Len's Island News

[p]Season's greetings, everyone!
[/p][p]We've released a fun Christmas event that will be active until January 6th. This event introduces cozy new festive items to decorate your builds and spread some festive cheer across the islands!

Len's Island will be 45% off during the Four is a Party Steam Sale from December 8th to 15th! Want to team up to complete the present hunt or build, fight, farm, and explore with a friend this holiday season? Now is the perfect time to grab a copy! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Find Presents [/h2][p]Explore the islands and underground caves to discover new, mysterious presents scattered around the world. Claim them by striking the presents with a pickaxe and collecting the smaller gifts that drop out. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Visit Alex and Steph[/h2][p]After gathering enough presents, head to Bridgewater Town and check out the new fancy festive blueprints for sale. Here, you can exchange your presents for a variety of decorations.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Deck out your Builds for the Holidays[/h2][p]You can display your new holiday treats in and around your home to brighten the place and spread some holiday cheer to the islands![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]What's Coming in 2026?[/h2][p]Firstly, we want to say a big thank you to everyone who supported us this year. 2025 was a significant year for us, as we finally launched the major 1.0 update with co-op multiplayer!

Len's Island has come a long way, and we truly appreciate all your support, insights, and passion over the years. In 2026, we'll continue to show Len's Island a lot of love with exciting content updates and a complete overhaul of controller support, which is one of our top priorities.

Want to keep up to date with Len's Island development? Don't forget to follow us on X and join the Len's Island Discord.[/p]

[h2]🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award![/h2][p]Dear Players,[/p][p]Thank you for your unwavering support! This year, Len's Island is eligible for the Steam Awards, and we would be honored to have your nomination! 🙏[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🌟 Our Dedication to the Experience[/h2]

• [p]Fighting, farming, exploring, and building are always better with friends[/p]
• [p]Cooperative gameplay that strengthens friendships[/p]

• [p]Whether your friend gets eaten by a shark or you get electrocuted in a thunderstorm, there's never a dull moment when playing together [/p][p]If you love playing Len's Island and exploring the islands with friends, please vote for us in the Better With Friends award![/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]🗳️ How to Vote[/h2][p]If you are willing to support us, please go to the Nominate Section at the top of this announcement (or on the Store Page).[/p][p]Please nominate us for:[/p]

• [p]Better With Friends Award[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]❤️ Your Support Means Everything[/h2][p]Every single vote fuels our passion to keep creating, updating, and perfecting Len's Island.[/p][p]Whether it's a nomination or a review on the store page, we appreciate you being part of our community.[/p][p]Thank you for being with us. Let's make a splash at the Steam Awards together! 🚀[/p]

[p]Hey all, it's been a while, I hope you're well!

We have been preparing a fun update for December, and thought it best to put out a patch now to fix some bugs and make some meaningful changes to the camera system. [/p][p][/p][p]I'm still open to making further changes to the camera if needed, but I think we have nailed it now. [/p][p]~ Julian[/p][p][/p][h3]~ Camera Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Inverted the default camera tilt, as it was the opposite of what most people are used to (you can still invert it back in the game settings)[/p]
• [p]Added smooth-scrolling to camera zoom so it's not bound by only 3 zoom levels[/p]
• [p]Changed the smoothing settings and sensitivity levels for the camera[/p]
• [p]Added new sliders in settings to adjust camera sensitivity and zoom sensitivity[/p]
• [p]The camera now adjusts when you tilt to look at the horizon, making it easier to see into the distance while moving around.[/p]
• [p]Slightly altered the FOV of the camera [/p]

[p][/p][h3]~ Bug Fixes and Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed interact objects such as beds, chests, campfires, etc, becoming locked and not clickable[/p]
• [p]Fixed an exploit where holding down the attack input after starting the press during the crit window of a tool would result in all subsequent attacks being crits[/p]
• [p]Optimised enemy loading speed to improve frames in the dungeons while lots of enemies are spawning[/p]
• [p]Fixed moving farm plots in edit mode not working correctly[/p]
• [p]Several changes to help prevent cases where character data can become corrupt[/p]
• [p]Added distant black fog in the caves [/p]
• [p]Fixed the Cane Torch not properly fading away in buildings[/p][p][/p]

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[h3]~ Changes & Bugs fixed:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed the chest on the desert island not being interactable[/p]
• [p]Tweaked the cell loading calculation to work better on capped frame rates[/p]
• [p]Made grapes and passionfruit display as perfectly ripe on the new UI when in their sparkle stage[/p]
• [p]Fixed Tesla towers needing to be interacted with after loading to activate (even though they had fuel)[/p]
• [p]Updated compendium pet "unlocked" counter to include bear[/p]
• [p]Stopped the chicken coop output slot from showing in UI[/p]
• [p]Stopped animals bunching up on bits of navmesh (e.g. from pet bed) before the cellObject navmesh is finished generating[/p]
• [p]Stopped foundation farms from being placed on top of decorations if they were snapping to another construct[/p]
• [p]Fixed many issues with moving farming items (e.g. water towers, farms, etc.)[/p]
• [p]Stopped quests from showing notifications again after every load[/p]

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[h3]~ Changes & Bugs fixed:[/h3]

• [p]Improved frame rates during chunk loading when using a framerate cap or vsync[/p]
• [p]More small improvements to rendering performance.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the camera lock setting not saving correctly and resetting whenever changing scenes.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Bear cub duplicates from spawning.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue causing interactable objects to sometimes not be selectable.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the new bear cub quest title not translating[/p]

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