Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
Erik Rempen Developer
Green Man Gaming Publishing Publisher
Coming soon Release
Game News Posts:
52
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mostly Positive
(609 reviews)
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- [1.07 G]
Game is not tagged as available on Linux on Steam.
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Kainga in 2025
Ive been working on bringing some exciting new features to the game, including new creatures, technologies, and the new points of interest system. I've also been trying to add controller support which has proven to be more difficult than I expected, but Im making progress on it. More news on this to come, and if you want to try out the new update and help find issues, you can join the BETA branch and reach out on Discord!
Im really excited to announce that Ive launched my own development company: Silk Softworks. Im still a solo developer, but as I spread out to more projects in the future, I want to have them under one umbrella brand.
This may seem just symbolic, but it has allowed me to move into a self-publishing model this year, under the Silk Softworks brand. This means Kainga will no longer be published by Green Man Gaming and I've regained full control of the game again! This has removed a roadblock in updates and you should see more activity here from now on :)
While awaiting the transfer, Ive also been working on a new game: ShantyTown. It started as a tiny side project but has grown into something I'm quite proud of. ShantyTown is a relaxing city-block building game where you place objects one at a time to create a colorful, atmospheric and dense urban environment. I've been making ~monthly devlogs since the games conception, so if you're interested in the whole game-dev process, you can check that out here. If the game sounds like its up your alley, please do me a favor and wishlist it! It really does help. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/ShantyTown/ Although a totally different genre, tone and game, the world of ShantyTown and Kainga are inherently linked! They even share the same phonetic language! (These characters are on the cover of the Kainga menu book)
If you havent already, be sure to follow Silk Softworks on Bluesky or join the Discord using the links below. I'll also be streaming for the next few hours on Twitch, so if you want to drop in and see the update for yourself, please fell free to! Thanks for reading, Ill be sure to let you know when the new update goes live with a full description of what's included. All my best, Erik
[ 2025-02-15 17:08:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
Happy New Years, Kainga fans! Im here to finally give you some big news about the future of Kainga: Seeds of Civilization and what to expect in 2025!
Kainga Update 1.2
Ive been working on bringing some exciting new features to the game, including new creatures, technologies, and the new points of interest system. I've also been trying to add controller support which has proven to be more difficult than I expected, but Im making progress on it. More news on this to come, and if you want to try out the new update and help find issues, you can join the BETA branch and reach out on Discord!
I Started My Own Dev Company: Silk Softworks!
Im really excited to announce that Ive launched my own development company: Silk Softworks. Im still a solo developer, but as I spread out to more projects in the future, I want to have them under one umbrella brand.
This may seem just symbolic, but it has allowed me to move into a self-publishing model this year, under the Silk Softworks brand. This means Kainga will no longer be published by Green Man Gaming and I've regained full control of the game again! This has removed a roadblock in updates and you should see more activity here from now on :)
Previewing a New Project: ShantyTown
While awaiting the transfer, Ive also been working on a new game: ShantyTown. It started as a tiny side project but has grown into something I'm quite proud of. ShantyTown is a relaxing city-block building game where you place objects one at a time to create a colorful, atmospheric and dense urban environment. I've been making ~monthly devlogs since the games conception, so if you're interested in the whole game-dev process, you can check that out here. If the game sounds like its up your alley, please do me a favor and wishlist it! It really does help. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/ShantyTown/ Although a totally different genre, tone and game, the world of ShantyTown and Kainga are inherently linked! They even share the same phonetic language! (These characters are on the cover of the Kainga menu book)
Follow Silk Softworks for Future Updates on Both Kainga and ShantyTown
If you havent already, be sure to follow Silk Softworks on Bluesky or join the Discord using the links below. I'll also be streaming for the next few hours on Twitch, so if you want to drop in and see the update for yourself, please fell free to! Thanks for reading, Ill be sure to let you know when the new update goes live with a full description of what's included. All my best, Erik
[ 2025-02-15 17:08:13 CET ] [ Original post ]
What's Being Worked on in Kainga?
First things first, there are a few houses in the game that are currently not unlockable but a teaser to what's coming up. I should have hidden them but I didn't :) sorry! I'm working on quite a bit for update 1.2 which of course includes new technologies, beasts and map modifiers. The main thing I'm working on is what I'm calling "Points of Interest" which are locations that can spawn on any map similar to the Belowlands Karma Shop or the Necromancer's tower. These points of interest are things like NPC's to interact with, Thinker-less camps and new world mysteries and puzzles to be solved!
I have a bunch of ideas for potential points of interest but I'm always open to hearing yours!
That's the fun stuff, but most of my time has been spent on fixes, keybinds reformatting and restructuring code to allow for things like proper UI and text scale to match standards of the Steam Deck and consoles. That's right! Kainga is getting controller support! I had a lot of fun coming up with the control scheme and I think I've come up with some clever ideas!
If you want to be one of the first to help test this (and the new content features) be sure to hop on the Discord to keep informed on how you can help! In addition to that, I'm working on some deeper features that have been highly requested like a sandbox mode, and I'm trying to come up with a good way for players to share the maps they generate!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ Kainga's currently on one of the deepest sales and seeing all the new players has been great. If you have questions or want to share your own ideas for Kainga the Discord is a great place to chat! Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev P.S. See anything unusual in the images above?
[ 2024-07-02 18:08:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all! I thought I'd pop by to give a little update on what's being worked on in the world of Kainga: Seeds of Civilization!
New Content
First things first, there are a few houses in the game that are currently not unlockable but a teaser to what's coming up. I should have hidden them but I didn't :) sorry! I'm working on quite a bit for update 1.2 which of course includes new technologies, beasts and map modifiers. The main thing I'm working on is what I'm calling "Points of Interest" which are locations that can spawn on any map similar to the Belowlands Karma Shop or the Necromancer's tower. These points of interest are things like NPC's to interact with, Thinker-less camps and new world mysteries and puzzles to be solved!
I have a bunch of ideas for potential points of interest but I'm always open to hearing yours!
Technical Changes
That's the fun stuff, but most of my time has been spent on fixes, keybinds reformatting and restructuring code to allow for things like proper UI and text scale to match standards of the Steam Deck and consoles. That's right! Kainga is getting controller support! I had a lot of fun coming up with the control scheme and I think I've come up with some clever ideas!
If you want to be one of the first to help test this (and the new content features) be sure to hop on the Discord to keep informed on how you can help! In addition to that, I'm working on some deeper features that have been highly requested like a sandbox mode, and I'm trying to come up with a good way for players to share the maps they generate!
Summer Sale!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ Kainga's currently on one of the deepest sales and seeing all the new players has been great. If you have questions or want to share your own ideas for Kainga the Discord is a great place to chat! Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev P.S. See anything unusual in the images above?
[ 2024-07-02 18:08:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization -50% off during Steam Spring Sales
For one week only, Kainga: Seeds of Civilization will be available at an incredible 50% discount! It's the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the strategic world of city-building and resource management. The future of your civilization rests in your hands, and with this limited-time offer, the path to prosperity has never been more enticing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts! If your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you're eager to contribute even more, consider supporting me with a coffee. Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2024-03-14 17:00:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello village builders! As the flowers bloom and the days grow longer, the Steam Spring Sales are almost upon us, and Kainga: Seeds of Civilization invites you to embark on a journey of growth, prosperity, and building! Event Date: March 14th - March 21st Prepare to shape the destiny of your people, cultivate a thriving civilization, and explore the rich landscapes of Kainga. The time has come for your settlement to prosper, and we're thrilled to make it even more accessible during this special event.
Special Offer
For one week only, Kainga: Seeds of Civilization will be available at an incredible 50% discount! It's the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the strategic world of city-building and resource management. The future of your civilization rests in your hands, and with this limited-time offer, the path to prosperity has never been more enticing. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
Join the village!
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts! If your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you're eager to contribute even more, consider supporting me with a coffee. Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2024-03-14 17:00:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.18 - You can now pet the snails!
Additions: - You can now pet wild creatures! - Town borders now dont overlap each other visually - Added some Lunar New Year flair - Added some upcoming items in the encyclopedia - Added a button in the settings to turn off seasonal decorations Here's what the new town borders look like. I think it's much nicer!
Fixes: - Fixed some audio issues with Walkers - Fixed an issue where AI created beast attachments wouldnt have a name when converted - Improved the pathability of fishing towers - Hopefully fixed the bridge collision issues introduced in the last update - Fixed demands and trade table locations on water - Fixed an issue with the selection box while not playing fullscreen Thanks for the feedback and bug reports on the Discord server. I'm currently doing a livestream on Twitch showing off some new stuff in progress. I've also re-opened my Patreon if you feel like you really want to help out financially :) That's all for now, enjoy! -KaingaDev
[ 2024-02-07 17:11:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Happy Lunar New Years!
I've made some minor changes but working on something much bigger, including new houses and new interactable landmarks, but there was a bug with the bridge pathing so I wanted to push this fix out sooner rather than later.
But here's a fun little thing in the meantime, you can now pet all wild animals!
Here are the actual patch notes :)
Patch 1.1.18
Additions: - You can now pet wild creatures! - Town borders now dont overlap each other visually - Added some Lunar New Year flair - Added some upcoming items in the encyclopedia - Added a button in the settings to turn off seasonal decorations Here's what the new town borders look like. I think it's much nicer!
Fixes: - Fixed some audio issues with Walkers - Fixed an issue where AI created beast attachments wouldnt have a name when converted - Improved the pathability of fishing towers - Hopefully fixed the bridge collision issues introduced in the last update - Fixed demands and trade table locations on water - Fixed an issue with the selection box while not playing fullscreen Thanks for the feedback and bug reports on the Discord server. I'm currently doing a livestream on Twitch showing off some new stuff in progress. I've also re-opened my Patreon if you feel like you really want to help out financially :) That's all for now, enjoy! -KaingaDev
[ 2024-02-07 17:11:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.14 - Adjustments and Fixes
Changes: - Cages will now collapse automatically when an AI is defeated - AI will no longer place new houses in your territory - You can now more easily convert Thinkerless braves - AI will be more accepting of gifts, even as enemies - Gifts and Baskets can now cross bridges - Changed the way a few festivals affect allies - Updated the Chinese, French, Spanish and German translations - Raised the seafloor in the Flatlands - Grenadiers will no longer hit their own balloons - Smoothed the loading process significantly at the cost of 0.5 seconds Fixes: - Fixed an issue where people would get stuck on slopes - Fixed the Firebird Perch - Fixed the missing name of the Blastpowder Factory - Blocked the chefs wok from appearing in the tutorial - Fixed a bug where ash would be labeled as mud - You can no longer get water from destroyed shadufs - Fixed some invisible boxes that were casting shadows in the skyloft - Synergies display properly with Thinker provided techs now - Beast Farmstalks and the Mastadon Milker properly count as food tech for the starting checklist - Kiva houses can no longer be built on stilts - Fixed a bug where units wouldnt finish their task of entering a transport Thanks for the feedback and bug reports on the Discord server. Next update will be a minor content update with some new houses in the works! If you're enjoying the game, you might like the new cosmetic DLC! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731110/Kainga_Thinker_Outfits_Supporter_Pack/ That's all for now, enjoy! -KaingaDev
[ 2024-01-14 11:34:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.1.14
Changes: - Cages will now collapse automatically when an AI is defeated - AI will no longer place new houses in your territory - You can now more easily convert Thinkerless braves - AI will be more accepting of gifts, even as enemies - Gifts and Baskets can now cross bridges - Changed the way a few festivals affect allies - Updated the Chinese, French, Spanish and German translations - Raised the seafloor in the Flatlands - Grenadiers will no longer hit their own balloons - Smoothed the loading process significantly at the cost of 0.5 seconds Fixes: - Fixed an issue where people would get stuck on slopes - Fixed the Firebird Perch - Fixed the missing name of the Blastpowder Factory - Blocked the chefs wok from appearing in the tutorial - Fixed a bug where ash would be labeled as mud - You can no longer get water from destroyed shadufs - Fixed some invisible boxes that were casting shadows in the skyloft - Synergies display properly with Thinker provided techs now - Beast Farmstalks and the Mastadon Milker properly count as food tech for the starting checklist - Kiva houses can no longer be built on stilts - Fixed a bug where units wouldnt finish their task of entering a transport Thanks for the feedback and bug reports on the Discord server. Next update will be a minor content update with some new houses in the works! If you're enjoying the game, you might like the new cosmetic DLC! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731110/Kainga_Thinker_Outfits_Supporter_Pack/ That's all for now, enjoy! -KaingaDev
[ 2024-01-14 11:34:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Save 35% on Kainga: Seeds of Civilization in the Steam Winter Sale!
Spend your Winter in the company of your loyal villagers as you strive against the odds to create your own civilization out there in this beautiful, mythical, punishing land. My roguelike village builder sees you take on the role of a Thinker, shepherding your villagers through crises and dreaming up new ideas to make your mark on the world and ensure your proto-civilization's success. Just watch out for weather, other tribes, and colossal beasts that have a tendency to wreck things. If that sounds like your kind of game, from the 21st of December to the 4th of January 2024, you can grab 35% off. So head over now and start your Kainga journey with me! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts! If your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you're eager to contribute even more, consider supporting me with a coffee. Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-12-21 18:01:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello villagers! Winter has descended upon the land. It brings with it cooler temperatures, cold winds, and the opportunity to save cold hard cash on your next favourite game. Whats that next favourite game? Why, it might just be Kainga: Seeds of Civilization!
Save 35% on Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
Spend your Winter in the company of your loyal villagers as you strive against the odds to create your own civilization out there in this beautiful, mythical, punishing land. My roguelike village builder sees you take on the role of a Thinker, shepherding your villagers through crises and dreaming up new ideas to make your mark on the world and ensure your proto-civilization's success. Just watch out for weather, other tribes, and colossal beasts that have a tendency to wreck things. If that sounds like your kind of game, from the 21st of December to the 4th of January 2024, you can grab 35% off. So head over now and start your Kainga journey with me! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
Join the village!
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts! If your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you're eager to contribute even more, consider supporting me with a coffee. Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-12-21 18:01:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga: Anniversary Edition & new DLC out now!
[previewyoutube=jk7d8f8tMqY;full][/previewyoutube] Love Kainga and want to see more? This official Kainga support pack is a cosmetics-only DLC that allows you to switch the outfits of all 8 Thinkers to newly designed alternatives for that extra bit of flair! Explore parallel designs to the current Thinker outfits, each uniquely envisioned to add a touch of novelty. These designs follow the "B-Side" alternative versions of the Thinkers, released in update 1.1 . While the DLC isn't necessary to play these alternative versions, it does introduce some cosmetic flair to your gameplay! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731110/Kainga_Thinker_Outfits_Supporter_Pack/
Unlock the "B-Side" of each Thinker for a new starting loadout, three exciting festivals, and a bonus passive technology. Obtain these in the base game by either unlocking all basic technologies, unlocking all Thinkers, or mastering one Thinker. Once achieved, embark on a quest to access the B-Sides of Thinkers a cool twist to your Kainga experience! So, if you're yearning to add a touch of sophistication to your Thinkers, this cosmetic DLC awaits! Important Note: The contents of this Pack are cosmetic only! Here's a couple more screenshots:
If you don't yet have Kainga: Seeds of Civilization, this is a good time to dive in as the price is lower than it's ever been before. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ Also, now you can buy Kainga: Anniversary Edition Bundle with a discount! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37271/Kainga_Anniversary_Edition/
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts! If your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you're eager to contribute even more, consider supporting me with a coffee. Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-12-12 17:00:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello Kaingans! I'm thrilled to unveil the latest addition to your Kainga experience: a DLC support pack! As I alluded to in the last update, I've been working hard drawing alternative versions of all 8 Thinkers in brand-new, stylish outfits! The main purpose of this DLC is to support development of Kainga going forward so I can continue to expand this weird and exciting world! Here's a video to share what to expect:
Thinker Outfits Support Pack
[previewyoutube=jk7d8f8tMqY;full][/previewyoutube] Love Kainga and want to see more? This official Kainga support pack is a cosmetics-only DLC that allows you to switch the outfits of all 8 Thinkers to newly designed alternatives for that extra bit of flair! Explore parallel designs to the current Thinker outfits, each uniquely envisioned to add a touch of novelty. These designs follow the "B-Side" alternative versions of the Thinkers, released in update 1.1 . While the DLC isn't necessary to play these alternative versions, it does introduce some cosmetic flair to your gameplay! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731110/Kainga_Thinker_Outfits_Supporter_Pack/
Alternative Thinkers? Tell Me More!
