-HOME- Survival

Released: Jul 12, 2024
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 16:31 GMT

Updates & announcements

19 posts

25 Mar 2025Developer post
Patch & "Creative Break"
Hey my Home Survival players, Through some testing, I was able to fix a few bugs and I must confess that this will be one of the last bug fixes in HOME Survival for now. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with some blueprints and FPS bugs, and I'm wasting time and patience. So, I'm taking
Hey my Home Survival players,
Through some testing, I was able to fix a few bugs and I must confess that this will be one of the last bug fixes in HOME Survival for now. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with some blueprints and FPS bugs, and I'm wasting time and patience.
So, I'm taking a "creative break" from HOME development and devoting my thoughts and time to a new project. I hope to gain new insights and use them later in HOME.
THANKS to all the playtesters and also to all of you who have supported me over the years. ːsteamthumbsupː
Best regards
Thomas van Geffen
Own Creations Game Studios
Bug Fixes

Fixed bugs in the forge and workbench: Recipe for iron ingots and iron bars
Fixed information display errors. Information is now better highlighted.
Fixed a bug with my respawn bed. Players can now set their respawn point again.
Fixed an error after respawning the minimap and map.
ːsteamhappyːWe'll see you again and we won't give up on the project. ːsteamhappyː
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21 Feb 2025Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.036
Hey you survivalists, After a long, long, long time, a major update is coming. You always notice that I'm working on the game all by myself and that my talent in developing games still has a lot of room for improvement. Today I present to you a major bug fix with some adjustments
Hey you survivalists,
After a long, long, long time, a major update is coming. You always notice that I'm working on the game all by myself and that my talent in developing games still has a lot of room for improvement. Today I present to you a major bug fix with some adjustments.
Thanks for any support!
Best regards
Thomas van Geffen

Deer built into the home screen
Snow landscape on the mountain improved. Stones and bushes maintained
Adjustment of the group display. Only the icon and number of the collected item are displayed
Insert water sprinkler
Added heat lamp for plants
Added simple lamp for plants
Logic of plants and their growth added. (Fertilizer, Light, Water and Warm Light)
Various mesh (textures) added for plant growth. (But not perfect and in 2 cases not species-appropriate)
Campfire, workbench, oven and chemistry station light adjusted
Sea noise, various sounds. You can now also hear the waves and sometimes bird noises on the water.
Added underwater sounds.
Simplified reloading of all weapons. - Put ammunition into the magazine in the inventory (or directly into the weapon (attachment) after which reloading is not necessary) - Equip the weapon and reload with "R",

Fixed sound bug in the main menu
Adjusted thirst and hunger. Less consumption when standing, walking, sprinting.
Menu: Character creation fixed selection error
Adjustment of water points. Adjusted underwater texture
Bug fix for displaying warnings. for example: "Cannot be built",
Fixed item error at dealer
Adjusted Ai_Spawner to fix collision errors
The shovel has been removed from the inventory, collecting earth, clay and sand can only be done by hand
The information bar is now above the HUD
Adjusted sound of digging sand, clay and potting soil
Fixed map, compass and minimap errors. Added better view and markers
Simplification of attachmends to weapons. You can now put it down without holding the weapon in your hand.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1833060/HOME_Survival/

The descriptions of the individual plants and trees have been adjusted
Improvement of plant icons
intro video is now skippable
Campfires and stoves also take coal as fuel
Sound of collecting fibers and stones increased
Angle of the secondary socket adjusted, so tools and weapons are now better adapted to the character. (Back)
Respawn time of raw materials (trees, soil, clay, sand, etc.) increased
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10 Oct 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.035
Hey you survivalists, After a long time a major update is coming. The desired mini-map and map as well as many other improvements. Thank you for any support and your patience with me, as updates can sometimes take a long time. Best regards Thomas van Geffen Mini map and compass M
Hey you survivalists,
After a long time a major update is coming. The desired mini-map and map as well as many other improvements.
Thank you for any support and your patience with me, as updates can sometimes take a long time.
Best regards
Thomas van Geffen

