Dorfromantik News

To celebrate the release of Dorfromantik for Nintendo Switch, the console update featuring the new Sakura Biome and full controller support is now also available for PC with this update.

[h3]Update Overview:[/h3]

🌸 New Sakura Biome
🎮 Full Controller Support
🚀 Performance Improvements
🌱 Additional Custom Mode Options

[h3]🌸 New Biome[/h3]
To celebrate the Nintendo Swtich release of Dorfromantik, we added a brand new cherry blossom biome featuring unique architecture and scenery to the game. Unlock the colorful biome by placing more than 2000 tiles in total to complete the Landscaper VI challenge.

[h3]🎮 Controller Support[/h3]
The full controller support we implemented for the Nintendo Switch version is now also available to all PC players. The game is now also playable via the Steam Deck and should be marked as fully supported accordingly in the Steam Store in the next few days, as soon as the review on the part of Valve is completed.

[h3]🚀 Performance Improvements[/h3]
In order to port Dorfromantik to the Nintendo Switch, we had to perform a lot of performance optimizations, which will now of course also benefit the PC version. We will fine-tune a few more parts so that we can meet the wide range of different hardware requirements for PC.

[h3]🌱 Additional Custom Mode Options[/h3]
To neatly capture the gameplay for Nintendo Switch in smaller worlds due to technical reasons, we have introduced a new functionality called "world borders". Players can now create their landscapes within this area. This feature is now also available for everyone to use as a configuration option in Custom Mode.

For a more detailed overview of the new features and changes, feel free to check out the official patch notes:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1455840/view/6456498378612731372




[h3]🎲 Physical Board Game Announced![/h3]

We've been working with German board game publisher Pegasus for a while now to develop an analog Dorfromantik board game with the talented authors Lukas Zach and Michael Palm.



The game will be available as the German edition this December 2022 and will come out in English next year (2023).

[h3]🎮 Dorfromantik on the go![/h3]

Dorfromantik was recently released for Nintendo Switch and is available on the Nintendo eShop (more info on our website). Very soon it will also finally be verified for Steam Deck!
Now you can play Dorfromantik on the couch, on the train or wherever else you like!


No matter which platform you end up playing Dorfromantik on, we hope you enjoy your time playing.
Thank you for your support, as always! 💙💛

🧪 Beta: If you also want to test new features earlier and help with your feedback the development of Dorfromantik, then find out here how you can participate in the public beta.

🌻 Community Feedback: We highlight items that we have implemented based on community feedback or suggestions. We look forward to your feedback in our Steam Community Hub or on our Discord server.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1455840/view/6456498378612176246

Sakura Biome
• New biome with cherry blossom theme
  
• New house visuals
  
• New special building visuals (e.g. windmill, tower, granary)
  
  
  Controller Support
• 🌻 Added Gamepad controls for all ingame actions
  
• 🌻 All Menus now fully controllable via Gamepad
  
• Creative Mode tools accessible on Gamepad via new radial menu
  
• Adaptive UI behaviour displaying buttons and UI elements depending on used input device
  
• Added tooltips displaying gamepad button hotkeys
  
• Added separate tutorial texts for Gamepad input
  
  
  Steam Deck Support
• This version should be the one to get Dorfromantik validated for Steam Deck
  
• Implemented keyboard functionality when trying to enter custom mode seed
  
  
  Performance
• Up to 40% improvement in memory usage
  
• Added "Mesh Quality" dropdown to boost rendering performance
  
• Improved Undo performance
  
• Reduced game size by 15%
  
• Various other performance improvements throughout the game
  
  
  Challenges
• 🌻 All challenges can now also be completed in Quick Mode & Hard Mode
  
• Added Landscaper level 6
  
• Tweaked Landscaper level requirements
  
  
  Custom Mode
• 🌻 Added new custom rule: World Border. Play with world border to restrict playing area by given radius
  
  
  Usability & Clarity
• 🌻 Offscreen Quest Markers now display offscreen quest counts & their current completion state
  
• 🌻 Offscreen Quest markers automatically appear when previewing a tile affecting an offscreen quest
  
