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Sun Haven Patch 1.3: New Romanceables and Farm Buildings
Hey Everyone!
It’s Tavielle, the Community Manager for Sun Haven!
We’re excited to announce that Sun Haven Patch 1.3: New Romanceables and Farm Buildings is now available on Steam! This patch includes 3 New Romanceables, tons of new Farm Structures and Crafting Stations, Player Birthdays, a Combat Arena with Multiplayer Boss Battles, 6 New DLC Packs, major optimization improvements, an Encyclopedia for pets, mine progress, and items, and more!
This text is not translated yet, but we’re working to bring these new translations to PC as soon as possible!
Patch Summary:
Added 3 New Romanceable Characters
Major optimizations for faster load times and reducing system stress
Added Race-Specific Dialogue
Added Time Pausing in Chests
Added an Encyclopedia Tab in the menu
Added More Weather Patterns and Weather Sound Effects
Added Player Birthdays and Birthday Celebrations
Added 10+ Farm Structures and Buildings
Added 12 New Shed Skins and 30+ House Customization Sets
Added Combat Arena with Boss Fights
Added Nel’Vari and Withergate Fruit Trees
Added Ambient and Proximity Animations to Sun Haven and Withergate
There’s a lot that we have to share, so let’s jump right into Patch 1.3’s highlights!
Shang, Miyeon, and Lucius are looking extra dreamy in their summer outfits!
New Romanceable Characters
The three new romanceables are finally here! You will have the option to romance and marry two brand new characters, as well as another that you may have met already...
Shang, the Righteous Swordsman - Coming to Sun Haven with a mysterious mission, Shang spares words and forms bonds very carefully. Living under a personal code of strict honor, this swordsman may find himself forced to make a decisive choice in the fate of his future.
Miyeon, the Timid Angel - A new arrival in Sun Haven, Miyeon has moved to town with her accomplished parents. Living under the pressures of perfection, the anxious angel has quite the journey to spread her wings and fly.
Lucius, the Moon Attendant - The Attendants to the Moon are a special caste of Nel’Varians that exist outside the village’s normal livelihood. The Moon Elf Lucius has learned not to expect the companionship of outsiders, though this isn’t to say he isn’t hopeful…
Each new Romanceable has their own unique dates, cutscenes, dialogue, keepsakes, and wedding rings! These characters also have certain unlock requirements. Be sure to talk to other NPCs and continue through the main quests to meet these amazing new characters! To unlock Shang, you’ll need to be on Day 8 or later, complete Peter’s A Special “Fish” quest, and then enter your farm to receive a quest that will lead you to Shang. To unlock Miyeon, you’ll need to be on Day 11 or later, complete Solon’s Plan in Action quest, then enter the Town Hall to meet Miyeon. To unlock Lucius, you’ll need to progress the main story and travel to Nel’Vari. His home can be found next to the Grand Tree.
For those of you who are achievement hunters, these new romanceables also bring new Steam Achievements!
We’re so happy to see all the excitement around the new Romanceable Characters. We’re excited to share that we have two more unannounced Romanceables coming later this year. Stay tuned for more information!
Now the seasons feel even more alive!
Farm Buildings Who doesn’t love an organized farm? We’re excited to share that Patch 1.3 has over 10 brand-new Farm Structures, Buildings, and Crafting Stations. These structures can be used to help you process materials, store crafting stations, grow crops, or simply to help decorate your farm. These buildings include seasonal Greenhouses, Silos, Chicken Coops, Butterfly Gardens, Workshops, Ticket Counterfeiters, Mana Siphoners, and even Glorite Siphoners!
The seasonal Greenhouses can be used to plant crops from their respective seasons! You can have one of each season, and it even comes with its own built-in waterfall and farm area. The new Chicken Coop and Nel’Vari Butterfly Garden are mini barns that not only look beautiful, but they also increase your animal limit and can be used to house Chickens and Silk Moths inside. The new crafting tables are for all you troublemakers out there who have to resort to your own underhanded devices to create your own Tickets, Mana, and Glorite against the usual forest gathering method. These crafting tables are simple and don’t take many resources to gain extra currency!
