Wildmender News

Hi Wildmenders!
We’ve got another patch for you with some bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as a couple of difficulty adjustments. Thanks so much for all your feedback! Build 209a has just been released on Steam, XBox, and PS5, with the following:

Changed

• When a structure is destroyed or deconstructed, it now drops a larger fraction of the materials used
  
• Adjusted how Dust Storm spawns are randomized to make them more consistent over time (the mean time between them remains about 7 days, but extremely short or long intervals are no longer possible)
  
• Adjusted water evaporation in partially-sheltered areas and around sunrise/sunset to be closer to how the game behaved at release
  
• Reduced the collateral damage dealt by a certain unique wraith’s footsteps
  
• Increased the spoilage reduction provided by Preservation Baskets (from 50% to 25% spoilage speed)
  
• Removed the ability to open the debug overlay with a controller (it was too easy to hit the hidden button combination accidentally)
  

Fixed

• Fixed plant species that are immune to drowning (Witchwood and Glowstick) showing “Will Drown” in the planting HUD
  
• Fixed some cases where a player could get stuck on an unwalkable slope (deep corners or ditches)
  
• Fixed water drain attacks not respecting the Wraith Damage difficulty setting
  
• Fixed a certain wraith’s trail of corruption not respecting the Corruption Spread difficulty setting
  
• Fixed an edge case where wraith attacks could still start during certain quests that disabled them
  
• Fixed an error that could prevent quests that require the player to defeat all nearby wraiths from completing
  
• Fixed the clock displaying incorrectly on guest players after about Day 249
  
• Fixed an error that could cause certain gods’ journal entries to not unlock as intended
  
• Fixed an inconsistency in how Wellstones handled water overflow (they stopped at a shallower depth than other springs)
  

Performance Improvements

• Reduced the density of rendered leaves on large trees based on your Quality setting, to improve framerate on low-end hardware in dense gardens.
  
• Improved how terrain in the distance selects the resolution it renders at
  
• Reduced stuttering from AI processing immediately after loading a dense garden
  
• Made further improvements to shadows, culling and leaf shaders
  

What better way to spring into March than with a special leap year competition!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599330/Wildmender/

The theme this month is simple - the more frogs, the better! Frame them, play peekaboo, or have all your frogs in a row.


The developers will select the 3 froggin' best screenshots and the lucky winners will each receive a Wildmender wearable blanket!





You have from Monday, February 26th, until Friday, March 15th, to submit a screenshot of your garden through this GLEAM link.


And that’s it! We’ll let you hop onto it.


*Terms and conditions apply. However, the eligibility for the Competition is only for those who are 18 years and above of age as of the date of entry. To enter the Competition you must be a resident of North America and Europe (excluding Russia and Ukraine). This Competition is not open to all residents Worldwide. We may ask you to submit proof of your eligibility to the Competition. The Competition is void where prohibited by law. Employees, independent contractors, interns, officers, directors, and agents of Kwalee Ltd. (the “Sponsor“) their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Competition. The Competition is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

What do you call a dinosaur that spits fire?

A velocirapper.

We are excited to announce that Robobeat is taking part in Steam's Dinos vs. Robots event!

Our demo will be publicly available between Monday, February 26th to Monday, March 4th for you all to groove to. Our demo has been updated to showcase our new look and, more importantly, to include...

CUSTOM MUSIC 🎶

So you can march to the beat of your own drum and play with whichever songs you like!



So why are we featuring in this event?

In rhythm shooter Robobeat, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to the beat, blast through robot armies, and track down your target.

Every character in Robobeat - from Ace to Frazzer - is a robot in some form. Could Ace take down a dinosaur?

We’ll never know.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1456760/ROBOBEAT/


Sounds like something you want to get your hands on?

Download the Robobeat demo today and try out the custom music feature!

What better way to spring into March than with a special leap year competition!



The theme this month is simple - the more frogs, the better! Frame them, play peekaboo, or have all your frogs in a row.


The developers will select the 3 froggin' best screenshots and the lucky winners will each receive a Wildmender wearable blanket!





You have from Monday, February 26th, until Friday, March 15th, to submit a screenshot of your garden through this GLEAM link.


And that’s it! We’ll let you hop onto it.


*Terms and conditions apply. However, the eligibility for the Competition is only for those who are 18 years and above of age as of the date of entry. To enter the Competition you must be a resident of North America and Europe (excluding Russia and Ukraine). This Competition is not open to all residents Worldwide. We may ask you to submit proof of your eligibility to the Competition. The Competition is void where prohibited by law. Employees, independent contractors, interns, officers, directors, and agents of Kwalee Ltd. (the “Sponsor“) their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Competition. The Competition is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599330/Wildmender/


Cover image by Fabdonkey


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Over four years have passed since the inception of the game jam that ignited the spark for Wildmender. The journey from then till now has been a tapestry woven with trials and triumphs. During those early days, Muse Games’ studio space was a bustling hub, as they were diligently wrapping up the final touches on the projects, Guns of Icarus and Hamsterdam.

And then COVID hit.

This is the story of Wildmender.

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Header image by Beastmama

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