The First Explorers - Gameplay Showcase | Spring 2024 | Settlers-like RTS/Citybuilder
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The First Explorers® is a Settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy?
Hi!
My name is Sebastian.
For around 1.5 years I've been developing a Settlers-like game called The First Explorers®.
If you like this Gamplay Showcase of my game, I'd be happy if you'd check out the steam page and join the official discord!
On that discord I'm sharing regular development updates with the community and I'm always open for your feedback and ideas.
Looking forward to meet you!
All the best,
Sebastian - เกม
Thanks for your amazing support so far, we're slowly getting to hit the 100.000 views, which is a huge thing for me!
If you'd like to discuss the game, bring in ideas or to just say hi, make sure to join the official Discord:
► Discord: discord.gg/NPNtT6Wmj2
If you want to support the development & get early dev updates, here is my Patreon:
► Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=102693809
Thanks a lot for your support and until the next devlog update!
Best,
Sebastian (Solo-Dev)
any chance this will be released on mac os?
In general this should be possible, but I don't want to promise anything at the moment in this regard
They are generally better bc they know and care what gamers want
solo developer, so you are making EVERYTHING by yourself? All models, animations, coding, music, sound effects, UI, marketing, trailers... everything? Or are you using many freelancers? That's not solo, don't degrade freelancers like that.
@grafficacma zero freelancers were involved here
I just cant believe that single studio developers are making better games than triple A studios. I wish you nothing but the best and may your game sell millions of copies
You can believe it now. Feels like it’s happening every month now.
It's probably easier with no oversight from people completly disconnected from anything but dollar signs.
@@smurfhelms68 Agreed
The secret is the absence of suit wearers.
These big companies think they'll ditch devs for AI, but nothing's stopping those devs with better know how to use AI in the future too and not need corporate over their heads to stifle their passion projects.
You should really add more color to those buildings so players can distinguish them easily from above. Like flags, posts, something. Otherwise, really good looking game and using the best features of Settlers.
That's actually an issue I have with Manor Lords. Great game, but many of the buildings are difficult to pick out, and even worse when you're trying to find a tiny hut in the middle of a forest or something.
@@MightyWeinerjust press alt. It will highlight all the buildings
Had the same thought when watching the vid. Either have an easy shortcut so the name of the buildings pop up above it, or use flags (axe on the woodcutter, pixaxe for the mining hut, etc)
Keep the aesthetic as is, but like others have said, make a shortcut to highlight them different colors or put icons above them.
we need more RTS. i hope future devs wont stop making RTS
I hope the will stop making BAD RTS. This one is one of the only ones that caught my attention. The new Age of Mythology looks like a mobile game and no one is saying anything!
As much as I've lost faith in Blizzard, I'm still waiting for the day that Starcraft 3 or Warcraft 4 is released :)
@@ThalantyrBF3Starcraft 2 has been out since 2010. I'm guessing you mean Starcraft 3.
@@ElusiveTy I did, thanks for pointing it out. Changed.
Yes!
Yes! Another RTS builder. Imma keep collecting games like this.
Oh my god I can't wait for the release! It looks so good
it is gonna be a looong ride if they use the Early Access model.
They will be entangled into the community needs, constant fixes and changes, till there is no point in ever releasing fully....if ever.
I wishlisted , but i do not have high hopes. Those games tend to be more like "projects" endlessly
Please don't use God's holy name in vain.
I can't believe this is happening, I've waited 20 years for another settlers 3/4.
Definitely going to buy this on day 1.
Please also add a map creator tool for custom maps and campaigns.
Settlers 3-4 don't have that many workers. This nothing like settlers
The painting tool for foresters and farms is absolutely genius. It's a real pain in pioneers with those damn squars for farming and the working area of foresters being huge!
Epic work Sir. Can't wait to see it's release!
Single games developers are raising the bar so high for the games making companies and enterprises ! Epic !!!
Yes brother- This and Manor Lords are real diamonds!
@@ZeroKaname99 Claiming these are solo developer games is misleading to be honest. Manor Lords got around 2m$ funding and hired a lot of freelancers to aid with the project. It is in no shape or form a solo developer game. That is just a blatant lie.
I don't know about this game but I highly doubt it is really a "solo developer" game.
@@NavhkrinFreelancers are not developers. You need to think about what the word developer means. The freelancers as I understand it were mostly motion capture experts and people to help with art.
