Ylands News

Hey there, Ylanders!


As you probably know, our newest update is out! The 1.7 update - Marvelous Mysteries - has now been out for a whole week! We are very excited to hear what you think about this new update, so do let us know!

In case you missed the news, the 1.7 update is packed with cool new features and on top of that many QoL improvements alongside bug fixes.
To point out just a few of these great new features, you can now immerse yourselves in enjoying:

• Mystery Ylands - if you'd like to spice up your exploration life, try looking around Mystery Ylands. These are special locations, which you can access and solve a mystery, be it a puzzle, a dungeon or a different kind of challenge entirely! If you do that, you will be rewarded of course!
  
  
• The Exploration Demo - if you're not sure you want to commit to purchasing the Exploration DLC, this is the feature for you. You can try out what it's like to live on an yland, you'll learn how to craft and you can even have other players visit you! The demo is not time limited, you cannot leave the starting yland, so if you'd like to venture beyond the borders of this yland, you will need the DLC (which you can now get directly in-game without having to leave, buy and then come back!)
  
  
• Object Brush Tool - if you like playing around in the Editor portion of Ylands, you may have found yourself struggling to make your landscapes nice and full. The Object Brush tool is you best friend then! Use it to span a large amount of objects across your terrain or any other surface in a pattern you choose.
  
  
• Crafting Tweaks - when starting out, you now don't need to be overwhelmed by all the recipes that are available to you. Instead, you progress through a crafting tree as you discover the relevant resources. You can also drag non-workstation recipes into the hotbar and craft directly from there! Should make building things much easier, right?
  

... and many more!







If you'd like to see the developers talk about and show the new features, you should definitely re-watch the recording from our live stream from earlier this week. You'll get to meet Nikki, Naru, Equi, Rudy and Aleš as your hosts! The stream recording is available here:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]












That's it for this week, so till next time...

Stay classy, Ylanders!

Hey there, Ylanders!

This past weekend, we have been experiencing syncing issues with Steam and this resulted in many of our Early Accessors not being able to use their DLC.

The issue has now been fixed and we apologize for the inconvenience!

We wish you a lot of fun with the Ylands Exploration DLC!



(screenshot by jrock)

____________________________________

In case your DLC is still not working, please let me know and we will sort it out on a case-by-case basis :)

Hey there, Ylanders!

Refresh your map reading skills because you will need them while navigating the world of Ylands! And don't forget to pack a magnifying glass so that you can properly look into the mysteries awaiting you in the Update 1.7 - Marvelous Mysteries! 

With this update, you can dive right into discovering: 

- Mystery Ylands
- Exploration Demo
- Object Brush Tool 
- Exploration on Mobile
- Tweaked Crafting
- and many more QoL tweaks and changes!

Wondering what some of these are all about? 


The new Mystery Ylands, unlockable for Exploration Points gained by finding random encounters on standard ylands, bring not only new challenges but a progression mechanic to Exploration. Solving the mysteries of these hand-crafted challenge zones, will reward players with a variety of rewards.







In case you are still not convinced; we'll be offering an Exploration demo for everyone to try, right from the game itself! So if you want to know what all the fuss is about, just give it a try! It is not time limited and you can get the DLC straight from within the game without having to leave it, if you do decide to go for it! Others can visit you on your Starting Yland, but if you yourself would like to venture beyond the borders of your yland, you will need vessel in the form of the Exploration DLC. And don't worry, you can keep the progress you made using the demo!








For all the Creators out there - fear not! We have added some sweet new tools to the Editor, like the Object Brush tool or the ability for custom UIs on mobiles. With Object Brush, you can skip the time consuming part of trying to fill an yland with items to make it look cooler, Object Brush will help you span a large amount of objects across your terrain or any other surface in a pattern you choose.







Exploration is finally coming to mobile devices! That's right, now you can enjoy your well-deserved Ylands holiday...while on a bus, train or walking down the street. We do not recommend walking and playing, you may get attacked by a lamp, a street sign or even a random trashcan! There are some limitations for mobile players, such as terrain modification, but you can now start playing on your PC and continue on your mobile device as well (or the other way around!).









When it comes to crafting, we have changed how it's presented to the players, to make sure crafting is less overwhelming and more to the point. Recipes have been split into core and optional, with core recipes getting unlocked with crafting progression, and optional recipes, which are mostly for decorative items, awarded for exploring random sites. You can now craft most items straight into the world, which is particularly useful for building blocks, so let your creativity off the leash and show us what you can do! 





Apart from brand new, shiny features, we also did some exterminating and got rid of bugs and altogether made almost 200 fixes! If you'd like to look into what exactly these were, follow this link to the changelog. 



Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all the latest news about Ylands, because many are coming! 

Have a fantastic time playing Marvelous Mysteries and don't forget to...

Stay classy, Ylanders! 

Hey there, Ylanders!


As we're getting ready to launch the 1.7 update in about a week's time, we need to pause for a moment and acknowledge a specific group of our dedicated players.


Before every release, an important part of the development process is the testing phase. And even though we put a lot of effort into testing ourselves, with a game like Ylands, which has many features and oh so much creative freedom, we are very grateful to our player base testing the experimental version because each of you uses the game in a different creative way and produces combinations of things we never even thought about!








Especially now, when we are working on fixing issues reported by players using the pre-release experimental version, we wanted to express our gratitude and also encourage more players to take part in this testing in the future. We would love to hear from you if you knew about this testing being an option and if you're thinking about trying it out in the future!



That's it for this week, Ylanders! And very soon, we will be excited to announce that Update 1.7 - Marvelous Mysteries is out!



Stay classy, Ylanders!

🔍 MARVELOUS MYSTERIES 🌴
The newest update coming to Ylands is... well... MARVELOUS 🤩

❕ Join the developers in showcasing some of the new features, answering your questions and giving away some free stuff ❕


❓ WHAT: Live stream with a cool giveaway
❓ WHEN: July 12 at 5pm CET (check your time zone!)
❓ WHO: Aleš, Nikki, Equi, Rudy & Naru
❓ WHERE: twitch.tv/ylands



See you soon and until then...
Stay classy!





Missed the stream? Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zFgPkvi414