Major Quality of Life and Big Fix Update Now Live!

Hey everyone!

The big Bug Fixes and Quality of Life update is now live!

A big thank you to all the players who checked out the beta, reported bugs, and provided feedback and suggestions.

The list of changes and bug fixes is gigantic! So here are some highlights.

Highlights:

• Additions
  
  
  
  • New item: the Seed of Ruin. It can be obtained by defeating the Ancient Guardian (ALL).
    
  • The Water Beefalo will now have adorable offspring! (SW).
    
  • New craftable: the Nightmarish Bird Whistle (HAM).
    
  • New Crock Pot recipe: the Meated Nettles, an antihistamine food made with meat! (HAM).
    
  
  
  
• Utility / Interface Changes (ALL)
  
  
  
  • A new integrated backpack layout can now be enabled in settings.
    
  • The maximum number of save slots has been increased to 10.
    
  • A "don't show this again" check box has been added to the "mods enabled" warning screen. Check it if you don't want the warning to appear anymore!.
    
  • Background images will now be shown on the loading screen.
    
  • Items within a container (chests, etc) can now be used when crafting.
    
  • Now It's possible to drop items directly from the inventory/container using the "Force Container (mod)" key, left shift by default, and the right click.
    
  • Some actions can now be repeated by holding down the mouse buttons.
    
  • Decreases the volume of the WX-78's overcharge sound.
    
  
  
  
• World Changes
  
  
  
  • The caves world generation has been changed to have fewer bridges that lead nowhere (ALL).
    
  • World jumping will no longer regenerate sub-worlds of other maps (SW, HAM).
    
    
    
    • E.g.: Perform a world jump (using the Teleportato) on Shipwrecked will not regenerate the caves and ruins, only the volcano.
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Tweaks
  
  
  
  • Cactus Spike, Doydoy Feather, Blueprints, Lotus Plant and Stinger are now burnable (ALL).
    
  • Caged birds now accept raw monster meat and refuse cooked eggs (ALL).
    
  • Batilisk Wing, Raw Birchnut, Leafy Meat and Rainbow Jellyfish are now crock pot ingredients (ALL).
    
  • Bundle Wraps can now be used while sailing (SW, HAM).
    
  • The action key now prioritizes entering doors if the player is holding an item or is very close to the door (HAM).
    
  
  
  
• New Mechanics
  
  
  
  • The Lazy Forager can now be refilled with Nightmare Fuel (ALL).
    
  • Tree saplings and crops can now be dug up with a shovel (ALL).
    
  • Most burnt trees now have a chance to occasionally drop a charcoal, and all burnt trees now have a chance to drop an extra charcoal when chopped down (ALL).
    
  • The Sea Yard can now repair the boat without the player being in it (SW, HAM).
    
  • Stone Slabs will regenerate their loot over time (HAM).
    
  • Trawl Net will collect a different set of items when used in Lily Ponds (HAM)
    
  • Items made from iron can now be smelted in the Smelter (HAM).
    
  
  
  
• Creatures Changes
  
  
  
  • The Ancient Guardian fight has been redesigned (ALL).
    
  • Bees and Killer Bees now need to be closer to their targets to hit them (ALL).
    
  • Tallbirds without a nest will now make a new nest, but only on rocky, dirt or magma turf (ALL)
    
  • Deerclops's attack area more accurately reflects the FX (RoG, SW, HAM).
    
  • Flup can now respawn correctly (SW).
    
  • Fire Packim Baggims now no longer attacks monster mobs, and instead helps the player by attacking their target (SW).
    
  • Rabid Beetles, Vampire Bats and Royal Guards are now susceptible to the Deep Rainforest poisonous gas (HAM).
    
  
  
  
• Bug Fixes
  
  
  
  • Fixed the game window icon not displaying correctly on Windows (ALL).
    
  • The mouse now tries to ignore mini signs. Solving the issue with mini signs and chests in the same place (ALL).
    
  • Fixed Sealnado not considering whether walls are broken or not, in his vacuum attack (SW).
    
  • Fixed Krissures visually erupting forever (SW).
    
  • Sunken items can properly be retrieved with Trawl Net (SW, HAM).
    
  • Land shadow creatures will no longer reappear over water (SW, HAM).
    
  • Spider Monkeys will no longer infest a new tree on every world loading (HAM).
    
  • Shopkeepers will not get stuck on shop pedestals anymore (HAM).
    
  • Plants and structures will no longer spawn too close to water in Hamlet's world generation (HAM).
    
