NEW Watcher slugcat Analysis & Breakdown

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  • Who Watches the watcher....
    sorry about the audio issues my microphone just decided to do that as I began to record :(
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  • @Volti-Vagra
    @Volti-Vagra 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +221

    6:16 / 6:17 i dont think i jumped so hard (or really at all up to this point) this entire year- that little audio spike absolutely positively *g o t* me

    • @Balagaga
      @Balagaga  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      Sorry missed this in editing :( - will pin this as a jumpscare warning

    • @Jellyfsh-
      @Jellyfsh- 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@BalagagaThe Rot has consumed the mic!

    • @theaveragememer
      @theaveragememer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      slugca-(BAP)timeline

    • @Imonlyhuman77
      @Imonlyhuman77 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      good thing i saw this seconds before that happened you a real one for that

    • @theaveragememer
      @theaveragememer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Imonlyhuman77 Same exact thing happened

  • @AdaTheWatcher
    @AdaTheWatcher 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

    For those who don't know,
    It's been confirmed on the discord that the modded regions are a small part of the DLC.
    As for the reason why we got teasers with mostly modded regions,
    The fully new regions are likely not finished and the modded regions where probably more finished.
    Hence why they probably used those screenshots.

    • @dragontamer2596
      @dragontamer2596 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I was thinking that as I watched the video, and I am honestly glad that the mod devs are getting paid.

  • @mazorca751
    @mazorca751 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +261

    some things i saw while on the rain world discord
    -videocult(the original team) is working on this dlc too
    - mods were given compensation for using their regions
    -mods signed an NDA(a non-disclosure agreement or something like that)
    -the mod regions are only a small part of the dlc
    and they sent some small leaks, I didn't get to see them all and I'm not sure if they are real but I have 2 images
    the first is a gif of a room changing between states time and the second seems to be a map of what a friend said is an iterator
    edit: you can see the gif and the image entered in my profile, it is the only video there is

    • @ardienothesieno
      @ardienothesieno 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      would I be able to find these leaks anywhere? i'd love to see that supposed iterator map 👀

    • @mazorca751
      @mazorca751 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@ardienothesieno The guy who sent the images deleted them in minutes, I managed to see 4 but managed to download 2 (the ones I mentioned) even though I doubt their veracity I think I can upload it as a publication on my profile
      Edit: i cant post it :/

    • @minnarew
      @minnarew 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mazorca751discord?

    • @dutchthenightmonkey3457
      @dutchthenightmonkey3457 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Were you there for the milk posting? Yeah that’s all I remember us doing at first lol 🥛

    • @mazorca751
      @mazorca751 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dutchthenightmonkey3457 yes xD, I was also there when they suggested sacrificing people

  • @Calavid
    @Calavid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    Everyone complaining about them including modded regions in the DLC "but ive already seen this and it was free, wheres the new stuff", like, us console players are f**king starving over here, let us enjoy this sh*t too. Theyre rewarding the hard work of modders by making it official, chill.

    • @Eclipsed_Embers
      @Eclipsed_Embers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      there's also the fact that those regions might get a little extra love and polish by being part of the main game
      also, having them be part of the main game instead of mods will help to clear up a bunch of really long modlists, make guides for those areas easier to come across, and mean that other mods will now take those regions into account due to them being part of the game itself.
      the way I see it, Downpour focused on the Slugcats and the passage of time, while The Watcher seems to be focusing on the world and environment

    • @Nedrac
      @Nedrac 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I 100% agree with this as a switch player

    • @Mike14264
      @Mike14264 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That's honestly just really kick ass to me, y'know? Fanmade content becoming official is like, one of the greatest honors in game development.

  • @voidburgers
    @voidburgers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +267

    I sure hope us console players don't get forgotten for 6 months =]

    • @Runninglizards
      @Runninglizards 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Unfortunately I’m thinking we will, but one can always hope!

    • @rosleonumero2147
      @rosleonumero2147 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Bro i don't want to avoid spoilers for more than a month 😭

    • @mickeymute334
      @mickeymute334 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      6 months is time devs are using to make sure the console version works as well as the PC version. Y'all aren't ignored, just being optimized for. Have faith.

    • @rosleonumero2147
      @rosleonumero2147 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@mickeymute334 actually you're right. Didn't it take like a month for downpour to release? Considering this is only one campaign it might take around half of that. Although this update seems to create a whole new world with multiple regions from mods so there's also that.

    • @sillyahh420
      @sillyahh420 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@rosleonumero2147brawgadawg got killed mid-comment 😭😭🙏🙏🙏 rest in peace fly high gone but never forgotten 😭😭😭

  • @straight-up479
    @straight-up479 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +116

    My working theory is that this is taking place in and surrounding SoS just after her collapse. I think she took herself and the surrounding regions down to the void sea, which is causing the temporal and spatial disjointedness we see in the regions. Other iterators, specifically SoS have only ever been glimpsed, and the “warped” world they talk about in conjunction with the echo flakes and void sea theming makes it seem as though the world this scug inhabits is being ravaged by the void sea. The choice between staying in the world and “diving into the unknown” is very reminiscent of echoes too

    • @mxyzptplk
      @mxyzptplk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      me planning to make an SoS region when videocult potentially does it themselves:

    • @bluestorm4736
      @bluestorm4736 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I always thought it was odd how in a game where much of Saint's campaign is left intentionally vague and up for interpretation, the dev team *explicitly* came out and stated that Challenge 70 wasn't canon. The only reason for such an odd move would be if they were planning on using SoS in some future update. SoS is real.