Unlock the "B-Side" of each Thinker for a new starting loadout, three exciting festivals, and a bonus passive technology. Obtain these in the base game by either unlocking all basic technologies, unlocking all Thinkers, or mastering one Thinker. Once achieved, embark on a quest to access the B-Sides of Thinkers a cool twist to your Kainga experience! So, if you're yearning to add a touch of sophistication to your Thinkers, this cosmetic DLC awaits! Important Note: The contents of this Pack are cosmetic only! Here's a couple more screenshots:
Kainga's Still on Sale!
If you don't yet have Kainga: Seeds of Civilization, this is a good time to dive in as the price is lower than it's ever been before. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ Also, now you can buy Kainga: Anniversary Edition Bundle with a discount! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37271/Kainga_Anniversary_Edition/
Join the village!
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts! If your enthusiasm knows no bounds and you're eager to contribute even more, consider supporting me with a coffee. Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-12-12 17:00:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.12 - Added a Cosmetic DLC!
Additions: - Added the new Thinker Outfits DLC! - Added lights to 3 landmark festival types including the lanterns - The telescope now moves in the Skyloft - The quest corner now has a pillow in the Skyloft You can check out the new DLC below, or read about the update here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731110/Kainga_Thinker_Outfits_Supporter_Pack/ Changes and Fixes: - Fixed some synergy links for halbadiers - Added a synergy between crop rows and the the blastpowder refinery - Fixed the Alabastrons color being default - The Alabastron will no longer duplicate when carried - You should no longer instant-lose on high-water Terraces - Tiwa houses invisible platform wont break from fire - Towns will not see gift carriers as intruders - Snails will no longer melt its passengers when spitting - Brought back the Next button in the Thinker selection menu by popular demand - Fixes some fonts and tooltips on the Thinker selection menu That's all for now, enjoy! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-12-12 16:29:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.1.12
Additions: - Added the new Thinker Outfits DLC! - Added lights to 3 landmark festival types including the lanterns - The telescope now moves in the Skyloft - The quest corner now has a pillow in the Skyloft You can check out the new DLC below, or read about the update here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2731110/Kainga_Thinker_Outfits_Supporter_Pack/ Changes and Fixes: - Fixed some synergy links for halbadiers - Added a synergy between crop rows and the the blastpowder refinery - Fixed the Alabastrons color being default - The Alabastron will no longer duplicate when carried - You should no longer instant-lose on high-water Terraces - Tiwa houses invisible platform wont break from fire - Towns will not see gift carriers as intruders - Snails will no longer melt its passengers when spitting - Brought back the Next button in the Thinker selection menu by popular demand - Fixes some fonts and tooltips on the Thinker selection menu That's all for now, enjoy! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-12-12 16:29:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.11 - Kainga's Birthday!
December 6th, 2023 Making some changes based on community feedback and setting up some things for a future update! Change log: - Added some Kainga Birthday surprises! - You now get access to the B-Side Thinkers quest from unlocking all Thinkers as well as unlocking all technologies OR mastering a single Thinker - Fixed some animations that were running backwards - Removed the useless next button on the Thinker select menu - Fixed the holes in the floor that would appear in a specific pattern on the Edges - Screen no longer shakes when nomads span - Campfires on Nomad walkers can now be destroyed - Beastmasters will no longer float when their walker has been destroyed - Added the current map and modifier to the menu in the encyclopedia - Charnushkas B-side no longer spawns a cloud in the skyloft - You now lose the game when your caged Thinker escapes Happy Birthday to Kainga!
Thanks for being awesome and I'll be in touch soon! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-12-06 18:27:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.1.11
December 6th, 2023 Making some changes based on community feedback and setting up some things for a future update! Change log: - Added some Kainga Birthday surprises! - You now get access to the B-Side Thinkers quest from unlocking all Thinkers as well as unlocking all technologies OR mastering a single Thinker - Fixed some animations that were running backwards - Removed the useless next button on the Thinker select menu - Fixed the holes in the floor that would appear in a specific pattern on the Edges - Screen no longer shakes when nomads span - Campfires on Nomad walkers can now be destroyed - Beastmasters will no longer float when their walker has been destroyed - Added the current map and modifier to the menu in the encyclopedia - Charnushkas B-side no longer spawns a cloud in the skyloft - You now lose the game when your caged Thinker escapes Happy Birthday to Kainga!
Thanks for being awesome and I'll be in touch soon! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-12-06 18:27:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga 1-Year Anniversary Celebration with -50% discount!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/ Starting today, for a limited time, enjoy a whopping 50% off on Kainga: Seeds of Civilization to celebrate the 1 year anniversary. If you're a newcomer looking to embark on your journey in the wild lands of Kainga, or want to give the gift of an unusual game for this holiday season, now is the perfect time to get a copy!
But that's not all! I'm also working on something new that will be added to Kainga soon. A new DLC that will add a touch of sophistication to your Thinkers! Here's a sneak peek:
I've been drawing hundreds of frames of animation to re-imagine each of the 8 Thinkers in Kainga and pack them into a supporter's pack DLC! More info on this soon :)
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts!
Thank you for an amazing year, and here's to many more adventures in Kainga! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-12-06 18:00:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings fellow villagers! Can you believe it's already been a whole year since we embarked on this incredible journey together? Today marks the first anniversary of Kainga: Seeds of Civilization's release on Steam to a 1.0 version, and I couldn't be more grateful for the amazing support and enthusiasm from each and every one of you. To show my appreciation for your dedication to building, thriving, and conquering in the worlds of Kainga, I'm thrilled to announce a special anniversary celebration!
Anniversary Special -50% Discount!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/ Starting today, for a limited time, enjoy a whopping 50% off on Kainga: Seeds of Civilization to celebrate the 1 year anniversary. If you're a newcomer looking to embark on your journey in the wild lands of Kainga, or want to give the gift of an unusual game for this holiday season, now is the perfect time to get a copy!
What else is being worked on?
But that's not all! I'm also working on something new that will be added to Kainga soon. A new DLC that will add a touch of sophistication to your Thinkers! Here's a sneak peek:
I've been drawing hundreds of frames of animation to re-imagine each of the 8 Thinkers in Kainga and pack them into a supporter's pack DLC! More info on this soon :)
Join the village!
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date, share your thoughts, and connect with fellow Kainga enthusiasts!
Thank you for an amazing year, and here's to many more adventures in Kainga! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-12-06 18:00:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Save 35% in the Steam Autumn Sale
With a whopping 35% off Kainga: Seeds of Civilization, and a ton of updates and new stuff added since launch, it's never been a better time to dive in. So come join me in Kainga and put your strategy skills to the test! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
It's not just the main game that's on sale, you can also grab 35% off the soundtrack - so if you want to fill your ears with the beautiful sounds of Kainga, you can: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2228070/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization__Soundtrack/ And if you want to take a look at the art behind Kainga as well as get exclusive wallpapers, the Artbook and Wallpaper bundle is also on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2235420/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization__Digital_Artbook__Wallpapers/ That's it from me! If you grab Kainga, please let me know what you think about my game - I can't wait to hear from you all. Take care out there! - Kainga Dev
[ 2023-11-21 18:00:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello villagers! The Steam Autumn Sale 2023 has started and I'm proud to be taking part. If you've been waiting to jump into the wonderful world of Kainga, now's your chance.
Save 35% on Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
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[ 2023-11-21 18:00:47 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Necromancer's Tower
Have you ever wondered why the 8th Thinker, Serrano, doesn't show up in the other towns in the belowlands? Well that's because he normally doesn't participate in the Thinker's games, and instead focuses on necromancy and resurrecting the dead!
You may now notice the "Necromancer's Tower" map modifier and see Serrano in his tower somewhere on the map, calling the dead to him during both day and night! I plan on continuing to add new modifiers in the future, so if you have any good ideas, post them in the comments below or on Discord!
At the beginning of October, we hosted an "unusual village competition" and I had a lot of good submissions from a lot of people, but by far the most unusual, and the winner, was the one below:
It was definitely unusual and the creator, OriginalFireup said it took about 5 hours, and calls it THE KAINGA SIGN CITY. OriginalFireup has made some of the most impressive cities (and yes, I intentionally called them cities instead of towns) I've seen in Kainga, so I think the reward of a Kainga Collector's Edition: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/ I tried making my own unusual villages during a livestream while interviewing Drummond of Somepoint Sound, the musician of Kainga, as well as answering some questions from the community on Kainga's game design choices. Check it out: [previewyoutube=TGDD1eacp6I;full][/previewyoutube]
Here's some of the changes and additions made in this update: Additions and Changes: - Added a new map modifier, the Necromancers Tower - Added basic tooltips to map-modifiers in the encyclopedia - Added the Durian to the encyclopedia - Added the Trudger War rig - Added Variants to the Evocative Banners to clarify the ability to swap between love/hate - Increased the chance of Walker techs appearing after taming walkers - Removed the Stairs synergy tech - Durian can now be destroyed by fire - Updated the French localization (thanks PsychoFr!) Fixes: - Braves actually firefight again - Hopefully fixed an issue of Achievements not triggering - Fixed a bug where players would gain and lose double Karma at the end of a game - Feet no longer dangle below houses on balloons - Fixed the placement, progress bar and leftover egg of the Egg Excavation Site - Fixed the seats and the direction of the Mastadon War Rig - Fixed a bug where barracks and workshops would reject accepting new workers - Defensive Spikes now correctly move with earthquakes - Fixed a bug where Defensive Spikes wouldnt do damage - Fixed the harborhouses size in the encyclopedia - Fixed the Memorial Alter festival to be built and function correctly - Beast bridles will properly get added to beasts tamed after taking the passive That's it for now! Take care out there and keep making great towns! - Kainga Dev
[ 2023-11-05 14:42:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello villagers! I've been working on some fixes for Kainga (full changelog at the bottom) and I thought I'd slip in something I've been working on and very excited about as well!
The New Necromancer's Tower
Have you ever wondered why the 8th Thinker, Serrano, doesn't show up in the other towns in the belowlands? Well that's because he normally doesn't participate in the Thinker's games, and instead focuses on necromancy and resurrecting the dead!
You may now notice the "Necromancer's Tower" map modifier and see Serrano in his tower somewhere on the map, calling the dead to him during both day and night! I plan on continuing to add new modifiers in the future, so if you have any good ideas, post them in the comments below or on Discord!
The Unusual Village Competition Winner
At the beginning of October, we hosted an "unusual village competition" and I had a lot of good submissions from a lot of people, but by far the most unusual, and the winner, was the one below:
It was definitely unusual and the creator, OriginalFireup said it took about 5 hours, and calls it THE KAINGA SIGN CITY. OriginalFireup has made some of the most impressive cities (and yes, I intentionally called them cities instead of towns) I've seen in Kainga, so I think the reward of a Kainga Collector's Edition: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/ I tried making my own unusual villages during a livestream while interviewing Drummond of Somepoint Sound, the musician of Kainga, as well as answering some questions from the community on Kainga's game design choices. Check it out: [previewyoutube=TGDD1eacp6I;full][/previewyoutube]
Patch 1.1.09 Change Log:
Here's some of the changes and additions made in this update: Additions and Changes: - Added a new map modifier, the Necromancers Tower - Added basic tooltips to map-modifiers in the encyclopedia - Added the Durian to the encyclopedia - Added the Trudger War rig - Added Variants to the Evocative Banners to clarify the ability to swap between love/hate - Increased the chance of Walker techs appearing after taming walkers - Removed the Stairs synergy tech - Durian can now be destroyed by fire - Updated the French localization (thanks PsychoFr!) Fixes: - Braves actually firefight again - Hopefully fixed an issue of Achievements not triggering - Fixed a bug where players would gain and lose double Karma at the end of a game - Feet no longer dangle below houses on balloons - Fixed the placement, progress bar and leftover egg of the Egg Excavation Site - Fixed the seats and the direction of the Mastadon War Rig - Fixed a bug where barracks and workshops would reject accepting new workers - Defensive Spikes now correctly move with earthquakes - Fixed a bug where Defensive Spikes wouldnt do damage - Fixed the harborhouses size in the encyclopedia - Fixed the Memorial Alter festival to be built and function correctly - Beast bridles will properly get added to beasts tamed after taking the passive That's it for now! Take care out there and keep making great towns! - Kainga Dev
[ 2023-11-05 14:42:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization x Tribe: Primitve Builder - Bundle Announcement
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Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In other Kainga news, I recently did a livestream where we talked with Somepoint sound about the music of Kainga while trying to make some unique villages! [previewyoutube=TGDD1eacp6I;full][/previewyoutube] Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-10-24 15:00:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Greetings fellow villagers, I'm happy to announce a partnership with our friends over at Tribe: Primitive Builder, I'm excited to unveil a limited-time bundle that combines the best of both worlds.
TRIBE x KAINGA BUNDLE
Now, for a limited time, you can get your hands on both Kainga: Seeds of Civilization and Tribe: Primitive Builder at a whopping 24% off the combined price! It's the perfect opportunity to dive into not just one, but two thrilling worlds of tribal strategy and growth. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36055/Tribe__Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ So rally your tribe, sharpen your survival skills, and embark on an unforgettable journey of growth and discovery. This limited-time offer is one you won't want to miss!
JOIN THE VILLAGE
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In other Kainga news, I recently did a livestream where we talked with Somepoint sound about the music of Kainga while trying to make some unique villages! [previewyoutube=TGDD1eacp6I;full][/previewyoutube] Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-10-24 15:00:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hotfix 1.1.07
[ 2023-10-03 14:30:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
Just fixing a critical bug that would make inspirations disappear. Most recent patch notes here.
Thanks!
-KaingaDev
[ 2023-10-03 14:30:32 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Unusual Village Contest
[olist] Villages don't have to be large, efficient or successful, just unique looking!
You can use any map, any Thinker, any technology!
You can submit more than one village!
It would be nice if you named the town as well
Submit your entry sometime between now and October 31sr, 2023
Submit images to the #share-your-village channel on Discord or directly to me at Thinker@KaingaGame.com
Selection will occur on Discord on November 5th
[/olist]
-Bridge entrance by Hyena
[olist] In game, press "V" to remove the hud for a seamless image
Use the mouse wheel click to get a lower angle that looks really nice!
Holding CTRL will allow you to move the camera without it automatically changing its height
Take a picture of the village's most interesting part! Not the widest shot :)
[/olist]
-Interconnected by Quangphong
I'm excited to see what creations you come up with! The winner will get access to a copy of the Collectors Edition of Kainga, which includes an artbook and the soundtrack, as well as the glory of being the fanciest architect in the wild lands of Kainga!
-Factory Town by OriginalFireup
There was a small update as well, which covered a few things, here's the list: Patch 1.1.06 Changes: - Added Russian translations (thanks to community translations!) - Added a small chance for AI to spawn with a beast even without a beastmaster - Added a small hitch in movement when getting hit - Worked on command issues so AI will not get distracted when commanding them - Balloons can now pop when damaged! - You can no longer have more than 42 technologies Fixes: - Changed the Beast Lure description to include that it tames beasts - Fixed the loud noise that appeared on geyser maps on loading - Fixed the drought modifier on the Pebbles - Fixed the Thatched Multi-Storey Houses bonus (Combat Ready) - A Gosanke house wont spawn at the center of high-tide Edges - The New Town event now activates as it should have been - Karamana houseboats will properly reduce your pop cap when exiting - Fixed some floating cactus in the Terraces Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-10-03 09:30:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all!
Just doing a minor update (I'm still working on some surprises for the future!) but I thought it could be fun to do an unusual village competition!
As you well know, Kainga is a pretty weird game, so let's celebrate that weirdness with a competition! I've spiced up this post with some past creative examples for a bit of inspiration. I'm excited to see what you come up with!
-Elevated town by CaptainArex
Competition Ground Rules:
[olist]
-Bridge entrance by Hyena
Tips for Taking Good Screenshots
[olist]
-Interconnected by Quangphong
What's the Prize?
I'm excited to see what creations you come up with! The winner will get access to a copy of the Collectors Edition of Kainga, which includes an artbook and the soundtrack, as well as the glory of being the fanciest architect in the wild lands of Kainga!
