What changed in The Forest in 2015

Fixed bug introduced in latest nvidia drivers which could turn entire sky white at night time

Resolved a bug that caused the entire sky to turn white at night due to new Nvidia drivers.

Enhanced snow area with more trees, new textures, and improved lighting.

New 'Bone Basket' added for storing bones.

A new 'Bone Basket' has been added for storing bones.

Players can now burn enemy corpses, which turn into bones for building.

Enhanced snow area with more trees, new textures, and improved lighting.

Fixed issues where enemies could find players regardless of fires or noise.

Players can now burn enemy corpses, which will turn into bones for building.

Corpses now accurately represent the items players died with.

Numerous other fixes, changes, gameplay balance adjustments, and art tweaks.

Fixed issues where enemies could find players regardless of noise or fire.

The yacht is now explorable with items collectable from inside.

Corpses now accurately represent the items players died with.

New building type 'Bone Fence' can be constructed using bones.

New system allows players to share items easily using a metal food tray.

Added dynamic blood to enemy skin shader for better damage feedback.

Various gameplay balance changes and small art tweaks.

New building type 'Bone Fence' can be constructed using bones.

Added dynamic blood to enemy skin shader for better damage feedback.

The yacht is now explorable with items collectable from inside.

New system allows players to share items easily via a metal food tray.

Resolved issue where some walls or fences appeared unfinished in older save games even if they were previously completed.

Fixed a bug with the stealth icon not operating correctly in some old save games.

Resolved an issue where old save games could break player's ability to build/finish structures.

Players are recommended to start a fresh game due to significant changes in v0.29.

Fixed an issue where some players were being swarmed by too many skinnies.

Resolved issue with some walls or fences appearing unfinished in older save games even if they were previously completed

Fixed an issue where some players were being swarmed by too many skinnies.

Resolved an issue where old save games could break player's ability to build/finish structures.

Fixed hand icon not showing in book when using a gamepad

Fixed hand icon not showing in the book when using a gamepad.

Players are advised to start a fresh game to avoid strange issues due to changes in v0.29.

Fixed a bug with stealth icon not operating correctly in some old save games

Enemies now have a lower chance of finding the player's base, with noise and light affecting their awareness.

Players can gain or lose weight based on their eating habits and exercise, affecting their stats.

Skinny cannibals have been made weaker to improve early game survival chances.

A new To Do list has been added to the survival book to help players keep track of important tasks.

Added new audio effects for the plane crash sequence.

Players can now write down important tasks to guide gameplay progression.

A new icon shows players their visibility to enemies while crouched.

Skinny cannibals have been made weaker to improve early game survival chances.

A new icon has been added to indicate player visibility while crouched.

Players can now gain weight and see a decrease in athleticism if they eat too much, or lose strength if they eat too little and exercise too much.

Enemies have a lower chance of finding player bases, influenced by noise and light.

Various new art assets have been introduced in this patch.

Removed the new dynamite enemy type due to feedback on its fairness and fun factor.

The dynamite enemy type has been removed until further adjustments can be made.

The spawning chance for the fire enemy type has been reduced.

Reduced the frequency of fire enemy type spawning.

Fixed bug where after dying in a loaded game and being revived you would be unable to interact with some world items

Fixed bug where after dying in a loaded game and being revived you would be unable to interact with some world items

Introduction of a new leaf fire trap.

Various fixes related to cave environments.

New improved looking tree trunks added to the game.

Track missing plane passengers found in the world with the new passenger manifest system.

A system to track missing plane passengers found in the world.

New enemy type introduced in caves.

A new trap that causes rocks to fall from trees.

New cave bats added to the game.

A new feature allowing players to store arrows.

Introduction of a new enemy type that uses dynamite.

Players can now remove leftover tree stumps by placing a bomb on them.

Various fixes implemented in cave areas.

Players can now remove leftover tree stumps by placing a bomb on them.

New improved looking tree trunks introduced.

A new trap that utilizes Molotov cocktails.

Changes include longer time to get hungry, easier revives in multiplayer, stronger axes, and adjustments to low player health handling.

Increased the strength of axes.

Introduced a new version of the cave map to improve exploration.

Resolved an audio issue affecting Windows 10 users.

Introduction of new spherical harmonics ambient lighting.

Adjusted various gameplay mechanics including hunger and reviving friends in multiplayer.

Added a new head mount building type for displaying animal trophies.

A new version of the cave map to improve exploration and tracking of uncovered caves.

Implemented new spherical harmonics ambient lighting.

New head mount building type for displaying animal trophies.

Slightly lowered how much damage enemies do to players.

Resolved issues with enemy effigy effect reactions.

Fixed a case where a save with a bridge would not load.

Fixed issue with saving a game if no previous save game existed

Fixed a case where saves with bridges would not load properly.

Slightly higher damage from fire to all mutants.

Increased custom effigy base range and per limb and torso bonus range.

Fixed player_net faces appearing too shiny and some arms not matching the look of the face.

Resolved an issue that prevented saving a game if no previous save game existed.

Resolved bugs with enemy spawn amounts; all types of mutants will now appear after sufficient time.

Smaller groups of enemies will appear early on, increasing in size over time.

Smaller groups of enemies will appear early on, increasing in size over time.

Fixed issues with partially built treehouses causing problems in loaded games.

Lowered chance of enemies finding players immediately after the plane crash.

Overall block damage amount has been reduced slightly.

Lowered chance of enemies finding players immediately after the plane crash.

Slightly reduced the overall block damage amount.

Slightly higher damage from fire to all mutants.