  • Queen Womant's loot will no longer get stuck on her throne (HAM).
    
  • Fixed world generation being affected on other worlds if the save slot was Hamlet compatible (HAM).
    
    
    
    • E.g.: Forest worlds generating without rivers dividing biomes.
      
    
    
  
  

And here is basically everything that has changed! Good luck trying to read all of it!

Full Patch Notes:

Additions

• New item: the Seed of Ruin. It can be obtained by defeating the Ancient Guardian (ALL).
  
• Existing worlds where the Ancient Guardian is already dead will have a Seed of Ruin appearing somewhere in the ruins.
  
• The Water Beefalo will now have adorable offspring! (SW).
  
• New craftable: the Nightmarish Bird Whistle (HAM).
  
• New Crock Pot recipe: the Meated Nettles, an antihistamine food made with meat! (HAM).
  
• Pherostone, Farm House, Petrifying Bones, Water Reeds and Palace's Watch Tower now have new map icons (HAM).
  

Changes

• Non-gameplay Changes (ALL)
  
  
  
  • The mouse wheel can now be used to browse the mods in the mods screen.
    
  • Chest and Bundle Wrap UI have better quality now.
    
  • A new integrated backpack layout can now be enabled in settings.
    
  • Scrolling through the world customization screen and mod configuration screen now no longer shows half of the items on the previous page.
    
  • The maximum number of save slots has been increased to 10.
    
  • A "don't show this again" check box has been added to the "mods enabled" warning screen. Check it if you don't want the warning to appear anymore!
    
  • Background images will now be shown on the loading screen.
    
  
  
  
• Gameplay Changes
  
  
  
  • World
    
    
    
    • Setting resources to "More" or "Lots" in the world customization no longer spawn them outside the biome they should spawn (ALL).
      
    • Hound and Crocodog waves will occur less frequently as the days go by (ALL).
      
    • The caves world generation has been changed to have fewer bridges that lead nowhere (ALL).
      
    • World hopping will not update mob attack wave timers with the time spent outside the world anymore (RoG, SW, HAM).
      
      
      
      • That is, traveling between worlds won't force a wave of hounds/crocodogs/etc to spawn if you're outside the world for a while.
        
      
      
    • World jumping will no longer regenerate sub-worlds of other maps (SW, HAM).
      
      
      
      • E.g.: Perform a world jump (using the Teleportato) on Shipwrecked will not regenerate the caves and ruins, only the volcano.
        
      
      
    • Mushrooms can be found in Cave Clefts (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • Utility / Interface
    
    
    
    • Items can be stacked on the active item (ALL).
      
    • Some actions can now be repeated by holding down the mouse buttons (ALL).
      
    • Items within a container (chests, etc) can now be used when crafting (ALL).
      
    • Now It's possible to drop items directly from the inventory/container using the "Force Container (mod)" key, left shift by default, and the right click (ALL).
      
    • The dusk ambient light is brighter now (ALL).
      
    • All trees now have minimap icons for their burned and stump versions (ALL).
      
    • Some minor changes to the mods screen text positions/colors (ALL).
      
    • Many popups now support the menu cancel key to close them ("ESC" by default) (ALL).
      
    • The map border ornament will now match the world you are on (SW, HAM).
      
    • Items can now be retrieved from water at greater distances with the action key (SW, HAM).
      
    • The Root Trunk UI is now in the screen's center, like other chests (HAM).
      
    • Fighting during Aporkalypse will now play an Aporkalypse song, instead of a generic one (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • Tweaks
    
    
    
    • Character-exclusive items crafted by Wigfrid, Wickerbottom and Woodlegs will no longer disappear when switching characters (ALL).
      
    • Added inspection lines for bee box stages (ALL).
      
    • Decreases the volume of the WX-78's overcharge sound (ALL).
      
    • Worm Holes, Catcoons, Electric Isosceles, End Well, Pew-matic Horn and Navigadget now accept any item (ALL).
      
    • Many structure's breaking sounds have been adjusted to match their materials (ALL).
      
    • Cactus Spike, Doydoy Feather, Blueprints, Lotus Plant and Stinger are now burnable (ALL).
      
    • Caged birds now accept raw monster meat and refuse cooked eggs (ALL).
      
    • Turfs can be stacked up to 20 now (ALL).
      
    • Increased the number of uses for the Tent and Siesta Lean-to to better reflect their crafting cost (ALL).
      
