Version Changes

v1.10 Fixed several cases of sunlight leaking into caves when it shouldn’t

v1.06 Fixed bug where you could fall out of cave entrance near end of game if crouching when entering

v1.0 Hellcaves - polish and fixes. New corridor layout added to cavern room Rebreather is auto equipped now when diving underwater in caves Fixed bats fly out of cave position being wrong Fixed lowering texture resolution breaking cave entrance visuals Fixed in cave state sometimes breaking when entering swim caves Added new gore underfoot sounds to gore piles in caves Door weights now only accept rocks and skulls and can no longer be collected back New cave climbdown area covers and fixes can stand on opening holes Added darkening in cave entrances to cover transition of player entering and loading New underwater lake refraction visuals! And fixed looking up in cave water and seeing only black. Scene now correctly refracted! Old suitcases in caves can now be broken Player can no longer save while doing other actions like entering caves or climbing ropes Player collect and switch clothing system. You can now find specific colored suitcases in the world which have outfits you can change into. Some caves and specific locations have unique outfits. Fixed grade contrast for caves and nighttime

v0.73 Fixed caves not loading properly in some old save files Fixed walking in and out of endgame entrance breaking lighting in caves

v0.72 Fixed enter cave icons visible when already entering an underwater swim cave Fixed plane axe equipping after entering caves with empty hands Fixed cave worm shader changing look depending on time of day Fixed in cave state breaking sometimes if player was knocked down close to a cave entrance Fixed players sometimes getting put back on the surface when climbing down into cave rope entrances

v0.71 Turned down intensity of cave worms Fixed a case of getting cold in caves due to rain outside Fixed enemies not drowning for clients in caves while host is in overworld Fixed enemies not positioned on ceiling correctly in caves

v0.70 Adjusted timing of load when exiting a climb out cave to reduce visible pop in of trees (Performance)Improved cpu performance when loading into cave reducing the amount of stutters Water based cave entrances now have an enter/exit system similar to land based entrances Fixed enemies sometimes falling asleep in front of the player while in caves

v0.69 Caves – Added save tent towards end of game (Performance) Far shadows are now always disabled while in caves

v0.68 Added a fail safe when loading a save saying player is in caves to ensure he is actually above terrain, this should work around rare/edge cases or bugs that could lead to save with the wrong in-cave data and wrongly drop player below terrain upon loading the save Fixed some cave holes and some cave pop in issues Fixed rocks spawning above cave entrances Caves – most hanging bodies now have blood when hit

v0.67 Caves- replaced old bloody tables with new models Caves- fixed some buggy swim areas Fixed game crashing while in caves sometimes if progressing through and not killing enemies Fixed player getting cold and wet from rain while in caves (optimization)Animals in the overworld are now properly despawned when entering caves

v0.66 Fixed a case of prefab bundle loader going on and off quickly when placed as greeble creating several routines for a single object and causing the bundle to end up unloaded automatically after finishing loader as if unused (would result in some items not appearing when they should such as types of corpses in caves) Fixed player camera breaking if taking damage during hanging in cave cutscene Gardens created in caves now have the option to plant mushrooms instead of seeds. Improved cave wall collision accuracy

v0.65 Explore Hanging cave task is now made available when going through the main entrance instead of after the hanging cutscene Revamped cave exploration tasks, instead of being based of invisible triggers it is now based on revealed map areas, which should make cave exploration tasks clearer and the spelunker achievement possible without cheats Caves- fixed player head intersecting with Climb walls

v0.64 Fixed some small holes in caves

v0.63 It is no longer possible to grow plants in garden while in caves (Caves)Fixed a couple areas you could get stuck in in the stalactite room and cavern room (Caves)Fixed water zone in stalactite room

v0.62 Suitcases no longer disappear when host is in cave and clients out Fixed right hand equipped item reverting to default weapon when passing through non rope caves entrances

v0.61 Caves – Updated icons for cave entrances

v0.60 Caves – Fixed some misaligned rocks

v0.58 Added new rain refractive particle, and new cave drips Fixed some rocks around cave entrances being climbable with climbing axe Enemies will now react to seeing the players torch light at night and in caves

