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Genre: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Indie

Under the Sand

UPDATE #26 - IMPROVEMENTS

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UPDATE #26 is now available!


A small update with improvements and fixes. The vending machine system has been reworked and a new item has been added - a protein bar.

UPDATE #26 CHANGELOG



WORLD


- New items added to the vending machine
- The price for using the vending machine is now 100₡
- Fixed the physics of ejecting items from the vending machine
- Fixed the generation of an ingot in the abandoned store (it can now be sold)
- Removed unnecessary objects on new road sections
- Fixed the text on road signs
- Fixed a graphical error in one of the tunnels

CARS


- When leaving the car, it no longer restarts

ITEMS


- Added a new item - protein bar

GRAPHICS


- Fixed lighting errors

INTERFACES


- Changes to the control menu
- Fixed the text in the localizer line



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UPDATE #25 - NEW BIOME

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UPDATE #25 is now available!


This update added a new biome - half-buried roads. In the future, it will be a link between regular roads and the canyon (another new biome that is in development). And along the way, you can now, with some chance, come across an abandoned store.
Also, a new interactive object - a vending machine - was added to some points of interest.

UPDATE #25 CHANGELOG



WORLD


- Added a new biome - half-buried roads
- Added more than 100 kilometers of new roads
- Added a new point of interest. There is a chance that an abandoned store may now appear instead of a shop
- New interactive objects are now generated in some places of interest - vending machines
- Some road sections have been improved
- New ambient sounds have been added
- Landscape errors have been fixed

CARS


- The engine can now be started by holding [W] (or [RT] on a gamepad)
- The third-person camera in the car can now be zoomed (use the mouse wheel)

GRAPHICS


- Improved lighting
- Changes in post-processing
- Increased sand texture contrast
- Improved some textures
- Fixed errors with incorrect shadow display

INTERFACES


- Changed the display of control prompts

ETC.


- Collision fixes
- Fixed incorrect positioning of some sounds

LOCALIZATIONS


- Added Portuguese Brazilian localization. Thanks to Apolo!
- Russian localization fixes



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UPDATE #24 - IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES

UPDATE #24 - IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES

Hello, Drivers! In this update, I fixed some bugs, worked on improving the gaming experience, and, thanks to the community, localizations were updated.

UPDATE #24 is now available!

UPDATE #24 CHANGELOG

WORLD
- Major optimization of the starting garage. (FPS increased by about 80%).
- Optimization of the starting store (FPS increased by about 25%).
- Character animation fixes.

CARS
- Fixed the Sparrow dashboard (gauges no longer blink).
- Sparrow trunk lid no longer clips objects when closing.
- Fixed the position of the air filter on the Sparrow (it no longer sticks out from under the hood).
- Sparrow headlights now work correctly (the range of the light is no longer affected by the position of the camera).
- Changed the radius of the Sparrow headlights.

ITEMS
- Primer now uses up its stock.
- Fixed damage to Sparrow windshield (it now has cracks).
- Fixed position of Sparrow left and right door in character's hands.
- Fixed position of Sparrow trunk lid in character's hands.

LOCALIZATIONS
- German localization update. Thanks to Panther!
- Portuguese Brazilian localization update. Thanks to Apolo!



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UPDATE #23 - NEW CAR "SPARROW"!

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UPDATE #23 is now available!


A NEW CAR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE GAME - A MUSCLE CAR! (not a station wagon). Add STYLE to your journey - throw away all the unnecessary junk, put some cool music in the stereo and go!
Due to community requests, I have added a new item - primer - it will update the color of the body/items to light gray. Painting will now become more convenient.
I see some messages about items that you are returning home going missing. I am working on fixing this error. Difficulties arise because this error (apparently) occurs only on weak/medium PC configurations.

UPDATE #23 CHANGELOG


WORLD


- Updated POI - Bunker with Missile Silo
- Added new items to starting shop
- Added new items to roadside shops
- Added new item spawn locations at some POIs
- Fixed flickering of landscape at junkyard with crane

CARS


- ADDED NEW CAR - Sparrow!
- Tire wear reduced by 2.5 times

ITEMS


- Added new item - primer. This item paints the body/item color to light gray
- Now shovels can be attached to cars

ETC.