    • The damage absorbed by armors is no longer limited to its current durability. 1% and 100% durability will absorb the same damage points (ALL).
      
    • Resurrecting using a Life Giving Amulet no longer spawns a skeleton (ALL).
      
    • Bundles can no longer be placed in the Teleportato container (ALL).
      
    • The Fryfocals fire rate has been lowered a bit, based on other weapons (ALL).
      
    • Lazy Explorer can no longer be spammed and has its own effects (ALL).
      
    • Splumonkey Pods will release all Splumonkeys when set on fire (ALL).
      
    • Companions (Chester, Packim Baggins, etc) will no longer be targeted by the force attack (ALL).
      
    • Houndius Shootius will no longer target others Houndius Shootius (ALL).
      
    • Traps will now stay where they are instead of being picked up when checked (ALL).
      
    • Players can now collect, pick up items, craft and load weapons while mounted on beefalos (ALL).
      
    • Lichen, Seaweed, Tubers and Blooming Tubers can be used to feed beefalos now (ALL).
      
    • Items can now be lit in inventory when riding a beefalo (ALL).
      
    • The Ancient Guardian's Pillars will be closer to the center of the arena now (ALL).
      
    • Trees can be chopped from a greater distance now, like in other DLCs (base/RoG).
      
    • Dragoon Egg now has a chance to drop obsidian (SW).
      
    • Mussel Beds now stack up to 10 (SW).
      
    • Decreased the collision radius of planted Mussel Sticks (SW).
      
    • Chest of the Depths, Steamer Trunk and Octopus Chest are no longer burnable (SW).
      
    • Rawling is no longer burnable and is now considered an unrecoverable item (SW).
      
    • The Slot Machine now only drains sanity on use (SW).
      
    • The Sea Worther now floats (SW, HAM).
      
    • Sea Chest has a new placement animation (SW, HAM).
      
    • Strong winds will no longer pick up flowers (SW, HAM).
      
    • Bundle Wraps can now be used while sailing (SW, HAM).
      
    • Deployables can now be placed from a tiny distance (SW, HAM).
      
    • Some staffs can now cast on land while the player is sailing (SW, HAM).
      
    • Eating Dried Jellyfish now restores sanity and more hunger (SW, HAM).
      
    • Dried Seaweed now restores sanity and dries faster (SW, HAM).
      
    • The effects given by consuming the Tropical Bouillabaisse now last longer (SW, HAM).
      
    • Periodic attacks on Fish Farms have been changed to an attack chance when fishes are collected (SW, HAM).
      
    • Added distance to the placement of wood fences and gates, like walls (SW, HAM).
      
    • The Brain of Thought will not be consumed if the player already knows the crafting recipe (SW, HAM).
      
    • Neon Quattro and Tropical Bouillabaisse will lower the player's temperature by more points than before (SW, HAM).
      
    • When a Worker Pigman dies before fixing the broken structure it was supposed to, a new Worker will spawn after a while and not instantly, as it was (HAM).
      
    • Topiaries and Hedges are now burnable and have a leafs effect when hammered (HAM).
      
    • Hippopotamoose Antlers can now be stacked (HAM).
      
    • Waves now collide with Lily Pads (HAM).
      
    • Claw Palm Sapling is now an item instead of a structure (HAM).
      
    • Vortex Cloak no longer prevents stunlocking when at 0% durability (HAM).
      
    • Mant Mask durability is now consumed by wearing it, like the Mant Suit (HAM).
      
    • Lamp Post will not turn off when placed in caves (HAM).
      
    • The Glommer's Flower can no longer be stored in the Root Trunk (HAM).
      
    • Sprinkler Pipes don't block placement anymore (HAM).
      
    • Unrecoverable items can no longer be stored in the Root Trunk (HAM).
      
    • Fountain of Youth's water generation time is now affected by long time passes (sleeping, coming back from another world) (HAM).
      
    • Leaving and entering the world no longer cancels Vampire Bats' attacks (HAM).
      
    • Beefalos gain more health by eating foods that restore health (HAM).
      
    • Cork Bowl Canoe now unequips its items when picked up (HAM).
      
    • Hamlet's Parrot now drops Azure Feather, to better match its color (HAM).
      
    • The Large Iron Hulk can no longer be teleported to interiors (HAM).
      
    • The action key now prioritizes entering doors if the player is holding an item or is very close to the door (HAM).
      
    • Cut Grass is now green in Hamlet (HAM).
      
