[UNSTABLE] Glad Giraffe Patch Notes, now with more bug fixes!

[UNSTABLE] Glad Giraffe Patch Notes

Hey everyone! A new unstable build is upon us! This means that a new stable build is nearly here. Need a reminder of how unstable updates work? Here you go!

• We automatically upload everything we’ve changed in-game to the opt-in Nightly branch each night.

• When we’ve completed the update we’ve been working on, we push the update to the Unstable branch. You can learn more about opting in to the Unstable branch here .

• When we’re sure that the update isn’t causing crashes or terrible bugs, we push the update to the Stable branch.

Click 'read more' for a changelog listing the most significant changes we've made to the game since the last patch!

• Vehicles are a work in progress! You can purchase/repair them at the outpost, but the repair UI is... definitely WIP .

• Some one-handed, unique and biome weapons which still use the old system will be replaced in a future patch

• • Weapons

    • Generated and tiered two-handed weapons now have special abilities that can be activated using right click. Many (45+) possible abilities are available for various classes of ranged and melee weapons!

      • Yes, some guns now have flashlights

    • Change to hammer mechanics: hold left click to wind up, release to fire

    • Change to spear mechanics: continue holding left click after a swing to keep the spear out to fend off enemies

    • Several new classes of hard-to-find unique weapons: boomerangs, chakrams and fist weapons. Find blueprints to upgrade these weapons into even more powerful and specialized versions!

    • A few miscellaneous unique weapons and items such as flamethrowers and remote-detonated grenade launchers

• • Major changes to monster and NPC combat mechanics

    • Lots of new unique monsters found throughout the galaxy

    • Hostile monsters now damage the player on touch

    • Knockback is more powerful and reliable

    • Monsters have clearer ‘telegraphing’ to indicate when they are about to attack

    • Remade shields and improved blocking mechanics

    • Replaced electric stun status effect with Electrified, which periodically damages other nearby enemies

• • Vehicles

  • New system for player-controlled vehicles which can be spawned and despawned using Vehicle Controllers (acquired at the Outpost)

  • Hoverbikes!

    • Great for travelling across planet surfaces quickly!

    • They include a passenger seat so you can transport your friends!

    • Come in several attractive colors!

    • Drive carefully to avoid blowing yourself up!

  • Coming Soon! - Boat and Mech vehicles replace previous tech equivalents

  • Repair your vehicles using auto chips, which can be found in the world or purchased at the Outpost

  • Quests

    • Quest givers’ portraits are shown on quest dialogs and in the log

    • Colonists now occasionally give players new procedural quests to help improve their house or social standing

    • The abandon button can be used on procedural quests and the same quests can now be declined

  • Added lots of biome content to Tier 5 (frozen) worlds

    • New ‘Midnight’ planets

    • New ‘Frozen’ planets (replaces Tundra)

    • Prism, Steam Spring, and Hive sub biomes

    • Lots of new microdungeons and other improvements to all underground biomes, including background caves and parallaxes

  • Loads of item descriptions have been fixed/replaced/added, including lots of Novakid ones!

  • Too many new objects, items,