The Kindred
Alpha 8.4 is now live, 50% off sale starting tomorrow and a new trailer
The Kindred will be 50% off on sale tomorrow so if you’ve been thinking of buying the game now is a great time to give it a try.
The folks over at Nkidu have also put together a new trailer for the game that we’re loving. You can see the new trailer here - https://youtu.be/MhKT13qizRw
The Steam stable branch has also been updated to Alpha 8.4
This update includes bug fixes and some temporary fixes for the freeze and crash issue. We’ve located the source of the problem but unfortunately it will take some thought to figure out a permanent solution but finding the source of the problem is half the work done which is great news.
We’ll be back at work on a fix for this tomorrow but in the meantime wanted everyone to be able to access the newest possible version.
v0.8.4 (2017.09.15.1821)
FIXES
* Fixed an issue where stale/ghost selections would not go away after loading a saved game. (note this will only take effect for new games)
* Fixed an issue where the World Info screen would not correctly count animals after loading a saved game
* Fixed an issue where firepits would not give off light after loading a saved game
* Fixed a minor crashing bug
* Improved multithreading code that should help mitigate some freezing issues
Alpha 8.3 is now live
The Steam stable branch has now been updated to Alpha 8.3
This update will break your save games, but you can roll back to a previous version of the game if you would like to continue with your old game. You can opt into this in the same way you opt into the unstable build of the game - instructions on how to do so here http://steamcommunity.com/app/373410/discussions/1/412448792354540743/
This update mainly includes a whole lot of fixes for various issues everyone has reported and also changes the amount of snow that will appear in each world.
The next update will have more content added and will be focusing on health and disease.
v0.8.3 (2017.09.08.1042)
FEATURES
* Added a World Info button - Displays various global info about your world
FIXES
* Fixed issue with Caribou baby not growing to Adult
* Fixed a crash issue caused by a null child animal spawning
* Fixed an issue with snow falling for a short period at game start/load
* Altered terrain generation to have less bias toward extreme cold conditions
* Fixed a crash issue when saving game
* Fixed an issue stopping the player removing grass/dirt they placed themselves
* Fixed an issue where no-power indicators would block removal of objects
* Fixed an issue where placing grass became snow in snow climate
* Fixed an issue stopping player from selecting blocks near the world edges
* Added a notification when changing view modes with 'F' key
Patch Notes v0.8.0
The Steam stable branch has now been updated to Alpha 8!
This update will break your save games, but you can roll back to a previous version of the game if you would like to continue with your old game. You can opt into this in the same way you opt into the unstable build of the game - instructions on how to do so here http://steamcommunity.com/app/373410/discussions/1/412448792354540743/
This update includes the addition of the snow biome and includes polar bears (predator), caribou (livestock), penguins (not biome specific) and the snowy owl.
v0.8.0 (2017.05.09.1257)
FEATURES
* Added Snow Biome
* Added Polar Bears
* Added Snowy Pine Trees
* Added Caribou
* Added Snowy Owl
* Added Snowing weather
* Added Penguin
FIXES
* Fixed a bug with Foxes not leaving the area
Alpha 7.3 is now Live! Predators and New Fences
The Steam stable branch has now been updated to Alpha 7.3!
This update includes the addition of our first predator - the fox.
There are also now three types of fences to protect your farms from the fox - the basic white wooden fence, a metal fence and a powered electric fence.
We’ve made lots of performance improvements and added a new option that gives you the option to reduce the object fade distance to improve performance - the less displayed in the distance the better the game will run.
The F key also now cycles through an isometric camera view as well as the existing first camera mode. We’re trialing the isometric camera for better game performance and ease of use. Feedback is always appreciated.
RELEASE NOTES
FEATURES
* Added Fox Predators - Protect your animals!
* Added Metal and Electric Fences
* Added Metal and Electric Gates
* Added new Object Fade slider - Reduce to improve performance
* Added Isometric Camera view (Experimental) toggle with F key
IMPROVEMENTS
* Various performance improvements
* Improved Drag-Select when selecting multiple things
FIXES
* Fixed Gate closing direction
* Fixed bug with Weatherboard Grey not showing in Crafting Bench
* Research Items now appear in order they will be unlocked
* Fixed bug causing duplicate fences
* Fixed bug causing ladders to overlap themselves
CHANGES
* Trees no longer stay hovering in mid air if block below is mined
* Apiary’s now transfer bees from beehives, the beehive is then destroyed
* Night is now not so dark
* Firepit now gives off more light
Alpha 7 is now Live - Design Editor and New biome with animals and crops
The Steam stable branch has now been updated to Alpha 7!
Thank you to everyone sending through log files and bug reports we’ve made a lot of fixes and changes based on your feedback.
