# Raft VERSION 1.0: The Final Chapter - Out Now! - Product: Raft (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/raft) - Vendor: Redbeet Interactive - Date: 2022-06-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/648800/view/3323107422495479397 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/raft/releases/2022-06-20-version-1.0-the-final-chapter-out-now What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Three new destinations: Varuna Point, Temperance, and a third unnamed destination where the final challenge takes place - **added** — Voice acting for all story notes in the game that plays automatically when notes are picked up - **added** — Four new playable characters that can be unlocked throughout the world - **added** — New clothing options for each character - **added** — Trading Posts found on large islands where items can be purchased using Trash Cubes and Trade Coins - **added** — Juicer machine that produces smoothies from ingredients with electricity - **added** — Food and smoothie buffs including speed boosts, increased lung capacity, and bonus health available through special recipes - **added** — New items and machines including Electric Grill, Electric Smelter, Advanced Anchor, Advanced Biofuel Extractor, Recycler, Wind Turbine, Titanium Arrow, Titanium Sword, Titanium Axe, Titanium Hook, Canteen, Advanced Battery, Advanced Headlight, Electric Zipline Tool, Advanced Crop plots, Advanced Scarecrow, Big Backpack, and Anchor Lever - **added** — New enemies including anglerfish, scuttler, polar bear, and hyena - **changed** — Story rewritten to follow a continuous narrative and fit with new destinations - **changed** — Story streamlined by removing certain parts and adjusting others - **changed** — Cooking pot now can provide food and smoothies that give buffs - **removed** — Early Access status removed as Raft is no longer considered to be in need of that title It is finally here. It is our most ambitious update ever. It is our BIGGEST update ever. There are new destinations, new enemies, more items, voice acting, new characters, trading and so much more. It is the culmination of more than five years of development and the grand finale to the Raft story line. It is The Final Chapter, and it is ready to be played. Before we get into the details of this massive patch, we would like to thank you all for joining us on this journey. It has been amazing to see so many people play and appreciate Raft and without you we would have never made it here. With this update, we are happy to announce that we are leaving Early Access, as we consider Raft to no longer be in need of that title. We have looked forward to this day for many years and at this point we just cannot wait to see all the Let’s Plays, streams and to simply hear what you think of it! So let us not waste any more time and dive straight into it! ##### New destinations! For this update we have three new destinations to find, explore and make your way through. First up is Varuna Point, the sunken towers of the rich. It was once set to be the salvation for the elite, but the waves came quicker than expected and it has since been abandoned and forgotten by any and all… almost. Next we have Temperance, a snow covered piece of land still above water. Home to the researchers at Selene, it was the last hope for humanity to reverse the rising of the oceans. As the reactor malfunctioned, most fled and left the island to fight for their survival elsewhere, but for the brave, there still might be a chance to restore the reactor. As previously mentioned, there is a third destination. The destination where the strings are tied together and you will face the final challenge. However, we think it is best you discover this one on your own. ##### Story overhaul As this is the final chapter, and everything is coming together, we felt it was time to take a look at the old story while implementing the new. We have rewritten quite a lot of it to make it follow a continuous story and to fit with the new destinations. Overall, we have also streamlined the story to make it read as well as possible, by removing certain parts and adjusting others, while also delivering the most engaging narrative that we can muster. In addition to this, we have added voice acting for all the story notes in the game. Now, when you pick up a note, it will automatically be read back to you by the author of that note. You can also disable automatic playback and listen to them whenever you want from the notebook, if that is your preference. We hope all these improvements will provide a more clear and engaging narrative experience, and we do recommend that you revisit old destinations and give the story another go to refresh your memory! For those who want the full experience, we do recommend starting a new save! ##### New enemies Throughout these new destinations you will encounter new enemies. Some are tougher than others, but one thing is for sure, they are all out to put a stop to your adventures! To begin with, we have the anglerfish. These little creatures are quicker than expected and will bite your toe right off if you are not careful! Next in line is the scuttler. It is not terribly quick but in tight spaces they will surely gang up on you! You have seen the bears, but now there are also polar bears! They are not too different from their brown cousins, except that they might be a bit harder to spot against the snow. Hyenas are known to hunt in packs, and these are no different. Be careful as they are quite fast and will grab you by the leg when you least expect it! Those are all the enemies we are willing to disclose here, but there is more to discover in the game! So watch out, and make sure to bring your armor! ##### New Rafters! Rouhi and Maya could really use some more company! It is finally time to introduce some new survivors to your rafts. Throug _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/648800/view/3323107422495479397]_