Hello planetary guardians, Today I would like to go through the upcoming changes on [b]Micros[/b] in the upcoming [b]Micro Kingdom Update![/b] I will go through the design goals first, and then move to the new system! [h2]Design Goals[/h2] We love what Reus 2 has to offer, and we often play it ourselves as well! But two things have always stood out as a problem. If we could just fix those, we feel Reus 2 would be in tip-top shape! [b]Micro Slog[/b] The first is that placing Micros is not fun enough. They can be fun if you need to squeeze some extra juice out of your Biotica when you're trying to hit a goal. But when you secured your 3 stars, using all your Micros quickly becomes a slog. This also hurts the fun of getting highscores. [b]Unused Content[/b] Too often I hear players stick to their reliable combo. We have [b]over 300 Biotica[/b] to play with, but I often hear about giants that just put down a Sequoia or Uranium in all of their games. The game doesn't really help you to try new strategies. There is Horizon Draft, but many have found this not being strict enough. [h2]New Features[/h2] In the upcoming Micro Kingdom Update, there are going to be some big changes targeted at these problems. [b]Micro Rework[/b] First, Micros will no longer be bought in booster packs of 3, with random outcome. Also, it won't be Giant dependent anymore. Instead, the Micro ability of a Giant opens the "Micro Shop". You will start each game with 2 random common Micros you can place. Unlike before, you don't consume the micro. As long as you have charges, you can place multiple Worms, Flies or Mushrooms! Some Micros increase in cost every time you use them though, so be careful! Every Era, you gain 1 new Micro option, at least 5 at the final Era. Each Era has a theme: [list] [*] Starting Micros will have 1 flat boost, and 1 percentage booster. [*] First era Micros will play with a specific rule, and could be specific to one of your biomes. [*] Second era Micros will have a strong flat boost and could add Tags to create more combos. [*] Third era Micros are finishers: they give a massive boost to a specific type or resource, but increase in cost! [/list] You will gain more Micro charges for having different biomes, but your charges will be lost when going to a new Era. You won't be able to hoard charges as well as before! Hopefully this will make Micros a more integrated part of your gameplan and reduce the slog at the end! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44092750/a5ddaef134bfcbd9026d7e9a57bf282f5452d699.png[/img] [b]Emblem Rework[/b] But Adriaan, what about the Emblems? Well, those have been changed as well! Instead of getting something similar to a Micro, Population now grants a global minor power that becomes stronger with more population. For example, having a large population for the Inventor will boost the Science gained by unique biotica with a flat science yield. This means that strategically increasing the population might become a bigger boon for your planet. Finally a good reason to raise the Miner's population to 50! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44092750/241be317510dd614782fade941868c306bf09b25.png[/img] [b]Max Horizon & Profiles[/b] Finally, [b]Max Horizon[/b] will replace Horizon Draft as the default Draft Mode. It's so obvious, I hit myself on the head for not coming up with it earlier! Max Horizon is like Horizon Draft, but with 3 Biotica of the highest level (one for each starting biome) instead of 1 of each level. The drafting has also become more strict on higher difficulties. You will also be able to select a fitting playstyle at the start of the game. By now, the settings were running out of hand, so we cleaned it up a bit! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44092750/ab8e34ad71ff7c200a253d9c7f3bb4c31bbcb07c.png[/img] Hopefully these changes will keep the game fresh and exciting for all you giants! And if you're wondering when this rework update will arrive, you will soon have your answer as our Roadmap is finalized and will be shared in the coming days! We're looking forward to all the new combinations you come up with! - Greetings from Adriaan & the other monks [url=https://discord.gg/txncQbDj][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44092750/b179de58911c3ae80270f461b7fb392936338a70.png[/img][/url] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Firesquid][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44092750/f5587fa419d5105228d86f0544713ccd52f041fe.png[/img][/url]