Rising World News

Hey folks!

Finally the new update is now available! But first of all, I'm sorry for the long wait time. This update should have been available much earlier, but unfortunately unexpected personal circumstances led to this delay. But development should now be back on track.
In any case, this update introduces a lot of changes, but the main feature of this update are "Points of Interest" which spawn randomly in the world.

Points of Interest (POIs) are special locations in the world, a bit like a "mini dungeon". It could be a special natural structure (e.g a giant tree or a special rock formation) or a man-made structure (e.g a bandit camp or a sunken shipwreck).





In total, this update introduces 40 different POIs. Some POIs only spawn in specific biomes or climate regions. Each POI has the chance to spawn random loot and some POIs are also guarded by NPCs. To make POIs a little more varied, the update introduces a whole range of new objects and plants.



POIs will also spawn in existing worlds btw. If something goes wrong during world conversion, don't worry, the game creates a backup of your world automatically. In this case, please let us know so we can fix this issue ASAP!



There are also several new objects that can be crafted (e.g. animal trophies) as well as some new items.

But this update also introduces various other things: we have improved combat with melee weapons - the game now distinguishes between a regular strike and a heavy strike (hold mouse button), which deals more damage.

The ingame map also received two useful change: it now shows the boimes and also provides an indicator where to find your last spawn point. Both can be disabled if desired.

If you want to catch animals, this update adds a useful new feature: you can now catch animals with a rope. This makes herding a lot more easier.



If you want to improve your performance a bit, you can now enable NVIDIA DLSS or AMD FSR. The game gives full control over the quality, so alternatively you can also use it to improve the rendering quality.

The building part had also been improved by introducing several new block shapes (e.g torus, rounded cylinder etc). If you still think there are missing shapes, just let us know!

Last but not least, open water containers (like the trough or the newly added tub) will now be filled automatically by rain if it has been placed outside. This makes it easier to get fresh water.



As always, this update also introduces several changes, improvements and bugfixes. You can find the full changelog below. If you run into any issues, please let us know. Otherwise, stay tuned for the next update, which will be available soon :)



[h2]Changelog 0.9 (2025-10-31):[/h2]

• [New] Points of Interest (POIs)
  
  • There are 40 different POIs, which spawn randomly in the world
    
  • POIs might spawn NPCs (like bandits or animals)
    
  • Each POI has a chance to spawn loot
    
  • Some POIs spawn in specific biomes only
    
• [New] Melee weapons now have a heavy strike (hold mouse button) which deals more damage
  
• [New] Animals can now be caught with a rope
  
• [New] Creative mode removal (F7) and edit tool (F8) area selection can now be rotated (CTRL + arrow keys) (EXPERIMENTAL)
  
• [New] Added new creative mode forestation tool (F6->2) to place multiple plants (EXPERIMENTAL)
  
• [New] Added support for NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR (see graphics settings)
  
• [New] Added several craftable animal trophies
  
• [New] You can now get antlers from deer, red deer and moose (required for trophies)
  
• [New] Ingame map now optionally shows the biomes and a straight-line path to the last spawn position
  
• [New] New weapons: javelin (spear) and morning star
  
• [New] Added new object: tub
  
• [New] Added new light sources: magic lamp, lantern (square), 4 new candles, 1 new standing torch variant
  
• [New] Added many new objects, which are part of POIs (watch tower, wigwam, shipwrecks, altar, carriage, igloo, cairn etc)
  
• [New] Water containers (open barrel, trough, tub) now fill with drinkable water during rain (if placed outside)
  
• [New] New block shapes: torus (2 variants), half torus, rounded cylinder, partly rounded block, hollow arc inverse, hollow arc inverse corners
  
• [New] Loot in chests now spawn with random durability and a random modifier (which makes a weapon, for example, stronger or weaker)
  
• [New] New plants: duckweed, cattail, spooky tree, giant tree
  
• [New] The "editnpc" dialog now also enables you to move and rotate npcs
  
• [New] Added optional basic building menu (hold C)
  
• [New] Building menu and other radial menus now show a tooltip, providing more information about the selected function
  
• [New] Added male pig and male horse
  
• [New] There is now a small chance the player can get struck by lightnings during heavy thunderstorms (especially when wearing armors)
  
• [New] Rain is now hearable on some objects (e.g. tents, manhole covers etc)
  
• [New] Measuring tape can now be fixed/locked, so the measure tape remains visible even after equipping another item
  
