SYLVA v0.2.3 Update Notes

SYLVA v0.2.3 Update Notes

Hello, Sylvans!

This update focuses on multiplayer stability, the new Party System, enemy AI, Eclipse nights, world visuals, and performance.

Multiplayer

• Fixed connection timeouts while slower systems were loading the map.
• Day, time, and weather are now correctly synchronized for all players.
• Removed unnecessary network traffic generated by hundreds of loot chests.

Party System

• Players in the same world can now press P to open the Party menu and form a group.
• Party members can see and track each other’s locations.
• Friendly fire is disabled between Party members.

Time & Eclipse

• New games now begin on Day 1 at 06:00.
• Day, time, weather, and the Eclipse countdown are now saved correctly.
• Fixed the Eclipse ending early when the calendar day changed at midnight.
• Eclipse warnings are now clearer and more reliable.

Enemies & AI

• Fixed major AI issues that could leave enemies completely inactive.
• Improved Undead targeting, chasing, patrolling, and attacking behavior.
• Fixed archers not firing and enemies sometimes ignoring ranged attacks.
• Removed friendly fire between Undead and updated their glowing eyes.
• Rebalanced enemy counts during normal and Eclipse nights.
• Enemies can now damage player structures, dealing double structure damage during an Eclipse.

Meteors

• Meteors now create mineable ore or gold rocks at their impact location.
• Fixed meteor impacts and flames not dealing damage.
• Improved flame size, damage radius, and building collision behavior.

World & Interface

• Nights are now darker and more atmospheric, with rebalanced lighting and smoother transitions.
• Corrected more than 42,000 misplaced plants and trees.
• Improved the ocean, vegetation, shadows, textures, and resource-hit effects.
• Fixed issues with the death screen, respawning, emote menu, Party window, and HUD.
• The compass is now smaller and fixed to the top of the screen.

Performance

• Reduced terrain components from 4,096 to 1,024.
• Reduced network load, unnecessary animation updates, and shader-related stuttering.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback, Sylvans!