-Factory Town by OriginalFireup
Update Notes
There was a small update as well, which covered a few things, here's the list: Patch 1.1.06 Changes: - Added Russian translations (thanks to community translations!) - Added a small chance for AI to spawn with a beast even without a beastmaster - Added a small hitch in movement when getting hit - Worked on command issues so AI will not get distracted when commanding them - Balloons can now pop when damaged! - You can no longer have more than 42 technologies Fixes: - Changed the Beast Lure description to include that it tames beasts - Fixed the loud noise that appeared on geyser maps on loading - Fixed the drought modifier on the Pebbles - Fixed the Thatched Multi-Storey Houses bonus (Combat Ready) - A Gosanke house wont spawn at the center of high-tide Edges - The New Town event now activates as it should have been - Karamana houseboats will properly reduce your pop cap when exiting - Fixed some floating cactus in the Terraces Please keep being awesome and have a wonderful day. Thanks all, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-10-03 09:30:44 CET ] [ Original post ]
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Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date. As always, thank you for your support! - Erik
[ 2023-08-28 18:14:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
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JOIN THE VILLAGE
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date. As always, thank you for your support! - Erik
[ 2023-08-28 18:14:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.1.02
- Mushroom houses can now only be placed on mud - Added some behind the scenes passives to the encyclopedia - Kala and Jeera Bs spike ring will only appear once the campfire is built - Serrano B can now only memorize festivals, but recall them one at a time - Added a setting to disable events
- AI wells will no longer collapse after their civilization is destroyed - AI will no longer fish in acid water - Mushroom farms can now be placed East and West as intended - Mushroom houses have protection information and allow for docks and barracks properly - Sumac and Serrano B-side passive techs can be unlocked as expected - The Firelance and Whitebarrel Caserns now appear in the encyclopedia - All buildings now have the correct B-Side selection color - Caged Thinkers have the correct selection color when your Thinker is B-Side - Houses with attachments that were destroyed properly dont require food again with the Spectral Units passive - Boats are now commandable in unusual water levels - Fixed a bug where storage would sometimes disappear when being built Thanks again to the community for the suggestions and reports! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-07-28 10:50:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Just doing a routine bug-fixing session to fix some problems the community has come up with. The biggest of which was some problems with boats on unusual water heights. Also, some changes for Serrano's B-Side.
Patch 1.1.02
Changes:
- Mushroom houses can now only be placed on mud - Added some behind the scenes passives to the encyclopedia - Kala and Jeera Bs spike ring will only appear once the campfire is built - Serrano B can now only memorize festivals, but recall them one at a time - Added a setting to disable events
Fixes:
- AI wells will no longer collapse after their civilization is destroyed - AI will no longer fish in acid water - Mushroom farms can now be placed East and West as intended - Mushroom houses have protection information and allow for docks and barracks properly - Sumac and Serrano B-side passive techs can be unlocked as expected - The Firelance and Whitebarrel Caserns now appear in the encyclopedia - All buildings now have the correct B-Side selection color - Caged Thinkers have the correct selection color when your Thinker is B-Side - Houses with attachments that were destroyed properly dont require food again with the Spectral Units passive - Boats are now commandable in unusual water levels - Fixed a bug where storage would sometimes disappear when being built Thanks again to the community for the suggestions and reports! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-07-28 10:50:53 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.01 Hotfix
- Finished the Chinese translations - Tallbacks are no longer available for nomads for now - Mushroom huts can be properly repaired with food - Guiding Gates use a better under-construction model now - Windcatcher now also counts as a way to understand the benefits of wind - Braves will search further for water to fight fires - Made the snow houses more generous in giving free food - Fixed the tooltip of the caged Thinker when not rescuing - You can now also get B-Side quests by unlocking all of a Thinkers memory slots - Encyclopedia button sounds are properly marked as UI sounds - Added some cheats for youtubers ;) Thanks to the community for the suggestions and reports! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-07-01 09:52:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
If you want to see the main update post, click here.
Changes:
- Finished the Chinese translations - Tallbacks are no longer available for nomads for now - Mushroom huts can be properly repaired with food - Guiding Gates use a better under-construction model now - Windcatcher now also counts as a way to understand the benefits of wind - Braves will search further for water to fight fires - Made the snow houses more generous in giving free food - Fixed the tooltip of the caged Thinker when not rescuing - You can now also get B-Side quests by unlocking all of a Thinkers memory slots - Encyclopedia button sounds are properly marked as UI sounds - Added some cheats for youtubers ;) Thanks to the community for the suggestions and reports! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-07-01 09:52:29 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.00 - Life of Spice - Patch Notes
If you want to see the update post, click here.
- Sumac - Garam - Achiote - Charnushka - Ajowan - Kala - Kala and Jeera - Galanga - Serrano
- Feathwing Coop - Mushroom Huts - Buckets of Fish - Spectral Units - Urban Planning - Stilt Foundations
- Guiding Gates - Ring of Fire - Thinker Cage
- Ghastly Bonfire - Table of Alteration - Walker Beckon - Flowering Signal - Balloon Call - Evocative Banner - Scaffolding of the World - Pyramid of Frost - Incense Revival - Great Firebasket - Wind Generator - Tower of Fire - The Great Cannon - Lightning Totem - Memorial Altar - War Chariot - Lantern of Sacrifice - Buried Barracks - Amnesia Coffer - Suspicious Stew - Echoing Logflute
- Warriors and Shieldbarers no longer block damage from acid, bees or spears - Tech unlocked notifications show for longer - Trade and Demand tables no longer cost fabric to make - Having Silk Outfits increases the chance of seeing fabric producing technologies - Reduced the power of Sharpened Axes to 1.5x instead of 2x - Gifts are more likely to be received - Poison water now kills all units when flooding - Added a harbor house to the high tide event - Nomads relight their flooded campfires - Termites and palm trees now reproduce on their own - Ajowan B is now immune to fire - Bamboo Telescope, Evocative Banners and the Great Cannon can no longer be interrupted - Terracotta Roofs and Wood Roofs now require the prerequisites of ceramics and wood knowledge respectively - The Sauna is no longer a synergy tech - Reduced the chances of the workshops appearing - Made the nomads and new town events more rare - Made the night event more common
- Rebalanced a lot of the food technologies - Mysterious technologies now have descriptions in the encyclopedia on how to unlock them - You can now dismantle banner attachments - Added an in-game death counter - Added Thinker Bonuses - Fixed some issues where inspirations wouldn't be taken properly
- Fixed the Shaduf placement - Fixed the poles on larger stilt platforms - Fixed the capacity of under construction houses - Fixed a problem with floating soil when the Alkazar house was destroyed by a stilt collapse - The Chefs wok now shows the correct output - Added a progress bar and fixed the spawn of the Wide Windmill - Glassblowers Domes and Stonemines no longer work when not operated - Fixed stilts capacity and tooltip - Fixed a bug where your original roof resources would change when turning off an adjusted roof type tech - Fixed some odd overlaps when changing both roof and wall types - New technology now shows the correct materials when adjusting wall and roof resources - Fixed the Flathead Bridle - You can now get barracks and other technologies that require walls with the Karamana Houseboat - Fixed Karamana placement - Fixed the tulou houses door frame - Houses that had production buildings destroyed will properly revert their production, consumable resource and capacity back to its normal house function - The resonate panflute resource spawns will be marked as claimed - Fixed the mushroom logs - Fixed a lot of issues with the Stilt Foundations tech build order - Attachments are now affected by Stilt Foundations - Frilled Houses wind bonus works properly now - Fixed a bug where collapsed festivals couldnt be rebuilt - Fixed the Menhir spawning too early when deconstructing - Fixed the mushroom grow speed - Fixed the mushrooms appearing in the center of the map - Fixed the pear pies selection box not disappearing - Fixed some issues with the Royal Walker Carriage - You can no longer cook caged thinkers - Fixed some techs appearing on Darkwood when they shouldnt have - Fixed funeral techs proximity to one another - Farm pots can now be built on stilts - You no longer get the Mushroom house for free - Fixed the Ringhouse unlock - Fixed the large stilt pads poles - Tower of Fire festival now properly spawns a firebird - You can now place the Flotsam Arena in high tide modifiers - Fixed the Urban Planning Tech to appear properly
- Fixed the covered fishing towers visuals with some synergies - The paper mill now affects your shop lantern and windmill type - Fixed the Kiva house texture on Darkwood - Added tooltips to Serranos festivals - Structures wont draw in the snow when not yet placed - Talkback uses the correct population icon - Water is properly attached to the worlds edge water - Fixed an issue where people hopping out of beached boats wouldnt leave the boat UI - Garam B no longer starts with fabric that looks like logs - Fixed a graphical glitch on the Waterbomb festival - Charnushka B will no longer get rained on in the Skyloft - Fixed the Buried Barracks visuals and particle effects
- Fixed the rafts walkability after floods - Fixed a bug that blocked AI from building docks - Taps will no longer have platforms with the Structure Safety passive - Units will no longer hop in towers when they cant reach enemies - Serranos ball can pass on bridges again - Made icebergs more easy to walk on - Fixed some wonky nomad boat movements - You can now steal nomad boats and they wont revert to their nomadic AI
- Added map modifiers - Added each Thinker's B-Side - Fixed some missing items in the Encyclopedia - Improved the clarity of the Resurrection Totems bonus - Fertilizing Termites added to the Encyclopedia - The encyclopedia now shows exact roof materials for houses - Locked techs that cannot be purchased now show a better description in the encyclopedia
- Improved the placability on the edges of the Terraces - Accessing the items in the Karma shop in the belowlands is easier - Serrano can now use the Karma shop in the belowlands - Fixed the floating enchanted tree on Flatlands - Fixed floating spawn point on Greenleaf - Removed spawn points inside overlapping landmasses on the Towers - Fixed spawn point possibilities in Darkwood due to the trees - Fixed the gift baskets optional objective - Fixed trees not spawning properly at low elevations on the Terraces - Tropical IceRidge can no longer snow - Jars no longer only hold inspiration - Stopped floating cacti on Greenleaf - Removed some modifiers that werent working
- Fixed a missing synergy with the Powderstack - You can no longer delete resources - You can no longer delete the cage - Fixed the lotus hooks tech to collect usable fabric - You can no longer get unplacable memorized techs - You no longer get double karma for banishing Ajowan - Fixed a lot of spelling mistakes - Added in some community translations - Added some missing translations for current languages - Achievements wont be messed up by playing the demo - Stopped Censers from healing new spawns - You can no longer build banners before a campfire using the hotkey - Fixed some issues with quests not updating before they are revealed - Gifts wont spawn already able to be given - Fixed the B-Side memories saving on the correct side - Stopped half of the harbor house bandits dying on spawn - Houses built on ice will explode instead of just shrink when melting - Removed the nomad destination sphere that was visible - Fixed Serranos B-Side unlock quest - Ajowan B now respawns as B when evaporated - Finally found and fixed a bug where AI Town Sizes would default to 0
[ 2023-06-27 12:35:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changes since April 5th:
Here's the full list of changes since the last update!
If you want to see the update post, click here.
Added Thinker's B-Sides:
- Sumac - Garam - Achiote - Charnushka - Ajowan - Kala - Kala and Jeera - Galanga - Serrano
Added New Technologies:
- Feathwing Coop - Mushroom Huts - Buckets of Fish - Spectral Units - Urban Planning - Stilt Foundations
Added New Challenges:
- Guiding Gates - Ring of Fire - Thinker Cage
Added New Festivals:
- Ghastly Bonfire - Table of Alteration - Walker Beckon - Flowering Signal - Balloon Call - Evocative Banner - Scaffolding of the World - Pyramid of Frost - Incense Revival - Great Firebasket - Wind Generator - Tower of Fire - The Great Cannon - Lightning Totem - Memorial Altar - War Chariot - Lantern of Sacrifice - Buried Barracks - Amnesia Coffer - Suspicious Stew - Echoing Logflute
Changes:
- Warriors and Shieldbarers no longer block damage from acid, bees or spears - Tech unlocked notifications show for longer - Trade and Demand tables no longer cost fabric to make - Having Silk Outfits increases the chance of seeing fabric producing technologies - Reduced the power of Sharpened Axes to 1.5x instead of 2x - Gifts are more likely to be received - Poison water now kills all units when flooding - Added a harbor house to the high tide event - Nomads relight their flooded campfires - Termites and palm trees now reproduce on their own - Ajowan B is now immune to fire - Bamboo Telescope, Evocative Banners and the Great Cannon can no longer be interrupted - Terracotta Roofs and Wood Roofs now require the prerequisites of ceramics and wood knowledge respectively - The Sauna is no longer a synergy tech - Reduced the chances of the workshops appearing - Made the nomads and new town events more rare - Made the night event more common
Quality of Life Improvements:
- Rebalanced a lot of the food technologies - Mysterious technologies now have descriptions in the encyclopedia on how to unlock them - You can now dismantle banner attachments - Added an in-game death counter - Added Thinker Bonuses - Fixed some issues where inspirations wouldn't be taken properly
Technology Fixes:
- Fixed the Shaduf placement - Fixed the poles on larger stilt platforms - Fixed the capacity of under construction houses - Fixed a problem with floating soil when the Alkazar house was destroyed by a stilt collapse - The Chefs wok now shows the correct output - Added a progress bar and fixed the spawn of the Wide Windmill - Glassblowers Domes and Stonemines no longer work when not operated - Fixed stilts capacity and tooltip - Fixed a bug where your original roof resources would change when turning off an adjusted roof type tech - Fixed some odd overlaps when changing both roof and wall types - New technology now shows the correct materials when adjusting wall and roof resources - Fixed the Flathead Bridle - You can now get barracks and other technologies that require walls with the Karamana Houseboat - Fixed Karamana placement - Fixed the tulou houses door frame - Houses that had production buildings destroyed will properly revert their production, consumable resource and capacity back to its normal house function - The resonate panflute resource spawns will be marked as claimed - Fixed the mushroom logs - Fixed a lot of issues with the Stilt Foundations tech build order - Attachments are now affected by Stilt Foundations - Frilled Houses wind bonus works properly now - Fixed a bug where collapsed festivals couldnt be rebuilt - Fixed the Menhir spawning too early when deconstructing - Fixed the mushroom grow speed - Fixed the mushrooms appearing in the center of the map - Fixed the pear pies selection box not disappearing - Fixed some issues with the Royal Walker Carriage - You can no longer cook caged thinkers - Fixed some techs appearing on Darkwood when they shouldnt have - Fixed funeral techs proximity to one another - Farm pots can now be built on stilts - You no longer get the Mushroom house for free - Fixed the Ringhouse unlock - Fixed the large stilt pads poles - Tower of Fire festival now properly spawns a firebird - You can now place the Flotsam Arena in high tide modifiers - Fixed the Urban Planning Tech to appear properly
Visual Fixes:
- Fixed the covered fishing towers visuals with some synergies - The paper mill now affects your shop lantern and windmill type - Fixed the Kiva house texture on Darkwood - Added tooltips to Serranos festivals - Structures wont draw in the snow when not yet placed - Talkback uses the correct population icon - Water is properly attached to the worlds edge water - Fixed an issue where people hopping out of beached boats wouldnt leave the boat UI - Garam B no longer starts with fabric that looks like logs - Fixed a graphical glitch on the Waterbomb festival - Charnushka B will no longer get rained on in the Skyloft - Fixed the Buried Barracks visuals and particle effects
Pathing Fixes:
- Fixed the rafts walkability after floods - Fixed a bug that blocked AI from building docks - Taps will no longer have platforms with the Structure Safety passive - Units will no longer hop in towers when they cant reach enemies - Serranos ball can pass on bridges again - Made icebergs more easy to walk on - Fixed some wonky nomad boat movements - You can now steal nomad boats and they wont revert to their nomadic AI
Encyclopedia Changes:
- Added map modifiers - Added each Thinker's B-Side - Fixed some missing items in the Encyclopedia - Improved the clarity of the Resurrection Totems bonus - Fertilizing Termites added to the Encyclopedia - The encyclopedia now shows exact roof materials for houses - Locked techs that cannot be purchased now show a better description in the encyclopedia
Map Fixes:
- Improved the placability on the edges of the Terraces - Accessing the items in the Karma shop in the belowlands is easier - Serrano can now use the Karma shop in the belowlands - Fixed the floating enchanted tree on Flatlands - Fixed floating spawn point on Greenleaf - Removed spawn points inside overlapping landmasses on the Towers - Fixed spawn point possibilities in Darkwood due to the trees - Fixed the gift baskets optional objective - Fixed trees not spawning properly at low elevations on the Terraces - Tropical IceRidge can no longer snow - Jars no longer only hold inspiration - Stopped floating cacti on Greenleaf - Removed some modifiers that werent working
Other Fixes:
- Fixed a missing synergy with the Powderstack - You can no longer delete resources - You can no longer delete the cage - Fixed the lotus hooks tech to collect usable fabric - You can no longer get unplacable memorized techs - You no longer get double karma for banishing Ajowan - Fixed a lot of spelling mistakes - Added in some community translations - Added some missing translations for current languages - Achievements wont be messed up by playing the demo - Stopped Censers from healing new spawns - You can no longer build banners before a campfire using the hotkey - Fixed some issues with quests not updating before they are revealed - Gifts wont spawn already able to be given - Fixed the B-Side memories saving on the correct side - Stopped half of the harbor house bandits dying on spawn - Houses built on ice will explode instead of just shrink when melting - Removed the nomad destination sphere that was visible - Fixed Serranos B-Side unlock quest - Ajowan B now respawns as B when evaporated - Finally found and fixed a bug where AI Town Sizes would default to 0
[ 2023-06-27 12:35:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1 - "Life of Spice"
[previewyoutube=VJdIf7if96g;full][/previewyoutube] There's a lot in this update, but here are the key features:
Possible variations to every map will keep each game spicy! You might see a tropical Ice Ridge, acidic water, mysterious jars or geysers dotting the land or simply an abundance of snails! Map modifiers can affect what spawns, the weather, the resources and technologies available or the topography, sometimes dramatically changing the way you need to think about a map. There's plenty of room for new ideas here, so if you have some ideas, please share them!
