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A compilation of all 0.6.x patch notes thus far on May 31, for Captain of Industry, the resource and business management simulator.
The latest patch notes are below, in descending order, from latestto oldest:
UPDATED June 1
Patch notes for v0.6.4c May 31
Fixed a rare issue resulting in corrupted save file error regarding missing IResolver dependency.
Patch notes for v0.6.4b May 27
Fixed a rare issue on load showing errors like "Failed to resolve IMapCacheManager".
Patch notes for v0.6.4a May 25
Fixed vehicle path-finding that was sometimes not being able to find the shortest path and was returning longer ones.
On average, the length of paths taken by trucks is 4% shorter and takes 15% less steps to find.
Patch notes for v0.6.4 May 17
v0.6.4
Added map-data-cache feature that speeds up game loads by around 2x (more speedup for weaker CPUs).
New Haven map load went from 12 to 7 sec, Armageddon from 30 to 15 sec (on i9-13900 CPU).
This was achieved by loading cached map data instead of generating terrain from scratch.
Map cache is created and saved on the first game load so speedup will be only noticeable on subsequent loads.
All games that share the same map version will share its cache.
At most 5 map caches are stored at one time.
This feature can be disabled with --disable-map-cache launch option.
This change also reduces the probability of game crashes due to high CPU load on systems that are sensitive to this.
Improved saving algorithm of terrain tile data, reducing raw save file size by ~2x. The effect on final compressed file size is smaller, around 15% savings.
This change resulted in significant memory and time savings during saves and made map cache smaller and faster to load.
Map data cache of the Armageddon map went from 160 MB to 66 MB (before compression).
This change also reduces the chance of encountering out-of-memory errors during game saving when the system is low on memory.
Settlements can now have custom surfaces which cover the original paths.
Game speed is now saved.
Spam-clicking the start game button no longer makes the in-game escape menu unclickable.
Fog now renders properly for liquid evaporators and vehicle particles.
FPS limit was removed from the loading screen to eliminate idle time where the game is waiting for the next step but the renderer is also waiting for the next frame due to the FPS cap.
Improved visuals of dust particles on terrain and behind vehicles.
Vehicle dust and exhaust particles now do not spawn when the camera is too far from them.
Vehicles now spray water instead of dust during rain.
Dust behind vehicles is now emitted even on concrete surfaces in small amounts.
Fixed excessive dust emitted when the mega excavator was turning in-place.
Map editor
Optimized the "Writing generated data" step which used to take up to 60 seconds on large maps, now it’s nearly instant (speedup of over 1000x).
Fixed missing reference list of noise functions.
Fixed error window that did not show errors when first displayed.
Patch notes for v0.6.3b May 8
Single-copied lifts now go back to the first construction phase if placed with down while holding Ctrl.
Custom surfaces can no longer be placed under water.
Fixed a rare terrain generation issue during game load that could result in map being loaded as brand new without any terrain modifications.
Improved bush textures to make them more visible against grass.
Slightly increased sun shadows intensity.
Added checksum save file verification before loading a game to detect externally corrupted files.
Further work-arounds for saving issues on mac when playing via CrossOver.
Fixed arithmetic overflows that could occur with extreme settings of terrain features in the map editor.
Fixed rare path-finding when the goal was hard to reach and exactly at 10 tiles height difference.
Fixed jitter on fluid cargo module pipes.
Fixed camera rendering distance when loading its position from a saved slot.
Fixed ocean rendering that could have cracks where it was possible to see under the ocean.
Fixed a rare vehicle depot state where it believed that vehicle should be upgraded but vehicle itself did not intend to be upgraded.
Fixed that pressing Enter on the main screen kept opening new window instances.
Windows no longer accept input when in fade-out transition.
Fixed farm popup that was showing locked crops.
Fixed tree harvester that could be showing "no tree to harvest" when out of fuel.
Fixed rare issues with inability to instantiate Audio Manager.
Fixed glass on highest greenhouse tier.
Fixed smoke particles that were showing square artefacts in rainy weather.
Patch notes for v0.6.3a April 24
Added a workaround for Mac users using CrossOver who were experiencing `IOException: Success` on game save. Bug was reported to the CrossOver team.
Step limit of the vehicle path finder now scales with its internal job queue size. This helps to restore logistics quicker when it gets overwhelmed.
Added console command `set_max_steps_per_tick_for_vehicle_path_finder` that allows manually increasing the PF processing throughput (only for extreme players).
Vehicle navigation jobs now show more info about where they go.
Additional fix to the You Shall Not Pass map back-start to have immediate access to trees.
Leveling designations now show colors correctly on designations not ready to be fulfilled.
