Heavenly Acres is now on SALE! 20% OFF! For a week!
Heavenly Acres is on SALE!
Now is the best time to pick it up as it is the cheapest it has ever been!
20% off for a week!
This is also Heavenly Acres one month Anniversary Sale
Many things have changed since it released including. - World Transformer to change through different overworld themes.. - Expanded Tutorial System. - Keyboard and Gamepad Configurations. - In-game Informational Help menu. - Adjustable run speed. - Achievement rewards. - And more!
Now is the perfect time to consider getting Heavenly Acres! Still unsure? Download the demo and find out if you like it!
The Demo is about 3 weeks back on patches so it does NOT include: - World Transformer - Expanded Tutorial System - Achievement rewards
Thank you all for your continued interest in the game and feel free to contact me (Stapleton) with any questions or concerns! - Stapleton
Expanded on the Tutorial System! More QoL changes!
Hey YO everyone! Stapleton here.
Expanded Tutorial System!
Latest patch adds an expanded tutorial system in the form of POPUP tips about certain things in the game when you interact with said things! - If you are like me and like to bypass tutorials, fear not! Simply turning off the tutorial in Menu::System Options::General tab will seize all tutorial popups! - To manually pop these up for more information, go to the Informational Tab in the System Options! - These prompts give at MOST 5 descriptive values about the mechanic or system at hand.
QoL changes
A swath number of QoL changes in this patch including: - Utilizing Farm Inventory WHILE crafting! - Disabled monster invasion and insect swarm to new characters less than 5 days old. - 2 Recipes are now rewarded to you per achievement completed! - Current Renown and Karma is listed in the Player tab in the Main Menu! - Grass tile can now remove TILLED land! - Crops are better checked for if they are watered when zoning in! - Speed at which one crafts in crafting is sped up by 4X! FOUR TIMES FASTER!
And of course a number of technical issues have been addressed. - Fishfest incidentally saying Day of Resurrection! and not rewarding you. - A storage bug. - Story quest sometimes vanished. - and a # of other issues.
Thank you guys for your continued interest! - Stapleton
NEW World Transformer! Farm Decoration Competition ends Aug 27th!
NEW World Transformer!
A new piece of functional furniture for everyone to craft called a World Transformer!
Okay? What does it do?
- Transforms the overworld to a new theme! - Purely Cosmetic. Does not change the functionality of the world AT ALL! - Each element is unlocked by defeating it's respective dungeons! - The World Transformer will be available to craft for EVERYONE! - You can change the world however often you wish! It just takes an hour of in-game time away!
Well let's see some pictures of it!
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Fire
Farm Screenshot Competition going on!
This competition ends August 27th!
- To enter: Take a screenshot of your farm and share it with us! - Reward is a $30 STEAM gift card!
Winners will be announced August 27th EST!
Misfit patch is coming along smoothly! Ironing out quite a bit and still adding in content AS WE SPEAK! Hope you all are enjoying Heavenly Acres and if you need anything LET ME KNOW!
- Stapleton!
QoL patch! Pre-patch to Misfits Upgrade!
This patch has core functions needed to build v1.10
Many QoL changes in this patch as well - Event jittering visual glitch has been fixed. - A visual glitch caused by rain resulting in large water bubbles on screen has been fixed. - Crops now visually blink blue when you successfully water them. - Hi-resource items (Perfectly Cut Logs... Etc) has been added to regular harvesting with a 1% higher chance to get them with each level in your respective profession (botany, mining) - 2 Achievements have been redesigned. The old ones were too difficult to get as they were dependent on a certain end to the story chapter. Now you will get the same achievement no matter which ending you get. - Renown has been re-balanced for Misfit bounties. - Sovereign has been balanced more. - A couple bug fixes thanks to the help of some patient players! Thank you! - Also balanced the Build Energy in professions!
What the heck is next, Stapleton??
I will tell ya what is next. Misfits. Misfits. Misfits. What is planned... - Manage a tavern: Hire Misfits to help run the tavern for you. Stock up on beer and other beverages! Misfits perform better the more relationship you have with them! - Manage a Training Facility: Hire Misfits to take on "Missions" with your monsters that you do not have in your current setup! This brings back rewards AND levels up your monsters. The level they reach CANNOT surpass the highest level monster you own. - More misfit backstories, dialog, and quests. Going to be adding a couple quests for EACH misfit.
Have any more suggestions you'd like to see me consider! Feel free to shoot some at me! I am going to keep it rather tangible as i've wanted to dish out content patches at MOST once a month. Thank you!
- Stapleton!
Demo has launched! Check it out!
Heavenly Acres Demo has just launched!
Now you can try it risk-free!