    • @thorjelly
      @thorjelly 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like this theory, it'd be a pretty cool setting, but why is there so much Rot featured in the trailer? As far as anyone knows, Rot is exclusively a phenomenon created by FP and it's isolated to his region.

    • @straight-up479
      @straight-up479 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@thorjelly Id disagree based on the iterator communications you can find in spearmaster’s campaign, where members of the local group are talking about Pebbles’ rot as if it is a known issue among iterators. It also would make sense, given the ancients’ history of extensive genetic modification that they are aware of common results of it being pushed to its limits. Also hunter comes from NSH, but is clearly infected with the rot, which may be the most damning evidence

    • @mxyzptplk
      @mxyzptplk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thorjelly well since the rot was an attempt at ascension, it's possible SOS tried the same method before the successful attempt

  • @Rotting_Friend
    @Rotting_Friend 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +291

    I love the part where the watcher watched all over the place and nightcatted the day

    • @Volti-Vagra
      @Volti-Vagra 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      i cant wait til the full length film comes out and we get the "Its Watcher time" moment
      might just be the highlight of 2024

    • @siyahkopek9415
      @siyahkopek9415 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Bot account

    • @Rotting_Friend
      @Rotting_Friend 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@siyahkopek9415 THY ASSUMPTIONS OF ME BEING A CREATURE OF STEEL IS MALICIOUS YOU SCOUNDREL!!1!1!!1!

    • @Rotting_Friend
      @Rotting_Friend 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@siyahkopek9415 nuh uh me no creature of steel

    • @frougee
      @frougee 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ok, im starting to get sick of this meme.

  • @oscaraboud7147
    @oscaraboud7147 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I have a theory of how could the character would be:
    Everything I seen about The watcher in the trailer, its that he is completely unnoticed of everyone else, hiding on the shadows. I think the campaing would be really focus on stealth, and ignoring confrotation with predators, and I hope that those new creatures compensate to that mechanic.

    • @Box_creature
      @Box_creature 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      My bloodlust could never

    • @tortesh1635
      @tortesh1635 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Alternatively, if this goes along with what Videocult has mentioned in the past. They could function as a scout/spy of some sorts for the Scavengers. Having stealth would go along with this, they could be incredibly stealthy (makes very little noise) and a full-on predator.

    • @strangerx3
      @strangerx3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This could be the reason for their new name. "the watcher" might imply that they lean towards staying out of conflict and watching rather then acting most of the time. So far all of the scugs in base game and downpour have names that summarize their gimmick in a straightforward way (survivor is all about learning to survive in a strange world, hunter has to hunt stuff, spearmaster is literally a master of spears, etc).

  • @Workloadz
    @Workloadz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    WE MAKING IT OUT OF ARENA MODE WITH THIS ONE‼️‼️🗣️🗣️💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @siamsiamguite2909
      @siamsiamguite2909 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True

    • @GeorgeHarris-t1x
      @GeorgeHarris-t1x 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is ridiculously relatable lol I have been doing expedition and arena mode since I finished downpour waiting for new content

  • @Eclipsed_Embers
    @Eclipsed_Embers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I think I remember there being something mentioned once about Nightcat's planned campaign being about seeking out some kind of enlightened Scavenger in the Garbage Wastes
    what if people are wrong and their campaign isn't around Rivulet's time at all (most theories I've seen place Watcher either between Monk and Rivulet or between Rivulet and Saint), what if their campaign is around Spearmaster's and Artificer's time?
    I see 2 major options for when Watcher's campaign would be
    1: before Spearmaster's, immediately after Five Pebbles dumped as much Rot as he could in the Garbage Wastes. in this scenario the Rot in Five Pebbles would actually be at its lowest point in the timeline but the Garbage Wastes would be completely overrun. you'd probably be helping the Scavengers leave the now very dangerous wastes to get to the Metropolis whilst setting up the Scavenger King that would later be fought in Artificer's campaign.
    2: after Artificer's, shortly after she's killed the Scavenger King and massacred tons of Scavengers. basically the reverse of the previous option, helping the surviving Scavengers leave the Metropolis and guiding them to a new home in the Garbage Wastes just as the Rot there starts to subside

  • @plasmacotton
    @plasmacotton 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I think that the watcher will have camo abilities like a white lizard, you see in the very beginning that it's invisible against the block. it even avoided a blue lizard and a scavenger.

  • @hypedthief1711
    @hypedthief1711 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +119

    The entire Rain World Community is abuzz with this new update, I hope we aren't overhyping it...

    • @dumpsterfunny2522
      @dumpsterfunny2522 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      i honestly dont care if people are overhyping this, me just want new content!

    • @Insanity5163
      @Insanity5163 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Worst case, it's a new campaign.
      Can't be that bad.

    • @dutchthenightmonkey3457
      @dutchthenightmonkey3457 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Feel like it’s getting under hyped rn lol but I was only on the discord for the first 30mins of the trailer drop and we were just milk posting

    • @lilysamvelian9970
      @lilysamvelian9970 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Insanity5163 I hope you're not jynxing it...

