Fresh off our Anniversary comes an update that crosses boundaries! Get ready to hit the open waters - both under and yonder - for some crazy loot!

Strayed Update 0.8.0.0 opens up the blue seas for the looter latest tourist attractions - the mighty Ocean Fort and the Sunken Ships! We're also making it (humanly) possible to do undersea explorations with the all-new Scuba Gear! This also comes with the Oceanic Skin Set that matches your future voyages perfectly. And we're topping it all off by hitting close to home with the Large furnace, Garage Door, and new furnishings. Sounds just right for another set of Strayed binge nights!

So - we'd love to ask you by quoting a famous pirate's question - are ya ready kids!?

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Behold - the mighty forgotten fortress of the Strayed seas - the Ocean Fort.

Little is known about this gigantic floating base in the middle of nowhere. For some reason - its silhouette just appeared on the horizon, as if it's calling out to whoever can see it from the islands. Nevertheless, the first Strayer surveyors checked this massive fort and reported that it was definitely abandoned.

However, it was also indicated that there were a bunch of crates with valuable stuff scattered around. There's even a rumor of a locked room deep inside that houses even more valuable items. Surveyors detected at least 5 "high-tier" crates inside, just couldn't confirm since they didn't have "Level 3" access. How unfortunate.

From the first ones, only a few could go home alive. For what's left of them, they told stories of being attacked by another group of bald men seeking nothing but loot. If you're looking to visit the Ocean Fort - we suggest extreme caution.

They also reported flying gulls before arriving at the fort, which leads us to the next one...

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So, why are those mysterious birds circling above the water? Some of the surveyors just had to check it out - and it was none other than Sunken Ships!

These long-forgotten shipwrecks were once shipping both men and crates alike. Since men aren't as durable as these wooden or metal boxes - besides the wreckage itself - the crates were left for anybody to scavenge. Surveyors reported as many as 4 to 5 of these crates lying around.

Sounds like free loot for anyone, right? Yes - for everyone, that is. And as the surveyors have said - just keep an eye out for those gulls flying overhead the seas, they're pretty much markers for these submerged memories.

How would you manage to survive without air under the sea? We're glad you asked...

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Undersea travels - now formally introduced with the all-new Scuba Gear!

With the Scuba Gear, you won't have to worry about losing your breathe underwater. Just buy one of these bad boys from your nearest depot (or just loot them from Medium-tier crates), strap yourself in it, and bon voyage!

Wait - you can't walk underwater! The all-new swimming system allows you to travel underwater like you would IRL. Just remember - breast strokes without the legs - should be easy to master.

Oh, and by the way - any injuries or casualties caused by using the all-new Scuba Gear for more than 10 minutes will not make the makers liable. Buy at your own risk - and use with caution!

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Going straight home - you're now faced with some of the newest, state-of-the-art deployables - courtesy of our renowned Strayed engineers! First off, the Large Furnace. We know that you've been wanting one. Who doesn't want faster smelting? This one will make sure you're cookin' like you're on a summer day family barbecue!

Next up - Garage Doors! Tired of the same old double door systems of the old? These state-of-the-art, independent Garage Doors make sure that you can enter or exit your base with style. And obviously - this sets up the future possibility of being used as it should be - for a base garage. Now what are garages for, hmm? We wonder...

Alright - going fast here now - Chairs! A hard day's Strayer work deserve some sitting down on the throne, thinking about what he's done (positively, negatively speaking, or both). Plop this one down anywhere in your base and you're in for the sitting of your life.

And what could be better than having your own Table after the chair! At last - something you could use to put things down for real. No more using boxes for cups of coffee (or tea). Try to put something on it - we're sure its legs can hold it.

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And toppin' it all off - we're introducing the Oceanic Skin Pack!

Includes both a newly-skinned Bolt Action Shotgun and Bolt Action Rifle, this new skin pack offers a design perfect for seafarin', ship scavengin', fort lootin' Strayers out there. Just look at that perfect shine - just like how a pirate would care for its arsenal.

Buy the "Oceanic Skin Pack" via these links now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3712840/Strayed__Oceanic_Skin_Pack

Buy it on Meta Quest here - Oceanic Skin Pack on Meta Quest[www.meta.com]

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Land ho! We're nearly at the bottom of the ravine. Here are the full patch notes for 0.8.0.0!

Added

• Ocean Fort monument
  
• SCUBA gear
  
• Shipwrecks
  
• Physical swimming
  
• Garage door
  
• Large furnace
  
• Table
  
• Chair
  
• Hold trigger to repair base walls (you can still spam, but this saves your trigger finger)
  
• Helicopter fuel gauge
  
• Helicopter altimeter (shows distance from ground)
  
• Oceanic Skin Pack (for sale)

Changed

• Torches go out underwater
  
• Guns now don’t work underwater
  
• Bows now don’t work underwater
  
• Ladders can now only be picked up by people with base auth
  
• Boat steering grip now rotates with hand
  
• Boat seating updates are now the same as helicopters
  
• “UNKNOWN” killer is now “KILLED IN YOUR SLEEP”
  
• Toggle buttons are now stylized (seen in shredder and furnace UI)

Fixed

• Helicopter tanks glowing at night
  
• Revolver now receives shadows on PC
  
• Ability to build bases deep underwater (you can still build near the coast)
  
