The next bugfix release is out.
I have worked almost non-stop since the last release to get on top of the audio issues. Finally, I implemented a caching scheme that vastly reduced the number of allocated Android AudioTracks.
This means all “Error saving game” messages should be gone. Audio should not go quiet. Game should not crash due to AudioTrack memory leak.
The caching is not easy, because reusing AudioTracks is a minefield. With mines in different locations depending on Android version. I tested it on 2.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 and 5.0. Unfortunately it seems that I upgraded all my 4.3 devices to 4.4 so I couldn’t test that version.
On some 2.3 devices (like 1st gen Kindle Fire) I was unable to reliably reuse AudioTracks, therefore on these (hopefully rare these days) devices you may encounter audio corruption.
Here’s the full changelist for 1.27.3:
- Hopefully fixed “error saving game” messages, audio going quiet and audio-related crashes on pre-4.4 devices
- Deep water pools no longer make gurgling sound
- Water gurgling is quieter
- Wet squelching footsteps sound fades out yet more quickly
- Tweaked some other audio parameters
- Fixed immersive mode (fullscreen) getting disabled after using software keyboard
Please download and tell me what’s happening with audio in 1.27.3.
When you report bugs or send screenshots, please do not forget to state your device and Android version!
This is not the last bugfix release, there’s still the graphics corruption I need to investigate.
Survivalcraft 
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Dang it.
HE HE…..
kaalus, my android tablet crashes randomly.
sorry, version 4.04
What tablet is it. Which version of the game. Have you got 1.27.3 yet?
samsung galaxy tablet 10.1
sorry, i forgot to answer your other question. i do not have 1.27.3 yet. btw, me and hal are the same people, just logiing in different ways.
it would be helpful if you just used 1 account. :)
I think Hal Bishop is Google+ account… And John Bishop is Facebook account…
Why you use 2 accounts to post?
me i do? what are they?
Yay !
Hmm… no update in Android Playstore yet…. (Germany)
Very nice kaalus, things should be good now.
Kaalus can you make IOS eligible for testing early releases?
No, ios takes a long time, and they’d reject 1.27.3
I don’t see why. It’s like saying if Kaalus publishes 1.27.5 they’ll reject it. Right now he has no effort to publish it to other platforms until bugs are fixed. A reason Android is beta testing is that no application gets reviewed unlike in Amazon, Apple and Windows. Their could be beta testing in iOS but I find it somewhat tedious for it being the smaller increments of 1.27
No Kyle, IOS will test it and say that it crashes too much. They wont let it go on the market and may keep it in review for a month. Google play is quicker. IOS wouldn’t let kaalus add sc to the app store because it was “alpha” and IOS didn’t want a product unfit for consumption
That doesn’t make any sense, SC hasn’t crashed or anything in my part. I do have Lollipop though so I do have the latest Android version unlike many people
Kyle. There may be no crashes, but I’m on WI dies I didn’t know that lol. Anyway, IOS will reject updates for various reasons. So while kaalus doesn’t want to release an unfinished version, he can’t to IOS, which is why he uses google to test. Windows may not reject it, but they do have a bit of wait, 1-3 days +
I know that lol. Their isn’t a review submission in Google Play Store so that’s why it’s in “Beta” only on Android. But nonetheless their is beta for iOS but I doubt Survivalcraft will be there for small increments.
*windows, I really hate auto correct
+1
Thanks for all the hard work kaalus! Keep up the good work. 😄
Can you add villagers
I don’t believe they should be called villagers,much too much like minecraft.I think if you want NPC’ s they would be hikers,merchants,or civilians.but I do have to agree with that idea . It is much too lonely in survivalcraft. I would suggest multiplayer or NPC’ s in the next update or two. Hope your listening Kaalus!
He did – but they’re all werewolves :P Just got the update. On a happy note, I swear I see a diff between 1.26 and 1.27 in the horizon line, much more rounded, like a real planet. Beautiful!
Of course you see it. 1.27 has proper range-based fog, not some approximation like in 1.26
Great, maybe you can increase the spawn range for animals, pls?
