Monthly Archives: October 2013

Kickstarter Update # 5: New Press Videos & Live Streams

For the whole update on Kickstarter, go here!

Hello again, ladies and gentlemen!

We’ve seen news of Eden Star reaching the ears and eyes of many interesting people these past few days! Since you’ve been backing us, Eden Star has been featured in game news all around the web including articles on Rock Paper Shotgun and Joystiq, and an exclusive interview with Pixelenemy’s storym4chine.

There have also been Youtubers and streamers of our community playing our Pre Alpha Combat Tech Demo, such as Bros With Fros and Spootyman who in his latest playthrough of the Demo, builds a huge pyramid fort around his Eden Kit.

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The Couch Stream, Spootyman’s pyramid fort

We love keeping up with the community’s impression of the tech demo while we keep Eden Star’s production cogs churning in the studio. Be sure to leave us your comments on which streamers or YouTubers you’d like to see playing through our pre-alpha.

Keep in touch, join the community by commenting or starting a discussion in our forum. Also check out Eden Star on FacebookTwitterIndiedb and Steam Greenlight and remember to spread the word!

Kickstarter Update #4: Core Combat Explained

For the whole update on Kickstarter, go here!

Hello again!

Tonight we’re focusing on violence.

Eden Star gives you the power to destroy things in all manner of creative and brutal ways, using Eden Star’s signature weapon, the remote manipulation device, also known as the ‘MATA-tool’.

Various makes and types of MATA-Tool exist in the Eden Star Universe, created by different Corporations, and come standard issue for all elite Citadel Nations Pioneers. Because each MATA-Tool contains a minute shard of Teslinium to amplify its power, this makes each Pioneer an incredibly important and deadly asset, and economics demands they be deployed either individually or in small fire teams.

The MATA-Tool enables a single Pioneer to maintain combat superiority in battle with many foes. By using basic abilities such as the concussive blast and grab/throw for crowd control, multiple enemies can be kept at bay whilst priority targets take focus for serious damage.

As a Pioneer reigns down consecutive attacks on an enemy the MATA-Tool is able to learn key weaknesses of the target, absorbing power and enabling the Pioneer to leverage Teslinium fuelled abilities such as the powerful sustained blast and crush.

The MATA-Tool is designed to be modular and be easily adapted to add or change many functions, including projectiles such as explosive and implosive upgrades, personal shields, underslung railguns, and more.

In the Pre-Alpha Combat Demo, we are especially proud of the smash mechanic (although currently in its basic form). With the final smash mechanic delivered as an option for core combat, we aim to give the player a sensation of power and gesture controlled movement that works well in combination with destructible environments and deformable enemies.

Thanks for reading, and stay in touch for more updates!

Kickstarter Update #3: Reward Add-ons and FAQ

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In this update, we’re revealing a whole raft of Eden Star pledge rewards that you can add on to your existing pledges. For those of you who may want Beta access but not the other goodies we’re offering in that particular tier, now you can!

We’ve also listened to your questions here and on the comments on Kickstarter, and we’ve written up an FAQ section which you can find here

Thanks for your support!