Flotsam News

Ahoy drifters!

We're pleased to announce that we have another update ready to test for you all. This update iterates on the user feedback UI and adds new languages.

We did a rework of the notification and user feedback UI to improve the general player experience.
Part of the community has been translating new languages for some time now. We're adding Ukrainian, Turkish and Danish with this update. If you'd like to help as well, head over to Localizor to get started!
To the established translators, thanks for the hard work!

Enjoy the new update!

[h2]Change Notes[/h2]
General

• Added languages translated by the community:
  
• Ukrainian
  
• Turkish
  
• Danish
  

Visuals

• Tweaked movement of seagull to favor flying higher.
  

UI

• Added button to toggle item export for the birdhouse.
  
• World icons don't scale with camera anymore.
  
• Decreased number of malfunctions that can appear above constructions.
  
• Updated construction-panel layout.
  
• Added a status panel to constructions.
  
• Added several new malfunctions to indicate errors with a construction.
  
• Added several status messages to indicate the current status of a construction.
  
• Updated notification visuals and layout.
  
• Notifications can now stack.
  
• Added notification log to review previous notifications in the game.
  
• Added new notification:
  
• Research panel unlocked.
  
• Salvage radius increased.
  
• Moved several notifications to warning bubbles.
  
• Added warning bubbles:
  
• Bird about to leave.
  
• Bird homeless.
  
• Drifter homeless.
  
• Drifters idle.
  
• Drifters in life danger.
  
• Added warning to food counter.
  
• Added warning to water counter.
  
• Added warning to assignment panel for unassigned agents.
  
• Added highlight on unviewed category tabs in the survival guide.
  
• Added option to adjust UI scale. (Scale of default UI might vary depending on your resolution.)
  
• Added confirmation dialog for adjusted video settings.
  
• Default production limits are now infinite.
  
• Increased life danger notification threshold to 50% (from 15%).
  

Performance

• Changed world icons to use sprites to improve performance.
  

Fixes

• Fixed issue with landmarks showing on the map, but not showing in the game.
  
• Fixed issue with missing chop shop description.
  
• Fixed issue with fuel notification not showing when building a distiller.
  
• Fixed issue with overgrown boat navmesh.
  
• Fixed issue with shack navmesh.
  
• Fixed issue where walkway tooltip would block walkway placement.
  
• Fixed issue where non-numeric text could be entered in the resource limits.
  
• Fixed issue where "Production limit reached" malfunction icon would sometimes incorrectly stay after adjusting limits.
  
• Fixed several issues where marker overview wouldn't update consistently.
  
• Fixed issue where camera angle in main menu was wrong for advanced camera.
  

Ahoy drifters!

We're pleased to announce that we have another update ready to test for you all. This update iterates on the user feedback UI and adds new languages.

We did a rework of the notification and user feedback UI to improve the general player experience.
Part of the community has been translating new languages for some time now. We're adding Ukrainian, Turkish and Danish with this update. If you'd like to help as well, head over to Localizor to get started!
To the established translators, thanks for the hard work!

We invite you all to test this update and find any issues before we upload it to the main branch.

When bugs occur, provide as much information as possible to help us resolve these faster!
Read here how to submit and track the current bugs in the game.

This patch is still in development and can be tested on the experimental branch to give feedback.

This is how you can enable the experimental branch of Flotsam. This will only work when you're not in a game:
1. Open Steam Library
2. Right click Flotsam
3. Select Properties
4. Go to tab 'Betas' at the top.
5. Select 'Experimental' in the drop-down.

Enjoy the new update!

[h2]Change Notes[/h2]
General

• Added languages translated by the community:
  
• Ukrainian
  
• Turkish
  
• Danish
  

Visuals

• Tweaked movement of seagull to favor flying higher.
  

UI

• Added button to toggle item export for the birdhouse.
  
• World icons don't scale with camera anymore.
  
• Decreased number of malfunctions that can appear above constructions.
  
• Updated buildable panel layout.
  
• Added a status panel to constructions.
  
• Added several new malfunctions to indicate errors with a construction.
  
• Added several status messages to indicate the current status of a construction.
  
• Updated notification visuals and layout.
  
• Notifications can now stack.
  
