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: