Skyclimbers News

[h2]Alpha 1.0.12 is one of our largest updates yet with tons of new content and improvements![/h2]



[h2]Villagers are a new AI type you can come across in the overworld [/h2]

• Traveling villagers come from other biomes, and will provide trade in future patches
  
• Villagers can be harmed, but there will be consequences when the bounty system is implemented
  
• Each traveling villager has a unique garb / backpack suited to their biome
  
• Villagers have their own Sentius which will react when you approach them
  

[h2]Villager camps are new locations that spawn randomly within the biome [/h2]

• Each camp contains a cooking pot and resting fire by default for your convenience
  
• Villagers are locals to the biome surrounding the camps and dialogue will reflect this
  
• Companion Sentius at camps can't be tamed and are owned by the resident Villager
  
• There are 8 camp variations which randomize location / attached villager with each seed
  

[h2]Yagi camps have also gotten an upgrade this patch [/h2]

• Originally planned as 1.0.13, a major Yagi update has been included with 1.0.12
  
• New ranged Yagi types will attack from a distance using throwing axes
  
• Yagi will ragdoll upon death providing more visual feedback
  
• Camps are larger with more AI and wider battleground
  

[h2]New tamable Sentius Stagma has been added to the loop [/h2]

• Stagma is an aggressive Sentius that will attack within distance
  
• With a combination of ranged and melee attacks, it is a formidable foe
  
• After taming, you can spawn in Stagma as a mount
  
• Some villagers will have Stagma as well in their camps as companions
  

[h2]In game UI, base building UI and overall UX improvements [/h2]

• Updated UI pallette with flat black and white theme
  
• New features to in game menu such as depth of field
  
• Rebuilt the categories system and inventory for better readability
  
• Music player issues resolved
  
• Base building performance drop resolved
  
• Random crashes decreased through UI causes
  
  

[h2] Share your experience by reporting bugs / sharing your top seeds! [/h2]

• Upload your bug reports here to help the team fix them!
  
• Share your favorite world seeds, or select one from the list for your next session!
  

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[h2]Check out the Livestream with the devs with live commentary![/h2]



[h3]You can expect hotfixes between this patch and 1.0.13, to improve new systems and fix bugs. [/h3]

Until next time, thank you for your patience and support while we develop Skyclimbers.

[h2]The dev team needs another week to polish 1.0.12, so it has been delayed to this Friday. [/h2]



[h3]We appreciate your patience and support, so the update can get the time it needs.
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[h3]A preview for some of the changes coming to this patch:[/h3]

• AI Villagers that spawn randomly from various biomes
  
• Villager NPC interactions
  
• New villager camp locations that spawn randomly
  
• Larger Yagi camps and villages
  
• New Yagi enemy types and improved Yagi AI behaviors
  
• New seeds for Yagi camps and Villages
  
• UI and balancing overhaul
  
• New overworld locations
  
• New tamable Sentius: Stagma
  
• Major bug fixes
  
• New music / SFX tracks
  

Don't miss the livestream event!

• [h2]Streaming on Steam, YouTube, and Twitch [/h2]
  

• [h2]Sign up for the Newsletter and Join the Discord [/h2]
  

• [h2]Subscribe to the YouTube Channel[/h2]
  

[h3]Check back on the 4th for complete patch notes! [/h3]

[h3]A preview for some of the changes coming to this patch:[/h3]

• AI Villagers that spawn randomly from various biomes
  
• Villager NPC interactions
  
• New villager camp locations that spawn randomly
  
• Larger Yagi camps and villages
  
• New Yagi enemy types and improved Yagi AI behaviors
  
• New seeds for Yagi camps and Villages
  
• UI and balancing overhaul
  
• New overworld locations
  
• New tamable Sentius: Stagma
  
• Major bug fixes
  
• New music / SFX tracks
  

Don't miss the livestream event!

• [h2]Streaming on Steam, YouTube, and Twitch [/h2]
  

• [h2]Sign up for the Newsletter and Join the Discord [/h2]
  

• [h2]Subscribe to the YouTube Channel[/h2]
  

[h3]Check back on the 31st for the complete patch notes! [/h3]

[h2]Alpha Version 1.0.11 Marks a significant milestone for Skyclimbers.[/h2]



[h2]Entity spawning improvements and new AI[/h2]

• Yagi spawn reliably at camps
  
• Voidling spawn reliably during time of day changes
  
• Sentius spawning varies based upon time of day
  
• Direpyre and Okamito spawn alongside Magmaton
  

[h2]Player improvements[/h2]

• New player model (example of what character creator will produce)
  
• New player assets (staff and multi-tool)
  
• New player animations
  
• New player SFX
  

[h2]Base building overhaul: new assets, blueprints and UI[/h2]

• All new assets for blueprints except for campfire
  
• New structure blueprints
  
• New roof blueprints
  
• Improved snapping
  
• Hotkey HUD
  
• Additional blueprints will be rolled out before 1.0.12
  

[h2]World generation updates and seed system[/h2]

• Player can customize coastal meadow generation through seeds
  
• Player can select game hostility
  
• Asset overhaul for organics (trees, stone, ground foliage)
  
• Texture and materials overhaul for terrain and organics
  
• Improved and expanded Yagi camps (new assets, textures and materials)
  
• Improved era 1 villages
  

[h2]Sub biomes and new locations added to world spawn conditions[/h2]

• Human encampments
  
• Runes
  
• Birch sub-biome
  
• New locational discoveries
  

[h2]Tasklist improvements and progression systems[/h2]

• Basic controls
  
• Basic resource depletion
  
• Basic base building
  
• Basic cooking
  
• Basic gauntlet interaction
  
• Basic combat
  
• Player leveling additions
  

[h2]Quality of life improvements and bug fixes[/h2]

• Several cooking station related bugs resolved
  
• Sentius capture bugs resolved
  
• Village related crashes resolved
  
• Rest related crashed and freezes resolved
  
• Resource depletion mode refactored
  
• Weapon & tool auto-sheathing
  
• Audio event bugs resolved (combat and village events)
  
• Improved input consistency for UI such as mode switcher and cooking interface
  
• Saving improvements
  
• Default gauntlet behavior improvements
  
• LOD and asset pop-in issues resolved
  
• Physics interaction improvements
  
• Updated minimap UI elements
  

[h2]Performance increases across a spectrum of hardware[/h2]

• Navigation mesh generation time reduced
  
• Level load time reduced
  
• Chunk load time reduced
  
• Improved camera render distance
  
• Game quit time reduced (to desktop and to menu)
  
• Average frame rate increased on low, mid and high-end hardware
  

[h2] Share your experience by reporting bugs / sharing your top seeds! [/h2]

• Upload your bug reports here to help the team fix them!
  
• Share your favorite world seeds, or select one from the list for your next session!
  

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[h2]This update allows the team to focus on adding content moving forward at a faster pace, therefore, you can expect update/patch frequency to increase. [/h2]

[h3]We would like to thank our crowdfunding supporters for making this possible and sticking with us through the Alpha development of Skyclimbers![/h3]

See you in the next patch!

[h2]Join the Devs at 5:00 EST[/h2]