Deep Dive: Meta-Progression

Progression has always been a part of Final Outpost but now, for the first time, you can settle more than one Outpost and test your survival skills with collectible gameplay modifiers.

So, how do you reach new Outposts?

There is now a rusty motorhome amongst the rubble in your Outpost. The motorhome contains a procedurally generated map, which lets you plan your route and decide where to settle next.

Once you've repaired the motorhome with parts obtained from the trader, you can move to a new location!

So what happens next?

This is where modifiers come in.

In Final Outpost: Definitive Edition, there are 38 modifiers that change everything from seasons and weather to worker efficiency and zombie horde behaviour.

Each location on the map is associated with a negative modifier, sometimes easier, sometimes incredibly challenging, so route planning is crucial to avoid areas with stamps that you don't like!

After selecting your destination, you pick from a selection of positive modifiers to optimise the situation you find yourself in. A great positive stamp can help you to complete an Outpost with even the toughest negative modifier.

With 1000 possible Outpost modifier combinations, this system brings a new level of replayability to the game. Choose whether to survive as long as possible in a single Outpost or to traverse the map to get a higher prestige level.

We've also introduced the Stamp Book, allowing you to collect the stamps you found along your survival journey.

Every time you leave an Outpost the modifier stamps tied to that Outpost will be added to the Stamp Book, a fun way to document your progress and showcase your accomplishments - with an achievement for 100% completion!

Finally, we added 10 new achievements and leaderboards that track this new progress. Leaderboards will be tied to difficulty modes, which we'll cover in our next deep dive.

The motorhome, map, and stamps bring a whole new level of strategy, competition, and replayability to the game. How many Outposts will you settle?

Our next deep dive will cover the new difficulty modes and OST.

- Sam & the Final Outpost team

Deep Dive: Trading System

Survival in Final Outpost: Definitive Edition is not just about gathering supplies, it is about making smart trades.

With the introduction of the trader, there is a new way to secure resources and expand faster. Here's our video on the new feature: https://youtu.be/bWr-2jiA7wY

Need 150 stone for an upgrade? Instead of assigning miners, you can trade for it instantly. Facing a food shortage? The trader might have wheat to save your citizens on the brink of famine.

Do you spend gold now to help your citizens in the short term or hold onto it for future trades? Do you gamble on a big upgrade or slowly stockpile for stability? The trader makes possible entirely new strategies for Outpost growth.

However, trading is not available straight away. You will need to build a Radio Tower to attract traders to your Outpost. After parting with 50 scrap, you'll start attracting traders every few days.

An extra bonus of the Radio Tower is that it acts as a rod to absorb some lightning strikes, protecting other buildings in your Outpost. Level 1 and 2 take 15% and 50% of all strikes, respectively. Your Outpost will be better protected for the rest of the game since the Radio Tower cannot catch fire.

The level 2 Radio Tower unlocks a new type of trader who offers more valuable deals as well as rare vehicle parts that can be used to repair the decaying Motorhome inside your Outpost. The Motorhome is the hub for the new meta-progression system in Final Outpost: Definitive Edition, with which you'll be able to drive off into the sunset (or sunrise).

Our next deep dive will cover the new meta-progression system.

- Sam & the Final Outpost team

Join the Beta - Celebrating 20K!

Over 20,000 of you have wishlisted Final Outpost: Definitive Edition

First of all: Wow! What a ride this has been. From launching our Steam page last August, to having a gaggle of streamers play the demo, to participating in February's Next Fest.

And now we've hit a major milestone. We're really happy to announce that 20,000 players have added Final Outpost: Definitive Edition to their Steam wishlists. That's double the goal we had in mind when launching the Steam page only 7 months ago. 🤯

Join the Beta!

To celebrate, we're going to be running an early beta. Join the newsletter here and you'll get weekend-long access to the full game. You'll receive your free key in an email on Friday 4th April.

Beta signup form: https://exabyte.kit.com/beta

All information on how to get beta access and give feedback will be provided in the newsletter. Access will be revoked after the weekend.

Hope to see you there!

- Sam

P.S. Here's a look at something we've been working on recently: