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Dave the Diver: Jungle DLC Overview and Development Update
Mintrocket Studio provides in-depth information about Dave the Diver's upcoming 'Jungle' DLC and discusses the 2025 retrospective and the future of the RPG adventure game. The new video showcases the 'Jungle' DLC gameplay and systems for Dave the Diver, as well as news of the game's mobile release.
1. 🚀 Introduction to Mintrocket Studio and 2025 Retrospective
- ✅ Mintrocket Studio spun off from Nexon on November 1, 2024, to become an independent subsidiary.
- ✅ Dave the Diver has been much more successful than expected.
- ✅ As a new company, we have been working to improve and organize our internal pipeline.
- ✅ 2025 has been a bit slow, but we will be able to share more exciting news from next year.
- ✅ We moved to a new office in March.
00:05 - 00:47
1. 🚀 Introduction to Mintrocket Studio and 2025 Retrospective
- ✅ Mintrocket Studio spun off from Nexon on November 1, 2024, to become an independent subsidiary.
- ✅ Dave the Diver has been much more successful than expected.
- ✅ As a new company, we have been working to improve and organize our internal pipeline.
- ✅ 2025 has been a bit slow, but we will be able to share more exciting news from next year.
- ✅ We moved to a new office in March.
00:48 - 01:50
2. 🏢 New Mintrocket Office Tour
- ✅ The new office is designed to make more fun games.
- ✅ In the spacious and clean Mint Hall, you can play games during lunch or relax with coffee.
- ✅ You can also work out in the gym or relax in the lounge.
- ✅ Sound design plays an important role in creating an immersive gaming experience.
- ✅ On the second floor, there is the main office space where numerous secret projects are underway.
- ✅ There are also small trees and cute and cool official merchandise.
01:51 - 04:30
3. 🌴 Dave the Diver: Jungle DLC Preview
- ✅ The 'Jungle' DLC offers a significant amount of content, providing about 10 hours of playtime.
- ✅ It offers systems and gameplay that are very different from the main game system.
- ✅ We want to provide the experience of Dave and his friends living in a new life and a new place.
- ✅ In the jungle village 'Utara', Dave is free to spend his day.
- ✅ Time flows in real-time, and you can fulfill the requests of the villagers or collect fruits and minerals.
- ✅ At the restaurant operated by Bancho in the jungle village, you can serve customers in several directions.
- ✅ If your relationship with the villagers becomes stronger, they will visit the restaurant.
- ✅ There are freshwater fish in the lake, and since they cannot be eaten raw, 'Bancho Grill' is operated.
- ✅ The lake contains crocodiles, giant catfish, electric eels, piranhas, and more.
- ✅ The new weapon 'Jungle Gun' can be freely transformed into a net gun, shotgun, sniper rifle, and regular gun.
- ✅ Exciting boss battles are under development.
- ✅ You can walk through the forest with Dave and his friends and experience various jungle activities.
- ✅ More content is under development, and you can also meet characters from other games.
04:31 - 05:49
4. 🧑💻 Behind-the-Scenes Development Story from the Game Design Lead
- ✅ The 'Jungle' DLC introduces land-based gameplay and exciting new elements such as jungle villages.
- ✅ In the main game, the biggest challenge was seamlessly weaving together the two core elements of marine exploration and sushi restaurant management.
- ✅ Adding new gameplay while maintaining the existing rhythm and making every experience meaningful and balanced was a difficult task.
- ✅ We tried to make the new villagers feel like more than just functional NPCs.
- ✅ The goal was to create engaging characters that you want to approach, talk to, and become friends with.
05:50 - 06:35
5. 🎨 Behind-the-Scenes Development Story from the Art Director
- ✅ The biggest change and challenge was introducing village spaces to the character system, which previously only supported horizontal movement.
- ✅ Now characters can move back and forth, and the camera dynamically follows these movements.
- ✅ The main game had similar perspectives in areas such as farms and fish farms, but this time the scope is much wider.
- ✅ Camera transitions are more complex, more characters appear on the screen, and the flow of time works in real-time.
- ✅ As a result, there are more variables to manage compared to the main game, and it is not easy to balance everything in every situation, but it can provide a much richer and more diverse experience.
06:36 - 07:52
6. 📱 Dave the Diver Mobile Version Announcement
- ✅ With the Switch 2 and Xbox releases, you can meet Dave on almost every platform.
- ✅ Many users wanted to play Dave the Diver on their mobile devices.
- ✅ We are developing the mobile version with our Chinese partner XD.
- ✅ The mobile version is not just a port.
- ✅ We are adjusting the entire experience to feel natural on mobile devices.
- ✅ We have redesigned the UI and controls to make everything easy to use and view on small screens.
- ✅ You can tilt the device to pour tea.
- ✅ We plan to release it in China first next year, and then release it worldwide soon after.
07:53 - 08:14
7. 🎉 Closing and Future Plans
- ✅ We wanted to give you a sneak peek before the end of the year.
- ✅ Thank you for your unwavering support.
- ✅ We will be showcasing an amazing new game along with the 'Jungle' DLC next year.
- ✅ See you in 2026!
- ✅ Happy holidays and a happy new year!