What changed in Don't Starve in 2017

135 updates · 4 main milestones · Jul 4, 2017 to Nov 21, 2017

  1. 106 events
    Fish Farms for Food Growthnew content

    Fish Farms allow players to grow food on the water.

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    Tar Extractornew content

    Extract Tar from Tar Slicks with the new Tar Extractor.

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    Crash Fix When Loading Minionsbug fix

    Fixed a bug that caused an occasional crash when loading minions.

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    Ballphin Spawn on Land Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug that allowed some ballphins to spawn on land.

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    Tropical Bouillabaisse Recipenew content

    New recipe using the new tropical fish: Tropical Bouillabaisse.

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    Coral Reef Growth Time Fixbug fix

    Coral reef’s grow time reloads properly now.

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    Duplication Bug with Orange Amulet Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a duplication bug when using the orange amulet.

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    Mosquito Animation Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing animation with the mosquito in DS and ROG.

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    New Resource: Tarnew content

    Tar is a new resource introduced in the update.

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    Growables Advance Multiple States Off Screenbug fix

    Growables can now advance multiple states when off screen instead of one maximum.

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    Missing Texture for Snakeskin Rug Turf Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a missing texture for Snakeskin rug turf on the minimap.

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    Flup Spawner Building Placement Block Fixedbug fix

    Flup spawner won’t block building placement now.

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    Oil Lamp: Quick Light Sourcenew content

    The Oil Lamp serves as a quick light source for land and sea.

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    Duplication Bug with Orange Amulet Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a duplication bug when using the orange amulet.

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    Missing Animation on Beefalo and Monkeys Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing animation on Beefalo and Monkeys in vanilla Don’t Starve.

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    Trawlnets No Longer Remain Foreverbug fix

    Some trawlnets shouldn’t remain forever now.

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    Crocodog Warning Bark Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a problem with the Crocodog warning bark.

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    Controller Bugs and Graphic Issues Fixedbug fix

    Fixed some controller bugs and a graphic problem with shadow creatures in Linux and OSX.

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    Sea Yard for Ship Repairsnew content

    Sea Yard keeps your ship repaired on the water.

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    Craft Menu Navigation Fixbug fix

    Closing and opening the craft menu with a controller will now return to the same menu category.

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    Rainbow Jellyfishnew content

    New luminescent Rainbow Jellies added.

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    New Ballphin Followers and Dennew content

    Befriend some mischievous Ballphin pals and discover the Ballphin Den.

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    Encrusted Boatnew content
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    Introduction of Cormorantsnew content

    Cormorants are a new sea bird and source of Roe.

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    Unequipping Boat Items Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue when unequipping boat items from a different boat than the players.

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    Missing Animation with Baby Beefalo Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing animation with Baby Beefalo in Vanilla Don’t Starve.

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    Fullscreen Mode Support for Windows XPbug fix

    Support added for fullscreen mode on Windows XP.

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    Old Cave and Volcano Worlds Reuse Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the issue of old cave and volcano worlds being reused.

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    Missing Walls in Vanilla DS Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing walls in Vanilla DS.

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    Freeze at Key Binding Screen Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a freeze at the key binding screen.

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    New Ballphin Followers and Dennew content

    Befriend some mischievous Ballphin pals and discover the Ballphin Den.

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    New Food Item: Roenew content

    Roe is a new food item that stocks the fish farm.

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    Crafted Items No Longer Wetbug fix

    Fixed a bug where crafted items would come out wet.

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    Craft Menu Navigation Fixbug fix

    Closing and opening the craft menu with a controller will now return to the same menu category.

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    Caviar Recipe with Roenew content

    New recipe using Roe: Caviar.

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    Crocodog Warning Bark Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a problem with the Crocodog warning bark.

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    Trawlnets No Longer Remain Foreverbug fix

    Some trawlnets shouldn’t remain forever now.

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    Hammer Storage Issue Fixedbug fix

    Hammer can now be stored in chests using a controller.

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    Player Pop Issue with Elephant Cactibug fix

    The player won’t pop about when planting elephant cacti now.

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    Missing Walls in Vanilla DS Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing walls in Vanilla DS.

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    Missing Animation for Beefalo and Monkeys Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing animation on Beefalo and Monkeys in vanilla Don’t Starve.

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    Sea Wall for Wave Blockingnew content

    The Sea Wall is a water craftable wall that blocks waves.

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    Oil Lamp as Quick Light Sourcenew content

    Oil Lamp serves as a quick light source for land and sea.

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    Fish Farms for Growing Foodnew content

    Grow food on the water with new Fish Farms.

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    Crocodog Spawn Option Fixedbug fix

    Crocodogs won’t spawn when turned off in the world gen options.

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    Dumbrella Color Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed Dumbrella color bug.

