Hello there. The long waited update is finally here and we will be focusing on that mostly in this week's devlog.

Weekly wipe server changing to bi-weekly

Players who enjoy playing on servers that are wiped frequently. We felt like one week was too short a time and those servers are very unpopulated so we wanted to extend the wipe cycle by a week to give more time to play on a single cycle. We will be changing them to only wiping them every other week to give more time to play before wiping.

Patch notes

Check out the updated video! [previewyoutube=daxzB8x93Uk;full][/previewyoutube]

New features

10 new islands were added around the existing map
New feedback page and ability to report players for hacking
Drivable boats that are found on the chest and around the map
New types of point of interest areas
Hostile NPCs
Bunkers
Respawn screen to choose where to spawn after death
Expanded starting quest line
Added compendiums quests
Added research paper quest line to acquire research papers
New songs for water and autumn biome
Added new "kummeli" landmarks on some smaller islands
Compendium islands are now only accessible if completed 50% of the compendium
Added blueprints that can be crafted from research papers. These give you the ability to craft new items
Status effects - Cold status is now added in the snow biome to give better feedback to players when they are losing more energy - Safe zone status effect is now added when a player is not allowed to aim their weapons.
New items - 4 new weapons - 3 new hairstyles - Tea and coffee bottles - 2 drivable boats - Solar panel with battery - Water sprinkler - 3 new fish - Radio that plays game music - New hat: Strawberry hat. Gives a passive health regeneration buff when equipped

Changes

Ammo is now dropped on death
Reworked the fish spawns to spawn more fish on one spot. Now regions differentiate the fish spots from each other more
New quick join window for new players to help them find servers easily
Turret changes - Turret radius 15% bigger - Increased damage by 35% - Disabled status less duration from 60 40 seconds - Passive mode now has a green light and aggressive yellow
Gas stove cooking time is 90% faster compared to other cooking places
Normal walking now consumes 25% less energy
Loot chests are now reset even if the player leaves items inside them
New offline messages were added to tell if the player's house has decayed while they were offline
Quests now have icons in the menu
Lowered 2nd-floor upgrade wooden planks to 70 from 100
Music should now play more often
Hiking backpack carrying capacity increase doubled from 4 to 8
Made guns harder to find in order to make crafting weapons more common
Changed 4Netplayers prices to match their website
CPU and GPU optimizations
Building on cliffs is now allowed and should not show the "placing too high" error
Telescopic reel now makes fishing while using it 20% faster to make it better late game equipment
Using any item that is crafted with the "Water Bottle" item now gives you back the "Empty Bottle". You can Exchange this back into a water bottle from vendors around the islands. We will later add a water pump object for filling the bottle
Some changes to the admin log reports
Cabinets can now be attached to the walls
House can also be exited by clicking the UI text
Changed motor sound and wind turbine now has sound

Fixes

Fixed stove becoming invisible
Fixed 2nd house upgrade was blocked due to the windmill model blocking it
Fixed trading duplication bug
Fixed fireplace and bonfire cooking duplication bug
Made joining more reliable
Placing tent task now autocompletes if you already have a home
Tasks now progress when looting from the chest
Selling and buying from James general store now completes quest tasks
Farming funds and some other quest should now successfully complete
Electricity consumption should now always appear correctly in the crafting bench menu
Turrets should no longer steal electricity from neighbouring houses
Fixed combat status staying on after death

What is next?

For now, we want to keep updating and polishing the current experience. Follow the roadmap for more detailed plans on updates.

[ 2022-09-16 07:41:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Longvinter
Uuvana Studios

Developer

Uuvana Studios

Publisher

2022-02-24

Release

RPG Adventure Simulation MMO Multiplayer Coop EA

Key features

Hand-crafted open-world - explore, learn and take advantage of the surrounding nature. Learn the best fishing and berry spots and build your camp near them to maximize your income
PVP - You're not the only one trying to succeed on the island. Make alliances, defend and conquer new areas you find valuable
Building - You can build anywhere you want with anyone you want. Pick a spot for your tent, get yourself a campfire going, and start expanding. Store all your valuables inside the tent, which only you can access
Crafting - Instantly combine two or more items into something new at a workbench
Farming - Grow food for yourself or sell it to make money
Sandbox - Do whatever you want, wherever you want, with whoever you want. There are no rules or tasks. Make the game what you want it to be
Trading - Sell your knowledge and rare items to players that are willing to pay for them and make constant money from selling to camp vendors
Dedicated Server tools
Free content updates