Swanfield Survival Playtest News

[p]Driveable Vehicles[/p][p]There has been some confusion over which Vehicles are driveable.[/p][p]There are currently Campervans in-game that are driveable and are located at gas stations during playtest[/p][p]Not to be confused with Caravans located at Campsites[/p][p]Increased Vehicle Max Speed to 69-70 kmph[/p][p][/p][p]Bug Fixes[/p][p]Fixed Campervan ejecting driver and destroying when Fuel reached "0" Zero[/p][p]This was only meant to happen when driving into water, added an additional check to ensure it doesn't happen when driving and not in Water[/p][p]Fixed a collision issue with Storage Chest when placed, player was able to fall through or stand inside chest and get stuck[/p][p]Fixed Material displaying for Driveable Campervan Storage[/p][p][/p][p]Game Changes[/p][p]Fixed Locked door sound playing after lockpicked, now only plays open and close sounds when unlocked[/p][p]Added Unlocked Notification Sound when successfully picking a lock[/p][p](Lockpicks currently have infinite durability. It's been suggested to have a break "Chance" which will be added in a future update)[/p][p]Added player mappable keybind "H" to toggle on/off Camera Shake when using a Melee Weapon[/p][p]Added a Vomit animation when eating raw meat/fish[/p][p]Added Options/Settings to "Esc" In-Game Menu[/p][p]Added 5 x Cloth crafting option to Player Crafting[/p][p]Arrows - Changed one of the crafting requirements from Scrap Metal to Stone[/p][p]Changed wood Stick crafting to 10 per 1 x Wood Log[/p][p]Changed Wood Plank crafting to 5 per 1 x Wood Log[/p][p]Changed all Ammo stacks to x 250 (Pistols, Rifles, Snipers and Shotgun)[/p][p]Changed Arrow stacks to x 99[/p][p]Added Wooden Club to Player Crafting as there was some confusion whether the Axe/Pickaxe can be used as Melee Weapons[/p][p]Updated Axe/Pickaxe Descriptions to display that they can be used as Melee Weapons also[/p][p]Removed durability on Gathering Tool and updated tooltip to display "Only required to gather starting resources (no crafting requirements) does VERY LOW Damage"

Increased spawn % chance for Military and Police Zombies to drop Rifles & Handguns when killed and looted[/p][p]Added Firemans Axe, Metal Pick, Steel Pipe and Crowbar to spawn from "Unique" Zombies[/p][p][/p][p]Map Changes[/p][p]Added 3 x new Zombies Types (Quarantine, Farmer, Firefighter)[/p][p]Added 5 x new different variations of Police Zombie[/p][p]Added 9 x Variations of Firefighter Zombie[/p][p]Added 12 x Variations of Farmer Zombie[/p][p]Added 4 x Variations of Quarantine Zombie[/p][p]Added a Fire Station, Fire Trucks and new Loot Chest types[/p][p]Increased spawn numbers for Zombie, Deer & Bear[/p][p]Added new Zombie variations to spawners at all locations[/p][p]Removed Giant Borg Cube of Death! Left in level by mistake as a Placeholder for Hospital location! (Coming Soon!)[/p][p][/p][p]UI Changes[/p][p]Moved position and size of "TAKE ALL" button and renamed "Loot All"[/p][p]Moved position and padding of Armour panel to line-up with inventory better[/p][p]Moved position and padding of Inventory Info panel and centered in Inventory UI [/p][p]Added (K) Options/Settings tooltip to Inventory UI[/p][p]Added Outline/Overlay to ALL lootable chests, Vehicles and Containers on hover.[/p][p]The white outline now appears on hover making it easier to distinguish which items/containers are lootable.[/p][p][/p][p]Dedicated Server[/p][p]Adding a Dedicated Server for Playtest, max 50 players, EU[/p][p]Will announce in Discord when LIVE[/p]

[p]Vehicles[/p][p]Fixed Players not able to exit vehicle. New volume added to level was blocking exit positions, emergency patch for game-breaking bug
[/p][p]Crafting[/p][p]Reduced all crafting timers to 1s per craft. There was sometimes an issue when tabbing out or opening/closing inventory during craft time that would cancel the craft.[/p][p]30s-1min on some crafts was taking far too long, so the craft time has been standardized to 1s per craft for all crafts and almost instant.
[/p][p]Added Empty Bottle recipe to Chemistry Bench[/p][p]
Planters[/p][p]Added Sugarcane Seeds and ability to grow Sugarcane to Planters[/p][p]Added Carrot Seeds and ability to grow Carrots to Planters[/p][p]Added Wheat Seeds and ability to grow Wheat to Planters[/p][p]Added Coffee Seeds and ability to grow Coffee to Planters[/p][p]Added Blueberry Seeds and ability to grow Blueberries to Planters
[/p][p]Changed growth time on planters to 10mins per stage (4 x stages = 40mins to Harvest)[/p][p]Changed Final Harvest mesh to clearly show end stage and harvestable

Safe Zone Traders[/p][p]Added Compost to Resource Trader[/p][p]Added Metal Sheet to Resource Trader[/p][p]Added Animal Fat to Resource Trader[/p][p]Added Cooking Oil to Resource Trader[/p][p]Added Biofuel to Resource Trader[/p][p]Added Alcohol to Resource Trader[/p][p]Added Sugarcane Seeds to Resource Trader[/p]

