The time has finally arrived… Foundation has officially left Early Access and version 1.0 is now available!
Foundation
Foundation Release Date Announcement & Demo Out Now!
Hello City Builders,
After spending over 5 years in Early Access, we are excited to reveal the release date for Foundation, along with a playable Foundation Demo!
Foundation’s Full Release Officially Set for January 31, 2025!
Foundation’s Full Release will introduce an extensive array of new features, content updates and improvements that will make Foundation feel almost like a new game. Here’s a taste of what’s to come:
NEW AND REVAMPED GAMEPLAY
- Choose Your Ruleset: Customize your new games using a selection of adjustable rules, perfect for players who want a more relaxed and creative vibe or those looking to challenge themselves further.
- Revamped Aspirations: Discover new ways to play by selecting an Aspiration, which will challenge you to construct a different type of village. Will you focus on building a prolific priory? Or perhaps a magnificent stronghold to please the King?
- New Villager Residential Tiers: Expand your city further with the highest density and quality residential tiers, allowing for more village customization options.
- Improved Progression System: Unlock content in a smoother and more rewarding way via a refined progression system that adds depth and strategic planning to your city-building journey.
- New Military System: Take on new challenges with a refreshed military system that will have you create Companies that you can send abroad and have them bring back precious resources.
- Heraldry System: Create and customize your village with the new coat of arms editor.
- Paved Roads: Meet the needs of high-tier housing with our new paved road mechanic, tailored to support your most developed areas.
- Improved Wall: Walls are now fully integrated into the building system, some of which will add fortification coverage to your village.
- Enhanced UI and Quality of Life Updates: Benefit from a significantly streamlined user interface, including a massive overhaul to the Monument design experience, implemented to improve gameplay and enhance your city-building efficiency.
- New Onboarding Experience: Whether a new player or a veteran, the updated onboarding quests and visual aids are now easier to follow, helping everyone find a perfect start to their village.
AN ENTIRELY UPDATED ART DIRECTION
- Dynamic Environment Overhaul:Experience Foundation in new ways with enhanced maps, updated map edges, refined lighting, and immersive environmental changes that add more depth to your city-building experience.
- Revamped Art and Assets: Discover updated visuals, including an elaborate new Manor House and the brand new Castle Monument, bringing more detail and realism to your cities.
- New and Improved Animations: Enhanced animations bring your villagers to life, adding even greater immersion.extended with new parts.
- Extendable Buildings: Some workplaces, such as the Woodcutter Camp, Warehouse, and Stonemason, can now be extended with new parts.
- All Buildings Have Been Revamped
- Cosmetic Time of Day Switcher: Switch between night and day to see your village come to life during the darker hours.
- Photo Mode: Capture in-game moments with the new photo mode to keep for yourself or share with the community.
And So Much More! This is just the tip of the iceberg. Countless other improvements and surprises await you in the full release!
Announcing a Price Increase from December 18, 2024
As Foundation approaches its full release, we are announcing a price increase from December 18, from 29.99 USD to 34.99 USD.
This price increase marks the end of Foundation’s Early Access, reflecting years of development and investment into the game, an expanded team, and the need to adapt to inflation. We are committed to providing high-quality updates and support after the release and are excited about the future.
If you’ve considered joining us, now is the perfect time to jump into Foundation before the price change!
Foundation’s Demo Out Now!
We are very excited to present you with a glimpse of the Foundation Full Release version via a Demo! This demo allows you to play endlessly with some of the first-tier content and provides an exclusive preview of some major features, including Housing, Trade, Fortifications and Patrols, Environment overhaul, a vastly improved UI, as well as many more improvements.
This demo will give players a taste of what’s to come in the Full Release.
Note that it does not reflect what’s in the Early Access version of the game.
Enjoying the demo? Don’t hesitate to wishlist the game to get notified once it releases!
We’d like to end this announcement with a special thanks to our fantastic Foundation community that has supported
We’d like to end this announcement with a special thanks to our fantastic Foundation community that has supported us over the years. Your contributions have been instrumental in shaping Foundation into what it is today, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally share this next chapter with you!
