Beta has been updated.
Every shader has been replaced.
Post processing has been reconstructed from the ground up. It's still much darker and less vibrant, I hope to remedy that.
Most in-game video settings have been rewired.
Weather has been reconstructed.
Grass in the grasslands has been reconstructed, other biomes still pending.
Fog on the foreground camera is not working, both above and below water.
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FPS on max settings is up for me about 600-800%.
Work to be done, but glad to have a test build up.

This update is entirely visual and engine based. As such, it shouldn't affect save files, but better safe then sorry. I do recommend you make a copy of any characters or worlds you wish to try the beta with, especially if you plan on switching back and forth. Having said that though, other than the bloom settings, save files should be mutually compatible with both the current live version and the beta version.

I crashed hard after trying to crunch finish all of this before the weeklong sale started. My sister-in-law gave birth to the first grandchild of the siblings last week, and my wife is 13 weeks pregnant. So, got a little stressed out there for a minute, kinda had to shut down and recuperate. Sorry for the delay on this first wave, but the performance is looking a lot better, and I hope to be able to get the lighting and general vibrancy back to where it was previously ːsteamthumbsupː

v 1.0.5.5 2024.05.03
- Upgraded Unity from 2019.4.4 to 2022.3.14
- Switched from the Built-in Render Pipeline to the Universal Render Pipeline
- Replaced shaders for all materials
- Fixed enchants using Nail, Horn, and Claw from requiring them to be of an equal tier to the recipe
- Fixed some enchanting recipes using the wrong materials

You may need to restart Steam for the update to begin, or you can verify file integrity to trigger it.

To opt into Beta you only need to go to your Steam Library, right-click on Solace Crafting, select Properties, click on the Beta tab, and opt-in to the beta.

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Solace Crafting is on sale with a weeklong deal!

Unfortunately I was not able to get the big update I've been working on up in time, but here's hoping today goes well!

I've been working a variety of pretty serious engine upgrades including upgrading from Unity 2019.4 to Unity 2022.3, switching from the Built-in Render Pipeline to the Universal Render Pipeline, and a handful of FPS improvements. Last time I checked FPS was up around +75%, but in order to do that I've had to update over 3500 materials, and rewire basically all of the video settings, weather components, all fluids such as waterfalls and lava, and quite a bit more. Sadly the new water shaders in particular are still giving me problems to the point that I was up till 1AM last night trying to get everything sorted out.

So things are not quite ready yet, but should be ready to go here very soon. I just wanted to break the silence and let everyone know what's going on.

Happy gaming!