11 Bit Studios has delayed Frostpunk 2 from July 25, 2024 to September 20, 2024.
Frostpunk 2 is a promising city-survival sequel set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth, reworking our world right into a harsh, icy wasteland. IGN lately performed the primary three hours of Frostpunk 2’s story mode and located it to be “brutal, merciless, and really enjoyable.”
The developer mentioned suggestions from the latest beta in addition to prioritizing sure options it’s already engaged on sparked the choice. “We know that this isn’t the information you wished to listen to,” 11 Bit Studios mentioned. “However, we imagine that these extra options are one thing you need to see in-game from day one, not in a patch added after the discharge.”
In an extra message posted to Steam, recreation administrators Jakub Stokalski and Łukasz Juszczyk mentioned the common ranking gamers gave the beta was 8/10. As a outcome, it intends to “convey to the entrance” sure options and modifications the developer believes gamers will “get pleasure from essentially the most.”
Highlights embody new additions to the sport mechanics, “in depth” UI and UX enhancement and, “by common demand”, a brand new metropolis function referred to as Zoom Stories, that are principally zoom-ins obtainable in particular metropolis elements that assist you to watch the day-to-day lifetime of your residents. Early suggestions on these additions have been very optimistic, Stokalski and Juszczyk mentioned.
“That’s why we hope these few weeks of extra ready time that we have to implement all the brand new options might be met along with your understanding and received’t check your persistence an excessive amount of,” they added. “From now till the discharge, we’ll share with you behind-the-scenes updates so you may see how these additions are coming to life.”
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