The Last Plague: Blight

Released: Oct 3, 2024
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 07:20 GMT

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20 posts

03 Aug 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.7
Got a few small fixes for everyone. Thanks for the great feedback as always! Fixes: Fixed some missing text in a few areas in the UI with the Simplified Chinese localization, such as the headers for each crafting recipe in the recipe list Fixed NPCs still taking too many player i
Got a few small fixes for everyone. Thanks for the great feedback as always!
Fixes:
Fixed some missing text in a few areas in the UI with the Simplified Chinese localization, such as the headers for each crafting recipe in the recipe list
Fixed NPCs still taking too many player items
Improvements
Improved NPC pathfinding to avoid felled trees
Improved look of long distance LOD version of trees to be more consistent with seasonality and cloud shadows
Performance
Reworked sky-based ambient reflection rendering to be a bit faster, improving the overall frame rate a bit
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25 Jul 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.6 - Simplified Chinese, Performance & Graphics
Hey everyone, I was planning to push out a small update to get Simplified Chinese localization out but decided to include some performance and graphical enhancements that I've been working on for the 1.0 release as well. Ended up being a pretty big update with a bunch of improvem
Hey everyone, I was planning to push out a small update to get Simplified Chinese localization out but decided to include some performance and graphical enhancements that I've been working on for the 1.0 release as well. Ended up being a pretty big update with a bunch of improvements that hopefully improve the experience for everyone. Overall performance and frame rate should be a bit higher. Hope you enjoy!
Fixes:
Completely reworked step-up logic to allow the character to clear smaller height steps like sole plates and terrain around them consistently
Prevented radial menu from slowing down the game in co-op which would de-sync things temporarily
Fixed missing localization for "required materials" in the building upgrade window
Fixed long-standing issue where certain rocks and stones were either invisible (but interactable) or entirely missing. Loading pre-0.12.6 saved chunks will keep the affected rocks/stones missing to avoid surprises, but newly generated chunks will have all the extra rocks/stones that should be there
Additions:
Simplified Chinese localization - please reach out if you notice any weirdness or something that needs to be reworked in a different context!
Added a "can't reach that" message and cancellation of movement if the character walks in place too much due to a target object that is too high
Added localization for all region, village and sea names
Improvements:
Increased default timeout values for co-op to prevent connection failures in cases that would actually work if given a bit more time
Tasks given by NPCs now properly cancel if they die or become hostile to the player, shown in a new "cancelled" list in the journal
Improved object culling to prevent reflected trees from popping out of existence when looking down
Performance:
Reworked cloud shadow rendering to take less resources
Improved performance of SSAO
Graphics:
Added screen space reflections (SSR) seen in more modern games, and removed the previous camera render-based version. This will generally improve performance when viewing complex scenes with many objects and structures, but may require more resources with scenes that have a lot of water on screen. The resulting reflections will appear more physically accurate, and this allows all the rain puddles and water-filled containers to reflect the scene as well. Note that there are more tiers for the reflection quality setting and you may need to re-adjust to see a better looking result
Added a "very high" setting to SSAO that improves things for closer up details like character faces
Completely reworked sky and cloud rendering to be more physically accurate, as well as brighter twilight or "blue hour" periods
Reworked fog rendering to match the sky better and be more dramatic during sunrise/sunset
Reworked MSAA to automatically handle grass performantly so that there is no need for a separate "grass anti-aliasing" quality checkbox
Better long-distance terrain rendering so that it is more seamless with the closer physical terrain and has no more "melting in" effect
Improved the LOD transition of grasses and bushes so they no longer pop in as you move around, also allowing them to fade out nicely in the distance on lower object quality settings
Improved look of hair rendering, especially in shaded areas
Added some size variation to clay tiles on roofs to add some visual variety
Balance:
Reduced leech chance
Other changes:
Disabled unused Unity crash/error reporting to avoid a call to Unity servers
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30 May 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.5
Got a whole bunch of bug fixes and improvements in this patch after collecting reports over the last while. Also did a bit of performance optimization and networking improvements that touch many parts of the game logic, let me know if you see something weird! Fixes Fixed corrupt
Got a whole bunch of bug fixes and improvements in this patch after collecting reports over the last while. Also did a bit of performance optimization and networking improvements that touch many parts of the game logic, let me know if you see something weird!
