0.1.51 is now available.

Patch notes

New

• Added eucalyptus and papaya trees to the biome generation.

• Added small tree variations with beehives to the biome generation.

• Added ginger, mint and tobacco plants to the biome generation.

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Note that biome generation happens at the start of a new game, meaning old save files won't generate them.

Fixes

• Fixed wine rack not able to be placed on structures and rafts.

• Fixed huge dropbox not able to be built on a single story building if it has a ceiling.

• Fixed dead unharvested animals disappearing on save and load.

• Fixed right journal discovery page having odd angles sometimes.

• Fixed spinning, stuck or flying raft.

• Fixed save confirmation pop-up opening by accident on controllers.

• Fixed shark teeth not floating.

• Fixed raft sent to the sky when un-pausing after a long time.

• Fixed teas glowing sometimes.

Quality of Life

• Increased cooking time by 50%

• Renamed from "potato sack" to "fertilizer sack" in the journal item requirement for mulch and manure sacks.

• Adjusted LOD distances for various plants.

• Raft now has rotation limits. If by any reason it's upside down, it will auto-fix itself.

• All conditions appear under the discovery section on the journal with clear description of cause and treatment.

• Reduced yucca spawn rate.

• Player is warned when their body temperature is hot.

• Starting temperature is regular (was previously slightly hot to give a head start from being cold).

• Increased duration of sunny and rainy weather cycles. Can be sunny up to 16 hours and rainy up to 8.5 hours.

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Improved conditions

There are new and improved conditions, with multiple ways of preventing and treating them.

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Parasites

Cause: Eating raw meat introduces parasites.

Severity: Severity of parasites increases with continued consumption, requiring more treatment.

Effect: Parasites drain vitamins and proteins, depleting these vitals faster.

Treatment: Consuming ginger tea and yucca tea will treat parasites.

Food poisoning

Cause: Eating random plants with negative effects, unknown food, and drinking contaminated water will lead to food poisoning.

Severity: Severity increases with continued consumption, requiring more treatment.

Effect: Causes dehydration over time if untreated.

Treatment: Consuming mint tea or burnt food.

Vitamin deficiency

Cause: Condition is active when vitamin levels are extremely low.

Severity: The less vitamins the more severe the condition is.

Effect: More prone to getting cold faster. Any vitamin-based food source becomes 50% less effective.

Treatment: Consuming food like papaya and gooseberries.

Protein deficiency

Cause: Condition is active when protein levels are extremely low.

Severity: The less proteins the more severe the condition is.

Effect: Reduced stamina, reduced speed, increased fatigue and reduced total energy capacity.

Treatment: Eating protein rich foods like fish, meat, potatoes and papaya.

Heatstroke

Cause: Above normal temperature.

Severity: Severity increases with your body temperature.

Effect: Health loss and potential death if untreated.

Treatment: Drinking plenty of water and cooling down in the shade.

Sunburn

Cause: Prolonged sun exposure.

Severity: Can develop into an infected rash if left untreated.

Effects: Health deterioration.

Treatment: Applying aloe vera gel or honey bandages.

Infections

Cause: Open wounds that are not treated will lead to infections.

Severity: Damage increases with the condition active time.

Effect: Gradual health loss, reduced stamina and sprint speed.

Treatment: Using bandages will treat infections and close wounds. Eucalyptus leaves can be applied to the wound to treat infections.

Lacerations

Cause: Attacks from large animals.

Severity: Damage increases with the condition active time.

Effect: Causes the player to bleed out.

Treatment: Treat with bandages. Applying tobacco leaves will reduce the severity of the bleeding.

Hypothermia

Cause: Prolonged exposure to cold.

Severity: The lower the temperature the harsher the effects.

Effect: Gradual health loss and death if untreated.

Treatment: Drinking Kavakava tea will warm the player fast. Standing close to fires while sheltered.

Insomnia

Cause: Eating too many high caffeine/energy foods or drinks in a short timeframe, or having low sanity levels.

Severity: Vanishes by itself after some time.

Effect: Decreases energy levels and increases fatigue. Can only sleep for 2 hours.

Treatment: Drinking lavender tea will improve the rate of energy increase obtained from your sleep. Keeping a regular sleep schedule will mitigate the changes of getting insomnia.

Fainting

Cause: Extremely low energy levels.

Severity: Vanishes by itself after some time.

Effect: Player can pass out and sleep for ~2 hours. Once awake, they will have increased hunger and thirst along with decreased sanity.

Treatment: Resting and eating high energy foods will treat and prevent this condition.

Poisoning

Cause: Eating poisonous plants or insects.

Severity: Damage increases with the condition active time.

Effect: Continuous health loss and potential death if untreated. Reduces stamina and speed.

Treatment: Applying tobacco or drinking cinchona bark tea.

Boredom

Cause: Eating unseasoned meats, coconuts or potatoes for extended periods.

Severity: Vanishes by itself after some time.

Effect: Gradual sanity loss.

Treatment: Consuming seasoned meats and diversifying the diet will prevent boredom.

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Developer notes

Apologies for the small hiatus. Unfortunately, some personal things came up that needed attending, but we are back on track. A patch should be expected at least once a month.

We are in the process of upgrading our game engine to ensure stability for co-op and our full launch coming up later this year.

The project castaway team