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The Necesse Graphics Update is out now!

Hey everyone!

The Graphics Update is now live! We've also made a new trailer for the game, which you can check out below.

To celebrate the release, the game is now also on sale. If you haven't tried out Necesse yet, then now is the perfect time to dive into the fresh new look the Graphics Update has brought! You could even bring a friend or two 🥳🎉

We started working on this update over a year ago, when I hired two awesome artists who couldn't wait to take Necesse to the next level! It's been a wild year, filled with passion and dedication from the team, but now we're finally ready to share our hard work with you - and we can't wait for you to try it out!

This also means our artists are no longer playing catch-up with the content updates, so you can expect faster/larger content updates in the future :D

We will of course be looking at feedback and fixing any issues that come up in the coming hours and days. So please don't hesitate to reach out if you find anything! :)

Below the trailer, you can also check out the changelog containing all the changes coming with the Graphics Update.

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Finally, remember to follow us on our social channels. We've started to post a lot more updates there than we've done previously:

Discord: https://discord.gg/FAFgrKD
X/Twitter: @NecesseGame
Reddit: /r/Necesse
Youtube: @Necesse

Thank you for all the support and feedback!
- Fair

[h2]0.26.0 changelog[/h2]
[h3]Additions:[/h3]
Added 16 new achievements.
Added smooth lighting to rocks and walls.
Added wind effects.
Added the ability to sit on chairs and benches.
Added deeper and shallow parts of water.
Added screenshot tool to island map.
Added 20 new hairstyles you can select during character creation and Stylist change.
Added 12 new eye types you can select during character creation and Stylist change.
Added 8 new beard types you can select during character creation and Stylist change.
Added expression wheel, by default used by holding down T.
Added the ability to restore controls to their default key bind.
Added toggle in pouches to disable auto pickup.
Added Hardhat cosmetic item bought from the Blacksmith.
Added Captains Boots cosmetic item bought from Stylist.
Added Pirate Eyepatch cosmetic item bought from Stylist.
Added Pirate Bandana with Eyepatch cosmetic item bought from Stylist.
Added the option to buy settler cosmetic gear from each settler or Stylist.
Added the Stabby Bush found creeping in the wilds.
Added Landscaping Station crafted at Advanced Workstation.
Added recipes for a ton of different rocks and other objects to the Landscaping Station.
Added the ability to change skin and eyes at the Stylist at the cost of void shards.
Added 2 new boss soundtracks for Sage and Grit and the Cryo Queen.

[h3]Changes/misc:[/h3]
Reworked over 3200 assets in the game to match new graphics style.
Reworked how water is rendered, making depth gradual.
Reworked controls settings ui.
Reworked host world ui.
Tweaked health, mana, resilience and hunger bars.
Settlers can now spawn with different genders, hairstyles, skin colors, etc.
Settlers will now sit down on chairs/benches to eat if possible.
Settlers will now sit down on chairs/benches to shorten their work break.
Tweaked some settlers default cosmetics.
Changed shader used for scaling to make pixels less blurry when zoomed in.
Settlers will now walk around holding the items they are hauling.
Increased the interval between settlers update their mood icons.
Made settler full inventory only show when it is important.
Fences now connect to cave rocks.
Hair is now being shown under many hats and helmets in the game.
Journal button will now blink when a new entry is available.
Talking to the elder will now go straight into quests if you can complete it.
Settlers exiting beds will now not exit in cramped spaces and get stuck.
Reworked the character creator and stylist interface.
Stylist can now change your skin color and eyes as well at the cost of void shards.
Settlers can now use banners if you manually give them one.
Banner stands will now buff all settlers within range as well.
Made Strike Banners obtainable, randomly found in village chests.
Flowers can now be placed in the wild as decoration.
Zephyr Boots now no longer disables Zephyr Charm trinket.
Made the start shirt and shoes colors less limited.
Updated all colors of the objects and tiles on the minimap to match the new art style.

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]
Fixed sometimes not being able to place objects near sleeping settlers
Fixed crash when trying to run specific commands.
Fixed too many tooltips shown when having compressed worlds in the world loading menu.
Fixed Windows sometimes deciding not to use the dedicated graphics card if one is available.
Fixed restoring backups wiping some world data, like adventure party settlers.
Fixed worlds running in the background while you are selecting or creating your character.
Fixed ambient lighting sometimes flickering for one second when using non-standard day time modifiers.

[h3]Modding/servers:[/h3]
Made mod patches logging more robust.
Added a bunch of illegal mod patches that the game will ignore around crashes and mod conflicts.
Changed significant parts of window, graphics and sound systems.
Added more launch options, which you can see by using the -help launch option.

And other smaller changes and fixes.

RimWorld x Necesse bundle is now available!

Hey everyone!

Today we're launching a special bundle with our friends over at Ludeon! This bundle combines two classic colony-building simulators: RimWorld and Necesse! Develop your settlements and explore procedurally generated worlds. Go from fighting raiders and sentient robotic beasts to conquering magical dungeons for treasure with your friends.

Get 20% off with the bundle! And if you already own one of the games, get 20% off the other! The bundle runs from today and ends on August 9th.

Click on the image below to go to the bundle page! :)



About RimWorld: A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

About Necesse: Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!

See you soon!
- Fair

Top-down Terraria-like 'Necesse' gets a huge graphics update on August 10

Necesse is an impressive game but the graphics were a bit on the plain side. This changes dramatically on August 10 with the exciting Graphics Update.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/top-down-terraria-like-necesse-gets-a-huge-graphics-update-on-august-10

The Necesse Graphics Update releases on August 10th!

Hey everyone!

I am happy to finally announce that the long awaited Graphics Update is releasing on August 10th!
Mark the date and message your friends, because it will feel like a completely new game! :D

1 year ago I started to expand Fair Games which included hiring two awesome artists that could take the overall look of Necesse to the next level. After having redrawn over 3298 original assets, we’re finally ready to share our hard work with you.

Shoutout to our artists Bo & Oliver and of course the rest of the Fair Games team. It’s been a crazy year, and we’re just getting started.

We've made a brand new trailer showcasing the new art and announcement in full action. Check it out at the bottom of this post :D

If you haven't noticed, a few months ago we started to be more active on our social media channels, posting teasers and interacting with you! We will be posting more teasers in the days up to the 10th:

Discord: https://discord.gg/FAFgrKD
X/Twitter: @NecesseGame
Reddit: /r/Necesse
Youtube: @Necesse

Thanks! The team and I have never been this excited for an update!
- Fair

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Necesse Original Soundtrack now available!

Hey everyone!

Some of you have been asking for the Necesse OST. I am happy to say it is now available on Steam and on a 20% launch discount for those who want to get it or just show a bit of extra support.
As the game gets more tracks, they will of course be added to the OST as well.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2977400/Necesse_Original_Soundtrack/

I'll get back to working on the graphics update. We'll tease more of it soon and we're super excited to get it out. So stay tuned! :)

Have a great weekend!
- Fair