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Developer Interview | Two Point Campus: Space Academy

Hey everyone, We've been buzzing with anticipation to show you all the stellar goings on in our academic space race, and we're thrilled to see such an awesome response, we've been loving your excitement over on our social channels! Today we're blasting off for a closer look at what exactly the first major DLC for Two Point Campus is all about. We sat down with Head of Animation, Chris Knott and Designer Harry Puttock to talk about what you'll be doing and what you can expect in the new DLC. Strapped in? Boosters set to ignition! [previewyoutube=B1soHdxPLn4;full][/previewyoutube]

Everyone's super excited for the new DLC, tell us a little bit about what players will be doing in Space Academy.

Harry: In Space Academy, players will lead their students through a range of galactic courses. Meet aliens, mine space rocks and have a superbly science-fictional time. Everything you know and love about space has been carefully crammed into this DLC. Most of it, anyway.

Heading into space is definitely not the first place you'd expect to be building Campuses. What was the inspiration behind the setting of Space Academy?

Chris: As with all our games we tend to go with both the consensus in the studio and feedback from the community. Space Academy seemed the best choice as every science student has dreamt about going into space! Plus there's a nice large scope for us to make weird courses and even weirder machines for students. We could also see ties with existing courses in the game, so it felt like a really nice theme to step into. Harry: It may sound outrageously simple, but it seemed like a fun thing to learn about (for the students, not us). Space is such a rich point of reference, with loads of historical moments - remember? - and pop-cultural bits to twist, reference and ruin.

What sort of locations will players be heading to?

Harry: Each of the new campus settings celebrates different elements of space travel and science fiction. You've got Universe City, the home of Two Point's old space program, which is what people will recognise as 'real life' space travel (rockets, astronauts etc.). Then you have Cape Shrapnull, HQ for the County's new space academy, which is more heavily Sci-Fi inspired. Cutting-edge and farfetched, sure, but also familiar and grounded, literally! Finally, there's Cheesy Heap: Delta-Rye, the first level we've ever set outside of Two Point County. Things get a bit wilder, understandably - heading into space - with cosmic cheese and lots of aliens... It's our spin on the unknown, and hopefully amusing, future of space travel.

Of course, there are a bunch of cosmic courses on offer at Space Academy, how do you come up with the ideas for these?

Harry: A lot of it comes down to the students. What kinds of characters do we want to see in these settings? What fun things can they be learning and doing? There's an abundance of ideas, with a theme like space, so it becomes a process of figuring out which combinations best serve each of the levels, and the DLC at large. As I mentioned with the settings, we wanted to establish three different styles, or eras, of space travel. The students and their courses are a crucial part of that. Then, when we finished, and everything was perfect, we figured out how to shoe-horn in something about cheese. Chris: We thought of fun tweaks on existing space-themed tropes. and puns! (Obviously! ). Anything we could think of that would fit our world and maybe pay homage to our favourite space films or fiction.

Cheesy Heap, cheesy space rocks, cheesy monsters... there's a lot of intergalactic cheese in this DLC! Tell me about Cheesy Gubbins, do we really want to know how they're made?

Harry: I cannot confirm that Cheesy Gubbins has been using cosmic cheese as a secret ingredient in their famous snack. I could, but I won't. Chris: We all know for a fact that the moon is made of cheese, so the Two Point world is perfect to explore the intergalactic cheese mysteries held within... Just don't ask how it's made...

As you've had a chance to play Space Academy, what's been your highlight?

Chris: I am biased but the new animations are really fun, the Space courses offered us a whole load of silliness to animate and the new course machines lean into the weirdness of space. Harry: My favourite part of the DLC lives in a piece of machinery that's used on the Cheese-Moongery course. Now, that's a sentence! Please send them my love when you meet them in Cheesy Heap. Thank you. ------------------- Two Point Campus: Space Academy is coming 6th December 2022 for 8.99/$9.99/9.99. Pre-purchase now for a 10% discount!

[ 2022-12-02 17:11:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Two Point Campus

Two Point Studios Developer

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2022-08-09 Release

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If you pick up Two Point Campus nice and early, you’ll get your hands on these classy bonus items with which to adorn the grounds of your marvellous University creations. Spruce up the garden with a fittingly shaped ‘U’ Topiary, quench your thirst for learning with the Fountain of Knowledge (but please, don’t drink the water) and bask in the warm, academic glow of your very own Pearl of Wisdom!

But wait, that’s not all! If you also own Two Point Hospital, as an extra little treat, you’ll also get some Campus themed items with which to jazz up your hospital! Spruce the place up with the ornate Knight's Armour, get a bit bubbly with the Wizardry Caudron, cook up a feast with a Chef's outfit....and who wouldn't want to get their hands on the splendid Campus Jacket?! Now, isn't that good for your health? (Please, don't answer that).

Build your university, your way!

It’s time to spin academia on its head! Got a yearning for learning? Or just keen to build an educational masterpiece? Campus is jam-packed with new creative tools to help you build the university of your dreams.

For the first time, build in the great outdoors as you develop your own delightfully educational campus environment, housing the top teaching facilities in the land. Whether you prefer building on simple foundations, or placing every tree, you can build the university you want.

Lay down pathways with new easy-to-use tools. Plant glorious collections of outdoor flora. Place benches, fountains, sculptures, hedgerows – even picket fences. The only limit is your imagination (and your in-game bank balance).

Not the usual fare

But, of course, it wouldn’t be a Two Point game without a twist.

Rather than typical academic fare, students in Two Point County enjoy a range of wild and wonderful courses: from Knight School (hey, we all have to learn jousting at some point in our lives), to the salivatory Gastronomy, where your students will build mouth-watering concoctions like giant pizzas and enormous pies.

The academic year… is here!

Take advantage of the opportunity to spend way more time with the little people in your university. The academic year begins with a summer break, giving you enough time to get everything looking great before your students move in.

Build libraries, hire the best staff (from eccentric professors to madcap researchers), kit your campus out with the best courses and watch the academic potential of your students get unlocked!

Shaping the future

But it’s not just work hard. Get to know your students, explore their individual personalities, wants and needs. Keep them happy with clubs, societies, gigs.

Surround them with friends, help them develop relationships, furnish them with pastoral care and ensure they have the right amount of joie de vivre to develop into incredible individuals who will do the legacy of your university proud.

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