Since the first beta (and even alpha), we cannot say that Cattle and Crops is a model of ergonomics. Playing the keyboard is often the best solution as the functions and menus are numerous. Aware of the problem, the development team planned to refine its interface and the general accessibility of the game for version 0.5. This is the next update scheduled for this first quarter of 2019.
“We're starting the year by working on Update 0.5.0, with a focus on difficulty settings, user interfaces, and gamepad controls. As always, this update will include bug fixes. The main focus remains the accessibility of the game. Part of this work is to optimize the joystick controls in order to be able to control all aspects of the game - there is a strong demand from current test players. »Announces the MasterBrain Bytes team in a press release.
Tutorials to learn the game
Already more or less present via the mission system, the tutorial part of Cattle and Crops will also be improved without the developer giving us more details: “In order to be able to offer a better introduction to the game, we are writing a handful of new tutorials. . We will give you more information later. At the same time, we are correcting and improving the translations, which also led to separate unit settings (metric vs. imperial) from language selection. On top of that, we are expanding the difficulty levels. »Without giving a precise date, this update 0.5.0 should land in February.
A new CM in the team
Nothing to do with the update, Cattle and Crops has a new Community Manager: we welcome RolliS2k, that you can find on the German and English forum of the title.