Once Human’s 8th Meta Hotline confirms a first-person fire VFX fix and plans a September 16 planter fix
Starry Studio also adopted Growshroom harvesting controls and gear viewing, but will not add depot storage for bound trading items or Radiance to Dye for now.
Once Human‘s 8th Meta Hotline confirms that the obstructive first-person fire effect has been fixed, while a bug affecting planter skins after grafting is expected to be fixed on September 16. Starry Studio also adopted requests for Growshroom harvesting controls and viewing other players’ gear.
Starry Studio published the cycle’s results in its eighth Meta Hotline announcement, using Feedback Hot Charts standings recorded on August 24 PT. Added after version 2.3.7, the system lets logged-in players like or dislike requests, with those reactions updating in real time and helping the development team set priorities for future version updates.
The new cycle follows the previous round, where dungeon rewards topped feedback. On August 24, the Growshroom request had 127 likes and 4 dislikes, followed by planter skins at 91 likes and 10 dislikes, online-trading depot storage at 80 and 9, gear viewing at 71 and 34, Radiance in Dye at 68 and 28, and first-person fire VFX at 42 and 23.
First-person fire VFX is already fixed
Being set on fire in first-person view previously covered too much of the screen with flame effects, which interfered with combat and controls. The development team confirmed that the effect needed better visibility and released the repair with the August 24 version update.
Starry Studio said it will continue reviewing how effects appear from different camera views, with the goal of keeping combat readable when status effects are active.
Trading and dye requests remain unsupported for now
Online-trading items cannot be placed in regular depots while they are bound. Starry Studio said allowing that storage could create problems with available slots, so it will not support the request at the current stage. The binding period for related items was reduced with the August 5 version update; once that period ends, players can store and handle the items normally.
Radiance will also not be added to Dye for now. The development team described Radiance as part of cosmetic collection progress, while Dye is meant for personal color customization. A separate request to add dye support for the fabric and metal parts of hairstyles has entered the development plan. The team will share its availability and release timing in a later announcement.
Growshroom and gear features are in development
Blacklist and whitelist controls for Growshroom harvesting have been adopted and are already in progress. The feature would let players choose which types of Growshroom to harvest, but Starry Studio said the design still needs more work and has no definite release date.
Gear viewing has also been adopted, with development underway. The planned feature would let players view other players’ current loadouts for build ideas and easier experience sharing. Privacy settings are also being considered so players can hide their gear information if they do not want it displayed. No release date has been announced.
Planter skins have a September 16 target
Starry Studio confirmed that the inability to use planter skins after grafting is a bug rather than an intended restriction. The team expects to fix it on September 16.
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Once Human
Developed by Starry Studio
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
- Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
- Perspective Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release July 9, 2024
- Publisher Starry Studio
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