- Network packet optimization update - 20 December 2023
- Created a new network packet storage and distribution system to attempt to fix the issues people are having with slow and non-responsive networking. ( For example - player taking an action, then experience extreme lag in that action executing)
- Vantage 75% off for the Autumn Sale! - 25 November 2023
That right! For the FIRST TIME EVER Vantage is 75% off for the Autumn sale!!! Grab it while you can!
- Vantage is 66% Off for Summer Sale! - 30 June 2023
Vantage is 66% Off for Summer Sale! This is the biggest discount that has ever been for Vantage! Grab this amazing game while you can!
- Vantage is 50% Off for the Spring Sale! - 16 March 2023
Vantage is now 50% off for the spring sale! If you haven't played this wonderful open world survival game, now is a good time to give it a try! Play with your friends online too with full multiplayer support!
- Quick Igloo Bug Update - 26 November 2022
- Fixed an issue where creating igloos were freezing the server.
- Animal Husbandry Research is Underway! - 29 July 2022
As I mentioned before, the addition of walls and enclosures was to prepare for adding Animal Husbandry to the game! You will be able to find and tame animals in the game, and place them in enclosures where you can manage, harvest, and breed them! (For now it will be small animals, but perhaps you will be able to tame larger ones in the future :) ). It is still a bit away from being finished, as there are many concepts to this, and I wish to add a new animal to the game for this update. I will of course keep you posted!
- Vantage v1.0.7 is Live! AI Pathfinding / Wall Blocking Overhaul! - 26 April 2022
After a *whole lot* of work, I have completed and released the overhaul to the AI pathfinding and AI/Blocking update. Animals now stop due to placed objects that block their path (fences and houses)! PLEASE NOTE! In order for your existing fences to calculate as "AI blocking" objects, you must pick it up and Place/Drop the item into the world again. All newly created fences/houses will automatically be active of course. (I may automate this process for older objects in a later update). That's right! You can now "wall off" your village from hostile animals, OR try to catch some in a fenced in area and keep them as your pets! And in new houses, animals should no longer walk through them anymore! Also soon, I hope to make an animal for you that you can find in the world, pick up, and place them into a little corral to keep as your pets :) More on that hopefully soon! This is also the first…
- V1.0.7 is Live! - 26 April 2022
V1.0.7 - New Overhauled AI Pathfinding and AI blocking/wall system implemented. More info in patch notes on the forums!
- Update on AI Upgrades! - 28 March 2022
I thought I would give you an update on what I am working on with improving the animal AI. I have been spending the past few weeks researching, developing, and testing advanced pathfinding algorithms that I can use to improve the movement and pathfinding for the AI in the game. The main reason for the algorithms? To make it so objects can keep animals from crossing them, like a fence wall. For example, you could keep an animal permanently within a completely walled area, (or keep them out, like a wall surrounding your village!). The reason this takes so long is for many reasons. But the main one is testing for performance. There is going to need to be simulated data and many computations performed on that data which can of course affect performance. So a great deal of testing and prototyping must be done. In the end, if everything I am planning to do works out with this. Animals can now…
- For the First Time Ever! Vantage is 50% OFF! - 22 March 2022
That's right! For the first time ever Vantage is 50% off! It's finally time to explore, craft, hunt, and survive in the massive open world of Vantage! Featuring over 100 realistic crafts, with hundreds of procedurally generated items where your only objective is to survive! Featuring full video and in-game tutorials to help you get into the game. Play as a lone-wolf or work together with online multi player! Enjoy!!!
- Update 1.0.6 is Live! Inventory Optimizations! - 19 February 2022
This update was mainly an overhaul of the inventory system to optimize it (so basically a lot of boring code work), and fix a couple of major issues that have popped up (and are now hopefully fixed). With this update items (and "appendages") should no longer be disappearing, and some inventory management actions should be more optimized. And of course many other small updates and fixes. You can find the patch notes here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/342910/discussions/0/3192492886094333146/
- Update 1.0.6 - Inventory framework overhaul - 19 February 2022
This update deals with overhauling the inventory interface code to make it more efficient and fixed some large issues that players have been experiencing. - The inventory/item management code has had an overhaul. This should hopefully fix some major issues that have been occurring. - Clicking on liquid edit box now clears it for you to enter new values. - Dropping items should now update the world inventory again. - Bone Femur is now a medium bone again. - Several leather crafts' failure quality loss amounts have been reduced. - Building a spring trap now correctly uses up your sharp objects.
