The last playtest went amazingly, although we did take many notes on fixes, tweaks, and additions that needed to happen. This update focuses on some of those fixes and tweaks, which include:
- Fixed private session host raft physics jank
- Fixed part-to-raft collision physics jank
- Fixed items falling through the ground
- Fixed spectator pause menu missing
- Fixed raft rollover not always showing up when needed
- Fixed steering wheel kicking players out too easily
- Fixed steering wheel spin stopping abruptly on exit
- Fixed raft parts being assigned to team still on detach (now anyone can use after)
- Fixed underwater post-processing volume inactive
- Fixed glizzy stand interaction missing
- Fixed raft splashing continuously while driving
- Fixed tutorial buttons showing in non-solo session
- Fixed team names sometimes floating off screen in the post-match scene
- Fixed raft speed choppiness
- Fixed team name grammar
- Fixed cascade unweld when destroying parts welded to a raft module
- Added buoyancy to respawn buoy (prevents metal raft sinking with respawn exploit)
- Added magazine auto-fill on respawn
- Added checklist collapse state user preference
- Added voice chat mute buttons to pause menu
- Added highlighting to repair scraps that float in water
- Added invite friends button to lobby (invites friend to game but not the group)
- Added more on-screen tips
- Added permissions prompt for macOS microphone after user disabled
- Removed cascade weld when placing blueprint (no longer welds nearby parts)
- Removed player-equipped cannon collision with raft
- Removed player heart health pickup
- Removed mountain goat climbing
- Buffed crowbar damage
- Buffed cannon damage & health
- Tweaked lobby button positions
- Tweaked center of mass calculation (skewed slightly lower for stability)
- Tweaked plane audio falloff
- Tweaked voice chat quality and filtering
- Tweaked tutorial
- Increased flood timer from 9 minutes to 10 minutes
- Decreased cannon size