Say, John, you look pretty darned maltreated! What happened to you?
I fell off this bloody thing. If I get my hands on Edgar...!
Bad, man, bad, I tell you, these new machines are the devil's work!

You must have come across this construct in the game, which was quite unusual in this area at that time. We don't want to spoil too much now, but instead venture into the world of the inventors and engineers of the time.

At the time of the archetypical Wild West, the second industrial revolution was in full swing. Steel was the new mass product. Chemistry, electricity and hydroelectricity and related knowledge were on the rise.

This era of industrialisation began with James Watt's pioneering advancement of Thomas Newcomen's steam engine in 1769, which, contrary to many myths, he did not draw from the contemplation of a boiling kettle. This new steam engine, which was produced from 1776, allowed the use of new equipment such as steam traction engines (from 1841), locomotives (from 1825) or steamships (from 1783).

In the 19th century, as already mentioned, engineering spread: Researchers like James Clerk Maxwell founded electronics, while the research of Alessandro Volta advanced electrical engineering.

While we're on the subject of advancement: Wild West Dynasty has received several hotfixes since the start of Early Access, and there are of course more updates in the pipeline that we'll keep you informed about!