PvP, Save Safety and Dedicated Server Fixes Today we fixed several issues affecting PvP, respawning, loot, groups, save games, and dedicated servers. PvP Death and Loot · PvP deaths now show the correct cause instead of a generic death at sea message. · Defeated players disappear correctly for other participants and no longer remain as standing characters. · Backpack and quickbar contents are d…
Building and island bases · The regular Q build catalog now works on rafts and islands. Foundations, walls, doors, stairs, upper floors, workstations, chests, planters, beds and campfires use the same items and recipes on land as they do on a raft. · Foundations, walls and upper floors snap more reliably. Foundations placed on slopes retain the intended connection height and receive supports th…
A first look at what's coming to Tidewrack We´re working on new islands with more to explore, places to return to, and stories to discover along the shore. Here's a first look straight from the current development build. Dedicated servers are also in development, so your crew can keep playing without waiting for the host to come online. There's still work and testing ahead. I'll share more as i…
Leviathan, ballista and inventory · The Leviathan has a new model with a moving jaw, fins and smoother body animation. The fight is more challenging, ramming attacks connect reliably and swimmers are actively hunted. Attack warnings give you time to react. · The ballista has been rebuilt with a new model and manual controls: press E to mount it, R to load scrap, then aim and fire with the left…
Today's update brings a new anchor winch, redesigned salvage sites and more improvements to building and gathering. Your existing saves remain compatible. A proper anchor on a rope · The anchor winch now has a drum, a crank and a visible anchor that drops overboard on a rope. · Press your interaction key at the winch to drop the anchor. To retrieve it, look at the winch and hold the key. Releas…
Thank you for your reports and thorough playtests. This update makes everyday raft life less demanding, explains important conditions more clearly, and refreshes foundations, islands and water. Less repairing, more exploring · Shark bites now deal half as much damage to the raft, with 75–120 seconds between raft attacks. · Starter log foundations are tougher. Minor repairs require only the main…
One day of feedback, one patch. Nearly everything here is straight out of your posts from last night and this morning. New · Raiders and the Leviathan can be switched off. Options, Dangers tab, one switch each next to the shark switch. Off means they do not come, and whatever is already there leaves. No loot, no achievement, and it says so right there. · Language is a list. Options, first tab:…
Two days of feedback, one patch. Thanks to everyone who wrote in, including those who put it bluntly. Most of what follows is straight out of your posts. New · Controls can be rebound. Options, Controls tab, click a binding, press the new key. Keyboard and controller are changed separately, so touching one does not cost you the other. A key that is already taken gets refused instead of stolen,…
Tidewrack now speaks fourteen languages instead of nine: Polish, Turkish, Thai, Ukrainian and Traditional Chinese have been added. Sharks are now adjustable Under Options, Sharks: three sliders for time between attacks, attack speed and bite strength. 100% is exactly today's behavior, not a percent more or less. Turn it down for a calmer game, turn it up for more pressure. There's also a visibl…
The demo has been out since 18 August, and a lot has piled up in those two weeks. Almost everything here comes straight from your reports in the forum or from co-op test evenings with two accounts. Thanks for those, especially the detailed ones. Startup and frame rate · The first launch stuttered for about eight seconds while inventory icons were being generated in the background. That work now…
Tidewrack is live now, right in the middle of the Steam Survival Fest. Launch discount is 30% off (7.17 € / $6.99), through September 14. The demo stays up and keeps its own save. Play that first if you want to try before you buy, full co-op included either way. Thank you to everyone who reported bugs during the demo. The biggest ones are already fixed and in this build: the menu that wouldn't…
Tidewrack launches with online co-op. Invite a friend straight from your Steam list and build the same raft together. Both of you see everything: every plank you nail down, every storm that rolls in, every shark that starts circling. No servers, no port forwarding, no IP addresses to type. One of you hosts the world, the others drop in. Everyone keeps their own backpack. Trade through the raft'…
Thanks for the reports in the discussions. All of them led to a fix. Fixed: game wouldn't launch for some players. It forced DirectX 12. Now runs on Vulkan. New: you can repair your raft. Hold the build hammer, look at a damaged part, hold \ . A half-wrecked foundation costs one log. Damaged parts now show wear and tell you what hit them. Changed: days are 50% longer. Almost nine minutes to sun…
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