Raft V1.1.01 Beta _hot_

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[Raft v1.1.01 Beta Lifecycle] │ ├──► Network: PlayFab Voice Chat (Disabled by Default for New Users) │ ├──► Save Integrity: Appended Period (.) World-Naming Crash Fix │ └──► UI Polish: Seamless Escape Key (ESC) Social Menu Closure 1. The Saved-World Period (.) Crash Fix

The v1.1.01 Beta is a public testing branch designed to iron out technical friction points left behind by major content drops. In the lifecycle of Raft, major narrative updates expand the world, while decimal patches like v1.1.01 ensure the game can actually handle your massive, multi-story setups.

: A new tier of anchor allows players to park their massive late-game rafts in deep-water zones without drifting away from rare submerged biomes. 2. Expanded Crafting and Tech Tree Tier Upgrades Raft v1.1.01 Beta

Players who were experiencing frustration with inventory desync and the dreaded "falling through the raft" glitch will be happy to know these have been top priority for the developers. This update also tweaks the hunger decay rate in Hard Mode, balancing the survival experience for veteran sailors. If you want to help shape the future of the game, opt into the Beta branch on Steam now and let the developers know if the waters are finally calm!

: Resolved a critical save/load issue that occurred when players named their worlds with a period ( . ) at the end.

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Island-dwelling birds now drop rocks with higher accuracy and will actively defend their nests if you try to steal their eggs.

Raft v1.1.01 Beta is the latest preview implementation of the Raft consensus engine. It focuses heavily on performance refinements, reduced CPU overhead, and smarter leader election mechanics. While the core safety guarantees of the original Raft paper remain untouched, this beta release updates the underlying transport and state machine behaviors to handle modern hardware concurrency better. 🚀 Key Features and Improvements

We're grateful for your continued support and enthusiasm for Raft. Your passion and feedback have been instrumental in helping us create a better game, and we're excited to see what you think of this latest update. In the lifecycle of Raft, major narrative updates

: Added comprehensive native controller mapping for a more relaxed "couch-play" experience on PC.

Optimized the particle effects for the engine exhaust to improve performance on mid-tier GPUs. How to Access the Raft v1.1.01 Beta

: Patched a rare save-file bug that caused backpack items to vanish upon reloading.

These videos provide context on starting the main story, recent updates, and lore to help you navigate the new features in the Raft Beta branch: