Ahoy! You can now download Update 1.9.6 on the Steam testing branch. If you aren't opted into the testing branch and would like to help us find any last minute bugs before pushing to the official branch, here are instructions on how to join. This update contains a lot of new changes including weather, a new NPC known as The Blacksmith, jungle island challenge chests, ship cannons, and many other changes! We are very excited about this update and can't wait for you all to try it.

Patch Notes

- Added weather and associated content. - Added a window where you can see your character's appearance in the inventory UI. - Added a new NPC to be found on islands. - Added cannons that you can find and place on your ships. - Adjusted the stats on some items. - Implemented jungle island challenge chests - Adjusted the number of pirates that spawn on some islands. - Fixed a bug where some fish were not able to be caught when they were supposed to. - A single stat (concealment) now affects how well and far away enemies can see you. - The stealth stat affects how well an enemy can hear you. - Torches now reduce your concealment. - What journal you can find in a particular hunting shacks and abandoned camp sites will now be consistent for all players on a given world seed. - How many enemies remain on an island is now saved when you quit the game and come back. - Fixed moonrock not glowing properly. - Many enemies now leave footprints. - You can now occasionally find cannons to take at pirate villages. - Arrows now inherit your velocity. - Pirates no longer collide with each other, keeping them from stacking, but allowing them to occupy the same position sometimes. - Weight now reduces your sprint speed by 1 m/s per 5 weight. - Fixed trees spawning inside some abandoned camp sites. - Removed extra hitbox from player that caused double-hits in some instances - Changed the visual effects of bomb explosions.

[ 2017-10-05 15:06:31 CET ] [ Original post ]