Fields of Mistria’s one massive downside is that its day cycle is absolutely fast — time strikes quick, and earlier than you understand it, it’s 2 a.m. and also you’ve handed out within the mines. The massive new replace launched on Nov. 18 doesn’t alter the cycle in any respect, however it has one new function that I’ve discovered fairly useful: animal mounts. If you happen to’ve met sure necessities, you’ll be capable to unlock a purple horse referred to as Mistmare.
After a windstorm, Hayden will ask for assist in discovering his weathervane, and whilst you search for it, you’ll locate a brand new statue. That’s the place you’ll unlock Mistmare for 100 essence. There are customization choices that’ll come later, however the advantages of Mistmare are instant. She’s a horse, and horses are sooner than people. You may trip her wherever outdoors, which is wildly useful for getting round Fields of Mistria’s massive map extra shortly. Once more, it doesn’t clear up the sport’s downside with quick days, however I’ve discovered myself passing out a lot, a lot much less once I keep too late within the mines; I simply leap on Mistmare and rush again to the comforts of my very own mattress as a substitute of crawling by Mistria at a strolling velocity that appears like a glacier’s tempo if you’re racing the clock.
In response to the Fields of Mistria wiki, the size of an in-game day is 12 minutes and 30 seconds of real-world time. It goes by particularly quick if you’ve bought plenty of animals to are likely to; it’s very straightforward to spend half of the day going from barn to barn amassing eggs or milk, petting the animals, then feeding them. Put that on prime of a comparatively sluggish stroll velocity and chances are you’ll discover little time to do different chores, like watering and harvesting crops, preventing monsters within the mines, or rising relationships with the opposite Mistrian residents. Mistmare can’t assist in plenty of these areas, save lowering the time it takes to get across the city, however she is useful for harvesting crops, too: After unlocking Mistmare, you’ll be able to unlock different talents by giving essence to the horse statue. 200 essence will increase your mount’s motion velocity by 10%, whereas 190 essence will give your mount the flexibility to reap crops and dig spots just by working over them. No further clicks! (Unrelatedly, 205 essence permits you to trip any giant animal that you simply’ve bought greater than 5 hearts with.)
Total, Mistmare is a small a part of the large replace, however one which’s been an ideal quality-of-life enchancment that’s made the already distinctive early entry sport even higher. Alongside this adjustment, the large addition is romance: Now you can earn as much as six hearts with single residents, plus there’s a brand new, romantic Taking pictures Star Competition in summer time. I’m in spring in my sport, so I’ve but to check out the competition, however I’m additionally engaged on romancing March, Celine, and Juniper to ask one among them to affix me on the mountain peak. I’ve but to set off any new romance quests — I’m caught at 5 hearts with all three — however I’ve loved seeing new dialogue whereas working my manner by the seasons.
Fields of Mistria continues to be in early entry, and NPC Studio expects the sport to remain there for no less than a 12 months. Past the large content material updates, the studio points smaller ones that repair bugs and such.
