This patch includes the following changes: · Design · Settlers clan effect changed from +0.2 Fertility if Not Migrated This Turn to +25% Production if Not Migrated This Turn · Reliable Freshwater now gives -20% Risk of Disease, down from -25% · Maker specialist's Courage now gives -5% Risk of Disease per 1 Courage, down from -10% · Cattle risk of disease increased from +0.01 to +0.02 · Urban Dw…
This is a larger update addresses lots of player feedback and expands the combat system, including the following changes: Design · Reinforcements: · Bands preparing for battle can now pull reinforcements from adjacent bands, to increase total available fighters that can be assigned to units. This makes smaller bands less vulnerable if clustered together. · When using reinforcements for an attac…
This is a larger update that includes the following changes: Design · Improved trade deals offered by non-player factions · Added more detailed agendas for non-player factions (e.g. based on clans, norms, etc) to make their diplomacy actions more consistent · Non-player factions can now issue Requests for a specific item to be delivered within a certain number of turns. If fulfilled, it gives +…
Excited to announce that Folk Emerging will release on August 26th, 2026 ! I had been aiming for a July launch window, but based on the Next Fest feedback, a few more weeks will let me make some important balance and design improvements, especially around diplomacy, combat, and AI. It also gives the game a better launch runway on Steam after their recent changes to upcoming releases and persona…
This demo patch includes the following changes: · Design · Domestication points required to domesticate each species increased by +1 · Maker specialist no longer gives Domestication Points · Domestication technology now gives +1 Domestication Points to all Bands · Agriculture and Pastoralism cultural norms now each give +1 Domestication Points · New climate adaptation added that gives +1 Domest…
Excited to announce that Folk Emerging is participating in the June 2026 Steam Next Fest , which runs from today, June 15th, until June 22nd. Play the newly updated demo now, with a brand new map! Please leave a review on the demo's page to let me know what you think, and join the discussions on Discord. Cheers :) Enkidu
This demo patch includes the following changes: · Design · Food waste now gets calculated based on stockpile that will remain after consumption at the end of each turn · Baseline Food Forageable decreased for all species by -5 to account for the overall higher stability of foodwebs since the last update · Happiness bonus from Council norm is now 0.5 X lowest clan Influence instead of 1 X lowest…
This is a larger update that includes a new demo map seed and the following changes: Design · Species in ecoregions uninhabited by Bands now slowly gravitate towards approximately equilibrium populations · Resource costs for all structures and tile improvements is now halved · Spiritual Site Devotee bonus now also gives +10 Victory Points · Excess Science/turn now overflows to next turn when co…
NOTE: This is a larger update that may break older demo saves! It includes the following changes: Design · Added new weather phenomena and tile states: Wildfires, Burned, Floods, Fertile Soil · Added river flooding · Reworked world climate changes to now have ramp-up and wind-down periods, and with less predictable timing · Heat Waves now have less harsh baseline conditions but more disruptive…
NOTE: This is a larger update that may break older demo saves! It includes the following changes: Design · Removed Band-level Climate XP, added Tribe-level Climate XP. Each turn, if a Tribe has a Band in a Climate, the Tribe gains 1 XP for that Climate · Added 'Climate Adaptations' as Tribe states obtained via events which trigger when a Tribe's Climate XP reaches certain levels. · This allows…
This demo hotfix patch includes the following change: · Fixed AI movement bug introduced in the latest update that would sometimes severely limit AI band movement and splitting, which also led to worse AI scores and survival rates overall. A comprehensive rework of AI movement is coming soon; this small patch is just to fix this specific recent bug.
