Eco

• Optimized stockpile calculations to improve performance in crowded areas
  
• Fixed possible server crash when modifying titles
  
• Fixed collision with Flat Steel wall corner that could prevent movement in areas it shouldn't
  
• Fixed ability to jump between ladders
  
• Increased default movement speed on ladders and added option to sprint on ladders
  
• Modders can now use apostrophes in item names

• Fixed bug with skid steer and excavator creating rubble that couldn't be picked up
  
• Updated User.eco.template to have new format (existing server configs will be unaffected)

• Can no longer change owners of a property when you have access, unless you are an owner
  
• Fixed bug with destroying trees by placing a block on them
  
• Fixed bug with getting stuck on avatar creation if rolling back to a previous update version
  
• Fixed bug where it was not possible to remove debris or blocks near tree roots
  
• Tall Boots now start discovered
  
• Updated description for lumber furniture
  
• Fixed typo in Plant Fibers description
  
• Various Ecopedia typo fixes

• Fixed crash that could occur when updating a server into different localization
  
• Fixed bug with server configs where it was possible to have 0 experience requirement for specialties
  
• Fixed bug with placing ramps inside trees
  
• Fixed bug with strange tooltips appearing in linked storages
  
• Fixed issue with reference assembles not being included in modkit
  
• Typo fixes for Henley and Building section in Ecopedia

• Fixed Sweeping Hands not working
  
• Fixed Work Party UI to allow customization
  
• Fixed inability to pick up Ballot Box and Executive Office
  
• Fixed Crushed Gneiss to have Crushed Rock tag
  
• Fixed ability to vote on drafts before they have been put to election

Features:

• Elections can now contain multiple provisions. IE: add a law, remove a demographic, and update an election, process, etc in a single election.
  
• A special privilege is granted during a new constitution election, allowing any civic object addition to be attached to that election. Allows the founding constitution to configure multiple aspects of government at once.
  
• Added new properties to Election Processes to instant-finish with success/fail if the percent of total voters reaches a given value of yes/no.
  
• When a world object with attached civic objects is removed, those objects become orphaned, and can be reclaimed by anyone who puts down a matching type. IE, if someone picks up the court to kill the laws, someone else can put down another court and reclaim them.
  
• Pollute Air laws can now reference the location of the pollution source
  
• Added new building forms for Ashlar Stone, Framed Glass, Reinforced Concrete, Corrugated Steel
  
• Art improvements for Flat Steel and Reinforced Concrete
  
• Added new roof forms for Hewn Logs, Mortared Stone, Lumber, Corrugated Steel, Flat Steel, and Reinforced Concrete
  
• New art for Wooden Elevator Call Post
  
• Added new variants for Mortared Stone Doors
  
• Stores owned by titles can now sell items
  
• Ladders now have an option to climb over the top with a new animation
  
• Fishing animations now viewable for other players in third person
  
• The Steam Tractor Harvester now has a down/up animation when activating
  
• Added "lock" mode for tooltips when "Ctrl" is pressed
  
• New icon for Deep Crust when using Rock drill at bedrock
  
• Admins can now globally /mute players in chat
  
• Admins can now add and remove global map markers

Optimization

• Optimized texture memory usage, which will help with some GPU crashes when running out of memory
  
• Optimized trade tracker to reduce performance degradation over time
  
• Optimized stats querying in laws
  
• Optimized calculations for accessing storage when multiple containers are in the same area
  
• Optimized calculations when entering and leaving a large room
  
• Optimized calculations for adjusting text width in UI
  
• Optimization for memory use in Linux servers
  
• Synced physics with freshly created rubble

Quality of Life:

• Revising civic objects (laws and such) will keep the old name, unless you change it
  
• Election voting doesn't start until 'Start Election' is clicked in the side panel
  
• Laws will now execute all sections even if it's the same trigger, unless 'prevent' is reached
  
• Anyone can now claim abandoned projects from unowned tables
  
• “Collect” button for work orders now updates correctly when changing owners. New owners can see it, but old owners cannot
  
• Added option to select payment account for transactions on a public crafting table
  
• Pressing escape no longer closes backpack
  
• The fishing lure will now be cast towards where the camera is pointing
  
• Added additional visual feedback for animal attacks
  
• Special accounts rewards (alpha, beta bakers etc) now added to Void Storage on login and don't occupy backpack space
  
