Tinkerlands News

[p][/p][h2]Hey there, Tinkerlanders![/h2][p]Say hello to the Volcanic & Mod Support Update - a fiery little bundle of features to spice up your Tinkerlands adventures. Apart from the new Volcano Island, this update adds pets, the new banner system and the first version of the modding support. Let's dive in:[/p][p][/p][h2]Unstable Branch[/h2][p]Tinkerlands v0.2.0.0 update introduces mod support for the first time, and in order to make this work we had to rebuild roughly a ~30% of the whole game. This means that things that worked correctly before might not work properly in this update, and we might have introduced new issues in places that worked before. We've done extensive QA and tests to avoid these issues, but we are still a small team and we might've missed things.

For this reason, we are introducing the unstable branch where you'll be able to play the newest version of the game a bit earlier, with the risk of some issues appearing. This v0.2.0.0 will be released initially in the unstable branch for a few weeks until we can polish all the rough edges and be sure that everything is working correctly. [/p][p][/p][p]In order to join the unstable branch you need to:[/p]

1. [p]Right click Tinkerlands on your library.[/p]
2. [p]Click Properties.[/p]
3. [p]Go to Betas.[/p]
4. [p]Select unstable from the dropdown list.[/p]
5. [p]Tinkerlands will now automatically update to the unstable version.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We strongly recommend that you backup your files before playing in the unstable branch. You can find Tinkerlands save files in AppData/Local/Tinkerlands. [/p][p][/p][p]The unstable branch should be stable enough as we've fixed every issue we've been able to find, so don't hesitate to give it a go![/p][p][/p][h2]Mod Support[/h2][p]Although this is just the start of the modding support, we've tried to make it as solid as possible. But since this is the earliest access to the mod support, we'll be working hand-on-hand with the modders over Discord, providing documentation, the tools and releasing some test mods to be used as examples.[/p][p][/p][p]If you are interested in creating mods for Tinkerlands, please make sure that you join our Discord community (link at the end of this post) as that will be the place to share mods, documentation, tools and get help for now.[/p][p][/p][p]If you are only interested in playing mods, we'd also ask you to join our Discord community (link at the end of this post) as that will be the hub to post mods until the mod support is solid enough that we move to Steam's workshop.[/p][p][/p][h2]Volcanic Island[/h2][p][/p][p]Remember that old classic - "the floor is lava"? Yeah. We made it real. Introducing a brand-new island: a burning hot inferno filled with new enemies, new items, and a whole lot of danger.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The local creatures have adapted to the heat and they are not happy to see you. But hey, with your new weapons in hand, they might just warm up to you... violently.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Face off against the Magma Worm if you can handle the heat. No need for thumpers for these absolute units.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]New land, new threats... naturally, you’ll need some new toys. Find powerful gear tailored to your favorite class: Pyro Mage, Flame Warrior or Fireproof Archer 🔥 It’s up to you to choose your flavor of destruction![/p][p][/p][h2]Banner System[/h2][p]“Banner” as in ban - and yes, we do have a talent for naming things. Now you can craft special banners to banish certain especially annoying types of enemies. Use them wisely and take tactical control of your surroundings - or just enjoy the satisfaction of saying “nope” to that one mob you really hate.[/p][p][/p][h2]PvP System[/h2][p]Need to teach your friend a lesson? Or just feeling a bit competitive? Enable Friendly Fire and settle things the old-fashioned way - by hitting each other ruthlessly.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Pet System[/h2][p]We know you love cuteness. So we squeezed in a Pet System into this update! Сollect them and show them your love - and they’ll love you back (in their own weird way).[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]That’s it for now, Tinkerlanders![/p][p]Hop into the unstable branch, play around, break things, and tell us what you think! Your feedback is lava to us 🔥[/p][p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]You've asked for it, and we've been a bit slow on delivering to be honest, but It's finally here! These are the main features we are going to be working on during Tinkerlands' Early Access, and as stated in the image, the content added throughout the Early Access is not limited to the roadmap and changes may occur at any point during development.

