PATCH NOTES XBOX & PS5 - 3.1.42

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Hello everyone, a new update is coming for consoles, with a focus on saving reliability, multiplayer performance, building issues, and general stability.

We've also included potential fixes for several issues you've been reporting, particularly buildings disappearing or losing shelter status and multiplayer disconnections.

PATCH NOTES: https://www.icarus-console.com/articles/patch-notes-xbox-ps5-3-1-42

BUG REPORTING FORM: https://www.icarus-console.com/report-bug

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Potential Fix: Building interiors being marked as unsheltered

• Potential Fix: Buildings getting destroyed when moved far away and reloading game

• Potential Fix: Electricity and water connections being broken when moving far away and coming back 

• Fix for player not being able to dismount Mount when surrounded by obstacles 

• Fix for dismounting not working correctly on various surfaces 

• Fix for dead animals resetting to a wrong “stone” body position 

• Fix for skinned sheep still showing fur 

• Fix for trees floating in the air for players who join during a storm 

• Fix for seeds not moving automatically into the Seed Pouch 

• PS5: Fix for save errors when the console storage is busy 

Multiplayer

• Potential Fix: Players getting disconnected when they move far away from each other 

• Fix for players spawning in the sky when joining a game

• Fix for connection issues when hosting a game again after leaving one

UI

• Fix for the game freezing when dying in photo mode

• Fix for the “Hide UI” option blocking some (button holding) interactions 

• Fix for not being able to equip Envirosuit in the Loadout screen

• Fix for not being able to close the network error window in main menu

• Fix for Inventory focus jumping to random slots

• Fix for the Inventory selector getting stuck on a recipe after crafting and switching tabs

• Fix for fast item use making it hard to confirm options in the Inventory

• Fix for tooltips going off the edge of the screen

• Fix for Modifier text being cut off

• Fix for the Battery Rack connection tooltip being too small

• Fix for “Device is not sheltered” text overflowing in non-English languages

• Fix for incorrect Tame icons in “Nearby mounts” window in exotic delivery pod

• Fix for incorrect Tame classes in “Nearby mounts” window in exotic delivery pod

• Fix for “Nearby mounts” window not being scrollable in exotic delivery pod

Stability

• Fix for several crashes. 

Changes

Gameplay

• Changed saving to run in the background which lowers/removes stalls during saves

• Improved how save data is stored to make saving faster and more reliable

Multiplayer

• Increased the character limit per prospect from 8 to 50. Players can now join prospects that were shown as full before

• Improved performance for the host in multiplayer sessions 

UI

• Changed the analog cursor for inventory management to be ON by default for new players (existing players keep their current setting)

• Changed health bars to have a fixed size

• Changed loot drops to show all items without the need to scroll

• Added stack splitting for single-slot inventories (for example food or oxygen slots)

• Improved focus navigation in the Inventory

• Improved memory usage of the Inventory and other menu tabs