City 20

Update 0.12 - The Aftershock is LIVE!

The ground has shifted in City 20, bringing a completely fresh start.

We have overhauled the onboarding experience to give returning veterans a brand-new way to begin their journey, while providing a much smoother introduction for our new players. By integrating new lore, quests, items, and updated NPC behaviors, those early hours in the game are now more engaging than ever.

Your journey now kicks off just after a massive earthquake has sealed off the forest from the rest of the city.

Locked in the forest area, you are tasked with uncovering the truths of your past, finding a way out of the forest area, and ultimately securing your new house in the city!

Here are the full patch notes for Update 0.12 - The Aftershock:

Key Features & World Changes

A Brand-New Beginning

• The Forest Lockdown: You are now blocked in the Forest area for the first few hours of the game following the earthquake. The entire forest area has been completely revamped for this new experience, with the exception of the container depot, which remains untouched. 

• Slums Rework: The Slums have been adjusted to feature a less aggressive environment early on.

• Bridge Reconstruction: A new quest revolves around helping the Henchmen build a bridge to finally cross into the main city.

• A New Path: Goga will no longer automatically take you to the Raboch faction. Instead, he will push you to investigate and uncover the truth about your own past.

• Expanding Lore: Discover a brand-new underground bunker. We have also added major pieces of backstory, introducing insights into your old friend’s past.

Revamped City Center & Your New Home

• The Player House: You now have a dedicated space in the revamped City Center, called Dom Truda! Your first task is to clear out the trash, repair the structure, and furnish your new abode.

• New City Areas: Added 2 new structures in the city center full of resources and loot!

• Market Revamp: The Market area has been revamped with new personalized Market Stalls. To each their own!

• More Walls: We added a physical barrier for the L.I.N.A.C. area. Players not ready to explore this irradiated land won’t venture off and die from radiation poisoning as soon as they start the game.

• More Dynamic Routines: Citizens will now change their routines and behaviors in response to the forest road being blocked off.

System Reworks

• Construction Mode Access: Construction Mode is now much easier to access. A dedicated button will now automatically appear on your UI whenever you are inside your property.

• Bulletin Board Overhaul: Quests are no longer auto-accepted. You now have full control to manually review and accept the requests you actually want to take on.

• Tool Rebalancing:

• Added the Makeshift Screwdriver.

• The Makeshift Knife and Hunting Knife are now strictly skinning tools. They won’t function as screwing tools anymore.

• Rebalanced durability and strength: Makeshift tools are now slightly weaker, while Metal tools are significantly stronger.
  

Additions & Quality of Life

• Construction Tutorial: Added a brand new tutorial for Construction Mode that triggers the very first time you enter your new house, guiding you through the basics of building your sanctuary.

• New Items & Weapons: Added the Machete and various other new items, alongside updated inventory icons for existing ones.

• Home Customization: Added a variety of new furniture and storage options to craft for your new home.

• More Map Info: The Map UI has been upgraded, adding more information while exploring new areas.

• Expanded Map Details: You can now use “More Info” on shops to check the shopkeeper's working hours, or on houses and dormitories to see exactly who lives there. All of this information is linked directly to your Society tab.

• Crafting Tab UI Changes: Reduced the crafting slots shown in the quick crafting and furniture crafting interfaces. The separate "Placeable" and “Relocatable” crafting tabs have been completely removed.

• UI Text Updates: Made the Text more readable and bigger for smaller screens, like Steam Deck.

• Teaching new Mechanics: Added new dialogues and mini-quests to help you better understand core game mechanics, like dismantling or where to find refined materials.

• Audio Feedback: Added a wide variety of new UI and interaction feedback sounds across the game to make actions feel more responsive and immersive. 

• Reading Feedback: Books and documents will now provide clear feedback if you have already read them.

• Unknown Message: A strange note has appeared in your inventory… Better taking a look at it.

• Shop Upgrades: Shop vendors now have bigger storages for their goods.

• Paranoid Whispers: Added a paranoid NPC with strange sounds echoing from their underground deposit...

• Hunter Tweaks: Changed the initial Hunter request for the first quest.

• Cinematics & Audio: Added a new post-tutorial cutscene and integrated new sound effects across the game.
  

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

• Performance: Fixed major stability issues and crashes reported by the community. Optimized multiple instances where the game would freeze while opening certain UIs.

