I had to push a new version today because there was an urgent bug to resolve.
Fix a bug with the W1 boss fight where the fist would destroy doors resulting in a softlock. I hope (and I think) it's the last bug involving disappearing doors!
Minor visual bug with Georgette's glider shrinking in the animation
We have added two brand new factions, the British, and the Italians. They are releasing with the Cromwell and Carro Armato M Celere Sahariano (M16/43) respectively. With our ongoing tank overhaul, we thought we'd start by implementing brand-new destroyed models for all of our tanks, this is the quality you can expect for the remainder of the tanks in the game.
Cromwell
Unit Stats
Carro Armato M Celere Sahariano (M16/43)
Unit Stats
These tanks will be a cheaper, and slightly weaker alternative to the current medium tanks, the Pz IV and Sherman. While they trade raw damage, they will make up for it in attack speed, movement speed, and quantity to be placed. They are Primary Units so their Squad Buff is: +5% PEN and 5% DMG.
Mortar Unit
A Mortar has been added to both the Allies and the Axis. This unit will work similarly to the already existing grenadier, although will have significantly increased range, damage, and splash damage radius, but with the cost of bullet travel time, attack speed, and accuracy. They are a Primary Unit so their Squad Buff is: +55 flat Splash Radius
This unit will currently have the highest damage potential out of any unit in the game, assuming many enemies get hit with one mortar shell.
Unit Stats
Special Range Type
The Mortar has a special range type, with a dead zone in the middle where enemies will not be targeted. To counter this you have to place the unit a bit further back from the path, we are interested to see how this mechanic plays out.
Information View
Our original path arrows were not up to par and were difficult to see. So we developed a new view that is accessible by pressing TAB while in-game. This will allow you to see all the paths present, where the final objective for the enemies is, all spawn locations of infantry and vehicles. your placed units and hostile enemies. There is also some extra buttons to show your units total range coverage to see where they can all shoot and the guide is also one of these buttons.
Other Features
Redid all camera start positions to better allow a new player to understand their surroundings
Increased the amount you can zoom out on certain maps, to allow you to fully see the whole map
Proper enemy unit path detection, with our new mortar unit they need to be able to lead a unit so knowing which path is required
UI Changes:
Updated Forest 1-5 Images in Playmenu
Updated Winter 1 Image in Playmenu
Moved Healthbar to top right and made the control buttons on bottom right bigger
Crash restore now gives more info on the game it is trying to restore to
Bug Fixes:
Keybinds are back, but we don't believe they actually save if you exit the game. This is due to Epic's new enhanced input action system. We are using their save functionality, but we believe it is broken.
Removed the Blue Unit ID Circles
Disable being able to disregard crash popup
Fixed grenade sound attenuation
A limited number of sounds
Miscellaneous Crash Fixes
Upgraded from C++ 20 from C++ 17
Fixed American Tank Hitboxes being improperly sized
Fixed static mesh being used as ghost units
Fixed a potential pathing failure by implementing a deterministic path selection
Fixed grenadier Explosive Radius Squad Buff, it will now give 31 increased radius flat, versus giving 0.1.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Winter Wonderland will be making a triumphant return with new presents and goodies for ARK survivors. The epic winter-themed holiday event begins on December 21, 2023 will be live until January 7, 2024 on Official Servers.
RaptorClaus will be sailing across the star-filled night sky in his sleigh, dropping off presents filled with high-end loot as well as Mistletoe, and Coal for those naughty Survivors. You'll be able to catch RaptorClaus flying across the skies at midnight (game time) on all maps.
December 21st to January 7th
PVP/PVE: 1.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 1.5x Breeding
Small Tribes: 4x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 3.5x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience + 4.5x Breeding
RaptorClaus
Santa's Big Helper Yet - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. *NEW*
Abominable Snowman - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. *NEW*
Pegomastax Grouch- Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Steals Gift Boxes in return for a special reward. *NEW*
Wild Rideable Reindeer - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Can be fed Rockarrot and ridden for additional drop amounts. *NEW*
*Event-specific recipes are now on the Smithy instead of the Cooking Pot
Full-body Krampus Costume Player Character Skin/Cosmetic *NEW*
Santa’s Workshop Smithy Structure Skin *NEW*
Festive Forge Structure Skin *NEW*
Coal
Festive Dino Candy
Gift Box
Holiday Lights
Holiday Stocking
Holiday Tree
Mistletoe
Snowman
Wreath
Lavender
Dino Light Purple
Dino Light Blue
DragonGreen0
ActualBlack
Cyan
DeepPink
Dino Dark Purple
Mint
Jade
PineGreen
SpruceGreen
DarkMagenta
Glacial
PowderBlue
Teal
DarkViolet
Red
Green
Light Grey
Light Red
Dark Red
Dino Light Red
Dino Light Green
Dino Medium Green
Dino Albino
NearWhite
Yellow
From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
Search for Winter Wonderland in the ARK Mod list and Install it.
After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select 'Mod Settings'
You will see Winter Wonderland and any other mods you've downloaded in 'Available Mods'
Select Winter Wonderland and activate it.
If you would like to enable Winter Wonderland on your private servers, please the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. We'll share the mod ID in the patch notes when the event goes live.
"RPG Developer Bakin" 10% Off Sale at Steam Winter Sale 2023
RPG Developer Bakin, a programming-free RPG creation tool, has released update Ver. 1.7 on December 19, 2023,which adds a toon shader and blend shape function to enhance the visual style of the games you create. Today, we are offering a 10% discount on "RPG Developer Bakin" so that those interested can enjoy its enhanced functionality and ease of use at an even greater savings.. In addition, DLCs that pack a variety of resources will be discounted by 10% in conjunction with the sale, and the Steam Winter Sale 2023 discount will be applied to bundled editions that include the sale products, making them even more affordable. Don't miss out on this opportunity!
Period: Thursday, December 21, 2023 - Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 10:00 AM PST
The four DLCs released on December have been added to the "RPG Developer Bakin and DLC Bundle" and are now available in a new DLC bundle!
We have added various updates and DLCs since the start of Early Access in October 2022. The RPG Developer Bakin and DLC Bundle, which includes all DLC sold to date, is now available in a new bundle version with the addition of four DLCs (Mountain Village Pack, Smile Objects Vol.2, Ultra Building Pack, Dungeon Kit Pack) that were released on December, 2023. This is a 5% discount off individual purchases and is recommended for those just starting out with RPG Developer Bakin. You can also save even more with the Steam Winter Sale 2023, which offers 12% off until 10:00 AM PST on Thursday, January 4, 2024.