The First Explorers Update History · SteamPeaks

The First Explorers Update History · SteamPeaks

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3 Sep 2026

12:13:18NewsDevelopment Summary - August 2026———Community

Community · published 3 Sep 2026, 12:13:18 UTC

Development Summary - August 2026

Hey Explorers, The Monthly Summary for August is here! I managed to make solid progress this month, even if things were a bit lighter than usual between some summer vacation and preparing for and attending Gamescom. August was all about finishing the ore distribution system, implementing little ore signs aaand adding the Geologist ! 🙂 Before we can build mines on the mountains to gather ore, w…

6 Aug 2026

16:40:31NewsDevelopment Summary - July 2026 & Patreon Update!———Community

Community · published 6 Aug 2026, 16:40:31 UTC

Development Summary - July 2026 & Patreon Update!

Hi Explorers, The Monthly Summary for July is here! It’s been a great month of development for TFE. I've implemented the pause & resume mechanic, the ore distribution on mineable mountains system and invested some more time in improving character movement. This time I also got a Patreon status update for you! 🙂 TFE Development Summary - July 2026 & Patreon Update Monthly Summary Pause & Resume…

7 Jul 2026

11:44:33NewsDevelopment Summary - June 2026———Community

Community · published 7 Jul 2026, 11:44:33 UTC

Development Summary - June 2026

Hi Explorers, The Monthly Summary for June is here! It’s been an intense month of development for TFE and I've made some good progress on the logistic side of things, movement systems and some general improvements 🙂 TFE Development Summary - June 2026 Storage System Implementation 🛠️ Implemented Building Class and Store functionality for the Small Storage Building 🛠️ Good types are correctly…

28 May 2026

15:30:19News48 Hours In: You are incredible! 🏰———Community

Community · published 28 May 2026, 15:30:19 UTC

48 Hours In: You are incredible! 🏰

Hi Explorers, It has only been 48 hours since I launched the Pre-Alpha and the new Patreon tiers, and I am honestly blown away. In just two days, this amazing community has managed to double the monthly income on Patreon! A massive thank you to all the existing supporters who have been backing me and trusting the process for a long time. And a huge, warm welcome to our newest Patrons who just j…

26 May 2026

13:44:07NewsPre-Alpha Access, Patreon Relaunch & New Trailer!———Community

Community · published 26 May 2026, 13:44:07 UTC

Pre-Alpha Access, Patreon Relaunch & New Trailer!

Hi Explorers, Today is a massive milestone for The First Explorers and its development. I have decided to open up the development process even further and give my Patreon supporters Pre-Alpha access, starting TODAY. Support the development at the Praefectus tier or higher on Patreon to get your hands on the game right now! Pre-Alpha Access What can I expect from the Pre-Alpha access today and b…

5 May 2026

15:57:48NewsDevelopment Summary - April 2026 & a little teaser———Community

Community · published 5 May 2026, 15:57:48 UTC

Development Summary - April 2026 & a little teaser

Hi , The Monthly Summary for April is here! Make sure to read to the end of this post, its worth it 🙂 April was absolutely packed with exciting stuff: I focused heavily on developing a Bot AI , which is capable of building up a full settlement, recruiting soldiers and eventually attacking the player 🙂 TFE Development Summary - April 2026 Bot AI · 🛠️Bot AIs now follow structured build orders…

8 Apr 2026

13:18:55NewsDevelopment Summary - March 2026———Community

Community · published 8 Apr 2026, 13:18:55 UTC

Development Summary - March 2026

Hey there, the Monthly Summary for March is here! March was heavily focused on the new gate siege and yard combat , and I'm really happy with how it is shaping up🙂 TFE Development Summary - March 2026 Gate Sieges & Yard Combat · 🛠️ Defenders can now hold the gate, take reduced damage, and retreat to Yard Defender slots if the gate HP drops below a certain threshold · 🛠️ Gate attacks now util…

4 Mar 2026

14:34:08NewsDevelopment Summary - February 2026———Community

Community · published 4 Mar 2026, 14:34:08 UTC

Development Summary - February 2026

Hey there, the Monthly Summary for February is here! February was a massive push for the Combat System and unit responsiveness. It's one of those areas that takes a lot of invisible work to feel "right," but the foundation is now much more solid. TFE Development Summary - February 2026 Combat & Unit Logic · 🛠️ Implement Move+Attack order for soldiers so they intelligently engage enemies while…

5 Feb 2026

13:18:02NewsDevelopment Summary - January 2026———Community

Community · published 5 Feb 2026, 13:18:02 UTC

Development Summary - January 2026

Hi The Monthly Summary for January is here! Welcome to the new year. It will be a quite exciting one for TFE, thats for sure 🙂 TFE Development Summary - January 2026 Topbar UI Rework 🛠️ Refactoring of PlayerState class to support new topbar functionalities 🪟 Restructure topbar to show the most crucial info in one row 🪟 Carrier Icon now shows the total carrier count and the busy count togeth…

