Alpha Update 0.11 — Orrstead Steam update #159759

Alpha 0.11 Patch Notes! This alpha build is currently available for playtesting, free on itch.io. Major Gameplay Changes To prepare for Phase 2, the way happiness works has been revamped. Happiness will now decrease linearly as population increases. Happiness bonuses (previously just the tavern) are no longer based on average household happiness. This made it feel like a penalty to build new houses (that don't have a tavern), instead of being an interesting choice. So now, happiness will increase for every tavern built, but with diminishing returns (logarithmically). The idea is that because the population penalty is linear and bonuses are logarithmic, you will need to keep finding new ways to increase happiness, rather than by just spamming taverns. In Phase 2, I want these systems to be complex enough to allow interesting decisions, and make room for creativity. For now in Phase 1, I'v...