Fixes
Fixed corrupt data on objects breaking the game load process. Instead the object will attempt to be repaired and removed if repair isn't easily possible
Fixed colliders of clay tile roofs so that they no longer block doors from fully opening
Fixed incorrect collision of triangular walls with the support beams they sit on top of
Fixed doors not blocking further doors from being placed in the same doorway
Fixed medical item durability not syncing correctly on co-op joining players
Fixed the font setup to better allow for the upcoming Chinese localization
Fixed used up medical items like bandages combining with and reducing condition of fresh ones
Removed "rabbit remains" from decayed crows
Fixed journal task list overflowing the window when there are too many tasks
Fixed pressing "enter" to finalize a map marker causing the chat box to pop up in co-op games
Improvements
Reworked the game join process and overall chunk sending system to allow for slower network connections, down to 500kbps up/down. Joining games and loading chunks during exploration will take a while in these scenarios but the game will now at least function rather than fail to connect
Improved chunk streaming and network message processing to better disregard out-of-order packets and avoid corruption in certain cases like terrain textures
Reworked the core entity processing system to be more CPU efficient. You may see modest performance improvements in scenes with many items or building pieces active at the same time
Improved memory management during chunk unloading to avoid brief framerate hitches
Balance
Doubled the life of smoked meat items
Disabled decay of liquids like berry juice when properly fermenting (in a closed container)
Moderately increased sawing stamina cost
Additions
Allow torch to be ignited by limestone burn piles
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19 May 2026Developer post
1.0 Release Timeline
Hey everyone, It's been so great to see all the support for the game as it continues to grow after the Early Access release. Been very busy prototyping and planning out the rest of the work needed for a solid 1.0 release version. After mapping out the story elements, various feat
Hey everyone,
It's been so great to see all the support for the game as it continues to grow after the Early Access release. Been very busy prototyping and planning out the rest of the work needed for a solid 1.0 release version.
After mapping out the story elements, various features and content, I'm now targeting Q1 2027 for the 1.0 release!
The biggest goal for 1.0 is to make the Blight feel like something that can finally be properly confronted and resolved. The full release will add the late-game path toward ending the Blight, including expanded NPC survivor interactions, advanced clearing methods, and a proper conclusion to the current story arc.
Expect to see:
New late-game Blight clearing mechanics
Expanded survivor NPC interactions, requests, and trading
New ways for survivor camps to help with resource production
New world generation features and refinements
Many new items, crafting recipes, structures, and resources
New home-related objects like chairs, stoves, beds, roofing options, and more
Hostile survivors that do more than just stay glued to a stationary camp
Glassblowing and related crafting additions
A ton of other smaller improvements and content based on all the great suggestions everyone has made over the past while!
As with all previous updates released during Early Access I aim to make sure the 1.0 release still works and loads pre-1.0 saves properly, but the experience may not be as ideal as starting a fresh game. There may be some conversion and/or chunk refreshes required to get the full story working.
Here's a sneak peek at some new farmland generation near villages:
There's still a lot to build and test, but I wanted to share the current direction and give a clearer sense of where 1.0 is headed. Thanks for being part of the journey of The Last Plague!
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26 Mar 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.4
Small update to fix some of the bigger issues raised recently. Fixes: Fixed the bug introduced in v0.12.3 that would delete items when equipping something and there wasn't enough space for the just-unequipped item Fixed various hammer-built buildings/shelter pieces not repairable
Small update to fix some of the bigger issues raised recently.
Fixes:
Fixed the bug introduced in v0.12.3 that would delete items when equipping something and there wasn't enough space for the just-unequipped item
Fixed various hammer-built buildings/shelter pieces not repairable when damaged
Reworked shadow rendering rendering pipeline to reduce potential for race condition related crashes on certain hardware configurations
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19 Mar 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.3
Got another set of improvements and fixes for everyone in this next update! Things are starting to look pretty solid with the v.0.12.x updates, work is now geared mostly towards planning out the full 1.0 release path and working on that. Expect a more detailed post about it soon!
Got another set of improvements and fixes for everyone in this next update! Things are starting to look pretty solid with the v.0.12.x updates, work is now geared mostly towards planning out the full 1.0 release path and working on that. Expect a more detailed post about it soon!