v0.57 Caves – new waterfalls added Fixed some more climb down areas in caves with wrong lod setting/popping off too soon Audio – Hitting rocks in caves now has reverberation Audio – Cave Reverberation made less bass heavy

v0.56 Fixed enemies not spawning in caves if client loaded into a cave with host being outside in the overworld Caves- fixed some cave areas where players can fall through collision Fixed hole in title scene cave walls visible on ultra wide monitors

v0.55 Fixed saving & loading exploded rocks walls in caves Added more cave fish to cave water zones Caves – fixed some small holes/gaps

v0.54b Fixed bug with some caves not loading in saved games for clients

v0.54 Fixed some cave shimmy areas set to wrong scale and not functioning correctly as a result Fixed some crates in caves not breakable or breaking at the wrong scale/wrong position when hit (Audio) Tuned sinkhole ambience to increase volume on cave exits into sinkhole area Caves: Fixed spawn sticks often intersecting rocks and positioned incorrectly Caves: Removed old purse model Fixed loading a save outside of caves but in sinkhole not enabling cave grounds properly

v0.53 Fixed some missing collision in some caves Fixed flintlock gun smoke appearing overly bright in shadows or in caves (Audio) Fixed clients loading in caves sometimes not having any cave audio effects Caves – Removed unusable climbing wall leading down to stash room Fixed light changing on cave ground after opening big door Removed old stalactite model from caves

v0.51b Fixed a bug with using ropes to enter/exit caves that was caused by some of the new cave memory optimizations Fixed a bug with some cave rocks not appearing in some sections of caves

v0.51 Fixed entering caves through rope entrance sometimes bringing player back up in world Lighter now stays equipped when entering and exiting caves (Performance) Now unloading asset memory when exiting caves to help on systems which are short on RAM New drawings and story items added near red paint locations in caves and overworld The door at the bottom of the sinkhole cave is now openable (if you have the keycard)

v0.50 Creepy mutants now try to avoid following players down narrow passages inside caves

v0.49 Ammo pickup added and added to cave spots Red paint – added more buckets to world and in caves. These can now be worn by players to scare off enemies, or have enemies pray to you. New photo pickups showing location to hidden caches added around world and especially in caves New cave paintings added to some cave story spots

v0.48 Increased view distance on some cave climb down areas/surrounding rocks Fixed creepy mutants sometimes running away from player when in shallow water inside caves Caves- fixed angled magazines on cave floors Caves – removed old map pick up Fixed cave fires incorrectly rotated

v0.47 Fixed a.i issue with enemies in caves sometimes not attacking players Fixed some cases of buildings placing bellow terrain while player isn’t in caves

v0.46 Procedural Floor/Walkway swap system can no longer place walkway below terrain when not in caves Caves – Fixed some small holes and gaps in some caves

v0.45 (Performance) Fixed star system having high CPU usage when in caves Fixed some cave entrances popping on too close (Performance) Turned off some additional cave floors that were on even when player was above ground New bloody gore cave models added

v0.44b Fixed cave climbing axe not functioning

v0.44 (Audio) Fixed cave footsteps playing on terrain footsteps instead of on rock footsteps Caves – better collision on curved rock wall

v0.43 Caves – better collision on rockground rock type

v0.42 Fixed cave waterfalls missing flowing water effect making them dark/hard to see

v0.41 Fixed being able to pass through the edges of some cave entrances Caves – reachable skull lamps now all dynamic Caves – thicker collision on cave entrances Fixed book tabs not having sheen effect when player is in cave

v0.40 Fixed player view sometimes becoming misaligned after entering cave doors

v0.39 (Performance) Fixed high physics cost from sound detection system when moving around in caves Fixed thrown spear sometimes passing through cave rocks and other objects Fixed some items missing in some cave greebles causing performance to tank due to errors Overlay icons are now visible from either cave or outside world when located within sinkhole area (ie: in MP you don’t need to be in caves to see the marker indicating backpack location)

v0.38b Fixed missing louis crate in caves, and made breakable – now contains cloth inside and made new model/textures