Fixed sandstone non-corner edges.
Fixed surface vertical faces to show correct surface type.
Fixed ocean coastline that was sometimes jagged.
Fixed blast furnace 2 preview that was all white.
Patch notes for v0.6.3 April 23
Improved You Shall Not Pass map backdoor-start by providing access to trees.
Tree saplings can be now shredded into biomass.
Game can no longer be exited when (auto)save is in progress.
Contract profit increase (difficulty setting) is now properly applied.
Fixed save file writing procedure that could in rare circumstances result in incompletely written save files.
Added checksums to all game save and map files.
Saving was made more robust by checking checksums of written files and displaying errors when any issue is detected.
Save file overwrite only happens when the new save was successfully written and checksum was verified. If checksum check fails, both new and old files are kept and an error message is displayed.
Save files that fail to be fully written (e.g. due to insufficient disk space) are now deleted.
Fixed a rare save issue when tile surface command was in queue to be executed.
Fixed issue where an excavator could not find a path to an unfulfilled designation in tight space that should have been accessible.
Trucks should no longer return back to mines when partially loaded, they will unload completely first.
Improved stuck vehicle notification to trigger sooner.
Further improved vehicle recovery logic to prevent vehicles crawling on cliffs.
Fixed settlements that kept giving unity bonuses even when supply of household goods was stopped.
Fixed incorrect total stats for health and unity.
Trucks no longer load more than their capacity when clearing surfaces.
Fixed issue where truck replacing a surface would override a previous surface that was not cleared yet, making the original surface products lost.
Trucks now don’t get a surface placement job if the surface costs more than what they have.
Fixed case where storage would not provide products to upgrade another storage that was connected to it.
Storage truck export is now not disabled if it gets connected to an unbuilt storage.
Fixed vehicles refueling from storages that are set to import.
Product notification settings are now copied when cloning a config for the Ore sorter.
The "Cannot deliver" notification is now cleared right after the truck gets cleared.
Ship order buttons were moved to the top of the world map settlement window.
Fixed issues when regenerating an area outside of map in the map editor.
Fixed tree harvester visual issues when cutting trees on a slope.
Fixed ready-to-fulfill check for leveling designations based on the job that is asking, to match mining and dumping designations logic.
Patch notes for v0.6.2a April 16
Improved operation of the Ore sorter to not get stuck by a single resource.
Sorter no longer accepts deliveries that contain products which have full output buffers.
Sorter will continue to sort other materials even if some output buffers are full.
Added a new command line argument that can limit maximum used threads for the terrain generation.
This can be used as a work-around when games are unable to load or getting stuck on terrain generation.
Use `--terrain-gen-threads 1` in Launch Options on Steam to enable this (you can also try different values such as 2 or 4).
Added `clear_all_goals_permanently` console command that can be used to permanently delete all current and future goals.
Any obsolete goals are now removed after game load.
Improved stuck vehicle auto-recovery behavior.
Fixed trucks that would never mark excavators unreachable if those trucks were never idle before.
Improved surfaces and decals rendering to remove artifacts, seams, and blurriness.
Vehicles now ride properly on custom surfaces, instead of on the terrain below them.
Fixed rendering of loose material pile on overfilled trucks.
Pushed fog clipping plane back to fix fog rendering on AMD GPUs.
Fixed issues related to transports that span more than 127 height units.
Fixed resource bars that would get into bad state when all resource bars were disabled.
Reduced power consumption of conveyor lifts from 4 kW per height-delta to 2 + 2 kW * delta.
Conveyor lifts now properly recompute their internal buffer on flip to never be a bottleneck.
Flip of conveyor lifts on hover is now disabled when the inspector is open to prevent double-flip.
Fixed conveyor lift highlight on flip.
Patch notes for v0.6.2 April 14
Research changes
Farm is now unlocked from the start.
Merged loose storage research into mining research.
Merged vehicles management I into advanced logistics.
Merged flywheel research in power production II.
Merged tree harvester II research into large vehicles.
Goals changes
Goals can no longer be disabled in new games.
Added a button to collapse all goals into a single header per each.
Redesigned goals so that lots of them are not blocked by ship exploration or trading.
Removed the goal to stockpile wood and buy bricks for wood, instead requiring to buy bricks for iron.
Added a quick trade to buy bricks for iron.
Added 11 new decal symbols.
Conveyor lifts can be now directly connected to balancers and sorters.
Ore sorter's buffers and throughput now scale with trucks overloading edicts.
The "out of fuel" notification is no longer shown if the vehicle already goes for fuel.
Fixed world map mines that would keep mining when resources get depleted.
Fixed trucks that would prioritize ore sorter over their tower's own dumping designations.
