Patch 1.0.8g Released!
[h3]NEW:[/h3]
* Lost pups will sometimes howl back at the player, and if they do, their icon will appear on the compass briefly to help you find them.
* New volume sliders in Audio Settings for Nearby Howls and Animal Sounds.
* Added Regenerate Family Snapshot button to Pack Info during the Journey to Slough Creek quest, in case player changes their mate's name.
* "Hanging Out with the Pups" music now plays sometimes when at the den.
* On Account panel, added new toggle to hide your email address (for streamers).
[h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3]
* Mate is now more attentive to finding food when moderately hungry.
* Volume in Audio Settings has a more useful dropoff curve now (might need readjusting depending on your custom settings).
* Low FPS Alert should be more reliable now, much less likely to be triggered when FPS is good.
* Achievements layout adjusts better at lower resolutions.
* In Wolf Customization, names that are too short (two characters or fewer) are now flagged as such.
* Late summer mule deer fawns do a bit more damage when kicking.
* Elk weave back and forth less when being chased.
* Increased ambient occlusion during rain, snow, and nightime, for better realism.
* Reduced moose and mule dear health levels in spring and early summer, to match elk and be more realistic.
* Moose get tired more quickly when fleeing.
* Upon reaching rendezvous site, the spiral camera movement stops after awhile.
* On World Map, you can now edit the name of a custom marker without moving it to your current location.
* Added special alert if game cannot sync files to server because player is not logged into their OneDrive account.
* New method for loading terrain materials to reduce memory load (currently only in Amethyst).
* Tweaks to snow coverage on terrain.
[h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3]
* Multiplayer: Game progress stalls if host dies while Name Rendezvous Site or similar panels are displayed.
* Multiplayer: Sometimes notification incorrectly says that host has disconnected.
* In multiplayer games, some alerts like Revive don't respect the Hide HUD setting.
* In Load/Save Game panel, multiplayer games have Mate line even though there are no mates in MP games.
* New Trial Mate music doesn't loop.
* In Slough Creek games, Endless Summer quest does not show on Quests panel.
* Wolf bodies can get wonky if you enable Photo Mode and then orbit the camera around.
* Mate sometimes moves too fast in water when chasing prey.
* Bull ungulates can spam-attack wolves, doing excessive damage.
* Mate can get stuck holding pup on some topography.
* After a certain sequence of events in multiplayer games, a player can get the wolf of another player in their carousel.
* In multiplayer, problems ensue if a client disconnects before getting spawned into the game.
* Problems ensue if mate goes hunting when pups are responding to feeding by it.
* Pups don't sleep when player is away on an excursion.
* In Wolf Customization, wolf is facing away after a certain sequence of player actions.
* In Wolf Customization, wolves with inherited black variation coats can't be edited.
* Sow grizzly does not respect fur settings.
* Terrain issues.
* Typos.
* Lost pups will sometimes howl back at the player, and if they do, their icon will appear on the compass briefly to help you find them.
* New volume sliders in Audio Settings for Nearby Howls and Animal Sounds.
* Added Regenerate Family Snapshot button to Pack Info during the Journey to Slough Creek quest, in case player changes their mate's name.
* "Hanging Out with the Pups" music now plays sometimes when at the den.
* On Account panel, added new toggle to hide your email address (for streamers).
[h3]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h3]
* Mate is now more attentive to finding food when moderately hungry.
* Volume in Audio Settings has a more useful dropoff curve now (might need readjusting depending on your custom settings).
* Low FPS Alert should be more reliable now, much less likely to be triggered when FPS is good.
* Achievements layout adjusts better at lower resolutions.
* In Wolf Customization, names that are too short (two characters or fewer) are now flagged as such.
* Late summer mule deer fawns do a bit more damage when kicking.
* Elk weave back and forth less when being chased.
* Increased ambient occlusion during rain, snow, and nightime, for better realism.
* Reduced moose and mule dear health levels in spring and early summer, to match elk and be more realistic.
* Moose get tired more quickly when fleeing.
* Upon reaching rendezvous site, the spiral camera movement stops after awhile.
* On World Map, you can now edit the name of a custom marker without moving it to your current location.
* Added special alert if game cannot sync files to server because player is not logged into their OneDrive account.
* New method for loading terrain materials to reduce memory load (currently only in Amethyst).
* Tweaks to snow coverage on terrain.
[h3]BUGS FIXED:[/h3]
* Multiplayer: Game progress stalls if host dies while Name Rendezvous Site or similar panels are displayed.
* Multiplayer: Sometimes notification incorrectly says that host has disconnected.
* In multiplayer games, some alerts like Revive don't respect the Hide HUD setting.
* In Load/Save Game panel, multiplayer games have Mate line even though there are no mates in MP games.
* New Trial Mate music doesn't loop.
* In Slough Creek games, Endless Summer quest does not show on Quests panel.
* Wolf bodies can get wonky if you enable Photo Mode and then orbit the camera around.
* Mate sometimes moves too fast in water when chasing prey.
* Bull ungulates can spam-attack wolves, doing excessive damage.
* Mate can get stuck holding pup on some topography.
* After a certain sequence of events in multiplayer games, a player can get the wolf of another player in their carousel.
* In multiplayer, problems ensue if a client disconnects before getting spawned into the game.
* Problems ensue if mate goes hunting when pups are responding to feeding by it.
* Pups don't sleep when player is away on an excursion.
* In Wolf Customization, wolf is facing away after a certain sequence of player actions.
* In Wolf Customization, wolves with inherited black variation coats can't be edited.
* Sow grizzly does not respect fur settings.
* Terrain issues.
* Typos.