This update introduces item-drops and the first of vehicle gameplay events. Item drops will be earned 3 per day based on playtime (but increased during event periods) in Online Multiplayer, with a minimum 30-minute wait period for a drop to be earned (and need to play around 90 minutes to earn all 3 of your daily drops). These items currently consist of parts for the Buggy’s engine.

Rarity levels are broken down as follows:
Common – These will be in-game unlocks, not tradable or marketable, will be easily obtainable and you will never get a duplicate.

Uncommon & Rare – These are random, based on playtime daily drops, and are both tradable and marketable.

Legendary – Same as both Uncommon and rare, except these are very rare and only marketable.


Customization

• Added improvements to the camera’s in buggy customization editor to see the hood better, specifically with raptor.
  
• Added new customization slots to buggy, including Cylinder Block, Air Filter, Muffler, Valve Cover, Transmission, Carburator, Ignition, Fuel Tank, Fuel Cap, Side Cover, Starter Assembly, Flywheel and Drivetrain.

Environment

• Added additional detail to road between mataara and slums. Roadside detail includes fences, rocks, and a small ruin.
  
• Added new road tunnel to Mataara area.
  
• Added minor rework to container port to improve jump flow.
  
• Added minor changes to Rohai abandoned building with additional jump ramp.
  
• Added minor changes to jump ramp at slums area to make it more accessible.
  
• Added general improvements to all jump ramps, with added lighting.
  
• Fixed an issue relating to the southern part of Naupata not loading correctly.
  
• Fixed a collision on a log fence.
  
• Fixed floating fence in Mataara.
  
• Fixed LODs on concrete pipes which were a little close.

General

• Added item drops for playing Capsa in Online Multiplayer. You will get up to 3 drops a day, with 30 minute minimum time before first drop.
  
• Added achievements for completing Jump Ramps.
  
• Added achievements for smashing all the crash gates.

This is a small update featuring a mix of general fixes and some back-end changes relating to the server browser.


Customization

• Fixed an issue relating to go kart hood camera in editor.
  
• Fixed an issue relating to materials on some skull hood ornaments.

Environment

• Fixed an issue with some floating grass on a road near Matira.

General

• Fixed an issue where server was not accessible when run via SteamCMD.

Item Store

• Added Warrior Raider Kit.
  
• Added Dragonfly Raider Kit.

This is a small update to fix a few issues relating to yesterdays update, notably an issue with some translations not loading correctly. We've also done a few minor improvements to map areas, and added some new items to the item store.


Environment

• Added minor improvements to road between mataara and slums to improve traffic flow from new players.
  
• Fixed incorrect ambient occlusion settings at night.

General

• Fixed an issue relating to some translations not loading correctly.

Item Store

• Added two new hood ornaments, Skull, and Skull & Crossbones.
  
• Added Offroad Tire Set.

This update is primary a bunch of fixes and general improvements. Development has started on the outer islands, but its still early work in progress.

An addition to the cinematic graphics quality settings is option to turn on 'Distance Field Ambient Occlusion'. Normally we use a cheaper method, but this does add a little bit more detail to things at the cost of some performance. This will be a considerable performance drop when paired with other Cinematic quality options however.

We've also added a new Raider kit for the Raptor buggy on item store.



Customization

• Fixed an issue where the ‘Simple’ pattern wasn’t working correctly for various tires.

Environment

• Added memory optimization to x2y1 map tile, reducing load by 9% which should also improve load times after initial load.
  
• Added various work-in-progress improvements to outer islands.

General

• Added distance field ambient occlusion to cinematic graphics options. Please note this can be quite costly when combined with other cinematic graphics options.
  
• Fixed an issue where headlights were glowing incorrectly.

Item Store

• Added Raptor Raider kit.
  
• Fixed an issue where the siren horns pack was not working correctly on boats.

This update improves the ridable horses by adding a new set of customizable gear for them. This includes customizable saddle, bridle, reins and blanket by default. We have also added additional horse gear to the item store plus some patterns for ground vehicles, some of which is shown off below.




Customization

• Added new horse gear customization.
  
• Added English saddle, 2 types of blanket, bridle, reins, breastplate and rolled blanket.
  
