Hello Rulers, Yes, you read it right: [b]you can play the Patch 1.1 today[/b]! The new major update of Lakeburg Legacies is [b]now available in Open Beta[/b], allowing you to try it before its official release in a few weeks! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/be1b6d19e5ef759387c4a4a1f012bb7fb824dfb8.png[/img] [i]Note: The Open Beta is only available in english. Patch 1.1 will be available in French, German and Simplified Chinese once it officially releases. [/i] But what's in this Patch 1.1? Well, good question: allow us to give you a little taste of what you can expect [b]if you play the Open Beta right now[/b]! [h1]PATCH 1.1[/h1] This new update is bringing a lot of new content to Lakeburg Legacies, including some much-requested features like: [list] [*] Villager & Name customization [*] Castle expansion [*] Multiple Saves [*] New relationships [*] Dating UX improvements [*] Death feedback [*] New events [*] Congenital traits [*] Balancing [/list] [h2]Villager & Name customization[/h2] Villager customization is now available in Lakeburg Legacies! We heard your feedback and we worked on this feature as soon as we can to make it available in this major update, as it was one of our priority. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/a7e51739354c806f530eb77ce44e50ed2f073d5a.gif[/img] Certainly one of the most anticipated features! You can now fully customize your villagers' portrait: from hair, to nose, beard and outfit! Also, a brand new renaming option is available to let your rename your villagers with some of the best names you may think of. [h2]Castle expansion[/h2] The Castle has been entirely revamped, and has now two new buildings: [list] [*] The [b]Treasury[/b]: a new place to manage your taxes [*] The [b]Chancellery[/b]: a new location to manage your villagers' satisfaction, depending on their class (Peasants, Artisans, Nobles) [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/827229db46d3e7102cf0d23a5ab38538f3f89ad2.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/b11cd7d27a232921bdb0a9c7cf983f8e86735117.png[/img] [h2]Multiple Saves[/h2] It is now possible to have [b]up to 5 different Saves[/b] on Lakeburg Legacies! This will make it easier to try different game styles and durations to find out which one suits you best. Or keep your old Save just in case and start something new 👀 [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/b2e6e31da0b530f0d9beb82b07486f62bc72d7d2.png[/img] [h2]New relationships[/h2] Villagers will now automatically share a relationship with their family and mentor or student. Memorable relationships will help you keep track of who used to be part of your villager's life before their relationship faded. [h2]Dating UX improvements[/h2] We've heard your feedback and issues about the Dating system and we worked on making it smoother to use and improve your experience Now, when you select a suitor, you can either go on dates as you usually do, or spend Hearts to have Tindra organize your villager's marriage immediately. This will be quicker but your newly found couple will only have a [b]minimal Affinity[/b] (1/4). Furthermore, we’ve made the [b]“Ask Tindra”[/b] area clearer: it now explicitly displays whether a topic is liked or disliked by the suitor. When you click the “Ask Tindra” button, only topics pertaining to the current date will be revealed. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/af19ac84660f883fedbf50a7d4d015d4a235db68.png[/img] [h2]Death feedback[/h2] Following your feedback, when a villager dies, they now keep their work clothes, and their tooltip displays their last job. This should make it easier to identify what building now lacks a worker. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40723341/ba27bb86ec49193577716115023c06d86830ace1.png[/img] [b]More than 20 new death events[/b] have been added to the game and will also provide information about the main cause of death when a villager dies. You will now know what can be improved so this tragedy doesn’t repeat itself! [h2]New events[/h2] You can now encounter 20 new events during your playthrough, in addition to the death ones! Some of them affect the new satisfaction system, while others allow young villagers to explore new work aspirations. In addition, the conditions to trigger events have been adjusted, so it’s now much easier to have them! [h2]Congenital traits[/h2] This improvement should satisfy those of you who are interested in the genetics part of the game! [b]Congenital traits[/b] (that are passed from parents to children) are now upgradable. If two parents share a similar congenital trait, then their children have a chance of inheriting said trait from both parents, upgrading it to the next level. Of course, this will work with positive traits, but also with negative ones 😈 [h2]Balancing[/h2] ⚠️The Stat and Skill associated with the [b]Merchant job[/b] have been modified, so you might want to have a look at your building to make sure the villagers working there are the most efficient. Adjustments have been made to the following parts of the game: [list] [*] Economy [*] Events [*] Illicit buildings [*] Villagers [*] Dating [*] Relationships [/list] A notable change is that we have adjusted the skills and potential of characters who can join your village through the dating or recruitment systems. It should now be easier to find characters whose potential [b]better match the current state of your village[/b]! The [b]suitors’ age has been adjusted[/b] to reduce age disparity, and age difference now impacts the Affinity between two villagers. [h1]HOW TO JOIN THE OPEN BETA[/h1] We believe with all this information you REALLY want to play the Patch 1.1 now, so here are the steps to follow in order to join this particular branch: [list] [*] Go to your game library on Steam [*] Right click on Lakeburg Legacies [*] Click on “Properties” [*] Go to the “Betas” tab [*] Select "open_beta" [*] Update Lakeburg Legacies [*] Enjoy 😊 [/list] [i][b]Your current Save will 100% work on the Open Beta if you decide to keep playing it on Patch 1.1 but you will not be able to come back to default as long as Patch 1.1 is not officially released (which will be in a few weeks).[/b][/i] Which means, to play on the Open Beta you have two options: [list] [*] Continue an existing Save from default [*] Or start a brand new Save, starting directly on open_beta [/list] Thank you for reading! 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