Aquanox Release Date

Aquanox is one of the few games that are based on submarine simulation. It is a first-person shooter. The Aquanox is the name of the series that contains various games under it. The name of those games is Aquanox, Aquanox 2: Revelation and Aquanox: The Angel’s Tears and the upcoming game Aquanox: Deep Descent. Previously at the Gamescom 2014, the demo of the upcoming game was created using unreal engine 3. This tech Demo of a new iteration of the Aquanox series was presented by Nordic Games.

Due to the good presentation of the demo the was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. Table of Contents.Aquanox Deep Descent Release DateThe Aquanox: Deep Descent as claimed by THQ Nordic will bring about various new updates from its last version.

Aquanox Deep Descent is a first person underwater vehicle shooter, in which players control a variety of customizable ships to engage in fierce battles in the dystopian deep sea world of Aqua. In the near future the Earth's surface has become uninhabitable.

Aquanox Deep Descent is a new iteration of the original AquaNox-series which has its root in the game Archimedean Dynasty, which was developed by Massive Developer and published by Ubisoft Blue Byte on October 30, 1996. Nordic Games, the publisher of Aquanox, has purchased the assets of the unreleased 'Deep Six' game, and most of the intellectual property of THQ, following its bankruptcy.

Too human story. Too Human is an action role-playing game developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 in August 2008. The game is notable for having remained in development hell for almost ten years, originally planned for release on the Sony PlayStation in 1999.

Nordic Games also went live with a Kickstarter campaign on August 18, 2015 - the campaign was funded successfully by September 11, 2015.By the way, you can find both AquaNox and AquaNox 2 (the original titles) on Steam and you can purchase them for $7.99 (visit Steam for updated prices). Yes, there is a long story behind this upcoming title but lets now focus on the upcoming title.Aquanox Deep Descent is underwater vehicle shooter, where players engage in submarine battles in the dystopian deep see world of aqua. The game tells an apocalyptic alternative reality, where humankind is forced to leave underwater due to the planet surface that had become uninhabitable due to 4-meter thick layer of dead organic matter. What is referred to as POM-layer (first introduced in this game), is also blocking the sunlight from reaching the ocean surface.Countries as we know it no longer exist in the underwater world, instead, different factions were formed instead of the traditional countries. These factions formed huge cities underwater and each one of the factions now fights for supremacy and over the remaining resources that exist on the ocean floor, The game also tells us about a plague called Nanoplancton (NP) that inhabits the epipelagic zone, and they attack every ship that passes through their zoneNordic Games mentioned in their KickStarter page that Aquanox Deep Descent story is derived from the original, but it's not directly tied to the original series. This mean that we might see some changes in the story or in the gameplay that doesn't necessarily follow the original story, but derives from its narrative to fit the deep sea world that Nordic Games built for this game and one that fits the gameplay best.

For example, they mentioned that there is no alien planet and no parallel dimension. In the original AquaNox game, the player plays as a mercenary and trader who seeks to revenge on the Bionts. The Bionts is an alien species, which were first introduced in the previous game Archimedean Dynasty.

So it seems that Nordic Games wanted to tell a more reliable and authentic story I assume, a story that players will be easier to emotionally connect with.In its core, Aquanox Deep Descent is a first-person vehicular shooter. It features both a 4-player cooperative campaign mode and a PvP multiplayer mode which players compete against each other in Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch matches. Exploration is an important part of the game, in which players will be mining, trading, and looting in the deep sea environment. An article on mentioned various ship classes that players can shoot from, each one with its own unique abilities, a 12-hour campaign mode, and even a probability for a MOBA-like multiplayer mode.Speaking of which, Digital Arrow, the developer of Aquanox Deep Descent, built a gorgeous underwater world using Unreal Engine 4 game engine. The game was first prototyped using UE3 and was transitioned to Unreal Engine 4.

The developer has showcased the differences between the prototype version in UE3 and UE4, no doubt that there is a substantial different in terms of visual fidelity (e.g. Lighting, dynamic shadows, particle system).

I'm sure it also makes game development easier for developers.The developer also shares very detailed information about the development on their website at aquanox.com. I've watched the Deep Descent Dev Blog: Lighting video that demonstrates the three different light settings and I was amazed by what I've seen so far. The visuals are really impressive, very detailed with gorgeous colors and magical illumination that really boosts the whole deep ocean exploration experience. This environment design intensifies the gameplay experience and just boosting the player's interest in exploring its surroundings, at least that what I felt while watching that video. If you visited AquaNox Facebook page lately, you can see that the post on March 10 mentions a partnership with Moon Collider, which is an AI developer that developed a software called Kythera. Their technology will be integrated within Aquanox in order to boost the combat tactics of the enemies. If you visit their website at kythera.ai, you can see that the company's main business is to offer complete AI solution for game studios.

This means that we won't see any crappy AI, but enemies that actually adapt to your tactics and even ones that have a learning behavioral mechanics. Anyways, AI is very important, and I played some games that were ruined by a bad AI design, so it's great to see that Nordic Games invested in this technology.As the time of writing, the game is still in development. I really liked the fact that it combines a cooperative-enabled story mode gameplay alongside multiplayer game modes, the in-depth vessel upgrades and customization options, the exploration and RPG elements, the visuals, the compelling narrative and obviously, the fact that we'll be eventually able to play it in virtual reality on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Regarding VR compatibility, I didn't find any detailed information whether the game will be VR ready at launch, or whether the VR version of the game will be released in a later date.Digital Arrow has been working on this game for quite some time now, and from what I can see, they put a great deal of effort to perfect the game and make it be the best it can be when it launched on 2017. The KickStarter page mentioned February 2017 delivery for backers, so I assume that the game will be released in February 2017, or somewhere close to that date, rather than later 2017.I did notice that there is a lack of updates regarding this game, both on the game's Facebook page, on Steam and on the KickStarter page. Even the two posts from June 11th and June 14th were left without an answer from the developers. The last reply on Steam was from April.

I did a little search and found out that vrfocus.com interviewed Reinhard Pollice from Nordic Games during E3 2016 and they told them about the company making a VR prototype that they intend to showcase by the end of the year. So all goo so it seems, but I do recommend the developers for updating the community on the progress of the game.I'm looking forward to reading more updates about this game and how it progresses and hopefully to get to see some gameplay videos - it looks very promising.