- Steam App
- Hardland (321980)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 12 March 2015 - 19:30:16 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
http://i.imgur.com/4Ot2Z0I.gif SANDBOXES INSTEAD OF SANDBOX We have added support for multiple locations and split the one large sandbox into multiple smaller sandboxes connected by portals. There are handmade locations that remain constant across sessions and there are generated locations which vary from game to game. This represents a significant change in Hardland and enables the following: 1. Sets a strong foundation where it is easy for us to add new content. 2. Gives us a good way to place more complex quests and interesting characters into the game. 3. Enables us to move forward on multiple fronts at the same time: handmade locations, generated locations, and the sandbox game mechanics. 4. Removes generated locations from being a development and performance bottleneck as they no longer have to singlehandedly form the backbone of the game. This does come at the cost of having the g...