Release Date for Directive 8020's Online Multiplayer Mode Officially Announced

This article was first published on GameFa. GameFa: News, Reviews, and Coverage of Games, Cinema, Films, and TV Series. The release date for Directive 8020's online multiplayer mode has been officially announced in the link. Supermassive Games will add online five-player co-op to Directive 8020 on October 19 (27 Mehr). Below, details on the update's release timing and how the Turning Points feature works are examined.

On October 19 (27 October), Supermassive Games studio will add a five-person online experience to the game Directive 8020. In the following, we will examine the details of when this update will be released and how the Turning Points feature works.

Supermassive Games is making Directive 8020's online multiplayer available on Monday, October 19. This free update allows for a five-player co-op experience on the spaceship Cassiopeia, ending players' waits for the sci-fi horror game's online capability.

Previously, players could only take control of Cassiopeia crew members locally in Movie Night mode. The online mode brings the cooperative experience that previously depended on the presence of players next to each other to the Internet. In this mode, five players each control a crew member, who make secret decisions and guide the characters through corridors full of aliens and deadly situations caused by malfunctioning ship systems.

The late launch of the online mode can have a significant impact on the game experience in the first few weeks. Previously, groups of two or more players had to sit in front of a screen and pass the controller to the next player after each turn. But in online mode, each player will have an independent point of view and will no longer be able to see the decisions of his teammates on the same screen. This separation of information fosters an atmosphere of mistrust among crew members and can increase feelings of suspicion and paranoia.

The new Turning Points feature will also be fully available online with the release of this update. This branching system visually displays the important points of the story. If one of the characters is killed or one of the ship's systems fails, the group members can collectively decide to reset the story or accept the consequences of what happened. Voting in online mode requires agreement between players. Group members can discuss fixing unrecoverable errors or accepting casualties via voice chat. In contrast, the game's brutal survival mode completely disables the ability to rewind time, keeping the outcome of all decisions certain.