We’ve also added 12 new Shed Skins to help you theme and decorate your farm just how you like it! Some of our favorites include the Beehive Shed, the Mushroom Shed, the Ghost Shed, the Pumpkin Shed, and the Cake Shed. Sheds now also have Night Lighting to brighten up your farm area in the evenings! Additionally, thanks to player feedback, we’ve increased the Shed limit from 4 total Sheds to 12 total Sheds. Now you can make even more creative farm layouts!
Speaking of building decorations, we’ve also added over 30 new House Customization Set options, which means you can mix and match hundreds of new combinations! Some of our favorites include the Cottage Core set, the Charming set, the Castle set, and the Log Cabin set. We can’t wait to see all of your new creations!
These shed nightlights will look amazing next to my Nel’Vari Butterfly Garden!
Player Birthdays:
Birthday parties and gifts? Yes please! You can now choose a birthday when creating a new character, or if you’re playing on an older save, you can change your birthday once at the Town Hall. On the morning of your chosen birthday, you’ll be visited by Ronald, the Sun Haven Tavern’s Barkeep. He’ll ask you to swing by the Tavern that day - if you decide to go, you’ll be able to celebrate your birthday surrounded by your friends and other invited guests.
Don’t forget to empty your inventory before you go! The more romanceable characters you befriend, the more people you’ll have at your party - which means you’ll get even more unique gifts at the end of your birthday celebration!
Cake, gifts, and a piñata? This is the best birthday ever!!
6 New DLC Packs: We are excited to announce 6 new DLC packs will be available on Steam very soon!
Some of these packs are even larger than the ones we released last patch, so get ready for some amazing items! Let’s take a look:
The Trick or Treat Pack contains over 35 items, including a furniture set, 10 new outfits, 1 mount, and 1 pet. This spooky-themed pack will give you a cozy fall feeling year-round. Ride around on a ghost, have a mini ghost companion follow you around, and decorate your farm to look scary good!
The Spirit Petal Pack contains over 30 items, including a furniture set, 8 new outfits, 1 mount, and 1 pet. This fae-themed pack will give your farm a mystical touch. Ride around on a koi fish, tend to a fae spirit pet, and decorate your house to feel like it’s been touched by elemental energy itself!
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Pack contains over 45 items, including a furniture set, 5 new outfits, 1 mount, and 1 pet. This Rock ‘n’ Roll pack will give you all the gear you need to look the part as you shred through Sun Haven with musical power. Ride around on a punk-rock horse, pet a heavy metal rat, and show everyone that your Rock ‘n’ Roll interior design isn’t just a phase.
The Cyberpop Pack contains over 55 items, including a furniture set, 10 new outfits, 1 mount, and 5 pets. In this Cyberpop Pack you’ll find an assortment of outfits and gadgets to take you a century (or five) into the future. Ride around on a hoverboard, pet some robotic and cyber-academia creatures, and decorate your farm to feel like a futuristic paradise.
The Funky Monkey Pack contains 1 hat, 2 mounts, and 1 pet. This Funky Monkey Pack will give you an adorable collection of banana-themed items to help you get around Sun Haven in style. You’d be bananas not to like this pack!
The Dreamy Ram Pack contains 1 hat, 1 mount, and 1 pet. These are the cutest items on this side of the Sun Haven River! This Dreamy Ram Pack will give you the sweetest collection of dreamy creatures to accompany you on your adventures.
Check out all these new DLC Packs!
That’s it for the Patch highlights! Now let’s take a full look at the Patch Notes for 1.3: —
Sun Haven Patch 1.3:
New Romanceable Characters:
3 New Unlockable Romanceable Characters
Shang, a tiger amari from a distant land with vengeance in his heart.
Miyeon, an Angel who recently moved above town with her parents and is looking for a perfect future.
Lucius, a Moon Elf with his head in the stars and a heart as bright as the sun.