• Added notification log to review previous notifications in the game.
  
• Added new notification:
  
• Research panel unlocked.
  
• Salvage radius increased.
  
• Moved several notifications to warning bubbles.
  
• Added warning bubbles:
  
• Bird about to leave.
  
• Bird homeless.
  
• Drifter homeless.
  
• Drifters idle.
  
• Drifters in life danger.
  
• Added warning to food counter.
  
• Added warning to water counter.
  
• Added warning to assignment panel for unassigned agents.
  
• Added highlight on unviewed category tabs in the survival guide.
  

Performance

• Changed world icons to use sprites to improve performance.
  

Fixes

• Fixed issue with landmarks showing on the map, but not showing in the game.
  
• Fixed issue with missing chop shop description.
  
• Fixed issue with fuel notification not showing when building a distiller.
  
• Fixed issue with overgrown boat navmesh.
  
• Fixed issue with shack navmesh.
  

Ahoy drifters!

We've shipped another update for you all. This update iterates on the research system.

We've made research a more active process. Instead of having to collect research points, you will now have to collect books. These books will need to be researched in a brand new building, the research station!
There's a new building to process your seaweed now, the chop shop. You'll need this to make bird chow, the new food for the seagulls.
Additionally, we've smoothed out some of the landmark interaction to give more control of what you want to salvage.

Enjoy the new update!

[h2]Change Notes[/h2]
General

• Added construction:
  
• Research Station: A place to process and read all your acquired books.
  
• Chop Shop: A place to prepare seaweed and fish for seagulls.
  
• Added item:
  
• Book: These old books contain old knowledge that might give you ideas for new buildings.
  
• Bird Chow: Fish cut into tinier pieces so that your birds can eat them safely.
  
• Seaweed Salad: Cleaned up seaweed, thrown into a salad bowl, that will provide nutrition for your drifters.
  
• Added landmark:
  
• Intact Book Shop: An island where you can find 12 books for your research!
  

Gameplay

• Iterated on research:
  
• Research now requires a building, the research station, to research in.
  
• Research has now become an active process that requires drifters and time.
  
• Researching requires books, which need to be stored in the town (these can be found on certain landmarks).
  
• You can now change the amount of drifters salvaging a landmark without having to cancel it.
  
• You can now change what resources you want to salvage on a landmark.
  

Balance

• Added 1 to 3 books to every shack landmark.
  
• Seaweed found on landmarks needs to be processed in the chop shop before it can be eaten.
  
• Increased amount of fish spots spawning by 30%.
  
• Decreased seagull speed by 20%.
  
• Seagulls now eat Bird Chow instead of Raw Sardines.
  
• Decreased seaweed island amount by 33%.
  
• Reduced sushi amount made in the Food Truck from 5 to 4.
  
  Research costs
• Decreased Large Storage Yard research cost from 10 to 8.
  
• Decreased Platic Recycler research cost from 15 to 12.
  
• Decreased Small Water Container research cost from 5 to 3.
  
• Decreased Water Storage research cost from 10 to 6.
  
• Increased Birdhouse research cost from 10 to 8.
  
• Increased Desalinator research cost from 15 to 32.
  
• Increased Fish Kabob research cost from 5 to 12.
  
• Increased Fishing Hut research cost from 15 to 25.
  
• Increased Food Truck research cost from 10 to 25.
  
• Increased House research cost from 5 to 8.
  
• Increased Scrapsmith research cost from 5 to 14.
  
• Increased Solar Still research cost from 10 to 15.
  
  Building costs
• Decreased Research Station plastic waste cost from 12 to 8.
  
• Decreased Research Station dried wood cost from 15 to 10.
  
• Removed pipe cost from small water storage.
  
• Add 4 dried wood cost to small water storage
  
• Removed 2 screws cost from Fish Kabob.
  
• Added 4 metal cost to Fish Kabob.
  

UI

• Overhauled the research UI:
  
• Added more information to that buildings you are researching. This includes things like available recipes, storage capacity, housing slots, etc.
  
• Whenever research is done, a notification is added telling you something new is researched.
  
• Reworked window to be bigger and more prominent.
  
• Updated art assets.
  
