Welcome Colonists!
We hope you enjoy a number of substantial gameplay alterations this time.

Outworlder PreAlpha3-Preview6f:

• Moved doors to Structure tab
  
• Workbench now requires wood to build
  
• Cage lights now require ingots to build
  
• Fixed issue with facilities sometimes getting locked by ghost orders, causing NPCs not to fulfill orders at those facilities anymore
  

Outworlder PreAlpha3-Preview6e:

• Fixed invisible campfires in blueprints
  
• Fixed ladders not stacking when crafting from handcraft menu
  
• Fixed doors remaining shut in multiplayer
  
• Fixed issue with weapon jitter when cursor is close to the character
  

Outworlder PreAlpha3-Preview6d:

Changes

• New Player Character model is now enabled as the default
  
• NPCs can now jump up 4 blocks instead of just 3 in strict pathfinding mode
  
• Hand craft button appearance updated; when disabled, will show whether the recipe is not craftable by hand, or ingredients are not on hand
  
• Added a few outfits (jumpsuit, scientific wear, etc)
  
• Added small delay for NPCs ledge climbing to make it look more natural
  
• Increased max radius for building at a construction site
  
• Planting sites now show an icon on the soil instead of a square
  
• Steel pickaxe no longer requires coal
  
• Made pneumatic drill cheaper to craft
  
• Made ladders craftable again
  
• Copper and coal are now more plentiful near the surface
  
• Blueprint and plant menu now keep the previous search string when closed and reopened
  
• Ladder construction time lowered (but recommend using crafted object for now)
  
• Added freezing sound to icy overlay effect
  
• Updated sound of slime footsteps to be less squishy
  
• Updated misc reload animations and weapon sprites
  
• Multiplayer: Players of the same faction will spawn closer together
  
• Updated Join Game box in the multiplayer menu; join code must now be confirmed to join
  
• Replaced bleeding countdown with pulsating skull of death animation
  
• Updated stone tiers so that all rock types can be damaged by any pickaxe, but large tier differences have dramatic effects on the time it takes to mine
  
• Set a weaker hit effect when trying to hit a high tier material with a weak pickaxe
  
• Deposit range for hauling materials increased slightly to reduce issues with missed deposits
  
• The first faction in Multiplayer now has a fixed spawn position until you put down the spawn point, instead of randomly spawning everyone
  
• Holding E will now both deposit materials and start building in the same breath instead of requiring multiple successive presses
  
• Ladders are now allowed to float
  
• Moved wires and machined parts to toolbench
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed NPCs sometimes failing to ledge grab when jumping straight up
  
• Fixed issue with Plasteel research not kicking in
  
• Fixed issue that caused the Canyon biome to be over-represented in world generation
  
• Fixed ladders having no construction preview
  
• Fixed NPCs getting confused by doors on top of 1 block high curbs
  
• Fixed several issues that would cause NPCs to remain stuck trying to path through a closed door
  
• Fixed doors hiding the player character’s ambient light
  
• Fixed a long-standing issue that caused NPCs to overshoot the goal and make an extra hop through a nearby platform or ladder unnecessarily before getting to the finish point
  
• Fixed issue that allowed players and NPCs to ledge grab at the bottom of a closed door that’s flush with the wall
  
• Fixed issue that prevented NPCs from ledge grabbing a solid block from a ladder after traveling down the ladder
  
• Fixed NPCs getting stuck on ladders while attempting to jump off a ledge
  
• Fixed stuck/teleporting issue when falling onto a short ladder from a ledge
  
• Fixed stuck/teleporting issue when jumping through a platform onto a short ladder
  
• Fixed stuck/teleporting issue when jumping from ladder to a solid ledge
  
• Fixed a number of issues that could cause NPCs to have their current order reset if hauling to a facility that’s completing orders
  

Outworlder PreAlpha3-Preview6c:

Changes

• Icy effect will surround the screen when your character gets cold
  
• Fireflies are no longer as bright
  
• Reduced intensity and warmed up color of flame-based light sources
  
• Research and unlockables have been updated; a number of items were removed from crafting and added to the blueprint menu
  
• A number of items, such as certain higher tier weapons, have been temporarily removed from crafting and will be reinserted in a later patch to research (use Debug menu to access them)
  
• Tether now requires 1 wire to craft
  
• Plastic requirement is now removed from several recipes, including wires
  
• Reduced tech level of raider weapons to match what’s available to player currently
  
• Fixed orders not opening when pressing hotkey (K)
  
• Fixed additional issues with NPCs stalling while planting
  
• Fixed eggs not hatching in alien nests
  
• Various updates to raider siege and looting behavior
  
• Fixed various issues with firearm shell ejection
  
• Multiplayer: All players will now join the same faction upon connecting to a server
  
• Multiplayer: Leaving a faction no longer kills you; you will be teleported to the faction’s spawn point but lose your carried equipment
  
• Multiplayer: Fixed issue that could cause the first logged in player not to receive a spawn point
  
• Facility overlay buttons will no longer block the cursor, placement or gun fire while dragging
  
• Blueprint construction is now instant in creative mode and materials are added for free
  
• Adjusted wildlife to reduce the number of beasts assaulting the colony at night
  
• Added count check to raider mob group sound effects (>=2 raiders in mob)
  
• Added distance check for hauling off of stolen loot from raiders
  
• Added message when raiders are sieging your colony
  
• Added raider sieging and looting ability
  
• Added spatial location for the raider mob sound effects, and to move along with the mob center point
  
• Disabling of raider mob to target a player for goal
  

Bugfixes

• Bugfix to ensure all raiders will disappear when escape fails
  

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