Added unique dialogue, cutscenes, dates, and events with each character, including quests and cutscenes to unlock some of them
Added unique maps to Sun Haven and Nel’Vari for Miyeon and Lucius’ houses
Updated the Sun Haven Beach map to accommodate Shang’s boat
Added new Moon Elf Maps to Nel’Vari
Added additional bulletin board quests for new NPCs
Farm Structures:
Added New Farm Structures for Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Greenhouse
Grow Seasonal Crops inside of their respective seasonal Greenhouse
Silo - Increases your Barn Animals slots by 4, and can store/distribute animal food to any outdoor feeding stations
Chicken Coop - A Mini Barn that boosts the production of eggs from Chickens. You can have up to 4!
Nel'vari Butterfly Garden - A Mini Barn that boosts the production of fables silk from Silk Moths. You can have up to 4!
Crafting Workshop - A large storage space for crafting tables and chests. You can have 2 max!
Nel'vari Workshop - A large storage space for crafting tables and chests. You can have 2 max!
Withergate Workshop - A large storage space for crafting tables and chests. You can have 2 max!
Glorite Mining Machine - A crafting table that can dig up small amounts of Glorite for you
Mana Siphoner - A crafting table that can produce Mana Orbs
Ticket Counterfeiter - A crafting table that can produce all kinds of Withergate Tickets
Added New Craftable Shed Kit Options
Beehive Shed Kit
Mushroom Shed Kit
Tree Stump Shed Kit
Elven Stone Shed Kit
Pumpkin Shed Kit
Night Club Shed Kit
TV Shed Kit
Carnival Tent Shed Kit
Cake Shed Kit
Stein Shed Kit
Ghost Shed Kit
Industrial Brick Shed Kit
Added Animations to old Shed Skins
Jam Shed Kit
Cafe Shed Kit
Coffee Cup Shed Kit
Beach House Shed Kit
Pirate Shed Shed Kit
Tropical Cabana Shed Kit
Fish Shack Shed Kit
Fish Bowl Kit
Added Night Lighting to a Majority of Shed Skins
Added New House Customization Sets
Bamboo
Brown Cobblestone
Charming
Cottage Core
Steel
Castle
Stucco
Classic Brick
Brown Stone
Cardboard
Eastern
Neon
Log Cabin
Blue Striped
Green Striped
Red Striped
Purple Striped
Yellow Striped
Simple Blue
Simple Purple
Simple Red
Simple Yellow
Blue Polka Dot
Green Polka Dot
Purple Polka Dot
Red Polka Dot
Yellow Polka Dot
Mini Blue Polka Dot
Mini Green Polka Dot
Mini Purple Polka Dot
Mini Red Polka Dot
Mini Yellow Polka Dot
Combat Arena:
Added a new Combat Arena near the Sun Haven Quarry
Face increasingly difficulty (Levels 20-50) bosses every week
These bosses can be fought solo or with your friends in multiplayer
New Multiplayer Combat Arena Bosses:
Candy Slime
Tree Guardian
Tyrantviper
Added the option to fight King Slimius XVII with your friends
Coming Soon: Update to singleplayer bosses that will add multiplayer combat
Player Birthday:
Added the ability to select a Birthday
New characters can select a birthday at character creation
Old characters can select a birthday by speaking to Bernard in the Town Hall
Receive an invitation from Ronald to your very own Birthday Party on the morning of your birthday
Any Romanceable Character over 5 hearts will attend your birthday and come with a special gift
Your birthday can only be changed once at the Town Hall, so be sure to choose wisely!
