Hi there! It's Life is Hard developers. We've been working on this patch for one month and a half and are glad to finally show it to you. [h1]Graphics changes:[/h1] [olist] [*] We've redrawn trees and the forest. We've also redrawn some flora & fauna animations. Now nature looks really alive! [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/e464f07aaec31feb4226c7e3d07129326e49dd67.png[/img] [b]Before: [/b] [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/b6aaba4177b217ea97c21a27d3cfdb15f4392577.png[/img] [b]After: [/b] [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/1ef5a330de43bc87befb60e61d33a6b4bcfd0666.png[/img] [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/4185f00bceb0e884bf069be7ed027a01acb84dce.png[/img] [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/f82650a8128e0813899732119ddedfb82555f01c.png[/img] [*] Now every god's temple looks really unique! [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/7729cf0a541a5da85140661febfdb8b115a2896a.jpg[/img] [/olist] [h1]Gameplay changes:[/h1] We've just returned from DevGAMM Minsk 2017 conference. We took a lot of feedback from there and made some changes in gameplay mechanics according to it. [olist] [*] We've changed the reproduction system interface. Now a player can choose which minions to make to reproduce. [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/42691324d3c20f61a4a680779428fd7326c014fa.png[/img] [*] We've also implemented a new building area [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/721c6dd67734c69a0b42bd29e5e877d8c54e46d7.png[/img] [*] Many of you said that there are too few types of weapons and equipment in general. We have begun working on this with the introduction of a spear - a weapon that will allow your soldiers to attack enemies from a long range. [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/13438c27ba25f4e3af585629b7fc39fc7cff6266.gif[/img] [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/2efb1148bd37784d7b6025f79b6e63fc34508bfa.gif[/img] [*] Many of players complained that there are too few personal traits in the game, so we've decided to introduce some new traits: [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/0cfc8614ad197b8767c1ece85c2a855a503b195a.jpg[/img] [list] [*] Callous - this minion won't regret his neighbours' death. Neither will he regret anything except lack of food in his belly. [*] Responsive - this minion will overreact to everything - be it death of a villager or a butterfly. [*] Glutton - this minions LOVES eating. Its health is increased. [*] Light eater - this minion doesn't eat al all. Its health is decreased. [*] Sociable - this minion loves chatting with everyone! [*] Loner - this minion prefers staying silent while others talk. [*] Teacher - other minions gain experience in different jobs while chatting with this guy. [*] Bonehead - this minion doesn't improve their skills in jobs at all. [*] Carnivore - this minion prefers meat. Unhappy when there's none in your settlement. [*] Herbivore - this minion prefers vegetables and fruit. Unhappy when there's none in your settlement. [/list] [*] To increase replayability we've implemented a random spawn of some key objects: river, altar, bandit & mercenary camp. [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/35785e95713978cdba71dd81ec658fd67b051fea.png[/img] [*] Northern citizens. When enemies arrive, men take up arms and women hide in the town hall. [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/d1608899d31efab1571706723057551f8fb229b6.png[/img] [/olist] [h1]Bugs[/h1] As always, we've done a huge work on fixing the bugs. Thanks to everyone who report bugs on our Steam forum! That's all for today. Have a good weekend! [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10693494/dd8ab839e6d5b4877359c5138b1c6c6dfaa41236.png[/img]