Hey slugcats,

Rain World: The Watcher is the next DLC expansion of Rain World. Journey beyond to something, somewhere only ever glimpsed. When the world beneath your feet cracks and crumbles, will you hold on to all you once knew? Or dive into the unknown?

We are working hard on Rain World: The Watcher, and I can’t wait to share more information later. For now though, please wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2857120/Rain_World_The_Watcher/

The fourth slugcat of Rain World has not been forgotten, their time is coming.

-riv otter

Hey slugcats,

The quality of life patch (1.9.14) is now out on PC!

This includes many fixes players have been asking for such as: inaccuracies with the speedrun timer, fixing controller customized configs not saving for players 2-4, and more. Here are the full patch notes.

• Fixed controller customized configs not saving for players 2-4.
  
• Mouse buttons can now be bound in controller customized configs.
  
• Fixed some bugs that would cause issues when ordering mods in the Remix Menu, causing errors because dependencies were sometimes not respected.
  
• (Safari) Fixed Scavengers doing random actions even when not inputted to do so.
  
• (Safari) Fixed soft locks caused by creature transports moving to inaccessible areas of the region, or parts of the region from other time periods.
  
• Fixed a soft lock in CC_B04 if MSC isn’t enabled.
  
• Fixed an issue when deselecting Player 1 in the Arena Slugcat Player Selection.
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Artificer’s dream sequences to crash the game.
  
• Fixed inaccuracies with the speedrun timer.
  
• Fixed a crash when swimming near another exit pipe in flooded GW_A13 when GW_S08 had a shelter failure.
  
• Fixed the cycle length setting in Remix not also adjusting the timings for the day/night trigger.
  
• Fixed precycles making it impossible to escape MS in some scenarios outside of Rivulet’s campaign.
  
• Fixed belly slides failing to stick a spear in walls if the slugcat’s throw force was too low.
  
• Fixed issues in Expedition mission loading.
  
• Fixed the SunBlock room effect sometimes not covering the edges of the screen.
  
• General crash fixes and stability fixes.

• Guardian (by Vigaro)
  
• Merge Fix (by Bro748)
  
• Yeek Fix (by Willburd)
  
• Speedrun Timer Fix (by Forthbridge)
  
• Superstructure Fuse Fix (by Xan/Eti)
  
• Needle Cleanup (by SabreML)
  
• Miros Vulture Priority Fix (by Coder23848)
  
• Music Triggers Fix (by Jevmen)
  
• Moon and HR_C01 No Flood Fix (by solo race)
  
• No More Tinnitus (by Slime_Cubed)

-riv otter

Hey slugcats,

I am super excited to reveal the next prompts for Rain World Art Month! Thirty-one different Rain World themed art prompts for each day in March! This is easily one of the most exciting things I have developed and watched grow over the years, so I hope you’re ready for me to post pretty obsessively about it.

Here are a few options where you can post art you’ve drawn or watch the art other people have drawn for the event!

• Rain World Discord[discord.gg]: Post in #rw-art-month-gallery
  
• Twitter: Use the hashtag #RWArtMonth
  
• Rain World Subreddit: Use the RW Art Month flair!

In the middle of all the art creation, I’ll have a few mysterious announcements during the month of March.

Also, mark your calendars for March 28th! That day is Rain World's seven year anniversary and to celebrate, we’ll be joining James to review different art pieces from Rain World Art Month. Who knows? Maybe we’ll even talk about the future of Rain World? This will be streamed on the Akupara Games Twitch.[www.twitch.tv]

- Riv otter

Hey slugcats,

I know you guys have been waiting for this for a long time!

We have partnered up with Black Screen Records to bring back the Rain World Vinyls! Now being covered by the amazing art of Kelekelo, if you enjoyed the music of Rain World then these records are an amazing pickup!