Coming Soon: Update to the Player Birthday event to be Multiplayer
Weather Patterns Update:
Added new seasonal weather:
Rainy
Gloomy Rain
Sunny
Foggy
Windy
Light Snow
Heavy Snow
Updated the appearance of Rain
Added Cold Weather Breath Puffs
Added Weather Screen Overlays
Added Seasonal Particles
Added Weather Sound Effects
These Overlays and Particles can be turned off in the settings
Main Story Race Specific Dialogue:
Added Unique Dialogue based on the player’s chosen race:
Meeting Lynn on the train
Meeting Elios the Sun Dragon
Meeting Elder Gorwin
Meeting Demon King Minos
Meeting Dynus the Moon Dragon
When unique dialogue is triggered, there is an icon that will appear letting you know it’s unique to your chosen race
Withergate and Nel’Vari Fruit Trees:
Added unique fruits to Nel’Vari and Withergate:
Nel’Vari Fruit Trees:
Sugar Plum Tree
Fairy Cherry Tree
Gray Scale Tree
Nectar-ine Tree
Withergate Fruit Trees:
Candy Corn Fruit Tree
Monster Fruit Tree
Sourplum Tree
These fruit trees can be found in the Nel’Vari and Withergate Forests
These fruit tree seeds can be purchased from Clemmett in Nel’Vari and Christine in Withergate
Added golden versions of each fruit
Added cooking recipes for each fruit
UI Update:
Updated Player Health and Mana Colors
Updated Sun Haven Loading Screen
Updated Relationship Heart Meter
Updated Load Save File Screen
Updated the Chat Box
Updated the Chat Bubble
Updated the Elios Dragon Sleeping Overnight
Added a Popup Notification when a Player Joins the Game
Added Encyclopedia tab to the Inventory Screen that tracks Item, Monsters, Pet, and Mine Floors
Added Hover Over Pop Ups in the Setting menu to better describe what each setting is
Added Sound Effects for the Main Menu
Added and Updated Multiple UI Sound Effects
Updated Barn Animal Pet Indicator to show when you’ve petted them for the day
Hidden Chests:
Added 25+ Hidden Chests around the world
Search high and low, behind trees, and inside small hidey holes to find hidden chests for big rewards!
Animations Update:
Added 30+ Proximity and Unique Ambient Animations around the world
To trigger a Proximity Animation, you need to get near the item to see the animation
Added additional animations to the some interior
Coming Soon: Unique Walk Path Animations for many NPCs
Rebalanced the sell prices of some Craftable Items
Rebalanced the purchase price of some Barn Animals
Rebalanced Golden Item sell prices
Rebalanced Cooking Recipe sell prices
Food cooked at the Fish Frill now all grant max stats
More Food now grants max stats
Community Suggestions:
Time will now pause when you’re in chests
Total Shed limit has increased from 4 to 12
100+ Balance changes to make Crafting Recipes sell for more
Quality of Life Changes:
Sun Haven has been majorly optimized for faster load times and reducing system stress
Updated some NPCs to have secondary and weather-related walk paths
Added Unique Icons to all Wallpapers
Added Unique Icons for all Records
Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue causing divorced spouses to not move out
Fixed an issue causing some tools to display the copper sprite
Fixed an issue causing Floor Tiles to get dug up in Nel’Vari
Fixed an issue causing the inability to move items around in the inventory
Fixed an issue causing invincibility to occur even if it wasn’t turned on in the settings
Fixed an issue with Wornhardt’s summer bust always blushing
Fixed an issue causing grass to show over tilled spots on the Sun Haven farm
Fixed an issue causing Fruit Trees planted on the Withergate farm to become invincible
Fixed an issue that caused damage indicators to be seen globally by all players in multiplayer when one player was fighting monsters
Fixed an issue where multiplayer houses would sometimes vanish into thin air
Fixed an issue that caused players who reset their progress to become unable to rent a Withergate Apartment
Fixed an issue causing crop growth patterns to desync in multiplayer
Fixed an issue causing couches and other furniture items to duplicate
Fixed an issue that caused demolished houses to not lower the total house limit
Fixed an issue that caused days to desync in multiplayer
Fixed an issue that caused Farm Bosses to still spawn even when the setting was turned off
Fixed an issue causing House Customizations to apply to the wrong house
Fixed an issue that caused festival pets to disappear when leashed
Fixed an issue that caused the Sun Haven Clothing Store to not repair
Fixed various typos
And more!
