New vaulting system allows character to climb over the top of obstacles such as fences and walls.
Player jump height has been slightly reduced, so vaulting and climbing make more sense.
Player can now climb out of water onto ledges.
Replaced ladder climbing animations with improved motion capture animations.
Player can now slide down ladders by descending while holding [Shift].
Added new leaning animations while free-looking [Alt] on ladder.
Fixed camera becoming stuck when getting on ladder in ADS (Aim Down Sight).
Improved detection for when getting on the top of ladders.
Fixed issue where player’s movement would stop while holstering and unholstering weapons after using a ladder.
Amy no longer starts wearing the prison shirt.
Amy now starts wearing a tactical weapon straps which her flashlight is attached to.
Fixed character’s hands to be in the correct position when holding and aiming weapons.
Adjusted location of hostered items on Amy’s body.
Fixed Amy’s left arm getting stuck inside her body after harvesting items.
Added short spam protection for jumping.
Player can no longer sprint backwards.
FOV transition is not as strong when sprinting.
New camera motion while moving. Camera motion grows stronger as Amy moves faster.
Fixed Weapon and Ammo HUD element from appearing and disappearing at incorrect times.
Fixed camera issues if player dies while in ADS.
Fixed player continuing to drown after respawning.
New Vital’s display visuals with 3D Heads Up Display (HUD). Hold [V] to see Vitals.
Player’s ‘Energy’ now depletes with excessive running or swimming.
Low ‘Energy’ will now decrease the player’s maximum movement speed.
Added new prompts to show contextually appropriate actions on the HUD with new ‘Key Bindings At a Glance’ (KBAG) system.
Added new scrolling display for items in your hotbar. Scroll with the mouse wheel to see a radial menu with your most important items.
Fixed free-look [ALT] functionality which was causing the player’s head to get stuck in a single direction.
Added new Amy voice lines when her weapon jams or is low on ammo.
Added new voice lines variations when Amy is on low hunger or hydration.
Reduced rate at which hunger and hydration decreases.
Game
Help pop-up menus which freeze the game no longer appear on their own when doing activities. The help prompts can still be accessed by clicking on question mark help (?) symbols.
Can Openers can now be found as individual pieces of domestic loot in houses and other places spawning loot. This addition will also make them slightly more common.
Added ‘Old Rucksack’ which the player can equip.
Weapon optics in ADS now use FOV to change their zoom level instead of a 2D screen capture for performance.
Antialiasing now defaults to FXAA. Temporal AA currently causes some visual issues with the new Vitals HUD.
Quests
Partial fix for overlapping audio dialogue in questline. Extra quest audio in hardware store should no longer start over the top of main dialogue.
Environment
Fixed various floating trash items around the map.
Expanded Hanouten with start of a new area on the west side.
Added new walkways to Hanouten safezone.
Replaced small portable cabins with new larger ones.
Revamped liveable area in Hanouten with improved asset performance optimisation.
Replaced gravel paths with dirt paths around Hanouten.
Adjusted Hanouten safezone to be slightly larger in preparation for traders and other locals.
Improved watchtower size proportions in Hanouten safezone.
Added loot spawns to watchtowers in Hanouten.
Added climbable ladders to Marburgh Lighthouse.
Version 0.2.2.2a hotfix
Rebalanced Energy gained from consumables.
Fixed infinite can opener bug.
Fixed occasional Aim Down Sight (ADS) bug caused by right-clicking while holding a melee weapon then switching to another weapon.
Public Alpha v.0.2.1.3a Patch Notes
Jaws of Extinction – Private Alpha v.0.2.1.3a
We have been calling this patch the quality of life patch, no real new content, just fixes and improvements.
New hair for Amy with physics movement. Hair movement can also be affected by the weather.
Fixed camera breaking after moving in to water while in Aim Down Sight (ADS).
Player can no longer lean while swimming.
Fixed player camera going in to ADS after reloading while holding down Right Mouse Button. Camera now returns to over the shoulder view as intended.
Picking up items no longer locks or affects the player’s movement.
