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The becoming airborne when colliding with flora... it seems to happen if you are moving downhill and collide with a tree etc or jumping near a clump of bushes ... If you are running.. you can get launched into a height that results in damage when you land.

I am already on a tropical Yland...will the rubber trees "start to grow there" ... or on undiscovered ylands? Will they appear on existing Ylands?

Looking forward to Monday - The reasons why i post here is i am reporting "anomalies" that might need "fine tuning". This is a really enjoyable game, and with all changes and upgrades, there's always something that needs a tweak or two to make it work smoothly. What is pleasing is to know and see that when something is reported, its noted for action and a response appears. There are other games i used to play, but not any more because just basic things were ignored by those developers and the game became unplayable. I am actually starting to like those sharks ... their menacing smile leads me to think of ways of painting mustaches on them

I encountered a similar Yland... with part of it missing, and parts f the oceans ":dried up" with floating sharks etc. I posted pics and the log file in the bugs etc thread.

The running into and "climbing" trees. ..it mainly happens if you are moving quickly and downhill... i ran down hill towards a clump of bamboo... next thing i was in the air and then fell to earth losing 2 health hearts ... sometimes when trying to negotiate stairs sometimes you get blocked if facing straight ahead.. ( run on the spot ) .... you have to approach and negotiate them at an angle. Still getting flying sharks ..... i found if you leave them alone they sometimes slip off the ship sides.... and if you leave your ship with sails down and anchor down ... after a while the shark "goes away" ...better than killing it and having your boat capsizing!

With the avatar movement changes...its rather difficult to "aim" with the tool you are using.... if you are not careful with your axe or hammer, the nearby walls or objects might get accidentally destroyed instead of what you are aiming at. Also encountered a small temporary glitch when putting things in a cabinet... if you are not accurate and place the item near the border of the compartment, it can glitch ..and affects all other items you try to move in that cabinet. I found that by taking everything out, dropping them, then re logging from main menu fixed it .. i could then pick the items up and return them correctly to the cabinet. Overall, the changes on this update are positive it might be my imagination but the colors of objects seem to be brighter. every tome i log in i find more craft-able items in my inventory...

Yes! what a relief...my knuckles were getting sore Yes ...i knew that .. everything started to work properly after a log out and re log ...maybe there was something queued to update. Now ...wondering how to craft a belt drive ...tried leather rope .. will work it out soon. But pleased in my exploration today i found one yland with abundant saltpeter ..and the next had a mountain peak of sulphur! ... bought back 800 units ... ( and an shark) and now have enough ingredients to destroy the world ... now wheres that chemistry station?? (evil snicker)

Thanks... Tried to light the charcoal kiln ... the lighter wouldn't show any interaction. tried to feed it ... zero .. Guess i have to play around trial and error style until i either find out how .. or simply abandon a great game and start again form zero .. which i am reluctant to do. We need more instructions....

New update has changed the game entirely... i now have lots of redundant workstations ...cannot find new ones ,..and have difficulty interacting with others... ie cannot feed them or light them. Is there anywhere where we can get information about the new crafting procedures? I know there's a new station feeding interaction thing , but where, how and ??? currently i cannot light any forge/foundry/etc .. do i have to destroy the old redundant stations first? Are the old saved games not able to be ?modernized" with the new stuff? Do we now have to dump a weeks work and exploration ..and start a new game? I tried google search and the ylands wiki ... but turn up nothing helpful..

I cannot get an interactions window with the stone masons station...also the woodworking bench. I have tried the others ( smelter...blacksmith, foundry etc ) and they seem to work, but with the stone masons station all i can do is punch it or walk on it!

it appears some workstations are no longer being used ie stonemasons... will we get a list of redundant work stations we can remove? Now a chemistry station required for making gunpowder? cannot find any reference to crafting it just yet... any hints ?

This is what happens when sharks watch too many repeats of the movie "Titanic" ....

Here are things i encountered after the update. 1) running into some objects causes you to either "climb" the object or get tossed into the air. Walking up stairs becomes difficult. you tend to float and end up above the level you intend to be at I enclose some screenshots showing my avatar hovering at strange heights after "colliding" with an object. 2) movement has changed.. before pressing "s" key you would step back, now instead you turn around...also when digging, you tend to dig offset to your left side not in the direction you are facing. 3) Erratic ship behavior due to unintended interaction with sharks, birds etc. My ship stalled and would not turn ...in fact it started to turn opposite to what i was commanding .. investigation revealed several sharks "stuck" in the keel and were obviously affecting movement ...see screenshot. It also happened when a seagull got trapped inside the cabin area near the helm .. the ship was uncontrollable until it turned sufficiently for the seagull to escape 4) Collision of ship with seagulls and vultures ...a vulture flew into the cabin area of the ship and when it hit the side walls on the inside, the ship tilted nearly 45 degrees.... fortunately the vulture then managed to fly out and the ship righted itself. Another time a head on collision with a low flying vulture saw the ship stop and was turning uncontrollably until the vulture passed by to the stern and flew away 5) was too quick to catch a screenshot, but a shark dropped from the sky onto the deck between the middle mast and and the helm ... it bounced twice then slid over the side .. the ship went crazy while this happened. first 4 screenshots show the avatar height issue. 5th one shows the sharks under hull causing loss of ship control

Also i note that the avatar hover height is higher on some surfaces ...my avatar floats up stairs and mostly ends up standing on the railings. Also seems to hover after moving off a path onto a path one block thickness lower down. Will try to screen shot it after i can log in after the severe thunderstorms sweeping the area here pass by.

