Creating the world of Enshrouded

[@Jxudo]

Thank you for handcrafting this game! It feels so much better than running into the same damn thing 500 times like other games. I can't wait to see whats to come for this game.

[@spambox3624]

A month late but I can’t agree enough. Randomly generated world/level/dungeon was a nice novelty for a while but for me I strongly prefer handcrafted worlds now 😅

[@s1ightlypanda]

I'd love to have something like this as a creation kit to make custom content for the game. The amount of user generated content would be crazy. Still day one buy either way. Keep up the beautiful work.

[@williamcox7766]

You can. Unreal engine

[@andybrown4284]

After playing the demo this is one of the few games thats on my wishlist, rather than wait for a sale wishlist. Openworld tree punchers tend to be slightly more of a risk with early access but the demo play seemed to indicate that the game wasn't going to be set up to punish those wanting a singleplayer experience by balancing on the assumption of groups.

[@manicniceguy2341]

I wished I tried the Demo was featured at Steam Next sale but guess I gotta wait.

[@utmastuh]

@@manicniceguy2341 You didn't miss too much. Felt like a worse version of Valheim which also feels like an incomplete game. I think Enshrouded will be amazing if they keep updating it to its full potential. Maybe the demo was an older build and I'll be surprised in 2 weeks but waiting for full release or a sale seems more logical

[@jenkem4464]

I played the demo and I must say the context aware voxel building is really really appealing. Lighting and materials are really gorgeous.

[@jergensroetz]

Thank you guys! Finally Devs that put in time and effort in sharing what they are up to and give an inside look. This is how you get a community to back a project.

[@dra6o0n]

Especially if those editors they use might come with the game, modders would love this too.

[@Bird.droppings]

Thank you for taking the time to share some under the hood insight into how your custom engine creates a POI! It helps me to further appreciate my time with the demo and become even more excited for the early access release 😊

[@Enshroudedgame]

I'm glad you liked it so much! Our team put a lot of love into this engine so it makes me feel good to see appreciation for it 🥰

[@youdi615]

So hyped for this, you can tell it's going to be good when devs make implementing features easy for themselves. More features for us and less work for them! win win

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you! Our engine team did a great job and it has allowed us to do some pretty cool stuff

[@stateofsurvivalpodcast]

Love this video, was super cool to see even your guys world building tools auto recalculated the meshs to work with one another. Keep these vids up so interesting to see behind the curtain of the process and talent that goes into making any game much less this great one so far :)

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thanks! Our team did an amazing job on the engine, has let us do a lot of cool things that we couldn't otherwise do ❤️

[@PepsiMTG]

​@@Enshroudedgame❤️

[@Chiselchip]

Thanks for this snippet! I love the work that's gone into this game, can't wait!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Only about a month left to wait! 🎉

[@farcry1071]

Es ist lange her das ich mich so auf ein Spiel freuen konnte. Ich hoffe die Welt wir Riesig und vielfältig. Danke für euere ganze Arbeit 💖💖💖

[@cheekarp2180]

So I been playing for about 20 hours and love the exploring, building and skill tree, it looks great and you have the start of a great franchise! So much potential!

[@dp.]

Amazing work, I love these peeks behind the scenes. Enshrouded looks great, I can't wait.

[@TheRealBillix]

Love to see studios take a more transparent approach than traditional, especially early-access titles. o7

[@LateNightStream]

This game is gonna be fun! Loved the Beta! Cant wait to dive into this.

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you! Not much longer left ❤️

[@Safetytrousers]

Just 12 hours right now.

[@PepsiMTG]

In about an hour and 45 minutes, it finally releases!!! I've waited so long!!!

[@ghostplkr4408]

time has passed and still nothing...

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

​@@ghostplkr4408best game i have played in ages

[@SchecterGuitar]

0:49 What an incredible atmosphere. This is exactly the type of game I've been waiting to play.

