Fixed the 0 Corn bug at the dock! (My apologies!) - This should also resolve the issue preventing your ship from departing again. Reorganised the stacks at the dock. Upgraded to a newer Unity version.
• Refined gameplay progression: Fear and thirst are introduced after the first year, followed by order, anarchy, and gambling after the second year on the island. This pacing allows players to gradually adapt to the evolving challenges, enhancing the overall gaming experience. •
• Refined gameplay progression: Fear and thirst are introduced after the first year, followed by order, anarchy, and gambling after the second year on the island. This pacing allows players to gradually adapt to the evolving challenges, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
• Adjusted the hunger and thirst parameters; now, every character will have individual values for hunger and thirst.
• Added difficulty settings: Easy, Normal, Hard. These primarily modify needs like food and drinking.
• Improved the overview panel for pirates, captives, and ships.
• Revisited the issue with the tooltip panel; it was completely misplaced at some resolutions.
• Revisited the layer views in Isla Bonita; building layers didn’t disappear after using the builder tool.
• Fixed an issue with the options menu in the Isla Bonita scene.
Fixed dock bug when pirates returned with iron. This could have broken your save game. Adjusted pirates' seating in the Gambler's Cove. Opening the menu in Isla Verde now pauses the game. Pirates now need to gamble less often. Increased satisfaction for pirates when gambling.
Hello Pirate Leaders, I'm pleased to announce a fresh addition to Crow’s Nest: the Isla Verde. This island is more spacious than Isla Bonita, and it gives you more places to set up your docks. This update also brings a new resource: Bananas! You can find them on the map or grow m
Hello Pirate Leaders,
I'm pleased to announce a fresh addition to Crow’s Nest: the Isla Verde. This island is more spacious than Isla Bonita, and it gives you more places to set up your docks.
This update also brings a new resource: Bananas! You can find them on the map or grow more with our new building, the Banana Plantation. Please note that bananas take some time to grow. And these bananas? They're essential for our new Bakery.
Our Bakery turns corn and bananas into tasty pastries. And speaking of new additions, let's talk about our third new building: the Gambler’s Cove.
Your pirates now have a desire to play games and the Gambler’s Cove is the perfect place for them. The best part? The Cove gets fresh pastries from the Bakery, so pirates can eat while they play.
I invite you all to try out these new features. If you need any help or spot any issues, please post in the community hub. Your feedback is crucial; it's the fastest way to make the game even better.
There are also several other improvements in this update, enhancing controls and gameplay. I've listed all the changes below for you to review.
As for the future? Expect more updates to refine details. I'm focusing on better visuals and feedback in the game. Also, I'll be improving the docks' look and making mission preparations more user-friendly. And, I aim to add more depth to the pirate missions, as well as introduce different difficulties.
A big thank you to everyone for your support and patience. Wishing you a great day!
**Changelog Version 0.7.2.9**:
**New Content**:
• Added map: Isla Verde
• Added building: Bakery
• Added building: Banana Plantation
• Added item: Bananas
• Introduced pirate activity: Gambling
• Added building: Gambler's Cove
**Fixes and Improvements**:
• Fixed navigation issues preventing walkers from getting stuck at the beach
• Shorter logging and rock mining times
• Resolved an issue where the corn field didn't remove terrain details after placement
• Fixed an issue with the Rock Quarry: the building should now actually produce rocks
• Ensured palm trees and other trees can't be walked through. Also, workers shouldn't stand inside trees when cutting them down
• Refined rotations and animations: Now, when harvesting, such as cutting trees and mining stones, workers should rotate correctly
• Improved lumberjack animation: Cutting trees is now a two-step process for aesthetics. First, the tree is chopped, then it falls. After that, the lumberjack chops for another 3 seconds before transporting the log
• Addressed a bug where some workers occasionally appeared with empty hands while carrying items
• Highlighted suitable beach spots for dock building to enhance the user experience
• Improved usability: The view helper remains active after placing a building and only deactivates when we turn off the builder tool
• Pirate Missions: Pirates might sometimes return without loot or even lose their ship. This feature had been mistakenly removed in a previous update, but it's back now
• Fixed some minor tooltip errors
• Reduced riots: The game doesn't end automatically when pirate happiness hits 0
• Fixed the display of need bars in the walker selection panel
• Enhanced building selection panel to display required jobs
• Better Layer Views: A small info panel now displays values like Order, Fear, and Farming in numbers when a view is activated. If no layer is available, the info panel stays hidden
• Cages are priced at 25 gold and produce a base fear value of 40. Evil Hand is priced at 50 gold and produces a fear value of 80.