When assigning a truck, prioritize an empty one.
Tree planters now prefer to plant trees close to the forestry tower.
Bloom effect was clamped to avoid overblown bloom regions due to too high color intensity values, sometimes appearing due to driver issues.
Increase transport max terrain penetration from 0.1 to 0.2 tiles.
Molten channels can be completed in open elevated space.
Fixed a lag between load/quit game and loading screen appearing.
Fixed that loans could go into negative in rare cases.
Removed picking highlight from cut tool that was being left behind.
Patch notes for v0.6.1 April 10
Improved performance of resource bars overlay, they will show-up 10x faster now. This also improves performance when toggling visibility of individual resources.
Slightly increased rewards for goal completion (tutorial), from refugees, and from the world map.
Initial rewards from the world map now also include iron and copper scraps.
Increased maximum initial loan amount.
Maximum initial loan amount now scales with loan duration so that more can be borrowed for longer loan durations.
Quick-trade cooldown is now shorter with each level of price increase so that paying a higher price will allow purchasing more products.
The Trade tab is now the first tab in the trade window.
Navigation overlay is now shown by default when a stuck vehicle is selected.
Diesel storages with an import slider set to import fuel are now allowed to refuel vehicles.
Tree harvester inspector was made wider to fit all truck types.
The current game is now pre-selected in the load game window.
Added shortcuts overlay when tools are active in the map editor
Stumps from cut trees that are on mining designations will get properly registered for clearing by excavators.
Surfaces are no longer removed by other entities that did not place them (e.g. pipes over buildings).
Fixed building validation layer that was not visible in some cases on large maps.
Fixed trees miss-alignment when tree harvester cut down trees while standing on non-flat surface.
Placing a farm from a blueprint now properly filters-out locked food types.
Patch notes for v0.6.0d April 8
Added decals for the letters A-Z.
Quick build actions are no longer available for pumps and vehicle depots.
Fixed issues with refueling of vehicles if the last fuel station in the game got removed.
Fixed crops rendering on T1 farms. Finally you will be able to see all the potatoes!
Fixed and improved mod selection and propagation.
Fixed inconsistent line breaks in non-English languages.
Fixed dropdown that should have been tabs in the main menu for languages with symbols (like Chinese).
Unreachable goals are clear when a vehicle is recovered. This will skip the waiting period and the vehicle can get to work sooner.
Save name field is now focused right after opening the save game window.
Patch notes for v0.6.0c April 7
Fixed curb rendering on tiles with decals.
Fixed hydrogen excavator that would not go for fuel when there were only diesel fuel stations assigned with trucks.
Fixed hydrogen excavator that would not get fuel from hydrogen station if its tower was assigned only with diesel fuel stations.
Patch notes for v0.6.0b April 7
Added a shortcut key to flip direction for transport and lift (bound to flip entity shortcut, F by default).
Added product name tooltips for resources display panel.
Improved start #1 on Armageddon map (only available in new games):
Added a small coal deposit closer to the starting location
Added an extra cargo/trading dock space near start.
Added serial terrain generation fallback if parallel generation fails to avoid the game not being able to start.
Improved game name verification to avoid potential issues with game saving (e.g. Windows does not support directory names ending with a period).
Ore sorter’s single product restriction is now properly copied when using the copy tool.
Fixed that clicking "Continue" in the main menu to continue a game with mods would not work in some cases.
Fixed that games with an empty game name were incorrectly ending up in the "Saves" sub-folder.
Fixed that research difficulty and mining yield difficulties were not applied in some cases.
Fixed that machine would not disable "output full" notification in rare cases.
Fixed loading bar that was sometimes a little too eager to hit 100%.
Fixed custom surface decals rendering artifacts.
Patch notes for v0.6.0a April 5
Updated easy and medium starting locations on some maps to include even more space for trading/cargo docks near coast (only available for new games).
Armageddon start 2# now has starting crude oil closer (only available for new games).
Map editor now properly validates all starting locations on publish, even if they were invalidated after their placement.
Fixed rare cases of fixed-point numbers overflowing and divisions by zero.
Fixed rare exception on confirm button click.
Those are the patch notes up through May 31 for Captain of Industry.
UNITED STATES — Young people and self-proclaimed influencers across the country have taken to a new social media trend this spring, having children. Our sources confirm that 1 out of every 5 babies being born today has a social media account before a birth certificate.
“I’m just so excited to share my journey with all my followers who want to vicariously experience motherhood through a random person on the internet!” Katie Marx said in an Instagram Live as she awaited her scheduled c-section. “The only downside is we won’t know if the baby’s face will be thumbnail marketable until about 4 weeks.”
