Heeello everyone

It's good to see you again! Hope you got some rest and enjoyed the summer! We certainly did but we've also been busy with the upcoming update coming next month. As the title suggests, it's going to be the WORKSHOP UPDATE and once it's out, you'll be able to mod pretty much anything in the game. And I mean ANYTHING. Don't believe me? Well, let me show you some of the mods we've been working on:

Character Skins Mod

There's a bunch of cool skins that you and your friends will be able to choose from using a wardrobe device in your drillship.

House Interiors Mod

Finally! With this mod, you will be able to enter most of the village houses.

Captain getting his well-deserved rest... Mod

COG Armor Mod

Wear the skin of your enemies.

Gun Mods

Bunch of modded guns will be ready at release but we are preparing everything you could possibly need in order to easily create more.

Turret Mods

Same thing I said about the modded guns applies to turrets too.

Toxic Eruption Mod

Decal Mods

Got a bunch of decal package mods ready for you as well but you'll essentially be able to take any picture and import it in the game to use it as a decal.

And more to be revealed soon...

Questions you might be asking

Update when?

As mentioned in the beginning, the update will come sometime in mid-October. We still want to polish the example mods, update Volcanoids mod SDK and create more documentation on how to create your own mods. Will let you know once we set the exact date.

Why don't you just add this to the vanilla game?

The reason is that with the workshop in place, we have this fast prototyping ground where no idea is too crazy to be done. Anything can be quickly put together and checked out in the game without having to worry about how it will affect the gameplay for everyone. Things are not super polished, and bugs can appear here and there. This is a huge shortcut in development and a powerful tool that can give us a better idea of what you guys like and want in the game. If a specific mod becomes super popular, you bet we will consider adding it in the vanilla game!

Any features coming to the vanilla game in this update?

Very few and mostly related to quality of life. We've decided to postpone some of the other bigger features to focus all our energy on making the workshop as easy to use as possible for anyone who wants to play with mods or create them. But don't worry, all the postponed features will still be added to the game in the coming updates.

Wrap up and bonus leak

Hope that answered your questions! If not, drop them in the comments, as well as your ideas for any other mods that you'd like to see. I will get into more detail about how to use the mods and create your own as we get closer to the release. Stay tuned for more sneak peeks on our social media since I still have some pretty epic mods up my sleeve that haven't been shown yet. Thanks for the support everyone and take care! - Rich and the team Join the community on Discord Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more sneak peeks and updates https://store.steampowered.com/app/951440/Volcanoids/

[ 2021-09-21 18:26:46 CET ] [ Original post ]