We Need To Go Deeper News

This week we're dropping a boat load of fixes and a security overhaul to help with hackers, in no small part thanks to mod engine developer NateKomodo who helped a ton with security implementation and testing. Thank you! With that, take a look at the full change log:

• Added extra security to lobbies! Hopefully should tamper down on hackers joining games they ain't s'posed to.
  
• Scooted the Poubelle interior prefab about 0.8 Unity units to the left so that folks wouldn't spawn in the roof.
  
• Bot crates should count toward the dead player total to prevent games that can't be terminated due to all crew dead with a bot in a crate.
  
• Fix for index out of bounds exception when joining via steam.
  
• Fixed the healer jelly not reviving.
  
• Fixed the submarine going in reverse after leaving a cave.
  
• Fixed bots reviving after breaking distance with the skeletons.
  
• Made failsafes for being stuck reviving a skeleton.
  
• Made the whisperer turn red after being hit.
  
• Time traveler can no longer change biome, has more secrets instead.
  
• Additional save logging.
  
• Ranks now saved in a separate backup file.
  

This week we've got a few fixes in store for some of our new fixes! Thaaaat's right, this is game development for ya. A quick shoutout to community modder NateKomodo for helping find and fix some of these! Check out the full details below:

• Players should no longer be "kicked" when they start a LAN game.
  
• Players should no longer be "kicked" when they try to customize their character.
  
• Discord integration should now report the correct number of players and allow for mid-game joining in Discord.
  

And now, a quick look at the upcoming art book I'm writing for the Buried Treasure Edition! Already at a whopping 150 pages and counting, complete with notes and behind-the-scenes factoids from yours truly.



Here's also a closer look at one of the sampler pages, The Penguin!

This week we've got a few tweaks for bots and our new blocking feature, along with a little preview of our upcoming intro cutscene! Full changes here:

• Bots are now moved back to the sub automatically when players attempt to leave an expedition zone.
  
• Fixed fake Steam ID exploit for blocking feature.
  

And now, here's a look at our upcoming intro cutscene's opening shot:

This week we're dropping an oft-requested user blocking feature, for getting rid of those persistent trolls, curated sub-biomes and more! Check out the full deets below!

• Blocking and reporting now available via the in-game "Kick" function, which now pops open a panel that will let you choose to kick, block, or report a player.
  
• Sub-biomes are now curated, meaning you should no longer be getting swarmed by enemies not designed to be fought in droves.
  
• Fixed the elder thing not shooting or biting properly.
  
• Optimized some network behaviors.
  
• More fixes for saving/loading issues.
  

As some of you may already know, our graduation from Early Access is soon upon us, scheduled for August 1st, less than a month from now! I'm not shaking, you're shaking.

For those of you just arriving or who haven't heard, here's what to expect for 1.0 launch and beyond:

• The base price will increase to $15.99! 'Cause we're worth it, baby.
  
• New updates will still be coming! Just not on the monthly/weekly basis you Early Access folks are used to. But rest assured, there's more coming!
  
• We'll be offering a super special, real cool, more expensive version of the game because isn't that what always happens. The Buried Treasure Edition will come with a PDF art book of all our miserable failed creations throughout development, and an expanded soundtrack with unused tracks.
  
• Since it gets asked a lot, YES we will be considering paid DLC on top of the free post-launch updates, as these can help continue to support the game's ongoing life.
  
• Leaderboards will be reset for full launch, so say a tearful goodbye to your current scores.
  

Whoo! Okay, I think that's the big stuff. What you can expect from us through the course of this next month is a steady stream of fixes and a few quality-of-life stuff, like the much-requested block feature for those persistent trolls, along with finishing-touches stuff like an intro cutscene! We're down in the nitty gritty now y'all. Get hype.

On that note, we just pushed a few fixes for some broken achievements today, here are the ones that should be fixed now:

• Put Your Little Hand In Mine
  
• Deep Sea Diplomats
  
• Resourceful
  

Happy diving as always, let us know what you want to see in WNTGD's future!