Hello everyone!

Our holiday event is now over, but we’ve decided to keep the Jingle Shells item (which was contained in the hidden gift box) permanently in the game! We appreciate the feedback that has been shared about limited-time events like this, and we’ll be sure to keep all of that in mind for future holiday events.

We’ve also got a few small bug fixes in this patch, so check out the notes below for more details.

Jingle Shells!

• The festive loddle toy that was introduced in December is now a permanent craftable item!
• The recipe for this toy is unlocked alongside the recipes for the Kelp Chew and the Loddle Buddy. If you already had these two recipes unlocked, you should now see a Jingle Shells recipe when you visit the Crafting Station.
• If you haven’t yet unlocked the recipes for the Kelp Chew and the Loddle Buddy, you can do so by petting a loddle for the first time.

Changes:

• The “Who Needs Oxygen?” achievement now only requires you to run out of oxygen once instead of ten times. To anyone who already completed the achievement: We admire your dedication, and we’re sorry for how tedious it was!
• The fifth inventory hotbar slot can now be highlighted by pressing 5 on the keyboard.
• The delay before quick depositing starts (triggered by holding out an item near a Recycle Bot) has been reduced.
• Settings configured via the Options menu (except for custom keybinds) will no longer be stored in the Steam Cloud, allowing for different settings configurations on different devices (e.g. Steam Deck vs. desktop PC).

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that caused objectives to not be tracked properly after switching away from the Objectives tab.
• Fixed an issue with ceiling lights in GUPPI Campus shining through walls.
• Fixed an issue with a Star Kelp tree outside of Tangle Bay not correctly saving and loading.
• Fixed an issue with Recycle Bots enabling the collection of partially nibbled fruit.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the wrong item to be removed from your inventory when tossing an entire item stack using the mouse.
• Mac - Fixed an issue that was hiding higher resolution options after a lower resolution option was selected.

- Loddlenaut Team