Pumpkin Days
Latest Hotfixes + Roadmap + FAQs
It looks like patch 0.3.9 is stable, which means we can start working on the next main feature. If you're not sure what was updated, check the patch notes from the game menu to see the hotfixes. There are also little changes, such as typos, graphical errors etc. that don't make it on the patch notes that were fixed as well. It'll be probably another 4 weeks until we put out version 4.0 which would include marriage in single-player mode as the next main feature.
VAGUE ROADMAP
To ensure the quality of the game, we don't rush to meet specific deadlines. Instead, these are just goals we hope to meet assuming development goes smoothly. We're pretty good at staying on schedule even if we don't have a specific date. The goals are as follows:
July
- Multiplayer fixes and polishes
- Marriage system in (will not be completed because not all the writing and cutscenes will be in)
- Dialogue and cutscene writing
August
- Kids
- Pets
- Marriage to other players in multiplayer.
- Dialogue and cutscene writing
September
- Polish and bug fixes
- Dialogue and cutscene writing
October
- FINAL RELEASE
The main goal is to do the final release of the game in October (That way it'll be thematic with it being pumpkin season)
FAQs
Should I start the game over?
I would recommend starting over once we're out of early access to experience all of the changes from the beginning. However, whenever we patch new features they are designed to work seamlessly with older saved games.
Can I get the new features added with the patches with my old save file?
Yes, except one aspect of the game. Because of how we've set up the dialogue. If you befriend an NPC that doesn't have their dialogue finished yet, you risk skipping dialogue on tiers you've surpassed. Otherwise, everything should work fine.
Is there polyamory in the game?
Yes. You can currently date multiple characters and we plan to have it so you can marry multiple characters as well.
Will players be able to marry other players?
Yes. We plan to implement that feature once dating and marriage are stable and bug-free in single-player mode.
Will development be affected by COVID-19?
Nope, both devs work from home, so it's business as usual.
Will this game be moddable
Modding is in serious consideration, but it heavily depends on our budget to make aspects of the game moddable. No promises, but we will try our best.
Thank you everyone for your patience. If you have any questions or any bug reports let us know either on our Discord or Steam Discussions
Pumpkin Patch 0.3.9 (Diamond Falls Added + Dating In Pumpkinvale)
PLEASE NOTE
Because we've added many new features, there is a chance that we could have introduced new bugs in the game that we missed while testing. If that happens please let us know asap and we can patch fixes for the bugs within 24 hours. Sorry for any inconvenience in advance.
Diamond Falls is still a work in progress, so no need to report on certain bugs there. Dialogue may be missing in some places, there is some clipping with the houses, and some of the NPC models aren't done and have weird geometry or textures, the map is also inaccurate in some areas. All that is known and will be fixed and polished as soon as possible. However, anything that completely stops or interrupts gameplay let us know asap. Here are the patch notes.
NEW
- Diamond Falls Town added
- New NPCs added in Diamond Falls.
- Players can now name their storage boxes.
- Players can plant multiple seeds at once (Right-click and hold to change the number of seeds to plant)
- Option in the esc menu to view icons of crops that have been planted.
- Dating added for NPCs in Pumpkinvale (Dating not available in other towns yet)
- Map pins can be placed anywhere on the maps.
- Horses run faster as their heart level increases.
- Animals with higher heart levels with drop more animal products.
- Animals that drop more animal products when bred will pass on that trait to their offspring.
- Cotton can be used instead of wool to make cloth.
- Bugs will not escape if the net touches them, regardless of if they are alerted or not. (This should make catching bugs easier)
- NPCs are organized by town, in a collapsible list in the journal.
- Option to make the caves brighter in the esc menu.
- Gifting items that are worth more than 100g will give extra friendship points.
- Relax mode: Tools don't break, Bugs don't attack
- Hard and Challenge mode: All tools break including meteor, and animals will die if left sick for too long.
- Visual reminder on the stamina bar if the player has mail.
- Coffee has been rebalanced. Normal coffee keeps the player awake for 5 hours, strong coffee keeps the player awake for 10 hours.
- Jam prices balanced
- New secret processors added.
FIXED
- Fixed trees not respawning when cut.
- Wool can no longer be used to craft clothes (it can only be used to processed cloth).
- Bug with breeding two grey horses fixed.
- Made it so trees spawn the correct amount of wood even when cut on a slope.
- Fixed the amount of snow that falls so it's not as dense.
- Fixed bug with resetting the controls to default.
- Fixed wrong icon and weather in Wahoo Beach.