• [New] Posters now provide options (hold F) to change the image or to copy the image and poster size
  
• [New] Crafting menu now shows how many items of the selected recipe are already in inventory
  
• [New] Added command "deletechunk" to delete/reset a chunk
  
• [New] "Undo" for blueprint placement can now also be executed in survival mode
  
• [New] Added setting to always allow "undo" in survival mode
  
• [New] Added setting to include air when placing blueprints (only if blueprint contains terrain)
  
• [New] Added permission "peacefulmode" (under "general"), which overrides the peaceful mode for a permission/area only if the value was set explicitly
  
• [Change] Updated engine version to Unity 6000.0.60f1
  
• [Change] Reworked grid behaviour for construction elements (if desired, you can change the grid behaviour in the "miscellaneous" game settings)
  
• [Change] Improved melee weapon animations and sounds
  
• [Change] Items with different conditions (durability) can no longer be stacked
  
• [Change] Console command "edit rotate/rotation" and "edit move" now also work for npcs
  
• [Change] Number of tracked undo steps can now be changed in the settings
  
• [Change] Added buttons to enable/disable all npcs in world creation dialog
  
• [Change] Improved building and vehicle controls when using a gamepad
  
• [Change] When interacting with an empty furnace, the game now shows a marker indicating the fuel hatch location
  
• [Change] Forests spawn a bit more frequently now (does not affect existing islands)
  
• [Change] Gutting progress is no longer reset when you stop gutting a corpse
  
• [Change] Water plants (e.g water lily) can now be placed properly on water surfaces
  
• [Change] Rounded block (construction element) now has smoother edges
  
• [Change] Double-click on a block shape in crafting menu now directly crafts this block
  
• [Change] Greatly increased audible range of piano, gramophone and player voice
  
• [Change] Added more details to bull, ram and billy goat models
  
• [Change] Signs are now stackable (except standing sign)
  
• [Change] Fish is now stackable (except larger fish)
  
• [Change] Bandits now also spawn in "Peaceful mode", but they still won't attack on sight (Feedback needed)
  
• [Change] Player no longer gets overheated when sleeping in a tent or shelter
  
• [Change] Duplicate key assignments (in controls settings) are now highlighted
  
• [Change] Inventory and crafting menu now contain a help button (which brings up the journal)
  
• [Change] Message dialogs can now be confirmed by pressing return
  
• [Change] World backup restore list (right-click on a world) now indicate if a backup was created automatically before world conversion
  
• [Change] Multiplayer servers can optionally define a world boundary to prevent players from traveling further (see "World_MaxSector" in server.properties)
  
• [Change] Building size values in the black box on the left side are now displayed with up to 4 decimal places (instead of 3)
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed various issues with gamepad input
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed malformed clothes when having certain items equipped
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed meat and fish being placeable on the same slot on a meat dryer
  
• [Bugfix] You can no longer fill drinking bottles (waterskin, canteen) with saltwater if you're underwater
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed web requests (e.g to download map data from a server) not working if the server used an IPv6 address
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed wrong loam block crafting recipe ingredients
  
• [Bugfix] Surface offset now works correctly for pyramid block shape
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed "calc" console command
  
• [Bugfix] Water plants no longer break if they have contact with a water surface
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed map buttons sometimes not being clickable
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed vehicles not being craftable in creative mode
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed wrong loot stack count from fishing pouches
  
• [Bugfix] Mirrored signs are now displayed correctly
  
• [Bugfix] Surface offset now works properly for pyramid and pillar block shapes
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed permissions (multiplayer) not working when assigning an integer value to a permission which expected a floating point value
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed wrong transparency on construction element preview when using terrain materials
  

Hi folks! This is just a minor security update which fixes a recently discovered security vulnerability in the Unity engine. The security vulnerability affects all Unity games released after 2017/2018.
In case of Rising World, the overall risk was very low, but we're releasing this update as a precaution.

We're still working on the actual content update, which should be ready very soon. It will introduce Points-of-Interest and many more features, so stay tuned :)

Hey folks,

A new update is now available! Main feature of this update is fishing, but it also adds various other things, like new climbing gear, new clothes, dynamite, thunderstorms and more!

This update introduces 12 catchable fishes (including special fishes such as a blobfish, a sea cucumber etc) as well as various catchable loot and other items. The fishes you can catch depend on your location, the water depth and the type of water. The game now distinguishes between saltwater and fresh water.
It is advisable to fish in deeper waters.






