Hello everyone,
Thank you for the first days of Early Access and for all the feedback shared so far.
This first update focuses on stability, clarity, feel, and introduces a major rework of the merchant and market systems.
Merchants & market – Full rework
Merchants now have more variety in what they buy and sell
Merchants come from different civilizations
Merchant arrival is now smarter, with different ways to influence it
New GUI for market buildings
Market price buttons now accelerate when held and support 2-decimal values
Controls & UX improvements
Added bold highlights to all tutorial goal descriptions
Fine-tuned labels for zone assignment
Added exit context with shortcut and Enter validation on all popups
Improved keyboard camera movement
Camera movements can now be combined
Better camera performance when moving
Reworked the terrain editing tool feel
Reduced tree and rock production
Visuals
Fine-tuned ambient occlusion
Bug fixes
Fixed buggy eagles
Fixed buggy floating event indicator (direction arrow)
Fixed missing strings
Experimental (testing) branch now available
For players who want to help test upcoming changes, a testing branch is now available. This branch includes features and adjustments that are still being iterated on and may be less stable than the main version.
Early access to upcoming changes
Possible bugs or balance issues
Best suited for players who enjoy testing and giving feedback
How to access the testing branch:
Right-click Earth of Oryn in your Steam Library
Select Properties
Go to the "Game Versions & Betas" tab
Select the "testing" branch
(No password required.)
The main branch remains the recommended version if you prefer a stable experience.
This update is the first step in the early access iteration process.
Feedback on these changes especially the merchant and market systems is very welcome and will directly help shape future updates.
Thank you for playing and supporting Earth of Oryn.
Elivard