Welcome to the Nested Lands, Survivors!
Thank you for joining the first Alpha test of the game. You have become one of the first adventurers to ever venture into the plague-ravaged wastelands of Norovellir and uncover its secrets!
Before delving into the adventure, please take a few minutes to read this document to know what to expect from the Alpha version of Nested Lands.
How to start
To play the Alpha version of the game, you'll need to use Steam. Don't worry, after the full release, it will be available on other platforms as well.Â
To get started, simply click the "+ Add a game" button in Steam and enter your key, just like you would with any other Steam key. That's it! You're all set to dive into the Alpha version and start exploring.
Game Lore
A horrific Plague swept through the lands of the once prosperous Sacner kingdom, of which Norovellir is but a part of, claiming countless lives and plunging the realm into chaos. The king and his retinue, in their cowardice, fled into nowhere, abandoning their people to a shattered world.
In the wake of this disaster, faith faltered, and morality wavered as people fought desperately to survive. The once peaceful lands now swarmed with bandits, mad cultists, and the infected unfortunates.
Amidst the chaos, you're fighting to survive. While your ultimate destiny is to create a safe haven for the survivors and rebuild the civilization, your first challenge is to navigate the dangers of the cursed island and overcome its threats...
What’s in the Alpha version?
The Alpha version of the game provides about 6-8 hours of gameplay with base questlines and key mechanics.
Here is a quick look at the things you will find in the Alpha build:
Exploration: First few days of exploration in the first biome, North Plains, where you can collect resources and start your own village along with a day and night system.
Intro tutorial and narrative introduction: Take the first steps in Nested Lands with the help of a guide NPC, quests and tutorials to learn more about your opportunities.
Gathering for survival: The biome contains different resources, from food to materials, to promote your survival
Survival stats and status effect: Hunger, cold, thirst, and other stats can trigger status effects and affect your condition. Status effects are also affected by the environment — for example, fire can warm you up.
Plague: Dead enemies and NPCs in general turn into plague focus if not burned right away. They can spread the disease to the player, which can kill them with time. The Plague is constantly spreading and increasing its level on the island – make sure to eliminate the Plague Focuses around the village to protect yourself and your settlers from mortal danger!
Quest system:Â Alpha has a basic quest system, showing task in the HUD
NPCs:Â NPC recruitment, every villagers has unique skills, traits and matters individually to the player
Village building and management: Build a village center, houses and crafting buildings, recruit people to your goals and keep them safe.
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Plague in the village: Plague level in the village will increase if the player is infected, increasing the chance of spreading it to any villager.
Lore:Â While exploring the game, you'll find various immersive notes and the intro scene with a lore overview of the world
POI:Â Interact with Points of Interest for loot, lore information, and combat
Enemies: Melee and ranged combat, as well as stealth kill. After killing your foes, loot their inventories for goods
Random events: While exploring and in the village, random events might happen to test your combat and village chief skills.
Animals: You'll be able to hunt different animals for resources
Crafting: Craft useful items on the player’s menu and workbenches in your village
Inventory:Â Manageable inventory system and equipment system
Load/ Save system: Up to 3 different profiles available
Basic settings: choose preferred graphic quality, sound, and language options
Voiced player and enemy lines
Alpha means work in progress
Our game is still at an early stage of development. In fact, this is the first playable version. Certain content and features are still missing. For instance:
Multiplayer mode is not implemented yet
Not all biomes can be explored
More enemies to come (Rogue Soldiers not implemented yet)
Game difficulty (easy, medium, hard and custom) is not implemented yet, so there’s only one difficulty
Quest system is to be improved
NPCs are to be polished (facial animations, voices, etc)
More content will be added as the development progresses. Please keep in mind that Alpha version has only the basic features and stay tuned for future news!
Bugs and issues
Playing an Alpha version means you may encounter various glitches, bugs, and technical issues. It's absolutely normal for the game to experience some disruptions — after all, this is exactly the purpose of the testing! Moreover, we encourage you to push the game to its limits.Â
Most bugs are solved by simply restarting the game: save your progress, exit the game and launch the last save. If you encounter any errors or obstacles, please let us know via the in-game bug report button.
Share your impressions!
You can discuss the Alpha version of the game in a designated chat on our Discord server. Please keep other chats spoiler-free!Â
If you have any questions about the game, feel free to tag Nested Lands Community Manager @lutra_lutra.
After you test the game, we will ask you to complete a survey on your impressions and rate different aspects of the game. This feedback will help us improve Nested Lands and enhance your future gaming experience.
You will find the link to the survey in the game menu. We will also remind you about it and post the link in our Discord and Steam accounts.
That’s it for now! See you in Norovellir!
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