Ancient Savo

Devlog

• Version 0.9.06 published
  December 20, 2024 by Enormous Elk

  Search, autosave and a persistent message log ADDED: SEARCH to look for limonite or clay. If found, a marker posts gets placed at the location, bringing the camera focus there. ADDED: A marker post wh... Continue reading
• Version 0.9.05 published
  November 24, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  This version got somewhat delayed because of me being busy with my main work, having less free time for indie coding. Well, but here are the bugfixed and new additions; ADDED: In the XML task definiti... Continue reading
• Version 0.9.04 published
  October 13, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Mostly bugfixes and minor UI polish. Although fixing spear hunting sent me upgrading some of the underlying logic. ADDED: switch - case control structure to the modding language. ADDED: The modding la... Continue reading
• Version 0.9.03 published
  September 25, 2024 by Enormous Elk

  This quick bugfix version delivers the following Linux version should now work . There was a confusion with accidentally mixing in a musl version of some dependencies. This is now fixed, relying on gl... Continue reading
• Version 0.9.02 published
  September 22, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  No new features added, just a quick bugfix version FIXED : Craft -> Textiles -> Linen / Leather / Wool / Fur Clothing caused the game to crash. This is now fixed. FIXED: Starting a new homestead cause... Continue reading
• Ancient Savo first stable version
  September 19, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Raise a family and live off the land Ancient Savo version 0.9.01 released Establish your homestead in the pristine woodlands of 1200 CE Finland. Hunt, fish, farm and forage for food. Craft tools, bart... Continue reading

  
• Beta 30 - pottery, skills and modding script
  August 25, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Beta version 30 published! Skills are now grouped under categories COMMON, SPECIAL and TOOLS. There is a separate skill for each tool category like knives and axes. Skills are now defined in XML, maki... Continue reading

  
• Beta 29 - another bugfix release
  July 22, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Beta version 29 released The camera controls in 3D view have been adjusted. Scrolling the mouse wheel now consistently controls the camera elevation, which has a zoom-like effect. Dragging the mouse w... Continue reading

  
• Beta 28 - rounded tile edges etc
  June 22, 2024 by Enormous Elk

  Beta version 28 released This version continues the bugfixing and polishing after the great graphics upgrade. This version brings an improved version of rounded tile edges. And a lot of minor glitches... Continue reading

  
• Beta 27 - bugs fixed
  May 03, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  A quick bugfix version The Windows distribution package of beta version 26 had a fatal bug, crashing on launching the game. This should be now fixed! On older Mac machines the game incorrectly complai... Continue reading

  
• Beta 26 - the great graphics upgrade
  April 28, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Finally, we have upgraded graphics! And also in 2D But, after such a major upgrade the bug potential is high. I tested locally on linux, windows and mac, and it runs on every device - but the mac is o... Continue reading

  
• Beta 25 - a quick bugfix release
  February 19, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Oh well, the beta version 24 had a bunch of bugs. Some of them were fatal, and some just otherwise game-breaking. Version 25 doesn't add new features, this is just a quick update to fix the bugs. If y... Continue reading

  
• Beta 24 - Skills, qualities and family reunion
  February 14, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Beta version 24 released Tool quality now affects task progress - it is slower to work with low quality tools. When crafting new items characters' skills affect the quality of the produced items. And... Continue reading

  
• Beta 23 - Help links
  January 31, 2024 by Enormous Elk

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  Beta version 23 released! All the reported bugs are fixed - I hope so! Please keep on reporting the bugs you encounter, it helps a lot. Thanks! The in-game help got some upgrades. Help entries for ite... Continue reading

  
• Beta 22 - Interactive stories, AI, and savefile overhaul
  January 08, 2024 by Enormous Elk

  Finally, the beta version 22 is here! After the version 21 it slowly dawned on me that if I wish to implemented all the planned features, some of the game core logic needs to be upgraded. I decided to... Continue reading

  
• Beta 21 - bugfixes, bugfixes!
  June 29, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  This version does not add any major new features, but fixes a whole bunch of bugs. There are also some minor UI improvements, and I continue to work on more of those for the next version release... Continue reading
• Beta 20 - blacksmithing, and bugfixes
  June 25, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Beta version 20 released I hope all the reported bugs are fixed in this version - if not, or should you encounter new bugs, feel free to send me a message via any channel convenient for you. Discord o... Continue reading

