Saga: Hanging With the Yearlings
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
- We're making good progress with the Saga!*
Lately we've been working on the yearlings -- the pups who survived their first year of life and now are helping raise the new pups of the year (whenever they're not playing or getting distracted). Even at 13-15 months of age, they're still very puppyish, even though they're physically approaching adult-wolf size.
I know there are a lot of questions about yearlings, so let’s answer a few of them:
1) Once you've got some yearlings in your pack, how do you tell them what to do? The short answer is: you don't. Just as with your mate, you can go up to any of them and whine to invite them to hunt -- but they have minds, preferences, and personalities of their own. Typically, females are more likely to stay at the homesite and males are more likely to go hunting -- though certainly an individual can have a different preference. Packmates are more likely to stick with their best friend (using the new fondness feature between packmates). And you'll see packmates whine at another wolf to invite them to go hunting -- sometimes they may invite you, and sometimes they may not, but either way you can join them if you want.
2) Similarly, when it's time for some wolves to go hunting, yearlings are more likely than older wolves to stay with the pups, since they're not great at hunting yet. They lack an adult's strength and skill. So don't expect to be able to sit back and make all your packmates do all the work. In fact, marking territory is generally the responsibility of the pack leaders. They're the only ones who do raised leg urination. Everybody else can pee and howl, of course, which helps a bit, but territory is the leader's job.
3) So then, you might ask, can we find some dispersal wolves and invite them to join our pack, so we can delegate the work to them? Sorry, no. While that does occasionally happen, it's usually when the pack needs a new breeder (packs are families, not an aggregation of unrelated wolves).
4) The way to expand your pack is by having pups, and playing through the years. A good percentage of pups won't survive to become yearlings. But it only takes a few years to get a multi-generational pack. In Yellowstone, packs tend to have 6-12 wolves. Sometimes they get bigger (though the famous examples like the Druid pack with 37 wolves, was a quirk from wolf reintroduction, before wolf and elk populations stabilized). We'll definitely have a cap on pack size, since it just gets awkward to have so many NPC wolves in your pack (along with performance impacts of so many NPC AIs running at full bore)
Tommi has the yearlings working pretty well, generally, and so we've also been working on gameplay balance. For example, while yearlings do help out with daily work, it's limited. At a carcass, they can eat extra food to regurgitate for the pups, but as much as adults, since they still need most of that food for their own development.
So: good progress, but still lots to do before the Saga is ready to release! We'll share more as we go, so stay tuned!
The upcoming WolfQuest Saga is "the rest of the game." Your pups will continue to grow into the fall and beyond, learning to hunt under your supervision, and then becoming yearlings when next year's pups are born. Time will continue progressing through the years until you die. The Saga is currently in development but we do not have a release date for it.
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The WolfQuest saga will continue! Stay tuned for more news in upcoming devblogs about it and other new features!
Once the game is completed on PC/Mac, we will consider porting the game to other platforms.
We do not announce specific release dates. We will release them when they are ready.
I seriously appreciate how much the WolfQuest team communicates with us. I love these update videos.
Same maybe February and April and July updates though
Omg same, it's so much fun to watch the progress of each new update!
Yeah same, it’s interesting to watch them take small steps to a big update! I love this game so damn much.
Agreed! I love hearing the thoughts behind everything
Same here!
When the wolfquest developers upload, it takes priority over everything
Frr, just instant tap
EVERYTHING! Even my ki… let me stop lol
yeah like i know i'm supposed to be calculating the value of x but wolfquest is more important
Lol fr, ironically I was in art class drawing a wolf when this uploaded. It was an instant tap
I was watching a whole other video I was really invested in, and then I noticed...
i really need to be sentimental for a moment because having spent countless hours playing the original wolfquest as a wolf obsessed kid and then following the development of anniversary edition since the very start, its absolutely unreal how far its come and what an amazing experience it has been to see it develop into what it is now!! seeing the yearlings being little goofballs makes me so happy... ive been here for the long run but the excitement has truly never died down even a little bit! so thank you so much to the wolfquest team for the many years of keeping the wolf obsession alive in my heart !!
Aw, thanks so much!
