Patch Notes (1.10.4) - Updating Korean and Russian Localization and More
Hey Slugcats,
We have released a new patch which updated Korean and Russian localization, disabled warp fatigue in Daemon area, and more!
You can read the full patch notes below.
Patch Notes
Updated Korean and Russian localization
Disabled warp fatigue in Daemon area
Changed Basilisk lizards to not apply their effects while unconscious
Fixed warps playing their opening sound effect repeatedly while open, rather than just once
Fixed objects that are supposed to be filtered out in presence of a warp, not getting filtered out
Fixed Hunter and Monk endings not displaying properly if playing in low quality mode
Fixed being unable to open the map for a region on the warp region map in certain circumstances
Fixed Barnacles re-growing their shells after sleeping with a deshelled one in a shelter
Fixed frozen popcorn plants not progressing their frozen state properly, or opening up towards end of cycle
If you do continue running into a bug or issue after the patch please report it in the bug report form and the team will have better tracking on it! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezXL3WE2udFn8qJn-4bKHf-YkxiIbzmLB6jSwP6XYfp8DJtQ/viewform
- riv otter
Patch Notes (1.10.3) - Fixing Crash and Small Environmental Changes
Hey slugcats,
New patch alert!
This patch fixes a constant game crash in Rusted Wrecks, prevents being swarmed by locusts immediately upon warping into a place that contains them, and more.
If you want to read more about the patch, I’ll write the full patch notes below.
Patch Notes
Fixed a consistent game crash in one of the areas in Rusted Wrecks.
Prevent being swarmed by locusts immediately upon warping into a place that contains them.
Ripple tears will no longer spawn inside shelters and some other key areas in the campaign.
Fixed some scenarios where it was possible to create multiple player-created warps within the same room.
Fixed some warp points not displaying their icon on the mini-map.
Changed mini-map icon for ripple warps to distinguish them from normal warps.
Made it easier to deal with portals in areas that have wind effects.
Made boosts received by geysers more consistent and reliable.
Fixed various incorrect interactions and visual bugs inside the ripple space.
Fixed the "Points" value not being displayed on Expedition's Challenges page.
Fixed tamed slugpups not following the player or obeying commands at the start of a cycle until being given an object.
Fixed the Karma flower animation not playing on Hunter's death statistics screen.
If you do continue running into a bug or issue after the patch please report it in the bug report form and the team will have better tracking on it! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezXL3WE2udFn8qJn-4bKHf-YkxiIbzmLB6jSwP6XYfp8DJtQ/viewform
- Riv otter
Patch Notes (1.10.2) - Tweaking behaviors and minimaps
Hey slugcats,
We have released a patch which tweaks the behaviors and mechanics of a number of creatures, warp points being displayed on the mini-map, fixing some crashes that affected Arena and Challenge modes, and more.
You can read the full patch notes below.
Many new tweaks to the behaviors and mechanics of a number of creatures (Barnacles, Locusts, Moths, Watcher-campaign lizards)
Warp points are now displayed on the mini-map
Some extra and clearer progression hints on the warp point region map
Some adjustments to creature spawns
Fixed some crashes that affected Arena and Challenge modes
Fixed mini-maps that were not rendering properly in some regions
Fixed some items disappearing or reverting state after storing them in a shelter
Fixed occasional crashes when bringing certain creatures through warps
Fixed resetting save data for non-Watcher slugcats causing some Watcher save data to get reset as well
Fixed death fall gradients sometimes not being visible
Fixed some dialogs showing a TEXT ERROR in French language
Fixed some region mini-map properties like water color not displaying on the hibernation screen mini-maps
I am continuing monitoring the bug reports and issues you have been facing! If you do continue running into a bug or issue after the patch please report it in the bug report form and the team will have better tracking on it! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezXL3WE2udFn8qJn-4bKHf-YkxiIbzmLB6jSwP6XYfp8DJtQ/viewform
The team is continuing toiling through the earlier reports and working hard on the feedback you have been providing.