Picking up items no longer forces player to holster their weapon.
Pocketing sound effect when picking up items now varies slightly.
Player can now pick up many items much faster because pickups are no longer limited by lengthy animation sequences.
Player no longer unholsters and reholsters their weapon when picking up other weapons.
Fixed player’s character mesh stretching while pressing shift to steady aim.
Fixed holstering animation issues when getting on ladders with weapons equipped.
Interacting with doors no longer forces player to holster their weapon.
Using cupboards now immediately holsters weapons in order to open the cupboard doors.
Fixed circumstance where picking up an item from a cupboard would lock the player’s movement.
Using an axe to chop at trees no longer locks the player’s movement.
Harvesting foliage by hand no longer locks the player’s movement.
Majority of interaction animations are now faster.
Fixed interaction animations from interfering with each other.
Fixed various errors occurring when switching weapons.
Fixed placing a meat on a campfire from putting the entire stack on the fire, causing meat to be lost.
Ammo display no longer shows for melee weapons.
Game
Fixed frame rate spike caused when looting debris on the ground.
Fixed issue where debris would not fade away correctly on pickup.
Fixed issue where rocks would disappear when harvested with a pickaxe, rather than crumble.
Fixed looting quad bike from causing other lootable items to always spawn car parts.
Game ambient music and sound is reduced while radio audio is playing.
Added Sheriff Sen signature stinger audio.
Reverted back to original system of map loading (before version 0.2.0.3a) in response to performance issues. Additionally expected to improve cases where loading a game causes character to fall though the landscape.
Fixed censorship option to be on by default.
Added user setting for Anti-Aliasing (AA) method.
Added user setting for High Dynamic Range (HDR).
Added user setting for Motion Blur. Motion blur is set to off by default.
Added user setting for controlling nighttime length (Set to X2 :: 10 Minutes, by default).
Quests
Updated some quest object text lines.
Fixed quest keys being spawned as random loot.
AI
Knocked down and dead Wanderer bodies no longer block player movement.
Environment
Various performance improvements for grass foliage.
Improved Level Of Detail (LOD) distances of various tree foliage for performance.
Optimisation of truck in Hanouten Safe Zone and added collision.
Cupboards and drawers have been temporarily removed (pending usability improvements and bug fixes).
Added new loot in shop storage rooms.
Added lootable safe and cash register in Dom’s Hardware shop.
Improved LODs for houses in Hanouten for performance.
Added gaps in tall garden fences around Hanouten allowing player to move though gardens.
Fixed character’s weapons not initialising properly when loading a save-game
Fixed circumstance where player could ADS (Aim Down Sight) while unholstering weapon.
Minor optimisations for weapon ADS.
Fixed issue when getting on ladders from the top where the character could start moving horizontally.
Fixed player having all movement stop when holstering or unholstering weapons caused by using ladders.
Fixed character being able to holster and unholster their gun while climbing ladders.
Removed loot glow and shimmer when looking at interactable items.
All lootable items and resources harvestable by hand now highlight with an outline to show they are interactable.
Added on screen prompt and iconography for when player is able to interact with something.
Fixes for building plan & ST-RV animations.
Added prompt icon when radio hint is displayed. Press ‘T’ to answer the radio.
Increased height from which player can fall before talking damage.
Game
Fixed issue where door properties were not saving and loading properly.
Fixed cupboards not appearing in the world correctly.
Fixed issue preventing interaction with top drawer of cupboards
Fixed loot which is meant to spawn on top of cupboards from occasionally spawning in the air.
Added ‘Night Multiplier’ functionality internally, allowing changes to how long the night lasts for. (Feature will be available for use in Game Settings in the near future).
Various updates of the the saving/loading system. Game version 0.2.0.1 will require a new game in order to generate a clean and up to date save file.
Quests
Integrated quest system with game saves. Quest progress can now be saved and resumed.
Fixed tutorial quest dialogue sometimes happening twice when picking up a pistol.
AI
Adjusted Shaders for bears and fox to be more in line with the overall look of the environment.
