Experimental branch

Hi everyone!

The next big update, called “Vertical Construction”, comes out on September 8. But you can already try it out right now by switching to a separate experimental branch.

How do I switch to the experimental branch?

Right-click the game in your library and select “Properties”. In the window that opens, go to the “Game Versions & Betas” section and choose the experimental version.

The features in this branch aren’t finished yet, so you may run into bugs and issues. But you’ll help me a lot if you report any problems you find.

Brief list of changes

• The navigation grid and pathfinding have been completely reworked.

• A new “node” type of building, placed on the nodes between tiles. For example, poles, fences, walls and ropes.

• Buildings for vertical construction: log platforms and staircases. You can build on top of the platforms.

• The camera can now be tilted.

List of new buildings

• Wooden stairs. Unlocked in the “Foundations” technology.

• Wicker fence. Unlocked in the “Basketry” technology.

• Wooden fence. Unlocked in the “Agriculture” technology.

• Rope. Unlocked in the “Flax” technology.

• Low platform, low platform with ladder. Unlocked in the new “Platforms” technology.

• Log pole. Unlocked in the “Defensive structures” technology.

• Log wall, stockade wall, stockade fence. Unlocked in the new “Fortifications” technology.

• Log beam. Unlocked in the “Carpentry” technology.

• Medium platform, medium platform with ladder. Unlocked in the “Log structures” technology.