Kalahari's End Spelunker's Dream Update v0.1.0

Early Access Update v0.1.0 Patch Notes!

I would like to thank everyone that has supported Kalahari's End so far by playing the game and providing reviews and feedback. Thanks for joining the ride during early access! More updates are on the way!

New Stuff,

• New Cave Systems. (Main entrance can be found at 32W21S)

• New Abandoned Mines. (Main entrance can be found at 26W20S)

• New Tool, Pick Axe can be found in some underground spaces.

• Players can now leap out of water when holding space underwater.

• Animals hit with an arrow will now take bleeding damage over time.

• Added some very small new map areas.

• Added new footstep sounds when walking over stone.

• Added new ambience zones to some areas.

Fixes,

• Fixed, Lanterns stored in crates disappeared.

• Fixed, Canned food not providing any fiber or sugar.

• Fixed, Player could occasionally not swim up by pressing space bar.

• Fixed, Game occasionally failed to detect that player is not in water.

• Fixed, Swimming up or down did not always go at the correct speed.

• Fixed, Players getting stuck in crouch position under certain conditions.

• Fixed, Some lockers would not allow player to open door.

• Fixed, Temporary stick and stone spawns stopped working a few minutes after loading a save.

• Fixed, Sticks and stone spawns not spawning the correct amounts.

• Fixed, Terrain chunks not rendering in some instances.

• Fixed, Version number not always displayed correctly.

• Fixed, Player could open map while interacting with campfire.

• Fixed, Collecting headlamp while one was already equipped and on turned equipped headlamp off.

• Fixed, Tactical axe not occasionally not rendering.

• Fixed, Footstep sounds not playing while walking down a sharp slope

• Fixed, Player could repair tool that was already in perfect condition.

• Fixed, Baobab fruit spawning when player is not nearby.

Changes,

• Reworked some map areas.

• Added more trees and plants to some areas that were previously less dense.

• Increased headlamp brightness.

• Increased headlamp range.

• Increased swim speed.

• Improved movement responsiveness while swimming.

• Increased stone spawn frequency.

• Improved how trees and bushes are loaded into the game, Reducing crashes.

• Added more bamboo plants, bamboo trees and banana trees to some areas.

• Reduced stone footstep volume.

Dev notes on caves and abandoned mines,

Caves introduce some interesting new gameplay. Caves are cold and player body temperature will slowly decrease over time. I'm working on a hypothermia/cold mechanic similar to heatstroke but want to do more testing to ensure that it doesn't become annoying so it will not be included in this update.

Caves and mines are a great place to find stones and if you're building a structure that requires a lot of stones such as walls I highly recommend visiting a cave.

Caves and mines are very dark and most have a headlamp near the entrance.

When visiting a cave or mine I recommend going with a completely empty backpack as there is a lot of loot such as food and lanterns to be found.

If you die in a cave or mineshaft you will respawn in a different location inside that specific cave/mineshaft. Death outside a cave will result in a normal respawn.

Players will need to dive into deep cave water to fully explore the caves, For this I recommend using oxygen cans to increase time spent underwater.

Dev notes on map expansion,

Many players have requested a bigger map / map expansion. This is being put into higher priority considering the amount of requests for this feature.

A brand new map area is in the works which will double the current map size. This area will mainly focus on swamp type biomes and will contain large lakes and rivers.

Player recommendations for animals, plants, environment type, etc. are really appreciated.

Known Issues,

There is a known bug where in very rare cases players climbing mineshaft ladders will glitch through the wall and fall through the ground. If this happens just wait to respawn and reload your game afterward. This will be fixed in the next patch.