Hello Survivors,

Update 0.1.6 is now live for Dig Island Early Access. This update focuses on quality-of-life improvements, balance tweaks, and several gameplay fixes to improve overall flow and usability.

Dig Island is still available with a 10% Early Access Release discount.

Quality of Life Improvements

• Players can now use items directly from their inventory while crafting.

• Upgrade tooltips now display level change information more clearly.

• Some item holding visuals and animations have been adjusted to feel more user-friendly.

• Missing footstep sounds on metal surfaces have been added.

• Ghost actor placement has been improved to be more intuitive and easier to use.

• Visual issues caused by the split menu opened with the middle mouse button in the inventory have been fixed.

• An issue preventing interaction with crafting stations at night in certain situations has been resolved.

• River flow speed now increases during rainy weather.

• Elevator ropes can now be freely swapped between Wood, Carbon, and Steel variants after installation.

• Elevator base levels now affect elevator movement speed.

• The GPS Watch now displays the day count.

• Items dropped in water can now be collected.
  

Balance Changes

• Starting from Level 2 shovels, tool energy usage has been reduced by 20%.

• Hunger consumption has been reduced by 10%.

• Fishing rewards have been increased.

• The fishing mini-game duration has been extended, and the second mini-game has been made easier.
  

Gameplay & UI Fixes

• Fixed an issue where survivor voice lines could trigger multiple times in certain situations.

• The Research Scanner at Level 2 and 3 can now detect Crude Oil and other ore chunks.

• Resolved a bug where notes could disappear and reappear after saving and loading the game.

• Tracking icons have been added to the HUD compass for some to-do list objectives.

• Campfire warning text has been changed from “Not enough energy” to “No fuel.”

• The Deadpot indicator is now visible only to the owning player.

• The Fill Mode input has been changed from C to V.

• Fixed an issue where the campfire VFX would stop randomly.

• Elevator rope descriptions have been updated.

We’ll continue refining Dig Island with regular updates throughout Early Access. Thank you for your feedback and support.

Safe digging.