Kingdom Crier #21: Feature Preview - Terraforming!
Kingdom Crier #21 ahoy!
As you've likely noticed, we're taking extra time on our Feature Updates now. The stability of the game has allowed us to strive for a better work/life balance for the team and ensure that each major update from here on out represents a clear step towards 1.0. While they're taking longer, we think that each one will be that much more interesting. The Adventure Update is the first example of this new workflow.
Given that we're spending extra time on these, we thought it was a good time to revisit our approach to announcing new features. Instead of waiting for the Beta of the Feature Update to announce it all in one go, we thought it'd be cool to start sharing Previews of features that we know will be in the update once as we begin to near it's full announcement.
To that end, the first major feature of Feature Update #5 is...
Build a house in a hole!
A land bridge!
A root cellar!
Whatever these weird things are...
Or repair the hole that pesky Catapult knocked into the roof of your underground base.
Terraforming follows similar rules to building, with the exception that a terraformed block must be placed on top of or attached to existing Terrain. You can place any of the tile types that map generation uses.
To start, you'll only be able to build things out of Dirt. To keep with the grounded nature of Noble Fates, this will have a cost in the form of a new resource - Dirt. Dirt will can be gathered by mining, trading, or looting.
Feature Update #5 is quite far along now. There are only one or two features left to build then we'll enter the bug fixing and tuning phase at which point we'll announce.
Terraforming is just one of the features of Feature Update #5 - any guesses as to what else may come with it?
There have been quite a number of interesting mods released since the last crier, here are a few!
13erserk released the Spartan Set
Plum dropped Tameable Ogres...
Sato made these cool wings
Sato and Plum teamed up for Predators & Prey!
And Monster Madness 2!
Join the Official Discord to participate in Development!
If you like the game, please consider leaving a Review. These can help players decide that Noble Fates is worthy of their attention.
Thanks for reading and thanks for playing!
The Noble Fates Team
Feature Previews
As you've likely noticed, we're taking extra time on our Feature Updates now. The stability of the game has allowed us to strive for a better work/life balance for the team and ensure that each major update from here on out represents a clear step towards 1.0. While they're taking longer, we think that each one will be that much more interesting. The Adventure Update is the first example of this new workflow.
Given that we're spending extra time on these, we thought it was a good time to revisit our approach to announcing new features. Instead of waiting for the Beta of the Feature Update to announce it all in one go, we thought it'd be cool to start sharing Previews of features that we know will be in the update once as we begin to near it's full announcement.
To that end, the first major feature of Feature Update #5 is...
Terraforming!
Build a house in a hole!
A land bridge!
A root cellar!
Whatever these weird things are...
Or repair the hole that pesky Catapult knocked into the roof of your underground base.
Terraforming follows similar rules to building, with the exception that a terraformed block must be placed on top of or attached to existing Terrain. You can place any of the tile types that map generation uses.
To start, you'll only be able to build things out of Dirt. To keep with the grounded nature of Noble Fates, this will have a cost in the form of a new resource - Dirt. Dirt will can be gathered by mining, trading, or looting.
Feature Update #5 Status
Feature Update #5 is quite far along now. There are only one or two features left to build then we'll enter the bug fixing and tuning phase at which point we'll announce.
Terraforming is just one of the features of Feature Update #5 - any guesses as to what else may come with it?
Community Corner
There have been quite a number of interesting mods released since the last crier, here are a few!
13erserk released the Spartan Set
Plum dropped Tameable Ogres...
Sato made these cool wings
Sato and Plum teamed up for Predators & Prey!
And Monster Madness 2!
Discord
Join the Official Discord to participate in Development!
Reviews
If you like the game, please consider leaving a Review. These can help players decide that Noble Fates is worthy of their attention.
Thanks for reading and thanks for playing!
The Noble Fates Team