11 bit Studios has delayed the launch of Frostpunk 2 from July 25 till September 20.
The developer made this determination concerning its extremely anticipated postapocalyptic city-builder primarily based on suggestions from the beta held earlier this yr. Though the reception was constructive, with 11 bit revealing that the typical ranking gamers gave the beta in surveys was 8 out of 10, it desires to remodel and implement some options primarily based on suggestions and desires extra time to take action.
Jakub Stokalski and Łukasz Juszczyk, Frostpunk 2’s sport administrators, went into extra element on what a few of these enhancements are within the Steam blog post asserting the delay. On the game-mechanic entrance, 11 bit Studios will add issues like “direct-use skills” that gamers can react to crises with, the power to reshape districts after building, a “useful resource to make city-building and enlargement extra strategic,” and extra. It would rework facets of Frostpunk 2’s warmth, faction, workforce administration, and protest methods as effectively.
Enhancements to Frostpunk 2’s person interface and common person expertise are on the best way. This consists of making the heads-up show “clearer and extra intuitive,” implementing a devoted building menu and new metropolis hubs, and bettering the readability of the Thought Tree. Lastly, Frostpunk 2 will even obtain a brand new function not within the beta referred to as “Zoom Tales,” which you’ll see in motion above, that may permit gamers to zoom into components of the town and watch its inhabitants at work.
The PC model of Frostpunk 2 will now come out September 20. It is going to be on PC Game Pass from day one, and console variations for Xbox Sequence X/S and PlayStation 5 are additionally within the works and can launch at a yet-to-be-announced date sooner or later.
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