Hey Everyone,

After weeks of work we are excited to finally present our alpha milestone update.

This updated includes very large number of new features – such as fishing, new cloning respawn, short prologue for new players and a lot more. We have also reworked and improved a lot of areas of the game – like raining in buildings, GUI effects and more.

Thanks for your continuous support, and sorry about delays with the new update - it was a big one.

Prologue Features

• First time prologue dialogues and story (voice acting to be added later)
  
• Added a giant spaceship above planets - this is a cloning ship where player first spawns, and then respawns
  
• Now when selecting respawn you will respawn as a clone within a clone transport above
  
• From here you can explore the ship, visit your Global Loot + go shopping in the mall or visit the taxi icon on the escape pod to pod down to the shire below.
  
• New random spawns/escape pod landing zones created for Clayton Shire
  
• When entering the pod the previous cryo/clone pod intro will play
  
• Pod art has been replaced and you no longer crash land, but rather a controlled landing at a landing site.
  
• Cutscene-like sequence plays when you enter the escape pod and watch it leave the ship from a couple different locations
  
• NPC's placed in the cryo/clone storage area of the ship
  
• Escape pod now slow downs on approach
  

Fishing Mechanics

• Added full on fishing and worm gathering mechanics
  
• Use a Makeshift Shovel or Shovel on terrain to dig up a Worms (50% chance)
  
• Craft a Fishing Hook from Scrap Metal
  
• Use a Fishing Hook with a Worm to create a Baited Fishing Hook
  
• Equip Fishing Rod and right click to attach a Baited Fishing Hook
  
• Tips displayed with Shovel or Fishing Rod equipped
  
• Fillet the captured raw fish before cooking (1 fish will give two fillets)
  
• Two types of fish added so far Glow Carp and Electro Trout
  
• Sound effects added for shoveling and fishing
  
• All of the new tools are added to the camping vendor
  
• Icons and world item art added for all new items!
  

Major Additions

• Reworked underwater sounds, visuals and fixes all the lakes that didn`t work
  
• Added Blade mechanics - any blade can be used to cut fish, scrapping items or shredding clothing
  
• Weapons merchants now sell normal weapons instead of makeshift ones.
  
• Major improvements to terrain rendering in uneven locations
  
• Fixed a major issue with trees and bushes appearing in wrong locations sometimes
  
• A lot of improvements to NPCs - appearance, hats, backpacks and more
  
• Build Radius FX now appears to show the limits of where buildings can be placed on players claim
  

GUI Changes

• New rain system - no more rain through the roofs and other realistic features
  
• Major improvements to rain system - can now see rain through windows and door
  
• Rain sound now decreases when entering buildings
  
• Added various button effect for most GUI elements
  
• Completely reworked main menu Host window
  
• Menus now have dynamic and configurable "digital" effects done with custom shaders
  
• Adjusted TPS camera default distance and mouse wheel sensitivity.
  
• It`s now easier to figure out how to invert mouse in Controls Options
  
• Added waypoints in bushes for new players
  
• Added waypoints for all lootable containers
  
• Jetpack GUI implemented with new UI system
  
• Optimization for new character creation system
  
• Tooltips now use new UI system among other elements
  
• Crafting devices now use new interaction system.
  
• Some placeable items upgraded to the new green fadeable effect
  
• Items placed in claims now fade out properly.
  
• Updated several menus with new shader effects
  

Fixes & Additions

• Rebalanced startup of the game - a lot easier to get resources around the landing pod now
  
• Reenabled mechs in territories after various fixes
  
• Added always visible Nav Point in Ferrys.
  
• Fixed not being able to interact with base components when looking at certain parts of them.
  
• Added backpacks to NPCs in several areas
  
• If you pick up a stack of items that aren't stackable, they will now be added to your bag individually
  
• Using a blade for scrapping, filleting or shredding will reduce the integrity at a higher rate than usual.
  
• Fixed twitching ferry vendor again.
  
• Area 22 Soldiers now wear an army uniform
  
• Fixed a dupe when shredding items
  
• Fixed FPS camera issues while riding Rover and Quad Bike
  
• Fixed various issues with character hair rendering
  
• Fix for teleport pads not instantiating if you do not spawn in or enter the area near the teleport pad
  
• Fixed placing items from crafting menu breaking
  
• Disabled hangar quest while we make the new prologue changes
  
• NPCs that sit or work now properly interact with character when spoken to
  
• Fixed the whoosh sound that pickaxe and axe make by about -9DB
  
• Escape menu now disables when player dies in order to show respawn screen
  
• Crouch transitions streamlined
  
• Adjustment to Clayton Hamlet NPCs with a lot more actions
  
• Fixed melee weapon positions, moving the camera back a fraction