Update log
Full IfSunSets update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Performance
- Maps
- Balance
📜IfSunSets Public Test Notice📜
Hello,
We are the IfSunSets development team
First of all, we sincerely apologize for the update taking longer than expected.
We are truly sorry.
From the moment we began developing the ocean content, we wanted to bring you more, and to bring it to you faster.
However, as development progressed, we found ourselves questioning whether it was truly the right choice to present its current state to you as it is.
Unfinished systems, an unstable gameplay environment, and bugs still present throughout,
and the fact that we have yet to find a clear answer to the question, “Why should we go out to sea?”
We concluded that releasing an update in this state was something we could not justify to ourselves.
We also felt that it would not be right for a development team that has received your time and money to deliver an update like this.
The test we are releasing this time is still an unstable version.
In addition, as development is ongoing, several important elements have been removed.
This test branch has been prepared to let you briefly explore the updated world where you can venture into the ocean,
and to give you an early look at what kind of content will be added in the future.
Additionally, since this build is being released in its current development state without thorough refinement,
its level of completion is low and it may contain numerous bugs.
Rather than providing a polished, finished experience, this is a test build intended to let you see our current direction and progress.
We kindly ask for your understanding.
Even so, there is only one reason we decided to release this build to you in the form of a test branch.
We have not given up on IfSunSets,
and we want to show you our commitment to continue improving and upgrading the game.
Though it may be incomplete and rough for now,
we wanted to share this process with you openly, without hiding it.
We have now decided to proceed with an update next month.
The IfSunSets ocean content update is scheduled for the fourth week of April.
To everyone who has waited with us until the end,
and continues to watch over us, we sincerely thank you.
We will not stop, and we will keep moving forward.
We are always sorry, and always grateful.
— The IfSunSets Development Team —
We are conducting an open test featuring ocean content.
As mentioned in our previous announcement, there are still many areas that need improvement, and development is ongoing.
This test build includes some features that are still in development.
❌ [List of new content not included in the test branch due to ongoing development]
※ Core ocean content features will be included in a future update.
Main quest progression that naturally leads into the ocean
Naval combat system (cannon battles and boarding combat)
Crew management system
New water interaction system
New ship crafting system
Fully reworked balance structure (item tiers and performance, world placement, and the stats of newly added items will be completely overhauled)
Random “Treasure Map” and “Underwater Treasure Dungeon” systems to encourage exploration
Improvements to Night of the Dead AI
Balance and gameplay refinement for Night of the Dead
✅ [List of new content included in the test branch]
13 new land monsters
4 new mid-bosses
100 new ocean ecosystem creatures
A new AI type, “Scout” (similar to a
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