First off Thank You from the Devs of this little project; Dan, Kristina, and Thiago for all your wonderful support as we make Garden Paws. Every supportive tweet, review, message is incredible and we thank you dearly as we put our hearts into Garden Paws.
Being a small team of two developers and a composer is definitely a ton of work but we're really proud of how far Garden Paws has come in the last few months and are excited for 2019! To start it off we have a huge content update!
What's in this update:
Full In-Game Controller Support
Sprinklers
Discount Bin
Museum and Collections
The Inn-terior for the Inn and Museum
New Items:
Compost Bin and a fertilizer recipe change
Furnace
Large Stone and Wood Storage Sheds
8 (16 slot) "decorative" chests
Marble Display Cases, Anvil, New Wings, Pumpkin Planter, 13 new crops
And lots, lots more. (Read more below..)
Controller Support
Implementing the full controller support has been a huge priority for us and we're glad to say it's fully implemented in-game. The main menu is the only area it's not 100% in yet, and Dan will be working on this over the next couple days.
Sprinklers
We heard the community and have added sprinklers. They come in 3 tiers, Copper, Silver and Gold. The blueprint is not available at the start of the game but will be unlocked as you play, if you'd like some spoilers we suggest you join our wonderful community over on discord by following this link: https://discord.gg/QXseXfR
Discount Bin
We've heard you might want to get rid of all those insects and other items quickly and at a discount. With that, we've added the Discount Bin! Any items you place in the discount bin will sell for half price at the end of the day, this item is upgradeable with Frank.
Museum and Collections
The first stages of the Museum has been added, with 15 collections to fulfill and more to come later. Once you complete a collection you'll be rewarded with new items and possibly even some information on how to tame a furry friend.
The Inn
Sadie's rustic inn has been built, with your help of course. The Inn brings along some new quests and soon a new shop where you'll be able to purchase your favourite beverages and Sadie's famous grilled fish!
Compost Bin
The fertilizer can now be crafted in the Compost Bin, and with a new recipe. It now takes 5 poop and only 1 wheat to make 5 fertilizer overnight. Fertilizer takes 0 stamina to use, and has a 25% chance to yield a seed when harvesting.
New Items
Beltran isn't the only Blacksmith in town anymore! Build yourself a Furnace and Anvil to start smelting ores and sand from anywhere. There are also quite a few new quests that will teach you how to make one of the many new storage chests.
This last month we've added even more new items including; Black and Gold Wings, Rainbow Fairy Wings, Pumpkin and Stone Planters, Glass and more. We've also added a lot of new skins including the "Glow" skin set that is available for every current character in 6 colour variations.
Other Notes:
Minor improvements towards the optimization, the February update will be heavily focussed on optimizing the game as well as improving multiplayer.
We've seen a relatively frequent problem arise with connection issues that has usually been resolved by disabling firewalls or switching who hosts the lobby. If you have any problems with multiplayer please contact Dan or Kristina, (the two devs), and we'll be happy to help.
The map has been updated with the new islands, a sound has been added when you take a screenshot with F8, and many more small fixes are in this update.
The Next Update
We will be doing a small patch in a couple days, after that we'll be doing a heavy optimization update. This update will be focused around improving multiplayer and overall performance. As much as we'd like to do another huge content update, we feel this is more important at this stage.
As our only programmer, Dan will be mainly focussing on optimization for February. Kristina, (the other dev), will be working on the Creative Mode and a new shop that will sell all your Landscaping needs. Thiago, (our composer), will be, and has been working on the seasons music as well as compiling the soundtrack for it's release.
We hope you've been enjoying Garden Paws, and again Thank you for all your support! Every positive tweet, review, and comment means the world to us!
If you'd like to see the full patch-notes check the Patchnotes channel in our Discord: https://discord.gg/QXseXfR
More Animals to raise!
More Quests
Charlie needs your help building a Guard Tower for those cold Winter nights! Among this quest line and more we currently have 276 quests to complete in Garden Paws. We are constantly adding more quests and hope to hit 300 very soon.
More Animals!
This latest update we have been working on adding more animals to raise on your farm!
Here are the new animals:
Lamb (mature: Sheep)
Baby Goat (mature: Goat)
Baby Alpaca (mature: Alpaca)
Duckling (mature: Duck)
Mallard Duckling (mature: Mallard Duck)
Each animal can be matured in the barn, or for the ducks, the Duck Pond.
Each animal can also be equipped through your pet slot in your inventory. With all these new items we've added 2 more upgrades for the Barn and Duck Pond so you can increase the capacity from 3 to 6 if you'd like.
New items:
With new animals, come new items! Here's a quick list of what's been added.
