Devlog #22 - Farming Labs, Tribe Updates, New Items, QOL Updates and Bug Fixes!

Greetings Crafters!
We’ve got new features, tribe upgrades, and tons of fixes to make your journey better than ever.
Check out the details below:


[h2]Farming Labs[/h2]

• Introducing our latest feature: Farming Labs! Here, you can seed atoms and watch them grow into full ethers or figs, which can be used to craft special items.
  

[h2]Road to Sovereign[/h2]

• Gather resources, defeat monsters and flagged players, and hold control points while flagged to earn seals.
  

[h2]New Mountain Charm Added[/h2]

• Collected Arzol Seals can now be used as crafting ingredients for the new Mountain Charm.

[h2]Tribes Expansion[/h2]
[h3]Ranks[/h3]

• New tribe ranking system! Increase your rank by gaining tribe points and earn unique titles, which will be displayed on your inspect screen.

[h3]Tribe Points[/h3]

• Tribe Points (formerly Flag Points) are earned through battling monsters, gathering, defeating field bosses, and collecting interval rewards from field bosses.
  
• Your rank will increase as you hit specific milestones, unlocking new titles.

[h3]Tribe Leaderboards[/h3]

• Leaderboards are now available for players filtered by tribe, as well as for the top 3 tribes as a whole.

[h3]Tribe Join Rules Update[/h3]

• Seals earned while flagged now belong to your tribe.
  
• Controlling outposts grants specific seals.
  
• Tribe switching cooldown is 7 days with a penalty of 30% to your rank points.

[h2]Mission Fixes[/h2]

• "Collect Loot" Mission: Resolved issue where collecting a completed mission reward incorrectly completed another mission.
  
• "Refine Fabric" Mission: Reset bug after refining 16 fabrics is now fixed.
  
• "Craft T3 Weapon" Mission: Fixed cases where the mission was marked as complete before crafting the weapon.

[h2]Screen Resolution Enhancements[/h2]

• Mouse Cursor and Screen Resolution: Cursor is no longer affected by different screen resolutions.
  
• Game and Battle Backgrounds: Now properly fit higher screen resolutions, including those above 1920 x 1080.

[h2]UI Improvements[/h2]

• Updated UI for “Flagging Up” feature.
  
• Added female avatar icons.
  
• The Options gear button is now fully visible.
  
• Abilities are now sorted by level in the collection menu.
  
• The last item in the Craft/Refine recipe list is now fully visible and interactable.
  
• All interfaces can now be closed with the ESC key.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Destroyed Items Animation: Fixed the animation issue for picking up destroyed loot that wasn’t available.
  
• Gather and Craft Timer: The fill-up bar now starts immediately when gathering or crafting.
  
• Canceling Gathering Bug: Canceling gathering no longer prevents interaction with resources or portals.
  
• World Chat Visibility: Players can now see their own and others' messages in the world chat.
  
• Sigil Crafting: Resolved issues when attempting to craft Sigils.
  
• Loot Collection Error: The infamous 81002 alert has been identified and resolved.
  
• Keyboard Mapping: Fixed issues with remapping buttons.
  
• The Houdini Bug: Characters no longer disappear when waiting for the travel-home timer to end while chatting.
  
• Monsters Joining Out of Range: Monsters outside the green circle no longer join battles unexpectedly.
  
• PPVE Battle Bug: Supporting players now properly respawn after a battle.

That’s all for this update!
We hope you enjoy the new features, improved gameplay, and bug fixes. Your feedback is incredibly important to us, so don’t hesitate to share your thoughts with the team. As always, thank you for your continued support, and see you in-game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438410/The_World_of_Nifty_Craft/?beta=0