Maximum Entertainment, the developer behind the multiplayer survival adventure Smalland: Survive the Wilds, is excited to announce the release of the highly anticipated April Crafting Update. Available starting today on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, this update brings significant enhancements to the crafting system and introduces several community-requested features and mechanics.
Check out The Crafting Update trailer below:
Crafting System Overhaul and New Features
The April Crafting Update revolutionizes the crafting experience in Smalland: Survive the Wilds with several key additions and improvements:
- Local Storage-Based Crafting: Crafting stations can now utilize items from nearby storage containers, enhancing efficiency and convenience.
- Improved Build Menu UI: The build menu now features extra tabs for quick filtering through Buildable and Cosmetic options, streamlining the construction process.
- New Scalable Building Blocks: Introducing a new type of building block with three shapes for each material variant, including Twig, Wood, Stone, and Metal.
- Time-Based Crafting: Certain items now require time to craft, adding a strategic element to crafting decisions.
- Fuel Requirements: Some crafting recipes now necessitate various resources as fuel for crafting stations, indicated by a fuel icon.
- Enhanced Visuals and VFX: Crafting stations now boast improved visual effects to indicate when they are in use or idle.
- Landclaim Totem: A new placeable item that stakes claim to a plot of land, allowing for limited building and interaction within the owner’s range, with options to make it public for broader use.
Additionally, the update includes various fixes and improvements to enhance overall gameplay stability and user experience.
Survive and Thrive in a Harsh World
Smalland: Survive the Wilds plunges players into a vast and treacherous open world where survival is key. Traverse diverse biomes, tame and ride wild creatures, craft powerful gear, and build encampments to establish your presence in this hostile environment.
- Explore Unique Biomes: Scale colossal trees, navigate cavernous cracks, and encounter diverse environments as you venture through Smalland’s massive open world.
- Craft Custom Gear: Personalize your appearance and enhance your abilities with powerful armor sets and lethal weapons.
- Tame Wild Creatures: Ride and command a variety of creatures, each offering unique traversal capabilities and strategic advantages.
- Build Your Encampment: Establish bases on the ground or in the canopy, claim Great Trees, and design bases that can accompany you across different worlds.
- Engage in Multiplayer: Team up with friends in multiplayer mode, accommodating up to 9 additional players, and conquer the world together.
Smalland: Survive the Wilds is developed and published by Merge Games, a subsidiary of Maximum Entertainment. The game is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, offering crossplay between Steam and the Epic Games Store. A VR version of the game Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR is also releasing next month.
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