The Survivalists News

Hey Survivalists!

We want to thank you again for all of your amazing support! We can't believe the game has already been out for a whole week in the wild! We're also thrilled by the response to the experimental branch which has just received another update including some accessibility changes, full patch notes follow below.

Read the first change log and how to install the Experimental Branch here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/897450/announcements/detail/4691021366605126614

A new roadmap is coming next week to show you where this ship is sailing! Plus, we have a teaser for you ahead of the next content update.

[h3]Dust off your feathers with a new island creature?[/h3]



A closer look:





[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Added accessibility option to disable dynamic camera zoom. If disabled, camera will stay at max zoomed out level
  
• Balancing tweaks to make combat more challenging
  
• Orcling flee range reduced by 20%
  
• Health increased for Orclings and Spectres
  
• Increased number of animals that spawn from warrens
  
• Increased number of Orclings that spawn at camps
  
• Health increased for large nocturnal animals (panthers and devil boar)
  
• Monkeys no longer do knockback
  
• Rebalancing for the cost of items from the Mysterious Strangers shop.
  
• Tweaks made to food recipes
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed not being able to use a teleporter whilst holding a chest
  
• Fix for monkeys no longer following the player after being knocked out
  
• Fix for vault icons no longer appearing on the map after loading a save
  
• Fix for Journal not opening if mini-map icon is clicked with the mouse
  
• Fix for monkeys running really far away after being dismissed
  

That's it for this patch, again a hotfix is coming to live very soon, but we're listening to your feedback on what is good/bad so please leave comments below this news post with your suggestions! :)

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Hey Survivalists!

Launch has been incredible and it has been a pleasure to see everyone wash ashore the sandy beaches of The Survivalists 1.0. We want to thank everyone that has given us incredibly useful feedback on social media, Discord and in the Steam forums. You all really haven't monkeyed around!

We want to reassure all of you island dwellers that we're not only listening and taking in your feedback but are working as fast as we can to implement it!



An optional build of the game with some of the changes and fixes we've put together based on all of your feedback is now live! This branch will be updated with new content and fixes leading up to the full patches and content updates.

Note: This branch has not been fully tested and may contain unforseen bugs and issues.

Here's all of the changes coming to the experimental islands in this build:

Changes

• Monkeys default to being in combat mode if not assigned to another task
  
• Combat quests have been added
  
• Lore quests appear more often in the mysterious stranger’s shop
  
• Change to make it easier to select a single monkey with the mouse when in monkey management mode
  
• Treasure chests no longer respawn after the blood moon
  
• Icon for item held by monkeys is now displayed constantly and does not fade
  
• Monkeys in new saves can only be rescued from vaults, they can no longer be found in the wild on the starter island apart from first monkey. Though they will be roaming later game islands.
  
• Monkeys in existing saves now require higher tier items for them to be tamed
  
• WIP changes for monkey balancing to make them less overpowered in combat
  
• Changed giving items to monkeys to be a hold rather than a press to stop accidental item switching when you want to pick something up
  

Bug Fixes

• Mysterious chest should no longer disappear
  
• Fix for an error that was triggering if 100 quest bottles were collected
  
• Fix for softlock when trying to load a save caused by bugged mysterious chest
  
• Fix for corrupted saves caused by bugged mysterious chest
  
• Fix for an error that would sometimes trigger when buying a quest from the mysterious stranger
  
• Fix for monkeys not learning to put items if chest is the item is dragged and dropped into the chest with the mouse
  
• Fix for infinite loading screen when joining an online game with a monkey carrying the mysterious chest
  
• WIP fix for Monkeys set to follow and combat modes retain these modes after loading a save
  

Please note that not all of these changes or future experimental branch changes will make it to the live build. We'll be listening closely to your feedback on what works and what doesn't to make sure we make the game the best it can be!



Warning on save data

If you access the Experimental Branch you risk your save data. We highly recommend backing up your save data before accessing it. Your save data default should be here:



You can just copy this to another folder for safe keeping.