This roadmap only contains the major features we have planned, but we will also be working on other minor features, quality of life, suggestions and more. So without further ado, check out the brand-new Tinkerlands' roadmap for the Early Access:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]v0.2.0.0 — Mod Support Update[/h2][p][/p][p]We have talked about this before, but we can finally confirm that Mod Support will be coming to Tinkerlands as part of the first roadmap milestone. We plan to develop Mod Support by working together with the community, so we can cover all that should be needed to develop mods, and even though this will be first available in this update, we will continue developing this feature throughout the whole Early Access Period.

This update will also include a new major island with a Volcanic theme, where you'll need to find a way to travel through lava rivers and fight enormous lava worms.[/p][p][/p][p]Not enough? Cool, this update will also include a few new systems that we are already working on, like what we've called "Enemy Banners" where you'll be able to craft enemy-specific banner objects that you will be able to place, to vanish that enemy from existence (meaning that they won't naturally spawn anymore in a radius). This will allow the creation of natural mob farms, and will also allow you to do some fishing without those snow wolves coming after you.

Also, Pets and PVP are coming. I don't think I need to explain these features, but you'll be able to explain a couple of things to your friends once PVP is enabled.[/p][p][/p][h2]v0.3.0.0 — Town & NPCs Update[/h2][p][/p][p]We've heard your feedback about the NPCs, so we went bananas with them. In this update the settlement will come to life, and enemies will try to end it by invading your home. Settlements will require a central object in order to be built, and this object will need to be upgraded in order to make the settlement grow, be able to invite more NPCs, and unlock some of the new NPCs functionality.

And speaking about NPCs functionality, we know, NPCs are definitely non-playable, but saying that they are characters might not be a 100% correct term, since they are more akin to stationary shops. This update will take care of that, and NPCs will unlock lots of new features including but not limited to: Being combat capable, having life (no more invulnerable NPCs), perform tasks (small scale automation), interact with other npcs and objects and a friendship system that we will talk more about in the future.

But that's not all folks! This update will also include new major islands (we'll discuss them in the future), and also new systems like mounts and a lot of new stuff for the cable system, including world-made and player-made traps.[/p][p][/p][h2]v0.4.0.0 — Endless Tower Update[/h2][p](Sneak peek from Volcano Island, not related to the Endless Tower, but I had to put an image here)[/p][p][/p][p]This is something that we've been wanting to add for a long, long time! The new Endless Tower will be an island that will be accessible at some point in the game. Endless Tower is a dungeon where the player will have to go up a certain number of floors, which each floor being randomly generated with enemies and traps. Players will get new items each floor and will have to use them to further progress into the tower.

- That's a Roguelike.

Yes, yes... but you'll get cool rewards that can be used outside the Endless Tower, what about that?!

Once again, we'll explain more about this feature in the future. And this update will also include a new island (pirate themed, how cool is that?) and new systems, like the new Statue Fuel system, where you'll be able to "fuel" statues (and other stuff) that spawn enemies so they drop goodies. And where you'll be able to use items that you don't want anymore to create this fuel. [/p][p][/p][h2]v1.0.0.0 — Navigation & Finale Update[/h2][p](We will be saying goodbye to this fella in this update...)[/p][p][/p][p]Finally the finale. Every story needs to end at some point, and this is the point where Tinkerlands (story) ends. This will include the final location of the game and the final boss. Not much to say about this, so I'll instead talk about the othe major feature of this update: Navigation Overhaul![/p][p]
Right now, the ship acts as a loading zone between the main island and the destination island, but we don't want to do that. So in this update, you'll be able to travel between islands physically. That means that you'll be fighting enemies while you travel to the next island, managing the ship resources and using the ship facilities to defend it from enemies and random events.

