A 'fundamental' update for this 34-year-old survival game is coming in October

Are you ready to make some socks?

Survival game UnReal World is getting an update this October: Here's why that's rad: The game launched in 1992 and it's still getting patches The 34-year-old game is considered the first open world survival game —it even has a Guinness World Record for it Its creator, Sami Maaranen, has no plans to stop updating it : "When I accomplish one feature, I always have two more waiting" The update will bring " fundamental new clothcrafting features " to UnReal World This isn't just some simple outfits being added: " the most complex garments [take] days and days to craft " That last bullet is important. Materials for garments are expensive: one of the screenshots in the patch notes shows a woman, Heta, bartering for nine feet of linen cloth with another characher. She is offering up a hunting bow, 5 arrows, and a handaxe, and the seller still isn't willing to close the deal.

(Image credit: Enormous Elk) "Heta is haggling over the price of 9 feet of linen cloth. That's just the length required for making an undershirt," the developer says . "Oh how light, soft and cosy undershirt it would make, but there is really a price to pay for that."

Yeah, this isn't a survival game where you quickly grab some plant fiber or animal skins and sprint to a crafting bench to instantly bang yourself out new set of pantaloons. It's gonna cost a lot and take quite a bit of time to make your clothing.

"I've already become quite fond of having the characters spend their evenings or short winter days crafting a whole new set of things, developing their clothcrafting skills, and enjoying the satisfaction of making good-quality garments for themselves," the dev says.