Welcome, dear Knights and Princesses,
I know you always appreciate that we keep you in the loop, so I just wanted to let you know what's going on. There are some big points for the quick ones, and then a little more.
- The next update will be huge.
- We will work on it as long as it takes to make it great. Therefore, the dates from the end of May might even shift to our 2nd anniversary in July.
- We are moving the game from Unreal 4 to Unreal 5.
- The two campaigns (Economy and Military) we talked about with the last update will be combined into one campaign, but it will be your decisions that will shape your experience.
- From the first moment, we will let you decide whether you want to pick up a sword or a shovel. And later on, you will be able to fluidly mix your playing style and the adventures you will have.
We are moving the game from Unreal 4 to Unreal 5.
This is a bit crazy, but we would like to develop the game for at least 5 years after the main premiere. So, we need to upgrade the engine, and we think now is the best time to do it.
For you, this means much better graphics in the next update, but for some of you, it might mean that you will need to upgrade your hardware.
The next update will be huge.
Our main focus will be to structure the game in such a way that you will make all the decisions.
Do I want to be a robber, a knight, or maybe a city builder?
Do I want to build up my army or my city?
Have I robbed enough, or would I like to return to "normal" life?
Do I want to micromanage my city, or would I like it to just live?
etc. etc.
The next major point is to drastically increase the number of quests, RPG elements, and the size of the game world. Expanding the world was a key improvement many of you requested to make it bigger.
We will work on it as long as it takes
Our goal is to establish a very solid foundation for our entire player base, encompassing both economy and military players.
We've decided that for the next update, we'll take as much time as needed for development and testing. The planned timeframe is from the end of May to July. However, if a feature requires more time to perfect, we're prepared to extend our development period.
The next information update will be around the middle of May, when I will be able to show you some of the progress.
Your scribe and developer Sartorian
Have a great day!