Road to Vostok's Build 2: Nomads update is out on Steam in early access as version 0.2.0.0. The update adds NPC-versus-NPC combat, the friendly Nomads faction with a reputation system, and a new map, boss, and trader.
Road to Vostok is a single-player survival FPS in early access on Steam from solo developer Antti Leinonen. As of September 4, it held a 'Very Positive' rating from about 8,600 reviews at 84 percent positive. The game's first major update, Build 2: Nomads, was announced on September 4 for a September 30 release.
Stories before the release described Build 2 as focused on AI improvements, especially for factions friendly to the player, and listed the friendly Nomads faction, a new airport-centered map called AIRFIELD, plus new weapons and items. Those details were the full extent of what was announced at that point.
The October 5 story reports the update released on October 1 as version 0.2.0.0, and it adds detail the announcement did not: AI that recognizes and fights other AI, and a Nomads reputation system with campfire gatherings. It also adds a new map, a new boss, and a new trader, confirming the AIRFIELD map and expanding beyond the announced contents.
What changed across the two stories is the scope and timing. The pre-release story framed Build 2 around AI and friendly factions; the post-release story establishes that the AI now acts on other AI, and that the faction carries a reputation system and campfire gatherings. The update is free, and Leinonen funded the roadmap with the game's early access revenue.
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Solo developer Antti Leinonen released the free Build 2: Nomads update for Road to Vostok on October 1, version 0.2.0.0. The headline change is AI that recognizes and fights other AI, plus the friendly Nomads faction with its own reputation system and campfire gatherings. The update also adds a new map, a new boss, and a new trader.
Solo developer Antti Leinonen announced on September 4 that Road to Vostok's first major update, BUILD 2 'Nomads', will release September 30. The update focuses on AI improvements, particularly for factions friendly to the player, and adds the friendly Nomads faction, a new airport-centered map called AIRFIELD, plus new weapons and items. The single-player survival FPS is in early access on Steam, where it holds a 'Very Positive' rating from about 8,600 reviews at 84 percent positive.