Thank you once again for your amazing support. We’re so excited to share this new chapter with you. Stay tuned, and we’ll see you in Foundation on January 31, 2025!
The Polymorph Games team
Devlog #19: Development News
Hello everyone!
As the summer draws to a close and we see the first glimpses of autumn starting to show, it’s time for us to bring you some development news on Foundation!
How is development going?
We are sure this is a question on all of your minds and we’d first like to note that the game’s development is on track for our target release date.
Development is moving at a great pace and a lot has happened since our last Devlog:
- Most gameplay features have been integrated such as Patrols, Walls and Fortifications and a new Military gameplay iteration.
- We have worked a lot on the overall art direction of the game, including the lighting, vegetation and building revamps.
- We are still hard at work on more technical features, like high density housing and paved roads.
- We had a Community Private playtest where 150 players were invited to test and provide feedback (more on that later)
When will you reveal the new content and release date?
We will make further announcements as soon as we have integrated all that we feel needs to be in the game before publicly showing it. We are specifically working hard on the high density residential and the new environmental vegetation.
In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of our work on the environment. This is in-engine stuff but please keep in mind that it’s work in progress.
How was the community Playtest and what was the feedback?
As we mentioned above there have been many changes since Devlog #18 and these changes and features have been integrated into the game. Players were invited to sign up for a private playtest on Discord so that we could gather feedback and make further improvements where necessary.
150 players took part in the private playtest and had a chance to test out the changes and work so far. The playtest ran from July 4 to July 15 and 98 of those playtesters completed the feedback form.
Of those 98 playtest responses, over 40% of them tested the game for more than 20 hours. 10% of the playtesters were totally new to the game, which gave us valuable insight into the learning curve for new players.
The feedback we gathered from the playtest was very positive and we received a lot of constructive comments. Some general conclusions from the playtest:
- Safety, Patrols and Fortification were much appreciated, and we identified areas of improvement.
- We had the new iteration of the Military system tested. A lot of interesting feedback was received, but that showed us there’s still some further iterations to do on this system.
- Playtesters told us how much they love to build and customize their cities which has further focused us on the creative aspect of the game.
- There was a lot of feedback on the UI/UX which will be a top priority for the full release.
Will there be another playtest?
Probably yes.
We expect to do one more playtest before the full launch. If you would like to take part in any future playtests please join us on our Discord server for further playtest information.
What are you working on now?
On top of all the improvements and refinements based on the above playtest we are also focusing our work on:
- High density housing
- Environment overhaul
- Road handling and paved roads
- Full art revamp of all remaining buildings
- Improving the overall monument creation experience
- Polish, polish, polish!
We will be back with further news once the last planned elements for the release version are ready to show. Stay tuned and thank you for your [more than we should be asking] patience!
The Polymorph Games team
Devlog #18: Dev News, Spring Sale & Bundle
Hi everyone and welcome to Devlog #18!
We would first like to say a big (belated) welcome to 2024! This year the game marked its 5th year in Early Access and we have come a long way in those 5 years. There have been big changes to the game and we are powering through the final stretch to the full release of Foundation!
What we are working on right now
What are we working on is always the question we like to answer. The answer to this is nearly everything! The main theme of course is getting the game and all the planned content complete and ready for the full release and end of Early Access.
Some of the things we are currently working on include:
- Map Edges – time to remove those hard-on-the-eyes map edges
- The Castle – We know this is the one you are all waiting for!
- Walls and Fortifications – Walls will have a cost to build like everything else but will also be part of the wider gameplay mechanics
- Military Gameplay Improvements – Tied into the walls and fortifications, several changes are being worked on, such as setting patrols and creating “companies”
- The Whole Art Direction – including fully overhauled buildings as well as major environmental improvements
- Monument Design Experience – Adding capabilities such as the ability to replace parts and move an entire monument, as well as a full user interface revamp
Oh! And of course Housing and Residential improvements and changes. A lot of work is going on to get the Housing visuals where we want them to be, as well as bring in the 3rd tier high-density residential. The biggest factor is having the housing look authentically medieval within our style setting but ultimately give housing that wow factor!
