This update packs in a new nomadic housing, a fresh housing placement mechanism, and the chance to build your own dirt trails. It also delivers improved visuals to the environments, several game balance tweaks, plus bug fixes and optimizations.
NEW HOUSING : THE BIG PELT HUT
In Ancient Cities, this new housing is designed to support medium-sized tribal migrations. You won't have to rely on swarms of tiny, detachable tents anymore. The standout feature? It can be dismantled without wasting materials and assembled in a flash.
There is a range of leather shades and alternative ethnic patterns etched into the hide, complemented by decorative touches like utensils and gourds. Hope you like it!
CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING NEAR FOOTPATHS
We've introduced a new game mechanic that requires to position dwelling doors near footpaths or walking areas. This new mechanic aims to enhance town layouts, making them feel more organic and realistic.
Also footpaths now play a bigger role. You can lay down segments of dirt trails, perfect for those who want to plan settlement layouts meticulously.
IMPROVED LANDSCAPE VISUALS
We have taken advantage of the need to improve the visualisation of trails to overhaul our terrain rendering system so that every element, from the ground beneath your feet to the seas and rivers, looks much better at any distance and in any atmospheric condition.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES
We've removed the navigation depth limit on the regional map so now you can reach any island in your regional map!
You'll also enjoy that the background of the game menu now changes each time you start the game instead of always showing the same one.
On top of that, we received reports that crop and till tasks were lagging behind, so we've ramped up their efficiency by 20%. We've also fine-tuned the durability of tools when used for tilling, ensuring a more balanced and realistic gameplay experience.
You can dive into the full list of changes in the changelog section at the end of this article.
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CHANGELOG
v 1.0.6.6 Content update : Big pelt hut
LATEST CHANGES & FIXES
- Included new building : Big pelt hut.
- Included house doors placement restriction near crossing places or roads.
- Included basic trail construction.
- Improved CPU to GPU throughput.
- Improved placement of buildings next to each other.
- Improved terrain, water, forests and snow visuals.
- Improved guided tutorial voices for every language.
- Increased pelt number from animals.
- Increased straw calories by 20%.
- Increased fibre from plants and crops.
- Increased crop and till efficiency by 20%.
- Tweaked durability of tools and tool wear when tilling.
- Tweaked nutrition and rationing.
- Tweaked maintenance period for every building.
- Reduced unrest by work in higher grades individuals.
- Removed deep water restriction for regional movement.
- Fixed sea level in local map with regard to the regional map.
- Fixed visuals of pit huts on different grounds.
- Fixed some issues in the german translation.
- Fixed random backgrounds in the game menu.
- Fixed leaving map behaviour.
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR GRAPHICS DRIVERS ARE UP TO DATE.
- Please use the Steam 'Players' forum to post your feedback, bugs & issues.
- Please send us a report if the game crashes and post report number in the forums.
- Please mod creators: Update & upload your mods when required.
WHAT'S NEXT?
- We are working on new free content updates while improving the game.
HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE GAME?
- Please post a review on Steam if you want to make this game better and better!
