Hey Craftsmen and Craftsladies,

It has been a few months since the last update, so I thought I'd post a little dev log about upcoming features and things that are currently being worked on.

A lot of people have expressed frustration with Electric and Alloy tags being too much of a grind, so two new areas are being added to the game to help out with that.


The Volcano is often mentioned in the game, but was never actually accessible. So there's a new Lava Lookout area above the Hot Springs. This area is full of Thunder Trees, which have leaves and nuts that can be a valuable source of Electric tags. Also in this area are a few defunct machines, a new cave that can grow gemstones, and Fisherman Pete seems to be eying the lava with a concerning level of interest...

The next update will also allow you to access some areas of the Ruins that have been cleared out by Theseus. There are some old machines there that can be repaired to gain access to Alloy ores, which can be smelted directly into Alloy bars instead of the two step process of combining Copper, Iron, and Gold. There's also an Automaton that seems strangely ambivalent about his job....


Love is in the air in Gear Springs, and a lot of the groundwork has been laid. I'm still working on all of the cutscenes and nitty gritty stuff, but NPCs are able to move into your house and move about your property. Dr. Moth was uncharacteristically excited to be my first test husband.


More things are being fixed, adjusted, and added every day. There were a lot of early game machines that didn't look great, and a lot of them have had their designs adjusted to look more "Machine-like".

By popular demand, chests can also be filtered. There are new menus inside the chest that have customizable "Allow" and "Deny" lists. Items can be filtered by the specific item OR a tag. It actually saves a ton of time when you are on mouse and keyboard, you can just hold shift and drag your mouse over the chest and everything gets sorted.

Transporters will also be using these new filters, so you'll finally be able to move items by tag instead of having a dozen rules for each item.

That's all for now! I hope everyone is looking forward to the update as much as I am!

A small patch update has been deployed that fixes a few small issues and adds new promotional items. Follow The Last Craftsman on Twitter[x.com] for more news about getting codes for those items!

Patch Notes:

• Added a new machine in town that accepts promo codes
  
• Added new music for Autumn days
  
• Lowered the number of items obtained from Savorleaf crops
  
• Fixed an issue causing cats to hatch from dog eggs
  
• Fixed an issue causing light objects to appear smaller when first placed
  
• Fixed an issue causing the night music to continue playing after waking up
  
• Changed one of Moth's contracts so it no longer psychologically assaults players
  
• Fixed various typos and missing text

I've added a few QoL features, fixed a few issues, and added more tutorials to help out new players.

• Changed the Data tab in the Action Menu to show potential discoveries instead of raw data.
  
• Multiple tutorials added at the start of the game to better inform players.
  
• Changed the styling of letters so they can give better hints (HINT HINT)
  
• Added quest markers to the map to show the approximate area of the quest objective.
  
• Made it possible to quickly add or remove items from containers and machines by holding Shift when interacting with them.
  
• Fixed issues caused by switching tools and moving while fishing.
  
• Lowered the ambient sound of heavy rain to be more in line with other weather effects.
  
• Fixed a missing fish index when using the Vibrant Lure.
  
• Reduced GPU load of trees and other swaying objects.

Streamer and friend BootStill2Big graciously streamed The Last Craftsman to celebrate the new update and sale!

The mini-update is now live!

This updates much of the graphics in The Last Craftsman, adds Cooking, and Pets. (Pets are currently obtained from the Mystery Shop next to the General Store on Mondays!)

Patch Notes:

• Cooking has been added. At Rank 2 the player will have a few kitchen related furniture items available in the Researchler.
  
• Added new food buffs for the new dishes
  
• Added 2 new crops
  
• 3 types of Meow Ambrios and 3 types of Bark Ambrios are sometimes available for purchase at the Mystery Dealer. These Ambrios can be hatched via a Pet House discovered in the Researchler.
  
