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Kalahari's End Public Beta Launch

The public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!

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  • Fixes
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  • UI and audio
changedThe public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!You can find the newly released food preparation trailer here,
changedThe public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!Note: You can participate in this playtest by visiting the Steam store page for Kalahari's End and looking for the "Join the Kalahari's End Playtest" section.
changedThe public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!Beta Update v0.1.4 Patch notes for players with existing beta copies.
changedThe public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!New Stuff, - New material, Raw clay. - New material, Refined clay. - New structure, Clay mixing table. (Used to craft refined clay.) - New item, Clay pot. (Can be crafted by clicking on refined clay in the inventory satchel.) - New harvestable object, Ant mound. (Can be chopped using an axe to obtain raw clay.) - New structure, Bamboo water pump. (Used to pump water from deep water sources.) - New structure, Bamboo water pipe. (Used to transport water from pumps to desired areas.) (Place the end of a pipe section above crop planters and water holders to fill them up.) - New structure, Water holder. - New animal, Spurfowl. - New meat type, Fowl. (Similar to other meat types but cannot be dried.) - New structure, Stick bird trap. - New structure, Bamboo bird trap. - New food item, Bamboo shoot. (Can be found growing near any area that has bamboo.) - New food item, Yucca fruit. (Can be found growing on large yucca plants.) - Yucca plants can now be grown in crop planters using yucca fruit. - Bamboo can now be grown in crop planters using bamboo shoots. - New insect, Dung beetle. - New insect, Fireflies will now start to fly near water sources at night. - New insect, Dragonflies will now start to fly near water sources during the day. - New insect, Butterflies will now group in certain areas. - New insect, Moths will now start to rise from the grass in the afternoon. - New item, Animal droppings. (Used as a basic fertilizer in crop planters) - New item, Dung ball. (Used as a potent fertilizer in crop planters) - Players can now press [G] while using a campfire to add a stone ring which will make the fire burn longer. - Added new section in build menu to craft basic items. - Added new sounds for various in game features.
fixedThe public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!Fixes, - Fixed load screen not waiting for all player built structures to spawn before starting game. - Fixed render issues with stone collision particles. - Fixed flashlight not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed campfire flames not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed torch flames not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed new players starting with ambience volume muted. - Fixed resolution option not showing in pause menu. - Fixed shadow settings not working in main menu. - Fixed terrain settings not working in main menu. - Fixed main menu graphics not syncing correctly. - Fixed lock sensitivity button not working in main menu. - Fixed terrain quality not loading correctly. - Fixed audio settings not loading properly. - Fixed crops using more water than necessary. - Fixed crops causing framerate issues. - Fixed beds causing framerate issues.
changedThe public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!Changes, - Animals harvested by the player will now disappear. - Reworked main menu style. - Rope hangers can now store 30 rope instead of 21. - Reworked warthog material. - Increased max player stamina. - Stamina will now regenerate quicker. - Stamina will now decrease slower. - Placed blueprints will now have a darker color than ones being placed to easily differentiate between each other. - Optimized acacia tree rendering from far distances. - Reworked acacia tree leaf material. - Reworked and improved textures for multiple cliffs and stones. - Optimized volumetric fog rendering. - Optimized shadow rendering on multiple objects. - Bloom can no longer be disabled completely. - Optimized bloom rendering. - Anti-Aliasing presets can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Anti-Aliasing quality can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Shadow update rate can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Shadow distance can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Render distance can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Texture quality can now be decreased another level. - Reworked pause menu layout. - Optimized grass rendering. - Reduced shadow cascade count. - Optimized shadow distance. - Optimized shadow rendering. - Optimized main menu rendering. - Improved quality on multiple ambient sounds. - Improved quality on multiple animal sounds. - Reduced zebra volume. - Optimized fruit spawning. - Optimized crop planter rendering. - Optimized animal AI. - Improved general particle quality.

