Survivors,
the Early Access release is getting closer and closer and with all the amazing help and feedback received during and after the next fest, it is now time to let you all know about the most recent updates, additions and changes for Under A New Sun!
Update to v0.4.0
- New Toolbelt item
- Added a special Toolbelt Inventory slot (an equipped Toolbelt provides more Inventory and Hotbar slots)
- New Banana tree models
- Added Banana fruits
- Banana trees now drop a random amount of leaves (5-7, previous always 5)
- Added Stingrays
- Adjusted the Raft's sail to be a little higher
- Rafts and Sailboats will take in the sails when too far from the player, preventing a loss of your vessel when falling off
- Added windswife particles that are visible when sailing as a second indicator for the wind direction
- Added an anchor that can be builded on top of a Raft or Sailboat
- Food items that are cooking now displays a progression wheel
- Clay items baking inside a Kiln now displays a progression wheel
- A currently smelting furnace now displays a progression wheel
- A currently working tannery now displays a progression wheel
- Meteor showers can now spawn some meteors that are crashing down, these can damage the player but also provide resources (e.g. Iron)
- Electricity devices show the amount of charge (e.g. Solar panels show their current output amount, Battery packs their charge amount)
- Added a Watergenerator that can extract water from the surrounding humidity using electricity
- Resized the trunk of some trees to make them easier to distinguish
- You can now swap tools inside the hotbar
- New footstep sounds on sand
- Crafting and Building menus now keep their scroll offset after crafting or reloading the menu
- Items underwater will float
- Added a bigger lootable container from the spaceship, containing different loot then the small crates
- Wave heights will change with the weather
- Night is slightly brighter now
- Added more Story elements
- Added more unique items to be found
- Improved several Inventory UI Elements
- New arrows on the watch interface now indicates what is happening (e.g. faster loss of nutrition and hydration during food poisoning)
- New Resource drop system for the destroying of your own buildings (to get some building resources back)
Don't forget to wishlist or follow Under A New Sun to get notified on the release on November 13th, or for further updates!
Thank you for the ongoing feedback and support!