For anyone who wants to play Meadow as it has been before this update, and any future update we apply, we've created a separate branch of the game that we call Meadow Classic. You can view it as Meadow frozen in time. Players on Classic will inhabit the same space as players on the regular branch, but won't get the benefit of new updates and won't see new skins or be able to engage with any new features. It's for those of you who want Meadow to stay exactly the same.
How to join Meadow Classic:
Right-click the game in your Steam library
Go to Properties
Go to Betas
Choose "meadow_classic"
New features
Initial support of HTTPS servers to avoid antiviruses blocking connections. The initial test server for this solution is called Europe Beta.
Project is now updated to the newer version of Unity
Sense mode now highlights flowers and puzzle pieces
Analytics are now added to improve the current and future experience for the players
The default setting of the camera for all new players will be the camera following the player; the existing players can pick this setting for camera behavior in the settings
The settings now include the option to set culling to eyesight mode, that is supposed to reflect differences between the capabilities of different animals in the real world
The eagle now has a smaller collider to ease the navigation while flying through the forests
Remote config has been implemented to the project; for more information please check out [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTHf4rBNx9I&ab_channel=MightandDelight]this video
News pop-up is now connected with the remote config tool and will be displaying news after each update
New lobby screen
Fixes
News popup: if there's no news, the game no longer hangs/crashes at boot
The server ping reports are no longer unreliable, and do not falsely report server status
Reworked network code in an attempt to make connections more reliable.
Changes in network infrastructure
The Den now displays the correct amount of essence on startup
Spawning of collectables in the Jungle is working as intended - the abundance now becomes the new Jungle reality. Fruit and flowers enjoyers - rejoice!
Known issues
Some meshes in the tropical region being distorted on some GPUs
Funghi and crystals are not detected in the sense mode
Some of the cloud models being rotated vertically
Some people experience issues with connection and for some it still takes a few attempts
Mac not supported
You're very welcome to report bugs and give feedback on your Meadow experience on our Discord server. [ 2023-11-01 14:07:43 CET ][ Original post ]
Vast, teeming with life and now a unique social experience. Might and Delight invites you to frolic freely in the lush fields of Meadow - a unique multiplayer sandbox.
Unlike traditional titles from the Shelter franchise, in Meadow the more time spent embracing the gameplay features in the world, the more you receive. Owning any previous Shelter related title(s) or products will also unlock in-game content. The open landscape also provides ample room for exploration with new patches and additions promised.
Band together with other animals, form uneasy allies or choose to explore alone. Whatever you decide, the open park life is one you will want to immerse yourself in.
Main features:
Play as any combination of animals on land, water or air in the largest expanse of land ever created for a Shelter game.
Communicate with other animals via specially created emotes, symbols and sounds.
Use senses to discover and track other players in world.
Visit the den to choose from up to 9 different animals, over 60 skins and over 90 expressions and symbols to unlock.
The more Shelter titles and products you own, the more bonuses you unlock.
New original music from Retro Family.
Shelter products in Meadow
Owning any Shelter game will unlock the ability to play as that animal in Meadow (e.g. owning Shelter 2 unlocks the lynx etc.)
Owning all games (no soundtracks or books included) will give you the possibility to play as the adorable bear cub from Paws.
Gain unique sound abilities if you own any combination of soundtracks.
Owning our interactive books will unlock unique 3-dimensional emotes.
For the collector and owner of the entire Shelter catalogue, you unlock the ability to play as a bird.
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz. AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or betterMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660. ATI Radeon HD 2xxxNetwork: Broadband Internet connection