[@raycapetillo5569]

It is awesome to see these behind the scene videos. Making a game is no easy feat (you make it look easy but we know it takes a lot of work). It's so cool to see the world building, but could you elaborate with a video on how you handle wildlife and NPCs? That seems to be a sticking point with many players and developers. Wishlisted this game a while ago, and though I don't normally purchase early, after playing the demo, this one is a must.

[@deovan98]

Wow those are some really impressive environment building tools! Look forward to trying this game out when it releases :)

[@Domtronic]

Thanks for the insight. Very neat, and good luck on your launch. I have been eying this one. :)

[@assassinwolf7216]

Yyyeeeeessss, more Enshrouded content! So excited to play!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Not much longer to wait!

[@assassinwolf7216]

@@Enshroudedgame currently using Peet pressure to try and get my wife to play with me too 😆

[@ThreadMenace]

This is rad, thank you for sharing! Given your engine is entirely custom I've found myself curious about stuff like this!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@pylotlight]

@@Enshroudedgame How do you feel about the investment into your own engine and the costs required to maintain that over consuming something established? CPR recently made the change due to saving costs on something established and wondering if that's something you've considered for the next game perhaps?

[@shelbyneely1572]

1) add base defense when a faction is attacked too much (like valheim or conan exiles) 2) add roaming enemy caravans with a mini boss that can be ambushed 3) weapons skills (not sure if this has already been confirmed) 4) random generated HVT quests for high level bosses It would be cool if the game felt alive absent player intervention

[@Sylvus66]

Played the demo till I was out of time. Loved it. Made a video about it. Exploring Enshrouded is going to be incredible and I cannot wait to see the full game

[@Vlix223]

looks cool, will probably try it out as long as the gameplay loop is fun and engaging

[@TheMessengerB]

This game is so good. I hope everyone gets to experience this game. truly a masterpiece! (I played Demo) its very fun!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thanks so much! We can't wait for more people to get their hands on it 🙏

[@SpartanWarrior76]

When is this supposed to come out? First time seeing this. This is amazing!@@Enshroudedgame

[@Ansprechen_und_Aufklären_1]

@@SpartanWarrior76 early access is starting on 24th of january'24

[@SpartanWarrior76]

@@Ansprechen_und_Aufklären_1 oh ok thanks.

[@Enshroudedgame]

January 24th!

[@АлександрВолков-с9е]

Continue in the same spirit. I'm looking forward to your creation. Good luck!

[@Tzw89]

Die welt ist ist einfach Traumhaft😊

[@Keigg]

game looks absolutely stunning, so pumped for this game and what you have instore for us.

[@zimnelredoran9985]

Old Landmark player here, what I see here is absolutely gorgeous. I wish I could have a glimpse of that editor! It's been years, since good old Landmark! Time to build and dig again : )

[@charliebmc3081]

Thank you guys, game of the year.

[@agriopsgaming]

Is it 24th of Jan yet lol. Agri needs this. loving your guys work so far. super excited for the release.

[@CasaBLACK]

Cannot wait! Definitely my most anticipated survival game coming in 2024!

[@Enshroudedgame]

❤️

[@xO_oxDK]

Really enjoyed playing the beta... looking forward to diving into the game and sharing some content from it! 🥰

[@thundersummit4994]

I am so excited about this game! I played the hell out of the Demo, and it was the best survival game I've ever played. The voxel building is so satisfying!

[@delindsay]

OMG! I'm so pumped for Enshrouded!!

[@NaughtyKlaus]

This toolset reminds me of Miguel Cepero's Voxel Farm toolkit. Looks fantastic.

[@ZuckerFry]

Jonas deutscher Akzent schimmert schon leicht durch, hoffe es war ihm nicht allzu unangenehm seinen Part aufzunehmen ;) Euer Spiel, und vor allem die Baumöglichkeiten, sind echt mega - freue mich auf alles was noch so kommen wird!

