When My Time at Sandrock sprouted onto Change in November 2023, it is protected to say that it wasn’t in the perfect situation. Apart from enjoying issues somewhat too protected, the farm sim was awash with boring graphics and efficiency points, making it removed from the cream of the crop.
Thankfully, within the time since launch, developer Pathea Video games has launched a handful of updates to get issues working somewhat smoother. At the moment, one other one has arrived, with the ‘New Yr Higher Me’ free replace bringing Sandrock as much as ver. 1.2.2 in fashion.
The main focus this time round seems to have been on the sport’s efficiency points and visible shortcomings (hooray!). Enhancements embody elevated FPS stability, crisper shadows, extra practical lighting, new grass textures, shorter loading occasions for the UI and extra. Writer PM Studios has shared a comparability video displaying a few of these enhancements in motion which you will discover on the My Time at Sandrock YouTube channel or on the backside of this text.
It isn’t simply efficiency that has been focused on this replace, nonetheless. The patch additionally provides in new questlines, objects, a roguelike endgame dungeon, theme park rides, a recent planting system and extra. You may take a look at a full rundown of those modifications within the following abstract from the writer:
NEW! Visible Efficiency and FPS Enhance. Sport efficiency has been positively reworked all through Sandrock to make sure a smoother and snappier play expertise. Enhancements embody close by and distant shadows having increased constancy, extra practical lighting and illumination results, higher grass textures, improved facial shadows and lighting and extra. Sandrock has by no means seemed higher or run higher on the Nintendo Change!
NEW! Dynamic manufacturing facility queue system. The previous 20 merchandise restrict has been elevated and affords gamers extra flexibility and choices when managing workshop duties.
NEW! Say whats up to the Keyboard Sword! Expertise new quests, weapons and hairstyles designed in collaboration with the My Time at Sandrock Kickstarter backers. This new content material affords elevated character customisation choices (starting from the gorgeous to the weird), extra fight decisions and two new emotionally impactful questlines.
NEW! Roguelike Endgame Dungeon named Useless Sea Ruins, situated in Lab 7, which is able to check the fight abilities of even essentially the most hardened adventurer.
NEW! Rideable Rollercoaster and Merry-Go-Spherical added to Catori World theme park.
NEW! NPC Cooking and Repeatable Every day Facet Quests – Cook dinner scrumptious dishes along with your in-game companion and embark on each day missions.
NEW! Letter system which permits gamers to obtain in-game mail from their dad and mom and images from NPCs that are added as memorable moments within the story album.
NEW! Magic Mirror planting system which permits builders to extra simply handle harvesting, watering and different agricultural actions.
The ‘New Yr Higher Me’ replace is accessible free of charge on Change in the present day. Pathea and PM Studios have additionally reaffirmed that they are going to proceed including free seasonal content material all through 2024 alongside deliberate paid beauty objects.
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