Closed Beta update: New Look, New UI, New Content & More QoL
Author: Pangea Game Studios,
published 10 months ago,
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A special thanks to all our Kickstarter Backers and Closed Beta Testers - you all ROCK!
[b]New User Interface:[/b]
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[*] Inventory window, quest window, npc windows have changed to a new skin
[*] Character selection and home screens have a new look
Character screen's house now has an open deck, glistening water and a pretty boat!
[*] New UI when mounted on a ship that displays health, name of ship and its level (based on bulkheads)
[*] Added [b]durability bars[/b] on items on the hotbar and equipped item slots
[*] New interaction text and icons when hovering your mouse on items and enemies in the world.
[*] Fixed an issue that was causing interactions with items while pressing E to be inaccurate
[*] You can now hover your mouse on an item or npc and press 'E or Double Click' to interact
[*] Inventory window is larger by 10%
[*] Closing Npc window (Shops or Quests at the NPC) will close Inventory automatically
[*] If your inventory is overweight, the weight text will turn red
[*] Storage Chests animate on open/close so you can tell which chest is open.
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[b]Keyboard Shortcuts have been adjusted:[/b]
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[*] TAB now opens inventory, and I opens the character stats window
[*] T now cycles through possible targets on land in the ocean
[*] V fires cannon while mounted (requires cannonballs)
[*] R repairs ship while mounted (requires ship repair kits)
[*] Note: please be advised that a key remapping functionality is still in the works
[*] You can rotate an item while building with Mouse Wheel scroll or J/K
[*] Holding J or K will continue to rotate the building item when placing
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[b]Game Adjustments[/b]
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[*] Bounty Stamp Rewards increased
[*] Tropical Trader has new items for sale
[*] Forest Trader has new items for sale
[*] New Wall Shelf added in the Decor section in the Build Menu
[*] The new Wall Shelf allows storage chests to be positioned on top of each other for better space management.
[*] More Decor and Furniture unlocked with Build Hammer
[*] A few recipes have had their level required to craft reduced
[*] You can now exchange Map Fragments for gold at a Trader
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[b]Graphics and Animations[/b]
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[*] Ship wheel animations have been adjusted to fit the characters
[*] Adjusted morning fog to be more foggy
[*] New starter island experience:
[*] Plane can now be destroyed at the starter island for resources
[*] New Eyepatch item added that can be found in a chest on the starter island
[*] New starter island loot chest
[*] Opening Doors no longer pushes you
[*] Most crafted items will return materials used to craft it rather than the crafted item itself
[*] Ocean graphic resolution has been improved
[*] Hurricane has been optimized
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[b]Patch notes rolledover from a previous build:[/b]
[b]Building Changes[/b]
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[*] Some crafting stations have had a graphic model change:
[*] Workbench
[*] Windmill
[*] Smoker
[*] Compost
[*] Farm Plot
[*] Ship Building Station
[*] Smelter
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New items added:
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[*] Silo
[*] Herb Drying Shelf
[*] Large Iron Chest
[*] Temporal Harvester
[*] Anachron sword
[*] Time Keeper pistol
[*] Ghost pistol
[*] Snow Surveyor
[*] Carbon Fiber Hat, Chest, Pants, Boots
[*] White Pirate Hat
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[b]New ships added:[/b]
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[*] Soul Queen
[*] Dark Soul Queen
[*] Regal Providence
[*] Mary Rose
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[*] New Battle Royale Encounter
[*] Level cap raised to 50
[*] Pangea Invasion has additional enemy ships as you level
[*] New Ice Island added with new enemies, biome dangers, bounty and resources
[*] New daily quests added at Nyx
[*] New quests added at Sir Jim
[*] New items added to Sir Jim's Stamp Shop
[*] New items added to Shady Merchant's Shop
[*] New quest for Strong Logs added at the Forest
[*] Forts found in ocean have been changed to various elemental towers
[*] Fort added between Forest and Tropical Fruit Island
[*] Torch can now break down pyramid doors
[*] Enemies in pyramid moved to side rooms after Arrow room
[*] Added mouse icons for harvestables at hidden islands
[*] Ghost ships at the forest are yellow as they are weak to bio
[*] Ghost ships in the ice area are blue as they are weak to frost
[*] Damage to Chopping Stump by axes has been reduced
[*] Skill books can be stacked to 10
[*] Fixed Iron Axe not lined up in hands
[*] Fixed an issue where "E" was opening a different ship storage after
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