Old food that is still edible now gives some health, whereas previously only fresh food provided health.

Resolved glitches in enemy effigy effect reactions.

Increased custom effigy base range and per limb and torso bonus range.

Fixed an issue where players sometimes lost armor even while blocking.

Resolved an issue with a large missing piece in cave1.

Fixed an issue where players sometimes lost armor even when blocking.

Fixed some bark having incorrectly scaled textures and overly broken moss appearance.

Fixed ghost building rotation speed really high when using a gamepad

Slightly lowered the damage enemies inflict on players.

Old food that’s still edible now gives some health instead of none.

Resolved a case of a large missing piece in cave1.

Fixed some bark having incorrectly scaled textures and overly broken moss look.

All types of mutants should now appear after sufficient time has passed.

Fixed the excessively high rotation speed of ghost buildings when using a gamepad.

Fixed issues with partially built treehouses causing problems in loaded games.

Fixed player_net faces looking too shiny and some arms not matching the look of the face.

Empty save slot can no longer be clicked to load from.

Each ghost rock fence now costs 1 rock and no longer fills the whole chunk at once.

Corrected the first locked point position for ghost walls and fences.

Resolved issue preventing hosts from kicking or banning players due to invisible buttons.

Fixed issue where loading a save file with custom rope sometimes broke the loading process.

Each ghost rock fence now costs 1 rock and no longer fills the whole chunk at once.

Restored the multiplayer host menu that allows kicking and banning players.

(multiplayer) Fixed an issue where loading a save file with custom rope sometimes broke the loading process.

Restored the multiplayer host menu that allows hosts to kick/ban players.

Improved the mechanics of building rock walls.

Resolved error that occurred when loading a save file containing fires.

(multiplayer) Fixed an issue where loading a save file with fires caused errors.

Empty save slots can no longer be clicked to load from.

Fixed the first locked point position of all ghost walls and fences being offset from the placed model.

Fixed the issue where the energy mix stayed on the crafting mat when closing inventory without removing it first.

Resolved issue where the 'following area not available' message did not show up in the sinkhole.

Enhanced the functionality of building rock walls.

Fixed the issue where the following area not available message did not show up in the sinkhole.

Energy mix no longer remains on the crafting mat when closing inventory without removing it first.

Fixed invisible buttons in the multiplayer player list that prevented hosts from kicking/banning players.

Introduced new props and animations to enhance gameplay.

Fixed issues with enemy combat being too easy in multiplayer compared to single player and balanced enemy difficulty.

Garden system improved with dirt piles for each seed planted and plants grow in size over time.

Enhanced snow area with new snow covered props, snow rabbits, and gameplay tweaks for cold exposure.

Added new sound effects for some of the creepy mutants.

Re-done how enemy and player animations are synced in multiplayer to improve accuracy and lower CPU usage.

A bunch of bugs in both multiplayer and single player modes were fixed.

Fixed issues with enemy combat in multiplayer games being too easy compared to single player and adjusted enemy balance for more challenge.

Addressed various bugs affecting both multiplayer and single player modes.

Improvements to the snow area including new snow-covered props, snow rabbits, and gameplay tweaks for cold effects.

Re-done how enemy and player animations are synced in multiplayer to improve accuracy and lower CPU usage.

Added new sound effects for some of the creepy mutants.

Introduced new props and animations to enhance gameplay.

Garden system revamped; dirt piles appear for each seed planted and plants grow in size over time.

Resolved crashing issue related to new ocean feature on certain older ATI and integrated laptop graphics cards.

Fixed the issue where sharks were missing from the ocean in the game.

Resolved a crash issue related to the new ocean feature affecting certain graphics cards.

Fixed issue with scale/blend weight of dead enemies sometimes not applying on client.

Fixed issue with props on mutants sometimes popping in after death for client.

Fixed intermittent issue that could be preventing saving in SP.

Fixed intermittent issue that could be preventing saving in single player.

Fixed issue with scale/blend weight of dead enemies sometimes not applying on client.

Possible fix for some players having invisible ponds/lakes.

Possible fix for some players having invisible ponds/lakes.

Fixed issue with props on mutants sometimes popping in after death for client.

Changed how new ocean behaves at start of game. New ocean will no longer be active at start if ocean is set to ‘Flat’.

Changed how new ocean behaves at start of game. New ocean will no longer be active if ocean is set to ‘Flat’.

Players can now create custom effigies using body parts of enemies.

Most objects now react and produce sounds when pushed.

Network interpolation delay and packet settings adjusted to enhance multiplayer experience.

Suitcases are smoother to push in multiplayer, and metal doors now function correctly.

Breakable crates should now sync properly between players.

Tweaked network interpolation delay and packet settings for smoother multiplayer experience.

Enemies now have LODs added and motion blur improved to reduce performance drops.

Most objects now have sounds when pushed, enhancing audio experience.

Breakable crates should now sync properly between players in multiplayer.

A new ocean has been added, with an option for a simpler 'Flat' ocean for lower-end PCs.

Players can now create custom effigies using enemy body parts.

Various gameplay balance changes and small art tweaks have been implemented.

Includes various small art tweaks and gameplay balance changes.

Added LODs to enemies and improved motion blur to enhance performance.

A new ocean based on a Unity asset store plugin has been implemented.

Suitcases are smoother to push and metal doors now function correctly in multiplayer.

Players can now create fully custom buildable effigies.

Introduction of a brand new ocean system.

Various improvements made to the multiplayer experience.

Players can now create fully custom buildable effigies.

