Edit of October 18: that's it, the update is online and takes place automatically on Steam.
Oyez Oyez brave people, the simulation of medieval constructions Castle Pinball is about to receive its first major free update. This version 1.1 in the pipes will bring additional content to accommodate the new subjects of the king.
Many new items have been added, including new types of roofs, new furniture, balconies, and decorations. You can now use over 500 items for decoration. There are also more types of walls to build your future castle.
The rooms of the castle will now be much more varied, giving you greater freedom "Artistic" during construction. Some ergonomic issues, reported by the community, have been resolved. For example, you can change the appearance of a wall or a roof without having to destroy it first.
New missions and new locations
The list of available missions is growing. Many of these will be construction-centric, so you will have more opportunities to create buildings for your clients. In addition, you will be able to revisit quests that you have already completed. With the new missions come new places, like the throne room. The places already available have been enlarged. Each place has its own story which is worth discovering.
A little new in the gameplay
A new gameplay mechanic now allows you to buy lands, clear them, build them, and sell them at a profit. Some tenants will ask you for a garden attached to the house. To meet their needs, place a “Garden Cell” attached to the building. If your client requires an object to be placed outside the building, it must be placed on this cell. That way, he'll know it's his property. Of course, you are always free to decorate the surroundings.Cleaning now offers more options. When you pick up trash, it is collected in a crate. You can easily collect a lot of trash in one go and earn extra resources when you place a crate in a warehouse, on a ship, or on a cart. If you want to empty your warehouse, bring up the ledger with the warehouse records and press USE. This will export the cart with the checkouts overseas in exchange for payment.
In Castle Flipper 1.1, the player can now choose their ambient lighting according to the time of day. Just click on a bed, and choose what time you want to wake up. This feature is very useful for setting the perfect lightning conditions for screenshots.
Photo mode
Castle Flipper is a graphically quite pleasant game. So why not take the opportunity to take some nice screenshots. This is what the new photo mode offers. Unlike some games like Car Mechanic Simulator, Castle Flipper's photo mode is basic and will only take a screenshot without the game interface. We would have liked a little more.
Royal Tenants: the royal subjects invest the city
Until now, we felt a bit lonely in Castle Flipper, since there were no NPCs. Soon it will be ancient history, and the mob should now appear in town. In total, 6 types of characters, all having a different role, will liven up the place a little:
- Mason : He works in the quarry. He is responsible for collecting stones for the Kingdom.
- The lumberjack: He works in the lumberjack's house. He is responsible for collecting wood for the Kingdom.
- The cleaner : He is an important worker but often despised. He keeps the Kingdom clean and pleasant. He cleans all the rented houses in exchange for free accommodation and a small fee for his services.
- Treasurer : He is responsible for collecting rents and taxes. His useful work saves the king a lot of time and effort, which he can otherwise devote to the design of his castle. The Treasurer demands free accommodation and cleaning services, as well as a small fee for his services.
- The owner : He is responsible for managing the king's land and real estate. He acts as a real estate broker, finds valuable plots of land to buy and return, which you can then resell for a profit. In return for his services, he asks for free accommodation and cleaning services.
- The storekeeper: He is responsible for collecting various resource crates on the king's lands. He then loads the collected crates onto the cart and exports them abroad in exchange for a small fee, free accommodation and cleaning services. Remember, it is your job to send out the crates when your cart is full.
Other characters, like guards and merchants, will come to bring some life to the kingdom. In short, this update 1.1 brings a big boost to a game which was already quite fun to play, although a bit short to complete. There is no date announced for this update, but it is only a matter of days. It will also mark the start of the development of the console version.