11 bit studios has revealed {that a} Frostpunk 2 modding instrument will probably be accessible in its beta stage on the recreation’s launch, permitting you to make customized maps, fashions, situations, and extra if you want.
In an announcement on Steam, 11 bit says that whereas mod help has been talked about within the Frostpunk neighborhood “ever for the reason that launch of the primary Frostpunk“, that recreation’s engine limitations prevented official modding help from being launched.
Nevertheless, since Frostpunk 2 is being constructed on Unreal Engine, “issues are completely completely different” this time round, and official modding help will probably be accessible for Frostpunk 2 when the sport arrives in September.
The devs are calling this modding instrument FrostKit, and it’ll deliver help for creating customized maps, populating these maps with customized fashions, and creating customized situations as properly.
11 bit says you’ll make cities which are “historical, cosmic, or differentiated in hundreds of different methods from the unique frosty-apocalypse setting”, so in the event you’ve ever needed to create a Lovecraftian metropolis builder, it appears like your time has come.
At first, the instrument will probably be launched in beta, however it can embody “most of its functionalities” at launch. 11 bit then plans to iterate on the instrument based mostly on neighborhood suggestions.
Nevertheless, earlier than it is launched, 11 bit says it can maintain a closed beta previous to Frostpunk 2‘s launch with the intention to check FrostKit out “with chosen members of the modding neighborhood”. It is not but clear how – or, certainly, whether or not – you possibly can apply to be a type of members.
Frostpunk 2 is because of arrive for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S on September twentieth. If you wish to get a way of what the sport goes to be like, you possibly can take a look at our preview proper right here, and remember to learn our interview with the sport’s director too!