Mini map and compass
Map and compass
Events like shooting stars
Autosave after 10min. Your own save status will not be overwritten.
Despawn time after a character dies. set to 1,000 seconds.
Shovel removed, collecting clay, potting soil and sand, now easy to pick up
New loading sequences
FPS improvement through "World Partition",
2 more plant beds added. Medium and Small.
13 new water veins. Small pools and springs.
Added quick movement of item stacks
Additional fire mode setting (Single, Burst and Auto)
Added camera transition when crouching
Added equipment and quick weapon equipping and unequipping (You can now Ctrl + left click on equipment and weapon items to equip them from inventory slots, and Ctrl + left click on equipment and weapon items in equipment slots and weapon slots to equip them if there is room for them in the player inventory.)
Added item quantity to quick slots
Added “Enter Quantity” option to crafting UI
Added cooldown for jumps (1 second)
Added option to repair items to weapon slots

Hunting lodge adjusted and rotated
Weights of tools and weapons adjusted. They're easier now.
Animal despawn time increased to 3 minutes
Weapon bank has been aligned (rotation)
Recipe adjustment: Mega Backpack
Recipe adjustment: Mega Backpack
Recipe adjustment: Mega Backpack
Weapon P1911 attached to the belt
Fixed P1911 +1 cartridge bug
Alignments of building parts adjusted
Fixed error in planting the plant bed (thanks for the info @Schlumpfi)
Fixed collision error in swimming pool (thanks for the info @Schlumpfi)
Merchants should now have more items available at once. There is no longer a stock limit. (Thanks for the info @Schlumpfi)
Order of inventory slots adjusted. These also apply to dead bodies.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1833060/HOME_Survival/

New design of the chemical station
Recipe: Ammunition now requires additional gunpowder
Recipe: Arrows require wood and stone to craft
Recipe: Gunpowder requires more coal and makes more powder
Adjusted watercolor
Workbench storage size doubled
Recipe adjustment: Mega Backpack
Icon adapted from Mega Backpack
Inventory adjustment with the removal of equipment item names
Items adjustments with background colors.
Adjusted the sound of collecting resources
Added target walking speed settings
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20 Aug 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.034
Innovations STEAM clouds saving now possible Flashlight to starting inventory Life is regenerated (every 3 min + 5 life points) (POI) Big Company (POI) Olympic pool with parking space (POI) The bridge Over 140 new loot containers. (Cabinets, barrels, beds, showcases, tables, etc.
Innovations

STEAM clouds saving now possible
Flashlight to starting inventory
Life is regenerated (every 3 min + 5 life points)
(POI) Big Company
(POI) Olympic pool with parking space
(POI) The bridge
Over 140 new loot containers. (Cabinets, barrels, beds, showcases, tables, etc.)
Loot container with audio when opening/closing and also animations.
Improvements

Adjusted mouse sensitivity image
Dealer adjustment of items and quantities from sales (THANKS to @Nobody for the tip)
Adjustment of oven recipes (no overhang or idle)
Music in the woods adjusted.
Fixed bugs in saving and loading games.
Bug fixes

New bed design
Workbench design improved
Water bottle icon size changed to 2x2
Adjustment of the building alignment arrow. (Frosted)
Display of doors improved. View of "opening and closing doors"
New design of the oven
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27 Jul 2024Developer post
PATCH : Alpha 0.033 PERFORMANCE
Newly Added Adjusted logic of drinking water. Wood to wooden bowl (player) to dirty water (fountain) to drinking water (campfire) Fixed Items removed, car parts and car. (Update with new cars to follow) Fixed display error for equipment (vest, pants...) Water source (small pond)
Newly Added

Adjusted logic of drinking water. Wood to wooden bowl (player) to dirty water (fountain) to drinking water (campfire)
Fixed

Items removed, car parts and car. (Update with new cars to follow)
Fixed display error for equipment (vest, pants...)
Water source (small pond) edited.
Lamps adjusted. Color of light and range
Fixed an error in the collision calculation of some trees
Adjusted gold and iron resources on the map.
Zombie "Nathalie", adapted. The pants were removed because there were too many animation errors.
Information bar (bottom right) adapted to the field of view. So no more text errors
Improved