Due to the work-in-progress state of current development, we aren’t quite ready to show too much of what we have been working on, partly to not spoil a bigger reveal announcement but also due to things just not being polished and ready quite yet.
We are aware that you want to hear more and you will soon! Look out for a big announcement coming in the next few months!
Early Access Updates
Some of you may be wondering when the game will receive a new update. As previously announced, the next major update will be the end of Early Access and the Full Release of the game. We do not plan to release any more updates between now and the full release.
With the final development at full steam ahead, the whole team is dedicated to completing the game, polishing the rough edges and presenting to you the Foundation that we imagined and that you want.
We can’t wait to show you the result of all the hard work and share the date of the full release.
Watch this space!
Steam Spring Sale: Buy Foundation at a Discounted Price!
If you haven’t got the game yet why not take advantage of the Steam Spring Sale?! Get Foundation with a 25% Discount, right now!
Medieval Foundation Bundle
In a first for us, we are proud to announce our first-ever Bundle offer in the form of the Medieval Foundation Bundle.
We are honored to collaborate with the team behind Medieval Dynasty to offer an additional 10% OFF when you buy the bundle or complete the set.
That’s all for now but we’ll be sharing more news in the coming months and in the meantime please keep sharing any feedback and bug reports on our official Discord server.
The Polymorph Games Team
The 1.9.7 QOL Update is Live!
Hello everyone!
We are excited to announce that the 1.9.7 QOL update is now available on Steam & GOG!
1.9.7 is the first of our Quality of Life (QOL) updates as we work toward the game’s Full Release. For more information on the recent change to our release plan, check out the link at the bottom of this announcement.
Your feedback is very important to us and we have looked to address some of the most requested QOL features in this update, as well as further improvements we have been planning. Let’s dive right in and take a look at what you will find in the 1.9.7 QOL update…
Interior Access
Previous to 1.9.7, some monument buildings required a separate door, which could limit creativity and also did not make sense for a monument as a whole. Now, with 1.9.7 buildings will check interior access to the whole building, meaning that a single door could be enough. For example, an entrance to your treasury could be part of an attached Great Hall.
Furthermore, so that you can check that your buildings are accessible, we have added a handy toggleable tool that will clearly show when your buildings have interior access, letting you know if they are fully navigable or not.
Buildings Function Status
Buildings now have a clear function status with feedback to the player that will indicate when they can no longer work if one of their construction requirements is missing. Restoring the condition will resume the workplace.
Ghost Construction Preview
Another much-requested feature was the ability to see your ongoing construction sites when placing new buildings. Now in 1.9.7, all other buildings under construction will show as ghost visualizations, making for much easier placement of new construction projects or when editing Monuments.
Improved Construction Flow
One issue frequently raised in the community centered around how builders were affecting the construction flow. Previously, builders would be sent to construction sites based on their proximity to a site. This could cause projects to be completed in an unexpected order making it hard to plan.
With 1.9.7, builders will now prioritize constructions based on the order in which they were started making it easier to plan your projects. We have also improved the algorithm so that builders will be dispatched more evenly between different types of construction projects so that all your builders don’t get tied up on any mega-projects.
Traveling and Work Time
We have now removed the villager’s travel time from their overall work time, enabling your villagers to use their work time more effectively. For instance, crop yields and production cycles will be more consistent, despite any long distances your villagers may have to walk to get to work.
Villagers require to fulfill their needs of course, so efficiency can still be lost with large work-to-needs fulfillment distances.
Improved Map Generator
We have made some major improvements in 1.9.7 with an overhauled Map Generator. You’ll find improved visuals and shaders making it much easier to identify elevations on the Map Gen minimap.
Additionally, we have addressed a couple of bugs and implemented further improvements, so that you should no longer encounter any micro-territories or broken territories on your maps nor find any inaccessible mineral deposits.