• Fixed an issue with female hoodie alpha.

General

• Fixed an issue where characters head was leaning to the side while driving a vehicle.
  
• Fixed an issue where gamepad couldn’t select the option to change water vehicle in character editor menu.
  
• Fixed an issue where some server config variables were not getting defaulted.
  
• Fixed an issue where “Miner” achievement wasn’t unlocking for some users.

Item Store

• Added Glow in Dark kit for horse.
  
• Added unicorn attachment for horse.
  
• Added race kit for Horse.
  
• Added roundel patterns bundle for Enforcer buggy.
  
• Added UK police pattern for Victor buggy.
  
• Added police siren horn bundle (contains 2 UK sirens, 1 retro siren, 1 german siren and 1 french siren).

This is a small update that fixes a few things from our recent major update. We've also introduced a new wearable hoodie for both male and female characters.


Customization

• Added hoodie for male & female
  
• Added the Extra, Alien, Valentines, Saint Patricks and Elements patterns sold on item store for the hoodie.
  
• Added classic patterns for the San Francisco interior walls.
  
• Fixed an issue with the male gloves alpha.
  
• Fixed an issue barracuda holds with oars and not painting correctly.

Environment

• Fixed an issue with the boat spawns at Tonga Hawi and Motu.
  
• Fixed placement of some concrete barriers near Mataara.
  
• Fixed some particle fish in incorrect placements.

Item Store

• Added Extra patterns available to buy seperately from flag patterns pack.

This update brings a significant rework to the homes and clubs, plus introduces a bunch of new drivable vehicles.

A significant change to how homes work is that ownership will now be persistent, per server, based on various factors saved after the player logs off. These factors focus on a player’s overall play time, meaning that someone who has only played the game for a few hours will still “unclaim” virtually instantaneously, as before when they leave. Players who’ve played tens, hundreds, or thousands of hours will see their house remain for an extended period before they are unclaimed.

On the vehicle front we’ve introduced 2 new drivable boats and 2 new buggy's, with the new boats being considerably larger than our previous offerings. These new boats are each capable of carrying a large group of people around. The pontoon boat in particular has an open deck design so you have room to dance, essentially giving you a moving dance club. The vehicles, as a whole, will now be able to play music. Dances have been tweaked so they will work on a moving vehicle.

There are many more changes and additions in this update, which can be found in the patch notes below. Be sure to check out the item store for all the new vehicle kits and accessories added in this update.





Customization

• Added rework of all buggy frame materials, including various quality improvements as well as a new paint look. Previous paint variant options have been removed.
  
• Added improvements to the Raptor buggy: the hood is now a separate, customizable piece in the editor (under “front”). This is a step towards hood kit modifications for this vehicle.
  
• Added Shorts for female character.
  
• Added Lacework Camisole and Crop Top variants. These use a new unique simple pattern due to the difference in material detail.
  
• Added rework to improve the quality of the perforated Camisole variant.
  
• Added Hood Ornaments slot to ground vehicles. Hood Ornaments can be found in the item store.
  
• Added “Front”, “Back”, “Top”, and “Sides” slots to ground vehicles. These will be utilized for various vehicle kits found in the item store.
  
• Fixed issues relating to alpha on male and female flippers.

Environment

• Added improvements to interior lighting, so things like the ceilings of homes do not have such dark shading.
  
• Added additional homes, pathways, and general improvements to Katara area including secondary boat docks to serve houses.
  
• Added additional homes and general improvements to Hianga.
  
• Added a rework of a road near the Mataara motel so players can reach the vehicle jump from both directions. The blue water tower has been removed, but detail has been added along the road.
  
• Added new docks and paths to Pitonga area.
  
• Added revisions to ramps at Rohai to make them easier to drive up.
  
• Added revisions to main jump ramp at Hianga to make it easier to drive up.
  
• Added additional dirt between the motel at Mataara and a dirt road next to the nearby race course.
  
• Added a new spawn area for Whakaoma.
  
• Fixed an issue relating to the size of area volumes near Pitonga.
  
• Fixed part of a chainlink fence post that didn’t have correct material.
  
