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Beta 2.11.4 Released

In this week's release, we fixed another big chunk of issues and improved various parts of the game. We are planning for at least one more release in the 2.11.x series, so stay tuned for more!

Bonus Tip: I recently put out a new video showcasing some new tips and tricks as kind of an addendum to my beginner's guide video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgPQXlF75w0

If you haven't watched the first video, check it out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G2_PGmSxU0

Bonus Promo: If you haven't checked out TARS yet, give it a whirl! It has improved by leaps and bounds over the last little while. TARS will even help with repetitive tasks like harvesting now! Check it out here:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1218286592

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

  • Protected items can now be used for dismantling as long as their durability is over 0.
  • Updated the accepted item list for item quests in challenge mode to include new items and items that exist in other island types.
  • The crafting and skill tooltips for reputation now take milestone modifiers/custom game options into account. (Thanks Kalako!)

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

  • Fixed picking up items via idling/moving not updating player weight sometimes. (Thanks WinterBearPark!)
  • Fixed magical malevolence properties not allowing gaining malignity when at maxed benignity among other issues. (Thanks Anketam!)
  • Fixed the magical "Aptitude" property not working for normal quality items. (Thanks DerSimon!)
  • Fixed gathered tiles not producing the correct resources when digging. (Thanks TheLukeyBoi!)
  • Fixed performance issues with fire and temperature. (Thanks Ursa!)
  • Fixed occasional tooltip errors in the mod manager menu when closing the steam overlay after uninstalling a mod.
  • Fixed certain items not always being removed when sailing to civilization if they were in a sub-container.
  • Fixed NPC inspections not working.
  • Fixed being able to occupy the same tile as creatures other than fish. (Thanks DerSimon!)
  • Fixed various tooltip errors.
  • Fixed an error when hovering over the merchant name in the "Mercantile" note. (Thanks Lardi!)
  • Fixed auto action hover item highlights not always matching the item that will be used.
  • Fixed island event messages being able to appear for players on other islands.
  • Fixed a possible error when using the upgrading action and other issues when attempting to use the action on a facing tile.
  • Fixed interrupt screens not allowing quickslots to be used afterward if using a hotkey for selecting a menu item. (Thanks NightsFire!)
  • Fixed an infinite loop when opening containers with no screen space left. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed the stepping into fire warning triggering even if the tile was blocked in some cases.

[h2]Balance[/h2]

  • Increased the chances of gathering earthworms and added them to more tile types.
  • Increased the effectiveness of seed tiers for reputation gain bonuses. (Thanks DerSimon!)
  • Increased the maximum value for magical "Lightening" properties.
  • The added score reduction when playing challenge mode in real-time or simulated turns is now based on tick speed.
  • The score in challenge mode now decreases slower.

[h2]Modding[/h2]

  • Speed up mod publishing by excluding the node_modules/@wayward folder.
  • Fixed issues creating new NPC types from mods.
  • Updated tsconfig.mod.base.json compile target to ES2021.

[h2]Technical[/h2]

  • Improved performance of flow field in multiplayer games.

[h2]Mods[/h2]
TARS

  • Fixed TARS trying to gather water while a solar still is blocking the tile.
  • Fixed TARS getting confused when trying to offer items to tame creatures.
  • Added a "Tame Creature" task.
  • Sped up planner calculations.
  • Learned how solar stills work.
  • Added a "Move to Creature" task.
  • Added "Harvester" mode.
Debug Tools

  • The selection viewport will now rerender when turns pass.

Beta 2.11.3 Released

Thanks to all those that participated in the multiplayer meetup last week! It was a smashing success; if success means being overrun by slimes and zombies for two hours. Some of the below changes should help smooth out some of the stuff we all discovered when that many players all join together. Thanks for the stress test!

Bonus promo: Join us on Discord and gain some insight from the resident experts on Wayward who have all clocked in thousands of hours in the game.

Bonus tip: To unlock recipes, you only need to be adjacent to or holding one of each item in a craft to unlock it. One strategy to unlock as many recipes as possible is to have three chests adjacent to you, all with many different items. Fill them up with things you haven't crafted before or rare things you found. Walking in between them could unlock a few interesting things for you.

