Patch v12.81 — The Sapling Steam update #23016

As I've focused on the livestream and a new upcoming big update, it's been quite a while since I've released a patch of bugfixes. In the mean time, I...

Steam App
The Sapling (997380)
Event type
patch note
Published
24 August 2025 - 08:22:23 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
As I've focused on the livestream and a new upcoming big update, it's been quite a while since I've released a patch of bugfixes. In the mean time, I have continued to process bug reports, though, and also made improvements to keep the livestream running. As the next batch of videos in September will undoubtedly bring a bunch of new (and returning) players, it's time this work gets released. Apart from some potential hotfixes for problems caused by this patch, this should be the last patch before the next big update! Fixed a huge memory leak Removing old unused information related to alga spores, seeds, eggs, carrion, nests and fungi from memory No longer save old unused information about fungi to the save file, making save files for very long simulations up to 70% smaller Optimization for situations with a lot of species Removed color from classifier, slightly decreasing the number of s...

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