Improvements:
Allowed bow to be stored in belt slots with new left-handed equip animation
Allowed small backpack (seen on NPCs) to be placeable like other backpacks
Added custom game option to change chance of NPC camps being hostile (default 33%)
Added better quiver model
Fixes:
Fixed wooden shield and reinforced wooden shield infinitely falling through ground when dropped
Fixed sole plate/lumber post connection logic not correctly registering all relevant sole plates in certain cases. After the previous update to strengthen these connections, there would be cases where destroying a sole plate would cause a post to fall even though there were other sole plates visually connected
Fixed some interactions not starting via the UI due to incorrect range checks - interactions like harvesting animals, igniting the fire pit, etc.
Fixed belt slot quick equip not working when bow is held (due to logic missing for offhand slot auto-equip)
Fixed NPC camps generating in swamps
Fixed new joining player tutorial tasks not properly set if joining while the host player is still customizing their character
Fixed a few uncaught errors around interaction handling that could lower performance
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09 Mar 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.2
Hey everyone, got another huge bunch of fixes and improvements done in this update. There have been a few pretty deep-rooted issues introduced in v0.12.0 around disappearing player characters and bad inventory state that have hopefully been fixed for good. Please do let me know i
Hey everyone, got another huge bunch of fixes and improvements done in this update. There have been a few pretty deep-rooted issues introduced in v0.12.0 around disappearing player characters and bad inventory state that have hopefully been fixed for good. Please do let me know if you still see your character disappearing or any of the other issues mentioned in this update that should have been fixed.
Improvements
Improved third-person melee attack targeting to feel much more reliable - the attack check was only done from the crosshair, but now it factors in the zone directly in front of the character
Increased mouse drag distance detection for dragging item stacks so it's easier to shift+click an item instead of accidentally dragging it
Prevented naturally growing plants from blocking structure placement
Removed unnecessary AI idle pathing calculations that were causing a performance drop
Loosened structural connection logic when taking apart certain building pieces - taking apart a sole plate will no longer destroy the posts it's attached to unless that post has no other sole plates, and taking apart support beams will no longer destroy attached floors/posts as long as there are other beams taking the load
Added a popup alert when autosave takes longer than 2 seconds. During testing it seems that there are cases where a long-running autosave could destabilize the world state and cause all sorts of artifacts to appear. Forcing the game to pause helps eliminate that risk. The alert is bounded to 2 minutes so the game is still recoverable if there is a save-related hang
Fixes
Fixed error in inventory management causing a cascading failure and potential disappearance of player (and hand cart) as the player moves around
Fixed exiting the game during an autosave causing the resulting save to be corrupted in certain ways - generally you would see your character disappear with only held weapons/backpack visible after loading such saves
Fixed missing player character after a load from the above described bad save. Unfortunately there is no way to recover the correct player customization options so the character will default to the initial male character
Fixed objects disappearing when looking up in third-person mode on the second or third floor
Fixed sit interaction for co-op joining player not cancellable
Attempted to prevent frozen UI/controls for co-op joining players when awaking from sleep
Fixed error causing Elric's item hand-in task to not progress
Fixed interaction range calculations to avoid UI appearing and disappearing instantly after clicking on an object to move towards it and interact
Fixed hostile creature behavior not properly respecting "aggression" values after v0.12.0 overhaul - this was making coyotes and wolves continue to attack when they should be backing away
Fixed creature and NPC melee attack ranges being longer than they should be
Fixed boars never becoming hostile and ignoring player attacks
Fixed held wooden shield collider interfering with and preventing proper hand cart and wheelbarrow use
Attempted to reduce/eliminate instances of terrain modifications reverting when leaving and returning to an area - please let me know if you still run into this
Fixed co-op players not seeing Elric when he first visits the player camp
Fixed some interaction edge cases where pressing ESC could leave interactions stuck instead of cancelling cleanly
Fixed a lot of missing localization errors when running the game with a Turkish locale set on your computer
Fixed items inside mud brick kiln getting wet even when protected under a roof
Prevented letters from being delivered to NPC fire pits
Fixed large objects sometimes disappearing at the edge of the screen during certain camera rotations
Fixed a ton of uncaught errors that were filling up log files and reducing performance
Other changes
Added a few more details in the log files to help identify game and world state when logs are sent to help fix issues
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25 Feb 2026Developer post
Update v0.12.1
Thanks for checking out the NPC update and sharing your feedback! It's exciting to see all the various interactions everyone has been having with the new inhabitants of the world of the Blight, both good and bad. Been fixing up a few issues since the release of the big update and
Thanks for checking out the NPC update and sharing your feedback! It's exciting to see all the various interactions everyone has been having with the new inhabitants of the world of the Blight, both good and bad. Been fixing up a few issues since the release of the big update and have it ready for release today.
