OK IT IS TIME to tell you more about THRESHOLD's unique Country-Based difficulty system and that cataclysmic ending. Out of two parameters, one has been found fairly quickly by the community but the other hasn't. Spoilers ahead 👇👇👇👇 - ThreadSky

pataloon.bsky.social • 78 days ago

OK IT IS TIME to tell you more about THRESHOLD's unique Country-Based difficulty system and that cataclysmic ending.

Out of two parameters, one has been found fairly quickly by the community but the other hasn't.

Spoilers ahead 👇👇👇👇

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ambroisegarel.com•77 days ago

That's brilliant! I figured out pretty quickly about the mountain height (as oxygen conservation is the main game mechanic) but didn't know it had an impact on the train.

pataloon.bsky.social•78 days ago

To better understand it, you gotta understand what's the underlying topic of the game, the insane quantities of animal slaughter.

3 Million animals killed DAILY in France.

I'm personally not a vegan but I feel like it's always good to face reality checks every now and then.

pataloon.bsky.social•78 days ago

So the Animals you see falling in the map by the end of the game are the ones killed during your playthrough time in the country you picked.

It can rank up to Millions in just an hour (if you play China or the US for example).

pataloon.bsky.social•78 days ago

If you let the game run, technically it's gonna keep on raining until all the animals killed during your Watch are done spawning.

pataloon.bsky.social•78 days ago

To bring a "closer to the player" touch to the game, I decided to let them choose their country.

So I searched data online about every country and then sorted by type of animal.

Found everything on http://FAO.ORG.

Got a precise count on 24 countries and went with it.

pataloon.bsky.social•78 days ago

THIS IS THE FIRST DIFFICULTY PARAMETER. The train will slow down more often if you play a country that kills a lot of animals.

Fictionally, the friction at the border is more intense, thus the slow down and player must compensate it more.

pataloon.bsky.social•78 days ago

Then, being in the mountain, your oxygen is low, the game is all about that right?

Well, it's simple there, the highest the Mountain of the country picked is, the less your oxygen will deplete.

In China you'll be out of breath in a little more than a minute.

About 3 for the UK.

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