That will lag the game
I’d rather be able to see animals in the distance than be able to see really far but not be able to see any animals
Kaalus when would it be released for Apple and my game freezes a lot when I play a
Lookin awesome! Can’t wait for Amazon :-)
It’s good so far in Bluestacks. I would try on Android x86 on my PC but I’m unable to boot from it at the moment.
I have found no problems with Android x86 4.4 KitKat on my laptop :-)
If you double-tap “MOVE” or “LOOK”, it turns on flying mode. Try it.
I wish that worked in survival.
I’ve discovered that Yesterday…
I was randomly jump in a creative world, and then I tried to continue to tap LOOK pannel… And I started to fly!
Is a new feature for 1.27? I haven’t tried in 1.26…
My kindle is Amazon therefore I don’t have the new update.it does not work in 1.26
I noticed something. MCPE devs released MCPE 0.10 in October 2013. Ever since they were working on 0.11.0 and still nothing. Kaalus released two updates in the time when four MCPE devs are working on one. That’s amazing!
+1
WOW! it was that long ago. but it actuality came out November 14th 2014. i looked on their forums.
Sorry my mistake.
No flowing water sound when I break the ice block in creative world from 1.27.2. So I try new world (1.27.3) and break the ice block, now I can hear flowing water sound and no deep water pools sound. Thank you Kaalus
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro 4.4.2
What in a good, free app that I can make skins with?
For ios
BUG(?) – cant rate anything from community content, stars doesnt show up
i played 2h so far, didnt have single crash, audio bugs or graphic glitches.
i need to say that i dont like the colors of carpets, pastel colors are too sad, please make colors more saturated (?)
z2 Android 4.4
sorry 4 my english
Personally, I don’t have that bug, so I can report… Ehm… rating with 1.27 without problems…
Even i wanna see more “saturated” carpets…
Download a block texture.I’m sure Malays doesn’t want to hear people complaining about carpets.and if you don’t like the textures in the downloadable content,you can always make your own :)
Already done my Texture ;-)
The problem is: you cannot edit colored carpet with Block Textures…
Only the white carpet… The other colored carpets depend to other factors…
Sorry for my English…
would be nice, if we have additional .png file only for carpets, That would be the next thing you can download from Community content and u could use more pattern/textures
(instead of one as is now, and hardcoded colors).
Best thing is that it would be compatible with new game version without updating .png – skins work that way now.
Kaalus please consider something like this in future, customization is powerfull thing and we need it ^^ :D
Love the work u do, keep going ! (dont forget about pistons :P)
Good job Mr. K! Water bug fixed. 20 min session zero crashes!
This is William. My Amazon won’t let me get 1.27. Can you guys help in a way?
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I have a kindle fire 1st gen and it seems to not have the update
It doesn’t yet.
._.
Great game. Better than mainekraft pocket edition^_^
+1
Kaalus
Bug: No sound for summoning thunder
Android: 4.4.2
Samsung
I tried restarting the game and the device
Tried reinstalling
Tried a new world
😂😂😂
Full screen mode after using the keyboard remain) That’s the only problem with the addition and subtraction of sound, full screen disappears(
Device: Prestigio MiltiPad Thunder 7.0i
Android version: 4.4.2
Please give default texture Survivalcraft 1.24)
I think these :)
That is the Default 1.25 Texture, not 1.24…
Sorry, it is 1.26…
So survivalcraft will always restart my phone? (Lg optimus L7)
Hello , I noticed something strange today.
An ox was spinning.
Model: Galaxy Tab 4
The : 4.4.2
SC Version: 1.27.1
I have a video demonstration
Sorry for my English , I am Brazilian
Se você visitar o meu blog Survivalcraft, há um Google Translate widget na barra lateral. Você pode me dizer como é exacta? http://www.epicsc.net :-) / If you visit my Survivalcraft blog, there is a Google Translate widget on the sidebar. Can you tell me how accurate it is?
Haha, yes, the same happens to me (even if I turn off AI pathfinding) … It made me laugh when I saw 3 animals just doing 360° non-stop, day/night, rain/snow, forever. When you hit them, they will stop tho.
1.27.3
我要下载
Thank you kaalus!
For this marvelous game!
Charge a dollar for every update ;) because this game is better and better after every update.
