June Wildlander Update - 1.1.0 Release Date

Hello there Wildlanders, and Happy Pride Month! :) I cannot believe it's already June. Time flies when you're modding Skyrim, as they say. 

Wildlander 1.1.0 Release Date

Thank you all for your patience regarding the release of 1.1.0. I tried my very best to release by the end of May, but I had some unforeseen personal obligations to manage, and as it often goes, there was more work than I anticipated. ;)

With that said, I am happy to announce the release date for the 1.1.0 update, which I am dubbing "The Big Refinement":

Wildlander 1.1.0 "The Big Refinement" will release on June 20th, 2022!

The team and I are confident this date will give us ample time and space to produce a quality, well-tested release. Thank you again for your patience, and my sincerest apologies for jumping the gun—something I promise I will work to avoid in the future! ;)

As previously mentioned, 1.1.0 primarily intends to polish and streamline the 1.0.0 experience, but it also includes some nifty new additions and features:

• A brand new crafting system
• Ultrawide resolution support
• Significantly reduced filesize (~30% reduction)
• Significantly improved performance, particularly in pine forests
• Pre-packaged customization and development tools
• Streamlined installation (fewer dependencies, more consistent downloads)
• Further improved stability
• The return of some missing gameplay features, including fishing, first-person horseback, concurrent Thieves Guild jobs, and more
• Improved loot tables, including merchant inventories and dungeon loot
• The removal of several economic exploits and balance issues
• Numerous bugfixes, polish tweaks, and other improvements

For more detailed info about the update, you can check the 1.1.0 changelog. 

Note that the changelog is not yet complete, and will continue to update as the release approaches. Lizzy divined a system for auto-populating future changelogs, but we (read: Lizzy) are still filling this one out by hand.

Post-Release Marketing Push

This is the part where I hope to enlist your help!

I believe 1.1.0 might begin to capture an even wider audience, so I plan to market it with a new overview video, some "beginner's guide" videos, and with some community outreach.

To this end: after 1.1.0 releases, if you know any players or content creators who might enjoy Wildlander, I would greatly appreciate a word-of-mouth recommendation.

The goal is to grow awareness about Wildlander among people who would organically be interested, so please feel free to reach out to any fitting parties—while taking care not to spam, of course. ;)

Alternatively, if you are not comfortable reaching out yourself, please don't hesitate to send your recommendations my way! I am happy to reach out on your behalf (and I can leave your name out, if you prefer to stay anonymous).

You can reach me on Patreon, Reddit, Discord, Twitter, or by my email: dylanbperry@gmail.com.

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That does it for this month's development update! As always, thank you all for your time and your support. The team and I will see you at the release!

All the best,

Dylan and the Wildlander Team