We’ve got another round of updates for the Island Preview branch! This patch focuses on smoothing out the Orchard Port loop, updating your journal, and giving you new tools to play with in the form of an upgraded Steam Roller and new trolley-crane mechanics. Let’s dive into the key changes!
Full change log at the end of this post.
Orchard Port gameplay has been improved and optimized. Access to the Sewers and Armory has been updated, and key placements now make much more sense. Many of the dark basements are now illuminated by dim light from dead COGs, while fake light sources have been removed. We've also replaced the placeholder pump and generator buttons with a proper model.
We’ve also streamlined the Drillship repair quests. While there's still more to do, this iteration is a big step closer to our vision.
Your guide is now up to date! Full journal coverage has been added for Orchard Port, Rosegate Port, and the Hydromechanicum, giving you clearer objectives and lore context as you explore these locations. There are also a few new sketches to check out in the journal.
Driving the Steam Roller feels significantly better with overhauled handling mechanics. We’ve also introduced engine and movement audio alongside brand-new particle effects to give it proper weight and feedback. Additionally, we've added an alternative way to obtain the Steam Roller.
Dying no longer strips away your entire backpack inventory. You now retain weapons, upgrades, and a portion of your ammo and resources upon death, reducing frustrating runs back while keeping survival stakes meaningful. In addition, baseline inventory size has been increased from 35 to 40 slots.
Exploration feels substantially smoother. We’ve resolved the camera jitter and movement hiccups that occurred when walking over stairs, debris, railroads, and fallen COG units.
improved Orchard Port gameplay
streamlines Drillship quests
expanded Journal
added Steam Roller audio and particle effects
dying no longer drops entire backpack
fixed camera jitter and movement hiccups
COGs can now be picked up by crane and trolley.
Flashlight now deals damage
both functional and broken Flashlights have been added as loot in a few more place
added dim lighting into various basements
added emergency lighting into Hydromechanicum control room
added distinct icons for Manhole key, Manhole key schematic and Drillship core
added audio feedback to various buttons and doors
adjusted loot for COGs and Submarine
adjusted placement of dead bodies and COGs to make walking through areas easier
improved interaction with barred door
improved trolley stability
removed obsolete Tutorials
removed obsolete Help screen
fixed walking on stairs, railroad, debris, dead bodies and dead COGs
fixed particles in Rosegate port furnace
fixed Ocean clipping in sewers
fixed LOD distances of various props
fixed bright texts in Hydromechanicum Control Room
fixed highlight overlay leaking through edges of the screen
fixed distortion on Very Low and Low graphics settings
fixed voice lines on Multiplayer clients
fixed desynced COGs in Multiplayer
fixed light and shadow leaking in various places
fixed bugs related to expeditions and enemy spawning
fixed wrench bug introduced with 2.0.201.0
minor performance improvements
minimum LOD distance changed from 0.35 to 0.5