After failed endeavors into van life and reaction videos, Katie, known online by her handle, KTdoesThingz, found success on social media dressing her French Bulldog in Halloween costumes. Amassing over 45k followers, and gaining exclusive access to the Tik Tok Creators Program, which pays out $1 per every 1000 views.
“After an unfortunate elevator incident, Alfie is no longer with us, but he really gave us the confidence and income to pursue parenthood,” Craig Hart, Katie’s cameraman and long-term boyfriend, said from just off camera. “I’m sure this decision of getting pregnant immediately after the death of a beloved pet might lead to some sort of therapy down the road, but that’s just a partnership with BetterHelp waiting to happen!”
The child’s birth, which will be streamed on Twitch and Instagram, isn’t the first influencer birth Jefferson Hospital has seen. A rising trend in expectant mothers under 25 has correlated with a social media baby boom.
“It’s almost a guarantee that if they were born after 9/11 they’re going to ask me to be on their podcast to explain the whole process,” said Dr. Peter Menedez, local OB-GYN. “Doctor-patient confidentiality has lost all meaning.”
At the end of her Instagram Live Katie told her followers that they would have to subscribe to her Patreon if they wanted to ask any more questions.
At press time, the couple announced that the biggest donor during the Twitch stream will get to name the baby.
SANTA MONICA — The Last Of Us creator and notorious violence apologist Neil Druckmann has announced a full remaster of his May interview with Sony. This is reportedly coming after Sony removed the previously last-gen, bug-ridden interview.
“…Some of my words, context, and intent were unfortunately lost.”, said Druckmann, who reports the old version of the interview didn’t perform or read well with older systems, such as non-gamer executives and armchair game-developers.
Sony has since apologized for “misrepresenting his words”, presumably due to generative AI dictating its PR.”In re-reviewing our recent interview with Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann, we have found several significant errors and inaccuracies,” says Sony, “that don’t represent his perspective and values (including topics such as animation, writing, technology, AI, and future projects),”.With this development, Druckmann is now going to re-remaster the aforementioned interview.
The interview remaster is said to be the definitive way to experience a Neil Druckmann interview. It will offer plenty of reasons to jump back into the engrossing Sony PR. There are promised technological improvements, including behind the scenes that Druckmann will undoubtedly have to correct again.
There will be no pre-orders, as Sony has said they will simply shadow-drop the interview remaster some time in the future. It is rumored to include photo mode, speedrun mode and ray-tracing.
Although many of us will await the interview’s remake, Druckmann has said he hopes there’s still nostalgia for the original while playing the new one.
AUSTIN, Texas — Online game reviewer Tyler Wenks is changing the face of the industry with his new school of objective critical theory, where he doesn’t let his own opinions interfere with his evaluation of a game.
Wenks operates a YouTube channel, GamerThink1990, that’s dedicated to video game news, reactions, and reviews, as recorded from Wenks’ merch-strewn mancave in Texas. While Wenks has updated the channel regularly since 2014, his channel only started building an audience once he unveiled his Objective Game Reviews series in early 2024.
The goal of Objective Game Reviews, according to Wenks, is to remove any trace of bias from the report.
“It’s pure analysis,” Wenks said in an interview with Dexerto. “I analyze every game I review according to 72 different factors, assign each one a number, and plug that number into my homemade algorithm. That boils all traces of me out of the final product and leaves only pure data: the perfect critical review. Then I just read through the data sheet with no emotion whatsoever. After all, the last thing anyone should want out of an opinion piece is my opinion.”
“Hades II is now out in Early Access on Steam,” Wenks said in a recent review. “It is an action roguelike developed and published by Supergiant Games, where you play as the earth goddess Melinoë. Roguelikes draw their name from their kinship to the 1980 dungeon crawler Rogue, which is the first really popular game to use procedurally generated content. My score for Hades II is 85.”
Wenks’ method has changed the face of online game criticism, with many Twitter Blue subscribers immediately jumping onto the GamerThink bandwagon.
“For too long, Western game reviews have been plagued by activist critics who use them as a soapbox to pursue their agenda,” said self-proclaimed memelord Modern Herodotus. “When I look for a review, I don’t want to hear about a game’s subtext, design, story, plot, or female characters who are showing insufficient amounts of polygon poon. I want my biases immediately confirmed by someone who’s a 1-to-1 demographic match with me.”
The GamerThink method has gotten immediate results. Wenks reports that his channel has gone from 23 to 2,000 subscribers in the last few weeks, with more signing in every day.
