- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 6 September 2025 - 12:35:30 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
Resource Gathering & Interaction Overhaul This update introduces a major overhaul to the NPC resource gathering system and player interaction, making it more efficient, intuitive, and cooperative. Smarter NPC Gathering: NPCs now prioritize the closest available resource within their range when given a 'gather wood' or 'gather scrap' command. This change allows them to start collecting from the nearest source and promotes more efficient, localized gathering, reducing unnecessary travel time. Group Coordination & Hotspot Gathering: Players can now directly command a follower NPC to call over their group and begin gathering operations in a specific, resource-rich area. Simply bring your group to a valuable spot and order them to start cleaning it up together! Shared World Resources: Previously, many world resources were marked for specific NPCs and could not be interacted with by others. We...