CryoFall News

=== CryoFall v0.27.7.18 (A27 Patch #3) ===

Improvements:
- Implemented a new random item roll algorithm for rare items (such as seeds, gold nuggets, and gems) that will ensure that such items could be obtained in a reasonable time and nobody has infinite bad luck when looking for these resources! You can find more details in this topic https://forums.atomictorch.com/index.php?topic=1734
- Now you can set up an item tag/icon for fridges the same as you do for chests (except the evaporator).
- PvE: now you can move almost every structure including walls, doors, wells, extractors, etc. The exceptions are land claims and farm plots—though you can move a plant pot even with a plant!
- You can quickly use a consumable item from the hotbar by Alt+Number (or Ctrl+Number) even if you hold the mouse button/while firing your weapon.
- When any building containing items is deconstructed or destroyed, all items contained within will safely drop to the ground. No more lost canisters and other stuff when you deconstruct your buildings!
- The drinking option is removed for wells built in swamp biome—the well will properly recognize when it's built there and display stale water bar instead of clear water.

Changes:
- Increased the number of pragmium spires spawned in the desert every spawn cycle (roughly every ~30 minutes) on a third to help you find more pragmium when the server online number is high.
- Increased the amount of fiber that you get from the synthetic fiber recipe (100->125).
- Mechanical components drop rate increased x2 in radtowns/ruins loot crates.
- Changed some balance values for the Behemoth mech (T5). It mistakenly dealt double damage to the Pragmium Queen—this double damage was only intended for grenade launchers and not artillery cannon as grenade launchers have very low DPS (they're intended as AOE weapon) and needed a boost. This double damage was a bit too much when compared to other mechs in this regard. The artillery cannon will now deal x1.33 damage to Pragmium Queen instead of x2.0. Additionally, Behemoth mech will have slightly less armor against cold damage (as all Pragmium Queen damage is cold damage). This change should not affect PvP combat significantly (the only PvP difference is that the mech is slightly more vulnerable to Helium grenade) but will definitely make the boss battle more challenging as it should be.

Fixed:
- Incorrect draw order for the liquid icon on barrel and cistern.
- Polish version: fixed chat emoticons display among few other issues with the text formatting.
- Fixed the Behemoth mech walking animation. No more jerking motion with the hand there.

Technical changes and improvements:
- Multiple client-side improvements regarding memory management. Reduced the chance of texture memory leaking. More logging added to help us locate any other texture memory leak sources (we would appreciate more feedback regarding this from players that playing 5+ hours straight!).
- Multiple server-side improvements to ensure smooth operation 24/7 without consuming excessive memory. A server with high online will no longer randomly briefly pause once in 1-2 days to perform memory garbage collection—now this operation is performed with every world snapshot once an hour when players expect a slight server pause. We've also cut the number of memory allocations per second in half reducing the memory pressure. With this change, we could be certain the server will run 24/7 without any unexpected pauses or frame skips.

If you're hosting your own CryoFall PvP server it's recommended to install this patch (no server wipe required).

=== CryoFall v0.27.7.6 (A27 Patch #2) ===

Improvements:
- New sounds: flying drones (different sounds for T3 and T4 drones), laser rifle, plasma pistol, energy cannon (for T5 mech), "Competionist" menu.
- New item quick use shortcuts: Alt+number (of the hotbar slot) and Ctrl+number (please note that you can bind hotbar slot numbers to any other keys in the Controls options).
- Quest for mining drones could be completed by crafting and using drones and remote controls of any tiers, not only Tier 3.
- New server rate setting: "FreshnessDecaySpeedMultiplier" — adjusts the speed at which the food and other items with freshness lose their freshness.
- New server rate setting: "FarmPlantsSpoilSpeedMultiplier" — adjusts the speed at which the farm plants spoil.