- Main menu changed

LOCALIZATIONS


- Added Polish localization. Thanks to Alex!
- Updated Bulgarian localization. Thanks to pink FMLingo!
- Updated Czech localization. Thanks to xmilek!
- Updated Russian localization.

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UPDATE #22 - TRAILERS!

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UPDATE #22 is now available!


Finally! Trailers are in the game!

UPDATE #22 CHANGELOG



CARS


- Trailers have been added. You can find them in the wild.
- Fixed the item blocking area on the Farm Truck. Items will no longer drop while driving.
- Fixed mesh and collision of the starting pickup
- The Cobr4 cassette holder can now fit a sixth cassette
- Added new sounds

ITEMS


- Added a new item for sale
- Shovels now always generate with 100% durability
- Increased the sell price of ingots
- Fixed all wheel meshes
- Fixed the name of the brutal steering wheel

INTERFACES


- Changes to the pause menu

INPUT


- Added wake up button on gamepad - [A]

LOCALIZATIONS


- Added Italian localization. Thanks to Punidue!
- Updated French localization. Thanks to Picqualose!
- Updated Ukrainian localization. Thanks to Vyacheslav RuthenianZP!
- Updated Bulgarian localization. Thanks to pink FMLingo!
- Updated Czech localization. Thanks to xmilek!
- Updated German localization. Thanks to Panthen!

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UPDATE #22 - TRAILER!

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Finally here it is!
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=jvpkZ365Gfaa8BaW





















UPDATE #22 CHANGELOG



CARS


- Trailers added! Yes, they are added.
- Fixed item blocking area on Farm Truck. Items will no longer drop while driving.
- Fixed mesh and collision of the starting pickup
- The Cobr4 cassette holder can now fit a sixth cassette

ITEMS


- Added a new item for sale
- Shovels now always generate with 100% durability
- Increased selling prices for precious ingots
- Fixed all wheel meshes
- Fixed the name of the brutal steering wheel

INTERFACES


- Changes to the pause menu

LOCALIZATIONS


- Added a new localization - Italian language. Thanks to Punidue!
- Updated French localization. Thanks to Picqualose!
- Updated Ukrainian localization. Thanks to Vyacheslav RuthenianZP!
- Bulgarian localization update. Thanks to pink FMLingo!
- Czech localization update. Thanks to xmilek!
- German localization update. Thanks to Panther!

INPUT


- Added wake-up button on gamepad - [A]

ETC.


- Added new sounds

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UPDATE #21 - DIG DIG DIG!

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UPDATE #21 is now available!



This update added a new mechanic - digging sand with a shovel. Sand piles are now generated in the world, which can be dug up to find loot. Perhaps the same madman who painted all the wheel rims buried the items.
The sleep mechanics were completely rewritten - I got rid of the extra window (the window with the time selection), you can now "wake up" the character at any time by pressing [SPACE]. Also fixed a bug when the character needed only 1 hour to get enough sleep. Now it takes 8 hours to completely fill the sleep bar.
Initially, barrels were added to the game so that you don't have to carry a bunch of canisters, but carry one or two barrels. But for some reason, everyone started carrying 10 barrels, somehow fitting them into the trunk. This was not intended, so the spawn of barrels was reduced. The amount of fluids generated inside them has also been reduced.
I get a lot of messages about the impossibility of adding fluids to the engine/radiator. To do this, you just need to open the lid. I had to add a corresponding notification to avoid confusion.
The changelog includes fixes from the hotfix from February 14.

