XD Inc. (hereinafter XD) announced that it officially launched SS14 'Tartarus', the new season of its self-developed cross-platform hack-and-slash loot ARPG Torchlight: Infinite, on the 16th at 11:00 AM.
The core feature of this season is prison management content centered on arresting and cultivating inmates. Players become the new warden of 'Tartarus' and manage the prison over a 20-day period, before ultimately suppressing a massive riot staged by the inmates they themselves cultivated.
In 'Prisoners of Tartarus', players defeat inmates who escaped into stages, retrieve their prisoner nameplates, and remand them to the prison. During the prison management phase, players select and patrol one of several prison cells each day. A 'Survival of the Fittest' system leveraging the food chain among prisoners, along with prison incidents and combinations of torture instruments, affect management, with outcomes varying based on cell choices. After completing the management phase, players engage in battle against the cultivated inmates to earn rewards.
A new Hero Trait, 'The Ultimate One', has been added for the hero Youga. Unlike the previous mechanic of summoning reflections of himself from parallel spacetimes, this concept involves hunting down versions of Youga from other timelines and absorbing their power. Players build their playstyle by combining three progression directions: spacetime manipulation, rapid mobility, and utilizing magic from other timelines.
The 'Clockwork Core', which forms the centerpiece of combat, automatically attacks enemies by rotating equipped spell skills around itself. When the Core lands a critical strike, all skill cooldowns for Youga are reduced.
The trait for existing hero Priest Thea has been revamped around the Blessing system, allowing players to utilize effects such as increased maximum Blessing stacks, freeze immunity, and damage reduction. New tower sequences, weapon bases, universal support skills, and Legendary gear have also been added. Skill effects such as additional damage, reverse knockback, weakening, and slowing can be combined with special options on Legendary gear.
In gear progression, failing 'Memory Resurrection' now preserves the existing gear base. Using additional materials grants an opportunity to re-obtain desired Hero Traits. Certain existing content has been converted into permanent content, while adjustments reducing repetitive play in early progression and quality-of-life improvements regarding the Trade House, material management, and skill empowerment have also been implemented.
To mark the season launch, attendance rewards, Drop Pactspirit Selection Packs, Pactspirit Crystals, and season-limited cosmetics have been prepared. New Pactspirits and a Pactspirit deployment feature are also provided, along with growth support events for new Hunters. Detailed information about the season can be found on the official Torchlight: Infinite website and Naver Lounge.
