What changed in Kenshi in 2020

Enables players to align objects perfectly in a grid format for neat arrangements.

Allows players to generate a grid for aligning interior objects at various angles.

Allows players to place furniture at any valid location with collision correction for easier alignment.

Resolved issue caused by multiple towns in one zone

Addressed problem when race was changed during character creation

Concept art and details on props for Kenshi 2 have been shared, showcasing the visual improvements and world-building.

An official Discord server will be set up for better interaction between the development team and the community.

New team members include Christopher Schlesag (Concept Designer), Paul Crilley (Writer), and Meg (PR & Community Management).

Kenshi has achieved over 1 million global sales, with proceeds being invested in the development of Kenshi 2.

Saves now default to the Windows user directory, resolving issues with saving, loading, and crashing.

Changes made to better collate popular bugs and provide visible responses to new reports.

The team is working on a 'vertical slice' of Kenshi 2, allowing for testing and iteration of game ideas.

Resolved an issue where the 'xp rate athletics' constant was not functioning.

Fixed a crash that occurred in rare situations due to missing meshes.

Players can now optionally store saves in the user directory instead of the install path to avoid issues caused by Windows updates.

Stun damage recovery rate was corrected from being 10x too slow.

Resolved a crash issue occurring in rare situations due to missing meshes.

Resolved an issue with importing saves that was broken in the last update (1.0.48 experimental)

Added Stun Recovery Rate and Robot First Aid Speed constants to FCS.

Saves can now optionally be stored in the user directory instead of the install path to address issues caused by Windows updates.

Fixed FCS 'xp rate athletics' constant doing nothing.

Kenshi participated in the first digital Indie Live Expo 2020, promoting various indie titles.

Significant corrections made to dialogue for Japanese players, including fixing ironic translations and replacing nonsensical phrases.

Kenshi 2 will utilize UE4's World Composition for better loading of large maps, reducing loading pauses.

Discussion on the narrative and technical aspects of Kenshi 2, focusing on creating an immersive sandbox experience.

Major update released for Korean localization, with collaboration from fan Jeffrey Jeoung for quality assurance.

Expectations for better pathing in Kenshi 2 using UE4's Recast navmesh, aiming to reduce pathing issues.

Kenshi 2 will leverage multi-threading capabilities of modern CPUs for improved performance.

Kenshi 2 will implement LODs for better performance and detail management compared to Kenshi 1.

Significant update to the Korean translation.

Resolved the issue where the animal trading window would not close if the confirm button was cancelled.

Included DirectX dlls to assist users experiencing installation issues.

Resolved an issue causing a crash during random dialogue.

Fixed two crashes that could occur due to missing mod data.

Addressed a crash that occurred when dropping items in character portrait panels.

Adjusted the timing of the save complete message to appear after the back thread finishes copying files.

Ongoing work to enhance visual quality and dynamic interactions in Kenshi 2 using Unreal's material system.

A Korean version of the Kenshi Wiki has been initiated, and the team is looking for editors from the Korean community.

The quality of the Korean translation was found lacking, and plans are in place to improve it within 10 weeks.

Progress on remaking GUIs from Kenshi 1 in Unreal Engine for Kenshi 2 is underway, focusing on functionality.

Addressed a crash that occurred if a character model failed to load due to a missing skeleton file.

Resolved a crash issue if a modded character mesh has UVs outside the 0-1 range (excluding head).

Corrected an issue related to the CHARACTER 'stealth stats' property.

Resolved a crash issue that occurred when dismantling cages with an unconscious occupant.

Korean fans can now enjoy the game in their native language thanks to the official translation.

Dialogue interrupts were not functioning correctly during announcements when another NPC interjected, affecting player base raids.

An additional small update tagged 1.0.45c was pushed to correct a file mix-up with the Korean translation, improving accuracy.

Addressed a potential crash when dismantling a turret that is currently in use.

Kidnapped pack beasts from wandering traders will no longer have their inventory automatically re-stocked.

Final stages of adding Korean language support to Kenshi, expected in a patch by the end of February.

Tooltip was potentially missing some races.

Resolved a crash that occurred if a character model failed to load because of a missing skeleton file.

Resolved a potential crash that could occur when attempting to dismantle a turret that is currently in use.

Description was previously garbled.

Invalid textures now result in a black screen instead of a crash.

Resolved an issue where dialogue interrupts would not function correctly when another NPC interjected, potentially affecting player base raids.

This option was causing issues with Waystations being unpopulated and no longer provided a noticeable performance gain.

Addressed an issue where the inventory of a kidnapped pack beast from a wandering trader would still get re-stocked.

Addressed a crash issue that occurred if a modded character mesh had UVs outside the 0-1 range, excluding the head.

A functional version of the level editor for Kenshi 2 has been ported, allowing for terrain editing.

Kenshi 2 will use Recast for navigation mesh generation, improving pathfinding capabilities.

Japanese translation is approximately 80% finished, with ongoing work by the community manager.

Kenshi merchandise is close to production, with plans to open pre-orders based on initial stock.