v0.38 Fixed creepy mutants not breaking apart stalagmites inside caves You will now only get cold in cave water if you stay swimming in it for 12seconds or more Audio – Bats exiting caves will now play multiple squeals and squeaks Audio – added new distant cave variations to various caves Added small rock pickups to caves to aid with stealth (hint: try throwing them as a distraction) Removed loose sodas and cash pickups from caves, instead these are found on bodies, under bodies, or in suitcases/crates Added more fat mutants to caves Replaced granite cave rock material with mineral rock material Caves- Fix for door popping in inside the sinkhole. Updated enemy cave layout to have more difficult enemies in later caves Caves – replaced old skull lamps with dynamic versions Caves- added more save tents deeper inside caves Caves- adjusted tennis player lod so they don’t pop on Audio – Increased Bats flying out of caves sound Audio – Fixed missing sound effect for cave door in sinkhole Caves – Better collision on main cave rocks Increased quality of collision detection of flare gun flares so they work better in caves Caves – work on badly placed stalagmites Caves – brighter bible textures Caves – fixed some rock textures Caves – removed bone texture from timmy drawings room Caves – brighter lamps Fixed cave mutants when feeding on limbs sometimes not being alerted to nearby player (particles) Improved look of flies (made darker, especially in caves)

v0.37 Broken stalagmites should now react to cave floors instead of falling through them Having a burning weapon in right hand now counts as a light in regards of the equip light tutorial in caves Ripped Practical Caver magazine version for survival book notes section Caves – adjusted some misaligned rocks in sinkhole Caves – Fixed various rock scale issues Improved sinkhole cave door textures

v0.36 (audio)Fixed missing cave water splatter sound effect Opened up blocking to cave system at bottom of sinkhole! Fixed cave map clipping through legs while crouch walking

v0.35 Fixed cave map sometimes not loading correctly Fixed playing in vegan mode clearing out caves for good (not retroactive) Caves – loose heads and headless body now have sound if you hit them. Caves – Bloody table and robot toy part are now dynamic

v0.34 (Audio) Caves – fixed footstep sounds in caves (Performance) Reduced memory allocations of cave map revealing system Fixed cave mutants sometimes spawning in very close to player State of cave enemy encounters are now saved! Instead of all the mutants respawning when you re-enter a cave. Fixed entering cave sometimes breaking if player was blocking while entering

v0.33 Caves- rock clumps replaced with small cave rocks New art added: small cave rocks

v0.32 Fixed player getting stuck if taking damage while entering/exiting a cave Fixed logs dropped in caves spawning above terrain

v0.31 Removed floating stalactites from Cannibal Village cave entrance.

v0.30 Collision added to cave door pedestal

v0.29 New “Sanity” system. Sanity goes down when killing an enemy, chopping limbs, a lot when eating an enemy and slowly while in caves. Sanity goes up when sleeping, listening to music, eating fresh non limb meat and slowly while restoring energy on bench. Viewable in stats page of book. Fixed some instances of rocks floating and some cave models poking through into terrain More bats added to caves Water areas added to cave map New slide into cave system added to cave entrances! Fixed areas in caves where thin lines of light were coming in from above Fixed some issues with cave particles flickering off based on camera angle

v0.28c Fixed cave map not loading correctly when save was done in the outside world

v0.28 Fixed Cave Map not restoring map properly after loading a saved game (Optimization) Improved performance of cave shadow blockers, and rendering on cave wood panels when not in cave World mutants no longer instantly despawn when entering a cave Cave map pickup no longer unequips after a few seconds when picked up Fixed missing “Lighter” action icon during cave hanging scene

v0.27 New item: Cave map ! Once found, visit cave system to reveal it. Replaces piece together map. Sleeping bag models added to caves Hanging body models in caves moved down to stop wobbling 4 types of large cave stalagmites can now be smashed apart

v0.26 (balance) Pale mutants are now more aggressive when outside of caves New item type: Yellow cave crate containing flares Fixed some breakable wood planks in caves not being breakable Fixed an issue where lower half of screen could be black after after loading a game in caves New sinkhole interior art added – along with enemies – sinkhole can now be accessed via lowest cave You can now save/Sleep at the tents in world and in caves! Cave props – blue buckets and cut old arms are now dynamic and pushable Removed shiny cave debris Less body part debris in caves Rope layer changed so you can see it from further away in caves Improved look of cave water and fixed sharp edge/white outline around cave water