Sand and Sand Dollars. Which can be gathered from piles along the beach.
Coal and Marble rocks that can be found in the ruins caves.
Rain isn't going to stop us from having fun! Rainy days are great, you don't have to water your crops!
Multiplayer
We have steadily been improving the performance for multiplayer as well as fixing some bugs, the latest patch should run even smoother.
A quick note, we've noticed that some firewalls protect against people joining you or you joining an online lobby, if you're experiencing this, that could be why. We have also been suggesting switching who hosts the lobby, this has resulted in a more stable game experience.
If you're experiencing problems with multiplayer or any other aspect to the game, we welcome you to join our discord or email us, we'll be happy to help.
Just a dragon looking for some tasty fish, nothing to see here.
Other Notes
You can now name chests and lock them, chests are locked by default in multiplayer.
Sammy now only sells Spring + Summer seeds, with a new seller introduced Fall day 1 that will sell Fall + Winter seeds permanently.
In the last update we added (!) on the Anvil, and a few other places when you interact with them the first time. This will prompt a screen to pop up with helpful tips.
The hot bar scroll direction has been reversed, if you'd like to change it or any other settings you can do so in the main menu under "Controls".
Tips have been added on the loading screen.
Milk stacks have been increased from 10 to 30.
From the Devs
As always we'd like to give a big Thank You to everyone that has supported us so far, with your tweets, reviews, and just sharing the game in general. We plan on one more update before the new year with a small surprise.
What are we working on next?
Dan and Kristina are currently working on adding more content, while squishing any bugs that pop up of course. The next content updates that we have planned, without giving too many spoilers, include a fast travel system, a furnace to smelt ores, and the Museum.
This is just our short term update list, we're also working on the Dungeon, Cooking and more. But, those are a bit further out.
Thiago (our audio dev) has been working on the music for the Seasons, each Fall and Winter will rotate to new soundtrack.
Happy Holidays! Multiplayer updates, more costumes and a special gift!
Happy Holidays!
In today's update we are giving players a special gift for the holidays. If you log into the game between 24th December 2018, 6am PST and 25th December 11:59pm PST you will receive a gift in your in-game mail.
The gift is not an exclusive item and can be obtained in-game outside of this 2 day window as well. All winter items that are being added will permanently stay in the game.
Multiplayer
We have been hard at work updating and testing the multiplayer and we're happy to say that most of the issues have been fixed in the new patch that is about to go live.
We've done over 20 hours of multiplayer testing over the past 2 days with the latest build and had a lot of fun playing with members of the community.
New Costumes
During winter there is now a new shop seller that sells festive costumes, perfect to get in the holiday spirit. 18 new costumes have been added to the game.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for all your support. We are so happy with all the love and kind words directed to us with the steam release, and for all the lovely reviews we have been receiving. We couldn't be happier with how Garden Paws is coming along.
Daniel and I (Kristina), have been incredibly active across all social media platforms during the Steam launch. We have been addressing bugs and issues and are glad to say we already have a patch for some of them, along with some new content.
A bit about us, Daniel and I are partners working on the game with Thiago Adamo who does our audio. Daniel handles all of our programming, most of the artwork and brings his expertise to the game, having multiple releases across multiple platforms. I on the other hand handle the overall design meaning level creation, art, content, quests, etc..
We both do a bit of everything, other than audio, and plan on adding lots more to Garden Paws. We're excited to share the first big update since we launched.
Patchnotes for v0.0.6.7
Had to reset the control definitions in this update.
Major
Bouquets have been added for the seasonal crops.
16+ New quests have been added bringing us over 240 quests in the game.
10 New skins have been added bringing us to over 250 skins in the game..
Added one more default skin to all the animals.
Introduced a new upgrade, the Tree Farm. This will appear in summer.
Basic chest can now be crafted without a workbench from day one.
Steam Cloud sync is now available for the game.
We are working on multiplayer optimization and bug fixes.
Minor
New mail has been added and quests have been altered to make a few things clearer in the game for new players.
Splash's shop should no longer display too many skins at once.
Some prices for the skins in the shop have been reduced.
Solved an issue with the delivery of the quest "Town Orders" that could potentially be affecting other quests as well.
Fixed an issue with the UI displaying incorrectly on Ultra-wide resolutions
Home is now marked in the map
Loading flower now changes colors based on the current season.
Fixed an issue with opening containers or using the home door when about to pass out.
Auto-run no longer stops running when bumping into something.
Chickens now have a rare chance to drop Golden Chicken Eggs.
Star Light no longer rotates to face you.
Fixed an issue with the customers forming a conga-line party near the bridge after leaving the shop
Clicking the Action button with a hammer selected without anything to destroy around you now brings up a notification.