    • My City Hall will no longer be locked during the night (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • New Mechanics
    
    
    
    • The Lazy Forager can now be refilled with Nightmare Fuel (ALL).
      
    • Tree saplings and crops can now be dug up with a shovel (ALL).
      
    • An animation used when setting things on fire with the torch and lighter has been added (ALL).
      
    • Non-Endothermic Campfires and Fire Pits will now drop a charcoal when the fire goes out, if it was fueled to the max stage (ALL).
      
    • Most burnt trees now have a chance to occasionally drop a charcoal, and all burnt trees now have a chance to drop an extra charcoal when chopped down (ALL).
      
    • Krissures can now be removed using coconades explosion (SW).
      
    • Yaarctopus accepts a new recipe and has new common loot (SW).
      
    • The Volcanic and Ancient crafting tabs will be both available when using the Brain of Thought hat on non-Hamlet compatible saves (SW).
      
    • The Tar Extractor will pile up the produced tars if the player is away (SW).
      
    • Map-exclusive recipes are now learned when crafted and thus available for crafting on other maps (SW, HAM).
      
    • The Sea Yard can now repair the boat without the player being in it (SW, HAM).
      
    • The Tar Lamp can now be refilled with tar (SW, HAM).
      
    • The action key can now be used to collect fish from Fish Farms (SW, HAM).
      
    • The Living Artifact is now able to break Obsidian Rocks and Dragoon's Dens with its special attack (HAM).
      
    • Cloth's Blueprint and Bamboo have been added to Smashing Pot loot (HAM).
      
    • Particulate Purifier now prevents the Hay Fever (HAM).
      
    • Stone Slabs will regenerate their loot over time (HAM).
      
      
      
      • Older worlds will have their Stone Slabs restocked.
        
      
      
    • Shears can now be used to efficiently hack bamboo and vines (HAM).
      
    • Trawl Net will collect a different set of items when used in Lily Ponds (HAM).
      
    • Items made from iron can now be smelted in the Smelter (HAM).
      
    • Dark Tatters can now be used to efficiently refuel the Vortex Cloak (HAM).
      
    • Oincs now drop in their higher value versions, when possible (HAM).
      
    • Wilba will now drown when transforming into Werewilba while on a boat (HAM).
      
    • The gas mask now applies a special voice effect (HAM).
      
    • The action key can now be used to collect alloy from smelters (HAM).
      
    • Gnat Mounds now have a chance to drop Nitre (HAM).
      
    • Ball Pein Hammer can now remove gems from Ancient Statues (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • New Crock Pot Ingredients
    
    
    
    • Batilisk Wing, Raw Birchnut, Leafy Meat and Rainbow Jellyfish.
      
    
    
    
  • The following items have had their stats changed:
    
    
    
    • Pick/Axe: has more uses, does more damage (ALL).
      
    • Thulecite Club: has more uses (ALL).
      
    • Star Caller's Staff: the Dwarf Star stays longer (ALL).
      
    • Insulated Pack and Sea Sack: has more slots, are no longer burnable (RoG, SW, HAM).
      
    • Tar Suit: lasts longer, can be repaired with tar (SW).
      
    • Windbreaker: increased water resistance (SW).
      
    • Quackering Ram: more uses, less damage, added cooldown (SW, HAM).
      
    • Snakeskin Jacket: increased water resistance (SW, HAM).
      
    • Fancy Helmet and Tin Suit: increased defense, decreased movement penalty (HAM).
      
    • Weevole Mantle: increased defense, added water resistance (HAM).
      
    • Vortex Clock: has more slots, less sanity drain, cheaper repair (HAM).
      
    • Bramble Husk: increased defense, increased durability (HAM).
      
    • Thunderhat: lightning strikes consume less durability (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • Crafting Recipes Changes
    
    
    
    • Changed the position of the Bundle Wrap crafting recipe to be near the top (ALL).
      
    • Insulated Pack, Bat Bat, Marble Suit, Potted Ferns, Thunderhat and Cat Cap cost less resources now (ALL).
      
    • Rabbit earmuffs no longer need a Science Machine to prototype (ALL).
      
    • Tar Extractor and Sea Yard now require the Alchemy Engine to prototype (SW).
      
    • Boat Torch can be crafted in Hamlet (HAM).
      
    • The pig shop Swinesbury Mineral Exchange now has a more expensive crafting recipe (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • These items/structures now drop items when hammered/deconstructed
    
    
    
    • Spiderhat, Palace's Watch Tower, Swinesbury Academy, Farm House, Quarry Lodgings, Mandrake Hill and Intricate Topiary.
      