Only downside though with doing things this way is we might be in a 10 + years early access period
Finally someone with understanding of Settlers legacy.. Definitely will put this game on my watch list and will be checking up on it in the future.. Good luck and thanks for trying to keep that great game type alive..
Looks amazing. GG on the very detailed house building animations. I love how they come together piece by piece. That must have taken a lot of love and effort.
Damm how have I not know about this?!! This is right up my alley! Looks amazing mate cannot wait, everything looks amazing. The water, the buildings the animations THE MUSIC!
Ich träume seit vielen Jahren davon, dass nochmal ein Spiel erscheint, das so beginnt wie dieses!
Ubisoft: Unser Siedler?!
Community: Nein! Zurück mit dir in den Keller.
Wow. This looks really great. I've started working on a game with, technically speaking, very similar applications implemented and/or planned. So, I have a good idea how one would do many of the things you showcase here and you've truly impressed me! All the best with the game. I've just joined the Discord server - it will be fascinating to keep an eye on your progress!
Danke, dass du uns S3 und S4 Fans abholst und Hoffnung gibst! Es sieht fantastisch aus und wirkt schon jetzt sehr detailreich. Ich hoffe du bleibst dran und es kommt in den EA, damit du dich Vollzeit drum kümmern kannst! :)
Sicher weißt du das, aber mit Settlers United gibt es noch eine enorme Fanbase für S3 und S4. Ich hoffe, dass dich alle freundlich begleiten und unterstützen. Du musst das Rad nicht neu erfinden, es reicht wenn es rund läuft und das Fahren Spaß macht.😊
Danke für die lieben Worte :)
Ich hab S3/S4 früher als Kind / Jugendlicher rauf und runter gespielt und ich wollte einen S3/S4 Nachfolger im Geiste machen 😊
SU kenne ich natürlich; ich würde mich über Feedback von SU Spielern sehr freuen; gerne die Werbetrommel rühren 😁
One of my favorite childhood games being done justice, finally, thank you! Those building animations amazing too!
Man that's looking great, both gameplay & aesthetics-wise! I guess Settlers had the advantage that a more cartoony style makes it easier to tell apart unit types at a glance, but I really like what you're going for too.
For what it seems your inspiration is The Settlers 3. I loved that game when I played when I was a child and just some years ago I had the opportunity to play it fully, not only the demo, and I loved it as much as I did when I played as I child. I really wished to see more modern version of The Settlers 3, good to see I lived to see a game like it!
yes, better intuivity
SETTLES IS BACK BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This gave me a massive nostalgia rush
Good luck with the game development Sebastian! Game looks good and has potential
not surprised you ended up here like you have some kind of roman radar
@@GorrilazWarfare i am the roman radar
Finally the soldiers are not the size of the building. It’s hard to get immersed in games that don’t make the characters to scale. Good job!
That's freaking impressive to do as a solo dev. Those building animations are really nice, too.
RTS are coming back finally! Loving this
Love it, big fan of old school RTS games like Settlers 2 and city builders. I've added your game to the Wishlist on Steam.
i love this type of games, we need more like this
My immediate reaction to the first seconds of video was: this reminds me of settlers. I like how you confirmed that!
Brother this looks AMAZING! Congrats on making something so awesome
You know a studio is dedicated and honest when the first thing they do is show you the direct gameplay and referencing other games as inspiration, not just boasting the graphics and whatnot.
Sieht sehr toll aus, Respekt! Ich hoffe du bleibst dran! Viel Erfolg
Wirklich geil, leider Liebe ich technologie und den Fortschritt von Civ einfach zu sehr. Wenn das noch dabei wäre würde das Gane echt alle Konkurrenten wegfegen. Aber auch so ist es geisteskrank was du als Solo Entwickler auf die Beine gestellt hast. Echt impressive. Wenn du noch jemand suchst um so ein game im Civ Style zu machen, bin dabei:)
Es wird mehrere Siedlungsstufen geben mit denen du neue Gebäude und Einheiten während einer Partie freischaltest. Technologien im klassischen Sinne kommen evtl. auch, aber das muss dann auch das playtesting zeigen.
Oder was meinst du mit Technologien und Fortschritte wie in Civ?
