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Update v1.0.2 – New Build Options, Boats, Keybinding Freedom, and More!

Wild Roots – Patch Notes v1.0.2 (12/17/2025) 🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of Life Added tool ability descriptions — hover over any tool in your inventory to learn exactly how to use it.

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What changed

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  • Balance
  • Compatibility
  • Performance
  • Gameplay
added🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of LifeAdded tool ability descriptions — hover over any tool in your inventory to learn exactly how to use it.
added🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of LifeAdded skill point indicators to Chef Skills and Crop Skills so you always know when points are available.
changed🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of LifeImproved seedling icon clarity in both daylight and night time.
added🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of LifeAdded custom key bindings so you can fully remap controls to your preference.
added🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of LifeAdded toggleable controls display fix — Build Mode controls now correctly appear when toggling with H .
changed🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of LifeController support has been fully implemented.

Wild Roots : Chef Vs Critters changes

addedAdded tool ability descriptions — hover over any tool in your inventory to learn exactly how to use it.
addedAdded skill point indicators to Chef Skills and Crop Skills so you always know when points are available.
changedImproved seedling icon clarity in both daylight and night time.
addedAdded custom key bindings so you can fully remap controls to your preference.
addedAdded toggleable controls display fix — Build Mode controls now correctly appear when toggling with H .

Wild Roots – Patch Notes v1.0.2 (12/17/2025)

🔧 Tools, UI, & Quality of Life

  • Added tool ability descriptions — hover over any tool in your inventory to learn exactly how to use it.

  • Added skill point indicators to Chef Skills and Crop Skills so you always know when points are available.

  • Improved seedling icon clarity in both daylight and night time.

  • Added custom key bindings so you can fully remap controls to your preference.

  • Added toggleable controls display fix — Build Mode controls now correctly appear when toggling with H.

  • Controller support has been fully implemented.

  • Optimization improvements for smoother gameplay.

  • You can now press F4 to toggle the HUD on and off.

🛠️ Farm, Structures, & Build Mode

  • Fixed pumpjack and oil distillery spawning on farm grid cells. They now appear in dedicated locations that won’t interfere with building.

  • Fixed an overlapping issue between the pumpjack and oil distillery.

  • New Build Mode: Lighting! Place light posts around your farm to improve night visibility.

  • New Build Mode: Upgrade Plot! Upgrade crop plots to larger sizes without destroying them — all crops safely transfer in their current state.

  • Added nails as a new craftable item at the workbench.

  • Increased tractor harvester size for easier harvesting.

🐟 Fishing & Achievements

  • The First Catch achievement now unlocks properly.

  • Fixed an issue causing progressive achievements not to update correctly. (Reminder: Steam sometimes delays progress syncing.)

🚜 Vehicles

  • Added first-person view toggle when driving the tractor

  • New Vehicle: Boat! A new boat is now waiting at the beach dock — perfect for deep-water fishing.

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Various minor bug fixes across farm functions, UI, and gameplay systems.

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Steam News / 18 December 2025

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