    • @ronan5642
      @ronan5642 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Y'all are strangely apathetic for an underrated game. Let's take a breather y'all

  • @Annoyingdolphin
    @Annoyingdolphin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love when the watcher came into frame said it’s watching time then watched all over the place

  • @JustaFloatingEye
    @JustaFloatingEye 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    "Badlands, Aether Ridge and Coral Caves will still remain on the workshop"
    Aether Ridge:
    hasn't been ported yet

    • @cheesecrackers29
      @cheesecrackers29 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hoping it gets ported soon the regions peak

    • @DryCryCrystal
      @DryCryCrystal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’ll be a while before we see aether ridge, he has massive plans for it. It’s not really a port

  • @JustaFloatingEye
    @JustaFloatingEye 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Literally the best analysis because it shows how many custom regions are shown the images, I already knew half of them but I found plenty more from this video.

  • @SonosVitae
    @SonosVitae 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    He is our Mossbag but for Rainworld

    • @Yabroe
      @Yabroe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nah daszombes takes that role for me

    • @neongalaxy9976
      @neongalaxy9976 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      all three make completely different content? If you mean a well known voice over guy for the rain world community then…. Idk make your own opinion

  • @izu1525
    @izu1525 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    cant waiit for that one guy making a mod that brings back the original stormy coast threat theme

  • @InsomniacSwallow
    @InsomniacSwallow 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I love that the DLCs are community made in some instances, that says a lot from videocult, because the money will go to those people too, so, it is a way to keep the community active and incentivize the creators to keep creating and expanding this world.

  • @theman13532
    @theman13532 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    5:42 if you were to take a shot for every minute post watcher release until a "The Watcher Stormy Coast Music Replacer" mod appears, you probably wouldn't even be intoxicated lmao
    8:32 they're probably doing this to avoid people overhyping it all, it _is_ kinda boring that all we have for now is just "oh yeah these are official but a tiny bit different now" but i'd rather it be very little info with the known being rather meh until launch than the average minecraft live that shows off every "interesting" enough feature that people might like without much additional unmentioned tidbits

  • @ikcikor3670
    @ikcikor3670 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I believe it's just the camera zooming in, not the watcher jumping at the camera, in that animated video.

    • @maple...
      @maple... 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      true, if you go frame by frame you can see the Watcher isn't actually moving

  • @sillyswrdd
    @sillyswrdd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    I think we’re going to see what’s beyond ascension. If you read the description, it’s _reeks_ of void stuff. I once saw a theory (it was on tumblr) where each ascended creature would become a void worm and create their own world based on their memories. I wonder if we see each of the previous scugs’ worlds? That would be epic. (Like coral cove for rivulet, for example)

    • @the_otamatone
      @the_otamatone 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I hope we get to know what happens to the cat after ascension.

    • @Eclipsed_Embers
      @Eclipsed_Embers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      the idea I got from the description sounded to me more like they were going to take the basic concept of the Rubicon and Void stuff and use it to make the Watcher's campaign basically be a rougelike experience, an evershifting landscape that's different each time you play

    • @lilysamvelian9970
      @lilysamvelian9970 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@the_otamatone i think we already kinda do. We sometimes get to see what happens after Inv acsends

    • @sillyswrdd
      @sillyswrdd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@lilysamvelian9970 inv isn’t canon but the prospect of every scug having a dating sim has me CACKLING

  • @fusselised-slugcat
    @fusselised-slugcat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I actually love that they are adding existing mods to the actual game. Since Rainworld's player base is really based around mods, so adding player made content to the actual game and adding talented moders to they're team makes me believe that they are trying to further bond with they're community, which I see as a plus.

  • @AprilIsTheWorstMonth
    @AprilIsTheWorstMonth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    ngl you said like 100x more than daszombies because you've actually played and had experience with modded regions

    • @billygreggory7899
      @billygreggory7899 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Lmao. I noticed that

    • @zotemighty
      @zotemighty 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They both introduced their separate takes, and I'd say both videos are equally informative.

  • @gfox6151
    @gfox6151 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I hope they make the downpour scugs are cannon to the watcher but the watcher just takes place in a different place on the planet

  • @creaturecrash
    @creaturecrash 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    honestly I thought you'd be excited that they are adding regions from talented creators and putting them in the DLC I like it because they're supporting the community. maybe they'll even take some people that have made popular mods for the Steam Workshop and get help from them too. I mean imagine the creator of bee cat gets to help with the Watcher. although technically downpour is a glorified mod that was being made by several people before video cult picked it up. I think it's really cool that video cult supported mod Developers and even let them make a DLC for their game.

    • @JohnDoe-mr6mq
      @JohnDoe-mr6mq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wish Videocult did review all the dialogs from Downpoor' Spearmaster campaign, and they wont let something similar happen to the new content. I'm speaking about iterators dialogs where they are too human and emotional rather than robotic creatures. Except that, I appreciate Downpoor and the work that has been done.

    • @bat6594
      @bat6594 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@JohnDoe-mr6mqCan you elaborate on why you think the dialogue in spearmaster is too emotional?
      I think it fits really well and I saw no issue when I play through it. If the iterators were unfeeling and more robotic, the dialogue would be boring and wouldn't hit the same for storywise.

