Dear survivors!
A huge and awaited update for the demo has arrive! We’ve made tons of changes, improvements, and tweaks — all shaped by your feedback. Now it’s your turn to dive back in and let us know what you think!
Remember: your voice matters, and we always follow your requests, so feel free to quote on Discord and Steam.
Changes
Features:
Added naked villager models (yes, with genitals)
New NPCs footstep VFX
New VFX foot track ton for the NPCs
Added mouse sensitivity and motion blur options
Added a new heavy attack for the player
Added new voice-over and text messages on all random events and now your character speaks when interacting with dead animals for the first time;
Added new player character voice-over for day/night cycle, looting and Village Management;
Now your character consumes stamina on block and has better block detection based on attack direction.
Added torches for the NPCs
Added new items into the looting spots
Fixes:
Localization updates
Various graphical changes and improvements
Tons of optimization and bugfixes
Updated the village management system
Various balance fixes with the Plague
Various balance fixes for the village
Changed Stone Spear damage from 130 to 80; Throwing Spear damage from 30 to 80;
Increased Plague Medicine find chance (50 to 90 in some loot places);
NPC graphics improvements
Removed some useless quests
Fixed the Plague spot interaction time so that a player could avoid catching a Plague for the first time
Changed rain and fog chances to appear
Various village immersion changes
Overall, more than 150 fixes and changes were made and we will be happy to hear your thoughts about it.
How can I share my feedback?
Join our Discord server for real-time support, updates, and more. You can leave your feedback there and seek help from the devs and fellow players.
If you have any questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to tag our community manager @lutra_lutra for help.
You can also post on the Steam Community Hub, where our team is actively monitoring feedback.
After you test the game, we will ask you to complete a survey on your impressions and rate different aspects of the game. This feedback will help us improve Nested Lands and enhance your future gaming experience. You will find the link to the survey in the game menu. We will also remind you about it and post the link on our Discord and Steam accounts.
A Demo Is a Work in Progress
The Nestled Lands Demo represents an early glimpse into the world we are building. While it's fully playable, please note that many features and systems are still under active development. For example:
Multiplayer is not available yet
Only a limited number of biomes can be explored
Some enemies are not included
Difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard, custom) are not implemented (the demo runs on a single preset difficulty)
The quest system is being actively expanded and refined
NPCs are undergoing some polish (facial animations, voice acting, etc.)
…more changes and refinements are in the works at this very moment!
This is just the beginning! As development continues, much more new content will be added, existing content polished, and gameplay depth enhanced. We appreciate your patience and feedback, and we are excited to share more with you in the future!
Thanks for Playing!
Your support and feedback during the demo phase mean everything to us. Nestled Lands is being shaped by players just like you, actively improved with the community’s help. And we’re just getting started.
Stay vigilant, – The Nested Lands Team