And we’re back! This time, we’re here to tell you about the incoming improvements to our recently established system of Private Zones.
These Private Zones allow a player to create a small sky platform in which only the said player can place, or remove objects and building blocks, allowing the said player not to worry about any of their crafting stations and buildings in the said zone. And best of all, the player is able to remove their own Private Zone, and relocate it to somewhere else, allowing them to take their Home Base with them wherever they go.
The changes to these Private Zones can be easily divided into three categories: Crafting Stations, Stalls and Buddies.
The changes to Crafting Stations include one replacement and three new Stations, two of which you’ll be able to build on your Home Base:
- Do you remember the Frosty Anvil? Costly thing, requires a lot of rare and powerful components and gives a reforged item five random stat bonuses? Yeah, long story short, it’s going to turn into a golden Magical Anvil, and will be practically the same for all intents and purposes…
- ...and the reason for this is that the Frosty Anvil with some new, special Reforge rules is going to appear in the field, in the high level frosty biomes. You’re not likely to be able to take it home, but it’s bound to be useful enough to warrant a journey into Crystal Gardens.
Just one tiny carrot can turn into FOUR building blocks! Now THAT’S efficiency!
- Voxel Workbench. You’ll be able to craft it in the beginning of your adventure and feed materials you’ve found into it, to get building blocks in return. And there are some materials - like Birchwood - that will naturally turn into more building blocks than other materials, allowing you to create an entire wooden house with just a few trips to the nearby forest, for extra convenience..
- Disassembly station. Throw your unwanted items into it, receive some basic materials in return. Iit’s an easy and simple way to either declutter your inventory, get rid of several identical complete items dropped off a mob, or avoid farming materials.
Stall - it’s a new type of building, a statue that you install at your home base in order to access its functionality whenever you want to. One of the Stalls, a Hare Warrior Statue, has been accessible in the field for quite some time, and it is soon to be also available as a house decoration. Other stalls will allow you to change your Calling, and having all such Stalls will allow you to freely change your Calling at your Home Base with little more than a push of a button.
The Stalls will be obtainable as rewards in the incoming Quest Lines. Just like the next feature: the Buddies.
It’s nice to know someone’s always waiting for you to come back home
Buddies are inhabitants of Elteria - Coin Cats, Blue Hares, Seed Frogs and others - who, as a result of a number of completed quests and tasks, have agreed to come live at your Home Base, which in turn provides you with access to some nifty boons. A Coin Cat, for example, opens a shop with a weekly rotating stock, while a Seed Frog will allow you, for a small fee, to teleport into specific locations. Oh, and the boons these Buddies provide become greater as you complete more and more quests.
Oh, and there’s one more thing to discuss: the Comfort Level! Comfort Level is a special parameter, that is increased with each unique Craft Station, Stall and Buddy in your Home Base. And reaching certain milestones of Comfort Level will give you passive abilities - ranging from increasing your gained Essences to giving you a small Speed boost during daytime and replenishing some of your Stamina upon picking up a Gem Shard.
So - plan out the Home Base of your dreams, and prepare to fully furnish it to make your life on Elteria even easier than before,
And see you next time!