Hey Voyagers, it's Michael (Spacenorth) here!
We're thrilled to share our first major update to the Steam demo! These past few two months have been incredibly busy as we've been implementing so many changes based on your amazing feedback.
From completely reworking our hunger system to enhancing combat mechanics, improving nighttime gameplay, and adding long-requested features like key rebinding and an unstuck system - this update touches a ton of the game. We've also made substantial improvements to crafting interfaces and added plenty of visual polish across the board.
As we continue to develop the demo, we are still making foundational changes to the game. This means we will be wiping save data between each update. If you would like to keep a memory of your Nera, we recommend taking a video and sharing your final screenshots before you update the game. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
For this update, we're trying something new - video patch notes! We thought it would be fun to show rather than just tell you about all these changes. Check out the video to see these improvements in action and get a closer look at some of the visual updates we've made to the ocean, character animations, and environmental effects.
Let us know what you think about this format! We're always looking to improve how we communicate changes with our community. Is there anything specific you'd like to see in future patch note videos?
We can't wait to hear your thoughts on all these changes. If you’ve played, please share your thoughts in our survey and through our FeatureUpvote board!
Also, a quick reminder that this Thursday at 12PM PT, we will be showcasing our first official biome, The Reef with our Producer, Steph, our World Design Director, Christina and Senior Environmental Artist, Kyle. Stay tuned on twitch.tv/Voyagers of Nera.
As always, thank you for your feedback and support as we keep adding more to Voyagers!
See you on the waves! 🌊
- Michael and the Treehouse Team