Alternative Thinkers for long-term players that will make you re-think your strategies, playstyles and favorites! In addition to a swapped color palette, new Thinkers bring new starting crews, resources, passive technologies and bonuses. Each Thinker is focused around a key element of Kainga's world, which could be fire, war, relationships, ghosts or more. With each Thinker comes 3 new festivals and quests to unlock them and their memory slots. Let me know your new favorite!
Doubling the number of festivals available to Kainga players was a tall order, but it had to be done to make the Thinkers feel totally unique! Each festival has a new never-before-seen outcome and I'm excited to see the experimentation!
3 of these new festivals are new challenges! I've added one of each category, a new arena challenge that costs an exotic resource, a new landmarks challenge that asks you to make a path of archways, and a new caged Thinker challenge, except this time YOU'RE the one with the cage! Defend against the AI's attacks and protect the cage to win!
The last and in my mind, most exciting thing added to Kainga are Nomads. These hostile units will wander past any of the maps on boat, balloon or beast and may cause chaos as they clash with you or your neighbors! This addition really makes the world of Kainga feel alive! I think you'll really enjoy seeing a town on the backs of walkers on the horizon!
I also have the full changelog, if you'd like to check out all the minor differences. I hope you enjoy the update! As always, feel free to reach out on Discord to share your comments, ideas and screenshots! -Kainga Dev ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you're interested to see what else I've been up to, I've been working on a little side project called ShantyTown (more details to come soon!) You can follow the devlogs here:
[ 2023-06-27 12:34:02 CET ] [ Original post ]
The First Major Update After Launch!
[previewyoutube=VJdIf7if96g;full][/previewyoutube] There's a lot in this update, but here are the key features:
Possible variations to every map will keep each game spicy! You might see a tropical Ice Ridge, acidic water, mysterious jars or geysers dotting the land or simply an abundance of snails! Map modifiers can affect what spawns, the weather, the resources and technologies available or the topography, sometimes dramatically changing the way you need to think about a map. There's plenty of room for new ideas here, so if you have some ideas, please share them!
Alternative Thinkers for long-term players that will make you re-think your strategies, playstyles and favorites! In addition to a swapped color palette, new Thinkers bring new starting crews, resources, passive technologies and bonuses. Each Thinker is focused around a key element of Kainga's world, which could be fire, war, relationships, ghosts or more. With each Thinker comes 3 new festivals and quests to unlock them and their memory slots. Let me know your new favorite!
Doubling the number of festivals available to Kainga players was a tall order, but it had to be done to make the Thinkers feel totally unique! Each festival has a new never-before-seen outcome and I'm excited to see the experimentation!
3 of these new festivals are new challenges! I've added one of each category, a new arena challenge that costs an exotic resource, a new landmarks challenge that asks you to make a path of archways, and a new caged Thinker challenge, except this time YOU'RE the one with the cage! Defend against the AI's attacks and protect the cage to win!
The last and in my mind, most exciting thing added to Kainga are Nomads. These hostile units will wander past any of the maps on boat, balloon or beast and may cause chaos as they clash with you or your neighbors! This addition really makes the world of Kainga feel alive! I think you'll really enjoy seeing a town on the backs of walkers on the horizon!
I also have the full changelog, if you'd like to check out all the minor differences. I hope you enjoy the update! As always, feel free to reach out on Discord to share your comments, ideas and screenshots! -Kainga Dev ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you're interested to see what else I've been up to, I've been working on a little side project called ShantyTown (more details to come soon!) You can follow the devlogs here:
[ 2023-06-27 12:34:02 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1.00 - Life of Spice - Patch Notes
If you want to see the update post, click here.
- Sumac - Garam - Achiote - Charnushka - Ajowan - Kala - Kala and Jeera - Galanga - Serrano
- Feathwing Coop - Mushroom Huts - Buckets of Fish - Spectral Units - Urban Planning - Stilt Foundations
- Guiding Gates - Ring of Fire - Thinker Cage
- Ghastly Bonfire - Table of Alteration - Walker Beckon - Flowering Signal - Balloon Call - Evocative Banner - Scaffolding of the World - Pyramid of Frost - Incense Revival - Great Firebasket - Wind Generator - Tower of Fire - The Great Cannon - Lightning Totem - Memorial Altar - War Chariot - Lantern of Sacrifice - Buried Barracks - Amnesia Coffer - Suspicious Stew - Echoing Logflute
- Warriors and Shieldbarers no longer block damage from acid, bees or spears - Tech unlocked notifications show for longer - Trade and Demand tables no longer cost fabric to make - Having Silk Outfits increases the chance of seeing fabric producing technologies - Reduced the power of Sharpened Axes to 1.5x instead of 2x - Gifts are more likely to be received - Poison water now kills all units when flooding - Added a harbor house to the high tide event - Nomads relight their flooded campfires - Termites and palm trees now reproduce on their own - Ajowan B is now immune to fire - Bamboo Telescope, Evocative Banners and the Great Cannon can no longer be interrupted - Terracotta Roofs and Wood Roofs now require the prerequisites of ceramics and wood knowledge respectively - The Sauna is no longer a synergy tech - Reduced the chances of the workshops appearing - Made the nomads and new town events more rare - Made the night event more common
- Rebalanced a lot of the food technologies - Mysterious technologies now have descriptions in the encyclopedia on how to unlock them - You can now dismantle banner attachments - Added an in-game death counter - Added Thinker Bonuses - Fixed some issues where inspirations wouldn't be taken properly
- Fixed the Shaduf placement - Fixed the poles on larger stilt platforms - Fixed the capacity of under construction houses - Fixed a problem with floating soil when the Alkazar house was destroyed by a stilt collapse - The Chefs wok now shows the correct output - Added a progress bar and fixed the spawn of the Wide Windmill - Glassblowers Domes and Stonemines no longer work when not operated - Fixed stilts capacity and tooltip - Fixed a bug where your original roof resources would change when turning off an adjusted roof type tech - Fixed some odd overlaps when changing both roof and wall types - New technology now shows the correct materials when adjusting wall and roof resources - Fixed the Flathead Bridle - You can now get barracks and other technologies that require walls with the Karamana Houseboat - Fixed Karamana placement - Fixed the tulou houses door frame - Houses that had production buildings destroyed will properly revert their production, consumable resource and capacity back to its normal house function - The resonate panflute resource spawns will be marked as claimed - Fixed the mushroom logs - Fixed a lot of issues with the Stilt Foundations tech build order - Attachments are now affected by Stilt Foundations - Frilled Houses wind bonus works properly now - Fixed a bug where collapsed festivals couldnt be rebuilt - Fixed the Menhir spawning too early when deconstructing - Fixed the mushroom grow speed - Fixed the mushrooms appearing in the center of the map - Fixed the pear pies selection box not disappearing - Fixed some issues with the Royal Walker Carriage - You can no longer cook caged thinkers - Fixed some techs appearing on Darkwood when they shouldnt have - Fixed funeral techs proximity to one another - Farm pots can now be built on stilts - You no longer get the Mushroom house for free - Fixed the Ringhouse unlock - Fixed the large stilt pads poles - Tower of Fire festival now properly spawns a firebird - You can now place the Flotsam Arena in high tide modifiers - Fixed the Urban Planning Tech to appear properly
- Fixed the covered fishing towers visuals with some synergies - The paper mill now affects your shop lantern and windmill type - Fixed the Kiva house texture on Darkwood - Added tooltips to Serranos festivals - Structures wont draw in the snow when not yet placed - Talkback uses the correct population icon - Water is properly attached to the worlds edge water - Fixed an issue where people hopping out of beached boats wouldnt leave the boat UI - Garam B no longer starts with fabric that looks like logs - Fixed a graphical glitch on the Waterbomb festival - Charnushka B will no longer get rained on in the Skyloft - Fixed the Buried Barracks visuals and particle effects
- Fixed the rafts walkability after floods - Fixed a bug that blocked AI from building docks - Taps will no longer have platforms with the Structure Safety passive - Units will no longer hop in towers when they cant reach enemies - Serranos ball can pass on bridges again - Made icebergs more easy to walk on - Fixed some wonky nomad boat movements - You can now steal nomad boats and they wont revert to their nomadic AI
- Added map modifiers - Added each Thinker's B-Side - Fixed some missing items in the Encyclopedia - Improved the clarity of the Resurrection Totems bonus - Fertilizing Termites added to the Encyclopedia - The encyclopedia now shows exact roof materials for houses - Locked techs that cannot be purchased now show a better description in the encyclopedia
- Improved the placability on the edges of the Terraces - Accessing the items in the Karma shop in the belowlands is easier - Serrano can now use the Karma shop in the belowlands - Fixed the floating enchanted tree on Flatlands - Fixed floating spawn point on Greenleaf - Removed spawn points inside overlapping landmasses on the Towers - Fixed spawn point possibilities in Darkwood due to the trees - Fixed the gift baskets optional objective - Fixed trees not spawning properly at low elevations on the Terraces - Tropical IceRidge can no longer snow - Jars no longer only hold inspiration - Stopped floating cacti on Greenleaf - Removed some modifiers that werent working
- Fixed a missing synergy with the Powderstack - You can no longer delete resources - You can no longer delete the cage - Fixed the lotus hooks tech to collect usable fabric - You can no longer get unplacable memorized techs - You no longer get double karma for banishing Ajowan - Fixed a lot of spelling mistakes - Added in some community translations - Added some missing translations for current languages - Achievements wont be messed up by playing the demo - Stopped Censers from healing new spawns - You can no longer build banners before a campfire using the hotkey - Fixed some issues with quests not updating before they are revealed - Gifts wont spawn already able to be given - Fixed the B-Side memories saving on the correct side - Stopped half of the harbor house bandits dying on spawn - Houses built on ice will explode instead of just shrink when melting - Removed the nomad destination sphere that was visible - Fixed Serranos B-Side unlock quest - Ajowan B now respawns as B when evaporated - Finally found and fixed a bug where AI Town Sizes would default to 0
[ 2023-06-27 12:31:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changes since April 5th:
Here's the full list of changes since the last update!
If you want to see the update post, click here.
Added Thinker's B-Sides:
- Sumac - Garam - Achiote - Charnushka - Ajowan - Kala - Kala and Jeera - Galanga - Serrano
Added New Technologies:
- Feathwing Coop - Mushroom Huts - Buckets of Fish - Spectral Units - Urban Planning - Stilt Foundations
Added New Challenges:
- Guiding Gates - Ring of Fire - Thinker Cage
Added New Festivals:
- Ghastly Bonfire - Table of Alteration - Walker Beckon - Flowering Signal - Balloon Call - Evocative Banner - Scaffolding of the World - Pyramid of Frost - Incense Revival - Great Firebasket - Wind Generator - Tower of Fire - The Great Cannon - Lightning Totem - Memorial Altar - War Chariot - Lantern of Sacrifice - Buried Barracks - Amnesia Coffer - Suspicious Stew - Echoing Logflute
Changes:
- Warriors and Shieldbarers no longer block damage from acid, bees or spears - Tech unlocked notifications show for longer - Trade and Demand tables no longer cost fabric to make - Having Silk Outfits increases the chance of seeing fabric producing technologies - Reduced the power of Sharpened Axes to 1.5x instead of 2x - Gifts are more likely to be received - Poison water now kills all units when flooding - Added a harbor house to the high tide event - Nomads relight their flooded campfires - Termites and palm trees now reproduce on their own - Ajowan B is now immune to fire - Bamboo Telescope, Evocative Banners and the Great Cannon can no longer be interrupted - Terracotta Roofs and Wood Roofs now require the prerequisites of ceramics and wood knowledge respectively - The Sauna is no longer a synergy tech - Reduced the chances of the workshops appearing - Made the nomads and new town events more rare - Made the night event more common
Quality of Life Improvements:
- Rebalanced a lot of the food technologies - Mysterious technologies now have descriptions in the encyclopedia on how to unlock them - You can now dismantle banner attachments - Added an in-game death counter - Added Thinker Bonuses - Fixed some issues where inspirations wouldn't be taken properly
Technology Fixes:
- Fixed the Shaduf placement - Fixed the poles on larger stilt platforms - Fixed the capacity of under construction houses - Fixed a problem with floating soil when the Alkazar house was destroyed by a stilt collapse - The Chefs wok now shows the correct output - Added a progress bar and fixed the spawn of the Wide Windmill - Glassblowers Domes and Stonemines no longer work when not operated - Fixed stilts capacity and tooltip - Fixed a bug where your original roof resources would change when turning off an adjusted roof type tech - Fixed some odd overlaps when changing both roof and wall types - New technology now shows the correct materials when adjusting wall and roof resources - Fixed the Flathead Bridle - You can now get barracks and other technologies that require walls with the Karamana Houseboat - Fixed Karamana placement - Fixed the tulou houses door frame - Houses that had production buildings destroyed will properly revert their production, consumable resource and capacity back to its normal house function - The resonate panflute resource spawns will be marked as claimed - Fixed the mushroom logs - Fixed a lot of issues with the Stilt Foundations tech build order - Attachments are now affected by Stilt Foundations - Frilled Houses wind bonus works properly now - Fixed a bug where collapsed festivals couldnt be rebuilt - Fixed the Menhir spawning too early when deconstructing - Fixed the mushroom grow speed - Fixed the mushrooms appearing in the center of the map - Fixed the pear pies selection box not disappearing - Fixed some issues with the Royal Walker Carriage - You can no longer cook caged thinkers - Fixed some techs appearing on Darkwood when they shouldnt have - Fixed funeral techs proximity to one another - Farm pots can now be built on stilts - You no longer get the Mushroom house for free - Fixed the Ringhouse unlock - Fixed the large stilt pads poles - Tower of Fire festival now properly spawns a firebird - You can now place the Flotsam Arena in high tide modifiers - Fixed the Urban Planning Tech to appear properly
Visual Fixes:
- Fixed the covered fishing towers visuals with some synergies - The paper mill now affects your shop lantern and windmill type - Fixed the Kiva house texture on Darkwood - Added tooltips to Serranos festivals - Structures wont draw in the snow when not yet placed - Talkback uses the correct population icon - Water is properly attached to the worlds edge water - Fixed an issue where people hopping out of beached boats wouldnt leave the boat UI - Garam B no longer starts with fabric that looks like logs - Fixed a graphical glitch on the Waterbomb festival - Charnushka B will no longer get rained on in the Skyloft - Fixed the Buried Barracks visuals and particle effects
Pathing Fixes:
- Fixed the rafts walkability after floods - Fixed a bug that blocked AI from building docks - Taps will no longer have platforms with the Structure Safety passive - Units will no longer hop in towers when they cant reach enemies - Serranos ball can pass on bridges again - Made icebergs more easy to walk on - Fixed some wonky nomad boat movements - You can now steal nomad boats and they wont revert to their nomadic AI
Encyclopedia Changes:
- Added map modifiers - Added each Thinker's B-Side - Fixed some missing items in the Encyclopedia - Improved the clarity of the Resurrection Totems bonus - Fertilizing Termites added to the Encyclopedia - The encyclopedia now shows exact roof materials for houses - Locked techs that cannot be purchased now show a better description in the encyclopedia
Map Fixes:
- Improved the placability on the edges of the Terraces - Accessing the items in the Karma shop in the belowlands is easier - Serrano can now use the Karma shop in the belowlands - Fixed the floating enchanted tree on Flatlands - Fixed floating spawn point on Greenleaf - Removed spawn points inside overlapping landmasses on the Towers - Fixed spawn point possibilities in Darkwood due to the trees - Fixed the gift baskets optional objective - Fixed trees not spawning properly at low elevations on the Terraces - Tropical IceRidge can no longer snow - Jars no longer only hold inspiration - Stopped floating cacti on Greenleaf - Removed some modifiers that werent working
Other Fixes:
- Fixed a missing synergy with the Powderstack - You can no longer delete resources - You can no longer delete the cage - Fixed the lotus hooks tech to collect usable fabric - You can no longer get unplacable memorized techs - You no longer get double karma for banishing Ajowan - Fixed a lot of spelling mistakes - Added in some community translations - Added some missing translations for current languages - Achievements wont be messed up by playing the demo - Stopped Censers from healing new spawns - You can no longer build banners before a campfire using the hotkey - Fixed some issues with quests not updating before they are revealed - Gifts wont spawn already able to be given - Fixed the B-Side memories saving on the correct side - Stopped half of the harbor house bandits dying on spawn - Houses built on ice will explode instead of just shrink when melting - Removed the nomad destination sphere that was visible - Fixed Serranos B-Side unlock quest - Ajowan B now respawns as B when evaporated - Finally found and fixed a bug where AI Town Sizes would default to 0
[ 2023-06-27 12:31:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.1 Is Around the Corner
The Life of Spice update has hundreds of fixes, quality of life improvements, balance changes and more, in addition to a plethora of new content. And actually, you can try it out right now, let's see how. But first, here's just a few of the things that will be included:
New variations of every map will shake up your strategy and make the map's priorities change. Pictured above is the acidic water modifier on the Pebbles. You can no longer fish, and wells will be filled with acid. Be Careful!
