0.7.0 The \"Education & Research\" update,

This is the next major update for Folklands, which we\'ve called the \"Education & Research\" update. Detailed patch notes follows, and for a more in-depth look at the changes that has gone into this new version, check out our previous devlogs and announcements.

New

• Reworked the way map data is loaded to improve general performance on lower-end devices.,

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• Added a camera position overlay to the minimap,

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• Map changes in new games are now applied instantly to the generated map without having to re-generate between each settings change,

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• Severely improved loading times for bigger saves,

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• Several changes and improvements to performance in bigger settlements.,

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• Added support for detecting Steam Deck and showing the correct input glyphs,

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• Added support for showing the Steam floating input keyboard in input fields,

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• Added education levels and education for folks,

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• Added tech tree and unlockable research items,

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• Added new production efficiency graphs,

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• Added new Economy overview,

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• New animations and charactermodels for 14 professions, in total more than 150 new animations - ongoing update,

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• Updated settlement information,

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• Reworked happiness effect,

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• Support for building variations added,

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• Added visible kingdom standings with foreign kingdoms,

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• Highlight building on hover with mouse,

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• New, updated resource art for severel in-game resources

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• It\'s now possible to build bridges across fish schools,

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• Rewritten task queueing system for better performance across all tasks,

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• Toilet paper stacking has not been added to folk homes.

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• Updated in-game UI with additional tooltips and help text

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New buildings and objects

• Library,

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• School,

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• Stone mine,

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• Lookout tower,

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• Banners,

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Known issues:

• The upkeep functionality has not been enabled yet, but is still mentioned in various places

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• Spider/bee stacking: The game does not feature any bees or spiders, so they cannot be stacked. We\'ve been told some bees like to hang around the berry bushes, but they don\'t stack either.

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(PS: if stacking toilet paper, spiders or bees is your thing, you should probably check out https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2001070?emclan=103582791472463357&emgid=524227425953908639 instead)