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Dev Diary | Da Vinci's Ark

Greetings, Fountain Seekers!

As the release of the final story chapter is getting closer, it’s time to show you something we’ve been working on. Has anyone asked for a huge ship on which you can build a full base?


We want to introduce you to a new top-tier sea vessel you’ll be able to obtain in the late game. Please meet the Ark ship — a marvel of naval design supposedly made by the schemes of a legendary inventor Leonardo da Vinci.


An exceptional construction allows this vessel to be controlled even by a single experienced sailor, making it a fantastic choice for a lone survivor and an avid explorer.

It is a fast, sturdy, and reliable ship. However, its main advantage over any existing sea vessel in the game is the number of crafting machines that can be installed in it.


The upper deck is equipped with an exceptional storage space with several log storages, a large container, and a comfortable bed to sleep in the fresh air.


It also includes an important tool for underwater exploration — a winch serving for uplifting items from the sea bed that will play an important role in the final story chapter and exploration.


At the bow of the ship, the Ark has a large caliber cannon (a place to install it, to be exact). No, there will be no enemies attacking your ship, but it will be necessary to move forward through the story. We won’t be releasing any spoilers just yet.


The cargo hold is another exciting feature as it not only provides spacious storage space but also allows you to build any structures or machines you want (limited by the size of this area).


A true definition of a floating base that you can arrange to your liking, have everything you need for travels, and make every place feel like home.


The Ark will become available with the last content update/full release, which date is going to be announced very soon. So stay tuned, dear Fountain Seekers, and prepare for the final challenges!

The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team

Your search for the Fountain of Youth shifts to Winter Survival

Hello, Fountain Seekers!

Good news for all survival gaming fans over there! We’ve teamed up with the fine folks over at DRAGO entertainment – the developers behind the Winter Survival game that was just released into Early Access!

To celebrate this occasion, we’ve prepared a brand-new bundle containing Survival: Fountain of Youth and Winter Survival. If you’re looking to kill two birds with one stone and expand your library with some fantastic survival games, please check out the Winter of Youth bundle, which will be available for about two weeks with a nice 10% discount.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38482/Winter_of_Youth_Bundle/

About Winter Survival:
Dive into the ultimate winter survival experience and see if you can survive long enough for rescue to arrive. Experience our unique sanity system that takes survival to the next level.

The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team

Happy Lunar New Year!

Greetings, Fountain Seekers!

We would like to wish you all a happy Lunar New Year, which, by the way, is the year of the Dragon. Let the Dragon's traits — primarily, confidence and strength — give all of us the energy to achieve goals in the coming year. As for us, it will be an important year — the full release of Survival: Fountain of Youth is scheduled for Q2 2024.

To celebrate this great event, we added Moon Lantern as an in-game craftable object. It's a decorative lantern for illuminating surroundings. The blueprint is available for all players, it unlocks after studying Lamp Oil. Looks cool, isn’t it?


Let this Moon Lantern bring you luck and lighten your days!

The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team

Patch 1527 | New Chests, Bookshelf, Moon Lantern, and More

Welcome to 2024! The new year brings new challenges, new opportunities, and, of course, new updates!

Today’s patch contains some useful and nice items for your houses, as well as a bunch of improvements and bug fixes.


[h3]NEW ITEMS[/h3]
  • New storage options! Copper and Iron chests can accommodate up to 400 and 600 weight units respectively, while also quintupling food preservation time. Last but not least, these chests just look super cool with all those metal elements (yeah, you’ll need some ingots for those).
  • Some of you have asked about our recent change to skill books (they don’t disappear after you read them anymore), and here’s why it was implemented. A bookshelf. Can contain up to 12 books, which makes your house look more comfortable and also lets you physically observe all the knowledge you possess.
  • The newly added Moon Lantern will illuminate and help you admire all those chests and bookshelves you’ll place in your house. It’s a special decorative item to commemorate the Lunar New Year for everyone who celebrates it and to improve the interior of their houses for everyone who wants it.

[h3]IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES[/h3]
  • Dead bosses’ carcasses no longer spoil and turn into skeletons, so if you weren’t fast enough to loot a defeated boss — don’t worry! It’s still there, with all the goodies inside.
  • Fixed the issue with tier 1 campfire being affected by wind inside a house.
  • The harvest page does not open for an object with no available resources anymore.
  • Switch to the global map button is now highlighted.
  • Fixed the Living Water placement on the Copper Island. It does not fall under terrain now.
  • Fixed the issue with the Great Serpent when its body could rot and it became impossible to retrieve the key.
  • Fixed the bug with the Great Serpent not appearing on the arena if a player entered it.
  • Fixed the issue with some hints displayed even after toggling “Hide hints” and skipping the tutorial.
  • Fixed the bug with dead animals' carcasses spinning.
  • Fixed the bug with the log disappearing when taking it from a cart while having Heatstroke IV status.
  • Fixed the bug with the farm disappearing and not being able to interact with plants after the foundation under the farm was disassembled.
  • Fixed the issue with the yellow marker appearing in the Crafting menu when building a Stormbreaker and not disappearing afterward.
  • Fixed the Hydrilla positions in the Bird, Buffalo, and Snake regions. All hydrillas do not float in water anymore.
  • Fixed a flying object over the Engineer’s camp on Silver Island.
  • Fixed the labyrinth path after the puzzle was solved. A piece of rock does not block the bridge anymore.
  • Improved animals’ behavior.
  • Breathing bubble resources fix.
  • Fixed the number of holes in which players could get stuck.
  • Textures fixes on the Iron Island.
  • Multiple visual fixes.

[h3]WHAT’S NEXT[/h3]
Given it's already 2024 and the full release date is coming closer and closer, we'd like to give you some heads up on what we are doing and where the development is going right now. We're fully focused on finishing the game and developing the final story chapter for the full release coming in Q2 2024. But before that, we're also planning to release an update with some important improvements: save system rework, better game tutorial sequence, new decorations for houses, and more.

And, of course, we never stop fixing bugs and improving the in-game experience for you, so if you have something to report, suggest, or discuss, feel free to contact us in Steam Discussions, at [email protected], and on our official Discord server!

The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team

Hotfix 1493 | Resource Recovery Timer Fix, Chinese Localization Fixes, and More

Hello, Fountain Seekers!

We released a small hotfix to address the issues reported since the update release.


[h3]Here's the list of changes:[/h3]
  • Added the possibility to upgrade a farm without removing plants from it first.
  • Fixed the bug with items from ship chests not returned if the ship is dismantled
  • Fixed the resource recovery timer in plants that increased when using fertilizers
  • Fixed the chest on the Snake Region boss arena that could float in the air
  • Fixed the seed bag placement on the Snake Region boss arena
  • Fixed animal attack glow and poison glow conflicts
  • Localization implementation and fixes
  • Several visual fixes

Huge thanks for your reports! As always, you can share them in the comments, at [email protected], and on our official Discord server!

The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team