• Removed mussel from drifter diet.
  
• Updated research survival guide.
  

Fixes

• Fixed salvage button icon staying disabled when the button is enabled.
  
• Fixed issue where some text wasn't correctly parsed.
  

Ahoy drifters!

We're pleased to announce that we have another update ready to test for you all. This update iterates on the research system.

We've made research a more active process. Instead of having to collect research points, you will now have to collect books. These books will need to be researched in a brand new building, the research station!

We invite you all to test this update and find any issues before we upload it to the main branch.

When bugs occur, provide as much information as possible to help us resolve these faster!
Read here how to submit and track the current bugs in the game.

This patch is still in development and can be tested on the experimental branch to give feedback.

This is how you can enable the experimental branch of Flotsam. This will only work when you're not in a game:
1. Open Steam Library
2. Right click Flotsam
3. Select Properties
4. Go to tab 'Betas' at the top.
5. Select 'Experimental' in the drop-down.

Enjoy the new update!

[h2]Change Notes[/h2]
General

• Added construction:
  
• Research Station: A place to process and read all your acquired books. (Art WIP)
  
• Added item:
  
• Book: These old books contain old knowledge that might give you ideas for new buildings.
  

Gameplay

• Iterated on research:
  
• Research now requires a building, the research station, to research in.
  
• Research has now become an active process that requires drifters and time.
  
• Researching requires books, which need to be stored in the town (these can be found on certain landmarks).
  

UI

• Overhauled the research UI:
  
• Added more information to that buildings you are researching. This includes things like available recipes, storage capacity, housing slots, etc.
  
• Whenever research is done, a notification is added telling you something new is researched.
  
• Reworked window to be bigger and more prominent.
  
• Updated art assets.
  

Ahoy drifters!

We're pleased to announce that we have another update ready for you all. This update reworks our little friends, the seagulls!

Starting this update seagulls aren't an alternative drifter anymore. Instead they now are little helpers that will collect resources for you, if you decide to take care of them.
Freeing them from the landmarks on which they are in distress will have them join your community. Building a Birdhouse and filling it with raw fish will motivate them to automatically collect flotsam for you, freeing up your drifters for other tasks.

Enjoy the new update!

[h2]Change Notes[/h2]
General

• Added construction:
  
• Birdhouse: A hub for your seagulls.
  
• Camera locking now works for objects not on sea-level.
  

Gameplay

• Reworked seagulls:
  
• Seagulls have no quirks anymore.
  
• Seagulls can't haul anymore.
  
• Seagulls now live in the birdhouse.
  
• Seagulls living in a birdhouse salvage flotsam automatically (when fed).
  
• Seagulls only eat bird food (made from fish delivered in the birdhouse).
  
• Seagulls will leave if they haven't been fed in a while.
  
• Seagulls can be set free now.
  
• Birdhouse:
  
• Gives you an overview of the seagulls living there.
  
• Allows you to house and feed seagulls.
  
• Allows you to indicate which resources your seagulls should salvage.
  
• Added 2 new landmarks where you can rescue seagulls.
  
• Added "Animal Care" assignment.
  

Balancing

• Incremented fish school size from 10 to 15.
  

Visuals

• Updated animations for seagulls.
  

Audio

• Added selection sound for Birdhouse.
  
• Added item drop sound for seagulls.
  
• Added eating sound for seagulls.
  
• Added hungry alert sound for seagulls.
  
• Added sleeping sound for seagulls.
  
• Added sound for trapped seagulls.
  
• Added wing flap sounds for seagulls.
  

UI

• Updated survival guide pages.
  
• Added survival guide page for seagulls.
  
• Capacity bars now include outgoing items in count.
  
• Updated sleep bar color.
  

Performance

• Increased performance of loaded saves. A project kept restarting when loading a save, causing performance to decrease the more you saved.
  
• Reduced amount of checks to see if a project could be started.
  

Persistence

• Seagulls from previous savegames will be converted to the new seagulls.
  

Fixes

• Fixed issue where %HOTKEY% text in button tooltip wasn't correctly parsed.
  
• Fixed issue where oil wasn't salvageable anymore.
  
• Several issues related to the old gameplay of seagulls will also be resolved by this update.