    • @JohnDoe-mr6mq
      @JohnDoe-mr6mq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bat6594 well, after re-reading all the broadcast once again I have to admit that it was fine. Some parts made me uneasy, though, like `Furious - Gray ` broadcast where the dialogue is a bit too dramatic, at least for me. Looking at the tone with which LTTM talks to scug, new iterators are quite near her in a sense of being more human than robot, though. Overall, it was good. Just wish that some review from original creators took its place first, if it didn't

  • @WojtekXD-bx7jb
    @WojtekXD-bx7jb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Watcher having the echo-like striped behind it does not necessarily mean it will have superpowers, however, it does indicate that it has a connection with that part of the world. This can hint that just like Artificer and Saint, The Watcher simply has a deep obsession and therefore will probably not ascend
    Seeing how the climate isn't cold and there is a high presence of Rot implied, we can assume The Watcher takes place between Monk/Survivor and Rivulet. When the Rot starts spreading very rapidly and the collapse of The Exterior begins

    • @lilysamvelian9970
      @lilysamvelian9970 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      my biggest question is which sin will prevent them from ascending...
      Also I'm interested in when this campaign happens, but we potentially see the nightcat (aka the watcher as we all know) in the Gourmand food quest completion ending. Considering Monk and Survivor are also in that ending, and they happen to happen before rivulet, if that really was the nightcat then your theory is most likely true

  • @straight-up479
    @straight-up479 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    Controversial opinion, I don’t want this scug to have any new abilities that the original vanilla ones didn’t have… if it sticks to that formula, this new region and subsequent story could be just as magical as a first hunter playthrough was for me. Downpour slucgats were too game-y to feel grounded in the story imo, so I’m excited at the idea of going back to an underpowered bottom-of-the-food-chain catslug in an unfamiliar, harsh world.

    • @dj3k610
      @dj3k610 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      honestly? i agree. with maybe the exception of the maul (which feels like a very vanilla ability), a good old fashioned vanilla-style campaign would be a massive breath of fresh air.

    • @elshelalu2027
      @elshelalu2027 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      agreed!

    • @kdevelopergw
      @kdevelopergw 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      agreed to a certain degree, i don't think the slugcat should have crazy abilities, but stuff like increased stealth stat like monk has would be awesome

    • @mrbtiger4838
      @mrbtiger4838 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      More controversial opinion, I don't want this scug to try to be Survivor 2, because I'll be real: you can't play Rain World for the first time twice. There's no way this game is going to be able to send me back the bottom of the food chain with how much I've played and learned it, and I think that goes for most other people as well at this point.
      Playing as Survivor to explore Downpour's new rooms for the first time, I absolutely did not feel like I was the squishy little scug I played as starting the game, because when you know the movement inside out nothing can catch you, and enough experience with creatures means killing / crippling 90% of them is simply easy, and the other 10% happen to be avoidable.
      Unless the Watcher is entirely new game, it is not going to be able to recapture the experience of playing Rain World for the first time because we've already all had that experience. And even if it was an entirely new game, Rain World has taught people enough about exploration games that I think even that would fail to give you the same experience.
      I think the Watcher ought to try to be it's own thing, like the Downpour scugs, because if it tries to be Survivor 2 it is doomed to fail. Go play Survivor room rando if you want to see for yourself. So, yeah.

    • @Disorder2312
      @Disorder2312 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I disagree. While slugcats with abilities are more powerful, their campaigns were certainly not easier. It all depends on the world state, and survivor had a much easier one.

  • @plantplayer303
    @plantplayer303 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    6:55 finally, lust layer in Rain World.

  • @Tuney657
    @Tuney657 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    WRONG saint doesn’t have extinct pole plants there is one in undergrowth!

    • @GeorgeHarris-t1x
      @GeorgeHarris-t1x 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Well maybe it'd the last one standing or something cos undergrowth is the most alive region yk

    • @satosmi9408
      @satosmi9408 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There are multiple

    • @GeorgeHarris-t1x
      @GeorgeHarris-t1x 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@satosmi9408 oh well last population of its kind then

    • @endyproductions6209
      @endyproductions6209 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its because its jot as cold

    • @snowyimp333
      @snowyimp333 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@endyproductions6209 that's what I'm saying. There's no reason they couldn't end up growing back to the surface post ice age

  • @riley_-zm8vr
    @riley_-zm8vr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    pole plants don't go extinct for saint, there's tons of them in undergrowth and i think a few still left in windswept spires

  • @ArheIy
    @ArheIy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I doubt that this DLC takes place in the SoS region, as other people in the comments say. There are a few reasons for that.
    Firstly and obviously - the Rot. It should be specific to 5P, as it's a sign of *failure* to reprogram iterator cells. If SoS ever tried it, she definetly did it successfully. And if it's Pebbles, then we can definetly say that all of this takes place in our original region, though greatly expansed. And this, combined with the whole new regions set, leads me to the conculsion that we'll see other iterators of the local group - either SRS or NSH.
    It's hard to say which one would it be, but I bet on SRS. Why? Well, NSH was the one to send Hunter, and that means that he was alright at least not so long ago. SRS, on the other hand, wasn't heard of since the Spearmaster campaign - basically, the beginning of the main story line. Some sh*t has definetly happened to him, which is a good plot hook. But ya know what's even more possible? *BOTH NSH AND SRS.* If SRS is down, NSH definetly will get involved that way or another. He's not the guy to leave a friend in need. And a huge amount of regions only supports this idea - original game is set in the area with 2 iterators. Getting many regions with only one seems... Unprobable. So whole 2 gigachads are coming to the game.

