Pioneers will be a turn-based game with RPG elements. It's a game where you start by assembling your exploration party with men with different abilities and skills. Every man counts and every skill counts. You need someone who's good with weapons and hunting, someone who is good with carpentry, someone who can draw maps, someone who could easily learn native languages and so on. Once that's done, you put them on a ship and head for some unknown land.
The terrain now has elevated areas. Reaching higher ground enables to see further.
awesome! could also offer some interesting stuff you could implement using this new elevation system
Oh indeed. For example the distance you're able to see depends on how high you are. From a low view point you're only able to see the edge of the cliff. This is actually what I'm working on right now.