Resource Favorites
This one has been at the top of many of your feature requests… It is now possible to choose your favorite resources to add to the Resource Bar! Mark as many favorites as you wish in the resource window of the Book.
The Monastic Emissary & Mandate Window
A new building function has been added to the Monastery! The Emissary Office will employ a Sister or Brother in the role of Emissary (similar to the Bailiff role), dealing with Clergy privileges and mandates. Consequently, we have also revamped the Mandate Window to take into account the new Emissary role.
Housing Upgrades/Downgrades
When a House is upgraded or downgraded, it would previously revert to its foundation construction stage and could easily be mistaken for a brand-new house. To remove this potential confusion, houses will downgrade or upgrade to a later construction step, making it more clear what tier of housing it is, as well as no longer looking like a fresh construction.
And More!
Indeed! There’s more! We have a bunch of bug fixes coming with the 1.9.7 QOL update. You can check out the full changelog below.
Changelog
New
- Added Interior Access visualization and construction toggle
- Players can now specify their favorite resources in the top resource bar
- Added a Bailiff option for the Monastery: The Monastic Emissary, a Brother/Sister working at the Emissary Office
- Ghosts of buildings under construction are now displayed when you are in Construction/Edit mode
Update
- Construction sites are now prioritized by start time, not by closest distance
- Workers should go to their workplace before starting their work time
- Display attach node only when snap mode is toggled or part needs to be mandatory attached
- The Market Monument has been turned into a building with parts instead of a Monument with sub-buildings.
- Moved the Clergy Privilege and Clergy Influence mandates to the Monastic Emissary
- Overall improvement of the Mandate window & tooltips
- Improvements to monument attach nodes
- House Upgrade/Downgrade transition improvements to show construction steps and not new build
- Tavern Kitchen – worker quantity now scales with building capacity
- Treasury – Gold coins are no longer lost when the maximum treasury limit is reduced
- Various UI improvements
Fix
- Soldiers – soldiers using the barracks as their houses could not fulfill their needs when the monument is being expanded.
- Bailiff – Changing the bailiff resulted in the edict “contractual wage” to not be applied until reload.
- Book – Logs – Newcomer notification was not updated “live”
- Monument Editing – Display all possible attach nodes when a part is being placed / moved.
- Cloister – Could not start construction if function was switched
- Monument Editing – Prevent parts from being attached to house attach nodes.
- Building Highlight – Sometimes, a building would remain highlighted even if the window is closed and the cursor is not on the part.
- Mandate Window – The window did not close when the Great Hall was destroyed.
- Deliver Wood Quest – Displayed requirement was 50 but required 100 to complete
- Unlockables – Show part’s description when there is no building function
- Missing Unlockable descriptions on Candle & Commonware extension
Map generator
Update
- Improved elevation texture visuals
Fix
- It was possible to have a broken territory on specific generated map seeds
- Some territory regions were too small
- Some maps had unreachable village path exits
- Some setting changes could create unwanted bumps on islands
Modding
- Expose – COMP_BUILDING:getEditMode
- Expose – Mandates
- Territory Tooltip – Always shows “coins / week” even if resource is changed
- Support buying from trade routes with certain condition
- Updated modding wiki
We look forward to hearing any feedback and please let us know if you find any issues. Feedback and bugs can be posted on the Steam or GOG forums, or come and join us on our official Discord server.
Also, check out the recent announcement of a change to our release plan here.
The Polymorph Games Team
Important Changes to Our Release Plan
Hello everyone!
We have some important news to share with you today about the ongoing development of the game.
The final gameplan and core game is now at a stage where we can work towards a full release of the game. All of the major features still to come are being worked on simultaneously and are in most cases intertwined. Due to the way these features are reliant on each other it no longer makes sense to continue with our previous plan of releasing smaller updates that ultimately won’t work well as standalone features.
Due to this we have decided that the next major release will be the full release. This will allow us to focus on integrating all remaining features into the game and delivering a more polished, higher quality game. It will also have the added benefit of reaching the full release sooner so that you can get the best gaming experience and enjoy Foundation to its fullest.
