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ROADMAP: next major update date, plans for the year ahead

Greetings, captains!


First of all, we want to say a big, big "Thank you" to each and everyone of you for playing Black Skylands and for providing us with a lot of quality feedback. For the past several weeks, we've been busy analyzing this feedback and planning our early access development process for the next 12 months. What we came up with is a roadmap which reflects our future plans as clearly and honestly as possible.

As we've already stated in the subtitle, the plan is to roll out a major content update approximately every two months. We will start on September 29 with the…

[h2]💰 Treasure Seeker | Update 0.1.0: Sep 29[/h2]




[h3]FEATURES:[/h3]

[h3]💰 "Treasure Seeker" event[/h3]

Treasure chests will be buried around Aspya. Of course, discovering them won't be an easy task. You are going to find out by whom and why they were hidden away. Golden coins you find in those stashes will be used as currency to purchase unique weapons from one of the many merchants in Moth Nest.

Weapons available for purchase for gold:

  • Minigun
  • Three-barrel rifle
  • Rocket launcher
[h3]📜 4 new side quests[/h3]

In one of them, Morris will ask you to find a special spice for his strange dish

[h3]⚔️ 10 new weapons[/h3]

[h3]🏝️ A new island: Whale Hunters Valley[/h3]

[h3]🧭 Mini map[/h3]



[h3]💾 Player profiles[/h3]

…and more!

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After Treasure Seeker is out at the end of September, we're going to deliver 5 more major content updates, the last of which will mark the end of the early access development phase in 2022. Here's what's planned:

[h2]Update 0.2.0: December '21[/h2]
  • Ability to create your own faction;
  • Plot redesign;
  • Improved exploration & game flow;
  • New upgrades.


[h2]Update 0.3.0: February '22[/h2]
  • Ability to move the Fathership around the map;
  • Fathership sieges;
  • Crew members who help you on your skyship;
  • New island side quests, challenges & more additional activities.


[h2]Update 0.4.0: April '22[/h2]
  • Major story update;
  • New islands, side quests, weapons, skyships & player abilities;
  • New difficulty modes.


[h2]Update 0.5.0: June '22[/h2]
  • New islands, side quests, weapons, skyships & player abilities;
  • New enemies;
  • Improved AI.


[h2]Update 1.0.0: August '22[/h2]
  • Finishing the main story;
  • Polishing & optimization;
  • Exit from Early Access.


We continue our work on fixing the remaining bugs. From now on, fixes will be rolled out together with the planned big content updates. May you have fair winds and see you in several weeks!

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Yours truly,



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