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Hey everyone!
We are currently working on a bigger update for the whole action system. One of the new features contained in that update is an easy way to bind multiple actions to a default key.
Today we want to give you a preview of its planned implementation and would love to hear your feedback about it.

The default action key
At the moment the actions which are available for the default action key bind are limited to a static list. This update will change that.
The default action can change based on the current context, enabling a range of actions to be started with a single key.
It is influenced by the circumstances, such as the currently active item, the target in the world, or whether you are currently embarked on a vehicle.

An example (while being grounded):
You are targeting a tile with a tree on the ground. Having a hatchet activated will make the default action key start a cut down action, while having a shovel activated will start a dig action.


Customization
The default action will be more customizable. In the right-click menu there is a new button for it, called "Edit default action".
When clicking the button, valid actions will begin to flash. When one is clicked, it will set that action as the new default action for your currently active item on the target you right-clicked. You can remove it again by repeating the same steps.

For example:
Choosing "Cut down" on a birch tree with an active hatchet will make the "Cut down" action the default action for all birch trees. The process can be repeated again to remove the default action.



Advanced combinations
As there are multiple possible actions for most targets (depending on the circumstances), we'll have to support complex combinations while keeping things for you as easy as possible.
The current default actions will have a separate color in the right-click menu so you can identify them more easily. While in edit mode, hovering a valid action will give you a tooltip that you can right-click it for further customization.

The advanced customization options will let you choose what active item the default action allows from the following list:

• Any of the same type as the active item (any hatchet for example)
  
• Only the active item
  
• Any (or none) active item
  
• Any item that matches any checked types of the currently active item (a hatchet has the "tool" and "weapon" types for example)
  

The same options are available for the target of the action:

• Any of the same type (any birch tree for example)
  
• Only the current target
  
• Any target that matches any checked types of the current target (a birch tree has the "any surface tile", "tree tile" and "diggable tile" types for example)
  

The final available option is your current mounted status, with a choice between "Anytime", "While mounted" and "While not mounted". This is to allow slightly more complex interactions like "Embark" and "Disembark", as they need to differ depending on your current state.



Multiple defaults
Multiple defaults for the same active item/target pair can be saved at the same time.
Some sorting rules are applied to choose which action is used at the time. This will let you set a general default action for a pair, and then a different default action for a more specific pairing.
When setting a new default action for a pair, any other actions with higher priority for that pair will be removed to make the newly set default the highest priority.

For example:
You have the "Embark" action set as default using any item on any vehicle and also have the "Open" action set as default for a single wagon that you use only for storage.
These two default actions will be sorted so the action with the more specific details (the single wagon) has a higher priority, making "Open" the default action for your wagon in that case, while keeping the "Embark" action default for all other vehicles.



Please keep in mind that anything shown here is still in development and subject to change. We want to keep you updated on our latest development work and ideas so we can discuss them with you in advance.

We are working on bringing this feature (along with more changes related to the Actions Update) to the test server soon. But for now, let us know what you think about the planned changes! Questions are also welcome.


Related Questions & Answers

Q: Where will the default actions be saved?
A: In a separate file next to the keybinds.txt file.

Q: Can the default actions be moved or shared between alt accounts?
A: They share the "Keybindings Source" launcher setting, so you can either use the same default actions for all your accounts or use a different file for every account and copy/move it between them as you like.

Q: Is there an easy way to reset them all to the default values?
A: Deleting the default actions file will reset them all to the base values.

Q: What actions are supported by the new system?
A: All actions that are already bindable at this moment and all actions that already have been converted to the new actions system.

[h2] Server Changelog[/h2]

• Change: Server performance and stability improved.
  
• Change: Large barrels, large amphoras and felled trees can now be loaded into vehicles and hauled with ropes.
  
• Change: Items that can be both loaded and picked up can now be moved from the player’s inventory into vehicles or other containers.
  
• Bugfix: Trade chat messages are no longer affected by player alcohol level.
  
• Bugfix: Fixed saddle sacks sometimes showing the wrong model when equipped.
  
• Bugfix: Fixed the increased sickle swing timer getting applied against all creatures on PvP servers instead of just players.
  
• Known issue: Empty saddles (without bags or sacks inside) may visually appear as bags. This will be fixed with the next update.
  

[h2] Server Changelog[/h2]

• Bugfix: Fixed festive name for Christmas fragments.
  
• Bugfix: Paper Mask will now consume the paper sheet correctly.
  
• Bugfix: Fixed not being able to "Disable Resource Node Spawning" if the village doesn't have a spirit guard hired.
  

Happy Holidays! The Christmas event is now live.

Help Santa find his missing toy factory parts and turn them in for gifts! More details here.

