The next patch is now available on Steam in public beta for Windows and MacOS! Instructions for opting into public beta at bottom of this post.
NOTE: Game saves and wolves are compatible with the last patch, v1.0.8q, as is multiplayer -- you can do multiplayer games with people who do not have this beta.
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BETA 4
IMPROVEMENTS:
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* Naptime for Pups music track now plays when pups are sleeping at the rendezvous site (as well as when sleeping at the den).
BUGS FIXED:
* Some hunting tutorial tips can disappear almost immediately.
* In multiplayer, when health is exactly at 40%, the "can't do Quick Heal" notification does not get displayed properly.
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BETA 3
IMPROVEMENTS:
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* Another adjustment to time passage in Slough Creek multiplayer accelerated mode so newborn ungulates are born at about the same time as in the past.
BUGS FIXED:
* A few more gaps in deep snow in Amethyst.
* Minor memory leak from animal tracks functionality
* Cannot rename or edit wolf after certain rare sequence of events in wolf customizer.
* After player disabled anti-aliasing in game graphics settings, distant water bodies will rise above ground when player-wolf sprints.
* Issues with rapid clicking on the Continue button in Age Perks.
* One type of boulder in Slough Creek always has snow on it.
* Removed a few unnecessarily blocked words from the badword filter.
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BETA 2
IMPROVEMENTS:
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* Minor adjustments to NPC and pup coat odds (reduced odds of Life is Rough coats, increased odds of some NPC-only coats).
BUGS FIXED:
* Multiplayer: If timing is just right (or rather, just wrong), player joining during the newborn pups scene can cause game to stall.
* Multiplayer: In rare situations, host transfer fails to be initiated properly for some players.
* Changed moose meat chunk scent color to match living moose scents better.
* A few gaps in deep snow in Amethyst.
* On main menu, file sync panel can occasionally conflict when trying to log into account.
* Minor terrain and vegetation issues.
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BETA 1
IMPROVEMENTS:
:
* When using controller, D-Pad now navigates down through the FamilY Tree pulldown list of snapshots.
* Increased the volume of elk gallop sound effect.
* Increased odds of snowfall somewhat.
* Adjusted the timing of the newborn ungulate subqeust in multiplayer accelerated time mode, so that should appear a day sooner.
* Minor refinements to animal tracks in deep snow.
BUGS FIXED:
* Degraded performance, mainly noticeable on low-end computers.
* In certain situations, multiplayer games which are closed will still appear in the lobby.
* Some spots with gaps in the deep snow surface.
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TO GET THE BETA BUILD
1) In the Steam app, go to your Library, then right-click on the WolfQuest: AE name in the left column and choose Properties.
2) Then go to the Betas tab and select the WQ current Beta option in the pulldown. No password is necessary. Steam should then start downloading it. Later you can switch back to the public version in that Betas tab, by selecting NONE in that pulldown.