The world of Manticore 'is connected and will be shared by thousands of players that are visible to one another and can give each other their support,' says Krach. You want to fly new ships, explore new areas, complete new missions or even meet an alien species you have never seen before? We will give you that.' Little help from my friends 'Once the app is out and the foundation has been laid, there will be hardly any limits to how the game evolves.
And yet we will constantly build upon it and breathe new life into it in the weeks, months and years to come'. 'Don’t get me wrong, the game will already be huge in scope and depth by the time it launches. 'Instead, it will be the mere starting point of something much, much bigger'. The universe of this third game 'will not be a completed, sealed-off entity,' says Krach. While the first two Galaxy on Fire games were singleplayer, paid, and released like traditional games - complete with chunky expansion packs - Manticore will be massively multiplayer, free to play, and constantly updated with new stuff.
To find out more we chatted with Michael Krach, head of studio at DS Fishlabs, to find out about the multiplayer component, the plans for constant updates, the new storytelling approach, and more. Galaxy on Fire 3 - Manticore is coming sometime this year - and it's set to be completely different to the first two games.
