Research & Economy UpdateDear Onbu Riders
The Research & Economy update is here! Weve worked together with the community to add more depth to the city-building gameplay of The Wandering Village. This update features many changes, all focused on making the games economy richer and more interesting.

The research system has received a major overhaul. Unlocking new technologies now costs resources, and everything has been unified in a single tree. The tree's design has also been overhauled to show all important information at a glance.

Onbu's back is now full of dense forests, large rocks and more. Your villagers will have to plan around these natural obstacles at first, and gradually free up more space to expand their village.

This update also features:
- Build Woodcutting and Mining Camps to automatically let your workers harvest nearby resources
- Nomads join your village if you keep your villagers' happiness high enough.
- Completely rebalanced difficulty modes, "Relaxed" and "Survival".
- Complete rework for the tutorial
- Two new building materials: clay and brick
- Five new Onbu food spot types
- Overhaul of the scavenging system
And much more! Check out the full patch notes:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1121640/view/4478359995220492849
A lot has changed, and we have completely reworked the tutorial to reflect these changes. If you return to The Wandering Village, we recommend playing the tutorial again to get a chance to learn about everything new!
Please note that, due to the extent of changes to how the game works, how Onbu's back is generated and more,
we are not able to keep old save files compatible with this new version. If you want to continue on your existing save files, please opt into the "0.7.10" branch on Steam to continue playing the previous version of the game.
Check out the recently updated road map to see whats up next:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1121640/view/6468946777874339669
We hope you enjoy this new update and we can't wait to hear what you think.
Once again a huge thank you to everybody who helped with testing and translating!
Dont forget that you can vote on your favorite suggestions for new features/future updates and/or just hang out and chat with the devs over on our Discord.
Thanks for your continued support,
Stray Fawn Studio
PS:
To celebrate the occasion, the game is now 25%
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121640/The_Wandering_Village/
And! We have a cool new bundle with Diplomacy is not an Option which recently launches its 1.0 version. Followers of the great Onbu get a 10% discount
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/45230/Diplomacy_is_Not_an_Option__The_Wandering_Village/
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In a world where mysterious plants are spreading all over the earth, emitting toxic spores as they grow, a small group of survivors seeks shelter on the back of a giant, wandering creature they call 'Onbu'.
Become their leader, build their settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the creature to survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world that now surrounds you.
Build your village
A functioning village is the basis of your survival. Build your settlement and expand it over the creature's back. Plan production chains and optimize them to utilize the limited space as efficiently as possible. Create a society that can overcome any challenge.


Live on the creatures back
Living on the back of another organism comes with its own set of challenges. Will you live in symbiosis, bond with the creature and survive on mutual trust? Or will you become a parasite, only aiming to ensure a better life for your villagers? The choice is yours.

Discover different biomes
Travel through a multitude of different biomes and adapt your village to their unique opportunities and threats. Scout your environments and send out foraging missions to gather rare resources and ancient artifacts.

Research new technologies
Remnants of the old world hold knowledge that has long been forgotten, but can be unearthed by your villagers. Find and research these technologies, but use them wisely, as progress can be a double-edged sword.
Survive the wastelands
Ensure the survival of both your villagers and your Onbu, even though poisonous spores, merciless weather, bloodsucking parasites and many more challenges mean that the odds are often stacked against you.
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