We know you will all want to know how soon, however, we don’t have a release date to announce at this time as we still have plenty of work to do, but do know that development is progressing well. Foundation is an ambitious game, and we will of course keep you updated with any news as soon as we have more to share.
Early Access Adopters
For all our Early Access backers, this doesn’t mean we won’t be releasing any updates before the full release. On the contrary, we will continue to work on bug fixes as well as Quality of Life (QOL) features and improvements, based on community feedback, so that we can improve on the core game experience in preparation for the final release. With this in mind, we will be announcing our next QOL update soon!
A BIG Thank You!
Foundation’s development journey has been an unbelievable experience made so much better by all of you, the fantastic community, that has helped us along the way. We would like to thank every Early Access adopter for supporting us and helping us deliver a high quality game that we wanted to create and also one that you want to play for many years to come. We continue to welcome all feedback from the community and we can’t wait to unveil the full release of the game for you all to enjoy!
The Polymorph Games Team
Devlog #17: Desirability, Safety, Castle and More!
Hello everyone and welcome back to Devlog’s! Today we present you with Devlog #17 and news from the team. We know it’s been a while since the last Devlog but now is a perfect time to update you all on the current progress of upcoming updates and what we have been working on.
First, we would like to take a moment to thank everyone for their feedback on the recent updates. There have been a lot of changes to the game which we have been happy to see very positive feedback for. We are aware of some needed quality of life (QOL) improvements highlighted by the community, such as the sub-building flow which we are working on improving for the next update. Please do keep your feedback coming as it helps us improve the game as we continue development.
Fall Plan
With the now expanded team we are working on multiple updates concurrently. These are namely the upcoming 1.9.6 update which focuses on Housing Desirability & Beautification, the new Safety system and the Kingdom update. Let’s take a closer look at what we have been working on…
Upcoming update 1.9.6 (Desirability & Beautification)
Though not a major update, calling it a minor update doesn’t do it justice. Update 1.9.6 brings some significant changes that will pave the way for the Kingdom update. More on the Kingdom update in a moment.
This update will bring a change to the Desirability system. Where currently houses will be allowed to upgrade if a housing area is desirable enough based on a single factor, with the new system houses now have different requirements in order to upgrade to the next tier. Essentially, Beautification will be an additional and separate factor when it comes to housing upgrades.
With the new system, houses will only upgrade from low to medium quality if all of the following criteria are met:
- Desirable neighborhood – Build away from undesirable buildings
- Beautification – Build within a Beautification area
- At least one villager of Commoner status or higher looking for medium-quality housing
Note: Removing a house requirement will eventually result in the house being downgraded or its occupant moving away.
These changes will allow you to have better control over where you wish housing to upgrade as well as potentially downgrade housing.
Desirable Neighborhoods
Houses need to be built in pleasant neighborhoods, away from noise, bad smells and grime and hence undesirable environments. Some buildings will now have a clearly defined undesirable area based on the building’s footprint. These will include buildings such as the Lumber Camp, Sawmill, Gold Smelter and all types of Quarries. Medium-quality housing needs to be outside of this undesirable area.
Beautification
Beautification is now becoming a Desirability factor in its own right. For houses to upgrade they must be in an area of Beautification, i.e. within a clearly defined Beautification area created by decorations or buildings that provide Beautification.
The range of the Beautification area will be based on a decoration’s Beautification value combined with its footprint. The overall Beautification area will increase if placed next to another similar area.
Information Layers
In order to accommodate the above changes we will be updating the visibility layers.
- The Housing Desirability layer will now show residential areas, undesirable areas as well as any medium-quality housing areas.
- A new Beautification layer will show Beautification areas, items supplying Beautification and housing affected by Beautification.
Other Improvements
Update 1.9.6 will also come with more QOL improvements to the game as a whole including an improved Monument experience with improved sub-building flow and a new dedicated Monument tab in the Build menu, and more. You can check out the full changelog on release.
