Fields of Mistria’s third main replace arrives on Monday, together with one big NPC improve

Followers of cozy farming sim Fields of Mistria will wish to preserve a watch out for a significant replace on Monday, particularly for those who’ve been courting a particular somebody within the recreation. The third huge early entry replace, which drops at 12:00 PM EST on July 21, features a game-changing growth to Fields of Mistria’s romance system and even lets you select a greatest pal along with a particular pal.

The Fields of Mistria devs won’t be naming their updates, but when they have been, this one could be the Romance Replace. It will increase the max NPC coronary heart stage (your approval meter for the varied townsfolk) from six to eight, provides new coronary heart and dialogue occasions for the brand new max stage, and even introduces a relationship mechanic.

It is value noting, the eight-heart occasion has separate “Romance” and “Greatest Good friend” routes, which is nice information for these of us who simply wish to spend extra time with the non-romanceable NPCs like Olric or Dozy. Nevertheless, the “relationship mechanic” function stays mysterious–presumably it’ll introduce cutscenes or some form of quest for occurring dates with romanceable NPCs, much like the scenes you unlock for coronary heart occasions.

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Whereas romance is the spotlight of the upcoming replace, it is not the one factor to sit up for. In case you like hoarding all of the objects within the recreation like me, you will be excited to listen to there are going to be new museum units and rewards in addition to new beauty drops from monsters. Chances are you’ll discover some new faces within the mines, too, since there are new monsters coming.

In case you’ve hit a wall on these expensive home expansions, this replace will assist with that. It consists of a further dwelling improve together with new furnishings and decor, bigger storage chests, and even a greenhouse. The storage chest UI is getting a refresh, as nicely (hopefully it’ll embody a “deposit comparable” button).

To high all of it off, we’re additionally getting two new unlockable Saturday Market distributors, an elevated max city renown stage, elevated max ability ranges, new ability perks, and a mysterious new competition.

If you have not given Fields of Mistria a attempt but, now’s the proper time. It has rapidly develop into my favourite cozy recreation, unseating Stardew Valley because of its nostalgic artwork fashion, nice music, improbable NPC forged, and fascinating lore that delves into magic and archaeology. The NPCs are arguably one of the best a part of the sport, although, which is strictly why the July replace is the proper purpose to return to Fields of Mistria or dive in for the primary time.