Alternative sides of each Thinker can be unlocked with a new starting loadout, passive, bonus, and of course festivals. These Thinkers are intended for advanced players and can really shake things up!
Introducing nomads was something I've always wanted to do, and here it is! These nomadic tribes will wander across your map on boats, balloons, walkers or other creatures and really make the world alive!
With the addition of the new Thinkers, new festivals had to come too! Each festival is changed dramatically and the results are powerful and specific. Enjoy!
3 of the festivals added are new challenges!, there is a blastpowder-based arena, a construction challenge to build a long line of archways, and alternative rescue challenge where you are the one with the cage and have to protect it!
To introduce these new challenges, dozens of new quests have been added, allowing for the unlock of each Thinker's B-Side and their new memory slots, which will remain independent. Also included is the :flag-pl: Polish Language :flag-pl: thanks to one dedicated member of the community! If you'd like to help with translations for your language, or you'd like to make changes to the translations there, let me know! I'm specifically looking for people who speak:
The new update will go public around this time next week. But! You can actually play it right now! All you have to do is opt-in to the Kainga Beta, and you can try out what's new!
To join the Beta, just right-click on your game in your library, go to Properties, then Betas, and in the dropdown, select the beta branch The reason why I'm telling you, is I'm hoping you can give me feedback, on what doesn't work as expected, what I missed, or what you think! Feel free to contact me on Discord or by email at any time! I hope you enjoy it! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-06-22 17:11:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello villagers! I just want to give you a heads up that a MASSIVE update is about to drop. I'm super excited, so in celebration:
Kainga's on a 30% discount starting today!
Update 1.1: Life of Spice
What's included?
The Life of Spice update has hundreds of fixes, quality of life improvements, balance changes and more, in addition to a plethora of new content. And actually, you can try it out right now, let's see how. But first, here's just a few of the things that will be included:
Map Modifiers
New variations of every map will shake up your strategy and make the map's priorities change. Pictured above is the acidic water modifier on the Pebbles. You can no longer fish, and wells will be filled with acid. Be Careful!
"B-Sides" of Thinkers
Alternative sides of each Thinker can be unlocked with a new starting loadout, passive, bonus, and of course festivals. These Thinkers are intended for advanced players and can really shake things up!
Nomads
Introducing nomads was something I've always wanted to do, and here it is! These nomadic tribes will wander across your map on boats, balloons, walkers or other creatures and really make the world alive!
New Festivals
With the addition of the new Thinkers, new festivals had to come too! Each festival is changed dramatically and the results are powerful and specific. Enjoy!
New Challenges
3 of the festivals added are new challenges!, there is a blastpowder-based arena, a construction challenge to build a long line of archways, and alternative rescue challenge where you are the one with the cage and have to protect it!
New Quest Lines
To introduce these new challenges, dozens of new quests have been added, allowing for the unlock of each Thinker's B-Side and their new memory slots, which will remain independent. Also included is the :flag-pl: Polish Language :flag-pl: thanks to one dedicated member of the community! If you'd like to help with translations for your language, or you'd like to make changes to the translations there, let me know! I'm specifically looking for people who speak:
- Russian
- Chinese
- Portuguese
- Korean
- Japanese
When Can I Play It?
The new update will go public around this time next week. But! You can actually play it right now! All you have to do is opt-in to the Kainga Beta, and you can try out what's new!
To join the Beta, just right-click on your game in your library, go to Properties, then Betas, and in the dropdown, select the beta branch The reason why I'm telling you, is I'm hoping you can give me feedback, on what doesn't work as expected, what I missed, or what you think! Feel free to contact me on Discord or by email at any time! I hope you enjoy it! -KaingaDev
[ 2023-06-22 17:11:27 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.0.18
[ 2023-04-06 10:10:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all!
I realized there were some issues when playing the tutorial I wanted to get fixed!
Also, I added about 40 new synergy interactions to increase the chances of getting rare unique techs. Just to be clear, these are not new techs, just new ways to get them!
I also added some community designed Skylines!
As always, if you feel you have something that belongs in the Kainga world, share it with me on Discord.
I'll be rolling out B-Side Thinkers on the Beta branch one at a time. Feel free to join the discussion on Discord to help shape them!
Thanks for your support and for playing Kainga!
Here's the patch notes:
Patch 1.0.18
Changes:
- Removed the Demo text that was appearing
- You can no longer deselect the Thinker in the Skyloft using control groups
- Serrano can now climb to the top of Ice Ridge
- Added 5 more Skylines designs!
- Landmark festivals can now be properly repaired after being destroyed
- Added a bunch more possibilities for synergies to hit (especially combat units)
- Synergies now show the correct combination when activated
- Changed some funerals to be synergy techs
- Fixed the gift baskets to not be christmas gifts
- Introduction cutscene wont play twice for new players
- Tutorials camera starts in the right direction
- Starting braves in the tutorial wont be buried underground
- You wont get karma for being allied in the tutorial
- A lot of other minor changes
Thanks all,
-Kainga Dev
[ 2023-04-06 10:10:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization Free Demo
[previewyoutube=NW-81Jgg0nM;full][/previewyoutube] The newest demo version contains all the changes made to the final version of the game, a few maps and Thinkers to try out and 69 technologies to unlock! You can play as much as you want and when you get the full game, you can keep the progress you made. Take control of one of the Thinkers and, with the help of your people, grow a unique town and complete short challenges to unlock new technologies that will differentiate your next playthrough.
Check out the materials from various influencers who cover the game to understand the beautiful but deadly worlds of Kainga
[previewyoutube=8wef-Bi-uBA;full][/previewyoutube]
[previewyoutube=MzwLNMRT2jM;full][/previewyoutube]
[previewyoutube=PCcZU8HCjas;full][/previewyoutube]
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord server to share your creations! I love seeing them! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ As always, thank you for your support, and I look forward to hearing from you! Stay tuned! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-03-24 17:00:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi Villagers! Are you curious about Kainga but havent had the chance to dive into the magical world yet? Nows your chance with the free Kainga demo! Its great seeing everyones passion for Kainga and all the fantastic creations across Kaingas Lands! Ive created a demo to get more players into the game to see if its right for them. If you have Kainga already, help me spread the word!
KAINGA DEMO
[previewyoutube=NW-81Jgg0nM;full][/previewyoutube] The newest demo version contains all the changes made to the final version of the game, a few maps and Thinkers to try out and 69 technologies to unlock! You can play as much as you want and when you get the full game, you can keep the progress you made. Take control of one of the Thinkers and, with the help of your people, grow a unique town and complete short challenges to unlock new technologies that will differentiate your next playthrough.
CONTENT CREATORS COVER KAINGA!
Check out the materials from various influencers who cover the game to understand the beautiful but deadly worlds of Kainga
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization - (Tribal Settlement Builder) [Full Release] by Nookrium
[previewyoutube=8wef-Bi-uBA;full][/previewyoutube]
Building a City and Taming Animals! | Kainga by Verowak
[previewyoutube=MzwLNMRT2jM;full][/previewyoutube]
Ancient City Civilization Building with RTS Combat Battle Arenas by Raptor
[previewyoutube=PCcZU8HCjas;full][/previewyoutube]
JOIN THE VILLAGE
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord server to share your creations! I love seeing them! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/ As always, thank you for your support, and I look forward to hearing from you! Stay tuned! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-03-24 17:00:45 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.0.17
[ 2023-03-04 10:46:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all!
There were a few pesky issues especially with Serrano's movement that I've fixed in this patch along with some other things found by the community.
Thanks for your support and for playing Kainga!
Here's the patch notes:
Patch 1.0.17
Fixes:
- Fixed Hollow Bricks to work correctly
- Fixed the inspiration spawning on Greenleaf and Darkwood
- Fixed the bug where you got Karma when losing
- Fixed a bug when commanding units to bridges in the Towers
- Fixed Serranos movement
- Serrano can properly enter vehicles
- Added a bunch of community translations
- Pressing a control group button again will move the camera to your group
- Fixed the rickshaws wheel movement direction
- Fixed the coloring and selection circles of land transports
- Fixed the rickshaws movement twitching on elevations
- Fixed an issue with floating reeds from the Stone Chariot on Ice Ridge
- Fixed some floating gear and other spawns
Thanks all, until next time!
- Kainga Dev
[ 2023-03-04 10:46:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 1.0.16 - Adding New Techs!
I'm also doing a contest to add some new designs for the Skylines festival! If you want to submit a sketch, please do it on my Twitter or Discord and I'll select some winners!
If your design is selected, you'll win a collectors edition of Kainga which includes the soundtrack and artbook :) Here's the full changelog: Inspirations: - Only initial inspirations can be claimed by the AI - AI will only claim inspirations they can reach at the start - Beasts tamed over water will still spawn inspirations nearby - Added Passives to the list of possible inspirations Navigation: - Changed the way the navigation mesh is created. This should improve flood and drought pathfinding and allow boats on flooded land. Please let me know if you notice something unusual! A lot has been changed behind the scenes and may cause unexpected problems - Added navigation avoidance to beast dens - Serranos orb now passes through trees, resources and beasts - Watchtowers and Isolation towers now behave like stationary transports Balancing: - Readjusted the spawn locations of all maps - Re-did the inspiration spawning algorithm as well - Added more variety to possibilities in the Pebbles - Calmed down the Ghost event at high ante - Increased the ante requirements for many events - AI will not get upset if their trades or demands are interrupted by nature - Flatheads will not be aggressive at low ante Changes: - Menhirs affect the achievement and are properly recorded in the Encyclopedia - Added scrollkeepers to the Encyclopedia - Added 9 control groups - Fixed an issue where balloons would sink into the ground during water events - Fixed a problem with the barracks queue when units got distracted while exiting - Fixed some sounds that were playing when muted - Hermits will not operate without an occupant - Saved souls will only appear once - Fixed an issue with the snow event in Darkwood - Changed the way stilts, overhangs, canals, ladders and log ladders are placed - Fixed a bug where an (x) appeared next to empty techs when choosing a Thinker - Finally fixed the bee boxes color - Dismantled production buildings will properly reset their attached houses - Fixed some text misspellings - Fixed a crash while choosing a random challenge - Braves will carry the Alabastron when placing a campfire - You can now carry the Alabastron safely in boats - Limited the Flathead spawn rate - Tightened some new navigation issues - Demands will give the correct amount of negative reputation when canceled - Changed Halbadier to Halberdier - Fixed Toluos entrance location - Fixed some issues with festivals placed over campfires - Fixed the Isolation houses radius indicator - Fixed the control groups - Fixed a navigation bug where trees nearby water would make people drown themselves - Paddies and clay farms will properly attach to the ground during earthquakes - The little dot behind passives now properly disappears in the hotbar - Alabastron should no longer drown during floods - Menhirs respawn when deconstructed - Fixed the Bricks Workshop doorway - Tightened some new navigation issues I've also been working on a map modifiers system and the Thinker's "B-sides" which I'm very excited for. Again, if you have ideas for these additions, feel free to reach out and suggest them! Until next time, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-02-15 03:48:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all!
I'm here with the first content update since release! I've added a bunch of new technologies alongside some bugfixes and improvements.
The great part is, all of these techs are community suggestions! So if you have some neat ideas, feel free to share them on the Discord and you may see it added eventually!
New Technologies:
- Workshops: A new technology type that produces resources for free but is built and operated like a barracks
- Banner upgrades: Added a couple technologies that can be added on top of claim land banners
- Passive technologies: Added a bunch of resource swapping passives to make wood planks more viable Added a couple boat upgrade passives to collect resources from the seas Lightfootedness - walk through enemy territory unnoticed Urban Planning - Allows for more compact towns
- Pillar Paths: Pathways built from logs that block access below
I'm also doing a contest to add some new designs for the Skylines festival! If you want to submit a sketch, please do it on my Twitter or Discord and I'll select some winners!
If your design is selected, you'll win a collectors edition of Kainga which includes the soundtrack and artbook :) Here's the full changelog: Inspirations: - Only initial inspirations can be claimed by the AI - AI will only claim inspirations they can reach at the start - Beasts tamed over water will still spawn inspirations nearby - Added Passives to the list of possible inspirations Navigation: - Changed the way the navigation mesh is created. This should improve flood and drought pathfinding and allow boats on flooded land. Please let me know if you notice something unusual! A lot has been changed behind the scenes and may cause unexpected problems - Added navigation avoidance to beast dens - Serranos orb now passes through trees, resources and beasts - Watchtowers and Isolation towers now behave like stationary transports Balancing: - Readjusted the spawn locations of all maps - Re-did the inspiration spawning algorithm as well - Added more variety to possibilities in the Pebbles - Calmed down the Ghost event at high ante - Increased the ante requirements for many events - AI will not get upset if their trades or demands are interrupted by nature - Flatheads will not be aggressive at low ante Changes: - Menhirs affect the achievement and are properly recorded in the Encyclopedia - Added scrollkeepers to the Encyclopedia - Added 9 control groups - Fixed an issue where balloons would sink into the ground during water events - Fixed a problem with the barracks queue when units got distracted while exiting - Fixed some sounds that were playing when muted - Hermits will not operate without an occupant - Saved souls will only appear once - Fixed an issue with the snow event in Darkwood - Changed the way stilts, overhangs, canals, ladders and log ladders are placed - Fixed a bug where an (x) appeared next to empty techs when choosing a Thinker - Finally fixed the bee boxes color - Dismantled production buildings will properly reset their attached houses - Fixed some text misspellings - Fixed a crash while choosing a random challenge - Braves will carry the Alabastron when placing a campfire - You can now carry the Alabastron safely in boats - Limited the Flathead spawn rate - Tightened some new navigation issues - Demands will give the correct amount of negative reputation when canceled - Changed Halbadier to Halberdier - Fixed Toluos entrance location - Fixed some issues with festivals placed over campfires - Fixed the Isolation houses radius indicator - Fixed the control groups - Fixed a navigation bug where trees nearby water would make people drown themselves - Paddies and clay farms will properly attach to the ground during earthquakes - The little dot behind passives now properly disappears in the hotbar - Alabastron should no longer drown during floods - Menhirs respawn when deconstructed - Fixed the Bricks Workshop doorway - Tightened some new navigation issues I've also been working on a map modifiers system and the Thinker's "B-sides" which I'm very excited for. Again, if you have ideas for these additions, feel free to reach out and suggest them! Until next time, -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-02-15 03:48:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga is part of Steam Base Builder Fest!
