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What changed
- Maps
- Compatibility
- Gameplay
A Merchant's Promise changes
As promised, I have my project up and running at the Airbnb while we wait to move into our home!
So what have I been working on this week?
Map Expansion and the final size of the game world:
This has been a complete map re-do!
It will be a little more spread out and less dense to keep performance in check, but the bulk of it has been ensuring roads are smooth enough (at least main ones) to allow for the faster travel and pace of horses pulling carts, as well as providing open areas for future tasks, interactive points of interests, and the need to camp and sleep during your travels.
Speaking of Horses and Carts
Progress and testing has gone well so far, it will be pretty cheesy at first but I'm looking for feedback on the system once I shoot the update to Beta Branch for those that love to test and give your thoughts.
Then I'll make necessary improvements to what's there before investing time into further features for them.
Basically....does your horse pull the cart with everything exploding etc.
Game Dictionary:
...this guy is getting an update as I start to test out putting in Contracts and Quests. It will also have Tutorial, Control, and Game Concepts information to help.
The Tutorial I am also working on integrating into the main game.
I won't say too much as I'm still testing and debating on the critical choice of creating a specific tutorial area vs popping up some info here and there as you play the game with an option to not receive notifications.
As I think we all have learned, there is a lot to get familiar with initially, so anything that keeps the feel of the game but provides a little easier of a learning bridge to the gameplay is great and needed.
Spring Sale
Welcome New Players! Thank you for your support! And of course to all those that answer questions in Discord and provide your feedback.
As always, I'm in Discord if you need anything!
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