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This new update comes with the double of changes than any update at the moment! After hundreds of downloads, here comes all your feedback in form of an update. This time, this update will be uploaded also on IndieDB.

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Welcome to the 0.0.5.0 version. This update highly improve all the content already on islanded, the performance and the GUI. Also, include new features and models to the game. Get a first look in the video update.

Bugs & Fixes

Thanks to your feedback, coments, videos and more, this list is huge, and that is great.

Fixed highly improved framerate
Fixed "blue bar" in the logo screen
Fixed ability to save settings
Fixed duplicated inventory items
Fixed disabled water
Fixed gravity on tools
Fixed stone axe icon
Fixed small trees don't spawn logs
Fixed sunshaft intensity
Fixed fall damage
Fixed hands casting shadows
Fixed stuttering shadows in Ultra
Fixed flying trees
Fixed motionblur velocity
Fixed item appear with closed inventory
Fixed renamed Rock Axe to Stone Axe
Fixed deactivated test crosshair

Terrain

The most impressive change, is the terrain. Totally retextured, with new shaders and grass. This new terrain achieve more realism, and a better looking island. Also, this update re-enable the water and underwater effects.

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Graphical interface

This update change all the GUI in the game. Add advanced options to the menu, credits and replace the loading screen, to load the scene faster. The options menu now save your preferences to load them every time you start the game.

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Create system & HUD in-game

The create system has been totally re-writed to work faster, and be easier to the player. The crosshair is now disabled, and new vital bars are added in the HUD. All this content can now be learned by a tutorial that is displayed in the top right screen.

Visual Effects

The sky now has better global lighting, the sun has a new flare, and the date system now change the day, the sun angle and the phase of the moon. The motionblur has been reduced by popular demand, and the sunshaft intensity is now lower. Also, thanks to the changes in the terrain and sky the performance is a lot better.

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Islanded now has his own website! islandedgame.com

Remember to search your issues in the Known Issues & Bugs page, and find your answers in the FAQ.

The update will be available this Friday 15th of August 2014 on Desura and IndieDB.


Full changelog of features

Added flare effect on the sun
Added highly improved Menu screen
Added advanced settings menu
Added credits page
Added custom cursor
Added new available resolutions
Added highly improved inventory system
Added highly improved create system
Added improved pause menu
Added highly improved terrain
Added re-textured terrain
Added moon phase
Added date system
Added underwater effects
Added improved sky light
Added new stone models
Added new build models
Added ladder and climb system
Added flag waypoint
Added realistic damage flash
Added health, food & water HUD (WIP)
Added tutorial



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renews
renews - - 2 comments

Nice job, looks amazing!

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Breakc0re231
Breakc0re231 - - 21 comments

Looks wonderful! I look forward to seeing more updates.

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