The Wilds
The Raccoon Enters The WILDS...
ANIMAL CHANGES
+ RACCOON: Raccoon added as both playable and NPC animal
+ WOLF: New Drinking animation
BUG FIXES:
+ CONTROL MAPPING: Vocalizations correctly listed as Num Keys 1-3
+ CAMERA: Glitchy behavior for small animals and laying large animals fixed.
GAMEPLAY CHANGES:
+ PACK CONTROL: Use the "Interaction" key (F by default) while targeting an animal to send commands to your pack, surround or attack targeted animal.
+ SLEEP: Sleeping now prompts a duration menu, choose your time of day or your seasons to wake up in
+ AI: Total rework, AI now broken into states and shared among ALL non-player animals. Similar player experience expected until further development
+ AI: NPC Animals should now eat and drink on their own.
+ WATER: Added water effects, rippling for slow water interactions, splashing for faster ones.
+ SEASONS: Seasons now properly changing, along with real-time snow accumulation in winter, season specific weather events etc.
+ MAP PINGS: Right Click on the map to Add/Remove a ping that will show on your map/radar to guide you around the world
KNOWN ISSUES
+ AI: Although the AI was restructured, it will need complete retesting and has not been pushed any further than the previous system.
Small Update with new Keybinds, Attributes, and Bug Fixes
- KEYBINDS: 'M' once again properly toggling the map
- ATTRIBUTES: Animal attributes now mostly displaying correctly
GAMEPLAY CHANGES - KEYBINDS: Keys added for Family and Inventory menus (see controls)
- KEYBINDS: Vocalizations now triggered by the number keys (1,2,3,etc)
- BREEDING: Informational popup will inform player of breeding issues
- MAP: Mates now identified by name on map
KNOWN ISSUES - FLYING: AI still needs improvement for mates / enemy flying
BUG FIXES
Babies have entered The WILDS!
+ All Data is being CLEARED upon startup of this update
BUG FIXES
+ Combat: Deer no longer losing ability to attack
+ Interactions: Floating interaction labels fixed
+ Menus: Pause Screen now actually pauses game
GAMEPLAY CHANGES
+ NEW: Family Menu where you can manage your pack and breed babies
+ NEW: Babies! With a Male and Female animal in your pack you can now have babies using the "Breed" button
+ NEW: Press 'U' to hide/show the gameplay UI (For easier screenshotting)
+ NEW: Enemy and Mate crows now available
+ SPAWNING: New CLUSTER style spawning will spawn in more realistic packs of animals consisting of babies and parents, or solo animals depending on species
+ COMBAT: Attack timings are now dependent on the specific attacks animation length
+ MOVEMENT: Bear now has a 'sharp turn' making its movement more dynamic, other animals to follow.
KNOWN ISSUES
+ FLYING: AI still needs further improvement for the mates/enemies to move reliably/properly in flight.
The Raven enters The WILDS....
- NEW ANIMAL: The Raven is now available on the animal roster
- NEW FEATURE: Sleeping added at dens (passes in game time)
- CONTROL CHANGE: Sprinting is now a toggleable action (quick press to trot)
- IMPROVED: Camera movement / control smoothing and responsiveness
- IMPROVED: Interaction system reworked
- IMPROVED: Edible foods now properly respawn
- IMPROVED: Various other bug fixes / changes / improvements