Welcome back dear Onbu Riders to another development progress update!
The most important news this month is that we have started the beta testing of The Wandering Village with our Kickstarter backers. We received lots of feedback already and are constantly improving the game while also still adding all kinds of new mechanics. So much to do 😱
We’re also hoping (not 100% sure yet though!) to participate in the upcoming Steam Next Festival with a demo of the game.
In other news, our indie studio has just turned 5 years old and we got an awesome Onbu cake to celebrate the occasion :D
And now let’s take a look at what we’ve been working on in the past weeks:
Our animators added new movements for Onbu, mainly related to the various ways Onbu can eat.
They also refined many interactions and events in the game with particle effects.
Our lead artist Steffi created lots of art for the buildings. Fewer and fewer placeholders can be spotted now! She also worked on designs for the remaining buildings.
The UI team was very busy this month. The upcoming beta test demanded lots of additional UI and some reworks. Here are some examples:
Basic tutorial:
Keybindings:
Improved Research tree:
Here, our lead programmer Micha also added a fancy option to choose your next research from a pop-up:
And last but not least, our game designer Arno implemented a new feature: Increased villager needs based on population size. The UI is still WIP:
That's all for today. As usual please leave us a like 👍if you enjoyed this update.
We wish you all happy holidays ❤️
Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio