A few suri manes have been replaced with cleaner ones
Added flower garlands in pride colors! You can unlock the crafting recipe by harvesting certain amounts of certain flowers!
Added an achievement for unlocking all flower garland recipes
Fixes
Raptor wing shapes are cleaned up now
Ocean water is no longer drinkable
Other player's animals were not syncing correctly due to the new eyes, they do now!
Head look should work again properly
Suricate returned to editor
Timeout error should no longer pop up over other errors when attempting log in
Log out and loading back to the log in screen now fixed
In game menu UI was missing for some people upon log in. Should be visible again
You should be able to move after growing again
Settings and more should be available to everyone again
Marking market is fixed
2.3.0 It's been a while, hasn't it?
Notes
My health has taken a downturn for a while, so that's why I've been absent. I've been trying to work despite my condition but it's not like it'll get any better lol whoops. I go through these moments where it gets really, really bad and then I slowly get better through physical therapy and medication changes and can focus on programming for longer, then it goes bad again and the loop repeats itself. I'm doing all I can to stay healthy, it's an uphill battle though.
I'm going through the responses to the February Species Week questions and trying to add what I can! Suricate is all done, raptor is almost done as well, and canis and felis will get their updates next patch!
Changes
Brand new eye system, no longer using the textures that people made (Sorry!)
Notes about new eyes:
I will have to update presets with an eye 'texture' later on for you to edit, but the new system can still be changed along with the current eyes.
These new eyes still glow in the dark, but are also shiny and affected by sunlight- I've always wanted this and could never figure out how to do it, but I've finally done it! 😤
These eyes have eye whites, originally it was just an iris on a black background- you can still make the eye whites black if you so choose
Eyes still turn with the head, so there might still be some wonk left when drastically turning the head.
When you log into your existing characters, their iris, eye white, and pupils will be white!
Brand new loading system, should be slippery as butter when transitioning between screens
Suricate species week additions!
Raptor species week additions part 1 New tails! New crests! New wattles and combs! Longer long beak! Beak thickness! More to come!
May was Rare Disease awareness month, I made some zebra stripes for the Suricate!
Fixes
Blinking is no longer reserved for the models when in Primordial, now all instances of characters blink.
When you change horn marking colors, it's now visibly changing on all animals with horns in editor
Clicking, spacebar or esc on the Wild Arts splash screen no longer creates a big lag as it tries to load into the login screen- instead you just instantly start loading the next screen
Raptor and suricate editor were needlessly dark???? they're not super dark anymore
Your base color is no longer reset when you edit a character This is still a pain in the ass
The super long hanging when you first open the game should be gonezo! Overall loading should be much faster
I'm sure theres other things I'm missing right now.......
On my great big to do list...
Pickup (items and other players)
The return of combat
More items
Return of gastros and treasure hunting
2,2,4 --> 2.2.5 Patch
It's been a while, oops!
This is not a comprehensive list of additions and fixes, I was not keeping track of changes I've made this week,
Changes
Fullscreen option added to Graphics
Screen resolution options added to Graphics
Backend prep for friends list
Added North marker to local minimap
Fixes
Can no longer have negative age values
You can drink water again
You can see achievements again
2.2.3 Hotfixes
Changes
Added tutorial to Character and inventory menu
Added hotkeys and names of each menu (Character, Inventory, Friends, Tribe)
Added hotkeys for camera control- arrow keys
Added hotkey for full map
Removed minimap- Added local map by sniffing
Fixes
Arrow count in game should reflect actual numbers
Camera works again in editors
Premium no longer should appear missing
Local minimap should no longer appear around other players
Increased darkness of chat box
Full minimap icons are a set size
First character slot should be selectable again
Added more potential error messages to login
Known Bugs
Cannot drink water
Chunks of world are missing
Palm trees are wacky
Terrain holes misbehave
Backend Migration is ON!
When does this migration happen? When should I be ready?
Now! All you have to do is log in to your account. If your email needs changing, you will be prompted to change it. You have until September 30, 2022 to get your account migrated over. All of your data except for age points and gastros will convert over. If there's an issue feel free to hit me up.
Why the change?
So earlier in 2021 our backend provider, GameSparks announced acquisition by Amazon who was either going to keep it and change it or just get rid of it entirely. This fall they announced they were removing it and so I gotta move all of your guy's information over to the new backend service I picked: Braincloud!
How do I migrate my account info?
Log into the game, if you don't have an account- then just register as normal. No migration needed.
How long do I have to migrate?
September 30, 2022
If you somehow miss the window, I still have all Premium and other purchase info on hand as usual so you wouldn't be missing out on these things, but characters or collections will be lost.
What if I don't want to migrate my account and want a new one?
Any new accounts will be automatically made in Braincloud so brand new players have no such migration to do.
Are there going to be any major/minor changes to the game with this backend change?
No, not really, except for the ability to change your email and username as well as your password. Previously it was kind of difficult for me to do both of these things, but no longer.
You can change your username and email once a month, so make sure you type it in correctly!
Backend Migration Announcement
This is information telling you what to expect, there is no migration happening just yet! You don't have to do anything yet!
When does this migration happen? When should I be ready?
January 1st is when I'm going to start working on changing things in the source code, this means I won't be able to put out any patches until I'm done. I'm not sure how long it will take for me to change the source, test some account moves, and then release it to the public.
