DROPTCH - Content Roadmap (Version Beach)

Greetings Stranded,

The following features and mechanics are planned for Version Beach. This list will be updated at a later date and all time estimates are subject to change.

SEPTEMBER:

• More Tools: The ability to FORGE tools and manipulate more of your surroundings
• Crab Pots: Once constructed, these will allow for the capture of seafood, which in turn, will bolster FOOD supplies
• Support Posts: Using BUNDLES, various structures can be built at these points, such as bridges, landmarks and other labor-saving constructs
• Rocks: Allows for gathering of STONE
• Gas Lamp: A portable, refuellable light source
• Bamboo: A lightweight, flexible BUNDLE
• Buckets: Constructed from BUNDLES, these have a multitude of uses

OCTOBER:

• Inventory Tome: Allows for full Inventory management
• Sea Chest: Store resources and put them aside for personal use
• Weather Vane: Keep track of the Winds of Fate (daily luck)
• More Isles: A greater number of randomly generated landmass features and biomes
• Ladders: Constructed using BUNDLES, allowing for vertical exploration
• Buoy: A beacon for other players to sail to and leave resources at
• Workbench: Allows for refining of BUNDLES
• Shipwrecks: Rare in-game events that can be explored for unique resources and permanent upgrades

NOVEMBER:

• Shelters: Spend resources towards the construction of your home
• Underground Grottos: Rare, explorable caves with mysterious, ancient ruins
• Weather: More weather types, such as typhoons and heavy rain
• Cataloging: Record and study local flora and fauna
• Agriculture Suite: Sow, grow and harvest your own FOOD
• Mail Raft: Send and receive direct messages from other STRANDED
• Stove: Prepare FOOD resources
• Ores: Smelting and construction resources
• Experimental VR Branch: DROPTCH gameplay support for VR devices (platforms to be determined)
• Experimental Ray Tracing Branch: DROPTCH gameplay utilizing ray tracing technology

UPCOMING QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS:

• Foliage Animations
• Cloud System
• Wind Direction Particles
• Wild Grasses
• Wildlife
• Full Controller Support: DirectInput devices with support for feedback (vibration)
• Ultra-wide Support
• Multi-language Support
• Multi-platform Support
• Steam Workshop Integration

THE GREAT DIVINE IS ALWAYS WATCHING...