v0.25 Player will now find themselves hung upside down when waking up in cave and will need to cut themselves free (audio) Fixed inaudible drop sound on pre-placed dead mutant bodies. Fixed bat exit cave sound inaudible. New enemy behaviour – mutants can sometimes be seen feeding on body parts in caves! Fixed weapon fire light having a really big range and lighting up entirety of caves! Updated enemy cave layout in some caves Improved some areas of cave collision to stop feet poking through Improved cave reflection cube map for underground lakes New cave art added: Stalagmites and stalactite types Player no longer gets cold immediately when entering water at night or in caves, instead there is a chance it happens over time when water level is above ankles

v0.24 (Audio) Added moaning wind ambient SFX to cave entrances and built structures New cave tileable wall textures added New cave ceiling textures added Arrows now go through cave doors and can stick to terrain behind ! Fixed lighter tut coming up in caves while underwater Improved cave water shader – now easier to see, better reflection and better clearer refractions

v0.23 Improved look of pale cave mutants (resculpted normal map) Wood planks in caves can now be blown up with explosives mall material tweaks: Darkened cave entrances to match albedo of surrounding rocks, brightened ghost experimental material to make it easier to see during day, tweaked clouds, fixed sheen on raft rowing stick, tweaks to plants material/spec settings. Improved look of held molotov. Improved shading on dead sharks and live sharks.

v0.22 New cave floor variation type added Improved look/layout of cave entrances

v0.21 Tennis team – improved visuals, added detail maps and better shading. moved to hidden position in caves Fixed issue when exiting/entering caves causing massive fps drop Fixed cold damage message staying up after dying in caves while it was up Increased LOD range in caves Fixed body parts still sometimes falling through caves when cut Fixed missing cave nav mesh (audio) improved waterfall sounds and range and positioned on outside falls along with in caves Fixed player sometimes not jumping when trying to get out of cave water

v0.20 Fixed bug where breaking cave wood doors would give you leaves and play hit plant sound effect. better combat layout throughout cave systems fixed animation popping on mutants when sleeping in a cave and near edge of screen New cave grounds! New cave walls New cave wall shader with running water! Fixed bunch of overlapping cave shadow objects Fixed cave lights popping on/off too soon Cave ambient fill lights added in cave holes Forced volume light occlusion to take caves into account Fog will now slowly fade away if player is inside a cave Fixed cut arms falling through cave meshes Fixed bug where falling off some fishing stands would cause player to wake up in cave but not be able to swing axe Fixed rope bottom trigger position in caves (not retro active) Circled map cave entrances to make them more clear, and made crosses to blow up caches smaller New surprise weapon added. look for some dead tourists in front of a cave.

v0.19 New mutant type “pale skinny” added to caves Shadows now fade off to darkness when player is in a cave, and fade to bright when not in a cave Sun/Moon are no longer faded out when in caves – making transition from outside to caves more natural and allowing light to bleed in from outside Cave combat layout tweaks for balance Balance – removed rebreather pickups from overworld, can now only be found in cave location. Modern axe removed from yacht. Air canister added to yacht location. Removed old axe in wooden door at cave entrance. Removed lights from cave hats. Cave mutants can be found sleeping on the ceiling again

v0.18c Slight fill light added when holding torch (should make held items better visible in caves) Higher chance of seeing enemies pray/feed/mourn/place art near villages and cave entrances Improved water trigger validation to prevent cases of swimming in random location in cave after having a lag spike when exiting water

v0.18 A.i./pacing tweaks. Removed a delay before enemies start populating world. In overworld, enemies will sleep at villages and cave entrances during day, whilst some will patrol world. On dark, all mutants become active. At dawn some mutants will run back to villages to sleep and others will continue patrolling world Added waypoint system for cave mutants, instead of sleeping some cave mutants will patrol between set points

v0.17b Fixed loading a game that was saved inside a cave (not retroactive)

v0.17 New art added: Cave in model (used to block dead ends in caves) Increased cave ambient leak in lights, and added extra ambient lights to caves Cave lighting tweaked/improved Partially below terrain Foundations no longer go all the way down to the cave below and end up being very expensive Object sheen now only visible if there is some ambient light hitting object (won’t make cave’s look like disco’s)

v0.16b Fixed bug where cave props could stream into scene multiple times if you quickly went in/out of a cave Fixed sparkly disco looking cave floors if bloom was enabled Fixed rock type in cave with no textures

v0.16 player will now see himself briefly dragged away into a cave when knocked out but not killed.

