December Holiday Update and Patch!

ORIGINAL PLANS AND DELAYS:

We had hit many hurdles and delays in one or two areas. You can read about those below under the Current Issues part of this update. Though we have been able to get over most of them the remaining difficulties are currently being worked on...

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS UPDATE

We want to make sure that all players know that we are currently using modified versions of the old missions on the Island. We have gone ahead and updated the missions, locations, dialog and tried to fix as many spelling and grammatical errors that we could find. However, there may be more of these in-game that we and the internal testers may have missed. This includes hints and tips. So if you do find them, let us know so we can get those updated in the next patch.

CURRENT ISSUES:

As with any major overhaul, especially one that is still very deep in progress, There are several issues that we are aware of. Some of the changes we have made have led to some of the old bugs becoming more prevalent. Others that some of you may have thought were fixed years ago may appear again as well since we have been ripping off band aids to repair and redo other systems. Though we are aware of many of them, there may be other issues that you find that is not in the list below. If you find any, please let us know!

PROBLEM AREAS WE HAVE NAILED DOWN:

Working on the island and starting out in a clean fresh set of areas has allowed us to easily isolate and identify several of the problem areas. We want to give a BIG thank you to all the testers that have helped us test and reproduce some of the issues so we could narrow them down.

NEW ISLAND STYLE, CURRENT, AND FUTURE PLANS:

We have big plans though we have to take them in steps to make sure we do not get caught up in applying bandaids or letting scope creep sneak in. Below are a few things that we will be focused on for the next two quarters. DO note that these are not in any particular order nor state when they will be finished. We are listing these for you to let you know what we have started on, designed and even begun some of the basic development of the below systems. So, moving ahead in the new year, here is what you can expect to hear about and see during this Island phase.

ONGOING DEVELOPMENT:

We will be making more frequent updates at each phase. The first few updates for this phase will be focused on fixing bugs and bringing back functionality in steps. You, the player, will be directly involved in testing and feedback with real time development updates. This gives you a hand in the direction of development as well as the assistance in testing to find those pesky issues we may miss.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://therepopulation.com/news/updates/december-holiday-patch