• Improved global illumination
  
• Added drop down menu to select input device for voice chat
  
• Voice chat radius is now displayed in settings
  
• Creating a world through the client now automatically adjusts crafting cost and time modifiers based on collaboration settings
  
• Tool break sound now happens as soon as tool breaks
  
• Footstep sounds in first-person are now more precise and volume was tweaked
  
• Added more power to Dev Tool to bypass authority
  
• Voting through the election website no longer refreshes the page
  
• Starting a server is prohibited if Web Server Url is invalid
  
• Clarified chat notification for taxes
  
• Clarifies description of work clothes to indicate only using tools benefits from calorie reduction
  
• Added “Reset to Defaults” button for audio settings
  
• Added confirmation popup for reset to defaults button for Audio, Graphics, and Controls
  
• Added error notification when trying to place a block in a doorway
  
• Added error message to Mint if it can not be used to explain why

Balance

• Steam Engine now pollutes and requires water
  
• Solar Generator now requires water
  
• Road Tools now give Basic Engineering experience
  
• Bonus hunting experience is now granted for headshots
  
• Stove is now crafted by Mechanics
  
• Rock Drills now benefit from Mining specialty
  
• Huckleberry Extract is now crafted by Milling
  
• Flour cost decreased
  
• Yeast cost decreased
  
• Bear Claw skill requirement decreased
  
• Elk Wellington nutrients increased and cost increased
  
• Fruit Tart nutrients increased and skill requirement decreased
  
• Macaroons cost changed and nutrients increased
  
• Pirozhok skill requirement decreased
  
• Stuffed Turkey nutrients increased and weight decreased
  
• Baked Vegetables calories increased
  
• Baked Meat calories increased
  
• Flatbread nutrients increased
  
• Fruit Muffin nutrients increased and cost decreased
  
• Huckleberry Pie nutrients increased
  
• Meat Pie nutrients increased
  
• Excavator movement speed now fully benefits from roads
  
• Decreased experience for Machete & Sickle
  
• Adjusted recipe for Hewn Log Chair to match variations
  
• Reduced default Hewn Log recipe labor cost
  
• Adjusted Coyote Carcass weight to match similar carcasses

User Interface

• Law notification popups can now be disabled
  
• Removed chat notification when adding ingredients to a work order (still appears for work parties)
  
• Changed Constitution font to more appropriate style
  
• Work Party list is now sorted alphabetically
  
• Sorting by price in the economy viewer now always puts blank prices last
  
• Minted currencies are now displayed above player credits when viewing account balances
  
• Changing the item filter now saves settings when closing the window
  
• Stores no longer highlight red in Economy Viewer when they should not
  
• Changed highlight colors in title screen to improve readability
  
• Minimap colors for property and districts are not as opaque
  
• Resources from different work orders are no longer combined into a single work party marker
  
• Improvements to election website so it is more clear who won an election
  
• Improvements to difficulty settings UI when creating world through the client
  
• Improvements to server password UI for ease of use
  
• Improvements to control settings UI
  
• New status bars in crafting UI
  
• Polished the escape menu UI
  
• Visual improvements to Work Party UI
  
• Improvements to UI for selecting block forms
  
• Fixed alignment for nested clauses in contract UI
  
• Improved position of election speech textbox when entering election
  
• Visual improvements to show/hide animation for dialog boxes
  
• Added scroll bar to in-game bug reporting tool
  
• Shortcut for Push to Talk is now displayed in voice settings
  
• Continue button for rejoining a server from main menu now expands with long server names
  
• Text on Ratify button for constitution now fits correctly in button
  
• Fixed text overlap in edit property window with very long property names
  
• Fixed text overlap in election website when using collapse/expand function
  
• Many UI fixes for Mac

Modkit:

• Added reference assemblies to the modkit for compiling mods. No more extracting them!
  
• Fixed issue with chat icon sprites for mods

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a number of cases of civics objects not having references auto-update when they change.
  
• Fixed bug with disappearing civic objects
  
• Fixed crash when deleting a civic object that had a draft referenced in another civic
  
• Fixed ignore-auth not working for property actions in laws. Now you can ignore-auth on claiming and unclaiming.
  
• Fixed property owner not being selectable as context in laws.
  
