Survivalist: Invisible Strain is the sequel to Survivalist. Few details about the full game content or potential plots are known, as it was released in early access on June 1, 2020. The story mode was released in its first patch(v193) on December 12, 2023. The current up-to-date patch version is v270 (v271 in publicbeta.)
Story[]
The story takes place in Moose Valley as the Player Character travels into the region.
The primary objective in the sandbox mode is to try to obtain a green pass from F.E.M.A. to be transferred into one of their bases. In earlier versions, the player tries to recruit at least 50% of the NPCs on the entire map in order to become the strongest community around.
A workshop-made example story mode was made by Bob to showcase the editor and workshop features. It was released as the first workshop content for the game on August 10th.
Gameplay Basics[]
The game is centered around building a community and completing quests.
Character Creation[]
The character creator is very in-depth interface. The VITAL STATS panel includes things like name, clan name, gender, and things like fat levels, eye color, and freckles. The FACE panel is full of sliders to make your character unique, it's difficult to find two identical people! The CLOTHES panel is self explanatory, as well as the EQUIPMENT panel; Both use points to choose what you bring into the game with you, and the clothes has an insulation indicator for starting in colder (or warmer) seasons. The SKILLS panel is exactly what it sounds like. The player character starts with 6 skill points by default, while the skills increase in price of points by 1 for each level (level 1 = 1, level 2 = 2, etc.). The PERSONALITY panel outlines your character as a person, are they cynical or idealistic? Friendly or withdrawn? A complete sociopath or extremely compassionate? Finally is the WORLD panel. The world panel can be seen as a difficulty panel of sorts, options like loot levels, levels of inhabited survivor camps, towns, roads, and rivers. The season can also be changed here, the early to late phase of each season precisely. Starting in the winter makes it difficult to grow crops and survive without a fire, while starting in the summer does the opposite, the choice of difficult is yours!
Modes/Stories[]
The game currently has a story mode and a sandbox, with plenty more modes and stories on the steam workshop, all with their own modifications. Sandbox puts players into a randomly generated landscape, currently up to 1km², where the ultimate goal is to obtain a green pass in order to gain access to one of the last safety areas in the world. This can be done through a multitude of ways, including but not limited to giving gifts for reputation and other character's sway; and forcing communities on the map to work for you, or suffer the consequences.
Survivors and Communities[]
Story Mode[]
More TBA
Sandbox Mode[]
Example Story[]
Weapons[]
Skills[]
The skills in Survivalist: Invisible Strain are:
Differences[]
- Difficulty Settings
- Snowy climate
- Rain, Snow, and other seasonal changes
- Trees
- A blocking ability due to melee weapons being in the game
- Melee Weapons
- Changable Clothes
- Lower Camera Angle to make it more like a 3rd-person
- Further viewable distance
- A sandbox mode
- Different menu backgrounds (including one of an infected)
- Terrain Manipulator
- From update videos he has shared other feature being implemented, such as,
- Hunting
- Wind condition
- Wildlife
- Rabbit
- Deer
- Roles: Tree cutting, cooks, and Watchmen
- Temperature
- Zombie's being able to detect sound and scent
- Cannibalism
- Pipe bombs
- Craftable/buildable traps
- New skills:
- Snowball Fights and Snowmen
- Feeding Rabbits
- Complex relationships and related quests
- New UI
- Ability to make alliances and to surrender
- Reclaimable and drivable vehicles, alongside fuels
- Steam Workshop and Editor
Steam Workshop Items[]
(There are currently 50 custom stories and custom sandboxes and 382 mods and map addons available on Steam Workshop. Only available on the PC version of the game.)