Fun little bug: after porting my world from 1.26, I found a “cooked moose” spawner egg in my quickslot. (see https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2F79oa4c9h4e2seuz%2FSurvivalcraft%25202015-03-28%252000-48-24-.jpg%3Fdl%3D0&h=AAQE_flq3) I know I can’t have put it there last time I saved in 1.26 as there were no moose :D
non-fb-forwarding link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/79oa4c9h4e2seuz/Survivalcraft%202015-03-28%2000-48-24-.jpg?dl=0
Yep, even in my creative house, after the update, I have found Cooked Moose Eggs…
Technically, they are unobtainable items!
AUDIO BUGS AREN’T RESOLVED YET! On Survivalcraft 1.27.3…
Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact
Android 4.4.4
i forgot to say…
There is still Audio Problems, at least there aren’t any ohter bugs or crashes…
No audio bugs on 1.27.3 for me ! Gone since 1.27.2.
N7 2013 / Lollipop 5.0.2 / CM12 nightly
I’ve discovered when audio disappears!
When you continue to throw Chunks, Diamonds, Spears etc…
Try Yourself to continue to trow chunks or Spears, and tell me if I am the only one who have this problem…
(Audio disappears after I throw 20~30 Chunks…)
did you have the update? (1.27.3), you tested?, you read the post? if yes then leave an argument of your “SC always gonna restart your phone” question.
Kaalus! I figured out the Sky-Render-Bug!
The problem is with the render of the clouds.
If I turn off the sky rendering in the settings, then I have no visual problems.
Also if I only disable the cloud rendering.
The problem only happens when I set the rendering to “full”
See the first 3 pictures in this folder. First is “disabled” second ist “no clouds” and third is “full”
The other pictures are examples of the rendering bug.
Screenshots were taken right after the 1.27.3 update with a new world.
Here is the dropbox folder:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/92mdt1zddjkqigm/AADa5hVUMZMGqbFy9bezW9dWa?dl=0
Thank you for this awesome game!
Immersive Mode is great!
Sorry my main device is:
galaxy tab 3 (sm-t110) android 4.2.2.
No (more) Audio/saving problems since 1.27.3 update.
on galaxy note n7000 android 4.1.2 no bugs since 1.27.0 update
so do you plan making multiplayer?
What about apple devices :/ iv been waiting for ever if you could let me know when its comeing. Thanks!
He needs to fix the bugs, then we will get the update! :)
Still SKY BUG FIX PLEASE!!!!
I hope I doesnt take as long as it did last time for iOS to approve it..lol that was painfully Brutus 😜
Brutal*
When will the updates be available for iOS ? Iv bought this game for all 5 of my kids and my self and they all have android and I have iPad, so they got the update and I didnt :-(
Hi, ike231 has this right…
ike231
Posted March 28, 2015 at 15:58 | Permalink
No Kyle, IOS will test it and say that it crashes too much. They wont let it go on the market and may keep it in review for a month. Google play is quicker. IOS wouldn’t let kaalus add sc to the app store because it was “alpha” and IOS didn’t want a product unfit for consumption
You will get the update after most if not all bugs are squished. Once testing is done on android kaalus will release the update for all other platforms
I have no problems with missing parts of the world, but in about 1 hour of gameplay, the game crashed (happened only once until now tho) and sometimes when I was mining, for less than a second I could see through the block I destroyed (this never happened to me before)
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, android 4.4.4 (it officially has 4.1.2 but I am using a custom ROM Cyanogenmod)
when you get close to wall, and look in 3rd person mode/orbit, you can see trough wall. Android 4.4.4 Sony Xperia Z2, v1.27.3.0. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7bbiigvjv0fp9cw/AADe-xDR2PXiH67LDtiITPQra?dl=0
omg, i actually can rate community content files… it was my fault sorry kaalus :P
so no bug here
…feel stupid now… ^^
great job! keep up the good work! (I will never be 1st)!
keep fixing this update will work!
Fix sky bug please
my deice:galaxy tap 3
4.4.2
I feel left out…..im the one with the IOS iPhone, and everyone’s all talking about what’s going with testing with their android devices and I’m just sitting here with nothing to say.
