What changed in Raft in 2019

Fixed an issue where anchors were not functioning for some players.

Resolved the issue preventing players from obtaining the Puffer achievement.

Resolved issue where islands and floating animals would disappear, especially after logging out near a missing island.

Fixed the issue of having two frequencies with the same numbers.

Fixed the bug where characters would get squashed or weirdly scaled after being resurrected in a bed.

Resolved the issue where players typed a frequency in the receiver but no blue dot was visible due to different frequencies between host and clients.

Any missing quest items (wildberries, crowbar, etc.) should now be restored when reloading the world.

Fixed missing craftable quest items 'bomb, carjack, lightbulb'.

Chat should work much smoother now.

Added a button to make finding save files easier.

Having two frequencies with the same number should no longer happen.

Resolved issues with respawning using the hammock.

Loot icon now works while looting hostile animals like pufferfish and warthog.

Fixed the save system; ensure no extra dots in the name of the rgd file.

Resolved issues with game screen glitching and shaking.

Engine model updated to show how many foundations it can carry.

Debuffs such as poison should now be removed after respawning.

Adjusted the area around the abandoned ship for better underwater resource access.

Resolved an issue preventing players from earning the achievement on a specific island.

Animals will now come in different sizes in the next update.

Bears will drop new resources and bees will provide honey for fuel.

Players can now turn their raft and use new engines for navigation.

A new large island featuring unique environments, puzzles, and bears.

New pipe system to connect fuel tanks to engines, allowing for biofuel storage.

Identified and fixed specific areas where players were getting stuck.

Small islands have been remade using content from larger islands for better graphics coherence.

The island spawn system has been improved to prepare for story destinations.

Players can no longer pick up items through walls.

Fixed localization errors related to item pickups on islands.

Implementing more lore to Raft, providing context for the player's journey.

Introducing new destinations featuring enemies, puzzles, and obstacles.

Changes to how loot is obtained from animals.

Resolved inconsistencies with lantern lighting.

Cave interiors will be darker, with the addition of a flashlight for visibility.

A new system to help players navigate to new destinations using unique frequencies.

Fixed the problem of sharks swimming through islands, improving their movement.

New enemies called Lurkers will be present in the new locations.

Fixed issue where sprinkler particles were flying through walls and floors.

Fixed issue with visiting the new boat landmark giving the wrong achievement.

Fixed bug where corner roofs could sometimes not be built.

Pickups like flowers/stone and such were not localized when being aimed at on islands. They should now display pickup name in the correct language.

Reworked collision system, which should remove nearly all lag spikes when building new foundations or floors on a large raft.

Reworked the weather profiles to look better and provide more diverse weather.

Fixed bug where waking up in bed while nocliping caused the player character to walk when flying around in noclip.

A new sprinkler item that automates watering crops.

Fixed bug where the player could get stuck after rotating a placeable which resulted in the player being able to walk but not aim.

Reworked stability system, which should remove nearly all lag spikes when destroying large parts of your raft.

Bug where hats were not displayed in no clip mode is now fixed.

Reworked Radar system. Fixed bug where the dot would sometimes change position.

Renamed bow crafting category so it no longer says 'Basic bow' when a player has only researched a stone arrow.

Removed a lot of colliders, which should result in an overall FPS increase.

Fixed exploit where you could loot floating items around islands by looting them, relogging and looting them again.

In a significant adjustment, all water in the game has been replaced with sand. This change aims to align with the creative vision of the developers.

Screecher should now ignore players swimming under water.

When carrying a player, the carried player clipped through the camera. This should now be fixed.

Animals are now a tiny bit smarter, and will look for grass the best they can.

Wood crate now has pick-up-shimmer.

Bug where hats are not visible in Noclip should now be fixed.

Bug where you could not change text line (shift+enter) on signs should now be fixed.

Bug where some lanterns were unlit on placement should now be fixed.

Bug where clients could not see animals on islands should now be fixed.

Bug where some items around large islands respawn when the world is reloaded should be fixed.

You can now place roofs on foundations again.

The Pufferfish health has been reduced a small amount.

Increased time until an animal gets hungry after eating to 6 minutes from the previous 3 minutes.

Players should no longer take headshot damage from animals (especially the Screecher).

The Pufferfish always drops at least 1 explosive goo with a 33% chance of an additional explosive goo.

Removing placed objects with X while holding Shear, Bucket or Shovel should now work.

Screechers should not drop stones on players swimming a bit under the surface.

Starve time, Hunger time and hunger gained when eating is balanced differently on each game mode.

Increased starve time to 10 minutes from the previous 8 minutes.

Increased the time when an animal is removed after its death to 5 minutes from its previous 2.5 minutes.

Thirst gained from drinking milk out of a bucket has been increased.

A hotfix update has been released to address FPS issues and lag experienced in the new update.

Resolved an issue where food appeared to disappear when the cooking pot ran out of fuel.

Allows players to create a meadow for their animals.

Hook UI no longer stays on screen when leaving water.

A new enemy found on large islands that drops leather when defeated.

Resolved an issue with achievements not triggering properly.

A quicker way to heal using eggs from the Clucker.

Resolved an issue where players ended up below the bed when entering during crouch.

New tools to enhance gameplay and resource gathering.

Seagulls no longer drop eggs to balance availability.

These animals provide renewable resources such as Wool, Milk, and Eggs.

Resolved a bug where Bruce would perform a spin dance.

Resolved a bug where these languages were not writable in chat or on signs.