At press time, Wenks latest video, an Objective Review of Multiversus is being hailed as the best ASMR video to fall asleep to.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — In response to the rising number of people attempting to summit Mt. Everest, the Tourism Board of Nepal has partnered with the Walt Disney Company to expedite the treacherous mount for the highest-paying climbers.
“It’s with great honor that we can bring this experience to tech moguls and hedge fund owners who want to summit the tallest peak on earth,” says Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences. “The attraction, which we are calling ‘Everest: The Expedition,’ will be the most immersive mountain climbing simulation in history. Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most fulfilling experiences one can have in life and we believe that it is our duty to make sure the rich and privileged can experience it before everyone else.”
After noticing growing queues at the mountain’s peak, along with a large sum of money lost from climbers who never make it back down, the government of Nepal looked to the American media conglomerate for guidance.
“Hardly anyone dies in Disney World,” said Dr. Dhananjay Regmi, CEO of Nepal’s Tourism Board. “They’ve got space mountains, splash mountains, and even their own Everest! Not to mention the floating mountains of Pandora: The World of Avatar,” he gleefully exclaimed wearing the iconic Mickey Mouse ears.
The government-funded attraction, which is set to open during peak climbing season 2025, will combine Disney’s patented Imagineering Technology with their universally beloved queueing philosophy.
“We’re going to take everything you love about waiting in lines at Disney World and bring it right here to Nepal!” Imagineer Joe Rohde told the press. “After returning a few artifacts we totally and legitimately borrowed to decorate our Asia pavilion, and spreading just a little bit of pixie dust, we’ll have you 29,032 feet above sea level in no time!”
The fast pass, which will require the purchase of a ticket into Everest base camp – as well as a wearable ‘Everest Band’ at an extra fee – will allow the guest to book a Disney-appointed sherpa for the climb. However, sherpas are limited, and booking windows fill quickly after being posted at 7 AM NPT.
At press time, Nepal’s Board of Tourism hinted at a possible Yeti encounter for those who purchase the FastPass+ ticket.
Final Fantasy VII is one of the most beloved games of all time. People of all races, colors, and creeds claim it not just as the best Final Fantasy game but as one of the greatest games of all time. Many love it so much that they will gleefully attack Final Fantasy fans who like a different entry more. One of the main reasons it elicits such a response is due to the characters. The game is home to some of the most interesting, deep characters in all gaming history. Some people are still claiming that Aerith is their one true love, much to the chagrin of their girlfriends in Canada. Even the main villain Sephiroth has an entire generation of men speaking and acting like him in an effort to hide the lonely nerds they really are on the inside.
Everyone loves these characters, even if you don’t love these characters you actually do. Ask any Final Fantasy VII fan and they will tell you how much you love these characters. There’s only one group of people who don’t like these characters and that’s conservative parents. But that’s only because they’ve never played the game, which is understandable. It’s hard to find time to play a big RPG in between disowning your homosexual children, posting racist memes on Facebook, and playing Candy Crush. If they did play though, they would like the characters, they just wouldn’t like them equally.
20: Barrett
Barret is the leader of a radical terrorist cell that passionately fights against Shinra for the betterment of the planet. He’s also a big righteous black man with a gun. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any qualities that your conservative parents are going to like. He goes against everything they stand for. He might be a good-hearted man underneath his hard-edged exterior but that won’t matter to them. All they’ll see is a Planet’s Life Matters Antifa fanatic who’s one of the very few types of people they don’t think deserves to have a gun. Your conservative mom will probably call the police just seeing him on your television.
19: Yufie
Initially, your conservative parents would like Yuffie. She has all the qualities that many conservatives like, she’s brash and cocky, she gives her enemies insulting nicknames and her main concern is lining her own pockets. At first glance, she could run for President but it will all come crumbling down the minute they find out she’s a Wutai communist.
18: Jessie
Like Yuffie, at first glance, your conservative parents will like Jessie. She’s a good-looking, charismatic girl whose legal name is Jessie Raspberry. Doesn’t get more conservative than that. But the more they learn about her, the less they’ll like her. She’s an actress and not for the Daily Wire which means she’s a Woke Hollywood Elite. She’s an eco-terrorist which means she’s Antifa and she builds bombs which means she doesn’t conform to traditional gender roles. She’s also a very forward young woman, always openly flirting with Cloud. That makes her a bit of a skank since sex before marriage is a sin. The only reason they’ll like her more than Yuffie is that she’s white.
17: Biggs
Another Antifa terrorist. It’s at this point your conservative parents will begin questioning how you could play such an abhorrent woke game. At least this one is a white man though.
16: Wedge
Well, at least this one is funny.
