Throwback farming sim Fields of Mistria proved fairly darn well-liked when it launched into Steam early entry late final 12 months, with over 16,000 reviewers showering it with ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ reward. It was likewise effectively acquired in PC Gamer’s personal little agrarian neighborhood, with affiliate editor Lauren Morton choosing it as her private choose for 2024’s GOTY. “Fields of Mistria is so intimately in contact with its roots, each the basic farm sims it is emulating and the magical lady anime of the ’90s,” she wrote final December.
Now, developer NPC Studio has sowed its second main replace throughout the sport’s digital fields, yielding a bountiful crop of recent options within the course of. Chief amongst these are two new explorable areas, the Lava Caves biome and an enlargement to the Deep Woods. The former could be discovered inside Fields of Mistria’s mine (particularly flooring 61-80), whereas the latter is positioned, er, contained in the Deep Woods. But this additional space is solely accessible after finishing the questline ‘breaking the hearth seal’.
Beyond these new areas, the largest mechanical replace to Fields of Mistria is the addition of pets. These furry associates could be accessed after finishing the ‘pet dream’ cutscene (cease sniggering on the again), after which you’ll ‘create’ your pet. Let’s not dwell on how pet goals result in pet creation, and as a substitute give attention to what newly created pets can do. Alongside common pet capabilities, like offering emotional connection and pooing in your home, pets could be assigned jobs to gather assets, particularly wooden, stone, and ‘forageables’, thus lightening your load.
Other additions embody a purchasable farm enlargement, water sprite statues that make crop irrigation simpler, golden instruments and armour, an ‘animal competition’ you’ll be able to submit critters to with an opportunity to win beastly cosmetics, and an unlockable spell known as “dragon’s breath”. NPC Studio would not clarify what dragon’s breath does, however I reckon we will all hazard a guess.
The replace additionally makes varied tweaks to gameplay, comparable to an adjustment to fishing, to make levelling simpler and rejigged merchandise pricing. Finally, there are the compulsory bug fixes. Busy farmers will probably be happy to listen to that animals will now eat grass even while you aren’t watching them, whereas aspiring mystics will probably be relieved that the ‘climate crystal ball’ can now precisely predict blizzards. Oh, and gamers can now not carry out a leap assault whereas holding an animal, although this frankly appears like a downgrade.
You can take a look at the complete record of adjustments now. Fields of Mistria can also be at the moment on a 20% low cost as a part of Steam’s summer season sale. This means you’ll be able to seize it for slightly below a tenner within the UK, and a smidge over $11 within the US. The low cost ends on March 20.
