MAJOR UPDATE: 2.0 GARDEN RENEWED

PATCH NOTES

UI & Quality of Life

• Completely redesigned the menu UI to better match the game's aesthetic.

• Improved HUD layout to provide clearer and more useful player information.

• Added a new crafting UI with component placement mechanics.

• Reworked the in-game paper map and added new location icons.

• Equipment slots now play sound effects.

• Added tooltips for items required to repair abode facilities.

• Players can now press E to close certain menus (Workbench, Sewing Machine, Bed) instead of only Tab or Escape.

• Updated the Early Access tab in the main menu.

• Added a new Early Access launch splash image.

• Added sound effects to several main menu buttons that previously had none.

• Changed the main menu music.

• Added a save version compatibility prompt when loading older saves.

• Added a new help section in the pause menu

• Added new dynamic tutorial tips

Combat & Equipment

• Removed all melee weapons (Axe, Knife, Cog Mace, and Cursed Bat).

• Added new harvester melee combat and harvester modification system.

• Added Remnant, a new crossbow that players begin the game with.

• Renamed both previous crossbows.

• Added crossbow bolt variants, including two new bolts:

  • Glass Bolt

  • Bronze Bolt

• Monster stats have been rebalanced.

Inventory & Crafting

• Added a new inventory carry weight system. Each item category now has its own maximum carry weight.

• Adjusted the weight of every item.

• Removed all forging equipment and the forging system.

• Added a new forging menu to the Workbench.

• Added the Crucible and Clay Pot.

• Removed cooking gear and replaced it with the Cauldron.

• Adjusted various crafting and cooking recipes.

• Added new items:

  • Machine Fragment

  • Scrap Wood

  • Glass Shard

• Introduced a new Heavy Scrap mechanic, currently being tested with car batteries.

NPCs

• Removed NPC Reputation.

• Added temporary NPC dialogue.

• Added a new Chat interaction for NPCs. This feature will be expanded in a future update.

• Trader menus have been adjusted to support the new items.

World

• Added a waterfall cave.

• Added new speed limit and road signs.

• Warped Trees have received a visual upgrade, and Warped Bark is now easier to spot.

• Added new falling leaves visual effects.

• Improved interior lighting.

• Removed snowy weather.

• Reduced the amount of Weeping Crown found throughout the world.

• Fixed missing textures on the Woodmill towers.

Monsters

• Added additional monster sound effects.

• All monsters now feature new behaviors.

• Added new models for the Sporemother and Spore Spawn.

• Stingers and Spore Spawn now have footstep audio.

Survival & Gameplay

• Removed the tutorial.

• Added temporary opening text that introduces the world's backstory when starting a new game. This will later be replaced with a full story-driven introduction and tutorial.

• Increased the radius of the Pyrina's glow. Persephone can now manually extinguish ("snuff out") the flame.

• Reworked the Poison status effect. Poison can now stack up to three times, with each stack further reducing Persephone's maximum stamina until she eats a Chantalla Flower.

• Removed Antidote.

• Reduced the maximum amount of Nectar that can be harvested from Nectar Flowers.

• Added a new death penalty status effect.

• Adjusted car trunk loot tables.

• Jammed trunks now have higher-quality loot.

Abodes

• Abodes now include a small yard, additional shelving, and crop plots.

• Added a new Archery Target facility.

• Adjusted abode repair requirements.

• Added new storage mechanics.

Progression

• Added two new Satchel Tools:

  • Sturdy Pocket

  • Consumable Pouch

• Removed the Pouch armor piece.

Exploration

• Added a new Woodmill puzzle. Laser Cutters are no longer required to access the facility.

• Removed all Laser Cutters from the game.

• Adjusted Spore Fog boundaries.

Visual Improvements

• Added a new copper texture.

• New Experimental Lighting option.

• Iris’ camps have more obvious smoke signals.

• Replaced models for:

  • Leather

  • Metal

  • Scrap Copper

  • Machine Parts

  • Linen

  • Firewood

  • Aima Pills

  • Watch

  • Bandage

  • Warped Wood

  • Forged Bronze

• Renamed several items.

Balance

• Reduced the amount of Firewood obtained from chopping dead trees.

• Plant food is less common

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that could destroy Melodies when loading a save.

• Fixed the Flytrap death animation.

• Fixed the Laceration bug.

• Fixed the pickup object menu not closing when pressing Escape.

• Fixed a bug that may respawn the player at an incorrect respawn point.

• Fixed the destroyed car outside the market not working properly

• Fixed tooltip not disappearing bug

• Fixed a bug that blocked opening the willowbrook apple stall