

Let's start off with the face of Risk of Rain - the Commando. One of our biggest new features in Risk of Rain Returns that breathes new life and replayability into the game are the new Alternate Abilities for each survivor.Įach survivor has three extra abilities to use as alternates - today I'm going to showcase one from each of the returning survivors leaving plenty for you to discover yourself when we release the game! While you're busy clickin' links please visit the store page and give the game a wishlist - it really helps us get the game in front of as many new eyes as possible - with your support we’ve already made the top 75 most wishlisted games on Steam!Īnd without further ado, the subject of today's Dev Thoughts.

To keep discussing Risk of Rain Returns you can join me and the rest of Hopoo Games right on our Discord, and don't forget the rest of our Hopoo social media like Twitch [Twitter, and Tiktok [and the official Risk of Rain twitter account right here! Like all the other survivors, Drifter has a trio of alternate abilities to unlock, but I won't spoil those for you today, you can discover them yourself when Risk of Rain Returns is released later this year!īefore we get into the main topic of today's Dev Thoughts, I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone for the amazing reception and reaction to the announcement of Risk of Rain Returns - the entire development team has loved reading all your comments and sharing in the excitement of the reveal of our latest game. Of course there is nothing stopping you from just taking all the items for yourself and becoming the most powerful Survivor on the planet - key to success as Drifter is to keep churning out temporary items as quickly as you can - they only last a short time in your inventory so continuing to replace them as they expire will maintain your strength. Have your teammates not been as fortunate as you when rolling the dice at chance shrines? Create some temporary items to share among your team before facing the tough challenges that await you. Salvage allows Drifter to generate 4 temporary items - these can then be collected by any player making her the survivor with the strongest support abilities in Risk of Rain.
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This ability tosses out some of your Scrap as piercing projectiles in a short-range burst - imagine a trash powered shotgun that makes mincemeat of even the toughest enemies.įinally her special ability makes her a true powerhouse on the battlefield - not only to herself but her allies - when your Scrap meter is 75% full you gain access to Salvage. Once you have gathered Scrap you have everything you need to fuel Drifter’s other two abilities - including her secondary attack Cleanup.

This may appear as useless rubbish to the other survivors - but to Drifter it’s a valuable resource.īlunt Force is a 3 hit combo melee attack that hits enemies in a wide area - each successful hit generates lumps of Scrap which litter the floor near Drifter - gather these quickly to fuel your more powerful abilities.īlunt Force isn't the only way to generate Scrap - Drifter’s Utility ability Suffocate also fills your meter without having to collect Scrap from the environment - This large melee strike stuns and does 200% damage - any enemy below 20% health when attacked with Suffocate is immediately consumed and converted to Scrap. Key to Drifter’s power is her ability to utilise Scrap generated by her primary ability Blunt Force. This resourceful brawler got more than she bargained for when she stowed away on the ill-fated Contact Light - luckily she has some unique skills to not only handle the dangerous inhabitants of Petrichor V but she also has some powerful tools to empower herself and her fellow Survivors. The first brand new survivor debuting in Risk of Rain Returns is Drifter.