Performance improvement!!!!
Recipe adjustment of dirty water (well)
Recipe adaptation from the Large Plant Bed (Gardening)
Hunger and thirst adjusted. (More thirsty than hungry)
Recipe cost of Ax and Pickaxe increased
Widget Improved. Better menu navigation (drinking, collecting, etc.)
Build menu adjustment (orientation and color of the arrow)
Size adjustment of the hunting lodge
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16 Jul 2024Developer post
PATCH : Alpha 0.033
Newly Added Forge now recognizes twigs as fuel Golden Key (Item) crafting time increased to 3 minutes Primary/Secondary slots with new image Added sounds for destroying building parts Fixed Blacksmith now makes copper ingots Fixed errors in the production of the "Military Equip".
Newly Added

Forge now recognizes twigs as fuel
Golden Key (Item) crafting time increased to 3 minutes
Primary/Secondary slots with new image
Added sounds for destroying building parts
Fixed

Blacksmith now makes copper ingots
Fixed errors in the production of the "Military Equip".
Character settings adjusted (MainMenu)
The night was made a little brighter
Fixed texture error of stars (night).
Fixed translation error in settings (window mode)
Video setting of visibility and effects adjusted
Improved

Coal is used as fuel for the oil pump
The wooden bowl (item) has been removed
Tool repair costs reduced
Flashlight and pole icon size changed to 2x2
Equipment name adjusted
Adjustment of berries (item) regarding collection and consumption
Despawn time of lifeless zombies reduced to 3 minutes
Damage of the P1911 adjusted
Adjusted lighting conditions, flashlights and lamps in general.
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12 Jul 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.032
Innovations 21 new pieces of music (ambient) Respawn time after death set to 20 seconds. (POI) Beach Scene Added events like fireflies (POI) Windmill (POI) Opera House (POI) Basketball court Improvements Sound adjustments (hitting stones) Sound adjustment for the zombies (Hit and
Innovations

21 new pieces of music (ambient)
Respawn time after death set to 20 seconds.
(POI) Beach Scene
Added events like fireflies
(POI) Windmill
(POI) Opera House
(POI) Basketball court
Improvements

Sound adjustments (hitting stones)
Sound adjustment for the zombies (Hit and React)
Fixed collision error on the map
Bug fixes

Updates Survival PACK
Overlay adjustments (HUD and widgets)
Adjusted the wolf's hit reaction, sounds and death animation
All sounds added to the background (footstep noises).
Crafting recipes adapted from equipment, health potions and meat
Improvements to translations and texts
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21 Jun 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.031
Innovations (POI) Observation tower Translations for German, French, Czech, Spanish, Italian and Polish Add enemy sound (movement and death) Films (credits, intro and ending) Distribution of resources Improve all icons and fix a design Improvements Fix animation and zombie attack
Innovations

(POI) Observation tower
Translations for German, French, Czech, Spanish, Italian and Polish
Add enemy sound (movement and death)
Films (credits, intro and ending)
Distribution of resources
Improve all icons and fix a design
Improvements

Fix animation and zombie attack bugs
Fixed texture errors
Fixed bug with trees
Fixed inventory slot bug. The start items are then displayed again.
Fixed minor graphic and overlay errors
Bug fixes

Stamina adjusted
Adjusted resource spawn times
Adjusted lights
Doors adjusted
Widget server adjusted
Collision query for resources improved and a sound added when collecting
Adjustment of the visibility and anti-aliasing settings
Adjustment of inventory slots. Short names will no longer be displayed.
Loot container adjustments
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21 May 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.029
Innovations Construction of the train station with train Street signs and guardrails Clothes shop added (POI) Office building inserted (POI) Add merchants with NPCs and shops in the city Item descriptions and co. enter (English) Improvements SmartAI updates Farming updates Update
Innovations

Construction of the train station with train
Street signs and guardrails
Clothes shop added (POI)
Office building inserted (POI)
Add merchants with NPCs and shops in the city
Item descriptions and co. enter (English)
Improvements

