimplementation of the environmental destruction in the world.

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Our main aim with destruction has always been to create a fully interactive environment. That doesn't always mean that everything can be fully destroyed, but instead we make sure that you can make your mark on everything within the world. This includes rocks and foliage, varying from little clumps of grass to massive trees.

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