The 1.9.6 update is very close to an experimental deployment, so keep an eye out for further announcements if you would like to try it out before its full public release on the main branch.
Also In The Pipeline…
As mentioned earlier, we are working on multiple updates concurrently, so what else is in the pipeline?
Safety System
The Safety system will be a new way to control Housing Density via Patrols and Fortifications. The system itself requires a number of changes to integrate it into the game and work is progressing well. We will bring you more news on this in a future communication.
Walls
The current system for walls has always been a temporary measure and we are now working on incorporating walls into the construction flow. Walls will be integrated into Monuments with their own construction costs and visual building steps.
Kingdom Update
The Kingdom update is also being worked on and it is going to be huge! We won’t go into too much detail here but progress on this update is now well under way. The new Castle Monument is under construction (hype!) as well as a new system to create Companies and Battalions to send your Army off to war. Stay tuned for more news but we will leave you with this teaser…
Don’t forget to follow us on social media to keep up-to-date with future developments, teasers and more!
The 1.8.0.6.1108 Patch is LIVE!
Hello everyone!
We have just deployed Foundation’s 1.8.0.6.1108 Patch!
This is a minor patch that aims to fix some of the most common issues encountered since the release of 1.8.
Here’s what’s included:
Changes
- CandleWorkshop: Extension now modifies recipe
- Minor adjustment to the Candle Workshop model
- Adjust building window to properly show recipe modifiers
- Wait for a villager to finish his/her work shift before changing jobs
Fixes
- Building Window refresh when building parts get unlocked
- Church message tooltip
- Performance issue when unemploying a villager
- Visual issue which doubled the maintenance cost in the preview building window
- Resource depot causing infinite fuel bug with fuelmonger mod
- Building description update when building and part are built at the same time
- Top module not showing resources at 0 when loading a game
- Some work interactive location could become locked after work shift switch
- Crash on launch on Linux Proton
Modding-specific
- COMP_WORKPLACE can now be instantiated
- Fix: Crash when changing a particle emitter system at runtime
We hope you enjoy this patch and as always, we will be waiting for your feedback!
1.8 Fall Update is now live!
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Greetings beloved builders,
We hope you’ve been enjoying the user interface update we pushed last June. We know you’re eager for even more Foundation content, which is why today should be of particular interest to you as we officially launch the 1.8 Fall Update to shake things up!
New Buildings For All!
One of the most widely requested features for Foundation is the addition of new buildings for your settlements. You’ll be glad to know that the team has been hard at work to introduce not one, but two fresh production buildings for the game: the candle workshop and the common wares workshop!
Sharp-eyed players will also notice “Citizen” promoted villagers now have a second “Goods” need under their status. In addition to common clothes, they will now require common wares to be 100% satisfied. Talk about being entitled!
Construction Step Bundles for Added Immersion
While looking at ways to improve Foundation, it became apparent that the construction process for buildings needed work. We’ve asked ourselves how we could create a more logical and immersive experience. Before 1.8, builders would try to complete their tasks and stop if resources were insufficient. Now, they have to gather the required materials to the construction site beforehand. Only then will they be able to start working.
To go into more details, materials will be brought following the bundles’ order, to complete them as fast as possible. If a bundle is missing a material that is not in inventory, then the transporter will start to bring the resources for the other bundles.
Construction steps allow more flexibility for your city planning with the added benefit to be more in line with what you’d expect from working on buildings. You can start with the foundation of, say, a church, and come back to it later in order to complete work on the next step. This way, you’re never stuck in a rut!
The Ins and Outs of Stockpiling
One feature we recognized as in need of improved communication relates to stockpiling.
This feature allows you to prevent villagers from using resources by toggling the stockpiling function on or off in the resource panel. Or, alternatively, directly in the resource list of the Book. Very helpful when looking to complete delivery missions!
With 1.8, we have improved this communication with a warning when there are missing resources in a workplace due to stockpiling. Additionally, the stockpile icon now shows over resource icons in other panels and windows such as workplace inventories.