Additions:
Allowed dead NPCs to be lootable like dead players in co-op
Added NPC behavior to harvest meat from hunted animals, cook it, and eat or store the cooked meat
Fixes:
Fixed NPCs not "owning" the items they drop that they cannot fit in their inventories after trading. If you try to pick up too many items that they own, they consider it stealing and will eventually treat you as hostile
Stuck arrows now properly disappear after some time. In the future there will be a more dynamic system to deal with these items
Fixed NPCs commandeering player fire pits and other structures
Fixed hand cart inventory window not snapping fully into view like it was before v0.12.0
Fixed some NPC camp generations breaking resulting in just a fire pit and nothing else
Fixed stockpile placement failing on certain surfaces like cabin floors
Fixed cabin spawning being extremely rare after v0.12.0
Fixed missing contamination for food items carried by NPCs
Fixed creatures not respecting their fear of fire if they are currently chasing a target to attack
Fixed certain popup messages from showing up over NPCs like "ignite attempt failed"
Fixed "0 min" display for creature harvesting time
Fixed a bunch of uncaught errors under to hood to improve performance
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17 Feb 2026Developer post
Major Update v0.12.0 - The NPC Update
The NPC update has finally arrived! In your travels you may run into small camps of other survivors that may be friendly or hostile. Also to better facilitate these new characters you meet, a whole bunch of character customization options have been finally added to the game! Plea
The NPC update has finally arrived! In your travels you may run into small camps of other survivors that may be friendly or hostile. Also to better facilitate these new characters you meet, a whole bunch of character customization options have been finally added to the game!
Please note that this update (along with all others in the Early Access period) should be fully backwards-compatible with previous save games. Although starting a new game is probably the best way to experience the bigger updates.
New Features
Survivor Camps
Survivor camps can be friendly or hostile. Friendly camps allow you to speak to them, help them with simple requests, ask them about nearby points of interest and trade with them for potentially useful items.
Their behavior is fairly basic right now, they will make sure their fire is going, hunt any nearby creatures, and make sure they have water to drink. Much more advanced functionality and story integration will be something that arrives in the 1.0 release.
Also note that the current NPC AI system is not fully fleshed out and they may end up behaving oddly in certain situations, this is something that I will be continually improving over the next few weeks.
Trading and Economy
As mentioned before, trading and a new economy system is an important feature in this update. Three coin denominations have been added to the game: florins, groats and pennies. Florins are 100 groats, and a groat is 20 pennies. These coins are mainly used for trading, but bartering with items only is also possible. NPCs will tend to value their items more than yours however.
As with the NPCs, this economy system is vast and required a lot of calculations and tweaking. Things will be dialed in over time to make more sense.
Character Customization
A bunch of new character customization options like skin tone, eye color, hair and color, and face shape have been added. It's not a very complex system but I will keep adding more functionality and customization options in the future. Thanks for your patience!
One thing to note: this new customization is only for new games, loading previous games will not allow re-customization, sorry!
Other Fixes
Fixed chromatic aberration setting not loading properly when the game starts
Fixed mouse wheel sensitivity consistency across all framerates and OSes
Fixed missing localization for no injuries text
Fixed parts of the character disappearing during certain animations and camera angles
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01 Feb 2026Developer post
Q4 Update Release Date
Hey everyone, hope you've been having a good 2026 so far! It's been an extremely busy January on my end but unfortunately there is still a bit of work left on getting the Q4 update (or NPC update) all ready for release. I want to apologize greatly for the further delay of this up
26 Dec 2025Developer post
Q4 Update Timeline Adjustment
Hey everyone, Hope you are enjoying the holiday break! I wanted to follow up on the Q4 update release timeline. As we approach the end of the year I've had to make the tough decision to push the update further back into January given the remaining work and testing required. I kno
03 Nov 2025Developer post
Hotfix v0.11.13
A few players were reporting issues with world generation and things like cabins appearing too often. Turns out there was an oversight with some of the updated distance checking code that caused incorrect distance calculations mostly at world generation time, and for some calcula
A few players were reporting issues with world generation and things like cabins appearing too often. Turns out there was an oversight with some of the updated distance checking code that caused incorrect distance calculations mostly at world generation time, and for some calculations like cabin generation at world explore time. With this update, cabin generation will be fixed going forward in existing post-v0.11.11 worlds, and new worlds will have everything else fixed up (including village and other feature placement). Apologies for the oversight!
