Get out the birthday candles, because Moonstone Island is ONE YEAR OLD! Well, I guess that's just a singular birthday candle, but still. It's been a whole year since our launch, and we can hardly believe it – we've had so much happen in those last 12 months. So many updates and DLCs! So much love and fanart from the community! So many new Spirits, items, cards, and things to do! And, of course, SOOOO MANY BUG FIXES.
In celebration of our anniversabirthday, we're releasing an even bigger update than normal on September 30th:
🌟🌟🌟 THE FESTIVALS UPDATE! 🌟🌟🌟
You've been asking for events, and you're getting them! This free update will add new seasonal festivals, new dialog, new Spirits, and maybe even a new character to meet.
But that's not all! We're also doing our last paid DLC of 2024:
🍂🍂🍂 Autumnal Accessories DLC! 🍂🍂🍂
As you can probably guess, Autumn Accessories are all about the colors of fall. It comes with lots of decor to make your place look as autumnal as possible, which will go nicely with last year's Halloween decor, or even the Christmastime turkey (you can pretend it's Thanksgiving)!
We'll have more details to share later, so make sure you're on our Discord and our newsletter. All the best jokes are in there. All the worst jokes are here on Steam, obviously.
– Kate, community manager, and Chief Anniversabirthday Celebrator
Updates & Bug Fixes - August 12, 2024
If my calculations are correct (they probably aren't), then this is our 20th patch notes! Wow. We're almost old enough to drink in the US. Or something.
Anyway, just two things today:
The invisible Spirits bug has been fixed! Make sure to update your game, and your Spirits will go from being nonexistent to being very, very existent. Yay!!!
Ossono's Dish of the Day, as well as the wine and beer from the Tavern, weren't actually having any effect on stamina. This prevented people from getting the "She Did Warn You" achievement. But it's fixed now, which means you can eat all the terrible food you want! I hope you all pass out! Yay!!!
Alrighty, that's it. See ya for patch 21!
– Kate, community manager who is extremely legally allowed to drink
Updates & Bug Fixes - August 8, 2024
Hello, friends! Good news: I just got wisdom tooth surgery! Wait, no, that's not the good news. The good news is they let me keep my teeth! And I put them under my pillow, just in case, and instead of money, the tooth fairy left me some patch notes! Isn't that weird?
Best patch first: The Spirit Barn lag should be fixed now! We optimised some stuff, so it should run nice and smooth now
Chests no longer wiggle! I'm kinda sad about this one because it was super cute
Fixed a little cheat where you could use the keyboard and mouse to select one item in a shop with the mouse, and pay for a separate one using the keyboard, but it would use the price of the keyboard one. That's a thing called stealing and we won't stand for it!
Fixed the text for Comfy Chair and Bulletin Board (the materials text was getting cut off)
Fixed the Spanish translation of "Spirit Research: Intro to Egg"
Giving Magic Man mirror shards outside his hut used to result in him putting them in his pocket and forgetting about them. He now remembers to actually put them in the mirror
You can now use the Spirit Storage machine from within the Spirit Barn, so you can bring out new Spirits whenever you want. And it won't lag! Because we fixed that!!!
The balloon was flying WAY too fast in the dungeons. We fixed it. Apologies, speedrunners
Optimised the end of day process to reduce lag – you can now go to sleep much faster! Someone put this fix in real life pls
Fixed a bug where characters would remain semi-transparent if the player left the building before they fully materialised. Ferra is not supposed to be a ghost
Thanks, tooth fairy!
– Kate, community manager who actually genuinely had wisdom tooth surgery, that part was true
Cooking Update - Detailed Patch Notes!
Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the first episode of Patch Notes Kitchen, with me, Kate – I mean, Moonstonio McChefhat, famous TV cooking guy!
Today we're making a tasty three-course meal: a Bugfixes Soufflé, followed by a hearty Marinated Content Steak served with Baby New Spirits, and for dessert, DLC! Which stands for Delicious Layer Cake, obviously.
The first step in this recipe is to add the following to your game:
New Content
The ability to COOK!