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    Crocodogs Spawn Option Fixedbug fix

    Crocodogs won’t spawn when turned off in the world gen options.

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    New Recipe: Tropical Bouillabaissenew content

    New recipe using the new tropical fish.

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    Animation Bug on Plantables Fixedbug fix

    Fix for an animation bug on plantables being picked while windy.

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    Iron Wind Missing Animation Fixedbug fix

    Fixed Iron Wind missing animation.

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    Quackering Ram Craftablenew content

    New craftable for the Quacken Beak: Quackering Ram.

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    Tar Suit for Wetness Protectionnew content

    The Tar Suit provides temporary protection from wetness.

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    Introduction of Crocodogsnew content

    Crocodogs will hound you at land and sea.

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    Tar Extractor for Tar Collectionnew content

    Tar Extractor gets Tar from Tar Slick.

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    Fat Packim Reversion Fixedbug fix

    Fat Packim will revert back to regular Packim properly now.

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    Ballphin Spawn on Land Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug that allowed some ballphins to spawn on land.

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    New Tropical Fish Varietiesnew content

    Three new varieties of tropical fish introduced.

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    Growables Advance Multiple States Off Screenbug fix

    Growables can now advance multiple states when off screen instead of one maximum.

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    Sea Yard for Ship Repairsnew content

    The Sea Yard keeps your ship repaired on the water.

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    New Recipe: Caviarnew content

    New recipe using Roe.

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    Crafted Items No Longer Wetbug fix

    Fixed a bug where crafted items would come out wet.

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    Crafting Menu Missing Text Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the crafting menu missing text in Vanilla and ROG Shipwrecked compatible worlds.

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    Lobsters Won't Burn Underwaterbug fix

    Lobsters won’t burn underwater.

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    Shadow Creature Art Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue with the shadow creature art in OSX and Linux.

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    Player Stuck Issue with Elephant Cactibug fix

    The player won’t pop about when planting elephant cacti now.

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    Introduction of Crocodogsnew content

    Crocodogs will hound you at land and sea.

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    Rainbow Jellyfish Addednew content

    New luminescent Rainbow Jellyfish introduced.

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    Surfboard Flotsam Issue Fixedbug fix

    The surfboard won’t kick off flotsam while in the player’s inventory.

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    Iron Wind Missing Animation Fixedbug fix

    Fixed Iron Wind missing animation.

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    New Food Item: Roenew content

    Roe is a new food item that stocks the fish farm.

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    New Resource: Tarnew content

    Tar is a new resource found in Tar Slick pools.

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    Lobsters No Longer Burn Underwaterbug fix

    Lobsters won’t burn underwater.

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    Three New Varieties of Tropical Fishnew content
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    Unequipping Boat Items Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue when unequipping boat items from a different boat than the players.

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    Hammering Coral Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue with being unable to hammer coral for its nubbins.

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    Fullscreen Mode Support for Windows XPbug fix

    Support added for fullscreen mode on Windows XP.

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    New Craftables: Buoyant Chiminea and Sea Labnew content

    Make your base at sea with the new Buoyant Chiminea and Sea Lab.

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    Rare Crash with Telescope Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a rare crash with the telescope.

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    Missing Texture for Snakeskin Rug Turf Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a missing texture for Snakeskin rug turf on the minimap.

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    Old Cave and Volcano Worlds Reuse Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the issue of old cave and volcano worlds being reused.

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    Introduction of Tar Slicknew content

    Tar Slicks are pools of crude oil bubbling on the surface of the water.

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    Coral Nubbinnew content

    Replant coral after it's mined with the new Coral Nubbin.

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    Controller Bugs and Shadow Creatures Graphic Problem Fixedbug fix

    Fixed some controller bugs and a graphic problem with shadow creatures in Linux and OSX.

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    Shadow Creature Art Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue with the shadow creature art in OSX and Linux.

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    Dumbrella Color Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed Dumbrella color bug.

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    Surfboard Flotsam Issue Fixedbug fix

    The surfboard won’t kick off flotsam while in the player’s inventory.

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    Invisible Object Blocking Building Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where an invisible object (ballphin pod manager) could block building.

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    Ox Offspring Productionnew content

    Ox will now produce offspring.

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    Baby Beefalo Animation Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing animation with Baby Beefalo in Vanilla Don’t Starve.

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    Invisible Object Blocking Building Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where an invisible object (ballphin pod manager) could block building.

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    Tar Suit for Wetness Protectionnew content

    Tar Suit provides temporary protection from wetness.

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    Missing Animation with Mosquito Fixedbug fix

    Fixed missing animation with the mosquito in DS and ROG.

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    Ox Offspring Productionnew content

    Ox will now produce offspring.

