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Changelog
This page provides a log of patch notes for Castaways. The latest updates are at the top of the page, and the older updates are at the bottom of the page.
The Merchant Update (5.0.0-alpha)
Merchant Blocks Update Post-Release Fixes v5.0.1-alpha
Castaways Merchant Update v5.0.1 - January 9th, 2023
Ahoy Castaways! Here's a quick batch of bug fixes related to the merchant block update (v5.0.0)
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed bug causing islands to load multiple of the same block over top of themselves making the game lag
- Fix bug causing core ore to be mined and not drop coal
- Fixed bug causing doors to only open on the users browser and not for other players
- Fixed a few incorrect and outdated icons
Merchant Blocks Updates v5.0.0-alpha
Castaways Merchant Blocks Update v5.0.0 - January 9th, 2023
Ahoy Castaways! In preparation for the release of public islands in the weeks ahead we are releasing a bunch of new blocks for players to build with (this includes doors!!!!). We are so excited to see what players build with these!
New Smelting Blocks (made with coal in the furnace):
- Glass (1 sand = 1 glass)
- Brick (1 clay = 1 brick)
- Polished Stone (1 stone = 1 polished stone)
- Polished Sandstone (1 sandstone = 1 polished sandstone)
New Crafting Blocks:
- Door (2 palm wood planks = 1 door)
- Clay (1 sand + 1 dirt = 1 clay)
- Coal Block (9 coal = 1 coal block)
- Palm Wood Planks (1 palm wood = 4 palm wood planks)
- Sandstone (4 sand = 4 sandstone)
- Carved Sandstone (4 sandstone = 4 carved sandstone)
- Stone Brick (4 polished stone = 4 stone brick)
- Palm Wood Stairs (6 palm wood = 4 palm wood stairs)
- Palm Wood Plank Stairs (6 palm wood planks = 4 palm wood plank stairs)
- Stone Stairs (6 stone = 4 stone stairs)
- Polished Stone Stairs (6 polished stone = 4 polished stone stairs)
- Stone Brick Stairs (6 stone brick = 4 stone brick stairs)
- Sandstone Stairs (6 sandstone = 4 sandstone stairs)
- Carved Sandstone Stairs (6 carved sandstone = 4 carved sandstone stairs)
- Brick Stairs (6 brick = 4 brick stairs)
- Palm Wood Slabs (3 palm wood = 6 palm wood slabs)
- Palm Wood Plank Slabs (3 palm wood plank = 6 palm wood plank slabs)
- Stone Slabs (3 stone = 6 stone slabs)
- Polished Stone Slabs (3 polished stone = 6 polished stone slabs)
- Stone Brick Slabs (3 stone brick = 6 stone brick slabs)
- Sandstone Slabs (3 sandstone = 6 sandstone slabs)
- Carved Sandstone Slabs (3 carved sandstone = 6 carved sandstone slabs)
- Brick Slabs (3 brick = 3 brick slabs)
Tools Required to Break New Blocks:
- Stone Pickaxe: Coal block
- Any Pickaxe: Brick, brick stairs, brick slabs, polished stone, polished stone stairs, polished stone slabs, stone bricks, stone brick stairs, stone brick slabs, sandstone, sandstone slabs, sandstone stairs, carved sandstone, carved sandstone slabs, carved sandstone stairs, polished sandstone, polished sandstone slabs
Note: any new blocks not listed here can be broken by hand
Bug Fixes/Other
- Increased scrolling speed in crafting menu
- Fixed the coin toss with the [golden coin] not working
- Fixed bug causing islands to halt when shutting down
- Fixed bug causing the game URL to be incorrect
- Performance improvements
The Homestead Update (4.0.0-alpha)
Bug Fixes v4.0.1-alpha
Castaways Homestead Update v4.0.1-alpha - January 5th, 2023
Ahoy Castaways! Today we are fixing a few bugs with seagull poop, notably players being able to push it with rafts.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where players were able to push seagull poop using their rafts
- Fixed a bug where players would spawn below blocks and in the water
- Fixed seagull poop occasionally falling through blocks
- Removed the Treasure Chests UI from the client
- Fixed some instances of players dying randomly (there are still some known issues here, WIP)
- Fixed entities being able to traverse through unloaded or unrendered chunks
The Homestead Update v4.0.0-alpha
Castaways Homestead Update v4.0.0-alpha - November 28th, 2022
- Sacks
- Farming, Seeds, Crops, Scarecrow, Hoe, Watering Can, Barrel, Bird Feeder
- Day and Night cycles
- Weather
- Island Permissions
- Composting
- Torch
- Updated Hunger Values
The Islands Update (3.0.0-alpha)
The Chest Collection (3.1.0-alpha)
Castaways The Chest Collection v3.1.0-alpha - November 15th, 2022
- 10,000 Chests were given out to the top 10k active players
- Players can use a Rusty Old Key to open these chests and receive a prize
- The chests must be opened by January 1st, 2023
The Islands Collection (3.0.0-alpha)
Castaways The Island Collection v3.0.0-alpha - released the same day and as The Islands Update
- 100 Islands to Raft Holders
- 250 Islands to Whitelist made up of the most active players
- 100 Island to Public Mint
- 50 Islands to Community Treasury
The Islands Update (3.0.0-alpha)
Castaways Island Update v3.0.0-alpha - October 17th, 2022
- Jumping
- Placing and Breaking Blocks
- Islands, Coal Mines, Volcanos, Hubs
- Chests
- Smelting
- Palm Trees & Coconuts
- Sugar Cane
- Dirt, Grass, Sand, Stone, Palm Wood, Coal, Item Frame
- The Seas now hurts the player
- Account Claiming
- Connect Wallet
- Player no longer spawns with a raft automatically unless on a hub
The Fishing Update (2.0.0-alpha)
Castaways Fishing Update v2.0.0-alpha - July 11th, 2022
This updated added its first primary gameplay loop of fishing! Players still could not dismount their raft but could craft, fish, and eat!
- Sticks
- Rope
- Fishing Rod
- Shrimp, Seahorse, Crab, Clownfish, Pufferfish, Seaturtle, Squid, Dolphin, Shark, Whale
- Kelp, Empty Tuna Can, Old Boot, Compass, Cutlass, Flare Gun, Rusty Old Key, Laser Pointer, Gold Coin, Milo Doll
- Health & Hunger
- Added Moving Camera
The Raft Update (1.0.0-alpha)
Castaways Raft Update v1.0.0-alpha - May 31st, 2022
This was the first iteration of the game. There was literally nothing to do but endlessly drift around the ocean and chat with anonymous players behind temporary names.
Pre-alpha
Castaways Pre-alpha - May 26th, 2022
The base raft gameplay was internally tested, and 3 active community members at the time were invited to test the game before it became public.