Unlike other city builders, The Wandering Village has you growing a settlement on the back of an Onbu, a massive turtle-like creature, as it travels through a diseased world. Surviving takes teamwork between your people and Onbu and keeping that balancing act going over the long journey is something that you need to become very good at if you want to stay alive.
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You'll need to be prepared for whatever hazards might be waiting over the horizon while keeping an ever-expanding list of demands fulfilled as your village grows. A challenging task that these beginners tips can help prepare you for.
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You're not just along for a ride on Onbu's back. Your village exists in a symbiotic relationship with this gentle giant, and you get to influence what it does.
After building a Hornblower, you can begin issuing commands to it, such as which turn to take at a crossroads or when to run.
The only catch is that Onbu doesn't have to listen to you; if Onbu doesn't trust you, it can disregard your instructions.
It may seem like a small inconvenience until Onbu decides to lumber through a desert when you have already depleted your water supplies or sleep in the middle of a toxin cloud. It doesn't always recognize the best course of action, and building that trust will be vital for your survival.
Hurting it might seem unthinkable, especially at the start, but it will quickly become a necessary evil. Breaking Onbu's trust by harvesting its horns might seem like a small infraction in exchange for valuable stone.
Later, you might begin draining its bile to
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