Developer posts and news about this game.
Open Beta After all these years of work to rebuild a new foundation for Ymir, i can finally announce that this new version will become publicly available as a beta branch hopefully around mid November (provided that the ongoing game on Server 1 ends by then which is why i can't g
Contraction Hierarchy The first significant thing I've worked on since the last New Dawn update is something boring and technical called "Contraction Hierarchy" , yet a highly important system required to improve battles. It's a pathfinding algorithm which pretty much consists of
I'm applying a small balancing patch to nerf the efficiency of privileges, in order to make the "full privileges" strategy less effective. The patch will be applied for the start of the new Server 1 game, next Tuesday around 12:00 Paris time. Patch change-logs: population class's
A new game will start this Friday around 12:00 Paris time on Server 3.
I've invested a lot of effort into increasing the feeling of immersion into the world: Extra work on more biome specific animals, birds, atmospherics, weather, citizens talking, sound ambiance... Battles Finally it's there: the basic core of battles is functional again. That incl
A new game will start this Friday around 12:00 Paris time on Server 1.
Logic display layers The graphic systems for logic 'display layers' have been completed, allowing players to easily access information about their terrain and city. This system allows me to control, for each display layer, whether to display a specific map as colors on the terrai
Ymir is getting a new dedicated server! For one it's because to be honest i can no longer afford the renting of the previous dedicated server, and it was very expensive for its aging hardware. The new server has a much better hardware in preparation for the needs of New dawn, and
Most of the basic required graphic systems are now in place! Fields Fields display is completed. They work pretty much the same way as in the legacy game. Roads & Fences Roads display is completed. A new type of earlier game road has been added: "paths", which are much smalle
A new game has just started on Server 4.
A new game will start this Saturday around 12:00 Paris time on Server 1. For this occasion, a small update will also be published that will add 5 new resources to the game: Eggs, Milk, Cakes, Silverware and Lamps. Eggs and Milk will be produced by Pastures in the same way wool is
A new game is starting on Official Server 1 today at 18:00 Paris time. It is on a custom map of Middle Earth made by community member May, and server will be of 120 players.
A new game is starting on Official Server 3. It is on a single continent, 100 players, all-biomes random map.
The big visual milestone is that I have finally completed the initial pass on all the biome types, including multiple new ones. Each biome now uses a collection of many more trees, bushes and grass types compared to the legacy game, making the environment look much more visually
A new game is starting on Official Server 2. It is on a single continent, 100 players, all-biomes random map.
A new game is starting on Official Server 1. It is on a single continent, 120 players, all-biomes map.
A new game will be starting on Official Server 1, on July 18th around 12:00GMT. It will be on a single continent, 120 players, all-biomes map.
A new game will be starting on Official Earth Server, on June 24th at 12:00GMT. This special server runs a giant map of Earth.
A new game will be starting on Official Server 3, on May 25th at 12:00GMT.
Following community suggestions, I'm going to test posting notifications here when new games are Schedule for a start on the official servers. A new game will be starting on Official Server 1, on April 29th at 12:00GMT . It will be on a single continent, 120 players, all-biomes m