Hello Community,
I am very happy to present to you a big new update for my game!
This update includes numerous improvements, expansions, revisions, and bug fixes.
My goal is to continuously improve the gameplay experience, and I hope you enjoy this update and that it may even lead to better feedback. As a solo developer, I work on this project with a lot of passion and try to implement your feedback as best as I can.
Thank you very much for your support and feedback, I’m really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the update!
Info
I’m already working on another major update that is planned to release in the near future. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to include everything I had planned in this update, but I’m doing my best to finish it before Halloween.
Lost Island
I have thoroughly reworked the island. The world now looks much more overgrown and not as open as before. This prevents you from looking too far into empty areas, which improves the atmosphere and makes the overall world feel more cohesive. My goal was to make the island feel more inviting and immersive.
Ocean & Ponds
I have reworked the water across all available maps to make it look much more realistic.
The ocean now features stronger waves and beautiful foam crests.
Rivers and ponds have also been updated and now look more natural and believable.
Underwater World
The underwater world has been completely redesigned and now feels much more atmospheric. In the next update, it will become even more lively and varied.
Food & Wate
An important change I made is the consumption of food and water. From now on, you will use less overall, and even while sprinting the values decrease more slowly. This should make the system more balanced—neither too little nor too much.
Loot Bag on Death
The loot bag has received a new look and is now also shown on the Multi-Deck so you can easily see where it is. However, this also adds a bit of challenge, since your navigator is stored inside your bag. So you have two options: either remember the location, or place a second Multi-Deck at your home.
Animals
I’ve made further improvements to the animals. Some players reported stuttering when animals were far away or when passing close to trees or similar objects. This issue has now been optimized and should no longer be as noticeable.
Mountain
Tropical Island
Red Desert
Optimizations
I am always doing my best to optimize the game as much as possible. However, it can happen that performance may improve or decrease slightly after an update. Since KeepUp Survival switched from UE4 to UE5, it has become more performance-intensive, which can make it harder to run on older PCs. As many of you have already noticed, the performance on Lost Island is currently not as good as on the other maps. Still, it’s important to me that older hardware continues to be well supported.
Recommended Settings
For modern hardware: Use DX12 and TSR or TAA. For older hardware: TAA is recommended.
Alternatively, starting the game with DX11 may give better results.
General Fixes
Various smaller bugs have been fixed to improve the gameplay experience and stability.
If you have any questions or feedback, let me know! Thank you for your support and have fun with the game!
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