- Fixed bug where custom-crafted outfits will lose their patterns if swapped out while trying on clothes in the clothing shop.
- Fixed bug where crops would disappear when trying to turn it into seeds with a full inventory
- UI placement is saved on log out if moved.
- Fixed Multiplayer: For clients, cooked dishes still show in NPCs hands at sides while NPCs are on winner podium.
- Time stops when checking the mailbox
- Fixed infinite delivery quests in multiplayer.
- Fixed some bugs with NPC quests.
- Fixed some items not having recipes (such as cafe con leche)
- Some herbs were unattainable and have been added to the map such as mustard, rooibos etc.
There are other miscellaneous bugs and polish that have been done but not recorded for this list.
We're currently working on the Diamond Falls character's dialogue and adding dating for the Wahoo Beach characters. The goal is to have those done by the end of the month.
Thank you again for your support, we'll be on standby for any bug reports associated with this recent patch. And we'll be definitely doing multiple hotfixes and micro patches throughout the week to polish up the things that were missed.
Pumpkin Patch 0.3.8 - Festival Minigames Available in Multiplayer
NEW
- Festival minigames in multiplayer added
- 'C' To Call horse from anywhere
- Quests auto sorted in the journal based on which is due first.
- Fish caught by the beach and deep ocean, can both be placed in the deep ocean tank.
- Help I'm stuck will not teleport the player to town, but instead to a nearby point.
- 10 more hairstyles have two-toned hair options added to them.
- Hybrid crops rebalanced. Most grow only in 1 season instead of 3 seasons.
FIXED
- Fixed weird chicken bouncy collision
- Fixed floating animals (hopefully)
- Fixed bug with gaining hearts quickly with chickens and hens
- Fixed incorrect icon when buying baby animals
- Fixed bug where the player could get stuck in the dressing room at the clothing shop
- Fixed bug where Evan still says Jounce Corp. is moving in despite stopping them
- NPCs should be marked on the map for all quests
- Fixed bug where music would sometimes no play after leaving certain bars.
- Misc bug fixes with npc quests
- Fixed misc typos and inconsistencies with the library
- Rebalanced tool crafting. Check for new recipe requirements for axe, pickaxe, and brush.
- Shed can now be crafted.
- Fences for Wahoo Beach have been resized (So some objects placed next to the fence before update may clip and have to be moved)
- Special pigs should drop truffles now.
- Ability to change appearance in multiplayer
- Rain Music and rain can be toggled on and off separately.
Important balance change: The hybrid crops have specific seasons that they will only grow in instead of Spring, Summer, and Fall. So be wary that if you have some growing in the wrong season they will wilt with this new patch. We apologize if it's caused any inconveniences.
There is a high chance of new bugs after a patch. Please report any bugs if you have the time and we will try to fix them ASAP. We try our best to thoroughly test everything, but we often overlook some things with how big this game is. Expect hotfixes for the next few days.
Upcoming Updates
The next major update goals are:
Opening Diamond Falls:
- Players can choose Diamond Falls as their starting town
- New NPCs added (They will only have part of their dialogue completed)
Dating NPCs:
- New heart levels conversations (Not all NPCs will be completed when we first add it)
- Triggering dating is required proposing for marriage, which will be set up later on.
We still have a lot of writing for the characters that will slowly be added. So if an NPC is lacking cutscenes or certain dialogue, we're working on it.
Thank you so much for your support. If there are any issues please make a topic on the Pumpkin Days Steam Discussions here
Pumpkin Patch 0.3.7 - Festival Mini Games Added + Bug Fixes + News
Thank you for being patient with us, it's been a while since our last update, but we've been fixing numerous bug reports and working on some new content. The patch notes are as follows (Does not include everything):
NEW
- Cooking Festival Mini-Game Added
- Bug Catching Festival Mini-Game Added
- Fishing Contest Mini-Game Added
- Mini-games can be played at any time if you ask the mayor.
- Clicking on the water will now auto equip your fishing rod when fishing.
- Sort NPC list alphabetically or by highest heart level
- Talk to Evan to find out how much time before Jounce Corp.moves in.
- New hairstyles added (total of 100 hair types now)
- Some hairstyles have been moved from the start of the game to be salon-only styles.
- Some new eye styles added
- The body of water in Pumpkinvale that used to have lake fish has been changed to river fish. So, lake fish can only be found up in Diamond Falls or Canna Lake.
FIXED
- Merchant shops during festivals all have items in them.
