Wildmender News

[h3]Shovels at the ready, because we’re taking part in Farming Fest from April 29th to May 6th!

Farming Fest is all about green thumbs and growing big, bold and beautiful crops.

The plants that you'll find in the desert of Wildmender and their uses are seemingly endless. Snack on the fruit of a Rainbloom Cactus for some much-needed hydration or harvest your Thorntail to make a healing poultice. In Wildmender, your survival depends on the garden you grow and the fruits of your labour.

In short, you could say Wildmender is pretty seed-sational 🌱[/h3]

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From the humble Dunegrass to the mighty Oak, Wildmender is all about growing your own way. Discover a barren land with ancient seeds from a time long forgotten. Revitalise a world full of flora waiting to be nurtured to its full potential.



Credit: Header image made by our Discord community member Reedtanguerra.

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[h3]What do the Earth and the Rainforest Alliance have in common?

They both ROCK 🌍[/h3]

In the spirit of Earth Day, the Rainforest Alliance is giving away 5 codes for free copies of Wildmender! Simply sign-up to their newsletter for a chance to win a code on a platform of your choice.

The giveaway will run from April 26th to May 5th, so get ready to hug some frogs, plant some seeds, and save the world!


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Rainforest Alliance x Wildmender empowers gamers to be more aware of the environment, reduce their impact on nature and be more proactive in how they nurture the planet.
Want to know how you can support the Rainforest Alliance in their mission to create a world where people and nature thrive in harmony?


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Transforming the world is no easy task 🌺

Grab your shovel, get your seeds, and prepare to transform the barren desert into a lush green paradise full of plants, little creatures, and a whole lot of spirit!

We’re thrilled to announce that, thanks to its eco-friendly and environmentally conscious message, Wildmender has been selected for the Earth Appreciation Festival 🌍

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But what exactly is the Earth Appreciation Festival?

To celebrate Earth Day each year, game development studio Mechanistry brings together a host of spectacular indie games that spotlight both the dark and light side of today's environmental challenges. Some of the games selected focus on post-apocalyptic themes and tackle issues such as pollution, overpopulation, rapid climate change, and lack of sustainability. Others, such as Wildmender, carry a strong message about the power of an individual to help the environment and change their circumstances for the better, one seed at a time!

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In fact, promoting this message has been at the heart of our decision to create Wildmender, which is why we entered into a collaboration with the Rainforest Alliance in September 2023. We even created a special frog hat DLC, which was inspired by the Rainforest Alliance’s iconic logo 🐸

Want to know how you can support the Rainforest Alliance in their mission to create a world where people and nature thrive in harmony?

You can sign-up to their newsletter for major news updates, follow them on Instagram for beautiful photo updates, or follow them on TikTok for some spectacular video updates!



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Hi Wildmenders!

We’ve done a round of spring cleaning for you, sweeping out some annoying bugs. Build 210a has just been released on Steam, XBox, and PS5, with the following:

Changed

• To aid finding your invisible friends, pinning a quest instance will now highlight the associated icon on the map if one exists.
  
• A decaying Umbrella Mushroom now drops 2 Umbrella Fans on destruction instead of 1
  
• The “Disable Cutscene Motion” setting now prevents the camera from moving when you rest in a Lean-To
  

Fixed

• Fixed moving an item in storage sometimes swapping with a different item in your inventory instead.
  
• Fixed starting a new game on a new install using an incorrect “Spoilage Speed” difficulty setting (and showing as Custom difficulty)
  
• Fixed several edge cases where small plants could still lose health from water loss while being sustained by humidity.
  
• Fixed leaf transparency rendering incorrectly on some dry plants (Ancestral Lilies)
  
• Fixed a timing bug that could cause plants to generate incorrect geometry
  
• Fixed a bug where you could become unable to pick up an Umbrella Mushroom because one was in your inventory (instead of your toolbar.) Frogs will also no longer collect Umbrella Mushrooms. If you load a game affected by this bug, the umbrella will be dropped in front of you.
  
• Fixed plants testing for drowning at an incorrect height (could cause surprise drowning in planters)
  
• Fixed a certain spring revival quest highlighting Mystical Springs outside the Dunes as if they were valid objectives
  
• A certain crater will no longer be continuously corrupted when loading a save after game completion.
  

Performance Improvements

• Made additional optimizations to cull various distant/hidden objects and VFX
  

[h3]“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket” - Chinese proverb

But do you know what’s even better than a pretend garden in your pocket?

Carrying a real garden in your pocket 🐸[/h3]



We’re thrilled to announce that Wildmender is now officially Steam Deck Verified, which means you can carry your blossoming garden around with you wherever you go 🌺

But what does being Steam Deck Verified mean?

When a game is submitted for testing on the Steam Deck, it can be assigned one of three different badges depending on how it performs. The Unsupported badge means that the game does not run properly on the Steam Deck and the Playable badge means that the game can be played on the Steam Deck, but the player may need to make some manual adjustments to the game for it to function correctly.

The Verified badge is only awarded to games that operate well on the Steam Deck without the need for the player to make manual adjustments and don’t present any significant problems when it comes to installation, performance, controls, and display.

After a lot of hard work from the team, we’re so proud to have finally achieved Steam Deck Verified status for Wildmender!


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Want to know more about Wildmender before you decide to try it out on your Steam Deck?

Then check out our accolades trailer below to see what reviewers had to say about their desert adventure 👇


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Credit: Header image by Qusu.


[h3]How has your experience been playing Wildmender on the Steam Deck?

Let us know about it in the comments!

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