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Hello Ranchers Long time no see! Since the last time we posted, weve been busy with our alpha version of The Ranchers and with all the amazing feedback that we received from everyone whos played this version. Thank you to each and everyone of you whos taken the time to help us make The Ranchers the best possible version of itself for the future ahead.
Our latest and final update in the alpha stage entails a lot of new mechanics, Quality of Life updates and new elements to the gameplay:

Addition of new animals species

Rabbits Goats Read more here: http://wiki.ranchers.game/Ranching/Mammal-Animals

Additional new animal mechanics and QoL

New livestock feeding system. Now each species has its unique diet. New Pregnancy mechanic for Mammals Animals. New Eggs hatching mechanic for Oviparous Animals. New Animal Sickness mechanic. All livestock can be raised outdoor without necessary having a barn or a coop. There will be consequences with time, but hey that also means you can have them early!

Addition of new farm fences and fence doors that can be crafted by the player

Addition of 3 new Barns types with their exclusive interiors design. Addition of 3 new Coops types with their exclusive interiors design.

All the Barns and Coops can now have Feature Kits

Auto-Feeding Kit, it will feed your animals automatically. Air Conditioning Kit, It will prevent your animals from becoming ill by keeping them warm in Winter and cool in Summer - You can see how your buildings/features kits are linked to each other by hovering your mouse on them with the hammer equipped. This whole building <=> feature kits "linkage system" will open a lot of great new game mechanics that will come in the future. All Coops and Barns doors can be opened or closed as you wish (with benefits and consequences of course). Introduction of Silos. Introduction of Water Towers - By combining Feature Kits, Silos and Water Towers you can now automatise your whole livestock feeding needs. Introduction of animal Troughs that can be crafted and placed in the ranch to feed your livestock when they are outside of the barn/coop or if you are raising them outdoor. Read more here: http://wiki.ranchers.game/Ranching/Barn

All livestock do use a new "systemic food seeking" algorithm to find food and drinks sources in your ranch (Water troughs, different food troughs, wild grass, vegetables, etc). Addition of new models to the existing species: 2 new variations for the Rooster, new Calf's for cows and bulls and chicks for chickens to represent their early growth stage The quality of all the animals' 3D models has been upgraded for better visual quality Polishing round for all the livestock animations! Meat, Milk and Eggs are now animal specific (this is will make the cooking very precise!) Animals do play a specific sound to let you know if they liked your gifts or not! Animals can now be named!

Wild grass do produce Hay regardless of their growth stage. New sprinkler 3D model for "basic sprinkler". Items that have "grid coverage" mechanic, like Sprinklers, Scarecrows and Silos do now show their coverage with a visible grid in game. All the crafted buildings give 50% back of resources when destroyed accidentally. All the tools, animals, vehicles, and so on, can now have multiples rarity variations that will affect the item internal statistics (price, storage capacity, speed..) Addition of a new section in "the end of the day summary" that will have all the important notices that happened during the night (ex. new animal give birth) In "the end of the day summary", if nothing happened (results at 0 Coins and 0 notices), the animation duration is much much faster! New Player animations:

When eating and drinking.

Filling the watering can.

Tired and holding the phone or the gun/rifle.

Aim with the gun/rifle. Balancing the Player energy and health. Long range weapons can now be used when player is in the air (jumping, falling, etc.) A new day will only start when you hit "Start new day" button in "the end of the day summary". And that's how you can pause the game. This also works when playing in multiplayer.

Besides from all these features, we have also improved on the general experience when playing The Ranchers and fixed various Bugs and Crashes in the game: As part of our optimization efforts, we have reduced the game's memory usage (VRAM) by a whopping 45% through some wizardry and extensive "cleaning", resulting in a much more stable game even during heavy load/stress! A much faster loading time, between menu screen and when the gameplay start. (reduced by 20.4% to be precise ) We are thrilled to announce that The Ranchers now runs natively on Linux, SteamOs, and the Steam Deck! Read more here: https://wiki.ranchers.game/en/HowTo/TheRanchers-Linux-SteamDeck-Version We have also balanced the summer weather by reducing the amount of rain and fog. We have significantly reduced the mass of birds' physics to prevent them from causing traffic mayhem when they collide with NPC cars. All known "ropes bugs" have been fixed!

So, what's next?

The next update will be a Community Update! We will be studying and implementing all the great alpha-feedback we have received from you with a big focus on quality of life and in-game onboarding!

----------------------------------------- For more information about everything, check out our Wiki page: http://wiki.ranchers.game/ Click here to see our dev update videos for Ranching v2: https://youtu.be/uRmIeA0xS5Q Click here to see our Roadmap for the development: https://open.codecks.io/ranchers Click here to joining our Discord to make sure that you dont miss a thing: https://www.ranchers.game/discord

[ 2023-03-31 09:22:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Ranchers

RedPilzStudio Developer

RedPilzStudio Publisher

2021 Release

Indie Casual RPG Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop Tags

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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!