Howdy,

So, this week I worked on something a bit different - material unlocking. So let's talk about that.

There are 4 special materials - that is to say, those which aren't the basics - so Iron, Orium, Hardwood and Heartwood. Instead of being available from the get-go, those need to be unlocked.

Resources which aren't yet unlocked can't be accessed via harvesting, trading, or loot - although you can find items made of them when defeating enemies. If for instance you somehow gained access to an Iron-bearing rock and started mining it, you wouldn't get any iron, just stone.

So, how do you unlock it ? Well by claiming islands of course.

You may notice the icons on the map, and the detail on the right side explaining what exactly will get unlocked.

So, whilst I'm here, I also implemented Orium mining, which was something I surprisingly hadn't done before.

So that's really it. In the future I might have islands unlock other things, such as giving seeds or the like.

Next I will finish off this particular feature - I want some sort of splash screen when claiming the island - and after that, the new buildings.

Til then