UPDATE #21 CHANGELOG



MAIN


- ADDED NEW MECHANICS - DIG UP SAND PILES WITH A SHOVEL WHERE OTHER SURVIVORS HID THEIR LOOT

WORLD


- Sand piles with hidden loot are now generated in places of interest
- Fixed a place at a gas station where a character could get stuck

CARS


- Fixed a bug where a car could receive any amount of damage at the same time
- The high beam and additional beam buttons on all cars have been enlarged, now they will be easier to press
- Fixed the "blocking" zone of items in VARAN
- Items inside the VARAN's interior no longer disappear when driving through a tunnel
- You can now attach headlights to the roof of VARAN
- Fixed a collision in the engine compartment VARAN
- The VARAN car's interior camera has been fixed (it is now precisely centered and slightly higher)
- The headlights on the roof now really illuminate everything around. They also ignore fog.
- The headlights on the front bumper now really illuminate everything around. They also ignore fog.

ITEMS


- New items have been added - shovels of various types. They differ in the speed of excavation and durability
- Added two new items for sale
- Balance of barrel generation
- Balance of liquid generation in barrels
- Fixed the display of the fan on the engine after removing it from VARAN

CHARACTER


- Completely changed sleep
-- Removed the time selection window
-- Now the character wakes up at any time by pressing the [SPACE] button
-- Fixed a bug when the character needed only one hour to get enough sleep
-- Changed the rest screen

INTERFACES


- Added a notification about the impossibility of pouring liquid into the engine/radiator if the cover is closed
- Corrections of typos in texts

LOCALIZATIONS


- Added a new localization - French. Thanks to Trucky and Picqualose!
- Added a new localization - German. Thanks to Panther!
- Added a new localization - Czech. Thanks to xmilek!
- Added new localization - Danish. Thanks to Preyoter!
- Spanish localization fixes. Thanks to AtlasGeorge!
- Ukrainian localization fixes. Thanks to Vyacheslav RuthenianZP!
- Bulgarian localization fixes. Thanks to pink FMLingo!
- Russian localization fixes

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UPDATE #20 - NEW CAR "VARAN"

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UPDATE #20 is now available!


Here it is! Big, beautiful and comfortable - the new VARAN car! The first of its kind minibus in UNDER the SAND! Right now it is standing somewhere abandoned in the middle of a deserted road and waiting to be found!
And also long-awaited features were added - storing cassettes in the car (they now have a special rack) and new items - mounts for the car body. Now you can choose how to distribute the canisters yourself.

UPDATE #20 CHANGELOG



MAIN


- Added new localization - Spanish. Thanks to AtlasGeorge!
- Corrections in Bulgarian localization. Thanks to pink FMLingo!

WORLD


- Changed the logic of car generation on the roads

CARS


- A NEW CAR HAS BEEN ADDED - VARAN
-- VARAN is a new type of car in the game - a minibus
-- Compared to other cars, VARAN has a large body and a stiffer suspension (less likely to hit the bottom of the ground), but less maneuverability (due to its length) and more weight (slower acceleration)
-- Has a transverse engine installation
- ADDED THE POSSIBILITY OF STORING CASSETTES IN CARS. Each car has a special rack that holds up to six cassettes.
- Canisters can no longer be simply "magnetized" to the body. Special holders must be installed
- Added a collision check for objects when closing the trunk doors
- Minor changes to the pickup mesh
- Removed the "rust" material from the bodies and parts of cars. In general, it never looked like rust
- Minor changes in the sounds of driving on sand and asphalt. Now they are more pronounced

CHARACTER


- Fixed the situation when a male character had a female voice when falling

ITEMS


- A NEW TYPE OF ITEM HOLDERS HAS BEEN ADDED. They can be installed on cars (and on some parts) and various objects can be attached to them
- Changed the mesh of the water canister
- Fixed a bug when the water canister was displayed as full, although it was missing 1 liter
- Optimized the material of water in canisters and bottles
- Fixed a bug related to incorrect installation of windshields
- Minor changes in the meshes of various items

OPTIMIZATION and ETC.


- Optimization of the code for installing parts on cars

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UPDATE #19 - COLORMIZE!

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UPDATE #19 is now available!



