Dear Stormworkers,
For the last 6 months we have been working on a 200 square Kilometre mainland with airports, trainlines, rivers, mountains, fjords, towns, and hundreds of thousands of trees.
This is the next major update and it is arriving this Wednesday 16th October 16:30 UTC!
We are super excited to share this new update with you! Here is what to expect:
Huge Forest Fires
Trees now grow on most islands - hundreds of thousands in total. They can be uprooted and set on fire, and the fire will spread. Direction of wind and rain both effect how fires will spread. Tree fire can be extinguished in the same way as other fires, and fire breaks can be created by uprooting trees. The fire will continue to simulate and spread even if you are not nearby. As we understand, this is the first true forest fire simulation in a first person game.
While these fires can start with just 1 tree, they quickly get out of hand and can result in very challenging firefighting problems, permanent damage to the environment, and risk to life.
5x View Distance
We are increasing view distance in the game by x5. This means you can see up to 20km away, which is extremely useful when navigating, and especially when flying. There is a new view distance slider in the graphics settings so players can control their experience.
200 Square Kilometre Island
We have added a huge new island location to the world, with mountains, fjords or sounds, rivers, operable bridges, docks, airports, trainlines, towns and more. This new location also has new missions.
We can't wait to share this update with you very soon. Join us on Discord on Wednesday and celebrate the big update launch with us!
Much love <3
The Stormworks Developers