For this update, we are mostly introducing bug fixes and RAM optimization (yes, again đ). The issue with Simplified Chinese characters should be mostly resolved: thank you for your reports about it! We've been able to quickly change it back.
If you missed it from yesterday's update, the Endless Mode is now available (very early version) on the main branch of Lakeburg Legacies: to access it, navigate through the game duration and select Endless before launching your game.
Please share your feedback about the Endless Mode: what works for you, what doesn't, what you'd like to be changed, adjusted or maybe added. Not everything will be able to be added, but what we need right now is your opinion and your ideas about the possibilities of such game mode.
BUG FIXES
Optimized animations on the map to make the game smoother and reduce memory usage
Optimized the rendering to make the game smoother
Most Simplified Chinese characters should now be displayed correctly again!
Swiping through villagers from Lakeburg in the dating system and closing the popup no longer causes a softlock if one of them dies.
Children will now inherit congenital traits from their own parents instead of other couples.
The tooltip on the Recruitment button no longer displays notifications from the Barter system.
The Build button is back at the top of the list!
Hovering the warning icon on an illicit building slot can no longer trigger an error.
The Shortage of resources event now distributes the correct resources (weapons or tools) for each choice.
"The boars' ball" event now distributes the Bothered trait to the right character.
BALANCING
Couples:
Adjusted the evolution of couplesâ relationship: it is now harder for couples with a very good affinity level to lose some affinity.
Genetics
Babies now have a lot more chances to obtain congenital traits from their parents, and a few more chances to obtain congenital traits from their grandparents (through dormant traits present in the parents).
Events
"Homeless child": the frequency at which this event triggers has been adjusted.
New update for today with the Endless Mode moving from Experimental to Default, bug fixing and also a few more balancing changes.
ENDLESS MODE (EARLY VERSION)
On Friday night we added a very early version of the Endless Mode on the Experimental branch. Since the past few days went fine for this new game mode, we decided to move it from Experimental to Default, allowing everyone to play it.
To launch your game in Endless Mode, navigate through the game duration and select Endless:
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: in this short amount of time, we literally just removed the time limit without changing anything to the gameplay, so donât be expecting something fully functional! We see this as a good way to start a discussion with you to see what would this Endless Mode need the most. Also it will help us find and correct performance issues once the village gets too big (crashes are expected).
Optimized a lot of textures in order to prevent some crashes: the game is now lighter and should use less RAM.
Optimized fonts in order to prevent some crashes.
In the mentorship tab, the feedback showing that a mentor is dead or exiled has been fixed so it doesnât look like the villager is still there.
There was an interface issue in the Build menu once all buildings were built. This issue has been fixed.
Illicit buildings now display a visual feedback when they open a new slot.
QoL
Arrows have been added to buildings to make it easier to switch from one to the other. The corresponding shortcut has also been made clearer.
The access to the Neighbours popup has been divided into two buttons: Recruitment and Barter. This should make it easier to find Ernesto the merchant and his trusty llama!
BALANCING
Genetics
Babies born from same-gender couples will now inherit physical features and congenital traits from their parents, in the same way that babies born from different-gender couples do. Storks donât discriminate anymore!
This is a first step: weâre planning to keep on solving issues with the genetics system in the very near future!
Events
Homeless child: This event now triggers more often. This should greatly decrease the amount of homeless children in the streets of Lakeburg!
Late harvests: Married villagers will no longer take part in this event, as one of the choices could make their marriage break without it being the main focus of the event.
Note: Due to our efforts to reduce RAM usage and crashes, some backgrounds currently have a lower quality. This will be fixed later on as we keep on investigating.
We've seen some messages and questions about Steam Deck compatibility. Currently, Lakeburg Legacies is not optimized for Steam Deck. This means that Steam Deck players might encounter some issues while playing.
We've seen some players reporting that switching back to current Proton helped reduce the issues, but we can't promise that it will fix all the issues, since we haven't made any optimisation for the Deck.
We're currently working on fixing the bugs and optimizing the game, so we will be able to have a better view of the Steam Deck situation after the different patches we're working on.
Since yesterday's update, we kept working on improving the performances of Lakeburg Legacies and reducing the number of crashes.
Thanks to your feedback and reports, we've been able to better identify the causes of the issues.
Also, for Steam Deck players we wanted to indicate that Lakeburg Legacies was released for PC and is currently not supported on Steam Deck.
Did you know we added an Endless Mode on the Experimental branch? This is a first version that is not fully stable yet so this is why it's only available on a different branch.
To access the Endless Mode, you can read this post.
