The Withering Update 2.0.0.19 is now live!
The latests 2.0.0.19 update has been silently rolled out last night. This update is probably the most important update to be released, as it introduces an enormous amount of changes and improvements under the hood. It is mostly focused on the player character mechanics and the way they are being processed during runtime.
Important Information
With 2.0.0.19 update, the player character mechanics have been expanded and reworked to allow for a universal player character game components. What it means is that after this update, I will be able to fairly easily and quickly implement new playable characters without having to redesign an entire inventory and stats systems for each new character.
This was one of the most important steps in the development and now that it has been implemented, I will be focusing on preparing the build for the main branch replacement.
Important Information
With this update, players are being introduced to a few new members of the underground survivors. Each character has an independent progression in stats, equipment loadout, yet have the access to the shared camp resources and storage.
New Recipes
Additionally, new firearms crafting recipes are being introduced with this update. Players are now able to craft multiple firearms with different rarity grades.
Community Testing
I would like to thank everybody who is actively participating in the public beta testing for 2.x, and would like to encourage players to report any new issues if they are to be discovered that are specifically related to the new multi character system introduced with this update. Such as:
Inventory system issues
Data saving / loading
Shared inventory collection (Storage, shared Camp related systems)
Stats and Equipment
If players discover the issues with the mentioned above mechanics, please do report them in Feedback or Bugs and Troubleshooting threads.
Feedback
Please leave your thoughts, feedback and ideas in the following thread:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/427950/discussions/0/2741975115076574273/
Please feel free to ask questions in that thread as well.
Gaining Access to BETA
Please note that this update is for the game's BETA branch only. To gain access to the BETA branch please follow the steps below:
1) In the Steam game library right click The Withering and select properties
2) In the properties window, switch to BETAS tab on top
3) Enter gimmebetapls in beta access code and click on Check Code
4) Select the Public Beta Branch from the drop down menu and allow Steam to download the new build
If you do not see the Public Beta Branch, please make sure you entered the code correctly.
Thank you!