DINODRIFTERS Dev Diary #9: Drifter Gear

Hello and welcome to another DINODRIFTERS dev diary!

Dinodrifters are rangers in time. They track animals, rescue those in need and survive in the wilds. However, in order to do all that, they have a series of advanced gear to call upon and use. In this dev diary, I shall talk Drifter Gear.


Tranqchanger

The Tranqchanger is the most important Drifter Gear piece and the one most often used. It accepts a Drift Card (more on those next diary) and in Changer Mode, allows the user to materialise their Drifter suit.

In Tranquiliser Mode, the accepted card charges the barrel and allows the shot to be fired at a target, the affects of which vary depending on the card, ranging from dealing damage to replenishing hunger and even accelerating gestation in pregnant animals.



Dinodeck

Debug Mode seen - the text is not visible in normal play

Drift Cards are stored in the Dinodeck - up to five can be prepped before a mission. Using a Drift Card costs Drift Charge - a resource that replenishes over time. Cards appear on the right side of the screen.






Keytoucher

All equipment is stored in the right-side Equipment Panel. In order, Tranqchanger, Keytoucher and the Dinodeck. The Keytoucher allows the user to transport back to the present, losing all progress on their current mission.

There are more pieces of Drifter Gear to come - these are just what you start with at the beginning of Story Mode.


Next diary, I will talk about Drift Cards and their effects in DINODRIFTERS!

Until next time!