• Can no longer fire rockets when inside safe zone
  
• Can no longer place ladders on players
  
• RCs no longer “eat resources” after decaying
  
• Ammo count no longer disappears when dragging and dropping
  
• Durability changes no longer change your selected item
  
• Attachments now hide when stack split is active
  
• Inability to “double split” stacks
  
• Missing items on other player’s backs
  
• Health vignette is no longer blinding
  
• Non-melee damage not working on barrels
  
• Skybox no longer visible underwater
  
• Can use apples and bandages multiple times without repulling
  
• Impact effects no longer glow at night
  
• Trees falling don’t glow at night
  
• “UNKNOWN” killer showing when shot in your sleep
  
• All new weapons go to hotbar by default
  
• Crafting with a full inventory now drops the item
  
• Melee damage nows factors in armor protection
  
• Melee damage now considers hit body part
  
• Wrist map being very offset
  
• Dropped pistol bullets having physics
  
• Dropped armor having physics
  
• Arrows now hit sleeping bodies
  
• Arrows no longer cause insane amounts of blood to rain out of seated players
  
• Skins now show up on other people’s crossbows
  
• Attachments no longer collide with your face (fixes holosights on F8 and such)
  
• Tools no longer collide with your body
  
• Repairing base pieces updates displayed health
  
• Dropped canisters no longer collide with your body
  
• Revolver casings no longer collide with your body
  
• Name tags no longer support formatting since it was abused to hide names

Known Issues

• “Shadow” on helicopter fuel gauge

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How's that Golden AK doing, Strayer? We hope you love it. Oh, and we reached our 5th milestone! This means that we're due to drop this milestone's Golden skin!

Stay tuned for updates this month as we work to make it as special as possible!

Our final milestone for this almost year-long event is at 1,500 - combining both Steam and Meta Quest storefront reviews. As of writing, we're sitting at 1,324 reviews, so we need 176 more!

Let's work towards the final milestone, Strayers!

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If you have concerns/questions/suggestions/feedback etc., don't hesitate to chat on our Discord:

Other Strayers are waiting for you to survive with them. Follow us and stay tuned to more updates and announcements on our official channels:
Official Strayed Subreddit
Official Strayed X Page [x.com]
Official Strayed Instagram [www.instagram.com]
Official Strayed TikTok [www.tiktok.com]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2359470/Strayed/

This might not be your usual update devlog - but a celebration nonetheless. Exactly one year ago, the islands opened its beaches for Early Access!

For our Anniversary Bash, we're dropping a special anniversary bolt-action rifle skin for every deserving Strayer - for FREE! Also, we're introducing a very familiar face-turned-Rock skin that'll surely make some "heads roll". And last but definitely not the least - a special, one-of-a-kind skin you can only receive if you're a base-building champion - which brings us to our very special event that'll test your Strayed engineering knowledge to the core!

...and we're just getting started. Let's go through our celebration agenda, shall we?

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Happy 1st Birthday, Strayed and Strayers!

So, some of you might be thinking - who or what exactly is this "Dinkleberg" character? Good question.

We'd love to answer this, but honestly, we believe the community deserves to have its own story about who they might think Dinkleberg is. Remember the stories we used to tell about Dinkleberg's adventure on Discord[discord.com]? That was an adventure written by another community member - just like all the Strayed stories written over the past year of Early Access.

So - a short answer - no, we can't really say who Dinkleberg is. For now - let's leave him as a Rock skin.

The refined features of the Dinkleberg Rock Skin will surely leave a mark on your enemy's head, beside Dinkleberg's, of course. Check out our storefront to get yourself the companion you deserve!

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Ooh, a contest - and not just another Discord event - it's a base-building contest where you can win an event-exclusive skin!

The base-building contest will have 3 categories - Defense, Beauty, and Compact. To participate, you must provide a clip of your base on Discord, just like you would for our regular Clip of the Week events, but with a different command. The community will then vote for their favorites per category.

This will all happen during the event duration. The user with the highest-voted submission for each category will receive an event-exclusive skin, plus their own Dinkleberg Rock Skin to top it off!

The event runs from Friday, April 18th, 2025 @ 6:00 PM EST to Monday, April 28th, 2025 @ 6:00PM EST.

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So what makes the base-building event worth it, you ask? Exclusivity. As the grand prize for all winners of our base-building contest, this shiny, glowing Bolt-Action Shotgun skin is exclusive to this event, which means this will be the only chance to get it.

Once you receive this skin, you will be one of only three Strayers to have it - a mark of base-building prowess decided by the Strayed community.

Above all, we wouldn't be greeting everyone a Happy Birthday without giving away something for free as a gift...

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Every Strayer out there contributed to our success over the past year of Early Access. As a token of commemoration and appreciation - this Bolt-Action Rifle skin is yours for FREE!

This skin is especially designed to represent the community's unified persona. Bring this skin with you during hunting runs to emphasize your role in Strayed's celebration of its first, Early Access year!

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Our next milestone is at 1,300 - combining both Steam and Meta Quest storefront reviews. As of writing, we're sitting at 1,293 reviews, so we need only 7 more!

Just a little bit more, Strayers - and we'll have ourselves a record-breaking 3 FREE skins released in 1 month. Talk about a custom milestone!

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And as always, if you have concerns/questions/suggestions/feedback etc., don't hesitate to chat on our Discord:

Other Strayers are waiting for you to survive with them. Follow us and stay tuned to more updates and announcements on our official channels:
Official Strayed Subreddit
Official Strayed X Page [x.com]
Official Strayed Instagram [www.instagram.com]
Official Strayed TikTok [www.tiktok.com]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2359470/Strayed/