Ahoy Ylanders! Welcome to another entry in our developer diary! Today, we’re excited to take you on a journey through the lush, diverse vegetation that breathes life into the world of Ylands. Our team of 3D artists has worked tirelessly to craft the unique plant life that populates each of our distinct biomes. These plants not only add to the beauty of the game but also play a crucial role in your survival and adventure. Vegetation Categories In Ylands, the...

Ahoy Ylanders! Today, we spoke with our Art department about what's coming to Ylands! And we bring you a short peek into the brand new guardian of Arid caves! Conceptualizing the Arid Hyena The creation of our new hyena creature for the Arid region in Ylands started with the need for a guardian of the dark, mysterious caves. We chose a hyena for its reputation as a cunning and resilient animal, aiming to evoke a sense of danger and challenge. The...

⭐ HIGHLIGHTS ⭐ Tutorial gameplay tweaked, finally everyone can jump across the first ditch in the starting chapter Audio is not broken anymore once you finish the Elmwood's Outpost story General bug fixes FIXED [YLD-52720] Fixed: There is no music in game after disconnecting at wrong time from Story Land. [YLD-52785] Fixed: VS: Custom tools: get/set obsolete position/rotation script tiles do not work with preview objects. [YLD-52717] Fixed: VS: new...

Ahoy Ylanders! After the exciting news of last week (watch here ICYMI) we are back with another announcement: Update 2.3 is live now and packed with content! Are you ready to get your ELVEN EXPEDITIONS started? Random Encounter Objectives Random Encounters were given mini quests! Each Encounter now has a quest you can complete and to make sure you know exactly what to do, we included a way to track its progress. Luring lighthouse ...

Ahoy Ylanders, We've been hard at work on the upcoming update, which we titled Elven Expeditions. And before we release it, we bring you the experimental build! Available only to Steam users, the Experimental build offers you guys a chance to: test upcoming features & changes report any bugs & provide early feedback (#experimental_build room on our Discord server is a great way to do that) HOW TO TRY THE EXPERIMENTAL BUILD Go to your...

Ahoy Ylanders! Today, let's for once leave the seas of Ylands and instead dive into what it's like to be a tester. In general, us testers get to shine when a new feature or asset is introduced and given to us in its raw state. Here it's important to keep two mindsets: one of a tester, but also one of a player. But let's get to the latter in a little bit. Generally, as testers, we basically have one important job - to grab what we've received and attempt to break it in any...

Ahoy Ylanders! This week, our programmer Radek will share a few insights about our internal system called Notice Board. This nice addition to our game is a digital bulletin board, crafted to enhance your gaming experience by bringing you relevant information happening around the Ylands game. Key Features Dynamic Content Updates: Keeping players informed and engaged is crucial, so we've developed a dynamic hub filled with content to ensure...

⭐ HIGHLIGHTS ⭐ Tech Tree - When you select a known recipe in the Tech Tree, it will now also be selected in the crafting menu. Continue on your Adventure - Some of you who skipped the last two updates couldn't continue playing. Not anymore! Handbook Rewards - Some players didn't receive their rewards during multiplayer gameplay, but now they will have them back. Elmwood's outpost - A few Ylanders had their progress in this story Yland...

Ahoy Ylanders, In today's dev diary, we will look at a significant change in the history of Ylands development that fundamentally influenced the creation of new assets and significantly improved players' ability to personalize their game creations and equipment. In the initial stages of game development, it was essential for us to design a specific visual style that would be unique and have great potential to not visually age soon. This key aspect was further...