SmartAI updates
Farming updates
Updates Climbing
Easy Swim Updates
Completion of the electricity pylons
After using the bed you could no longer access the inventory.
Fixed a bug with the door mechanics. Doors can now be opened more logically.
Bug fixes

FPS drops and improvement.
Clay, sand and topsoil created better textures.
Created new texture for the normal stones.
Ingame game start postponed to 9 a.m.
Weather variations finally installed and set
Use "ESC" to get out of the open inventory
Graphical adjustments
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1833060/
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18 Apr 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.029
Innovations Starting weapon with ammunition inserted Start of the small town New bank building Animal: Fox entered as well as one on aggressive and normal Enemy life bar adjusted Adding the info box to the main menu. (Discord, bug report and early access info) Added events like b
Innovations

Starting weapon with ammunition inserted
Start of the small town
New bank building
Animal: Fox entered as well as one on aggressive and normal
Enemy life bar adjusted
Adding the info box to the main menu. (Discord, bug report and early access info)
Added events like butterflies and also fireflies
Electricity pylons
Improvements

Adapted to weather changes
Underwater see the collision calculation (balls)
Zombie life bar looks way too early
Widget from the sheet covers the inventory
The time when saving was incorrect
Adjustment of equipment inventory bars
Bug fixes

Landscaping (trees, stones, road)
Place all trees and stones, full map
Sound from the char. Setting 25% less
Sound from menus 25% louder
FPS improvements
Ingame menu all 20% narrower
Save and load game have incorrect orientation
Under Control, make the mouse sensitivity yellow
More wood on the ground
You can now wear more bandages
Adjusted collision of trees.
Roads and curves customization
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28 Feb 2024Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.028
Innovations You can now use a bow and arrow End of game roughly installed (event box) Improve weather changes Drinkable rivers or a stream Arrange a time in bed so you can sleep to skip the night HUD linked to time, date, phase of day and year Sound at nightfall and sound at dayb
Innovations

You can now use a bow and arrow
End of game roughly installed (event box)
Improve weather changes
Drinkable rivers or a stream
Arrange a time in bed so you can sleep to skip the night
HUD linked to time, date, phase of day and year
Sound at nightfall and sound at daybreak
Rocket station added
Improvements

Fix the time error at the bottom left
Bug fixes

Landscaping (trees, stones, road)
Install zombie skins
Char. Beautify and improve settings
Customization of day and night transitions
FPS improvements
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20 Nov 2023Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.025
Innovations Zombies added Possible to loot zombies (green blood, money and rotten flesh) Deer added for loot (meat, bones, fur, teeth and fat) Main menu with new graphics and functions Moving the zombies on surfaces (the zombies and aggressive AI now attack the character.) Added
Innovations

Zombies added
Possible to loot zombies (green blood, money and rotten flesh)
Deer added for loot (meat, bones, fur, teeth and fat)
Main menu with new graphics and functions
Moving the zombies on surfaces (the zombies and aggressive AI now attack the character.)
Added a game ending
Wolf (Agressive)
Create start Arial (safe house)
Improvements

Street sound, the character's footsteps now make noises.
Bug fixes

Landscaping (trees, stones, road)
Loading screen improved
softer lines and familiar in the widgets around the menu
in the menus, remove “Game World”.. there is only one world
more light on the character in the main menu
shorten the word “character adjustments”
Texture defects in tin and co. remedy
FPS improvement to at least 30
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05 Jul 2023Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.026
New added Cultivation of crops "Farming" (tomatoes, corn, potatoes and more) Climbing on objects and walls New UI and overlay in inventory, trading and much more. Over 150 new items Over 30 new recipes Over 20 new plant species (farming) A nursery Gold, Silver, Tin and Nitrate Re
New added

Cultivation of crops "Farming" (tomatoes, corn, potatoes and more)
Climbing on objects and walls
New UI and overlay in inventory, trading and much more.
Over 150 new items
Over 30 new recipes
Over 20 new plant species (farming)
A nursery
Gold, Silver, Tin and Nitrate Resources
A hunter's hut
A fountain
A mill
Added footstep sounds
Added footstep sounds to parts
Sound of a tree falling
Sound when opening inventory
Icon displayed when gathering resources
Sound when hitting the trees
Sound when hitting the stones
Sound when smashing ores
Fixed