New crafting stations (prep table, stove, recipe book)
Dozens of meals with unique effects
New cooking questline (given by Ossono on Spring 16 or a few days after updating for in-progress games)
New LORE
New cooking-themed decorations
Four new spirits: Eleplant (water), Jelbell (psychic), Grampus (ice), and Fangface (dark)
New NPC likes/dislikes (spoiler: they're all meals)
Now that the Content Steak is in the oven, prepare your Bugfixes Soufflé! Here are some notes on how to make it:
Bugfixes
Did you use a broom/fishing rod/warp whistle near a shrine or a warpstone, and accidentally activate it instead of using the item? Not any more! We fixed it
Used the correct font for the "purchased" text in other languages
You can no longer feed Spirits old boots. Also, don't do that! Ew!
Increased the size of the white circle shown when activating the Ando tree, because you cool dudes with ultra-wide monitors weren't getting the full effect
Magic Man's house was appearing underneath the swimming pool. He's mysterious and strange, but not THAT mysterious and strange, so we changed that
You can no longer feed Spirits multiple stat reset potions to cause them to gain points somehow. I'm continually impressed by all these cheats but we must fix them, sorry
You can no longer feed fish to Spirits in battles. Apparently Fishbo assumed it was a mean intimidation tactic and he got really upset
Tobin bought some glow-in-the-dark paint online, and now the fishing bobber lights up at night for easier fishing
Restored Magic Man's missing dialogues – he's meant to say stuff after you pick up the temple seals!
You can no longer steal Zed's museum of Spirit resources. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU INVENTED STEALING ON A PEACEFUL ISLAND. You monsters.
You can't place furniture in other people's houses and workplaces any more. I mean, I know Quill's taste in decor is very "guy who owns a single armchair and a PlayStation 5", but he has to learn that on his own, k?
And finally, the Delicious Layer Cake, also known as the Chef's Kiss DLC, is live today. It's a paid DLC, but it's decor only!
As a reminder of what it includes:
Bakery House Skin
Donut Rug
Cloche
Pot Rack
Marble Counter
Marble Counter with Sink
Aaaand that's everything! All of these bugfixes + more will also be coming to the Switch today, as well as the Pool Party DLC and Russian language options, so if you're also playing on the Nintendo RectangleTM, then it should run a lot more smoothly now.
As always, you're the best. Mwah.
– Kate, community manager and owner of a chef's blowtorch 🔥
Cooking Update + Chef's Kiss DLC OUT NOW!
AHHH YOU GUYYYYSSSS THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING ONE!!!
First off, the free content update, which I've been VERY excited about: we added cooking to the game!!!! You can create dishes in your new kitchen, complete cooking-related quests, and discover the characters' favorite dishes. Finally, you can have an actual functioning kitchen-zone! Isn't that cool? I think it's cool.
There are over 80 recipes to discover, some with incredible effects, and new ingredients made with crops, alongside a prep station, an oven, and a stove to put in your kitchen.
Alongside the cooking update, we have paid DLC themed around cooking, too! It's called Chef's Kiss, and it adds a few baking and cooking accessories to your game:
● Donut Rug ● Cloche ● Pot Rack ● Marble Counter ● Marble Counter with Sink ● Bakery House
The Chef's Kiss DLC costs the same as all the other DLC we've released, and as always, it's decor ONLY. You can cook in your game with or without the DLC!
Happy Cooking!
– Kate, Community Manager who is now very hungryyyy
COOKING IS COMING! Major FREE update next week!
🎵 COOKING COOKING COOKING, IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME 🎵 ...and you! And everyone that plays Moonstone Island! That’s right, we have a major, FREE, update coming next week themed around the culinary arts!
As part of next week’s Cooking Update which introduces a BRAND NEW mechanic that y’all have been poking us about, we're also releasing another DLC to go alongside it for folks who want a little extra decor. This one is called Chef's Kiss, and it comes with a bunch of items to make your indoors look like a kitchen, and your outdoors look like a cute lil bakery!
Here are the items that the paid DLC (Called “Chef’s Kiss”) will add to your game:
● Donut Rug ● Cloche ● Pot Rack ● Marble Counter ● Marble Counter with Sink ● Bakery House
This DLC launches on July 31st. It'll cost the same as all the other DLC we've released, and as always, it's decor ONLY. The cooking mechanic will be added to the game FOR FREE, so get your olive oils out and flour your hands in preparation!
Bone apple teeth!
– Studio Supersoft and Raw Fury
SimFest Sale!
Woot, we're a part of SimFest because..well... we're a life-sim among many other things! :D
Here are the discounts that will run during the fest:
The event runs until July 29, so grab up the discounts while ya can!
