Summary
- Join the crew of the Endeavor as they embark on their most harmful mission but.
- Dive into the caves beneath LV-895 and check your mettle in opposition to a Pathogen Queen.
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Join the crew of the Endeavor as they discover a mysterious pathogen wreaking havoc on LV-895. Not even Xenomorphs are secure from the ravages of this new risk. You and your fireteam should enterprise into uncharted lands and face terrifying new enemies to find the supply of this mysterious new risk.
But that’s not all. If you wish to make it out of the hive alive, you’ll must face the hardest foe but: a Pathogen Queen.
This is the primary time in AFE historical past that gamers may have the chance to take down an enemy of this stature. For an inside have a look at the Pathogen Queen and what it was like bringing her to life, we’ve introduced alongside two members of the Cold Iron Studios improvement staff.
First up is Sr. Character Artist Ashley Stegon:
“With Pathogen, we wanted to give players a different experience with the Xenomorphs we know and love. What could we offer the players roaming this lost, yonder ruin? As our senior ‘sculpt gross stuff’ artist, I especially love putting details into some of our most fearsome creatures. The Pathogen Queen needed to look infected but not sickly, she needed to feel strong even with the Pathogen infecting her. The asymmetrical design gives her a feeling of being infected and pushes that narrative further. It creates more character. I experimented a lot with how to texture her skin as well. Pale skin can be very hard to make look natural and as an artist I don’t get to rely on patterns or color. I have to be more subtle when adding colors to her skin to make it more interesting and realistic.”
The look of the Pathogen Queen is barely half the battle. Her mechanics had been one thing that we knew needed to really feel each participating and difficult. To speak extra about that, we have now Systems Designer Tony Marasco.
“Designing the Pathogen Queen fight was a really fun, challenging experience. We had a handful of early prototypes where the Queen was just obliterating people. Originally this seemed like it could be a problem, but we realized quickly that the more times people fought the Queen, the easier the fight became for them. This landed us in a really good spot for tuning the mechanics of the encounter and getting everything to feel just right. That being said, there’s some key mechanics players will need to keep in mind when facing the Queen. Watching her movements and being ready to dodge incoming attacks is crucial, as is identifying her weak points. However, you may find that the most useful technique is knowing when to just run for your life. And when you’re in the fight, you should always make sure to keep an eye on the Queen. You definitely don’t want to get caught off guard by her!”
Facing off in opposition to the Pathogen Queen is really essentially the most tough encounter the crew of the Endeavor has confronted but. You’ll want crafty, technique and loads of firepower if you wish to take her down. Luckily, you don’t want to attend one other minute to leap again into the motion. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is on the market now. Good luck on the market, marines!
