July 2024 update

Dear followers,

It has been a long time since the last update. I have been very busy focusing on working on the game. I'm sorry for that but here is a big one.

Earth of Oryn is doing amazing on Steam (it has been wishlisted almost 100 000 times). It's a great new for the future of the game. Thanks a lot!

Development

Here is a good summary video about how the game looks like at the moment:

Don't hesitate to comment and like the video on Youtube. It helps a lot with the Youtube algorithm. Thanks!

Screenshots

What has been done since the last update

• Fixed a lot of behaviours concerning workers deliveries mechanics.

• Reworked a lot of GUI components and GUI effects.

• Reworked the tutorial and adding new steps.

• Added shortcuts.

• Reworked the build tool.

• Reworked the dragging tool to build roads and walls and adding VFX and sound.

• Fixed cursor selection tool.

• Reworked map navigation behaviour.

• Fixed building inventories.

• Fixed resource collection mechanics.

• Added different OST while playing with different civilizations.

• Reworked weather VFX.

• Improved performance on a lot of tools and the game in general.

• Started adding settings for keys binding.

• Fixed some bugs with the bug reporting tool.

• Added archers and their specific mechanics.

• Reworked whole combat system.

• Added outline on selectable objects.

• Added tool to clean vegetation and destroy other buildings.

• Added a new "Repairer" job for workers.

• Added some cooldown on citizen task decisions so they don't get stuck in a loop.

• New game mode "Mission" where you can select a mission and a seed to unlock other ones. All 4 civilizations are now playable.

• Fixed people dying for no reason.

• Faster combat AI.

• Added a mini grid to the existing grid placing system.

• Reworked the whole technology mechanics and added new ones.

• Reworked animal behaviour (still early stage).

• Added new informations to tooltips.

• Reworked some buggy layouts.

• Resolved some pathfinding issues.

• If a job is taking place in building, worker will now go inside in order to work.

• New culte building, technologies and priest job.

• Fine tuned ground slope textures for better terrain readability.

• Units can now have an aura affecting other citizen.

• New landscaping tool.

• New dashboard with a lot of different displayed data (lists, charts,...)

• New manufacture building allowing item transformation.

• Started working on power building (windmills).

• Reworked zoning tool.

• Reworked farming mechanics.

• Added environment sounds.

• Fixed miscellaneous other bugs.

And what I'm planning to do next

• Bug fixing and improving mechanics based on new feedback.

• Power buildings and their mechanics.

• Wild life.

• Adding new content based on existing mechanics.

• Adding new original missions.

If you need more information and/or want to chat with me and other Oryn players, I invite you to join the Discord server.

Best regards,

Elivard