Fixes
Fixed bad distance calculation introduced in v0.11.11 for certain world generation based checks that would cause errors when generating new worlds, cabins that would generate too densely, and other similar issues
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29 Oct 2025Developer post
Hotfix v0.11.12
Quick hotfix to resolve some issues with rendering objects and clouds in caves Fixes: Fixed objects and the character disappearing when zooming in or heading deep into a cave Fixed cloud shadow effects appearing within caves
Quick hotfix to resolve some issues with rendering objects and clouds in caves
Fixes:
Fixed objects and the character disappearing when zooming in or heading deep into a cave
Fixed cloud shadow effects appearing within caves
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29 Oct 2025Developer post
Update v0.11.11
Here are some more fixes and improvements while the Q4 update is built behind the scenes! Check out the Terrain Tessellation graphics setting if you haven't already now that the performance has been greatly improved Fixes Fixed black squares appearing on the terrain near snowy fo
Here are some more fixes and improvements while the Q4 update is built behind the scenes! Check out the Terrain Tessellation graphics setting if you haven't already now that the performance has been greatly improved
Fixes
Fixed black squares appearing on the terrain near snowy footprints or dug out holes when MSAA is enabled
Fixed shadow artifacts near snowy footprints when MSAA is enabled
Fixed incorrect graphical calculations that would result in shadowy looking snow on steeper terrain slopes
Fixed system to prevent Blight clouds generating in water by using a more accurate terrain height estimation process during initial world generation (as a result, you will only see this for new games after this update)
Fixed rafts being deleted when left to drift down a river to the south or west into unloaded areas (east and north were unaffected)
Fixed the calculations that determined when objects, grasses and the terrain are hidden when rotating the camera using a much more exact AABB frustum culling system. You will no longer see holes in the terrain or objects disappearing at the edge of the screen, especially when on or near very hilly terrain. The logic for hiding objects behind the camera was also fixed to prevent cases of shadows cast by these objects onto surfaces in front of the camera disappearing as the camera is rotated
Fixed recently gathered wild plants not allowing selection to be dug up
Fixed plants disappearing when planted and then dug up without watering
Fixed soft clay roof tiles not having a weight so that they match the fired clay roof tiles
Improvements
Finally added proper terrain mesh optimization using a custom-built quad-tree level of detail (LOD) system that should slightly improve performance for less powerful graphics cards, and greatly improve performance across the board when using the Terrain Tessellation graphics setting. As a result, Terrain Tessellation no longer has a performance warning and is enabled by default on higher quality setting presets
Other changes
Removed the ability to overwrite autosaves in-game as these saves would be lost as the game autosaves more in the future
Increased the brightness underneath cloud shadows to be more realistic
Added stockpile support for small/large flints and sandstones
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14 Oct 2025Developer post
Update v0.11.10
More fixes and improvements in this update after a few great bug reports and feedback. Also took a stab at improving the stability of the co-op joining player experience after reports of chunks starting to disappear and not load after extended playtimes. Thanks everyone! Fixes Fi
More fixes and improvements in this update after a few great bug reports and feedback. Also took a stab at improving the stability of the co-op joining player experience after reports of chunks starting to disappear and not load after extended playtimes. Thanks everyone!
