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Tiers

Four difficulty tiers spread outward from the coast; Company Goals move your company through them.

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Company Goals Unlocked byAlpha 4 Steam post: Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab)

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Patch history

4 versions

Every fact about Tiers by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Planned
  • No Tier 5 is planned for now. Unconfirmed
Dev build
  • Region difficulty is tiered; tiers are shown as bordered areas on the map, blue and yellow lines marking tier edges.
  • Nothing stops players from entering higher-tier areas; harder tiers give better crafting drops.
  • Tier 3 border shows on the map as a yellow margin along the fog of war.
  • Higher tiers drop rare crafting materials at better rates, useful to finish lower-tier tools.
  • Map tier colors: blue is Tier 1, yellow Tier 2, purple Tier 3, red Tier 4.
  • Zones are laid out per seed; on one seed Tier 1 began in the northeast Modoc area and Tier 4 filled the southern third.
  • Progression is fast by design; developers were almost at Tier 4 in a week of casual play.
  • Blue outline on the map marks Tier 1 and yellow marks Tier 2.
  • A small colored square near the zone name shows the area tier; yellow is Tier 2.
  • Level 1 areas are always on the coast; tiers 2, 3 and 4 fan outward like a rainbow.
  • Farther from the coast: enemies have better guns, fauna is meaner, camps are larger.
  • Players reach guns, mining, exploration and a horse quickly instead of starting with a long scavenging phase.
  • Difficulty tiers change location between servers and resets; Tier 1 might be South Coast or Klamath.
  • Tiers are a loose guide; players may enter higher-tier areas whenever they like.
Alpha 4
  • Completing Company Goals moves your ranch and company through the four tiers.
Alpha 3
  • Progression runs through tiers; reaching Tier 5 in Alpha 3 was a bug, but fully completing Tier 4 is intended.
  • In Alpha 3 only 5.9% of players reached Tier 3 and 2.8% reached Tier 4.
  • Six players across two companies completed 100% and reached Tier 5 in Alpha 3.
  • Median playtime was about 8 hours for Tier 2 players, 28.7 for Tier 4 and 39.5 for Tier 5.

Sources

8

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
Alpha 4 Patch Notes (opens in a new tab) Steam postSep 16, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) VideoJul 18, 20264
Dev Update: Peak California (opens in a new tab) Steam postJun 18, 20264
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20263
California's dynamic world is the star of the show. (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 29, 20262
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20262
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20263
Introducing Kintsugiyama + The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 12, 20261

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