Today we're releasing a hotfix patch addressing some minor issues that were introduced in yesterday's update.
Gameplay changes:
Farmhands can now be paid in advance, up to 4 times.
Bugfixes:
Should have fixed the lights staying on/off at wrong times.
Fixed goats' bottle milks being shown even when not ready to harvest.
Fixed floating donkeys.
Fixed wrong value displayed for medals in the recycle dialog if you had more than 1 farmhand.
Update #40 - New content and farmhand improvements!
Hi!
Today's update brings a number of new items and some changes and improvements to farmhands, following community requests:
Today's Farm showcase: My best friend by papillon96
New items:
3 New avatar faces
New trees: Yuzu tree and Tangerine tree
New fish: Clam, Oyster and Mussel
Improvements:
Improved rendering method for animals, it should improve performance when many of them are visible on screen.
A farmhand character is now shown on the Farmhand building preview
Buildings that have reached its placement limit (such as houses, points of interest, etc) will be shown as unavailable in the Shop.
Buildings can now be sorted by availability. Utility buildings (fuel stations, points of interest) will be shown first, and more expensive buildings will be also shown first.
Reduced controller vibration while moving with the tractor.
Farmhands will now have a small icon on the map.
Gameplay changes:
Farmhands: Now only online time is counted towards their contract length.
Farmhands: Upkeep price changed to 2 tickets every 2 hours.
Farmhands: Reduced farmhand price increase after the first one placed. The difference in medals will be refunded upon loading the farm.
Farmhands will now work a little faster (less delay between tasks).
Bugfixes:
Fixed shop window not opening in the plants category when interacting with plowed land.
Fixed "Controller Disconnected" window text having a wrong layout.
Fixed Avatar default hair color (was grey, should have been brown).
Should have fixed problem with trees sometimes being rendered with the "see-through" in the shop preview.
Fixed "[unknown]" username for non-friends on the Guestbook list. Note that people that signed prior to this update can still be shown this way until you reopen the window again.
Update #39 - Hotfix update
Hi!
Today we're releasing an update addressing some of the issues found in yesterday's one.
Gameplay changes:
Farmhands can now harvest from honeycombs.
Increased Farmhands range by 1 (which means a 40% working area increase).
Bugfixes:
Fixed farmhands not always harvesting Ponds.
Fixed farmhands not initializing properly when no save was present.
Fixed some minor farmhands networking issues.
Fixed the "New" icon being shown on locked items.
Fixed error when opening the Guestbook for the first time.
Update #38 - Farmhands & Guestbooks!
Hi!
Is your farm getting too big to handle it all by yourself? Don't worry, farmhands come to the rescue!
Farmhands will take care of most items within their range, for a price of course.
We're also adding the Guestbook, a Decoration where visiting players can sign and leave a message for others to see.
Today's Farm Showcase: Just around the Riverbend by PepperMinty
With this update, we're entering the final phase of development and heading towards the full release. We will soon increase game price, and we're currently working on a "Supporters Pack" that will be given for free to people that helped development during Early Access, so now it's a good time to get the game!
New features:
Farmhands, workers that will take care of tiles around them for a daily payment. You can customize their body in the Customize section (other features will be randomized).
Guestbook, where visitors can sign and leave messages.
New items:
3 new Tractor Antennae
New hair: Messy
Improvements:
Done a number of improvements that should speed up farm loading.
There's now a "Skip tutorial" button in the pause menu.
Event items now are labeled as such in the shop/customization window.
Bugfixes:
Fixed a rock image missing in the map preview.
Update #37 - Jumping tractors!
Hi!
Today's update brings new quality of life changes, such as being able to jump over fences with tractors, as well as new content (Bathrooms for the house), as well as some minor bugfixes.
Today's Farm Showcase: "The Spa is now open!" by Pony Slaystation
Honorable Mention: "A quick gallery of my new farm" by tiny toe
New items:
3 New tractor Antennas (Horseshoe, Venus, Duck)
Bath furniture for the house
Squirrel and Panda backpacks
2 new Suit clothing
2 new pendants (Butterfly & Bat)
New female hair style
Improvements:
The character doesn't need to recover its speed after jumping a fence (so overall you'll walk faster over fences).
You can now jump fences while on the tractor
You can now unpause the game by pressing the Start button on the gamepad.
Bugfixes:
Fixed Pet particle issues when they teleport
Fixed camera rotation issues with the game paused.
Update #36 - Hotfix update
Hi!
Today we're releasing another hotfix update, again addressing some bugs that weren't completely fixed yesterday.
Improvements:
Reduced CPU/GPU usage of animals a bit. Should improve framerate when in crowded areas.
Bugfixes:
Fixed Shop window not properly updating current money values.
Update #35 - Hotfix update
Hi!
Today we're releasing a fix addressing a number of issues introduced in recent updates.
Bugfixes:
Fixed Yellow tomato not being yellow.
Fixed Shop UI not being managed properly, causing possible performance degradation and memory leaks.
Fixed some errors related with the Shop UI.
Fixed an error that could cause some issues when playing online.
Update #34 - More customization!
Hi!
Today's update features new customization options, such as the Business Suit or a new Tractor, the Buggy. Check them out!
We also wanted to thank you for voting on the farmhands poll. Now that it's clear that you prefer to have human looking helpers (67% to 33%), we can move forward.
Today's Farm showcase: "for all of you guys" by SoňaMoonlight
Honorable mention: Perfect Day by FoxNamedFrost
New features:
"Recent Visitors" and "Custom Permissions" sections have been added to Farm Settings in the pause menu (only visible if someone did join your farm, or if you assigned custom permissions to someone), so you can favorite/change permissions/ban after a player has left.
Added Vietnamese language. Kudos to Nguyễn Thành Đạt for the translation (this was actually added in past week's update, but we forgot to mention it).
New items:
4 New 2x1 Paintings for the house
New clothing: Business Suit
New Tractor: Buggie
2 New animal backpacks
New earrings: Dolphin earrings
Improvements:
Improved Shop window performance, now it should open more smoothly.