[@bernhardtmueller-ug5ll]

Looks great. Will there be modding support? The game looks predestined for it.

[@DoulosEudoxus]

I want to know this too! I'm always so torn between handcrafted and procedurally generated environments. Handcrafted can make far more interesting and meaningful places, but procedural generation can make exploration more meaningful after you've played the game a lot. I feel like mods are a happy medium, because you can get a bunch of new handcrafted places.

[@cornjulio4033]

I agree. With mod support: Eternal Life. Without : Dead after 7 months.

[@qsinwakrttk5698]

yes, game must have ability to be highly modded. So much potential!

[@iller3]

it looks like the dream foundation for modders to build a 3D dwarffortress into

[@Enshroudedgame]

We are definitely considering it. It will be tricky to implement due to the game's engine being our own. There are no out of the box tools, we will have to build them ourselves. But we know mod support is the difference between a good game, and a great game!

[@pookimkutsel]

This, this right here is why i will be buying your game day one, you do not have to put this much effort into doing these in depth vids on your dev process, you absolutely do not have to put out shorts with gameplay tips and tricks but you do, you give a damn, you show respect by doing extra in the greatest way possible and this is so commandable to me, that i will, without a shadow of doubt or regret support you and your game, every game studio should learn how to try and do small things to bring more value to their intended audience even by a little, just doing small things, being forthcoming, showing stuff, communicating on the most fundamental level is something that seems a lot of game devs, studios and publishers have conveniently forgot how to do becuase they take their audiance for granted. Just by doing this very cool, very short vid you have proven exactly who you are as a dev team, and i can only hope that you and your game will achieve great sucssess and then some, even though i will most likely not be able to play Enshoruded on lunch, it will be a definite day one buy for me, i stand behind you and how you do things 100% and wish you the best of luck, to me you have already earned it. Thank you for being different where it matters ❤

[@Enshroudedgame]

Blushing so hard we're fainting ☺️

[@rakete.original]

Im so hyped and so is my community :) - Please give us more content like this-

[@Enshroudedgame]

If we can, we will!

[@jarekm301]

Super interesting to see how you create the world. Question though, do you guys have plans how to increase the replay value? Like, expanding the map you currently have or creating entirely new maps (possibly as DLC, similar to ARK)? Because I really loved the demo, but usually the replay value for me are randomized maps in these types of games, like Valheim for example. So once I've "played through" a handmade map, I don't see much point in playing it again because I've already seen everything, know where everything is, etc.

[@Enshroudedgame]

Yes we plan to add lots of content over the course of early access, as well as potential room for more content after that depending on what our future plans become. While random generation certainly offers *theoretical* infinite replayability, in practice it is often fairly repetitive by nature since it will always need to be less detailed to properly function. In Valheim for example, technically the dark forest will be different every time you generate a new world, but in practice once you've explored it once it's unlikely you're gonna have many surprises the second time around. Things will be in slightly different places, but it's all the same stuff, just shuffled around. This isn't to say proc gen is bad, but it doesn't always inherently make a game "infinitely replayable" by default. We've packed our world with content to explore that should last quite a while, and we will continually add to that as we develop the game further. And of course a lot of that content will be shaped by what our players want to see once they start playing 🥰

[@kicy2]

3:44 this looks like Silkroad HD with that fast run and sword shield animation :) love your game so far!

[@Idiosynchrosis]

Really appreciate you guys going for handcrafted, curated locations for more immersive exploration instead of a procedural generation which may end up feeling soulless and formulaic. It also really adds up the feeling of familiarity for replayability purposes.

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you! We wanted to have an extremely detailed world with lots of story and lore sprinkled in, and it's difficult to do that in a cohesive way if it's all random 😅

[@audioLME]

This is how genius devs can create tools to do everything easily and let the creative team do the job in real time without being scared to mess sht up. these tools are going to be game changing for the future updates as I'm sure it'll speed up a lot of things.

