Hi Steam Community,
Let me start off by introducing myself for those who do not know me. I'm Tooley1998 and I am the developer of Lay of the Land. I have been creating games since 2014 and I have been working on Lay of the Land for at least 3 years.
I am going to start posting development updates to the games steam page to help keep everyone informed with the games progress who may not be following me on my social media pages. You can find those here if you're interested.
I know many of you are eagerly awaiting news on the Steam release date for the game. While I am not ready to reveal a date just yet I will have more to say in the coming months.
Anyway enough rambling from me here is a summary for some of the recent additions to the game.
Mushroom Swamp Biome
In this dark and gloomy biome you'll find ponds filled with lily pads cascading down into streams. Huge fig trees loom overhead with giant mushrooms and vines underneath. Dense vegetation litters the ground. I wonder what kinds of creatures, nasty and nice will call this place home.
New Animals
There are two new animals you can find in the Mushroom Swamp. The Hippo and the Anteater. Hippos love chilling out in ponds and looking for some tasty grass to eat. Anteaters like to spend their days searching the forest floor for their next meal.
New Building Materials
With the new fig trees comes a new wood type: Fig Logs and Fig Planks. The giant mushrooms are the source of a few new building materials. Their caps are bouncy and their glowing undersides can be dyed a variety of colors to light up your builds.
Improved World Generation
The world asset placement system as been completely overhauled. Objects like trees, logs, rocks and more should now look much more natural. Terrain now should also blend better between biomes.
Peaceful Game Mode
I have added a peaceful game mode with no hostile creatures for those who just want to explore, build and chill.
That's all for today's update. Thank you all for the support :)