• Scale Quest bubbles when zooming out to preserve their readability
  
• Improved visuals of preplaced tiles when Post Processing is switched off
  
• Now displaying game mode icons next to ingame score and game mode label in menu
  
  
  Localization
• 🌻 Improved and updated localization for many languages
  
• 🌻 Added Czech, Estonian & Korean Localization
  
  
  Bugfixes
• Fixed bug that caused Undo on Game Over screen to stop working
  
• When placing tiles quickly with gamepad, prevent preview for new tile to overlap previously placed tile
  
• Fixed element group segment staying highlighted in tutorial after it has been previewed connected to a highlighted tutorial group once
  
• Fixed tutorial getting stuck when entering menu while transitioning from one tutorial phase to the next
  
• Prevent tile placement to stop working when switching game sessions after using a creative mode tool (destroy tile, generate matching tile etc.)
  
  
  Other
• Reduced radius of camera movement outside of world bounds
  
• Increased max volume
  

Feedback is essential for us to successfully add new features and improve Dorfromantik together with you. Of course, it helps us a lot if you are specifically trying to test features that we have listed up in the Beta Patch Notes for the current update.

🧪 Beta: If you also want to test new features earlier and help with your feedback the development of Dorfromantik, then find out here how you can participate in the public beta.

🌸 BETA PATCH 1.1.3b PATCH NOTES 🌸

Bugfixes
• Fixed issue that caused the ground of tiles to have a different color than in 1.0
  
• Trees have slight wind animations again

Read more about our current news here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1455840/view/3292718271335073826

Feedback is essential for us to successfully add new features and improve Dorfromantik together with you. Of course, it helps us a lot if you are specifically trying to test features that we have listed up in the Beta Patch Notes for the current update.

🧪 Beta: If you also want to test new features earlier and help with your feedback the development of Dorfromantik, then find out here how you can participate in the public beta.

🌸 BETA PATCH 1.1.2b PATCH NOTES 🌸

Bugfixes
• Added missing Sakura biome entry in creative mode configuration menu
  
• Fixed Tutorial challenge progress bubble being stuck in the screen corner and not disappearing when opening the menu
  
• Prevent the player from triggering keyboard rebinding and getting stuck in the rebinding process while playing on Gamepad
  
• Improved padding of creative mode configuration menu
  
  Other
• Added Korean Localization

Read more about our current news here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1455840/view/3292718271335073826

As announced a few weeks ago at Gamescom, we are happy to announce that Dorfromantik will now be available for Nintendo Switch:

• Switch US - toukana.com/dorfromantik/switch-us
• Switch UK - toukana.com/dorfromantik/switch-uk
• Switch DE (& EU) - toukana.com/dorfromantik/switch-de
• Switch AU (& NZ) - toukana.com/dorfromantik/switch-au
• Switch JP - toukana.com/dorfromantik/switch-jp

To celebrate the release onto Nintendo Switch, we added a brand new cherry blossom biome featuring unique architecture and scenery. The new features for the Switch version, such as full controller support or new settings for the custom mode, will of course also be available to all PC players as a free update. In this regard, we released the update to the public beta already for you to check out.



We've been working with German board game publisher Pegasus for a while now to develop an analog Dorfromantik board game with the talented authors Lukas Zach and Michael Palm.

• Dorfromantik board game Up to six players work together by placing hexagonal tiles to create a beautiful landscape. They try to fulfill the wishes of the inhabitants by fulfilling unique quests. Cleverly place tiles to build the longest rivers and train routes, as well as complete flags in their areas to earn points for all of it.
  
  Throughout the replayable campaign, the points earned can be used to unlock new tiles hidden in initially locked crates. They introduce the players to new, additional quests and allow them to keep pushing the high score higher and higher.

The game will be available as the German edition later this year (Q4 2022) and will come out in English next year (2023). If you are from North America, we recommend to check out Pegasus North America as soon as it is available for preorder.

We will also be at SPIEL '22, the world's largest public event for board games, where Pegasus already has a few copies of the Dorfromantik board game available.


No matter which platform you end up playing Dorfromantik on, we hope you enjoy your time playing.
Thank you for your support, as always! 💙💛