Exclusive: Arctic Theory's Upcoming MMO Is Named Pioneers Of New Dawn, Closed Alpha Info Coming Q4 2023
Arctic Theory's has revealed more information about its upcoming MMO, previously codenamed Annex. Pioneers of New Dawn aims to be an innovative sandbox MMO, with closed alpha information coming later this year.
Arctic Theory's MMO was first announced back in November of 2022, with the studio being formed by former CCP and Electronic Arts veterans. The MMO, then called «Annex,» was dubbed as a collaborative, ambitious game that saw players working together to survive in a world where nature has taken over following the fall of a long-lost civilization.
That world we now know is called New Dawn. It has been «rejuvenated» centuries after the ecological disaster that laid it waste, with players taking the role of Pioneers (see where they are going with this?) to survey, explore and establish permanent settlements on New Dawn for the future.
A single-shard sandbox MMO, the persistent world of New Dawn is ripe for players to explore and cultivate. The environment itself will push back against players, meaning that building a lasting settlement, trade network, and eventually colony on the rugged planet will require some balance between building structures for player needs and the «world's innate desire to reclaim them.»
Crucial to choosing where to build is learning how to survey the land ahead of time. In Pioneers of New Dawn, players will need to survey the «ecological and geological characteristics of an area, as well as its meteorological conditions.» Given that the environment of New Dawn is ever-evolving, the goal is to get players to revisit locations they've previously built or progress to the point where their surveying kits evolve with them, allowing for more «long-term planning.»
Part of that evolution is down to the
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