[previewyoutube=NW-81Jgg0nM;full][/previewyoutube] Discover the true beauty of Kaingas worlds: a unique roguelite village-builder Take control of a Thinker and grow your village into a thriving civilization, adapting and surviving against all odds. As you begin to take wins and earn karma, the world begins to unravel with new unique lands, technologies, challenges, and Thinkers to unlock, discover and learn. Also available: Kainga: Collector's Edition bundle and get an official Soundtrack and Digital Artbook! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/
Im pleased to see how many of you are enjoying my game! This time I summarized the best videos I found on YouTube. Check them out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voCyMrE7nk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yohwE4eHSY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXTbeqAsSw
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord server to share your creations! I love seeing them! As always, thank you for your support, and I look forward to hearing from you! Stay tuned! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-01-23 18:00:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi villagers! We are starting this year with a discount! Kainga: Seeds of Civilization is a part of Steam Base Builder Fest! Thanks to that, you can start discovering magical lands full of wonder, beauty, and danger with a -10% discount https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
KAINGA: DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL WORLDS
[previewyoutube=NW-81Jgg0nM;full][/previewyoutube] Discover the true beauty of Kaingas worlds: a unique roguelite village-builder Take control of a Thinker and grow your village into a thriving civilization, adapting and surviving against all odds. As you begin to take wins and earn karma, the world begins to unravel with new unique lands, technologies, challenges, and Thinkers to unlock, discover and learn. Also available: Kainga: Collector's Edition bundle and get an official Soundtrack and Digital Artbook! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/
KAINGA: COMMUNITY CREATIONS
Im pleased to see how many of you are enjoying my game! This time I summarized the best videos I found on YouTube. Check them out!
I tamed a GIANT CRAB and built a village on it's back! by Real Civil Engineer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voCyMrE7nk0
Sips Plays Kainga: Seeds of Civilization! by Sips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yohwE4eHSY0
Roguelite Populous Meets Morrowind Village Building In KAINGA: SEEDS OF CIVILIZATION by FallenShogun Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXTbeqAsSw
JOIN THE VILLAGE
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord server to share your creations! I love seeing them! As always, thank you for your support, and I look forward to hearing from you! Stay tuned! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-01-23 18:00:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Future of Kainga
I really do read all feedback, and I'm trying my best to address everything starting with what's most impactful. I'm going to focus on improving balance and AI first. Making games feel more fair and improving the way units behave and respond to your commands. This includes adjusting spawn points map generations. I'll also be revamping the event storyteller AI to improve the way events are chosen. All of these changes should improve the gameplay experience!
A bright future for Kainga ahead!
I have more ideas on how to add additional variety to Kainga games. I'll share a few of them as examples of what to look forward to:
The addition of specific map modifiers that will change up the gameplay of different maps adding new challenges or boons and increase the possibilities for each game. Feel free to share your ideas and I may add them in!
Alternate versions of each Thinker with slightly different playstyles including different starting loadouts, passive and alternate versions of their festivals.
I've been working on new passives, production buildings and claim land banner upgrades. I'd also like to expand the reasons to tech into advanced resources, and create more powerful focused techs for those that choose to go down a specific tech route. I'm also looking into the possibility of adding some kind of online engagement, fingers crossed! Along with this announcement is another patch adding some great additions and cleaning up some of the problems you found and reported here on Steam or on Discord. Thanks for being such a wonderful community and look forward to new advances in Kainga! I'm looking forward to what the new year brings! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-01-05 15:19:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
What a fantastic launch and holiday season. It's great to see all the excitement and activity! I just want to reach out and say, even though we've hit 1.0 and successfully completed the original 8-step roadmap, that doesn't mean I'm done!
Your Voices are Being Heard
I really do read all feedback, and I'm trying my best to address everything starting with what's most impactful. I'm going to focus on improving balance and AI first. Making games feel more fair and improving the way units behave and respond to your commands. This includes adjusting spawn points map generations. I'll also be revamping the event storyteller AI to improve the way events are chosen. All of these changes should improve the gameplay experience!
A bright future for Kainga ahead!
What's Next?
I have more ideas on how to add additional variety to Kainga games. I'll share a few of them as examples of what to look forward to:
Map Modifiers
The addition of specific map modifiers that will change up the gameplay of different maps adding new challenges or boons and increase the possibilities for each game. Feel free to share your ideas and I may add them in!
Thinker "B-Sides"
Alternate versions of each Thinker with slightly different playstyles including different starting loadouts, passive and alternate versions of their festivals.
New Technologies
I've been working on new passives, production buildings and claim land banner upgrades. I'd also like to expand the reasons to tech into advanced resources, and create more powerful focused techs for those that choose to go down a specific tech route. I'm also looking into the possibility of adding some kind of online engagement, fingers crossed! Along with this announcement is another patch adding some great additions and cleaning up some of the problems you found and reported here on Steam or on Discord. Thanks for being such a wonderful community and look forward to new advances in Kainga! I'm looking forward to what the new year brings! -Kainga Dev
[ 2023-01-05 15:19:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.0.12
[ 2023-01-05 15:10:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello all!
Happy new years!
Have a patch here for some fixes and changes and I have more in the works in terms of news and content in an upcoming post! :)
Thanks for being awesome!
Until next time,
-Kainga Dev
Here's the change-log:
Patch 1.0.12
Changes:
- Added a new starting island in The Pebbles
- Added more seats to the Land Barge
- AI will no longer place banners or challenge objectives on enemy territory
- Improved visuals and placement of climbing pole
- AI will be neutral while completing the first quest
- Enchanted tree now spawns nearby you
- Improved the clarity of the tutorials clay section
- Memorized tech shouldnt appear in the normal tech chances
Fixes:
- Burial mound should look better in the Flatlands
- People will no longer get stuck on Pasarolla balloons
- Fixed some issues with the funeral boat
- Arena will again work even if you have Bracer
- Walker fishing tower counts as food for the starting tutorial
- Tooltips work on the Encyclopedia in the Skyloft
- Fixed some issues with Umbrella trees not being marked for harvest
- Fixed a bug where units would run into the water after disembarking boats
- Fixed the achievement for unlocking all tech
- Fixed the Harbor House unlock
- Hopefully improved priests efficacy
- Stopped some techs from disappearing in the encyclopedia
- Karamana boat interacts with the start-up tutorial as expected
- You can now claim land around landmarks as intended
[ 2023-01-05 15:10:28 CET ] [ Original post ]
Winter Holiday Patch 1.0.11
Some technologies now increase the chance of other techs appearing. For example, getting a way to produce blastpowder will increase the chance of other blastpowder techs in the future! This should help guide runs into specific "builds".
Rerolling reduces the chance of seen techs appearing again, making rerolling more worth it.
Made a lot of improvements with boats! If you've been avoiding water maps because of boat behavior, please jump back in and see if they're acting as expected. If not, please let me know so I can make the proper changes!
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As always, Please review Kainga if you like the game! That's all I want for Christmas :)
Here's the full change-log:
Patch 1.0.11
Changes:
- Technologies that produce a resource increase the chances of future technologies that require that resource
- Rerolling will decrease the chances of the techs already seen to appear again
- Increased the effectiveness and visuals of the disguised gift
- Added some Christmas cheer!
- Buffed the Fishing Net and the Silk Weaving Hermit
Fixes:
- Hopefully completely fixed an issue where units would choose their own task after you commanded them
- Fixed an issue where unit icons would disappear when failing to exit a boat
- Fixed a new problem where AI wouldnt do tasks after combat
- Moving boats to unpathable cliffs will still move them nearby as expected
- Bridges will not move units while being placed
- Added some restrictions to bridge building to prevent bridges dipping underwater
- Elevators will remove their pathing when destroyed
- Fixed a sound bug when multiple units completed a dock
- Boats can move more flexibly at short distances
- Jumping out of boats should be more accurate and safe
- Fixed an issue with floating reeds after the bonfire festival
- Fixed a soft-lock when running the resurrection festival twice
- Serrano can be sent to trade more easily
You can see the previous patchnotes for the last two updates here and here.
Take care and happy holidays!
Until next time,
-Kainga Dev
[ 2022-12-22 14:14:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello there!
Happy holidays! :) I come bearing gifts in the form of Kainga fixes and a holiday theme in the Skyloft!
Three major changes that I would like to highlight here:
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[ 2022-12-22 14:14:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.0.08+09
[ 2022-12-19 10:05:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello there!
Another patch coming in hot off the grill with a bunch of fixes and minor changes to help with your games :)
I did a major change with the way braves gather resources when constructing, so let me know if you notice any unexpected side effects!
Please know I read all your feedback and take it to heart, so hopefully you see something you recommended in one of these patches!
If you're not already, feel free to join the Discord and share your villages with the community!
Again, Please review Kainga if you like the game! It's really impactful.
Until next time
-Kainga Dev
Here's the change-log:
Patch 1.0.08 + 1.0.09
Changes:
- AI will no longer seek resources when someone else already is
- Groups of units move to multiple nearby locations instead of the same spot
- You can now attack completed enemy banners
- Extended the reach of horizontal climbing poles
- Removed the Monuments challenge from Greenleaf
- You can now build the Bamboo Telescope from much further away from your target
- The trader can be used again 30 seconds after a successful trade
- You can now build stairs on stilts
Fixes:
- Barracks will now spawn units properly even when placed in cliffsides
- Covered fishery tower no longer disappears when rained on
- Tasks on water can be assigned by the campfire
- Fixed a bug where a corrupted save file corrupted the backup save file
- Crustaceans will no longer leave resources floating when burrowing off screen
- Units wont speak too much when quickly clicking
- You can no longer place farms over the campfire
- Mouse cursor will not carry selection back into the Skyloft
- Dyepots and relics are properly attached to the ground
- Fixed an issue where units would get stuck at the top of stairs
- Fixed the cooking pots looping sound
- Healing coffer will not run forever when hosted twice
- Fixed a bug where a repaired house with an attachment would stop working
- Resources removed from dismantling will be correct
- Karma Spent is recorded properly in the Encyclopedia
- Egg harvester now counts as a food source for the starting tutorial
- Training ghosts will not make them normal again
- Fixed an issue with balloons changing teams
- Hopefully made stilts pathing a bit better
Take care and happy holidays!
[ 2022-12-19 10:05:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Patch 1.0.07
[ 2022-12-12 17:38:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello there!
What a wild launch! Thanks for the well-wishes and positivity during this time. I'm out of the hospital and feeling MUCH better :) It's been a while since release, so sorry for the delayed patch!
I've been reading all your feedback, and making changes where I can. Please do know I'm doing my best to fit everyone's needs! There are some gameplay changes, specifically settings, that should allow for a more relaxed play session for those who don't want to deal with neighbors.
Also added are a few suggestions form the community, so thank you for your voices!
I'm much more active on Discord! so if you want to come by and say hi, share your bug reports, or horror stories of snails and crabs, welcome!
Please review Kainga if you're enjoying yourself, as it really does make a big difference.
Expect further patches coming soon!
-Kainga Dev
Here's the change-log:
Changes:
- Banners can now be selected, dismantled and attacked
- Structures are now affected by Bracer
- You can now delete units
- Reduced the size of AI town starting sizes
- You can now change the AI town starting size from the settings
- You now get Karma for allying with other towns
- Added little locks to secret techs in the encyclopedia
- Map scales correctly with ultra-wide screens
Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where units werent doing tasks properly
- Balloons can no longer sink into the underworld
- You can now rescue Thinkers with balloons
- Alkazar soil roofs are destroyed when dismantling
- Fixed a bug where structures spawned sideways
- Fixed the firebirds attachments
- Escape vehicles are easier to enter
- Fixed the banner color on the rickshaw
- Riflemen should no longer destroy the transport theyre riding
- Snails should no longer melt their handler
- The Karma shops wooden platform will no longer block ramps
- The under-construction Karma shop is easier to select
- Fixed the smokestack and visuals of stone ceramics
- You will now still win even if your Thinker or the rescue Thinker has fallen after the final festival has started
- Inspiration will not spawn in the water when enemy Thinkers drown
- Funeral techs display the correct cost at the Karma shop
- Fixed some translation issues (still more to do!)
- Corn in Durians mouths will no longer be sought out by your braves
- AI will no longer build banners on top of your structures
- Arrows of those without a team will no longer glow
- Balloons whos riders have been killed can be reclaimed
- Passives are now counted as chosen in the encyclopedia
[ 2022-12-12 17:38:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Full Launch Out Now!
[ 2022-12-06 18:12:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi Villagers!
The day has finally come and Kainga's original roadmap is complete! This puts us into the 1.0 full release of Kainga: Seeds of Civilization! Please help me spread the word!
[previewyoutube=NW-81Jgg0nM;full][/previewyoutube]
Of course there's a launch discount of 10% and an additional 10% discount to the Collectors Edition which includes the Artbook and the Soundtrack together with the full game!
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29389/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization_Collectors_Edition/
Now, time to celebrate!
That's right, with higher highs come lower lows, and suddenly, 3 days before launch day, my appendix burst! This is the worst timing possible, but then again, there's never a good time for a disaster.
The good news is, medically, everything went well. The bad news is I'll be in the hospital for a little while.
I considered delaying the launch but decided to go through with it as everything was already ready and I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer!
This means 2 things. Firstly, I will be a bit slow in releasing a post-launch patch if issues arise. Second, I need your help to spread the word! Please share the trailer, Steam link, your village screenshots and anything else!
Thanks for your support and remember to WRITE A REVIEW. It really helps me more than you realise, and I'll be reading them while I recover.
All the best and I'll speak to you again when I'm out of the hospital!
- Erik
[ 2022-12-06 18:12:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Weekend Developer Live Stream
[ 2022-12-02 17:25:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi Villagers!
Just FOUR days to go until the big day. I'm so grateful for the support I've received from the community and other developers.
I'm so excited to finally unleash Kainga out of Early Access and into the wild. It has been a passion project of mine for years, and I'm really proud of what I've managed to achieve with the community.
I'll be playing Kainga on Steam during this weekend. You can catch the stream right here on the Kainga store page! Come and join me and see what the game is about.
Erik
[ 2022-12-02 17:25:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.9.04
[ 2022-11-29 16:17:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Fixed quite a few minor issues that players have helped find!
If you find new problems, especially in languages other than English, please let me know on Discord!
Until next time,
-Kainga Dev
Changes:
- Added Thinker tracks to the Skyloft
- Priests will no longer convert allies
- Made the hammering location much more generous
- You no longer have to chop trees overlapping structures from ledges below
- Demands will no longer block ramps
- Farms can now be placed over structure entrances
- Improved Firebirds pathing and combat
- Firebirds can now be destroyed by cloud popper balloons
- Serrano no longer needs a source of food
- Added some optimizations
- Hopping out of balloons is safer
- Increased the size of Chinese font further
- Unit boxes will wrap when you have many types of units
Fixes:
- Wandering trader is no longer spectral
- Fixed an issue with Crustaceans on Greenleaf
- Units will no longer go unresponsive when getting conflicting orders
- Fixed the placement of the Flotsam Arena
- Fixed a bug where units would ignore your commands
- Fixed the Hermitage tech
- Fixed some issues with the encyclopedia
- Beasts will update correctly in the encyclopedia
- Fixed an issue with Kala and Jeeras simultaneous quests
- Fixed a lot of minor UI issues
- Updated the Skyloft collision
- Fixed more Encyclopedia issues
[ 2022-11-29 16:17:12 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.9.01
[ 2022-11-23 15:30:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Doing a quick fix to ease a couple of issues that came up.
I also added a follow cam, when you have someone selected, press [F] and the camera will follow them! :)
Until next time,
-Kainga Dev
Changes:
- Hakken houses no longer have the swap button
- Double clicking a unit into a transport will no longer send them into the void
- Fixed glassblower and stonemines smoke
- Fixed an issue where trades and demands werent accessible nearby cliffs
- Crustaceans will no longer create a void in Darkwood
- Fixed the pillow hitbox in the skyloft
- Improved the Passarolla balloon pathing
- Increased the size of the Chinese font
- Fixed some scaling issues on some screen sizes
- Made it easier to break cages
- Added a "Follow Cam" button ( F )
[ 2022-11-23 15:30:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Nominate Kainga in the Steam Awards
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710 Pick up Kainga at a massively discounted price before Version 1.0 is released on December 6th. See you in the Belowlands! - Erik
[ 2022-11-23 13:51:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
What an amazing 24 hours Ive had since announcing that Kainga is leaving Early Access on December 6th and moving to Version 1.0! Everyone has been so supportive in helping me spread the word.