Enhancements made to the multiplayer experience.

Introduction of a new ocean system in the game.

Added an option to lower texture resolution, paving the way for higher resolution textures in the future.

Added a Kick/Ban menu in multiplayer, allowing temporary kicks and permanent bans set by the server host.

Added a variety of new audio elements to the game.

Players can now extinguish lit fires by hitting them.

Enhanced display of weapon upgrade tooltips to show clearer information about speed and damage increases.

Added new cave wall types, club models, and hidden story pickups.

Added a bunch of new audio elements to the game.

Fixed multiple bugs, adjusted cave layouts, and made balancing changes.

Small bug with deer decoration rendering on top of inventory.

Deer decoration was rendering on top of inventory.

Players can now put out lit fires by hitting them.

Added a new animation for players when opening the book.

New laptop art was missing rigidbody and could not be pushed around.

Axes now align better to cut points on trees, improving the feel of tree cutting.

Dropped decaying meat was missing reference on rabbit in multiplayer.

Arrow was consumed on crafting mat when used with bow to set ammo type.

Fixed issue with lighting arrows when having more than 12 arrows in a saved game.

Logs could not be added to sled unless carrying a rock.

Lighter behaved strangely if other players had molotovs out.

Logs could not be added to sled unless carrying a rock, along with other sled-related issues.

Added new cave wall types, club models, and hidden story pickups.

Arrow was consumed on crafting mat when used with bow to set ammo type.

Issue with lighting arrows when having more than 12 arrows in a saved game.

Lighter behaved strangely if other players had molotovs out.

Enhanced display of weapon upgrade tooltips to show clearer information on weapon stats when adding items.

Dropped decaying meat was missing reference on rabbit in multiplayer.

Fixed a number of bugs, made balancing adjustments, and improved cave layouts.

Added a Kick/Ban menu for multiplayer, allowing temporary kicks and permanent bans set by the server host.

Introduced an option to lower texture resolution, paving the way for higher resolution textures in the future.

New laptop art was missing rigidbody and could not be pushed around.

Added a new animation for players when opening the book.

Axes now align better to cut points on trees, enhancing the tree cutting experience.

Added new audio effects, including sounds for 'Player burning to death'.

Fixed bug where most oyster spawners were placed too far below sea level and set to wrong terrain texture, making them extremely rare.

Added procedural stick fences and experimental rock walls requiring many rocks.

Fixed issue where clients couldn't break wood planks open in some parts of caves.

Fixed bug where upgraded walls could kick players when destroyed

Passive skills that improve over time, such as increased stamina and breath-holding duration.

Oysters have been added to the game, but are currently difficult to find.

Improvements to overworld visuals including paths, ground textures, and details.

Added stick fences and experimental rock walls, though rock walls currently require too many rocks.

Fixed tutorials being off when underwater breaking picking up items underwater and causing their pickup or can’t carry anymore messages to stay on screen permanently

Fixed bug where most oyster spawners were placed too far below sea level and set to wrong terrain texture, making them extremely rare.

Passive skills that improve over time, such as increased stamina and breath-holding duration.

Players must now light molotovs by pressing L, but can throw unlit ones to douse enemies.

Oysters added to the game, but not yet found by the team.

Fixed bug with arms and legs not spawning bones correctly when overcooked on fire.

Added new sounds including 'Player burning to death'.

Resolved an issue where holding a fire arrow for too long (over 30 seconds) and then firing it would cause clients to be kicked from multiplayer games.

Fixed tutorials being off when underwater breaking picking up items underwater and causing their pickup or can’t carry anymore messages to stay on screen permanently

Added more protections against rare cases of axe not swinging.

Improvements to paths, ground textures, and overall details in the overworld.

Fixed bug with arms and legs not spawning bones correctly when overcooked on fire

Added more protections against rare cases of axe not swinging.

Resolved an issue where holding a fire arrow for too long (over 30 seconds) and then firing it would cause clients to be kicked from multiplayer games.

Fixed bug where upgraded walls could kick players when destroyed

Fixed issue where clients couldn't break wood planks open in some parts of caves

Molotovs must now be lit by pressing L, but unlit molotovs can be thrown to douse enemies in flammable liquid.

Replaced bloom with a faster, better-looking physical bloom effect.

Replaced bloom with a new physical bloom and updated tone mapping and camera adaptation.

Multiplayer combat has been cleaned up for smoother gameplay and better enemy reactions.

New depth of field effect added, currently blurring player and weapon.

Multiplayer combat has been cleaned up for smoother gameplay.

Fixed a number of bugs to improve overall gameplay experience.

Added a depth of field effect, currently blurring player and weapon.

Added additional animations to the opening plane sequence.

Increased animation detail in the opening plane sequence.

Added a new shader allowing moss to grow on rocks and cliffs.

New audio elements have been added to enhance the game experience.

Added a shader that allows moss to grow on rocks and cliffs.

Player movement improved by adjusting camera positioning to reduce stutter.

Player movement has been improved to reduce stutter caused by camera positioning.

A number of bugs have been fixed in this patch.

Introduced new audio elements to enhance the game experience.

Replaced tone mapping and camera adaptation for improved visuals.

Enhanced the design and features of caves.

A ton of new sounds have been added to the game.

Updated mechanics for eating berries/food and drinking at lakes by requiring players to press and hold the action key.

Introduced a new feature for cutting holes in floors.

Introduced a variety of new sounds to the game.

Small fix for users who were unable to move in the recent update.

Added new buildings including procedural defensive walls.

Various gameplay tweaks and balance adjustments implemented.

