Hello castaways. This week we are bringing you some fixes mainly apparent on saved games.
Patch notes
New
Added voice slider to the audio settings.
Added more clear messages when something can't be added to the compost bin.
Fixes
Fixed infinite immortal sharks.
Fixed wrong far island calculation, causing framerate drops near the shores.
Fixed missing playable button on the Escape quest upon loading a previous save.
Fixed death screen UI calculating survived time wrongly, which also caused times to go into negatives.
Fixed inability to add fuel to fires sometimes.
Fixed extreme speed when jumping, more obvious when bunnyhopping.
Fixed progress bar appearing on the water collector when you build a campfire near it.
Fixed inability to destroy water collector.
Fixed angled rack having no collision.
Fixed pepper and coffee plants being too bright compared to the rest.
Fixed low framerates on saved games sometimes.
Fixed an issue causing loaded saves to not start at all.
Fixed an issue causing loaded saves to start with no grass and no quest tracker.
Fixed an issue causing insta-death on loaded saves.
Quality of Life
Fishing rod returns metal scrap when disassembled.
You are able to decompose more things.
You can slice banana leaves for decomposing.
You get at least one item back when destroying things that have low requirements. This means you get Wilson back when destroying the scarecrow.
Improved loot from wrecks.
Lowered shark axe teeth requirement.
Developer notes We are deploying another patch mid week to tackle things that didn't make it this patch: Rest of localization and unobtainable sticky notes and other quest items. Please keep the feedback coming, whether it's positive or negative, as it greatly influences the next patches.
Happy surviving, The project castaway team
Project Castaway 0.1.41
Hello castaways. Based on player feedback we have a small update mainly focusing on hunger balancing and raft fixes.
Fixes
Fixed backpack not accounting full inventory, allowing the player to infinitely pickup things.
Fixed cooked food giving the same stats as its raw versions.
Fixed raw fish fillet not giving any proteins.
Fixed raft physics going crazy when you place things on top, especially adding things to the storages or campfires.
Fixed raft rudder causing raft physics to once again go crazy.
Fixed raft sails continuous force even when it's out of water, causing a glitchy raft to never come back again.
Fixed built structures inside the raft loading with strange rotation.
Fixed an issue caused by demolishing campfires, smokers and barrel stoves.
Fixed inability to craft bugnet.
Quality of Life
Food replenishes roughly 50% more hunger.
Low vitamins and proteins only affect 50% of the max hunger restore from an item. This means if you are low nutrients, you can at least partially satisfy your hunger.
Proteins and vitamins are more balanced. Meat leans more towards proteins, while vegetables and fruits lean more towards vitamins.
Hunger depletion rate is now 50% slower (full stomach lasts twice as long).
Hunger starts at 75% instead of 50%.
Increased meat rack longevity from 2x to 4x.
Developer notes Next week we are launching an update with localization, auto-save, respawning instead of having to re-load, and a lot more quality of life updates. Our discord is the most active Castaway community, where you can also engage with developers directly, so feel free to join!
Happy surviving, The project castaway team
Early Access is now out!
Hello everyone, we have finally launched on Early Access!
Thanks to all the beta testers for the hundreds and hundreds of form feedback responses. They have truly helped shape Project Castaway for the best. The playtest is now closed, but we will re-enable soon as we begin preparing for co-op.
For the beta testers, here's the list of changes from 0.0.39 to 0.0.40
Added New blueprint weapons: Double sided axe, Seagull hatchet, Cleaver, Jaguar knife, Shark Axe, Crab spear, Trident and Jaguar Spear. New intro story audio. Clay ore scattered through the islands. Nourishment Crockery tab added to the journal. Brewing cups (clay) added to the journal. New locations for treasures. Now the turtle shell can be used to collect rainwater and drink from it. Airplane escape quest added.
Fixed Fixed backpack not working after entering the ocean while it was opened. Fixed an issue that was preventing some objects from being dragged into the world from a backpack sometimes. Fixed a stutter/frame drop caused by AI pathfinding. Fixed an issue related to items placed on Logan’s quest. Fixed an issue that was causing the raft to be angled. Fixed multiple issues that occurred when reloading the game after dying. Fixed an issue that was breaking the physics on the raft when structures (mainly containers) were built on top.