To add to even more excitement, Kainga is up for nomination at the Steam Awards. I would love if you took a second to nominate Kainga by checking the box at the top of this post.
To say thank you for the incredible support and interest, Ive also put Kainga on sale for a limited time as part of the Steam Autumn Sale! Now is your chance to pick up the game and check out all the new Update 0.9 content before it leaves Early Access on December 6.
25% OFF SALE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710 Pick up Kainga at a massively discounted price before Version 1.0 is released on December 6th. See you in the Belowlands! - Erik
[ 2022-11-23 13:51:43 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.9
[ 2022-11-21 14:48:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello Villagers!
I've just announced the Full launch release on 6th December - as you have supported me throughout Early Access, I wanted you to experience what Ive been working on before full launch.
Take a look at the patch notes from the biggest update so far! So much has changed since the last update as I build the foundations for Version 1.0 and prepare to bring Kainga out of Early Access.
Let's dive into a handful of improvements below.
NEW SKYLOFT HUB
The Skyloft has been completely reimagined and redesigned. There is more room for activities here, where the full roster of Thinkers can now chat and discuss their challenges.
The new reimagined Skyloft.
MORE GAME CONTENT
- New Night Event
- New Technologies
- New Challenge
- Addition of the Undead
A preview of night event.
MORE SUPPORTED LANGUAGES
Fully localized text for the entire game in 4 more languages:
- French
- Spanish
- German
- Chinese
If you speak these languages, please do let me know on Discord if you notice any issues or mistranslations!
STEAM ACHIEVEMENTS
Something for you completionists! Also, the addition of endless quests for post-game Kainga masters. Im super excited about this one!
CHARACTER VOICES
To add more personality to the people of Kainga, Ive updated the voices and sounds!
BUG FIXES
Ive managed to fix hundreds of issues related to gameplay or performance and put the game in a better state than ever before. If you find any new issues, please report them to me in Discord!
THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE TO COME IN FULL LAUNCH OF 1.0 ON DECEMBER 6TH.
- Erik
[ 2022-11-21 14:48:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Official Release Date & Collector's Edition
[previewyoutube=ZDMlQRs2D_M;full][/previewyoutube] Today Im really excited to announce the official release date of Kainga! Kainga will be leaving Early Access on December 6th, and Version 1.0 coming to Steam! This game has been a passion project of mine for years, and finally seeing Kainga out in the world is both terrifying and exciting at the same time! Firstly, a huge thank you is in order to the early supporters. For believing in Kainga and helping me shape the game. I appreciate everyone for being there for encouragement and support to make my dream become a reality. Being a solo indie developer can be challenging, and youve kept me going during the development! Kainga wouldnt be the game it is today without YOU! The game has come a long way from its Early Access launch. Looking back just 1 year ago, it's incredible the amount of change that has taken place. The full version of Kainga contains over 300 technologies, 8 maps, 8 Thinkers, a 22 song soundtrack, and dozens of hours of interesting gameplay.
Im also launching a Collectors Edition of the game soon, allowing you to support me further and get even more immersed in the world that has been created. See you out in the wild lands of Kainga! - Erik
[ 2022-11-21 14:07:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER
[previewyoutube=ZDMlQRs2D_M;full][/previewyoutube] Today Im really excited to announce the official release date of Kainga! Kainga will be leaving Early Access on December 6th, and Version 1.0 coming to Steam! This game has been a passion project of mine for years, and finally seeing Kainga out in the world is both terrifying and exciting at the same time! Firstly, a huge thank you is in order to the early supporters. For believing in Kainga and helping me shape the game. I appreciate everyone for being there for encouragement and support to make my dream become a reality. Being a solo indie developer can be challenging, and youve kept me going during the development! Kainga wouldnt be the game it is today without YOU! The game has come a long way from its Early Access launch. Looking back just 1 year ago, it's incredible the amount of change that has taken place. The full version of Kainga contains over 300 technologies, 8 maps, 8 Thinkers, a 22 song soundtrack, and dozens of hours of interesting gameplay.
KAINGA COLLECTOR'S EDITION
Im also launching a Collectors Edition of the game soon, allowing you to support me further and get even more immersed in the world that has been created. See you out in the wild lands of Kainga! - Erik
[ 2022-11-21 14:07:05 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga sale -25%!
Discover the true beauty of Kaingas worlds in the newest trailer! As my game heads into the final stages of development ahead of its full launch this winter, the new Beautiful World gameplay trailer takes you on a journey across the lands full of mystery and cultural intrigue. [previewyoutube=PrwZ8-1piaQ;full][/previewyoutube]
Read what I have changed recently in the game. See the whole patch notes here! Also, you may have noticed achievements being added to the Steam page but I am currently working on this and they are not yet active :)
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date. As always, thank you for your support! - Erik
[ 2022-10-20 17:00:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello villagers! I have some exciting news to share with you! Starting today, you can buy Kainga: Seeds of Civilization for 25% off on Steam! Join our village and start discovering magical lands full of wonder and beauty. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
KAINGA: BEAUTIFUL WORLDS TRAILER
Discover the true beauty of Kaingas worlds in the newest trailer! As my game heads into the final stages of development ahead of its full launch this winter, the new Beautiful World gameplay trailer takes you on a journey across the lands full of mystery and cultural intrigue. [previewyoutube=PrwZ8-1piaQ;full][/previewyoutube]
PATCH NOTES 0.6.33
Read what I have changed recently in the game. See the whole patch notes here! Also, you may have noticed achievements being added to the Steam page but I am currently working on this and they are not yet active :)
JOIN THE VILLAGE
Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date. As always, thank you for your support! - Erik
[ 2022-10-20 17:00:56 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.6.33
[ 2022-09-20 06:39:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
I have to do a hotfix patch to fix a few critical things including the icebreaker event and getting Thinkers on to escape vehicles.
Full change-log at the bottom.
I also want to make a clarification that the new content like the Greenleaf map and thinker are not yet in this update, but coming soon! :)
Fixes:
- Icebreakers will no longer have the players team number
- Entering escape vehicles should be easier
- Houses on non-water transports spawn units as intended
- Escape vehicles should move properly
- Albino beasts will no longer disappear when tamed
- Fixed some issues with the encyclopedia
[ 2022-09-20 06:39:25 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.6.32
Here's a look at just 15 things that have changed. For the full details on the massive amount of changes and fixes, check out the in-game changelog. Additions: - Added an encyclopedia - Added optional objectives - Added birds, fish and butterflies - Added 3 new units and over a dozen new tech synergies - Added status effects to units Major Changes: - Synergies can now be chosen like other techs - Memorized techs are no longer given at the start of a game - Split "Resources" techs into 2 groups, "Resources" and "Development" inspirations - Redid the tutorial - Improved structure placement and variety of AI towns QoL Improvements: - Changed borders from spheres to cylinders - Greatly improved boat pathing - All structures can be deconstructed and reconstructed - Beasts now have banners to show which team they're on - Units can hop off of tamed beasts There! Just a look at what's being improved. There's still work to be done, but I'm really happy with the progress. And the next content update is right around the corner. Until then! -Kainga Dev
[ 2022-09-16 17:05:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello!
I'm happy to share a massive amount of gameplay changes, bugfixes and additions, including an in-game encyclopedia which a lot of people have been asking for.
Thanks for your support and patience while I improve and smooth the Kainga experience.
Take a look at just a handful of improvements below.
What's New?
Here's a look at just 15 things that have changed. For the full details on the massive amount of changes and fixes, check out the in-game changelog. Additions: - Added an encyclopedia - Added optional objectives - Added birds, fish and butterflies - Added 3 new units and over a dozen new tech synergies - Added status effects to units Major Changes: - Synergies can now be chosen like other techs - Memorized techs are no longer given at the start of a game - Split "Resources" techs into 2 groups, "Resources" and "Development" inspirations - Redid the tutorial - Improved structure placement and variety of AI towns QoL Improvements: - Changed borders from spheres to cylinders - Greatly improved boat pathing - All structures can be deconstructed and reconstructed - Beasts now have banners to show which team they're on - Units can hop off of tamed beasts There! Just a look at what's being improved. There's still work to be done, but I'm really happy with the progress. And the next content update is right around the corner. Until then! -Kainga Dev
[ 2022-09-16 17:05:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga's Progress
I've been listening to feedback and the synergy system, or "unique" technologies as they're known in game, weren't clear and didn't allow for customization. Originally, if you had multiple techs that could synergize, it would pick one at random and grant it immediately. Many players didn't even realize the synergy had taken place, sometimes it caused problems and resource problems. Now, when a synergy is available, it will be granted similarly to other technologies, in a Thinker's ideas. This way you have the freedom to pick which synergy you'd prefer, or deny them all! With over ** synergy technologies, it was a shame to see players not realize this was a part of Kainga!
Late game players will know, that the memory system was a bit broken. Originally, with all memories unlocked, you could start with 3 free techs in addition to the 3 starting nearby inspirations meant you were at 2 festivals almost immediately. This also made the search of technologies obsolete as it was often not even necessary to leave the campfire. Now, memories are guaranteed to appear in that tech's category once! This ensures that you still are able to get the techs that you saved in memory, but don't have to.
Many beasts now have different ways that they spawn, reproduce and can be killed. They also now have cloth banners when tamed to indicate which team they're on.
In addition to the above, a lot of fixes have been made including to rarer techs like the Gosanke Harborhouse, a much needed improved system to get units out of boats, the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct all structures, improved town AI structure placements, claimed areas are now cylinders instead of spheres, and many, many bugfixes. The goal here is to improve how Kainga feels to plan and make it a better experience overall. Keep your eyes open the next post on the next update! -Kainga Dev
[ 2022-09-08 12:05:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
In addition to the next update "Wildlife", I've been focusing my efforts on improving and sanding down rough edges on what's already in Kainga! Let's see what's improved:
I won't go into any new content that's being added in just yet, only changes to gameplay you can expect!
New Synergy System
I've been listening to feedback and the synergy system, or "unique" technologies as they're known in game, weren't clear and didn't allow for customization. Originally, if you had multiple techs that could synergize, it would pick one at random and grant it immediately. Many players didn't even realize the synergy had taken place, sometimes it caused problems and resource problems. Now, when a synergy is available, it will be granted similarly to other technologies, in a Thinker's ideas. This way you have the freedom to pick which synergy you'd prefer, or deny them all! With over ** synergy technologies, it was a shame to see players not realize this was a part of Kainga!
Memory System
Late game players will know, that the memory system was a bit broken. Originally, with all memories unlocked, you could start with 3 free techs in addition to the 3 starting nearby inspirations meant you were at 2 festivals almost immediately. This also made the search of technologies obsolete as it was often not even necessary to leave the campfire. Now, memories are guaranteed to appear in that tech's category once! This ensures that you still are able to get the techs that you saved in memory, but don't have to.
Beast Improvements
Many beasts now have different ways that they spawn, reproduce and can be killed. They also now have cloth banners when tamed to indicate which team they're on.
Other improvements
In addition to the above, a lot of fixes have been made including to rarer techs like the Gosanke Harborhouse, a much needed improved system to get units out of boats, the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct all structures, improved town AI structure placements, claimed areas are now cylinders instead of spheres, and many, many bugfixes. The goal here is to improve how Kainga feels to plan and make it a better experience overall. Keep your eyes open the next post on the next update! -Kainga Dev
[ 2022-09-08 12:05:07 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.6.15
Changes: - Climbing Poles are more picky about placement - Climbing Poles can now be placed horizontally - Improved pathing on ladders - Added an even taller version of the ladder - Removed the attack notification when Jeera takes 0 acid damage - Units now flee from Trudgers - Fixed an issue of invincible trees - Fixed the Lamba house to place correctly - Fixed the Rotundas special ability - Fixed the UI elements and resource requirement of Silk Outfits
[ 2022-07-08 12:02:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello!
Just making some final fixes before starting on some larger changes. Hopefully ladders will be much more reliable now! I really think I got it this time.
Also, there was an invincible tree bug which was annoying me.
The Skyloft has been updated to make it so there's a better sense of progression for new players.
Enjoy!
-Kainga Dev
Changelog 0.6.15
Changes: - Climbing Poles are more picky about placement - Climbing Poles can now be placed horizontally - Improved pathing on ladders - Added an even taller version of the ladder - Removed the attack notification when Jeera takes 0 acid damage - Units now flee from Trudgers - Fixed an issue of invincible trees - Fixed the Lamba house to place correctly - Fixed the Rotundas special ability - Fixed the UI elements and resource requirement of Silk Outfits
[ 2022-07-08 12:02:35 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Last 6 Months in the World of Kainga!
[ 2022-07-06 18:17:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
With the newest update, "Clothing and Stone" now out, I wanted to look back at how far we've come!
But first!
Here's a new mini-trailer for the most recent update!
[previewyoutube=-z71XzIOx1k;full][/previewyoutube]
Its now been just over 6 months since Kaingas Early Access release in November of 2021, and Id like to take a moment to see whats been accomplished since.
Looking through the changes Im absolutely SHOCKED at how much has been added and improved over such a relatively short amount of time.
Since the Early Access release, weve hit 3 major milestones on the roadmap and with the Trade and Travel and Inventions updates earlier this year and the most recent milestone Clothing and Stone now released as well!
Let's look at the old images to jog the memory:
The Trade and Travel update brought multiple trade systems between towns and wandering traders, relationships and improved neighboring towns' AI.
The Inventions update included a bunch of new technologies like cloudcatchers, balloons and the synergy system, allowing technologies to be paired to make unique combinations.
Finally, last week Clothing and Stone brought new weather, clothing and and resources to Kainga.
These major updates also added 3 new maps The Edges, The Towers, and Ice Ridge as well as 3 new Thinkers, as well as an entirely new quest system has been added to keep track of your progress and rewards.
In total, the number of available technologies have nearly doubled from 115 to 223 techs including new houses, festivals, beast attachments, transportation methods and 40 synergy technologies.
There are now 13 different unit types, up from 5 at launch such as priests and grenadiers, greatly adding to complexity and possible interactions.
3 new beast types have been added for a total of 10 massive beasts that wander the lands and can be tamed, built on or fought.
From just 5 boat types originally, there are now 16 different transportation types, not including escape vehicles.
But what Im really impressed with is all the minor changes and those that are behind the scenes between then and now. All the fixes and QoL improvements that greatly enhance the experience of the every-day player. Clarifications, tooltips and pathfinding additions, AI and pacing improvements, sound and music implementations, and overall gameplay enhancements have made the game shockingly different from the version 6 months ago.
(This is actually the oldest footage I have of Kainga, way back from 2020!)
What Im most proud of is the community of helpful, creative and kind people that have gathered around Kainga in a way I never expected. These people have seen the magic of Kainga grow from a dream to a reality over time and I couldnt be happier to have such a wonderful community.
So Id like to thank you as weve traveled this journey together to see Kainga: Seeds of Civilization to what it is now.
A million thanks, and here's to the future!
-Erik
[ 2022-07-06 18:17:58 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.6.13
Changes: - Fixed all the ramps in the Towers map - Added a lot more ramps in the Ice Ridge map - Snow now fades from heat wave, lightning storm and over time - Re-drew all the Kala and Jeera sprites to be not so pixilated - Reduced the Firework population requirement to just 4 - Flatheads now drop meat - Trudger, Flatheads and fires now melt snow - Karma shop will now close if the scrollkeeper is killed - You can now hold ctrl to move the camera slowly (shift for quickly) Bug Fixes: - Blastpowder boiler is operated automatically - Fixed Thinking Caps to actually appear - Ceramic and stone passives now correctly appear - Wind should appear on the Edges as intended - Fixed stilts on docks - Stilts now auto construct again - Beckoned snails can now be used in the Silk Harvester - Blessed Scaffolding will get destroyed if its attached structure gets destroyed - Fixed the bonfire fire location - Fixed the den demand UI - Plank axes will no longer make trees rain planks during a fire - Fixed the floating reeds on the Ice Ridge after a fire - Snails will once again attack fire - Fixed Kalas end game locked memory slot
[ 2022-07-04 21:12:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello!