@@thefirstexplorers ja genau, klingt mega geil! :) Liebe bei Civ den Start in der Antike und die Entwicklung bis in die Zukunft. Auch die Veränderungen der Ästhetik, metropolen etc. Der Start von deinem Spiel sieht ehrlichgesagt noch viel geiler als bei Civ aus. Ich werds auf jeden Fall spielen, ob mit technologiefortschritt oder nicht. :) wie groß sind denn die karten? Vergleichbar mit der größten civ map, oder vergleichbar mit "Huge Map" Mods von Civ?
@@ai.explorer_de mit "in Siedlungsstufen aufsteigen" meine ich Weiler-Stufe -> Dorf-Stufe -> Stadt-Stufe. Man wird nicht im Zeitalter aufsteigen.
Hey Buchwald, erstmal vielen Dank für deine Arbeit! Sieht wirklich sehr vielversprechend aus und ich denke das Spiel wird ein voller Erfolg. Wenn man beachtet, dass du fast alleine all das auf die Beine gestellt hast, ist das wirklich eine beeindruckende Leistung!
Feedback von mir:
Ich finde die UI im Game könnte noch überarbeitet werden. Die Funktionalität passt sehr gut aber ich finde den Stil der UI zu modern im Kontext des ganzen Spiels. Da würde ich irgendwie etwas nehmen, was auch mehr an den restlichen, sehr realistischen Stil des Spiels angepasst ist.
Ich würde mir neben den Straßen auch ein System wie in Siedler 4 wünschen. Da ist es ja so, dass die Siedler selbst Straßen bilden wo sie oft lang laufen. Vielleicht könnte man sowas auch einbauen und wenn man dann seine eigenen Straßen bauen will, hat man trotzdem die Möglichkeit.
Mein Highlight-Feature ist das Zeichnen des Arbeitsbereichs mit dem Pinsel. Besonders bei der Getreidefarm habe ich mir so ei Feature immer gewünscht.
Weiter so ich freue mich auf das nächste Gameplay Video!
Guten Abend,
erstmal vielen Dank für das Lob.
- Das UI ist noch weit entfernt von fertig; an was für einen Stil hast du gedacht?
- Das mit dem Pfad zertrampeln ist bereits im Spiel implementiert
Komm gerne auf den Discord, dort können wir das UI Thema weiter diskutieren :)
Dieser Marmor Stil von Siedler 2(?) wäre super
UI ist so okay. Für die Atmospähre eventuell mehr mittelalterliche Icon Symbole verwenden. Generell finde ich weniger Symbole auf dem Bildschirm immer gut. Im Vergleich ist Pioneers of Pagonia total überladen. Kurz: Passt schon, nur 'hübscher'. Echt schick, das hier.
A city builder + RTS. I love it. I hope you guys get a succesful release!
That's awesome!! Congratulations on creating it all by yourself!
Looks really amazing! My only suggestion is when the cursor goes through resources, instead of appearing a tooltip, I think it is more intuitive if you change the cursor icon, like transform in into an axe when goes through trees, or a pickaxe when you move your cursor through stones. It will look cleaner, love your style btw :)
Great suggestion! /takingNotes
@@thefirstexplorers as for cursors and suggestions, at 4:04, the cursor is on the right side of the highlighted building, and it's hard to see. Better contrast or something maybe? Looking great though.
Fantastic work! Congrats! You can easily see it's a labor of love! WIshlisted!
I was waiting 25 years for this game, playing Settlers 3 as kid.
I admire your work and look forward to playing!
First of, developers who make these types of games had this fascination of ancient civilizations when they were a kid as they imagined what it was like. You take that obsession to a whole new level and you have this game. This is what the developer sees in their mind. And we are thankful to see this! Buying it for sure!
Already looking like the best new Settlers game :) thank you Mr. Buchwald
I still hope though, in the end, all buildings will have more unique looks and not be the same wood and stone assets :)
Maybe it's just some more different textures or variants in the textures which would be enough.
Hey there!
Thanks for the kind words.
I have good news for you. The buildings that will get available in the second and third settlement tiers will have different material mixes.
Also the building designs presented in the video are not final yet.
@@thefirstexplorers Amazing news :)
Thank you Mr. Buchwald
Not bad, not bad.
Looks like a spiritual successor to settlers 3.
I especially like the easy acess to the tools menu.
About the food production we will see how it feels in the finished game.
Hopefully the answering sounds are just placeholders by now, they sound annoying.