Addressed multiple bugs in single player mode.

Repairing now requires replacing some lost logs instead of just using tree sap for heavily damaged structures.

To eat berries/food or drink at lakes, players must now press and HOLD the action key.

Enhanced AI behavior for the new cowman mutant.

Various bug fixes for both multiplayer and single player modes.

Fixed various bugs affecting multiplayer gameplay.

Changed repair mechanics to require replacing lost logs instead of using tree sap for heavily damaged structures.

Added new buildings including procedural defensive walls and the ability to cut holes in floors.

Enhancements made to cave environments.

Enhanced AI behavior for the new Cowman mutant.

Small fix for users with some peripheral configurations who were unable to move in the recent update.

Implemented various gameplay tweaks and balance changes.

Fixed suitcase spawned items not visible always (folded jumpers, batteries etc).

Fixed bug where it wasn't possible to pull out lighter (or other left hand item) when carrying a log.

Fixed two smaller issues with large traps and standing fire pits on client/server.

Fixed an issue that could cause abnormally long save times or crash game

Fixed an issue where if you attached a bridge to a tree platform, neither would replicate out to clients after loading a save.

(multiplayer) fixed an issue where half-built bridges would not properly replicate to clients

Fixed bug in mutant AI where half of the enemies would stop finding player after exiting a cave.

(multiplayer) Fixed error where thrown bombs would spam errors and lower framerate for host/client

(multiplayer) Fixed bug in mutant a.i. where half of the enemies would stop finding player after exiting a cave

Possible fix for issues with logs not visible in lod sled or log holder for older save games.

(multiplayer) Fixed issues with building on top of platforms which could break mp completely or just not work

Fixed suitcase spawned items not visible always (folded jumpers, batteries etc)

(multiplayer) Fixed possible drastic performance drop if player was cold as host and loaded a saved game (possibly only relating to 0.19 saves)

Fixed regular spear turning into upgraded spear when thrown and picked up again.

Fixed error where thrown bombs would spam errors and lower framerate for host/client.

Fixed issues with building on top of platforms which could break multiplayer completely or just not work.

Fixed possible drastic performance drop if player was cold as host and loaded a saved game.

Fixed bug where it wasn't possible to pull out lighter (or other left hand item) when carrying a log

Fixed an issue that could cause abnormally long save times or crash game.

(multiplayer) fixed two smaller issues with large traps and standing fire pits on client/server

Fixed an issue where half-built bridges would not properly replicate to clients.

(multiplayer) fixed an issue where if you attached a bridge to a tree platform, neither of them would replicate out to clients after loading a save

Possible fix for issues with logs not visible in lod sled or log holder for older save games (not able to reproduce here, let us know if its still happening)

Fixed regular spear turning into upgraded spear when thrown and picked up again

Introduced a new clue related to the game's story.

Players can now look down at their feet when they turn, thanks to new animations.

Added various new weapons for players to use.

Players can now throw spears.

V-sync has been disabled in the in-game options menu; can be enabled from the title screen options.

Players can now throw spears as a new weapon option.

A number of bug fixes and improvements have been made.

A new clue has been added to enhance the game's story.

A series of fixes have been made to improve multiplayer functionality.

Players now have the ability to upgrade their spears.

A collection of bug fixes and improvements have been made.

Added new animations for player actions, including looking down at feet when turning.

V-sync has been disabled from the in-game options menu; it can be enabled from the title screen options menu.

Implemented various fixes for multiplayer gameplay.

Added new breakable objects to the game.

Cave combat and layout have been improved for better gameplay.

New breakable objects have been added to the game environment.

New improved audio has been added to enhance the gaming experience.

Enhanced audio quality and effects in the game.

Cave combat and layout have been improved for better gameplay experience.

A new type of distorted creature has been introduced in the game.

A new distorted creature has been added to the game.

Resolved an issue where multiplayer save game problems occurred if a tree with a tree platform and connecting bridge was partially cut before saving.

Resolved a bug affecting save games for players using a fresh install of the game.

Resolved issue where multiplayer save game problems occurred if a tree with a tree platform and connecting bridge was partially cut before saving.

Resolved a bug affecting saved games for players using a fresh install of the game.

The modern axe can now be picked up at the main cannibal village dead tree.

Addressed issues where players were unable to swing the axe after dying.

Players can now swing the axe after dying without issues.

The modern axe can now be picked up in the main cannibal village dead tree.

Introduced Compass and torn map as new usable items.

Only certain types of enemies can destroy specific structures, enhancing base security.

Added a new variation of enemy in caves, referred to as skinny pale.

Players can now utilize multiple save slots instead of being limited to one.

Only certain types of enemies can destroy specific structures, enhancing base security.

Introduced new items including a Compass and a torn map.

Added a new variation of enemy (skinny pale) in caves.

Players can now save their progress in multiple slots.

Enhanced visuals for underwater environments.

Enhanced visual effects for underwater environments.

Fixed various bugs affecting both multiplayer and single player modes.

Fixed various bugs affecting both multiplayer and single player modes.

Slight fill light added when holding torch.

Metal door now has a trigger on the other side that completely opens the door once crossed.

Fixed player camera sometimes offset when exiting raft.

Further enemy balance tweaks/pacing based on feedback.

Higher chance of seeing enemies pray/feed/mourn/place art near villages and cave entrances.

Fixed FireStand not properly working.

Fixed error when cancelling a ghost building that doesn't have 'built' renderers.

Fixed clients not getting sticks & rocks from cancelling ghost buildings.

