Hello! ːsteamhappyː This is the second development journal for Harbor Town.
Today, we would like to introduce the "Drill Hat" which will play an important role in the upcoming update.
The drill hat is a special hat that can be obtained from the pottery craftsman in the Harbor Town.
You can dig up soil in most areas except indoors, and this allows you to obtain different colors of clay, as well as small items such as leaves, stones, and seeds depending on the region.
The colored clays obtained through the drill hat are used when making pottery in the pottery workshop in Harbor Town. We will introduce more details about the pottery content in the next development log!
The Drill Hat can also be used in the treasure hunting content, where you can use treasure maps and rumors to find buried items. Through treasure hunting, you can obtain valuable items or use them to create keys to enter hidden dungeons, among other ways it will be used. We are developing it to be used in various ways.
We will return with another content introduction in the next development diary.
Thank you!
[Harbor Town] Dev Log 1 - Major Buildings
Hello! ːsteamhappyː
We are currently working on the development of our next content update while exploring various ways to improve the convenience features within the game. Today, we would like to introduce some of the major buildings in the upcoming 'Harbor Town' area.
Harbor Town Entrance
If you follow the central forest southward, you will find a path leading to the Harbor Town entrance. Unlike the bustling Harbor Town where many people live, the atmosphere at the entrance is relatively calm.
SoongSoong Express Headquarters
Next to the bridge leading to the Harbor Town is the SoongSoong Express headquarters building. Unlike the Sun Village monkeys who live traditionally, following the "capitalistic nature" the employees of SoongSoong Express provide balloon transport services from all over the world to improve their reputation.
Who works at SoongSoong Express headquarters and what kind of interesting things can be found there?
Harbor Town
The Harbor Town is a major city located in the southern part of the world. Various NPCs gather here and carry out economic activities in places such as a museum, restaurant, antique shop, and workshop.
Museum and Fountain
The museum was built to inform the world about everything when a hero appeared to save it someday. Located in the center of the Harbor Town and accessible via a tunnel beneath the hero's basement, the museum is unknown to the villagers because the museum director, Gogo, has left it unattended for a long time.
In addition, there is a fountain, a famous landmark of Harbor Town, located in front of the museum. It is said that if you throw a coin into the fountain and make a wish, something good will happen.
Gordon and Olive's Restaurant
Gordon and Olive's restaurant, where you might have met them in the northern part of the world, is located here in the Harbor Town. Will the staff be able to run the restaurant well while the chef is away?
Cargo Ship
The reason why Harbor Town's commerce is so active is because of the ships that enable trade with other continents. Although the crew has already been through many battles, there may be a place where Baby Ogu's help is needed.
The content we introduced today is only a small part of the Harbor Town, and new characters and quest lines, as well as systems that interact with existing areas, are being prepared.
Fully compatible with Steam Deck!
We have fixed the cutscene playback and screen ratio issues on Steam Deck, and it is now marked as 'Verified.'
We hope many Steam Deck users enjoy playing our game, and please let us know if you have any inconvenience through the Steam community or Discord!
Next time, we'll be back with the devlog of 'Port Town' that we are currently working on.
Thank you!
[Patch Note] 0.15 - Improved Controller and Cooking Judgement.
Controller
We improved the overall controller input system in the game, so you can now use Xbox wireless controllers properly on Mac OS.
Content
We have improved the accuracy of the cooking mini-game judgment, and added feedback for miss judgments.
We added an effect that shows which key to tap when Baby Ogo's movement is restricted.
We added emphasis to the tutorial for the first Shungshung Express ride.
The field of view during the 'Hero's Guard' battle has been slightly widened.
The merchant in the Jungle Outskirt now sells Antidotes.
[Patch Note] 0.144 - Steam Deck Support & Bug Fixes
Hi, all! ːsteamhappyː
We are currently working on Steam Deck compatibility and addressing controller issues that have been reported on Mac OS. Also, we have fixed some bugs that were reported while working on the upcoming content in the Harbor Town.
Please see below for more details.
(*The following information has been updated on Windows first and will be updated on Mac OS within 2-3 days from the upload of this patch note.)
Steam Deck Compatibility
Fixed UI cut-off issues on 16:10 resolutions.
Fixed cutscene video output on Linux environments.
Controller
Improving the overall controller input system in-game to address issues with using the Xbox wireless controller on Mac OS.
Content
Reduced the sound of the waterfall object in the hero's house decoration.
Added dialogue after completing Gordon's quest.
Bugs
Fixed a bug that occurred when using the fast move function with the mouse.
Fixed a bug where the sound effect of the jelly bomb hat was not connected to the audio settings.
Fixed a bug where players could exit the map outside of the ruins entrance.
Starting next week, we will introduce one by one the new content that will be added to the upcoming update area, the Harbor Town, which we hope you will find interesting.
Thank you!
