v1.0.4a in Public Beta! (UPDATED)
[h2]1.0.4a beta4 -released 18 August 2020 on Steam Public Beta Branch[/h2]
The beta build of the 1.0.4a patch is ready for public beta testing! Please review the changelist below. (Beta is currently available only for Windows; see instructions at bottom of this post to get it.)
[h3]NEW: User Accounts[/h3]
* Register Account: Players can register a WQ:AE account either using their username/password from their WQ 2.7 account or creating an all-new account. (2.7 usernames are reserved, so upgrade if you want to keep the same username, or create a new account if you want a new username. You cannot register a new account with a username already claimed by someone in WQ 2.7.) On Steam, your WQ account is then linked to your Steam account, so you'll subsequently log in automatically.
* Friends List: Works the same as in 2.7.
* In-game messages: Works the same as in 2.7.
* Packs and Achievements are not set up yet.
[h3]IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]
* In Wolf Customization, changed "Stats" section name to "Attributes".
* Adjustments to stamina drain and recharge rates.
* Added notification about duplicating wolf when player changes wolf name in customization panel.
[h3]BUGS FIXED[/h3]
* Floppy is dead. Long live Floppy!
* A few boulders in Amethyst have invisible sphere colliders, making wolf walk above it, on air.
* Some cougar sounds are truncated or sound bad.
* On World Map, territory hexes can show 0% strength while hex is tinted.
* Occasionally, wolf face is missing from badge. (Possibly fixed, if not, please submit bug report with details about your game.)
* On some terrain quality levels, inconsistent amount of snow in distant view.
* Terrain texture and topography issues.
* Ravens and eagles often don't fly away when wolf gets close.
* Wolf carcass has two coats, can't decide which to use.
* Lost River: Some animals have spidey skills.
* Lost River: NPC animals walk high in the air above the wall along the BCE compound.
[h2]1.0.4a beta 5 - released 21 August 2020 on Steam Public Beta Branch[/h2]
[h3]IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]
* Bison and stranger wolf scents adjusted for better differentiation.
[h3]BUGS FIXED[/h3]
* Occasionally wolf face is missing from badge HUD.
* Cannot access Attributes buttons with controller.
* Amethyst ponds are green in certain lighting on low quality levels.
* Discrepancies in snow coverage between near and far terrains on some terrain quality levels.
* Lost River: Some collider issues around the bridge.
* Removed some unnecessary words from badword filter.
* Adjusted wolf howl volume.
[h2]1.0.4a beta 6 - released 21 August 2020 on Steam Public Beta Branch[/h2]
BUG FIXED: Grizzly cub dies unexpectedly.
[h3]To get the beta build[/h3]
1) In the Steam app, go to your Library, then right-click on the WolfQuest: AE name in the left column and choose Properties.
2) Then go to the Betas tab and select the WQ current Beta option in the pulldown. No password is necessary. Steam should then start downloading it. Later you can switch back to the public version in that Betas tab, by selecting NONE in that pulldown.
The beta build of the 1.0.4a patch is ready for public beta testing! Please review the changelist below. (Beta is currently available only for Windows; see instructions at bottom of this post to get it.)
[h3]NEW: User Accounts[/h3]
* Register Account: Players can register a WQ:AE account either using their username/password from their WQ 2.7 account or creating an all-new account. (2.7 usernames are reserved, so upgrade if you want to keep the same username, or create a new account if you want a new username. You cannot register a new account with a username already claimed by someone in WQ 2.7.) On Steam, your WQ account is then linked to your Steam account, so you'll subsequently log in automatically.
* Friends List: Works the same as in 2.7.
* In-game messages: Works the same as in 2.7.
* Packs and Achievements are not set up yet.
[h3]IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]
* In Wolf Customization, changed "Stats" section name to "Attributes".
* Adjustments to stamina drain and recharge rates.
* Added notification about duplicating wolf when player changes wolf name in customization panel.
[h3]BUGS FIXED[/h3]
* Floppy is dead. Long live Floppy!
* A few boulders in Amethyst have invisible sphere colliders, making wolf walk above it, on air.
* Some cougar sounds are truncated or sound bad.
* On World Map, territory hexes can show 0% strength while hex is tinted.
* Occasionally, wolf face is missing from badge. (Possibly fixed, if not, please submit bug report with details about your game.)
* On some terrain quality levels, inconsistent amount of snow in distant view.
* Terrain texture and topography issues.
* Ravens and eagles often don't fly away when wolf gets close.
* Wolf carcass has two coats, can't decide which to use.
* Lost River: Some animals have spidey skills.
* Lost River: NPC animals walk high in the air above the wall along the BCE compound.
[h2]1.0.4a beta 5 - released 21 August 2020 on Steam Public Beta Branch[/h2]
[h3]IMPROVEMENTS[/h3]
* Bison and stranger wolf scents adjusted for better differentiation.
[h3]BUGS FIXED[/h3]
* Occasionally wolf face is missing from badge HUD.
* Cannot access Attributes buttons with controller.
* Amethyst ponds are green in certain lighting on low quality levels.
* Discrepancies in snow coverage between near and far terrains on some terrain quality levels.
* Lost River: Some collider issues around the bridge.
* Removed some unnecessary words from badword filter.
* Adjusted wolf howl volume.
[h2]1.0.4a beta 6 - released 21 August 2020 on Steam Public Beta Branch[/h2]
BUG FIXED: Grizzly cub dies unexpectedly.
[h3]To get the beta build[/h3]
1) In the Steam app, go to your Library, then right-click on the WolfQuest: AE name in the left column and choose Properties.
2) Then go to the Betas tab and select the WQ current Beta option in the pulldown. No password is necessary. Steam should then start downloading it. Later you can switch back to the public version in that Betas tab, by selecting NONE in that pulldown.