@@WolfQuestGameYOUR THE BEST, WE CANT WAIT TO SEE THE SAGA!! ❤
Oh nice we get to see more of the yearlings! :D
Zooo XD
@@sophiaakabella 👋
@@Zoopal55nice seee youoooooo
I'm so hyped for this update 🙌
@@Storm-ys2ix me toooo
It's amazing how the developers give us exactly what we've always been dreaming of, and yet still manages to balance it all. It makes perfect sense how you don't get the opportunity to just lay back and expect the rest of the pack to do the work, and instead still have duties to fulfill. Worst case would be that the pack got unrealistically big and eventually dominate the entire map.
Lol, the last part makes sense but i’m sure they mentioned something about the pups dispersing when they want. My (hoping) idea is that you can choose to let them disperse, or you can allow them to stay for a year or two..
This comment is literally exactly true.
The dev commented on having a number cap on the pack, so I'm sure we won't be getting 20+ wolves in a pack. They're keeping it realistic in a balanced ecosystem of yellowstone.
That is because they dont want to make a fortune out of this game, like SSO or Genshin. They just love wolves, nature and want to educate. Earning something along with it is probably the most positive side effect, but not the "muse" behind their work
And then there's me who dominated the entire map without yearlings
It’s so crazy looking back on when things like this were things we always thought about, but never really believed would happen. Wolf quest is one of the few games that delivered exactly what their players dreamed of to this extent and it is such an experience. :)
Theyve went above and beyond what the players asked too in my opinion. they are amazing.
@@diredayz2228 definitely, I’m so happy I stuck around!
Yessssssssssss!!!
lots of people have been asking for better pelt customization over sticking one of a few basic stickers on a model and calling it an 'individual' wolf but they didn't deliver that. so sure, while it's good they're creating SOME content the playerbase has expressed desire towards, however doon't act like they're some all delivering gods. Too many of you commenters in here really hang on fawning over these developers and its getting embarassing and out of hand
@@ghostii3188 there are thousands of people and lots of requests, they deliver quite a lot compared to literally any other game I’ve played. Showing appreciation to people who work hard, even if they don’t give everything possible, really isn’t embarrassing. I honestly don’t know why you feel the need to comment that where people are just being excited.
Oh that little bouncy movement has stolen my heart, it's so cute! But it's also very exciting to see all of this coming along, looks like things are really shaping up to be a fun journey through the years! Very excited to see where you go from here 👀
Can't wait for all the stories you will tell!
Jay!! Love your videos 💖🩷
Yeah! I luv ur vids 2!
The fact they can invite YOU to hunt makes my whole day. You're all doing such an amazing job ❤
Literally!!! No offense to anyone else but wolf quest devs really eat every time 😭🫶
the mate can aleady do this depending on there personality. my mate is more social and she will whine at me to try and get me to follow her when she wants to hunt.
@@Kilie_Morton._.OrangeCat_Roo why would that offend anyone?
@@lazyrat6687 cause I’m saying wolf quest devs work hard but other people who build games might get offended cause I’m basically saying wolf quest team be cooking while the other games don’t
I love how in the gaming community there are some developers who don't share anything for years, but then there are legends like the wolfquest team who give regular updates and engage with their players. It really shows when the people behind the game are truly passionate about their work and want to make something special
Im glad we get these progress checks. It feels me with excitement and hope!
I'm anxiously waiting for the release of the saga! Maybe it'll happened in 2024? That would be a dream, but I'd wait several more years if I had to
my guess is that they will probably release it in december this year , if we’re lucky ❤
@@oryxarisui honestly predict it'll be out in about 5-7 months, especially with how much progress they're making. they still have a lot more to work on but each update video you can see major progress.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's out in no less than 3 months. As an ex game dev, the things they have planned and are working on now when what they have shown us so far is mostly feature complete, the behaviors and everything else they planned on adding are not that complicated if youve worked with AI, 3 months minimum wouldn't be an unrealistic time frame. That depends on their schedules too though, because working 3-5 days a week is way different than working 1 to 2 days a week.@@swagcat3699
@@swagcat3699imma take note to that comment, and i think personally it would take a couple of months due to how we see them progressing each video. Even though, they still do their work off camera, too.
