Fishing Ponds
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In response to popular demand, fishing ponds will be added.
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And a new development branch, Winter Fishing, when reached will allow fishing all year round.
New Portraits
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New portraits to select from will become available!
Crossbows
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Crossbows will be a new addition to the game, offering an additional option for ranged combat.
Unreal Engine 5
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The Game will be upgraded to Unreal Engine 5, which should bring a host of improvements and allow development to proceed even better going forward.
Trade Overview
A trade overview in the development screen will list all the previous transactions done by the region.
Bug Fixes
Several bugs will be fixed, including a bug that sometimes caused fleeing deer to get stuck.
Thanks To The Community
A huge thank you to everyone for your fantastic support and feedback in comments and reviews — they are enormously valuable in helping guide Early Access development.