Other Changes:
Updated Iris’ sprites to more accurately match her bust
Removed the required weapon strength from Hardwood, Heavystone, Hard Deadwood, Heavy Deadstone, Hard Elvenwood, and Heavy Elven Stone
Added Health Regeneration to Hardwood, Heavystone, Hard Deadwood, Heavy Deadstone, Hard Elvenwood, and Heavy Elven Stone
Work together with friends to take down these resources before their health regenerates or upgrade your tools to break them faster!
Added new Crafting Recipes for Golden Items to add further uses beyond selling them
Added Updated Music Tracks to the Shed, Hall of Gems, Hall of Culture, and the Museum’s Aquarium
Coming Soon:
Kids
Romance Update
New Region
New Romanceable Characters
Sun Haven on Nintendo Switch
UI Update
Walk Path Animations
Multiplayer Update: Bosses, Quests, and more
Barn Animals Revamp
Museum Tracker
And that’s everything for this patch, thank you so much for reading! As always, we’re continuing to improve the game and add content in future patches and updates. As such, we are aiming to release Patch 1.4 in late December!
Don’t forget to join our Discord to find a group to play with, ask for game help, or just hang out with the rest of our amazing community!
Patch 1.3 is available now on the Public Beta Environment (PBE), and we’re making great progress on finalizing the patch for release after it’s finalized on the PBE!
Patch 1.3 will be released once it’s stabilized on the PBE and we’re able to make the patch as bug-free as possible.
Before we take a look at the patch, Pixel Sprout Studios is hiring more sprouts! Some of our open roles include a UI/UX Designer, Level Designer, Pixel Artists, Game Producer II, and more. For more information, or to apply for a role, please head to our website below!
https://www.pixelsproutstudios.com/jobs
Without further ado, let’s jump into a sneak peak for Patch 1.3!
The New Romanceables are here - Shang, Miyeon, and Lucius!
New Romanceables:
Coming with Patch 1.3 are 3 new romanceables joining the large cast of Sun Haven characters! We’ve expanded our world with Shang, the Righteous Swordsman, Miyeon, the Timid Angel, and Lucius, the thoughtful Moon Attendant. These new characters have dates, events, bulletin board quests, and tons of new dialogue for you to explore!
Farm Structures:
We’re introducing a plethora of new structures to place around your farm in Patch 1.3! These farm structures can help you out in a bunch of different ways, not only as decorations but with some extra effects as well! Some of these buildings include seasonal Greenhouses, Silos, Chicken Coops, Ticket Counterfeiter, Glorite Mining Machine, Butterfly Gardens, and more! Thanks to player feedback, we are also increasing the Shed limit to 12, so you can decorate your farm to your heart’s content!
In addition to the new structures, sheds now have beautiful night lighting to brighten up your areas in the evenings and to liven up your farm! With the increased shed limit, we’ve also added even more Shed Skins and House Customizations to choose from. We can’t wait to see your creative farm layouts!
New shed skins, chicken coops, and seasonal greenhouses? Yes please!
Player Birthdays:
Everyone deserves to be celebrated on their birthday, so we’ve added a yearly event that does just that! On the morning of your birthday (which is chosen in character customization and can only be changed in the Town Hall once, so choose wisely!), you’ll receive a surprise visit from Ronald, the local Tavern’s barkeep. Head over to the Sun Haven Tavern to celebrate your birthday surrounded by your friends and other guests of Sun Haven. The more NPCs you befriend, the more people you’ll have show up to your party! Be sure to come empty with an empty inventory though, because your friends may have gifts for you!
Celebrate your birthday at the Sun Haven Tavern!
Miscellaneous Updates:
Updated Weather Effects and Animations. There are quite a few new seasonal weather effects that have been added, including light and heavy rain, light and heavy snow, and foggy and windy days, and themed seasonal particles around the maps of Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate! Weather sound effects have also been added, which means that rain will finally make rain sounds!
Withergate and Nel’Vari Fruit Trees.We’ve added a whole bunch of different fruit trees that can be purchased from Christine in Withergate and Clemmett in Nel’Vari. These fruit trees can also be found around the map as you’re exploring!