Bodies carried by players are now visible to other players.

Metal door now has a trigger on the other side that opens the door once crossed.

Fixed Ex Wall being offset downwards when using the auto-fill feature.

Metal door now saves items on scale properly (not retro active).

Fixed place Timed Bomb icon being active before finding a matching surface.

Improved pop in on some items.

New sinkhole art introduced.

Slight fill light added when holding torch to improve visibility in caves.

Further enemy balance tweaks/pacing.

Better animation when transitioning into praying/mourning.

Fixed loading a saved game with a plastic torch equipped getting stuck.

Fixed fire erroring when targeted by player before being attached to network system.

Distorted creatures will now pay attention to client players.

New modern axe art added.

New sinkhole art added.

Better animation when transitioning into praying/mourning.

Fixed some issues with removing dead mutants from noose trap.

Fixed client players not getting hungry, thirsty or cold.

Fixed player camera sometimes offset when exiting raft.

Distorted creatures will now pay attention to client players.

Bodies carried by players are now visible to other players.

Fix bug where moving far away from noose trap with a mutant caught could cause it to glitch.

Fixed FireStand not properly working.

Fixed water looking bad/noisy at distance.

Fixed bug with raft if player attempted to ride it whilst it was flipped upside down.

Fixed procedural floor having items spawning on top.

Groups of mutants can be seen mourning dead family members at times.

Fixed error when cancelling a ghost building that doesn't have built renderers.

Metal door now saves items on scale properly (not retro active).

Improved water trigger validation to prevent swimming in random locations after lag spikes.

Fixed cold tutorial staying up when near a fire in the mountain area.

Fixed player dead body sliding down slopes forever.

New Steal (or Share) feature for food items, allowing players to share food.

Fixed rope climbing not using player input mapping.

Fixed rope climbing not using player input mapping.

Improved water trigger validation to prevent swimming in random locations after lag spikes.

Groups of mutants can be seen mourning dead family members at times.

New rocks added around sinkhole perimeter.

Improved items flying up into air on spawn.

Fixed clients not getting sticks & rocks from cancelling ghost buildings.

Fixed loading a saved game with a plastic torch equipped getting stuck.

Fixed bug where moving far away from noose trap with a mutant caught could cause it to glitch.

Improved pop in on some items.

Fixed bug with raft if player attempted to ride it whilst it was flipped upside down.

Plane wing model added.

Fixed Ex Wall being offset downwards when using auto-fill feature.

New rocks added around sinkhole perimeter.

Improved items flying up into air on spawn.

Fixed place Timed Bomb icon being active before finding a matching surface.

Fixed some issues with removing dead mutants from noose trap.

New plane wing model introduced.

Fixed fire erroring when targeted by player before being attached to network system.

Fixed rain not following players after respawning.

Fixed water looking bad/noisy at distance.

Fixed cold tutorial staying up when near a fire in the mountain area.

Higher chance of seeing enemies pray/feed/mourn/place art near villages and cave entrances.

Fixed client players not getting hungry, thirsty or cold.

Fixed procedural floor having items spawning on top.

New feature allows players to share food items with others.

Fixed rain not following players after respawning.

Fixed player dead body sliding down slopes forever.

New modern axe art introduced.

Added procedural stairs, walls, bridges, floors, and foundations for multiplayer.

Fixed bug where anchors on foundations could cause issues and break save games.

Fixed bug where crocodiles would sometimes appear as other animals to clients in multiplayer.

New SSAO is noted to be slow; players are recommended to keep it off until further optimization.

Added new audio for enemies to enhance gameplay experience.

A number of bugs related to multiplayer have been addressed.

Reduced chances of being found when hidden, fewer skinnies active in the world, and less patrolling enemies.

A cheat mode has been added to make structures indestructible by typing 'ironforest' in the title scene.

Increased time until distorted mutants come out, now only appearing at night initially.

Fixed bug where crocodiles would sometimes appear as other animals to clients.

Players can now destroy their own buildings using hand weapons or explosives.

Fixed bug where anchors on foundations could cause issues and break save games.

The custom building feature is 99% complete but has been disabled due to multiplayer save game issues.

Distorted mutants will now only come out at night initially.

More of the game world has been opened up, including new caves and story pickups.

Enemies can attempt to bring down player-built structures, increasing the need for traps and defenses.

Resolved issue with box rendering around explosives on low quality settings.

Fixed various bugs related to multiplayer gameplay.

Players can now destroy their own buildings using hand weapons or explosives.

Custom building feature is 99% complete but disabled due to multiplayer save issues.

Fixed issue with old plane seat models loading after a saved game.

A cheat mode has been added that makes structures indestructible when 'ironforest' is typed in the title scene.

Enemies can now attempt to bring down player-built structures, increasing the need for traps and defenses.

Fixed box rendering around explosives when using low quality settings.

New audio for enemies has been introduced.

Added procedural building features including stairs, walls, bridges, floors, and foundations for multiplayer.

Introduced new art assets and procedural stairs as new structures.

New art has been added along with procedural stairs as a new structure.

More of the game world has been opened up, including new caves and story pickups.

Reduced chance of being found when hidden, fewer skinnies active, and less patrolling enemies.

Fixed issue with old plane seat models loading after a saved game is loaded.

New SSAO feature is slow; players are advised to keep it off until further optimization.

