Hey everyone, the second issue of the Staxel Reporter is here! We've got exclusive Reporter-only details on furniture and character creation: get 'em while they're hot!
Furniture
In Staxel, there are all sorts of collections you can build. Right now the collection we're going to talk about is furniture.
Obviously furniture is important. What's the point of being able to create some nifty buildings when they're completely empty inside? That's why we've made sure to give it a lot of attention.
We want you to be able to really go nuts with your interior design. So, not only are there a bunch of different furniture pieces, but they come in all sorts of styles as well! This way, you'll be able to give your buildings the perfect atmosphere.
One big aspect of the game we're focusing on is interaction - we don't want players to fill their houses with nonfunctional objects! Our goal is to make sure that if something looks interactive, you can definitely play with it. We've got tables, chairs, wardrobes, kitchen counters, storage boxes, and everything else you'd expect to find in a house plus the kitchen sink (bu dum tsh). It's all functional too!
Character Creation
Last issue we talked about how you can customize your character with all sorts of awesome gear, and this time we'll be going one step further, and looking at the control you have during character creation.
We're working very hard to make sure the player has great control over their character, we really want people to be able to let loose and create something unique to them!
The options you'll have control over include the following:
- Gender
Pretty self-explanatory, check out the image above! Like every other option the gameplay doesn't change depending on which option you go with.
- Species
We've got a range of playable species for you to choose from, ranging from Humans and Elves to... Zombies? Absolutely. Zombies forever.
- Skin tone
There's a wide range of skin tones for you to choose from, and the options change between selected species. Humans have the standard skin tones, with a spectrum between light and dark skin, but the more exotic species, like the aforementioned Zombies, will be able to choose bright colours to really stand out!
- Eye colour
I know it's crazy but this option actually lets you pick your eye colour.
- Hair style
We've shown off a bunch of the available headwear items on Twitter recently... but what if you want to let your hair flow free in the wind, like that one actor in that famous movie? Well good news, you absolutely can!
- Hair colour
So many options! Brown! Blonde! Black! Red! Pink? Blue? Green!? We need to stop letting Damon make hair colour decisions...
As you can see, we really want players to be able to express themselves, and we think we're heading in the right direction. If you've got feedback, or just want to tell us how hyped you are, please let us know - either reply to this email, post on our forums, or tweet us! We'd love to hear from you!
Well, that's it for this issue of the Staxel Reporter! Make sure to subscribe if you want to be the first to get new issues. Thanks for reading! -EGadd