    • @Grimmet2137
      @Grimmet2137 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I know it's 7 month old comment but I think there was a mention of five pebbles wasn't being the first one to get infected with rot? altho it might have been in MSC

  • @justinmeque3192
    @justinmeque3192 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's true that mods are being re-used, but just look at TBOI : Repentance : you can still have a mod-based DLC that brings new things to the table, I just hope The Watcher will be on the same level of quality as Repentance. And beside, don't forget about the console players for whom it will be nice to have new content that would otherwise be inaccessible. Plus, the modders will get paid for their work for once, which is undeniably a good thing.

  • @batteryhunter
    @batteryhunter 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Ive seen people upset over the modded regions being included and stuff, but i don't get the problem exactly. Downpour ported modded content into the game aswell, but not just by throwing it in there and putting a price tag, they actually expanded the content and let the team make some pretty incredible stuff. Clearly, we know there will be original regions on top of expanded and redone modded regions made by VERY talented people. To me, this seems more like a downpour situation where they are gonna let the modders include their own modded regions while also having tons of new content and updates to old content. I have a ton of faith it'll be done well!
    EDIT: Thought about it more. The removal of everything from the mods except the region itself definitely implies this approach. It REALLY seems to me like they are letting the modders bring in some old work and adapt it for filler and such.

    • @bro748
      @bro748 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Downpour was less of a problem because nobody had played those regions before. This is a bit weird because many of us already have played the regions, so seeing them in a different context may feel immersion-breaking and repetitive.

    • @airfryer1008
      @airfryer1008 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I don’t think it’ll be a problem since they’re only filler regions, and most people who played rainworld and downpour probably didn’t play every region mod

    • @batteryhunter
      @batteryhunter 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@bro748 Wait, how does downpour not have the issue of repetition? I mean, first off, most RW players, on average, do not use mods, but that aside, even the ones who do don't really have to worry about this, I feel. It's not like the regions will be lifted from the workshop and just hastily given a new context, obviously they will be updated, refurbished, and made to fit, just like the modded content in downpour. Obviously, we've played these regions before, but also once again, that was an issue with downpour which DIDNT include modded regions, because the whole thing ejth downpour was going back through old regions. To me, playing through a new version of an old region and new abilitis repetitive, sure, but also just exactly what downpour was. This kinda presents two options: either its just a downpour situation where you go through old regions with new changes, OR the whole thing feels pretty fresh. I find neither of these to be new potential issues/things to tackle, or really problems at all.

    • @MigWith
      @MigWith 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      also, money for the mod devs, like, thats pretty good

  • @MomentOfTotality
    @MomentOfTotality 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3:00 The Watcher doesn't leap at the camera, the camera zooms in. You can tell if you go frame-by-frame.
    The Watcher might still have a leap ability, but that doesn't seem to be the way it was actually animated.

  • @BogChog
    @BogChog 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Say what you want to say about the canonizations of old regions but this is only a dub for console players

  • @WojtekXD-bx7jb
    @WojtekXD-bx7jb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    After drawing the entire Rain World map in Paint, and looking for space where a biome could even be, the possible places are:
    1) Above Chimney Canopy
    2) Above Sky Islands
    3) Connecting number 1 with upper Exterior / Metropolis
    Or by far the most likely
    4) On the right side of Looks to the Moon
    There just straight up isn't any space elsewhere

    • @satosmi9408
      @satosmi9408 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I do hope the ones they showcase are just disconnected from the world. Adding an entirely new set of region to the main map is hard not to make them feel custom-ish. In the case of More Slugcat, they seamlessly integrate one or two new regions into each campaign, and they all find a compelling place within the game's canon. I wonder if they're gonna nail it this time. The concept of More Slugcat was just way too good.

  • @dantebayer919
    @dantebayer919 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    about the spear on the scav's back, this was the first thing i noticed so i thought about it a lot, i think it's either barbed so taking it out hurts them too, or it could have a bit of rot on the end, but i don't see much use for that on a short term scale.
    also only watcher in the title is rotted, so he may be able to carry a spear on their back too, which from expedition mode, i've found that i don't do well without, so that might be helpful.
    also also i think if it's an iterator's place, it's probably SoS, which not only would be a good thing to tell people when it's decided to make people start speculating, but i think if so, there's going to be a really underwhelming explanation, like she just got tired of nothing ever happening and said all that to start some 3 century long drama.

  • @josh-zw5zb
    @josh-zw5zb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I think the sand looks amazing

    • @MigWith
      @MigWith 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      the inside just has to be a little darker and less "glow", it looks like its glowing
      changing that would make it perfect (I already find it beautiful)

    • @lakewaltz
      @lakewaltz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wouldn't mind if it had more texture it's way too smooth to be honest. I understand the tops of dunes can be smooth but I think they overdid it, hopefully will be changed upon release.