Not retroactive

Should provide some performance benefits

Includes leaves and cash

Should provide some performance benefits

Includes leaves and cash

Not retroactive

On client PCs

Instead popping off

Rate & damage were reduced

Without rebreather

You now need to tilt camera further down to transition from swimming to diving

Improved greebles spawning performance and reduced pop-in

Fixed lake and pond drink locations sometimes having icon in wrong place

When hit

Lakes and ponds now have depth and box projected reflections, and better bump textures

Fixed custom wall being on wrong layer and being culled too soon

Repositions icons based on player's position

Hold down attack with stick type weapon to do a heavy damage swing

Fixed player death anim not always playing after fall

Increased terrain mip map sharpness (won’t blur as soon)

Now turns on correctly and smoothly

To not overlap drop icon

Increased minimum fog distance and maximum fog distances and balanced light scattering

End up being very expensive

Now only visible if there is ambient light hitting object

New low tree lod added when draw distance is High/Very High/Ultra High, increasing range before trees turn to billboards in distance

Changed to Draw Distance

7-8% CPU freed

Like all other ingredients

Made drinking at edge of pond/lakes easier

Player holds lighter slightly higher in this mode

Corrected the water blur vision not activating when the player goes underwater, though still a bit buggy in waves.

Eating burnt food now provides far lesser gain.

Fixed sparkly disco looking cave floors if bloom was enabled.

Tip shows the current lock position and is big enough to be seen from either side of a wall

Set high preset to use ‘very high’ level of detail setting; lower this to high or medium if performance is impacted.

Provides more relevant updates of remote entities to players

Fixed a bug where cave props could stream into the scene multiple times if the player quickly entered and exited a cave.

Reflective and with murkiness.

Attack downwards with axe while jumping to perform a powerful ground chop

Set the high preset to use 'very high' level of detail setting, with an option to lower it to high or medium for better performance.

Available in Title & Main scene options

Geese will now fly between lakes and swim around acting like geese

New level of detail setting to adjust view distance and other options for slower computers.

Makes it visible in bright lighting conditions

Inverted bonus curve, it now goes from small (10%) to big (100%).

Increased grass draw distance at highest settings.

Geese will now fly between lakes and swim around acting like geese.

Allows switching between new deferred renderer and Legacy renderer.

Resolved a bug where all volumetric lighting would turn off if Windows 32bit was detected.

Fixed bug where all volumetric lighting would turn off if Windows 32bit was detected

Reworked most textures to fit new lighting

Fixed water blur vision not turning on when player goes underwater; still a bit buggy in waves.

Reworked most textures to fit new lighting.

Makes chat text visible in bright lighting conditions.

New level of detail setting and other options to help slower computers

Increased the grass draw distance at the highest settings.

Fixed rock type in cave with no textures.

Grass will part slightly as rabbits run through it.

Corrected the rock type in the cave that had no textures.

Reflective and with murkiness

And eat them - but you probably shouldn't.

Inverted bonus curve, it now goes from small (10%) to big (100%)

Optimizations for machines with less than 4gigs of usable ram.

Fixed bug where cave props could stream into scene multiple times if you quickly went in/out of a cave.

Prevents unintended drinking when placing buildings near water

Resolved the issue of sparkly disco looking cave floors when bloom was enabled.

Allows switching between new deferred renderer and Legacy renderer

Attack downwards with axe while jumping to perform a powerful ground chop.

Additional optimizations made to deer and boar ragdolls.

Reduced the amount of boars in the world.

Fixed a bug where dying from drowning would be instant instead of gradual.

Boar ragdolls now correctly turn off after a certain time.

Killing an animal now causes a delay before it respawns in the world.

Fixed FMOD bug that would cause memory to climb up over time.

Tree sap, skulls, blue and orange paints are now part of the construction system

Holding pot while it rains now fills it with water

Player can now suffer brief knock down and damage from explosions

Dead bodies around world no longer respawn after being picked up/moved when moving back near them

Spider lady a.i. improvements and additional animations added. Now has more attacks, can jump attack, can dodge players.

New art including hanging skull lamp, terrified skeletons, and eerie tribal fishing stands.

(multiplayer) Water Collector now works for clients in MP games

Lowered damage drinking polluted water does to players

(multiplayer) Fixed bug where clients could be kicked from host after 5-10 minutes

Fixed FMOD bug that would cause memory to climb up over time

(multiplayer) Fixed bug where after being kicked out by the server, every single door placed in world would duplicate

Enemy bodies can now be transported via the log holder (single player only).

(multiplayer) Fixed issues with some built buildings not working correctly for all players.

New art added: Cannibal village props (small cages, fire pits)

Fixed underwater bar appearing before character’s head is underwater

Visual added to show item upgrades distribution when crafting upgrade recipes

Upgrading to Unity 5 for massive visual and performance increase.

Fixed held plane axe upgrade visuals positioning

Bow and arrow improvements! will no longer fly through enemies without damaging them.

Added hint text to dying screen about finding pots at camp sites.

Bonus per upgrade now decays as you use a single upgrade type

Fixed hydration icon fill values not set properly after loading a saved game at full thirst.

New buildable item for practicing archery.

When the game is already started and an MP invite arrives, player can now choose to either start a new game or continue with his saved MP character

Added sheen highlight to pot pickup to make it easier to find.

Lowered damage drinking polluted water does to players.

Bow and arrow will no longer fly through enemies without damaging them.

A new aggressive animal has been added to the world.

Players can now build beds inside custom buildings for saving and sleeping.

A new item/weapon added for climbing.

Fixed bug where arm effigy wouldn’t be lightable

New art added: terrified skeletons (check deep caves)

Fixed underwater bar appearing before character’s head is underwater.

There is now a limit to the total amount of upgrades per item (currently set to 30 for all weapons).

