Day 1 Studios held a Q & A session with the community and answered some of the question they had thrown at them about their upcoming third-person game, Fracture. The guys at Day 1 did their best to answer as many as they could gave out some decent info on the game. For a sampling of the full Q & A that you can find on the official forums for Fracture, take a peesy below! The site has also posted up some dev diary videos that introduce gamers to the team behind the game.

How is Fracture “different” from other console action games?

What makes Fracture so different from other 3rd person action games is what we’re calling “Terrain Deformation” (or TD for short). This is a revolutionary new technology in games. It allows the player to literally reshape the battlefield on the fly using a variety of different weapons and techniques. A few examples - players can raise the terrain to create cover for themselves, they can lower it to dig underneath walls or locked doors, it is a tool for solving puzzles, and of course can be used in combat for destructive purposes.

What sorts of multiplayer modes will be available in Fracture? Will multiplayer options be configurable?

Multiplayer is a big component of Fracture. All of the terrain deforming weapons you can use in the single player campaign are at your disposal in multiplayer as well. This leads to a whole new spin on the concept of multiplayer shooters. There are lots of different MP modes that are configurable by the player, as well as the usual Free For All and Capture the Flag type games.

Are enemies in Fracture going to have the same terrain abilities as the main character? Will they have unique abilities or weapons? Such as?

Yes, the enemies in the game will have the ability to affect the terrain as well. And yes, you will see them pulling of some pretty amazing special abilities. One really unique enemy is the Pacifican Hydra. This unit has been genetically modified to be able to leap 40 to 50 feet in the air. He carries the Bangalore Rocket Launcher as well. He’ll leap into the air and fire that rocket down on top of you from the apex of his jump and then jump away just as fast, making him deadly and hard to hit at the same time.

What is that weapon that creates a huge vortex and then sucks up everything around it and then explodes?!

That is the aptly named Vortex Grenade. It is easily the most powerful weapon in the game. It generates a swirling vortex of rock, dirt and debris that pulls in anything around it - including yourself if you’re not careful! You can even fire rockets into it to increase its destructive power. When it reaches its critical mass point, it explodes, throwing everything that was inside it flying through the air.

How many weapons are in Fracture? Will they all be available in Fracture multiplayer?

We have thirteen different weapons as well as four different grenade types. And yes, all of these are available in multiplayer.