Hey there!
We finally finished our work on the upcoming update! The next 2 weeks we test all the new features that were added to the game. You can expect the update to go live on August 26.
Check out the additions and changes coming with the update:
Additions
- Playable intro sequence
- Tutorial hints for new players
- Weather effects
- Game progression feedback
- New resources and materials
- Convertible materials (e.g. planks to sticks)
- New stations
- Stations can be upgraded for further recipes
- Categorized blueprints in station menus
- New items
- New equipment
- New processing recipes added
- Cooking recipes added
- New unlockable abilities
- Tools can be unequipped
- Visually improved depletion of resources
- New visual effects and particles added
- Whale song events
- Player slow down when overweight
- Random loading screen hints
Changes
- Reworked spear charging mechanic and animation
- Reworked station models
- Improved texture quality for some models
- Stations need specific fuel types
- Reworked station menus
- Equipment can be unequipped in the player menu
- Corals are now harvestable by grabbing
- Improved wooden raft sailing animation
- Visually improved map table animation
- General UI improvements
- Added sound effect for rare loot
Balancing
- Added new resource spawn areas
- Rebalanced resource amounts
- Rebalanced respawn time for most resources
- Rebalanced burn time for different fuel types
- Rebalanced tool unlock costs
- Rebalanced tool effectiveness (knife and axe)
- Rebalanced equipment costs
- Rebalanced equipment effects
- Rebalanced unlock conditions for abilities
- Rebalanced ability effects
- Rebalanced consumable effects (e.g. food nutrition)
- Rebalanced stack sizes for different resources/materials
Fixes
- Fixed some issues that led to game crashes
- Fixed savegame issues
- Fixed some minor UI problems
Please comment and tell us what you think!
Cheers,
NIGHTBOX