~ Studio Supersoft and Raw Fury
Updates & Bug Fixes - July 11, 2024
Have you been out in the garden today? The patch plants have grown some little patch fruits, and it's time to harvest them!
Let's take a look at these juicy new changes:
Reconsider card bug fixed (and likely other similar cards)
We know you want to jump the gun and smooch the mystery man, but patience is a virtue – "Ask for a date" in Magic Man’s interaction menu is disabled until both the mirror and rift quests are completed
Removed “Give shard“ option from Magic Man’s menu when he’s not in his hut, because Fishbo Jr was taking the delivery and he's not responsible enough
Winter exteriors for recently added homes, so now all your houses can be cute and snowy
Added “Get Rocked“ exploration ability icon above stamina bar for Chiminea
Just a small harvest today, but still... yum, tasty patch notes!
– Kate, Community Manager and amateur patch gardener
FREE DLC and Summer Sale Discounts!
COWABUNGA, YOU GUYS.
It's summer, and you know what that means: it's time to grab your goggles, slap on some sunscreen, and head to the pool because it’s the STEAM SUMMER SALE and HOT AS HECK OUT at Supersoft HQ.
Here are the Sale Prices for the duration of the Summer Sale:
Moonstone Island – 30% Off
Décor Galore DLC Pack – 35% Off
Eerie Items DLC Pack – 35% Off
Cozy Comforts DLC Pack – 35% Off
Designed for Lovers DLC Pack – 35% Off
Arcane Artifacts DLC Pack – 20% Off
Soundtrack – 30% Off
Artbook – 30% Off
Not only are we on sale, but today’s update is a FREE DLC we’ve themed around POOL PARTY DLC, and it's totally free for everyone!!!!
There's a ton of pool and party-related cosmetics in this update, so let's get to the part where I do a big long list:
In-Ground Pool
Barbecue
Towel
Beach Umbrella
Beach Blanket
Snorcko Floatie
Cooler
Folding Beach Chair
Lounge Chair
Sand Bucket and Shovel
Swimming Tube x2
Tiki Torch
As you can tell, a lot of these items are perfect to decorate the outside of your home – perhaps you want to set up a cute little poolside resort, or a lounge area next to the lake? Personally, I'm excited about the Snorcko Floatie. It's adorable, and I love my snorkel boi.
As for patch notes, it's a bit dry this time – we've been quite busy launching a game on Switch, if you didn't already know!
So, for now, here are some bug fixes:
Clicking on the invisible top menu bar while some other window is on the screen no longer causes the control hints to blink rapidly
Disabled “I shouldn't destroy town property“ notification – you totally can destroy town property now, so this was just making people feel bad
Removed outline effect from the text that is shown at the end of fishing minigame, because it was not readable in other languages
Increased width for “Select an item to put into the picture frame“ text, since it was truncated in some languages
And that's all for today, pool pals! Writing this update post made me very sad that I don't have a pool, so I'm going to go spray myself down with a hose. It's basically the same, right?
– Kate, Community Manager and very soggy
Incoming FREE DLC!
*drum roll*
And now, please welcome to the stage: you know her, you love her, it's... POOOOOL PARTYYYYYY!
(The audience goes wild as a 7 foot tall drag queen named Pool Party steps onto the stage in platform heels. She is wearing sunglasses and a tiny bikini, and her wig is made of pool noodles. She begins to lip-sync to Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett.)
That's right! Our next DLC is on its way, and this one's a little bit different... because it's FREE for EVERYONE.
It's called Pool Party, and in case you can't guess, it's themed around summertime swimmin'. We've got towels. We've got floaties shaped like Snorcko. We've got actual, in-ground pools that you can swim in. It's a bathing bonanza!
Just remember the rules: no diving, no running, and no peeing. The P in pool should only be in its name, thanks.
Even better news: we're launching the Pool Party FREE DLC on PC this Thursday, 27th June, just in time for the beginning of summer!
We also have our NEXT update in the works, and I know I say this ALL THE TIME, but I think this one is game-changing. Get excited, pals.
Alright, that's it for today. Go put on some sunscreen and go outside! Unless you're in the parts of the southern hemisphere where it's currently very winter, in which case, stay inside and put a scarf on.
– Kate, Community Manager and champion dive-bomber
