Dev's Diary: Collectible Items II

Dev's diary: Collectible items re-work, new collectibles, new buffs

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Dear Settlers,

This developer's diary is the second part of Collectible Items feature. The version update (currently planned for 03.27.2014) will enrich the game with new collectible items, new buffs and interface improvements.

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Interface & notification re-work

The collectibles interface in the Mayor's house will be optimized.
In the new interface, players will be able to see the costs and details of every collection - even while the production is running!

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Whenever the production of a collection was finished,
a new icon indicates that the finished buff can be collected from the Mayor's house.

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Friends can flag existing collectibles on your island while visiting you.

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Reveal all remaining Collectible Items on the island
To make the search for Collectible Items easier, 2 new buffs will be added to the game.

Name: Fairy Fire
Effect: Highlights all remaining Collectible Items present on your home island (highlight lasts 5 minutes)
Important: Before using, make sure that you still have some Collectible Items present on the island

Name: Fairy Light
Effect: Highlights all remaining Collectible Items present on an adventure map (highlight lasts 5 minutes)
Important: Before using, make sure that you still have some Collectible Items present on the island

Changes to existing collections / buffs

Country Saying
Now adds 400 wheat to a wheatfield.
The production cost has been adjusted accordingly.

Harvest Ritual
Can now be used on Silos as well.
The production cost has been adjusted accordingly.

• Important:
  Some of the other collection requirements have also been slightly tweaked to improve balancing.

New collections / buffs

Name: Hunting Contest
Level: 22
Effect: Boosts the production of a Butcher workyard up to 500% for 6 hours.

Name: Miracle Bait
Level: 22
Effect: Boosts the production of a Fisherman workyard up to 500% for 6 hours.

Name: The Golden Ribbon
Level: 24
Effect: Boosts the production of an Iron mine or Iron smelter up to 300% for 12 hours.

Name: Master's Toolkit
Level: 48
Effect: Boosts the production of an Epic workyard up to 200% for 6 hours.

New collectibles

Name: Barrel
Level: 22
Occurrence: Home island

Name: Leather
Level: 22
Occurrence: Home island

Name: Grain Sacks
Level: 22
Occurrence: Home island

Name: Adamantium Ore
Level: 24
Occurrence: Adventure island

Important: All pictures and information are based on the test version. The final version may differ.

Have fun collecting!
BB_Rawren

looks great - especially the flagging - I will be using that alot LOL

:p o.0 more things to get on the island.
well its a start

looks ok.

I'm so excited! Thanks for the sneak peek. :)

Rags

if they don't nerf it in two months
the flagging one will probably be first to go they sell a buff for that

how come its easier to find other people collectibles than your owe,,,, the new buffs look sweet

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Originally Posted by Balanor

how come its easier to find other people collectibles than your owe,,,, the new buffs look sweet

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i think it's you are so use to looking at your island that they get over looked

Looks good !!

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Originally Posted by BB_Rawren

Name: Hunting Contest
Level: 22
Effect: Boosts the production of a Butcher workyard up to 500% for 6 hours.

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Wait a second... the Hunting Contest buff increases the production of the... butcher? Shouldn't it be the hunter instead?? Not that I mind, since producing more sausages is more important than gathering meat to me, but the name of the buff makes no sense if it's used on a butcher instead of hunter.

Really appreciate the ability to flag collectibles on friends' islands; I'm sure lots of people will be thankful for that feature.

Also curious to see what "other collection requirements have also been slightly tweaked to improve balancing" means in practice. Should I stock up on collections because they're going to be more costly to build, or should I sell them all because they're going to be cheaper to build and thus lower the selling price? ;)

This looks pretty awesome. thanks for the Dev Diary.

Can't wait for the flags! Love it.

Might be an idea to give a token (even if useless, token might have a use later, or never) everytime you flag a collectible on a friend island...

now all ya need to do is give a date of easter

I like the Idea of more unique buffs so good job on that. With the new addition I would really like to see improved stacking for buffs as a whole. It kinda ruins the special buffs when you are required to send things 1 by 1 ie (exo baskets). It would help to clean up the inventory since we will have many more available now : )

I'm now curious on what the unused 'Fur Festival' was about.

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Originally Posted by CallMeMaybe

Wait a second... the Hunting Contest buff increases the production of the... butcher? Shouldn't it be the hunter instead?? Not that I mind, since producing more sausages is more important than gathering meat to me, but the name of the buff makes no sense if it's used on a butcher instead of hunter.

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I think it means that there was a hunting contest held by the locals, which led to an increase in slaughtered animals, which in turn led to an increase in items brought to the butcher's workyard.

Will these new collectibles added increase the average number of collectibles you can find. Because right now during this collectible state there only 6 collectible items to collect for me. Because to me only 6 collectible items per collectable duration is too little, if you include the new collectibles.

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Originally Posted by BB_Rawren

I think it means that there was a hunting contest held by the locals, which led to an increase in slaughtered animals, which in turn led to an increase in items brought to the butcher's workyard.

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I was wondering about the name but this makes total sense.

Friends can flag existing collectibles on your island while visiting you - sounds awesome! Are they going to have to refresh to see the flags?

i tested this morning and i clicked on a collectible on friends island and after a few moments it had a yellow flag on it.

KOSHKO asled --- "I'm now curious on what the unused 'Fur Festival' was about. ...'

"MuffBuff"?

I would like to see the flags for the fairy light be much larger. It is still a pretty tough hunt to find them even with the flags pointing them out.

I have to ask why we needed more collection items? Already hard enough to get the carts and kettles, now we have more items to randomly receive. And to what end? Buff my fishery or hunter? What if that isn't what I really need assist boosting production in. The "Epic Workyard" buff is useless to collect the items for it you don't have or don't plan to build an epic workyard. This is typical of what I view as "steering"/"enticing" user to do what the developers want to build and not the other way around. The quality of the game for me doesn't warrant the expediture of real money, which I'm sure disappointed BB. Until there is really something useful I will build slowly and steadily and enjoy working on those items that are fun for me.