Eternal Strands, the well-recieved action-RPG Dragon Age boss Mike Laidlaw’s Yellow Brick Games studio, has shared its latest roadmap, promising – among other things – free DLC creator in collaboration with Final Fantasy concept artist Yusuki Mogi and No More Heroes studio Grasshopper Manufacture.
Eternal Strands launches last month, inviting players to follow the adventures of Brynn – a member of a dwindling group of magic users known as the Weavers – who sets out across a fantasy kingdom ravaged by a cataclysmic magical event to uncover its mysteries and recover her people’s cultural home.
In gameplay terms, Eternal Strands borrows bits from the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Shadow of the Colossus, with a bit of Monster Hunter thrown in – a mix Christian Donlan declared a “combustible and hilarious sandbox” in his four star review.
And now, with Eternal Strands first month of release almost behind it, Yellow Brick Games is ready to start discussing its post-launch plans. And that starts with a “Day 30 Patch” coming in March and promising a range of enhancements. There’s talk of improved character movement to reduce the “slippery” sensation, for instance, as well as improved combat responsiveness, reduced Umbral Darter presence in certain areas, bug fixes, and more.
Then it’s on to the fun stuff. Sometime this “spring”, Eternal Strands will receive its first DLC, teaming Yellow Brick up with Final Fantasy XIV and XVI concept artist Yusuke Mogi to design and introduce a new in-game epic, a new armour set, and new weapon skins. Eternal Strands spring update also promises a new map and magic power, a weapon and armour dying system, Oria’s tips and tricks, plus more bug fixes.
That’ll eventually lead into summer, when Eternal Strands second free DLC update arrives. This is a collaboration with No More Heroes studio Grasshopper Manufacture, and is set to deliver currently unspecified “new content” and more.
Ahead of March’s first major patch release, Yellow Brick has shared more detailed developer notes outlining its key changes in more detail. Additionally, the developer is set to hold an Eternal Strands Ask Me Anything on Reddit this Thursday, 27th February at 4pm GMT, where it’ll be nattering about everything from the game’s lore to the future features and content it has planned.
