The First Explorers

Hey Explorers,The Monthly Summary for August is here!I managed to make solid progress this month, even if things were a bit lighter than usual between some summer vacation and preparing for and attend…

Hi Explorers,The Monthly Summary for July is here!It’s been a great month of development for TFE. I've implemented the pause & resume mechanic, the ore distribution on mineable mountains system and in…

Hi Explorers,The Monthly Summary for June is here!It’s been an intense month of development for TFE and I've made some good progress on the logistic side of things, movement systems and some general i…

Hi Explorers,It has only been 48 hours since I launched the Pre-Alpha and the new Patreon tiers, and I am honestly blown away. In just two days, this amazing community has managed to double the monthl…

Hi Explorers,Today is a massive milestone for The First Explorers and its development. I have decided to open up the development process even further and give my Patreon supporters Pre-Alpha access, s…

Hi ,The Monthly Summary for April is here! Make sure to read to the end of this post, its worth it 🙂April was absolutely packed with exciting stuff: I focused heavily on developing a Bot AI, which is …

Hey there, the Monthly Summary for March is here!March was heavily focused on the new gate siege and yard combat, and I'm really happy with how it is shaping up🙂TFE Development Summary - March 2026Gat…

Hey there, the Monthly Summary for February is here!February was a massive push for the Combat System and unit responsiveness. It's one of those areas that takes a lot of invisible work to feel "right…

Hi The Monthly Summary for January is here! Welcome to the new year. It will be a quite exciting one for TFE, thats for sure 🙂 TFE Development Summary - January 2026 Topbar UI Rework 🛠️ Refactoring of…

Hey there, the Monthly Summary for December is here! Because of Christmas, Holidays etc. December wasn't as productive as other months, but still I got some stuff done: TFE Development Summary - Decem…

Hey! I'm here with the monthly development summary from November, enjoy🙂 TFE Development Summary - November 2025Resource Broker & Character Improvements🛠️ Implemented Urgencies for Production Building…

Hey! I'm here with the monthly development summary from October, enjoy :) TFE Development Summary - October 2025Minimap🛠️ Click on MiniMap relocates player camera 🛠️ Buildings register with MiniMap 🛠️…

Hey! I'm here with the monthly development summaries from August and September, enjoy :) TFE Development Summary - August 2025📽️ Lots of work for the Gameplay Video, which was shown at gamescom 🛠️ Mor…

Hey,I'm super excited to present you the new gameplay video showing what I was up to since last year:New Gameplay VideoNew ScreenshotsAlongside the new gameplay video I also have new screenshots for y…

Hey,I have exciting news for The First Explorers. Let's dive right in:Live on Stage at gamescom!Find Your Next Game ShowYes that's right. I will reveal all new Gameplay in the Find Your Next Game Show…