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Hello Ranchers, Welcome to The Ranchers first dev-update! First of all I want to deeply thank you all for all the love and support we did get from this great community! Things went really fast and in an incredible way since we first announced The Ranchers trailer! Today, We are more than 3 000 members on Discord! and The Ranchers is hiting new wishlists record everyday! Thank you again for all your support! Without further ado lets start by presenting our first batch of bachelors:

Character Reveals

Meet Chris, Nina, Pablo and Eva (left to right)!

Chris is an eligible bachelor, he runs "The Aliens" bar, one of the best places to relax, have a drink, listen to some music and meet new people in the Ranchers Country city center.

Nina lives her bachelorette life with her father and 2 brothers. She spends most of her time in her pastry shop, trying out new recipes!

Pablo came from far lands to start his Ranchers dream. Today, he is one of the most respected and wealthiest businessman in Ranchers Country. He is also eligible bachelor.

Eva is a good candidate to marry and well known fashionista in The Ranchers country. She runs one of the best (and most expensive) hairdressing salon in the city center.

HUD UI

We're excited to reveal The Ranchers HUD game UI. We did our best to keep it clean and non intrusive while it continues giving you all the required information. [url=https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/39397151/20297d60e486808cc8cd344fd98308849feee251.png]

[click on image to enlarge] And here is the HUD UI explained : [url=https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/39397151/25f4a046d4f9fa1cdc1ee13e48bb884924a7998c.png]

[click on image to enlarge] Of course the HUD UI will change depending on what item you have equipped in your hands (showing how much water available in your water can...) or what are you doing in the game. Here is an example of how it looks with you are driving your delivery vehicle: [url=https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/39397151/3ca1d524f56c8fe76d0c9d37740c5b1efab43bec.png]

[click on image to enlarge]

Camera Movements

In The Ranchers, the camera can move 360 around your character. You can also zoom-in and zoom-out at any time to have a better understanding of your environment. [previewyoutube=5XQL5j8KydI;full][/previewyoutube]

iPear: Your in-game Smartphone

You can access all the game menus (Craft blueprints, Quests, Game Settings...) and other Apps via your in-game smartphone gracefully provided by iPear INC. Here is a quick presentation of iPear UI and all the available Apps so far: [previewyoutube=WvOJGETNNG0;full][/previewyoutube]

Bykii: Need a ride? rent a bike!

Bykii is the official transportation company in The Ranchers world. Among other transportation services, Bykii do have a lot of bike renting stations spread in The Ranchers open world to let you move fast, anywhere (and workout your muscles mass). [url=https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/39397151/b55320e87d96b894a91cda08fe74c8eefe85cfef.png]

[click on image to enlarge] Here is a showcase of how Bykii terminal works. The next video showcase also the in game chat feature between 2 players in co-op ;-) [previewyoutube=7VhRLcBNOvQ;full][/previewyoutube]

What's next?

Next Dev-Update we will be talking about the systemic engine and how all items and decors in The Ranchers world are affected by the weather and your behaviour and how you can turn that in your advantage ;) That's all folks! Hope you did enjoyed this update! As always, your feedback is appreciated! Feel free to join us on Discord to let's us know what do you think of all those announcements. Thanks for reading, Ethan PS: Our Kickstarter backers, will gain access to The Ranchers Alpha to play The Ranchers earlier! If you didn't follow The Ranchers on Kickstarter, it's still not too late! (not for too long :P ) [url=www.ranchers.game/ks]

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[ 2022-02-28 21:04:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Ranchers

RedPilzStudio Developer

RedPilzStudio Publisher

2021 Release

Indie Casual RPG Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop Tags

Game News Posts: 12

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

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The Ranchers is an open world country-life RPG in open sandbox mode!

After years of living in the metropolis' stressful and hectic life, you finally decide to leave everything behind to buy your first lot of land in the country and start a new life, in the quiet, close to nature. However, your skills as a farmer and manager will be put to the test to make your Ranch a prosperous business and earn the villagers' respect and esteem. And who knows, maybe find love and start a family.

CREATE YOUR RANCH.

Raise animals, grow crops, reclaim resources, buy new lots of land, and much more. You'll have plenty of space to create the Ranch of your dreams.

DEVELOP YOUR RANCH.

Craft objects, machines, and transform your basic resources into elaborate products to attract villagers, fill daily orders, or sell them in different markets for maximum profit.

MANAGE YOUR RANCH.

Optimize your Ranch's resource consumption, sign water, electricity contracts, or build your water wells, wind turbines, and solar panels and sell your surplus to the village.

ONLINE COOPERATION.

Invite 1 to 3 players to join you in your Ranch online! Your friends can help you develop your Ranch, fulfill your goals, or explore the vast open world of The Ranchers together.

AUCTION MARKET.

You can sell your resources to other players via the online auction market to maximize your profits. The auction market is directly accessible from within the game and from the companion application on iOS and Android. It seems that in The Ranchers, money never sleeps!

TRADE GUILD.

The Trade Guild offers you new and exciting challenges every real-world season to test your Rancher skills and collect rewards, exclusive new animal breeds, new seeds, and new in-game content - all to make your Ranch the greatest and most powerful empire ever built.

A GIGANTIC OPEN WORLD.

On foot, horseback, scooter, pickup, or yacht, explore a gigantic open world where mines, wild islands, shipwrecks, and dangerous monsters abound. Use your skills to recover ultra-rare minerals, gems, etc., to make and improve your tools, donate them to the village museum, or sell them at the auction market to other players.

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS.

Enhance your character with various skills that will serve you in your adventures. Choose to develop your farming, ranching, crafting/building, combat, or hunter/fisher skills depending on your play style.

BUILD THE HOUSE OF YOUR DREAMS.

By the seaside, in the middle of the prairie, or on top of a hill, choose your decor and place your furniture to create a house that reflects your image and that your friends will love.

JOIN THE COMMUNITY.

Meet many colorful characters and discover their atypical personalities, everyday life, and fascinating stories. They go to work, go to the park, go to the restaurant, play sports, and interact with each other in many different ways. Take the time to get to know them, make friendships, and who knows, maybe love will be there, and you can move in together, have children and start a family?

AND SO MUCH MORE.

There's something for everyone in The Ranchers! Take part in the frequent festivals and many other activities. Just let your imagination run wild. Want to hone your culinary skills and prepare delicious dishes? Try your hand at game hunting, insect hunting? Or relax and spend the afternoon fishing? It's up to you!