Based on the speed of updates we're getting, I would think maybe they're HOPING for a December release, but as well all know with games, things can pop up and take longer than expected.
I would not be surprised at all if we did not get it this year, but got several related updates that bring us closer.
I can HOPE for this year, but I wouldn't bet money on it just yet
I've played wolf quest for many years. Way back before 2.0, there were no puppies, no dens, nothing. Following along the journey of this game up until now has been incredible. I'm thankful to you and the team for not only shaping so many of our childhoods, but still staying dedicated to creating one of the best experiences you can.
I haven't been this excited for an update since anniversary edition launched, all the new features have been great don't get me wrong. But seeing your pups grow up and hunt, and forming a pack with them is something I never would have dreamed of happening all those years ago.
Legitimately all I want the grown pups for is more hunters and more defenders, and it seems like that's what they're gonna be so I'm thrilled cause I won't be near as paranoid about the pups if I got more eyes and teeth to keep em safe XD Needless to say I'm SO excited to only have the first litter be the one I'm that worried about.
Same!! Honestly, feeding the pups, marking the territory -- I know I can handle all that. But the idea of having more bodies standing between the den and a predator, THAT sounds like a relief
I wonder how much help the yearlings will be for predators though. Since they're still inexperienced, maybe when a big predator like wolves or a bear comes, they'll be more likely to run instead of fight. Maybe it'll depend on how cautious or bold they are.
they're so cute! I'm soooo damn happy that we'll be able to extend our pack and keep growing our family and hopefully be able to continue our legacy
its a passion project for these guys not a game anymore i love it
it really is!!
I’m a new Wolfquest player! I discovered it through a playthrough on youtube. I’ve played through three litters and I’m absolutely hooked on this game. So excited for Saga, it looks incredible already!!
welcome!!! always amazing to see new people joining the community :DDD
I can’t wait to see what this is going to be! As soon as I saw the notification I got excited. This game is progressing so much.
New WQVID 🗣🗣🗣🌟🔥🔥
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Who would've thought i'd be playing wolfquest at 20 years old? The progress the WQ team has made with this game since I was a kid has been amazing. Despite how stressful the life of a wolf is, i love playing this game while answering calls or listening to my favorite albums, i can't wait to see the future developments of the subordinates/yearlings.
About the pack sizes, Junction Butte in 2020 had 4 litters who survived through spring and they had already a lot of wolves. Of course, the pack split apart the following years. But Yellowstone wolves seem to have a weird culture with huge packs.
Yea Yellowstone wolves are pretty unique. He said something about how packs don’t accept strangers but Yellowstone packs make packs of unrelated wolves all the time. They also have packs with multiple breeding pairs
@@winstonlewis5630 yes there are a lot of sad inaccuracies that get spread cause of this game, I love this game don't get me wrong but man... I do wish they didn't make it out to be that wolves only do this when their behavior is so much more complex than that, we have many instances of wolves taking in unrelated wolves, we also have quite a few packs that have had or do have multiple breeders.
@@winstonlewis5630 we also have a few that have had higher pack numbers due to these two things haha 😄 or due to multiple litters making it to adulthood and very few dispersing
@@xxhoneystarzxx4950 I think WQ is about your typical wolf behaviour. Yellowstone's culture is very unique and most likely isn't something that happens elsewhere.
@@Anamizuki extremely late reply. You're partially right, but the actual game is based of yellowstone wolves, so why not make it real?, Would be a typical wolf game then, if not yellowstone
As a Finn I love the pup name references 😌💖
Dave is sorry he mispronounced Musti LOL
Love this game! The updates are amazing!
i always forget Wolf quest post's occasionally on Thursday, it's always a welcome surprise!
Always great to see a new devblog. I can’t wait for the next update. I plan on visiting Yellowstone myself once I’m finished with the first 34 weeks of physical therapy. I’m only on week 4 but my goal of hiking out to see Amethyst Mountain, Slough Creek and Hellroaring Mountain keeps me motivated.
2:45 The wolf is a contortionist 😂
Thank you for all the commission and hard work. Usually game devs will make a game with unfinished stuff and bugs. But you guys went from what we all thought was an amazing work of art. Now you are making something that feels like it is from the future. Once again thank you!
