"The Second Chapter" is now out and ready to be explored by you Rafters!
If you are done with The First Chapter and ready for more, you can now continue your Raft journey with new adventures! We are bringing you a bunch of new stuff and a lot of bug fixes. Are you curious what they might be?

Here is what The Second Chapter has in store:

Once again, we are adding 2 new destinations to Raft; Caravan Town with a desert biome and the abandoned city of Tangaroa. Beside these, there are also new smaller islands coming in the style of Caravan Town.








Habitating Caravan Town, these piggies are quite fast and dangerous!



Watch out! These butler bots who are wandering Tangaroa aimlessly might look friendly at first but they will shock you... Literally...






It is finally here! Maybe the most asked for features, battery charger is now available to find and craft. No more throwing away dead batteries!






Weeee! We wanted to make getting to places on the new destinations and on your raft a bit more fun and added ziplines! Careful before you jump, as you will need the zipline tool to use them!







With the new water tank, electric purifier and water pipes you will be able to build your own automated water system and connect it to sprinklers. This way, your animals will no longer be sad and your plants will thank you for not forgetting to water them!







It is time for some treasure hunting! Beside a new resource, there are a bunch of new items waiting to be dg up by Maya and Rouhi!




With all the new items coming to the game, we thought you might need a bigger storage! Try the new storage item to keep things nice and tidy!








Raft gets musical! We are now adding cassettes with different genres which you can use in the radio!
And if you get inspired from the new soundtracks and want to make your own music, a piano will also be waiting for you!








It is important to eat fresh fruits often even if you are stranded on the ocean! Now you will be able to munch on some bananas and strawberries as well as grow them on your raft. You will need to find them first though!



Talking about plants, we are adding even more of them! If you are a plant-lover like us, you might want to re-decorate your raft and open up some space for them!



Furthermore, we are adding paintings, new decorative items and 2 new colors(light grey and dark grey)! You can now make your raft even cosier!





As we mentioned in DevBlog#40, we had an event on our discord server back in february to replace the main menu raft! The winner rafts will now welcome you to the game, a different one each time you start the game!

Here are the winners and their rafts which you will be seeing from now on!








We hope you are as excited as we are about all the new content! You can also read the full list of all the changes and bug fixes coming out with this update in the "Changelog" and "Bug Fixes" below. We can't wait for you to play The Second Chapter and hope that you will enjoy it!

Good luck and have fun Rafters!

//Raft HQ

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• 2 new locations: Caravan Town and Tangaroa
  
• 3 new small islands
  
• 27 new achievements
  
• New enemies: Mudhogs and Butler Bots
  
• New item: Battery Charger
  
• New item: Cassette (Classical)
  
• New item: Cassette (EDM)
  
• New item: Cassette (Elevator)
  
• New item: Cassette (Pop)
  
• New item: Cassette (Rock)
  
• New item: Electric Purifier
  
• New item: Firework
  
• New item: Large Storage
  
• New item: Major Tom
  
• New item: Metal Detector
  
• New item: Piano
  
• New item: Seed (Banana)
  
• New item: Seed (Strawberry)
  
• New item: Tangaroa Plants (6 varities)
  
• New item: Tangaroa Paintings (5 varities)
  
• New item: Developer Paintings (8 varities)
  
• New item: Tiki Piece (4 varities)
  
• New item: Titanium ore
  
• New item: Toy Robot
  
• New item: Water Pipe
  
• New item: Water Tank
  
• New item: Zipline
  
• New item: Zipline Tool
  
• New feature: Treasure Hunting
  
• New feature: Automated Water System
  
• New feature: Zipline System
  
• New feature: Unstuck Button
  
• New story notes and puzzles
  
• New colors added to the paintbrush menu: Light grey and dark grey
  
• Updated loading screen
  
• 5 extra slots in the backpack
  
• "Pipe" changed to "Fuel Pipe"
  
• Seagulls now take longer time between eating crops
  
• Integrated the exclusive game mode into the graphics settings
  
• Cooking recipes drop rate is more balanced
  
• Using bow and arrow now requires only one button to load and fire
  
• Steering wheel is now easier to center
  
• Shark despawn time increased
  
• Collecting nets are now paintable
  
• Corrupt worlds will now show in loading menu with a red background
  
• All blueprints now respawn when revisiting locations
  
• Collecting nets now allow foundations to be built in each direction
  
• Main menu raft changed to 3 community built ones
  
• Loading times decreased notably
  
• New graphics setting: Reflection
  
• Increased the despawn time for arrows
  
• Storages now visually show how full they are
  
• Dirt piles can now occasionally give extra loot
  
• Choppable trees now display an axe icon
  
• Due to security reasons, you will now have to be friends with the host to be able to join their world.

