“HoloEarth” animated sandbox game developed independently by VTuber’s parent company Hololive Production COVER Preview of “Alternativ City” at EXPOThe implementation was delayed until May, and producer Yuki Ooka even announced that the ver 0.8.0 version updated in June will expand the sandbox testing environment, add combat gameplay, and become is a more complex survival and construction game.
The “HoloEarth” project presents an unprecedented open world using a “HOLOLIVE ALTERNATIVE” worldview set with full member characters, giving fans various opportunities to interact with VTubers and experience on scenes together.
Since the game was launched as a beta version in 2022, it has hosted a free virtual 3D Live for traffic stress testing, coordinated with special event EXPO and New Year’s Eve live broadcasts, and last year they launched a face-pinch simulator and sandbox crafting game, attracting a large number of players to participate.
Officials planned to implement the update Ver.0.7.0 at the end of April The first version of Alterativ City (v1) will be equipped with a fashion store and a beauty center, providing more diverse character resources and stylistic details, too. as an original fashion.
The representative Ooka announced that the next update Ver.0.8.0 is expected to be launched in June The test environment of the simulation room will add the element of “fighting enemies”.
Part of the survival game will also be expanded, and the game scene will be “open world” and officially upgraded to “Holo Earth” campaign. Therefore, the official hopes that players will be able to experience the An expanded simulation room and preparation for the new gameplay advance.
The next update, Ver.0.9.0, is scheduled to launch this summer, and relevant information will be announced soon.
The 2024 development roadmap of “HoloEarth” has three main pillars, including the creation of a virtual character (pinching the face of an avatar), a sandbox simulation game, and a lobby function (ie Alterativ City after these basic systems to stabilize, they will continue to stabilize Add and expand operations dynamically.
In addition, the official said that four new features are being developed secretly.
“We have previously announced that 2024 is the official launch year of “HoloEarth”, but in fact we have continued to make large-scale additions and plan to test new features from this year. beta version and which part of the official version , this has always been a problem within the development team. “
As a result of this, “HoloEarth” will not release an official version this year progress in development or quality of service Therefore, When the team is ready, Ver 1.0.0 will be used as an important node and a reminder time.
The development team will post on the official blog in the futureSet up a development loga blog similar to COVER Tech covers the progress of VTuber technology, here it is「HOLOEARTH STUDIO」The name explains the technical progress of the game in detail, “Just like the real world, the virtual universe is also designed to provide the spatial, social, economic and various other structures required for provide daily life.”
According to predictions, “HoloEarth” version 1.0.0 is expected to be launched in the spring of 2025. By then, including all existing functions , the overall content will be clearer and clearer.
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