For those who really enjoyed the music of Rain World Downpour, the music in Rain World: Downpour by the amazing composers of Intikus, Ongomato, 12lbs, and Progfox have also been remastered for vinyl format! Also being covered by the amazing art of Kelekelo these records include 31 different songs from Rain World: Downpour!

Check out the records here!
https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/rain-world

- Riv Otter

Hey slugcats,

After over a half of a year of Gourmand disappearing on vacation they are back and they are… plushie? Even though they may be plushie, trying to move them is back breaking work.

After many years, it is time to bring the chonk into your arms. Gourmand plushies are available for preorder!
Some of you keen eye slugcats may have noticed the slugcats floating above the gourmand plushie graphic. Those are the new adorable slugmellows pins which are also available to preorder!

And last but not least are two new amazing Rain World posters designed by the very talented Saren Stone, who you may remember when they streamed designing these posters!
You can check out all the new merchandise at the Sanshee store[sanshee.com]!

- Riv Otter

Hey, slugcats!

It has been so amazing to organize another Rain World Art Month and watch all the art pieces drawn for the event. Thank you everyone who participated in the event! It has been wonderful to watch RW Art Month grow over the years! This is the first time the event has expanded to Steam! I wanted to talk about some stats, important links, and announcements made during the event.

Total art: 5,827 (+4,578 from last year)
Unique artists: 1,060
Most popular prompt: Gourmand: 623 art pieces | 2nd: Spearmaster: 444
Average art piece per day: 146.7

Rain World Art Month full gallery:[drive.google.com] If you would like to see all the art that has been drawn throughout the event, I have uploaded all the art to Google Drive.

Rain World Art Month Museum:[www.artsteps.com] We’ve updated the museum to include more art and more prompts from the event!

Slugpup Plushies:[sanshee.com] Survivor, Monk, Hunter, and Nightcat slugpup plushies are available for preorders! They are squishable and small.

Rain World Vinyl:[blackscreenrecords.com] We are teaming up with Black Screen Records to develop a base game reprint and new upcoming Downpour companion vinyl. No preorders available quite yet but like the posters, but once these become available, I’ll be sure to update you all! You can also sign up for the Black Screen Records mailing list to keep an eye out for more info!

Rain World posters: If you watched Saren Stone’s stream you would have gotten a sneak peek at the Rain World posters being worked on! Once these become available, I’ll be sure to let you know!

I have so much more coming soon and are excited to talk about it with you when we have more information on them! We even hinted at a lizard plushie and pin in the works.

-Riv Otter

Hey slugcats,

We have just released a hotfix to fix the input issues.

• Fixed Down & Left directions on the keyboard not being rebindable in the input settings menu.
  
• Fixed game crash on the input settings menu if the player had a controller bound to the 4th player in their save file prior to the 1.9.07 update.
  
• Fixed Sandbox Mode controls not working.

We apologize for the inconvenience that this may have caused and thank you all for your patience and bug reports.

- Riv Otter

Hey, slugcats!

I have another patch for you! This bad boy fixes map exploration not getting properly saved when you cross through a gate, fixes passage illustrations, and plenty of minor issues that folks have been reporting. Please remember that this patch may break some community mods, so if you’re currently subscribed to anything, you may need to accommodate.

• Overhauled the game's input system and input configuration system for better controller support.
  
• Dev Tools is now deactivated in-game by default now until you press the O key, to avoid confusion for non-modders. (Note to modders: you can still use your setup.txt file to disable this behavior)
  
• More Slugcat's "unlock all campaigns" cheat will now also unlock all More Slugcats characters in Expedition mode as well.
  
• Fixed map exploration not getting saved properly on cycles where you crossed through a gate.
  
• Fixed an error with world data parsing that caused some slugcat-specific region content (like artificer/spearmaster garbage wastes) to not display properly on the mini-map.
  
• Fixed passage illustrations failing to display while using LOW/MEDIUM quality mode.
  
