Update history
Latest Woodland Empire updates
Search patches, hotfixes, and dev posts. Load more to keep browsing the timeline.
Browse updates
Published changes
Search updates. Filter by source or date. Open any row for the full patch notes, or load more to continue the timeline.
- Woodland Empire
Steam save bug fix
Added a quick fix for a bug that was crashing when saving to Steam Cloud.
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Woodland Empire
Final Sale Before Release!
I just wanted to give a heads up that I'll be releasing in the next month or so and wanted to give early adopters one last chance at a sale price before leaving Early Access. I'll always have the demo available (even af…
Announcement1 changeBalance - Woodland Empire
Content Update: EA 1.5! Keybinds, gameplay tweaks
Hey everyone! I am putting out the most recent update! I've been working on some re-tooling in order to make more scenarios, but in the meantime I have added some customization options and other features: Customization…
Patch notes7 changesGameplayMaps - Woodland Empire
Fix Breaking bug for new games
Hi folks, I have pushed out a fix a regression preventing new games from map images. I'll likely need to make a change to how those are done in the future, but they should be good now. Thanks, Nick
Announcement1 changeMaps - Woodland Empire
Desert preview phase two!
I've added a few more desert species, both flora and fauna: Mexican Goldpoppy Barrel Cactus Foxtail Agave Gila Monster Diamondback rattlensake Lot more to come! I'll be working on some neat scenarios next, as well as a…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Woodland Empire
Sneak peek at the new desert biome!
You'll now see the option to change your biome when creating a new game. This will be the desert biome, where the game will play a little differently. This is a bit of a beta test, as not all of the desert animals and p…
Announcement3 changesFixCompatibility - Woodland Empire
Crashing build has been fixed
The crash bug has hopefully been fixed! Thanks for your patience Nick
Announcement1 changeFixPerformance - Woodland Empire
Rollback due to crash issues
Hello everyone, I have temporarily rolled back the user map feature for a few days. There were issues causing crashes with most players that I need to figure out. I'll re-release it after I have validated the crashes ar…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Woodland Empire
Custom Maps Update!
I'm pleased to provide a small update that allows you to include your own custom heightmaps! You can now import a jpg/jpeg file to use in your games. I'm continuing to work on some new features that will fill out the ga…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Woodland Empire
Minor update for February - Bears!
I hope everyone is having a relaxing time in Woodland Empire. After a break, I'm back at some regular updates that will be coming in the next few weeks as I work down the development roadmap. This update includes bears,…
Announcement - Woodland Empire
Progress update - Additional time controls
Hi Woodlanders! I have a small update that allows you to control the speed of the seasons as well as the speed of the day/night cycle. Increasing the season speed will also increase the maturity rate of plants in your f…
Event1 change - Woodland Empire
Small patch notes: December 19
Fixed an animation issue with wolves Other minor UI tweaks Added achievement for Wildfire scenario
Announcement3 changesFixUI/audio - Woodland Empire
Animals Tutorial Bug
Fixed a bug where the squirrels refused to spread seeds in the animals tutorial.
Announcement1 changeFix - Woodland Empire
Early Access Release Date!
I'll be releasing this coming Thursday for Early Access! You can check out the early access details in the store page, but ultimately I want to get Woodland Empire into as many hands as possible to gather feedback While…
Store1 change - Woodland Empire
Putting out fires
The latest build should provide some much needed stability for both Windows and Linux users. I had to re-engineer some of how the simulation happens, so it's not all optimized yet but hopefully you should not see any mo…
Announcement5 changesPerformanceGameplay - Woodland Empire
The 15 minute itch
Fix a bug that would reliably crash the game after 15:34. Nerd details: I had a script that would play songs by genre in progression: Relaxing, upbeat, normal, relaxing, exciting, etc.... The progression index was not b…
Announcement3 changesFixPerformance