  
• Public Beta release
  June 06, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Ancient Savo public beta version released! Play as a settler family in 1200CE Eastern Finland, in a region called Savo. Build your home in pristine woodlands. Live off the land, raise a family, send y... Continue reading

  
• Beta 17 - are we ready to go public beta?
  June 04, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  This version is mostly bugfixes and overall polish compared to version 16. It also adds skills, although at the moment they are mere placeholders. In future version skills will have a real effect on t... Continue reading
• Beta 16 - rivers, stories, and the third tutorial
  May 16, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Upgraded the map generator so that we now have rivers running from smaller lakes to the main lake. (There are still some cases when this doesn't work quite as intended, making the rivers occasionally... Continue reading
• beta 15 - Some UI upgrades. And death.
  April 10, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Area selection UI reworked. Ailment logic improved, now having death implemented! And overall polish here and there. Although a whole lot of bugs got fixed, there are likely to be new ones lurking som... Continue reading
• Beta 14 - bugfixes and minor UI improvements
  February 01, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Fixed some bugs, improved the UI. Started working on some new features but they are still unfinished. Publishing this anyway... Continue reading
• Beta 13 - upgraded java for Windows
  January 22, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Beta version 13 comes with a handful of bugfixes for everyone. The main upgrade affects only the windows distribution package. The earlier versions shipped with java8 inside, but that has now been upg... Continue reading
• Beta 12 - a bunch of bugfixes
  January 14, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Added an optional tilemap helper grid, and a button to find your animals on the map. All the reported crashes should be fixed now. Also, reconfigured memory options, added detailed debugging info in c... Continue reading
• Beta 11 - bugfixes
  January 01, 2023 by Enormous Elk

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  Several fatal bugs were reported, so this version aims to fix them. This version also adds support for different keyboard layouts. EDIT: ATTENTION! If the version 11 fails to start, locate file ancien... Continue reading
• Beta 10 - Task icons, scalable UI and bugfixes
  December 10, 2022 by Enormous Elk

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  This is mostly a bug fix version before going to public beta. Added task icons. And scalable UI - under the "system" tab of the settings you can choose UI size tiny, small, normal or huge. (Remember t... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 9 released
  October 31, 2022 by Enormous Elk

  The last private beta release After the previous beta release I realized that some aspects of the inner logic could not handle all the features I have planned to implement. And it took quite some time... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 8 - sheep!
  April 29, 2022 by Enormous Elk

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  Now we have basics of animal husbandry. Sheep can be traded for at the marketplace, but you also start with some animals. They do reproduce, the mating season being late autumn, lambs born at springti... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 6 - firewood, clothing and crafting!
  April 01, 2022 by Enormous Elk

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  Here comes beta version 6! The most notable additions: Firewood: chop felled trees to get firewood. Other tasks like trimming a log produce some firewood as a by-product. Burning firewood is managed a... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 5; a bugfix and a new task
  March 01, 2022 by Enormous Elk

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  The previous version has a small but nasty bug in it - the game crashed when you tried to LOOK at a field of rye. This is fixed now. There is also a new task, TAN. Hunting now yields meat and pelts, a... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 4; UI improvements
  February 21, 2022 by Enormous Elk

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  Finally, beta version 4 is here. It features a bunch of UI improvements, based on the suggestions and feedback. All the hotkeys are now configurable, and more of the UI parameters can be adjusted acco... Continue reading

  
• Beta version 3; mainly just bugfixes
  January 03, 2022 by Enormous Elk

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  Earlier versions had some major and some minor bugs. So here comes beta version 3, which hopefully fixes all the fatal bugs. I also made some minor changes which increase the likelihood of the game no... Continue reading

  
• Let there be Beta!
  December 25, 2021 by Enormous Elk

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  Here comes a playable beta version! It has all the basic features implemented, and more will be added on a steady pace. Many of the features will be polished as the development goes on. I aim to maint... Continue reading