Will the new DLC in 2025 require us to restart a new game?

[alden.monzon]

It mentions a new are so I am curious whether it is a good idea to start a new run this year during the holidays or just hold off and wait for the new content. Hoping the devs could answer this. Thank you.

[Yuyuko Saigyouji]

The map is changing, so yes, I would think a restart would be necessary; unless they change it in a fashion that doesn't interfere with housing plots or layouts

[Götterdämmerung]

Q: Will there be a forced wipe once the announced content releases?

A: Jeremy Bearson — Yup! It'll involve map changes and other deeper changes that require a new map to take effect, so if you want to play on the new stuff you need to update and generate a new map.

If you want a direct response, you can just join V Rising Official discord - you'll get faster answer there.

[Xero]

With all due respect to PVP players. They don't care or mind so much because they go through wipes like it's nothing.

If this is going to be how it is for PVE players every update, even after early access, they'll lose their PVE player-base population. This just makes me not want to play anymore. My second playthrough, even after completing it, was 300+ hours. What's the point in playing if nothing you do matters.

They should have thought about a player profile transfer like Valheim has, where you can take your player from server to server for PVE players' sake before wasting their time.

You have to love how nonchalant that answer was given. Like working on a piece of art for 300+ hours and someone just comes up and crushes it up and stomps on it, whistling while walking away. No excuses after full release.

I'll play their update providing they promise no more incompatible saves ever in the future. PVE players treat the game like its real life and put forth time and effort. We can only take so much. The review changed for now.

[alden.monzon]

Originally posted by Xero:

With all due respect to PVP players. They don't care or mind so much because they go through wipes like it's nothing.

If this is going to be how it is for PVE players every update, even after early access, they'll lose their PVE player-base population. This just makes me not want to play anymore. My second playthrough, even after completing it, was 300+ hours. What's the point in playing if nothing you do matters.

They should have thought about a player profile transfer like Valheim has, where you can take your player from server to server for PVE players' sake before wasting their time.

You have to love how nonchalant that answer was given. Like working on a piece of art for 300+ hours and someone just comes up and crushes it up and stomps on it, whistling while walking away. No excuses after full release.

I'll play their update providing they promise no more incompatible saves ever in the future. PVE players treat the game like its real life and put forth time and effort. We can only take so much. The review changed for now.

I agree. IIRC, they said something about no more wipes after the 1.0 release. This is such a bummer. I hope they can still do something about this since there is still a lot of time before the release next year.

[MaxKool007]

Ok well i guess i wont play much till then. I primarly play pve and with my kid. this sucks. This is why i should be able to save my character.

[Exodite-Dragon]

Originally posted by Xero:

With all due respect to PVP players. They don't care or mind so much because they go through wipes like it's nothing.

If this is going to be how it is for PVE players every update, even after early access, they'll lose their PVE player-base population. This just makes me not want to play anymore. My second playthrough, even after completing it, was 300+ hours. What's the point in playing if nothing you do matters.

They should have thought about a player profile transfer like Valheim has, where you can take your player from server to server for PVE players' sake before wasting their time.

You have to love how nonchalant that answer was given. Like working on a piece of art for 300+ hours and someone just comes up and crushes it up and stomps on it, whistling while walking away. No excuses after full release.

I'll play their update providing they promise no more incompatible saves ever in the future. PVE players treat the game like its real life and put forth time and effort. We can only take so much. The review changed for now.

I dunno, man. This kind of attitude strikes me as an overreaction - and a severe one, at that. You're really gonna deny yourself an opportunity for a new experience with a major update because you're being asked to start anew?

Nothing about video games is permanent. This is all ephemeral; time-wasting experiences meant to provide us a little entertainment we elect to engage in. I only play this PvE, too, but if you want to think about this in terms of art, then you should consider thinking about it in terms of the sand mandalas Buddhists will sometimes create in the course of meditating on impermanence. Once finished with their design, they're wiped away, and they begin again on something different, and often better by virtue of the prior experience.

Seems to me it'd be better to take that tack instead of treating an old save file like an anchor chained around your neck.

[Xero]

Originally posted by alden.monzon:

I agree. IIRC, they said something about no more wipes after the 1.0 release. This is such a bummer. I hope they can still do something about this since there is still a lot of time before the release next year.

I'll get on discord and ask the developers when the time comes to see if incompatible saves are going to be a thing of the past. I hope so too.

[Shift]

This game is built around a clear start and finish as there's not much to do after killing the final boss, so I think that yes. Plus, all official servers already reset from time to time.

[Spiritos]

If they forcing pve players to undergo a wipe just for addition content just shows the lack of respect or the time a player will put into a game. Personally not worth the investment of a purchase.

[Fezwülf]

This is no longer early access. I think that forcing players to restart even in their private games every time an update comes out is unacceptable. This is a serious violation of customers' rights as well as a great disrespect for players' time, in my opinion.

[Xero]

The major update was announced mid early access but was never given a timeline nor defined. But if it causes incompatible saves during an official release, then they should have stayed in early access and not hyped everyone up to play again.

My original thoughts were they had the core map and game mechanics finalized during the official release and if any additions were to come thereafter, it would no longer affect players' saves. Even with a new area where no one has castle plots.

What were the reminders of backing up your saves manually if it was going to be incompatible anyway?

Updates :
1.) Gloomrot
2.) Official 1.0 Release
3.) Planned But Not Defined - Updated

Three Planned Updates :
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1604030/view/3686797191080219894?l=english

You'll still be able to play your old save by reverting to a previous version but in order to play the new content update, you'll have to start over.

Play Old Incompatible Saves :
Right-Click V Rising > Properties > Betas > Beta Participation > Select Game Version

[wandfarias]

Don't starve together adds new content all the time and we don't lose anything. Maybe v rising devs should ask them the magic behind that.

This is very sad, if i need to start over again i won't play this game anymore =/

[Smug Kot]

not like you can cheat everything back, V-rising is short, so short you can finish it in some hours.

[Gallows]

i understand why people are bummed. it's why i wont really get into once human. i heard its not that bad with blueprints, but i digress.

i have a few private saves, and some on public servers. i hated always starting over but now that i have done it so much, my castle and perspective change for the better every play through.

i started over again locally just so i can make sure i'm as ready as can be when the dlc drops.

[ᗩSᕼᑘᐺᗩ᙭]

Im excited as hell for the DLC. This game is my GOTY and when the DLC drops i was always planning on starting fresh anyway 👌