    • @satosmi9408
      @satosmi9408 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Compare it to the rain. The rain is so damn amazing. This definitely needs further iterations.

  • @maple...
    @maple... 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you for getting information from the discord! its very easy for stuff to get drowned out in servers when they aren't said anywhere else

  • @bro748
    @bro748 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow, finally a good summary of Watcher! Fetid Glen is likely since it's supposed to connect to Badlands and Aether Ridge. Lumen Station is also likely the rot focus, based on the direction Station Annex is going.
    Also the green Wrayk region is totally ripping off OD from NNH smh, and I will be pressing charges.

  • @tinyslugcat
    @tinyslugcat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    im working on a sprite mod for my new nightcat/watcher design because i cant get over how cool this is

  • @HYDROCARBON_XD
    @HYDROCARBON_XD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think the watcher (nightcat) is actually an organic living being just maybe filled with void fluid or something like that? That’s why it can be invisible or dash,because void fluid releases a lot of energy and that energy is used into a dash

  • @Milkman5021
    @Milkman5021 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    it’s watching time🤑🤑

    • @YinAndYang_ii
      @YinAndYang_ii 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I love when the watcher said it’s watching time and watched everywhere

  • @firegads9245
    @firegads9245 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It may just be wishful thinking, but what I'm thinking about the main additions of the Watcher's DLC is that the new locations and content will act similar to Outer Expanse in the gourmands campaign, unlocking to the base game Scugs after the campaign is completed. Now this is just an idea, but the thought of the new regions also containing differences through time if the downpour DLC is installed is an idea i would love to see.

  • @a.g.3711
    @a.g.3711 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Actually I'm so glad they will include those regions from the workshop; for me there is a huge difference between an official content, and an 'outsider creation'. it's like something super cool being recognised as canon; otherwise is just an unofficial version that can't be considered as the actual world of that game

  • @nacu7701
    @nacu7701 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Including like 5 or 6 modded regions in a dlc is really weird tbh, my hope is that there is some sort of free part of the whole ordeal, like Remix was to Downpour - which would include the modded regions for free or somthing. Then again that wouldnt make sense as theyre a part of watcher campaign.
    For a scope and theme of this dlc, im honestly thinking that since theres many modded regions, and apparently thats just a small part of the dlc, the watcher is taking place in a completely new world separate from the vanilla world (god i hope). As more proof lets see the description, it mentions that what we'll be exploring im the Watcher we only ever caught a glimpse of. I think the glimpse its talking about are the overseer projections, since i cant really put it anywhere else, unless its the slugcat tree but downpour already did that unfortunately, or its the void/existance beyond the void, since we omly ever got a glimpse into it. All of these take place far away from the main land.
    Honestly after a sitting a bit with this knowledge I dont really have much issues with this. If I am right (i bet i am) with it being a new whole region of the world, then the modded regions would be able to make sense thematically and well make sense why theyre in the world, if they fit them right; kinda like how rain world's world flows together really nicely. Anyway shoutouts for covering this so quickly, hope theres some more drama to discuss soon!!!
    edit: Ultimately what it boils down to is whether the devs have a strong creative vision for the actual world of The Watcher dlc that includes the modded regions in its core principles. If they dont, I fear it might just be a move to try to be hip and cool and make the mods into a reality for no apparent reason than to make the mods official to seem like theyre the "cool devs".

    • @Eclipsed_Embers
      @Eclipsed_Embers 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      in terms of making the mods part of the actual game it's important to consider that that's basically how Downpour started out, it's probably how all expansions to Rainworld will end up being made, mods that get picked up and officially implemented
      as for the DLC itself, honestly based on the description we got I'm kind of expecting the Watcher's own campaign to be a roguelike type of thing, that was just what popped into my head when I first read the description
      so the DLC would include all those modded areas for the other slugcats whilst the Watcher itself would have its own entirely seperate thing which would be the main focus of the DLC

    • @nacu7701
      @nacu7701 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Eclipsed_Embers I dont see how your first point really changes anything.
      As for the rest, making a roguelike mode would probably be really difficult seeing how rw is made, and i honestly hope its not that lol. The idea that modded areas would be available for others is kinda ass too, since those regions make zero sense in the whole world of rain world we play in in vanilla; they dont flow nicely with anything vanilla and stick out like a sore thumb

    • @Yabroe
      @Yabroe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i had a random idea that the train/tram on Fp's can was rebuilt, or maybe this takes place really early, straight after SoS unaliving herself

    • @Yabroe
      @Yabroe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      killing herself idk why i said unaliving

  • @soloraceschannel
    @soloraceschannel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe someone already said this, but I just wanted to add that the green wrayk region was inspired by a region from New Horizons (not Old New Horizons, but also made by FishSwallower) called Old Drainage System.

  • @generalseal6948
    @generalseal6948 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    the water looks like that because its actually choccy milk

  • @hunter_sans
    @hunter_sans 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really really love rainworld and im happy that developers didnt forget about the game and even going to add a new content.