Fixed an issue with Frank's upgrade table not showing certain upgrades until restarting the game.
Tree Farm
We have added the Tree Farm that is a quest/upgrade that will appear in game in Summer Year 1. Without giving too many spoilers this will be a great way, late game, to earn some extra wood with just a bit of an investment into Bruce.
Bouquets
With the new plants showing up around the islands in Fall and Winter we have added the bouquet blueprints for them, along with some more quests with Elizabeth.
More Customization
We have added another 10 skins to Garden Paws, bringing us past 250 obtainable skins!
Thank you!
We want to give a huge thank you for all the support and kind words we've received for Garden Paws. The last 6 months developing this game has been incredible and we're excited for the new chapter for Garden Paws!
Thank you very much for all your feedback and kind words. In this update we added the bird playable character and fixed some of the issues the players found. We'll be implementing the achievements and gamepad support in the next patch.
Patchnotes for v0.0.6.6 December 19th 2018
Major
Bird character introduced
Minor
CPU performance improvements in the picking up/moving items code
Fixed a glitch with alberto's broken glider disappearing when picked
Guests can now purchase upgrades from frank as well.
Twitch Integration is now fixed
Steam Achievements have been implemented
You can now input a custom resolution in the audio/video resolution menu.
Kickstarter Steam Keys have been sent!
The steam keys are out!
Keep an eye on your email, steam keys got sent out to our Kickstarter Backers!
If you have backed the game on Kickstarter, we have sent the Steam keys out that will be able to be activated December 18th 2018, at 6am PST. These are not the Switch keys that will be sent out December of 2019, the Steam keys for PC and Mac only.
If you have the Alpha, your current steam key and save file will carry over to the full game with no action required.
Bird Playable Character
A few variations of the bird playable that you'll see in Garden Paws, with more to come!
Thanks to one of our character designers, Teewie, we have a new playable character the Bird! This cute feathery friend will be flying in with the launch December 18th!
Shooting Stars
Who doesn't want to be a dragon that hunts down falling stars..
What better way to spend your nights then by hunting for Fallen Stars! Not only are they fun to collect, but crack them open for a nice surprise!
Weather Effects
With Winter we introduced snow, we're happy to say rain has also been implemented! Now on rainy days you can leave your watering can at home!
What's next..
Splash has some new skins in stock!
As always we want to give a big Thank You to everyone! It has been a great few months developing Garden Paws, and going into Early Access on Steam we definitely won't be stopping.
We plan on doing at least 1 large content update a month for the first 6 months, after that we will be spending the majority of our time optimizing Garden Paws and porting it over to the Switch.
We have plans to add an extensive cooking system, mining, dungeon diving, a museum, islands to explore, and lots more, including expanding on our current features.
The three of us here at Bitten Toast Games Thank You for your support and are excited for the next phase of Garden Paws!
In just a few days we'll be launching on Steam and sending out Kickstarter keys! These keys will be for PC and Mac.
This last month, (or few months), have been really busy for us three but we're really proud about how far the game has come. We will still be launching updates, with 1 major one every month until mid 2019. The last half of 2019 we will be focusing on optimizing the game further as well as porting to the Switch.
Seasons
In Fall and Winter you'll not only notice the new plants popping up, you'll also see tons of visual changes. In Fall the trees will be changing to Red, Orange and Yellow tones and Winter everything will be covered in Snow.
43 Current Crops!
With Seasons implemented we have added 28 New Plants, giving us a grand total of 43 crops. The plants are seasonal with new plants sprouting up in the Fall and Winter. We have lots more crops planned, what would you like to grow in Garden Paws?
When farming, keep in mind your crops will take longer to grow in the cold harsh soil of Winter.
Two New Characters: The Chipmunk and the Dragon!
Thanks to two of our kickstarter backers, octoberGods and Skywings14 we have 2 great new playable characters.
Each one is coming in with lots of skins ot choose from, with more to come! Currently we have 7 playable characters in Garden Paws!
Cooking
We've started implementing the first stages of cooking, the Campfire and Grill. This craft-able item, when placed, will be able to grill up fish into a nice energy boosting treat.
We plan on having an extensive cooking system, including 10+ Cooking Stations with each recipe requiring one step, to 10. The more difficult the recipe is, the more coin you'll earn from selling it, or the more energy you'll earn by consuming it.
We do plan on having buffs coming from certain dishes, but this won't be implemented until the dungeon is ready to come into Garden Paws.
Clothing and Accessories
For the last month we had 3 Limited Edition costume pieces, as kind of a bonus Thank You to our Alpha backers on Kickstarter. These costumes have been removed and replaced with new costumes, the Witch Costume and the Magicians Costume.
