Hey everyone!
We had a few hiccups getting the update out today, but it's up now, and already patched.
Most notably the update brings a new multiplayer lobby system to make joining and hosting games with friends (or even strangers) much easier and a new Animal Companion feature that introduces two new companion mobs that you can earn and summon to fight by your side throughout the game.
The animal companion system will be getting more love and updates over the next few months, so be on the lookout for some features like a companion inventory, armor and a companion level system that mirrors how weapon skills level up. We're really excited to keep working on this system and bringing a whole new taming skill to the game that lets you tame new beasts once the mainland opens up and new creatures can be discovered.
As always, here are the patch notes for the update!
Major Update - Beta 1.1.1
New:
- Animal Companion feature!
- 2 animal companions
- Giant crab claw item
- New Hunter NPC
- New multiplayer lobby system
- Password protection for hosted games
- Public hosted games
- AI resistances and weaknesses system
Improved:
- Time of day now persists through sessions
- Made Sen’s tutorial quest more clear
- Better AI interactions. Now wild animals and monsters can fight each other!
- New Tough Boar mobs
- New Big Ol’ Crab textures
Fixed:
- Fixed all masks to be considered “masks” and no longer hats.
- Fixed all mask icons to show masks instead of hats.
- Fixed a bug with the tutorial stone door quest
- Fixed an issue with Bernard’s backpack sometimes missing
- Fixed a few issues with day/night cycle quests for Witch’s Eve