Our developers needed time to adapt to the technology, and our Engine department needed time to improve the user experience of the new editor. These changes were unavoidable in order to create the detailed world of Dying Light 2. Łukasz: The transition to C-Engine overlapped with the pre-production stage of Dying Light 2. Thanks to the new Crowd system, we can display more infected than in DL1, and by using a more extensive LOD system, we have also increased the number of simulated AI.Ī recent report mentioned that the C-Engine's complexity of use was partly to blame for the game's delays. Our AI has more diverse and complex behaviours, and their distribution is also different. How many Infected can be displayed at once in Dying Light 2? Will there be veritable hordes, like in Days Gone, for example?Īndrzej Płaczek, Game Engine Director: We have a different opponent design than in Days Gone. The new Story System allows for branching narratives and large-scale changes in the world that players can shape through their choices.
The Audio system has been upgraded to WWise, which led to more immersive sound design and support for interactive music. Thanks to the new Artificial Intelligence system, they not only look but also behave realistically. The brand-new animation and facial expressions system allow us to present lifelike characters. We’ve upgraded our physics engine to the Bullet Physics featured in some of the most popular open world blockbusters. The World Streaming technology lets players explore our vast city without loading screens. The new Game Components system allows us to pack a magnitude of objects into the levels. Łukasz Burdka, Senior Technology Programmer: We’ve upgraded almost every core system of the engine. C-Engine makes even better use of multi-core processors. Everything is held together by the new component-based welding system. Also worth mentioning are the very extensive AI systems compared to CE6 and many other game systems. Tomasz Szałkowski, Rendering Director: From my perspective, it is support for the new generation of consoles. What are the main technical improvements of the C-Engine over Dying Light's Chrome Engine 6?ĭying Light 2 Is Now Gold 15-Min Gameplay Coming on December 2nd
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Today, at last, after a long silence (broken only by a brief video update released earlier this month and embedded below), we can offer a lengthy interview with the game's developers as they go over pretty much every aspect of the game, from the technology used to build Dying Light 2 to the open world itself, from the RPG elements to the game length, and more still. Then rumors of development troubles ensued, and the outlook on this highly anticipated game got even hazier.
First announced at E3 2018, the sequel aims to be much more ambitious than the original as it adds a whole underlying RPG system based on choices and consequences.ĭying Light 2 was slated to launch in early 2020, but it wasn't the best sign when Techland delayed it indefinitely. Of course, fans also very much long for Dying Light 2 at this point. The fan base is so huge that Techland still holds in-game events, such as the Zombie Hunt Event that took place last month as part of the celebrations for the game's sixth anniversary.ĭying Light 2 Showcased in New 15 Minutes Long Gameplay Trailer While Polish developer Techland made hit games before, such as Dead Island and the Call of Juarez series, Dying Light was on another scale entirely with its over 18 million unique players across all platforms. The hype surrounding Dying Light 2 should come as no surprise to anyone who played the first installment, really, given how well that game fared both critically and commercially.