I love this game so much, I've been playing for half my life and I have never seen a more dedicated dev group that posted more progress blogs than Wolfquest developers. I deeply appreciate this game, it only gets better and better and I'm forever excited to see where it goes!
This is so amazing, I could cry! I cannot wait for the saga to come out!!!!!!
Feels like just yesterday that I was calling my best friend to tell her 2.6 was releasing. So impressed with the dedication you guys put into this, I can't wait to see how it all turns out!
I’m so excited! Seeing them all bounce around and develop relationships with eachother and the pack just makes me so happy!
so excited for when the yearlings come out
I literally cannot wait till saga comes out, i can never get past the first year bc i love the pups too much
highly underated game and highly unappreciated dev team! yall have great communication with the community and are keeping this game alive. We all love the hard work and appreciate it!!!!!!
I've waited for over a decade for these game features; the ten-year-old me is so so happy to see these developments come to fruition.
I remember when y'all just released slough creek. Holy crap, just look how the times flies
It's so amazing to see the WolfQuest Devs making solid progress on the saga! This would have to be my favourite game!
I can’t be the only person who constantly comes back to read new comments and new replies from wolfquest 😂
I'm 28 now and this was a childhood favorite
I am SO happy to see continued work on what was an amazing game and still is
This is how game development and devs SHOULD be. They should be constant updates, whether video such as WolfQuest or even a discord with announcements on updates on how the game is going. Great work guys !
Exciting stuff! Wolf Quest continues to impress me. I've always dreamed of a realistic animal-survival game like this, where you can live out the entire life-span of an animal with the offsprings in tow. And though it's been a long journey, and it's still not over, it's amazing to see the dream slowly come to life!
Incredible work. This is everything that I wanted wolfquest to be as a kid.
I love getting to see all the progress that goes into the saga and even the other updates. I do have a sort of major question, though;
I know that a lot of people play as one wolf and then carry on the pack "legacy" with one of the pups, but I do wonder what will happen with the saga when your wolf dies at 8 years old. Will you get to choose a new breeder and find a new mate? Or will all of the current pups and yearlings just kind of disappear?
I would love to see one of the grown pups become the new breeder and bring in a new mate for that wolf, but I'd love to know!!
The fact that the video is exactly 5mins makes me so happy for no reason
I can't wait with this to come out!!! this'll make the experience much more realistic and fun!
Gotta love all the people with no reading comprehension or who just straight up didn't watch the video, asking if this is out yet
Happens every upload lol
I am super excited for this full release
I'm so happy to be getting notifications for these dev blogs because not only do I get to see the game that started my love for wolves to flourish and fully flesh out, but it gets me more impatient to get the game which I will finally be able to do soon.
This is awesome!!! I can't believe how far this game has come. I'm so happy to be part of this journey and I can't wait to see how far it will go. Keep it up guys
Hello! I love seeing the Wolfquest community grow and the saga! I have an idea of something you could add if not it’s ok! Maybe have the male yearlings while hunting take back legs or add legs you can rip off of a carcass! I think it would be an awesome idea! Love the devblogs! ❤
Do other fans often wish they had an obscene amount of money to bankroll this whole operation? The devs have kept this same energy since ive been able to form memories. The amount of gen alpha cousins i have introduced who got interested in nature and animals through this game is crazy.
Thank you
I really appreciate all the frequent update videos and y'all keeping the game as real and educational as you can. Wishing you all well this year too, keep up the great work!👍
I want to get to this point in the game!!!!
I’m so excited!!!!! I can’t wait for the saga come out you guys are doing so good!!!
Absolutely love these update videos! And the progress looks super good and smooth!
As a Finn, seeing names from Ginga there just made my day. I don't know how I never thought of that! Really amazing progress to see and I am very excited for the saga!
been following this game since legacy and seeing how much progress is being made since then is amazing, I'm so excited for everything coming up
I love how one of the yearlings is hopping about as he runs! That's so cute! 😍
Thank you for showing us saga progress videos!
I have been waiting years for this, I can not wait until my pups can grow up into yearlings! You guys are doing an amazing job on your game and it will always be one of my top favorite to play ❤🐺
I absolutely love these videos and how they communicate with us! ❤️
Questions:
Can we still do pup cam on them?