Even more QOL changes
Each new update is a chance for us to optimize the overall gameplay experience and refresh our existing systems. The 1.8 update is no exception. Here’s a preview of what’s in store for you the next time you launch Foundation:
- Added related resources in the villager needs tooltips
- Added tooltips on information module checkboxes
- New trader blocked notification
- Added inventory for all workplaces in condensed view
- Improved inventory issues feedback
- Building panels remember collapsed groups of parts
- Estates layout is now more compact
- Confirm renaming with Enter key
- And more!
Continued support towards the modding scene
Modding is close to our hearts. We enjoy how imaginative some of you are with Foundation. Get your creative juices flowing, because 1.8 introduces custom mandates for bailiffs! You heard that right: thanks to mods, bailiffs are no longer limited to gaining influence or inspecting mineral deposits. We can’t wait to see what you’ll end up with!
Previously, one of the only ways to contact modders was through the report tool—which proved to be a problem, as it’s not designed for this. Starting with 1.8, we fixed this by adding web links to all mods so it’s easier for you to connect with mod creators. The new link will open a browser where you can comment and get help directly from the mod creator.
We also added a dropdown filter for your mods. Rejoice!
We are eagerly looking forward to hearing from the community about the 1.8 update for Foundation!
1.8 Changelog
add: Common Wares Workshop
add: Candle Workshop
add: Additional parts can be unlocked for these buildings
add: construction step bundles
add: new tooltips
add: new resource icons
add: workplaces condensed view now displays a combined inventory (condensed view)
add: “trader blocked” notification
add: confirm renaming with Enter
add: collapsed masterpiece parts groups are remembered through all building panels
add: construction bundles topic in the help menu
add: tooltips and localization for building parts “Locate” and “Destroy” buttons
update: community localizations
improve: stockpile communication
improve: storage issues feedback
improve: hyperlinks style
improve: buttons (red/disabled/small)
improve: compacted estates layout
improve: now communicates max instance of a part
improve: dynamically update when unlocking building parts
fix: wooden keep doors
fix: info module buttons
Modding
add: custom mandates for bailiffs
add: debugging tools
add: weblinks to mod.io
add: mods dropdown sorting
add: expose wax resource
improve: minimized text cutoff in mod buttons that were too short
Modding Wiki
Modding documentation and changes can be found over on the modding wiki.
– The Polymorph Games Team
Preview build: Alpha 1.8 is live!
A preview build of the upcoming 1.8 Fall update is now available via the Steam betas option tab (access instructions below).
Whilst we continue to work toward the core updates, the 1.8 Fall update comes as a bonus that also enables us to add in some smaller features in preparation for the bigger updates.
We look forward to hearing any feedback and please let us know if you find any issues. Feedback and bugs can be posted on the Steam or GOG forums or alternatively you can join us on our official Discord server.
Preview build highlights
Two new production buildings
The Candle Workshop and Common Wares Workshop
Construction steps and bundles
More logical construction steps for buildings, including the addition of resource bundles for each step.
QoL and UI
New tooltips, improved layouts and a number of QoL improvements such as improved stockpiling feedback.
Modding
An enhanced mod browser, including direct links to mod.io to allow for easier communication with modders.
Modders also get some new stuff, including a debugging tool. More info can be found on the modding wiki.
Preview Build Access Instructions
Note: Preview build saves will be compatible with the full release of the 1.8 Fall update. Most mods will requiring migration for the full 1.8 release. We recommend starting a fresh save or playing a vanilla for the preview build.
Steam
If you would like to take a look or help test out the preview build, you can gain access via the Steam betas tab in Foundation properties.
- Right-click Foundation in your Steam library
- Click on properties
- Navigate to BETAS
- Choose the ‘preview – Next Build Preview’ option
The game will automatically update but if it does not you may need to restart your Steam client.
GOG
- Open the Foundation game, options menu within your GOG Galaxy library
- Choose Manage installation -> Configure
- Within the Betas channels choose preview
- Click OK
The game should automatically update but if it does not you may need to restart your GOG Galaxy client.
- The Polymorph Games Team