In order to make climbing easier, this update adds new climbing gear! This includes a basic climbing hook, but also a more advanced and much more flexible grappling gun. Use these items to climb walls, cliffs and other obstacles. Speaking of obstacles: dynamite is now available! It works in a similar way to grenades, but can blast away terrain and buildings. Dynamite can be attached to walls to make it easier to work with.






This update also introduces thunder and lightnings. This includes 5 new weather effects - including a hurricane (intense thunderstorm with heavy rain and storm). Hurricanes only occur during spring and autumn.




We've also done preparations for a future animals husbandry and taming feature. There is still some work to do, but for now, chickens will lay eggs and you can also pick up some small animals (chickens, chicks, hares and wolf cubs).




What should not be missing are minor quality-of-life changes: crafting progression is now shared in multiplayer (co-op), posters/images can be renamed, there are more separate audio volume sliders available and the settings menu now contains a search bar to quickly find a setting. In addition to this, the building grid is customizable and the "undo" command now also covers block placement.

Last but not least added 22 new clothes with this update! This includes various shirts, pants and shoes, but also two types of armor. We're still working on more clothes as well as various customization options (e.g. the ability to change the color or to attach custom icons to clothes), so stay tuned for the next updates!



[h2]Changelog 0.8.5 (2025-04-29):[/h2]

• [New] Fishing
  
  • New item: fishing rod
    
  • Catchable fishes: herring, carp, perch, trout, plaice, salmon, catfish, tuna, blobfish, sea cucumber, turtle, shrimp
    
  • Chance to catch a valuable loot bag
    
  • Chance to catch a junk item (stick, fishbone)
    
  • Earthworms are used as bait (obtainable by raking dirt)
    
  • Animal guts can also be turned into baits
    
• [New] Some fishes can be cooked directly (herring, perch, trout, plaice, catfish)
  
• [New] Other fishes can be cut into smaller pieces (salmon, tuna, blobfish, sea cucumber, turtle)
  
• [New] Related items that can be cooked: salmon steak, tuna steak, blobfisch meat, sea cucumber meat, turtle meat
  
• [New] You can now cook/bake potatoes, corncobs and pumpkin slices (oven or grill)
  
• [New] Chickens, chicks, hares and wolf cubs can now be picked up and moved to other places
  
• [New] Chickens now occasionally lay eggs
  
• [New] Eggs can be cooked and eaten
  
• [New] Added 22 new clothes (including 2 armors)
  
• [New] New items: climbing rope and grappling gun
  
• [New] New item: dynamite (can be used to destroy the environment)
  
• [New] New item: guts (obtainable by gutting dead animal corpses)
  
• [New] New storage: cloth sack
  
• [New] New weather effects: thunderstorms and hurricane (drythunder, farthunder, thunder, heavythunder, hurricane), including lightnings
  
• [New] Crafting progression is now shared in co-op (multiplayer)
  
• [New] The game now distinguishes between salt-water and fresh water (player cannot drink salt-water accordingly)
  
• [New] Added separate audio volume sliders for fire noises, player footsteps and items/objects
  
• [New] Hunger/thirst values are now shown temporarily when eating or drinking
  
• [New] "undo" console command now also covers element placement
  
• [New] Added search bar to settings menu (to search for a setting)
  
• [New] Posters/images can now be renamed (see image selection menu)
  
• [New] You can now define custom grid size levels (see "Miscellaneous/Building" settings)
  
• [New] Added "gridsize" console command to change the current grid size
  
• [New] Added "static" flag for npcs (similar to "locked", but also disables ground- and collision checks). See "editnpc" dialog
  
• [Change] Improved grid (G) behaviour for construction elements (blocks etc)
  
• [Change] Chests can no longer be removed with sledgehammers if they still contain items
  
• [Change] Updated some crafting recipes
  
• [Change] Saloon doors now accept "DisableObstruction" attribute (command "edit flag disableobstruction")
  
• [Change] When saving a scale preset in building menu (c), you can now also delete a preset
  
• [Change] When player rides a mount or sits in a vehicle, their positions are always saved at the same time (so in case of a crash, you will spawn at the same position)
  
• [Change] You now only get a single item when using the item spawn menu in creative mode (see green "+" button in inventory)
  
