Some things that have happened this year:
- Twitch integration! This has become more and more the central feature of the game as time goes by. I have a TON of Twitch-related plans in the works, some of which will be available to play on the stream very soon!
- Hundreds of items! Lots of food items, new wall and floor types, tools, animals, characters, and more!
- MANY iterations on the controls!
- A front-end and UI! Drag and drop inventory slots! Quick store on the left! Roster of colonists! An intro tutorial!
- An economy and systems! Progression through the economy by making better and better factory setups and crafting! Homes that affect their occupants stats! Social links between colonists, and dialogs between them!
- Jobs! Logger, crafter, miner, cook, jeweler, and blacksmith!
- Sound and music!
- Creative mode with direct drawing tools! :)
- The Halloween and Harvest Updates! (and Winter Holiday Update coming soon!)
- Patreon colonists! I'm about to do another update to the Intro World with more backer monuments and structures!
This is just a partial list of all the things that've gone into Modlands! Since July, I've been doing distribution notes for builds of the game - looking through all of these now, I spent tons of time on fixing minor bugs or procedural generation issues, polishing the UI and controls, and making adjustments to the items and economy. Over time, the game is becoming better and better defined. Soon there'll be a version up on itch.io that people can buy, as well as a shareware version! And of course, mobs and combat are coming soon!
Thanks again to everyone who is backing this project! This coming year will see TONS of new things added to the game! It's going to be an amazing year! Tell your favorite streamers about Modlands, and let's grow the Modlands community!
Happy Holidays,
-Henry