BUG FIXES

• People being able to join games without permission
  
• Stuck on loading screen
  
• Raft sinking uncontrollably
  
• Joining a big world in multiplayer results in not seeing the raft
  
• Animals not spawning/disappearing on islands
  
• Shark biting the reinforced foundations
  
• Domestic animals glitches back onto land while the raft is close to an island
  
• Issues with picking up captured animals
  
• Incorrect UI scaling on widescreen resolutions
  
• Stuck on character selection menu when starting up the game
  
• Localization Errors and typos
  
• Beehive cannot be stacked in inventory
  
• Chat box issue with last message not showing
  
• Being able to open notebook while in bed or incapacitated
  
• Being able to wear two headpieces at the same time
  
• Seagull nest permanently occupied after killing a seagull sitting on it
  
• Placement issues around engines
  
• Mushroom not usable in biofuel refiner
  
• Permanently poisoned from the poison lake on Balboa Island
  
• Being able to click on menu buttons while loading a world
  
• Mama Bear not visible
  
• Seagulls not being repositioned correctly when sitting in nest
  
• Shear icon missing when aiming at llama
  
• Storage UI stuck on screen if player dies while storage is open
  
• Beginner Screecher Hunter Achievement not obtainable for some players
  
• Shark biting players on land
  
• Character animation speed faster than intended
  
• Several issues with items being transferred between hotbar, inventory and storage (duplication, missing items)
  
• Picking up the cooking pot results in recipes placed on the cooking pot being removed
  
• Several screecher issues
  
• Opening the chat box while sitting on a chair results in camera spinning
  
• Infinite watermelon glitch using cooking pot
  

"The Second Chapter" is coming out October 8th and we have put together a trailer to show what it is all about!
Get ready Rafters, soon it is time to sail to new adventures!

Hi again Rafters, we are back with another blog.

So much has happened in the world since we last talked, hope you are doing alright and staying safe! We have been home since March due to the pandemic and following the necessary precautions. However, we are still working on The Second Chapter and we thought it is time to give you an insight on what's to come!



At this point it is not a secret that we are working on Caravan Town, which means there will be new islands coming to the game! We will also continue building the lore and bring some new fun features. Some of these features are frequently suggested by you like the Battery Charger!
Let’s have a deeper look at what we have been working on:



Caravan Town is the next destination in Raft lore. With its pretty harbor, caravans and hard to climb spots Caravan Town is getting ready for your arrival.

Hmmm, wonder how it will be possible to get all the way up and down to these mountains?




Also, as we have mentioned in a few of our social media posts (if you aren’t following us, the links are down below), Caravan Town isn’t the only destination we are working on at the moment. We have a big surprise coming your way but we don’t want to spoil too much. All we can say is, we are super excited about it!





A new chapter wouldn’t be complete without a new enemy. With your help to name them, we have created Mudhogs! You can even watch a video here to see how we made them:





Definitely the most asked feature at the moment, battery charger will finally come to the game!
If you have been throwing away your old batteries, it might be time to start stocking up on them!




Another highly requested feature was an automated way to get clean water in bulk. With this machine, ocean water will get collected and turned into clean water while you are battling Bruce, exploring islands or chasing seagulls!




We have been working on another completely new machine; Metal Detector.



Does this mean a new resource? Yes! And not only that, but you might even find other items while digging for the new resource. Like this cute guy:





Are you hungry for more food items that you can plant on your Raft? We got you!
We have already teased the banana plants, but bananas are not the only new food item we are bringing to the game! We got inspired by the Swedish summer and created some strawberry bushes that you will be able to grow on your raft!







New items are great, but, looks like the chests are getting a bit too small to store all this.
With The 2nd Chapter, you are going to find a blueprint which will allow you to have a bigger storage option in the game!





Have you been following the story? With The 2nd Chapter, you will have more to discover!
2 new destinations will bring new puzzles, new notes and items!





