This patch contains reworks to Water Buckets and storage containers, as well as new kinds of storage container items.

Chest-type storage containers have new recipes and names, and storage amounts have been rebalanced. More storage items have also been implemented, some of which specifically store items like clothing, crops, or herbs. Items like wardrobes and dressers are now functional, and can now be used to store clothing items.

Players who have more items in existing chests than they can currently hold will find an overflow chest near the entrance to their Homestead containing all the relocated items, as well as some additional free chests to help you reorganize. Additionally, if you have an existing wardrobe, you will need to pick it up and place it again in order to be able to use it as storage.

Water Buckets now contain five uses, which will make them more convenient to use and require less refilling. As a result, filled buckets will no longer stack in the inventory (empty buckets will still stack).

We've also made optimizations to reduce the game file size and you should notice improved load times across the board!

Gameplay Updates

• Storage Item Rework
• Cedar Chests: Formerly Wooden Chests. Updated recipe, contain up to 16 stacks
• Copper Chests: Formerly Metal Chests. Updated recipe, contain up to 24 stacks
• Hungry Chests will retain the same storage capacity as the chest that is enchanted (16 or 24)
• Wardrobes and Dressers can now store clothing items
• Existing Wardrobes updated to Cedar Wardrobes
• The following items are now functional storage: Tall Metal Shelving, Kitchen Pipe Shelving, Live Edge Shelves, Woven Baskets, Cedar Wardrobes, Metal Herb Drying Racks, Wildflower Dresser
• If you have an existing wardrobe, you will need to pick it up and place it again in order to be able to use it as storage.
• Players with more items than their current chests will hold will be able to reclaim their items from an overflow chest by the entrance to their Homestead, and will receive additional chests as compensation.

Bucket Rework

• Water Bucket now has 5 uses per refill
• Full Water Buckets do not stack in the inventory
• Giving animals water will cost 1 unit
• Filling a trough will empty the remainder of the water into the trough, up to 24 uses in the trough
• Dousing a fire in the hearth will empty the bucket
• Note: Any currently filled Water Buckets in your inventory might have some thumbnail errors once you download the update. These should be corrected after emptying them!

General Gameplay

• Added a Last Online counter to profiles on the Friends List
• Townsfolk will now fully animate when fishing (casting, catching, idle, etc.)
• Luan's routine has been updated. He will now stand still for more of the day, which will make it easier to speak with him
• Tile Mode: Motes won't spawn while a furniture object is selected
• Tile Mode: Will not display inside the hut when a guest is over (since furniture cannot be moved at this time)

Performance

• Game size has been reduced heavily by 4 GB
• Loading times have been improved

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where exiting the Professions menu with Escape after using the Journal shortcut would cause the game to get stuck in the menu
• Fixed an issue where placing a mannequin and then changing the pose would cause two mannequins to display
• Fixed tree cutting progress bar UI not clearing for a while for all players after stopping
• Improvements to the camera when spellcasting solo and multiplayer
• If the player is casting a spell and the camera is near a wall, the camera will properly adjust behind them
• Fixed an error with HUD windows
• Fixed being able to drag scrollbars and highlight other UI elements at the same time
• Fixed an issue where the Quest tracker couldn't be correctly scrolled using the scrollbar while automatically scrolling
• Guest player's client will better sync the host's movement as they are loading into the homestead
• Fixed idle players having desynced position when on uneven terrain