We recently released a new version of the Alpha client, adding resources handling, crafting and Drilling Rigs. Along with this was sent a new batch of Alpha keys!

Posted by FenrisLS on May 12th, 2014

Hello everybody,

Three weeks ago, we asked the community to vote for the next major feature to be implemented in Untold Universe. The players' choice was resources handling, crafting and Drilling Rigs.

Thus, we implemented these elements in a very first version.

Version 0.1.2 content

Resources and inventory

The first new element of the game is the addition of five common resources in the planets' underground: Iron, Aluminium, Bromine, Quartz and Copper. These resources will be available in any planet's underground and will allow the player to craft any basic cube.



The five common resources The five common resources

Of course, we also added a simple inventory so players can keep track of how many resources they currently have.

The Drilling Rig

So far, players where able to add and remove any cube with a simple click. This version changes this, as cubes now have a life value. Cubes' life does not re-initialize when the player stops hitting them, allowing a team to dig faster.

As digging underground can take much time, and Untold Universe is not all about digging, we added the first automated structure of the game to help players to gather resources: the Drilling Rig.



Mining facilities with Drilling rigs Mining facilities with Drilling rigs

Drilling rigs will dig strait downward once started, and put in the player's inventory any resources it gathers. This actually helps a lot to gather quickly common resources, and even dirt, rock and sand to build things faster.

But of course, building one will come at a cost!

Crafting and costs

Since v0.1.2, the players will have to craft the cubes they want to drop. To do this, a new craft interface was implemented.

This interface will change a lot as new features are added, like industry, trade, and such. Currently, it allows one to craft cubes per batches of 1, 10 or 100, reducing the resources count accordingly.

This also implies that building a Shipyard or a Drilling rig now have a cost! Building organized infrastructures is thus becoming really important.

What's next

Next weeks will be all about fixing bugs and improving user experience. Indeed, we are constantly reworking the UI and other elements to make Untold Universe a cool game to play. This is a lot of work, and could take a long time before being satisfying, so we are trying to move fast on this point to.



New main menu and loading screen New main menu and loading screen

We also are sending out more and more Alpha keys. If you are interested in helping us build the game, do not hesitate to subscribe on our dedicated page.

Hope to see you soon in-game!