Hey friends,
Today we delivered the latest update for the Apollo Late Game island, the Infinity Update, which overhauls the experience into a never-ending late game with a moving storm.
With this update, I do consider Apollo Late Game to be at a point of completion. The map is full and diverse, the gameplay loop is at its most fun and replayable, and we had a blast playtesting it for hours.
Plus, with a certain season arriving in November, and increasing controversy surrounding the project (as some believe it may violate TOS despite the precautions taken), I see no reason to continue it as a live service experience. I'm more than happy to simply "complete" the project and let the small, dedicated playerbase continue to have fun on it for as long as they wish to.
Why am I not making Nexus War and beyond updates? Well, I had some stuff in the works but there were technical issues I couldn't solve, and ultimately I decided to stick with the earlier, more positively regarded seasons, with some minor elements from the latter half added in the Infinity Update. Plus, a lot of those later seasons all changed the same areas, so it would be difficult to represent them all.
However, the latest update did bring some missing locations, including:
Salty Springs
Weeping Woods
The Orchard
Gas 'n' Grub
Dusted Depot
and More
I would like to take a moment to thank every single person who jumped in and supported this project. Apollo means so much to me, and the opportunity to bring it back this year was one I will cherish forever.
I'd also like to thank the talented developers who helped out on the project, including:
Milolovesbenji
Issa
Ingo
AllyJax
As well as a special thank you to the render artist BigBoomer, the musician John Chiou, and to Yap Maps for allowing me to take inspiration from their Infinite Late Game with the latest update.
My university terms begins in a few weeks, and I'd like to begin focusing more on my studies and my YouTube videos than UEFN, so this is the perfect time to finish off Apollo Late Game.
I still have more projects in the works, of course. You'll hear more about them when the time is right, but I'm taking my time. I don't create in Fortnite for the money (I wouldn't make Battle Royales if I wanted money! xD), I create to tell stories, share memories, and provide awesome things for people to play.
I want to continue to build a trusting relationship with my audience and playerbase, and I'm going to continue to work hard so that people know, that when they enter that Island Code, they're going to get a thoughtful and quality experience.
I am more than aware of the common opinion that Apollo Late Game "flopped" or "fell off", and I don't necessarily disagree. Unfortunately there were server-side issues out of my control that were fixed far too late, and that did impact the experience. As unfortunate as that may be, that's okay. I learned and bettered as a creator from creating this, and I'm glad I did. At the end of the day, I created this project to bring my favourite map back, and to create a new experience I hadn't before, not to make tons of money.
I can't wait to share what I'm working on moving forward, and to those still playing - keep dropping in! I have no plans to delist or remove the island, I just won't be actively updating it anymore. (I may do something for halloween but I'm not 100% sure yet!)
Thanks for playing <3
The Infinity Update Gameplay Trailer
Documentation of the development of the project.