Hello, lovely Pachans!
Things seem to be speeding up around here. There are now only two more devlogs until the 1.3 update drops! For those just joining us, we’ve been counting down devlogs instead of days, as we’d like the press to cover us and help spread the word. So, we have to keep the update release date under wraps for a little while longer.
Now, on to today’s devlog! Be aware of spoilers for new end-game content and mini-games!
Dice
To play dice, you’ll want to chat with Cohh in the Mograni lands. You may have met him at a festival already. Once you play and beat him, you’ll get to play other clan members as well, with a total of 5 people you can play against.
This game is based on “Shut the Box,” a game that dates back to at least the 12th century. In this game, you will roll dice and click the tiles that add up to the number you rolled. The goal is to get the highest score, which will earn you new dice skins. You can also earn new dice by befriending two Mograni.
Performing Music
In the 1.3 update, you’ll be able to play the music mini-game from the Fall Carnival Festival in the Yakuan Islands.
You’ll start with a few songs you can play and earn “notes” to spend on new songs. Perform more to collect the majority of the songs, with two more you can earn by befriending two Yakuans.
Bug Catching
Once you’re invited to the new lands and complete the main story, you’ll gain access to bug catching. In this mini-game, you’ll play notes to herd bugs together and try to catch the largest group you can.
You’ll be able to use this new resource in a number of ways, to heal sick trees, as bait for traps in the Mograni lands, or for line fishing in the Yakuan islands.
Fishing
Who doesn't love to go fishing? Once you develop the idea for line fishing, you’ll gain access to fishing by raft on the mangrove island. In this mini-game, you will try to “reel” in the fish by controlling the tension on the line. When it starts to turn red, that means it is too tight, and your line might snap.
Ball
We mentioned this game in our last devlog, but it had to be included here as well! In this mini-game, you will play a simplified version of foosball against other characters at festivals!
We hope you’ll have fun with these mini-games when version 1.3 drops. We certainly had fun creating them.
As a reminder, we are hosting an AMA on our subreddit, r/RootsOfPacha, on April 25th at 10 AM PDT / 9 PM CEST! You’ll be able to start asking questions a few days in advance if you can’t participate when the AMA goes live. We hope you can make it!
Keep looking to the stars, and we’ll see you again soon in the next devlog!
You rock!
The Soda Den Team