[@nightcrowuwe9508]

The Demo alone was my Highlight 2023 and the game will be my Highlight 2024. Thank you for this great Video.

[@sonoftristram]

Releases january 24th and already is my game of the year 2024 ! Great interesting video 👍

[@Enshroudedgame]

Glad you liked it!

[@seriouslie9300]

That was super interesting, very excited for the early access.

[@tpreston89]

SO EXCITED TO PLAY THIS!!!

[@Enshroudedgame]

YES!! SHOUTING AS WELL BECAUSE WE'RE EXCITED TOO

[@findthestones]

Looking Terrific! Excited for January to play!

[@paulroutledge6676]

You are extremely talented and your game looks super exciting. With friends we cannot wait to play it together. Keep going, you are amazing!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@HappyCappy69]

i am already a fan of enshrouded, i cant wait for all of the building features

[@Utilizator47]

Looks like a dream game! I'm really looking forward to it! I'll buy it the minute it becomes available.

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you! Wishlist it to get notified as soon as it's ready ❤️

[@Utilizator47]

Already added 👍

[@StormhattGG]

Looks good, i will try this out! I hope you're creating some bosses thay are very very difficult, were you WILL die atleast ones so that one has a goal to strive for, part of the charm is having to adjust and talk strategy with the boys

[@UnearthCreations]

The games is already great. All I want from you guys is constant 5 month updates with new weapons, Mobs, Bosses and building pieces. And I'll be in heaven don't pull a Minecraft and not give up new blocks to build with after 6 years. You will win over all the Builders in Minecraft if you give us good things to build with to make epic builds.

[@Enshroudedgame]

We plan to have regular updates through the early access period 🥰

[@calventine]

Looks good, me and the kids are looking forward to trying this game out next year - they loved Portal Knights!

[@dentendo6444]

I am very excited for your guys game! Pretty please would you make these a toolkit later so the community can make some awesome POI's or even a custom map the possibilities seem endless!

[@sofarsogood9578]

Big Portal Knights fan, I still play till this day and have it for PS, Switch and PC. Very excited for Enshrouded as it looks an "adult" version of PK with the same pillars. Cant wait for Early Access. Keep up with the good work.

[@devn6568]

Ich warte schon gespannt auf den 24. und kann es kaum erwarten. Ich hoffe nur die Performance macht nicht schlapp. Aber von dem was ich bisher gesehen habe und wie ihr euch präsentiert könnte Enshrouded für sooo viele Spieler ein langersehnter Top-Titel werden. Vor allem auch seit langem mal wieder ein Videospiel von einem deutschen Unternehmen welches das Potenzial hat Menschen aus unterschiedlichsten Ländern in eine große Community zu führen.

[@hammerhead914]

That is some impressive tech you have developed, such a clean pipeline for working with voxels. I'd love to see more, better yet I'd love to mess with it myself!

[@virkataart6242]

Forget about early access? You kiddind me! I can't wait to play in this wonder!

[@Castlebuildgames]

So all the bomb traps that killed me was somebodies evil mind! :) Had great fun with the demo and i can not wait for the game. Thanks for making it.

[@ZadiraKindleriver]

WOW! I just love Enshrouded and now I love it even more!

[@Enshroudedgame]

❤️

[@sucymanbavaran5336]

Момент, когда он просто запустил это практически в ту же секунду просто взорвал мне мозг. Я мог бы заниматься созданием миров на ежедневной основе всю жизнь.

[@ShizaruBloodrayne]

WOAH!! That's a type of game design that's a dream! Being able to just hop in and test whatever you create???? This is like AoE Scenario builder but on a whole different level! Also, might I add, that while I agree with handcrafted areas, I think having some randomization, for instance, filler biomes would make reruns more interesting when it comes to finding the key points of interest or event trigger points.

