DROPTCH - Content Roadmap (Version Beach)

The following features and mechanics are planned for Version Beach. This list will be updated at a later date and all time estimates are subject to change.

SEPTEMBER:

• More Tools: The ability to FORGE tools and manipulate more of your surroundings

• Crab Pots: Once constructed, these will allow for the capture of seafood, which in turn, will bolster FOOD supplies

• Support Posts: Using BUNDLES, various structures can be built at these points, such as bridges, landmarks and other labor-saving constructs

• Rocks: Allows for gathering of STONE

• Gas Lamp: A portable, refuellable light source

• Bamboo: A lightweight, flexible BUNDLE

• Buckets: Constructed from BUNDLES, these have a multitude of uses

OCTOBER:

• Inventory Tome: Allows for full Inventory management

• Sea Chest: Store resources and put them aside for personal use

• Weather Vane:

  Keep track of the Winds of Fate (daily luck)

• More Isles: A greater number of randomly generated landmass features and biomes

• Ladders: Constructed using BUNDLES, allowing for vertical exploration

• Buoy: A beacon for other players to sail to and leave resources at

• Workbench: Allows for refining of BUNDLES

• Shipwrecks: Rare in-game events that can be explored for unique resources and permanent upgrades

NOVEMBER:

• Shelters: Spend resources towards the construction of your home

• Underground Grottos:

  Rare, explorable caves with mysterious, ancient ruins

• Weather: More weather types, such as typhoons and heavy rain

• Cataloging: Record and study local flora and fauna

• Agriculture Suite: Sow, grow and harvest your own FOOD

• Mail Raft: Send and receive direct messages from other STRANDED

• Stove: Prepare FOOD resources

• Ores: Smelting and construction resources

• Experimental VR Branch: DROPTCH gameplay support for VR devices (platforms to be determined)

• Experimental Ray Tracing Branch: DROPTCH gameplay utilizing ray tracing technology

UPCOMING QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS:

• Foliage Animations

• Cloud System

• Wind Direction Particles

• Wild Grasses

• Wildlife

• Full Controller Support: DirectInput devices with support for feedback (vibration)

• Ultra-wide Support

• Multi-language Support

• Multi-platform Support

• Steam Workshop Integration

THE GREAT DIVINE IS ALWAYS WATCHING...