Smalland: Survive the Wilds News

Hey everyone , just in time for the weekend, please find below the content for the Quality of Life Update!

• Added dynamic tutorials and tooltips to improve onboarding (and settings to reset/disable them);
  
• Reworked Repair system for equipment and structures (added a new consumable, the "Repair kit" and a new structure "Repair Totem");
  
• Equipped items now won't take space in inventory, having their own slots to be assigned to;
  
• Improved information delivery in Stat panel (added more info regarding: armor rating, cold protection, movement speed, damage dealt, damage resistances);
  
• Improved information delivery in Compass (added time of day/ weather dial, distance and height indicators for pinned markers, reworked some icons to be more intuitive);
  
• Added option to toggle automatic gathering from inventory and nearby chests for Fuel when crafting at a Crafting Station. Added also options to prioritize and exclude Fuel Resources;
  
• Recipes can now be pinned in HUD (up to a max of 4);
  
• Frequency of storms can now be adjusted in World Settings;
  
• Minor art improvements (assets polishing);
  
• Added ping system to allow players to better communicate within the game world;
  
• It is now possible to give "Follow" and "Wait" commands to all Companion in party through the Interaction Wheel, without needing the Pet Whistle;
  
• Other minor bug fixes.
  

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their spine-chilling moments in Smalland!

We had a blast reviewing all the amazing entries, and our winners stood out with the perfect mix of spookiness! 👻

🏆 1st Place: Le Panda – Your screenshot was truly creative and spooky!

🥈 2nd Place: LaaBiichootaa – A haunting moment that sent shivers down our spines!

We’re also giving a shoutout below to our Special Mentions for some other screenshots that brought the chills!

Bee

Kura

Yomojo

Mem

PirateMic619

Noct

Cleo

Finally, not so spooky but quite funny, screenshot from kupokul with the caption: "The look you give that last piece of Halloween candy when you find it hiding in the pantry cabinet."

All submissions can be checked in the Discord!

Thank you again to everyone who took part. Winners will be contacted individually on Discord for their prizes.

Keep an eye out for future events and challenges in our Discord! 🧙‍♂️

Survivors, it’s time to get into the Halloween spirit! We’re hosting a Spooky Screenshot Contest to celebrate the season, and we want to see your best spooky moments in Smalland.

📸 How to Enter:

1. Capture your spookiest screenshot in Smalland: Survive the Wilds.
   
2. Head over to the #spooky-screenshot-contest channel in the Smalland Discord, and post your screenshot with a caption (optional).
   

That’s it! Make sure to get your entries by October 30th / 10 AM PT.

🔥 Prizes:

• 1st Place: 2 game keys of your choice from our existing catalog (for any platform)
  
• 2nd Place: 1 game key of your choice from our catalog
  

🗳️ Voting/Judging:

Spooky submissions will be reviewed by our team, and the two winners will be selected.

Winners will be announced on October 31st! 🎉

Let’s see how spooky you can make the wilds! 👀

PATCH NOTES VER. 1.4.4
- Fixed Incubator bug (now consumes the right amount of eggs)
- Players can no longer damage structures in other players Tree Encampment if Friendly Fire is off

Hotfix Patch V 1.4.3

- Fixed Clay resource nodes in ruins
- Fixed Spider Coccoons resource nodes in swamp
- Fixed Sarnak Icon not appearing in map
- Fixed bug where Granger and Sarnak sometimes disappeared from their location
- Starting with new character doesn't trigger respawn mechanic
- Added Fuel Consumption slider in server settings
- Various other fixes