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]
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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 ]