Added basic fur to foxes.
Environment
Fixed rain appearing inside houses in Hanouten.
Modified fog weather properties.
Added new gas station.
Added landscape tile Level of Detail (LODs) for performance improvements.
Increased the Cull distance for landscape tiles. This reduces stutter when moving in and out of world tiles.
Implementation of house optimisations around Hanouten.
Optimised piles of leaves for improved performance.
Reduced the chance of rain by 25%.
Fixed collision on wall outside Hanouten safe-zone.
Fixed collision on unit in front of Sheriff Sen's house stairs.
Fixed double tapping in to ADS (Aim Down Sight) too quickly while in first person disconnecting the camera from the character’s neck.
Fixed third-person camera starting to slide in to Over The Shoulder view when tapping to go into ADS.
Fixed weapon reticle sometimes appearing incorrectly when moving in and out of ADS.
Improved responsiveness for clicking to move in to ADS.
Fixed issues where player could enter ADS while interacting with objects.
Slightly increased leaning speed.
Fixed player camera going in to ADS while the character is still unholstering their weapon, even without clicking to go in to ADS.
Aim direction is no longer completely offset when moving in and out of ADS.
Fixed issue caused by exiting ADS while still holding [Shift] to hold breath.
Fixed various errors affecting performance occuring due to the weapon system.
Fixed holding [RMB] while exiting ADS to cause player to lower their weapon while still ADS.
Fixed weapons from jamming while firing a gun despite not having any bullets in the gun to shoot.
Reduced general chance of weapon jamming.
Fixed circumstance where a melee weapon would appear in the character’s hands at the same time as a firearm.
Fixed weapon information in the inventory not disappearing after removing the weapon from the equipment slot.
Fixed weapon description text in the inventory being cut off.
New photo-realistic skin textures for Amy.
Amended Amy's skin shaders qualities to be more in line with the overall appearance of the world .
Player’s shoulder torch has been made wider and brighter.
Game
New x4 Scope now attached to M16 (we are aware of a jitter issue happening with the scopes at the moment, we are currently exploring options to fix this).
New Holo Sight now attached to MK18.
New implementation of quest system for Public Alpha release.
Updated UI elements for game tips.
Updated UI elements for quest system.
New UI element for radio frequency.
New radio control key bindings.
New door locking logic. Player must have correct key in inventory to open certain doors.
Additional game tips added and integrated with Quest system.
Tutorial quest added “Welcome to Eden-Nadir”.
Weapons no longer spawn in Sheriff Sen’s house.
Game Bug Reporting feature can now be used to report bugs remotely to our bug tracking service from within the game.
AI
Fixed various errors affecting performance caused by the AI.
Adjusted Hanouten bridge spawn to avoid Wanderers spawning on the walls.
Building
Fixed random items spawning in player built cupboards.
Fixed position offset when trying to place a cupboard.
Environment
Added new photo-realistic rocks.
Fixed missing house exterior in Hanouten.
Fixed various Level Of Detail (LOD) materials displaying incorrectly.
Improved landscape textures overall appearance.
Reduced the high density of foliage with small patches.
Added new rock formations.
Added new Sink Hole location.
Added new Rocky Maze location.
Added no build zones, players will be unable to place an structure in these zones.
Adjusted shadows for improved performance.
Fixed issue with elevated road and telegraph poles in North of Hanouten.
Replaced Hanouten Safe-zone placeholder watchtowers with new wooden watchtowers.
Restructure of player weapons management. Players can now pick up multiple weapons of any kind and keep them in their inventory. Collected weapons can be swapped out in the ‘Character’ tab.
Weapons no longer spawn with ammunition in the magazine.
Taking a weapon out of an equipment slot will now return the ammunition inside the magazine to the player’s inventory, allowing it to be used for other firearms.
Fixed various issue preventing weapon HUD not showing or hiding.
Added spam protection to weapon hotkeys.
Improvements for general first person mode.
Improvements for first person Aim Down Sight (ADS) and gunplay.