Everything is still WIP, especially the Sound Design :)
this is EXACTLY what kind of game I have been looking for. Viel Erfolg Sebastian :) Ich hoffe es bald spielen zu können
I've always dreamed of a game with a vast map, one that offers endless exploration and hours of gameplay rather than just a short 30-minute experience. Finally, someone has developed such a game! Now, I can immerse myself in the expansive world, spending countless hours exploring, adventuring, and enjoying all the intricate details and features it offers.
Finding a game like this is a thrill because it opens up a realm of possibilities that go beyond quick, fleeting sessions. It's about diving deep into an environment that's rich with content, filled with diverse landscapes, quests, and challenges. Whether it's discovering hidden secrets, completing extensive missions, or simply wandering through beautifully crafted scenery, the joy comes from having a game world that's not only large in scale but also dense with engaging activities.
Folge dem Game schon ein Weile und bin gespannt, wie es sich entwickeln wird. Schaut irgendwie mehr nach Siedler im Geiste aus, als Settlers selber und Pagonia. Beste Wünsche!
This is exactly what I thought!
Looks amazing, can’t wait to test/play it! 😍
Im following this through my friend Ben who helps with the game.
Im still wondering if this is rly legal. How close the concept is to settlers.
Looks great though. One big aspect is how smart the Worker ai is. Im curious to see that.
And the German accent, uff... ^^
Looks great! ❤
Hey, are you the guy who was interested in discussing the lore but then eventually quit the discussion? :P
Just kidding, nice that you're still following the progress here :)
Ofc it's legal, but if you need a proof, just take a look at Pioneers of Pagonia.
Haha, yeah, that's my first voice over and I'm aware of that it's not up to par to a professional voice actor. But I wanted to do it myself in this case, since it's the first time I show gameplay and I wanted to take the opportunity to talk you through my little heart project :)
It looks just amazing, you've done an incredible job here! Can't wait to play or even test it!
Wow, that feature for seeing what resources are brought to a site is so cool, i've not seen that before! Looks like a great game in the making.
Für ein Solo Projekt sieht das ganze echt mega stark aus!
Das ist der Weg, welchen ich in Zukunft nur zu gerne auch einschlagen werden würde..
Aber dafür erstmal noch ein paar Semester in meinem Virtual Design Studium weiterkommen, Erfahrung und Skills sammeln :3
Falls bereits Zugang zum Early Access besteht, würde ich mich tierisch freuen mal reinschnuppern zu dürfen und dann über meine Erfahrungen zu berichten :D
Danke dir.
Das Spiel ist noch nicht im Early Access, aber ich werde auf dem TFE Discord ankündigen, wenn ich Play Tester brauche. Also schau gerne dort vorbei!
@@thefirstexplorers gesagt getan :D
Denke es werden sich genug Leute dafür anbieten, vielleicht habe ich dann aber Glück und bin unter ihnen, mal schaun :)
wow, das sieht wirklich jetzt schon sehr vielversprechend aus. Macht aufjedenfall jetzt schon Bock darauf das Spiel zu spielen. Weiter so :)
quick suggestions for some QoL-stuff:
When conquering a new area by expanding, a button which highlights the new available recources would be very handy.
It's pretty hard to estimate how much area the farm are needing for a good effiency. There some tooltip 'd be nice.
I already planned a metric that will show the efficiency of the painted workarea :)
Regarding the first suggestion: Where would you put the button and would it be a switch?
@@thefirstexplorers definetly a switch. Lot of other RTS-type games have some buttons beside the minimap to have some features for visible stuff.
If you like you can join the TFE discord and we can discuss your idea in a dedicated thread in the suggestions forum on the discord :)
Looks good, it's also great to see new IP in the strategy genre. I look forward to seeing more.
may you continue this journey, looks fantastic
Oh yeah! This is so awesome! I love constructions animations and the fact that you can paint the working area!
this is the first time , since Settlers 3,4 , that I cant say it looks awesome and cant wait to play.
I am so glad there are people like you with passion and wisely using your time to guide the way for the a new era of games development, amazing work, just subscribed, I loved Settlers IV when I was younger, but never fully grasped it because I was
too young to understand the mechanics.
Now, I will be able to understand the concept behind it, but through your game!
Oh the graphics are absolutely insane! Looks fantastic! If it has detailed and tactical combat I'll probably buy it.
Looks great! I'm super excited to play it and we definitely need new fresh RTS games!
I need to get my hands on this. Love exploring solo-dev works!
Absolutely wonderful! The thing that would make it perfect, would be Total war-like battle, with units and formations!