What ship facilities you say? Well, the ones that you will need to build of course. This update will remove the prefab ship we have right now, and will introduce true ship building, where you'll need to place each part of the ship to create the design of your dreams. Just don't share them with us If they are NSFW.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for reading up to here, and for being our partner in this journey and for your support. I couldn't end this post without saying thank you. If you want to stay tuned on the latest new, ask the team some questions, share suggestions or bug reports, please consider joining the Discord community. [/p][h2][/h2]

[p]Hello everybody! [/p][p][/p][p]We are back with another update, this one is the biggest we've made so far, and will be the last update to include new content until v0.2.0.0. We'll continue to release updates with bugfixes during this time so don't worry about that!
[/p][p]Tinkerlands v0.1.5.0 includes more than 100 different changes, including a new NPC, new items, new accesory combinations and much more. But It's about time that we shift our focus on v0.2.0.0 which will include one new major feature that we very excited to share.
[/p][p]And talking about that...[/p][p][/p][h3]Where's the Roadmap?[/h3][p]We are late on releasing the roadmap, we are aware and we are sorry about that 🙏. We put all our efforts during these 3 weeks since the game launched into fixing all the major bugs and polishing it as much as we could to make it as stable as possible. Now that we are in a much better place, we've been working on our roadmap, that will be published next week. But just as a little sneak peek, modding support is coming soon(ish).[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Tinkerlands v0.1.5.0[/h2][p]ADDED[/p][p]- Added new NPC , she will spawn randomly in different islands.[/p][p]- Save files are now compressed reducing save file sizes by 10x at the cost of slightly increasing save and loading times.[/p][p]- Now merchants get new items throughout the game.[/p][p]- Added new items to Electrician's shop.[/p][p]- The Blacksmith now gets more items while progressing through the game.[/p][p]- The Merchant now gets more items while progressing through the game.[/p][p]- The Miner now gets more items while progressing through the game.[/p][p]- The Nurse now gets more items while progressing through the game.[/p][p]- Torches can now be flipped when placing them.[/p][p]- Mannequins can now be flipped when placing them.[/p][p]- Added teleport waypoints to the caves.[/p][p]- Added teleport waypoints to random islands.[/p][p]- Added new Hardwood furniture.[/p][p]- Added new Tundra/Ice furniture.[/p][p]- Added "Monsoon Island" unlocked after unlocking Ghostlands.[/p][p]- Added "Lucky Jungle Island" unlocked after unlocking Ghostlands.[/p][p]- Added "Tribes Island" unlocked after unlocking Ghostlands.[/p][p]- Using recipes now has animation and sound effects.[/p][p]- Added hook target interactable.[/p][p]- Deep Sea King altar now has a guaranteed teleport waypoint.[/p][p]- Added accessory.[/p][p]- Added new accessory combinations.[/p][p]- Bombs can now be crafted.[/p][p]- Dynamite can now be crafted.[/p][p]- Character's name can now be modified after creation.[/p][p]- Island's name can now be modified after creation.[/p][p]- Island's difficulty can now be modified after creation.[/p][p]- Added new vase interactables to different biomes.[/p][p]- Added recipe to craft Coral lamp.[/p][p]- Added recipe to craft Turtle bench.[/p][p]- Added recipe to craft Jungle torch.[/p][p]- Added recipes to craft Merman floors and walls.[/p][p]- Added recipes to craft Merman furniture (wardrobe, bed, table, big table, stool, door and bench).[/p][p]- Overgrown Crab can now drop .[/p][p][/p][p]CHANGES[/p][p]- Cooking minigame bar now goes back and forth until button is pressed again.[/p][p]- Low-Specs mode now includes lighting.[/p][p]- Shop GUI now shows the price for the whole stack when selling.[/p][p]- Shop GUI now allows players to buy back items they've sold.[/p][p]- Updated shop GUI to include a scrollbar.[/p][p]- Updated torches fire sprites.[/p][p]- Updated torches solid flags.