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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“DO NOT BUY this game unless you want to support the development of something really new and original in the sandbox genre. You will encounter bugs along with various other issues in playtesting. This is Early Access Alpha and your support, understanding and becoming involved with the development process will be something remembered as we move on towards the Beta stage and then on to the final Release version.

We want your feedback and support with the testing and balancing of our current systems. Gameplay improving suggestions are strongly encouraged and direct interaction with the dev team will be a normal part of the development cycles.

We have communicated clearly that the game is not in a finished state, but you can judge for yourself that we have more gameplay content than most games that consider themselves a released final product.

Unlimited terraforming combined with a free building system, innovative combat formation systems, physics based melee combat, alchemy, skill cap and stat cap systems. We think by playing you will begin to see just how deep the rabbit hole goes with creative and exciting gameplay opportunities.

Thank you in advance! You’re awesome and without you this gaming opportunity would not have been developed!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“If the goals in the Alpha and Beta development cycles are met we plan to release the final product Q3 2015.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to have fully implemented and balanced skills and abilities from the skill book including secondary and minor skills. We also plan to deliver rock solid stability with the client and server code in the Release version.

NO, we WILL NOT abandon this project! Actually this project will evolve into a full scale Sandbox MMORPG of which we are already running pre-alpha testing at this time.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“We have almost all primary crafting skills and abilities implemented and even some secondary skills and abilities available now. All basic combat skills and even some advanced features of combat are working currently. Some abilities have yet to be implemented and will require extensive testing as they affect combat balancing and overall gameplay quality.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Currently we plan only event based discounts during Early Access with increasing the price on Release once the game has all features implemented and better overall quality.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“1. Actively submitting bug and crash reports
2. General gameplay suggestions and improvements
3. Giving us a morale boost from your kind words or a kick in the pants from constructive criticism”

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"A RPG/Sandbox that immerse you in a medieval times period to build, rule, plunder, steal, & kill. Do you think you got what it takes to run a kingdom?"

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29 December

Beautiful patch (0.2.10.5)

In our last patch of 2014, we have some more render optimizations, and the emote system, providing more ways to express yourself and beautify the harsh medieval world around you. #lifeisnotTHATfeudal

Patch notes (ver. 0.2.10.5):

Added dozen of emotional animations to help you to better express yourself. You can find those emote abilities in a Skill Book (L) in a General Actions skills tab. Just drag them on your hotbar and use according to your gameplay situation :)
Wild animals should now renew their population each gameplay night
New ability, ‘Create Jewelry’ has been added. You can now craft different pieces of jewelry. Currently there is no effect from wearing jewelry, but in some of the following patches we will implement a Luck bonus from jewelry that will affect almost all peaceful and combat actions that your character is performing
New ability, ‘Create Decorations’ has been added. You can craft some animal trophies and paintings to decorate your medieval dwelling
Chances of finding gems and mineral catalysts while digging tunnels has been increased
Updated and corrected a few models to improve their beauty and correct some rendering bugs they had
Fixed a lot of objects so they can be carried in a more appropriate way (instead of carrying a table on the top of your head)
Fixed few more client side crashes

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16 December

Bags and bugs (0.2.9.5)

We have implemented a proper bags system that will allow you to sort your stuff in your inventory or inside your warehouses. For additional ease of sorting you can now name your bags.

Some additional bugfixes and optimizations and minor fixes are also included in this patch.

P.S. We have finished software design and started actual implementation of a guild system for LiF:YO - stay tuned ;)

Patch notes (ver. 0.2.9.5):

Backpack, bag, sack, pouch containers can now be crafted by tailors and can be renamed (while inside of your inventory) to ease sorting of items.
Fixed video settings dialogue and tweaked video settings to fix invisible trees and objects issues on some rare PC specs
Added new fortification modules for stone walls
Warehouses now have a proper doors that can be opened or closed
Reworked some fortifications models to minimize /stuck exploit chances
Made some rendering optimizations that should increase rendering performance slightly
Provided some crash fixes on a client side
Projectiles do not collide with water surface now and sink properly

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About This Game

GAME IS IN EARLY ALPHA STATE. DO NOT BUY IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT.

In appreciation of your support all Life is Feudal:YO owners will receive Life is Feudal:MMO currency which later upon the release of the MMO version can be used to purchase a ticket for one character to gain full permanent access to the gameworld in Life is Feudal:MMO.

“Life is Feudal: Your Own” (LiF:YO) is a 64 player 3km x 3km gameworld that places you in a realistic medieval setting with the ability to host your own private world with your own rules. The game is set in a world with free terraforming and free building features. You can build your own house anywhere in the world! Team up with your friends and build a village or city and repel attacks by other players who want to steal your lands and slaughter your cattle! A good castle with a moat and tall city walls might help you protect yourselves and your precious cattle.

