FreeHolder Steam Alpha 3 Hotfix 3
2.5.2017
Announcements
Revamped Tool System
Finally, I have remade the tool system according to the astute suggestions of a number of different players. Tools are now tracked on a separate ledger on a categorical basis and everyone uses them automatically, until the durability is consumed and you must make another one. Gone are the obnoxious days of switching around tools - now it is a global bonus.
Because tool durability now exists, I have removed the questionable "Customization" skill of the Artisan and replaced it with "Toolsmithing." When the artisan makes a tool, he or she adds 50% to its maximum durability. I think you will see immediately how useful this is.
This update should not mess with save compatibility per se, but all of your equippable tools have become useless, except for the bows for hunting which will also be turned into a tool with durability in the next hotfix. Tools will only help you if they are now crafted on the active tools screen, accessed by clicking the "Tools" category from the crafting ledger.
You are going to continue to see hotfixes with great frequency, going back and forth between coding new features and bug-squishing. To that end, I will be hopping on the forums later today to gather up feedback and new bug reports. Thank you all. Hiatus is over.
New Features
-Revamped tool system - global bonuses with durability now implemented.
Changes
-Artisan skill "Customization" replaced with "Toolsmithing."