[h2]New[/h2]

  • Added a new screen vignette effect (that can be disabled in options) when your health is low.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

  • Replaced "Clear Ghost Data" multiplayer option with "Allow Hardcore Respawns" option which allows hosts to respawn as well and is also exposed via dedicated server arguments.
  • Planting seeds or spores will now increase gardening as well as the skill associated with the item (botany or mycology).
  • Improved reliability of Steam network connections.
  • Reduced multiplayer bandwidth usage by around 400%.
  • Screen DPI (and the "zoomFactor" option) will no longer change the amount you can zoom in or out.
  • Updated the description of magical aspect to be more in line with its use. (Thanks lilzoark!)
  • Added all plantable items to the "seeds" loot group for Dryads.
  • Added dedicated server arguments for setting gameplay modifiers.
  • Improved reliability of automatic WebRTC fallback if the Steam network connection gets stuck.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

  • Fixed an issue where the wrong items were being named in the disassemble warning. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed the sleeping/resting dialog prematurely hiding itself in multiplayer games.
  • Fixed multiplayer desyncs related to the "Pacifier" and "Friendly" milestones.
  • Fixed items being able to require themselves to disassemble.
  • Fixed dedicated servers not handling fog of war radius updates correctly. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed some magical properties that can be given to lit torches and candles being removed after being extinguished or vice versa. (Thanks Skarn!)
  • Fixed the durability tooltip for plants not showing the proper message.
  • Fixed not being able to select milestone modifiers when creating a multiplayer game in the dedicated server GUI.
  • Fixed some options tooltips not being displayed in the options menu.
  • Fixed a multiplayer desync related to creature trapping.
  • Fixed the "Player Connecting..." screen still able to be shown after leaving a game.
  • Fixed crafting tooltips toggling on and off in multiplayer games as ticks pass (again).
  • Fixed some previous saves resulting in infinite loading for clients. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed multiplayer desyncs related to refining items that can be disassembled. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed the possibility of "You see..." messages showing up while traveling to other islands
  • Fixed books staying open even after walking away from or destroying them. (Thanks riftborn!)
  • Fixed active sorting making sound effects when it sorted items.
  • Fixed overlapping sound effects triggering on travel. (Thanks riftborn!)
  • Fixed the respawn button not working when clicking on the text portion of the button.
  • Fixed rejoining as a new character (now respawning as a new character) not using the same milestone modifiers set. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed +console mode spamming errors. (Thanks Shirow!)
  • Fixed "Unable to verify port" message adding commas to the port number.
  • Fixed a graphical issue with fire. (Hotfixed) (Thanks NightsFire!)

[h2]Balance[/h2]

  • The maximum health bonus for repeated taming is now capped based on the creature's base maximum health. (Thanks alacandor!)
  • Full tiles of items will now act as obstacles when using ranged attacks.
  • Items that are disassembled from crafted items will now have their durability reduction scaled instead of just a single point each time.
  • Random events now happen to a random player each tick instead of all players.
  • Slimes will no longer split when using fire damage.
  • Slime splitting chances will now scale with how much their health is over their normal maximum health.
  • You can no longer fail to plant seeds or spores; however, their durability combined with your skill will transfer to the plant's health (durability) now.

[h2]Technical[/h2]

  • Improved logging of multiplayer desync errors.

[h2]Mods[/h2]
TARS

  • Fixed getting stuck gathering water when the water was far away from the water still
  • Fixed getting stuck in a loop when around hitched creatures that are too powerful.
  • No longer tries to mine plants. Mining is for fish!
  • Fixed TARS getting confused if it accidentally tames creatures.
  • Fixed issues where TARS would incorrectly move items into chests when near the inventory weight limit.

January Multiplayer Meetup

Join us for the first "official" "Multiplayer Meetup" taking place on Sunday, January 16th, 6:30 PM PST. Convert to your local time here. Multiplayer Meetup is a new initiative to get our small community together to play at the same time (or around then) to get some larger public games going on.

To join, simply look for the server in the multiplayer menu in-game for the game(s) named: "Multiplayer Meetup" at the date/time noted above.

What if that day/time doesn't work for me?


Feel free to schedule some multiplayer game(s) with other people from the community as close to this time as possible in order to gather the most interest and people. Join the conversation in our #multiplayer or #wayward channels via Discord. This day/time was chosen based on our recent survey. Different dates/times may be chosen next time.

What about latency/ping?


This is a west-coast, Canada-based server, so the latency may not be great for everybody. Depending on the interest and turn-out, some other players from our community might also be hosting their own servers and game(s) in their own regions that you can join. Check your ping in-game by entering "/ping" (without quotes) in the chat.

How does multiplayer work in Wayward?


