Main focuses

The two main focuses of this update have been:

1. To add the first version of combat to the game.

2. To allow you to research new "blueprints" for your items, which in turn allows you to improve and customize what you produce.

Blueprints

One of the core gameplay features  for End His Rule is letting you both upgrade the items you produce, but also research the different upgrade effects you have. These upgrade effects are called blueprints.

A blueprint is a combination of different effects which when chosen in the crafting menu will result in the completed item having those effects.

Blueprints can be researched at a research station. Each blueprint in turn is specific to a certain type of item. You can only have a certain amount of blueprints available for an item at a time.

When crafting you can now choose to craft the item using a blueprint, adding the effects of the blueprint to the crafted item.

What will you use these new upgraded items for? Well...

Combat

When sending forth your characters to gather resources in the lands outside your fort, you now might have to engage in combat with fiends and foes out for blood and loot.

Combat is tactical and turn-based, putting the weapons and armor you have crafted to the test. You will need to approach the dangers with decisiveness as well as carefulness as your characters might get hurt, or worse, killed.

At the moment you will always engage in combat when out on missions, but this will vary in the future.

Going forward

We're continuing to work on the core aspects of the game, and hope to deliver another update soon! Please join our Discord and help the game become even better!

//Jacob & Gustav - Sharcoal Studios