I can confirm this ... i have 'run up" the sides of clumps of bamboo... and also trees..... must be the monkey in me?

still finding land sharks and "gas filled" sharks floating in trees -also a couple of times i ran into a tree and ran up the trunk ..only to fall when trying to get back to the ground ..and landed heavily and suffered health damage. Also could not berth ship in my dock as there were 4 sharks stuck in the keel! ..and they were fouling the land and the sides of my dock under my ship. However, leaving sails down and no ship movement for 5 minutes the sharks eventually "dropped off".

Hmmm ... need to look into it :-) hard to teach an old dog new tricks , but it will wag its tail if offered a treat Thanx

We can have fun coloring the parrot with countless colors!! I solved the landing issue by having a set of stairs on my ship facing towards the bow, with a sea level platform. I can nudge my ship close to shore where there are shoals .. then use dirt to build a causeway to the shoreline. I then place some Stone panels as a gangplank from the causeway to the ship bow platform...and place on the end of the gangplank a lantern. Would be great to be able to build a wider ship ... like an aircraft carrier, which could become a floating base.... with room for smelters, etc currently drinking coffee waiting for chance to see new upgrades in action. Hopefully will not see more flying pigs ... one ran away from me and climbed a tree.. and then launched into space to land about 100 meters from me - i missed the screenshot as i was laughing too much!

Whoooopie! ...currently having my breakfast, but when finished and with 2 days of forecast rainy weather here, will be into Ylands and not able to be distracted ...except if someone brings me coffee and chocolate biscuits.....

For our protection, Ylands is now providing shark escorts No need to worry about aggressive seagulls any more

I you have access to bamboo... make bamboo storage chests to use as barriers around the edge of you ship . Bamboo chests do not require iron/nails to craft and will help to stop you accidentally falling over the side if you push the wrong key. If you put a brazier on board near the helm , it will keep you warm but make a stone fireplace to cover it so you can light it. You cannot light an outside fire in snow/rain etc, so it pays to light the brazier in advance.. it will stay alight providing light and warmth except in the severest storms. When visiting other islands, always take a sample of the flora available to replant on your home base island... Some of the items might be useful in Alchemy. If you get a aggressive shark and it "sticks" into the side of your ships hull, try sailing in circles .. the shark will "rotate" and in some cases slip off an away. Killing a shark embedded in your ships hull will see the ship become de-stabilised ... and can even get stuck on shoals etc... so only kill embedded sharks where its safe to recover you ship easily .. ( make sure anchor is down). If you have an area to mine rock/marble, construct several stone masons crafting stations adjacent... that way you can make items while still digging. I take some dirt, stone panels and logs with me on my ship... and have a staircase and platform at the side of my ship facing the bow. That way it easy to nudge you ship close to land near a shoal, and then build a dirt causeway to land... with a couple of stone panels as a bridge to you ship. Dont place the stone panels where they could foul your ships structure if you need to "back out" Smile a lot .. those sharks are really friendly

My first go at ylands gave me the impression of " well, its passable , looks like fun...lets see where it goes"... but i soon got hooked! Now we have weather. So your first priority now is to build shelter... those lightning bolts look dangerous! Also now, your fire will not stay alight if its out in the rain... no fire ..no light ...and there's wolves etc outdoor! I had one sitting alongside my camp watching me..waiting for daylight. Luckily i had crafted a wooden spear and survived. When you try to sleep, you cannot if there's danger... you get the message "not safe to sleep here". The danger can be from sleeping in a iron bed near an window during a storm ., that lightning looks scary!. Or there could be a ferocious animal nearby... well not quite..i have been woken up by rabbits coming in through under a wire gate...and once i was woken and couldn't sleep ...until i found a crab hiding under my bed. ( crab meat was delicious! ... it helps you sleep too :-) ) Ahh these ylands developers .. they sure have some humor! My current challenge is a goat that has strayed onto my ship and camped near the helm . making it difficult to operate the ship. It wont leave..i have tried using hay to entice it off the ship .. with no success. looks like i might have to resort to more drastic measures and provide a goat skin for my tanning rack. Oh and here's a hint ..if you craft a crossbow and crossbow bolts, don't carry all your ammo with you. I have a spare crossbow and some bolts in storage (with a spear) that i can retrieve from my camp should i get mauled by a wolf/puma/bear/leopard etc. After respawning, I can race back to my camp and re-arm with a crossbow or other long range weapon and after locating my corpse, deal with the nasty beast from a distance, if its waiting nearby for another go at you. Sharks don't like stone panels, it seems they will follow but unlike woden floors they have not yet penetrated one...and also i notice the sharks will harass you if you are carrying meat on yourself or in a container on your boat.. and usually attack when you release the controls to eat or consult your map. The latest addition of having to re-load the fires etc in the smelters and forges is another great touch ... makes the game more interesting I wonder what else they developers have planned? Their sneak peeks are intriguing... another tip ..place a spear and some flints and wood pieces and an axe in a container adjacent to or re-spawn location ;-)

also ..i killed a wolf in the first melee .... cam across its corpse and tried to gut it but instead action was of hitting it with knife..... wolf corpse them made attacking noises jumped up ..died "again" ..and corpse sank beneath the earth! what a day ..but then its a game and its fun although sometimes frustrating

additional information... i was unable to pick things up until after a re-log, and any boxes.crates etc i opened only opened part way and showed no contents. logging out ...screen hung at "saving" ...and when re logged, game opened at about 20 seconds before where i was when i logged out .. and inventory still contained the things i had earlier put away in storage boxes

Don't worry about "making mistakes" ... my father told me someone who doesn't make mistakes is obviously not doing anything! A;though i am not a com outer type person, i have worked in areas where large databases were developed, and seen the time, effort, frustration and rewards that go with writing programs, and then fixing them! Ylands is a great game, and is developing. it can be frustrating sometimes when a certain bug appears, bt we know that behind the scenes you all are working on fixing things, and also bringing in new things. Looking forward to the update (s)