Added Proximity Animations.We wanted to make the world of Sun Haven feel more alive, so we’ve now added proximity animations to tons of areas in Sun Haven and Withergate. You’ll now see banners waving, trees moving, windows shining, and more as you adventure through the world! You can expect to see us continue to add more animations in future patches as well.
Various bug fixes.We’ve fixed tons of bugs and other issues, including digging up floor tiles in Nel’Vari, crop growths not syncing, tons of multiplayer bugs, quest and dialogue typos, controller support issues, and more!
Starting now, Patch 1.3 is live on the PBE. If you’d like a sneak peek at what’s coming in Patch 1.3, you can join the Public Beta Environment (PBE) and help us test this patch out before release! Join our Discord and check out #pbe-info for more information on how to opt in! If you find any bugs on the PBE, please report them in our Discord so we can get Patch 1.3 released as soon as possible!
Thanks for your patience as we’ve worked behind the scenes to bring all of this content to Patch 1.3!
Have a great week! See you soon for the full release!
We hope you’ve been enjoying Patch 1.2 this weekend - it’s been awesome seeing all the love to our new Romanceable characters and seeing all the new screenshots of your farms with the new Sheds and House Customization!
We’ve been getting asked the question though, where is the new DLC mentioned in the 1.2 Patch Notes? We’re excited to share that the new DLC Packs (including a free Snaccoon costume!!!) are finally here!) To celebrate their release, they are also all 10% off!
Just look at all of these cosmetics!
There are 4 new DLC packs releasing today, one of them being a brand new Free Snaccoon Costume! These 3 other DLC cosmetic packs contain brand-new items to Sun Haven including clothes, furniture sets, pets, and mounts!
Free Snaccoon Costume DLC Pack Includes:
To get this pack, make sure you download it from Steam!
Snaccoon Hat
Snaccoon Shirt
Snaccoon Pants
Snaccoon Gloves
Snaccoon Tail
Set Sail Pack Includes:
Parrot Mount Whistle
Crab Mount Whistle
Scuttles the Crab Pet
Sam the Toucan Pet
Mips the Monkey Pet
Red Matey Bandana
Matey Shirt
Matey Pants
Pirate Captain Hat
Pirate Coat
Pirate Pants
Shanty Hat
Shanty Top
Shanty Boots
Swashbuckler Headband
Swashbuckler Top
Swashbuckler Bottoms
Tall Captain Hat
Captain Coat
Captain Shoes
Blue Matey Bandana
Peasant Sailor Shirt
Peasant Sailor Pants
First Mate Hat
First Mate Dress
Cabin Boy Hat
Cabin Boy Shirt
Cabin Boy Shorts
Pirate Chest
Pirate Table
Pirate Chair
Pirate Wardrobe
Pirate Bed
Pirate Hammock
Pirate Treasure Map
Pirate Anchor
Pirate Wood Post
Pirate Cannon
Mushy Pack Includes:
Mushroom Froggy Mount Whistle
Booshroom the Mushroom Ghost Pet
Mush Hat
Mushroom Witch Hat
Mushette Hat
Mushroom Sweater
Mushroom Baggy Pants
Mushroom Dress
Striped Button Up Shirt
Brown Slacks
Striped Dress
Mushroom Coat
Mushroom Slacks
Mushroom Dress Coat
Mushroom Vest
Light Brown Slacks
Mushroom Vest Dress
Froggy Overall Top
Froggy Overall Bottoms
Froggy Dress
Sheer Green Sweater
Brown Baggy Pants
Sheer Green Crop Sweater
Long Green Striped Sweater
Long Sleeve Crop Striped Sweater
Fashionably Oversized Shirt
Mushroom Bed
Light Brown Mushroom Decoration
Red Mushroom Decoration
Mushroom Table
Mushroom Coffee Table
Mushroom Bookshelf
Mushroom Carpet
Mushroom Coat Rack
Ocean Shores Pack Includes:
Manatee Mount Whistle
Seaside Lamp
Seaside Dress
Anemone Dress
Beach Shorts
Ribbon Hat
Floral Shirt
Floral Beach Dress
Skipper Shirt
Skipper Pants
Skipper Dress
Octopus Dress
Diver Helmet
Diver Top
Diver Gloves
Diver Bottoms
Seaside End Table
Seaside Bed
Seaside Chair
Seaside Table
Pink Seaside Shell Rug
Blue Seaside Shell Rug
Pink Seaside Starfish Rug
Blue Seaside Starfish Rug
Seaside Wardrobe
Seaside Chest
After adding the DLC to your account, just log in on any character (new, or old) and check your farm mailbox to pick up your new content!