Fixed bugs in displaying menus.
Fixed language font bug.
Game start video Size adjusted to the resolution.
Fixed the brightness at night
Fixed sound problems on different backgrounds
In the first person view, the graphic error of another character. fixed.
Inventory size bug fixed
Text bug fixed
Adjusted text field of parts
Background sound bug fixed, now over 20 more sounds
Verbessert

Adjusted day length. 24 hours
Improved FPS in the main menu as well as an enhanced design
Adjusted main menu (colors, moon, textures and lighting)
Adjusted main menu button sound
Adjusted intro resolution
Crosshair adjusted
Gathered item info now in the bottom right corner of the HUD
Street in graphics and art
Storage boxes have new graphics
Set branch stacking to 100
The game starts during the day and not at night
The campfire also uses branches as fuel
Adjusted the sound of the build menus
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03 Apr 2023Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.025
Innovations Swim with the char. now possible Another car "Naddl-Car" added Main menu translated into several languages Main menu with new graphics and functions Improvements Fixed auto sound bug Bug fixes Other Tree Species (Graphic Enhancement) Improved loading screen
Innovations

Swim with the char. now possible
Another car "Naddl-Car" added
Main menu translated into several languages
Main menu with new graphics and functions
Improvements

Fixed auto sound bug
Bug fixes

Other Tree Species (Graphic Enhancement)
Improved loading screen
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07 Mar 2023Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.024
Innovations Launch the new game with gun and ammo 23 new tree species Lootable items (closets, boxes, shelves, etc.) Landscaping (mountain, roads, trees, etc.) Added fog Windmill and fields (landscape) New landscape textures More grass, branches, mountains and transitions Sun and
Innovations

Launch the new game with gun and ammo
23 new tree species
Lootable items (closets, boxes, shelves, etc.)
Landscaping (mountain, roads, trees, etc.)
Added fog
Windmill and fields (landscape)
New landscape textures
More grass, branches, mountains and transitions
Sun and moon
Times of day, with analog/digital clock display
day-night change
Sounds for steps, jumps and more on different surfaces (39x sound types)
Template for "Credits" inserted
New town area with shops and park
bank building
Department store with several stores
A desert city has been added
Beginning of the train station
weather function. 11 new types of weather ranging from rain, sun and clouds to thunderstorms and snow
Story intro installed before a new save
Rocket with launch platform installed
A car with all the basic functions
Improvements

Industry building, doorway edited.
Bug fixes

Increased starting inventory
Starting inventory includes ammo, gun, apples and bandages
FPS improvements - LOD
Start Menu now has fog and graphical improvements.
More character choices
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30 Jan 2023Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.023
Music in the background and action button Languages (English, German, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Czech) have been prepared. due to a UE5 bug, this cannot be used yet. The Brick House (landscape expansion) Open doors Warning if you have saved (only in
Music in the background and action button
Languages (English, German, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Czech) have been prepared. due to a UE5 bug, this cannot be used yet.
The Brick House (landscape expansion)
Open doors
Warning if you have saved (only in text form without screen message)
Resource copper
STEAM Connection to invite friends.
A shovel
Plant soil
Clay
Sand
Weapons workbench
Oil pump
Chemistry station
Multiplayer support
Inventory
Player building system
Main/In-Game Menu (Settings, Save/Load, Server Browser and Server Host menus)
Weapons (melee/ranged)
Weapon attachments
Save system
Thrown Items (Grenades)
Construction law, repair and demolition
Destructible components
Bonfire, Crafting Bench, Wooden Box, Vendor, Oven & Bed (Respawn Point)
First/Third Person
Container Items (Store items inside other items)
Complete equipment system
Item Durability/Repair
Production of objects
Crafting queue system
Target attachments (procedural and standard modes)
Instance resource harvest (cutting trees)
Respawn-System
Fall damage
Placeable C4
Hunger & Dehydration
Weight system
Bleed damage
Armor system
Character system

