Update 0.098 – Workstation Automation & Tornadoes

Update 0.098

Fixes:

• Optimized and improved shoreline generation performance.

• Arrow breaking sounds are no longer audible from long distances.

• Fixed an issue where settlers gathering resources near villages could stop with items in their hands and never deliver them.

• Sleeping settlers can no longer be pushed.

• Improved settler migration between villages.

Changes:

• New cloud shadow effect.

• New mountain shadows.

• Animals no longer ignore humans while chasing prey.

• Tree ambient sounds now dynamically react to the camera position.

• Settlement resources are no longer paid out. All items stored in the main warehouse now belong to the settlement.

• Rebalanced settlement resource production.

• Improved animal attack hitboxes.

• Komodo dragons now inflict poison during leap attacks.

• Rebalanced animal AI behaviors, making combat more challenging.

Added:

• Wind simulation.

• Dynamic smoke effects.

• Tornadoes as a rare natural disaster:

  • Knock down trees.

  • Destroy buildings.

  • Threaten nearby creatures.

  • Move nearby objects caught in their path.

• Automatic obstacle avoidance.

• New settlement production and consumption balance tab.

• Ability to rename map markers.

• Automated workstation tasks for settlers.

Settlement Workstations:

Settlers assigned to workstations can now automatically perform selected task sequences depending on their profession.

• Woodcutter - Wood processing.

• Stonecutter - Stone processing.

• Hunter - Meat and hide processing, crafting arrows and traps.

• Farmer - Planting, harvesting and tending crops.

• Fisherman - Fish processing and rope crafting.

Other:

• As always, this update also includes numerous minor bug fixes, stability improvements, and additional optimizations to improve overall game performance and smoothness.