[/p][p]- Reduced sell price from 15 gold to 6 gold.[/p][p]- Reduced sell price from 10 gold to 3 gold.[/p][p]- Candles found in the Ghostlands Crypts are now a functioning light source.[/p][p]- Streetlamps found in the Ghostlands surface are now a functioning light source.[/p][p]- Added new parry effects for Parrying Dagger and Frozen Parrying Dagger.[/p][p]- Changed Ghost Memories quest required item from Ghost Pepper Seeds to Ghost Pepper.[/p][p]- Reduced required tool power for all the interactables in Jungle, except peridot.[/p][p]- Added lights to the stairs structure in the crypts.[/p][p]- Jungle totems can now be picked up.[/p][p]- Coral lamps found in underwater Coraline Fields now behave like torches that can be turned on/off and can be picked up.[/p][p]- Turtle benches can be walked through and picked up.[/p][p]- Turtle fountains can now be picked up.[/p][p]- Electrician quests now add the statues to its shop.[/p][p]- Electrician quests are no longer repeatable.[/p][p]- Localized cooking minigame texts.[/p][p]- Added description to Map item.[/p][p]- Desert Mask and Feather Coat can now be combined.[/p][p]- Codex now shows the total kills for mobs and bosses.[/p][p]- Game is now paused while fullscreen map is opened.[/p][p]- Updated many different interactable and item sprites.[/p][p]- Increased levers' HP to avoid destroying it by mistake.[/p][p]- Recipes are now re-checked on game load. (To allow unlocking new recipes If ingredients were previously known).[/p][p][/p][p]BALANCE[/p][p]- Updated Jungle, Ghostlands and Coraline Fields monster AI to have better vision and speed.[/p][p]- Ninja turtles now throw shurikens.[/p][p]- Updated the amount of kills required to unlock codex info for Slimeking from 5 to 3.[/p][p]- Increased Whisper lighting radius from 1 to 3.[/p][p]- Whisper now moves closer to the caster.[/p][p]- Slightly increased player's pickup radius.[/p][p]- Updated enemy spawn rate from 5~12s to 5~9s.[/p][p]- Reduced required to craft from 50 to 30.[/p][p]- Reduced required to craft from 50 to 30.[/p][p]- Increased enemy spawn rate in Hard mode from 100% to 120%.[/p][p]- Reduced the maximum amount of spawned enemies from Necromancer.[/p][p]- Leprechaun spawn chance lowered from 1% to 0.5%.[/p][p]- Leprechauns now have different items in different islands.[/p][p]- Removed enemy spawn rate grace period after traveling.[/p][p]- Increased damage from spikes in Pumpkin and Ghostlands islands.[/p][p]- Crafting tables now stack up to 99.[/p][p]- Summon items now stack up to 99.[/p][p][/p][p]BUGFIXES[/p][p]- Baba Yaga's hut can no longer be poisoned or burnt.[/p][p]- Fixed quick potion not being usable if a spice was placed in the inventory.[/p][p]- Fixed caves entrance/exit structures to be properly aligned.[/p][p]- Fixed some tiles around the ship's structure.[/p][p]- Fixed enemies spawned by Rainbow Slime not being flagged as summoned.[/p][p]- function from chests should now move coins to the coin pouch when possible.[/p][p]- function should now move coins to the coin pouch when possible.[/p][p]- Poison damage no longer shows while the game is paused.[/p][p]- Burn damage no longer shows while the game is paused.[/p][p]- Recipes that are crafted at the forgotten altar now show the correct icon.[/p][p]- Recipes that are crafted at NPCs now show the correct icon.[/p][p]- Boss summons can no longer be used inside the ship.[/p][p]- Fixed hook collision going crazy on doors.[/p][p]- Fixed misc localization issues.[/p][p]- Fixed recipe.[/p][p]- Fixed minibosses appearing at a much higher rate than expected in Trichroma island.[/p][p]- Fixed description being obsolete.[/p][p]- Fixed pyramid structures so the entrance can't be blocked.[/p][p]- Fixed a crash related to "Siren Solidification" quest from Electrician.[/p][p]- Fixed a bug that would crash the game with corrupted Tops data.[/p][p]- Fixed a bug that would allow clicking "Yes" on "Save & Exit" multiple times corrupting the save files.[/p][p]- Fixed a bug that would make MP consumption reduction increase the MP cost instead.[/p][p]- Fixed Overgrown Crab collision mask.[/p][p]- Fixed General Skeleton's Scythe collision mask.[/p][p]- Fixed Overgrown Crab and Mineral Spider not having boss immunities.



