Dinkum
Hot Fix 0.8.3
This bug was caused by an error on my end due to an implementation of a localisation tool.
I am sorry to anyone who has experienced problems saving over the past 2 days. I hope that this update lets you return to your regular Dinkum-ing.
Thanks,
James
New Dinkum Art and Winter Sale Discount
I am absolutely thrilled to unveil the brand-new Dinkum artwork. Bonza! I thought that it was time to give Dinkum’s artwork a bit of a refresh, a new coat of paint you might even say. We spoke to the very talented Natalia if she could make Dinkum’s art sparkle. And this is what she came up with. Personally, I love it! What about you?
Dinkum is also part of the Steam Winter Sale, and as of right now it has a wintery-cool 30% discount – the first time ever too. If you haven't joined the Dinkum community, now's your golden opportunity. Join the crew and spend the holidays having a great time on your, or your friend’s, Dinkum island.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062520/Dinkum/
Thank you everyone for playing Dinkum this year! I hope you’ve all enjoyed the updates, and I can’t wait to share the progress of the next update with you all in the new year!
Have a good one,
James
The Festive Season is back in Dinkum!
G’day mate,
I don’t know if you’ve noticed it, but a special feeling is in the air. People are more relaxed, the animals are more cheerful, and even John is sharing a funny joke or two, ha ha ha! The Holidays are coming to Dinkum Island, meaning the Festive season is upon us!
Everything’s ready for a Festive dinner. Benny, stay away from the presents!
Our old friend Nick who paid us a visit last year is back again. He says that he loves the beach a lot, as it’s really cold where he’s originally from. You’ll find him relaxing on the beach if it’s a sunny morning, so look for him. You never know what interesting things he might have with him this time. Also, there’s been some strange things falling out of the sky recently. If you want more details, please check the bulletin board. I wonder what they can be…
Our old good mate Nick is back in Dinkum too!
There have also been reports of some strange white Jackaroo’s running around. It’s almost as if they are lost. Maybe you could catch them and take them to an Animal Drop Off Point?
That’s it from me for today, but before I leave, I just want to wish you a happy holiday break, no matter where you are. Thank you so much for spending time with me and everyone else on the Dinkum Island this year. I hope we will spend even more time as the holiday season is upon us.
Have a happy and relaxing Holidays!
Take good care of yourself and Happy Holidays! And if you want to know all the Festive event-related additions, check the changelog below.
Fletch - Head of Island Exploration
Changelog
- Coconuts can now be placed in Billy Cans.
- Prawns can now be cooked.
- Added some new furniture.
- The Festive Visitor can craft some new items to decorate your island.
- The mysterious Present bags you can find on your bulletin board in December contain some new items.
- Fixed a bug that caused fallen satellites to “stick” to vehicles.
- Fixed a bug that would let satellites be pushed around preventing completion of investigation quests.
- The beach ball now floats in water.
- Other minor bug fixes and animation fixes.
Read more details about last year's Festive update right HERE.
PS. For all those who are busy during the Holiday season, don’t worry. You can access this seasonal event whenever you want. Just set your system clock to December and launch Dinkum.
Hotfix 0.8.2
- Coconuts can now be placed in Billy Cans
- Prawns can now be cooked
- Added some new furniture
- Fixed a bug that caused fallen satellites to “stick” to vehicles
- Fixed a bug that would let satellites be pushed around preventing completion of investigation quests
- The beach ball now floats in water
- Fixed a bug that would occasionally prevent saving
- Other minor bug fixes and animation fixes
Hotfix 0.8.1 - A message about save files
Since releasing Dinkum I have paid as much care as possible to keeping player’s saves throughout the entire Early Access period. This always has been and continues to be very important to me.
For the Summer Sun Update we made a lot of changes to the internal of Dinkum, including writing a new save system. The old system was very bloated - it had far too many separate files and often caused problems with Steam Cloud syncs. The new system is much smaller, taking the file amount down from around 60 files to just 3.
The Summer Sun update was tested publicly for over three weeks, this was in part due to my concerns with the new save system. Over those 3 weeks, a lot of bugs were reported, but no issues were found relating to players using the new save system.
However, since the public release, some rare cases of save file corruption have been reported. For anyone that has experienced this I would like to sincerely apologize. I know how much some player’s islands mean to them and I can not express my regret enough.
I have been working tirelessly on improving the new save system and I’ve included these changes in this hotfix. I am hopeful that these changes will mitigate any further problems.
Once again, I apologize if your save was affected by these changes.
I hope this hotfix prevents these kinds of problems in future.