- Riv otter
Five Days After The Watcher Launch
Hey slugcats,
I’m Joseph, but some of you know me as riv otter, and I’m the community manager for Akupara Games. Rain World was actually where I got my start for community management with Rain World Art Month and Anniversary events!
Hope you have been enjoying playing Rain World: The Watcher. Exploring the new mechanics that the Watcher brings with them to traverse through the hazardous regions.
I do want to take the opportunity to speak about some of the plans for the future of The Watcher.
Bugfixes
If you’ve ever wondered who goes through all the feedback and bug reports after a big release like this one– well, the answer is me!. I do want to thank you for your patience on this as we are a small indie team and going through all the reports and investigating each of them is going to take us a bit of time. Our plans is to keep patching as rapidly as possible to solve issues and add more qualities of life options for players. At a certain point in a few weeks, we’ll be a little quieter as things get in gear for our console updates.
Post-release Content
Even as we speak, the developer team is energized with ideas and we’re organizing them for release both in the short and long-term.. Our short term priorities include additions like those bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements I mentioned above while long term priorities include additions like James mentioned a few weeks ago– the final endings and other cryptic secrets. We’re looking to start dropping patches with some of that content in about a week and we can’t for you to experience them.
I would like to talk about them a bit but the developer team, specifically James, would send the wrath of 1,000s of blizzard lizards and barnacles to my house if I made even the tiniest peep. May even send rain as well to add insult to injury…
Consoles
I’ve seen a lot of questions about consoles, so here is an update: The DLC is definitely coming out this year on consoles with plans to release within six months. There’s always trouble porting Rain World onto the Nintendo Switch because of the nature of the hardware constraints but we’ve done it before and we’ll do it again. If Switch delays the console ports too much, we may end up pushing just Switch to a later date.
Either way, we’re looking to release a lot more Watcher content this spring and summer!
I’ll have more to share once the next patch comes out, but until then– thank you all so much for another amazing launch!
- Riv Otter
Rain World: The Watcher - Patch Notes
Hey Slugcats,
We released a new patch which fixes 16:10 resolution, frequent crashes when visiting gate rooms, updated BepInEx, and more!
Read below for the full patch notes. Note there will be spoilers.!
Patch Notes
Fix the game graphics being visually broken when playing in 16:10 resolution
Fix a frequent crash when visiting gate rooms
Update BepInEx to 64-bit to fix issues with loading code mods
Watcher is no longer selectable in Safari mode
Watcher is no longer selectable in Jolly Coop mode
Fix Unfortunate Evolution warp point being broken
Fix players sometimes getting permanently held inside a warp point, causing an infinite warp back and forth
Players no longer lose their grip on Sky Whale whiskers when they change directions
Fix bug that prevented viewing region maps on the warp map after starving yourself in a shelter
Fix wind blowing the player to their death when taking the Badlands to Cold Storage warp
Some softlock prevention in Torrid Desert out of bounds
Fix errant tentacle in Station Annex clipping through the wall and grabbing the player from out of bounds
Fix room image glitching out after traveling through the Outer Rim warp from the Daemon area
Fix warp point on right side of Outer Rim warping the player inside of a wall
Reduce number of Tardigrades in Rusted Wreck
Please continue reporting bugs in the Rain World Bug Form if you run into any! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezXL3WE2udFn8qJn-4bKHf-YkxiIbzmLB6jSwP6XYfp8DJtQ/viewform?usp=header
-riv otter
Rain World: The Watcher Out Now!
Hey Slugcats,
Rain World: The Watcher is Out Now!
Journey beyond to something, somewhere only ever glimpsed. When the world beneath your feet cracks and crumbles, will you hold on to all you once knew? Or dive into the unknown?
Most community mods from the workshop will be incompatible with The Watcher DLC at launch. I would strongly recommend you unsubscribe from the community mods and do a full reinstall of Rain World by deleting, moving, or renaming the Rain World folder typically located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rain World. Then verify the files through Steam.