• Enhanced the display of the Order/Anarchy view layer. • Adjusted the influence range of the order layer in both the tavern and snackbar. • Fixed a bug where the camera moved back to the building after deselecting it. The camera can now be moved freely while a building is select
• Enhanced the display of the Order/Anarchy view layer.
• Adjusted the influence range of the order layer in both the tavern and snackbar.
• Fixed a bug where the camera moved back to the building after deselecting it. The camera can now be moved freely while a building is selected.
• Updated shaders for all trees; this change is intended to provide better visuals and slightly improved performance.
• Reduced the size of certain tree species and decreased tree density to improve visibility on the map.
• Enhanced scene performance by removing unnecessary lights.
• Made a few code optimizations to lighten the load on the CPU.
• Improved graphical options; quality settings are more effective now. Users can also adjust shadow resolution and detail density to better fit their GPU.
Critical Bug Fixed: The ship did not return from missions. We've corrected this issue, and I apologize to those who wondered why their ships never came back. Tavern Rum to Cups of Rum: Caterers working in a tavern now produce cups of rum from rum barrels. This change makes the ro
• Improved riot notifications: A warning sign now properly indicates potential and ongoing riots to the player. • Enhanced user experience: Added helpful hints for controls and tooltips. • Addressed a code error encountered when placing the tavern. • Resolved an issue with the gh
• Improved riot notifications: A warning sign now properly indicates potential and ongoing riots to the player.
• Enhanced user experience: Added helpful hints for controls and tooltips.
• Addressed a code error encountered when placing the tavern.
• Resolved an issue with the ghost building of the captive’s food tent.
• Corrected the shader on a palm tree for better visuals.
• Enhanced the main menu: Added a mission description
Ahoy, fellow adventurers! I'm excited to announce that Crow's Nest has launched in Early Access on Steam! Firstly, I want to apologize for my radio silence throughout the development process. I've always believed in showing rather than telling, and I wanted to wait until I had a
Ahoy, fellow adventurers!
I'm excited to announce that Crow's Nest has launched in Early Access on Steam!
Firstly, I want to apologize for my radio silence throughout the development process. I've always believed in showing rather than telling, and I wanted to wait until I had a more tangible game to share with you all. While it's still very much a work in progress, I'm thrilled to finally present what I've been working on.
Crow's Nest is in its early stages, and you may come across bugs, an unbalanced gameplay experience, or features that aren't yet as polished as I'd like them to be. Rest assured, I'm committed to continuously updating and enhancing the game, and I'll be introducing new features as they're ready. Currently, there is only one playable island in the game. However, a second, larger island is in the works and could be delivered as a patch in as soon as a week.
Your feedback during this Early Access period will be instrumental in helping me shape the game into the city builder I envision. Please share your thoughts, suggestions, and experiences in the Steam Community Hub. Your input is invaluable as we chart the course for Crow's Nest.
Otherwise, I hope you are already enjoying the game. Crow's Nest is a different kind of city builder game with a challenging gameplay mechanic set in a beautiful Caribbean environment. Make sure to keep both your pirates and captives satisfied to prevent any uprisings. Ensure that these two groups are somewhat separated on the island!
Your support now means you'll be among the first to experience new content, features, and improvements as they're rolled out. Join me in shaping the future of Crow's Nest, as we set sail on an adventure unlike any other.
Thank you so much for your support, and welcome aboard, mateys!