  • @tortesh1635
    @tortesh1635 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If this goes along with what Videocult has mentioned in the past. They could function as a scout/spy of some sorts for the Scavengers. Having stealth would go along with this, they could be incredibly stealthy (makes very little noise) and a full-on predator.
    It would be cool if the Watcher was entirely carnivorous, in direct contrast from Saint and his timeline as well.

  • @JacobPDeIiNoNi
    @JacobPDeIiNoNi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a switch player I’m happy for modded regions anyway because I can’t experience otherwise, but I think my main concern is just whether or not they’ll feel right integrated into the game officially. Most of the downpour regions existed in a way that you could at least presume their existence from the base game. The slugcats have to come from somewhere- outer expanse. Moon seems way smaller than pebbles in her explorable area- submerged superstructure is the rest. And you can literally see metropolis. Those, along with the variation regions like the rot or waterfront facility, fit into the world in a very natural way by answering questions players probably already had. So I hope that somehow these regions feel like they actually have a place and aren’t just tacked on. something a lot of people have suggested is taking place around a different iterator and I think that’s really the best way it would work, otherwise the facility grounds would feel bloated with content. Even then it could still feel like it doesn’t fit though. But I’m just going to wait and see what it actually is on release (console release :( ) because way too many people are getting super invested in these discussions and arguments while we barely know anything, which doesn’t make much sense to me, apart from speculation which is just fun of course

  • @Chase-tc6kg
    @Chase-tc6kg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think Watcher is going to take place in a separate timeline than downpour

  • @seattlesounders6974
    @seattlesounders6974 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You can still find pole plants in saints timeline- sorry if this sounds rude but I really like rain world :D

  • @TheDooDoo74
    @TheDooDoo74 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pole mimics are present in under growth for saint

  • @Crazyoldman84
    @Crazyoldman84 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The watcher could have camouflage ability like some of the other rain world creatures.

  • @hallowfish9584
    @hallowfish9584 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OKOK I think that the dlc is going to take place during/after the times of the ancients and The Watcher is in a big glass box for the entertainment of the ancients. This would explain how some entire regions look so unnatural.

  • @Ratro25
    @Ratro25 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Saint still has Pole Mimics, such as in the place where Rivulet's Campaign starts

  • @Kingmaxthe2
    @Kingmaxthe2 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:45 you can find pole mimics in Saint's undergrowth, they just dont survive in the cold

  • @NovaAge
    @NovaAge 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    7:30 I really, _really_ hope they replace the Latin letter/Arabic number with proper ancient gibberish. I can't at all see this slipping past, but it's still something I'll stay up at night over.

    • @minnarew
      @minnarew 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      but those types of signs exist in base game?????

    • @NovaAge
      @NovaAge 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@minnarew Where?

  • @You-fools
    @You-fools 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    You should be able to cut off that deep hum and popping with some editing or even some filters if you're recording the audio with OBS, worth looking into if this happens again!

    • @Balagaga
      @Balagaga  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Will look into it! sorry if its too distracting

    • @You-fools
      @You-fools 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Balagaga No problem man it seems to go away later in the video, still good stuff.

  • @kangaroot_
    @kangaroot_ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My theory is that the void's taken over a LOT of the world and distorted everything along with rot, so it's after saint and some places are cold and most aren't anymore. Also the places where the watcher is in some screenshots makes me feel like it can fly like saint

  • @dutchthenightmonkey3457
    @dutchthenightmonkey3457 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can’t wait for milk sea

  • @AsarNurulla
    @AsarNurulla 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    7:02 is there a link to an og picture? i really wanna save it and make it my wallpaper :3

  • @beatriztrigo4731
    @beatriztrigo4731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't think pole plants are extinct in Saint. They are just rare and only exist inside.

  • @infamoushaze58
    @infamoushaze58 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If its only one slugcat hopefully the campaign is huge, justice for nightcat at last

  • @isaacisaacson8967
    @isaacisaacson8967 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have this headcannon that nightcat/watcher is survivor's descendant because of how many slugpups look like them

  • @999Juice4ever
    @999Juice4ever 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I Hope they release it Faster then downpour on consoles. It was like 5 months after it released on steam

    • @999Juice4ever
      @999Juice4ever 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      TAKE MY MOOOONEY

    • @thecoolcutlefishYT
      @thecoolcutlefishYT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree! I was slowly going insane waiting for downpour!

    • @999Juice4ever
      @999Juice4ever 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@thecoolcutlefishYT yea. I was trying So hard to not to look at any spoilers. I couldnt watch rain world youtubers

    • @lilysamvelian9970
      @lilysamvelian9970 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thecoolcutlefishYT I'm the opposite. I start out extremely impatient, but then I slowly calm down.

  • @discoparrot8342
    @discoparrot8342 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In the steam announcement for the watcher it says “The fourth slugcat of Rain World has not been forgotten, their time is coming” anyone know what this means?

    • @dennisreinhardt6526
      @dennisreinhardt6526 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Before Downpour there were 4 slugcats. The three campaigns and the nightcat(?) that you could only choose in the arena or in coop

  • @fourstones1860
    @fourstones1860 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Personally i dont see a problem with modded regions, theyre obviously making changes and there is gonna be new regions aswell. Also the regions arent the main focus of the dlc, its not like theyre just selling aether ridge or badlands

  • @MoleMoushle
    @MoleMoushle 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am really excited for this dlc. i play on console so i can't play these modded regions. so i am happy i can play them soon.

