Bug Fixes / Changes

Major Fixes:

• Players no longer respawn with a dark screen for 3 seconds after dying to a boss and respawning in Single player.
  
• Creatures involved in base attacks or Waft Emitter attacks no longer freeze up for clients when arriving.
  
• Boss shout attacks and Wasp Drone shouts in New Game+ no longer trigger infusion AOE attacks on anything their shout hits.
  
• Milk Molar upgrades for clients properly carry over when activating New Game+.
  
• Bases no longer load in with some structures incorrectly noting that they are supporting the entire base.
  
• Fixed the Microsoft Account login screen incorrectly showing the wrong environment error (fixed in prior hot fix build).

Changes:

• Increased damage reduction amount for the random trinket status effect “+Damage Resist” from 10% to 50%.
  
• You can activate text chat via the gamepad on consoles.

Optimizations:

• Improved performance across the game in general.
  
• Improved performance when playing in Multiplayer mode.
  
• Reduced memory usage across the game.
  
• Playgrounds with lots of links will run with better performance when in Play mode.
  
• Improved rendering performance inside interior spaces on lower settings.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crash that could occur sometimes after looting a dead pet and an autosave triggers.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when completing a conversation.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when a client rejoins a game where their last saved data was while they were knocked out.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when a client loads into a yard with bases built.
  
• Fixed crashes that could occur randomly during playthroughs.

Other Bug Fixes:

• Voice Chat settings properly reapply after closing and reopening the game.
  
• Loading a game while in the Pond Lab no longer shows an underwater effect onscreen.
  
• A few pieces of the oak lab roots no longer pop out at a short distance on Low settings.
  
• Lighting properly transitions if a defense event is active.
  
• Pond lab cutscene properly works for clients who are far away when the cutscene activates.
  
• Duplicating infused weapons properly copy over the random effect.
  
• Improved water quality on low settings.
  
• Clients no longer get a Raw Science notification immediately on join.
  
• Siren lights near the Black Anthill boss fight properly animate when in view.