Dear Onbu Riders
We just launched a brand new update on the testing branch!
It’s a bit of a spooky one featuring parasites and… cults?
Various different parasites now inhabit the world. They can infest Onbu and their effects can be both harm- and helpful, depending on your current situation. External parasites can be fought with the new Pest Control building, while internal parasites are counteracted by the Injector. Some external parasites even lay eggs, allowing you to collect them and start your own parasite farm. Or you can just cook and eat them.
75% of this crazy community voted Yes on the option to feed villagers to Onbu, which has now been added to the game. Not only does this fill up Onbu’s belly, but it also terrifies your villagers so much that they will stop revolting and start seeing Onbu as a divine being. They will then demand more sacrifices to Onbu, or become more and more unhappy with each level of the cult.
We also added new buildings and a new Onbu command, and have made various other improvements, bug fixes and balancing adjustments.
You can now vote for your favorite features to be added in future updates on our Discord.
Before you jump into the new update, here's some info:
📙 We would greatly appreciate your help with translations over on our Discord.
🐛 Please report bugs using the in-game feedback tool in the top right corner of the screen.
✅ You can make videos for Youtube/stream the testing branch content if you like.
This preview is not yet fully compatible with controllers and lacks localisation.
It might take a while to encounter a parasite event on the map.
Please note that builds on the testing branch might screw up your game saves! So if you want to make sure, better make a backup first. Here's how.
How to access the update:
Full Patch Notes:
New Features
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- Various different parasites that can infest Onbu. Farm parasites for their effects or use their eggs as food sources.
- Feed your villagers to Onbu. This will stop revolts, but result in the formation of a cult that demands more sacrifices.
- Stand still command. The hornblower now has a separate command to make Onbu stand in place. Useful in biomes where the ground is poisonous or for avoiding certain parasites.
New Buildings
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- Large water tank
- Pest control
Improvements
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- Savefile performance and size optimization
- Various performance improvements (UI, Jobs,..)
- Added a visualisation layer for earthquakes on Onbu’s back
- Added a heartbeat button to the top bar, showing details about Onbu’s current rate of metabolism
Bugfixes
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- Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor wouldn’t show up on consoles
- Fixed a bug where quarry and sawmill would mine another boulder or trunk rather than the one the player intended
Balancing
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- Jungle flu affliction replaced with Plague Gnat external parasite
- Tapeworm affliction replaced with Tapeworm internal parasite
- Renamed Panacea to Insecticide, removed the need to research it and changed its recipe in the Laboratory to include Spore Essence
We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback!
And while we have you here, please make sure to check out the Steam event we are co-organising with the folks from Timberborn and Slug Disco :)
The Wandering Village and many other nature and eco-dystopian games are on sale until April 29th!
Cheers & Thanks for your support,
Stray Fawn Studio