Fixes
Fixed rare issue that caused certain chunks to not load or show up as a corrupted checkerboard of textures for co-op joining players, caused by a race condition of chunk retrieval retries (due to dropped packets) along with specific chunk load/unload timelines due to certain player movements in the world
Fixed rare decompression errors causing chunks to not load for extended periods of time for co-op joining players
Fixed outer corner clay tile roof stretching algorithm to avoid holes in the resulting mesh
Fixed outer corner clay tile roof placement colliding with walls directly under the roof and vice-versa
Fixed Blight level being way too high for smoked bass meat
Fixed tooltip for smoked items to show "Smoked from: " instead of "Hardened from: "
Fixed bug that would cause infinite hammering if a small stone broke during a building construction or taking apart process
Fixed co-op joining players not seeing any item updates in the construction materials window of in-progress buildings
Fixed substance hardening using the total mixture volume instead of the specific substance volume (ex. liquid tallow + water hardening into solid tallow using the full mixture amount instead of just liquid tallow)
Fixed some Slime resource labels appearing but not actually allowing selection and gathering
Fixed short planks and nails being impossible to select when they are dropped onto a plank or stone floor
Additions
Added new status effects tab in the status window (alongside injuries and skills) to show more information about the various status effects that affect your character. This shows up as a separate window when using controllers
Added an auto-equip for small stones when a held stone breaks during construction or taking apart a building (similar to after throwing a stone)
Added new Butchering activity skill (and renamed existing Butchering crafting skill to Meat Handling) to track and reward animal carcass harvesting
Balance
Increased skill level up requirements across the board
Vastly increased Slime spawning chance in swamps
Other changes
Upgraded Unity version to 2021.3.45f2 after recent security advisory
Reworked step up logic to vastly improve navigation around short objects and structures like foundations, removing cases where you'd get stuck running against something that should easily be stepped over automatically
Prevented object selection when aiming a ranged weapon like a spear or bow to avoid clutter when aiming
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01 Oct 2025Developer post
Hotfix v0.11.9
Pushing out a small hotfix to resolve a crafting issue that came up relating to certain recipes Fixes Fixed certain crafting recipes like fish meat from fish not functioning properly Fixed cooking skill progressing too quickly Fixed missing localization for new show skills/show h
Pushing out a small hotfix to resolve a crafting issue that came up relating to certain recipes
Fixes
Fixed certain crafting recipes like fish meat from fish not functioning properly
Fixed cooking skill progressing too quickly
Fixed missing localization for new show skills/show health menu key inputs
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01 Oct 2025Developer post
Q3 Update v0.11.8
Hey all, as mentioned in the recent news post, the Q3 update will be a bit smaller today. Along with skills/proficiencies, there are a small number fixes and additions. Skills Skills are now finally in the game, showing up as a tab in the new "Status" window that combines skills
Hey all, as mentioned in the recent news post, the Q3 update will be a bit smaller today. Along with skills/proficiencies, there are a small number fixes and additions.
Skills
Skills are now finally in the game, showing up as a tab in the new "Status" window that combines skills with the existing injuries list as tabs.
The skills will show what they affect in a tooltip when hovered over. They increase every time the related action is performed, making your character slightly better at it the more it's done.
This is an initial list of skills, with plans for more to be added in the future. The current set of skills may require some balancing, so please feel free to provide feedback around them and which skills you'd like to see. And also, I know there one of the most requested new structures is a an indoor fireplace for the new advanced building system, rest assured that this will come soon!
Hope you enjoy!
Additions
Skills - a list of actions that your character can become proficient in with more practice
Added the Outer Corner Lumber Rafters building piece to allow for more roof configurations
Balance
Reduced default fire ignite chance for sticks and flint to better integrate new Firetending skill
Fixes
Fixed "click-to-move" control type not working at all within caves, as well as greatly improving behavior on multi-level buildings
Fixed injuries not being prevented when fully blocking an attack from a hostile creature with a shield
Fixed game breaking when leaving a co-op game and then attempting to load a singleplayer save without restarting the game
Original post
26 Sep 2025Developer post
Roadmap Updates
Hey everyone, as September is coming to an end and after having a detailed look at where the game is and where it's heading, I wanted to share my short and long term plans for the game. Q3 Update The Q3 update will be a bit smaller than originally planned unfortunately. Aiming to
18 Sep 2025Developer post
Update v0.11.7
Here's another update with fixes and improvements! As always, greatly appreciate all of the bug reports and feedback over the past while. Work on the Q3 update continues but I will be putting up a quick post about this update and a revised roadmap for the rest of the year and bey
Here's another update with fixes and improvements! As always, greatly appreciate all of the bug reports and feedback over the past while.