[h2]Server Changelog[/h2]

• New: Christmas 2023 event has been added (click to learn more)
• New: Craftable “large barrel rack” item has been added to the game
• New: Craftable “paper mask” item has been added to the game
• Change: Resource Nodes Tweaks
  • Villages can now use the setting to disable resource node spawning even when no spirit templar is hired.
  • Snow pile resource nodes are now slightly more likely to spawn.
  • Snowball item count from snow pile nodes has been significantly increased in winter. For instance, snow piles below the snow line will now yield 8 snowballs instead of 4.
  • Snowball quality now drops significantly less than it did before with each successive snowball collected during the action, and should now be much higher on average.
  • Items that decay in inventory, including snowballs and food items, now have a grace period after creation during which they will not decay. This is similar to the grace period items have outside of the inventory, but is shorter, at 12 real-life hours.
  • Forage and botanize will no longer require you to be on solid ground.
• Change: Hanging lamps and torch lamps can now be placed on walls.
• Change: Dirty caskets and bottles will now show what server they are from.
• Change: World-map stamps on cartography maps will now be properly removed when an eraser is used on the map.
• Change: Rebalanced tool weapons and salves for PvP servers
  • Added 1 second to swing timer of sickle and scythe if a player is attacking another player on PvP servers.
  • Removed the effect of salves on weapons if a player is attacking another player on PvP servers.

[h2]Client Changelog[/h2]

• Bugfix: Fixed a client crash when clicking on a world-map annotation that is linked to a cartography map that is no longer in an atlas.

[h2]Monthly Skin[/h2]
Added “Santa Beard”, a skin for the new paper mask item. Available in the Marks Shop at any settlement token through December.

“A luxurious Santa beard meticulously handcrafted from the finest sheep’s wool, providing a cozy feel and gentle warmth to your face.”

[h2]Silver Shop Changes[/h2]

• Added Adorned Shovel, a new shovel skin
  • Priced at 10 silver coins
  • Available at a 50% discount, for 5 silver coins, until January 11th 2023
• Added a Busy Gnomes Pack with 3 new garden gnomes. The pack can be purchased for 20 silver coins, the individual garden gnomes are priced at 10 silver coins each. These offers are 50% off until January 11th 2023.
  • Foraging Garden Gnome
  • Fishing Garden Gnome
  • Blacksmith Garden Gnome

Only from December 22nd 2023 until January 11th 2023 (during the Christmas event) the following items will be available on the shop:

• Soft cap: 5 silver coins
• Snow lantern: 3 silver coins

From December 22nd 2023 until January 11th 2023 the following items will be on sale:

• Adorned Shovel: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Busy Gnomes Pack: 10 silver coins (instead of 20)
• Foraging Garden Gnome: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Fishing Garden Gnome: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Blacksmith Garden Gnome: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Merry Gnomes Pack: 10 silver coins (instead of 20)
• Axeman Garden Gnome: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Miner Garden Gnome: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Drunkard Garden Gnome: 5 silver coins (instead of 10)
• Sleep Powder: 2 silver coins (instead of 3)
• 5 Sleep Powder: 8 silver coins (instead of 12)
• 10 Sleep Powder: 15 silver coins (instead of 20)\
• 20 Sleep powder: 25 silver coins (instead of 35)
  

Ho! Ho! Ho!
Santa Claus is in a festive frenzy as the holiday season approaches, but disaster has struck his jolly abode - the North Pole's famed toy factory!
The once meticulously organized machinery has gone haywire, leaving pipes, gears, and valves scattered all over the lands of Wurm.

From 22nd December 2023 15:00 CET until 11th January 2024 12:00 CET, you can participate in the Christmas event.
Help Santa by returning his factory parts. The event is divided into mission stages for the main prizes:

• First mission: return 3 gears
  
• Second mission: return 6 valves
  
• Third mission: return 9 pipes
  
• Any additional stage: return any of the event items (gear, valve or pipe) in increasing numbers, repeatable infinitely
  

Gears, valves and pipes can be gathered from any resource node. You can also find them randomly by digging, mining and woodcutting.
Return them directly to Santa (at spawn deeds) or to any Christmas tree. The reward for each completed stage is one of 3 new gift items.

Large sled "A fairly large sled designed to be dragged by an animal."



Works exactly as a large cart. It has the same crafting recipe, but can not be crafted. You will receive an unfinished large sled as mission reward, which you can finish building yourself.

Statue of elf "An impish little creature wearing a funny hat. Is that... a gift in its gnarled hands?"



It's made randomly out of any metal type, with a lower chance to be made out of moon metals.

Merry wreath "A ring-shaped wreath crafted from fir branches, thoughtfully decorated with candles and shiny crimson red baubles."




After the third mission, you will have a small chance to receive a gift from previous Christmas events instead: a yule goat, yule reindeer, lunchbox, saddle bags, snowman, bedroll, checker board or jewelry box skin.
The mission items (gear, valve, pipe) are only collectable while the event is running and won't be removed at the end of the event.
All three of them are made from unspecified metal and can be used for decoration afterwards. The pipe can also be equipped as a (rather useless) weapon and uses the clubs skill.


In addition to the missions, you can also find gifts through archaeology again this year.
There are 3 new items obtainable through archaeology during the event: a wooden bell, a wooden reindeer and a wooden comet.

The archaeology gifts from previous Christmas events can be found at a lower rate as well:

• candy canes
  
• wooden snowflake
  
• wooden fir tree
  
• wooden star
  
• ornamental baubles
  
• yule goat figurine
  
• yule reindeer figurine
  

Last but not least, you will receive a 10% bonus to skill gain and a 10% higher chance to gain affinities for the whole duration of the event.

We wish you a wonderful Christmas time. Happy Holidays from the whole Wurm Online team!