Havendock News

v0.73.3 is released.



You can now toggle Depth of Field under ESC > Settings > Graphics:



The 'map' item you get from saving a particular NPC will now be a requirement to reach the final island.

Changelog:

• Add Depth of Field toggle graphical setting
  
• Map item is now required to build Dragonboat
  
• Map item description changed
  
• Fix 'water dispenser' and 'shortcut key' guidebook entries displaying wrong text and video (credits: Cakeshack)
  
• Fix alcohol, fruit punch in storage boxes not counting to water counts (credits: shrimpy_nazeem)
  

The v73 Clownfish update has been released on the main branch. Explore the seas with new underwater friends!



Breed clownfish to help you deliver resources underwater. They have different rarities, similar to baby seagulls.





New buildings and resources have been unlocked.





Two research branches (10 new researches) have been added: Spycam and Great Barrier Reef



Spycam allows you to see incoming settlers' traits, and the strongest research even has a chance to have them arrive with Level 3 traits. This started off as a Quality of Life update so you can see whether to accept or send off incoming settlers, but I decided to take it further and add it as a research that can even improve the chance of getting better traits!

Great Barrier Reef upgrades improve clownfish efficiency - increasing their swim speed, breeding speed and even improving corals' quality that lead to better chance of higher rarity clownfish!

[h3]Patch notes:[/h3]

• You can now breed clownfishes which transport items underwater
  
• Added new Marine tab underwater
  
• Added new clownfish research branch
  
• Added new underwater items
  
• Added new underwater buildings:
  

1. Coral Reef
   
2. Aquarium
   
3. Clownfish Feeder
   
4. Anemone
   

Fixes:

• Fix able to access cow island prematurely via boat resulting in stuck
  
• Mother Kewi now requires the second boat to ride to prevent stuck at cow island
  

On experimental branch, new content has also been added. Introducing Oyster Catchers, Seafood Platter.



You can now catch oysters underwater and make seafood platter, a new premium dish.



These will be required for learning Kewi Traits which will be released next month. They can also be fed to settlers to restore 80 hunger.



Experimental Patch Notes:

• Oysters now spawn underwater
  
• Add new food: Seafood Platter
  
• Add Oyster
  
• Add new marine building: Oyster Catcher
  
• Fix aquarium upgrades not increasing speed
  
• Fix clownfish swimming at wrong height
  
• Categorized clownfish eggs as animal in inventory tab
  

[h3]How to opt into experimental branch (for Windows):[/h3]
Right click Havendock in your Steam library > Betas > Select experimental (no code is required)



The experimental branch gives early preview of content and may have bugs and subject to balancing changes - if that scares you, backup your save or consider waiting for the main branch's release.

If you do try it, please let me know your feedback on the update here!


To celebrate the new update, Havendock is on sale until January 24, and you can grab it with a 40% discount! There’s no better time to dive in (pun intended).

-YYZ

- Fix bug where player teleports after research
- Fix bug where settlers follow player camera

Apologies for any inconvenience this caused!

[h3]Happy New Year everybody![/h3]

I'm happy to share the first experimental update of the year!

v0.73.0 is released on the experimental branch for testing.



These underwater friends help you deliver resources underwater, and have different rarities, similar to baby seagulls.





New buildings and resources have been unlocked.





Two research branches (10 new researches) have been added: Spycam and Great Barrier Reef



Spycam allows you to see incoming settlers' traits, and the strongest research even has a chance to have them arrive with Level 3 traits. I added the spycam research as a Quality of Life upgrade initially as people have found it difficult to decide whether to bring someone onboard. What trait does this settler have? Should I recruit or send them away to starve at sea?

Thus, I added spycam. But I also took it further and added research to even improve odds of better traits!

Great Barrier Reef upgrades improve clownfish efficiency - increasing their swim speed, breeding speed and even improving corals' quality that lead to better chance of higher rarity clownfish!

[h3]Experimental Patch notes:[/h3]

• You can now breed clownfishes which transport items underwater
  
• Added new Marine tab underwater
  
• Added new clownfish research branch
  
• Added new underwater items
  
• Added new underwater buildings:
  

1. Coral Reef
   
2. Aquarium
   
3. Clownfish Feeder
   
4. Anemone
   

[h3]How to opt into experimental branch (for Windows):[/h3]
Right click Havendock in your Steam library > Betas > Select experimental (no code is required)



The experimental branch gives early preview of content and may have bugs and subject to balancing changes - if that scares you, backup your save or consider waiting for the main branch's release.

If you do try it, please let me know your feedback on the update here!

-YYZ

This minor update adds a 'Baby Storm' accessory which was teased in the previous post.



Minor issue: For the accessory to unlock for a new game in the main menu, a restart is required, but it is not necessary when unlocking it for older save files (which is the case most of the time).

Although it was fun to let the game idle on the main menu and watch the settlers multiply to crazy numbers on a tiny dock, I've received reports that it made the main menu lag, so they're now capped at 50.

Changelog:
- Add Stormbridge accessory
- Cap main menu settlers to 50
- Fix some localized texts