Early Access - HotFix Update

0.1.1
6 June 2026
26 changes in this update

Added

6 changes
  • Fallback onboarding hint: "Trash nearby. Press E to pick up" (15 seconds, dismisses on first pickup)

  • Starter litter cluster for new players: 5-8 pieces within ~25m of spawn for the first 30 seconds

  • First coin earned shows a subtle pulse on the coin HUD

  • Shop highlights Plastic Bag ($50) as the recommended next litter upgrade

  • Optional tool switch sound on ToolHolder (assign SoundEvent in inspector)

  • gtw_errors console command for session diagnostics (dev)

Improved

7 changes
  • Tutorial starts after 0.5 seconds on a fresh save (was 2 seconds)

  • Tutorial retargets highlighted litter or leaf if it despawns before you reach it

  • Shop shows clear feedback when a purchase is denied (not enough coins, already owned, wrong tier, level locked)

  • Save loading recovers from corrupt or missing JSON instead of erroring the session

  • NPC pedestrians wait and retry when NavMesh pathing fails instead of spamming requests

  • Delivery job pool reads use snapshots for safer multiplayer sync

  • Interact highlight glow handles missing renderer tint cache gracefully

Fixed

9 changes
  • Industrial Vacuum and auto-collect crash when picking up litter (list modified during foreach)

  • Join and first-minute session errors from null PlayerStats during the save load window

  • Disconnect within 0.5 seconds overwriting a valid save with default data

  • Delivery pool iteration desync in multiplayer

  • Tutorial soft-lock when tutorial target litter or leaf despawns before pickup

  • NPC NavMesh fail loop causing stuck or spammed path requests

  • Interact glow KeyNotFound crash on some world objects

  • Shop purchase edge cases (insufficient coins, already owned) with no player feedback

  • Game logic running in scene editor on spawners and managers

Removed

1 change
  • Admin debug panel visible by default in public builds (now requires gtw_dev 1 and owner Steam ID)

Known Issues

3 changes
  • Leaderboard and Settings menu tabs are still placeholders (planned v0.2.0)

  • Pickup, clear, and delivery sound effects not yet added (planned v0.1.2)

  • Monitoring store session error rate after this publish. Report if you still error on join.