Patch Notes - Beta1: 0.5.8 - 12/1/2015

• Crop farming has been added! This is a pretty big feature and still VERY rough around the edges. Please see this forum post for details on how it all works: https://www.steambanditsoutpost.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/928/crop-farming-and-you
  
• Added a new trade mission for selling your crops for gold. The interface for this is a bit different (and pretty temp). Clicking on the mission cost icon will open up a panel to select which crops to pack for the mission.
  
• You can now rename your island and select which music track plays for people visiting your island. Click on the icon next to your island name to open up the Island Settings panel.
  
• Removed a bunch of old resources and replaced them with the new stuff. We’re still transitioning to the new resource system, so expect crafting/harvesting to still have temp stuff for now.
  
• Added a new NPC to Runner’s Rest near the market named Mr. Fixit. He’s a helpful little guy that can unlock stuff in the shop for you that we add in patches. Definitely chat with him after every patch :-)
  
• Added a bunch of resources to the Market in Runner’s Rest.
  
• Fixed: NPC’s on Runner’s Rest wouldn’t talk to players. They were super shy, but we had a stern chat with them and they’ll be more outgoing now.
  
• Fixed: Game freezing sometimes after combat. We think we fixed it...
  

• More crop types.
  
• Cooking.
  
• Better UI stuff.
  
• Funner combat. (yeah, I said funner!)
  
• New character style.
  

Patch Notes - Beta1: 0.5.5 - 9/9/2015

• Player skills are in! You can now gain skills doing various things. Right now it’s mostly gathering stuff. Mining nodes, fabric nodes, and mineral nodes (for glass) have been placed around Griffin’s Roost and Rivets Aisle.
  
• First phase of resource refining added to harvester buildings. This will be a work in progress over a few patches. More details on the full plan will be in the forums!
  
• You can now store buildings and move them to your other islands. To store a building, start moving it and click on the Storage button (looks like a backpack next to the other movement buttons). You can place buildings from storage by accessing your main inventory.
  
• Added click-and-hold controls. Hold your mouse down and watch your character move!
  
• Free-cam mode has been added back in when you’re on your island. To unlock the camera, click on the camera icon next to the Movement Mode button :-)
  
• Upgraded the engine to Unity 5. Expect some weird bugs possibly.
  

• More frequent updates!
  
• Crop harvesting.
  
• Crop trade missions.
  
• Cooking.
  
• And once those last Beta2 features are done, we’ll launch Beta2 and start working on Beta3 (the combat/adventuring beta)
  

Patch Notes - Beta1: 0.5.1.860 - 5/27/2015

• The new face style has been applied. Let us know what you think!
  
• First phase of the desktop UI is in! You should notice smaller buttons for stuff based on your screen size.
  
• You can now reset your character manually in the Options panel. No more waiting for Jason to get around to it in the forums :-)
  
• A new vendor has been added to Runner’s Rest! Milly will sell contracts for followers you haven’t yet recruited. Her list is short, but will grow with future patches.
  
• An Announcements window has been added to the main menu. This will help us keep you up to date with the latest news.
  
• A stubbed out version of the intro is in. Right now it can only be accessed from the main menu. In future patches, there will be some better visuals and voice over for it.
  

• Crop farming/harvesting.
  
• Proper crafting items. Right now they’re mostly temp.
  
• Cleaner UI for follower tasks.
  
• Desktop version of the UI with smaller buttons and tooltips.
  
• WASD, click-and-hold, and gamepad controls
  
• Berry farming.
  
• LOTTTS more story stuff
  
• Cutscenes before every act.
  
• The Salon (to change your appearance)
  
• Elemental damage types and states
  
• Player shops
  

Patch Notes - Beta0: 0.4.5.392 - 1/29/2015

• Lots of tutorial/prologue changes.
  
• Captain Harquin redesigned
  
• Combat abilities now come in 3 flavors: Instant, Turn, and Charged. Instant abilities will not consume your turn. Turn abilities consume your turn. Charged abilities are pretty strong, consume your turn, trigger after a charge-up time, and can be interrupted by other abilities (bosses use these a lot, so interrupting them is a good strategy)
  
• Added combat conversations for more story hooks during fights.
  
• Added the Walkie Talkie to allow characters to remotely phone the player. This is currently only used by Jonas, but we’ll be using this all over the place eventually ;-)
  
• The camera is now locked to the player while in their town (similar to Animal Crossing). The camera still is unlocked when placing buildings.
  
• Clicking on something no longer moves you to it. Clicking on it again will move you to it. Now players can assess an enemy before auto-moving.
  
• Default movement speed sped up a little.
  
  

• Lots of balance tweaks.
  
• Lots of ability effects fixed.
  
• Other fixes. (we really should keep better track of what we’ve fixed…)
  

New features:

Fixes:

Patch Notes: 8/3/2014 - v0.2.9

• iOS alpha testing has begun! Check the forums for info on how to apply!
  
• Introducing Griffin’s Roost, a new island using our latest storytelling and dungeon systems. It is available just after players complete the tutorial (level 5). Explore the mystery of a flox research station and uncover a dastardly conspiracy! Exciting! :-D
  
• AoE abilities like Cleave are now in the game. Ever run into multiple enemies that you wish you could attack all at once? Now you can!
  
• More ability effects have been added.
  

• Combat desyncs should be fixed now (unless there’s more we didn’t find…)
  
• Various balance changes.
  

Update: 7/14/2014 - v0.2.8

• Android testing is good to go! Check the SBO forums for joining in the test!
  

• We have meticulously tweaked and modified existing stat formulas behind items to bring about better combat. On top of this, several items have been tweaked since the stats weren’t quite up to par. Combat should feel better across the board.
  
• Just about everything relating to monsters has been changed behind the scenes. We now have a lot more control when balancing them.
  
• Fixed some quest icons not appearing.
  
• Ability balancing for lower level items and monsters.
  
• The tutorial sword was unable to be crafted, has been fixed.
  
• Captain default equipment and weapons were not set to their initial unlock level, making them underpowered.