Steam News11 February 20251y ago

V0.8: New Enemies, Upgrades, Game Balance and Optimization

New Enemy Eye Flyers are added in two variants. They might look cute, but they are very dangerous! Upgrades & Researches Techs can now research as well, but scientists research twice as fast.

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What changed

1 fix5 additions2 changes1 removal

Gameplay
Workshop
UI and audio
Balance
Performance

addedNew EnemyEye Flyers are added in two variants. They might look cute, but they are very dangerous!

addedUpgrades & ResearchesTechs can now research as well, but scientists research twice as fast. The Workshop and the Lab require less wood and no stone, allowing you to build them earlier.

addedStatsAdded stats in the pause menu. Now, you can see how many enemies you have killed and how much you have lost.

addedAnimationsNew enemy death animations for all enemies. [FX] Insects now appear around garbage bags.

addedSettings MenuVideo, Audio, and Game settings are now separated. VSync has been added to the Video Settings. You can now toggle post-processing effects in the Video Settings. Background details can now be adjusted in the Video Settings.

changedGame BalanceTrees are easier to cut but yield less wood. Corrected wind speed in the evenings to provide better guidance. Two people can now work in the Lab. Bulls will now appear in the late days.

Whispers in the Forest changes

addedEye Flyers are added in two variants. They might look cute, but they are very dangerous!

addedTechs can now research as well, but scientists research twice as fast. The Workshop and the Lab require less wood and no stone, allowing you to build them earlier.

addedAdded stats in the pause menu. Now, you can see how many enemies you have killed and how much you have lost.

addedNew enemy death animations for all enemies. [FX] Insects now appear around garbage bags.

addedVideo, Audio, and Game settings are now separated. VSync has been added to the Video Settings. You can now toggle post-processing effects in the Video Settings. Background details can now be adjusted in the Video Settings.

New Enemy

Eye Flyers are added in two variants. They might look cute, but they are very dangerous!

Upgrades & Researches

Techs can now research as well, but scientists research twice as fast. The Workshop and the Lab require less wood and no stone, allowing you to build them earlier.

Stats

Added stats in the pause menu. Now, you can see how many enemies you have killed and how much you have lost.

Animations

New enemy death animations for all enemies. [FX] Insects now appear around garbage bags.

Video, Audio, and Game settings are now separated. VSync has been added to the Video Settings. You can now toggle post-processing effects in the Video Settings. Background details can now be adjusted in the Video Settings.

Game Balance

Trees are easier to cut but yield less wood. Corrected wind speed in the evenings to provide better guidance. Two people can now work in the Lab. Bulls will now appear in the late days.

Fixes

The danger effect (red screen when health is very low) was not showing upon death—this is now fixed. Fixed a bug where the protagonist could freeze.

Optimization

Optimized rendering of wind and other effects for better performance on weaker devices. Optimized rendering of command icons under every resource or building to reduce processing and memory costs.

Enemy AI

Jumper enemies will no longer retreat after disruption.

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Steam News / 11 February 2025

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