15: Red XIII
Red XIII has the benefit of being named after the color of your conservative parents’ chosen political party. They also like the fact that he has a bone to pick with a scientist since science is a load of lies that go against God and what they read on Facebook. His initially stoic and calm demeanor further endears him to them since he exhibits the qualities that real men had before the woke mob turned everyone feminine. What they won’t like is learning that his greater duty is to protect the planet. Caring for the environment is only for the extreme left. They also won’t appreciate the ambiguous nature of his species. Is he a dog? Is he a cat? Is he mixed? Conservative parents don’t like it when they can’t immediately identify someone’s race, it makes it hard for them to decide whether to be nice or not. If that wasn’t bad enough his number tattoo is just going to remind them of an event that they don’t really believe happened and that’s just going to set them off on a tangent.
14: Cait Sith
A cute, cheery, fun-loving Scottish cat. Scottish people are the conservatives of all accented individuals so finally there’s a character your conservative parents can truly get behind. Even better when they learn he’s an autonomous robot that took the job of a freeloading lazy millennial who wasted their life with an arts degree and has to moonlight as an online satire writer. However, he will lose points when they learn he’s controlled by Reeve Tuesti, a traitor to the Shinra corporation and therefore a woke communist but out of sight out of mind. He’s just a cute cat.
13: Aerith
Aerith is the ideal woman. Everyone knows this. She’s still my girlfriend and she’s still your girlfriend. Many men are still single because no real woman will ever be as good as Aerith and the ones that are won’t talk to us. She’s everything that your parents are hoping for when they wish you’d meet a nice girl and bring her over for supper. On the surface, Aerith will be your conservative parents’ favorite character, she’s the model for what the wife of a nuclear family should be. Of course, it will all start unraveling as they get to know her. She’s compassionate to the less fortunate, empathetic towards others, and worst of all is one with the planet. No woke hippie is going to be their child’s virtual wife that’s for sure.
12: Zack
Zack is a SOLDIER, the absolute elite of Shinra’s military division. There’s nothing conservative parents love more than men who proudly fight for their country. Unfortunately, Zack is dead, and conservative parents prefer their war heroes to not be killed.
11: Cid
Cid is the ideal citizen. He’s a working-class man who keeps his head down, does his job, and doesn’t complain like the lazy younger generations. He’s just a blue-collar working man, the kind who built this country. He also doesn’t censor himself to appeal to the woke mob. This will all endear him to your conservative parents and for a while, he’ll be one of their favorites. But as the game goes on he becomes more sympathetic to the woke anti-Shinra agenda your parents will become less sympathetic to him. They’ll still appreciate him for being the type of man that doesn’t exist anymore thanks to wokeness turning everyone metrosexual but they just can’t get behind a left-leaning centrist.
10: Hojo
Hojo is a high-ranking member of Shinra whose experiments led to the creation of the SOLDIERS and in effect the continued safety of Shinra and its citizens. For this reason, your conservative parents love him. But he is still a scientist and science is not to be trusted.
9: Vincent
A dark and brooding badass who uses guns to shoot first and ask questions later. That’s what this country is all about. However, he may or may not be a vampire and vampires are a little too homosexual.
8: The Turks
“Turks Lives Matter” – Your Parents
7: Cloud
Straight, white, male blonde hair, blue eyes, stoic, emotionally repressed, good at killing. Cloud Strife is the poster boy for everything your conservative parents want the world to be. He is the ideal we should all strive for and what they fight so hard to protect against wokeness. They love him for what he represents. They love what he represents so much that they’re blind to the fact that he’s actually fighting against everything they represent. Try as you might to explain that he’s actually fighting against the capitalist corporation for the betterment of the planet and also fighting against a man who wants to commit mass genocide in the name of ruling over a perfect world in his image and therefore is woke, they won’t listen. Look at him, that’s the face that will trigger the wokes. His haircut is a little bit too free-expression barista though so he can’t rank higher.
6: Palmer
A creepy, undignified, classless, cowardly perverted little man. Your parents want him for another term.
5: Heidegger
An arrogant and uncaring man who pushes his troops to the limit. Some may call his methods brutal and an example of toxic masculinity but your conservative parents call it tough love. He’s just trying to make men out of his soldiers, after all, no one wants pansies fighting for Shinra, that’s how you lose to communist Wutai. Your parents admire his mercilessness and willingness to sacrifice anyone for the sake of the Shinra. According to them, that’s what real men like Heidegger and Tucker Carlson do.