You may also need to remove your Rain World saves. Your saves should be located in C:\Users\[[YOUR_USER]]\AppData\LocalLow\Videocult\Rain World. Change [[YOUR_USER]] to your username on your PC.
The files will be named "sav", "sav2", or "sav3" depending on which save slot it is used.
Additional Workshop Tags
To help out with filtering through the mods and to give modders access to better communicate with their mods, I have added a “Compatible With” section where you can add which part of Rain World and DLCs your mod works with. The tags are “Base”, “Downpour”, and “Watcher”.
Where to Report Bugs?
We are trying something different for bug reporting so please be patient with us! If you run into any bugs while playing The Watcher, then please report them here so we can better track the reports. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezXL3WE2udFn8qJn-4bKHf-YkxiIbzmLB6jSwP6XYfp8DJtQ/viewform?usp=header
- Riv otter
Rain World Art Month and The Watcher News
Hey Slugcats,
I have a few things to go over with the launch of the Watcher coming soon! Less than 30 days to launch!
Rain World Art Month!
It is time! Time to reveal the prompts for Rain World Art Month! Every day in March has a new Rain World themed prompt!
Join the Rain World Discord to see the art being drawn for the event in #rw-art-month-gallery★
Remember if you post on Twitter, Bluesky, etc. be sure to use the hashtag #RWArtMonth
Sanshee
Sanshee is also sponsoring Rain World Art Month with various prizes for giveaways! If you want a chance to win some Rain World merch be sure to to keep an eye out! I’ll give more information on the first giveaway next week!
The Watcher
We are only a few weeks away from the launch of Rain World: The Watcher on PC! I want to share a message from James on The Watcher.
"Hello @RW News! This is James from Videocult bringing you good tidings. Right now we are hard at work finishing up development on The Watcher and literally cannot wait for you to explore this new world. I'm not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that we are bringing Rain World somewhere entirely new. On March 28th Rain World: The Watcher will release on PC. But that will not be the whole story. We have multiple updates planned, and the final arc of the Watcher will conclude with the console release, at a date TBD.We will be going on this new journey together, so stay tuned for more details as they develop!"
Anniversary Stream
We will be continuing our celebration of the Rain World anniversary with a livestream on March 28th! We’ll be counting down the minutes to the launch of the Watcher on that stream! So I would recommend a watch if you want to countdown with us! https://www.twitch.tv/akuparagames
-riv otter
Slugcat and Pink Lizard Figures now available for pre-order
Hey slugcats,
We’ve partnered up with Youtooz to bring you slugcat and pink lizard vinyl figurines, which will only be available for a limited time!
These adorable collectibles are available now for preorder! https://youtooz.com/collections/rain-world
Claim them as your own and prepare for the bullet rain.
- riv otter
New Lizard Plushies!
Hey slugcats!
I know many of you have been asking for this and we have been working hard with Sanshee to bring you three more glow in the dark lizard plushies (Yellow, White, and Cyan) available for pre-order!
Check out the new lizards trying to get just a nip of the slugcats. https://sanshee.com/collections/rain-world
Also in celebration of Akupara turning 8 years old, Rain World has been discounted by 63%! Rain World: Downpour has also been discounted by 33%! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/akuparagames8thanniversarysale
- Riv Otter
Rain World: The Watcher Release Date: March 28th!
Hey slugcats,
If you were watching the Six One Indie Showcase you would have seen that Rain World: The Watcher will be coming out on March 28th!
Journey beyond to something, somewhere only ever glimpsed. When the world beneath your feet cracks and crumbles, will you hold on to all you once knew?
Consider… ripples in water, distorting the reflection of an aberrant world. Unknown creatures. Hidden threats. Secrets glimpsed through the refractions of nothingness. And through the middle of it all, a lonely, lost slugcat trying their best to outlast the ravages of a warped world.