Unfortunately this update will break your save games, but we’ve now added an option to roll back to a previous version of the game if you would like to continue with your old games. You can opt into this in the same way you opt into the unstable build of the game - instructions on how to do so here http://steamcommunity.com/app/373410/discussions/1/412448792354540743/
We’ve also started updating the how to play guide with some of the new game content, so if you’ve been confused on how electricity works or want some help with using the new design editor, check it out here - http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=630922468
RELEASE NOTES
v0.7.0 (2017.03.12.1358)
FEATURES
* Added Designs editor - Create and Place ready-made houses and structures
* Added Biomes support - Added Meadow and Forest biomes
* Added Climate support
* Added Ducks (Drake, Duck and Duckling)
* Added long rivers to terrain generation
* Added Bees, Beehives and Apiaries
* Added Bats
IMPROVEMENTS
* Improved object placement UI when trying to place in a location that is used by another object etc
* Improved object deletion selection for larger objects
FIXES
* Fixed a bug relating to sleeping Kin after loading a saved game
* Fixed a bug that left invisible blocks behind after removing an object
* Fixed a Research Desk UI bug
* Improved Research UI and behaviour
* Critical Status Messages now stay on screen longer
* Fixed a building UI bug stopping player from selecting placement type
Alpha 6 is now Live on the Unstable Branch - Research, Architect and Power Stations
The Steam Unstable branch has now been updated to Alpha 6!
Due to some personal issues with our baby becoming unwell over the last few months this update isn’t quite ready to push to the Stable branch but we hope that those of you that enjoy playing the early content and want to explore and discover the new power options will enjoy the new update.
If you would like to opt into the unstable branch find out how here - http://steamcommunity.com/app/373410/discussions/1/412448792354540743/
We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
NEW CONTENT
Research
All high level technology is now unlocked through research. Research is a new skill that can be ticked in the work allocation menu and the research desk is crafted through the metalworking desk.
The easy version of the game will still give you bonus materials on start up but you will need to research in order to craft more. The researcher will give other tasks a priority over research so will be more efficient if this is their only job.
Research is time based, the more time that lapses, the more that will be unlocked. Just click the research desk, select the category and press the ok button.
Architect
The Architect desk is a new tool that can be unlocked through the research desk.
The architect can create buildings that serve a function, eg nuclear power plant. At the moment any Kin with crafting ticked in the work allocation screen will be able to use the architect desk.
More Power Options
Coal, Nuclear, Solar and Hydro Power are now all possible!
We’ll be putting out a more detailed guide on all of the power options in the coming weeks but for now trial and error should show you the pros and cons of each power type. You will need to unlock the technology through research. If you click on the power plant you now have the option to start and stop your power stations to conserve fuel.
Geo Extractor
In order to mine uranium we have added the geo-extractor machine which extracts uranium from stone. The uranium can then be used to fuel the nuclear power plant.
v0.6.0 (2016.12.23.1631)
FEATURES
* Added Research - Research new technologies using the Research Table
* Added Coal Power Plant
* Added Solar Panel
* Added Nuclear Power Plant
* Added Hydro-Electric Power Plant
* Added Geo-Extractor
* Added Architect Desk - Needed to construct complex machines
IMPROVEMENTS
* Added notifications for animals that become pregnant and give birth.
* Crafting UI now greys out items you don’t have enough resources for
FIXES
* Fixed a crash bug
* Fixed a bug causing Kin to get stuck at bottom of Quarries
Alpha 5.1 is now Live! [Meals and Kitchens]
The Steam stable branch has now been updated to Alpha 5.1 with an update that includes meals and kitchens.
As always, a big thank you to everyone playing the game and sending through your bug reports!
The biggest change in this update is the move away from the nV food system which has now been replaced with a meals based system. The Kin consume 1 meal each morning and the counter in the top left hand side gives a run down of how many meals you have in inventory. They will consume the highest grade of food available and sit at a table if there is one available.
The meal options are raw, basic and gourmet meals. In the future there will be special meals that will be more difficult to cook and will give the Kin special skills/advantages for a limited time.
The better the meal, the better their overall nutrition. The better their eating environment eg, table and chair the better the nutrition rating. eg, eating a gourmet meal on the ground is the same as eating a basic meal at a table.
The nutrition ratings play into fatigue at the moment but will have more meaning in the coming updates as we tie them to skills and abilities. For example in the future a level 1 farmer will be a lot more different than a level 10 farmer.
This update also includes 5 modular kitchen styles, 2 new types of electricity transmitters for wider coverage and the Kin now physically go to the same location when they begin a relationship and heart particles will appear.
To view the kitchen styles you can see them under the crafting bench menu toward the bottom or filter the search with the word kitchen.
Electricity transmitters can be crafted through the metalworking bench.
FEATURES
* Kin now visibly eat once per day
* Added warning message if player tried to remove a bed or table that is in use
* Added warning message to large world sizes
* Implemented a time of day indicator UI
* Performance improvements
* Added 5 Modular Kitchens
* Kin now go to each other when they fall in love, and heart particles appear
* Added new Ceramic Plate craftable item
* Added Kin starvation behaviours. Kin will go into a protest-mode and only perform food related work until there is food!
