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Steam News2 June 20261mo ago

Platypus Adventures 1.38

Steam post imagePlatypus Adventures 1.38 Minor update focused on optimisation Core upgrades Engine upgraded to Unreal Editor 5.7.

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Server
changedCore upgradesEngine upgraded to Unreal Editor 5.7.4
addedOptimisationsEnabled Update Rate Optimizations for characters, allowing frames to be skipped from animations for performance
changedOptimisationsReduced global foliage amount
changedAdjustmentsAdjusted character lighting at night
changedGameplayWhen health drops below 75HP, a prompt appears in the health bar instructing you to heal with the quick use button
removedGameplayObjectives no longer disappear after 1 minute, and will remain onscreen until completed

Platypus Adventures changes

changedEngine upgraded to Unreal Editor 5.7.4
addedEnabled Update Rate Optimizations for characters, allowing frames to be skipped from animations for performance
changedReduced global foliage amount
changedAdjusted character lighting at night
changedWhen health drops below 75HP, a prompt appears in the health bar instructing you to heal with the quick use button

Steam post imagePlatypus Adventures 1.38

Minor update focused on optimisation

Core upgrades

  • Engine upgraded to Unreal Editor 5.7.4

Optimisations

  • Optimised the various character animation blueprints to enable thread-safe animation

  • Various screen space based optimisations for characters

  • Enabled Update Rate Optimizations for characters, allowing frames to be skipped from animations for performance

  • Simplified animations for distant characters

  • Adjustments to grass LOD distances

  • Reduced global foliage amount

Adjustments

  • Adjusted character lighting at night

  • Adjustments to grass material

Gameplay

  • When health drops below 75HP, a prompt appears in the health bar instructing you to heal with the quick use button

  • Objectives no longer disappear after 1 minute, and will remain onscreen until completed

A special thanks to the Platypus Adventures Discord server for continuing to play and share the game, and for helping me to identify issues 🙏

Cheers!

  • David

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Steam News / 2 June 2026

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