Hi All!

Scorchlands recently hit 100 reviews and I thought that to celebrate this, I'll release a small update for you! It focuses on the feedback from the reviews, adds some neat visuals, and addresses some annoying bugs. More details below!

Also, the game is on a sale, check it out!

The big changes

• Added new technology "Bird's-eye view" that unlocks the option to move the camera freely, independently of where your character is. The tech is available from the very start of the game.

• Once unlocked, the Bird's-eye view is toggled on or off with Tab or the left stick button on gamepads.

• Late game has been optimized. You should get approx. 20% more FPS when playing.

• Updated Unity from version 2020.3.42 to 6000.0.58 (that was quite a jump).

Visuals

• Improved grass visuals across the game.

• Trees in grasslands now have varying sizes depending on how deep in the forest they are.

• Adjusted the colors of the grasslands biome.

• Buildings received decorative shadows at their base.

• Ambient occlusion was added to the game.

• Desert heat screen distortion effect no longer pixelates the view.

• Changed the colony outlines to look more chalk-drawn instead of being a simple gradient.

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where decorative villagers were not present on farm, gatherer, and mineshaft tile decorations.

• Fixed a late-game crash when moving or shrinking colonies that are connected by pipe hubs.

• Fixed a crash when moving or shrinking colonies that have buildings with decorative cables connected to the colony.

• Reloading the game should help with an issue where land is not claimed after destroying an enemy cluster.

• Fixed the "Terra Novum" achievement being unlocked prematurely at the end of the tutorial.

Thank you again for the 100 reviews!

Ring