Howdy, partners!
After the dust has settled on our first month of beta we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for participating and showing us how much you care about this little game of ours. We can’t wait to hear your feedback while you continue exploring the ever-expanding Wild West, where adventure knows no bounds!
Thanks to your responses on our Discord we have decided to try out a schedule where we strive to update the game once per month.
Before we start, remember that what we are showing is still work in progress so there might be crashes, weird behavior, or stuff missing. Make sure you use the in-game bug reporting tool or the Discord channel to report them.
So with that out of the way let’s venture into Patch Notes:
New Copper Tier
We have noticed the abrupt impact to the gameplay when going from stone to iron and have introduced a new resource in between - copper.
With this new resource, we have adjusted some of the recipes and also introduced Copper Tier items: copper axe, pickaxe, shovel, torch, lamp, and bonfire with pot.
Tools and craftables
Straw Bed
In the beginning, we only had one type of bed, which might have been a bit too hard to build, especially in the early stages of the game. So we have introduced a lower tier to allow faster base building out in the wild. Not that fancy, but does its job!
Cheap Chest
We heard you loud and clear about the chest problem:
So expect to be able to craft a cheaper version that has more space for items. Progress!
Quests UI (WIP)
Quests are important in any cowboy's journey and remembering them even more so. Thus we started implementing a Quest Log so you can keep track of your progress. Mind you the UI is still a work in progress so it won’t be shiny in all the places.
Partial new UI
Besides Quest UI you’ll be able to notice new UI in other places, this is all part of our UI overhaul. The UI overhaul will continue over multiple future updates. This also includes BIGGER description text, as we have seen in some playthroughs that people were struggling with reading it. (Sorry about that 😣)
Charging Cow
Cows will no longer stand around idle and be cute while you do all your shenanigans. Try to mess with them and you’ll know bovine wrath!
No profession in the character creator
Due to the low impact, it had on the start of the game, professions have been removed. Decide your path by the way you survive and thrive in the wild.
Butter hair
With croissant ears & taco nose, we had to top it off with some smooth looking butter hair.
Cactus Hat
Fashion has always been timeless so the Wild West is getting more hats. Show off your style even with a lack of resources. Introducing: the Cactus Hat.
We are eager to see y'all play and to hear your thoughts. Make sure to join our Discord if you haven’t already and let us know how the cowboy life is treating you.
In case you haven’t started playing already, what are you waiting for?! The Beta is LIVE right now so make sure to go sign up for a key on dontdieinthewest.gg/signup or join our Discord and ask for a key in the #request_beta_key channel.
Now, as the sun sets over this batch of updates I leave you with this small teaser of what is to come in the future of Don’t Die in the West!
Warm howdies,
The Don't Die in the West team