The third game update for Sheltered will soon be knocking on your rad doors. It’s full of tweaks that should make the game a smoother experience (as smooth as surviving in a radiated wasteland can be). And we finally found the keys to the RV, so you can fix it up and take it across the wasteland to travel even further.
Change log: • The Game Over screen will now feature an obituary detailing how each family member died.
• Cause of death has been added to the commentary panel when someone dies.
• An information panel has been added to the customisation screen explaining stats and traits.
• An information panel has been added to the final customisation screen explaining pet abilities.
• New paint colours have been added.
• Tool descriptions now state what the tools do (increase fix craft speeds).
• Books, records and toys will now be stored in the mains storage if they don’t have the relevant storing objects.
• New backgrounds have been added and previous backgrounds have been upgraded.
• Tutorial pop ups will explain each illness as they happen.
• When the first person dies a tutorial pop up will explain the different options.
• A tutorial has been added explaining automation.
• The cat/dog bowl will now have a plaque to make it more visible.
• The map will now tell you the last time you visited a location when you hover over it on the map screen.
• A hint will now tell you when there is no water for the shower or toilet when a character tries to use them.
Bug fixes: • The RV is now selectable when complete.
• HUD elements will now appear when rearranging the shelter.
• Audio and language settings will now save and not revert between sessions.
Keep the feedback and hilariously dark stories coming!
Stay tuned for regular updates as we’ve got much more to come! Don’t foget to follow us on Twitter for the latest news.
Love,
Sonny, Dean + everyone at Team17
P.S – We highly recommend this video series from Paul Soares Jr, next time you need a break from harvesting people.
New feature coming shortly: Obituaries.
We've found a lot of players becoming slightly confused by how and why their characters have died, so to circumvent this, we're going to be adding an obituary to the game over screen in the next update.
This tells you some core information like how and when your family members died.
Here's a quick screenshot showcasing the feature in action!
Sheltered Update 2!
It's time for another update!
It's been a shelter-shaped rollercoaster of emotions over the last couple of days. The stories and feedback have been incredible. We've been listening to what you think needs to be changed and have come up with a patch, which we think will make the game better.
The second game update for Sheltered will be shortly be knocking on your rad doors with:
Gameplay changes • A maximum time between rainfall of four days.
• Water is now more likely to be found whilst exploring.
• Construction materials (plastic, wood, nails and duct tape) are now more likely to be found whilst exploring.
• Gas masks can now be found whilst exploring.
Bug fixes • Fixed an issue where pressing [Esc] at the end of the tutorial would stop the player from being able to interact with objects.
• Fixed an issue where the Main Menu wasn’t working at certain resolutions lower than 1920x1080.
• Added a clickable link to the Steam forum for the game.
We’ve got so much more to come, so stay tuned for regular updates here on Steam, Twitter and over on the Unicube.net forums for the Xbox One version of the game.
Love,
Sonny, Dean + everyone at Team17
Welcome to our Bunker! + Update #1
SURVIVORS
Welcome to Sheltered Early Access!
Already, survivors across the globe have been banding together with their families to endure the harsh realities of the wastelands. We’ve heard stories of survival against the odds, tragic deaths and even rampant toilet-bucket-related illness (Survival Rule #1; don’t poop where you eat.)
Your feedback so far is already driving changes in the game. We’re working to address the bugs and problems you’re raising in our Report a Problem forum and we’re eagerly reading all of your gameplay and balancing feedback in General Discussion. Keep posting, we love it, we want more.
Today, the first game update for Sheltered will be knocking on your rad doors. It’s a small, but important, fix we’ve implemented after you reported that catatonic family members were stealing the bunker’s entire inventory before death. After the update, catatonic family members who die will no longer take everything with them into the afterlife.
We’ve much more to come! Stay tuned for regular updates here on Steam, Twitter and over on the Unicube.net forums for the Xbox One version of the game.
Love,
Sonny, Dean + everyone at Team17
P.S – Some of our favourite YouTube people are making amazing videos about the game. Check out Jim Sterling’s first look, or this video series from Paul Soares Jr, next time you need to go toilet-bucket.
