New Tutorial!


Today we have released a completely redone version of the in game tutorial. The tutorial that was in the game up to this point had a few flaws we were bothered by which we have tried to address. It was doing an ok job nonetheless, but we wanted to improve it so that newcomers to the game have an easier time understanding how to play.

One of the key issues was that the original tutorial was passive and shown while time in the game continued to pass. This made it easy to miss something that was said. The new tutorial pauses the flow of the game so that the player can take as much time as they need to read and understand it. The contents of the tutorial were also completely re-thought out in an attempt to better explain the flow of the game. Visually, it takes center stage to make it as easy as possible to read. It also types itself out and has sound effects to make it a little more interesting than just static text would be. 

For experienced players that don't need the tutorial we have added a "skip tutorial" option when starting a new game. Selecting this will completely bypass the tutorial and let players get right into farming. 

A few other quality of life features have been added in this update such as some missing hover states on buttons to make it easier to navigate the game with a controller, and a screen explaining the controls that can be accessed from the menu in game. 

If you notice any issues or have any other feedback please let us know! Thank you for playing and happy farming!

Files

farmhand-go-web.zip Play in browser
Version 13 Nov 14, 2022

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