Early Access — Farthest Frontier V0.7.6
was a pivotal early access update released in September 2022, primarily focused on refining the survival city builder's stability and making the initial gameplay loop more accessible for new players.
This update introduced several quality-of-life improvements and balancing shifts that significantly impacted town management:
: Starting food for the "Pioneer" difficulty was increased, and the time before homes were abandoned due to lack of supplies was doubled from 4 to 8 months. Farthest Frontier v0.7.6 Early Access
: The UI for resources, professions, and happiness was optimized for better responsiveness. Additionally, starving villagers began automatically exiting the Town Center garrison to prevent unnecessary deaths from starvation.
: Maintenance costs began accumulating seasonally rather than monthly, giving players more breathing room to manage resources for repairs. was a pivotal early access update released in
: New indicators were added to show environmental fertility modifiers when placing crop fields. Expanding existing fields also began properly adjusting weed levels and fertility instead of just inheriting the original field's values.
: Tier 1 and 2 barns saw capacity adjustments (10 and 20 cows respectively), and players could no longer purchase cows from the Trading Post until a barn was fully constructed. Technical Fixes & Optimization Expanding existing fields also began properly adjusting weed
: Added a critical (!) indicator for buildings with full storage to help players identify production bottlenecks.