7 Jan 2026

13:40:06NewsDevelopment Summary - December 2025———Community

Community · published 7 Jan 2026, 13:40:06 UTC

Development Summary - December 2025

Hey there, the Monthly Summary for December is here! Because of Christmas, Holidays etc. December wasn't as productive as other months, but still I got some stuff done: TFE Development Summary - December 2025 Character Related 🛠️ Carrier Logic refactored into State Trees for better robustness and refactorability 🛠️ Movement Logic now works with State Trees 🛠️ Timeout for path avoidance revam…

3 Dec 2025

14:48:59NewsDevelopment Summary - November 2025———Community

Community · published 3 Dec 2025, 14:48:59 UTC

Development Summary - November 2025

Hey! I'm here with the monthly development summary from November, enjoy🙂 TFE Development Summary - November 2025 Resource Broker & Character Improvements 🛠️ Implemented Urgencies for Production Building stacks (Empty Input & full output have a high urgency and vice versa) 🛠️ Construction sites are prioritized higher than production demands 🛠️ Implemented backend architecture for prioritizat…

6 Nov 2025

08:46:52NewsDevelopment Summary - October 2025———Community

Community · published 6 Nov 2025, 08:46:52 UTC

Development Summary - October 2025

Hey! I'm here with the monthly development summary from October, enjoy :) TFE Development Summary - October 2025 Minimap 🛠️ Click on MiniMap relocates player camera 🛠️ Buildings register with MiniMap 🛠️ Territory borderstones register with MiniMap 🛠️ Harvestables register with MiniMap 🛠️ Characters can register with MiniMap if needed 🛠️ Buildings and territory borderstones have the correc…

8 Oct 2025

08:54:06NewsDevelopment Summary - August & September 2025———Community

Community · published 8 Oct 2025, 08:54:06 UTC

Development Summary - August & September 2025

Hey! I'm here with the monthly development summaries from August and September, enjoy :) TFE Development Summary - August 2025 📽️ Lots of work for the Gameplay Video, which was shown at gamescom 🛠️ More character system rework 🛠️ Pathfinding improvements 🛠️ Balancing of wood production times 🛠️ Fixed a problem that harvestables were not reachable in certain situations 🛠️ Added a benchmark…

20 Aug 2025

18:04:43NewsNew Gameplay Video out now!———Community

Community · published 20 Aug 2025, 18:04:43 UTC

New Gameplay Video out now!

Hey, I'm super excited to present you the new gameplay video showing what I was up to since last year: New Gameplay Video New Screenshots Alongside the new gameplay video I also have new screenshots for you: I hope you like the new material and I'm looking forward to hear your feedback! Best, Sebastian

14 Aug 2025

08:55:43NewsLive on Stage at gamescom & Development Summary - July 2025———Community

Community · published 14 Aug 2025, 08:55:43 UTC

Live on Stage at gamescom & Development Summary - July 2025

Hey, I have exciting news for The First Explorers. Let's dive right in: Live on Stage at gamescom! Find Your Next Game Show Yes that's right. I will reveal all new Gameplay in the Find Your Next Game Show live on stage at gamescom next week! The FYNG Show starts on Wednesday, August 20th at 05:30pm CEST and my spot will be around 06:15pm CEST. The show is in German, but will be covered worldwid…

4 Jul 2025

11:54:52NewsDevelopment Summary - June 2025 & First Playtest Was A Success!———Community

Community · published 4 Jul 2025, 11:54:52 UTC

Development Summary - June 2025 & First Playtest Was A Success!

Hey! This month was a lot about preparing the first Playtest. I invested a bunch of time into making sure that the playtesters have a somewhat smooth experience. I'll give a short conclusionof the playtest after the development summary. TFE Development Summary - June 2025 🛠️ Implemented Nvidia DLSS 🛠️ Implemented percentage distributions for good production and unit recruitment (backend) 🛠️…

11 Jun 2025

14:31:52NewsPlaytest #1 Applications Are Now Open!———Community

Community · published 11 Jun 2025, 14:31:52 UTC

Playtest #1 Applications Are Now Open!

Hi together, end of June is coming and that means that the first closed playtest for The First Explorers is just around the corner. Here are the infos regarding the application process: - Playtest #1 is running from June 26th until June 30th (incl.) - Applications are open until June 17th 20:00 CET - You have to fill out an application form which is hosted by Google Forms - You won't need a goo…

5 May 2025

13:01:49NewsDev Blog #29: Recipes for Success———Community

Community · published 5 May 2025, 13:01:49 UTC

Dev Blog #29: Recipes for Success

Welcome back, Explorers! We're continuing our journey into the heart of The First Explorers ' mechanics. In previous blogs, we touched upon gathering resources and setting up basic production. Today, we're going to delve into something truly vital for your growing settlement: food, meals, and the very people who make your economy hum – your Carriers! These systems are deeply interconnected, for…

16 Jan 2025

13:00:36NewsDevlog #28 - Recap and Plan for 2025———Community

Community · published 16 Jan 2025, 13:00:36 UTC

Devlog #28 - Recap and Plan for 2025

Hi together and welcome to the next devlog! A fantastic year 2024 came to an end. Let me give you a small rundown what happened the last couple of months and why 2025 will be an even more fantastic year for The First Explorers! About the last three months The last couple of months were pretty exciting, both fo me personally, but also for TFE. I've become a dad in October and went on parental le…

19 Nov 2024

19:52:13NewsGameplay Video reached over 500 000 views today!———Community

Community · published 19 Nov 2024, 19:52:13 UTC

Gameplay Video reached over 500 000 views today!