• The player sprite has been updated
  
• Players can now choose their eye color
  
• Players can now have facial hair (where applicable)
  
• Added several new clothing items (including the coveted Theseus head replica)
  
• All character portraits have been updated (Except Theseus, he was already perfect)
  
• The scenery of some locations have been updated (This may cause grass to grow in strange places on old save files)
  
• Beck had a baby ❤️
  
• The highlight and gathering effects have been updated to match the UI
  
• Bushes and Grass are more detailed and there are more varieties
  
• The Last Craftsman's robot garbage is now harvestable for some free starting metals (Only in new games)
  
• Added more dense vegetation on player's property (Only in new games)
  
• The Researchler has been updated and now separates new discoveries by rank
  
• The Researchler now marks "important" items that are necessary to progress the game
  
• Added a new quest and cutscene after obtaining the Omnitool to demonstrate its power
  
• Increased the starting weight capacity and maximum energy
  
• Increased the stamina regeneration of the Hot Spring
  
• Added tilled soil to planted crops
  
• Added several new notifications to alert players of new features
  
• Added new Summer music
  
• The music now fades out to signal when night falls
  
• Added new ambient sound effects during seasons and weather events
  
• Added new footstep sound effects based on what the player is walking on
  
• Changed the ambient lighting over time so dusk and dawn are visually represented
  
• Added several new tutorials for different sections of the game
  
• Improved drop rates of some items (gems in rocks specifically)
  
• Improved CPU usage when a large amount of foliage exists in a saved game.

It's been 2 months since the launch of the Livestock Update and things are moving along quickly on the next mini-update.

In the next update, there will be many visual improvements made to the player and various areas of Gear Springs.


Many MANY more trees, bushes, rocks, and scenery have been added. Grass also got a little visual overhaul to add more volume (even though they have the same amount of leaves). There are many more paths and some of the areas have been adjusted slightly to make them look more natural and interesting.

Most of the tilesets also now have animations applied to them. So grass will gently blow in the breeze and water will bob up and down.


The player has also had a visual overhaul, adding more frames of animation and detail. This also allowed me to add new customization options as well, so next patch will include customizable eye colors and beards.

(Old player walking/New Player Walking)

The original NPC portraits were made very hastily and were deeply embarrassing to look at! They are all being updated in the next patch to be more consistent.

(I am personally very proud of how the Last Craftsman's hair turned out in the bottom right!)


Cooking is being fully implemented this month. I already have around 30 foods added to the game that will be craftable with new kitchen appliances.

Cooking won't be a great way to discover or obtain new materials, but it will offer you lots of different bonuses for you to use while harvesting materials, fishing, or making friends. You'll start out with a few basic recipes, but the rest will be obtained by increasing your Cooking level. The more items you cook, the more experience you'll obtain. There may even be a way to gain bonus experience for specific dishes...


Pets are being added to the game! There are no planned special bonuses or mechanics surrounding pets. They will just be fun to have around.

That's all for now! I'm hoping to have the update ready before the end of April, so keep an eye out!

If you'd like to get more frequent updates, feel free to join The Discord[discord.com] server.

The last LAST batch of hotfixes:

• Added a tutorial after obtaining the Omnitool.
  
• Reworked Volt Generation so Engines will generate energy over time instead of once per hour.
  
• Reworked Volt fuel consumption so the Engine will run longer with higher quality fuel. (Generally this extends the amount of time an Engine will run per item consumed)
  
• Slightly improved the Volt production of Solar Panels and Windmills.
  
• Fixed an issue where Coke and Gems could not be placed in the Alloy Furnace.
  
• Fixed an issue where Machines would fail to create an item unless there was enough remaining Volts to create the next item.
  
• Fixed an issue where players were not receiving the Short Sword and Energy Bangle mods for completing the quest to unlock mods for Theseus.
  
• Fixed issue where the Chaos Engine only did extra damage when affected by everything BUT Freeze.
  
• Fixed an issue where dropping a Volt Chest would actually just drop a broken Alloy Chest instead.

Should hopefully be the last batch of quick updates before I can take a break.

• Updated the Fluffy Nut icon so it doesn't look so much like Copper Ore.
  
• Added a new drink to Ryan's Monster Foods.
  
• Added a confirmation dialog when ending a dungeon early.
  
• Added a cancel button to Contracts in the Notes panel (although the person who put the contract up won't like it)
  
• Rebalanced Transporters and some other machines to make them more useful.
  
• Rebalanced the reputation gained from contracts to make Ranks 3-7 less of a brick wall.

Another batch of daily hotfixes (Shout out to Zorboni and SpookyBadger for finding these issues!)

• Added Theseus Health Bars to the dungeon navigation and event room screens.
  
• Lowered the damage dealt by the boss of the 2nd floor dungeon.
  
• Added a "Loot All" button when completing a dungeon.
  
• Fixed a bug where unlocking a new Theseus mod always said you unlocked the same one over and over.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the Theseus mod unlocking event to happen more frequently than intended.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after unlocking all of the Theseus mods on a floor.