Hey everyone,

It's been a while, but I'm very happy to announce that the next update is stable enough to enter open testing for final bug fixing.

This is a really important phase for this update, since multiplayer is a very important aspect of any game and must be stable and performant. That is why I would love for as many people as possible to give feedback about features and send bugs. You can do so, directly ingame, here or on our discord!

Changelog:

• Added multiplayer (why you are here, WIP).
• Foliage now uses the world seed.
• Biomes can now be filtered.
• Biomes now spawn using Temperature/Humidity map.
• Added the Foundry, a replacement for the blast furnace. This one is more realistic and will be able to produce more refined items.
• Added Mystic Springs biome, spawns deep within the jungle.
• Remade the taiga biome, it is now better than ever!
• Added Hexanite, a new resource that can be found deep in the world. Use extractors to get it.
• Three new tech tiles :
  • Solar panel tile, useful for early game power.
  • Teleporter tile, used for transportation to other teleporter at a cost of 0.1W/m, only input needs power.
  • Hexanite generator tile, uses Hexanite to generate loads of power over a long period of time.
• Added geysers, they spawn in some biomes, only decor for the moment.
• Biome blending is back, and better than ever.
• New crafting table model.
• HexaSkin v1.1 : Accessories can now be colored! Added face accessories (glasses).
• New model for pine tree.
• Removed Poplar hills biome.
• Buildings can now be picked with MMB.
• The game is now entirely translated in French.
• Various UI improvements.
• Small changes to river generation.
• Updated game engine to 4.27.1.

Fixes:

• Biome size has been reduced & placement improved.
• Every biome now correctly spawns.
• Reordered gadget items.
• Build menu now has categories.
• Massively reduced save file size.
• Improvements to death.
• Armor, the backpack and the items in it are now dropped upon death.
• You can't see yourself while sleeping anymore.
• Rain should'nt happen has often and end sonner.
• Other small bug fixes.

Friend list:

A friend list system is being tested in the background, it isn't entierly ready for release yet. This will allow you to easily (1 click) join your friends and use an ingame voice chat. It must be noted that this system will use an epic games account, IP joining will always stay a thing of course.

What about dedicated servers (public servers):

These are still planned but require a bit more work, once the peer to peer is finished and stable, I will work on this for the full release of the update.

What about linux ?

A linux version will be release with the full release of the v0.7, there still are currently some issues with the version.

That's it for now, there will be frequent updates to fix all the reported issues. Thanks for helping making this update the best possible.