Multiplayer Dev Diary #13 - Themuat the planet map

Hello raiders!

Welcome to dev diary #13. We’ve been delving deep into the lore of our multiplayer project, and today, we’re continuing this theme by introducing the first map we’ve designed: Themuat. Please note that the images you’re about to see reflect work-in-progress stages. Themuat is a planet in the Nharsha System, one of the major stars in the Khaddesh Galaxy, where our game takes place. It was the first system explored by the Imperial Settlers upon their arrival, making Nharsha known as Alpha Coloniae in Imperial records. At the time of their arrival, Themuat was a thriving world, filled with structures from the ancient Heru civilization, the first species, now extinct, to expand across the Khaddesh Galaxy. Then, things escalated.

With Themuat, we wanted to introduce the three pillars of our design philosophy right from the start: space opera, ancient ruins and horror, and of course, the post-apocalyptic. You’ll find all three elements woven into this map. Once lush, Themuat is now a wasteland. It was one of the first planets to experience the devastation of doomsday weapons known as Spears, which annihilated its ecosystem. A Spear impact site remains visible to this day, a monument to destruction and desolation.

The blasts from the torpedoes released by the Spears triggered volcanic activity on Themuat, fracturing its crust, while biological bombs poisoned its waters and led to the growth of strange organisms where native outposts once stood. Today, Themuat’s surface is virtually unrecognizable, transformed into a desolate, uninhabitable wasteland.

Heru structures that once stood intact have since been ravaged. Explosions and earthquakes have torn apart these ancient monuments, causing damage far beyond what the passage of time alone could inflict. Now, the Heru ruins have become hunting grounds for ruthless Profaners, who are willing to kill one another to claim the most valuable alien artifacts first. But it isn’t just the desire for rare relics that has reawakened within these ancient ruins…

And that concludes this entry dedicated to the game’s first map. We hope we’ve sparked your curiosity, and we can’t wait to share the next dev diary with you soon.

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Farewell, raiders!