DILUVION COMBAT PATCH

A recent patch has mitigated most of the concerns I had because your sub that you’d pilot would never appear on the map. Everything in Diluvion is landmark-based navigation. There are often glowing golden fish to guide you, but not always to your intended destination. Navigation is intentionally(?) difficult to traverse in Diluvion. The movement does take some getting used to, but enjoyable once you get the hang of it. By default, your ship is offset from the reticle, but changing that only made it get lost for combat. You can switch between either control method at any time, but I found the arcade controls the one that made the most sense, and the one I had spent the most time with. It is jarring to go between the two, I would have rather they stuck to one or the other in terms of presentation.Īs part of the latest patch, you can now set your controls between arcade (pre-patch), and simulation (post-release patch). Unfortunately this 2D artwork clashes with the 3D gameplay. Whether you are looking into your ship, or docking elsewhere, the game slickly transitions from 3D to 2D with a unique art style that is steampunk-inspired. That beauty doesn’t quite extend to the UI, as it is rough and looks unfinished – it functions fine, but doesn’t seem to fit in the game. It’s a somewhat rigid and limited ocean to explore, but a beautiful one accompanied a haunting soundtrack. It’s simple on its face, but is a careful balance of spinning plates to keep the tension up.ĭiluvion‘s oceanic exploration is all in three dimensions, complete with breathtaking vistas, cloudy waters, and bio-luminescence. While it doesn’t lean too hard in this way, it has three basic components to being able to keep going: collect scrap metal to arm your cannons for battle when someone doesn’t like you enough to start shooting, oxygen to keep everyone breath, and food so everyone doesn’t stop doing their jobs and starve. This restriction makes it so the player is in constant need of oxygen and frequent stops to maintain survival.

Centuries ago, a great flood had taken over all the land, and a thick layer of ice prevents everyone from ever reaching the surface again. Diluvion‘s beauty gets washed away when that problem surfaces, but remains as something you shouldn’t overlook, either.Įditor’s Note: This was reviewed before and after the version 1.17 patchĭiluvion is a game that takes place in a world where only water is the means of navigating (a waterworld, if you will), and land is nothing but a myth. However, I found myself fighting with the game itself more than conflicts you’d find therein. There’s people to meet with, trade with, and fight against. And in this, the game is an interesting take on the apocalypse story. Arachnid Games looks to the great expanse of the sea with Diluvion.

We often look to the stars as a means of exploration beyond our own world.

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