[Patch Note] 0.143 - Quick Travel & System Improvements
Hi, all! ːsteamhappyː Thank you to everyone who plays Ogu and the Secret Forest.
Based on feedback received through Discord and the Steam community, we have added various convenience features and fixed several bugs.
Please refer to the details below for more information!
Content & System
If you have visited the Hero's House and the Museum, you can now use the Soongsoong Balloon and Soongsoong Express to travel directly to those locations.
The invincibility time after being hit has been increased from 0.1 seconds of knockback and 0.3 seconds of invincibility to 0.15 seconds of knockback and 0.35 seconds of invincibility, and the visual effects have been adjusted accordingly.
The judgment timing for the cooking mini-game has been changed from when the key is released to when it is pressed, and visual effects have been added to each note.
The graphics of the Flower Hat+ have been changed.
Added the instruction of jelly bomb in the light laboratory.
Shortcuts at the following locations now remain fixed after moving through them.
Fixed an issue where data becomes unrecoverable when the game forcibly shuts down.
With the exception of some hats, hat special abilities are now triggered when the button is pressed, rather than when it's released.
The visual effects of critical hits have been reduced.
Bugs
Fixed an issue where players could move to the hot spring cliff area of the Adventurer's Camp.
Fixed an issue where players could move to certain cliff areas at the Bat's mountain.
Fixed an issue where players could move to the Eastern Canyon dungeon gate even when it was closed.
Fixed an issue that occurred when upgrading the flower hat before becoming friends with the Orang.
Fixed an issue where players could use dance abnormally when moving between maps.
Fixed an issue regarding the resolution that is higher than QHD.
Fixed an issue that a system message appears when clicking the fishing button after using all the fish baits.
Game Play & Fan Art
Hi, all!ːsteamhappyː
While preparing for the next update content, we are also incorporating the bugs and feedback received through our Discord and Steam communities into the game.
Today, we would like to showcase some impressive gameplay and fan art created by other users that have been uploaded during the first week since our release.
1. No damage boss clear video
This is a no damage boss clear video by @CrankyTemplar. It is truly impressive to watch him defeat all the bosses without taking any damage at all.
No damage Boss clear 1
No damage Boss clear 2
2. A complete summary of collectible items
These are summary videos of collectible items by @준디, who has been showing great interest in 'Ogu and the Secret Forest' since our development last year. In addition to the collection items, there are also many summary videos about hidden contents such as heart apples and quests, so if you're struggling with gameplay, you may find this channel helpful to refer to.
Fishes
Bugs
3. Fan Arts
These are fan arts posted on the our Discord channel.
Fan art of @liambeale's 5 years old son
@nicketh
@Mochi
@뇨툐룡
@다한증 걸린 담비
@뎅강
We appreciate to everyone who has created gameplay videos and fan art for the game!
[Fixed] Game Freeze
Sorry for the inconvenience.
In today's updated version 0.142, we found the game freezes in many situations.
We just finished updating to version 0.142a after fixing the problem, After closing the Steam launcher, launch it again and the update will proceed automatically.
We apologize once again for any inconvenience you may have experienced while playing, and we will take care not to repeat the same issue.
Thank you
[Patch Note] 0.142 - Map Changed & Sector Name Display
Hi, all! ːsteamhappyː
'Heart of the World' map has been reworked, roll can be used without moving, and sector names are displayed when moving to another sector.
Please check out below for the detailed updates!
Contents & System
The 'Heart of the World' map has been changed.
Sector names are displayed when moving through sectors.
Even when Baby Ogu is not moving, Baby Ogu can roll in the direction.
Bugs
Fixed the issue that you could use the mouse during the Soongsoong Express tutorial.
Fixed an issue where Critical Quest's progress increases whenever you talk to the related NPC.
The name NPCs related with the beetle quest has been corrected.
Hello! ːsteamhappyː There has been some quality of life improvements towards some of the mini games and boss battles. Also the reward for various quests have been significantly improved so it can be more rewarding.
More detailed info below!
Contents
Mecha Shrew DDAT-G 5000’s Shield ability cooldown have been decreased from 2 seconds to 1.5 second, laser ability cooldown have been decreased from 0.5 second to 0.33 second
Heart Apple now have progress bar(on how many collected) in the adventure journal
Corrupted Golem now summons less monsters
Quests now generally gives more gold as a reward
Bugs
Smaller ‘Sand of Evil God’ damaging each other have been fixed and does not harm it self anymore
‘Sand of Evil God’ dying in an awkward position have been fixed
Catapult at the ‘Remains of Memory’ causing camera error when loaded have been fixed
Catapult animation occasionally malfunctioning have been fixed
Cooked dish quests not changing color to yellow even when you have the item now have been corrected
‘Appear area’ In the adventure Journal not matching the size of the UI have been fixed
System
When you go to the main menu, the game saves automatically now
