Patchnotes v.0.5.0.242 min read

In this version the Unity engine was updated to a newer version and multiple bugs were fixed. 

1. Balancing

  •  recycling higher-quality equipment and tools is less lucrative

2. Further Changes

  • updated Unity version from 2021.3 to Unity 6
  • fixed bug where players were able to sit down while falling
  • fixed equipment and cooking recipes showing as unknown after login into the world even if they have already been learned
  • refactored music playback to use less memory at runtime
  • disabling the “interaction tooltips” interface setting no longer prevents interactions
  • fixed Quests such as “Scattered Lifelines” taking a full stack of items instead of a single item from a stack
  • fixed an issue where mod effects from a single item could apply several times
  • the chat now remembers the mode when switching between safehouse and the world
  • replaced setting mute characters with slider for voice over chance

3. Safehouse

  • automatically deselect characters that can not be selected for a task if they were selected previously
  • mod reroll improvement in workshop rooms now require mods to be identified
  • fixed an issue where an item claimed from a completed workshop task could be lost

4. Content

  • added more content and hunting grounds to Amber Farms region
  • readded Eleanor Thatcher’s “Operation: Silent Harvest” questline for the Thatcher faction after some reworks
  • fixed a few enemy homes that had wrong enemies hooked (wrong ring)
  • fixed door in “Gears of the Past” quest to be usable from the other side so players without the quest don’t lock themselves in
  • NPCs now attack with a range and speed that differs by the weapon they wild: SMGs, Assault rifles shoot faste, rifles slower, etc. (DPS is still the same)
  • added new electronics harvestable (larger power box often found outside of buildings)
  • added a new construction harvestable (trash heap that can be foudn throughout Ashwater and the surrounding regions)
  • added new mechanics harvestable (old car wreck often found on rural roads)
  • added new cooler lootable that drops shares a loot table with the Fridge lootables and which can be found in rural areas