[@shinyless]

Just started playing, damn this game is so good !! I didn't want to get hyped up and didn't know anything about it, so went fully blind into it. What an awesome game. Props to the team, it's still in early access, but it's already delivering more than supposedly full-fledged triple A games. Edit: Thanks for that vide.o I had to actually look it up to confirm the world was actually procedurally generated. I couldn't believe it when I was in-game. That mix of procedural/handcrafted-POI stuff works SO well, I legitimately thought the "procedural part" of the game was just a marketing stunt ahah :)

[@Soulpulse]

Wow super interesting to see how it is actually built!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Glad you liked it!

[@Kroclo]

Now they look like a real nice set of tools you have developed, bet your level designers have great fun and be really creative with a lot less hassle.

[@daestka5512]

I love it! one question: will the game have couch/local co-op like Portal Knights when it arrives on console?

[@briankriens5645]

I am totally impressed with your dev tools! I have to wait until February to buy your game, but as soon as I get paid on in Feb your game is mine :D

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you! Our engine team worked very hard and it really paid off ❤️

[@briankriens5645]

@@Enshroudedgame It's a breath of fresh air in today's gaming industry.

[@618Lonewolf]

I love this toolset, it looks really clean and well made!

[@FrissYT]

looking forward to playing this!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Not much longer to wait! ❤️

[@jonathanrobinson6330]

Super cool. Love this kind of content

[@ERBaruin]

As an indie dev i can only say wow! These tools and your engine are super awesome. You convinced me that Voxel is the way to go. Now if you'll excuse me im gonna sell my soul to the devil in exchange for this tech

[@IamGhede]

Awesome. I cannot wait for a chance to play this. In the words of Phillip J Fry, "Shut up and take my money!"

[@Xiaoxiao738]

Reall nice work on the engine, graphics and animation look really nice.

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thanks so much! Our engine team did a fantastic job and we are really proud of it ❤️

[@Xiaoxiao738]

@@Enshroudedgame Any plans to make it open source in the future?

[@Enshroudedgame]

Not that we are aware!

[@rosesareredbutzerglingssti9290]

Both Enshrouded and Light No Fire promises to be serious contenders for the title of Game of Year.

[@briankriens5645]

I sure hope that you'll release a version of your dev tools to the mod community. I can see even a novice like me building dungeons and quests with tools so user friendly. Now that Bethesda has committed seppuku with Skyrim and $40 mods it would be nice to see something as beautiful as Enshrouded take the place on the fantasy RPG thrown.

[@PashaOCE]

I cant wait for the full game❤

[@CaptPanda]

Wow.... I really want to play this

[@Koko92553]

Would be cool to add a map editor to the game and be able to share worlds with other players.

[@murmurkazau5598]

Absolutely agreed. Releasing these kinds of tools to the public for modding would help so much in keeping player retention in the long run, maybe even an Ingame browser for created content.

[@Chaotic-Star-3-6-9]

yeh grounded has done this and its working out very nice for the community that loves that game

[@paollopiettrobrunoro9979]

Outstanding!! I'm just four parts away from completing my PC and being part of early access! 🤗🥰🤗😍🤞🙏 I'm so excited, Let's gooooooooooooooooooooo!!

[@Enshroudedgame]

New PC hype 🎉🎉🎉

[@paollopiettrobrunoro9979]

@@Enshroudedgame Hell Yeah!! 🤗🤗Even more hyped for Enshrouded!! 🥰🤗😉

[@krolltheknight]

The level design tools are amazing Would love to mess with those after playing the game!

[@JonnB]

I hope the performance is better on the full release - had a lot of issues when I played the demo.

[@BaristaBladeGrinder]

this looks good and promising, you guys are genially showing the effort and hard work. putting all that imagination into a reality. i like this kind of videos more than game trailers just slamming a 5min gameplay that kind of gets tiring.

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thanks so much for the kind words! We're proud of what we made and it makes me happy to see players as excited as we are ❤️

[@thewirv]

This is some genius tool design!