Quality of life You can now face forward while steering the raft. Radio tower repair now requires scavenged items. Added more keys to building UI. Tutorial overhaul. Infusions don't spoil. Water pouch now is immune to becoming stagnant. Fishing rod crafting requirements increased. Increased fishing difficulty. Sleeping restores more energy (from 7 to 11). Spoiling rate reduced across the board. Smokers and campfire times buffed. Increased time before things burn. Hunger depletes 10% slower. Hunger warning shows at 10% remaining.
Early Access Launch Date
Hello castaways! We have been hard at work to finally announce that we are releasing our Early Access on Steam on September 23rd! ːlove_seagullː
We want to thank everyone who has been responding to the forms, which has proved to be our most useful benchmark. Requests for new playtest access have now been disabled, but will continue with the current playtesters as we prepare for launch. Hope you guys are as excited as we are! Here’s our roadmap with the key features for each week:
Playtest Roadmap
August 31st
Runtime generated biomes. Every gameplay is guaranteed to be unique!
First round of optimization.
Fishing.
Farming overhaul.
New discoverable repellents.
Food seasoning.
September 7th
More islands.
Improved intro sequence and tutorial.
Second round of optimization.
Improved underwater scenery.
Fully translated localization.
New plants.
Toolbelt extension.
New quest.
QoL updates and bug fixes.
September 14th
New buildables.
Improved UI.
More QoL updates and bug fixes.
September 21st Our last Playtest round before launch. We are dedicating it for full-focus on remaining bug fixes.
Post-launch
After we launch our Early Access, we will begin the playtests for:
Holiday content.
Console release.
Co-op.
Project Castaway Development Update
Hello castaways! As announced early this week on our discord and Playtest version, we are now nearing our Early Access release! You can expect an announcement of our Early Access release date within a week.
If you haven't gotten access to the Playtest (beta testing) yet, you can still request it via our Steam store page. Thanks for everyone who has signed up so far and have been providing feedback.
Don't forget to wishlist us!
Our released Early Access will contain:
Crafting of 30+ different tools and weapons.
Building of 50+ different structures, utility and modular houses.
Procedural islands: Each gameplay is unique.
Resource gathering: Pick, forage and chop vegetation.
Vitals: Balance your hunger, thirst, temperature, sanity, vitamins and proteins and energy to survive.
Weather: Rain and foggy cycles.
Day and night cycles.
Custom-made modular rafts.
Hunting: Spear and rod fishing and different traps for water, land and air animals.
4 quests and one mini-quest.
Scavenging: Break down found junk.
Cooking, brewing and seasoning.
Exploring: Each island pose a different strategy, with unique key elements.
Underwater: Ruins, wrecks, resources and beautiful scenery.
Farming; Grow your own resources.
Mining: Gather and smelt ores for equipment.
Blueprints for complex structures.
Easter eggs.
Full controller support and custom keybinds.
Localization of 14 languages.
After our first retail patch, we will be working towards console support and co-op.
See you in a near future, The project castaway team
Development Update
Hello castaways. A new update 0.0.31 is available for our Playtest version. This update brings in new weapons and tool tiers, available through mining. We are also starting with an UI overhaul, which will open doors for localization for the next patch.
If you do not yet have access to the game, you can simply request access to the playtest via our steam store page. We roll out access at random every update. We are hoping to officially announce our early access launch date pretty soon, as we begin to deploy major quality of life changes.
Are you a playtester? Read the full patch notes here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2836940/view/4243035499690723921?l=english
Not a playtester yet? Enjoy a playthrough from Jae Jachl. :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gz6mTkNFIE&t=2924
Happy surviving, The project castaway team
Project Castaway - Stream Preview
Join us on a gameplay stream of Project Castaway!
Shoutout to BlondeDonGaming, you can watch his full stream here:
Project Castaway - Stream Preview
Join us on a gameplay stream of Project Castaway!
Shoutout to BlondeDonGaming, you can watch his full stream here:
Project Castaway Demo is now out!
Good news! For those that did not make it into the playtest, you'll be able to get a taste of our game and see our roadmap for Early Access launch this year.
To play the demo, you can simply download on our store page. The playtests will be disabled during the steam next fest.
Hope you guys have fun! Dark
Full changelog of version 0.0.29 can be found here.
Playtest 0.0.27 and Development Update
Project Castaway 0.0.27 is now up. Focusing on commonly requested visual toggles.
Our next patch is going to receive a massive content overhaul: New procedural islands, new items to craft, new animals and traps, and much more!
If you haven't already - hit the wishlist button and request playtest access. We are still slowly rolling out access. The feedback given on our form, steam and discord has been extremely helpful, so thank you and keep them coming!