BUG FIXES
Optimized a lot of textures in order to prevent some crashes: the game is now lighter and should use less RAM
Optimized fonts in order to prevent some crashes
Fixed softlocks happening during some events
Fixed a bug on the couple affinity update
Fixed some tooltips causing errors and remaining on the screen
Fixed villagers being considered homeless at their death
Fixed a bug allowing players to recruit several villagers at the same time
Fixed an issue when changing languages in the Options
QoL
Added keyboard shortcuts for time speed (1,2,3,4 on the keyboard)
BALANCING
Couples stability and break ups
We've read your comment about couples breaking up too often and weâve started to work on it. Here is a list of what weâve done for this patch:
Improved calculation of the progression of a couple's relationship based on the affinity
Added a condition on couple level on break up events to ensure those events will happen on couple with a low level of love
More balancing will be brought to this topic in future patches.
Events
âPoetic vandalismâ : fixed moral on villagers under and over the age of 26
âA sticky brewâ : fixed affinity
Changed background image for âGroup Therapyâ, âStep Familyâ and âGreed for landâ
We have some news we want to share with you for Lakeburg Legacies.
First of all, we want to thank you for the many players who got the game! Also, you've been giving us many and great feedback, and we definitely hear you.
We understand that some of you were disappointed with the crashes and the presence of a time limit among other feedback. We want to say we're very sorry for your troubles, and we're working hard to make sure that you get the best experience our players deserve.
This is why we have an update about the future of Lakeburg Legacies.
A patch... today!
The most urgent issue that we want to take care of is the crash that some players experienced when launching the game. We've released a patch that should alleviate the issue.
For full transparency: those crashes are nearly impossible to reproduce on our end. This means that we're not 100% sure that it will fix all the crashes. So, please let us know if you keep having them, and we will keep working until they disappear :)
We've also worked on some balancing, including:
Stats generation have been balanced to make the game easier
Meetings are now less likely to result in adultery or romance
For any technical issue, please read this post in the forums.
Endless mode: a first version
One of the most frequent requests that you've been giving us is the addition of an Endless Mode.
Endless Mode was actually something we were planning to add to Lakeburg Legacies in post release, but we still needed time to make it work perfectly.
However, we've decided to add a first test version of that mode for you to try starting today.
This is the first version of an Endless Mode for Lakeburg Legacies. This means that it's not fully stable yet, and will most certainly need some improvements to be fully functionnal and fun.
That's why we're adding this mode in an experimental branch on Steam. This way, you can keep your save "safe" on the main branch of the game and still have fun with this first version of the Endless Mode on the experimental branch.
How to access this branch?
To access the Open Beta, you need to change the branch on Steam but before you make the change, we VERY STRONGLY advise you to put your saves somewhere safe!
So, before you do anything, you should get your save folders %Appdata%/../LocalLow/Ishtar Games/Lakeburg Legacies/Save and copy them on your desktop if you want!
Now, you can change branch and try the Open Beta:
Go to your game library on Steam
Right click on Lakeburg Legacies
Click on âPropertiesâ
Go to the âBETASâ tab
Select âexperimental_branch"
To access this mode, just change the difficulty of the game and you will find the "Endless Mode".
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: in this short amount of time, we literally just removed the time limit without changing anything to gameplay, so donât be expecting something fully functional! We see it as a good way to start a discussion with you to see what would this endless mode need the most and if there are performance issues (there will! if the village gets too big, expect crashes!) So itâs very important that you give us your feedback and opinions on it:
We like this idea of finishing designing this game mode with your help, itâs something we liked to do in our previous games.
The trader tab
We've noticed that some players missed the "Trader" in the Recruitment tab. (Yes, we know, itâs really TOO DISCREET! Weâll do something about itâŚ), especially demo players because they were used to the trader event which automatically triggered from time to time.
Itâs basically the same mechanic, but now itâs in a dedicated menu instead of an event.
Because of that, some players were low on gold for a long time in the early game, which in turn makes their runs sluggish and boring⌠Youâll want to get gold asap to be able to upgrade some buildings and get critical resources quicker, or else youâll bore to death until the end of the game.
You can find the trader here:
Coming nextâŚ
The whole team is hard at work to make a few quick hotfix in the coming days to resolve the most annoying issues, but we also started a big list of things we want to enhance considering your feedbacks, some are quality of life features that could be implemented rather quickly, some are much bigger in scope and will take a bit of time to be ready to play, but yes our goal is to get the game in the best shape it can get.
So from the whole Ishtar Games team, we want to thank you all for your support and feedbacks, the journey is still long ahead <3
Changelog 1.0.0.7 & 1.0.0.7_ex
Hello rulers!
In today's update:
Bug fix
Optimized textures in order to make the game use less RAM.
Fixed a bug that caused a softlock after an event where two villagers get married and move in together if they don't have enough free slots for all their kids.
Fixed a bug that could make the game crash after opening the character sheet of a villager during an event.
Fixed a bug that made two homeowner villagers unable to marry.