• Fixed exception when quickly changing law triggers
  
• Fixed how values update with custom statistics in laws
  
• Using a direct tax from the Treasury object now works again
  
• Fixed bug with animals getting stuck and teleporting
  
• Fixed bug with teleporting animal corpses
  
• Fixed crash and exceptions related to animal pathing
  
• Fixed animals not knowing how to move on ramps
  
• Fixed strange animation with Alligator dying
  
• Fixed crash when a store owned by a title had no one assigned to the title
  
• Fixed server crash with “Stack Overflow” in specific situations with large mines
  
• Fixed exception when leaving and rejoining the same work party
  
• Fixed issue with room calculation where an object touching a wall at a 90 degree angle was treated as an open space
  
• Fixed ability to pay loans without enough currency
  
• Fixed title holders not able to unclaim property owned by the title
  
• Tool efficiency talents now work correctly
  
• Icons on signs now respect borders
  
• Fixed exception when rubble or logs were removed after being shot with an arrow
  
• Fixed world object UI not closing when the player moves away, allowing them to be accessed from unlimited distance
  
• Fixed salmon being unable to be hit with arrows
  
• Fixed strange behavior with picking up a bed while someone is sleeping
  
• Fixed bug with property name displaying incorrect color
  
• Fixed crash when setting Skill Gain Multiplier to 0
  
• Fixed chat message when receiving 0 payment from a work party
  
• Ecko Statue is now hidden from Housing Tag
  
• Fixed server Discord link in tutorial not linking correctly
  
• Reaped and potted plants will no longer have ghost-highlights after removal of the plant.
  
• Fixed some laws being able to prevent play despite server disabling this option
  
• Fixed footsteps sound occasionally getting stuck
  
• Fixed glass plates not merging together when building
  
• Fixed craft button for sub-recipes
  
• Fixed admin command for assigning titles.
  
• Fixed Fast-forward command not allowing fastwording to stop
  
• Fixed /AToB admin command to not fail when player A isn't online.
  
• Fixed /TargetTo admin command to not fail when the player isn't online.
  
• Fixed issues with vehicles duplicating when there is extreme server lag
  
• Fixed occupancy for Mortared Stone Signs
  
• Fixed Cancel button in server password UI being inactive when “Remember Me” is checked
  
• Fixed issue with work party UI not updating immediately
  
• Fixed law names not being escaped from code in election website
  
• Fixed text wrapping problems with long tooltip titles
  
• Fixed issue with resizing objectives window
  
• Fixed exception when editing visible layers in minimap
  
• Fixed duplicate notifications when using Pick Up law trigger
  
• Fixed plow action not working with laws
  
• Fied bug when making law with missing strings
  
• Fixed transparency issues with potted plants
  
• Fixed unowned world objects missing info about who placed it
  
• Disallowed players to only have a space as a name
  
• Fixed meteor timer showing in welcome text despite being disabled
  
• Fixed wrong icon item displaying in tooltip title
  
• Forage for Food tutorial now always shows 3 different types of food
  
• Fixed stockpile tutorial to accept Saguaro Rib
  
• Crafting Tutorial now correctly points to default Hewn Log recipe
  
• Fixed bug with being unable to skip the tutorial when tasks are already completed
  
• Fixed description for Charred Fireweed and Advanced Smelting Upgrade
  
• Server setting Specialty Experience Divisor has been removed from server configs
  
• Fixed plural names for Rugs & Mortared Stone variant
  
• Various localization & typo fixes

Elections Packages

New Building Forms and Updated Block Art

Chef Balance

Optimization and Bug Fixes

• MacOS Client is now available with functioning connection.
  
• The minimap should now display correctly on Linux and MacOS.
  (There may be issues with maps > 1 km² on MacOS due to limit of tesselation level to 16)
  
• Some issues with migration from 8.3.3 have been fixed.
  

• Adjusted initial plant distribution and plant capacity calculations.
  
• Overcrowding no longer causes plants to die and instead prevents plants from growing.
  
• Several improvements to plant simulation. Mass extinction in deserts and jungles should no longer happen.
  
• Nutrients in soil were added back. (On a existing world it can take up to five real days for layers to regenerate)
  
• Increased initial population of Fireweed and made it growable in Tundra.
  
• Updated pipes logic. Loops are no longer allowed and the status tab will now give more useful information about possible issues with pipes.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused plants to spawn too close together.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused sounds to disappear.
  
• Fixed a duplication exploit with the lumber stockpile.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused work orders to occasionally halt their progress.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused icons to not appear when taking items.
  
• Fixed an issue with the modkit that caused sprites to not work.
  
• Fixed an issue with the in-game bug reporting system.