Kalahari’s End changes

changedYou can find the newly released food preparation trailer here,
changedNote: You can participate in this playtest by visiting the Steam store page for Kalahari's End and looking for the "Join the Kalahari's End Playtest" section.
changedBeta Update v0.1.4 Patch notes for players with existing beta copies.
changedNew Stuff, - New material, Raw clay. - New material, Refined clay. - New structure, Clay mixing table. (Used to craft refined clay.) - New item, Clay pot. (Can be crafted by clicking on refined clay in the inventory satchel.) - New harvestable object, Ant mound. (Can be chopped using an axe to obtain raw clay.) - New structure, Bamboo water pump. (Used to pump water from deep water sources.) - New structure, Bamboo water pipe. (Used to transport water from pumps to desired areas.) (Place the end of a pipe section above crop planters and water holders to fill them up.) - New structure, Water holder. - New animal, Spurfowl. - New meat type, Fowl. (Similar to other meat types but cannot be dried.) - New structure, Stick bird trap. - New structure, Bamboo bird trap. - New food item, Bamboo shoot. (Can be found growing near any area that has bamboo.) - New food item, Yucca fruit. (Can be found growing on large yucca plants.) - Yucca plants can now be grown in crop planters using yucca fruit. - Bamboo can now be grown in crop planters using bamboo shoots. - New insect, Dung beetle. - New insect, Fireflies will now start to fly near water sources at night. - New insect, Dragonflies will now start to fly near water sources during the day. - New insect, Butterflies will now group in certain areas. - New insect, Moths will now start to rise from the grass in the afternoon. - New item, Animal droppings. (Used as a basic fertilizer in crop planters) - New item, Dung ball. (Used as a potent fertilizer in crop planters) - Players can now press [G] while using a campfire to add a stone ring which will make the fire burn longer. - Added new section in build menu to craft basic items. - Added new sounds for various in game features.
fixedFixes, - Fixed load screen not waiting for all player built structures to spawn before starting game. - Fixed render issues with stone collision particles. - Fixed flashlight not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed campfire flames not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed torch flames not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed new players starting with ambience volume muted. - Fixed resolution option not showing in pause menu. - Fixed shadow settings not working in main menu. - Fixed terrain settings not working in main menu. - Fixed main menu graphics not syncing correctly. - Fixed lock sensitivity button not working in main menu. - Fixed terrain quality not loading correctly. - Fixed audio settings not loading properly. - Fixed crops using more water than necessary. - Fixed crops causing framerate issues. - Fixed beds causing framerate issues.

The public beta for Kalahari's End is in full swing! Here is a showcase of some new features since the end of the previous beta!

You can find the newly released food preparation trailer here,

Note: You can participate in this playtest by visiting the Steam store page for Kalahari's End and looking for the "Join the Kalahari's End Playtest" section.

Beta Update v0.1.4 Patch notes for players with existing beta copies.

New Stuff, - New material, Raw clay. - New material, Refined clay. - New structure, Clay mixing table. (Used to craft refined clay.) - New item, Clay pot. (Can be crafted by clicking on refined clay in the inventory satchel.) - New harvestable object, Ant mound. (Can be chopped using an axe to obtain raw clay.) - New structure, Bamboo water pump. (Used to pump water from deep water sources.) - New structure, Bamboo water pipe. (Used to transport water from pumps to desired areas.) (Place the end of a pipe section above crop planters and water holders to fill them up.) - New structure, Water holder. - New animal, Spurfowl. - New meat type, Fowl. (Similar to other meat types but cannot be dried.) - New structure, Stick bird trap. - New structure, Bamboo bird trap. - New food item, Bamboo shoot. (Can be found growing near any area that has bamboo.) - New food item, Yucca fruit. (Can be found growing on large yucca plants.) - Yucca plants can now be grown in crop planters using yucca fruit. - Bamboo can now be grown in crop planters using bamboo shoots. - New insect, Dung beetle. - New insect, Fireflies will now start to fly near water sources at night. - New insect, Dragonflies will now start to fly near water sources during the day. - New insect, Butterflies will now group in certain areas. - New insect, Moths will now start to rise from the grass in the afternoon. - New item, Animal droppings. (Used as a basic fertilizer in crop planters) - New item, Dung ball. (Used as a potent fertilizer in crop planters) - Players can now press [G] while using a campfire to add a stone ring which will make the fire burn longer. - Added new section in build menu to craft basic items. - Added new sounds for various in game features.

Fixes, - Fixed load screen not waiting for all player built structures to spawn before starting game. - Fixed render issues with stone collision particles. - Fixed flashlight not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed campfire flames not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed torch flames not rendering correctly over water. - Fixed new players starting with ambience volume muted. - Fixed resolution option not showing in pause menu. - Fixed shadow settings not working in main menu. - Fixed terrain settings not working in main menu. - Fixed main menu graphics not syncing correctly. - Fixed lock sensitivity button not working in main menu. - Fixed terrain quality not loading correctly. - Fixed audio settings not loading properly. - Fixed crops using more water than necessary. - Fixed crops causing framerate issues. - Fixed beds causing framerate issues.

Changes, - Animals harvested by the player will now disappear. - Reworked main menu style. - Rope hangers can now store 30 rope instead of 21. - Reworked warthog material. - Increased max player stamina. - Stamina will now regenerate quicker. - Stamina will now decrease slower. - Placed blueprints will now have a darker color than ones being placed to easily differentiate between each other. - Optimized acacia tree rendering from far distances. - Reworked acacia tree leaf material. - Reworked and improved textures for multiple cliffs and stones. - Optimized volumetric fog rendering. - Optimized shadow rendering on multiple objects. - Bloom can no longer be disabled completely. - Optimized bloom rendering. - Anti-Aliasing presets can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Anti-Aliasing quality can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Shadow update rate can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Shadow distance can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Render distance can now be modified in the graphics settings. - Texture quality can now be decreased another level. - Reworked pause menu layout. - Optimized grass rendering. - Reduced shadow cascade count. - Optimized shadow distance. - Optimized shadow rendering. - Optimized main menu rendering. - Improved quality on multiple ambient sounds. - Improved quality on multiple animal sounds. - Reduced zebra volume. - Optimized fruit spawning. - Optimized crop planter rendering. - Optimized animal AI. - Improved general particle quality.

Note: The graphics setting for players with existing games have been reset to default values.

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