Settlement Survival News

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the abnormal problem with increasing and reducing workers in some buildings. If the problem appears in old saves, you can fix it by closing and re-opening the building panel (the problem occurs when reducing workers, new workers will automatically supplement and be tagged as laborers).
  

Guides of switching to Alpha version：

1. Switching Method
   Right-click Survival Settlement in the Steam LIBRARY, select 👉Properties - 👉BETAS, and choose the game version👉（alpha） you want to participate. No need to fill in any code and the game will switch to the version of your choice after closing the window. (In some cases the game may need update and Steam restart.)
   

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Feature Adjustments:

• Adjusted the Reputation Lv upgrade mechanism. More reputation is needed to reach Lv 1 and 2, and it takes less reputation to upgrade to Lv 5. The total reputation you need to reach the full level remains the same.
  
• Adjusted the capacity of Siheyuan to a maximum of 64 citizens for 8 families. In old saves, the update is only effective for newly built structures.
  
• Added the reinforcement Bell Tower for Mosque. In old saves, the update is only effective for newly built structures.
  
• Proofread the Modding Guide.
  
• Adjusted the Fertilizer recipe. The amount of Dried Animal Dung required is increased from 10 to 20.
  
• The fertilizer price increased from 4 to 5.
  
• Reduced fertilizer needed per grid when fertilizing field buildings from 4 to 1.
  
• Canceled the function of auto-receiving immigrants in Town Hall and Great Palace.（This feature will be migrated to the policy system and will be opened together in time）

UI:

• Improved citizen avatars and added more than 100 kinds of avatars for elders and children. In old saves, newly added avatars are only available for newborn citizens.
  
• Improved the portraits in the Factions interface.
  
• Improved the description for the achievement Full Load.
  
• Added a tip text for the Enrollment setting in school-type buildings.
  
• Adjusted the Happiness and Health panel UI.
  
• Adjusted the Citizen panel UI.
  
• Fixed the wrong interval numbers corresponding to the bonus in the Health and Happiness panel.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the incorrect Health and Happiness bonus value from consuming materials in clinics and chapels.
  
• Fixed the incorrect accidental death rate for some professions.
  
• Fixed the incomplete text display in the Faction interface in some languages.
  
• Fixed the problem that achievements Well-Renowned and Business Mind were not unlocking under certain circumstances. You can load eligible saves again to unlock these two achievements.
  
• Fixed the situation where some citizens don't have workplaces under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed the problem that citizens still become students in school-type buildings when the Sankore Madrasah is built under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed some text errors.
  
• Fixed the missing icon on the building panel that shows the Bubonic Plague for citizens.
  

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[Important] This update is implemented only in the testing version (Alpha) of our game and will not be synchronized to the stable release version (steam default one) until it is stable enough.
If you want to experience new contents in advance, you can manually switch the game to the Alpha version as described below.


Feature Adjustments:

• Adjusted the Fertilizer recipe. The amount of Dried Animal Dung required is increased from 10 to 20.
  
• The fertilizer price increased from 4 to 5.
  
• Reduced fertilizer needed per grid when fertilizing field buildings from 4 to 1.
  
• Canceled the function of auto-receiving immigrants in Town Hall and Great Palace.

UI:

• Adjusted the Properties UI in the Citizens panel.
  
• Fixed the wrong interval numbers corresponding to the bonus in the Health and Happiness panel.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the missing icon on the building panel that shows the Bubonic Plague for citizens.

Guides of switching to Alpha version：

1. Switching Method
   Right-click Survival Settlement in the Steam LIBRARY, select 👉Properties - 👉BETAS, and choose the game version👉（alpha） you want to participate. No need to fill in any code and the game will switch to the version of your choice after closing the window. (In some cases the game may need update and Steam restart.)
   

Contact us: Email - send your problem to [email protected], we will solve it ASAP.
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[Important] This update is implemented only in the testing version (Alpha) of our game and will not be synchronized to the stable release version (steam default one) until it is stable enough.
If you want to experience new contents in advance, you can manually switch the game to the Alpha version as described below.

Feature Adjustments:

• Adjusted the Reputation Lv upgrade mechanism. More reputation is needed to reach Lv 1 and 2, and it takes less reputation to upgrade to Lv 5. The total reputation you need to reach the full level remains the same.
  
• Adjusted the capacity of Siheyuan to a maximum of 64 citizens for 8 families. In old saves, the update is only effective for newly built structures.
  
• Added the reinforcement Bell Tower for Mosque. In old saves, the update is only effective for newly built structures.
  
• Proofread the Modding Guide.
  

UI:

• Improved citizen avatars and added more than 100 kinds of avatars for elders and children. In old saves, newly added avatars are only available for newborn citizens.
  
• Improved the portraits in the Factions interface.
  
• Improved the description for the achievement Full Load.
  
• Added a tip text for the Enrollment setting in school-type buildings.
  
• Adjusted the Happiness and Health panel UI.
  
• Adjusted the Citizen panel UI.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the incorrect Health and Happiness bonus value from consuming materials in clinics and chapels.
  
• Fixed the incorrect accidental death rate for some professions.
  
• Fixed the incomplete text display in the Faction interface in some languages.
  
• Fixed the problem that achievements Well-Renowned and Business Mind were not unlocking under certain circumstances. You can load eligible saves again to unlock these two achievements.
  
• Fixed the situation where some citizens don't have workplaces under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed the problem that citizens still become students in school-type buildings when the Sankore Madrasah is built under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed some text errors.
  

Guides of switching to Alpha version：

1. Switching Method
   Right-click Survival Settlement in the Steam LIBRARY, select 👉Properties - 👉BETAS, and choose the game version👉（alpha） you want to participate. No need to fill in any code and the game will switch to the version of your choice after closing the window. (In some cases the game may need update and Steam restart.)
   
2. Game Saves Compatibility
   In cases of major content changes or new contents, game save file in Alpha and stable version may not be compatible.
   We will try to avoid this situation as much as possible and will post a notice about save file usage in advance if necessary.
   
3. Warning
   In Alpha version, you may come across more bugs or crashes. No need to panic. Just contact us through the following ways.
   

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The Easter Event Ended:

• Closed the option of building the Giant Easter Egg. The built ones will not be affected.
  
• Restored the appearance of citizens.
  
• Restored the Happiness of eating Rack of Lamb and Ham.
  
• Removed the Easter Egg events in the wild.
  
• Removed the festive decorations from Marketplace and Small Marketplace.
  

Feature Adjustments:

• Improved the name change function. When changing the town or save name, if there are unavailable characters, the name change will be canceled to avoid failure in loading.
  

UI:

• Improved the logic of zooming the view. Now you can also zoom the view when the mouse hovers over the resource point.
  
• Improved the stress statistics in the top bar. Now the stress reduction effect of housing remodel for citizens will also be counted in the citizen stress - housing.
  
• Adjusted the Profession UI in the Help tab. Now the working buildings corresponding to professions will also be shown.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the problem with the wrong number of buildings for builders in City Details - Town Profile.
  
• Fixed the problem that candy makers and repairmen were not displayed in the Help - Profession.
  
• Fixed the problem that the caravan could not complete trade after returning under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed the problem that the game window will flicker abnormally in the loading interface when in full screen mode.
  
• Fixed the problem that the actual Proficiency obtained by some professions did not match the description.
  

SteamDeck:

• Improved the shortcut of the touchpad on the left side of SteamDeck. Now it won't switch to the search interface and help windows.
  

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