Update #11 has landed, and even with a major content update on the way later this month, this one is packed! Find teammates in game with the recruitment office, wield new EMP weapons, explore a new POI, and more in our biggest update yet! Check out everything that's new below...
Changelog
The recruitment office is now open!
At the recruitment office, you can find teammates to join your expedition or theirs
You can add tags to your recruitment ad so you can easily find players
You can find it under the list of players in the team (blue buttons)
Small improvements to world generation so terrain is slightly more variable
New items:
EMP Grenade
EMP Rocket
V1 Repair Patch - instantly fixes damaged patches and pipes
Advanced Repair Kit Fuel - fixes compartments faster
For now, those items can only be found in the Suspicious Pile of Sand
Added POI (POI Archipelago)
It can be seen on the map, and it doesn’t have a name like islands
Added “Take All” mechanic
Now you can press F when opening a box to take all items from it
Rum cars now have loot in their trunks
Added stationary medkits on islands and forts
They are one-time use
Added climbable vines to some of the islands and forts
They’re greener than others and can be climbed similar to ladders
VFX improvements and optimizations
Fixed an issue where Captain's compartment could be placed in hard-to-reach places if the door is located above compartments with smoking pipes
Fixed an issue where Captain's Compartment is highlighted as valid in the trampler editor
even when it was blocked
Fixed an issue where the character's hitbox didn’t change position while operating the turret
Fixed an issue where the held large item disappears after swapping it with another large item on the moving Trampler
Fixed a clipping issue with moving toward the window while crouched inside the M78v Embrasure
Fixed an issue where the game wouldn’t respond to user inputs:
After using a turret with a box placed on top of it
While using a steering wheel if there is a staircase in front of it
Fixed an issue where KF "Vershyna" Crow's nest ladder remained flying in the air after destroying the compartment
Fixed an issue where some items had “+1” displayed near them on the expedition results even though no additional item was extracted
Fixed an issue where Join by code stops working after opening another menu
Fixed an issue where the Trampler blueprint couldn’t be deleted
Your keyboard and controller settings might reset after installing the update
You might notice freezes/FPS drops in the first ~20 minutes of your match. This happens because of the shader compilation. In future updates, we’ll try to improve the compilation process so it doesn't affect gameplay.
Rework of the gamepad controls - Beta
We started reworking gamepad controls to support new features
Changes to the button mapping:
L3 - Sprint
R3 - Scope/Melee
X|A - Jump
O|B - Crouch
Square|X - Reload/Interact
Holding Square|X - Interact
Triangle|Y - Change Weapon
Holding Triangle|Y - Change Ammo Type
L1|LB - Inventory
R1|RB - Ping
L2|LT - Scope/Hip
R2|RT - Shoot/Melee
Additional options added:
Flip Reload and Interact (Off by default (Short Interactions for reload)) - Flip long interactions
with short. Reload triggers when you hold the reload button.
Gamepad Long Action Time - Slider with a min value of 1 sec and a max value of 5 sec. The
default position is at 1.5 sec. Will allow you to choose how long the holding interaction should
be
Changes to the inventory controls:
X|A - Take Item
Square|X - Take All
Circle|B - Drop item
Triangle|Y - Split
R2|RT - Change Inventory
Known Issues
Update 23/09: Terrain Gen may be overpopulating mountains and coral reefs on some maps. We are working on a hotfix to address this.
Some actions on the controller might not work as intended
Names of the players might disappear
There may be graphical issues and artifacts when playing on Intel GPU’s
The character cannot enter the Expedition if the Invite has been accepted at the Tutorial popup background
Items may be displayed inside the character’s body in some cases
Large items may float around the character
Character may become invulnerable to melee damage while interacting with turrets or the
steering wheel
Bullets can pass through the character on a speed-boosted trampler
Shotgun might not deal damage at close range distance
Ironclads can be triggered multiple times by reentering the trigger area
Character can become occluded in some cases
Character hands are “broken” when they carry energy rods
There’s a big black shader inside Fort Tarnopol
Fnally: The SAND Sountrack is available now!
In addition, we've just dropped the SAND Soundtrack on pretty much every music Streaming platform - Head over to your preferred platform and enjoy SANDs Austro-Hungarian inspired tunes now!
Please don't hesitate to report any issues you encounter or share any feedback you might have following this update on our Steam Forums and Discord!
Catch you on the dunes, Scavengers!
- Hologryph / tinyBuild Games