• [Change] Info label in lower left corner of the screen now also shows the water type (when looking at a water surface)
  
• [Change] Paint roller works faster now
  
• [Bugfix] Taking items from chests now also update the crafting progression
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed crash when collecting arid grass
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed wrong moon brightness after going into a cave
  
• [Bugfix] Player is no longer able to attach multiple storages to a boat
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed error when a storage was attached to a boat while another player was sitting in the boat (multiplayer)
  
• [Bugfix] Changing sign texts is now covered by the "editobjects" (see "world") permission (multiplayer)
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed map tiles being blank if map tile resolutions greater than 1024 were used (in server.properties)
  
• [Bugfix] Fixed mounts remaining unusable if a player disconnected while riding them
  

Hey folks!

We're happy to announce that the Rising World Soundtrack is now available on Steam!



It includes two volumes, which contain the music of the game as downloadable audio files. Volume 3 is already in the works and will be added to the Soundtrack in the future free of charge!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3501970/Rising_World_Soundtrack/


Please note: This is only the Soundtrack, i.e. downloadable mp3/flac files. It neither affects the main game nor is it required to play the game.

Stay tuned!

Hi folks,

Finally the new version is ready! This means that it is no longer in a separate beta branch, and we've also updated the store page accordingly.

If you're already playing the new version, or if you want to keep playing the old Java version, you can find more information at the bottom of this post.

We spent the last year reworking the game from scratch and move it to a new engine. We didn't simply want to port the game, instead we decided to use this opportunity to rework most game mechanics - especially those which weren't that great in the old version.

The new version not only provides better graphics and sounds, it also generates more credible and immersive landscapes, and most features are a lot more polished.








Compared to the Java version, the new version received some features which didn't exist in the Java version, e.g. seasons, flowing water, crafting progression and more.

The new version also provides more biomes, which are much more versatile compared to the biomes in the Java version.












While the new version doesn't feature the same animals as the Java version, it still has more animals than the Java version - and they're more polished, especially in terms of animations. For most animals, we now have a male, female and baby variant - so features like animal husbandry, breeding and taming are within reach.








Last but not least, we've reworked the building system. The new version provides a much more powerful building system compared to the Java version.

Every construction element can be freely resized, moved and rotated without any limitations. The new version also provides a powerful snapping tool, which is very helpful in order to create rounded or even organic surfaces.












This update also introduced some changes (compared to the previous update), but mainly smaller changes and bugfixes, because we mainly focused on replacing the Java version. Expect new content with the next update. However, you can find the changelog here.

Important features from the Java version, which are still missing, are dungeons and fishing. The latter will be added with the next update.

Stay tuned! If you want to get more information about development, you can check out our roadmap on Trello: https://trello.com/b/t5Leypcj/rising-world-development

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[h2]Technical information[/h2]

This update changed the folder structure of the game. This has implications for players who already played the game before. Don't worry: All worlds and blueprints are still there.


[h2]Information for users who already played the new version[/h2]

If you've already played the new version in the past (i.e. if the beta branch was active), the new version was installed in a separate "_New Version" subfolder. However, with this update, the new version gets installed into the main game folder (/Steam/steamapps/common/RisingWorld).

When launching the new version, it will move all previous worlds from the Java version into a separate "_Java Version" folder, and move all worlds and blueprints from the "_New Version" folder into the main folder.

If something goes wrong, the game will show a warning in the main menu. In this case, it could be necessary to move the game files manually.


[h2]Information for users who want to keep playing the Java version[/h2]

The new version is shipped with the Java Version for now - the Java version gets installed into a separate "_Java Version" subfolder in the game directory. To launch the Java version, you have to navigate to that subfolder and launch the game from there.

If you don't want to get the new version and want to stay on the Java version, you can enable the "java - Legacy Version" beta branch - this will keep things untouched. To enable the Java branch, right-click on the game in your Steam library, select "Properties", go to the "Betas" tab and enable the "java - Legacy Version" branch (no code is required). Note: Don't do this if you want to play the new version as well!

If you run into any problems or if you have any questions, please create a new topic in our forums about that and we will gladly help you.


[h2]Steam Cloud Save[/h2]

Unfortunately we had to disable Steam cloud save with this update. This means that save games won't be synced with your other computers anymore. Worlds will also no longer be recovered automatically if you uninstall Steam or format your computer.

We will add Steam Cloud support for the new version in an upcoming update.