Again, by your request, all the underground torches have been refilled with the best and most expensive kerosene that can be found on our tropical islands. The result? More light! Let us know if it helps!
Listening to feedback
Yes dear players, you're making suggestions, we're listening. This time it is all about color of water. Blue one was too dramatic for many players, so we decided to change it. Have a look, do you like it more?
In other news, sinking problem has also been fixed.
100% More Beautiful
Welcome to the updated Ostrich Island! More beautiful, faster, better.
Bow to the Lobster Overlord, destroyer of Skeletons! Have you noticed any skeleton on that picture above? Exactly! Because I have click-click woosh-woosh them all! I'm here to stay and don't even think to drop that suspicious palm on me!
Small update here
A small Ostrich Island update is set live on Steam, here what's new:
Improved visuals, added more details to the ground and some stuff on horizon.
Friend's notifications turned off by default.
No need to click on map anymore to start the game.
Other tiny improvements.
Have fun and let's discuss on forum what you like/dislike in this update.
Traveling alone? Not anymore! Your pet companion has arrived!
Massive runaway happened in The City of Lost Chickens. Dozens of chickens were lost due to gates malfunction and sheltered on Island 13, terrorized by crazy lobsters. Save the chickens! Help them, sometimes kicking and screaming, to return home and receive your own chicken companion!
Here is the plan. Find the lost chicken on Island 10, it will help you to find the rest of the flock. Once on new island, look for the golden one. With a little help it will lay an egg you can pick up and get a beautiful little chick companion. Wanna more than one? Feed it with fruits and bugs and eventually it will grow up and also lay an egg! But be gentle, kick it 5 times in a row and it will loose all the loyalty and leave you forever.
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What's new in this update:
* New Island!
* Pet Companions!
* 5 new achievements!
* Our poor bony fiends... they are vulnerable now. A good stick will do the work.
* Several minor bugs were caught by little chicks, they are so helpful.
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Ostrich Island Dance Party!
Dance alone or invite your friend to dance with you on Ostrich Island sunny beaches!
Yes, the latest update added dancing skill to everyone! I'll teach you, fellow Ostrich how to do it! Just press Alt on keyboard or Left Trigger on your controller.
From other news.
Improved controllers support, added native support for many different controllers
Added seamless transition between mouse and controller at any time.
Pleasure Boat picture can now be taken in the Nest
Fixed hats visibility in co-op when guest wearing hat not available for host.
Removed art filters from camera shots.
Increased font size in many places for better readability.
Everyone is a winner!
Valintine's Day Contest is over and we decided that all participants will get a prize!
This is the final results:
1st place: Valentine Ostrich by kanikani 2nd place: Love Dove by Birds Are Pretty Cool 3rd place: Ostrich who loves by marznida
Please contact us (email or drop a private message) to get your prize.
1st place will choose the game from the prize pool first and so on.
Prize pool:
Bastion (Steam key)
A Virus Named TOM (Steam key)
Eets Munchies (Steam key)
Medal of Honor (Steam key)
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (Steam key)
Sims 3, including The Sims 3 Date Night DLC. Please note, Sims game is not Steam, but Origin.
Valentine's Day Contest!
Valentine's Day coming! Let's make it even more fun! Publish your Valentine's themed Ostrich skin before the date and you can win one of these games:
Bastion (Steam key)
A Virus Named TOM (Steam key)
Eets Munchies (Steam key)
Medal of Honor (Steam key)
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (Steam key)
Sims 3, including The Sims 3 Date Night DLC. Please note, Sims game is not Steam, but Origin.
The skin with most votes wins the contest. The winner will choose her/his prize from the list above on Valentine's Day.
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow ostriches, my name is Ostrich the Great (call me The Father Ostrich if you wish) and I'm happy to present you my latest addition to the world of Ostrich Island - the Ostrich Vision!
Ostrich Vision
What are you waiting for? Go directly to the Nest! No, oh no, that's not another art gallery opened the doors on our beautiful beach. Those are Ostrich Vision control gates! OVICOGA! Endless sunny days on a beach are boring right? Change it, step into one of those masterpieces, conveniently located near the center of the Nest, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes... or, at least, change your view on Ostrich Island.
Of course, my feathered friend, there is a catch. To unlock those... art pieces... you must complete a small task for me. Little simple task, not even sacrifice needed. Welcome to the dark different side of Ostrich Island!
New Achievements
Oh, almost forgot to mention, 6 new achievements are coming to the game with this update:
Improvements
Lot of cool stuff right? And that's not all, many minor improvements has been done and several bugs were caught as well. Cannot use controller in Linux version? Fixed. Annoying switch to full screen mode in settings menu? Not anymore.