[@OG_PC-Wizzard240hz]

wow amazing so happy for this to come out played the demo and was very good! i dont mind waiting! take your time!

[@Jerewie]

There are few things that make me scared about this game, For exemple the grappling hook is a great idea but you can only use it on a specific metal points, not evrywhere (that says a lot about the way they conceptualized the game) , also it is not possible to climb. There is an auto lock when using bow. Also, one cool thing about this type of game is that while gathering resources, you also have to make your way back home, facing all the dangers and adventures that come with it. But here, you can just teleport for free if you're not in the fog. I get the feeling that there is a lot of mechanics used to make the game easier or more accessible, but in the end, it breaks immersion and quickly lead to a sense of fatigue among players. That's at least what I observe in most games that have made these choices

[@Human-ITy]

I used to be a "Voxelmancer" along with many other builders in EQ Landmark. Would force voxels to cut and flatten or extrude with placement of nearby voxels and copy paste abilities. Affords to make unique detailed pieces. Love all the work you've guys done for this game and very excited for release. 🙌🏻💙🌱

[@DarnHyena]

Man.. I was really looking forward to a new EQ to be a funny little Ratonga 2.0 Shame they just ended up stagnant and puttered out trying to make some weird sandbox thing

[@Human-ITy]

@@DarnHyena the Landmark sandbox was just the backend to develop EQ Next. Daybreak bought'm and pulled the plug. Rotonga rogue 2.0 for me, hah. 🫶🏻

[@firestar29]

Really hoping there's a Creation Kit coming at some point. Community would love to create our own additions and maps.

[@Enshroudedgame]

We'd plan to add more tools over time for players to customize their game, though we are focusing more on core elements of the game right at the launch of early access. We want to make sure the core gameplay is in a place we like before we start adding a lot of extra tools and stuff to it :)

[@JonoFunk]

Always like a peak behind the curtain for game dev

[@point5zero]

I had this on my wishlist straight after the demo (still wish I could play it). Great potential here, super looking forward to Jan 24!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Soon! Only about a month away ❤️

[@point5zero]

@@EnshroudedgameWell you all have a safe and great holiday season regardless!

[@brentwood2356]

What engine are you using for this project? :) Looks cool!

[@Enshroudedgame]

It's a custom engine that we made in-house ourselves. Internally we refer to it as "holistic" 🥰

[@meoff7602]

That's a good way to hype your game!

[@bearkuma7637]

I’d like to see random stats on loot. And dungeons like places we can play over and over again. Maybe it can be a unique place apart from the survival world that we have to teleport to.

[@dpereirax]

Looking forward to play the game! Nice Video!

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thanks!

[@Vectorr66]

As an aspiring landscape artist I LOVE this!

[@Enshroudedgame]

I hope it offered you some inspiration! ❤️

[@menphues]

I loved the demo… my wife was not interested and I got her to try it and then I told her… you guys worked on portal knights which is a big fan for her… she is sold. So I guess I am buying it for both of us haha and another friend so we can team up and more will follow.. we cannot wait for this specially the voxel based building. Fingers crossed for Easter eggs and hidden stuff to find. Also, builds would be great to earn xp and become super strong and base build gorgeous stuff. The terraforming is a big thing for me… this will be a good replacement needed from landmark. Can you add gold, minerals etc in the ground to dig out and use?

[@Enshroudedgame]

Thank you for your work

[@martinmajtanIGN]

The game looks amazing. I can't wait to play it. Seriously good work. Team IGN.

[@blinkq_530]

thanks for saying team ign because it was really important

[@Zenqiii]

Every thing I see about this game just makes me more excited to play it, any update on the optimisation in terms of FPS when running the game clients themselves?

[@Enshroudedgame]

Optimization has been our biggest priority before the early access launch, and we will continue to make improvements to it with the patches after that :)

[@Monkeyman5625]

I’m so excited for this game