Hello everyone! Today I am happy to announce version 1.4 update to Idle Fields. This update brings out a brand new way to play Idle Fields with the first game mode, Skill Locked. More saves are also available and Smithing now has two smelters and some experience/recipe balancing changes.

Skill Locked

This brand new game mode allows you to play Idle Fields in a new way. When creating a new save, you can now select between the regular mode and Skill Locked. Skill Locked will by default have every skill locked. As you start, you get to choose 1 gathering skill to unlock for free. Any content within other skills will not be available until you have purchased the skill that it requires.

Save Slots

Idle Fields now allow you to create up to 3 different saves. This is so that you do not have to delete all of your main progress if you wish to play Skill Locked. You can also make multiple saves if you wish to challenge yourself in other ways.

Smithing

The last update, v1.3 introduced Smithing. I have received much feedback on this skill being a lot slower than others. To combat this, a new smelter has been added to the mountain area. All smelting recipes have also been reduced from 3 ores to 2 (exception of Steel). Crafting tools never provided experience. This issue has been resolved.

Changes

• New Gamemode: Skill Locked. Progress Idle Fields 1 skill at a time! In this mode, every skill is locked by default. You must use gold to unlock the next. Be careful, each skill becomes more expensive!
• Introduced new save slots. 3 slots are available now!
• Changed how saves work to try and fix an issue where the game crashing deletes all progress made for the session.
• Added an extra smelter with a new worker for the mountain area.
• Tools now provide smithing xp when made at an anvil.
• Balloons are now a lot more common.
• The Minecart event in the mountain area now gives resources instead of exchanging them for xp.
• Fixed an incorrect tile by the lake in the farming area.
• All smithing recipes for making bars now require 2 ores instead of 3.

Achievements

Finally, I want to ask for your opinion. With the introduction of a new Game Mode, I am curious if everyone wants more achievements for reaching milestones for Skill Locked specifically. I wanted to publically ask before adding any since I realise it would require completing the game twice to fully unlock all achievements. Let me know what you think! Thank you, KotieDev

[ 2025-02-26 00:58:56 CET ] [ Original post ]