4: Tifa
You might be asking yourself how Tifa, an integral member of an eco-terrorist cell would rank so highly on this list. After all, what could your conservative parents possibly like about a woman who goes against Shinra with every fiber of her being? The answer is simple, she has huge cans which to them means she’s anti-woke. A woman like this is the ideal body type and beauty standard that all women should strive for and that really triggers the woke leftists who don’t let women be women anymore. Any left-leaning worldview that Tifa holds which would get them to hate her is completely irrelevant in the face of her enormous bust. The one thing holding her back from being higher is that while her humongous hooters will let them overlook her politics what they can’t overlook is that she is vaguely Asian and they just can’t bring themselves to fully accept a non-white.
3: Scarlet
A strong powerful woman who does what’s best for Shinra. She’s blunt and tells it like it is with no regard for people’s “feelings” getting in the way of her “facts”. She is an ambitious woman which endears her to your conservative mom and she has big knockers which endears her to your conservative father. He’s already getting tickets to the Beetlejuice musical.
2: Rufus Shinra
A fearless leader who inherited all his wealth and power from his father. Funding terrorist organizations in secret for his own ends and controlling the population through fear and intimidation to maintain Shrinra’s control of the planet. Your conservative parents have one question, where can they vote for him?
1: Sephiroth
Carefully bred to be the perfect specimen, Sephiroth is the master race of Final Fantasy VII and conservative parents love a master race. He just wants to remake the world in his image by destroying it and ascending to godhood. That’s a goal your conservative parents find admirable considering how many undesirables are inhabiting the planet. Sephiroth’s tour of death and destruction is simply for the greater good, he’s standing his ground, he’s a hero.
Survival: Fountain of Youth is finally out of Early Access and a few hotfixes have since been released. The single-player, open-world adventure evokes Robinson Crusoe, with its protagonist similarly shipwrecked on a Caribbean island in the 1500s.
This is a compilation of recent patch notes for Survival: Fountain of Youth, in descending order, from latestto oldest:
UPDATED May 31
Hotfix 1631 | Seeds Harvesting Fix, Animal Carcasses Fix, and More May 30
Hello, Fountain Seekers!
We’ve just released Hotfix 1631, addressing several important issues.
Here’s the list of changes:
The issue with animals dealing a lot of damage at once should be fixed. If you reencounter this bug, please let us know.
The issue with animal carcasses respawning in the regions they are not supposed to be in should be fixed.
Fixed the issue with stamina and breathing not working properly when slowing down daytime speed.
Fixed the issue with Icaco Seeds requiring Icaco Flower instead of Icaco Fruit to craft.
Fixed the issue with quests in the Bimini temple staying active even after completion.
Added the possibility to disable durability warnings (Settings > Controls > Durability warnings in HUD)
Added UltraWide 16:10 display resolution support.
Fixed the issue with the Ark ship getting a lot of damage from sudden braking and changing direction.
Fixed the bug when the storm automatically started when entering the hold of the Ark ship.
Fixed the bug when collecting seeds from plants with instant harvesting was impossible.
Fixed the issue with Crafting 5 skill, so that you get back the same amount of resources it required when crafting an item.
Fixed the issue with the save file name when choosing custom difficulty settings (it is labeled ‘Custom’ now).
Foundation modules icons fix.
Multiple underwater fixes in various regions.
Multiple visual and localization fixes.
Huge thanks for your reports!
The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team
Hotfix 1626 | Ark Transportation Fix, and Other Fixes May 23
Hello, Fountain Seekers!
First of all, a huge thanks to all of you for the enormous support on our full release!
And here comes the first patch addressing several important issues.
Here’s the list of changes:
Fixed the bug with some items that could disappear after transporting it in the Ark ship to another region.
Fixed the balance of the Armadillo Mortar
Some localization fixes.
We're already working on fixing other issues you've reported, the next patch is coming next week. Be sure to report any other bugs that you encounter!
Thanks for your support!
The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team
Hotfix 1597 | Cartography Issue Fix and Several Other Fixes April 29
Hello, Fountain Seekers!
We released a small hotfix to address the issues reported since the update release.
Here’s the list of changes:
Fixed the issue with cartography progress not saving after exiting the game.
Fixed the issue with the health penalty remaining after loading the previous save.
Fixed disappearing fishing spots in the Puma region.
Fixed the display of counters for some quest steps.
Fixed the place on Windy Island where it was possible to get stuck.
Huge thanks for your reports! As always, you can share them in the comments, at support@odinsoft.com, and on our official Discord server!
The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team
Patch 1587 | Improved Saving System, New Tutorial, and More April 15
Greetings, Fountain Seekers!
We are making the final steps in our Early Access adventure and here goes the patch that will smooth up our way there. Be prepared and enjoy the changes we've made.
The biggest change is the improvement to the saving system, and we're particularly interested in hearing your thoughts on it. There is also a new tutorial, more house customization recipes, the ability to craft using items from nearby containers...
