New content update: The Cost of Greed (Alpha 10) is out now

Dear Explorers,

Another monthly content update is now available!

The most notable additions this time are a new story mission (Act III: The Cost of Greed), two new famous explorers (Annie Oakley & Jules Verne) and the introduction of the difficulty modes.

This update of course also includes changes, improvements and bug fixes based on the feedback you've all been providing — thanks once again for your support!

Here's the full changelog:

New

• Added Act III: The Cost of Greed

• Added Paris narrative events for 1886

• Added difficulty modes

• Some expeditions will now have a spinning Gimbal instead of the compass. The faster it spins, the closer you are to the goal.

• New expedition type: The Sealed Pyramid

• New famous explorer: Annie Oakley

• New famous explorer: Jules Verne

• New item: Moonshine

• New item: Escape Hook

• New item: Booby Trap

• New item: Loyalty Bracelet

• New item: Fog Burn Scroll

• New item: Thumper

• New location: Geo Machine

• New location: Cave

• New location: Crystal Mine

Changes

• Plunderer has been significantly reworked: they now can no longer rest in villages, but can use treasures to regain sanity

• Horn Flute now gives sanity / increases aggro instead of disabling zones

• Can now click to skip event dice challenge results

• Can no longer sell items to the Ship Shop

• The Moon Stone item now changes the moon phase

• Prey are now shown on the map as little characters instead of icons

• Club Unlocks and Club Shops have been merged into a single screen

• If you participate in a Club Challenge but don't win, you can now buy the hat at the Hatter rather than at the winning Club

• Once you've completed the story expedition that includes a biome for the first time, that biome type is then unlocked for other campaigns from the beginning

• Lucky Rabbit's Foot now allows for a limit number of dice to be rerolled per turn

• Giant Mushrooms now spawn spores during the full moon that give sanity when passing through (rather than the mushroom collapsing)

• Various UI improvements, including a new Settings menu

Notable Bug Fixes

• Pyromaniacs can once again start fires randomly as you leave locations.

• Fixed bug where interacting with the Palikao Gate in Act 1 did nothing