#Stonehearth multiplayer lan mod
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#Stonehearth multiplayer lan software

'By the time we noticed these were major issues, we were so deeply invested that fixing any of them would have taken a rewrite and maybe years to address, and so we built the best thing we could out of what we had,' Radiant said. Secondly, at times it allowed 'technical things' to overshadow game systems, 'which leads to a campaign and core loop that feel at times, uneven and clunky.' Thirdly, it created and used its own game engine rather than an existing engine, which piled on yet more technical issues. Firstly, the studio said, it underestimated how difficult it would be to make an ambitious sandbox game with a small team. In its farewell post, Radiant described three 'major mistakes' it made while developing Stonehearth. In the same reply, Radiant said it will consider releasing Stonehearth's source code, effectively putting its future in the community's hands a la Mojang's newly renamed and re-released Scrolls (opens in new tab), 'if there's enough interest.' The studio advises concerned backers to send a Kickstarter message 'and we'll try to get to them when we have a system in place.'

#Stonehearth multiplayer lan update

Additionally, in a reply on a Kickstarter update (opens in new tab), the studio said it is 'working on a mechanism' to refund Kickstarter backers who are unsatisfied with the final state of the game. Radiant says that because 'the game is a bit smaller than we originally intended it to be,' Stonehearth's price will be lowered from $25 to $20 at the end of July. Sorry about this one we were daunted by the amount of work required to significantly reimagine gameplay for subterranean dwellers.'

#Stonehearth multiplayer lan mod

We have made sure, however, that PvP can be modded in if someone wants it bad enough, and at least one PvP mod is available from Steam Workshop right now.' (Note: the only PvP mod I could find on Stonehearth's Steam Workshop is Hostile Hearthlings (opens in new tab) from modder WittyHorse.)įire Elemental enemy class: 'Fire elementals burninating the countryside proved to be more heat than we could handle, so those were cut from the game.' (Note: Ents and Stoneling elementals are already in Stonehearth.)Īlternate Planes biomes: 'This was not really a clearly defined feature, and we could add something to tick the box, but we did some experimentation, and didn’t think any of the outcomes did it justice, so we’ve cut this feature.'ĭwarf Hearthling class: 'Cut from the game. PvP: 'PvP is simply not part of our vision for the game, its tone, and the experience you would get from playing with other people.

Magma Smith Hearthling class: 'We have investigated this, but whenever we think of something they would do, it seems to work better as part of the blacksmith or geomancer.

Pirate, Ninja and Politician enemy classes: 'After some discussion, we decided that this feature doesn’t really fit with the thematics of Stonehearth, so we have dropped plans to implement it.'Īnimal Trainer Hearthling class: 'A prototype exists, but we were never able to make it satisfying from a gameplay perspective.

#Stonehearth multiplayer lan software

We do know that it is possible to make a Wine wrapper that will enable the game to work on Linux, but if this solution does not work for you, and it is the only means by which you can play the game, please reach out to us through Kickstarter and we’ll see what we can do to make amends.' (Note: Wine (opens in new tab) is essentially a software which translates Windows programs on the fly for Linux systems.) Linux port: 'We have, however, chosen not to pursue the Linux port. Radiant explained the decision behind each cut feature in its post: That being said, many features from Stonehearth's Kickstarter stretch goals have been cut from Stonehearth entirely.