New creature added: Wild pig!

Dying no longer resets fullness to zero

Fixed bug where raft would no longer float.

Fixed bug where arm effigy wouldn’t be lightable.

(multiplayer) Fixed infinite item/log from holder buildings in MP

Various new wall decorations including skull lamps and deer skin decorations.

(multiplayer) Fixed sitting on bench not lining up correctly

Fixed hydration icon fill values not set properly after loading a saved game at full thirst

Drowning now causes instant death, without respawn in cave.

(multiplayer) Fixed bug where Sometimes when someone else completes a build, it says it still needs materials, then just eats the materials.

New item/weapon added: Climbing axe! (check caves!)

Fixed bug where player could sometimes climb down rope out of world if tree house was placed on a slope.

Added hint text to dying screen about finding pots at camp sites

Various fixes for multiplayer issues including item/log duplication and client disconnection.

Fixed bug where raft would no longer float

Collision fixes/improvements for caves

Log sled now casts a shadow and fixed audio playing drop noise when in its trigger or being pushed.

New system added (rough) Player point at map. When holding map in cave player will point to his current rough location

Enemy bodies can now be transported via the log holder! (SP only)

New climbable (with climbing axe) cliff rock added to overworld (currently limited to only 1 type of cliff rock)

Fixed loading upgrades from saved games (not retro-active)

New climbable area added to cave 2

Added sheen highlight to pot pickup to make it easier to find

New buildable item: Skull lamp, Deer Skin Decoration, Skull wall Decoration, Arrow Target, and Bed!

Drowning now causes instant death, without respawn in cave

(multiplayer) Fixed bug where items from cabinet/racks/shelves could vanish when host ends session, at random, or on loading the game.

Fixed bugs that would sometimes cause log sled to fall through world.

Fixed bug where player could sometimes climb down rope out of world if tree house was placed on a slope

Improved fish AI and fixed instances of no fish appearing in ponds.

Timer switches to yellow text indicating 'NEW PATCH RELEASING TODAY' when time runs out.

Allows players to dive underwater; several can be found throughout the world.

Significant performance enhancements implemented in the game.

Added new items for building and traps.

General performance improvements after cutting down trees and plants.

Resolved issue where items would disappear when picked up while at max capacity.

Players must manage thirst and hunger to avoid lethal consequences.

Collects rainwater using 4 sticks and 1 turtle shell.

Found at campsites, used to boil dirty water.

Log sled position and contents now sync correctly between players.

Climb rope animation now displays correctly for other players.

Cold exposure can now lead to death if players do not build a fire.

Resolved issue where breaking apart coneflower spawned a broken chicory plant.

Implemented a new system for managing thirst in the game.

Resolved issue with items disappearing when picking up while at max capacity.

Added new sounds for various animals in the game.

Resolved issue where player avatars would move away from their actual location.

Startle, hit, and die sounds added for deer, rabbits, raccoons, and squirrels.

Implemented a new system for managing thirst in the game.

Introduced a rebreather item and the ability to dive underwater.

Fixed the in-game clock to prevent future discrepancies in release timing.

Players can now adjust the field of view through the options menu.

Corrected animation issues for climbing ropes in multiplayer.

Startle, hit, and die sounds added for deer, rabbits, raccoons, and squirrels.

Players must manage thirst and hunger to avoid lethal consequences.

Log costs for building foundations have been decreased.

Improvements made to reduce performance issues related to physics.

Added mechanics for starvation and enhanced cold survival systems.

Significant performance improvements observed on both NVIDIA and AMD machines, addressing lag issues.

Players can now build a Rain Water Collector and a Trip Wire Explosive.

Improved CPU usage by roughly 10%.

Addressed freezing issue occurring after lag spikes or alt-tabbing.

Players can now adjust the field of view in the options menu.

Resolved issue where lizard armor would not show up for other players.

Resolved issue where breaking apart coneflower spawned a broken chicory plant.

Corrected missing texture for white logs in the world.

Corrected issue where walls would disappear after too many were placed.

Log costs for building foundations have been reduced.

Reduced lag spikes in areas with high concentrations of ferns.

Alerts players if their save game has been corrupted beyond repair.

Added new sounds for various animals in the game.

Fixed the clock issue to prevent incorrect patch release times in the future.

Addressed bug causing the full screen to freeze after lag spikes or alt-tabbing while cold.

Addressed major performance issues related to cave physics.

Any object that can't be stashed now has a hint to drop it.

Overlay icons can now be disabled while in caves.

Found at campsites, can be used to boil dirty water.

Allows players to dive underwater for extended periods.

Addressed syncing problems with log sled position and contents.

Traps section reorganized, rabbit trap renamed to 'animal trap'.

Added starvation mechanics and improved cold weather systems.

Corrected missing texture for white logs in the world.

Significant performance enhancements observed on both NVIDIA and AMD machines, aimed at reducing lag over time.

Resolved issue where lizard armor would not show up for other players.

Visual change for enemies after being set on fire.

Introduced a rebreather item and the ability to dive underwater.

Significant enhancements to game performance.

Can be taken from killed beach turtles and used in crafting or as a shield.

Added weapon rack, snack holder, bomb holder, and medicine cabinet.

Cave 2 has been redesigned with more interesting areas and improved navigation.

Fixed a bug that caused the game to get stuck halfway in the loading process.

Major optimization for smoother multiplayer experience.

Setting Armsy on fire will cause him to become enraged.

Players can now chop up bodies into individual parts instead of them exploding.

