Hi everyone! We’re back with some developer updates - I’m sure you all will be just as excited as we are about them!
We've added Noodling and Mining to the game! 😀
For those of you who don’t know what noodling is, noodling is a type of fishing where you use your arm as the fishing lure to catch fish. When the meter turns green, if you hit the button then you will get a fish 🐟 (Insert your Animal Crossing flashbacks here…😂)
Yay, noodling! 😀 We’re excited to hear what you think.
We’ve added some really cool minerals for mining, too! Here’s some of our concept art. You can see all of the different rocks you can mine for different minerals. Gotta collect them all 😉 Which one’s your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
One of our Critter Devs will be attending the Game Developers Conference this year! If you see them, don’t forget to say hello 🙋
Don’t forget - if you’d like to snag a plush or some merch, make sure to follow our plush and merch Kickstarter - they’re coming SoonTM! Click here to be notified when it launches!
Our giveaway for a Pumpkitty plush is still live - you can enter the giveaway by clicking here!
Thank you everyone so much for your continued support. If you want to join our community, feel free to pop by our Discord, follow us on Twitter or TikTok. We can’t wait to see you!
That's all for now! Talk to you again soon.
-SkyReach Studio Team 🧡
✨December Update AND Pumpkitty Plush Giveaway!✨
🎁December Dev Update
Happy December! Can you believe we're so close to the new year? Where has the time gone!? We have a list of updates on the game's development, check it out:
Current new/completed baseline functionality includes (fully functional means base functionality and save/load capability where applicable) - Fully functional critter compendium - Fully functional Pixie perfect and world customization - Fully functional ability to fix houses, make friends and invite friends to live in towns - Fully functional ability to add items to plots for plants with special conditions - Critters now have a direct effect on vitality and mana - Friend specific cutscenes play when you sleep after inviting a friend to stay in the town - Ability to chat with and give gifts to NPCs to gain Friendlees rank XP - Deploy and save/load from switch
Plushie Kickstarter Launch Date
The Plushie Kickstarter launches on February 1st, 2023! To Celebrate, we are having another giveaway for a Pumpkitty Plushie (no purchase necessary, US and Canada only).
Super short update this month, but still great movement on the game.
Right now we are more than halfway through content development for the game! That means more than half the biomes, characters, and main questline are in game and ready for polishing. We can't share much about it (there needs to be some surprises left😉) but we promise we're working extra hard to make everything as special as possible.
Console development is also in full swing and we can't wait to share more about that in future updates! 😁
Merch!?
Keep an eye out for an announcement in the next coming weeks about merch... It's a bit of a surprise, but We'll give you a hint. They're soft, cuddly, and huggable. 🥰 To be the first to know about updates about merch and exclusive CC content, subscribe to our newsletter here: Critter Crops Newsletter
That's all for now!
-SkyReach Studio Team 🧡
BETA VERSION VB.1.4.4 IS LIVE!
Final patch before the end of the open Beta!
Thank you all for playing. We look forward to sharing more along the way! 😁
The demo will be coming down on the 7th so please share with your friends and play while you can!
SkyReqch Team 🧡
Beta Update Incoming!
Happy November all!
We're starting the month off with a patch. Check out the updates below.
Remember, the beta demo is only up until November 7th. So play while you can. Thanks so much for your support. ːsteamhappyː
-SkyReach Studio Team🧡
🎃 Steam ScreamFest 👻
Critter Crops is taking part in this year's Steam ScreamFest!
The Beta demo will close on November 7th. 😃 Bug reporting is being taken in our discord, so if you see any bugs in your farm, be sure to let us know. 👀 You help make our game the best it can be!
Major updates including patch notes can be found in the discord, but here's a little snap shot of those for convenience sake.
Pumpkin Carving Contest! 🎃
Pumpkin Carving contest submissions will continue in the discord until Halloween! We will announce the winners of the contest that evening. Prizes include exclusive stickers and discord role.
Thank you all so much for your continued support. 🧡
Critter Crops Demo Update!
