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Island MasterNewsUpdate 20
Game update

Update 20

Island Master · published 18 Jan 2025, 08:07 UTC · build 17048572

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Added:

Sandbox mode

Peaceful and hardcore difficulties

Photo mode

Loading screen tips

Rotation snapping

Material offset info is changed during world gen and stored in save files. This leads to more varied color patterns on the terrain

New events

New splash texts

New achievements

Buildings make sounds when rotated

New sound and screen effects for when you hit the map's edge

Bug Fixes:

Terrain material color adjustments

Balancing changes for difficulty settings

Certain events can only be triggered on certain difficulties

Slight UI tweaks

Graphics tweaks

Minor performance improvements

The lowest quality setting no longer causes units to move extremely slow

Slight adjustments to building hitboxes

Fixed place multiple not working with bridges

The color settings are now not a longer dropdown menu. Instead, they are text fields where you can put in any hex color value

Buildings now change to green and red during Christmas and Christmas Eve. They also turn orange and black on Halloween

Disabled book resizing for the guide

Place multiple no longer ignore guard camp and fort caps

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Game update6 Oct 2025Security PatchFixes a known Unity security vulnerability.Game update5 Dec 2024Update 19Added: Injured units now leave blood puddles on the ground Pending buildings now indicate if they can be placed or not Units make sounds when hurt Buildings make sounds when damaged Steam profile picture is now displayed on the main menu Bug Fixes: Mild hit box tweaks Fixed bug where damage healed at noon would not be applied to the save file Adjusted some tooltips Spacial audio tweaksGame update18 Nov 2024Update 18Added: New UI animations New building animations New enemy and guard animations Bug Fixes: Replaced some old textures Fixed a bug where the text alert made by parks for consumed water would appear below the island