Update — Release Notes

Thank you for the feedback and support — it really means a lot to us! You will find a number of fixes and improvements based on your comments in this update. Please see below for the full list of changes.

⚙️ Gameplay Fixes

• Endless Mode Added – You can now continue playing on the same location after defeating its boss. Waves of enemies will grow slightly less intense, but their difficulty will still increase with each in-game year. Every third moon after the Baron's assault, mini-bosses will appear, and monsters will grow stronger;

• The Engineer's Ballista now displays its attack radius, similar to towers;

• Clicking on a colored image in the Bestiary now displays its black-and-white variant.

⚙️ Game Balance

• Nightmares now die even faster under sunlight;

• AddedThe settlement warriors' "Hold Position" mode has been fixedwhen enabled, they will now stand their ground and only engage within their attack radius, without pursuing enemies;

• Monsters will now return to their lairs if they lose their target or are no longer aggressive, but may attack new targets on their way back;

• While returning to lairs, monsters no longer have 90% armor;

• Monster idle timers near lairs have been changed – they shall now hang in one place longer;

• Monster health indicators are now enabled by default;

• Health indicators for monsters with skull icons will always be displayed now;

• Buried field spirits no longer display a health bar, making them harder to spot;

• The Fertility spell now increases the seed count, just like Crop Fertilization does.

⚙️ Misc Fixes

• Fixed FPS drops occurring in certain gameplay situations;

• Improved save/load stability, including fixing duplicate quests popping up after loading;

• Fixed issues where UI settings would reset upon reloading or starting a new game;

• The load game screen now displays the current location and difficulty;

• A scale toggle for resource icons has been added to the mini-map window;

• Tooltips now appear when hovering over construction resource icons;

• When hovering over the status bar in the top-right corner and clicking on a worker's or building's name, the camera will now instantly focus on that element;

• The seeds section has been removed from the warehouse menu;

• Fixed a bug where the Knight's "Roundhouse Kick" could deal no damage;

• Fixed incorrect icon rendering within certain UI elements;

• Fixed a bug where an erroneous fleeing settler notification would appear even while the settler was already dragged into the Night Hag's well;

• Fixed tooltip display issues in the manual work priority settings window;

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from skipping cutscenes after restarting the game;

• Fixed an issue where settlers would queue up at production buildings with no free slots;

• Fixed several issues where settlers' tasks could be interrupted;

• Settlers will no longer abandon hunting, gathering, or transporting due to hunger or minor distractions;

• Fixed a bug where settlers could get stuck after completing a production task;

• Fixed a bug where settlers would freeze during tasks and only resume after they were canceled;

• When upgrading buildings, the production window will now be disabled, preventing freezes while interacting with the UI;

• Fixed a bug where the "Gifts to the Gods" quest would not disappear after failing it;

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to unlock the "God's Favorite" achievement in the tutorial after just one blessing. It can now only be earned in combat scenarios;

• Fixed a bug where the "Advanced Level" achievement could be unlocked by upgrading the Spirit Tower to level 4. Since it's not a technology, the achievement now behaves correctly;

• Fixed a bug where "Spirit Shield" might not open fully at high game speeds;

• Fixed an issue where retraining a settler into a warrior would freeze progress if the training was started at night;

• Fixed a bug where production limits would reset after upgrading a production building;

• After building a closed perimeter, the hex cells inside will no longer remain highlighted;

• Fixed a bug that occurred when opening the menu window for a currently upgrading building;

• Fixed possible issues with closing Nightmare portals;

• Added VFX for a Night Hag's shifting into its physical form;

• Added VFX for Nightmare spawning in and shifting between ghost and physical forms;

• Fixed animations and VFX for certain monsters and animals;

• Added new animations for Timber Fiends, Wolves, Swamp Fiends, Millers, Ash Hags, Titan Volkodlaks, and Night Hags;

• Implemented numerous localization improvements.