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Full Only Animals update
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What changed
- Gameplay
- Performance
- Maps
- Server
- UI and audio
- Balance
Only Animals changes
OUR BIGGEST UPDATE YET!
Grapple through the skies, complete 6 new Shrine Challenges, and explore a world rebuilt from the ground up!
NEW FEATURES:
Added the Grapple Tongue mechanic to all animals
Added 6 new Shrine Challenges
Rebuilt world generation from the ground up, replacing the shader based heightmap system with individual islands
Added the ability to pick up and carry downed players for revival
Added support for caves, floating islands, and more complex landscape materials
Added random boss combinations
Added waterfalls and sandfalls
Added the ability for fish to swim up waterfalls
Fruits are now knocked back when your energy is full
Added a sun and moon indicator to the compass to show the day/night cycle
IMPROVEMENTS:
Improved game performance by up to 30%
Improved the auto save system
Redesigned the biome detection system for biome fog and music
Improved navmesh generation
Rewrote all AI systems in C++ and introduced multithreaded execution for some tasks
Improved play area loading and background processes
Increased the update rate of the 2D map and compass
Improved pathfinding for boss AI
Added smoother flight patterns for bird AI
Improved swimming for aquatic AI
Increased stability and reduced lag during roll attacks on poor network connections
Improved LOD transitions for some 3D models
Updated water colors to change dynamically at night
Added water ripple effects when interactable items enter the water
Updated the tutorial to teach grappling
Updated tooltips with XP Cube and Grapple Tongue hints
Reduced the total game size to approximately 1 GB
CHANGES:
Remapped Roll/Bite to the Left Mouse Button
Moved Grapple Tongue to the Right Mouse Button
Clamped player positions to the boundaries of the 2D map
Increased the flight speed of all birds
Various animal balance adjustments
BUG FIXES:
Fixed an issue where clients could not revive followers
Fixed sensitivity settings not saving when using a controller
Fixed an issue where players lost focus after receiving an in game invite, preventing them from selecting it
Fixed an issue where the Magician Hat interrupted the invincibility material effect
Fixed an issue where roll and spin abilities did not reset after death
Fixed birds occasionally landing in lava
Fixed large fish spawning beneath the map
Fixed hat interaction and network replication issues when a client joined or left a session while wearing a hat
Fixed all known crashes
Source
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