Emelynn stepped over the side of the skiff onto the white sand beach.
Four men splashed into the water behind her and started pushing the boat further up onto the sand.
Emelynn shielded her eyes from the glaring sun with a white gloved hand, surveying her surroundings.
Palm trees dotted the beach, interspersed by giant boulders jutting up from the bedrock below. An imposing mountain stood at the centre of the island. Halfway up the mountain’s face, light red veins could be seen cutting through the rock.
“Iron…” Emelynn whispered.
“Mr Jhons, take several men with you and survey that mountain, I suspect you will find something very useful.”
“Aye Cap’n” The yellow bearded shipmate nodded eagerly as he finished tying the skiff to a nearby palm tree.
“Oy, Jacobs, Neilson, Smith! You heard the captain, you’re with me. Let’s go for a walk boys, bring the climbing gear.”
Emelynn watched as the men set off into the jungle, drawing hand axes and cutlasses as they approached the thick cover of vines and creepers barring their way.
From her vantage point on the beach, the trees seemed to grow thicker as the jungle stretched further inland. The calls of tropical birds and howling of monkeys could be heard echoing throughout the tree canopy. Many colourful reef fish could be seen swimming about in the shallows.
“Hmm...” Emelynn mused, a thoughtful look creeping over her face.
“Oh, Isabelle...!” Emelynn sang sweetly as her navigator was helped out of a second skiff by two crewmen.
“Yes Emm? AHHH, dammit!” Isabelle growled as she stumbled onto the beach, struggling to keep the hem of her dress from touching the ground. The sharp heels of her finely-made black leather boots immediately sunk into the wet sand.
Emelynn sighed and rolled her eyes.
“Why do you still insist on dressing like that? You DID get the pants and flat-bottomed boots I sent to your quarters, yes?”
“Because Emmy, we are… UGHHH… highborn ladies, and we should… GRRRR… present an aura of dignity and… HURRR… sophistication… ARGHHH… at all times…”
Emelynn suppressed a slight smile as her childhood friend struggled across the beach towards her, the wet sand sucking at her feet.
“Find out exactly where we are and mark this place on your map. I do believe we may have found our new home…”
Isabelle glanced behind her at the footprints she had left in the sand and stared at the thick, wild jungle that covered the island. Her eyes widened in horror. She then noticed the determined and hopeful look on Emelynn’s face. She forced a smile onto her face.
“… Lovely.”
Welcome to patch 0.1.9, where we introduce resource gathering. Each player island now randomly spawns a number of resource “nodes” which can be gathered by constructing the appropriate resource building on top of that node.
Additionally, four new resource buildings have now been added to the game to help exploit these new resources – the Iron Mine, Stone Quarry, Gunpowder Manufactory, and Cloth Maker now join the Fisherman’s Hut and Lumber Mill as constructible resource buildings.
As an additional note, we have made large strides towards getting multiplayer connectivity up and running. If everything goes according to plan, we should be able to roll multiplayer out within the next few patches, so check back regularly for updates!
Until then, happy town building!
New Content
- Island Resources – Islands now spawn with a unique variety of natural resource nodes.
- Resource Gathering – Island resources can now be gathered by building the corresponding building on the resource node.
- New Resource Buildings – Iron Mine, Stone Quarry, Gunpowder Manufactory, and Cloth Maker added to the game.
General Improvements
- AI town building adjusted to accommodate new resource buildings.
- Several functional and quality of life improvements have been made to the town building interface.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug where chat bubbles would render on top of each other.