Grass meshes blocked
Start movie, intro is displayed

Campfire Recipe: Health Potion, Coal
Recipe Forge: Coal, Copper Ingot
Recipe Player: Clothing
Recipe weapons workbench: weapon P1911, weapon M1982, magazine M4A4, magazine P1911, ammo 7.62x39mm, attachments for the M4A4, grenades, attachment red dot, ammo for the shotgun, C4
Recipe Workbench: Forge, Wooden Chest, Lamp, Riot Helmet, Steel Knife, Large Backpack, Flashlight, Water Bottle, Weapon Workbench, Chemistry Workbench, Oil Pump, Copper Wiret
Recipe Oil Pump: Oil
Recipe Chemistry Workbench: Gasoline
Thirst has been reduced
Deleted the "Hovered" sound.
Inventory size backpack ,,Small,, : to 0/65Kg and +4 belt slots, easy assembly and more slots
Inventory size backpack,,Large,,: to 0/90Kg and +6 belt slots, simple construction and even more slots
Chests: Inventory size adjusted
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16 Jul 2022Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.021
Innovations Driving a car, getting on and off the character with animation Crouching of the character. possible Slide the char. (Animation) Climbing Animation Change player view with mouse wheel New animals with animation (crocodile, hippopotamus, lion, lioness, rhinoceros, raven
Innovations

Driving a car, getting on and off the character with animation
Crouching of the character. possible
Slide the char. (Animation)
Climbing Animation
Change player view with mouse wheel
New animals with animation (crocodile, hippopotamus, lion, lioness, rhinoceros, raven, fox, deer, deer, zebra, pig and wolf)
New bridge with lighting
New beach area with parking space
Video studio complex
Doors make noises (opening and closing)
VFX animations (smoke,explosion...)
Explosive Barrel (Caution 😉 )
Open doors with keys
Improvements

Swimming taken out (too many bugs)
PICKUP became Collect, Open and Interact
Improved collision detection on 12 objects
Graphical customization of the "loot bar"
HUD graphically adjusted
Crosshair adjusted
Flashlight set correctly
Bug fixes

Elephant now has collision detection
Fixed bug in first-person camera
Fixed cauliflower bug (names)
Stairs to the house are now functional
Inventory bug with first 2 slots, fixed.
A personal THANK YOU goes to all my game testers!

Skywardqueen
FragThief
Mikba/Basti
Markezzz
Tharin
Kampfkeks
Luckdoc
Ardrana
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02 May 2022Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.021
Innovations Day/night alternation with hour and day counter Compass instead of minimap Compass Marker (Information, Area, Treasure Chest, Base) New Crosshair Added fog New items (3x healing, 5x drinking, 44x food) Street lighting adapted to the "Day & Night" cycle First abili
Innovations

Day/night alternation with hour and day counter
Compass instead of minimap
Compass Marker (Information, Area, Treasure Chest, Base)
New Crosshair
Added fog
New items (3x healing, 5x drinking, 44x food)
Street lighting adapted to the "Day & Night" cycle
First ability "Life Regeneration" added.
Improvements

New HUD and graphical adjustments
Optimization and better background music of ,,Extra_video,,
Bug fixes

Improvements to Save-Load System blueprints and templates
A personal THANK YOU goes to all my game testers!

Skywardqueen
FragThief
Mikba/Basti
Markezzz
Tharin
Kampfkeks
Luckdoc
Ardrana
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18 Mar 2022Developer post
Update: Alpha 0.020
Innovations Added background music in game Streets Landscaping (Seafront House-Street-Walkways) Inventory design and partly with functions Proving ground for game testers Flickering light with sound The first animal with animations Improvements Sound options : Master, Music and S
Innovations

Added background music in game
Streets
Landscaping (Seafront House-Street-Walkways)
Inventory design and partly with functions
Proving ground for game testers
Flickering light with sound
The first animal with animations
Improvements

Sound options : Master, Music and SFX (volume and volume control)
The "Credits Video" redesigned and installed.
FPS improvement in house
Bug fixes

The "Credits Video" can now also be closed and leads back to the main menu
A personal THANK YOU goes to all my game testers!

Skywardqueen
FragThief
Mikba/Basti
Markezzz
Tharin
Kampfkeks
Luckdoc
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