Demo limitations include: - Only have access to 4 overworld maps (full version has 20+); - 20 crops maximum (full version is unlimited); - 5 buildings maximum (full version is unlimited); - 6 monsters owned maximum (full version is 200); - 20 crops at a time maximum (full version is unlimited); - Cannot go past friendship status with misfits (full version includes marriage); - Demo ends at the end of Day 5 Summer (full version is unlimited); - Access to one dungeon and two caves (full version has 9 dungeons and 10 caves) - 10% of the story - Castle is not in the demo - Access to one festival - Limited access to all the characters due to only having 4 overworld maps
This demo will give you the feel of all the mechanics to see how they run before pulling the trigger! I felt like this was the MOST important part of the game for most people. To see how it feels, runs, and the basics of the game.
The content that lays in the game is built upon those mechanics!
Thank you for the interest and as always if you have questions, concerns, or whatever slap me upside the face to get my attention! I don't bite!
- Stapleton
Gamepad Configuration is in! Demo soon to come!
Gamepad Configuration:
Controls are completely customizable through keyboard and gamepad! Hope it helps! And thank you for the feedback!
Demo is in the review process!
- Demo will limit certain aspects of the game, but should still offer an experience that allows players to feel all the mechanics before pulling the trigger! - This review process should only take a couple of days from STEAM's end. - Looking forward to getting it up!
Whats next??
- Balancing the Imperial Legion! - Due to the most recent poll, Misfits are receiving a content expansion! This expansion will begin once all the priorities have been taken care of!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stapleton via Steam, Discord, or wherever! - Thanks!
Keyboard Configuration is IN! Winner of the POLL!
Keyboard configuration is IN!
It can be accessed by clicking the Keyboard Icon on the HUD in game or within your Menu :: System Options :: General. Hopefully it gives you guys more freedom to do what you want, how you want! Next on the agenda is Gamepad Configuration. I suspect this will not take me as long as the Keyboard configuration as I can use a lot of it's core coding to make it happen! - Also nerfed the monster levels a wee bit! Should be good this time!! - Among other small tweaks were implemented.
PLEASE let me know if you guys have any feedback or whatever!
Winner of the CONTENT POLL is.......
2. Misfits & Misfit Relationships! With Upgrading the farm a CLOSE second!
This content patch will begin development once all the issues are worked out and it is running as smooth as possible. The scope of each patch is around a 1-2 week development time! I will announce when I begin working on these content patches.
Anyway THANK YOU to everyone who cast a vote and whom are playing Heavenly Acres. I appreciate the feedback and I hope to make it more enjoyable for everyone!
Thanks! - Stapleton
POLL: Where should Heavenly Acres go from here?
Poll at the bottom! Your feedback is much appreciated! Hey guys! Today marks the ONE WEEK ANNIVERSARY of Heavenly Acres launch. News as of now! In as of this patch: - A new movement speed is added! Check General Options to change it. - Ye can remove crops with your hoe tool! - Ye can move & remove buildings now! - Limited the creation of buildings (including campfires) to non-cave, non-dungeon areas. Stock up before you go Cave Delving! - Balanced monster level a bit more! (It will be a little harder) (I am gauging this closely); - Animals are a little easier to find. (I am again gauging this closely); - And a few other small tweaks.
In the works!: - Keyboard & Gamepad Configuration is in the works and is 50% complete. - Tweak the collision a bit to make it less catchy on cliff and other things. - Misc tweaking of small things.
Okay now...... POLL TIME! What would you like the next big content patch to be? 1. Upgrade the story! 2. Upgrade misfit relationships and such! 3. Improve the farm! We want pets for our main farm! 4. Add more monster challenges and increase the level cap! 5. Add more ways to steal and get into trouble! Upgrade the Legion!! 6. Upgrade the town!
Vote for one or more selections ANYWHERE I can see it. Ping me, punch me, or whatever you have to do to get my attention. But honestly, best to vote here. Lol.
Anyway, thanks again for a great launch week and I look forward to the future!
- Stapleton!
Informational Menu is LIVE along with some other tweaks!
The Informational Menu can be found in System Options of the menu. CLICK on Help to enter into it. There will be many many pages of information with visuals such as all your crops you can farm, animals, and so fourth. Also included is a glossary. This will be expanded upon in the future. Do not feel obligated to read all of this or try to memorize it all. You can go back to the menu whenever you like at all times of the day! Let me know what you all think of it and if you think more needs to be added!
NEXT up is Keyboard and Gamepad configuration! Take care!
Thank you! - Stapleton
Technical fixes in preparation for the Informational Help menu!
A series of small technical fixes I wanted to address before the update of the Informational menu! This menu should be coming within a few hours. Thank you!
