Hey all, Hope you are enjoying/enjoyed your holidays! Here’s what will likely be the last update/minor patch in this series as we have already begun to work extensively on the next major update. Onwards and wayward into the next year! Stay tuned for more news! [b]Bonus Tip:[/b] If you are ever unsure about what exactly each action tier does on a tool, for example, “Mining III”, you can inspect the item (by default, using Shift+Right Click when hovering an item), and hover over each of the actions and tiers to get information on what this affects. [b]Bonus Promo:[/b] Dr. Incompetent recently put together a playthrough of Wayward on their channel including a beginner’s guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpYMG_4V-dY [list] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoJIlY3iEE]2022 Guide for Complete Beginners - Episode 2[/url][/*] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woe6TnTc5ps]2022 Guide for Complete Beginners - Episode 3[/url][/*] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLZqXZAwfuGcpEicXalf5SKwPUFP0MVcd]Let’s Play in 2022 playlist[/url][/*] [/list] On with the changelog: [h2]Improvements[/h2] [list] [*]Added filter support to the actions drawer.[/*] [*]Added a new message when killing a merchant.[/*] [*]The "inapplicable" headings in the actions drawer now specify that the following actions are inapplicable with the item you have selected.[/*] [*]Improved performance when gathering, harvesting, dismantling, disassembling and other actions that can give you multiple items in one turn.[/*] [*]Creatures will now swap positions with players if they are on a cave entrance when they ascend or descend if not tamed.[/*] [*]Increased save back-up amount from 5 to 10.[/*] [*]Updated the "Crafting" help article to include more information on success chances and new tooltip/efficacy bonuses.[/*] [/list] [h2]Balance[/h2] [list] [*]Attacking merchants directly or through the use of tamed creatures will impact reputation similarly to attacking other players.[/*] [*]Reduced amount of thirst gained when poisoned slightly.[/*] [*]Reduced amount of thirst gained over time but increased it while encumbered/overburdened.[/*] [*]Reduced durability of boats slightly.[/*] [*]Reduced the base defense of snow walkers.[/*] [/list] [h2]Bug Fixes[/h2] [list] [*]Fixed game-freezing issues caused by completing or dismantling tattered maps. (Thanks synchc!)[/*] [*]Fixed the Steam Deck not launching Wayward properly.[/*] [*]Fixed Wayward not launching from Steam on newer distros/versions of Linux. (Thanks Voklov!)[/*] [*]Fixed not being able to slot most item actions in action slots unless you have an applicable item for them.[/*] [*]Fixed "you cannot do that" messages not displaying for the read map action.[/*] [*]Fixed creatures not going up and down cave entrances when they couldn't naturally spawn on the current biome.[/*] [*]Fixed trees with snow being able to melt into a near-infinite amount of puddles when travelling.[/*] [*]Fixed player's reputations being affected by merchant's death outside of their control/interaction. (Thanks sechsauge!)[/*] [*]Fixed weight bonus not showing as a custom modifier in the pause menu when set to +50.[/*] [*]Fixed changing a binding closing all sections in the bindings menu. (Thanks dawn_h_35!)[/*] [*]Fixed errors when unloading mods that added new world layers, such as Troposphere.[/*] [*]Fixed being able to paste formatted HTML into the chat box.[/*] [*]Fixed extinguishing equipped torches when getting off boats from non-shallow water to land or moving vehicle-to-vehicle.[/*] [*]Fixed merchants being able to be killed twice in the same turn.[/*] [*]Actually™ fixed the blank pause menu issue. (Thanks Valdig!)[/*] [*]Fixed enhancing items not using thaumaturgy.[/*] [*]Fixed "Turns" not showing up for game saves on the Steam Workshop.[/*] [*]Fixed errors when attempting to travel to islands with bugged merchants.[/*] [*]Fixed the "Unfocus After Sending Message" option adding an extra line to the message bar or not working at all. (Thanks 柯箴之!)[/*] [*]Fixed action slots showing the incorrect item in the tooltip when disassembling containers. (Thanks 柯箴之!)[/*] [*]Fixed tinkering being used in cases where other skills should be used when refining or reinforcing. (Thanks Anketam!)[/*] [/list] [h2]Technical[/h2] [list] [*]Updated to Electron 22.0.0.[/*] [/list] [h2]Mods[/h2] [b][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1218286592]TARS[/url][/b] [list] [*]Fixed not being able to gather treasure from water.[/*] [*]Will now build more than 3 water stills when needed.[/*] [/list]