[p]Bug Fixes[/p][p]Fixed player clothing masks not being applied correctly when exiting vehicle[/p][p]Fixed camera distance transition bug when using mouse wheel to scroll[/p][p]Fixed Player unable to exit vehicle when driven underwater[/p][p]Vehicle now ejects player when water submerged, destroys vehicle after 30s and spawns new at original spawn location[/p][p]Fixed Vehicle Fuel amount displaying decimal places, it now rounds up correctly[/p][p]Fixed a crash when player drowns while driving vehicle underwater and causing an infinite loop to respawn[/p][p][/p][p]Damage Adjustments[/p][p]Changed Arrow Damage from 15 to 25 with random damage multiplier applied to body hit location[/p][p][/p][p]Map & UI Changes[/p][p]Added Streetlights evenly spaced to every road surrounding map[/p][p]Added Speed Limit Signs evenly spaced to every road surrounding map[/p][p]Added Road Debris to all roads[/p][p]Added Stop Signs to every road and bridge entrance/exit[/p][p]Added AI Spawners to Fuel Stations[/p][p]Added Current Weather Type & Current Time to UI[/p][p]Changed Crafting Menu hover colour to Green (Applies to Player Crafting and all Crafting Benches)
[/p][p]Vehicles[/p][p]Adjusted passenger location inside Vehicle[/p][p]Added Player Mappable Keybind "G" for Vehicle Horn[/p][p]Added Player Mappable Keybind "SPACE" for Vehicle Handbrake[/p][p]Added Player Mappable Keybind "E" for Driver to exit Vehicle[/p][p]Added Player Mappable Keybind "SPACE" for Passenger to exit Vehicle[/p][p]When a Vehicle is driven underwater, Engine is cut-off and interaction disabled, all Players & Passengers are ejected. Vehicle destroys after 30s to allow for another vehicle to respawn.

Crafting Updates
[/p][p]Crafting Worbench[/p][p]Added Metal Bar Recipe[/p][p]Added Metal Sheet Recipe[/p][p]Added Fuel Can Recipe[/p][p]Added Cement Block Recipe[/p][p]Added Furnace Recipe[/p][p]Added Ammo & Weapon Bench recipe[/p][p]Added Chemistry Bench recipe[/p][p]Added Composter Recipe[/p][p]Added Rain Collector Recipe[/p][p]Added Distiller Recipe
[/p][p]Furnace[/p][p]Added Scrap Metal Recipe[/p][p]Adding Wood & Metal Ore to Furnace produces Charcoal and Scrap Metal[/p][p][/p][p]Ammo & Weapon Bench[/p][p]Added Gunpowder recipe[/p][p]Added Ammo Casing recipe[/p][p]Added Ammo Crafting recipes for Pistols, Rifles, Shotgun and Sniper Rifles[/p][p]Added Steel Pipe Recipe[/p][p]Added Fireman's Axe Recipe[/p][p]Added Metal Pickaxe Recipe[/p][p]Added Grenade Recipe[/p][p]Added Smoke Grenade Recipe[/p][p]Added Molotov Recipe[/p][p]Moved Machete recipe from Crafting Workbench to Ammo & Weapon Bench[/p][p]Moved Spiked Bat recipe from Crafting Workbench to Ammo & Weapon Bench[/p][p]Moved Landmine recipe from Crafting Workbench to Ammo & Weapon Bench[/p][p]Moved Crowbar recipe from Crafting Workbench to Ammo & Weapon Bench
[/p][p]Chemistry Bench[/p][p]Added Fertilizer Recipe[/p][p]Added Gunpowder Recipe[/p][p]Added Sulphur Powder Recipe[/p][p]Added Lime Powder Recipe[/p][p]Added Animal Fat Recipe[/p][p]Added Flour Recipe[/p][p]Added Yeast Recipe[/p][p]Added Sand Recipe[/p][p]Added Cement Recipe
[/p][p]Composter[/p][p]Added Compost Recipe[/p][p]Composter automatically produces compost from any Raw Vegetable & Fruit placed in the Inventory every 10s
[/p][p]Rain Collector[/p][p]Can be placed to collect Rain Water for drinking and filling Empty Bottles
[/p][p]Distiller[/p][p]Added Biofuel Recipe[/p][p]Added Cooking Oil Recipe[/p][p]Added Alcohol Recipe[/p]

[p]Today we have opened Swanfield Survival to Playtest #2 to test game systems, updates and gather feedback to generate interest in the game as we approach Early Access.[/p][p][/p][p]The game version is the current build, so what you see during the Playtest is the game in it's current state of development.[/p][p][/p][p]You will likely encounter bugs, and we encourage feedback and suggestions to improve the game going forward,[/p][p][/p][p]Please join the game Discord from the link below and join the growing community

Swanfield Survival Discord[/p]

[p]Thank you to everyone that's taken part in the latest Playtest over the past 2 weeks.

From initial testing, we have gatherered enough information from server logs. feedback and bug reports to improve and develop the game further.

The Playtest will be deactivated on Friday 26th September, and we will make further announcements in the game discord and social media channels as development progresses.

Once again, thank you to everyone that's taken part!

Your thoughts and suggestions are invaluable.[/p]