Update 1.9.0.0: QoL Update !

Update 1.9.0.0 is available, with many bug fixes and overall improvements. Here are the patch notes:

What's New:

• The menu has been completely rearranged for easier use. Game mode selection now occurs after selecting a save slot! (This was already available in testing since update 1.8.1.0)

  

• AddedA new event has appearedthe cemetery is now occasionally entirely occupied by religious fanatics. New NPCs, as well as old ones, make their appearance with new dialogue.

• New rendering system: previously the game constantly displayed all objects on a map at the same time, even if they were not visible on the screen; this is no longer the case.

Minor changes:

• Most of the maps have been refined again. (Repeating textures have been modified, "ordinary" roofs have been recreated...) A house on the Survivor Camp #2 map has been completely recreated; it now has more detail and a new chest. Areas where rebel NPCs attack you now display a notification and on-screen text warning you that the area is off-limits!

  Slime AI has been improved

  now, when fleeing, they will revert to a liquid form to regenerate health before attacking the player again.

  Zombie AI has been improved

  when zombies are shot, they can now be slowed/disrupted or stop walking for a short time. Four new zombie variants are Available

• Some zombies can now lose an arm during combat against the player!

• Added a sound effect when the player takes damage

• Modified some rock collisions so that bullets can pass through them.

• The poison effect (a skill unlockable in the skill tree) now displays the damage taken by the creature.

• Added a shadow to the golden cucumber item.

• Some interfaces have been modified to add information about the keys to use.

Bug fixes:

• A bug that forced the mouse coordinates to 0,0 has been fixed.

• Fix of a bug that could temporarily freeze the game when the pause menu was open.

• Fixed memory leaks related to particles.

• Fixed a bug in the dialogue system that displayed encoding characters that should not be visible.

• (Please note that many other bugs have been fixed but are not referenced in these patch notes, such as: monsters not taking damage, poorly calibrated collision detection, pathfinding of several mobs, incorrect/repeating NPC dialogue...)

Regarding multiplayer mode:

• Greatly improved multiplayer stability!

• Time synchronization when joining a part.

Patch Notes Update 1.9.1.0:

• Added a loading transition for rooms.

• The lighting system has been optimized and is now more resource-efficient.

• Herbs have been optimized. Their spawn rate has been increased by 45%.

• Campfires regenerate more slowly.

• The dynamite throwing and trap placement previews no longer activate when an interface (inventory, shop, minigame, etc.) is active.

• Fixed the streetlight texture, which was off when the light was on.