Hello Pioneers! After releasing our second devlog and hearing everyones feedback we've decided to make an attempt to more frequently post updates on Steam for all our fans. Before this we mainly posted updates in our Discord but we recognize that far from all of our followers are present on Discord.
That being said, since the second devlog we've been working on a lot of different stuff.
New movement mechanics
We've reworked the player movement mechanics as they felt sluggish during playtesting.
Customizable Character
We have been working for some time on a character that the player eventually can customize
and that can show the various clothing they have equipped (we're still missing models for the clothes but the mechanics are in at least)
New Player Animations
Together with the new movement mechanics and the customizable character we've also been feeling
that the animations of the character have not been up to par with what we aim for. Thus we have
been working for quite some time experimenting and adjusting new animations for the player.
This is still not complete but we're excited to implement it. Since we are missing a
dedicated animator in the team it is all taking some extra time.
New Seasonal colors
We've calibrated the colors for all seasons. Before we had this very bright green for vegetation during summer but we found that the colors just didn't play that well in cohesion to the rest of the objects in the game.
Because of this we have recalibrated all colors to what we feel is a much more fitting color scheme.
Snow
Together with calibrating the colors of the seasons we have also added snow which accumulates and builds on the ground the more it snows. We're also experimenting with making the snow volumetric (fluffy) but with that we also get some other gameplay challenges (such as finding items and buildings that are snowed over etc)
New vegetation and items
Every week the world of Far North become more diverse and sprawling! We've added the following collectible items that can be found in the world
- Carrot
- Onion
- Stick
- Chanterelle & other mushrooms
- Apple
- Thistles
Crafting
With the addition of the new collectible items we also added a crafting system.
You can now craft.
- Plank
- Cordage
- Sharp Rock
- Stone Axe
- Hand Drill
- Torch
There are still a lot of missing functionality when it comes to the crafting in the game but we're slowly getting there!
Multiplayer
With great multiplayer comes.. lots of networking issues! We've been spending a lot of time redoing parts of our networking solution in order to make the game run smoothly when playing with friends. This is of course a constant work in progress, but we're a little ways off still until we complete the overhaul of the multiplayer.
Storage
As simple as that, we've finally added storage that the player can build to off-load their own inventory! Just be careful of your friends, you don't want them stealing your stuff!
If you have questions please feel free to join our discord or post in the forums.
Have a great week!
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