When the Sun Dies (game)

When the Sun Dies is a first person, open-world shooter that takes place in a burning, poverty-struck city called Searneryll, years after it was bombed in Unnamed Dungeon Crawler. Its main gimmick is that it takes the series' artistic and technical workflow in a whole new direction. Weapons can now break, the magic system is completely overhauled, melee characters can perform brutal finishers to pick off stunned or severely wounded enemies, all the characters are older (although most of them are still teenagers), and weapons can have a set quality level that not only makes them better overall, but completely changes their design (much like how weapon rarities work in Fortnite). Alongside the addition of a proper throwing class, many characters go through distinct changes (specifically Peyero, Plague, and Frim), which are hinted at in My Normal Obsession's DLC.
In When the Sun Dies, many NPCs are very divided on if they should give in to the flames, since they believe doing so would end their suffering in one way or another (either by killing them or freeing them from their burdens). 
=== Theming ===
When the Sun Dies (formerly called Burnout before it was discovered that EA already coined the title) is post-apocalyptic, and expresses this through the warm coloration of the game's environment, the DIY-esque nature of some of its weapons (such as the Scrap Cleaver), its in-game descriptions, and the ruined appearance of its buildings. Poverty, crime, and homelessness also heavily expressed, with most of Searneryll's citizens being forced to abandon their homes and escape to Searneryll's coast. Many criminals can be found roaming the streets with sharpened screwdrivers, AK-47s with improvised silencers, etc., though there's a chance that holding them at gunpoint will make them surrender. A lot of citizens are homeless due to their houses being burned down and destroyed, leaving them on the streets. The game takes artistic inspiration from both Buckshot Roulette and Feet in The Snow, and has a dithered overlay, contrast, and a polarization filter to improve the game's aesthetics. All of the game's models will also be made in Blockbench or a similar program.
=== Playable Characters ===
Most of the characters who survived in Unnamed Dungeon Crawler's endings are also playable in When the Sun Dies, a lot of which keep their original mechanics. Beetrix is the best example, as damaging enemies gives him Adrenaline that can make him invulnerable for short periods of time. Ether now has a TelTail silencer on equipped weapons that don't have a muzzle brake/suppressor attached, Jackrabbit can instead parry bullets with his dagger (which is drastically different, appearing more like a dirk or assassin's dagger).
=== Multiplayer ===
When the Sun Dies is confirmed to have online multiplayer with functional PVP, although it deviates from the campaign. Many areas from My Normal Obsession make an appearance in the form of maps, with some of Cactus' original compositions being either re-orchestrated or completely remade from scratch. Characters will have special insults that sometimes play when they kill another player, all of which vary depending on the victim (such as Plague mocking Frim for being an alcoholic, or Arjun mocking Plague for being colorblind). There are also several bosses in multiplayer, in which case the time limit or current objective will be paused until the boss is killed.
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