Changes:
- PvE: a whole pragmium cluster of pragmium spire will be claimed/locked for you when damaging any pragmium beetle. It will make it easier for you to mine the pragmium spire that you've rightfully located first.
- PvE: pragmium sensor will no longer detect pragmium spires claimed/locked by another player.
- A deactivated drone will not only drop itself on the ground but also unload its storage container. A destroyed drone will unload its container on destruction.
- Drones will fly back as soon as they notice the target object is being mined by another drone, instead of reaching the target object first.
- When an arrow lands in water it will either appear on the shore (if close enough) or disappear.
- Trading station will no longer allow selecting of A26 pragmium reactor core and empty reactor core (these items are temporarily removed from the game as they were replaced with new fuel cells for vehicles).

Fixed:
- PvP: fixed a rare issue players' loot appeared in an unexpected place away from the body (such as through the nearby wall inside the enemy base, or on a cliff).
- PvE: drones were unable to mine objects that are covered by a land claim area (such as rocks and clay pits that could be mined with a pickaxe).
- Fixed a rare issue when the drone disappeared on return when the inventory is full and there is no empty space nearby to drop the drone.
- Localization added for fertilizer messages such as when you cannot apply it to a plant as it's too far.
- "Base size exceeded" appearing incorrectly in some cases when trying to place a separate land claim nearby another land claim.

If you're hosting your own CryoFall PvP server it's recommended to install this update.

=== CryoFall v0.27.7.4 (A27 Patch #1) ===

Improvements:
- PvE: hiding your helmet will hide it not only for you but also for every other player on the PvE server.
- Deactivated or destroyed drones will drop as a loot bag with a mark on the map so you will no longer lose them accidentally. Also, PvP players will be able to learn who is taking their drones.
- PvP: space debris rebalanced—it will be impossible to obtain could obtain ammo/armor/consumable items of higher tiers until the respective time gate reached. You may find some high-tier components and implants and some other items that don't affect PvP combat balance.
- PvP: improved space debris random roll algorithm to ensure it will provide the desired number of slots. Previously if the server rolled an item that is not yet available due to a time gate, it didn't drop—resulting in fewer items obtained from the space debris).

Changes:
- Adjusted night brightness for PvP servers (as we know some player used GPU gamma/monitor brightness adjustments or alternative workarounds to make nights brighter). So we've decided to make the night a bit less dark in PvP to make it fair for everyone and remove the need to use those workarounds.

Fixed:
- PvP: a "cannot build under raid block" notification spam when hovering over a damaged structure or a blueprint on a base under raid block.
- Chat activity sounds were heard and local chat message bubbles were displayed even if the chat was not yet enabled by the player.

If you're hosting your own CryoFall PvP server it's recommended to install this update.

We are happy to announce that the A27 "Total Overhaul" Update is now live!

We are confident in saying this update is going to be the most important one in the entire history of the game. You didn’t like grind and neither did we. So this update we reworked the game from the ground up not only to eliminate any unnecessary grind (especially at higher tiers), but to also completely change the feel and progression!

So, what does this update bring to the table? Let’s review some of the bigger changes.


One of the most important changes related to progression is introduction of industrial drones. You will no longer need to use a pickaxe to mine for minerals or an axe to get wood. You will be able to use the swarm of your industrial drones to do that work for you as soon as you reach Tier 3.



Another important addition that will be most interesting to PvE players is fishing. You will be able to craft a fishing rod and different types of bait and go fishing! The game will also keep track of your records of size and weight for each fish caught allowing you to compete with other players. What you can catch also depends on the body of water (e.g. lakes or the ocean) and the type of bait you use. So fishing is actually quite involved already.



We have also worked to introduce detailed tooltips to practically everything in the game that needs it. You will be able to see detailed information about your weapons, ammo, armor, and consumables. Some items also received additional hints explaining their usage or special quirks.



We also heard your requests to have more character customization options! So now you can choose from much wider options when creating your character. And if you are playing in a group you can also choose to hide your helmets to identify each other easier.



