Update Information:
Hi everyone,
Today’s update to the Public Testing branch contains some improvements to the update’s work-in-progress content, and fixes for issues we saw over the weekend. Patch notes below!
Changes and Improvements
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All versions
- Updated the heat art for the Sanishell heat status
- Removed Sanishell passive germ killing and added a germ killing behavior state
- Revised artwork of Cooked Seafood and Surf’n’Turf
- Edited Tonic Root database entry to remove reference to gassiness and add more descriptive content
- Edited Curried Beans’ Hot Stuff effect to hint at athletics buff
- Added recipe descriptions to recipe details screen
- Food recipes now list attribute modifiers in food product effect tooltips
- Added new 'sing' mouth flap art and animation
- Added Random Primo Garb to Care Packages table
- Added info about Clothing Refashionator to Snazzy Suit
- Changed the seed art the Pip and Cuddle Pip spit out when burying a seed to a generic hairball-covered object
- Added creature egg Attacking status item, different from the Protecting status item (may attack)
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Cuddle Pip changes
- Increased frequency of asking for hugs after failing to receive one
- Waiting for hug lasts 60s instead of 30s
- Increased Cuddle Pip decor
- Added Hugged stress relief effect to a Duplicant receiving a hug
- Decreased amount of space required to not feel overcrowded
- Added sound for hugging spree effect
Fixes
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All versions
- Insulated the Glass Forge output storage to prevent extreme temperatures, which previously resulted in forming a frozen tile or scalding Duplicants
- Fixed crash when destroying a Duplicant with Sandbox destroy tool
- Fixed worldgen hang generating a second save in a session
- Fixed Germ overlay losing the pattern texture
- Removed strings referring to Sanishell adults/babies dropping molt
- Removed unused Sushi from the game
- Fixed issue preventing Consumables screen from updating when new consumable items are discovered
- Fixed issue causing some Duplicant portraits to render incorrectly in table screens
- Fixed issue causing build menu to occasionally expand to the incorrect size when using the 'Copy Building' button
- Serenaded effect persists on save/load and correctly expires after a cycle
- Yodeler will have golden note fx for the duration of the joy reaction
- Yodeler will play default singing animations when able to speak
- Fixed Cuddle Pip's mouth changing to base Pip's mouth after planting a seed
- Plug Slugs no longer generate overheat warnings at night
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Gamepad and Steam Deck
- Fixed issue that could prevent smooth transition from mouse to gamepad-based cursor input.
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Spaced Out! only
- Fixed a Plug Slug crash that could happen when it stopped generating power
- Fixed a crash using the Destroy Sandbox tool on sleeping Plug Slugs
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