Added Third person ADS. Hold Right Mouse Button [RMB] to aim over character shoulder.
Enter first person ADS by single clicking [RMB] from third person.
Disabled Temperature display until fully implemented.
Game
Upgraded engine version to Unreal Engine 4.21.2.
Changed starting rifle for AKM & 7.62mm Ammo (M16 work in progress pending further work on attachments).
AI
Adjusted time at which foxes will appear during the night.
First "Safezone civilians" have been added to Hanouten safezone.
Building
Added the first player placeable storage cabinet (Find in survival category in "B" building menu), press [F] to open doors and drawers, holding [F] to enter and exit interaction/storage mode.
Environment
Updated all world asset materials to work with latest engine version lighting.
Improved interiors shaders of stores / shops around Hanouten.
Dressed "Mortar & Pestle" pharmacy more (posters & pharmacy assets).
Added loot glow to "safe" loot crates.
Added lootable cash registers (chances of bucks and electronics).
Added Motel location placeholder.
Fixed issue with being able to zoom camera while in inventory.
Updated all SpeedTree shaders, to improve overall look & Unreal Engine 4.21 lighting.
Interior dressing to "Sheriff Sen's" house is complete.
Texture optimisation with compression & max texture size on new assets.
Fixed being able to glitch through second floor window of basement houses.
Added lootable glow to wood saw pickup.
Additional work on foliage ambient occlusion values.
Placed ‘Nails’ loot in hardware store.
Expanded Hanouten Safezone layout and environment.
Added automatic gates to Hanouten safezone.
New night time music handled by new ambient audio manager.
Added concrete placeholder towers to Hanouten safe zone.
Added "Garnet Lake Campsite" location.
Replaced various houses in Hanouten with optimised versions, including basements (not all basements accessible yet).
Adjusted time which streetlights and nighttime notifications activate and deactivate.
Jaws of Extinction – Private Alpha v.0.1.7a Patch Notes
Fixed player receiving a duplicate weapons in their inventory when picking up another weapon of the same type (e.g. replacing an AR with another AR).
Fixed picking up Shat’s tinned food which would not be added to the inventory when picked up.
Fixed issue picking up Wooden Planks which would not be added to the inventory when picked up.
Fixed issue picking up Compost which would not be added to the inventory when picked up.
Pickaxe now attaches to Amy’s back when holstered, rather than attaching to her hip.
Fixed bug where player would not respawn properly if respawning at sleeping bag placed in an enclosed area (e.g. in houses).
Picking up items underneath foliage are now prioritised over harvesting the foliage.
New weapon inventory UI with new layout and information.
New player crafting system layout.
New crafting feature: Auto Craft system. Will allow you to ask for an item to be crafted once the required items are in your inventory. Feature locked until implementation is finished. Will become usable in near future.
New crafting feature: Recycle for Resources. Will automatically display what items you can recycle to get the resources required for an item in the crafting list. Feature locked until implementation is finished. Will become usable in near future.
Crafting queue now has an unlimited size.
Side Bar [V] now displays the player’s current level.
Side Bar [V] now displays current quest count (will be useful in near future).
Nails can now be crafted immediately from Crafting Level 1.
Removed desaturation effect when in Focus Mode.
Adjusted Field of View (FOV) when aiming/zooming with the right mouse button.
Improved camera transition when running.
Fixed Amy’s head rotation issues.
Temporarily removed radio control until it becomes usable in quests.
New looting dialogue variety
Game
Implementation of ladder climbing system. More ladders to be added to environment over future patches.
Updates to pop-up game hints.
Fixed inventory models of weapons and character appearing black.
Fixed circumstance where player could load a saved game with a full inventory and produce a ring of ‘cat boxes’ around them.
Updated max stack amounts for items. Stack sizes are now more consistent between items, either stacking to 250 for smaller items, 100 for larger items or not stacking at all.
Fixed the items being lost when using the Auto-Arrange feature in the inventory.
Fixed item duplication bug when using interactable cupboards.
