Hello Empire builders! 

It's been another 2 weeks of many changes. Let's dig in!

New Food Stands

I added 2 new food stands! Yes, stands, not shops. 

Hotdog and Lemonade Stands! (WIP)

Both stands are planned to be early game shops, like an entry level.

The hotdog stand will require hotdogs, duh. The meat factory now has an option to produce different ingredients.

The lemons for the lemonade stand will be produced in a new introduced fruits farm.

Research

I've implemented the backend logic for the research tree system bush. 

Players will gradually research different ingredients that will unlock related production buildings/options, and food shops.  

UI Recoloring

I got very tired of the old gray UI. 

I tried a few color palettes. 

And this one seems to be the best one. 

Minimap

I finally added a minimap. 

As minimaps do, it will show: the player (and other players in multiplayer) and your shops & factories.

Like most RTS games, the minimap has the option for "fast traveling". I.e. you can click anywhere on the map and the game will teleport you to that spot. 

Stats Viewer

I also updated the stats view. Now it will display missing ingredients in the shop or factory. Players will have a quicker understanding of production and state of their buildings. 

There were more minor changes, but these are the major ones. 

For more details you can watch the devlog:

You can checkout live development of the game on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/tom_milman

Until next time,
Tom.