Developer Merge Games and publisher Maximum Entertainment are happy to announce the launch of the much-awaited May Taming Update to their multiplayer survival adventure title ‘Smalland: Survive the Wilds’. Available from today on PC, the latest update adds new features and systems to taming mounts including new bonding systems, petting interactions, creature traits and more. The update will be coming soon to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles in the near future.
Smalland: Survive the Wilds is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series consoles. Check out last month’s update here.
The full list of changes for Smalland’s Taming Update is as follows:
New Bond system
- Includes benefits when tamed creatures are well cared for
- Creatures may release themselves if neglected
Petting interaction with tamed creatures
- Increases bond with tamed creatures
Brand new Creature traits
- 4 tiers of traits from common to legendary
- Each trait adds a unique benefit to every tamed creature
- More than 15 traits
Multiple active tamed creatures
- Players now have a party budget which allows for multiple, active tamed creatures
- Each creature has it’s own budget value depending on species, level and traits
New taming system
- 4 new tiers of deployable taming traps, which work on all tamable creatures
- Updated NPC dialogue and recipes for the new traps and baits required to craft them
- More engaging capture encounters with random chance elements
Improved tame survivability
- Tamed creates will now be ‘incapacitated’ when their health hits 0
- New item for reviving incapacitated tames
New player options
- Including controls for turning off tamed creature death
Traverse lake sized puddles and mountainous trees as you battle against the landscape and elements themselves. Tame and ride monstrous creatures from grasshoppers to geckos in a bid to survive in a harsh and wild world. Play solo or with up to 9 friends, with dedicated server support, emotes and more.