Fixed issue where some harvestable items were not providing the player any more than one type of resource.
Updated some harvestable plants and items to provide additional secondary resources. For example, cutting Apple Trees may now provide Apples as well as Wooden Logs and Sticks.
Fixed Game Hints not appearing for some resources when they should have.
Updates for scalability settings to improve game aesthetic when running on lower settings.
Added Voice / Dialogue volume control in Settings.
Added UI / Level Up volume control in Settings.
Added new Can Opener item. Spawns in toolboxes, random food spawns and kitchen cupboards.
Can Opener now required to open tinned food.
Fixed audio sliders in Settings not saving properly.
Fixed loot spawn issues on Berchet Train Bridge.
AI
Fixed several despawning issues for animal AI.
Foxes now only spawn during the night time.
AI will no longer spawn in close proximity to player structures.
Added first hair style for Wanderers (variation will be added in near future).
AI audio now affected by audio options in Settings.
Building
New building placement visuals for improved visibility in all weather conditions.
Updates to buildable Walls, Door Frames and Window Frames to make building
pieces fit together better.
Player now holds a sheet of blueprint drafting paper while in building mode.
Releasing [Shift] + [Ctrl] when placing building items no longer resets building height
adjustment.
Fixed defensive spikes not being placeable at the correct height.
All defensive spikes now cause damage.
Fixed white highlight outline appearing around certain spike placeables.
Environment
Adjusted palettes at the back of Hanouten Pharmercy to prevent player getting stuck.
Optimisation improvements for items in Sheriff’s house.
Optimisation improvements for collisions of items in houses.
Fixed issue where weapons could not be reclaimed directly from the player’s loot bag after death.
Fixed issue where weapons could not be picked up from player’s loot bag after the loot had been emptied onto the floor.
Reworked keybinding system to allow changes to axis inputs (WASD movement).
Fixed flashlight orientation when weapon is raised.
Added clothing and backpack foley audio when Amy is moving.
Fixed weapon HUD not showing at correct times.
Starting inventory loot is now capped at the maximum stack limit for each item (e.g. building materials are no longer set to 9999).
Wood Axe removed from starting equipment - be sure to check out a nearby Hardware Store.
Disabled camera zooming while on the Death Screen.
Damaging your own corpse no longer produces damage effects on the HUD.
Fixed character facial animations still running after death.
Fixed issue where player was able to hold both a melee weapon and a firearm at the same time.
Game
Minor optimisations when picking up weapons.
Updated overall colouration of the game. Game now features a more natural palette of tones.
Optimisations for all Decals.
Fixed duplicate loot items appearing when loading in to a building from a savegame.
Fixed issue where loot spawns were not saving, meaning different loot would be generated after loading a savegame.
Saving the game now records items which have been taken. Reloading a save no longer replenishes the loot in a building.
Fixed randomly spawned guns and tools reappearing in buildings after they had already been taken.
Blood splatters now have sound effects.
Updated game hint text boxes.
AI
Fixed Wanderers spawning without a head.
Fixed Wanderers not being able to do any damage or get knocked down.
Fixed circumstance where loot bags dropped by Wanderers would despawn too quickly or not spawn at all.
Wanderer’s loot bags now persist for longer before disappearing.
Wanderer corpses persist for longer before dissolving.
Fixed rare bug where Wanderers would spawn completely invisible.
Improved Wanderer’s shaders. Wanderer skin damage has a better appearance.
Implemented basic facial animations for Wanderers.
New vocal audio for Wanderers.
Improved audio attenuation for all AI vocal sounds.
Wanderers now spawn with random skin colour and random skin infection damage.
Wanderers can now sometimes spawn with clothing in random colours.
Wanderers can now randomly spawn covered in dirt or blood.
Environment
Added new store - ‘Dom’s Hardware’. Additional scene dressing to be added in future patch.
Added new barn to Hanouten Safe Zone.
Added loot spawns to wrecked busses.
Added loot spawns to fishing boats.
Added loot spawns to school busses.
Added loot spawns to white trucks surrounding Hanouten.
