It's 2025. We're setting things up for the long run!
A rather unconventional monthly update brings you the most number of bug fixes & optimizations - both in-game and our Discord - altogether in one combo!
Strayed Update 0.4.0.0 is a combination of both game and community changes. From adding some needed in-game audio feedback, anti-cheat improvements, a bunch of QoL changes and bug fixes, the migration of our official ticketing system, Discord beautification, and 2 golden skin drops for all!
Starting off another year of virtual survival stronger than ever. Let's jump right into it!
Headshot Audio Feedback - Splacrunch!
Before we get started - Shoutout to @grieings for this awesome clip!
Every Strayer knows (hell, every gamer knows) that headshots work best for damage output. We all aim for capping domes for a reason, so we're making it more satisfying.
We're starting off this month's update with an audible - Headshot feedback! Starting now, you'll be able to hear a specific soundbite when you headshot someone. We believe this will make confrontations, duels and gunfights more interesting and satisfying.
Also, it can literally change the pace of battles, now that you don't have to guess if you've landed a shot at the dome!
Improved Anti-cheat!
With our growing number of Strayers on the islands come more of these little !@#$ trying to ruin our gaming experience. While the community has been actively capturing and reporting heinous acts of cheating, we're committed to setting up and improving our own line of defenses.
This update comes with an improvement to the anti-cheat. While we can't discuss any more details about it - rest assured that the number of cheaters should dwindle effective immediately.
Take note: this doesn't mean we're stopping anti-cheat improvements. We're going to continue improving our anti-cheat measures to provide the best Strayed experience for everyone.
New Ticketing System - For the Future!
Back in the day - a few months after Strayed was released - ticketing was manageable via Discord. While the system has proven itself more than capable, we're focusing on scalability now - and the more Strayed grows, the more inefficient our Discord Ticketing System became.
As a move towards a better Strayed future, we're migrating our TIcketing System to YouTrack.
With YouTrack, you'll be able to provide more details in your ticket submission than ever before. No need to have longer messages just to provide better insight - everything can be put in a form including file/media uploads. Additionally, the main menu in Strayed now includes buttons that will take you directly to the YouTrack forms.
Here are the links to the YouTrack Ticket Forms for your convenience:
Bug Report Form - https://crustaceaninteractive.youtrack.cloud/form/0fbbf3ab-e4e0-4488-a4e9-e00d5d843e18
Cheater Report Form - https://crustaceaninteractive.youtrack.cloud/form/cdc2a343-b6c2-4b3c-9d15-8055656f497e
Feedback Form - https://crustaceaninteractive.youtrack.cloud/form/0b167078-3e40-433e-b6fe-8c6f21dbaca6
Unban Request Form - https://crustaceaninteractive.youtrack.cloud/form/c8940624-d46f-417e-adbd-129e368e5878
The old Discord ticketing system will be removed. The links above will be provided permanently on a new info channel under the "Welcome to Strayed" category.
Take note: While you won't be able to use the #submit-a-ticket channel on Discord anymore, all remaining tickets on Discord will be handled until closed.
Beautifying our Discord - For the Future, Part 2!
As part of setting up the future of Strayed, we’re "beautifying" the Discord server to make it more appealing and efficient to use.
Within the next couple of weeks, you'll be seeing the following modifications to the Discord server:
- Brand New, Game-relevant Emojis
- Spiced-up Roles (icons + colors)
- Spiced-up Channels & Categories (better-looking and visually recognizable)
- Updated and Spiced-up FAQs
In addition to the changes above, we will be creating our first-ever Discord-exclusive Community Survival Handbook.
Note down your best Strayed survival tips and watch out for a Discord community event about this early next week!
The Strayed Experience - 2nd & 3rd Skin Drops!
Yup, it's 2025 - and The Strayed Experience is still ongoing!
We've reached our 2nd milestone last year, and our 3rd milestone most recently! Due to this, everyone in the game has been given TWO GOLDEN SKINS!
Currently, we're sitting at 859 Reviews. We need 141 more reviews to reach the 4th milestone for another freebie for all!
Let's work on that 4th Community Drop, Strayers!
Other Changes & Optimizations
Besides the ones above, we've got a whole bunch of additions, fixes and changes for the 0.4.0.0 Update! Here they are:
Added
- Headshot hitmarker sounds
- Research bench feedback when researching
- Improved anticheat
- Gameplay setting that shows ping and fps performance stats on wrist
- Gameplay setting to toggle hotbar respawn button
- FREE gold F8 skin
- FREE gold Military Pistol skin
Changed
- Tweaked recoil on all guns
- Decreased size of holosight reticle
- Moved shredders away from depot wall to prevent getting stuck
- Increased size of core foundation ‘orange curtain’ when placing to be more accurate
- Improved high wall and gate placement
- Gates are now lockable (no more core foundation interactions)
- Moved respawn button from settings menu to hotbar
Fixed
- Improved server performance by preventing lag caused by boats
- Visual bug in which putting an arrow into a bow shows 2 arrows
- Bug in which getting killed while reloading (or grabbing with non-dominant hand) causes hands/arms to get stuck
- Bug that allowed for building in monuments
- Build piece ghosts flickering when placing
- Turret deployable showing ladder ghost when placing
- Respawn bugs that caused players to clip into walls
- Reworked base piece sending system in effort to fix base pieces not spawning. We tested this change with 100ms latency and 80% drop and successfully received entire bases.
- SMG no recoil bug
- Silent helicopters
- Locks not always being able to be picked up
- Hill sliding exploits
- Improved aiming being slightly offset
- Pipe bombs not working
- Wrist map sometimes not being operable after dying
- Revolver pullout issue that allows for holding two items at once
- Incorrect resource icons in resource container
- Workbenches adding excessive toolbox modules to themselves after server restarts
- Shredders consuming extra components without giving the resources
- Potentially fixed bug in which rejoining a server can occasionally wipe player inventory and spawn player on beach instead of last position
- Fixed building plans being offset on remote players
- Fixed furnaces and campfires not properly producing after server restarts
Join the Strayed Community!
If you have concerns/questions/suggestions/feedback etc., don't hesitate to chat on our Discord:
Official Strayed Discord Server
Other Strayers are waiting for you to survive with them. Follow us and stay tuned to more updates and announcements on our official channels:
Official Strayed Subreddit
Official Strayed X Page
Official Strayed Instagram
Official Strayed TikTok
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