Major Update: Village Expansion is Live!

Hello, survivors!

The first major update to Nested Lands - Village Expansion - is now live. We’ve added a brand new Harvest mechanic, made the Village area expandable, fixed a ton of bugs, and did requested balance changes. Below is the full list of changes:

Village Growth & Expansion

• [p align="justify"]Your village construction area will expand when your village level increases.

• [p align="justify"]The area will also show up on the world map, so you can see your borders at all times.

• [p align="justify"]Your Guard Patrol will automatically adjust to the new area.

• [p align="justify"]The area also changed quite a bit: you will see new stone ruins that show your current village size limit. 

New Feature: Harvest Camps

• [p align="justify"]You will find brand new neutral camps across all Islands.

• [p align="justify"]In these camps, you will hire people from Worker Camps to collect items for you.

• [p align="justify"]Each camp can give you different items.

• [p align="justify"]Items will be auto-delivered to a new building.

• [p align="justify"]The first camp that you find will trigger a brand new tutorial quest.

New Building: Import Warehouse

• [p align="justify"]Used to receive loot from the camps;

• [p align="justify"]Unlocked when you trigger the tutorial for the camps.

• We changed the name of the building to "Collection Plataform" to match the 3D model.

Multiplayer & Client Stability

• [p align="justify"]Resolved a critical bug where clients were unable to build if they died in the Silent Forest and respawned in the North Plains.

• Fixed an issue where archers were unable to deal damage to client players.

• Fixed inconsistent Point of Interest (POI) discovery between the host and clients when on different islands.

• Fixed "invisible" caged peasants that sometimes appeared in multiplayer;

• Synchronized villager toolboxes and torch states so they appear correctly for everyone;

• Fixed a bug where leveling up the village wouldn't unlock new buildings for client players.

** Combat & Survival**

• Fixed a bug where players were not receiving bleed damage;

• Players now correctly become infected while building structures;

• Adjusted the armor values for Leather Armor and Traveler’s Garb to better match their visual appearance;

• Improved arrow speed and physics for more reliable combat.

World & Exploration

• Silent Forest: Moved several Plague Spots to better positions;

• Adjusted the location of Berry and Cotton bushes near the village for easier early-game access;

• Fixed a bug where the Freja map marker would disappear if the player moved too far from the docks;

• Fixed the height of the Town of Vardi church and resolved collision issues in various random event locations.

Player & NPC Refinements

• Newly recruited villagers now receive an initial speed boost to help them reach their tasks faster;

• Fixed a deformation issue on the female laborer model;

• Fixed a "jittering" effect that occurred when the player was crouching;

• I increased the base size for several items (like Torches) to make them easier to pick up;

• Items dropped on the ground now maintain a more natural rotation/orientation;

• Main-hand equipment is now hidden when using the wash hut for better immersion.

Technical Fixes

• Fixed a bug where enemies would continue to run in the background after the player returned to the main menu;

• Resolved a bug where the Bug Report tool would get stuck when interacting with the Village Center;

Many other under the hood fixes, improving game's stability.

More fixes:

• Fixed crematory navigation setup

• "Added to quickslot" button does not appear on craft tab view

• Fixed height of several trees near village area

• Fixed wrong names for SF harvest camps load

• Fixed being unable to close Gamepad options tab with gamepad

• Fixed Village Center note position

• Fixed harvest camp quest notification appearing every time player gets near a camp