Greetings dear Farmers!
We have been working hard on the New Game Plus mechanic. Sadly, it wasn't as good as what we were hoping. As a result, we converted the system into a League mechanic, with rotating seasons every few months.
-- WARNING -- League Spoilers Below --
League is available after a player reaches Ascension #1. Each League's season lasts for around 3 months (but it is possible to finish all League season goals in about 1 month, more or less). Going into a League will create a brand new game on a separate save file. The new League save starts from scratch without any of your Soul Shop purchases from your main game. However, it comes with a lot of QoL unlocked from the start, most of which are the Auto abilities (including ones normally purchased with Souls). Additionally, any saved Talent Tree loadouts from your main game will be imported to your League save and can be modified. Any adjustments to your talent loadouts in League will not affect your loadouts in the main game.
There are a few other differences between the League and the main game. Right now, this is League #0, which is a beta test. As a result, the differences between the League and main game are minor but will make playing this League feel fresh and different. However, the League will still give real rewards in the main game (mainly Souls, Pet Tokens, a few cosmetics, etc.). No one is forced to do the League as it won't reward anything "mandatory" in the main game.
One key feature of League is the fact that you can "switch" between your main game and League saves anytime while playing. You will gain offline time in the main game while you play around in League and vice versa. Changing modes/saves can simply be done by clicking a button on the main battle screen.
Another key feature is Pet randomization. In League, each pet's unlock location and bonuses are randomized for everyone. For example, in League you might find the Area 6-8 Pet in Area 3-6, but it'll have the Expedition 12 Pet bonuses. Rest assured, there are a few measures in place to make sure even the most unlucky players will get some good bonuses. The Pet capture chance is also heavily reduced to make it less tedious to start over in a League.
The Soul Shop is enabled in League and you can make the same purchases (Souls, Pet Tokens, Potions, etc.). Once the League season is finished, the following is transferred back to your main game:
• All Souls purchased from the Soul Shop (i.e., Bags of Soul)
• 10% of any free Souls earned in your League this season
• All Pet Tokens purchased (regardless if they were used or not)
• Any UNUSED Potions (used Potions will not be refunded or returned)
Since League season #0 is a beta test, there will be no official launch date or time. The League update will be rolled out slowly at first, so that any bugs related to the new save switch system or the pet randomization mechanic can be found and addressed. This is to avoid massive issues affecting thousands of players. We appreciate your patience and understanding over this cautious approach in order to ensure the best possible experience for our Farmers.
In short, League is a new way to play the game. It will be improved in future League seasons so that it will always have something new. Fully completing all League season objectives will reward you ~25k Souls, 2 Pet Tokens, 1 Exclusive Pet, 1 Cart Cosmetic, 1 Equipment Cosmetic, and 10% of any free Souls earned during the League season.
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After this update is live and working properly, we will be starting work on new end game content. This also includes a new Pet Prestige system which is almost ready. Pet Prestige will allow Pets to be captured again for a small improvement in their bonuses.
A final note regarding Revolution Idle: We are the "publisher", not the main developer. This means that Farmer Against Potatoes Idle will remain our main focus. We have a lot of content planned for future updates.
Thank you for the continuous support!