Spawn stones in noob grid every now and then

[shubla]

New players dont necessarily want to make 5k lp only to make stone axe. They get bored /frustatedbefore that.

I'm talking about the runestone spamming, its so easy to destroy rocks to make runes and it doesn't exactly contribute to helping the matter.

Or then just add forageable stones!

[Tonkyhonk]

or maybe time for a new community project: bring your cellar boulders to your nearest spawn area.

[Tamalak]

The extreme lack of noob friendliness means that no matter how many amazing patches Jorftar push out, the playerbase will continue to shrink. There isn't any new blood because there can't be. The beginning of the game is impenetrable.

[APXEOLOG]

bump

[venatorvenator]

bump

Stones can be dug out from any bit of mountain terrain, and these are also found on the spawning grids. This is not an issue.

[APXEOLOG]

bump

Stones can be dug out from any bit of mountain terrain, and these are also found on the spawning grids. This is not an issue.

This is an issue. I've created new character and spend more then 40 minutes and i still have no stones. While the game expect new player to make stone axe in first 5 minutes. We are talking not about possibility to find stone somewhere, but about new player experience. Right now game doesn't work at all.

[ArvinJA]

Yeah, and it also can't be too hidden away. Anything requiring Adventure -> Dig is too much to ask of a noobie the first 5 mins.

[Amanda44]

I thought Jorb has already said that he intends to make the start of game easier for new players and that he noticed the lack of stones in the starting area, so I assume he/they are working on this problem.

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The game needs to explain itself better. Help topics and light quest system.

So we'll be working somewhere around those things.

Admittedly, no mention of stones but I do recall him saying it in the stream, so he is aware. But, I agree, it needs to be sooner rather than later.

[ArvinJA]

Jorb said a lot of things in the stream, he wanted to improve the life of diggers and so on, I wouldn't trust those things to happen anytime soon from just that.

[Amanda44]

I don't ...

But, I agree, it needs to be sooner rather than later.