So, while you're updating the game, it's time to look at this patch in more detail. Shall we?
IMPROVED SAVING SYSTEM
The long-awaited improvements to the saving system have come! There are up to four profiles as separate games you can simultaneously play with each one having 10 saving slots. You can save and load them on demand (except for the Iron Man mode).
NEW TUTORIAL
With the game having developed so far, we felt that the existing tutorial should be improved. We’ve studied a lot of your feedback to make onboarding more intuitive and player-friendly.
The new tutorial sequence includes a small island within which a new player learns all basic game mechanics before heading to the Island of Hope. There are new quests and various changes so that players’ exploration of the Bird region is more enjoyable and that the learning curve is not so steep anymore.
Hopefully, these changes are all for the better. Looking forward to your feedback and comments!
IMPROVEMENTS
More decor blueprints! The list includes chairs (and the ability to sit on them) + a table, a bench, and a stool, as well as several items from Santiago: a wall anchor, a captain's plate, and ship paddles.
Now you can use items not only from your Inventory but also from containers nearby. It works for crafting, building, repairing, installing traps, and farming. Less leg work, more arm work!
One more resource management improvement! When interacting with a container, you can now move all stacks of duplicate items with one button (stacks that are both in the inventory and the container).
Optimized physics of objects and surfaces’ behavior for better performance.
FIXES
Added the possibility of not using tinder during the ignition process
Changed the color of the wood material (now houses and some machines will look a little different)
Added a ‘News’ window in the main menu of the game. Because there will be news!
Fixed mines’ holes on the Island of Hope
Fixed the scroll button visibility
Fixed animal outlines in Concentration mode
Improved the disclaimer during the game launch
Changed how goals are displayed: when all mandatory steps in a group are completed, the next group is activated and shown in HUD (so quests with optional steps work correctly)
The Sea Wolf pack contains 8 blueprints of various maritime items:
a ship’s bell that will ring when poked around.
an anchor to place on the floor of your home.
a ship’s helm to be placed on any wall you want.
a spinning globe from the 16th century with the known coast at the time.
a scaled model of Santiago.
two historical maps of the New World, the map of Piri Reis and the map of Juan de la Cosa to display on walls.
a Captain’s Hat with nice bonuses including +100% protection from the sun, +25% protection from the wind, cold, and rain; +5 armor; -5% wound chance and decreasing poison chance.
With the release of this pack, we want to provide you with the option of additional customization of your houses. We hope you'll enjoy this new DLC, as it would also be very helpful for the game development.
Alright, that's enough for now - but not for today, as a bit later we're announcing the full release date (finally)!
Have a great week, enjoy the update, and stay tuned for more news!
The Survival: Fountain of Youth Team
Those are all of the recent patch notes up through May 30 for Survival: Fountain of Youth.
WORLD WIDE WEB — Michael King has now logged over 2000 hours being wrong and weird about video games online, impressed sources confirmed.
“I mean yeah of course he’s wrong, lots of people are,” one online onlooker said. “But he’s also managed to be consistently weird the entire time as well. 2000 hours, and not a single normal thing has come out of him. Obviously you might think it’s easy to be weird about digital pubic bones on video game characters but he’s taken the whole thing to the next level.”
King, a self-described champion of the silent Gamer majority, credits an attention to detail and dedication to his craft for the successful run.
“It’s not as easy as it looks,” King said. “I rewrite each sentence over and over again until there’s not even the smallest amount of self awareness left in it. It can take me hours to write a single tweet about video games which is sufficiently wrong and weird. I have to be one of the top 5 in the world right now.”
Experts say King is truly one of a kind.
“A lot of people have attempted to do what he’s done, but no one else has the staying power,” Daniel Cunningham of the Gamer Performance Institute, which tracks online stats for Gamers, said. “We’re talking petitions, podcast appearances, meltdowns, sting operations, discord drama – just every situation you can think of and this guy doesn’t break from being wrong and weird for a second. He’s one of the all-time greats.”
Many in the field have opinions on how King operated at such a high level for so long, with comparisons to the late-great Notch being thrown around.
“Everyone knows he’s weird and wrong, sure – but one of his overlooked abilities is how desperately, painfully horny he also appears,” Tammi Hallow, a researcher with the University of Melbourne’s performance psychology department added. “He’s so inherently horny he doesn’t even seem to understand that all his fixations and takes have a deep sexual undercurrent. And he brings that out into public. Routinely. This really adds to the weird factor and I think his imitators and competitors would be wise to follow the strategy if they ever want to catch up.”
As of press time King was reportedly watching a trailer for a new game and cooking up one of the most impossible to ignore, hyper engaging, weird takes of all time.