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Hello everybody!

We’re back once again with a new update, addressing some of the most common bugs reported so far. It looks like our save corruption system had a few holes — which should now be fixed.

This time, our major focus has been on fixing as many bugs as possible. We've also addressed some balance issues and quality-of-life requests. We'll keep working on these updates until all bugs are resolved and the game's balance reaches a state we're happy with. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is already working on future content.

And speaking of future content — we’ve been getting questions about it non-stop lately, and yes, we will be publishing a roadmap for the Early Access content very soon. Spoiler: Mod support is included in the roadmap.

Thank you once again for your support and understanding. We’re a small team with only one programmer, and we can’t fix everything as fast as we’d like to. 🙏

[h2]Enemy spawn rates under our radar[/h2]
We've noticed a couple of bugs regarding enemy spawn rates, and by fixing them the enemy spawn rate got too low. We've been tweaking the numbers to make them fair and consistent to players, but It may need further tweaking in the next update. Please share with us how you feel about the enemy spawn rates!

One of these bugs was dividing the enemy spawn timer by two every time the player changed a "chunk", which is something that occurs very frequently when moving around. This meant that enemies would spawn much faster than intended, and that items that modify the enemy spawn rates (talisman, swarm potion, etc) wouldn't work properly, or at all.

[h2]Tinkerlands v0.1.4.0[/h2]
- You can now switch between Windowed, Fullscreen, and Borderless Fullscreen modes.
- You can now switch between game-level and OS-level mouse input.
- The player now slides off object edges.
- Updated English/Spanish localization for "The Nurse" / "La enfermera".
- Buffed the items "Sanctification" and "Soul Reaper."
- Reduced the mining power required to break Desert Bones.
- Blood Slimes and Blood Biome interactables now provide Blood Essence.
- Increased the spawn rate of Peridot in the Jungle.
- Spider walls can now be mined with the Omnitool.
- Items can no longer be reforged back to quality.
- Items that do not consume MP will no longer receive MP-related affixes when reforged.
- Torches placed in the second quickbar slot now emit light.
- The Hoe can now be used on dirt.
- The Frog Prince Altar now includes a guaranteed teleport point.
- Cave entrances now include a guaranteed teleport point.
- The teleport cutscene is now faster.
- Gamepad cursor now functions correctly when zoom level is increased.
- Buffs can now be removed by right-clicking them.
- Pumpkin, Goblin, and Trichroma Islands are now less rare.
- Increased the lighting radius of torches.
- Event end notifications no longer duplicate for each player.
- Coral Door can now be broken.
- "Curse of the Swamp" notifications no longer duplicate for each player.
- "Curse of the Desert" notifications no longer duplicate for each player.
- Coins can now be picked up even if the inventory is full.
- Added the missing sound effect for the Medic's heal ability.
- The Medic's heal now has a 30-second cooldown.
- Swarm Potion spawn rate increased from 300% to 500%.
- Flippers’ drop rate from enemies increased from 1% to 3%.
- Flippers are now a guaranteed drop on the Main Island.
- Updated the bomb icon.
- Many localization typos fixed.
- Fixed a typo in the Ankh's description.
- Updated the in-game name of "Liana."
- Corrected the Spanish description localization for the Necronomicon and Death Note.
- Removed an extra pressure plate from one of the Jungle structures.
- Balanced Jungle enemy AI.
- Fixed an issue where enemy spawn rate increased when the player moved around.
- Fixed a crash related to Electrician quests.
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to buy items even if they didn’t appear in the shop.
- Fixed a bug where players could buy extra items without paying for them.
- Fixed incorrect sprites on the Goblin Wall.
- Fixed a bug that occurred when being killed by a worm enemy underground.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when opening certain chests.
- Fixed an issue where corrupted data was not being properly detected.
- Fixed a crash that happened when dashing with spores equipped.
- Fixed inconsistencies in the capitalization of HP and MP.
- Fixed a bug where Swamp Wood Floor couldn’t be dug up.
- Fixed an issue where the inner Jungle wall ring could be broken.

