WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition News

NOTE: This beta IS compatible with saved games and wolves, and with multiplayer in the last release, 1.0.6o, so you can switch back to that version if you want, and you can play on this beta with others who have 1.0.6o.

This beta is only for Windows.

[h2]BETA 1[/h2]

[h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3]
* In multiplayer, chat settings are saved and used in future sessions.
* Cougars are now sometimes a bit harder to chase away when stalking pups.
* Switched Amethyst winter creeks to have ice texture matching those in Slough Creek.

[h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3]
* Multiplayer game saves sometimes fail to load. (Two causes of this are now fixed.)
* Saving game fails, shows error> (One cause of this is now fixed.)
* Pups in Family Tree preview sometimes are deformed.
* When elk are alarmed (head held high), their tongue pokes through lower jaw slightly.
* As seen from the ridge, Lamar Valley in winter has some poor texturing.
* In summertime, Slough Creek creek audio can have odd audio effects.
* There's a paucity of cow moose in May.
* One meat chunk on buck mule deer carcass depletes carcass food too much.
* Elk float too high in the water when swimming.
* When player goes into den and sees mate already in there, mate has some excess/overlapping meshes.
* Adjusted placement of one meat chunk in the mouth.
* Removed some excessively-cautious words from the badwords list.
* Correction to Learn to Hunt game help text.
* Wolf Customization has DLC "?" button on other panels besides Coat.
* Water and terrain issues.

[h2]BETA 2[/h2]

BUGS FIXED:
* Save Game button sometimes is not displayed in Options menu (gets stuck when Qust Completion popup is blocked).
* Big Blaze has miscolored claw.
* Water issue.

It's time for another chance to win a free copy of WolfQuest! Lucky winners will receive a free copy of WolfQuest 2.7 (and PC/Mac users will also get WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition Early Access for PC and Mac)! Winners can choose to get any version of the game (Mac/Windows, Android, iOS, Kindle).

If you prefer, you can choose the new Yellowstone Wolf Coat DLC (only for WolfQuest: AE for PC/Mac) or the WolfQuest Soundtrack and Music Extras.

[h2]How to Enter[/h2]
Email your username (any username is fine, we just have to know what to call the winners) and your answer to the question: "What are three interesting facts about wolves?" to the email address [email protected]

[h2]Deadline[/h2]
All entries must be received before midnight (Eastern Daylight Time) on Thursday, March 18, 2021..

[h2]Random Drawing[/h2]
Winners are selected randomly from complete entries. Please enter only once in each monthly contest. Each complete entry will be assigned a number. We will then use a random-number generator to generate three numbers. The entries bearing those numbers will each win a free copy of the game.

Patch v1.0.6o - Released 5 March 2021

IMPROVEMENTS:
* Increased the odds that, if you have purchased the Coat DLC, some of those coats will be assigned to dispersal wolves. (Will only be effective in new games.)

BUGS FIXED:
* Spitfire is misclassified as a genetically gray coat.
* Dispersals with one DLC coat have wrong image on courtship panel.
* In 106n2, DLC coats can be assigned to dispersals for players who have not purchased the DLC pack. (Side-effect of last night's hotfix. If you started a new game and found a mate with a DLC coat, lucky you!)
* Mysterious cube floating above rocky slope in Slough Creek.

We are rolling this hotfix out as quickly as we can. Currently available for Windows. Mac coming soon. Mac is out now too.
[h3]
BUGS FIXED:[/h3]
* Dispersals and grown pups do not get DLC coats even if player has purchased them. This fix will only be effective in new games. Sorry about that!
* F11 does not open bug reporter in main menu.

[h2]Patch v1.0.6n - Released 4 March 2021[/h2]

[h3]NEW:[/h3]
* Yellowstone Wolf Pack DLC now available! Go to My Wolves, then Coat Customization and scroll down to preview the new coats (Founders, Hall of Fame, and Cool Coats) on your wolf. Click the Buy button to go to Steam or itch.io to purchase the coats. They will immediately be available for your wolves. They will also be eligible to appear on dispersal wolves and grown pups in any new game that you start after purchasing this DLC. (Note that if you have the game from Steam, your purchase is tied to your Steam account. If you have the game from itch.io, you must have a WolfQuest game account, as that is where your purchase is recorded.)

[h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3]
* When in Endless Summer quest, you can now regenerate your family snapshot in the Pack Info panel. This will replace the snapshot that was taken previously when completing the Loaf at Rendezvous Site quest. (Useful if you change a mate or pup name, or if a pup dies and you want to be honest about it.)
* On Apple Silicon computers, wolf feet now touch ground, and alert appears in main menu about bugs.

[h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3]
* Female wolf does not appear pregnant in Slough Creek until you save and reload the save.
* If your wolf is female and save your game in Slough Creek before having pups, then start a new game in Amethyst, your wolf will be pregnant there.
* Moose calf in August grew up too fast.
* In Slough Creek, on Basic Sky & Veg mode, audio controls do not affect rain and snow sounds.
* Tall grass patches disappear in August.
* Snow does not accumulate on distant landscape in spring and summer in Slough Creek.
* Player gets stuck if notification appears while dreaming.
* In Wolf Customization, can't click drag to rotate wolf.
* New Mate quest (sometimes) appears after game over when a pregnant mate dies.
* Scent tracks sometimes stop abruptly.
* Scent tracks get suddenly older.
* All stranger wolves are interested in courtship. (Bug introduced in February -- Valentine's Day Special! -- and fixed now in new games but will persist in saved games from the past several weeks.)
* All dispersals and stranger wolves have the same level of interest at the start of courtship (should be vary some).
* World Map does not remember state of Show Dens button during Raise Pups quest.
* Regurgitated meat does not glow in scent view.
* Errors loading a save with carcass scent tracks spawned.
* Water and terrain issues.