Patch Notes — 12/12/2025 — v1.0.4

We’ve made some improvements in this update. Thanks for playing and exploring the forest! 🌲

🐞 BUG FIXES

🔊 Audio — Fixed several sound issues and incorrect playback. — Interaction sounds through bushes and tall grass have been refined. — Footsteps now feel heavier and crisper.

💇 Hair & Textures — Fixed hair lighting and minor texture clipping issues. — Hair reacts better to external light sources.

🦌 Peaceful Animals — Fixed issue where peaceful animals didn’t spawn correctly in Peaceful mode.

🤖 AI Animations — Corrected several AI animation glitches to prevent looping and other issues.

👁️ FOV — Fixed an issue where the field of view did not reset correctly after sprinting.

🩸 Blood Effects — Fixed blood effects when dealing damage to animals and other players.

⚙️ IMPROVEMENTS & FEATURES

🥩 Survival — Reduced damage from thirst and hunger for better survival balance.

🐦 Birds — Optimized bird behavior and respawn. — Remember to collect loot from the body after shooting.

🐿️ Small Animals & Fishing — Added loot for small animals. — You can now build a fish dryer to make dried fish easier to carry.

🛠️ Crafting — Removed scrap requirement for arrows, making basic ammo easier to obtain for now.

🖱️ Mouse Controls — Added mouse inversion option in control settings.

📯 Players’ Whistle — Returned to help find each other in multiplayer. — Be careful near aggressive animals or hostile creatures.

🌐 MULTIPLAYER

🧭 Server Browser — Now live! — You can connect to other players directly through the in-game server browser.

👥 Player Limit — The current limit is 100 players per session. — We’re excited to see how much the netcode can handle 😄

📻 Radio / Voice Chat — Added a full proximity voice chat across the entire map.

Works like a radio: • Hold T to talk • Your hands must be free to use the radio

✨ More immersive features coming soon!