Meadow News

[h3]Hello![/h3]

Today we're launching our third set of premium skins for Meadow. Welcome the Lemming Family Skin Pack to the game!

The lemming is a feisty rodent (the real ones, not the video game ones), about which there are lots of misconceptions. The most enduring one is about their tendency to jump from cliffs simply because the leader of the pack steers them towards it, the truth of which has been rigorously disputed by experts - but this phenomenon still inspired what is called the “lemming effect” in psychology, meaning that people sometimes exhibit certain behaviours just because the majority amongst their peers behave in that way.

What is indisputable, however, is that they are wonderful creatures that have been documented to stand up to predators many times their own size rather than running away, causing animals looking for an easy meal a fair bit of confusion.

The Lemming Family Skin Pack contains two skins, one for the adult Badger and one for the Badger Cub.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615950/Meadow_Lemming_Family_Skins_Pack/

[h3]New features[/h3]

Server refresh button is now added to the lobby screen

• Fixes
  

• Players no longer have access to the animals they do not own
  
• Game no longer crashes when you can't connect to a server
  
• New fixes to help players connect to servers have been implemented
  

[h3]Known issues[/h3]

• Pointer being visible when using the radar
  
• Some meshes in the tropical region being distorted on some GPUs
  
• Funghi and crystals are not detected in the sense mode
  
• Some of the cloud models being rotated vertically
  
• Some people experience issues with connection and for some it still takes a few attempts
  
• Mac not supported
  

[h3]Meadow Classic[/h3]

For anyone who wants to play Meadow as it has been before this update, and any future update we apply, we've created a separate branch of the game that we call Meadow Classic. You can view it as Meadow frozen in time. Players on Classic will inhabit the same space as players on the regular branch, but won't get the benefit of new updates and won't see new skins or be able to engage with any new features. It's for those of you who want Meadow to stay exactly the same.

How to join Meadow Classic:

• Right-click the game in your Steam library
  
• Go to Properties
  
• Go to Betas
  
• Choose "meadow_classic"
  

[h3]New features[/h3]

• Initial support of HTTPS servers to avoid antiviruses blocking connections. The initial test server for this solution is called “Europe Beta”.
  
• Project is now updated to the newer version of Unity
  
• Sense mode now highlights flowers and puzzle pieces
  
• Analytics are now added to improve the current and future experience for the players
  
• The default setting of the camera for all new players will be the camera following the player; the existing players can pick this setting for camera behavior in the settings
  
• The settings now include the option to set culling to “eyesight” mode, that is supposed to reflect differences between the capabilities of different animals in the real world
  
• The eagle now has a smaller collider to ease the navigation while flying through the forests
  
• Remote config has been implemented to the project; for more information please check out this video
  
• News pop-up is now connected with the remote config tool and will be displaying news after each update
  
• New lobby screen
  

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• News popup: if there's no news, the game no longer hangs/crashes at boot
  
• The server ping reports are no longer unreliable, and do not falsely report server status
  
• Reworked network code in an attempt to make connections more reliable.
  
• Changes in network infrastructure
  
• The Den now displays the correct amount of essence on startup
  
• Spawning of collectables in the Jungle is working as intended - the abundance now becomes the new Jungle reality. Fruit and flowers enjoyers - rejoice!
  

[h3]Known issues[/h3]

• Some meshes in the tropical region being distorted on some GPUs
  
• Funghi and crystals are not detected in the sense mode
  
• Some of the cloud models being rotated vertically
  
• Some people experience issues with connection and for some it still takes a few attempts
  
• Mac not supported
  

You're very welcome to report bugs and give feedback on your Meadow experience on our Discord server.

[h2]Hello! [/h2]

We're happy to be back working on Meadow after a hiatus, and just like we outlined in a recent update, we have exciting plans for new features, quality of life improvements and beautiful cosmetics - both free and paid. Today we'd like to share some information on the latter.

These are the 7th anniversary skin packs.

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Note: there's an error in the trailer, as the dates for the Lemming Pack and the Streaked Tenrec & Leopard Cub Pack have been switched. Sorry for the confusion!

As you might have guessed watching the video, each skin pack comes with two skins and will cost 2,99 euros each. We have a series of six packs planned to be released weekly starting from November 2, mounting up to twelve unique skins.

These are:

• Himalayan Rabbit & Koala Skin Pack - November 2
• Blue Poison Dart Frog & Anteater Skin Pack - November 9
• Lemming Family Skin Pack - November 16
• Streaked Tenrec & Leopard Cub Skin Pack - November 23
• Striped Polecat & Leopard Skin Pack - November 30
• Zebra & Hyena Skin Pack - December 7

Also, if you're reading this on the day it's posted (October 26th), the team is getting ready to have a Play With the Devs session with you all. It will happen between 3pm and 4pm central European time on the European server, Grove 5. We'll start att the Center Tree, and hope to see you there!

Thank you for your continued support! We'll have more to share about the future of Meadow in the near future.

Best wishes,
Oliver & the team at Might and Delight

[h2]Hello Meadowers[/h2]

Today we'd like to officially reveal that we have a new series of paid skin packs coming to Meadow to be released weekly from the start of November until the holiday season. And we can confirm that the first of these packs include the Himalayan Rabbit skin and the Koala skin for the Bear cub.

This skin pack can be wishlisted now and will be available very soon.

A lot of changes and additions are going to be made to Meadow in the near future. We very much believe that it will make the game more engaging and fun, as well as put it in a better position to continue to grow going forward. But we also realise that some players are going to want to have Meadow stay exactly the same, and to that end we've made sure that we will keep a branch that we call Meadow Classic alive for anyone who wants things to stay the same. Any new features and new skins we put out will be unavailable on the Classic branch.



While we have your attention we will kindly remind you of our little in-game meet & greet that we have planned for the 7 year anniversary on October 26. This will happen between 3pm and 4pm Swedish time, which translates to 6am pacific time and 9am eastern. We'll meet by the center tree in Grove 5 on the European server.

That's all for today, friends! Thanks for your time and your continued support! We'll have more to share in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Best wishes,
Oliver & the team at Might and Delight