- Animals poop every other day, instead of every day
- Animals disappearing may be fixed (We need to wait for any reports)
- Fixed gamepad focus is lost when duplicating or deleting save game
- Fixed Controller support issues with selecting the difficulty in the game
- Fixed inability to shovel poop when using the gamepad.
- Fixed only being able to buy 10 seeds at a time.
- Fixed inaccuracies with buying animals of a specific gender.
- Fixed players getting stuck if talking to an NPC right before they go to sleep.
- The number of experimenting slots available is now based on what tier kitchen is being used.
- Fixed bug related to trying to cook multiple dishes.
- Fixed getting duplicates of certain items as a reward
- Fixed fishing season not being recognized on clients in multiplayer.
- Fixed eye color discrepancies and inaccuracies in character customization
- Fixed some issues with inventory item descriptions (typos, missing information, inconsistencies etc.)
- Fixed misc issues with NPC quests
- Added and updated some information to the library
- Rebalanced some fish sell prices
- Misc small bug fixes not worth mentioning on the list
PLEASE NOTE: We changed and added many new things. With every patch, there is always a risk that we broke something in the game and didn't notice. If you notice anything wrong or amiss, let us know as soon as possible. We keep a lookout for any issues 72 hrs after patching so that we can do emergency hotfixes within 24hrs.
The mini-games are not available in multiplayer yet. We'll be working on getting that working this month. This is also our first pass at the mini-games so, they are probably going to be unbalanced and play a bit odd until we work on it some more. So anticipate some changes.
Vague Roadmap
I say vague because plans change as we develop.
- April: Work on minigames for multiplayer, Work on Diamond Falls characters and Town
- April/May: Work on mini-games for multiplayer, Set up the marriage system (marriage requirements, and wedding ceremony), Work on Diamond Falls characters and town
- May: Marriage system, and wedding ceremony, Set up kids
- May/June: Set up Kids, maybe more mini-games misc
- June - August: Tons of writing, polish bug fixes here and there, aiming for a gold release
Thank you guys so much again for your patience and support as we continue to develop the game. A friendly reminder if you haven't done so already, be sure to leave us a Steam review to let people browsing know if it's worth buying (Which would be awesome for us because the more sales we have each month, the more we'll be able to develop)
Hotfix Patch Updated- No major patches until April
We've uploaded a hotfix that should fix a couple of annoying bugs:
Hot fixes
- Fixed being unable to click back on the inventory window after moving a UI window
- Added fossils and gemstones that were previously unattainable
- Fixed misc errors and inconsistencies in the library
- Fixed some typos and issues with NPC quests, dialogue, and schedule movement
Our programmer won't be available to work on the game for a week at the end of the month. To ensure that the game remains in a stable state while they are away, we're not going to be doing any major patches or new features until April. Some bugs we're aware of that will have to wait until April are
- Rain inside both the museum and the Lapidot caves
- Animal genders swapping after purchase (happens randomly)
- Fish and other misc items being shown as presents (the presents are a placeholder because we don't have those models yet)
There will be more mini patches for easy to fix bugs and adding simple things like npc quests and dialogue throughout the month.
Thank you again for your support. If you encounter any issues please let us know in the steam discussions and we'll try to fix it as soon as possible.
Pumpkin Patch 0.3.6 (Bug Fixes and Polish)
We've patched Pumpkin Patch 0.3.6. No major new features because we broke some things in the last patch that were annoying, and so we had to roll this one out as soon as possible to get those fixed.
NEW
- Player farm is marked with an icon on the map.
- Players can now drag around more UI windows such as the cookbook and crafting book.
- Weather for Spoonie Island is now added to the TV
FIXED
- Most quests in the journal should have a marker for the NPCs when clicked on.
- Fixed the doctor not appearing at the clinic when the player faints
- Fixed inability to hoe in multiplayer
- Now canceling a quest 24hrs before a quest expires results in no loss of friendship points.
- Removed the maximize button on the window because it never worked.
- Fixed game music cutting off when clicking outside of the window
- Fixed some inconsistencies in the library with the fish.
- When crafting, only the amount of materials needed is taken from the stack, instead of the entire stack.
- Can now interact with sheep using a controller
- Can now interact with poop using a controller [Not 100% fix, you still cannot pick up poop if it's in the barn. We will do a hotfix for this soon]
- Fixed bug with planting trees and placing plots in multiplayer.
- Better collision on the jungle trees in the Palash Jungle
- Fixed music occasionally not playing at all.[This is actually not 100% fixed we need to do a hotfix for this]
And there are other smaller fixes aren't on this on list.