Added loot spawns to benches and buildings in Hanounten safe zone.
Updated starting boat shaders. Now includes visible weather effects (e.g. wetness).
Added additional debris around starting boat.
Fixed floating assets around starting boat.
Added planks to assist player exiting the starting boat.
Improved handling of nighttime visual and audible effects.
Optimisation of assets in and around Hanouten.
Added new power lines to Hanouten (under review pending on feedback).
Improved barrier shaders to fit their surroundings.
New location markers added to areas surrounding Hanouten.
Reworked foliage at lake North of Hanouten.
Added roof access to stores in Hanouten.
Jaws of Extinction – Private Alpha v.0.1.5a Patch Notes
Jaws of Extinction – Private Alpha v.0.1.5a
Over the next few weeks, we are going to change our update schedule to every two weeks.
We are keen to keep the updates as regular as possible, but increasing our development window between updates will allow us to focus more time on some of the border issues which require the benefit a longer fix time and testing.
Player
Increased rate at which oxygen depletes when submerged in water.
Added new bloody damage display (no more grey screen when getting hit).
Disabled sidewards and backwards swimming.
Player now moves slower when wading through shallow water.
Added radio to character’s belt.
Fixed camera from clipping into the character, especially when stood in building interiors.
New leaning system [Q]/[E]. Allows player to peak around corners.
[Q] no longer holsters the equipped weapon. Tap the weapon’s key [1]/[2]/[3] to either take out or holster it.
[E] is no longer used for as an action key. You can now tap [F] to do an action or hold [F] to interact. For example, tap [F] to ignite a campfire and hold [F] to interact with the items on top of it.
Character’s head now follows the orientation of the camera while looking around in Focus Mode. Hold [L-ALT] to enter focus mode and free look around the character while highlighting items that can be picked up.
Fixed issue where building menu could be opened while in the inventory.
Added new ST-RV system to character’s wrist. Character will look at ST-RV display to check their vitals while holding down [V] (new UI and interactions in development for ST-RV System).
Campfires are now constructed from the ‘Building Menu’ [noparse][B][/noparse] in the ‘Basic Survival Tab’. They are no longer crafted and kept in the inventory.
Campfires can now be destroyed. Use the ‘Delete Tool’ from the ‘Building Menu’ [noparse][B][/noparse] to remove them.
Game
Fixes for loading and saving. In a bid to improve reliability of saving and loading the game, you will need to start a new game from v0.1.5a in order to ensure that your save file is up to date. We apologise for the inconvenience of saved games lost, although this is necessary in order to fix some saving and loading issues.
Fixed cooked and burned meat appearing jumbo-sized.
Fixed bug where picking up meat off the grill while not in the campfire was not updating the number of free slots on the grill.
Fixed circumstance where metal grill could be picked up off the campfire even though meat was placed on top.
Meat can now be dragged out of the inventory and dropped directly on to the campfire grill, rather than having to drop it above or to the side of the grill.
Fixed circumstance where raw meat could not be added to the campfire grill.
Improved performance when spawning a campfire.
Fixed campfire properties saving and loading properly. Items placed on the campfire, the ignition status and fuel visuals (e.g. fresh wood / burned wood) are now being saved.
Fixed tapping ‘F’ to light the campfire causing the camera to be offset.
Fixed Fan Belt item which no longer appears as an empty object (cat-box) in the world.
Added five additional “Shats” tinned food variants.
Prison shirt and trousers now recycle into cloth and twine.
Improved random loot item spawning system.
Spawned firearms now lay on their side.
Redesigned loading screens with new tips.
Fixed streetlights on powerlines not disabling during the daytime.
Fixed issue where large weapon’s locker was not lootable.
AI
New Wanderer appearance. Updated character models have been implemented.
Wanderers now appear with a randomly selected clothing combinations.
Wanderers now use death animations.
Fixed issues where certain AI functions were running after despawn.
Fixed issue where AI in groups were not being assigned to their group properly.
Environment
Updated small stones with new models.
