Update to v0.5.0.2. - TEST BRANCH - UPDATED

16 Apr 2021Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

A new update for the test branch.

IMPORTANT

Some languages like Simplified Chinese are still work in progress!

How to join the test branch?

Some of you probably have not done this before, so we have a small guide:

Prerequisite:
You must have Medieval Dynasty in your library – obviously.

The procedure

Open your game library.
Right Click on Medieval Dynasty there.
Open properties.
Select the tab "BETAS".
Enter this password below the dropdown in the field:

3v491vMVZnvp3

Press CHECK CODE
Use the drop down and select “public_beta - Public Beta Branch”*.
Press Close

Steam should now download this version of the game.

IMPORTANT! PLEASE SAVE YOUR LIVE VERSION SAVES GAME BEFORE ACCESSING THE BETA BRANCH!

Just in case something goes awry!

Saves can be found here:

AppData > Local > Medieval_Dynasty > Saved > SaveGames

*Steam labels those builds as "beta"(see bullet points), so do not be too confused!

Update Notes

New sounds for Rabbit trap: open and close.
New sounds for Donkey.
New sounds for Blacksmithing: forge with bellows.
New sounds for Blacksmithing: anvil - hardening in bucket.
Swedish language.
Dutch language.
New resource deposits: Copper, Tin, Iron, Salt.
New resource items: Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Copper Bar, Tin Bar, Bronze Bar, Iron Bar. (Some NPC production settings may reset now)
New copper tools/weapons: Hammer, Axe, Hoe, Shovel, Sickle, Knife, Arrow, Bolt, Spear.
New bronze tools/weapons: Hammer, Axe, Hoe, Shovel, Sickle, Scythe, Knife, Arrow, Bolt, Spear, Pickaxe.
New animations for NPCs working in the Tavern.
New workbench: Forge.
New vendor presets system.
Family for Raimund. (In saved games they will spawn after the season change)
Dough will now appear on the bakery shovel and in the stove before becoming baked food.
Fish or Meat will now appear on the Firebox during crafting.
New village - Tutki. (Formerly Raimund's home)
New system that generates interesting places on the map each season such as carts with items. (Old carts on the map are now belong to this system)
New mount: Donkey. Can be bought in the new village - Tutki. (They will spawn in saved games after the season change)
Compass icons for specific vendor types.
Status icons next to the NPC names when interacting with them.
Forge now has a fire during crafting.
Firebox in Tavern now has a fire during crafting.

When saving the game, wild animals will now remember their HP and position.
Transferring whole stack of coins. (The decimal value was left in the inventory)
Sometimes the numbers of transferred/dropped items are wrong.
Trying to assign people to a building while having no villagers displays "no building" instead of "no people".
Cannot skip intro with gamepad.
Hop and fruit trees do not show as ready to harvest in the field menu.
Terrain has too low grid density at high FOV values.
Levitating trees on the map.
Animal buttons cannot be clicked in the assignment menus.
Chopped trees left alone drop infinite feathers with each save/reload.
Chopped trees after loading the game turn into regular logs with a different rotations, so they sometimes fall under the map.
Mothers are still assigned to the workplace first season after childbirth.
Alwin story V - if he is sitting when the player accepts the quest, he does not get up and follow.
Fish does not light up in inspector mode, after being shot.
Reduced the occurrence of an issue with dangling NPCs over seated NPCs.
Cutting branches from a felled tree and chopping it into logs does not give any technology points.
Wrong hit sounds of House and Hen House foundations.
Sometimes the horse "zips" to the player when summoned.
The player can sometimes fall under the map after using the unstuck.
Different items appear in hand than on HUD.
Horse will now be more likely to stop when walking into objects.
The player can mount another horse when being already on a horse.
The player can freeze in aiming state after opening and closing menu during aiming.
Mouse input still registers while in ESC menu.
House problems after switching to the heir.
Sometimes an NPC with a torch has an idle animation (e.g., crossing hands) when the player is talking to it.
Builder Trance does not work for fences.
On season change the character will not be teleported to home, when the character is sitting on a horse.
If the player stopped crafting before finishing all the items, the workbench animations are playing anyway.
Issue causing player to stand/sit too far away from loom, spinning/pottery wheel if player cancelled crafting before character was able to fully move to the position.
Hammer mode menu can be displayed during Event card.
Fish Tart now uses Salted Fish instead of Dried Fish.

