"Man, what is that? Explain!"
Time to break the silence and show you guys what we've been up to!
So, we have been working hard on a big expansion for our beloved game. The idea is that the story of the main game, set in 1930, ended because players overpolluted the world, creating a nuclear winter, killing almost all life on the planet.
Now it's the year 2130. After two centuries, humans managed to recreate their cities, but life is still struggling. Trees and fish are nowhere to be found, and everyone lives in high-density buildings, eating algae and working with robots, scavenging ruins of the old world for resources.
Contrary to the main game, where everything is historically accurate, in 2130 we went crazy with technobabble and future-tech. Creativity was let loose without restraints, just pure, unadulterated fun. Hope you guys enjoy our vision of the future!
Now, all that is the DLC. Even if you don't end up getting it, the game will be updated to version 2.0, which includes a bunch of stuff, like Layouts (like other games' Blueprints, but with added functionalities! Copy/paste entire setups and share them across various saves and even on Steam Workshop), seasons (just visual stuff for now, but pretty cool nonetheless!), The Assistant (a new tutorial system (yes, another one) to guide you from the first steps, all the way to a Prototype), and more!
A build will be shown at Gamescom next week, where the press and others will have the chance to see it live. Of course, some Gifs and insider's info will always be shared on Discord. I just can't keep hiding it from you guys, so come and ask all the questions you want!
Of course, here's a link to the store page so you can wishlist it:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139110/Rise_of_Industry_2130/
Now, the press-friendly explanation:
In Rise of Industry: 2130, your idyllic world of profit and loss lay in ruins. Mankind’s endless capitalism and destruction of decades gone by has given birth to a dark and desolate new world.
Now you must construct all-new technologically advanced production lines and rebuild your industrial empire in a bleak dystopian future.
Scavenge materials from ruins of former cities, place over 30 new buildings like the offshore algae farms or thorium mines, and move them to market with new maglev trains and cargo dropships.
2.0 Update
The 2130 expansion is released in conjunction with the totally free Update 2.0 for the Rise of Industry base game and expansion. The new update is full of new features, such as Layouts, which allows you to build your ideal production setups and share with the community or replicate them as many times as you like. The introduction of seasons, a new objective-based 'helper' system, 'The Assistant' and a host of improvements and fixes completes the free 2.0 update.
Rise of Industry: 2130 will be available in Q4 2019!
