Mortal Online 2's Latest Developer Stream Details Siege Mechanics and Addresses Console Version
On the latest Mortal Online 2 Developer Stream, Henrik Nystrom, CEO and Lead Designer at Star Vault, delved into many of the mechanics of territory control and siege warfare in the game. He showcased different types of siege machinery, detailed territory control mechanics, and introduced a new currency known as Prominence. At the end of thethree and a half hour stream, he answered many questions from the community, which included details on Star Vault’s plans for a console release in the future.
Nystrom also introduced the concept of supply lines and supply towers, structures that players can construct and capture to increase the defense value of their territories. What many current players might find most interesting is the inclusion of more ways for kingdom builders to manage their guilds more effectively, such as tracking the amount of prominence they are contributing to the guild.
Henrik also touched on the concept of supply runs, where players need to restock cities with goods, and the ability to hire guards for cities. He ended the discussion with a demonstration of two types of siege machinery: a ballista and a manganon. The ballista is quite a complex machine, that players will need to provide ammunition for, but it can deal tremendous amounts of damage. The manganon on the other hand, acts as a catapult, that can actually throw players, among other things, though the human ammunition most likely would not survive. The team did not initially intend it to throw players, but Henrik showed that the physics system has enabled this to work, despite it being a mostly unplanned occurrence.
Later in the video Henrik held a lengthy Q&A session, where he addressed various community queries. He provided insights into the
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