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Alpha 5 patch 8

[h3]Added/changed:[/h3]
  • Can now relocate the town hall to another building and demolish it




  • "Take from other granaries/warehouses" can now be set for each resource separately




  • Added additional help tips on the start of the game




  • Can now hire managers at stables and cowsheds to replace dead draft animals




  • Another brick fence model




  • Some widows/widowers will now remarry. Orphans who has grown up should now also marry properly
  • Iron ore can now only be stored in a stone storage
  • Added a personal log entry for parent's death
  • Added a slight variation to rowhouse colors
  • Optimized pathfinding
  • Added some additional info in some help pages
  • Slightly changed rowhouse floor height to better fit to human proportions
  • Can now import limestone
  • Reduced the game startup time
  • Optimized grass trampling
  • Optimized plough rendering
  • Optimized citizen decision updates
  • Optimized model scaling
  • Optimized chicks rendering
  • Optimized info overlays rendering performance
  • Slightly optimized memory usage on trees


[h3]Fixed:[/h3]
  • Tents had a relocate button which they didn't need
  • Settings utility didn't start recently
  • Some resources were not selectable in "Find resource"
  • Citizens could get stuck in endless labor cycle while trying to move out
  • Replaced plough ox inherited its skin from a dead one
  • Fishing boat animation didn't work in the latest update
  • Wooden logs had storage space
  • "Allow chopping trees" didn't reset on replanting the area
  • Other minor fixes


A lot of people asked of the ways to support us outside of buying the game, so we made this little symbolic DLC which not only helps ensure the future of Ostriv, but also adds a nice decorative building:

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If you already have it, you can buy it for your friends.

Alpha 5 patch 7 hotfix 1

[h3]Changed:[/h3]
  • Tallow is now perishable and expires in 3 years


[h3]Fixed:[/h3]
  • A little crashy glitch related to construction

Alpha 5 patch 7

This update features a completely reworked info overlays window which allows you to see a lot of useful information about your town. You can now also bind it to any key you like in options (by default its on O).


Let's see what overlays are available.

  • This one shows all the resources in your town, including those on the move:



  • If you want to know about the specific resource location, this one may be useful:



  • Everything you have stocked for export:



  • The local market overlay should already be familiar:



  • Looking for a place to put your resources? This one shows all the storage space:



  • Can now satisfy all your workforce micromanagement needs in a single screen:



  • All the water supply separately for citizens and production:



  • This one shows who's got all the money:



  • Optimal fishing docks placement should be much easier now:







There's also some other things as usual:

[h3]Added/changed:[/h3]
  • Can now copy village house configuration with eyedropper



  • Families are slightly less likely to have just one child
  • Can now set if a field can be used as a pasture when fallow
  • Added a preview of which additional areas will be paved after pavement area completion



  • Added a notification for when a fishing dock has no boats or they all need repair
  • Minor UI changes


[h3]Fixed:[/h3]
  • Cart shed workers sometimes had wrong workday status
  • "Destroy resources" didn't have logs and water
  • Slaughterhouse couldn't hire laborers
  • Crash when trying to place a gazebo on trees
  • Could build a farm field with the entrance on water
  • Cart sheds and wagon sheds continued supplying buildings even if they were set to be emptied
  • Field assignments could mess up leading to fields stuck in pasture mode
  • Trade wagon wheels turned at an incorrect speed
  • Could order boat relocation to unreachable body of water leading to stuck relocation
  • Top bar could sometimes be visible even when the UI is hidden

Alpha 5 patch 6 hotfix 1

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]
  • Crash when trying to move resources to the bench
  • Crash when trying to move resources to/from a building with a blocked entrance

Alpha 5 patch 6

A nice little update for you to enjoy after spending a whole day trying to do all you can to defeat the russia.
[h3]Added/changed:[/h3]
  • Can now place burial plots by rows



  • Pigs can now also be fed apples, marrow and pumpkin
  • Can now prioritize a stone deposit to be collected first
  • Animal feed storage space in livestock buildings is now reserved (so can now still be fed even if storage is full)
  • Now showing a notification if a wagon shed lacks horseshoes or tack
  • Can now destroy a specific amount of certain resource, not just all resources at once



  • Orchards can now produce dried fruit
  • Slightly optimized pathfinding


[h3]Fixed:[/h3]
  • Stone bridge construction could get stuck in some cases
  • Crash on changing construction priority in some cases
  • Crash on demolishing buildings in some cases
  • Fishing boats didn't always choose the most optimal fishing spot
  • Some problems with stone deposits availability (only fixed for new games)



People keep asking what can they do to help the development and this little symbolic DLC has been made exactly for that. Thank you all for your continued support!

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