A Message to Our Chinese Players
We want to apologize for the confusion regarding Simplified Chinese support.
The opportunity to properly bring Scavland to the Chinese community came very close to our Early Access release, and as a small independent team, we weren't able to finish the localization in time. And as you all know, this is a very busy year for games with limited release windows, so delaying the release unfortunately wasn't an option for us.
Simplified Chinese was incorrectly listed as supported on our Steam page at release. That was our mistake, and we have since removed it until the official localization is ready. We completely understand the frustration this caused.
Our localization agency is working on the official Simplified Chinese version, which we expect within the next few weeks.
In the meantime, the Chinese community absolutely came in clutch and put together an unofficial Chinese translation pass that is already working in-game. If you'd like to use it while waiting for the official localization, you can find more information in the Chinese Discussions section of our Steam forums.
Please keep in mind that this is a community-made, unofficial translation and is not the final localization.
We're extremely thankful to everyone who volunteered their time to help us find a solution to a problem that was ultimately ours.
Thank you for your patience and support. We hope to properly welcome all of you to Zalesye very soon.
Day One Update
Based on the feedback we've already been receiving, today's update introduces the new Explorer game mode, campfire healing, a much bigger Stash, doubled Stamina, new medical blueprints, and a broad balance pass across survival, traders, armor, items, and mutants.
Update 0.5.169
NEW — EXPLORER GAMEMODE
Added Explorer, a new game mode for players who want to focus more on exploration and progression with a less punishing experience.
More forgiving combat.
Jobs reward Money and Reputation faster.
Keep your equipment when you die (not all backpack items)
Autosave enabled.
NEW FEATURES
Lit Campfires now heal you, with particles, sound, and a healing indicator while recovering. (If good Energy and Hydration)
Added another Player Stash to the world at the hospital (More stashes coming to other areas)
Significantly increased Stash capacity. All Stash locations share the same inventory.
Added new medical blueprints: Advanced Bandage, Army AI-2, IFAK, and Stimpack. Alexei sells them.
Added Quick Load.
Added Camera Shake Intensity to Gameplay settings.
Added an Autosave Interval setting.
Aiming at Friendly NPCs now shows a green reticle; Neutral NPCs show a green dot.
Quest Items now have a marker in the Inventory.
Loot-window expand buttons now have proper names.
COMBAT & SURVIVAL
AI is not shooting outside of the Screen anymore.
Player Stamina has been doubled.
Armor now loses durability more slowly when taking damage.
Guns can now explode below 30% durability instead of 50%.
Suckers have less HP and no longer cause Bleeding.
Small Rats cause less Bleeding.
Mother Rat HP reduced from 350 to 200.
Broad balance pass on Food.
Several medicines have reduced Hunger and Thirst penalties.
Stimpacks are cheaper.
IFAKs now stack up to 3.
ECONOMY, TRADERS & ITEMS
Rebalanced global Buy / Sell rates.
Adjusted the value of many items across the game.
Junk items with no current use have been removed from spawn tables.
Alexei now stocks more IFAKs.
Updated stock and Rank requirements for Anatoly, Nadja, and Petar.
Bortovka is cheaper.
Svarsh is now Scrap-tier.
Gun Field Tools no longer require Gun Lube.
Heavy Armor Repair Kits require less Glue.
Expert Gun and Heavy Armor Repair recipes can now appear in Ultra Rare loot.
NPCs with nothing to sell no longer offer the Trade option.
Adjusted Scrap stack limits.
Nadja's Fetch Jobs now require fewer items.
WORLD
NPC Petar now lives closer to Grigory.
Rain is now less frequent.
Added and improved Campfires throughout the world.
Added a second Player Stash location.
Improved barrel lighting and sprite layering.
Additional sprite-sorting fixes throughout the world.
AUDIO
Headshot impact sound now only plays when the shot actually kills the target.
Additional Quest notification audio polish.
FIXES & QUALITY OF LIFE
Neutral NPCs can no longer be stealth-killed.
Items can no longer be used while talking to NPCs.
Weapons can no longer be fired while the Journal is open.
Improved Gamepad D-pad rebinding and button icons.
Quick-use hotkeys now update correctly after rebinding.
Hunger, Thirst, and other statuses now save correctly.
Canceling a Loot window no longer accidentally opens the Pause Menu.
Improved Dialogue scrolling when many choices are available.
"Hold" prompts are now properly localized.
Item Radial Menu is now shown in the Controls page.
Dropping the Bread no longer breaks Tutorial progression.
Fixed a Bunker door light leak.
Improved AI LOD behavior while talking.
Updated the PM Nikolay description.
Updated Alexei's Portuguese (Brazil) localization.
Removed a leftover Marko dialogue line.
KEEP THE FEEDBACK COMING
Early Access has officially begun, and we're already reading through your feedback, bug reports, reviews, and suggestions.
Remember that you can use the Feedback button directly inside Scavland to send us bug reports, suggestions, balancing feedback, or simply tell us something that doesn't feel right.
This is Day One. There's a lot more to come.
Thank you for helping us build Scavland into the game we know it can become.
— NoShadow Team
