Last Tide

Factsheet

Developer:
Digital Confectioners
Based in New Zealand

Project start date:
2015

Website:
LastTide.com

Press / Business contact:
lasttide@digitalconfectioners.com

Social:
Facebook
Instagram
Reddit
Twitch
Twitter
Discord

Releases:
August 2018 (Early Access)

Description

Scuba meets survival in Last Tide! Launch into battle alone, or fight to win with friends in exhilarating last-man-standing combat. Loot, shoot, and fend off swarming sharks in this underwater battle royale from the creators of Depth.

History

In late 2015, we were excited by the potential we saw in emerging 'Battle Royale' mods. We built a prototype to find and solve key issues - it was very different in setting to Last Tide (not being underwater at all), but with a similar technology base (including UE4). By Q2 2016 we had to re-focus the company's efforts towards supporting Depth and other contracting projects. The prototype was shelved with the hopes we would be able to return to it.

Early in 2017 we returned to see a different market - with games like H1Z1 and The Culling having come out with Battle Royale modes. With the market maturing, we needed to differentiate more - so we decided to change the direction of the prototype. We moved to an underwater setting - with some Depth assets able to be re-worked for faster prototyping.

In July 2017 we approached Supergenius with the possibility of a partnership to augment our very small art team. Having worked together before, we knew our developers and their artists could deliver solid, quality work - and they agreed! Through late 2017 and early 2018 we ramped up our team and built the core systems needed for the game.

With our experience from Depth highlighting the value of community feedback, we wanted to involve the community earlier in the construction of Last Tide. Last Tide launches in Early Access in Q3 2018, and we'll be working tightly with the community to ensure we're delivering what players want.

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Team & Repeating Collaborators

Digital Confectioners

James Tan
Technical Director / Engine Developer

Sam Evans
Company Support / Various

Neil Reynolds
Game Director

Kenneth Churcher
User Interface Developer

Keegan Gibson
Engine Developer / Tools Developer

Will Scott
Marketing / Localization

Leigh Beattie
Dev Ops / Server Infrastructure / Technical Art

Bryce Haywood
Gameplay Developer

Fiona Yang
User Interface Developer

Romy Gellen
Technical Assistant

David Hill
3D Artist

Sam Lockton
QA

Supergenius

Details to come
Level Design, World Building, 3D Modeler, Trailer, more

Engine Audio

Chris Latham
Sound Design and Implementation

Ryan Stunkel
Sound Design and Implementation

Michael Schiciano
Sound Design and Music

Also

Jack Nesbit
Concept & 2D Lead

Joe Tolliday
3D Modeler

Moni Masina
Animator

Anders Fray
World Building

Michael Simpson
Tester

Brian Stevenson
Tester

Kyle Miller-Anderson
Tester

Meta Digital
Web Developer

Contact

Inquiries
lasttide@digitalconfectioners.com

Customer Support
support@digitalconfectioners.com

Web
LastTide.com