This list includes major fixes/changes only, some very minor fixes/changes are not included.
Gameplay
Added:
- Spyglass can now pick up player voices
Balance:
- Doctor’s perk no longer increases revive speed
- Doctor’s perk now increases medicine effectiveness
- Score rebalance
- Removed many negative score items for explorers
- Added score for escaping with friends
- Added score for being a stowaway
- The stove on the ship can now cook 2 items at once
- Seals have more health
- Increased the damage of thrown crafted weapons
Fixes:
- Potential fix for rare case of nitro blowing up when dropped
- Dozens of cases where totems could be placed inside walls
- Sometimes having to use consumables twice
- Rare crash fixes
- Fixed AI getting stuck under ice
Art
- New Cook model added
- New Seal model added
UI
Added:
- Added new health, stew, and lantern icons
- Removed kicked reasons, player just sees that they are kicked
- Notification of when transferring to a new host in the lobby
- Added role icons to the scoreboard / replay
- Added fancy title screen progress bar
Fixes:
- Fixed player names missing when viewing a replay in the lobby
- Days before blizzard now shows up after the poker game rather than before
- Fixed the mouse moving camera when in poker emote menu
- Optimization for large numbers of friends in the crew Invite board
- Can no longer invite friends from the crew Invite board who are already in the lobby
Animation
- Seal NPC: New animation set
- Human head item: New animation set
- Stew/Tea item: Added missing animations (equip and blending)
- Cleaver item: Added missing animations (equip and blending)
- New poker emote animations
- Fixed feet sliding while idle and looking at feet in FP
Level Design
Added:
- Tutorial chapter : The Arctic
Balance:
- Changed how far AI wander from starting location
Fixes:
- Addressed Collision issues that allowed players to get out of bounds
- Addressed several exploits with spirit walk allowing players access to out of bounds areas
- Fixed navigation issues for AI in both Approach and The Summit
- Fixed barrel exploit in boiler room of the ship
- Fixed some art clipping issues on the ship
Sound
- VoIP goes through in-game reverb now
- Thrown items now ring the ship bell
- Much shorter radii on Thrall hand stab sound
- Custom container searching sounds for different types
- New boiler door open/close sound
- Various mix and sound performance adjustments, bug fixes and polish
Other
- Translations added: Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French
- Using Epic Online Services in addition to Steam (EOS VOIP instead of Vivox VOIP)
- Can use Join Game and Accept Invite from the Steam Overlay
- Join Game and Invite To Lobby will hide when the game is not longer joinable (heading into match)
- Cancelling joining to a lobby will put the player back into their lobby instead of going to title screen
More from Dread Hunger
Other announcements
Update Notes for 10/01/2024Fixed thrall spells not being set for thrall players. · Players now always have max rank, max prestige and max experience. · Players can now create a dedicated server at the same time as they create a lobby, it will automatically pass along the custom game settings if set. · Players can now use emotes during the poker game. · Players can now add / remove named servers in the Game settings menu.…Dread Hunger: Shutdown FAQWe appreciate your passion and engagement following the recent announcement about Dread Hunger's shutdown, and would like to provide some clarity on key questions that have been raised. Q: What about refunds? A: All purchases are subject to the standard Steam refund policy, and we fully support this. For more information: Q: What will happen to Dread Hunger for its current players? A: Dread Hun…Upcoming closure of Dread Hunger's official servers.Today, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the upcoming closure of Dread Hunger's official servers. We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to everybody that has played the game. Your unwavering support, dedication, and passion for Dread Hunger have shaped the game through Early Access, and seen it through to launch and onward while building communities all around the world. After e…