Patch Notes

Route Improvements and Fixes:

• Improved and Debugged Main Routes: Enhancement and debugging of several main routes.

Vehicle Enhancements:

• Vehicle Interaction Bug Fix: Resolved the issue where client players would be teleported into the vehicle during an interaction.
• Alpha Car Flip View Added: Introduced a flip view for the Alpha Car camera (default key: V).
• Increased Vehicle Headlight Power: Enhanced the brightness of vehicle headlights.
• Forklift Piloting Bug Fix: Fixed the bug that caused the player's head to disappear while piloting a forklift.

Audio and Visual Adjustments:

• Weather Volume Control Added: Added volume control for ambient weather sounds in the audio settings.
• Weather Cycle Adjustment: Modified the duration of the day/night cycle.

Guides and Missions:

• Alpha Tester Guide Update: Stay on track with the Alpha test by completing the discovery missions outlined in the updated Alpha Tester Guide.

Optimization and Performance

• Performance Improvements: Numerous new elements such as the open world and many POIs have been added, requiring significant optimization. We are aware of the performance issues and are working on them. Please adjust your graphics settings for better performance and use Discord to provide feedback in the appropriate channels.

Important Information

• Save System and Bug Reporting: These features will be available soon again.
• Map Loading Screens: Map loading screens are being reworked, resulting in temporarily less visually appealing load screens. This is expected.

Character Updates

• Turn in Place Fix: Corrected the character's turn in place animation.
• Micro Movements Fix: Improved basin handling for small lateral movements.
• Vitals Update: Player vitals now include temperature.
• New Clothing Options: Added new clothing for characters.

Gameplay Enhancements

• Ladders: Players can now use ladders.
• Day/Night Cycle: Introduced a realistic day and night cycle.
• Weather System: Added dynamic weather conditions.
• Resting in Tents: Players can now rest in tents.
• Open-World Expansion: Half of the map is now available for Alpha testing.
• Rooted Alpha Car: Available for alpha testers.
• Forklift Use: Players can now use forklifts.
• Deployables: Introduced deployable items, accessible via the Pie menu.

Points of Interest (POIs)

• Manor (WIP)
• Forest Cabin (WIP)
• Hunter Cabin (WIP)
• Observatory (Zone Under Construction)
• Zoo (Zone Under Construction)
• Communication Tower (Zone Under Construction)
• Resort (Zone Under Construction)
• Fisher Town (Zone Under Construction)

Building, Crafting, and Farming

• Build System: The building system is not yet public, but the wood tier is available at the spawn point.

Enjoy the new features and improvements in Rooted, and continue to share your feedback to help us enhance your gaming experience!

Gameplay Enhancements

• Controller Support in the PIE Menu: Players can now select and use items directly through the PIE Menu using a controller.
• Improved 3C on Controller: Improvements to the Character, Camera, and Controls (3C) for a smoother gameplay experience on controllers. Added a mode where the camera rotates with the player. This can be disabled in the Input Settings by unchecking the “Rotate camera with movements”.
• Character Jump Issue Fix: Addressed an issue where character jumps were occasionally getting stuck. Player feedback is essential for further adjustments.

Technical Updates

• Client Movement Orientation Fix: Fixed a problem with the orientation of player movement on certain assets for client players.
• Minor Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements: Ongoing improvements to ensure a smoother gaming experience.

Community and Services

• Launch of Services Page: Visit our new services page at https://rootedthegame.com/services.
• In-Game Chat Feature: A new feature allowing players to communicate more effectively with each other during gameplay.

Special Rewards

• Christmas Skins for Early Pledges: Exclusive skins added for all pledges made no later than January 31, 2023. Sorry for the late! :)

As you explore the latest updates in Rooted, we encourage all Alpha testers to share your experiences and feedback in our Discord community channels: https://discord.gg/rootedthegame

Encountered a bug? Please report it directly through our in-game Bug Report system. Your contributions help us continuously improve Rooted.

Thank you!

• Fix (workaround) for the display bug of materials in Unreal Engine version 5.3
• Fix of minor bugs

• Fixed the bug that prevented clients from seeing all items during a late join.
• End of the Halloween event

Thank you for your participation and feedback on the Halloween event!

• Return of item consumption animations
• Flashlight no longer casts shadows from handheld items
• Backend sessions rework
• Pie menu improvements
• Clients now spawn with vitals adjusted for the Halloween event

• The session is now properly terminated when exiting the game through the menu.
• Spatialization and interaction with Halloween cinematics are fixed (for good!)
• Halloween loot boxes now appear exclusively in Halloween mode.
• Fixed the interaction loot box issue.
• While performing an action, it's no longer possible to play an emote.

• Fixed the sound spatialization of the chest which could mislead
• Modified the spatialized sound around the chest
• Spatialization of cinematic sounds with ghosts
• The player is hardly infected upon spawning in classic game mode
• The 4 exclusive Halloween items are now added to your inventory even if it's full
• Fixed the bug disconnecting players after one hour of gameplay

Everything you need to know here! KNOWN ISSUES

• Problem with Materials rendering. Workaround: change your quality presets (video settings) and go back to your prefered settings.
• Clients do not see all the pickable items in the World. Will be fixed soon.

3C Enhancements:

• Dynamic player camera management based on the environment.
• Modified crouch animations in FPS.

Settings Update:

• It is now possible to modify the Field of View in settings.

Audio Additions:

• Added sound for opening the inventory.
• Added sound for the holographic tablet.

Bug Fixes:

• Minor bug fixes.