The combat system in our game is quite unique. It is a no target and physics-based combat system. The direction of your attack depends on mouse movement. Basic movements combined with directional attacks can be mixed together into deadly combos with special effects. Battle formations are a new way to collaborate and control the situation on the battlefield with your fighting team. Depending on the battle situation, a group leader must issue the right commands to manage formations during a battle. The more group members that make up a given formation the bigger the advantages they enjoy. A well organised group will always prevail over a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off.

True use of sandbox mechanics and not just the "sandbox" label being applied to the game. A great example is that player skill progression is not limited by artificial classes or roles. The Skill cap and Stat cap systems allow you to design a character which fits your style of play perfectly. The crafting system contains a lot of sand and boxes too. :) An excellent example is how alchemy works almost the same way as it did in TES:Oblivion ©. The wikipedia and your friends won’t be able to help you because all the recipes are randomized for each character and the only way to learn them all is by experimentation.

Farming will demand a sound understanding of different crops, soil fertilization and knowledge regarding when to plant or harvest your crops according to the current weather. A great example of farming knowledge is knowing your crop fertilizer comes from your stables and barns which you need to manage and clean in order to breed the best war horses on the continent! You also will need to feed and tend your other livestock as well.

Food is very important for character development and skill progression. The higher the quality of the food your character eats the faster they will progress through their skills. This places a cook on the same level as other craftspeople such as blacksmiths, carpenters or alchemists.

Features

Unique Features:

Free Terraforming & Tunnel Building. 100% free terraforming and tunnel building! Dig tunnels, mines and moats and expand them in all dimensions almost without limit! You can raise and lower ground levels with a landfall effect. Substances include soil, rock, granite, ore veins, clay, sand, and much more!
Battle Formation System. In massive battles you can react accordingly to the combat situation and provide your unit with certain bonuses, but to receive these bonuses, unit members must be well organized and always stay inside the formation shape.
Unlimited Number of Unique Alchemy Combinations. There are over 40,000,000 alchemy combinations unique to each player! Unlike other online games, you need to learn, experiment and create your very own unique combinations. Alchemy is not simply a matter of character skill as it strongly emphasises spending time and resources on creating good recipes and combinations.
Complex Food & Cooking System. Cooking is no longer a secondary or non-existent skill. Being a good cook that knows many complex and tasty recipes means that you and your friends will be better fed and will receive skill bonuses!
Realistic Player Damage System. Based on human anatomy with fractures and bleeding wounds you can create unique and deadly combat tactics.
Double Health & Stamina Bars. Double health and stamina bars represent better information about the status of your body. Players can be knocked unconscious or killed. They can also be temporarily out of breath or totally exhausted.

These are only a few features that are listed. Craft and construct hundreds of items and build unique structures to create the world around you. Your imagination will be your only limitation as hundreds of personal choices and customization will offer endless combinations in Life is Feudal: Your Own.

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7,8
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD Phenom II X4 with at least 2,5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card must have 512 MB RAM or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible
DirectX: Version 9.0
Hard Drive: 5 GB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD Phenom II X6 with at least 3,5 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card with 1024 MB RAM or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible
DirectX: Version 9.0
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 10 GB available space

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Posted: 1 December

There are some things about LiF that are really neat: the crafting, the graphics. Building your own medieval town is really such a wonderful idea and I was eyeing this game for ages.

But as a single player (and this game is being marketed for single players as well as multiple), this game has been nothing but a disappointment.

- For solo players, the grind is really the only thing there is. There's no danger and no purpose really to play: any wildlife that may attack you is easily avoidable. There are no other mobs. I had read before purchase of intentions to create quests and mobs, but it seems that those ideas have been abandoned in favour of keeping LiF:YO as a game that relies entirely on PvP for non-crafting content.

- The grind is real. It took me over thirty RL hours to flatten the land and collect the mats I needed to build a small shack. This was after tweaking settings so I could have a chance in hell of creating anything on my own. As much as I love crafting, it's going to take absurd amount of time -- hundreds and hundreds of hours -- to build anything. But with no danger present in the world, there's no purpose to build other than aesthetics.

- Some of the cool features in the LiF video are -only available for the MMO-. This is not the MMO. There are no crafting games here. The island you get is small and not likely to get bigger. No quests planned. The only thing in the world is you. And the tedious grind of creation.

- Speaking of the MMO, that's where the devs are focused. Buying LiF: YO isn't giving you a version of the MMO: it's giving you the redheaded stepchild of the family. It's sickly, underdeveloped, and simply not getting any of the attention that they are lavishing on its brother. Reading the official forums makes it clear that this isn't likely to change. (Seriously. Go look at the list about the differences between YO and the MMO. You may find that the feature you're purchasing this for doesn't exist in the YO version.)

Don't get me wrong. I really want to like this game. I'll keep my eyes on it and see if maybe the devs have a change of heart about the PVP-only content. But LiF is too much effort for very little pay off. Even if you are a solo player -- especially, even -- I'd highly suggest you wait for the MMO when it comes out.

If it comes out.

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