There are two things that were marked as fixed that aren't 100% fixed yet. We'll try to get a hotfix out for those as soon as we can. With every patch, there is a chance we could have broken some new things that we hadn't considered testing for. If anything is amiss in the game please let us know ASAP so we can fix it as soon as we can.
The next major patch will be released at the end of this month because we're implementing festivals which will take a while to finish up. Thank you again for your support!
Pumpkin Patch 0.3.5 - Bug Fixes, New Furniture
We've patched version 0.3.5. Sorry, it's been a while since the last patch and there were bugs we knew about, but didn't get a chance to patch until now. The patch notes are as follows
NEW
- Added new furniture, including a bunch of new lights
- New furniture to craft
- Clicking on a barn or coop sign will allow players to change the name.
- Fixed bell not playing ringing sound
FIXES
- Can now color pillows for the couches.
- Fixed large inaccurate sections of the world map
- Fix some areas around the river where the player can fall through
- FIxed numerous bugs with the Harsha tablet quests (tablets are temporarily set
- Fixed nice and premium bug net crafting mix up.
- Fixed coffee which gives fishing buff.
- Improved hitboxes on sheep.
- Fixed bell not playing ringing sound
- Fixed the inability to use wallpaper when crafting
- Fixed inability to shovel poop with a controller
- Fixed inability to skip cutscenes with a controller.
- Fixed double kitchen spawn for the Wahoo Beach cooking tutorial with Haku
- Fixed inability to read archive letters
- Fixed bug where dialogue options could get stuck on screen when using a gamepad
- Fixed weird collision which allowed placing buildings on fences
- Fixed same plot can be bought multiple times on rival multiplayer
- Fixed text being cut off in the character customizer when the size is increased.
- Fixed bug where the player gets stuck in the dressing room when they log out.
- Misc other bug fixes we didn't mark down
Sometimes we can accidentally break something after we patch, so if you notice anything amiss please let us know asap and we will do hotfixes for any critical bugs as soon as we can. Thank you so much for your support.
How to support Pumpkin Days Development!
1. Twitch
If you are on twitch, we do fundraisers for different things in the game. Currently, we are raising money to get music produced for Diamond Falls. We need a total of 8 songs, 2 for each season.
Some things that were funded by generous donations by twitch viewers
- 60+ new T-shirt designers
- Spoonie Island and Wahoo Bar Music
- Wild deer and foxes in the game
- Diamond Falls, Spring music (recently hit and will be in the game soon)
Every time we hit our goal, we can save up for something else.
Here is our Twitch if you want to follow us.
2. Patreon
Patreon is a service where you support creators by making an automatic monthly donation, in exchange usually for rewards. If you support on the higher tier, I also ask everyone a question every month, which will be turned into an item in-game, in their honor. Here are some examples of things included in the game that were suggested directly from patrons
- New recipes inspired by patrons favorite food
- New wallpaper inspired by a favorite animal
- Street names for Diamond Falls
Check out our Patreon here
3. Gifting friends Pumpkin Days.
A special thanks to those of you who have been buying and gifting the game to friends. Every sale helps boost our budget for development.
4. Steam Reviews
(A free way to support us)Please remember to take a moment to leave us a review on Steam. Especially, If you have been enjoying Pumpkin Days. Reviews are the lifeblood for games on Steam. Personally I don't buy a game on Steam without reading the reviews. So if you have time, provide a thoughtful review that would help someone decide whether not Pumpkin Days is worth buying.
5. Streaming and Youtube Videos
You can make videos or stream Pumpkin Days on Twitch or Youtube. If you are a streamer who already does giveaways to their community and you also stream Pumpkin Days, contact us and you may qualify for some Pumpkin Days steam keys for your community giveaways.
Thank you again so much for your support and playing Pumpkin Days!
Hotfix patched for crashing in 0.3.4
We also added a few new things we were in the middle of working on, like more furniture.
Thank you guys so much for your patience and support. If you find any issues please let us know and we will try to get on it as soon as possible.
Patch 0.3.4 + Animal Breeding Added
Hey guys, we just released our latest patch. Due to our personal schedules this week, we had to get this one out quickly, but we plan to do hotfixes and other micro patches to beef up the version later this month.
NEW
- Animal Breeding (needs some more polish, but it's in)
FIXES
- Misc Animal Bugs
- Fixed bug where shift-click wouldn't work in storage containers
- Fixed bug which caused item lost in auto deposit
As per usual, with new patches comes a chance of accidentally breaking things. If you notice anything amiss, especially with the new animal breeding system please let us know so we can fix it ASAP. Thank you.