Havendock News

[h2]Hey, Settlers![/h2]

v0.74.0 has arrived, bringing a wave of new content, improvements, and fixes. This update introduces oysters to the underwater world, a delicious new dish, and a way to harvest the bounty of the sea! Let’s dive in 🌊

[h3]🐚 New Features[/h3]

• Oysters now spawn underwater – Keep an eye out for these little treasures beneath the waves!
  
• New food: Seafood Platter – A fresh and filling meal for those who crave the taste of the ocean.
  
• New items: Oyster & Pearl – Oysters aren’t just a tasty snack, you might find something valuable inside!
  
• New building: Oyster Catcher – Automate your oyster collection and reap the rewards!
  

[h3]🧪 Experimental Branch – Kewi Traits[/h3]
For those testing the experimental branch, I’ve introduced Kewi Traits! More details to come as we refine this feature based on player feedback.

[h3]🔧 Improvements & Fixes[/h3]

• School character panel – Building icons now have tooltips to display building names.
  
• Trait upgrades – You can no longer delete a trait while upgrading it.
  
• Item descriptions – The Black Box item description has been updated for clarity.
  
• Pressing ESC now properly closes the Mother Kewi Bird panel.
  
• The Assign button no longer appears on seagulls and Kewis in the Settlers panel.
  
• Trait level-up durations now display properly without unnecessary decimal points.
  
• Localization – Chinese translations have been updated!
  
• Cartographer dialogue fix – The map reward text has been adjusted for better readability.
  

[h3]🌊 More to Come![/h3]
Your feedback helps me shape the future of Havendock. Let me know what you think of the new oyster mechanics and seafood additions!

— YYZ

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[h2]Hey, Settlers![/h2]

I’m actively working on updates for Havendock. My focus now is on steering the game toward version 1.0. I'd like to present a roadmap with the key updates leading up to its release.



Even after 1.0, I plan to add more content to the game. There’s plenty to look forward to!

The first update, Clownfish, Spycam, is already in the game. It includes Clownfish Breeding (with different rarities), an Underwater Expansion, and new research (Spycam and Great Barrier Reef).

[h2]Here’s what’s coming next:[/h2]

[h3]Content Update #2 – Oysters & Seafood Platter[/h3]
Oysters will spawn underwater and you can harvest them to cook a new premium dish. It can be used to upgrade Kewi Birds later! (Available in experimental, coming to main branch soon.)



[h3]Content Update #3 (February) – Kewi Traits[/h3]
To prepare for new islands that will increase reliance on inter-island transport, I’m introducing Kewi Traits. These will give your loyal Kewi birds specialized abilities, making them more essential for your growing settlement.



[h3]Content Update #4 (March) – New Buildings
[/h3]Several buildings are getting new upgrade tiers! These upgrades will eventually require materials from Astro Island and let you create a base that’s stronger (and maybe a little overpowered) than ever before.



I am also working on a potential Housing Revamp that removes Sleeping Rocks.

[h3]Content Update #5 (April) – Astronomy Island
[/h3]Unlock the next level of automation with drones, available on Astronomy Island. It’s time to push your settlement to new heights!



Thank you so much for your support, patience, and encouragement. It’s your passion for Havendock that keeps me going. As always, feel free to share your feedback or ideas. I love hearing from you.

Stay tuned!

-YYZ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020710/Havendock/

v0.73.4 is released

• Fix searching in the research workshop triggering shortcut keys (credit: shrimpy_nazeem)
  
• Fix leaked future island appearing unintentionally (credit: keoy)
  
• Remove orange text from map item description (credit: peanut)
  

v0.73.3 is released.



You can now toggle Depth of Field under ESC > Settings > Graphics:



The 'map' item you get from saving a particular NPC will now be a requirement to reach the final island.

Changelog:

• Add Depth of Field toggle graphical setting
  
• Map item is now required to build Dragonboat
  
• Map item description changed
  
• Fix 'water dispenser' and 'shortcut key' guidebook entries displaying wrong text and video (credits: Cakeshack)
  
• Fix alcohol, fruit punch in storage boxes not counting to water counts (credits: shrimpy_nazeem)
  

The v73 Clownfish update has been released on the main branch. Explore the seas with new underwater friends!



Breed clownfish to help you deliver resources underwater. They have different rarities, similar to baby seagulls.





New buildings and resources have been unlocked.





Two research branches (10 new researches) have been added: Spycam and Great Barrier Reef



Spycam allows you to see incoming settlers' traits, and the strongest research even has a chance to have them arrive with Level 3 traits. This started off as a Quality of Life update so you can see whether to accept or send off incoming settlers, but I decided to take it further and add it as a research that can even improve the chance of getting better traits!

Great Barrier Reef upgrades improve clownfish efficiency - increasing their swim speed, breeding speed and even improving corals' quality that lead to better chance of higher rarity clownfish!

[h3]Patch notes:[/h3]

• You can now breed clownfishes which transport items underwater
  
• Added new Marine tab underwater
  
• Added new clownfish research branch
  
• Added new underwater items
  
• Added new underwater buildings:
  

1. Coral Reef
   
2. Aquarium
   
3. Clownfish Feeder
   
4. Anemone
   

Fixes:

• Fix able to access cow island prematurely via boat resulting in stuck
  
• Mother Kewi now requires the second boat to ride to prevent stuck at cow island
  

On experimental branch, new content has also been added. Introducing Oyster Catchers, Seafood Platter.



You can now catch oysters underwater and make seafood platter, a new premium dish.



These will be required for learning Kewi Traits which will be released next month. They can also be fed to settlers to restore 80 hunger.



Experimental Patch Notes:

• Oysters now spawn underwater
  
• Add new food: Seafood Platter
  
• Add Oyster
  
• Add new marine building: Oyster Catcher
  
• Fix aquarium upgrades not increasing speed
  
• Fix clownfish swimming at wrong height
  
• Categorized clownfish eggs as animal in inventory tab
  

[h3]How to opt into experimental branch (for Windows):[/h3]
Right click Havendock in your Steam library > Betas > Select experimental (no code is required)



The experimental branch gives early preview of content and may have bugs and subject to balancing changes - if that scares you, backup your save or consider waiting for the main branch's release.

If you do try it, please let me know your feedback on the update here!


To celebrate the new update, Havendock is on sale until January 24, and you can grab it with a 40% discount! There’s no better time to dive in (pun intended).

-YYZ