My game is coming along and I just wanted to show you an early demo of my latest completed work: Pickup, Holding, Toss/Throw and Placement Features.  First, you'll notice that objects are highlighted, this was made so you'll know what you are currently targeting without question.  This applies to much more than what you see in the video and is already functioning (but I'm letting those things wait for now.  Other then that we move on to Picking up objects, this will be the main thing you'll be doing in this game, so I wanted it to feel fluid and strong.  Tossing or Throwing (whichever you prefer to call it) will also follow along side the picking up action, so again I wanted that to feel as smooth as possible and I feel it is ;).

     Now we move onto the largest system implemented and this system will be used by the player a good portion of the game as well besides the Pick up and Throw interactions.  This system consists of taking an area and giving you access to the area while you are in "placement mode."  Getting into placement mode will require a "placeable" object in your hands before you are allowed to initiate the mode.  You will be using the Right Click or Joystick Button assigned (Controller Support is kept in mind and will be throughout development but it may not be ready in very Early Access nor Early Access.)  Once you have pressed said button, you'll be in Placement mode and will be able to place your held object in the area provided by.. well... me of course ;).  This is all a part of the game and all areas will be predetermined, this could change in the future but will not through full release.  You will then press the Left Mouse/Joystick button once you have targeted where you'd like to place your object (storage or build-able object.)

     Now you have placed your Storage or Build-able where you'd like it to be, so now what happens?  Well, more will come soon, but I'm sure you know that you may want to pick it up later.. so I'm sure you know what will come next, heh.  As you can see all of the player is fully functional, you are able to move, jump, crouch and run.  This is a First Person game as you can see, so no Avatar will be shown of you.  You will however encounter others that you will see in full motion, but I won't say anything more on that till I get to that point in development ;).

     I'll keep you posted on further updates here, keep in mind that though the art shown will be final (yes I have all art needed already to complete the game ;D) nothing is where it will be and much more will be added as you are only shown not enough to even give you an idea of what this game will be.  I will be telling you what this game will be in future updates when I get more features in as at this point you have not seen enough for me to give you that information nor have I completed what I want to for me to be comfortable giving you that information yet without having anything to back it up, heh.  You should however hear something by the end of this year, if not something went wrong (game mechanic or bug wise) that was not anticipated but at this point I do not see that happening :D (knock on wood..)

     If you are asking at this point "will your content be effected?"  The answer is No ;).  I will continue my regular schedule of Mod Showcases weekly and streaming when I can, even extra content when I can as well.  This is a project I'll be doing when the time is there and trust me there will be plenty of hours chucked at this thing to keep it building well, so you can bet your two cheeks this project will get done in a timely manner ;D.  If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask here in the comments below.  Just smash that "Comments" link below and it'll take you to where you can begin asking right away.  I will get to your questions as soon as I see them or you can also ask me questions on my Discord as well.  I'll be posting updates on Discord about this game also, so if you want quick access to details about this game, you should definitely join Discord.  Oh, but I will not be a Discord only Developer ;).  When this game goes on steam, you can feel free to ask questions via the given forum and I will answer you (unlike other companies I have seen... that just would make me feel like I am neglecting people, honestly I don't know how they do that without feeling bad about it.)  Updates may also drop on this website if they are large enough.

     Let's start by stating this game is very new in a very Early Access state, so we can't expect a solid game nor a near finished game.  With that said let me tell you what I think about this game since I did decide to purchase it and played for almost 5 hours this far.  Five hours may not seem that much, but for this game it is.  There are only two locations you will visit, one is huge and the other is kind of on the small side but works more as a welcoming you to the game kind of map. 

     Since I am experienced with the first Into the Radius, I was able to pick up the controls really quick and had no issues there.  However, there were buggy situations with the controls that were not present in the first Into The Radius.  That's okay though, this is an early access game so I expected to experience weird glitches with your hands interacting with guns.  Such as maybe pulling out your clips and throwing them into god knows where while trying to rush to pick up your gun when a sick looking cop (Mimic) guy is firing at you behind several obstacles.  Then there may be times when you're being fired at from some unknown location by many Mimics who seem to be a football field in distance with nothing but a pistol...  Yes, that was some of my experience with weird things that will no doubt be fixed throughout development.

     There were a lot of things that I did like though, such as the new anomalies.  However, I do want to point out here that there are like 10 or so placed in one small area with a frickin' Mimic placed right in the middle of it, which did trigger my nerves at times.  Again, those things will no doubt be worked out throughout development, but I want to let you know if this will impact your purchase or not.

     The graphics were absolutely beautiful, I had no issues with my 3060 TI while using Virtual Desktop which I felt very lucky because a lot of people are having issues with how smooth the game runs at this time.  I think the devs did an even better job with the maps this time around, not to mention the new Base location.  I love all of the new buildings and the new features those buildings had to offer from the first game.

     I don't want to spoil much but I'll give you one feature, so stop reading and skip to the next bit if you don't want to know this.  You are now able to remove your Chest Rig and place it on Mannequins, but not only that you can swap them out and place old ones on one of the several Mannequins you now have access to.  That's still not all though, you can still place things into the rig while wearing one if you want to make a loadout.  Such a great addition to the game that I wish the first one had, but hey this is the second game, so you can expect more out of it as they already know what they are doing at this point.

     This game can be very difficult at this time, so I do want to bring this to your attention.  I told you about the 10 or so anomalies being placed all in one area and that mimic stuck in the middle of it, you will experience things like this throughout the maps.  There are no difficulty settings at this time and the only way to heal is by the Shower in your base, not by sleeping like in the previous game.  This may change though, again this is very early access in my opinion.

     There are new anomalies that can also work your nerves if you don't watch them closely, I will not spoil them because I don't want to spoil everything, but yeah if you hear something electric be very careful about moving and keep your eyes open to spot those beauties.  Another thing that can make this game very difficult is that Mimics tend to have a range of a god.  These dudes can shoot (as stated before) from a large distance and you may not even be able to see them to return fire.  This did get on my nerves since I was already trying to dodge the 5 anomalies standing in my way, but not to mention the spider (spawns) guys that come out of frickin' no where lunging at you for even more damage.  I hope those things get fixed soon and this game will be great.

     So, do I recommend this game to you guys?  At this time, if you do not mind dropping $40 on a game that is filled with the issues above and want to enjoy seeing it grow through each update that drops (the main reason why I chose to buy it) then I say, yes go ahead and pick it up.  There is plenty of fun to have here even if you just want to check out the new features they added that were not in the previous game.  However, if you are looking for a game that is already in a great state that just went into Early Access before it releases... then do not buy this game.  I would say wait a bit to see some updates that may spark your interest in purchasing it then while they work out the kinks.

     The price will never change as stated by the Devs, so you can choose to buy this game whenever you want expecting the price to either be on sale (like it is now) or still at that $40 price tag.  That's my thoughts though, have you tried this game?  Would you recommend it to someone?  Feel free to let us know in the comments below.  Catch you in the new Mod Showcase that dropped today on YouTube ;D.  Goodbye.. for now...