Thank you everyone for your understanding and patience,
James
Patch notes:
- Fixed a problem that prevented some games from saving and loading correctly
- Fixed a problem that prevented save slots from appearing correctly
- Decreased save and load time
- Increased probability of rain for some seasons
- Fixed the Festive Roo Plush changing to regular Roo Plush when picked up
- Festive Roo Plush will no longer appear in shops and is no longer orderable
The Summer Sun Major Update is Here!
The sun is beaming strong on Dinkum island, which means that we’re approaching the summer season! Slip on some summer clothing, slop some sunscreen, slap on a hat to protect you from the heat, and download the latest Dinkum update - it's going to be hot! So let’s see what awaits you on your island.
First up, get ready to pack your bags and head over to the brand-new AeroTours Airport! When you're in need of a soul-soothing vacation or an exciting new journey, there's no better place to go. It’s your gateway to a whole new place to discover. Hop aboard the Airship for an off-island adventure every Sunday, departing from the Airport. Just strike up a conversation with Nancy, secure your Boarding Pass, and off you go. Who knows what you'll stumble upon there? You might even find some buried treasure!
New Dinkum Airport is now available to build. Talk to Fletch and get your new deed.
Talk to Nancy and prepare yourself for take-off. The weather is perfect, so expect a smooth flight.
Now, what's summer without a blissful day at the beach, am I right? It'd be a bit of a missed opportunity, I'd say. Now you can savour the fantastic beach weather even more. With this update, you will get over 100 new items, some of which can make your seaside moments even more delightful. Beach days just got a whole lot better and more fun.
Summer is tailor-made for beach parties.
But there's more. Can you ever have too many vehicles? I certainly don't think so, especially when they can take you soaring through the skies. In this Summer Sun update, you will get a new vehicle: the Hot Air Balloon. Just make sure you have the right licence and hop aboard. It's spacious enough to bring all your friends along for the ride too. What a nice way to travel through the skies looking down on your Dinkum island.
And if you happen to have some spare paint lying around, you can give that Hot Air Balloon a colourful makeover as well.
For all you fishing enthusiasts out there, there’s something special in store for you too. Get ready for the new Summer and Winter Fishing Competitions. Dust off your trusty fishing rod and start practising, because the angler who reels in the most fish will claim the top spot. And who knows what the prize might be…
Also, a little heads up. Get ready to stay one step ahead of the weather, regardless of the season you find yourself in. With this latest update, we’ve introduced a dynamic weather system that brings day-to-day weather changes to your adventures. Oh, and remember to seek shelter from that scorching summer sun! The Heatwave, a new weather event will show just how hot Dinkum Island can get now.
With the Summer Sun update, you will also get a new fruit, a tasty new crop, a new weapon, stylish furniture, trendy clothing, and lots, lots more. Dive into the game and explore all these fantastic additions right away. I’ve also increased the number of players that can now play to six, so if you have a couple more friends who want to explore your Dinkum island together, now you can. And if you're craving more details, check the changelog below.
And finally, now that the Summer Sun update is out, I’ll be slowly getting ready for the final 1.0 Dinkum release. Don’t worry though, as I have a lot more ideas for new content for you before the big final release. I’ll tell you all about it soon, but in the meantime, enjoy the new update. And as always, tell me what you think of it too. I love hearing all the feedback from you all.
Speak to you soon!
- James
Changelog:
New additions:
- Added a new deed: Airport Deed
- Catch an Airship to an off island reef on Sundays from the Airport
- Compete with your friends in the Fishing Comp held in Summer and Winter
- Added a new vehicle
- The Player House has an additional upgrade
- Added a new weather system that allows the weather to change throughout a day
- A new weather event: Heatwave
- Franklyn has a new invention to help charge power tools faster
- Added a new Alpha Animal
- Added a new weapon
- Added a new fruit
- Added a new crop
- There is a way to make crops grow all year
- There is a way to grow giant trees
- Increased multiplayer limit to 6 players
- There is now proximity chat in game, so you can chat with your mates in multiplayer
- Proximity chat can be turned off for the server by the host in settings
- There is now an optional PvP setting found in chat window near emotes
- Added over 100 new items, including new craftables, furniture, clothing and other secrets
- Updated the visuals for some objects and spaces
Changes:
- Carried items now have collisions with each other.
