Dev's Diary: Science System, Part 2

[BB_Effiluna]

Science System update: more information about the upcoming skill tree for explorers.

Dear Settlers,

This developer's diary entry is related to a brand new Science System update: Skill tree for explorers!

If you would like to read more about the Science System, just click here.

The second skill tree will allow you to train the next type of specialists: Explorers. It will be possible to activate very useful skills for each individual Explorer. This means you will have the opportunity to skill up each of your Explorers in a different way: One might be your specialist for fast adventure searching, another might be very lucky finding Granite, etc. Below you will find a brief summary of all available Explorer skills.

Additionally, the second batch of the Science System will include a few more quests.

Please keep in mind that all skill names and effects may be changed in the final version.

Required resource for the skills below: MANUSCRIPT

Name: Fearless Hiker
Effect: Shortens the search time for all adventures.

Name: Lucky Detour
Effect: Raises chance to find Granite on Medium treasure searches.

Name: Pilgrimage
Effect: Shortens the search time for Long treasure searches.

Name: Mountain Boots
Effect: Shortens the search time for all treasure searches.

Required resource for the skills below: TOME

Name: Wild Determination
Effect: Allows finding more Map fragments on Adventure searches.

Name: Powder Sack
Effect: Allows finding more Saltpeter on Extra-long treasure searches.

Name: Offbeat Roads
Effect: Raises chances of finding Titanium ore on Long treasure searches.

Name: Extended Weekend
Effect: Shortens the search time for Medium treasure searches.

Name: Travel Expenses
Effect: Reduces the cost of all Adventure searches.

Name: Loot Wagon
Effect: Allows finding more Granite on Medium treasure searches.

Name: Sturdy Shovel
Effect: Allows finding more loot on all Treasure searches.

Name: Mistwalker
Effect: Raises chances of finding Saltpeter on Extra-Long treasure searches.

Required resource for the skills below: CODEX

Name: Trouble-seeker
Effect: Grants an additional chance to find an additional Adventure.

Name: Hero Ore
Effect: Allows finding more Titanium ore on Long treasure searches.

Name: Sabbatical
Effect: Shortens the search time for Extra-long treasure searches.

Name: Pathfinder
Effect: Shortens the search time for all Searches.

Name: Sophisticated Pillager
Effect: Grants an additional chance to receive an Adventure bonus quest.

Name: Streetwise Negotiator
Effect: Grants an additional chance for a Treasure bonus quest.

Name: Traveling Erudite
Effect: Allows the explorer to use "Artifact search" - as a result he finds buffs and items that improves your city's productivity.

Name: Bean-A-Colada
Effect: Allows the explorer to use "Rarity search" - as a result he finds rare resources.

As communicated in the past, the Science System will be released in several parts. The part featuring the skill tree for Explorers will be implemented on the test server very soon. Further skill trees (for generals and home island) will be implemented in the future. More information about this will be published later.

Reminder:
You can use the naming function (from part 1) in order to identify your Explorers easier.

Happy settling!

[The_Director]

First!

I hope they lower the cost of manuscripts and quicken the time to produce them. would be a shame to not get to my explorers till next year much less the generals and home island...

But, Thanks for some more news! You do great work BB_ Effiluna

[CL_Melorr]

Lol mistwalker, but codex level looks mighty interesting. Can't wait.

[Andover]

I do have to agree with Director, if we have skill trees for both explorer and geologist the times for Manuscripts/Tomes/Codex should be shortened at the very least, or a 2nd bookbinder be allowed for players.

Otherwise you end up choosing between skilling your explorers or your geologist, as you realistically cant do both at the same time, you would have to wait to finish 1 to go to the other.

[Wimpy]

They are not going to make it faster or easier to get books. The plan is to streach this out to last as long as possible. They won't have to come up with more new stuff until it runs its course.

[The_Director]

lol they better not Wimpy, or Asia will have their heads!

[Starfire512]

I wish I could say that any of this is of interest to me. But, it takes too long to accomplish anything to be engaging. Frankly, that is what this game is missing. Something that is engaging.

From another level 50 thinking of leaving the game.

[Feherlo]

Pls make possible to upgrade the regular specialists (bought in tavern) to their gem versions.

[T_DsTwin]

Pls make possible to upgrade the regular specialists (bought in tavern) to their gem versions.

For cheaper. No dumb expenses. I like this idea!

[Exavyer]

Its probably part of the reason they are waiting so long in between each implementation. So we all have some time to upgrade our geos, next our explorers, then after enough time our gens ect ect. Because honestly, you dont think they have pretty much all of the science system already figured out? I would think if they really wanted to they could put the last three parts of the system on the live servers tomorrow if they REALLY wanted to. But they are keeping us in wait and building anticipation for each phase.