Hello everybody!

We are back again with a new update, this time we've been focusing on fixing (or at least reducing) the corrupted save data issues some people are experiencing. There's only so much we can do about it, since If the game is forcefully closed (via alt+f4, disconnection or crash) the save data will be mostly unusable. We now make a check that the save data has been succesfully written, and If it failed during the process, the game will try to load a backup. We've also implemented a backup system for player save files, using the same method mentioned above.

We sincerely apology for the issues this might have caused, but we are determined to fix all the issues and bugs, starting with the major ones like this one.

We've also heard your feedback about game balance, and this time we come with some quality of life changes, new items, a new NPC and some economy balance.

Thank you once again for your support and comprehension, we are a small team with only one programmer and we can't fix everything as fast as we would like to. 🙏

[h2]Tinkerlands v0.1.3.0[/h2]
[h3]New NPC: Meet the Healer[/h3]
We hope that this new NPC doesn't catch a cold, better build her a house so she can heal you.


[h3]Jump around![/h3]
You can now adquire the new and from the Cartographer and Merchant. No more running around without a need.


[h3]Full list of changes[/h3]
- Player saves now feature a backup system, and it should detect corrupted save data automatically and load a backup.
- Saving now detects If saving process was interrupted and tries to load a backup If data was corrupted.
- Added new NPC, wandering the Tundra biome.
- Added as drops from some enemies that permanently increases the amount of dashes.
- Added as drops from some enemies that permanently increases player's movement speed.
- Added that allows the player to instantly teleport to their ship.
- Added that allows the player to instantly teleport to any discovered teleports in the current island.
- Map unlocks can only be done while on the Main Island now.
- Reduced the amount of silk needed to craft the Mineral Spider summon from 50 to 30.
- Added a warning when the game is unable to save files due to the lack of writting permissions granted by the OS.
- Life flowers, Mana flowers, Energy fruits and Speed nectar now show a "I can't use this item" when max amount is reached.
- Chef quests rewards now provide 1 gold coin.
- Fisherman quests rewards now provide 1 gold coin.
- Electrician quests rewards now provide 1 gold coin.
- Guide's quest now rewards 2 gold coins.
- Guide's quest now rewards 5 gold coins.
- Fixed a bug where the host's ship would be saved to the clients worlds.
- Fixed a bug with arrow trails.
- Fixed a bug that would crash the game when using accesories that make enemies drop ammo, while using certain weapons.
- Fixed bug with pressurized bow.
- Fixed a crash related to crops on multiplayer.
- Fixed a bug where items that consumed MP didn't show it in their description.
- Fixed a bug related to the quest of Yeti's statue solidification.
- Fixed a bug where using the quick buff button will consume one of each potion stack, even If they are the same.

[h3]v0.1.3.1 (Hotfix)[/h3]
- Fixed a bug related to the game trying to save on an emergency abort.
- Fixed a bug that would duplicate player's equipment from the host to a client.
- Fixed a bug where the game wouldn't recognize a corrupted world savefile sometimes.