This is a larger update that includes the following changes: Design · Watchtowers now extend visibility in 3-tile radius when adjacent to Band · Watchtowers now provide Morale only when defending (both campsite and structures) · Caves and Standing Guard now provide Morale only when defending campsite, not structures · Morale boost from Standing Guard increased to +2 from +1 · Enabled equipping…
This demo patch includes the following changes: · Increased Health bonus from Herbalist trait (from +7 to +10 for Shaman, from +3 to +5 for Chief) · Person view and pinned characters view now update after each event · Specialist role summary tooltips now show any role-specific strengths the assigned person has · Fixed rare crash due to multithreading issue · Fixed duplicate health bonus from Re…
This is a larger update that includes the following changes: Design · Added a new Band action, "Scouting Mission", which lets players select a visible tile and temporarily reveal any unrevealed tiles adjacent to it. It costs 1 Training Point. Exploration still relies on moving the entire Band, but the Scouting Mission provides a little more flexibility and some new strategic trade-offs. It will…
Excited to announce that Folk Emerging will release in July 2026 ! More details and the exact release date will be announced closer to the launch. Here is the most recent major demo update, which you can play now: Please leave a review on the demo's page to let me know what you think, and join the discussions on Discord. Cheers :) Enkidu
This demo patch includes the following changes: · Game files size optimized down from 3.1 GB to 1.5 GB · Fixed incomplete urban dwellings not getting saved correctly · Fixed urban dwellings not showing when loading saved game · Fixed text color not getting applied correctly when opening clans menu for the first time
NOTE: this is a larger demo update that may break older demo saves. This update includes the following changes: Design · Happiness & Risk of Disputes: · Removed Band attribute "Risk of Disputes", everything that used to modify it now modifies Band Happiness/turn instead (e.g. population, malnourished, captives). · Happiness levels now determine probability of triggering positive and negative in…
This demo patch includes the following changes: · Enabled probabilistic effects for event outcomes and converted various events to use this, adding more uncertainty, risk, and reward · After choosing an event outcome with probabilistic effects, a new notification type gets queued that describes what happened and what didn't · Enabled direct tooltips on event outcome keywords, no longer requirin…
This demo patch includes the following changes: · Various UI improvements and polish · New text body font · Domestication now works via a Production Focus (similar to Foraging), so it no longer happens every turn but only when actively selected. · The number of turns required to domesticate species has been lowered from 3/5/7 to 1/2/3 turns for fast/medium/slow-to-domesticate species. · Product…
This demo hotfix patch includes the following changes: · 'confirm split' button in band splitting panel no longer get pushed off screen when increasing UI scaling setting · disbanded bands now remove from their foodweb any foraging points they were investing there, so those points don't linger and affect species · tribe opinion state UI update no longer occasionally shows null · if none of the…
Hotfix release for demo build: · lowered probability of AI attacking structures · extended UI field showing year person died so it doesn't cut off double digits · added shadow to autobattler unit action text & arrows for better readability · fixed wrong role type info shown in tooltips of people who already have a role and can't be assigned to selected role in role assignment panel · added clan…
Hotfix release for demo build: · fixed bug related to claims over destroyed structures in saved games · adjusted yields from Domesticated Animal items · updated loading screen image & text
Excited to announce that Folk Emerging's demo has launched! Here is the most recent major content update: For those who playtested, here's what is NEW in the demo since the last playtest: · 1 additional playable faction, encouraging different playstyles · New map seed - a new continent to explore and survive in · New character portraits, adding more variety · New events, immersing you in the li…
Excited to announce that Folk Emerging's demo will launch on January 30th at 10am EST ! For those who playtested, here's what will be NEW in the demo since the last playtest: · 1 additional playable faction, encouraging a different playstyle · New map seed - a new continent to explore and survive in · New character portraits, adding more variety · New events, immersing you in the lives of prehi…
This is an update on the latest progress in the development of Folk Emerging. In preparation for the game's upcoming demo, I've addressed lots of playtester feedback and added new features and content. Exciting demo news coming very soon! Headline Changes · Save System added · Diplomacy fleshed out, Debt added · Food rebalance, Foraging now a Production Focus · Pacing adjusted, more time with l…
This is a longer update on some of the latest progress in the development of Folk Emerging. It addresses a lot of the player feedback from the latest playtest (thanks again!), and adds new features and content, moving along the roadmap towards a polished demo. Headline Changes · Specialists & Production now more impactful · Territorial tile claims removed (structure claims remain) · Split-off b…
The public beta launch went way better than expected and got covered in Rock Paper Shotgun! "Folk Emerging is a fascinating 4X strategy game about prehistoric nomads that ends where Civilization begins" This led to 1000+ people quickly signing up for the playtest, so I'm getting huge volumes of useful feedback and already have a long list of bugs to fix. For this reason, I'm switching future si…
The public beta is NOW LIVE! Play the game for free now during its first public beta test: · Starting NOW · Ending Monday August 18th 11:00 CEST Super excited to have you playtest the game and to hear your feedback! Also sign up to the newsletter for exclusive access to future private playtests: 👉 Newsletter 👈 Here's a sneak peek of what you can experience in the beta test: Cheers :)
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