v2.7.1 Build
1 day agoVersion 2.7.1 of Interplanetary Farmer is built. It's one of the biggest updates yet: the galaxy now has politics, a farming coalition you can join, a stream of new visitors, a luxury yacht, and a reason to keep an eye on your air when you farm without a Farmoton.A galaxy of alliancesEvery planet now belongs to one of seven alliances: the Teegarden Collective, the Io Union, the Deimos Alliance, the Vesta Conclave, the Titan Mining Corporation, the Enceladus Pact and the Tethys Coalition. Each has its own friends and rivals, and what you do for one will be noticed by the others.The travel menu and the planet selection screen show which alliance each planet belongs to, and a new Show alliances button on the travel map links each alliance's planets with colored lines. The opening story has new pages telling how the alliances came to be, and the long, uneasy peace that followed.New visitorsThe military: each autumn, the planet's military calls asking for a crop that's in season. Hand it over now, or agree and it's collected once your farm has it all. If you'd rather deal with people than robots, each alliance sends its own officer, from Major Settbach of the Teegarden Collective to General Perpesis of the Deimos Alliance.The Historoton (or Eresom S. Tree): drops by now and then to share a piece of the galaxy's history, from the Great Conflict to the story of the nib.Ashley Z. Selzpetch of Robototon Corporation: offers to buy your farm's produce every winter. Accept and a Refrigerated Warehouse replaces your crop sheds, holding goods of every kind. Robototon expects a good harvest in return.Alliance liaisons: someone from each planet's alliance office visits to ask for a donation to the cause.Barx of the farming coalition: once you've built up a few farms, Barx invites you to join. More below.Jymo of the Deluxe Luxury Company: for the successful farmer with money to spend. More below.The farming coalitionJoin the coalition and you get a discount on seeds, water, pesticid...