• Fixed placement of various foliage and props around Mataara.
  
• Fixed lighting at the club at Mataara, adding a bit more light in places where the dance area was pretty dark at night near the front.
  
• Fixed a tunnel that had minor rock clipping through one point.
  
• Fixed culling distances on lamps in Mataara tunnel.
  
• Fixed culling distances on various street clutter.
  
• Fixed some road decals spilling over onto vehicles.
  
• Fixed some unsmooth roads near Hianga.
  
• Fixed beach area smoothness near Pitonga.

General

• Added Pontoon party boat. This open-deck boat features room for dancing on.
  
• Added Mako deck boat, a large motorboat featuring a pair of sofa-like seats, and other chairs to let you transport yourself and up to 7 friends as passengers.
  
• Added Enforcer buggy, a 2 seater which is slightly smaller than existing buggies.
  
• Added Dragonfly buggy, another 2 seater using the new shorter frame length type.
  
• Added reworked selection of homes, now featuring outside areas. Each house includes a patio and garden area.
  
• Added new camps. These temporarily claimed locations feature a place you can, sit, dance, and customize.
  
• Added improved support for playing YouTube videos. Media interface will now accept any YouTube url. Limitations still exist in the form of restrictions beyond our control e.g. region, or restrictions on embedding/mobile.
  
• Added persistent homes system, so houses will now persist as a player’s sole possession for a measured amount of time (based on a player’s playtime) when they leave a server. This does not apply to clubs or the new camps.
  Playing 24 hours will equal a 3-day window, 100 hours will equal 7 days, 1000 hours 14 days, and 2000 hours will equal 28 days. Given there is a finite number of homes on the Capsa map, this feature is designed for players with considerable playtime who frequently return in mind. Any new player who plays for an hour or so and leaves will have their home “unclaim” virtually right away. There is a 30-minute window added so players don’t lose their stuff if they need to restart or disconnect. As before, the home data is saved and if the player has to reclaim a home, or wants to choose another, all the customization is carried across.
  
• Added revised sit animations, with improved blending between poses.
  
• Added improvements to ground sit handling, so when a player sits on a moving vehicle, e.g. a boat, they can inherit the rotation and location of the boat, and travel with it.
  
• Added revised dance animations, with improved blending when switching dances. Most of these have been adjusted to be better suited within confined spaces, e.g. dancing on boats.
  
• Added considerable texture memory optimizations, which will also reduce installation by around 5 GB.
  
• Added changes to how connection and spawning is handled, players will now connect to a server first and then select where to spawn. This is to allow the player to locate their claims on the server and be able to choose to spawn at their home for example.
  
• Added improvements to the mounting of vehicles, particularly boats. The range will now extend further down below the boat to aid people who had issue transitioning from swimming to the boat previously.
  
• Added improvements to how players interact with vehicles or things to sit on. This now scans the world around the player at point of interaction, rather than previously relying on collision. This rules out any inconsistencies as a result of latency.
  
• Added music players to all ground and water vehicles. Primarily this was done so players can now have their own party boats, especially with the larger boats we’ve added such as the Pontoon boat on which players can dance on its open deck, even while it’s in motion.
  
• Added various performance optimizations relating to the LODs of all previous boats.
  
• Added additional hull type for the Barracuda motorboat, featuring a different rear cone
  
• Added a key to prevent camera resetting while it is held down, useful for taking screenshots.
  
• Added a key to reset the camera immediately when pressed.
  
• Added keys to select your next and previous media slots, as well as disable.
  
• Added keys to control media volume and mute it.
  
• Added chat media channel which will output information when using the keys to change volume or current media slot.
  
• Added color preset system to all customization editors, this allows players to pick (where applicable and available) a preset color selection for the current pattern. players can then override these colors, so it can be a convenient start point to making their own customizations.
  
• Added smoother vehicle replication, this will make the experience as a passenger of a vehicle under typical network conditions more fluid.
  
• Added a send button to the chat window, this will behave identically to pressing enter in the chat.
  
• Added animation improvements to the chat window to better fit elements.
  
• Added chat tabs to the chat window, for now these are for default (everything), and a tab for local only (omits global chat).
  