Balancing
Villagers:
Increased the maximum value for each stat at generation: 6 â 8
Increased the maximum total sum of the stats at generation: 22 â 24
Relationships:
Decreased the chances of meetings resulting in adultery or romance.
Increased the chances of meetings resulting in friendship.
Resources:
Base production for Wood : 4 â 5
Base production for Fruits : 3 â 4
Base production for Jewelry : 5 â 4
Base production for Weapons : 7â 3
Base production for Tools : 5 â 4
Hearts:
Increased the starting value of Hearts: 200 â 300
Modified the rate of the Heart production by couple: every 60 days â every 90 days
Lakeburg Legacies is OUT NOW!
Greetings Rulers,
The Castle of Lakeburg is ready to open its doors and welcome a new sovereign! Rule upon your realm, create couples, prevent chaos to happen or let it unleash dozens of drama into your families. Who said an old man can't have a feud with a six year old? Definitely not us đ
The day has come: Lakeburg Legacies is officially OUT!
Lakeburg Legacies is the result of nearly three years of hard work, fun and dedication: from the first prototype, to the announcement at the PC Gaming Show in 2021 up until the official release date at the Wholesome Direct last month. We are truly excited to see which stories you will create with your villagers (did you know you can call them Lakeburgers?) and what type of sovereign you will be!
From the whole team at Ishtar Games: THANK YOU for your enthusiasm, love and help. If the demo taught us anything from your hundreds of messages and videos, it is how much you feel invested in the social events happening between your villagers and how much fun you had while playing Lakeburg Legacies.
A Supporter's Edition of Lakeburg Legacies is also available: get exclusive portraits, haircuts and clothes for your villagers, the OST and a digital artbook of the game!
It has been a while since our latest dev journal, and weâre getting closer and closer to the big day! On July 20, Lakeburg Legacies will be available to the entire world, and youâll be able to discover all the new features weâve worked on since we released the demo! đ
In this last dev journal, we wanted to bring the spotlight on Prestige, one of the core aspects of Lakeburg Legacies. As you may already know, in addition to building a cute medieval village and managing the chaotic social and couple life of its inhabitants, the goal of the game is to gather as much đ Prestige as possible.
We hope that this dev journal brings you all the information you need to know for getting the best possible score when the game comes out!
Objectives
If youâve played the demo, you may have stumbled on a rather aesthetically stern objectives window This wonât be the case on release day: it now has a brand-new interface, and even some fancy animations! â¨
The Objectives screen not only displays all the objectives you can complete to gain additional Prestige, but also every other source of Prestige in the game:
đ° the Sovereign and their consort in the Castle; đ¸ the passive production of villagers belonging to the noble class; đ fulfilling luxury needs of villagers; â¤ď¸ couples that share a high level of love; đ§ the passive production brought by some traits; đď¸ but also, Prestige produced by the noble buildings.
Noble Buildings
Noble buildings are four end-game buildings whose whole purpose is bringing prestige and amusement to the village:
đ the Jousts; đ the Ballroom; đ˛ the Banquet; đ and the Gambling den.
Other buildings function automatically, while on the contrary, noble buildings need an input to start producing. After placing four workers in the building, players can start producing Prestige by pressing the Start button. The workers will be unable to leave this building until production ends.
Additionally, other villagers will be randomly selected to take part in the festivities! Social relationships will be distributed among them. Since this is just entertainment for them, that wonât make them leave their worker slots if theyâre already working!
The Castle
The Prestige from the Castle đ° comes from the work of the Sovereign and their consort at the end of a production cycle.
To make the interface clearer, weâve recently reworked the Castle to divide it in two parts: first, the Throne room, where court business is held...
âŚand then the Royal quarters, where the royal family lives and which work in the same way that a House would.
But...what's the use of Prestige?
Depending on your Prestige score at the end of a game, youâll earn a certain amount of a meta currency. What will you be able to unlock with it? Well, thatâs the final surprise weâre keeping for you!
Letâs meet in Lakeburg on July 20 to find out! đ
Thank you for reading, join us on Discord, Twitter & Instagram to discuss with the team and other players!
Lakeburg Legacies Release Date
Hello Rulers!
After two years and a half of development, Lakeburg Legacies is ready to be in your hands! Will you be the best matchmaker or the most powerful sovereign? What about both? After all, it is YOUR realm.
Write down the date on your favourite calendar and get ready for the gossips of the town! Your Summer is about to be even brighter because...
Lakeburg Legacies will release on July 20th!
We cannot wait to see you play Lakeburg Legacies once it's released! We love to read your cute little stories and learn about new types of drama we couldn't even think of.
Thank you for reading, join us on Discord, Twitter & Instagram to chat with the team and other players!
Queen Trailer
Crown a Queen, rule the Realm.
One Royal Family to control your land, manage your taxes and produce Prestige. Will the bloodline live on or will you overthrow the current regent? Lakeburg's future is in your hands...
