starlink battle for atlas is packed with
things to do
so much so that you might not realize
exactly what's in store for you in the
atlas star system
here are four things you need to know
before you start jumping from planet to
planet fighting the dangerous forgotten
legion
customizing your ships on the fly
barrel rolling in aerial dogfights and
making friends with your crew members
what are we waiting for it's all going
down when the game launches on october
16th
first up is starling customization
starlink technology allows you to
seamlessly swap out real world ship
components and see those changes
reflected in game in real time
you can mix and match wings from
different starships add two wings to one
side or even fly with upside down wings
starlight is about more than just
weapons every wing ship and pilot has
its own unique stats and specialties so
depending on which ones you own you can
find the loadout that best suits you or
change it on the fly as needed hunter
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while you're customizing your loadout
make sure to check out mods
every individual weapon and ship can
equip its own modifiers allowing you to
alter your stats to fit your playstyle
mods can do things like reduce the
cooldown time on your weapons
increase your ship's defenses or give
you a speed boost
you'll find these ship and weapon
modifications scattered all throughout
atlas so make sure to take some time to
really explore if you want to completely
customize your ride
speaking of exploring you'll be doing a
ton of it while traveling through the
completely open world atlas star system
okay
that means you can engage your
hyperdrive for interplanetary travel
whenever you like
you'll have to navigate through more
than just asteroid fields
outlaws around the system have placed
hyperspace traps and can ambush you at
any moment
the open world star system means you can
tackle various activities however you
want
to battle enemies like this massive
prime on the besieged planet of sonatas
then hop over to the arid karit to fight
against the forgotten legion
before traveling to the peaceful planet
of haven to sell your goods go for it
you can do it all seamlessly and with
seven distinct planets the atlas star
system has plenty to explore
on occasion you'll be asked to transport
something but you won't be able to just
fly there some objects make you too
heavy to fly which leads to some tense
platforming and puzzle solving moments
and really highlights the differences in
maneuverability between starling ships
the legion's got a hierarchy and order's
gotta come from somewhere the starlink
initiative is filled with many diverse
pilots and if you want to pick them all
up you can play with any one of them at
any time
each pilot has a distinct personality
backstory and special ability that makes
him a crucial part of the starling crew
this silver fox right here is victor st
grand a genius astrophysicist with an
eye for adventure
he's also captain of your mothership the
equinox and head of the starlink
initiative
shortly after the starling team arrives
in atlas they're confronted by the
forgotten legion which kidnapped saint
grande
to get him back and save atlas the
starling crew will have to fight off
hordes of forgotten legion enemies
if you want to survive against the
villains of atlas you'll need to keep
your enemies in front of you and use
some crowd control techniques to keep
from being overwhelmed
thankfully starling's arsenal of weapons
is as diverse as its planets meaning you
can mix and match various elemental and
status combinations to deal extra damage
or take advantage of an enemy's weakness
if you're feeling overwhelmed use a
levitator to isolate your enemies and
stasis or utilize the imploder's area of
effect vortex to hit multiple enemies at
once
or shoot that vortex with volcano rounds
to make it a flame vortex
there are a lot of possible combinations
experimentation is strongly encouraged
and often rewarded
force to strike you'll be able to start
building your fleet and explore all the
atlas star system has to offer when
starling comes out on ps4 xbox one and
nintendo switch on october 16th
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