The setting is the end of the world and I read somewhere that you’re daydreaming about the apocalypse. The Hell Divers will be exploring some interesting new places and might meet some terrifying new creatures. I can reveal a few things… there will be new mutants and apocalyptic wastelands in the final installment-things that haven’t been in the first two books. I have much of the third book mapped out and I’ve already started writing the story. If I’m not mistaken this is going to be a trilogy, do you have the third book already mapped out? Anything you can reveal? ![]() I think a ship like the Hive might be possible in twenty or thirty years, hence my decision to set Hell Divers in the time period I did. I noticed a small percentage of reviewers found the airship unrealistic, but the military is doing some pretty remarkable things right now with airships in real life. The helium balloons, airships, and electrical storms were all pieces I spent quite a bit of time researching. My editor, who happens to be an expert skydiver, helped add authenticity to the skydiving scenes. Yes, this was probably the most difficult book I’ve written so far because of the research involved. Skydiving, helium balloons and electrical storms, did you do much research into these topics as part of the project? Each of these characters has to endure a lot of threats as the second book unfolds, and those that make it to the end will continue to evolve and change in book 3, Deliverance. Another character, that shall go unnamed for sake of spoiling anything, has also changed considerably since book 1. My goal was to show how they matured and accepted or perhaps didn’t accept the burden of their responsibility as Hell Divers. The characters know how fragile their existence is and many of them have become adults since the events of book 1. A single storm or accident could bring down the Hive and wipe out the final survivors. With the loss of the Hive’s sister airship Ares, humanity is already teetering on the edge of destruction. In book two I wanted to up the ante, so to speak, and take things to an entirely new level. What new goals did you set for yourself for the second book? The second book in the series, Hell Divers: Ghosts is set 10 years after the end of Hell Divers and follows many of the same characters. I’ve seen a few spinoff type stories since Hell Divers was published, so to me, those books are validation I was onto something new and cool. Thus the idea for Hell Divers was born, and the actual Hell Divers themselves. But rare are the stories focusing on life in stations orbiting earth or on airships in the sky. There were also quite a few of survivors living on the surface after a post-apocalyptic event. There were a lot of stories about survivors in bunkers underground, with humanity unable to return to the surface. ![]() ![]() When I decided to write this story I wanted to do something different. Battling mutants or fighting for survival on a post-apocalyptic wasteland may not be unique to the genre, but the setting of the airship and the sky diving through the electrical storms is unique from what I’ve seen from reviewers. ![]() The series follows characters called Hell Divers men and women that risk their life to dive through electrical storms back to the poisoned surface of the world where they scavenge for supplies to keep their airships in the sky. Players can also shoot and kill human civilians during rescue missions.We have talked to Nicholas Sansbury Smith as his second book in the Hell Divers series, Ghosts is about to be published.įirst of all for those not familiar with your Hell Divers series can you tell us a bit about it? What do you feel makes it unique?” Players can continue to attack defeated enemies, causing additional blood-splatter effects and dismemberment. From a third-person perspective, players use pistols, assault rifles, sniper rifles, flamethrowers, turrets, grenades, and rocket launchers to shoot and kill enemies (e.g., robots, cyborgs, giant insects).Ĭombat is accompanied by realistic gunfire, cries of pain, and blood-splatter effects some areas of the battlefield depict bloodstains and dismembered corpses. This is an action game in which players assume the role of soldiers attempting to win an intergalactic war. The ESRB has posted up a description for Arrowhead Game Studios’ upcoming Helldivers 2, and while there’s nothing earth-shattering to be found here, it does give us an idea of what to expect from the game’s bread-and-butter combat, making it clear why the game has earned a ‘Mature’ rating.
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