Fixed small stone shaders not compiling properly.
Performance improvement for falling leaves.
Updated shaders on lootable cupboards.
Added new power lines throughout Hanouten.
Improvements for large power lines.
Updated shaders on Hanouten stone bridge.
New walls around Hanouten area.
Performance improvements for power lines.
Performance improvements for house interior assets.
Updated all grass foliage with better optimised grass assets.
Fixed grass foliage reacting to player when moving though it.
Updated all placeholder flower assets with new performance-friendly and reactive assets.
Implementation of new river system for Hanouten River (in development, further updates expected).
Added ambient ocean sounds.
Added ambient tree sounds (creaking trunks, leaves, etc).
Added ambient audio for burning barrels.
Added new Trainyard area layout (in development).
Added new Hanounten Safezone area layout (in development).
Updated shop interior and exterior shop shaders.
Updated vehicle shaders for performance and general appearance.
Performance improvements for covered boats.
Performance improvements to several buildings and asset meshes throughout Hanouten.
Performance improvements for road tunnel shaders.
Added new signage throughout Hanouten.
Added new magazine coverers found laying around.
Packed the Christmas Tree away for this year! Congratulations to all who found it.
Private Alpha Version 0.1.4
Jaws of Extinction – Private Alpha v.0.1.4
Player
Added new compass system. Shows landmarks and last death location. Visit new locations to unlock their icon on the compass.
Fixed performance issue with Weapon HUD.
Fixed issue where Weapon HUD would sometimes not display.
Added backpack to character.
Player’s breath can now be seen in the air during the night.
Improved wetness shaders on player’s clothes during rain.
Improved wetness and sweat shaders for player’s skin.
Removed item icons appearing when player is near loot. System replaced with ‘Focus System’.
Added new Focus System. Hold down ‘Alt’ key to free-look and activate. While in this mode, any nearby items/lootables are highlighted with an icon.
Fixed issue where pressing ‘F’ to explode the loot out of a dead player’s bag spawned a ring of white boxes.
Fixed circumstance where player’s movement would lock up if interacting with an item after respawning.
Fixed player’s crouch status not saving, causing cases where players may be pushed through objects or the landscape if reloading without suitable headroom.
Saving while in ragdoll no longer causes the camera to appear below the landscape after loading.
Player’s direction (rotation) is now saved.
Slightly increased range for highlighting and buffer area around items to make picking up easier.
Fixed circumstance where dropping weapon while in character’s hands did not stop animation for holding the weapon.
Game
Improved game hints system.
Fixed hint system to not show a ‘Default’ tip.
Removed NVGs from starting position.
Added new flashlight to player’s shoulder. Press ‘L’ to toggle on and off.
Removed craftable Storage Chests until new storage system is implemented.
Improved optimisation for bullets.
Active Help Displays (tips which pause the game) which have already been triggered are now included in the save file.
Added ‘Shats’ food brand to some food items (name the brand competition winner!).
AI
Wanderers no longer receive environment decals.
Fixed issue where navigation data was being built in the background even if no wanderers have been spawned.
Fixed various issues regarding AI operations running in the background when the AI had not even spawned.
Improved general performance when spawning and despawning AI.
Fixed issue where Wanderers could not be killed unless they had been shot in the head.
Fixed glitch when despawning dead animals.
Wanderers no longer freeze/twitch when the player shoots their weapon.
Building
Removed Work Bench and Water Barrels from building system until they become useable.
Minor rendering performance improvement for building placement tool.
Fixed circumstance where foundation snapping point would be missing if foundation was sunken into the ground.
Fixed issue where deleting a building part would not remove the associated snap points.
Fixed bug where after deleting a building part, snapping points may not be generated when placing new pieces.
Balconies can now be connected to Floor pieces.
Pillars can now be connected to Floor pieces.
Fixed ‘boards’ variation of Floor piece not generating any snapping points.
Updated several ‘boards’ variants of building parts showing the wrong icon in the building menu.
Environment
Lighting rework. Interior and exterior lighting should appear clearer and more consistent.