- Carried items can be thrown depending on the speed of the character
- Raised the height of the underground mine roof
- Utes now have item storage available in the tray
- Improved aiming controls and camera
- Map icons are now shared between all players in a multiplayer session
- Any number and any type of map icon can now be toggled to be highlighted by any player in a multiplayer session
- Improved performance of the host when sharing chunks with visitors
- Placing object preview arrow is more clear
- Silos have a new fill method
- Adjusted the prices of some fish
Bug Fixes:
- Flower beds no longer show doubles in multiplayer
- Silos next to each other will no longer fill feeders twice
- The machine manual will now show all items that can go into the food modeller
- Fixed a bug that caused players to glitch in and out of doorways very quickly
- Fixed a bug for objects preview in placement mode
- Can remove map icons below player position cursor marker
- Can highlight map icons below player position cursor marker
- Fixed that the wind direction was limited to certain angles (is full 360 now)
- Fixed a bug with weather not being triggered on certain days of the year when it should have
- Fixed a memory leak that would occur when returning to menu
- Camera can no longer rotate below ground level inside buildings
- Fixed cases where next arrow bounce showed prematurely in conversations
- Fixed a case where next arrow bounce didn't show at the end of a conversation line when it should have
- Can now remove player placed map icons without having to remove highlight first
- Player placed map icons are now saved so they carry over each time you visit the mine the same day, and they will display correctly for players joining the game
Dinkum’s Jackaroo Youtooz plushie is now available to order
I’m happy to say that once again I’ve partnered up with the great people at Youtooz. And this time around, they designed this amazing Jackaroo Plush! It even has a little pouch you can put your stuff in. If you would love to have one of these Jackaroos, then don’t wait too long. Pre-orders are now on and will be available for 11 more days only. So make sure you pre-order before they are gone.
Pre-order your Youtooz Jackaroo Plushie right HERE!
I hope you will like it as much as I do. As always, have a good one, and speak to you soon.
James
PS. I know you've all been waiting for the Summer Sun update. We are nearly there! I’ll have more news for you soon.
A tease of what's coming to Dinkum Island
I know you’ve all been waiting patiently for the Summer Sun update. I want to make sure this update is the best it can be. So once again, I’m going to regretfully ask you to wait just a little bit longer.
There have been some exciting things happening behind the scenes that I can’t share just yet. Things that I know will make a big difference in Dinkum’s future, and some other things that need to be done if Dinkum is ever going to leave early access.
So yeah, there has been a lot of work being done to Dinkum’s core. This work makes it much easier to change or add things to Dinkum, but in the end, a lot of these changes won’t be visible to players.
That being said, I want the Summer Sun Update to have a bunch of new things that really extend Dinkum’s endgame experience.
So why don’t I give you a little sneak peek of two features I think are really cool?
The first thing I want to show: Dinkum now has dynamic weather patterns that can change throughout the day. This means the sky might be clear during the day, but it might rain at night time.
You’d be surprised how much this adds to Dinkum, not only does it make the world feel more alive, it also adds some interesting choices for players to consider. For example, a player might want to check if it’s going to rain later in the day before they water their crops.
This new weather system is much more powerful than the old version. So it will be easy to expand on and add new weather events in the future.
Now this is something I’m really excited to show off. There is a new building to construct on your island.
For now, I’m just calling it the “Airport”. This is an endgame building, so you’re going to have to meet certain conditions to build one on your island.
Once your Airport is built, every now and again you’ll be able to catch an Airship off your island for the day. These little excursions will be similar to a mine trip, but a lot more breezy. You might find some new treasures and new materials to craft with.
Hmmm… looks like there is a lot of water though? I wonder what other kinds of things you’ll be doing on your trip off the island? I hope you can wait just a little bit longer to find out for yourself.
Speak to you soon,
James
Dinkum is now 20% OFF and part of some great gaming festivals!
Exciting news everyone! I'm thrilled to share that Dinkum is now a part of the Wholesome Games Event! If you're in the mood for some relaxing gaming, this is your golden opportunity. And hey, there's more to grin about – you can snag Dinkum with a fantastic 20% discount!
But hold onto your keyboards, because that's not where the fun ends. Dinkum is also strutting its stuff at the Tiny Teams Steam Event. Double the events, double the fun!
So dive into these incredible events that celebrate fantastic games from great independent developers. And if you've got your eyes set on getting Dinkum at a steal, now is the time to make it happen.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062520/Dinkum/
Dinkum Pleeps are coming to real life!
Since Dinkum was released one year ago, I've had a lot of requests for Dinkum Merch and today we've finally got some!
Youtooz has made this adorable Pleep Plush. It's so cute and I couldn't be happier to have it be Dinkum's first official merch.
Pre-orders are open now and are running for a limited time, so make sure you preorder soon if you want one.
Pre-order the Dinkum Pleep Plush HERE
In other news, I'm still working hard on the next major update for Dinkum. There are some new features I'm excited to show off very soon and I hope you don't mind waiting a little bit longer until they are ready.
Thank you to everyone who has played my little game in the past year. You've all made my dream of being a game developer a reality!
Speak to you soon,
James