During the week of December 8th to 13th, 2025, we worked on the following elements of the game:
Riding Lessons (Tutorial)
We started programming the tutorial in the form of riding lessons. These riding lessons will be selectable in the riding school in the future and can be completed similarly to the show jumping training sessions.
However, the riding lessons will be completed with the riding school’s horses and not with your own.
Our goal is to provide all players – regardless of their experience with horse games – with an easy and understandable introduction to the game. Since our riding system is being expanded and does not follow the classic standard, a well-structured tutorial is especially important.
Dialogue (Text)
We have reworked our dialogue system for future quests as well as general conversations that may take place with NPCs. The first use of this new system will be within the riding lessons.
However, the system is currently still in work-in-progress status.
AI Tests
This week, a lot of time was invested in observing the AI behavior of the horses both on the pasture and outside of it. During this process, several bugs were fixed and improvements were made.
We are planning to set up a test branch for players before the release of this update. There, you will be able to try out the new features and provide us with valuable feedback.
Campground Map
The rework of the campground map in the forest area has been completed. While further changes will still be made in the future and more content will be added, the core foundation of the map is now set.
Animations & Textures
This week, we worked on the animations for the new jumping system. The base animations are already in place, but they will continue to be refined and fine-tuned as development of the system progresses.
In addition, we worked on manes and tails. To allow for more variation in hair quality, we created five new texture bases:
- Straight
- Straight & messy
- Rough
- Wavy
- Curly
With these textures, we will be able to create a wide range of different appearances for the new breeds.
Currently, there are three tail variations:
- Medium-thick tail
- Thick tail
- Braided tail
At the moment, there is one mane model available – a long, flowing version.
We have also drawn a large number of new eye colors for the horses. We hope you like these additional variations!
Outlook for Next Week
Next week, we will continue working on manes and tails and will also begin focusing more on reworking the coat colors.
Note
All content is currently in WIP (Work in Progress) status and may still change before release!
As always, you can follow our progress live on our public roadmap: