Settlement Survival News

[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:

• Floor or earthquake-resistant floor of houses with reinforcement will not be destroyed during an earthquake.
  
• The duration of the traveling merchant event has been extended: 90→120.
  
• Reduced the frequency of disaster.
  
• Adjusted the value of Bunny Ears: 8→24.
  
• Adjusted the value of Christmas Hat: 24→32.
  
• Increased purchase prices of items in the Trading Post.（Does not affect the selling price.）
  
• Balanced the effects of price fluctuations of goods at the Trading Post.（After the changes, players can sell for more money than in the old version during multiple trades.）
  
• Shortened the round-trip time of the overland caravan.（Approximately 50%）
• Reduced the carry weight of caravans at the Large Trading Post and the Grand Bazaar: 3000→2400.
  
• Reduced the buff effect of the technology Travel Light: 30%→15%.
  
• Reduced the buff effect of the technology Overloader.
  
• Reduced the buff effect of the technology High-speed.
  
• Reduced the buff effect brought from Trade Proficiency Level.
  
• Reduced the buff effect of the policy Busy Trading.
  

🛠️ Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the problem where saves cannot load due to an abnormal road display.
  
• 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.
   

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 mechanism of Animal Plagues so that animals kept in multiple pastures will not be wiped out entirely.
  
• Added a new ranch policy of Auto Transfer.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the problem that disaster not triggering when there were no Chapels or Cathedrals.
  
• Improved the special effect of Ice Storm causing the game to be laggy.
  
• Improved some in-game texts.
  

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.
   

Contact us: Email - send your problem to [email protected], we will solve it ASAP.
Discord - Join our community Discord Steam community - Join Steam community

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the problem that the Edict Agricultural Experience would trigger other Edicts taking effect repeatedly, causing the game to freeze (the problem can be solved by cancelling the other Edicts and re-checking them next month, or rebuilding the affected buildings).
  
• Fixed the wrongly displayed number in the Pature - Choose Product panel.
  
• Fixed the problem that the administrator-select panel would not automatically show up when the population reached 450.
  

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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Feature adjustments:

• Blocked buildings relate to the new Disaster content in old saves.
  
• Added some notes in configuration files.
  

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the incomplete construction materials of Shockproof Floors.
  
• Fixed the problem that high-level disasters would occur at the early stage of the game.
  
• Fixed the problem that the game had rare probabilities of getting stuck because citizens had Tracheitis.
  
• Fixed the problem of the low-level Sandstorm effect not matching its text description.
  

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】 I am deeply sorry, folks. I'd like to express my sincere apology here. The disaster-related content from the last update was released by mistake. It was supposed to be part of a major update in June, but it was released prematurely.

Since it's still unstable and has some bugs, we've decided to move it to the alpha version. Players who have created new profiles in the stable version can switch to the alpha version to continue experiencing this content. Here's how to switch:

• 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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Over the past weekend, I unfortunately caught a cold, so needless to say, it wasn't a great weekend for me. This morning, dragging my weary body into the office, I received a "surprise"! I was informed that the disaster update had been accidentally pushed to the stable version ahead of schedule. The modifications related to disasters were indeed fully developed and are currently undergoing final testing. They are part of a subsequent major update, and some survivors got wind of us developing new content. I can tell everyone that the new version update is named "Natural Disasters & Man-Made Calamities." Regardless, now everyone knows about the first half of the content—the disaster update. Since it's no longer a secret, let me elaborate on what this update entails:

• The new version of disasters is no longer a completely random concept; the occurrence of disasters is influenced by three factors: air humidity, wind speed, and temperature. This means that specific disasters are more likely to occur during particular seasons.
  
• As players develop the natural environment, the scale of their towns expands, leading to more severe environmental damage. Consequently, the factors affecting the environment may become more extreme, ultimately resulting in more serious disasters. (We have categorized disasters by levels; the same type of disaster can vary greatly in impact between low and high levels.)
  
• Of course, we've also prepared some measures to deal with disasters, to prevent or mitigate losses.
  

[h3]Here are the specific updates in detail:[/h3]

Disaster Rework:

1. Reworked the weather disaster triggering mechanism; most disasters have been categorized under new disasters, triggered by extreme climate factors.
   
2. Weather disasters are no longer predicted by churches; we've moved from theology to science. (However, this still doesn't guarantee the accuracy of predictions.)
   
3. Disasters now have levels; the disaster effects are varied from higher-level disasters to lower-level disasters for the same type of disasters.
   
4. The disaster content is only available in new saves (currently only in the alpha version).
   

New/Reset Weather Disasters (new triggering mechanisms and effects):

1. Typhoons can knock down trees and cause lightning strikes.
   
2. Tornadoes can destroy trees and buildings in their path.
   
3. Floods can submerge parts of buildings, rendering them inaccessible and causing drowning incidents.
   
4. Droughts can strand ships and affect the production of water-powered buildings.
   
5. Blizzards continuously lower temperatures, reducing the efficiency of citizens.
   
6. Sandstorms can cause caravans to get lost, leading to tracheitis.
   
7. Ice storms can freeze rivers and roads, hindering ship traffic and causing slip and fall accidents.
   
8. Fires can set buildings ablaze and spread rapidly.
   

Old Version Random Disasters (we haven't adjusted the triggering mechanisms, but we've modified the effects of disasters and added levels):

1. Earthquakes can destroy housing, causing collapse incidents.
   
2. Plagues can infect citizens; densely populated areas can experience more severe outbreaks.
   
3. Animal plagues can infect animals and spread to livestock herders.
   

New Buildings:

1. Flood Control Reservoirs can shorten the duration of flood disasters.
   
2. Earthquake-Resistant Tiles can protect houses from being destroyed by earthquakes; higher-quality materials can withstand stronger quakes.
   

New Diseases:

1. Tracheitis, which workers in ore-processing buildings can contract.
   
2. Avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, which can infect livestock workers when animal plagues occur, are contagious.
   
3. Burns, which citizens can suffer while fighting fires; burned citizens cannot participate in firefighting.
   

New Policies:

1. Firefighting Policy, which can adjust how citizens extinguish fires.
   
2. Evacuation Policy, which can control whether citizens proactively go to shelters during disasters.
   

Feature Adjustments:

1. Removed administration Abbott: +10℉ temperature effect.
   
2. The Stock Center has added reinforcement upgrades.
   
3. The durability of Siheyuan has been reduced: 1200 → 600.
   
4. The durability of Luxury Houses has been reduced: 800 → 600.
   
5. The durability of Small Warehouses has been increased: 100 → 150.
   
6. Required Brick Road material adjustment: Brick
7. 1 → Brick
8. 3.
   
9. The Great Harvest event now includes a 30% increase in output for orchard-type buildings.
   
10. Earthquake disasters now include the effect of destroying floor tiles.
    
11. The options of Disaster preset have been changed to On/Off.
    
12. Temperature preset options have been changed to Temperature and Wind Force preset options, allowing adjustment of their variability through options.
    

That's pretty much all there is to the update. For a more detailed experience of the effects, we hope everyone will try them out in the game. We hope you like them, and stay tuned as the next major update is also in development.