• When key-item tracking is enabled, pearls left inside Pebbles' chamber will now respawn outside in the access shaft instead (except for with Artificer)
  
• Tracked key-items will now avoid respawning submerged in lethal bodies of water (and will just tend to avoid respawning underwater in general)
  
• Fixed Spearmaster's broadcast progression not advancing properly or resetting if you die to Pebbles on your first meeting.
  
• Fixed a softlock that trapped you in an infinite death loop if you had an active electric spear in your shelter when a shelter failure event occured.
  
• Fixed a bug that was preventing Pebbles' Rivulet-campaign pearl from showing up in the Collections menu.
  
• Fixed one of Saint's tutorial messages not appearing as it should.
  
• Fixed dream illustrations being off-centered in lower resolutions and some buttons being cut off at lower resolutions.
  
• Fixed hidden challenges in Expedition mode not being counted towards the Total Challenges Completed counter.
  
• Various small tweaks to some of the regions (a few extra shelters, some spawn changes, etc.)

Thanks for all the bug reports! I’ve been keeping track of them and the amazing team has been able to get these patches out to fix the various bugs you have been reporting.

-Riv Otter

Hey, slugcats!

Hope you have been enjoying slugging around as the slugcat!! Or is it catting around as the slugcat?

Patch 1.0.06 is now live! This includes adding a backup save being created during playtime and adding extra Dev Tools hotkeys for spawning important campaign items. You can read the full patch notes below!

• A copy of your save files will now automatically be backed up into the "%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Videocult\Rain World\backup" folder after every ~30 minutes of playtime.
  
• Forced any spearmaster's pearl to always be broadcast tagged if that event already happened in your campaign, even if a new one is spawned in through Dev Tools, etc.
  
• Added extra Dev Tools hotkeys for spawning important campaign items (5 for Spearmaster's Pearl, 6 for Hunter's Green Neuron, 7 for Mass Rarefaction Cell), although note that at the moment items spawned in this fashion will not be tracked as key items.
  
• Gourmand will no longer be launched horizontally while throwing a spear vertically.
  
• Wormgrass will no longer instantly snatch items and creatures out of your hands.
  
• Added additional checks to avoid Artificer's karma system bleeding into other campaigns while using Co-op mode.
  
• Fixed HLL indefinitely respawning every cycle even after it is killed.
  
• Changed the overseer eye description when it is inspected after power is restored.
  
• Removed Scholar passage as a possible Expedition challenge for Saint.
  
• Added cooldown before Pursuer spawns after switching regions, when using Expedition's Pursued burden.
  
• Showing Expedition Pursuer warning sooner, by checking adjacent rooms.
  
• Stopped pups from also using the explosive perk and stunning nearby players.
  
• Fixed in-progress Expedition runs not clearing when resetting Expedition progress.
  
• Fixed Spearmaster needles not getting re-colored when using Jolly Co-op custom colors.
  
• Fixed softlock when throwing a slugcat off your back while exiting a shortcut pipe.
  
• Artificer will no longer be able to stun other players when Friendly Fire is turned off.
  
• Fixed Jolly's player hud sometimes being out of place when changing rooms.
  
• Improved Jolly Player's meter: it will blink when players are missing in a region gate or shelter.
  
• Added a summary of the slugcats currently selected for Co-op mode right below the Jolly Co-op button on the character selection screen.
  
• Mushroom effect will now affect all players in Co-op mode.
  
• Added flashing indicator to buttons in in-game Manual that show which sections of the manual haven't been viewed before.

I know you have been asking for this for a bit, and I am excited to deliver the updated level editor that the Rain World: Downpour team used. This will include project files and the new tiles/props/materials/effects used for the More Slugcat Expansion .

You may download the level editor here.
https://ln5.sync.com/dl/2c28693d0/q2b2zh8m-vdmsuwyj-5w3efg5c-gvhg7ben/view/default/11921401610004

-Riv Otter