  • @British_manndem
    @British_manndem 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:28
    Perhaps it's a salt spear that has a clump of salt at the end that when thrown creates a puff of Salt acting like a smoke grenade

  • @HYDROCARBON_XD
    @HYDROCARBON_XD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope this dlc is actually canon to the original universe since videocult is working on it afaik,or maybe a continued of downpour?

  • @gooseygoose423
    @gooseygoose423 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think the reason all the colors are pretty vibrant is so the watcher sticks out more?

  • @watermelon5521
    @watermelon5521 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I truly hope the map doesn't end up having "unfortunate development" 2.0. 😂

  • @OnlyTree
    @OnlyTree 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Assuming the old regions are filled with enough new content and there’s enough new regions I’m fine with them being reused

  • @StHZero-us3br
    @StHZero-us3br 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was working in a personal mod that would have a scaredy stealthy slugcat, but got lazy and lost in the middle of development, i want to go back to it though

    • @StHZero-us3br
      @StHZero-us3br 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      (The slugcat design is in my pfp btw)

    • @dorothyiseghohi1850
      @dorothyiseghohi1850 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@StHZero-us3brI think you should definitely go for it! Your slugcat looks really cool, and I think the stealth mechanic has a lot of potential.

  • @ah-64apache92
    @ah-64apache92 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yeah stormy coast is music is banger without a doubt 10/10

  • @cringelord9796
    @cringelord9796 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pole mimics aren't extinct in saint! They're just limited to places like undergrowth.

  • @grasseater123
    @grasseater123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    are you next to a hadron collider what is your microphone

  • @s.adrianekaylor887
    @s.adrianekaylor887 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Regarding free mods added to a paid DLC: people playing on Switch and other consoles wouldn't have access to the mods unless they were added as a DLC. While PC is the best way to play, it's not accessible to everyone.

  • @finalbosskorea
    @finalbosskorea 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had to mentally restrain myself from watching this video when it first came out because it was 1 in the morning D:

  • @Leobugzzzz
    @Leobugzzzz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I might be wrong about this, but I’m pretty sure I’m correct. It also might just be an expedition only thing but when I was playing Saint I could’ve swore that I saw a pole plant in undergrowth

  • @shingshongshamalama
    @shingshongshamalama 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm going to go out on a completely insane reach right now and say Nightcat is the rot.

  • @V1_SILLY
    @V1_SILLY 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    *Next is the bisexual region" bro, I'm dead💀

  • @ConnerWynn
    @ConnerWynn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The wacther will not have leap ability. it's the camera that's moving quickly.

  • @voruma
    @voruma 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow, this makes me nervous since I'm working on a pretty big mod and I'm worried that the Watcher regions will look like mine...

  • @SonixYakuzaFanAccount
    @SonixYakuzaFanAccount 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    balaga ga
    wait holy shit im in this video lets goo

  • @infamoushaze58
    @infamoushaze58 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What if instead of cloaking he goes into a different plain of existence temporarily and thats why they cant see him

  • @satosmi9408
    @satosmi9408 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do hope the regions they showcase are just disconnected from the world. Adding an entirely new set of region to the main map is hard not to make them feel custom-ish. In the case of More Slugcats, they seamlessly integrate one or two new regions into each campaign, and they all find a compelling place within the game's canon. I wonder if they're gonna nail it this time. The concept of More Slugcats was just way too good.

  • @Honeypiesstuffx3
    @Honeypiesstuffx3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    6:18 I actually got jumpscared by the mic giltch

  • @Sprinkledsprinkles
    @Sprinkledsprinkles 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NOOO WE'RE LOSING THE POLLIWOGS NOOOOOOO

  • @SaturatedScug
    @SaturatedScug 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WE ONLY GOT ONE SNEAK PEAK AND PEOPLE ARE ALREADY MAKING BREAKDOWNS AND ANALYSIS’S

  • @NightmareGlitchFox
    @NightmareGlitchFox 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Even though The Watcher is *technically* Nightcat I'm not making them Nightcat lol

  • @birdwithaglock
    @birdwithaglock 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel like the watcher would take place after rivulet but before whatever comes after riv because I want to believe that the dlc will be after the rot hit critical mass then the ecosystem is trying to repair itself, no reasoning I just think it would be cool.
    Oh also the watcher probably doesn't have the ability to go invisible, I think it would be something like the white lizard camo instead of ghostcat

  • @Someperson12532
    @Someperson12532 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:04 The last paragraph might mean something

  • @jonathanarcher731
    @jonathanarcher731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    got hecken fnaf jump scared in 6:17

  • @Robot_GEANT
    @Robot_GEANT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The watcha.

  • @RandomAnimations42
    @RandomAnimations42 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just realised how outdated i am with the modding community lol. Jokes aside i will try to play the region mods before the dlc comes out!!!

  • @offbrandspaghetti4083
    @offbrandspaghetti4083 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wait one minute so umm lore spoilers here but like the echos are things that have touched the void water and like turned into that so maybe the watcher is a slug cat echo

  • @x-reymen5669
    @x-reymen5669 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    6:48 Wait, thats snow? I thought it was milk...