Raft News

Hi everyone!

Here is another small hotfix patch which should resolve the following bugs.

• Different frequencies between host and clients. This resulted in players typing a frequency in the receiver but no blue dot was visible.
  
• Two frequencies with the same numbers.
  
• Character getting squashed/weirdly scaled after being ressurected in a bed.
  

Make sure to restart Steam and Raft to get the latest version of the game.

//Raft HQ

Hi everyone!

We have been releasing patches to fix some bugs that you have been experiencing. Here you will find a summary of which bugs should be fixed with the latest hotfix 10.05.

Hotfix 10.05

• Fix for the missing craftable quest items "bomb, carjack, lightbulb".
  
• Having two frequencies with the same number should no longer happen. And for people who had the same frequency it should fix itself when reloading the world.
  
• Debuffs such as poison should now be removed after respawning.
  

Hotfix 10.01, 10.2, 10.3 & 10.4.

Bugs fixed:

• Any missing quest items (wildberries,crowbar, etc.) should now be restored when reloading the world.
  
• Game screen glitching and shaking
  
• Loot icon not working while looting hostile animals like pufferfish, warthog, etc.
  
• Respawning with hammock not working
  

Also,

• Engine model updated to show how many foundations it can carry.
  
• Chat should work much smoother now.
  
• The new "Open Save Folder Path" button to make finding save files easier.
  
• We have fixed the save system. If your world still does not show up, make sure there are no extra dots(..) in the name of the rgd file. (for example: "Wor.ld.rgd" should be "World.rgd")
  

Make sure to restart Steam and Raft to update to the latest version.

//Raft HQ

It is finally here, “The First Chapter” is now out!
We have been teasing you for a while now and we can’t wait for you to finally explore the new locations and features for yourselves! We are not the only ones that are eager for your arrival however. The lurkers and the bears are impatiently waiting for you! If you want to know what else is coming with this update, keep reading below to find out!



We have two new destinations for you to discover. Beside these, we have also reworked the radio tower and the existing small islands.

LORE & PUZZLES

Are there others out there? What happened? How did you end up on a raft?
We have been working on the story and are releasing the first part of it with this update. You will unravel the history of the new locations while finding out how you ended up on that Raft.

NEW ENEMIES

With two new destinations comes two new enemies. Bears and lurkers are the inhabitants for these places.

BEARS



LURKERS

NEW FEATURES & ITEMS

RECEIVER 2.0

A brand new system for finding islands. With the correct frequency, you will be able to both find and go back to any destinations!



STEERING WHEEL

You have asked, we are delivering!
Be the true captain of your raft, control the direction of your journey effectively with the steering wheel.



ENGINE, FUEL TANK AND PIPE SYSTEM
But no, steering wheel is not enough. We want you to be able to be in full control of your raft. Have you accidentally sailed the wrong way? No problem! Now with the engine, you can change the direction of your raft and go back.






BIOREFINER AND BIOFUEL
However, there is a twist. For the engine to work, you will need biofuel. You can make this in biorefiner by using honey and raw food.






MACHETE

A new weapon! Might come handy when you are out exploring.

• New Save System.
  
• 2 new locations and reworked Radio Tower
  
• 10 New Small Islands
  
• 11 New Achievements
  
• New Plantable Trees
  
• New item: Pinecone
  
• New item: Birch seed
  
• New item: Biofuel tank
  
• New item: Pipe
  
• New item: Honey
  
• New item: Biofuel
  
• New item: Steering wheel
  
• New item: Engine
  
• New item: Biorefiner
  
• New item: Raw & Cooked meat
  
• New item: Machete
  
• New item: Headlight
  
• New enemies: Lurkers and Bears
  
• Notebook: Lore
  
• Puzzles/Obstacles
  
• Receiver 2.0
  
• Pipe System
  
• Reset Key Bindings Button
  
• Removed fog weather
  
• Added loot animation when gathering resources from animals
  
• Shark code reworked
  
• Animals spawn in different sizes
  
• New light system in caves
  
• Reduced seagull health
  
• Quest items available in notebook
  
• Blueprints are now added to research table automatically when added to a players inventory. You no longer need to research the blueprint inside the research table
  
  

BUG FIXES

• Screecher should no longer one shot players
  
• Optimized network code for animals
  
• You can no longer interact with items while carrying animals
  
• Reworked some places that players got stuck in
  
• Potentially fixed: Dropped item floating in air
  
• Shark no longer swims through walls, should no longer bite metal foundations
  
• Can no longer capture an animal with netgun that is already dead
  
• Camera no longer gets stuck when placing stuff and holding R to rotate while moving
  
• Removed a lot of colliders from building parts which should increase performance a bit
  
• Hats are now visible when nocliping in creative mode
  
• FOV slider no longer stretches character arms
  
• Clients did not always get achievements for killing screecher and warthog
  
• Sometimes players could not spawn animals in creative mode
  
• You can no longer pickup items through walls
  
• A bunch of localization fixes, more minor fixes and improvements
  
  

We hope you will enjoy Update 10 as much as we enjoyed making it!

//Raft HQ

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In our previous blog post, we talked about the new locations quite a lot and even introduced one of them. We also mentioned that we would share more about the other one when we have more content for it. Well, now we do! Have a look:






Home for the wild bears, this island will easily be the biggest island we have created so far. Apart from being a lot bigger, this one will have a unique environment and look. We have been working on birch trees, pine trees, rocks, new sorts of vegetation and much more to bring this concept to life. And to keep a memory from this place, you will be able to plant birch and pine trees on your raft!

Besides having this particular look, Balboa Island will also guide the player further in the story. This will not be as easy as one might think however. We have planted some puzzles and obstacles on this island and the bears who inhabit Balboa are looking forward to your arrival!




We are also extra excited about the story clues on this isla… Wait... What is this building over here? Looks abandoned. Can this be a sign that you are not the only one out there? Those dolls on the ceiling… They look handmade! But, who made them?



Balboa inhabits bears and bees. That means new resources! While we are still working on the resources the bear will drop, the bees will provide honey which you can later on use making fuel. But more on that later.

Don’t be fooled by this cute lady.. She will make things much tougher out there at Balboa for you.



Soon your wishes will be granted!
We could not resist anymore and we are finally implementing a way to turn your raft. Furthermore, there are new engines to help push the raft in the direction it is turned!







These new locomotive features are very exciting, but it would be too easy to just give them away. Engines will require fuel to operate which you will be able to make with another machine we haven’t introduced yet; The Biorefiner. This machine will turn food and honey into fuel which you can later store in fuel tanks.

Fuel tanks will help you store biofuel.

But how are you going to connect these fuel tanks to the engines? We are introducing a pipe system to bring all of this together. You will be able to build pipes to connect the fuel tanks to the engines near, far, wherever they are!




Besides working on the new features, we are also working on the existing issues and looking into making improvements. Since the last blog post, we have worked on these:

• One specific big island resulted in not being able to get the achievement “Large Landmass Ahoy!”. This problem will be fixed with the next update.
  
  
• We have been getting mails about some specific spots that the players got stuck. We have located these areas and fixed it accordingly.
  
  
• The place on the island with the abandoned ship where you could not get the underwater resources have been reworked.
  
  
• We have made some changes to the existing animals. Next update on, they will come in different sizes!
  

Yet again, please be aware that these changes are not online just yet and they will be in game with the next update.

Thank you for reading and keep on rafting!

//Raft HQ

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