Pre-Alpha Build 12

Update date:	4 March 2016
Update chronology
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External links
Pre-Alpha Build 12 on compulsiongames.com

Known issue

The intermittent issue where bridges fail to spawn is not yet fixed. The fix is part of a larger modification that needs significant testing before being released.

Improved animation when picking up items.
All foliage and trees were redone with added LODs, allowing more detail at a lesser performance cost.
New models for lots of pickups.
Corrected the hold position for many pickups when equipped or picked up.
Increased frequency of water pumps.
Shadows graphics setting split into Shadows and Lights:
Shadows setting now only affect shadows instead of both shadows and lights.
High/Ultra Shadows setting make use of Distance Field Shadow Casting to enable shadows at a longer distance for little cost.
Low Lights disables shadows and most lighting effects. Very ugly, use only if desperate.
High Lights enables more advanced ambient occlusion algorithms (DFAO).
Ultra Lights does not do anything at this time.
Geometry changes in Garden District houses to help navigate better.

Food Poisoning: The proper version of food poisoning has been implemented. Mild cases of food poisoning aren't very dangerous and might even be worth eating rotten food in a pinch. But don't let it worsen, because serious cases will kill you.
Infection: This can occur when using dirty bandages or letting bleeding go on unchecked. Reduces maximum health significantly and requires either time or an antiseptic bandage to cure.
Crafting recipes can now be found in the world for most pickups added in this update.
Recipes essential to game progression can be unlocked by finding all their ingredients.
New melee weapons: Pointy Stick, Scourge, Double Scourge, Double Rolling Pin, Spiked Cricket, Enhanced Cleaver, Shock Baton, Electro Hammer Pipe.
New ranged weapons: Dart, Tranquilizer Dart, Berserk Dart.
New grenades: Blue Molotov, Tear Gas Grenade, Berserk Bomb, Vomit Bomb, Dr. Feelgood Bomb, Smoke Bomb, Shock Grenade.
New gadgets: Rick the Stunt Duck, Dick the Naughty Duck.
New chemicals: Phlash, Feramyle, Sanitol, Dexipam.
Night Blooming Nonesuch (formerly known as Rare Flower) only harvestable at night.
Existing recipes have had their ingredients adjusted.
Slightly increased interaction distance.

New player menu transitions.
New icons for suits and other pickups.
Shortened difficulty names to "Wakey Wakey" and "Good Night". (Which is just as confusing.)
Support for resizable HUD bars (i.e.: from health upgrades).
Fix player menu becoming unusable when dragging an item that is being used.
Hide flavour image box for crafting recipes that don't have one implemented.

Improved robustness of Give/GiveN console commands (for you cheaters out there).
New setting to pause the game when losing focus (i.e.: from alt-tab).
Significant performance optimization during environmental transitions (from time of day or Joy effects).
Fix saved games reverting to "Good Night" difficulty when loaded.