Game updates/20130207

Update - Thursday, February 07, 2013

Additions

• Find kelp in the oceans.
• New achievements to aim for.
• Craft compost to grow plants and trees faster and bigger.
• Craft steel lanterns, they're waterproof!
• Craft extravagant gem chandeliers.
• Find basalt, a new shiny block to build with.
• Use dirt and water to craft clay at a press.

Tweaks

• Wooden platforms are now 'reinforced platforms' and require iron. This is to make them a more advanced building material for later in the game.
• Dropped chests and pole bonus clothing items are no longer removed from the world.
• The more valuable gems are a bit less likely to show up while meditating.
• Clothing now degrades slowly over time.
• There are now tips in the early stages of the game.
• Options added to change sound volume, and restore double-time purchase.

Bug fixes

• Now uses a much safer method to save worlds, so losing a world to a crash is now very unlikely.
• Can no longer breathe underwater by swimming through solid blocks.
• Fixed issue with crystals when restoring from backups.
• Fixed issue with artificial light traveling too far under water.
• Fixed some crash issues.
• Dropbears now die if burned.