We're also working on tree improvements right now. "An example would be, you're going to see an amazing improvement to the gas, the visuals of the gas. So being in Early Access, we might add things that are fun to the game that prove-out mechanics that aren't yet visually polished to the fidelity level that we expect in the final product." "Right now in the game it looks pretty janky, to be honest with you. "Absolutely, in fact we just recently introduced finished some work on toxic gas that is featured in the Battle Royale mode and it looks amazing now," Andersen explained. Andersen confirmed this is indeed happening. Some have also remarked that H1Z1 on PC is not the best-looking game out there, so we wondered if Daybreak might be planning to introduce some visual improvements for the full launch. "We want to make sure the player communities and populations as best we can, so we're taking all of that into consideration to figure out the best path for H1Z1." "Those are things we're figuring out right now," Naviaux said. He didn't share any specific targets, but said the team's goal is to make each version look and run as good as possible.Īlthough another Daybreak title, DC Universe Online, supports cross-platform play between console and PC, the studio would not confirm if this will also be true for H1Z1. With regards to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of King of the Kill as it relates to graphics and performance, Andersen said the goal is to achieve parity for resolution and frame rate. "In fact, it's very important for the nature of the King of the Kill experience that players start on an even playing field." "All of the microtransactions that we have right now are vanity-based there is no power being sold," he explained. He stressed they will be for cosmetic items only, so as to avoid a "pay-to-win" scenario. H1Z1 creative director Jens Andersen also confirmed to GameSpot that the console versions of King of the Kill will offer microtransactions, just as the PC edition does. "We're working on our plans for bringing Just Survive out of Early Access and to console, but no details on timing or additional info at this time." A Daybreak games representative told GameSpot that the plan is to bring Just Survive, or some form of it, to console.eventually. On console, only King of the Kill will be offered, at least for launch this summer. A specific release date has not been announced. Just Survive is staying in Early Access until the end of 2016, while King of the Kill will leave Early Access this summer, launching simultaneously with the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Just Survive and King of the Hill exist under the same umbrella, but are developed by two different teams inside of Daybreak games. This includes your crates, keys, and items, among other things. When the split happens on February 17, all the items that existing H1Z1 players have will be replicated across Just Survive and King of the Kill. "After a lot of thought, we came to the conclusion that we should really split these games into two different products and the player community had actually asked us to do that." "They have completely different communities that have different needs, desires, and wants, and we really want to be able to cater and grow the games to be able to nurture both of those players bases distinctly," she said. open-world), so it made sense to split them up in an effort to better serve both audiences. She explained that it became clear to Daybreak from their own observations and player feedback that people were largely playing the game in two distinct ways (Battle Royale vs. Separating the games in this way was something that the H1Z1 community asked for, Daybreak chief publishing officer Laura Naviaux told GameSpot in an interview. If you currently own or buy H1Z1 on or before February 16, you'll get both games when they separate a day later. King of the Kill and Just Survive will sell for $20 each when they launch on PC through Steam Early Access. The regular H1Z1 game-which has sold 2.5 million copies in its unfinished state, Daybreak said-is changing names and will be known as H1Z1: Just Survive. King of the Kill is described as a "large-scale, high-intensity" shooter that includes a number of games, including Battle Royale, which was created by a player who goes by the name PlayerUnknown. On PC, H1Z1 is becoming two independent games: H1Z1: King of the Kill and H1Z1: Just Survive.
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