In BitCraft, players are actually supposed to collaboratively build entire cities and trading centers. However, the first game tests have shown that fans want a completely different feature. The Californian development studio Clockwork Labs now wants to meet the players’ desires.
What kind of game is BitCraft?
- You play a being that has been imbued with a mystical power. You have no skills and essentially start from scratch.
- Players are supposed to collaboratively build entire cities in a single, large world. The world is procedurally generated and offers enough space for numerous settlements.
- The visuals are reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The characters have been created with cel-shading, and the vast nature, which is said to be full of resources, recalls the wide meadows of Hyrule.
- The focus is on PvE; accordingly, there are skills like farming, fishing, mining, and forestry.
- The alpha starts in early 2024. To participate, you can register on the official site.
The development team initially envisioned that players would work together in building their cities. However, the first prototypes and playtests have shown that most players embark on the journey alone.
There are hardly any interactions with other players. Accordingly, the team has come up with something to please the players (via Clockwork Labs).
To convince you of how much BitCraft resembles the Zelda title, you can watch the following trailer:
Players will receive a housing feature in BitCraft
What has the team come up with? The team suspects that players prefer to go solo because they first need to establish trust with strangers on the server.
In the playtests, there were occasionally groups consisting of 2-6 people. They built small settlements, but the development team had actually expected groups of hundreds of players. Therefore, they have now announced a feature that many players are likely to enjoy.
- The MMORPG will have a housing feature where players can build their own homes.
- This way, players would have their own private space while simultaneously constructing a settlement with strangers.
Clockwork Labs hopes that this will help players shed their inhibitions about building a city with strangers. Players can decide for themselves whom they give access to their own house.
However, the team sees a problem: If too many players leave the server over time, their houses will remain as ruins. This would create ghost towns.
To prevent this, the houses should be set up similarly to the tents in Animal Crossing. The houses should only take up a small space in the world and reveal their true size only when entering the building.
No wonder that BitCraft has been inspired by the graphics of Zelda: The latest installment, Tears of the Kingdom, ranks among the best games of 2023: These are the 5 best games of 2023 and candidates for Game of the Year – according to Metacritic
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