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April Development Log II

Added 2025-04-30 15:05:53 +0000 UTC

Hey, guys! After updating the grass, I was bothered by the situation with fps drawdown, and therefore I decided to fix this problem. As a result, I changed the method of rendering vegetation and due to this I got an increase of ~30 fps.
Before (300 meters grass draw distance & 100% density):
After:
After (optimized grass):

Also, due to the increased density, the grass began to cover some types of mushrooms, so I had to check everything and remove some of the excess near the mushrooms and traps.

New points of interest have also been added to the game. In some of them, you can find rare loot, and a random loot system has been added for variety, so that each new playthrough will bring something new.

Gameplay

Added respawn of eggs in nests every few ingame hours;
Added respawn of a small amount of ores, coal and trees every few ingame hours;
Added a random loot system: when starting a new game, random items are generated in certain points of the game world;
All items that the player places on the stove are now "marked" by the game so that they can be picked up in the future;
Added the ability to open NPC crafting stations, but it is still forbidden to use them. In the future, the possibility of renting crafting stations for 1-2 game hours will be added;
Added a mortar to the Shaartan's stove for the starting quest;
The crafting menu has added the ability to craft multiple items at once, rather than one at a time;
Completing some quests could block the completion of others. For example, you couldn't give Yotra the grass until you gave her the fly agaric;
Additional items for crafting stations have been added to the game world: frying pan, mortar;

Points of Interest