Trail & Error news & patch notes

Hey everyone! This update focuses on fixing several bugs around respawning, inventory states, wagon storage, oxen behavior, and general run stability. We also made some improvements to help prevent players, objects, and oxen from getting permanently stuck or lost during a run. Fixes & Improvements

• Added new safety logic to detect when players or important objects fall under the map and teleport them back up to playable land.
• Fixed an issue where entering a tent could cause players to drop all of their items.
• Updated oxen behavior and collision so they are less likely to clip through objects or accidentally walk off cliffs on their own.
• Increased oxen walking speed.
• Fixed an issue where weather would not properly update for players after being respawned.
• Fixed an issue where total run time was not working correctly for players who joined a game in progress.
• Fixed a bug where dying while inside the inventory could cause the death screen to break.
• Fixed an issue where medicine would sometimes fail to work properly.
• Fixed a VOIP-related respawn bug.
• Updated wagon storage behavior so stored items are only ejected when the wagon is destroyed, instead of every time the wagon flips.

Thanks for continuing to play and report issues. More fixes and improvements are on the way!

Public Lobbies, 8-Player Support, and More!

This update adds Public Lobbies and expands Trail & Error to support up to 8 players in game now! We have also made a large round of fixes and balance changes across multiplayer, weather, UI, the wagon, and general stability.

New Features

• Added Public Lobbies
• Added a host Kick Player option
• Increased maximum player count from 4 to 8 players
• Added Run Customizer Settings for more control over your runs
• Added collision to the front of the wagon, so you can finally run things over properly
• Added Escape-key support for closing more UI screens
• Players no longer begin a session muted

8-Player Improvements

• Updated stores to ensure they carry enough supplies for up to 8 players
• Updated the end-game podium to support 8 players
• Expanded player indicators beyond 4 players
• Fixed settings UI issues when playing with 8 players

Gameplay and Balance

• Increased gun aim radius
• Increased ghost movement speed
• Reduced sandstorm duration
• Improved lantern brightness

Bug Fixes

• Fixed oxen sometimes attaching incorrectly to the front-left side of the wagon
• Fixed duplicate death-status labels appearing on players
• Fixed a reconnect issue where a player returning after a fatal error could trigger an unintended respawn
• Fixed camera fades occasionally appearing after re-possessing a character
• Continued improving client-side wagon attachment behavior
• Fixed a case where the host could fail to see a sandstorm while dead
• Removed collision from gravestones
• Fixed an issue where pressing Escape on the Graphics Settings page could open another Settings menu
• Improved server-side weather behavior
• Fixed freezing not applying correctly when entering a zone where weather was already active
• Made additional improvements to startup and fatal-error recovery logic
• Continued work on player stats issues

Thank you to everyone playing, reporting bugs, and helping us make Trail & Error better!

Inventory Update! After many of you asked, we went through and added a new inventory system to the game giving players 6 hand slots to carry items and wagons now have a crate that stores up to 20 items allowing for easier item management on the trail! We also made a few other small fixes to the game and will continue to take community feedback from the discussion board or withing our discord to adjust the game further. Thanks again to all your guys patience with us while we tweak the game to make it better in early access! - Added 6 player holding slots - Added a crate storage to wagons holding 20 items - Nerfed buffalo and bear health pools to make them a bit easier to fight - Fixed an issue with food not showing the correct prices and was not selling for the correct price based on food state - Fixed an issue with the cook food achievement triggering based on cooked food spawning in the shop - Added money bags that can spawn at points of interest around the map with random money values to help restore funds - Reduced illness / disease rates across the difficulties so that you don't instantly get dysentery (even if farts are funny) We are aware of a few other small bugs that we are working on but wanted to get the inventory update out as soon as possible to improve the game experience! Thanks again for helping us make the game better!

- Fixed the bug where always open voice settings would stop working on respawning - Fixed an issue where campsites could not be placed in parts of the plains map - Added another option in the reset game button to respawn at last checkpoint or restart the full run - Fixed an issue where players joining after trail started and their ghost could not move - Adjusted a few spots in the map to allow for smoother traversal with wagons