Learn more about multiplayer here: https://www.waywardgame.com/multiplayer

Beta 2.11.2 Released

Hey all,

We have another batch of fixes and improvements this week with a focus on smoothing out some of the features that showed up with the major release. That, and whatever else the astute Wayward players reported this week. We still have a ton on our to-do, so expect another patch next week!

Bonus Promo: Follow our Subreddit to stay up-to-date on all Wayward news, player discourse, and occasional memes.

Bonus Tip: At 20% in a crafting skill you gain the ability to see "efficacy" when crafting. This will show how effective you are at making the craft, or making a better quality item based on what you are putting into it. It calculates what the best ingredients would be and compares it against what you used. Many things affect the efficacy of a craft, including item quality (exceptional or higher is best) and item tier (the higher the better). This is counted for both required items and consumed items. Check out the in-game help for more details on this and more.

[h2]New[/h2]

  • There are now messages and sound effects when exhausting fire sources in crafting and other situations.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

  • Attaching a container to a water still will now show an item notification over it.
  • Creatures will no longer follow ghosts.
  • Dryads can now rarely plant seeds.
  • Swords now have "melee" as the default action instead of other tool actions. (Thanks Petalwing!)
  • Automatically fallback to use WebRTC when a multiplayer Steam network connection is not working properly.

[h2]Balance[/h2]

  • Using bait while fishing now has a greater chance of attracting creatures.
  • Items burned will now produce items of varied quality, similar to the distribution of dismantling.
  • Reduced amount of islands you can travel at a time (increased skill check).
  • Increased hunger/thirst/stamina reduction when traveling.
  • Dryads now have a slightly decreased chance to spawn (increased requirements), increased health, and reduced attack. They also now provide negative reputation when killed.
  • Reduced the chance of magical properties on superior/remarkable items slightly.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

  • Fixed a bug where merchants were being spawned too quickly (or improperly in some cases).
  • Fixed treasure chest loot not adhering to the container's maximum weight. (Thanks Anketam!)
  • Fixed errors when crafting while near the edge of the map. (Thanks num ca nem vi!)
  • Fixed being able to spawn outside of the normal map bounds when traveling. (Thanks Anketam!)
  • Fixed reinforcing relic items not working every time. (Thanks Nobody Important!)
  • Fixed a desync when using the item action menu facing some doodads.
  • Fixed opening the item action menu extinguishing doodads. Yikes. (Thanks FluffyWuffletonTheFierce!)
  • Fixed "See More" showing even when "Always Show More Information" is on. (Thanks Ygdrad!)
  • Fixed some items having the "aptitude" property that shouldn't be based on uncraftable items that used them in their recipe. (Thanks DerSimon!)
  • Fixed changed items not being filtered properly. (Thanks riftborn!)
  • Fixed tiles being burned not distributing the correct quality on items dropped.
  • Fixed memory leaks related to milestone modifiers.
  • Fixed errors happening when traveling/generating a new island. (Thanks animexamera!)
  • Fixed rare multiplayer desyncs related to scarecrows.
  • Fixed an item ID error being produced in certain situations. (Thanks Torrin!)
  • Fixed being able to unpause the game when you're not supposed to, such as when a new player is joining a multiplayer game.
  • Fixed efficacy ratings being commonly inaccurate when crafting. (Thanks DerSimmon!)
  • Fixed being able to break out of the map bounds. Get back in there! (Thanks num ca nem vi!)
  • Fixed some items not having tiers for their groups that were used in crafts.

[h2]Modding[/h2]

  • Fixed imports starting with "@wayward/types" when importing modules in Visual Studio Code.

[h2]Mods[/h2]
TARS

  • Added a "Good Citizen" option that instructs TARS to not steal items from other player's chests in multiplayer games.
  • Added a "Sail to Civilization" task.
  • Fixed issues when planning/executing certain objectives.
  • Speculatively fixed TARS crafting a "Tin Double Axe" just to disassemble it.
  • Refactored codebase.
  • Fixed getting stuck when trying to build some doodads.
  • Will now hunt boglings that are bogglin' up the base.
  • Fixed an infinite loop when trying to start a water still while near the inventory weight limit.
  • Base doodads will now be highlighted in red in the navigation overlay.

Wilderness survival roguelike Wayward "Horizons" upgrade brings Volcanic islands

Another major update has landed for the sweet top-down wilderness survival roguelike Wayward, bringing with it a whole new Volcanic island type and much more.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/01/wilderness-survival-roguelike-wayward-qhorizonsq-upgrade-brings-volcanic-islands