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Episode 3 ·
The Economy and the Market
Trading what you make, tiers made from the tier below, orders at the market stalls, hauling goods between towns, and the dangers and upkeep that keep goods in demand.
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Watch the world
take shape.
Video episodes on how Nodehaven works, the game’s systems explained, and notes from each step of the build.
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How Nodehaven Works
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2:28
Episode 2 ·
The World and Expeditions
One map shared by every player, scouting, maps for sale, expeditions that come home with a report, hunting, and camps far from home.
2:30
Episode 1 ·
Skills
No classes: every craft grows with the work you do, splits into specializations, and takes real time to master.
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Teaser ·
Meet Nodehaven Online
A first look at the valley, the settlement and the world we are building. Plays here on the site, with captions.
The world we are building
How it works
What is in the game today, and what is planned.
Learn by doing
There are no classes. Every character can learn every craft, and a skill grows only by doing its work: felling pines trains Forestry, skinning trains Skinning.
Work goes on while you are away
Give a character timed work or send it on a trip. It carries on while you are offline, and you come back to the results.
One world, shared by everyone
The whole world is one map of tiles, and every player lives on it. Roads are quick; forest and hills slow a trip down.
Explore to find
Pine stands, herds and ruins appear on your map only once you scout their tiles. The more Exploration you have, the farther you see.
Expeditions and hunting
Pick a target, see the odds, and send a character. It goes, works and comes home with a report. Herds roam and grow back; meat and hides count once they reach home.
Settlements and trade
Alderwick’s structures post contracts for what they need, from logs for the sawmill to meals for the inn. Trade at the market stalls and talk in the settlement chat.
Maps for sale
Explorers will draw maps of their finds and sell them at the market, so others learn where to go. Drawing them trains a new skill, Cartography.
Camps, and towns that grow
Pitch a camp far from home and set out from there; it needs supplies, yours or other players’. In time, players found settlements that grow from camp to city.
From the workshop
Dev notes
The world opens up
- The world is now one map of tiles you can zoom from the whole continent down to a single tile.
- Characters go on expeditions to scout, gather and hunt, and come home with what they found.
- Alderwick has market stalls and a settlement chat.
- Episode 2 of How Nodehaven Works is out.
A start of your own
- Every new character gets its own tutorial contracts.
- Upkeep contracts now train Stewardship.
A new video series
- How Nodehaven Works starts with episode 1, on skills.
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