It's been a busy two weeks since we launched the playtest, and we've had a lot of good feedback... and many bug reports! This update fixes a lot of bugs, adds a lot of quality of life features, and adds a lot of tutorial stuff (as players were struggling to learn how to play). You can also now select tiles and objects that are far away, and you will pathfind automatically (if possible) to use it - this makes the mouse controls particularly much more usable.

• Improved UI

• Added Graves - these show when npcs are killed and allow you to revive pets

• Improved character portraits

• Can select objects/tiles that are far away and will either pathfind to it automatically, or tell you if it's too far away

• Added tutorial quests for the starting items that you can skip if desired

• Higher quality chests now have more storage

• Running into or from chests pushes/pulls them

• Added a new guarded chest with beets and gold in it

• Mine tooltips now show what it will mine

• Tier 1 wands and the gemcrafting station now take bronze bars, not gold

• You can now cancel jobs given to NPCs by interacting with them

• Added option to move object tooltips back where they were before

• Digging ice now gives snow

• Mouse wheel can pick up and place individual items in your inventory

• Clay, Stone, Sand dug with the hoe now set quality based on mining skill

• Pets will no longer die from cold damage - they will hit 1 health, but never 0.

• Lots of bugfixes!

I hope you enjoy, and we have a lot more updates to come! Let us know if you have more suggestions or feedback!

There's a lot to do in Witherspring Wilds - improving your skills, building your village, meeting other settlers… but something we're especially fond of is the creature taming. How can you not love having an adorable pixel reptile following you around, only wanting the occasional pet and snack in exchange for defending you?

While creatures can be dangerous enemies, we want all living creatures to be tamable with a variety of uses as pets - like producing items, mounts and defending you from the wild. Here's a list of the four creatures you'll find in the starting area of the game:

Meet the Afowl, a flightless bird that is generally peaceful, but territorial and social, so beware if you approach their nests or attack their friends. Farmers hate them as they are known to eat crops - but a well placed scarecrow or fence can keep them away. Afowl eat plants and seeds - and can be won over with just a few offerings of food.

Goxen are agile high-elevation herbivores. They can be stubborn and charge at any who encroach on their territory. Their charge is fast, too - better side-step or it will hit hard! But that speed comes in handy when you tame them and ride them. They also produce wool and milk, making them great farm animals.

Catterns are stealthy, reclusive felines who live in the northern forest. They mainly eat Afowl, but they might attack if you enter their territory. However, when tamed they make loyal pets - they will defend you and your farm from those pesky Afowl. As a familiar they can even share their night vision with you. 

Swampjaws are a fearsome reptile who lurk just beneath the surface of the rivers and marshes of the south, ready to ambush unsuspecting prey. They don't move often, but when they do, they go quite fast - both on land and water. They do breathe air, and so must keep their snout above the water to breathe. See if you can spot them!

Will we be adding more creatures to Witherspring Wilds? Absolutely! 

We already have a fun idea for a cave-dwelling creature in the starting area.

What other kinds of creatures would you love to see in the game?