Back in February, we had an event on our discord server to replace the main menu raft we have.
We have gotten so many awesome raft submissions, which made it even harder to pick only 3 winners.
After going through all of the entries, we have announced the 3 rafts that will be replacing the old one.

Here are the winners and their rafts which you will be seeing on the main menu after the release of The 2nd Chapter:









Our programmers have been squishing bugs non-stop and we will be patching many problems with the next update! Some of these include; widescreen problems, glitching enemies, sinking when out of game window and animals disappearing. We will let you know more about all the fixed bugs with the patch notes of The 2nd Chapter.

You might be wondering, what about the seagulls? We have listened to your feedback and realized, seagulls going through walls is problematic, they attack way too often and well, they are pretty annoying at times. Therefore, we want to rework seagulls. However, we have decided we will not be doing that with The 2nd Chapter to be able to bring the update to you as soon as possible. Instead we will make the seagulls a little less annoying for now by nerfing them.



We know you are excited for the update and bored staying at home. We are hoping to bring the update as soon as possible. We have been aiming for early summer (northern hemisphere), however, have realized that we will need a bit more time. Our goal is that The Second Chapter will be live for you to explore early fall! You can read more about our decision here:

https://twitter.com/RaftSurvivaGame/status/1275078397979275267


Well, this is all for Dev Blog #40!
We hope we could give you an insight of what we are working on at the moment. We can't wait to bring this chapter to you as soon as we can!

Until we talk again, Happy Rafting Everyone!

//Redbeet HQ

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Is friendly fire not cutting it anymore? Do you want some rivalry and see who is the best rafter among your friends? Now we are introducing a new battle royale game mode just for you!



Show your real survival skills, escape from dangerous obstacles and ride Bruce to victory!

• New Game Mode: Raft Royale

May the best rafter win!

//Raft HQ


More information here:

https://support.redbeetinteractive.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007798831-Are-you-going-to-add-Battle-Royale-mode-

Hope you all had a great holiday season and have been enjoying "The First Chapter".
Since we got back to the office we have been working on The Second Chapter but also on another patch: The Beehive Update! As suggested by many of you, we are adding beehives and everything else you will need to produce honey on your raft!

Have a look!


Make sure to surround these with some flowers and get ready to hear some buzzing on your raft!





How to get the little stingy ones to your raft? Here is the catch! Well, literally, you will catch them with the brand new sweep net and get the new item "bee jar". Later on you can use these jars for crafting the beehives!





We have also changed the way you get honey. You will now get the new item honeycomb from the beehive and use it to make some sweet sweet honey!



Hope you enjoy the companionship of the little ones on your raft, habee rafting!

//Raft HQ

• New Item: Beehive
  
• New Item: Sweep Net
  
• New Item: Bee Jar
  
• New Item: Honeycomb
  
• New Item: Good Healing Salve
  
• Changed system to obtain honey
  
• Bee Swarms on Balboa and Balboa-like islands

Here are the bugs we have fixed in this update:
• Holes on Balboa Island
  
• 2 spots on big tropical islands where players got stuck
  
• Biorefiner not accepting mango
  
• Localization errors in Russian & Spanish, special letter problem in Polish & Norwegian and minor typos
  
• A few underwater resources slightly above sea level not being lootable
  
• Trophy Board not rotatable

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Hello again!

This time we have a few more bug fixes.

• Disappearing islands/floating animals. (If you logged out close to a missing island there may still be "floating" animals but just continue playing and it should hopefully not reoccur)
  
• Anchors were not working for some people.
  
• Puffer achievement was not obtainable.

Make sure to restart Steam and Raft to get the latest version of the game.

//Raft HQ

Hi everyone!

Here is another small hotfix patch which should resolve the following bugs.

• Different frequencies between host and clients. This resulted in players typing a frequency in the receiver but no blue dot was visible.
  
• Two frequencies with the same numbers.
  
• Character getting squashed/weirdly scaled after being ressurected in a bed.

Make sure to restart Steam and Raft to get the latest version of the game.

//Raft HQ

Hi everyone!

We have been releasing patches to fix some bugs that you have been experiencing. Here you will find a summary of which bugs should be fixed with the latest hotfix 10.05.

Hotfix 10.05

• Fix for the missing craftable quest items "bomb, carjack, lightbulb".
  
• Having two frequencies with the same number should no longer happen. And for people who had the same frequency it should fix itself when reloading the world.
  