I am on Windows Phone (Lumia 525). I mean, this game was first released on it, yet no beta testing to us :/. Atleast we get refined updates unlike Android who serves as our beta testers :D
i have an ipad 2 so i know how you feel. :) DARN APPLE!
Anyone know of a free app on iOS that I can make skins with?
I found a new glitch. This is when everything is okey.
(Tell me if link doesn’t work)
This is when I moved a little.
The grass blocks are not glitching and the shadows are in place. The tall grass disappears.
I see your pics…
After you moved a bit, tall grass became invisible?
Happens even with wild rye?
Here is a folder with a bunch of visual glitches.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b2eqksk2oyahp8k/AADomf5BRaccxt8KgW9ZvxXDa?dl=0
(Let me know if links don’t work)
My android version is 4.2.2.
Crash < 1 min during shark attack. Was making metal clanging sounds not just the normal hitting sounds. Last log entry was "GL context set" after 10 project save entries… Rating works for me. Lenovo ideaTab s6000-f android 4.2.2
Could you make Axes throwable? And ability to turn off / set volume of thunders? Everytime there’s a thunder, it scares me more than playing Five Nights at Freddy’s.
a throwable axe thats cool …
slingshot is cool too
OMG!! I just thought of an amazing suggestion, I’m not sure if any one ever said this, but here goes you should add rope ladders so that way you can be on top of a cliff and through it down! It might be hard to add though
“It might be hard to add though”… you already say that…
Although is a good idea…
My bad…I was half asleep when I posted that lol but I’m not going to lie my English and grammar skills suck!
+1
Found a bug! This is on my IPhone 5C. I don’t know if this is still in the game with the new update. It is instant kills on wild boar with a bow and any of the arrows. I killed them with wooden arrows and they still dropped dead, I tested it with spawn eggs to make sure that it wasn’t just because the boars were injured.
I also must add that it doesn’t work when you are in the water with them.
Ok Kaalus, I just tested a little bit more. It works on every animal except rhinos(when I tried). On some animals like bulls, it only worked sometimes. Sorry for the inconvenience!
this is for 1.26 so it is irreverent.:)
Maybe so, it is still a bug nonetheless and I am not sure if it continued to go into 1.27, if so I thought it was good to let him know.
yes your right (went over my head) that it could carry over. :)
I have that sky rendering bug on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, not sure what version. It gets annoying, as the white lines go through trees.
Kaalus survivalcraft have a problem with my Alcatel One Touch Pop C3, the problem is that I get a bug like that sometimes when I walk textures or change the viewing angle is as transparent and as if it were an empty this occurs both in land and in water and also happens with trees and grass as q leaves of the trees were invisible , will not if my device or a bug in the game
Alcatel Pop C3
Android 4.2
Versión 1.27
Thanks
Version: 1.27.3
MotoX 2014
Android 5.0
BUGS
#1: sound effects are not right. Walking on sand gives a clanging sound, hitting sand also strange. Animal sounds seem ok though.
#2: Screen does not stay active and will timeout.
#3: At night when black (eg in cave), the item boxes at bottom show a faded but non-black view, ie it is possible to see via this area of screen!
Thanks for a great game!
IVE CHECKED EVERYDAY THE AMAZON APPSTORE FOR KINDLE FIRE….AND IT STILL HASNT COME OUT YET(update)IM SO ANGRYYYY
audio problems
sir kaalus can you add some fruits ..that will help us survive easier in cruel mode…
also add something that a lion or tiger can drop.
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sorry for my english)
when i go to existing worlds it only has “play” and “new world” and i want to post a world onto the community but there is no modify and i have a dropbox app on my tablet but when i log into dropbox from sc it does NOT show anything! so i cant post any of the skins that i made or any worlds! PLEASE HELP!! ( ≧Д≦)
Sometimes when I try to type a sign it won’t let me type and I have to restart the game.(I have an iPad mini)
why do the spiked traps give so massive damage !!!
sometimes the graves don’t have a loot and gravestones are rarely seen!
Why don’t I have the update yet? I’ve been waiting for sooo long, yet my IPad mini doesn’t have it yet:(