There will be formations and big armies as well :)
Wow, amazing! This is the best settlers clone i've seen so far! Looking forward to this game. Definitely gonna buy this one when its released!
Really like the building animations, the way you see buildings being constructed plank by plank
This looks amazing, and I'm hooked already! I added your game to my Steam wishlist!
Okay, das sieht mal richtig gut aus. Ich hab grad richtig Lust, das zu spielen. Ich spiele heute noch gerne Siedler 3 und 4. Ich fand Pioneers und zuletzt auch Manor Lords richtig klasse, aber sie kommen halt doch nicht an diese Klassiker ran. Ich beobachte das Spiel auf jeden Fall und hoffe, dass daraus noch mehr wird! Wenn du einen Playtester brauchst, melde ich mich gerne 😅
Als Siedler3 PVP Suchtbolzen bin ich sehr gespannt! ;) Was Volker da rausgebracht hat ist halt keine Siedler Alternative.
Doch schon, wenn man die ersten Teile kennt. :)
@@VJS161Fire ich kann sie alle, doch S3 ist mit Abstand der Beste Teil.
Wow! You are a working man! Very great and inspiring! The game looks so nice
I waited so many years for this game....
GOOD LUCK!!! I can't wait to play this game!!!
I wish You the best with that project. Good luck!!!
i can tell the building animation was a little favorite pet project within the game and it turned out very well! :)
That's probably the best Foresters Hut I have ever seen in a game ! Wishlisted !
Finally a game like settlers 3! On wishlist, can’t wait for early access. 👍🏼
Very impressive first look. Wishlisted!
First look at this game brought back all the memories of hours spend in The Dark Legions. Very promising game :)
As an avid AoE player, this looks so clean! Good work. One thing that might be beneficial - its a small ask really - is the ability to toggle on or off in the settings labels for each building i.e. whether its a tower, stable, stall - not big labels, just something that when the game becomes more congested and you have hundreds of buildings its easier to locate crucial ones. By the way, I'd love to play. =D
@@skiidzman thanks for your feedback :)
Something like holding down alt key and it shows the labels of the building until you release the key?
That would be perfect actually
Congratulations man it looks like this game will do very well once launched based on the view count/reactions, Good luck for the future.
I liked the gold system that encouraged knights to rank up in the original settlers games too... And the complex economy system... So far this game is the best I've seen since those days.
Sign me up for this. Looks amazing. Hats off to you sir, for this gem.
The Settlers and Age of Empires like game?!! YES PLEASE! Def wishlisting this one.
I love your build animations. Looks so cool :-)
I've been waiting for a game like Settlers II for ages, and this is looking absolutely amazing. I think the building speed needs to be halved at least though. One of the things I've always liked the best about settlers is just watching your settlers build your empire.
This looks very promising, great work and effort, wishing you all the best of success, adding this to my Steam wish list now :)
This game give me full vibes of stronghold... background music sound soo good and those procedural generating building work look really amazing
I added this to my wishlist. If you build it, they will come!
Very impressive! looking forward for the full release :)
It has some "Knights and Merchants" vibe. I liked it.
Looks great dude! Definitely excited to watch the development progress
Sounds like a dream game! Looks like you've kept it simple and in scope for 1 person project (or, kinda) so I have very high hopes for this.
Subbed and cheering ya’ll on. Keep the indie scene going strong!
I guess the algorithm worked, eventually. Never heard of this and got it suggested today and it is right up my alley.
Looks great so far and I hope you’re proud! I look forward to play some form of this game when it’s ready. Settlers mixed with AoE sounds very fun.
Looks great so far, keep up the hard work, looking forward to playing it.
Oh my yes. This looks awesome. Big settler vibes here and I love it!!
This looks pretty tight, definitely one to keep an eye on
this looks very clean, love it. good wok, keep going. you rock :)
Hype! I've been waiting for a modern rendition of the original Settlers games. Cant wait for its release, keep up the good work!
From the first minute, POWERFUL Settlers II vibe. And german accent (Settlers is a german series) to boot! WIshlisting now :)
I dig this art style, looks very promising!
As someone who is still playing Settlers IV today, this looks really interesting - Will follow this closely!
Really excited for this man!!!!
This give me Black & White vibes. It looks really good and polished. Good job.
Beautiful visuals and animations, Looking forward to seeing the game progress!
The building sounds sound so much like the wood cutting sound from Cossacks 3. x)