The TFE Spring Gameplay reached over 500 000 views on YouTube today! 😱 I'm really amazed how many people are interested in the game and this motivates me even more 🎉🚀 I will be back with a new devlog in January latest, stay tuned! Thanks for your support. Best, Sebastian

7 Sep 2024

09:53:38NewsDevlog #27 - Waypoint Animation System, Gamescom Recap & Patreon Insights———Community

Community · published 7 Sep 2024, 09:53:38 UTC

Devlog #27 - Waypoint Animation System, Gamescom Recap & Patreon Insights

Hi together and welcome to the next devlog! Today's devlog is about the new Waypoint Animation System, a recap from Gamescom and some insights how I used the Patreon earnings so far. Waypoint Animation System What is a Waypoint Animation System and why does it exist? This self designed system allows me to create Work Cycle Animations for production buildings in a flexible and scalable way. Work…

29 May 2024

15:06:00NewsTwitch Interview with Maurice Weber today! (German)———Esports

Esports · published 29 May 2024, 15:06:00 UTC

Twitch Interview with Maurice Weber today! (German)

Hi together! I'm proud to announce that I will be live in the twitch stream of Maurice Weber today at 18:00 CEST! We will talk about the latest gameplay footage I shared and I will be happy to answer all your questions :) Come there and share your thoughts, ideas and questions! The stream will be in German. See you in a bit! Best, Sebastian Link to Twitch Channel

28 May 2024

11:06:46NewsDevlog #26 - Gameplay Showcase, Trademark & game e.V.———Community

Community · published 28 May 2024, 11:06:46 UTC

Devlog #26 - Gameplay Showcase, Trademark & game e.V.

Hi together and welcome to the next devlog! Today's devlog is all about the very first Gameplay Showcase. Gameplay Showcase I'm proud to present you the first gameplay video of The First Explorers®. In this video I talk you through the first minutes of a match and give some insights in terms of several game mechanics. It was hard work to get to this state and I'm curious what you're feedback wi…

7 Feb 2024

12:44:13NewsDevlog #25 - Working Areas & Weaponmaker———Community

Community · published 7 Feb 2024, 12:44:13 UTC

Devlog #25 - Working Areas & Weaponmaker

Hi together and welcome to the next devlog! Today's devlog is all about working areas and the weaponmaker. Working Areas In The First Explorers you will be able to customize working areas for harvesting, planting and farming buildings. This includes for example the woodcutter, the stonecutter, the forester or the farm. For me it is very important to offer the player different possibilities to s…

25 Jan 2024

19:13:40NewsDevlog #24 - Building Spots, Toolmaker & UI———Community

Community · published 25 Jan 2024, 19:13:40 UTC

Devlog #24 - Building Spots, Toolmaker & UI

Hi together and welcome to the next devlog! This time I will be talking about Building Spots, the Toolmaker and a little bit about the UI. Building Spots In The First Explorers it will be crucial how you select the building spots for your settlement. Let's start with a short overview, what construction sites need in general: · The terrain needs to be leveled by diggers · The building needs cons…

18:58:44NewsDevlog #23 - First Internal Playtest & Community Spotlight———Community

9 Nov 2023

14:57:30NewsSpecial Offer: Get your official T-Shirt———Community

Community · published 9 Nov 2023, 14:57:30 UTC

Special Offer: Get your official T-Shirt

Hi together, a lot of people asked me where they can get a T-Shirt with the official The First Explorers Artwork on it. So I decided to make this happen and introduce a time limited Patreon Level until the 6th of December. Until that date you are able to join the new Tribunus Level on Patreon. If you choose to be part of the Tribunus Level you will receive ● an Exclusive T-Shirt ● an Exclusivel…

23 Oct 2023

09:11:42NewsOfficial Trailer Reveal & Patreon Support———Community

Community · published 23 Oct 2023, 09:11:42 UTC

Official Trailer Reveal & Patreon Support

Official Trailer Reveal I'm proud to announce that the very first Trailer for The First Explorers was revealed world exclusively in the twitch stream of Maurice Weber last Saturday. You can find the trailer here on steam or on YouTube! If you like what you see, I'd be very happy about your WISHLISHT & FOLLOW :) Patreon The First Explorers is evolving more and more into a project that deserves a…

21 Oct 2023

08:57:53NewsTrailer Reveal in Twitch Stream of Maurice Weber today! (German)———Esports

Esports · published 21 Oct 2023, 08:57:53 UTC

Trailer Reveal in Twitch Stream of Maurice Weber today! (German)

I'm proud to announce that the very first Trailer for The First Explorers will be revealed world exclusively in the twitch stream of Maurice Weber this Saturday at 13:00 CEST! Maurice is a very well known German Streamer and I'm happy to give an 1 hour interview in that stream. Come there, watch the trailer with us and share your thoughts & questions! The stream will be in German. Link to Twitc…