Don't Freeze: A Winter Card Survival News

[p]❄ Demo V0.2.3 Patch Notes ❄[/p][p]This update fine-tunes survival balance, improves UI clarity, and fixes a few issues with location popups and affliction recovery. Canned food also gets a more realistic treatment.[/p][p][/p][p]Gameplay[/p]

• [p]Canned food must now be opened (harvested) before eating.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Opened canned food can be heated to restore extra warmth and sanity. Eating it cold reduces both.[/p]
• [p]Harvesting time is now tool-dependent — using a simple shiv to open a can takes longer compared to a hunting knife or can opener.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Balanced food and drink consumption time taken to be more realistic.[/p]
• [p]Adjusted food/drink effects: hot or cooked food restores warmth, while cold food reduces it.[/p]
• [p]Reduced recovery and sleep time needed for afflictions.[/p]
• [p]Increased chances of finding seats at the Crash Site.[/p]
• [p]Increased chances of finding grass and wood in the Woods.[/p][p][/p]

[p]UI/UX[/p]

• [p]Updated affliction sleep time tooltips to be clearer and more informative.[/p]
• [p]Fixed location card image blocking the bottom part of the popup when scrolled down.[/p]
• [p]Updated scrollbar colour in the location popup to match the correct theme.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed visual overlap in location popup that blocked content when scrolled to the bottom.[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, we’d love to hear what you think. Join our Discord and tell us how your latest run went.[/p][p][/p]

[p]❄ Demo V0.2.2 Patch Notes ❄[/p][p]We’ve patched up some bugs, rebalanced crafting requirements, and made a few quality-of-life updates. Thanks for all the feedback during the demo![/p][p][/p][p]Gameplay[/p]

• [p]Added sanity effects to all foods: eating raw food now reduces sanity, while cooked food restores it.[/p]
• [p]Cardboard Matches and Wood Matches can now be equipped like a torch, but only last for one turn.[/p]
• [p]Fixed fresh pelt from squirrel and rat not being able to dry on the Drying Rack.[/p]
• [p]Fixed crafting recipes that incorrectly used fresh hare/fox pelts instead of the cured versions.[/p]

[p][/p][p]UI/UX[/p]

• [p]Fixed Fresh Pelt and Gut items showing the wrong card detail popup (appearing as a large, empty space).[/p]
• [p]Updated Cooked Rat Meat to display the correct icon.[/p]
• [p]Reduced default sound effect volume from 60% to 40%.[/p]
• [p]Lowered volume on overly loud sound effects to be more comfortable.[/p]
• [p]Fixed sound effects not playing when starting a campfire or loading Chapter 2.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where moving cards after applying filters could leave empty slots and sometimes block further progress.[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, we’d love to hear what you think. Join our Discord and tell us how your latest run went.[/p][p][/p]

[p]❄ Demo V0.2.1 Patch Notes ❄[/p][p]We’ve patched up some bugs, rebalanced crafting requirements, and made a few quality-of-life updates. Thanks for all the feedback during the demo![/p][p][/p][p]Gameplay[/p]

• [p]Crafting Cloth now requires either a Loom or Sewing Kits.[/p]

• [p]Repairing items now requires Scrap Cloth instead of regular Cloth.[/p][p][/p]

[p]UI/UX[/p]

• [p]Updated the item description for Scrap Cloth to better reflect its purpose.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where if Backpack, Campsite, or Lootpile were not set to the “All” filter, crafting an item could result in a black, unclickable card.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented players from collecting items from the Drying Rack.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a rare issue where cards would move by themselves during Exploration.[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, we’d love to hear what you think. Join our Discord and tell us how your latest run went.[/p][p][/p]

[p]❄ Demo V0.2.0 Patch Notes ❄[/p][p]We’ve just dropped a new patch for Don't Freeze! Thank you all for the incredible feedback, it’s been a huge help in shaping the game. Here’s what’s new and fixed in Demo Version 0.2.0:[/p][p][/p][p]🐛 Bug Fixes[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Fixed campfire durability text being truncated in the popup[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Updated sound effects and icons for several items[/p][p][/p][p]🖥 UI/UX Improvements[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Water flask no longer autocloses after actions like consume, empty, or pour[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Immovable cards on the left panel (obtained from explore, harvest, or craft) will now always stay on top[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Equipped clothing and tools now stay pinned to the top of your backpack[/p][p][/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Added a new wiki feature with information about all items and locations[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Updated missing descriptions for several items[/p][p][/p][p]🔧 Gameplay Updates[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Added new tool: Dead Phone[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Added new decorations: Wedding Ring and Defaced Photo[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Added new food items: Mushroom and Slug[/p][p]•⁠ ⁠Added new material: Comic Book[/p][p][/p][p]As always, we’d love to hear what you think. Join our Discord and tell us how your latest run went.[/p][p][/p]

[p]❄ Demo V0.0.8 Patch Notes ❄[/p][p]We’ve just dropped a new patch for Don't Freeze! Thank you all for the incredible feedback, it’s been a huge help in shaping the game. Here’s what’s new and fixed in Demo Version 0.0.8:[/p][p][/p][p]🐛 Bug Fixes[/p][p]Fixed a bug where starting a campfire would sometimes cause it to instantly turn into ash, breaking cooking-related actions.[/p][p]Fixed an issue where the wishlist popup reappeared after saving/loading post–Day 6. It will now only trigger once when reaching Day 6 for the first time.[/p][p][/p][p]🎨 UI/UX[/p][p]Changed loading text from "Harvesting" to "Gathering Snow" when using an empty can.[/p][p]Loading icons now reflect the actual action (e.g. torch when crafting torch, candy bar when consuming candy).[/p][p]Updated fonts for loading text and time display to improve clarity and consistency.[/p][p][/p][p]As always, we’d love to hear what you think. Join our Discord and tell us how your latest run went.[/p][p][/p]