Gold Hunter News

We have some good news for you.

So far this month we have released many updates and with each update the game is getting better and better. The focus is of course on bug fixing, but we've already added some new features to the game and there are many more features planned.

Here you can find our roadmap: Trello Roadmap

But now we would also like to give the community a little Christmas treat.
The game can currently be purchased in the Winter Sale with a 20% discount.

We are also offering everyone the opportunity to play the game for free at the weekend.
This will be a kind of “Free 2 Play” weekend, in the form of a demo/playtest.

So everyone can have a look at the game and become a prospector themselves.
At the event, you will be able to test all functions except for the multiplayer. This will not be activated during the Free 2 Play weekend for organizational reasons. In future events the multiplayer will be activated, but we will need more planning and this event was a spontaneous Christmas surprise.

The event will start on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2 pm and the event will end on Monday, December 23, 2024 at 7 pm. All times are Central European Time.

So, that's it for now and on that note, we wish all players a great week and a Merry Christmas.

Localization

■ Changed some localizations

■ Added more localization "german"

Level Design

■ Added some environment for claim "golden promise creek"
■ Added some environment for claim "redwood falls creek"
■ Added some environment for claim "royal harmony creek"

Activated

■ Activated item "tent01" as inventory item

■ Activated item "helmet01"
■ Activated item "headlight01"
■ Activated item "flashlight01"

Added

■ Added new item "dumpster01"

Functionality

■ Added new radial menu for interaction "E"

■ Added function to customize item "container01" at workshop
■ Added function to customize item "container02" at workshop

Changed

■ Changed color for custom name for item "highbanker01"
■ Changed color for custom name for item "washingplant01"

Troubleshooting

■ Fixed error with not attach items to item "usablebox01" before bought it
■ Fixed error with not attach items to item "usablebox02" before bought it
■ Fixed error with not attach items to item "usablebox03" before bought it

Improvements

■ Improved gold panning

Savegame

■ Fixed error with spawn multiple default clothes on join

What's planned for Next Updates?

■ Interactive Tutorials
■ Multiplayer Sync Issues
■ Loan



Roadmap https://trello.com/b/EC8Gd7iP/roadmap-public-early-access

Discord https://discord.gg/goldhunter


We look forward to your bug reports, you can create them directly in the game with "F8".

Thank you for your continued support of Gold Hunter ːsteamhappyː

Localization

■ Added more localization "german"

■ Changed some localizations

Help

■ Added more input help

Activated

■ Activated item "labeler01"

Functionality

■ Added function to find the gold better while searching with metal detector (all players around get a message, if the nugget are free)

■ Added value indicator for item "bottle01" for quick slot
■ Added value indicator for item "bottle02" for quick slot
■ Added value indicator for item "bottle03" for quick slot

■ Added function to rename item "highbanker01" with item "labeler01"
■ Added function to rename item "washingplant01" with item "labeler01"
■ Added function to rename item "washingplant02" with item "labeler01"

Changed

■ Changed distance to dig material again (a bit more far)
■ Changed location of one shopping area inside building "main store"
■ Changed collision for door "trunk" for all vehicles with other items

Troubleshooting

■ Fixed error with can not use the max text width for item "whiteboard01"
■ Fixed error with not set the rotation for item "tent01" if toggle open/close
■ Fixed error with set wrong collision for vehicle "buggy01"
■ Fixed error with can not delete vehicle "trailercontainer01" with item "hammer01"
■ Fixed error with sometimes item "goldbar01" not attach to item "bucket01"

■ Fixed error with show value 0 oz at gold seller (increased decimal places)
■ Fixed error with show text value 0 oz on item "goldbar01" (increased decimal places)
■ Fixed error with show text value 0 oz on item "weighingscale01" (increased decimal places)
■ Fixed error with show text value 0 oz on item "weighingscale02" (increased decimal places)

■ Fixed error with not update weight for item "weighingscale01" if remove item bottle
■ Fixed error with not update weight for item "weighingscale02" if remove item bottle

Savegame

■ Fixed error with not load all voxel data from savegame

Disabled

■ Disabled loadingbay for item "table01" (maybe enable again, right now collision issues)
■ Disabled loadingbay for item "table02" (maybe enable again, right now collision issues)

What's planned for Next Updates?

■ Interactive Tutorials
■ Multiplayer Sync Issues
■ Flashlight 01
■ Headlight 01
■ Helmet 01
■ Loan


Roadmap https://trello.com/b/EC8Gd7iP/roadmap-public-early-access

Discord https://discord.gg/goldhunter


We look forward to your bug reports, you can create them directly in the game with "F8".

Thank you for your continued support of Gold Hunter ːsteamhappyː

If you like the game, we happy to see a review from you on steam.

Help

■ Fixed some wrong interaction help
■ Added help input "reset position" for all vehicles

Level Design

■ Fixed some reported map issues

Multiplayer

■ Fixed error with not load location as client

Functionality

■ Added function to make it possible to find gold with higher values, but its rare

Changed

■ Changed start money from 10.000 to 15.000
■ Changed distance to dig material

Audio

■ Added footstep sounds for building "lookouttower"

Troubleshooting

■ Fixed error with set wrong animation inside vehicle as passenger
■ Fixed error with can not transfer volume from bottle while attached to quick slot
■ Fixed error with item "goldbar01" falling through item "mold01" after detach

Savegame

■ Now you can also save your progress inside a vehicle
■ If player was inside a vehicle, after loading player will add again to vehicle as passenger

Removed

■ Removed old attachment slot for item "waterbasin01"
■ Removed old attachment slot for item "waterbasin02"
■ Removed old attachment slot for item "waterbasin03"
■ Removed old attachment slot for item "waterbasin04"

What's planned for Next Updates?

■ Interactive Tutorials
■ Multiplayer Sync Issues
■ Flashlight + Headlight
■ Helmet
■ Loan




We look forward to your bug reports, you can create them directly in the game with "F8".
Thank you for your continued support of Gold Hunter ːsteamhappyː
The team wishes you all a nice weekend.

The Unreal Engine 5 version for Gold Hunter is now available for everyone.

But please keep in mind that Gold Hunter is not yet a finished game, it is still in Early Access.

Our game has been 95 percent reprogrammed in Unreal Engine 5, but this will make many things easier in the future. To ensure a clean start, we have decided that everyone will start from scratch.
This avoids old bugs and incorrect items from older savegames.

The experimental version will be switched off and all future updates will be on the standard version.
If we are working on major updates, we will switch to the experimental version if necessary.

If you find a bug or have an idea, you are welcome to report it to us via F8, this helps us a lot.


You can find our future roadmap here: https://trello.com/b/EC8Gd7iP/roadmap-public-early-access


That's it for now, the Gold Hunter team wishes all players a nice weekend.