Your current save will be compatible with the new Experimental Branch but likely you will not be able to go back to default with that save. The Experimental Branch will be kept up to date, so you could in theory just play the new branch going forwards. Also you will only be able to play online with other experimental branch players as the default will be incompatible.

Steps to enable Experimental Branch

First right click the game in your Steam Library and select Properties.



Then select the ‘Betas’ tab.



From here select Experimental from the dropdown list.



Once you next try to open The Survivalists on Steam you should automatically download the experimental branch!



Let us know all your thoughts and feedback in the ‘Experimental Branch Feedback’ section on the Steam forums and feel free to report any issues in the ‘Report Experimental Branch Problems’ area.

We'll also be working hard to get this first set of changes out to the live version for all players to get their paws on!

Thanks again for all your support and feedback so far, we can’t wait for everyone to try out all of the tweaks and new changes!

We'll keep everyone up to date here on Steam when all of the new changes roll onto the new branch and live.

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Hey Survivalists!

Thanks for all of your kind words so far, we're so happy that the game is out in the wild and everyone can enjoy desert island life.

We are however, listening closely to all of your feedback and working as fast as we can to get many of the most reported issues fixed here on Steam. We're also taking on board all of your suggestions and will be using them to shape the future updates for The Survivalists.



We want to address a few of the most common issues and biggest criticisms that have been expressed so far. This QOL or quality of life fix will be coming as soon as we can possibly get it out! We want to show you that we are committed to making sure the game is the best it can be and this is the first step.



The Survivalists is a living and breathing game. We'll be continuing to support it into the future and more content is coming! We'll share more on what that will be very soon. Plus, we're looking to share a development roadmap to get a better idea of where this game is sailing!



If you have any other suggestions, things you would like tweaked or even to be implemented in the future, please let us know in the comments section below!

If you come across any issues you can go directly to our support team here: https://www.team17.com/support/ or use the 'Report a Problem' section on Steam and our help team will assist you.

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Hey Survivalists!

We're absolutely losing our bananas that The Survivalists is now fully launched on Steam! Thank you to everyone for your support so far and we hope you have an absolute blast in the game!

We'll stop monkeying around, here's our launch trailer:
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[h3]Pick up your copy today:[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/897450/The_Survivalists/



If you haven't heard of The Survivalists before it's a procedurally generated and adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?

[h3]Explore[/h3]



Explore a procedurally generated world of islands, full of exciting biomes, quests and more to discover! Each new character made generates a entirely new world, plus join online games to enter a friends set of unique islands!

[h3]Build[/h3]



Don't just survive... thrive! Build a new home or epic base for you and friends! Bolster you defenses against a whole host of hostiles that could raid your camp and take your supplies!

[h3]Make Monkey Friends[/h3]

Shipwrecked life in The Survivalists is helped through its unique Monkey Mimic system, where players train up to 20 local primates to do a raft of tasks and help automate systems, from cooking and crafting, to collecting resources. Tasks can be chained together like a production line, so monkeys help make island life run a little smoother. 



[h3]Craft[/h3]

Get crafty and become a master tinkerer in island contraptions. Make tools, furniture, weapons and more that will help you survive on the islands.



[h3]Survive[/h3]

Danger stalks the islands with bands of orcs that patrol the shores. Many more hostile creatures will happily make a meal out of you. Arm yourself and your monkey friends to defend your new home and stay safe on your adventures. Also keep a tab of your hunger as you need to stay in good health for island life!



[h3]Escape?[/h3]



Wait, what is that?



We sincerely hope you have an amazing island adventure! There will be more content on the horizon in future patches but we'll share more on that a little while after launch celebrations!

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Hey Survivalists!

Deluxe Edition owners will now be able to download the Final Beta which is early access to the game minus some tweaks and fixes that will come in a day 1 patch on launch day. Save data will carry across from this Final Beta to the full version of the game!



Welcome to the islands!

If you want access to this early you can still purchase the Digital Deluxe edition on Steam to get this perk.




[h3]Launch Time[/h3]

For everyone else the game will launch on the 9th of October at 5PM BST here on Steam.

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