Sneak Peek #28

[Aleš Ulm 1725]

Hi there, fellow ylanders.

As you probably know, the upcoming update 0.4 is called Stylish Sharing and it will let you share your creations in a stylish way! We are really excited about this and we just can’t wait to tell you something about it... some other time. Because today I want to talk about upcoming features, changes and tweaks that may seem small, but that we consider important. So let’s begin!

* “Character glow” - some of you probably noticed, that whenever you have a Creator Cube item equipped, it emits a subtle greenish ylandium-induced light around the character. Well, many of you were complaining that during the nights it was too dark for you to perform any actions or find your way around (even more so in caves when you lost your light source). Well, starting with the upcoming update your character will emit a subtle light  every time there’s darkness around them. It will be enough for you to make out your immediate surroundings so you will know what is the item you stand next to (as you probably would in real life) and carefully move to some lit area or try to locate a light source. On the other hand the night will remain dark (and full of terrors) so you better think twice before you leave that cozy campfire behind.

* Farming and growing your own crops / plants - lot of players find already fun in growing their own stuff but we feel that doing so should be more rewarding. If you’re into farming, you will probably like what’s coming with the next update.

 

Toadstool hero contemplating while the sun sets over the sea. Author unknown, ca. 1830

 

* Crafting - we keep improving how crafting works. In 0.4 you will see couple of GUI improvements - most notably a new feature, that will let you quickly see how even the ingredients for a selected item can be crafted.

* Ships - there will be a lot of ship-related issues fixed (mostly MP ones), but one thing that probably will stand out a lot is that your ship will continue sailing even when you let go off the helm, which will make traveling way more fun. Who are we to stop you from setting a course and making your voyage shorter by reading one of the great books?

* Violence - let’s face it, there are builders, there are explorers and yes, there are fighters. Whether you fight just to survive out there in the wilderness or you slay your enemies to become the feared champion - we want to make the combat as enjoyable as possible. The thing is we believe that fighting doesn’t have to be a gory visceral messy business to be fun. Recently we went over what combat feels like and we feel that there are things where we could do better, more true to what we feel is appropriate for Ylands. As a result, starting with 0.4 you may notice that the combat will (both when it comes to visuals and sounds) become a bit more cartoon-ish. On a slightly related note - although it won’t happen in the upcoming update, this feels like a good enough place to mention that in the near future we plan to implement a parental lock that will let parents make sure their kids experience Ylands the way they feel is the best.

And that’s it for today. You have a great time, ylanders, and stay classy!

[h2stipandav 21]

Awesome!

Just thinking that perhaps the "character glow" could be a option, so that those who wish for a bit more tense gameplay could disable it from game options

[apexmoon 2]

On 4/28/2017 at 5:47 AM, Aleš Ulm said:

 

* Crafting - we keep improving how crafting works. In 0.4 you will see couple of GUI improvements - most notably a new feature, that will let you quickly see how even the ingredients for a selected item can be crafted.

 

Looking forward to the changes!  Crafting feels overwhelming sometimes.

 

On 4/28/2017 at 5:47 AM, Aleš Ulm said:

On a slightly related note - although it won’t happen in the upcoming update, this feels like a good enough place to mention that in the near future we plan to implement a parental lock that will let parents make sure their kids experience Ylands the way they feel is the best.

 

From a parent...thank you!