Overview
- Kraken Express, which pushed a substantial patch Thursday, introduced a Force Relay Connection option that routes sessions through studio-run servers to help friends join games at the cost of higher ping.
- The update cuts runaway CPU use on idle clients and servers, reduces SSD strain, smooths stutters tied to inventory and map screens, and fixes crashes and video memory spikes.
- The patch also adds about 40 missing roof and wall triangle pieces plus a few new floors, lowers crafting costs on many parts, and delivers more than 50 quality-of-life tweaks.
- The team launched windrose.support as a hub to troubleshoot issues, file bug reports, and submit or vote on feature ideas, replacing overlapping Discord workflows.
- The studio confirmed the first big content drop will add the Ashlands biome and expects at least six months of work, with a high-level roadmap to follow in a month or two after a launch that has already surpassed 1.5 million sales.