Thanks for all the positive feedback on the new Clothing and Stone update!
I spent some time fixing both the Ice Ridge and Towers maps, and recreated a lot of landscape pieces to make them more viable.
Enjoy!
-Kainga Dev
Changelog 0.6.13
Changes: - Fixed all the ramps in the Towers map - Added a lot more ramps in the Ice Ridge map - Snow now fades from heat wave, lightning storm and over time - Re-drew all the Kala and Jeera sprites to be not so pixilated - Reduced the Firework population requirement to just 4 - Flatheads now drop meat - Trudger, Flatheads and fires now melt snow - Karma shop will now close if the scrollkeeper is killed - You can now hold ctrl to move the camera slowly (shift for quickly) Bug Fixes: - Blastpowder boiler is operated automatically - Fixed Thinking Caps to actually appear - Ceramic and stone passives now correctly appear - Wind should appear on the Edges as intended - Fixed stilts on docks - Stilts now auto construct again - Beckoned snails can now be used in the Silk Harvester - Blessed Scaffolding will get destroyed if its attached structure gets destroyed - Fixed the bonfire fire location - Fixed the den demand UI - Plank axes will no longer make trees rain planks during a fire - Fixed the floating reeds on the Ice Ridge after a fire - Snails will once again attack fire - Fixed Kalas end game locked memory slot
[ 2022-07-04 21:12:15 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Update 0.6 - Clothing and Stone
Each major Kainga update in the roadmap is paired with a new playable map to introduce that update's mechanics. This update, "Clothing and Stone", is paired with the Ice Ridge map which brings with it a new snow system!
It took me a while to figure out how to make the snow deform properly, affect houses, water and your people as expected, but I'm really happy with how it turned out. There are new snowy weather events that can occur in some of the other maps, but are focused around this new map. The Ice Ridge map is a multi-layered mountain where space and movement can be restrictive but logs, usually a rare resource, are in abundance.
With the addition of snow comes a new way to deal with weather, clothing! I've drawn over 3000 new frames of animations and overlays to add visual flair to the new clothing and hat technologies, most of which upgrade the brave, but I also added new weapons to the synergized combat units. Braves run around barefoot and don't have their arms covered, which isn't suited well for the snow, so I dressed them up in a new fur outfit. I also drew another outfit, made instead from silk, that doesn't protect from the cold but grants other benefits. On top of the outfits, I drew new hats including a thinking cap, a fez with pangolin back-armor and an enchanted headband that protects the brave's mind.
Unique synergy units also got visual updates too! The shield bearer now has a copper tower shield, and the axewarrior and longbow use their correct weapons. Bee bombers wear an ancient beekeeper's mask and poofy clothing that would be useful against bees, acid bombers would have handled a lot of acid and thus have wrappings covering their burns, and firebombers wear a helmet based on the firewarriors of Populous: the Beginning. Finally, there's also a new Thinker, this time a Thinker-pair: Kala and Jeera.
This Thinker became inseparable from their beast once he fashioned a shell for this shell-less snail. Since then they've been granted the status of "Thinker" and are known as Kala and Jeera. They focus on a defensive playstyle, using the new stone resource, and have ways of uncovering the mysteries buried below the soil! I also added stone, termite nests and the fir tree for this update as well. Finally, due to popular demand, you can now build walls, which look fantastic too!
With this update comes a massive list of bugfixes, QoL improvements and visual and audio enhancements.
To celebrate the winter release, I'm doing the Frozinga bundle with Frozenheim the beautiful Nordic city-builder! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26960/Frozinga_Bundle/ Also available is the City Builder Bundle which has 4 great indie city-builders all together! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26646/City_Builder_Bundle/ Thanks for being a Kainga fan, I couldn't be happier with the progress being made! Until next time, -Erik
[ 2022-07-01 14:33:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
What's new in 0.6?
Each major Kainga update in the roadmap is paired with a new playable map to introduce that update's mechanics. This update, "Clothing and Stone", is paired with the Ice Ridge map which brings with it a new snow system!
It took me a while to figure out how to make the snow deform properly, affect houses, water and your people as expected, but I'm really happy with how it turned out. There are new snowy weather events that can occur in some of the other maps, but are focused around this new map. The Ice Ridge map is a multi-layered mountain where space and movement can be restrictive but logs, usually a rare resource, are in abundance.
With the addition of snow comes a new way to deal with weather, clothing! I've drawn over 3000 new frames of animations and overlays to add visual flair to the new clothing and hat technologies, most of which upgrade the brave, but I also added new weapons to the synergized combat units. Braves run around barefoot and don't have their arms covered, which isn't suited well for the snow, so I dressed them up in a new fur outfit. I also drew another outfit, made instead from silk, that doesn't protect from the cold but grants other benefits. On top of the outfits, I drew new hats including a thinking cap, a fez with pangolin back-armor and an enchanted headband that protects the brave's mind.
Unique synergy units also got visual updates too! The shield bearer now has a copper tower shield, and the axewarrior and longbow use their correct weapons. Bee bombers wear an ancient beekeeper's mask and poofy clothing that would be useful against bees, acid bombers would have handled a lot of acid and thus have wrappings covering their burns, and firebombers wear a helmet based on the firewarriors of Populous: the Beginning. Finally, there's also a new Thinker, this time a Thinker-pair: Kala and Jeera.
This Thinker became inseparable from their beast once he fashioned a shell for this shell-less snail. Since then they've been granted the status of "Thinker" and are known as Kala and Jeera. They focus on a defensive playstyle, using the new stone resource, and have ways of uncovering the mysteries buried below the soil! I also added stone, termite nests and the fir tree for this update as well. Finally, due to popular demand, you can now build walls, which look fantastic too!
With this update comes a massive list of bugfixes, QoL improvements and visual and audio enhancements.
Check out the full changelog here!
Bundles of Bundles:
To celebrate the winter release, I'm doing the Frozinga bundle with Frozenheim the beautiful Nordic city-builder! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26960/Frozinga_Bundle/ Also available is the City Builder Bundle which has 4 great indie city-builders all together! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26646/City_Builder_Bundle/ Thanks for being a Kainga fan, I couldn't be happier with the progress being made! Until next time, -Erik
[ 2022-07-01 14:33:30 CET ] [ Original post ]
Update 0.6 - Clothing and Stone [Patch Notes]
Check out the description of update 0.6, Clothing and Stone here! Changes to Thinkers: - Garam:
[ 2022-07-01 14:30:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changelog 0.6
Check out the description of update 0.6, Clothing and Stone here! Changes to Thinkers: - Garam:
- Bonfire now also grows crops and is cheaper to build
- Now has festival Cliff Banners which now grows trees
- Now has festival Skylamps which increase reputation
- Now has festival Blessed Construction which grants resources of a specific structure
- Now has festival Pyramid which grants bloodlust
- Water Bomb now also summons a boat
- Now has festival Ceramic Tower which produces from production buildings
- Now has the passive Ceramic Mandate
- Firework now spawns rain of fish
- Now has festival Skypole which converts some braves into combat units
[ 2022-07-01 14:30:01 CET ] [ Original post ]
Steam Summer Sale Announcement
[ 2022-06-23 17:04:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hi everyone!
I'm pleased to announce that Kainga is taking part in the Steam Summer Sale.
During the event, not only will Kainga be heavily discounted with 25% off, I'll also be releasing a new game update! There has never been a better time to pick up Kainga.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269710/Kainga_Seeds_of_Civilization/
The next update will have the usual bug fixes and optimizations as well as a whole new map packed full of exciting new things to discover and explore.
There is also a secret addition to this update that I haven't shared just yet... more info on that next week. I plan to do a bit more testing and hope to release the next update some time week too.
That's not all, Kainga is also part of the City Builder Bundle, so you can get even more great games with a tasty discount too.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26646/City_Builder_Bundle/
Whichever way you choose to support Kainga, I truly appreciate it. As a solo indie developer, even helping me spread the word by telling a friend means so much to me.
In the mean time, feel free to follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date.
- Erik
[ 2022-06-23 17:04:19 CET ] [ Original post ]
City Builder Bundle Announcement
I've teamed up with some other great indie developers to create a City Builder Bundle, offering you a discount on a collection of wonderful indie city builder games! Including a personal favorite of mine, Dream Engines: Nomad Cities by Suncrash Studio. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26646/City_Builder_Bundle/ Kainga: Seeds of Civilization Kainga is an ancient village-builder set in an unusual land where your environment, technology and choices affect how your culture and people develop. Adapt to the pressures of the weather, tame and build on massive beasts and defend against other tribes while trying to complete challenges. Dream Engines: Nomad Cities A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams. I personally love the art style, and depth this game has. SEE MORE ON TWITTER Sumerians Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade. CountryBalls Heroes CountryBalls Heroes is a game where you get to play as your favorite Countryball. Become a legend by leading massive Countryball armies. Create your forces, build master-planned cities, gather powerful artifacts and prove that your Countryball is the most powerful.
[ 2022-06-21 16:36:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everyone!
It's been a busy few weeks, with the biggest focus on bug fixing and optimisations. I did recently release a Hotfix, and you should expect more to be coming very soon.
I've also shared the latest 'Clothing & Stone' update with my amazing Kickstarter Backers! I'm sharing it quite early this time so we can work together to find issues and make changes.
This update will be available for all when I feel it's in a good place to be shared - my priority is getting things working the best it can be for everyone. Here's a little taster of the new map that will be included :)
Expect to see a dev update in the next week or so... but if you'd like a sneak peek of the content, please follow me on Twitter and Join the official Discord to keep up to date.
As always, thank you for your support!
- Erik
City Builder Bundle Announced
I've teamed up with some other great indie developers to create a City Builder Bundle, offering you a discount on a collection of wonderful indie city builder games! Including a personal favorite of mine, Dream Engines: Nomad Cities by Suncrash Studio. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26646/City_Builder_Bundle/ Kainga: Seeds of Civilization Kainga is an ancient village-builder set in an unusual land where your environment, technology and choices affect how your culture and people develop. Adapt to the pressures of the weather, tame and build on massive beasts and defend against other tribes while trying to complete challenges. Dream Engines: Nomad Cities A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams. I personally love the art style, and depth this game has. SEE MORE ON TWITTER Sumerians Sumerians is a city building game set in ancient Mesopotamia. Attract new citizens and grow by expanding your irrigation system, building walls, palaces, temples and ziggurats. Research new technologies, manage your production, hire workers, and trade. CountryBalls Heroes CountryBalls Heroes is a game where you get to play as your favorite Countryball. Become a legend by leading massive Countryball armies. Create your forces, build master-planned cities, gather powerful artifacts and prove that your Countryball is the most powerful.
[ 2022-06-21 16:36:14 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hotfix 0.5.13
[ 2022-06-12 11:39:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
I've had to make this hotfix as there was a critical bug where inspirations would not always give technology options, but lo and behold, it's been fixed!
Here's the full changelog:
- Fixed a bug where new players couldnt get technologies
- Added some effects for completing quests
- Fixed the Barracks queue
- Demands no longer show desired resources
- Braves will no longer lose their minds when a resource becomes unavailable
- Trades of food for food will no longer be made
- You can send your Thinker to any part of an inspirations light beam
- Riflemen no longer hit allies right next to or in front of them
- You can now click on resources and structures under flooded water
- Fixed Dock missing material textures
[ 2022-06-12 11:39:33 CET ] [ Original post ]
Kainga Patch 0.5.12
[ 2022-06-10 10:17:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
I've been doing some major fixes to Kainga to get things up to speed for the next update!
A lot of changes have been including the ability to hop OFF of tamed beasts!
Here's the full list of changes below
Also, please remember to write a review for Kainga!
All the best,
-Erik
Version 0.5.12
General Bugfixes:
- Fixed a pathing issue where braves get caught on the corners of bridges and storage
- Everyone will not start with hats anymore
- Coconuts should be automatically harvested when in banner radius
- Icebreakers shouldnt path through the land any more and the notification has been fixed
- Fixed an issue with disappearing soil tiles
- Re-did how the game handles resolution sizes in the settings
- Raised the maximum tech limit from 24 to 42 (3 rows of 14)
- All stilt types are now free
- AI should no longer ask for walls in trades
- Fixed an issue where the trade table would ask for an impossible resource
- Added a platform under demands and trade tables
- Made a patch of land by the flatlands pond accessible
- AI Thinkers wont wander too far from their campfire
- You can now click on resources and structures under flooded water
Unit Fixes:
- Corpses are again visible
- Warriors can no longer block fire damage
- Riflemen no longer shoot each other when bunched up
- Braves now prefer closer resources to further
- Braves will now not automatically attack at relationship cautious
- During the boardgame festival, the Thinker now sits and plays with villagers
- Braves will no longer get stuck under steps forever
- Synergy units are now correctly spawned from their production buildings
Technology Fixes:
- Bracer no longer makes Arenas unwinnable
- Fixed the Water Tap placement and colors
- Plank bridge is now walkable
- Fixed the House Extension models
- Fixed an issue where unknown techs wouldnt appear in the shop
- Bridges shouldnt be frozen in time after being destroyed
- Fixed placement issues and water visuals with canals
- You can no longer be locked by having an idea with no technology
- Unlocking of the secret house type works properly
- Made beast technologies rarer in normal tech categories
- Synergies will not appear in the world by chance any longer
- Fixed a graphical glitch in the shop with unique blueprints
- Increased the cost of synergies in the shop
Transport and Beast Fixes:
- Fixed Firebirds attachments, taming, notifications, attacking and commanding
- Beasts and transports are now counted on the mouse cursor
- Fixed notifications when taming beasts
- Fixed an issue with disappearing tiles on snails nests
- Fixed Karamana placement and stacking bug
- Gokstad Corsairs no longer spawn units into the sea
- Gokstads, Passarolla balloons and Walker Platforms now have and spawn on to seats
- Beast pilots can now hop off of beasts
- Fixed the lingering construction material on beast attachments
- Transports and beast attachments now show carried resources in their UI
[ 2022-06-10 10:17:09 CET ] [ Original post ]
Welcome to the mystical world of Kainga, magical lands full of wonder and beauty, where strange other-wordly beasts roam. Take control of a Thinker and grow your village into a thriving civilization, adapting and surviving against all odds.
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization is a unique roguelite-inspired village-builder. Be warned, its stunning landscapes hide many threats. Other tribes compete for resources, the weather threatens to wash you away, and colossal creatures can rise up and destroy all you’ve built. As you begin to take wins and earn karma, the world begins to unravel with new unique lands, technologies, challenges and Thinkers to unlock, discover and learn.
Can you master the beautiful but dangerous lands of Kainga?
Join the Kainga Community
Kainga is developed by me, Erik, and I’d love to hear your thoughts! Join our Kainga Discord to get involved with updates and share your thoughts on the game - I’d love to hear from you!
Kainga: Seeds of Civilization is a unique roguelite-inspired village-builder. Be warned, its stunning landscapes hide many threats. Other tribes compete for resources, the weather threatens to wash you away, and colossal creatures can rise up and destroy all you’ve built. As you begin to take wins and earn karma, the world begins to unravel with new unique lands, technologies, challenges and Thinkers to unlock, discover and learn.
Can you master the beautiful but dangerous lands of Kainga?
- Build, Survive, and Adapt
As the Thinker you must use your knowledge of Kainga to lead your tribe, learn through trial and error how to adapt to your surroundings and develop a village that can flourish. Protect your Thinker at all costs but make sure to use them to expand your technology and govern your tribe. - Encounter Mysterious and Dangerous Creatures
Colossal creatures can be found lurking throughout Kainga’s varied biomes, often hidden in the sea or deep underground. Learn to live in harmony with them, tame them and add them to your economy or use their strength in combat against your rivals. - Explore a Beautiful and Threatening Land
Discover what the 8 unique biomes have to offer, each with its own beauty and dangers. Lead your tribe to adapt and survive across barren deserts, tropical archipelagos, icy mountains and lush jungles. - Pick up the Pieces and Try Again
Death is not the end. Learn from your failures and begin again in a new world. Complete challenges to unlock new biomes, technologies, and Thinkers. Take your newfound knowledge to build bigger and better cultures.
Join the Kainga Community
Kainga is developed by me, Erik, and I’d love to hear your thoughts! Join our Kainga Discord to get involved with updates and share your thoughts on the game - I’d love to hear from you!
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