Work on the Q3 update continues but I will be putting up a quick post about this update and a revised roadmap for the rest of the year and beyond soon, now that there is a bit more clarity about where the game is and where it's headed. Thanks for being part of this early access journey!
Fixes
Fixed case of no hostile creature spawning caused by loading a save while in an active game, where the loaded save is an earlier day than the active game. For example, playing a game on day 7, then loading a save that's on day 4. Hostile creatures would then not spawn for at least 3 days
Fixed positioning of held soft/hardened jars and pots
Fixed some buttons in the UI (ex. body part buttons in the health status window) overriding the ESC key behavior while focused resulting in all windows being closed and the main menu opening, instead of just closing the current active window
Fixed issue with roofs losing their "indoor status" (losing protection from rain/wind/storms) when removing a roof from rafters and and adding another roof back on
Fixed missing localization of the header in the health/injury management window
Fixed rain/snow appearing when in a cave
Fixed objects like young plants breaking the auto-pickup functionality when they are the closest object out of other valid pickup-able objects
Fixed stockpile placement colliding with lumber support beams underneath floors
Fixed build/repair/take-apart interactions using the held item's stamina cost when it's not required for the interaction, for example when holding a wooden shovel while building a stone floor
Fixed the "show discovery popup" gameplay setting not actually saving when it is disabled
Fixed the interactions list overlapping the mouse cursor and making it hard to choose a spot to dig when holding a shovel and hovering over the terrain (in top-down mode)
Fixed interactions list positioning when hovering over water to drink or fill containers (in top-down mode)
Additions
Bleeding-related injuries now result in blood drops on the ground when moving around with more severe bleeding causing more blood drops
Added rotating autosave functionality. If using autosaves, the game now keeps three separate autosave slots, saving over the oldest one each time the autosave is triggered
Added autosave when entering caves and an option to enable/disable this in gameplay settings
Balance
Reduced leech application chance when in water
Reworked calculation of "indoor status" for roofed areas so that they will be more protected from the elements in various roof/wall situations
Increased "indoor status" of area under lumber floor, it's not as much as a proper roof but can now be enough to block sunlight for mushroom growth with enough surrounding walls
Reduced speed of raft
Other changes
Added tutorial hints for first injury task to make the process a bit clearer
Adjusted polypore bandage tooltip to better describe its functionality
Reworked player map marker text sizing to be more dynamic and easier to read when zoomed out
Improved character idle animation when holding a wooden paddle
Switched rain particles to use world simulation so that you no longer see the particles "stick" to the camera's position as you run around. This has a slight performance impact however
Original post
08 Aug 2025Developer post
Update v0.11.6
Further fixes and improvements in this update! Things are starting to look a lot more solid. I've noticed some great feedback around hunting/combat being a bit lackluster and will continue to tackle addressing that over the next few updates. Appreciate your patience! Fixes Fixed
Further fixes and improvements in this update! Things are starting to look a lot more solid. I've noticed some great feedback around hunting/combat being a bit lackluster and will continue to tackle addressing that over the next few updates. Appreciate your patience!
Fixes
Fixed fish that die in inventory losing their blight infection level
Fixed fish dying as soon as they are dropped
Fixed fish meat harvested from alive fish not being 100% condition
Fixed missing localization for body part buttons in the health status window
Fixed text in the buttons on each injury UI element overflowing the button bounds in certain languages
Fixed triangular walls not being able to connect with the bottom point of inner corner lumber rafters
Fixed the "transfer all" item action not respecting construction material requirement limits (would transfer more items than required for a building, potentially losing the extra items)
Fixed covered clay jar contents getting wet when held or dropped on the ground (not placed)
Fixed "add materials" button for building upgrades (ex. raft -> raft with storage) not doing anything due to a wrong calculation of current materials on the building
Fixed thick log -> short plank recipe not producing the stated amount of short planks (increase from 8 to 12)
Fixed "planted" versions of certain plants (with 4 stakes around them) being spawned randomly in the world
Fixed missing icon for melted pine resin in the journal catalogue
Additions
Added search functionality to journal catalogue
Other changes
Gameplay time text for saves is no longer capped to "100+" hours
Reworked placement of short planks sawed out of logs and thick logs to look nicer
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