![]() The northern section of the zone is darker and has a richer color than its lower counterpart. Not an elegant design, but a powerful one. The final concept art for Henry Blackbrew. It was important that even if in the game you don’t always get the word-for-word story we envision, you can feel it through the character, the world, and the little hints sprinkled throughout the words of the characters. V Rising is a story told largely through visuals. He has shaped this society to his philosophy, for his own whims. Doctor Henry Blackbrew is a character-driven by self-importance and hatred, and his influence can be felt all across the land as others are driven to follow his example. From the notes of Callista Alchemica, Senior Electrostatician of the TrancendumĪs explained by our Art Director, Johan Wahlbäck, the region of Gloomrot was our first opportunity to model an entire zone after a central figure, so quite a bit of time went into trying to capture his visual essence. … hundreds of years of a prolonged, unnatural life led to this moment. Even as he was exiled in disgrace to the dangerous and hellish lands of Gloomrot, he KNEW he was correct. Blackbrew was a heretic, a madman with… ‘twisted, abominable methods.’ Yet, what is petty morality in the pursuit of human perfection? Of evolution? Of knowledge? Even as they came for him, torch and pitchfork in hand, he stood by his philosophies. When the hungry fangs of the great conqueror Dracula hung over the throat of man, poised to sink in, the scientific luminary was celebrated. Henry Blackbrew was once heralded as a savior of man. So let us then talk about the most important, the most brilliant of them all, Doctor Henry Blackbrew. All that matters is knowledge and who provides those brilliant breakthroughs. Their efforts are single-minded, sacrificing morality, their land, and even their very lives in an attempt to discover the next big breakthrough.Ĭoncept art for the home of a lower-class Gloomrot resident.Īs our 2D artist, Viktor Blomqvist, would say, life is cheap in Gloomrot. ![]() Over hundreds of years, the Trancendum has studied and advanced its studies through electrical and chemical engineering, inventing incredible technology and jealously hoarding their secrets for themselves. This pathology dates back to the times of Dracula, when their still-living, seemingly ageless head-scientist Doctor Henry Blackbrew, originally founded this pursuit in an attempt to fight back against Dracula’s armies. The group responsible for organizing these erudite efforts is called The Trancendum, a collection of psychopathically obsessive technologists on a mission to create the next stage of human evolution. In the meantime, you can check out the official reveal trailer below to get an idea of what the game has to offer.Gloomrot is a biome themed around science gone mad, the old and familiar ideas of unchecked ambition and arrogance in the face of the natural order. You can also sign-up on the V Rising official site for a chance to get an invite to the closed beta test. Stunlock has yet to announce a date for closed beta but the game is now available for wishlisting on Steam. Nighttime will also be longer than daytime to give players plenty of time to explore, feed, and do whatever it is that vampires do in their spare time. The devs also revealed that the game will feature full-loot PvP, which means that players will start from scratch, naked inside a coffin, should they die. The game will also feature combat and controls similar to Battlerite and most MOBAs.Ī Q&A session on Stunlock’s official site titled “ An Interview with the Vampire” offers more information about the upcoming game, including information on other threats that players will face in the game such as holy places, angry nuns, garlic, and maybe even werewolves. They’ll also be able to build their own creepy castle where they can chill with their vampire friends and raise an army of monsters to defend it against other vampire posses. As a denizen of the dark, players must schedule their adventures around a day/night cycle and ensure that they keep themselves properly fed.Īs players progress they’ll gain access to new vampiric skills and weapon abilities. The game promises a massive world with unique locations ranging from lush forests to deep, dark dungeons inhabited by various mythical beasts, monsters, and of course, tasty humans. And no, you won’t be hunting or hiding from vampires in this game. The Battlerite developer is currently working on a new vampire-themed multiplayer survival sandbox game called V Rising. Just when you think that developers have used every survival sandbox trope there is, along comes Stunlock Studios with a fresh and decidedly dark twist on the genre.
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