• Added item store promotion to loading screen, we’ll use this to show some featured and new items (because some users were unaware of new stuff or the item store’s existence).
  
• Added improvements to server configuration, notably so that the country code which displays a flag on server list menu is obtained automatically.
  
• Added updated steam controller configuration to feature various new functions such as the ability to quick reset camera.
  
• Added various changes to existing achievements, firstly some home achievements and achievements relating to the cinema have been removed. This is because they are no longer relevant. The tiles will be available still, just on different achievements. Editor ‘time’ achievements have also been removed, and have instead been changed to be apply customization a number of times.
  
• Added achievement for dancing with a crab.
  
• Added improved dirt detail to the default buggy rims.
  
• Fixed an issue when switching clothing in the character editor where pattern selection index was not reset to reflect newly picked clothing piece.
  
• Fixed an issue when pressing enter to enter chat and using mouse to click exit and getting stuck in a menu state until pressing enter again.
  
• Fixed an issue where initial chat box was limited to the size of a message and could only be clicked on 2/3rds of it to enter the chat.
  
• Fixed an issue with area volumes not being handled correctly, particularly the south end of Metarahi where there was a chance of receiving duplicate enter messages in chat.
  
• Fixed an issue relating to how data tables are handled for mounts, which on rare occasion could result in loading the incorrect entry via combo boxes. This is now aligned with all other vehicle types.
  
• Fixed an issue where when respawning a notification of the area you were entering wasn’t always displayed.
  
• Fixed an issue where compass would move erratically while dancing.
  
• Fixed an issue where “/me” didn’t appear to be replicating messages correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where dancing time wasn’t counting towards achievements.
  
• Fixed an issue where sitting and editor time wasn’t counting towards achievements.

Item Store

• Added T-Top kit for Barracuda motor boat.
  
• Added additional parts to the Barracuda Bimini Kit.
  
• Added additional parts to the Barracuda Race Kit.
  
• Added Performance kit for the Barrelback motor boat.
  
• Added Race kit for the Barrelback motor boat.
  
• Added Sundeck kit for the Barrelback motor boat.
  
• Added Bimini Kit for Mako motor boat.
  
• Added Bimini Kit for Pontoon motor boat.
  
• Added Performance Kit for Pontoon motor boat.
  
• Added Raider Rims Pack.
  
• Added Steering Wheel Bundle 3.
  
• Added Sharky paint for the Barrelback motor boat.
  
• Added flame paint for the Pontoon motor boat.
  
• Added Raider Kit for the Enforcer buggy.
  
• Added Race Kit for the Victor buggy.
  
• Added selection of hood ornaments for ground vehicles.

This update introduces drivable motorboats, each featuring full customization and support for passengers. These boats work with the dynamic ocean mechanics, meaning you can experience varying wave heights at different locations and jump boats over waves. Also included in this update are three new areas and dozens of area improvements, a few of these are shown off below.

An additional significant improvement is a revised loading system, which in tests has shown initial game loading time reduced by 4.5x on average across various machines. It should be noted the first loading after a larger update will always be a bit slower (although still faster than before), but once shaders are compiled and everything is cached, secondary loadings (even after restarting the game) will be much quicker.


New Marina area at Mataara


Barracuda parked at New Dock area at Tori


Barrelback near dock for new work-in-progress airport, south east of Metarahi


New island south of Naupata


Environment

• Added new island between naupata and kiokio.
  
• Added new island south of matiki, on Naupata.
  
• Added marina to Mataara.
  
• Added secondary dock south of Mataara (no boat spawn, for loitering)
  
• Added small dock near the lighthouse at Whakura.
  
• Added small dock with boat spawn at Paka.
  
• Added small dock at Puna Manawa.
  
• Added small dock near Matapari.
  
• Added improvements to the dock at Tonga Hawi.
  
• Added small dock at Arohata.
  
• Added small dock and additional improvements at Pekanga.
  
• Added small dock and additional pathway at Hianga.
  
• Added work in progress airfield to one of the south east islands.
  
• Added culling adjustments to telescope array and observatory.
  
• Added culling adjustments to creepy cat house.
  