Sounds in new animations of cooking: Cauldron and Firebox, for Male and Female NPC.
The frequency of sounds for farm animals has been reduced.
Mixed sounds of wind.
Item descriptions.
Building descriptions.
Skills descriptions.
Technologies descriptions.
Furniture descriptions.
Knowledge tab descriptions.
Tutorial messages.
NPCs now fertilize chunks on fields (with set target seeds) regardless of a season.
Dialogue UI.
Radial menus icons.
English language.
Brazilian language.
French language.
Czech language.
Turkish language.
Italian language.
Russian language.
Polish language.
Ukrainian language.
German language.
Chinese language.
Spanish language.
Interacting with chest in buildings shows the name of that building.
Changed the building name from Sewing to Sewing Hut.
Changed the workstation name from Spinning Wheels to Spinning Wheel.
Changed name for item parameter from Health Points to Durability.
Changed name from Fertilizer to Fertiliser.
Changed name for skill and technology from Crafting to Production and Production Technology.
Changed name for category in Tailoring Table from Tailoring to Miscellaneous.
The name of the points required for next level in skill are now Experience Points instead of Skill Points.
Changed name for the professions in Barn to Farmer (works on fields and orchards) and Barn Worker (threshes grain and produces other items).
Hidden HUD allows to use Inventory tab etc.
Feathers are collected automatically after felling the tree.
Many of the already existing interactions provide additional Technology Points.
The assortment of vendors has been increased.
The number of vendors on the map has been increased.
Stable technology requirement lowered from 5000 to 2000.
Apiary technology requirement lowered from 9000 to 5000.
Field management is not cropped during seed selection.
The number of seasons to complete Challenges increased by 1.
Traveling merchant Event - new option if the player has diplomacy maxed out.
Decreased items icon size in quickslot radial menu.
Food that is being fried now changes depending on the recipe.
Firebox animation for the player is now faster.
Item selection optimizations.
Anvil and Forge models.
Anvil animations for the player and NPCs.
Forge animations for the player and NPCs.
Night Rider talent no longer increases animation speed for the horse.
Scythe holding animation for NPCs.
Spears and Throwing Rocks will now automatically start aiming if the player has more than one of them in the inventory and is holding right action button after throwing.
The duration of the alcohol intoxication effect is increased.
Some iron items, feathers and wines had their parameters changed.
Some items e.g., saddlebags or Saddle no longer require Iron in production and now use Tin Bar instead.
Workers and animals limits are now added to the description in building radial menu.
Smithy recipes are now sorted in a different way.
The length of the cave depends on whether it has a Mine building.
Toddlers have more clothes to put on.

Update to v0.5.0.1.

ADDED

Double click detection in UI.
Icon for flirting option in dialogue.
New sounds for the Bull.
Crafting menu displays information about recipe: durability, price, food, water etc.
New music in game.

FIXED

When talking to seamstress they have the tavern icon instead of sewer.
Saving and reloading makes fresh chopped logs disappear.
When using inspector mode, you are unable to see fresh chopped logs.
NPCs from a player's village with the profession of vendor.
HUD tutorial does not scale properly for different aspect ratios.
HUD knowledge tutorial now also hides when HUD should be hidden.
Getting on a mount illuminates the cave.
When Alwin sits during a quest where the player supposed to take him somewhere, he cannot get up.
Some quests require iron tools but now they are further in the Technology.
Donkey is "kicking".
Bronze Spear is disappearing after being thrown.
Bronze Bolt mesh rotation.
Spears or arrows stuck in trees might keep hovering in the air after cutting down the tree.
Camera movement is cancelling timed interactions if the player was within max interaction distance from interacted object.
An issue causing the player to be stuck when trying to mount while crouching.
Being able to open sleep menu at campfire in small simple house.

UPDATED

The age of the animals is considered in production.
Toddler idles animations in fall and winter.
Toddler walking animation.
New model for the mine building.
Czech language.
Polish language.
Portuguese language.
Dutch language.
Swedish language.
Spanish language.
The position of horse equipment in inventory.
Economy changed. The base selling factor is now 50% instead of 35% and buy factor is now 150% instead of 200%.
Animals price with same new price factors as items.
Nerfed last level of barter skill so now it gives 30% instead of 40%.
Music in game.
Sounds for Foal Male, Foal Female, Bull, Calf Male, Calf Female.
NPC name changed from Racimir to Racimiar.
Caves with the built Mine are lighted by torches.
Item related inputs in HUD are now hidden when the player is on mount.
Adjusted chance to destroy for bronze and copper arrow/bolts depending on material type.

Update to v0.5.0.2.