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Seasons
The large new feature is seasons. Survivalcraft 2.4, work in progressWalter in winter, leaves that fell in the autumn are on the ground You can think of gameplay in 2.3 and earlier versions as...
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Dirt slabs and stairs
In 2.4 I am adding dirt slabs and stairs: There was a lot of hassle with them, as they are the first slabs/stairs which are not paintable. Today I am finishing up the seasons. Not far to go now.
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The eternal problem with pickables is that they disappear too soon. If you get killed, all your items are dropped next to the body. By the time you respawn and reach the same place, the items may...
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Seasons issues
Seasons is a big change to game mechanics, and it created a lot of issues. I resolved many of them over the past few weeks, but a few still remain. I’ll give you this issue as an example because it’s...
View ArticleAutumn Fog
Here’s another video for you: The fog thickness and altitude are random. Once you switch them on in creative, fog and rain/snow will stay forever, or until switched off. Can be useful for adventure...
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North Star
The three stars above the crosshairs that nearly form a straight line. The top, bright one is North Star in 2.4. So that you can find your way home :-) It is best visible in winter, when it’s high in...
View Article2.4 update is on Google Play
WARNING: please back up your important worlds to Dropbox before updating to 2.4! 2.4 update released on Google Play earlier today. The update appears to be wiping the existing worlds – the list of...
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2.4 bugs
WARNING: please back up your important worlds to Dropbox before updating to 2.4! Thank you for all the bug reports. The odd-shaped and large sun bug is already fixed. How strange can be the celestial...
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2.4.10.2 bugfix release
I’ve just submitted 2.4.10.2 bugfix release to Google Play. It fixes the following bugs: Sun and moon sometimes appearing out of shape and in wrong places Werewolves interacting with blocks when dead...
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Subtle Change
2.4 contains an important improvement, which is not immediately obvious. The range at which animals de-spawn has been increased. It means you will see animals going about their business further away...
View ArticleUpdate
I am releasing a new bugfix update to Google Play. I have been trying to nail down the reason of the worlds disappearing after updating. This upcoming update changes the application bundle format back...
View Article…and another update!
Updates for Google Play come fast and thick these days. The previous quick update (version 2.4.10.3) was a test to see whether I can make the worlds not disappear on update. I now know the answer – it...
View ArticleMore bugfixes
Yesterday evening I discovered and fixed a rare but serious terrain corruption bug in 2.4. The loading would randomly fail, leaving certain chunks corrupted. This was serious stuff, with a potential...
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Chromebooks
I know some people run Android version of Survivalcraft on their Chromebooks. Chromebooks emulate Android’s touch functionality using the mouse, but it’s not perfect. The reason emulation is used is...
View ArticleAnother bugfix update
The Android mouse support that was added in the last update worked fine on Android phones. But as it turned out, it did not work so well on Chromebooks. I coded it without a Chromebook to test it on,...
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