Hey all, Hope you are enjoying (or already enjoyed) your holidays! We have a patch ready to fix up some of the issues everybody has spotted after the major release launch with a few balance changes thrown in for good measure. We still got lots on our to-do list for this release series, so expect more soon! Happy New Year! Bonus Promo: We now have an Instagram, follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/waywardgame/ Double Bonus Promo: We are gathering feedback on a recurring Wayward multiplayer meetup to play as a community at some to-be-determined interval. Let us know your thoughts: https://forms.gle/9JHKVWihiNSstSfL8 Bonus Tip: Instead of opening the action menus every time you do an action, why not quickslot the action and use a single keypress for it? Right-click an empty quickslot to assign actions to it, or Ctrl + right-click to assign an item action to it. Item actions will automatically pick the best item from your inventory to do the action you set, saving even more time!

New

• Added an option to protect required (non-consumed) items from use in crafting.

Improvements

• Coordinates are now presented in NESW format.
• An error prompt will now be displayed when save data fails to load when starting the game.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed item action quickslots not getting the best tool in some cases. (Thanks num ca nem vi!)
• Fixed crafting tooltips blinking on and off in real-time mode. (Thanks olatuf!)
• Fixed line of sight passing through blocked terrain. (Thanks Ashery!)
• Fixed an issue where burning certain containers would result in a new container. (Thanks DerSimon!)
• Fixed an issue with magical properties when using the new wisp mechanic. (Thanks DerSimon!)
• Fixed liquid containers not being available for the magical "Aptitude" property. (Thanks DerSimmon!)
• Fixed "Advancing Island Time" not showing a progress bar in multiplayer.
• Fixed multiplayer desyncs related to frequent player connections and disconnections to the server.
• Fixed multiplayer desyncs related to crafting an item and using it within 16 milliseconds of its creation.
• Fixed multiplayer desyncs related to packet data getting corrupted.
• Fixed occasional errors when closing the game while connected to a multiplayer server.
• Fixed getting stuck if the server shuts down while a player in on the game over screen.
• Fixed multiplayer desyncs related to players sailing to and from the same island within a single session.
• Fixed a timed-out interrupt showing up after canceling the "Unable to Join Game" interrupt.
• Fixed the sleeping/resting/player screens connecting getting "stuck" in multiplayer games.
• Fixed the game getting stuck at "Finalizing Island" when trying to load a corrupted save.
• Fixed an inspection error when traveling to another island. (Thanks DerSimon!)
• Fixed issues related to ranged attacks in multiplayer dedicated servers.
• Fixed several items spawning incorrectly on merchants of the wrong island type.
• Fixed graphical issues when placing tiles underneath doors. (Thanks TheLukeyBoi!)
• Fixed dryads spawning on water. (Thanks DerSimon!)

Balance

• Increased the chances of getting resources when gathering (at low skill levels) but also increased the skill/tier bonuses required to gather multiple resources in one action.
• Dismantled item quality will now be impacted greater by the base item's quality (so exceptional items will now lead to more exceptional items for example).
• Decreased base merchant spawn rate and limit.
• Aberrant versions of creatures will now only be able to spawn naturally at double their normal spawning reputation (capped to -64,000).
• Digging failures will now provide skill gains more commonly.
• The fishing skill will now provide more effectiveness when attempting to cast in empty water (previously more RNG-based).

Modding

• Fixed the +mod command installing the latest version of the types and messing up the mod.json "waywardVersion" property. (Thanks Amax!)
• Fixed typing errors when building mods.

Mods

• Fixed "Move to Player" dropdown box not updating when in multiplayer games.
• Fixed errors after TARS travels to another island when in Survival mode.
• Fixed TARS getting stuck if it already explored all the surrounding islands when in Survival mode.