Havendock News

The rich iron deposit is the only location that allows the steel factory to be built. There was an issue that caused rich iron deposits to not appear after a previous update. If you were affected by this issue, updating to this version will spawn the rich iron deposit on your savefile. Apologies for those affected!


I am also working on a mini-story for Cow island as well as possible objectives for Cow island. For now there is nothing worthy but I hope to share more details in a future post!


I also changed the cow island trader appearance. He's always sunbathing on his deck chair so I figured he would be a little more tanned. :D
He's also had a change of clothing.

Patch notes:
- Added missing underwater Rich Iron Deposit
- Added new mini area at cow island for future story
- Cow island trader now has his appearance changed
- Removed 9 player quirks
- Fixed an AI bug where sometimes a new building does not get items delivered to it (due to caching optimization)
- Fixed character editor back button not working

Just pushed out some bug fixes from the Lunar New Year update, apologies to those affected!

- Fix fatal crash when a clone expires or character is kicked
- Fixed 'ResearchBonuses' error on load (on v0.71.1)
- Updated language translations

[h2]Hey, Settlers![/h2]

Lunar New Year is around the corner! In 2024, February 10th marks the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar - the year of the Dragon 🐉
Let’s celebrate this festival and discover its activities in Havendock’s newest update!



[h3]What’s waiting for you?[/h3]
🔍 2 new Lunar New Year researches
🧨 Firecracker farms
🧧 Red envelope fishing
🌟 2 new settler buffs: Motivation and Productivity
🐲 Dragon head accessories
🏯 New building - Pavilion
🏮 2 new decoratives - Lucky Cat and Lanterns
PS - try interacting with the Lucky Cat for a golden surprise 😺

We also have a little red envelope for you 🌝 What’s inside? A 25% discount! Grab Havendock and invite the festive atmosphere to your settlement ✨





Wishing you the most wonderful year of the Dragon 🐉

— Alex, Community Developer from Different Tales 🦆

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[h3]V0.71.0 Full Patch notes:[/h3]
Content:
- Added a cutscene when taking the submarine for the first time
- Added 3 mice and cow researches unlockable on default
- Added dragon head accessories
- Added Pavilion, Lucky Cat, Lantern buildings

Limited-time content:
- Added 2 new Lunar New Year researches
- Added firecracker farm crops
- Red Envelopes can now be found in the ocean at a low chance
- Added two new settler buffs: Motivation and Productivity

Experimental branch:
- Advanced Housing Blueprint and Flotsam is now sold by all traders

Other:
- Drinking milk now temporarily transforms you into a Cow
- Eating a biscuit now temporarily transforms you into a Parrot
- Fixed an issue where the building count achievement starts at 60/500
- Optimized buildings that turn transparent when blocked
- Reduced unnecessary object count on characters for optimization

[h2]Hey, Settlers![/h2]

If you’ve been with us from the very beginning, you might remember how we invited you to one-on-one conversations to help us shape Havendock back then. It's time to get back to the basics!

As we're shifting our focus to the 1.0 release, we'd love to talk to you again! We'll chat about Havendock's current state, but most importantly, about its future! Your views on the game, both good and bad. Whether you play Havendock everyday or stopped months ago, your opinions will give us an idea of what direction to take the game on its 1.0 launch. Are there any issues that made you give up on the game? Or maybe you want something very specific to change? There are no right or wrong answers – even the harshest of critics is most welcome! Our goal is to improve Havendock, so feel free to be as open and honest as you want. And, if you haven't played Havendock before, we would love to talk with you too!

If you want to take part in this initiative, please fill out the form HERE. We have a few small gifts for those of you who participate!

IMPORTANT NOTE: We probably won't be able to talk to everyone who submitted - sorry about that! Your input is still incredibly important - we'll prepare a short feedback form soon, so stay tuned 👀

Thank you 💙

— Alex, Community Developer from Different Tales 🦆

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Changelog:
New visual effects have been added for upgrading, building and moving buildings.





- Add sound effect for pipe upgrade
- Settlers no longer teleport to rock if it is unreachable
- Add Steam achievement translations

Menu:
The main menu now has new options:

- Added 'Continue' button to Main Menu to resume last saved file
- Renamed 'Play' in Main Menu to 'New/Load Game'
- Added 'Download' button to get cloud save without starting a new game or pressing F1

Bug Fixes:
- Possibly fixed fishermen teleporting to main island
- Possibly fixed fishermen getting stuck on fishing village
- Fixed ground light showing Fairy Light toggles in info panel UI
- Fixed flat farms on chicken decks not having fences
- Fixed bug when moving decks and nets caused them to disconnect and lock the grid
- Fixed visual error when building decks below flat farms