Hey everyone! We're excited to bring you all a big update to our demo! Our amazing kickstarter backers have been testing it out and helped us fix/update a number of things that we're excited to bring to you all today as part of the Steam ScreamFest event!🧡 We hope you all enjoy the demo! Thank you for your continued support. If you want to join our community, feel free to pop by our Discord, follow us on Twitter or TikTok. We can't wait to see you! Now onto the patch notes:
Critter Crops Patch Notes (V.B.1.4)
Fixed a bug that caused some shop keepers to hold ghould values when the player leaves their shop without purchasing items with an active quantity greater than 1
Added dialogue images for Dot and Goyle
Fixed an error that did not allow you to sell critters that were taken out of the critter barn
Fixed bug where a random critter sprite displayed and then transitioned to the proper one when harvesting critters.
Fixed duplication error in the critter barn.
Shortened day cycle stages from 600 seconds to 150 seconds per cycle.
Cut critter cook times in half (Cook times encompass growth and drying out)
Handled an issue where critters that were put in the barn changed into other critters after harvest a critter.
Added day/night cycle state to the save datadd
Complete global inventory rehaul to support save data for all shop keepers and player inventories, grimoire and learned passive spells.
ScreamFest Demo!
Beta Release
From October 15th - November 5th Beta 1 will be LIVE for backers and streamers. Starting October 23rd the Beta will be PUBLIC for all to enjoy until November 5th. Download the demo here when it launches!
New things in this demo
🧹 Fly through Mur Mur Town on your witch's broom, Bromie! 🧛♂️ Chat with and befriend the spooky residents of the island. Drak the vampire, Zeke the Zombie, and many more! 🐈⬛ The Critter barn is now available! Keep your favorite Halloween themed critters in the barn instead of selling them to Banshee! 🌕 Brand new cloud watering system. Summon water to grow your critters. 🎃 Brand new spooky soundtrack and audio effects bring the Halloween themed Mutter Island to life.
2nd Annual Critter Crops Pumpkin Carving Contest!
October 1st - 31st marks the second annual pumpkin carving contest! This year’s winners will receive exclusive sticker designs as well as the exclusive discord role “Banshee’s Apprentice” For a full list of rules and prizes, please check the pumpkin carving contest channel in our discord!
That's all for now! Have a happy ScreamFest! 🎃
-🧡 Team SkyReach
🧡 Dev Streams Start Tonight! 🧡
A Few Announcements...
🧡 Dev Streams on Twitch
We're excited to announce that we will be starting dev streams tonight, Monday, September 26th at 8pm CST! Come hang out with dev on our Twitch channel while she does... Dev things? 😁 SkyReach Studio Twitch
🎃 Monthly Newsletters
Starting October 1st we will be sending out monthly dev newsletters to include development updates, fun announcements, and something we like to call the "Critter's Almanac". We'll also be announcing our second annual Pumpkin Carving contest. So don't miss out! You can sign up for our newsletter here: Critter Crops Newsletter
🍂 Critter Crops Wiki Page
We have a community wiki page! Check it out and add screenshots, bios, walkthroughs, and all the fun stuffs! Critter Crops Wiki
That's all for now! We can't wait to chat with you on stream!
SkyReach Studio Team 🧡
Critter Crops Plushy Campaign!
Hi everyone! We’re back with some developer updates - I’m sure you all will be just as excited as we are about them!
Developer streams are coming soon on Twitch! Be sure to follow our Twitch and come hang out with our team - we'll be honest, developing games can get lonely sometimes. 😅 We’d love to get to know you more and it’ll be a great place to take a peek behind the scenes 😉
Our developers are hard at work on the next biome, enemies, critters, and residents have been added to the build. You can take a sneak peek during our developer streams. We’re super excited to show you everything we’ve been working on!
In other news…
Look at how adorable these are! Our plush and merch prototypes are ready to go! If you’d like to snag one, make sure to follow our plush and merch Kickstarter - they’re coming SoonTM!
Thank you everyone so much for your continued support. If you want to join our community, feel free to pop by our Discord, follow us on Twitter or TikTok. We can’t wait to see you!
