- Title: Behind the Horizon
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- Patch Title: Update V3.3 – New Farm Maps
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The developer of Behind the Horizon has released a new update for the game on . Here are the new things that you should expect to see or change on this new update. This information was curated directly from the official announcement on Steam.
Highlights:
In this update, 2 alternative farms and starting areas and the survival mode are added to the game.
All three farms play differently and offer a new gaming experience. Ideal for a second or third playthrough. Details below!
Survival mode can be added and changes the gameplay even more. It can only be selected at the start of the game and only works in connection with the “Volcano Farm”. This mode is intended for experienced players and is full of challenges. It should be chosen with care.
Patch notes V3.3
Game:
When starting a new game, you can now choose one of three starting areas.
All three play very differently and invite you to play Behind the Horizon again. The new maps cover the entire area around the farm. The following options are available:
– The Standard Farm:
The standard farm offers a balanced landscape with lots of good farmland and enough woodland and water. There are large areas available for stables and pastures. This farm is ideal for a cosy, not too difficult game.
– The river and woodland farm:
Here the farmland is divided by rivers. Bridges lead to the various islands. There are fewer large areas, but more forest and water. The land is more varied overall, but the planning of the farm requires more care and there is less space. There are some fertile areas where farm plants grow right at the beginning that can be harvested and there are also many fruit trees in the forests. An interesting alternative to the standard farm.
– The Volcano Farm:
The Volcano Farm is dominated by rocky areas. There are two dormant volcanoes to the north and south. There is less space and less fertile soil. To compensate, there are more ore and stone deposits. This farm is a real challenge, especially at the beginning, as it prevents rapid growth because the soil has to be upgraded first. A good choice for a second, more challenging game.
– The survival mode:
Survival mode can be activated in connection with the Volcano Farm. There are numerous gameplay changes that greatly alter the game. In survival mode, Behind the Horizon plays like a survival game, especially in the first few years. This should provide a great challenge even for experienced players.
A list of all gameplay changes in survival mode:
- Inhospitable conditions, poorer soil around the farm and two active volcanoes in the north and south
- the plantable area around the farm will grow more slowly than usual
- permanent energy and life essence boni are only half as large
- using tools and weapons costs more energy
- Monster portals can control more monsters at the same time
- Monsters have increased vision
- The two volcanoes on the farm erupt at irregular intervals and spew lava flows or rocks
- Storms such as floods, droughts, hail, thunderstorms, etc. cause more changes in the world
- Positive weather events are less frequent or weaker
- Buying and selling prices at all traders are increased
- When harvesting, the player does not get any seeds back
- There are fewer quarries in the world
- Extreme weather events can occur immediately after starting the game
- Trees from the player are as affected by hail and lightning as wild trees
- Locust and vole infestations occur more frequently
- There are more locusts and voles in a plague
- Monsters have increased energy regeneration. This allows them to use their special abilities more often
- Monsters cause more damage with normal and special attacks (this is independent of the difficulty level set for the battles)
- The player consumes more food per hour
- More floods can occur one after another, which can lead to larger inundations
- Farm animals are less frequently reproducing
- Reduced frequency of gifts from NPCs
In addition to the new starting areas, the old farm has also been improved in many places.
In the “Start new game” menu you can now also select the difficulty of the battles. This can still be changed in the settings menu during the game.
The cutscene when you first enter the farm has been redesigned to fit all three farms.
An error in a quest description in an early quest of the main game has been corrected.
The damage to trees during a hailstorm has been reduced
All small iron deposits can now be mined with the copper pickaxe
The recipe for the anvil has been changed slightly so that you can build the forge without having to buy an iron pickaxe first
Lowered some damage values for certain weapons to improve balance
Manual:
New section: Update V3.xx: All changes to the game after the release of the 2nd DLC, the Sky Fortress, are summarised here.
Updated the manual to the latest version
Bugs:
When starting a new game, the temperature and light values of the last few days were not set correctly. This has been fixed.
Fixed a bug on the starting map that could cause the player to be unable to reach the teleporter during a flood.
To learn more about this new update, check the official source mentioned above.