This week’s update, like the update about Arctia two weeks ago, is going to focus on a new content addition that will soon be coming to Star Sonata.
This new zone is named Vulcan. Vulcan is a fiery area of space surrounding a super-hot sun that regularly flares, subjecting the surrounding area to intense heat. Vulcanites, an offshoot of the Copper Creatures that have evolved defenses allowing them to survive in this harsh environment, have begun to leave the areas closer to the sun and now threaten a Terran mining outpost nearby. It is up to pilots levels 30 to 100 to explore the depths of Vulcan and put an end to Infernus, the Vulcanite Alpha who is pushing them into Terran space!
Vulcan consists of nine new galaxies, many of which have environmental hazards. Between the flares from Vulcan itself, players have to watch for the magma pools of the Burning Basin and the steam pillars in the Magma Vents. Both of these hazards will deal damage to the player and cause fires on their ships! Vulcan will also feature four new bosses, each with their own unique loot! From the magma trailing Lavrite and the splitting Vulcanox, each of these bosses utilizes some new and exciting features that should prove both challenging and rewarding to players. Loot from the bosses will be between techs 3 and 7 and will provide some very nice new items that were previously unavailable at those tech levels like Fighter Bays and Missile Launchers. It will also contain a bevy of new weapons, energy banks and other unique gear!
Like I explained in my post on Arctia, you will be seeing a fair number of zones like this making their way into game in the future. Arctia was the first, Vulcan the second, and between myself and another of the content developers, we have no shortage of ideas. The plan is to ensure we have enough zones of this nature and that they are visible enough, that players have a clear leveling progression without having to do missions if they don’t want to. Vulcan covers a very wide range and players could end up spending a lot of time there leveling from the Vulcanites,
Also like Arctia, the missions in this zone will be fairly minimal. There will be an introductory missions to help players get to know the zone and explain the usage of heat diffusers and fire extinguishers, followed by a set of boss kill missions with some fairly interesting rewards. In general though, the zone itself is the main attraction. Players will want to do it for the loot and experience so they can get stronger and move on.
So that’s it for this week’s update. I hope you’ve enjoyed a first look at Vulcan as I’ve enjoyed working on it immensely. I’ll be back again next week with another update, but until then, feel free to post questions, comments and suggestions in the forums! Until then!
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