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| 10s | going into this expansion we really wanted to use the opportunity to advance some of |
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| 15s | the story lines that are in new Eden |
| 18s | Obviously new Eden has been around for 20 years and there are multiple faction multiple |
| 23s | stories some have progress some have like stayed stagnant for a while |
| 27s | the Jovian are one of those holy Grails that we have touched really for almost 20 years |
| 33s | and we really wanted to sort of pick up that story line again and reveal a little bit more |
| 38s | so when we were thinking about coming up with a pirate Hideout if you will |
| 43s | we sort of decided that it would be a very cool idea to |
| 48s | make this first revelation, Jove Revelation and be tied with that opportunity as well |
| 56s | so we came up with Zarzakh which is sort of a hub an ancient Jovian transport hub |
| 62s | it has Jovian relics Jovian station and it provides a very cool background |
| 69s | for the Pirates and also provides us with a very cool starting point in continuing with |
| 75s | the Jove story |
| 77s | our main goals when looking at Zarzakh was to create something visually stunning |
| 84s | but also something not seen before |
| 86s | EVE is usually quite dark so we want wanted to contrast that now with something different |
| 94s | my main part in when working in a project like this is working with the all the artists |
| 100s | on the idea stage |
| 101s | but then giving artists as much autonomy as possible to run with their ideas |
| 108s | and then it's more just about kind of nudging it in the right direction |
| 115s | and then in the end when all pieces kind of start to come together is it's a lot of tweaking |
| 122s | making things um come together and and fit fit nicely as a whole package |
| 127s | we also wanted to incorporate our new volumetric Cloud technology into the space |
| 134s | yeah and create something visually stunning to explore |
| 136s | we did a lot of effort to make it feel like a pirate den and we wanted to really try to |
| 142s | capture this pirate feel in zarzakh while at the same time it's Jovian it's the space |
| 149s | is totally different |
| 150s | it has the the atmosphere is totally different it has these stat zones it has this limited |
| 156s | visibility and a lot of it hasn't been discovered yet it's very mysterious but once you dock |
| 162s | into |
| 163s | the Fulcrum you will see that you're inside this massive Jovian station and the Pirates |
| 169s | have really just occupied a small part of it |
| 172s | the way that we approached the soundtrack of Zarzakh is we wanted a |
| 178s | chaotic Jovian Darkness to it which for the music is reminiscent of the structure in Wormhole |
| 186s | space music |
| 187s | but with its own Jovian sound pallet |
| 190s | and we were aiming at the gray Zone area between Sound and Music so the music doesn't have |
| 197s | themes or pulse or Rhythm or even chord progressions it's more of a flowing always evolving texture |
| 205s | that maintains a red threat in the Zarzakh sound |
| 208s | but it's never repeating itself in exactly the same way |
| 211s | for the transition to the death zone |
| 216s | so coming from the safe Zone and transitioning flying out into the death zone |
| 222s | we wanted to do something special |
| 227s | something that introduces a sense of change but which is not explicitly obvious |
| 238s | so we wanted it to feel like you enter into to a different very foreign world that is |
| 242s | dangerous and harmful |
| 245s | and the way the music does this is that it filters out part of the safe Zone music |
| 253s | and introduces new layers that are hazardous in character |
| 258s | and it's made in a way that you're not supposed to really notice it |
| 263s | it merges with the sound design and it merges with the general feel of Zarzakh |
| 269s | so I actually hope you don't notice it but I also hope that you sense the feeling of |
| 278s | Zarzakh |
| 279s | that it's a part of giving rise to as you are in that system |
| 283s | the deathless and the deathless circle is a bit of a mystery |
| 287s | it's clear that they arrived in Zarzakh sometime before anyone else did |
| 294s | and the understanding is that they moved in |
| 298s | managed to get basic understanding and control of the system |
| 301s | through the Fulcrum like operating the gates |
| 303s | its the deathless that control the gates he can open and close them he basically controls |
| 308s | the system |
| 309s | the deathless has decided to invite the Angels and the Guristas |
| 314s | and used Zarzakh as a pirate Haven |
| 318s | what the deathless gets out of it is access to resources to materials |
| 323s | enable more features and functionality of Zarzakh if you will |
| 328s | how much more deathless knows about Zarzakh how many more locations he has discovered |
| 333s | is as of yet unknown but going forward with the deathless |
| 338s | that is something that we really want to do |
| 341s | and we really want to do that in a ingame narrative way |
| 345s | where you the players participate |
| 348s | and that is sort of what we have thought of with the deathless and Zarzakh in general |
| 353s | as a starting point for something more |
| 356s | what I'm happiest with Zarzakh |
| 359s | is seeing the environment come together with all the Jove structures that have been built |
| 366s | it's a beautiful space to fly around and explore |
| 369s | seeing the art team collaborate with other teams |
| 373s | in a creative storm everyone pitching in ideas |
| 378s | when we get to that kind of work environment then the best results happen |
| 385s | for the past few days in leading up to the expansion |
| 387s | you will be able to assist the Pirates in preparing for their insurgencies |
| 392s | they are asking you to go out there into The Drifter hives |
| 399s | collecting materials bring it back to Zarzakh |
| 402s | and they are using those materials to get the fulcrum more operational |
| 406s | and building the shipcaster |
| 409s | you the player are of course rewarded by the Pirates |
| 413s | by getting early access to the Destroyers |
| 416s | at the expansions the insurgencies will start |
| 419s | but also every once in a while something will happen in Zarzakh itself |
| 423s | where you will be able to assist the Pirates or not |
| 428s | in achieving their goals |
| 430s | and bringing the fulcrum to his full potential |
| 433s | and discovering things and going further |