How will they be listed on the menu?
When you secondary howl, will the whole pack come to you or just the mate?
How will they each appear on the map?
Will the females stay in the pack as subordinates?
Sorry for all the questions 😅
Thank you!
Stop making so much progress on the saga! I have to get to 10 generations before then for my story to make sense! But in all seriousness I am so excited for the saga and I can’t wait to see how the playing as your pups works in the future.
honestly any extra help when it comes to protecting and feeding the pups will be very much appreciated! i know right now for me, its a bit of a struggle trying to balance territory upkeep and caring for the pups
Way to go ^^
The efforts and intent behind each such update to come, its honestly astonishing.
We probably do not even see a quarter of that!!
And to be able to see such progress through time.. I can't think of too many devs who do that, or whom i have been exposed to doing that. This is just unique to me
I really can't wait t play this. The work you guys are doing is incredible!
I have a few questions if you'd be kind enough to answer them :)
Would there ever be a feature to "exile" an adult packmate forcefully? I'm not sure how often this occurs in real-life scenarios within wolf packs, but as a gameplay mechanic, say a packmate is overly lazy, dangerous, the maximum limit is reached, etc... Would we, as the pack leader/breeder, be able to kick them out and force them to become a dispersal? I doubt this would be applicable to yearlings, (too young to survive on their own), but I can imagine that if a pack gets too big or a packmate is simply refusing to help in a majority of situations, it would be nice to be able to essentially exile them instead of waiting it out for them to decide on their own.
Additionally, for when older wolves do eventually decide to leave the pack, would we be able to see them again as a dispersal or will they always despawn/leave the map? If reuniting is possible, would they be treated as a stranger wolf or are there plans for possible special interactions with dispersals that are related to you?
Good questions. :D
I would like to add my own question to the topic: Would it be possible, if one can force out pack members, to do the same with the mate? Part ways, when we find out that despite all the courting we did, this one is not cut for us? Cause right now it is only till death take us apart and the community already created a great amount of ways to get seperated (Bison inc. etc), which is definetly not fit into a real wolf's life, also getting dangerously close to the line the Devs drew with stranger wolf dens/pups.
@@nadyeszti2251
Bison inc oh my god that’s a great name
@@No-longer1 that is how the discord community calls them. There is also the Bear&Co.
The thing is abt this game is that you’re having fun while learning.
this is so exciting! the dev team has always taken longer to make new "episodes" of the game but when it comes out they never disappoint. and they are quick and responsive to recorded bugs and feedback. its everything that a dev team should be. i will definitely be buying another PC to play once the saga comes out. you can tell this game is a labor of love
I am so happy not only for the game but the educational side of it all. This is a wolf simulator in the most balanced way of realism & gameplay you can achieve and for that to be the end goal fills my heart with absolute joy.
Mentioning the Druids and _why_ they were abnormally large before the ecosystem balanced itself. I LOVE and APPRECIATE all the research and effort all the team puts in. ♡
I have to ask will we be able to see any of our dispersed offspring out as outsider known wolves?
So exciting! My heart sings to think of how much fun this will be to play!
OMG cant wait for saga ganna be awesome
next devblog, can we get a sneak peak of what the 'pack info' panel will look like with grown pups? or will it just be similar to the one in multiplayer?
It is a work in progress :D
@@WolfQuestGame okay great!! take your time :]
Yeah I wonder if it’ll be different
I love these updates! I love hearing the thought process that goes into every decision made - is if fun? Is it realistic? Is it repayable? Is it BALANCED? All the little things you have to juggle to make the game work and feel right.
I’M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!
Hey! This looks absolutely amazing! I’m blown away! I’ve been playing wolf quest for a while and this is just stunning to see the pups older and staying with the pack! And wanting to hunt with you!
I wonder if you could play as a two-year-old and have your old wolf help raise your pups (since he mentioned multi-generational)? Probably not, but it'd be cool. Excited either way!
We aren't working on playing as other pack members.
Alright, good to know! Still excited to see what's to come!
I cannot wait for the Saga to come out, it’s going to be awesome! I know I’m 10 days late… it’s fine…
I'm not sure if I missed it in a previous video or not, but will pups that grow up and disperse be able to return like how some current dispersals have that "returned to Natal pack" message in the Known Wolves panel?