- Quick Hotifx for 1.0.5 - 15 February 2022
- HOTFIX: Liquids should no longer disappear from player inventory when splitting/managing liquids.
- Update 1.0.5 is Live! PvP Mode! - 10 February 2022
That's right! You now have the option to make your personal server PvP enabled! This option will allow you to attack your follow cave people! You can damage them with your attacks, and give them injuries as well. The PvP option can be triggered on and off in your "server options" tab, and can also be done while the server is running. Please use this option sparingly ;) Also there are many other small improvements and updates. Enjoy! And now, Good Luck!
- Update 1.0.5 is Live! - 10 February 2022
- This update adds the option for PvP! - Many other small improvements.
- Update 1.0.4 is Live! Some Realism Updates! - 26 January 2022
This update adds even more "realism" to the game with a couple more game play mechanics and adds a couple more crafts to the game! Of course there is a medley of updates, and you can see the full patch notes here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/342910/discussions/0/3193616890671408686/ Snow now melts, grass now burns, and you can now cook the meat of your kill on its own bones! Not much more to say but, enjoy!!!
- [Full Release 1.0.4] Patch Notes - 26 January 2022
This update adds a little more realism and a couple new crafts. - Snow now melts when in warmer temperatures. It is less the closer the freezing temperatures it is, but melts faster the warmer you get. Either way it melts quickly! - All brush items can now be used in a fire as fuel! You can place them in a fire or torch as fuel. However, they burn up twice as fast, so be careful! - The wooden cooking stick can now be thrown into the fire as well. - All Wood and Stone Fences(walls) can now be picked up and moved/placed. - The "Move" item option should no longer appear for world items that cannot be picked up. - Seeds now respawn much faster on all trees/plants. - You can now "destroy" all large houses/wigwams/hovels etc... as well as water wells and hunting traps (You can only destroy an item that you have personally crafted.) - You can now make small pouches out of small hide also. - Yo…
- Update Full Release 1.0.3 is Live! New Spears and containers! - 17 January 2022
That's right! The cave people learned how to attach sharp pieces of stone and bone to their spear shafts, making them even deadlier! The hunt begins again! You can craft spear heads, then attach them to an existing wooden spear to make them more effective. Also, 2 new containers have been added as early game crafts. They are crude, but they get the job done! You can dig out a crude wooden bowl from a log, and you can make small pouches with your brushworking skill that you can use to store and organize you smaller items. Also many other small updates too. Enjoy!
- [Full Release 1.0.3] Patch Notes - 17 January 2022
This update adds new spears and containers to the game, as well as a few other updates. - 2 new containers were added that can be created with low skill requirements. A crude wooden bowl, and a small brush pouch. - 2 new spears can be created: stone-tipped and bone bone-tipped spears. - Dogwood trees can be chopped down and logs now correctly appear. - clay pots should now weigh less. - learning to create arm and leg splints have been moved to the constitution stat.
- Update Full Release 1.0.2 is Live! - 15 January 2022
This update is a large update that focuses on improving many aspects of the game, from stability, to optimization, and updating many crafts and craft items. You can of course read the full patch notes here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/342910/discussions/0/3199245116717179400/ As I mentioned in the last news update, I am back from my holiday travels and back to working away on the game again! I am really excited to be back for the new year and also I am looking forward to an amazing year of continuing development! In a sense this update is part 1 of 2. I wanted to focus on the optimization critical issues and get them out as soon as possible. This update basically touches on and improves all aspects of the game. This update also possibly fixes the critical issue of player's character files being corrupted! So "part 2" of this update is going to be focusing more on the "fun stuff" and…