Optimisation of various environmental meshes.
Dressed both stores in Hanouten with furniture and lootable items.
Set specific types of loot types spawn in Hanouten stores.
Optimisation of draw distances for various a number of assets not culling properly.
Removed minor VFX causing notable performance drain.
Improved several shaders to improve their Ambient Occlusion.
Added new interactable doors within Hanouten.
Added new interactable cupboards and drawers within buildings in Hanouten.
Removed all trees and foliage improperly placed in buildings within Hanouten.
Added interiors to some houses in Hanouten.
Added basements to some houses in Hanouten.
Fixed issue collision issue in houses when moving into basement or first floor.
Dressed garages in Hanouten with furniture and lootable items.
Added new lighting to garages in Hanouten.
Shaders in house interiors are no longer affected by weather.
Additional dressing to Hanouten Boatyard house.
Added tractor and boat trailer props near Boatyard.
Fixed collision issues on large rocks (commonly found around starting beach).
Replaced small rocks on beach with new meshes.
Improved compression settings on UI elements.
Fixed incorrect materials appearing when destroying rocks with a pickaxe.
Added super secret festive Christmas tree - check the Jaws of Extinction discord for details.
The JoE team wish you all happy holidays and and we look forward to catching you in the New Year!
Private Alpha Version 0.1.3
Jaws of Extinction – Private Alpha v.0.1.3
Player
Added new distanced based icon system to make loot items on the ground more visible.
Fixed situation where Amy’s clothes could disappear while ragdolling.
Minor optimisation improvements on character’s ragdoll.
Fixed bug where Amy would not be able to jump if taking a single large amount of damage.
Painkillers are now consumable. Provides 25 health with a debuff on hunger and hydration for 120 seconds.
Added fully operational Night Vision Goggles (NVGs).
Fixed issue where ammunition was not being added to the players inventory when picked up.
Removed requirement to have 100 feathers to craft a sleeping bag.
Consumable items will now return empty containers back to your inventory when used (e.g. water bottles return scrap plastic, canned food returns an empty tin can, etc.).
Game
Fixed various issues preventing player from successfully reloading a save-game properly.
Fixed various issues preventing player from successfully respawning after death properly.
Fixed issue where respawning after death would cause Amy to appear naked for a short while.
Fixed issue where, upon loading a save game, Amy would appear in the wrong location or below the landscape for a short while.
Fixed issue where splitting open containers (e.g. trash bags) caused items to spawn below the ground.
Fixed collisions for white trucks and Humvee.
Fixed floor collisions in store building that caused some lootable items to spawn in the ground.
AI
Fixed issue where AI could spawn and attack the player before they had finished initialising into the game.
Reduced range at which Wanderers will notice the player.
Optimisation of wanderer spawning and despawning.
Wanderers will now walk to investigate sounds made by the player, but will then run as normal if they identify the player.
Looting now causes some level of disturbance that can cause nearby wanderers to investigate the noise.
When the player makes a noise, Wanderers will now move towards the location where the noise happened, not just directly after the player who instigated the noise. This means players can now create a noise to attract wanderers in their direction then relocate without being immediately chased down.
Removed randomness on headshots. Headshots now always kill wanderers.
Optimised spawning of loot bags. This was the likely cause of notable lag spike noticed when killing wanderers.
Fixed spawning of loot bags to prevent them appearing in rooms above the wanderer that dropped it.
Building
Fixed gap between building parts when placing a ceiling or floor piece to a wall.
Improved snapping area for ceilings and floors connecting to walls to make placing these pieces more comfortable.
Environment
Replaced streetlights around Hanouten.
Removed some minor particle effects which were having a notable performance impact.
Fixed issue where streetlight effects were not being disabled when they should.
Reworked player spawn locations. Players now always start on the Hanouten beach with a nearby firearm, pair of NVGs and other starting loot.
Reworked Hanouten boat repairs and storage area.
Reworked West Marshlands completely. Added new foliage, waterways and areas which will be developed further in the future.
