Seasons and Seasonal Wipes in Once Human: A Comprehensive Guide
Once Human is the latest survival RPG that has taken the gaming community by storm with a mishmash of survival horror tropes that give players a fun, immersive experience. Each season in Once Human introduces new content, challenges, and opportunities for players, ensuring the game remains fresh and exciting. However, many players are nervous and confused about what a server reset entails. This guide will explain everything you need to know about Once Human’s seasons, server restart, and what you can and cannot take into the next season.
Season 1 Roadmap Once Human
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What Are Seasons?
Seasons in Once Human are defined as Scenarios that last six weeks, ushering in significant changes to the game’s world. Each Scenario is complete with unique challenges, missions, and storylines each week. This system is designed to keep the gameplay dynamic giving players fresh content every season keeping the community engaged and encouraging players to adapt and strategize to overcome new obstacles.
Seasons refresh the game’s environment regularly. This cyclical nature means the game world resets every six weeks, ushering in a new Scenario. Each Scenario brings thematic events and narratives that influence the in-game world and player experiences. The season system aims to maintain the game's excitement while leveling the playing field, allowing both new and returning players to start anew with each season.
What's Included in Seasonal Play?
During a season, players have a smorgasbord of engaging activities to choose from that cater to different playstyles. PvE missions, PvP warzones, and cooperative objectives are all part of the seasonal play. Each Scenario’s theme allows players to accumulate resources, craft new items, and compete or cooperate with others to achieve seasonal goals.
Seasonal play is designed to be rich and varied, keeping players invested in the game's evolving narrative. Players can expect to encounter new enemies, unlock special gear, and participate in limited-time events that add depth and excitement to the gameplay.
End of a Season
As the season draws to a close, be prepared for a 'seasonal wipe.' A seasonal wipe resets the game server, which means the wipe clears the map, player progress, and certain items to make way for the new season's content. While this may sound nerve-wracking, a seasonal wipe is not as scary as it sounds. Seasonal wipes are the game's measure to ensure balance, allowing every player to start the new season on an even footing.
Despite the wipe, not all progress is lost. Certain elements of progression, such as major currencies, specific blueprints, and Deviants, carry over into the Eternaland. This space acts as a repository where players can store their achievements and resources, persisting between seasons. It gives players a sense of continuity, rewarding players for their time and efforts in previous seasons.
Seasonal Inheritance
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What Players Can Keep and What Will Be Deleted
The seasonal wipe in Once Human is selective. Here’s what you will retain during the seasonal wipe:
Story progress: Main and Side Story Task Progress
Major currencies: Starchroms, Crystgins, Mitsuko’s Marks, Stellar Planula, and Sproutlets
Territory Blueprints
Gear Blueprints: Blueprint Fragments, Weapon Accessories, and Mods
Shop-bought Items: Cosmetics, Expressions, Poses, Furniture, and Namecards
Deviants
Friend List
Limited Materials *a limited amount of medical supplies and crafting materials*
Deviants, blueprints, and materials can be transferred to Eternaland, which allows players to have a foundation for the new season.
However, not everything can be carried over. Gear and memetics unlocked during the season are not retained, meaning you will need to re-level and re-acquire these items in the new season. The reset’s goal is to encourage players to engage with the new content and challenges of each season.
Character Continuity
One of the main questions I’ve seen throughout the Once Human community is “Will I have to start a new character when the season resets?” No, you do not need to create new characters for each season. Instead, you can continue with your existing characters. Characters are reset to level 1, map and certain location discoveries are reset, and some progresses are wiped.
The seasonal wipe system allows players to retain their character's identity and achievements while ensuring that the new season provides a fresh start. By resetting character levels and progress, Once Human maintains a balanced and competitive environment, where all players have an equal opportunity to succeed.
Server Moves
With each seasonal reset, players will be allowed to move to different servers. Different servers may feature unique Scenarios and content, which encourages players to explore their new world.
Server moves provide a fresh start and a chance to engage with new challenges and storylines. By offering varied server options, Once Human ensures that players can find the right environment to suit their playstyle and preferences.
The seasonal reset allows players to plan strategically. When the new season arrives, players should coordinate with their friends the server they want to play on together. During the first season, the servers filled quickly, and many players were unable to play on the same servers. Many players were caught off guard due to the early success of Once Human. The wipe will give friends the chance to level and explore together.
Hives and Warbands Reset
Hives and Warbands will also be reset. Again, this ensures all players start on equal footing in the new season. Resetting Hives and Warbands, Once Human maintains a dynamic and balanced gameplay environment.
The reset of Hives and Warbands encourages players to form new alliances and strategies each season.
This Once Human guide provides an in-depth look at the seasonal system in Once Human, explaining the mechanics and impact of seasonal restarts. By understanding how seasons work, what players can retain, and what resets, you can navigate the changes effectively and continue to enjoy the rich, post-apocalyptic world of Once Human.
