So the pine set had a bug in the flax that caused it to crash when it was spawned in the forest. I've fixed that, so it is good to go again with out any issues.
With the new fishing boats, I've added a few resources. Now there are fishing nets, lines, traps, and tackle. Each one is used to build different boats for different fish species. Nets + dory for a shrimp or herring boat, lines + dory for a mackerel boat, traps + dory for a lobster boat, and tackle + dory for a tuna boat. The buildings that used to be the fisheries have now been changed to produce these items.
I'm toying with the idea of making the traps and nets etc. consumables in the production of the fish instead of/as well as a build cost.
With the recent update to the Pine Set, I now consider that part of the Maritimes Collection to be complete, at least content wise. I can't think of anything else that can be added to the set, and if I do, it will be buildings here and there so instead of an update I'll put them up as individual add-ons. I do expect at least one more update for the set though, a balancing one, after I've left it out there for a while to get feedback from people and to play it through myself to see how it all works.
So what is next? Where does that leave the collection? The pine set was quite the detour, from needing a few simple resources like pitch and turpentine, to a whole forest themed set to build a self sustaining town around these resources. Now, you can see in the last few posts, I am thinking about the fisheries and other aspects of the collection again.
There are 3 things I want to do now.
1 - sort out the Port Royal pieces which have been somewhat neglected lately and still need to be released modular. I was putting these off, mainly because they pretty much need to be rebuilt with everything I have learnt. That was a great thing about the pine set, making a complete theme, I have learnt a lot. I have also added a lot of basic resources like tools and clothing which make the whole thing seem a lot more complete. I can now use these things in the Port Royal set, and when it is released, I hope it will be as complete a mod as the pine set is turning out to be. It will be a lot of work, but keep your eyes here for updates soon.
2 - get Sherbrooke Village up to standard. The houses I added not long ago were a great addition, now we need a few more types. Also, with the new resources from the pine set and new ideas with the inshore fishery, things like the blacksmith and tailor of the Sherbrooke set are rather empty in terms of things they can produce. All new tools and clothing will be added to them, and new industry will also be added to complement this such as a weaver, more mills for various things, and any more I can think of that would go nicely in a small town setting. Expect some bigger buildings to be coming your way sometime soon.
3 - Add to the NS inshore fishery. More decorations, more buildings, more fun. I am planning a few additions to this set before the proper release mainly including more trade post options. I want a bigger general trader than the PEI trader, and also some specialized traders for some of the new flags. A seeds trader, animal trader, food trader, a trader for fabrics, textiles, and crafted goods, a trader for materials, ores, construction goods. I have re-purposed the current fishery buildings for making fishing supplies, but maybe I will change that and use some of them as a base for the trading posts.
I'll be blunt, I don't like the idea of having to rebuild the inshore fishers every 100 cycles at all. I'm very much a person that likes to build the chain and then not have to worry about managing it. I do however like the idea of it being a boat. It fits.
Also about the pine forester, would it be possible to turn pine resin into pine pitch? Right now the pitch is just more useful to me.
I like the new look of the buildings [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/58462f70003fe_EmojisApplebyKawaiiDarkToxic553.png[/img]