• Debuffs such as poison should now be removed after respawning.

Hotfix 10.01, 10.2, 10.3 & 10.4.

Bugs fixed:

• Any missing quest items (wildberries,crowbar, etc.) should now be restored when reloading the world.
  
• Game screen glitching and shaking
  
• Loot icon not working while looting hostile animals like pufferfish, warthog, etc.
  
• Respawning with hammock not working

Also,

• Engine model updated to show how many foundations it can carry.
  
• Chat should work much smoother now.
  
• The new "Open Save Folder Path" button to make finding save files easier.
  
• We have fixed the save system. If your world still does not show up, make sure there are no extra dots(..) in the name of the rgd file. (for example: "Wor.ld.rgd" should be "World.rgd")

Make sure to restart Steam and Raft to update to the latest version.

//Raft HQ

It is finally here, “The First Chapter” is now out!
We have been teasing you for a while now and we can’t wait for you to finally explore the new locations and features for yourselves! We are not the only ones that are eager for your arrival however. The lurkers and the bears are impatiently waiting for you! If you want to know what else is coming with this update, keep reading below to find out!


We have two new destinations for you to discover. Beside these, we have also reworked the radio tower and the existing small islands.

LORE & PUZZLES

Are there others out there? What happened? How did you end up on a raft?
We have been working on the story and are releasing the first part of it with this update. You will unravel the history of the new locations while finding out how you ended up on that Raft.

NEW ENEMIES

With two new destinations comes two new enemies. Bears and lurkers are the inhabitants for these places.

BEARS



LURKERS

NEW FEATURES & ITEMS

RECEIVER 2.0

A brand new system for finding islands. With the correct frequency, you will be able to both find and go back to any destinations!



STEERING WHEEL

You have asked, we are delivering!
Be the true captain of your raft, control the direction of your journey effectively with the steering wheel.



ENGINE, FUEL TANK AND PIPE SYSTEM
But no, steering wheel is not enough. We want you to be able to be in full control of your raft. Have you accidentally sailed the wrong way? No problem! Now with the engine, you can change the direction of your raft and go back.






BIOREFINER AND BIOFUEL
However, there is a twist. For the engine to work, you will need biofuel. You can make this in biorefiner by using honey and raw food.






MACHETE

A new weapon! Might come handy when you are out exploring.

• New Save System.
  
• 2 new locations and reworked Radio Tower
  
• 10 New Small Islands
  
• 11 New Achievements
  
• New Plantable Trees
  
• New item: Pinecone
  
• New item: Birch seed
  
• New item: Biofuel tank
  
• New item: Pipe
  
• New item: Honey
  
• New item: Biofuel
  
• New item: Steering wheel
  
• New item: Engine
  
• New item: Biorefiner
  
• New item: Raw & Cooked meat
  
• New item: Machete
  
• New item: Headlight
  
• New enemies: Lurkers and Bears
  
• Notebook: Lore
  
• Puzzles/Obstacles
  
• Receiver 2.0
  
• Pipe System
  
• Reset Key Bindings Button
  
• Removed fog weather
  
• Added loot animation when gathering resources from animals
  
• Shark code reworked
  
• Animals spawn in different sizes
  
• New light system in caves
  
• Reduced seagull health
  
• Quest items available in notebook
  
• Blueprints are now added to research table automatically when added to a players inventory. You no longer need to research the blueprint inside the research table

BUG FIXES

• Screecher should no longer one shot players
  
• Optimized network code for animals
  
• You can no longer interact with items while carrying animals
  
• Reworked some places that players got stuck in
  
• Potentially fixed: Dropped item floating in air
  
• Shark no longer swims through walls, should no longer bite metal foundations
  
• Can no longer capture an animal with netgun that is already dead
  
• Camera no longer gets stuck when placing stuff and holding R to rotate while moving
  
• Removed a lot of colliders from building parts which should increase performance a bit
  
• Hats are now visible when nocliping in creative mode
  
• FOV slider no longer stretches character arms
  
• Clients did not always get achievements for killing screecher and warthog
  
• Sometimes players could not spawn animals in creative mode
  
• You can no longer pickup items through walls
  
• A bunch of localization fixes, more minor fixes and improvements

We hope you will enjoy Update 10 as much as we enjoyed making it!

//Raft HQ

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