Slugterra: Slug it Out 2 AMA

Each one of these questions came from our amazing Discord users. If there’s something we missed, ask us, along with thousands of other Slugterra fans on our Discord community! We are looking forward to more Ask-ESI-Anything’s in the future with you all!


Q Can you make the level 42 boss more easier?

asked by Discord user @Barry

A Yeah, we can absolutely revisit some of the difficult story mode encounters and rebalance them! Game balance is…

Yeah, we can absolutely revisit some of the difficult story mode encounters and rebalance them! Game balance unone of those things that we are forever tweaking, if you have any other areas in the game you believe are too challenging or too easy, the best place to put that is in the #feedback-suggestions channel! Thanks for your question!

answered by ESI Dani


Q With the update it says you get a free slug what happens if you’ve collected every slug but elementals?

asked by Discord users @rogu_spanish @Airson uchiha

A Since this update is the first big one we've had in awhile, and because we love this community and appreciate your continuous love and support, I've decided that this free gift will also award one of the NEW Elementals, the Ghouled Ice Elemental! So…

Since this update is the first big one we've had in awhile, and because we love this community and appreciate your continuous love and support, I've decided that this free gift will also award one of the NEW Elementals, the Ghouled Ice Elemental! So if you happen to have all of the slugs except the Elementals, you will receive one of the Elementals! (Water Elemental, Ghouled Water Elemental, Ice Elemental, or the newest Ghouled Ice Elemental) Thank you both for your question!

answered by ESI Dani


Q Are all the slugs from the first game going to be in the second? Are you planning to add more slugs that aren't Elementals?

asked by Discord users @N~ZX6R @solsis the second @Papuh Wafy_ @Tanishq

A Yes!! Our talented artist ESI Josephine is working right now on Art of Slugs from Slug it Out 1! So we are planning to bring over all of your favorites! Thank you so all so much for your questions!

answered by ESI Dani


Q Will u add fusion shots?

asked by Discord user @lz

A Yes! Anything is possible! We really want to make the community happy, so if we see the demand for fusion shots is there, we will certainly get them in the game! Thank you so much for your question!

answered by ESI Dani


Q Is there going to be new call daily quest or missions and u get gem or coins or evolution stones depending on how hard the mission is and also if the mission or quest is extremely hard we can get a elemental ( completely optional for the last one) but I think this will be a good addition to the game

asked by Discord user @currupted_gem

A Anything is possible! We have internally talked about new, fun ways to award slugs, gems, evolution stones ect. So possibly! Thanks so much for your question/suggestion!

answered by ESI Dani


Q What thought goes into adding the characters and the writing for the main storyline??? Likewise, what of the designs of new slugs in the game

asked by Discord user @JackieWinters

A Great Question! I don't design the characters or the slug art, but I do write the story/design the slug mechanics, so I'll answer from a Game Designer perspective…

Great Question! I don't design the characters or the slug art, but I do write the story/design the slug mechanics, so I'll answer from a Game Designer perspective. The Story for Slug It Out 2 is much more free flowy and more one-liners than than Original game. I had a lot of fun writing puns hehe. We do want to review the current story and perhaps adjust some of it, to be more akin to Slug It Out 1 story, which was a bit more cohesive! So look forward to that in a future update :) As for Designing the slug Mechanics, I do base it off what the slugs would do in the show, but I have to make it fit our game, which sometimes isn't always easy haha. I really try to pay a lot of attention to detail on what abilities the Slugs use in the show to make it authentic, but some mechanics have to be changed to better suit a game! Thank you so much for your questions! Maybe @ESI Josephine can cover your art questions!

answered by ESI Dani


Q Is it fun developing these games and what are your favourite slugs?

asked by Discord user @Pupsi

A Yeah! This is one of my favorite games I've worked on at ESI! I've been working on it since…

Yeah! This is one of my favorite games I've worked on at ESI! I've been working on it since the beginning, and I worked on the original Slug It Out 1 for awhile too. My favorite Slug is Narwaddle! I know they are not a character from the Show, but it was one of the first slugs I got to design a concept for, so it will always be my baby haha. My favorite Slug from the show is probably Enigmo! They are so cute! Thank you for your question!

answered by ESI Dani

A It's fun working on these games, but it can be a lot of work haha. I enjoy…

It's fun working on these games, but it can be a lot of work haha. I enjoy seeing what we can add to the Slugterra world through our games. Did you know Spirex was made first in Slug It Out! before they were in the show! My favorite slug will always be Thugglet.

answered by ESI Stu


Q who makes the artwork for the game? and also what program do you use?

asked by Discord user @Sam~

A We have multiple artists on the project, it usually depends on our project schedules.

answered by ESI Josephine


Q I do wonder lots about what goes into your character designs! I’m interested in the field myself and so I’d love to hear about it

asked by Discord user @JackieWinters

A We at ESI have a soft spot for the Slug it Out property, especially the artists! It's a fun project because…

answered by ESI Josephine


Q What thought goes into adding the characters and the writing for the main storyline??? Likewise, what of the designs of new slugs in the game

asked by Discord user @JackieWinters

A Great question! We often listen to the fans first through comments to see where they would like to see the game to go next.

answered by our Lead Senior Artist


Q Is there going to be multiplayer?

asked by Discord user @Papuh Wafy_

A Much like the fusion shots, if there's enough desire for something, we'll consider getting it in.

answered by ESI Stu


Q Can u pleas add a voice chanel

asked by Discord user @Penut_butter

A Sorry, we won't be adding a voice channel. It is too difficult to moderate.

answered by ESI Dani


Q Will you add more story missions??

asked by Discord user @r_yand101

A Yeah, we plan to!

answered by ESI Dani


Q ESI r u planning on making slug it out 2 just like the show, adding all mega morphs and stories, or r u planning on making ur own slugs after?

asked by Discord user @SeaLukeForce

A Both!

answered by ESI Dani


Q How long does it take yall to create/develop the slugs? I recently zoomed in on some slugs and they look so good so it must take some time to animate/develop then, right?

asked by Discord user @Pupsi

A Hi Pupsi. We're glad you like our slugs ! Adding slugs in our game is pretty easy for the artists. We use a animation software called Spine which is great for games…

answered by our Lead Senior Artist


Q Would artist reference images ever be released of the SIO2 npcs???

asked by Discord user @JackieWinters

A We usually either just reference the show's model assets or…

answered by our Lead Senior Artist


Q What would be a good start to the path of character design?

asked by Discord user @JackieWinters

A Hi Jackie! Great profile pic by the way. Here are some exercises our artists recommend...

answered by our Lead Senior Artist



 

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