Dev Diary: Update A 2.0 – Exploration, Trade and Research

Update A 2.0 Delayed to 8 March.

Since i decided a few days ago, to postpone again, the A 2.0 update, i wrote this dev diary to give you a brief look at the upcoming features in A 2.0 which are now in development and close to completion, but they need more testing and tweaks.

I am trying to avoid the releasing of updates that are not properly tested, and i also want to add more tweaks and small parts of content to the game. This update, is the biggest update the game will receive so far, so that’s why i delayed it a few times. 8 March will be the final delay for this update, even if i don’t manage to complete and test everything.

Exploration:

In the upcoming update you will be able to scout the world around your village (99 regions). You start with 1 or 2 slots for scouting, and it can be expanded to up to 4 scout slots through research. But why explore? Well first, because you will want to acquire certain resources or products that you don’t have at a certain time. Second, because you will need certain items that you dont have and maybe you can only acquire them through trading. Moreover, with each region explored, the scout has a small chance to find things, like food, villagers, tools, etc.

Trading:

After you managed to discover a Village, you will be able to trade with it. At first you won’t have any gold coins, so you will have to acquire some by selling certain resources/products that these villages needs. The items these villages sell and buy will change every season.

Through trading you will also be able to acquire books, that will help you develop certain technologies, and in the later versions, more seed types and animals.

Research:

The first part of the research system it will also be introduced with this update. With the help of books, you will be able to improve buildings, expand the production of some, research new types and improve the overall productivity of the village.

On top of these big features, the update will also bring several gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and small parts of content.

That’s it for now. As always, thank you for your support. Cya next week!
George