It’s been months in the making, but today we are finally updating the Skystone Beta with a ton of new additions! There are lots of changes across the game, so we’ll try to highlight the biggest new features in this post:
Nidarian Guard
This major expansion includes the recently-announced Nidarian Guard, which players can join via subscription to gain access to a number of exclusive features. Nidarian Guard members can take part in new weekly Co-op Trailblazing for members, including new Mimics and challenging bosses, as well as learning two new moves for each class. The Spectra Circuit is also unlocked for Nidarian Guard members, who can earn Circuit Points and collect Ores and Geodes in order to gain permanent stat boosts on their characters. Guard members will also have access to a variety of exclusive Daily Quests, which are also new to Skystone.
Daily Quests
Daily Quests offer a number of activities and missions that will change on a daily basis, earning rewards each time the Daily has been completed. The majority of Dailies are exclusive to Nidarian Guard members, though a couple will be available to non-subscribers as well to try.
Otto von Tesla has a special type of Daily Quest to offer to Guard members, where monstrous Mimics called Golembombers are patrolling the ground, and can’t be attacked by normal means. These Dailies require the player to cloak themselves in Sporedust, disguised from aggressive Mimics while they sneak across the land, taking out the Golembombers with stealth.On top of the Nidarian Guard and new Daily Quests, we’ve toiled away to have another surprise addition in our massive update:
World 3: Ridgeback Highlands
The third world is finally here, where players can travel into the land of the Crags! After revealing the lands and heritage of the Aeronauts and the Ferrics, it felt too empty by leaving out the lore of the Crags, so we’ve completed the puzzle with the Ridgeback Highlands. This world is the largest of the bunch, and offers up a whopping 18 new Mimic breeds, as well as 10 new Missions, three new sub-areas, and a handful of new characters to meet across the land. The challenge is also higher in this area, with more aggressive Mimics, a new type of Mission, and new environmental hazards to navigate on your way. Both members and non-members will have access to the third world, continuing the story of the Nidarians reclaiming the ground and their search for Skystone Remnants.
And much more!
Players will also notice a bunch of other changes across the game — ranging from the new premium currency called Brass, to checkpoints giving you health, to your Skill Meter being reserved for Nidarian Guard attacks (and getting unlimited jets and climbing in the process). For more information on what has changed, you can check out the change log on the forums. Current beta testers should already have access to the new expansion, and we’ll be letting in waves of new testers soon!
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