* Grass ID now shows in bottom right hand corner and in inventory/build menus
* Improved load/save speed
FIXES
* Fixed an issue with Kin standing up while sleeping
* Fixed a performance issue caused by Animals trying to move toward a potential mate that has been recently killed
* Fixed a bug causing ladders to placed overlapping each other in a quarry
* Fixed escape locks camera movement when closing status window
* Fixed issue causing Kin to not eat if they are sleeping at breakfast time
CHANGES
* Food system overhaul - Prepared food is now 'Meal' based. Kin eat one meal per day. If no meals available then 100nV of raw food needs to be consumed. Food quality affects Kin work performance
* Kin can now eat at dining tables if crafted. Kin who do work more efficiently vs eat off the ground
* Tweaked some food recipes to balance meal creation
* Difficulty mode starting items adjusted to be inline with new meal system
* Altered grass regrowing algorithm
* Altered animal breeding algorithm, breeding is now capped based on world size
New Update: Work Locations, Moving Tombstones and Animals
We have a new update that is primarily a lot of bug fixes with some improvements suggested from our unstable branch testers.
Thanks again to everyone testing the game and sending through your feedback!
The biggest changes are that Kin now perform the work closest to them. For example if you have 3 crops being planted and you wanted to move your assigned farmer from one side of the map to the other they will walk to that location and perform the work closest to that point.
You can now manually move tombstones when you're in the 'build' menu which means you can create your own cemeteries after the Kin pass away.
Finally, animals now age! All of the little chicks, calves and lambs are now able to grow up on your farms.
Full patch notes detailed below.
v0.5.16 (2016.08.16.1449)
IMPROVEMENTS
* Added Particle Quality settings into video options
FIXES
* Fixed issue with Babies growing into Children not showing in Work Allocation screen
* Fixed an issue causing crafting UI to not be displayed
v0.5.15 (2016.08.12.1040)
IMPROVEMENTS
* Kin can now be manually moved to make them perform work at that location
* Added a field to show why a Kin died when clicking their Tombstone
FIXES
* Fixed issue with managed crops harvesting fruit trees forever
* Fixed issue with Steam Generator consuming Coal
v0.5.14 (2016.08.08.1540)
FEATURES
* Animals now age from young to mature
IMPROVEMENTS
* Improved Kin work allocation
v0.5.13 (2016.08.03.1243)
IMPROVEMENTS
* Enabled manually moving tombstones - This allows you to create a cemetery
* Autosave feature now keeps 5 most recent saves
FIXES
* Fixed issue with Kin dying and then disappearing
* Fixed issue with Kin disappearing if game was saved while they were asleep in a Bed
* Fixed issue with Tombstones moving on their own!
* Fixed an issue causing lights and machines to not receive power
* Fixed an issue causing new window models to not get saved
* Fixed a shader issue with some blocks/objects appearing blue randomly
CHANGES
* Kin now eat the highest rated nV food first. This will stop them eating raw resources when better food is available
New Update: Bug Fixes
Hi Everyone,
A new update is now out with some fixes for the latest Alpha.
If you continue to experience issues please let us know.
If you have time consider sending through a log file and save game - the more information regarding bugs found by players the sooner we can organise a fix for them! :)
Instructions on how to send through your log file here - http://steamcommunity.com/app/373410/discussions/0/412448158142936997/
FIXES
- Fixed a bug that stopped animals breeding
- Fixed a graphics glitch when multiple lights are placed near each other
- Fixed a bug causing tooltips to appear momentarily in the centre of the screen
- Fixed a bug casuing Kin to get offset by 1 block, giving the appearance of them walking through walls
- Fixed a bug causing work to be allocated to a dead Kin
CHANGES
- Adjusted bad weather to not be so dark
- Adjusted night time lighting to be a bit brighter
Alpha 5.1 is now Live! [Bug Fixes and New Content]
As always, a big thank you to everyone playing the game and sending through your bug reports!
This update was all about bug fixes with some new content added as well. Follow the link to view the Highlights Video or scroll down for the more detailed patch notes.
https://youtu.be/z_5S7ioMJkY
Patch notes for the latest release:
FEATURES
- Added Ovens and many new food recipes
- Implemented changing weather, sunny, cloudy, raining etc
- Added Heat Press machine
- Added Bio-Plastic machine
- Added more crafting recipes and altered some existing
- Added Firepit
- Added Plastic, Brass, Nichrome, BismuthTelluride, Glass, Printed Circuit Board and Heating Element items
IMPROVEMENTS
- Added new Kin animations
- Added new Wall and Garden lights
- Kin now have varying body and limb sizes
- Improved energy system
- Cot now shows the name of the baby if present
FIXES
- Fixed a bug causing planting of seeds to be invisible
- Fixed a bug that stopped sheep being able to be sheared
- WindTurbine now turns to match blade angle
- Fixed a fence removal bug
- Fixed an issue with the Stork not saving/loading correctly
- Fixed an issue with animals escaping fenced areas
- Fixed an issue with Kin allocated to crafting also doing Cooking work without being allocated
- Fixed an issue with animals not breeding after loading a saved game
- Fixed an issue with Kin not collecting eggs sometimes
- Fixed an issue causing plants to not be harvested
- Fixed issue causing Apple Trees to rarely spawn
- Fixed issue with moving objects after loading a saved game
CHANGES
- Kin can now die of old age
- Altered Hen egg laying frequency
- Increased how long Kin live for
- Increased size of Processor