Industrial aspect of the game has also been expanded A LOT! We finally have Tier 5! And all other tiers have been rebalanced to play well in the new 5 tier system for technologies. And as mentioned before—progression now is much faster. So you can comfortably reach tier 5 even when playing solo. You will be able to build a lot of new interesting structures such as oil cracking plant, atmospheric moisture extractor, new vehicle (siege mech with artillery cannon), and more.



A27 also introduces “Electricity 2.0 System” which completely changes how the power grid operates on your base. Now you can set up custom thresholds for each individual building and know exactly when any of them go online and offline based on the stored energy level in the power grid. You can also prioritize your generators as you wish to ensure the smooth operation of your base.



If you are playing in PvP you will also be happy to know that now you can sleep well without worrying about your base being raided! You can enable this new S.H.I.E.L.D. system and it will protect your base while you are offline. Additionally, having this offline protection allowed us to rebalance the bombs balance to make raiding more accessible for everyone and online engagements more fun.



Other important changes:

• Structures relocation—Now you don’t have to disassemble your structures just to move them. Now you can simply use your toolbox to move any structure inside your base.
  
• Pragmium sensor—Pragmium hunting will no longer depend on luck, but rather on skill!
  
• PvE tagging / object claiming—PvE players will be happy to know that they no longer need to worry about other players touching their loot thanks to the new personal lock system. If it’s yours—it’s yours!
  
• New skills—You can now unlock Fishing and Vehicles skills.
  
• Lots of new Steam achievements (more than 30 now!)
  
• Full DirectX 10 support—Making the game accessible even for people with older hardware.
  
• And much, much more!
  

As always, you can find detailed patch notes on our forums.

With all of the above, we can confidently say that the game now feels smooth and rewarding as it should be. It got the sense of "one more thing" when you constantly have something to do in the game. To ensure the perfect balance, we've dedicated more than 100 hours just for testing alone. First on a private server and then for two weeks on a public experimental server together with other players.

Anyway, if there was ever a time to rejoin the game—it is now! We’d love for everyone to give this update a go and try all of the new content and features. Join all the newly started servers with a fresh economy for this A27 Update!

Don't forget to join our discord to be aware of all the news and updates. We post a lot of upcoming content art and other interesting things there regularly and you can chat with us directly if you have any feedback: https://discordapp.com/invite/cryofall

That's it for now! See you in the game!

We are happy to announce that the A27 "Total Overhaul Update" is coming this month on July, 16th.

As you can guess by the update name, this is a massive update which changes almost every aspect of the game, removing the excessive grind, and adding a good number of long-awaited features and content!

Some of the key additions and changes include: mining drones, fishing, offline raiding protection (S.H.I.E.L.D. system), Tier 5 technologies, structures relocation, Electricity 2.0 system, advanced item tooltips (weapons, armor, medicine, etc.), new mech and mech weapons, oil cracking, new and improved quests, pragmium sensor, neural recombinator, tons of new items and structures, new Steam achievements, and much more.

As usual, we will make a detailed post talking about all of the main features of this update on the launch day. Meanwhile, you can read the update patch notes on Official Forums.

Launch date: 16th July, 1 PM by GMT/UTC time.

For your convenience, here is the local time in the primary time zones we have:
• 8 AM by Central US (CST, GMT-5 summer time)
• 3 PM by Central EU (CET, GMT+2 summer time)
• 16:00 by Russia/Moscow (GMT+3)
• 21:00 by China/Beijing (GMT+8)
• 10 AM by Argentina/Brazil (GMT-3)
• 10 PM by Japan and South Korea (GMT+9)

Finally, we are happy to see that the game really does feel very enjoyable playing from start to finish, especially compared to previous versions and we'd love for you to try all of these new changes and new content! When the update hits—we welcome you to join all the newly started servers (server wipe) with the fresh economy for this A27 update!

Don't forget to join our discord to be aware of all news and updates. We post a lot of upcoming content art and other interesting things there regularly.
https://discordapp.com/invite/cryofall