Alpha Version 0.4.2a Update Released

0.4.1 is live! Our first update since Early Access has arrived. This update tackles many of the initial issues players may have experienced in their first playthrough of Jaws of Extinction.

Additionally, we have started making meaningful changes to the structure of the game in order to bring down the overall size of the project – we know, it’s large right now, but improvements are on the way.

Eden-Nadir has seen various additions, including the re-introduction of an old, but newly refurbished, landmark: Burchett Dam.

On the subject of performance, we have had many reports of varied, and often low, performance that many players have been experiencing since the Early Access release. Improving performance has become a top priority that we are committed to addressing as promptly as we can. We will keep you informed of any updates which we expect to affect performance in future posts.

Developer Comment:
It would be advisable to start a fresh game as some mechanics, craftables and items may be bugged or not be available if using out of date game save files.

Added
• Added two new boathouse locations in new region expansion.
• Burchett Dam location added to the map. Buildings in the surrounding area are explorable and lootable. Additions to area to be made in upcoming updates.
• Bleaksly Airfield has new fortifications: an extra helicopter reinforcement location, extra Hazmat soldiers and towers.
• Added extra Exile quests at Bleaksly Farm and Burchett Dam
• Added new infestation quest at Bleaksly Gorge
• Added new location: Bleaksly Station (work in progress)
• Added additional T-Shirts to creators pack DLC
• Added new machete SFX when striking targets with the blade.

Updated
• Project is now distributed into 8Gb .pak files to improve disk read time and reduce the time of installing updates
• Traders selling firearms will now sell normal weapons with a neutral status and common weapons at trusted status.
• Morale is now titled ‘Isolation’, Isolation will now actively affect health regeneration when using consumables to restore health. The higher your Isolation value the slower it will take to heal.
• Nails now cost 25 scrap for 25 nails.
• Items can no longer be moved or stored in player body bags.
• Updated keyboard prompts shown by ‘K’.
• Weapon safes around the world now have a chance of spawning common and uncommon assault rifles with attachments.
• Some varieties of trees are now somewhat larger.
• Sen’s starter backpack can now be repaired with cloth and duct tape.
• Improved Exile animations while strafing with bow.
• James Bell is now considered a black market trader and will trade no matter your integrity.
• Changed the icon on the shower from a bar of soap to the shower icon.
• Updated UI world map
• In-game UI and HUD will now scale for widescreen resolutions and resolution not of a 16:9 scale ratio (like 1680 x 1050).
• Birds nest material update, birds nests now dissolve instead of disappearing instantly
• Lube can now be found in locked tool chests
• Modified the outfit mod section to increase the number of skins that can be displayed.
• Beds, beehives, furniture and a lit campfire will now give a comfort buff like the security buff in safezones and decrease isolation over time
• Updated all backpack descriptions.
• Update CO2 Cartridge description

Fixes
• Fixed issues occuring when continuing a saved game causing the character to have mis-matched body and head.
• Fixed infected having no footstep sounds.
• Fixed battery charger not saving.
• Fixed not being able to pick up fishnets.
• Fixed double tapping ‘F’ to enter a bed puting the player in the sleep animation, but not opening the interface. This allowed the player to move and spin around while laying down.
• Fixed circumstances causing animals to increase the Infected horde meter.
• Fixed issues preventing character from taking pistol and ammo from Sen’s vehicle easily.
• Fixed being able to use ST-RV watch while in bed.
• Fixed being able to add multiple cooking pots to campfires.
• Fixed character appearing headless when entering bed in first-person mode.
• Fixed collecting items from your body bag costing integrity if you save/load between dying and collecting.
• Fixed Sophia not showing chest armour statistics.
• Fixed buff stats capping at 100.
• Fixed foliage spawning inside buildings.
• Fixed issues preventing the character exiting their tent.
• Fixed character losing integrity when gathering from garbage.
• Fixed being able to safely loot trash containers in safezones and camps without losing integrity.
• Fixed night time speed multiplier not working.
• Fixed axe appearing in hand in First Person when it should not be visible after respawning.
• Fixed scavenger quests not updating.
• Fixed character speech subtitles overlapping XP and center displays.
• Fixed deer falling sideways after taking falling damage.
• Fixed game freezing on ‘loading save data’ on occasion.
• Fixed situation where escape menu would not appear until after using a bed.
• Fixed hotbar appearing over respawn button if player dies within 20 seconds of spawning.
• Fixed missing footstep SFX on Exiles using bows.
• Fixed general missing footstep SFX on humans.
• Fixed subsurface scattering issues on Sheriff Sen character model.
• Fixed max stamina being very low after loading a saved game.
• Fixed issues with certain NPC meshes causing micro-stutters/lag spikes when spawning
• Fixed weight displaying as if still have full inventory when respawning after death
• Fixed world beds not working.
• Fixed floating barrels in airfield
• Fixed wall clipping on guard towers
• Fixed current weapon not being put away when playing stealth takedown animation.
• Fixed circumstance where James Bell would not sell anything to the player saying insufficient funds
• Fixed issue with landscape not forming correctly
• Fixed large chest not having option to pick it back up
• Fixed missing text titles from chest radial menus
• Fixed issue where sleeping in tents would disable the escape key
• Fixed issues on saved game menu, where ‘Out of date’ message for old saves would not always work correctly for the current game version.
• Fixed sleeping causing isolation to increase.
• Fixed a few locations where landscape has gaps between paths/roads and the ground
• Fixed saving and loading a Trystan game to cause material issues around Trystan’s eyes.
• Fixed issue where noticeboard quests would not appear on the noticeboard
• Fixed notifications not displaying correctly when adding items to the player’s inventory from objects such as bee nests.
• Tentative fix for notifications showing nothing next to the “x” when adding to a stack
• Fixed camera letterbox on square resolutions disappearing under various circumstances when in first person.
• Fixed dying with an UI interaction prompt on screen causing the prompt to remain permanently visible after respawning.
• Fixed circumstance causing character not to animate when mounting a horse.
• Fixed missing player building option to remove stairs.

Known issues & outstanding changes
• Game is missing left-handed support.
• Swapping an item with a Jerry Can in the fuel slot on the quad causes the other item to be placed in the fuel slot.
• When LED light runs out of battery, it unequips but does not re-enable belt chem-light.
• NPCs can have ‘black beams’ coming out of their eyes when running the game using FXAA
• Various performance related issues