I believe they said yes
@@1ChuckFrmDaLand oh my gosh, that is so exciting!!! Do you remember where they said that??? I would be absolutely thrilled if that was a feature
@@joymersmann9853 I can’t remember but it should be in one of the last 4-5 videos
So glad you added this, the pack just ran off.. It’s amazing for me
I can’t wait for the saga! But take your time! Take a break if needed.
I do have a couple questions about the yearlings here
1. How would you work their behavior during predatory attacks?
2. Can the yearlings help out with attacking predators?
Stay tuned!
these little bebes are so adorable! as a person who is obsessed with pups, I am very excited to see them grow
Unrelated to the saga, will we be able to ever reset our own achievements, or just have to ask you guys to do it for us? Very curious, as I know I'm not the only one who LOVES playing to grind the achievements. Relates note, this is amazing, and I so very look forward to playing when it comes out!
Have thought of that, but worry about people doing it without thinking through it. Feel free to email us to reset them -- you can't want it *that* often, right?
@@WolfQuestGame Maybe there's a minimum on how many achievements you need to do before you can rest them, and/or you must finish the rendezvous site at least once each time before doing so? Just a thought, as I plan on grinding them out so I can reset them knowing I've finished them all once, haha.
I’m so excited about this. This is so cool. I can’t wait until we’re able to hunt and watch our pups grow up and roam around with us!
my nerdy little 12 year old self would just die to see how far wolfquest has come! 20 year old me still might
Right? Little me is losing her MIND over this
Each time the wolfquest developers upload, I get excited with what new updates are coming along!
Always excited for these updates. Can’t wait for the saga!❤
If you choose to stay the same age, will the yearlings also stay that age? Can they still disperse? Can you get more yearlings? Congrats on what you got so far, I can't wait for the saga to come!
AGH i am SO EXCITED FOR THIS UPDATE!!!!!!!!!! 🫶🫶
I love how much care and information they go through to make this game happen.
Though i do wonder if they’ll ever make this game playable on console i would 100% pay money for it.
Im so excited for saga !!!❤🎉
The wolves whining for you to tag along before going off to hunt is insane
Right???? I can't wait to see which of my grown-up pups is most eager to go hunting
Oh, cool. I was a little nervous about the whole "territory marking thing", since I've read that subordinates don't do that territorial urination that the breeding pair does, I wasn't sure if you'd actually add that into the game, but you did! That's great, I can already feel the immersion.
man, i love the devblogs.
Great to see things coming together bit by bit! Really looking forward to the next up date 😊
Hmmm dominate the map? Did that on challenging run and with an accurate ironwolf run after that... gapped it was ironwolf! Some times i just want to have an impenetrable barrier of territory but alas it is never to be. Interlopers abound.
I'm cool with still needing to do things i am the role model after all 😅 but sometimes i also do just want to sit and watch my pup's shenanigans in peace fall will probably be good for that as they will be too big to prey on easily.
Thank you for the news!!!
Always a good day when I wake up to a devblog, keep up the good work guys! This game is one of my all-time favorites and I can't wait to see and play the new features once they're ready :]
Just a thought: since our pups might remain in the pack for longer than two years, do you have any plans yet for what happens if one of those pups is turned into a playable wolf? Will the pup stay in its parent save, or will they disappear due to dispersing?
If you choose to play as one of your adult pups, it is a new game.
@@WolfQuestGame is it possible that one day we will get to stay on the same save as an adult pup when the player wolf dies?
@@WolfQuestGame Ah, okay gotcha. Cool :]
I’d be happy having the yearlings if they just stayed at the den site the entire time - I haven’t finished any playthrough because I want to play the life cycle out with the pups. Ya’ll can always add more tweaks later 😂😢
I cannot even begin to describe how excited I am for the Saga. I may need to start having two litters of puppies instead of one for my lineage 😅
Id think there would be alot more hunting too, to keep ever one fed. Definitely a lot of work!
I don't know many other games with such dedicated Devs
i wonder if we'll get the option to continue raising our yearlings without the pups of the year
I can’t wait keep up the good work and good updates the game is coming along amazingly