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    Freeze at Key Binding Screen Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a freeze at the key binding screen.

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    Cormorants: New Sea Birdnew content

    Cormorants are a new sea bird and a source of Roe.

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    Crash Fix When Loading Minionsbug fix

    Fixed a bug that caused an occasional crash when loading minions.

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    Rare Crash with Telescope Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a rare crash with the telescope.

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    Crafting Menu Missing Text Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the crafting menu missing text in Vanilla and ROG Shipwrecked compatible worlds.

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    Coral Nubbin for Coral Replantingnew content

    Coral Nubbin allows players to replant coral after it's mined.

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    Animation Bug on Plantables Fixedbug fix

    Fix for an animation bug on plantables being picked while windy.

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    Coral Hammering Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue with being unable to hammer coral for its nubbins.

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    Coral Reef Grow Time Reload Fixbug fix

    Coral reef’s grow time reloads properly now.

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    Hammer Storage Issue Fixedbug fix

    Hammer can now be stored in chests using a controller.

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    Fat Packim Reversion Fixedbug fix

    Fat Packim will revert back to regular Packim properly now.

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    New Craftables: Buoyant Chiminea and Sea Labnew content

    New craftables for making bases at sea.

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    Flup Spawner Building Placement Issue Fixedbug fix

    Flup spawner won’t block building placement now.

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  2. 15 events
    Ongoing Quality of Life Improvementsquality of life

    Continued work on improvements and bug fixes.

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    Introduction of Winona as a New Characternew content

    Winona is now available on all platforms with unique abilities.

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    Changes to Skin Drops in Don't Starve Togetherbalance change

    Far more skins will drop for players, and a new trader will allow crafting of event items.

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    Announcing The Forge Event for Don't Starve Togetherseasonal eventMilestone

    Limited-time co-op challenge with new creatures and combat mechanics.

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    Announcing Don't Starve: Hamlet DLCdlc releaseMilestone

    A new singleplayer DLC where Wilson explores the origins of the Pigmen.

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    Ongoing Quality of Life Improvementsquality of life

    Continued work on improvements and bug fixes.

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    New Craftables in Shipwreckednew content

    Includes Galley, Sea Lab, Tar Extractor, and more.

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    New Content for Don't Starve: Shipwreckednew content

    Added new creatures, items, and craftables in a free update.

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    Announcing Don't Starve: Hamlet DLCdlc releaseMilestone

    Wilson explores the origins of the Pigmen in this upcoming singleplayer DLC.

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    New Craftables in Shipwreckednew content

    Includes Galley, Sea Lab, Tar Extractor, and more.

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    New Content Update for Don't Starve: Shipwreckednew content

    Free content update includes new creatures, items, and craftables.

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    New Character Winona in Don't Starve Togethernew content

    Winona arrives with unique abilities and is available on all platforms.

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    Introduction of Crockodogs in Shipwreckednew content

    Crockodogs will now hound players at land and sea.

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    New Event: The Forge for Don't Starve Togethernew contentMilestone

    A limited-time event featuring a 6-player co-op challenge.

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    Introduction of Crockodogs in Shipwreckednew content

    Crockodogs will hound players at land and sea.

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  3. 14 events
    Drying Rack Crash Fixbug fix

    A failed operation on the Drying Rack won’t crash the game now.

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    Wx78 Overcharge Persistencebug fix

    Wx78’s overcharge will save between games and world hops in ROG save type games.

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    Special Battle Cries for Crittersbug fix

    Characters will now use their special battle cries for some critters.

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    Blueprints Crash Fixbug fix

    Bringing Blueprints to a world where their object does not exist won’t crash now.

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    Character Battle Cries for Crittersbug fix

    Characters will now use their special battle cries for some critters.

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    Mac OSX Input Drop Fixbug fix

    Fixed issue with input dropping for some people on Mac OSX.

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    Planting Sound Fixbug fix

    The planting sound will play properly now on some items it wasn’t before.

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    Planting Sound Fixbug fix

    The planting sound will play properly now on some items it wasn’t before.

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    Drying Rack Operation Crash Fixbug fix

    A failed operation on the Drying Rack won’t crash the game now.

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    Mac OSX Input Drop Fixbug fix

    Fixed issue with input dropping for some people on Mac OSX.

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    Prevent Catcoons Overpopulationbug fix

    Catcoons and other such 'home' spawned critters won’t overpopulate now.

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    Blueprints Crash Fixbug fix

    Bringing Blueprints to a world where their object does not exist won’t crash now.

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    Prevent Catcoons Overpopulationbug fix

    Catcoons and other such 'home' spawned critters won’t overpopulate now.

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    Wx78 Overcharge Save Fixbug fix

    Wx78’s overcharge will save between games and world hops in ROG save type games.

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