Life at the Land Between Two Rivers

What did our ancestors do on an everyday basis? A lot of their time was probably spent gathering provisions in the warm seasons to be able to outlast the cold ones, making pottery and weaving baskets to hold their belongings, curing meats and fermenting grains. They also built basic structures and made the tools needed for survival. As social animals, they chatted, told stories, played music and danced.
In Roots of Pacha, each NPC excels at something, like Croll being the best at building. But all of them contribute to the everyday activities of the clan. You might find Gin, the Clans leader, training for a hunting expedition, or Jizu gathering plants in the forest for Ada, the healer, to use.

Lucky for you thats what I like

Oh the things we cherish and the ones we hate. We improved the gift system so that NPCs will show a different portrait depending on what you give them. And because one man's trash is another man's treasure, youll have to discover what they like and what they dont.

Buildings

Building takes time and sometimes a village. Thats why when the Clan decides to build something, the schedule of some NPCs change while in construction. How about some paint for that Sundial?

Mini map

To make the world more immersive, were trying an approach where every quest, idea or cutscene is initiated by an NPC or by a location. Spreading out the events feels more realistic, but sometimes its too hard to find an NPC youre looking for, or you just want to know where your friends are. Were developing a minimap per region with indications of the whereabouts of the Clan and key points of interest.
Wondering how on earth could someone know the locations of everyone?. Youll have to develop an idea with Voda, the tracker, to use the eagles' help.

Food preservation

Without proper refrigeration, the Clan needs ways to improve food nutrition and make preserves that can last longer. Some things need a few steps to be made but the ending result is always so satisfying and is a much valuable contribution to the Clan.
Now, if we could only make some butter to go with it...

The power of fire

Weve made improvements to the lights engine. Our goal is to add depth to some objects in the world. When you are walking through the forest, lights will illuminate the trees on top of you but not the bottom ones.
In the darkness of the night and the deepness of the caves, you need to carry a torch to see further around you.

New plants

It all starts and ends with plants, right? If youre in our Discord, you may have noticed our fascination for the natural world (if youre not, join us). Weve changed the look of the plants when theyre in the wild, theyre usually smaller and not very nutritious. As you plant them and keep growing them, theyll evolve into their improved versions with larger roots, fruits and seeds, brighter colors and nice scents (were working on how to propagate smell through the speakers, so far nothing).
We also thought plants looked a bit too far apart, and now they have a better sense of depth.

Baaaaaa

So we have a mountain, and what animal likes mountains? Yep, goats. We researched the oldest domesticated goats and one of them is the Ibex. Without further ado:

Under the water

As we develop more locations, were adding fishing spots. Some of the new fish youll encounter at different times of days and throughout the seasons:

In-game emotes

All that hard work is fine, but we needed a way to celebrate your first successful harvest with your friends.
Dance is so ingrained in human history, it even appears in cave art. Its used to perform ritual and religious ceremonies, as a way to connect with each other socially, and to entertain. Dance is important in Roots of Pacha too, and might even help you strengthen friendship with the Clan.

SFX

As we polish the world, we continue to add more sound effects. Have you ever heard an Ostrich? Ostrich - SFX

Discord

Weve added more emojis with NPCs expressions, an animated gif icon and a couple of new channels where we revere mother nature and prehistoric science. Join us!

[ 2020-10-01 15:40:56 CET ] [ Original post ]