This update will add more randomness to the game by generating items with random paint. And also fixed the bug, where items in locations and in the store were always generated with 100% durability.
A new type of items was added - wheel covers - they can be installed on a stock rim. Experimenting with paint, you can create unique wheels.
Also fixed the last (I hope) bug, when your created character was displayed as a naked man.

!!! PLEASE NOTE !!!
Now, to pour oil into the engine and water into the radiator, you need to open the cap! (This was originally intended, but did not work due to a bug)

UPDATE #19 CHANGELOG



MAIN


- Added a new localization - Bulgarian. Thanks to pink FMLingo!
- Added new localization - Ukrainian. Thanks to Vyacheslav RuthenianZP!

WORLD


- Added new world generation template
- Items in the store can now be sold slightly broken
- Items in the store can now be sold already painted
- Expanded assortment of stores - now they sell Wheel covers
- Expanded set of starting items in the garage
- Added new spawn locations for items in places of interest
- Fixed a bug when the engine did not appear for sale in stores
- Corrections in the landscape of the starting location

CARS


- Fixed the effect of the battery on the lights of cars

CHARACTER


- The appearance of the created character should now definitely be displayed correctly
- An Enchanted motorcycle can now drink gasoline from a barrel

ITEMS


- Added a new type of items - Wheel Covers. Can be installed on a stock rim
- Items now spawn with a random durability value
- Side mirrors can now also be painted
- Fixed painting of wheel rims - the hub and bolts are no longer painted
- Fixed meshes of all wheel rims
- Items that can be painted (rims, doors, etc.) are now generated with a random color paint
- !!! To add oil to the engine, you now need to remove the cap
- !!! To fill the radiator with water, you now need to remove the cap
- The radiator no longer generates completely filled with water
- Fixed the mesh of the water canister
- Added the sound of installing side mirrors

INTERFACES


- Fixed a bug where information about the item in the hand was not fully displayed
- Added new tips to the loading screen
- Fixed the display of tips on the loading screen

INPUT


- Now the camera in the car has the same sensitivity as the outside
- Fixed low sensitivity of camera control with a gamepad while in the car
- Fixed a bug where mouse inversion did not work when changing the setting in the game
- Fixed the third-person camera with mouse inversion enabled
- Fixed emergency exit from the car (no longer works with a third-person camera)

OPTIMIZATION and ETC.


- Changes in the item generation code
- Changes in the part painting code
- Russian localization fixes

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UPDATE #18 - LOCALIZATIONS

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UPDATE #18 is now available!



In this update, I fixed all known issues that caused characters and locations to not load correctly. Please let me know if you encounter a naked guy behind the wheel)
After a long and difficult work, the game finally supports localizations into different languages! Contact me on Discord if you want to take part in translating the game into your native language.
And of course, the update includes another batch of fixes and improvements to the gaming experience!
Work on new cars and trailers is coming to an end, they will be added in the next updates! Stay in touch!

UPDATE #18 CHANGELOG



MAIN


- The game now supports localizations into different languages
- Added a new localization - Russian

WORLD


- Added a new world generation template
- Fixed known cases where loot was not generated at locations
- Changed the logic of roadside store generation
- Fixed a bug where NPCs did not respond to all headlights

CARS


- The car can no longer start with a broken or discharged battery
- Fixed a bug where the car crashed when using the flip car function in a tunnel

CHARACTER


- Fixes in loading a created character
- Fixed a bug where the player received maximum damage, even with the damage rate set to off
- When falling from a height, the female character now has a female voice
- Fixed the position of the character on mattresses

ITEMS


- Fixed known cases where some items from the trunk were not transferred to the cargo container
- Roof lights and bumpers no longer light up if removed from the car
- Fixed installation of the mirror on the right door of the jeep
- Fixed collisions of figures - now they can stand on shelves without falling
- Fixed a bug due to which the engine propeller fell inside
- Reduced the volume of the engine explosion
- Fixed a bug with the display of price tags in stores

INTERFACES


- Added new tips to the loading screen

INPUT


- Added an emergency exit button from the car [ENTER]. Helps in cases when for some reason you cannot get out in the usual way

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