• Added culling and lod adjustments to various rocks.
  
• Added culling adjustments to windfarm.
  
• Added culling adjustments to bamboo huts and various bamboo platforms.
  
• Added culling adjustments to stone dock foundations.
  
• Added culling adjustments to school building, notably roof.
  
• Added culling adjustments to various light clutter, including barrels and crates.
  
• Added improved lods for landscape to combat floating objects.
  
• Added more diverse marine life, including electric catfishes, mahi-mahi, barracudas, cuttlefishes, octopuses, rays, and various large coral reef fishes.
  
• Added additional coral reefs, kelp forests and underwater wrecks.
  
• Added full-size galleon ship-wreck to explore in the bay near mataara.
  
• Fixed an issue where a eastern map tile was invisible at a distance.
  
• Fixed collision on Barrel Tub.

General

• Added drivable Zodiac boat, the Barracuda. Boat features full customization, and seats 4 people.
  
• Added drivable Barrelback boat. Features full customization and seats 3 people.
  
• Added a few more variations of teal to the color palette.
  
• Added performance optimization for low, so that fishes and birds don’t spawn.
  
• Added performance optimization to various environment particles, reducing the number of actors.
  
• Added performance optimizations to fishes (non-particle) so animation data and update rate is better reduced based on distance. This should also remove jerky movement seen in some instances with some species.
  
• Added new spawn menu images for various outdated/coastal locations.
  
• Added additional hidden items to discover.
  
• Added achievements for new areas, hidden items and for boats.
  
• Added filter option to disable some horn sounds from game that may otherwise be annoying to some users. You'll hear the default horn instead, this section will be expanded overtime.

Item Store

• Added Barracuda boat kits 1 and 2. One is a racing orientated kit with spoiler and twin motors, the other kit features a bimini (canvas), and custom roll-bar with lifebuoy mount.
  
• Added Bugle horn pack which is compatible (as are all) with both boats and buggies.
  
• Added Animal horn pack.

This update adds a few minor fixes to our recent update, primarily fixing rendering on rivers as well as a few terrain painting issues in various spots.


Environment

• Fixed an issue where rivers were not rendering correctly.
  
• Fixed some terrain painting on Kiokio.

General

• Fixed a hidden items placement at Taipu to avoid a collision issue.

This update adds several performance improvements, primarily relating to reducing the frequency and size of network traffic. We've also made a bunch of more general quality of life improvements in addition as we move towards our next major update.


Environment

• Added performance optimization for low, reducing distance tree spawning by 25%.
  
• Fixed an issue where a random vehicle spawn was near Wahi Hawa.
  
• Fixed a gap in cave floor near Taheke.
  
• Fixed a small terrain gap under water off coast of west metarahi.
  
• Fixed an issue where wouldn’t hear ambient sounds when spawning.

General

• Added performance optimization to character, pet and vehicle applier reducing frequency of network updates.
  
• Added performance optimization to character, pet and vehicle outfit data, reducing size of network replicated data for this specifically by 92%.
  
• Added improvements to vehicle changing, when you change the vehicle type via the character editor, it will respawn at its current position.
  
• Added performance improvements to various placed actors, such as torches, hidden items, vehicle spawners and ambient audio.
  
• Added performance improvements to torches as well as allowing their state to be seen on other clients when one is knocked down.
  
• Added improvements to certain character states like dancing, allowing them to be performed at velocity (i.e. on a moving vehicle, ideally for upcoming boats).
  
• Added various performance updates to character state replication, reducing the frequency of network updates, plus improving reliability for joining users to see dance and sit state of players.
  
• Fixed an issue when switching between pet types in the character options editor.
  
• Fixed an issue where sometimes a vehicle would play an engine startup sound twice.
  
• Fixed an issue where you can see another player still in a vehicle after they’ve got out.
  
• Fixed an issue where loss of control could occur when getting into a vehicle.
  
• Fixed an issue where the wrong vehicle outfit was being recalled when spawning a different vehicle type.
  
• Fixed an issue where customization wouldn't apply correctly onto vehicle passengers.

Item Store

• Added Military Rims Pack 1
  
• Added Steering Wheel Pack 2