• The Unlimited Blueprint Exploit: Picking up and dropping a manual blueprint book will no longer unlock unlimited blueprints when read (sorry!).

• Blockers:

• Fixed an issue where the player got stuck if an NPC transporting them fainted.

• Fixed an issue causing the player to freeze when canceling the uproot animation with a Sickle.

• Smashing an item (Controller A) inside a chest will no longer cause the next 'A' interaction to fail.

NPC AI & Interactions:

• Guards will no longer try to kick you out forever when you upset them.

• NPCs who want to talk to you will no longer ignore you if interrupted by a loud noise.

• Increased the survivability necessities and Behaviours of all NPCs (especially the ones outside the factions)

• Sleeping NPCs and the Mad Scientist will now correctly answer the door.

• Fixed a rare issue where answering the door made NPCs un-interactable.

Quests & UI:

• Fixed an issue with quests permanently lingering in "ongoing activities" even after completion.

• Money extortion quest diary notes now update correctly.

• Citizen Info mode no longer persists if you are in it while opening the map.

• Fixed an issue where item icons would go outside inventory bounds after loading a save with a backpack equipped.

• Item icons no longer disappear when hovering them over a Blueprint in the Mechanical Workbench.

• Equipment Icon Colors are now shown correctly in the Big Icon above their description in the inventory.

• The Torch Holder now has the Slot Item Name and Description shown correctly.

• Item Request amount is now shown correctly after you give a partial amount of the item requested.

• Affection no longer increases when giving quest items (the affection already increases with the completion of the quest).

World & Environment:

• Fixed an issue where repairable structures couldn't be repaired after a load, even if all ingredients were added.

• Fixed a rare bug allowing some electric doors to open while the power was completely off.

• Fixed an issue where you could walk over the unfinished catwalk in the LAB 01 area after loading.

• Farm Plots are now correctly illuminated.

• Corpses will now properly decompose after loading a save file.

• Fixed Goga’s localization text (he lives in the container depot area, not the market!).

We are incredibly eager to hear your thoughts as you dive back in and experience this fresh start.

If you haven't already, jump into our Discord to share your feedback, report any issues, or just hang out with the community.

www.discord.gg/Bf26uy3T5v

Thank you for your continued support and, as always, see you in the City!

Hello Citizens!

Update 0.11 is officially live! This patch is a bit smaller than our usual releases, but it brings a highly requested feature to your survival experience, alongside some crucial stability fixes.

While part of the team put together this patch, the rest of us have been working on our next major update (which you can catch a glimpse of at the end of these notes!).

Here is what’s new:

New Construction Mode

It is time to make your property truly yours! Update 0.11 introduces the very first iteration of our brand-new Construction Mode.

• Total Placement Freedom: You no longer need to place your relocatables strictly near the walls of your house. You now have the freedom to build and place items anywhere within your property limits!

• We want your feedback: Since this is the first iteration of the system, we are looking closely at your feedback. Let us know how it feels, as we are already planning to expand and upgrade this system in future updates!

Stability & Bug Fixes

• Crash Fixes: We have fixed multiple instability issues and crashes that were directly reported by the community. Thank you for continuing to send in those reports!

Known Issues

• Animation Bug (v0.9 Saves): Loading older saves from version 0.9 can cause your character's arms to get stuck in their previous animation. This is a visual-only issue and will not impact your gameplay.

What’s Next?

As mentioned, this update is a short one, but we would never leave you without a look at what is coming next!
Our team is currently hard at work on the next major update, which is packed with massive content additions and overhauls.

Here is a sneak peek at what we are currently working on:

• Expanded Lore & Mysteries: We are diving deeper into the world with expanded city lore and entirely new mysteries to uncover.

• New Onboarding: A completely revamped onboarding experience to better welcome you into the harsh realities of the city.

• Revamped Areas: Massive overhauls are coming to both the Forests and the Market zones.

• New City Central Area: The heart of the city is opening up, featuring a brand-new player property to claim!

• Reworked Bulletin Board: We heard your feedback and we are changing how the bulletin board works and looks! You will be in full control and be able to choose the exact quests you actually want to do! 

• Construction Mode Upgrades: We will be expanding on today's new system, with the addition of new relocatables for you to build and place!

Thank you all for your continuous support, feedback, and bug reports.

Dive into the new Construction Mode, let us know what you think, and get ready for a massive leap forward in our next update.

See you in the City!