    
    
    
  • Creatures Changes
    
    
    
    • The Ancient Guardian fight has been redesigned (ALL).
      
    • Batilisks now drop Batilisk Wings more frequently (ALL).
      
    • Bees and Killer Bees now need to be closer to their targets to hit them (ALL).
      
    • Tallbirds without a nest will now make a new nest, but only on rocky, dirt or magma turf (ALL).
      
    • Changed the time for Tallbirds to lay a new egg to be more inline with other food sources (ALL).
      
    • Mobs that accept food will no longer accept food they cannot eat (ALL).
      
    • Shadow Splumonkeys will no longer throw manure (ALL).
      
    • Homeless frogs will sleep at night now (ALL).
      
    • Shadow Hands (the campfire stealing hands) no longer trigger spider creep (ALL).
      
    • Krampus will no longer steal backpacks and will not try to follow the player in water (ALL).
      
    • Shadow Creatures will no longer be affected and activate spider webs (ALL).
      
    • Mounted Beefalos will no longer gain speed when on roads (ALL).
      
    • Deerclops's attack area more accurately reflects the FX (RoG, SW, HAM).
      
    • Dragoons now drop Dragoon Hearts more frequently (SW).
      
    • Dragoons now drop more Monster Meat (SW).
      
    • The Fire Packim Baggims will no longer attack monster characters, like Webber (SW).
      
    • Packim Baggims will not trigger spider webs and will not be slowed by them (SW).
      
    • Fire Packim Baggims now no longer attacks monster mobs, and instead helps the player by attacking their target (SW).
      
    • Snakes and Flup can now be trapped (SW, HAM).
      
    • Bees and mosquitos can now chase their target across water. Also, flying insects can be dropped over water without sinking (SW, HAM).
      
    • Adult and teen Doydoys will now float when dropped over water (SW, HAM).
      
    • Wind will no longer affect the speed of Shadow Creatures, Ghosts and the BFB (SW, HAM).
      
    • Nightmare creatures, Ghosts and companions no longer trigger traps in Hamlet ruins (HAM).
      
    • Rabid Beetles, Vampire Bats and Royal Guards are now susceptible to the Deep Rainforest poisonous gas (HAM).
      
    • City pigmans now walk home during the dusk, instead of running (HAM).
      
    • The Worker pigman will no longer spawn to repair player built structures (HAM).
      
    • Bees and butterflies are now affected by the Bug B'Gone's poison cloud (HAM).
      
    • Piko will now drop the item it has picked up, when caught in a trap (HAM).
      
    • Pigman Mayor now has his own unique name (HAM).
      
    • Peagawk will now run away from Poison Dartfrogs (HAM).
      
    
    
    
  • Now Floats (SW, HAM)
    
    
    
    • Wood Fence, Wood Gate, Mini Sign and Feather Pencil.
      
    • Ice, crops seeds, Jungle Tree Seed, Mant Suit and Tin Suit.
      
    • Tar Lamp and Regal Scepter.
      
    
    
    
  • Hamlet's Economy Changes (HAM)
    
    
    
    • Platapine Quills are now tradable with the Collector Pigman.
      
    • Hippopotamoose Antlers are now tradable with the Hunter Pigman.
      
    • The Trawl Net Blueprint can now be purchased in the Tinkerer's Tower.
      
    • Sewing Kits can now be purchased in the Sow's Ear Hat Shop.
      
    • Ice staff, Red staff, Chill amulet, Glow Berry and Down Feather had their price reduced in Hamlet shops. Gears and Halberd had their price increased.
      
    • The worker pigman now accepts more than one item per day.
      
    
    
    
  • Hamlet's Interior Changes (HAM)
    
    
    
    • Resurrectors inside interiors will now remove the maximum health penalty after the interior is destroyed.
      
    • Destroying a structure with an interior (Slanty Shanty, Pig Shops) now destroys all rooms and structures, dropping the resulting loot and the items that were inside them.
      
    • Destroying a room now only destroys extra rooms not connected to the main entrance, and will also destroy structures and drop the resulting loot and the items that were inside the extra rooms.
      
    • These changes will help the performance of long running worlds, but will not affect existing worlds.
      
    • This will also avoid losing non-recoverable items, but be aware that not all things will be retrieved (like some plantable structures), so prefer to remove everything manually.
      
    
    
  
  

Bug Fixes