Developer Starry Studio has revealed details about its planned update for Once Human that will bring cross-platform progression to the game. In a post on Steam, the studio has revealed how the game’s account system will work across various versions of the title, as well as potential limitations.
For PC players that might want to play on the iOS or Android version of Once Human, they would be perfectly fine if they were to login to the smartphone versions of the game with their Loading Bay account, or linked Steam or Epic Games account.
Players for whom the primary platform is iOS and Android, however, will be more restricted in terms of cross-platform progression and the accounts they can use. For players that started the title on smartphones, only the Loading Bay account is seemingly supported for carrying over progression to PC. Steam and Epic Games accounts aren’t yet supported for the feature.
Cross-platform progression will be coming to Once Human through a free update slated for April 23. The update will be coming to all versions of the game across PC, Android and iOS.
A major update was released for Once Human back in March, which brought with dedicated trading zones to the game. Thanks the update, players now no longer have to worry about other players’ vending machines cluttering the various hub areas in the game. Rather, the update added the Harvesters’ Markets, which acts as the official trading zone for the game.
“In Nalcott, trading plays a crucial role in fostering social connections,” wrote the studio when it announced the update. “Not only does it help you acquire new items, but it can also spark friendships with people you might never have encountered otherwise.”
The dedicated market zones were added to the game after the addition of permanent scenario servers in March. While the game automatically shut down the scenario servers after players had completed the scenarios in the past, the update brought with it the ability for players to stay in the scenario server longer.
March also brought with it another major update that started allowing players to share their various resources between different players. Thanks to this update, players now no longer have to grind up materials for their characters individually. Rather, players can simply share their resources between all of t heir characters.
“Aggregating these resources would create a significant and insurmountable gap between players who focus on one character and those who play multiple characters,” explained the studio. “Using the data of the character with the highest Blueprint Collection level ensures that all other characters on your account will enjoy an increase in Blueprint Collection level, allowing you to create and use new characters more freely. If you have invested in multiple characters, we will offer Starchrom compensation based on aggregate Blueprint Collection levels of your other characters.”
Once Human is a free-to-play multiplayer game available on PC, Android and iOS. Check out our review from back when the title launched for more details. While you’re at it, also check out our interview with the studio.