Player can no longer jump while pushing the sled and equipped logs are dropped when swimming.

Addressed low performance due to error spam in corrupt save games.

Major improvements to multiplayer performance, reducing jitter and enhancing experience.

First pass at procedural floors added, allowing for more building options.

Added 'vegetarianmode' and 'meatmode' cheats.

Addressed low performance due to error spam in corrupt save games.

Resolved bug where enemies would sometimes appear in T-pose.

Improved building placement near structures that can be built upon.

Investigated reports of increasing lag over time in multiplayer, potentially related to save load issues.

Resolved issues with dark shadows, no time passing, and sleeping at shelters broken in corrupt save games.

Investigated reports of lag increasing over time in multiplayer, potentially related to save load issues.

Fixed bug where enemies would sometimes appear in T-pose in multiplayer games.

Added new audio for climbing ropes, falling leaves, and music stings for various events.

Added sound effects for rope climbing and falling leaves.

Armsy can now turn quickly, attack from further away, and reacts to explosions.

Revamped microphone system to reduce CPU usage and memory stutters.

Fixed a rare bug that caused the game to get stuck halfway in the loading process.

Resolved issues with dark shadows, no time passing, and sleeping at shelters broken in corrupt save games.

Enhanced visuals for cave entrances.

Added weapon rack, snack holder, explosives/molotov holder, and medicine cabinet.

More interesting areas, easier navigation, and improved collision.

Players can now chop up bodies into individual parts instead of them exploding.

Added 'vegetarianmode' and 'meatmode' cheat codes.

Better textures and break apart chunks for wood plank barriers.

Armsy can now turn quickly, attack from further away, and react to explosions.

Fixed a bunch of 2D sounds which could be heard in multiplayer by both players.

Added sky opening to big lake room in Cave 2 letting some light in.

Added some small streams to the world.

Cave rock sound will now correctly play when walking in caves.

Toy robot added to sleeping Timmy hand.

Entering water in caves or at night will now make players cold.

New leaf wind rustle and ambient wind sounds zones added.

Memory usage improved over time and in inventory.

New upgrade recipes for various items using blue/orange paint.

Fixed bug where inventory stayed open when dying while in inventory.

Improved material memory usage in inventory and overall memory usage over time.

Fixed bug where fire would appear overbright for other players who didn’t start fire.

Fixed generic meat floating above fire.

Tree houses now fall when the tree is cut down after loading.

Increased visibility length and history of chat log in multiplayer.

Fixed bug where placing a building near a fallen log could break the placement orientation.

Paper money can now be used in place of leaves to start fires and can be found in some suitcases.

Proper Steam multiplayer support introduced, allowing players to invite friends without manual IP entry.

Added images to show what item is being crafted on the crafting mat.

Broken toy pickups added to world, along with new examine item animation.

Can no longer have more than one set of corpse items waiting to be retrieved.

You can now build structures inside caves.

Players can now choose to restart or wait to be revived after being downed.

New items added: Blue Paint and Orange Paint, crafted from berries and tree sap.

Players can now choose to restart or wait to be revived when downed in multiplayer.

Small streams added to the game world.

New items added: Collectable blueberries, snowberries, and twinberries.

Fixed cassette player overlapping pedometer in inventory making it unselectable.

New item added: Rabbit Pouch can be crafted with 2 rabbit skins.

New items added: Collectable blueberries, snowberries, and twinberries.

Fixed bug where killing leader of a group could cause other members to stand around corpse.

Increased vision range on enemies slightly.

WalkyTalky locking feature removed, allowing equipping another utility item without stashing it first.

Fixed bug where building would sometimes break near standing fires.

Fixed missing material cave dead ground.

Collision on cave wall chunks optimized for better performance.

New item added: Rabbit Pouch can be crafted with 2 rabbit skins.

Fixed bug where you could build structures in trees which already have something built.

Fixed issue with cassette player overlapping pedometer in inventory.

Days survived screen will appear for a few seconds after players are killed.

Fixed bug that caused inventory to stay up when dying while in inventory.

Crafting recipe output images added to show what item is being built.

Fixed crash clearing not removing trees on loading a save game.

New sounds added for Cave 2 waterfall.

Added a repeat delay for enemies spotting player and screaming.

Fixed some bugs with enemy pathfinding.

New upgrade recipe for crafting Stealth Armour using LizardSkin, tree sap, and leaves.

First bash at performance improvements in multiplayer.

New upgrade recipe for crafting Stealth armour using LizardSkin, tree sap, and leaves.

Balanced enemy amounts at night to limit players being swarmed.

Tree attack animations added to armsy.

Added a crafting progress bar to show item building progress.

Crafting progress bar added to show item building progress.

Fixed overbright moon.

Proper Steam multiplayer support added, allowing players to invite friends without manual IP entry.

Increased range animals will spawn from player to avoid pop-in.

Increased chat log visibility length and history.

New leaf wind rustle and ambient wind sounds zones added.

Fixed tree houses not falling when tree is cut down after loading.

New items added: Blue Paint and Orange Paint, crafted from berries and tree sap.

Reduced enemy amounts at night to limit swarming.

Mid and close trees can now be torn up by armsy.

Fixed bug that allowed players to craft items for free after closing inventory.

Enemies will now attempt to jump over small player built items instead of getting stuck.

Players can now build structures inside caves.

Fixed some AI issues where enemies would find players almost instantly.

Optimized collision on cave wall chunks.

New cave 2 waterfall sounds added.

Fixed missing underwater sounds.

Days survived screen appears briefly after players are killed.