Hey, Settlers!
v0.75 is here, bringing new Kewi Traits, research expansions, and important fixes! Plus, for those testing the Experimental Branch, I've introduced Astronomy Island, a full housing revamp, and new upgrade tiers to explore. Let’s dive in!
🐦 New Features (Main branch)
- 14 new Kewi Traits – More personality and perks for your Kewis!
- 2 new Kewi research – Unlock fresh advancements.
- 2 new Parrot research – More ways to enhance your parrot companions!
- Air Engine now requires more materials to build – An invitation to explore even more!
You can now teach your kewi birds new traits! There are 14 traits with various effects - you can improve an individual bird's speed, capacity or appearance. However, certain special traits unlock island-wide passive buffs.
New research for parrots and kewi have been added. You can now increase your parrots' speed and decrease their hunger loss. These research will make your avian friends more efficient!
🧪 Experimental Branch – A Sneak Peek at Future Content!
I've added major content and changes to the experimental branch, including a brand new island, Astronomy Island and new high-tech items!
Along with it comes a new NPC, and new storyline available by completing quests to unlock mission logs.
🏡 Housing Revamp:
One of the most received comments I got when the game launched was why settlers sleep on rocks and not in houses.
I personally wanted houses to just be for population capacity and being able to see settlers sleeping was something I really wanted as I personally thought the idea of people sleeping on rocks was funky, but there were several players remarking that it did not make sense, so I am testing out a housing revamp on experimental.
(Some backstory: I actually really loved the rocks and the rocks themselves were a player's suggestion - an early beta tester, Noelle, suggested that settlers need a 'sleep' stat - and we ideated together that sleeping in houses was possible, but seeing them sleep on crude rocks seemed like a fun idea. So I prototyped a pose of a settler sleeping uncomfortably on a rock. We laughed at how ridiculous it was and out of fun, I added it into the game! Writing this made me nostalgic as I this was a moment from 2 years ago before the game even came to Steam.)
- A new type of upgradable housing is introduced.
- Old houses & Sleeping Rocks can no longer be built (existing ones remain in save files).
- Sleeping Rocks research & objectives have been removed.
- Since this is a big change on something core to Havendock, I'd like to hear your feedback! Let me know what you think about the new houses and the Housing Revamp as awhole, along with any other new features in the Experimental Branch.
Please let me know what you think of these changes!
⬆️ New Upgrade Tiers
Lastly, on experimental, new upgrades have been added that will use the new items added to the game. I like the idea of having overpowered buildings in late game upgraded from rare items, and I hope this helps expand what your dock can do in late game. This just increases the upper cap.
🧪 How to Access the Experimental Branch?
1️⃣ Go to your Steam library and right-click on Havendock.
2️⃣ Choose Properties, and then, when the window opens, go to Betas.
3️⃣ Select “experimental - Windows experimental builds” from the dropdown list.
4️⃣ Let the game update and enjoy the experimental content.
💡 Your Feedback Shapes the Game!
I'm excited to hear what you think, especially about the new Kewi Traits in the main branch and the Housing Revamp in Experimental. Please share your thoughts!
🔧 Full v0.75.0 changelog:
Add 14 new Kewi Traits
Add 2 new Kewi research
Add 2 new Parrot research
Air Engine now requires more materials to build
Fixes:
Fix missing nanochips from underwater wreckage
Fix missing underwater wreckage investigation button
Experimental branch:
Add Astronomy Island
Add new storyline and quests on Astro Island
Add several new high-tech items
Add new Birdhouse upgrades
Add new Charcoal Kiln upgrades
Add new Grill upgrades
Add new Mill upgrade
Add secondary Refinery upgrade
Housing Revamp: House has been replaced with a new upgradable housing structure
Old Houses can no longer be built (existing savefiles with houses remain)
Sleeping Rocks can no longer be built (existing savefiles with rocks remain)
Sleeping rocks research replaced
Sleeping rocks objectives removed
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