v0.15 Collision fixes/improvements for caves New item/weapon added: Climbing axe! (check caves!) New art added: terrified skeletons (check deep caves) New art added: (removed*SPOILER* – Check deep caves) New system added (rough) Player point at map. When holding map in cave player will point to his current rough location Drowning now causes instant death, without respawn in cave

v0.14 Cave stalagmites now have collision Home & yellow hammer overlay icons now disabled while in caves Improved cave physics use – which was causing some major performance issues even outside caves.

v0.13 Removed starfish from caves and other strange places. Will now only appear on beach. Birds are no longer active while inside a cave

v0.12 (performance) Optimized collision on cave wall chunks Entering water in caves will now make player cold. (Hint: Build a fire to warm up) Fixed missing material cave dead ground Rock and stick pickups added to caves, along with some new body parts (audio) cave rock sound will now correctly play when walking in caves Added more stick, rock and cash pickups to caves You can now build structures inside caves (although fires are most practical)

v0.11a Fixed issue where cave reverb would continue to distort sounds after dying and starting a new game

v0.11 Audio – new cave sound effects added Audio – Improved cave ambient audio fade out zones Audio – Reverb added to cave sound effects Audio – Lowered chance to cave combat music playing Pale cave enemies faster, more health and increased hit damage

v0.10 Tweaked enemy density in caves Improved ambient audio zones and fixed outside sounds continuing to play when inside a cave Improved cave audio ambience Improved transition from cannibal village hole to caves using new generic rock chunks Removed cave beach entrances -replaced with rope climb out areas in lower caves fixing issues with entering caves near ocean New art for (some) cave stalagmites and stalactites New creature added! – Check the caves. New art added for some of the cave entrances

v0.08b Cassette tapes are now pickups and have unique names/info in inventory. Search caves and other areas to find them. Axe added to blocked cave room New art added, cave explorer bloated

v0.08 New cave explorer model added to cave (hanging) New cave explorer model added (crushed) Removed deeper cave dead positions. Waking up in cave will now always be reasonably close to surface Less blue enemies in upper parts of caves Cave lakes, collision,lighting and layout improvements

v0.07 Cave’s now only contain blue skinned enemies and distorted mutants Fixed bug where day count could change when entering/exiting caves

v0.06b New improved cave drips and cave wind sound effects Cave ambient track added

v0.06 Lots of collision issues fixed in caves Improved cave lighting! Better looking settings for skull lights and less light popping on/off Fixed issue where cave sounds would sometimes vanish when walking between connecting caves Fixed glitch in cave where players could fall through ground New cave prop added : Mining hat with light Improved cave items/layout and lighting

v0.04 Better cave textures and rock look Dead cave prop fixes, fixed some incorrect rock placements Better cave ground with flowing water and more detailed textures Fixed cave drips continuing to play even when not in cave

v0.03 Bats now correctly fly out of cave entrances Hanging rope pick ups added to deep in caves New cave lighting prop: Laptop Single bat prefab added to parts of caves Cave audio pass, adding reverb and echo, better balancing

v0.02 When being knocked out for first time you will now wake up in a random cave Improved cave wall memory usage Improved terrain in some areas, reduced lumpiness in rocky area, fixed issues with caves poking through terrain Beach cave entrances made bigger and easier to enter fixed light leaking into parts of some caves Fixed bloody tables in cave not being cut out of nav mesh

v0.01b Removed lights from blue cave creatures Fixed trees vanishing when exiting caves Fixed bug where cave sounds could be heard above ground Improved collision in some cave areas