A new Dinkum update (hotfix 7) is rolling out on PC (Steam). According to the official Dinkum patch notes, the latest update added a new visitor, a new fruit, festive furniture and much more.
Recently, a hotfix 3 was released with various tweaks and changes. Unfortunately, since the last major update, players are facing several issues. Today’s Dinkum patch will address a few of these errors.
Read more details below.
What is new in Dinkum December 8 Update? – December 8, 2022
New
Added a new visitor who will hang out on the beach on sunny days during December
Check your bulletin board often during December to hunt down strange new things that fall from the sky
Added a new fruit to find
Added new festive furniture, clothing and tools
Added a festive creature that appears only during December
Added experimental refresh rate button for people with high refresh rate monitors
Changes
There is now a visual notification for special visitors that make a sound when they appear
Item catalogues are now sorted alphabetically
Fixed a certain visitor’s boat’s collider so vehicles don’t pass through it
Changed the way farm animals look for food
Changed the way farm animals look for available housing
Increased the size of the Vombat interact hit box
Lowered motorbike turning sensitivity a bit
Doubled the bank’s interest
Bridges can no longer be placed over objects the player has placed
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that would cause wild animals in a pen to disappear after a few in game days.
Fixed a bug where Alpha animals would despawn before the quest time ran out
Fixed a bug where the item selected on the toolbelt would not always be the item inserted into chargers
Fixed a bug that caused drops from kegs, furnaces etc to disappear after saving and reloading
Fixed a bug where the mine elevator would sometimes not detect players inside, trapping them at the bottom of the mines
Fixed a bug where beds inside guests houses would sometimes lock after sleeping
Fixed a bug where visitor’s bank accounts would not accrue interest
Fixed a bug that prevented some save files from loading
Fixed a bug where multiple screen resolutions would appear in the options menu
Fixed a bunch of furniture collision and sleeping positions problems
Fixed a bug that showed “too full” when visitors in the world would eat
Fixed a bug that caused sharks to disappear when swapping from rod midway though catching them
Fixed a bug where furniture would disappear and reappear quickly inside the player’s house after waking up
Fixed a bug where the recycling bin could be destroyed with items still inside it
Fixed an issue where food health buffs were sometimes doubled for host players.
Fixed a bug that caused the tractor to consume more fertiliser than it placed
Fixed a bug that made farm animals harvestable again after renaming them
Fixed a bug that would sometimes lock the camera preventing players from taking photos
Fixed a bug that caused character profile pics to always have blue eyes
Fixed a bug that caused characters piloting vehicles to not sit in their seat properly on visitors screens
Flowers no longer have the “bury” tag on them
Tiki Torches no longer float above the ground
The pause button is now available after receiving the journal when starting a new game
Download free Dinkum update for PC (Steam).
