Dungeon Settlers v0.3.14b

(1) Bugs & Technical Stability
We identified a variety of technical issues, including freezes, soft locks, stuck units, loading issues, incorrect skill ranges, disappearing items, attacking through walls, and save/map inconsistencies.

While some of these have already been fixed, many still remain.

We are working to resolve critical issues as quickly as possible. However, since development of new features is ongoing in parallel, some fixes may take longer than expected. We appreciate your understanding.

We will continue both public and limited testing, and as we get closer to release, our focus will shift more toward fixing bugs rather than adding new features.

(2) Inventory UX Issues
We received feedback on storage allow/ban, sorting, item transfers, drag interactions, and full-stack spoilage.

Some of these issues are simple to address, while others are more complex or tied to design trade-offs. We are planning improvements of varying scale depending on priority and development progress.

(3) Harshness of Mood Management
Feedbacks regarding the mood system are diverse but often in a mixed form. Breaking it down, the main concerns include:

Treatment Expectation penalties scaling too harshly with level, making the level-up feel like a punishment
Leveling up feeling like a permanent, unavoidable penalty which can not be solved
Frustration caused by random mood penalties(e.g : rain) during dungeon expedition
Lack of sufficient tools to manage mood while expedition (e.g : not enough campsite space)
Human-specific mood penalties feeling punishing
Pessimist trait penalties being overly harsh
Originally, the intended experience was set to “Normal” difficulty, reflecting the core design vision of Dungeon Settlers as a hardcore strategy game.

However, through playtesting, we found that this did not accommodate a wide range of playstyles well.

To address this, we have separated several stuffs based on Management Difficulty, including:

Treatment Expectations by level
Dungeon Stay mood penalties
Other management-related factors
Additionally, the originally intended experience has been shifted from “Normal” to “Hard” difficulty.

With these changes, we hope new players or those who prefer a more relaxed strategic experience can enjoy the game without unnecessary frustration, while still allowing others to engage with the intended challenge.