Update Four Patch Notes

Dread Hunger · published

This list includes major fixes/changes only, some very minor fixes/changes are not included.

Gameplay

Added:

  • Added achievements
  • Poison can be applied to a lot more things
  • New Doctor perk
  • Bone dagger is no longer in the inventory, instead accessed by pressing ‘C’ by default
  • Bone dagger no longer consumed on use and is not a lootable item anymore
  • Added automatic thrall messaging for a number of actions
  • New craftable item - Powderkeg (now separate to barrels)
  • Added Armory system

Balance:

  • Lowered bear health slightly
  • Lowered Bow damage slightly
  • Increased Musket damage
  • Ship is slower while moving through pack ice
  • Maximum ship speed now impacted by total holes in ship instead of water level
  • Lowered health regen from a full belly
  • Gun parts only found in strong boxes
  • Bones and Sinew can no longer be used in stew
  • Fewer lead in crates
  • Added more loot to rafts
  • Removed Encumbrance
  • Players can now only hold one firearm
  • Coal burns for slight less time
  • Thrall spells must be charged to level 1 to cast
  • “Whiteout” spell cooldown increased
  • Loot sources now must be searched for items
  • Poisoning significantly lowers maximum health continuously, requiring an antidote to survive
  • Muskets are no longer craftable
  • Only 1 gunpowder is needed to burn all coal in the boiler
  • Quietened powderkegs
  • Decreased powderkeg fuse time
  • Increased powderkeg defuse time
  • Poison arrows removed
  • Poison kills immediately (does not down a player first)
  • Sleeping does not heal while poisoned
  • Adjusted stack limits of multiple items
  • Regular coal sleds produce 2 pieces of coal
  • Larger coal sleds produce 4 pieces of coal

Fixes:

  • Fixed being able to leave traps by pressing ‘E’
  • Using emote wheel during poker works again
  • Dragging a stack of poison onto an item will only consume 1 poison
  • Applying poison directly from a strongbox now works

Art

  • New Doctor model
  • New Arctic Hare model

UI

Added:

  • Adding Thrall Vision and Bone Dagger keybinds to the Thrall HUD
  • Auto Thrall messages
  • Added hotkey setting for screenshot mode

Fixes:

  • Fixed alt-tabbing while holding push to talk keeps mic on
  • Fixed players can see placeholder avatar when loading into the Character Select screen
  • Fix for opening containers disrupts push to talk
  • Fixed closing an inventory while an item is on the cursor will get the item stuck on the cursor

Animation

  • Arctic Hare animations
  • Updated Flintlock Pistol animations
  • Updated Bone Club animations
  • Updated Arm and Leg body part animations
  • Wolf falling and swim animations
  • Cannibal swim animation

Level Design

Added:

  • Added climbable wall to The Summit path lower camp
  • Added higher elevation intersection on the Summit path to allow access to alternative routes

Balance:

  • Rebalanced coal quantity and distances for all maps
  • Adjusted pack ice density and reduced icebergs In The Summit

Fixes:

  • Updated Navigation for AI on all maps
  • Added several blockers to the summit to stop players exploiting bear AOE
  • Cleaned up numerous visual oddities ( Floating meshes etc )

Sound

  • Partying sailors, heard during the card game, occasionally play music now
  • New boiler engine sound
  • Improved various impact sounds
  • New powderkeg sounds
  • Louder cooking sounds to help everyone know when the stew is ready

Other

  • Better handling of steam outages