I will let everyone know when the migration is underway, you'll also be alerted when you log in that your account is going to migrate, and you shouldn't have to do much at all- I'm intending on making this a very touch-less system so you don't have to worry about messing up any of your data.
Why the change?
So earlier in 2021 our backend provider, GameSparks announced acquisition by Amazon who was either going to keep it and change it or just get rid of it entirely. This fall they announced they were removing it and so I gotta move all of your guy's information over to the new backend service I picked: Braincloud!
How do I migrate my account info?
I will later on need your cooperation to get your info moved over, it should be relatively as simple as logging in. I will ask people to log in to move their info from Gamesparks to Braincloud, so that you don't have to recreate characters or lose any account info.
How long do I have to migrate?
The migration window to do so should be the earliest March 31, 2022 and latest September 30, 2022. Hopefully we have until September of next year that would be a nice big window to work with. I don't know which of these dates is the cutoff yet because Amazon has not really specified when data will stop being available.
If you somehow miss the window, I still have all Premium and other purchase info on hand as usual so you wouldn't be missing out on these things.
What if I don't want to migrate my account and want a new one?
Any new accounts will be automatically made in Braincloud so brand new players have no such migration to do.
Are there going to be any major/minor changes to the game with this backend change?
No, not really, except for the ability to change your email and username as well as your password. Previously it was kind of difficult for me to do both of these things, but no longer. I will probably limit username changes to once a month for the sake of everyone, but otherwise it will be a nice feature to have.
Did you spot all the CS Discord references in this update's art?
2.1.9 Hotfix
Last hotfix/patch for a while!
Changes
Testing out the local minimap, if you press E when not wet and not next to anything, you should bring up a distance based set of minimap icons tied to direction
Autorun currently disabled
Fixes
Map should appear as normal again
Minimap resources are all clearly labeled
Flight rotation no longer increases the longer you push it- making for some weird effects
2.1.8 A Fix so Hot they call it Hotfix
Changes
Descriptions were too long for items in the inventory, all that text should fit now and some descriptions have been made a bit shorter to fit too
Key was added to full map, it also just looks nicer
Fixes
Full minimap no longer missing text
You can no longer smell players (or yourself) from far away
Canis finally shows nametag when you hover over them
"Eyes" button for actions should work again
"Claws" button also working again too
Terrain holes are back
Raptor head is no longer always selected in the action menu
Red damage fade no longer appears when you leave Primordial
All water shakes are fixed and raptors will never break again
Speeding up while flying and swimming is fixed properly now
Grooming other animation should no longer play unless Shift is held down
Inventory no longer bork
Recipes in inventory no longer duped
Suricate tusks were off by one
Canis face tufts no longer disappear when you get close with the camera
2.1.7- Banks and Bug Fixes
Changes
Item bank is available! Talk to kangadillo in Bergen
Double bounce- press Jump the second you hit the ground to jump higher
Fixes
Sniffs and area changes no longer hang on screen for forever and go away after 4 seconds as intended
Inventory switching is clean
Raptor feather tufts are no longer solid white
Objects in map are returned
Short face and tilted muzzle suri tongue now no longer sticks out
Stamina can no longer go negative
No longer drifting while swimming
Raptor can land while hovering again
Raptor turning in air is now more controlled
Flight speed is now toggled
Swimming speed is now toggled
Aging up no longer creates a clone
Menu should not persist when changing character
2.1.6- New Map System, UI Changes
Changes
Experimenting with new map loader- Primordial should load faster- less lag
Damage indicator turns on much farther down the HP so it's less annoying when you've only lost a tiny bit of health
Player minimap icon is more visible now
In game UI has been shrunk down- not so terribly big and clunky
Essence teleportation system has been made much clearer for new players
Action menu clearer
Footsteps are quieter
Stamina system completely changed- Trot has been removed, you run until you reach max stamina and run faster infinitely, stopping your run will drain stamina back to 0.
Panting has been removed
Shift now toggles running on land on or off, still works as it used to when swimming and flying
Flight speeds up faster
Changes to character selection screen, now provides a preview image and short description of each species
Login screen is much cleaner
Fixes
Light is back to normal- sunny days are sunny
Dialogue, sniffing no longer crash the game
Potential fix to chat sticking
Chat status button toggles both windows now, not just the message input box
Action menu should work again
Initial rotation for all species when first loading in is set to proper speed
TOS text no longer invisible
Crafting items are now removed from slots when you close inventory or change character so it no longer stops working when you change characters
Events that cause max health to go up will also restore health to the new max
Player minimap dots will disappear when the player leaves
Young canis eyes are no longer both lefties
Suricate and any other animal editors that previously had issues should no longer cause them
Bug reporter no longer freezes character once closed
Seeky should work again
Daily challenges are back and working as usual again
Character selection screen theme (jungle, arctic, desert) now saves properly and loads in to your choice when you re-log
Zoom sensitivity option in Settings now properly saves and works
Minimap no longer zooms in and out with + and - (or whatever you keybound those buttons to)
Canis baby weight is no longer the opposite of adult
Known Bugs
Holes for caverns were not put in yet
Some objects might be floating above ground still in weird places, please report these!
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