We have more items that have been recently added into Garden Paws, with lots more clothing pieces to come. If you have any suggestions on pieces you'd like, comment below or let us know in our Discord (click here).
Along with Costumes, we have new skins that have been added that are obtainable in Treasure Chests, through quests or from Splash's Shop.
Thank you!
We're excited to launch Garden Paws to the public and can't wait to hear what you think of our game.
Daniel, Kristina & Thiago
What's in the Alpha
Only 1 month until we launch on Steam!
This past month has been going incredibly well! We've doubled the amount of quests in game, added a new playable character, fishing, and lots lots more!
The main thing we're incredibly proud about is hearing from our alpha players that they've been able to get 50+ hours of gameplay. We're proud of the optimization and the sheer amount of features that we currently have in Garden Paws.
You'll definitely be suprised with how much is in this early access title.
Here's what you can find already in the Alpha of Garden Paws:
Run a shop to sell everything from Poop to Bouquets
200+ Quests over 2 islands
Raise chicks to chickens and calves to cows
40+ crafting and building recipes
Farming
Fishing
Multiplayer, and even Twitch Integration
60+ Clothing and Accessory Items
Here's what we'll be working on next
Getting better at posting more Steam updates...
Seasons, introducing 30+ new crops
Controller Support
Extensive Cooking (more on that in the next update)
Achievements
Procedural Dungeon
Fishing!
We recently did a poll in our Discord, to see what you'd like in game right away. Fishing and Cooking were the top 2 so we got started right away!
The fishing mini-game is incredibly satisfying with 10+ fish currently in, of our 40+ planned. Along with fishing we introduced Fish Nets and Shellfish Nets!
Badger
Thanks to one of our character designers, Killian, we've added another new playable character, the Badger!
Halloween Island
We have built a whole new island that is full of spooky surprises, if you're in the Alpha, we highly recommend you check it out this fall for 3 Limited Edition costumes!
We will be replacing these costumes December 1st with permanent halloween themed ones, so make sure to grab them while you can.
Home Interiors
Originally we built Garden Paws to not have an interior of the player home, this was mainly due to it not being high on the priority list. But, after hearing from the community we built the player home, and 40+ furniture pieces and craftables for the home.
This home is also upgrade-able if you'd like more room to store all your goodies.
Craftables
We currently have 40+ Building pieces and other craftable items in Garden Paws. Including our latest addition, Bouquets!
Bouquets are a great way to earn some extra coin, instead of selling one flower at a time you can craft some paper, and wrap up a few flowers to sell all at once in a beautiful bouquet!
Customization
We've definitely heard from the community that you love customization. Along with the 5 playable characters, (thanks again to our incredible kickstarter backers!), we have 100+ skins ready to implement and 60+ clothing and accessory items.
We even have more playable characters and accessories coming in the future!
Where to find the devs
There are three developers of Garden Paws, Dan, Kristina and our audio designer Thiago. You can always find us on Discord where we are very active, or follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on what we're working on.
We're excited to announce the closed alpha has launched!
October 20th we released the alpha to Kickstarter and Backerkit backers!
Currently the alpha features 30+ hours of gameplay with some of the features you'll see in the final game including:
Run a shop selling everything from poop to crafted furniture.
Over 100 quests.
Raise chicks to chickens, or start taming wild animals like Bunnies.
Craft and build a home and furnishings.
Start farming with more than 10 crops currently available.
Multiplayer is in, currently with a max of 2 players per lobby.
We have lots more coming to Garden Paws and thank everyone for their feedback from playing the demo and thank you everyone that is playing the closed alpha.
We have the closed the alpha orders, the earliest you'll be able to play the full game is December of 2018, right here on steam.
Here's what we're currently working on:
Our main priority is always fixing bugs right when they are spotted, we thank everyone that has helped us catch (and release) them right away.
We are working on the Halloween update that will be out in the next few days, including a whole new island, costumes, and more.
The first furniture set has been implemented, including the bed which can be used to update your spawn point. We are working on more furniture sets.
Two habitats have been added to tame the Cat and Bunny with more taming options coming.
The next crafting workbench we hope to implement is the Flower Workstation, here you'll be able to craft bouquets and other items in the future.
The 4th playable character, the Fox, has been added. And thanks to our Character Design backers on Kickstarter, we'll have more playable characters coming to Garden Paws.
There are three of us that have been hard at work since before the Kickstarter, and we wont be paws-ing our work anytime soon.
In the last couple months we have been working on the core mechanics of Garden Paws as well as some fun features like Twitch Integration.
With Twitch Integration any viewers that have typed in chat in the past 6 minutes, will show up as a customer in your shop in Garden Paws.
