Bugs fixed! - now testing to make sure... (want to help?)

There is no other way to put it. Quite a few bugs surfaced during the first weekend that somehow months and months of QA testing hadn't found. I would like to apologize to everyone for this!

We have been so grateful for amazing reviews whilst we were in Early access. So it's hard to express the impact which hit all of us on the team when we started seeing our reviews going from ‘Very Positive' (between 87%-91% rating) down to just 'Mixed in the most recent reviews'. The impact on the team has been devastating. 😭😭😭

It was all fair though as the bugs were significant and we agree that this is unacceptable!
So over this week the team has worked above and beyond. We have even had to encourage them to be careful about taking time to stop and rest. But their commitment to trying to fix all the problems has been amazing - we are so grateful to them. This is a labor of love for us all and you, the players, deserve to have a game which delivers on its promised experience.

We are determined to get this right and to regain your faith in us - hopefully convert a few of those reviews back to positive. We have so much more planned in our future roadmap with new seasonal content, new missions, deeper bonds with the creatures and characters, etc etc.

We can now report that we believe we have solved all of the biggest issues. The temptation is to release this immediately but that would be a mistake. We need to make sure it has been tested extensively. It is imperative that we confirm that the fixes are out and that we haven’t accidentally introduced more issues.

For those of you who don't want to wait and want to be part of the process of checking, we have created a beta branch for you to try out. No expectations! And, obviously, we appreciate the support from anyone willing to take a look!

To access the beta branch click here (and don’t forget our discord channel):

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1550730/discussions/1/6699728899096294329/

Our aim is to launch this update on Monday 20th (subject to testing) 🚀🛠️


Sincerely,
Bendik




[h2]Here is what we have fixed in the last week: [/h2]

1. Fixed issues with inability to save (NEW)
2. Fixed bug which reverts areas of the map back to their original state (NEW)
3. WASD and other remapping fixes (NEW)
4. Fix for infinite loading when traveling in rapid succession (NEW)
5. Companions mode now shows correctly on clients (NEW)
6. Tool prices have decreased (NEW)
7. Updated EOS version(handles multiplayer in cross-play)
   • No longer prompt to authorize Ikonei Island with an Epic Account on startup
     
   • Fix an issue where some players got an infinite black screen
8. Achievements should now unlock for clients in a multiplayer game
   
9. Fixed a crash when disconnecting and reconnecting to internet
   
10. Fixed an issue where clients and host would see a different mooncycle on the daily summary screen
    
11. Fixed an issue where the health bar would be hidden when bonded with a companion
    
12. Fixed an issue where clients couldn't plant seeds in a multiplayer session
    
13. Economy balances
    

(and just a hint of what is to come soon…)