Hey Everyone! It’s Bruce, the Director of Sun Haven.
We’re excited to announce that Patch 1.2: Romance and Barns Update is now available on Steam! This patch includes upgradeable barns and new farm animals for Nel’Vari and Withergate, 3 new Romanceable Characters, decorative sheds, exterior house customization, updated UI, overnight cutscene events, some new cosmetic DLC packs, and more!
Disclaimer: the patch is currently available for all languages, but new items and text will only be in English for a short period of time until we can get it translated!
Let’s jump right in!
The new DLC mounts are adorable!
Barns and Animals Update:
As we talked about in the sneak peek, previously players have only been able to have four Tier 1 barns in Sun Haven. This patch, you can now upgrade your barns all the way up to Tier 3 allowing them to look cooler, have more interior space, and hold more animals! Each upgrade to each barn gives an additional 8 slots for barn animals.
Additionally, there are also some brand new regional barns - you can now place (and upgrade!) up to 4 Elven Barns in Nel’Vari, or even own a Sewer Barn in Withergate!
To go along with all the newly upgraded barns, we’ve added some more brand-new animals and creatures that you can buy for your farm to help you collect resources and other items. There are 5 new Nel’Vari animals that can be purchased from Fonzo, and 8 new Withergate animals that can be purchased from Ur, a new Vendor in the Withergate Sewer.
These animals will be a lot more comfortable in my upgraded barn!
New Romanceable Characters
Three new Romanceable characters have been added as well! You will have the option to romance and marry two brand new characters, and one you may recognize from before... :
Kai, The Wayward Naga - Since washing up on shore in Sun Haven, Kai may not remember much about his past, but with your help, he might discover more about himself. Vivi, The Bounty Hunter - A klutzy assassin out for the high bounty on your heart head. Now with getting to know her, maybe you’ll find out who placed the bounty… Wesley, The Elven Historian - This familiar face has found commonality with many people from our community, but can you get him to open his heart?
Each new Romanceable has their own unique dates, cutscenes, dialogue, keepsakes, and wedding rings! These characters also have certain features needed to be able to unlock them. For Kai, you’ll need to reach Summer Year 1. For Wesley, you’ll need to complete the Commonality questline in Nel’Vari, and for Vivi, you’ll need to complete the Glorite Miners encounter in Withergate (yes, the one in Withergate!). So be sure to keep your eyes open, talk to other NPCs, and continue through the main quests to find these new characters!
(Also note: Wesley's Dialogue is now reset!)
For those of you who are achievement hunters, these new characters also bring new Steam Achievements!
Since announcing the three new Romanceable Characters, we’ve seen a lot of player suggestions for some more beloved characters to become romanceable, and we’re excited to share that we have several more Romanceables coming later this year. Stay tuned!
Look at them all, so cute!
Farm Building Customization
Sheds are a brand new way to customize your farm and add a bit more storage! Sheds can be crafted at a Construction Table along with the different kinds of shed skin kits which can let you change how the exteriors look. These sheds have fully customizable interiors as well, so you can store items, create role play spaces, match them to your farm, or even live in them if you want!
You can also have up to 4 on your farm at once, so you can set them up anywhere and make your own story.
These are perfect to make your adventure match your farm!
Player House Customization
A brand new store has opened up in Sun Haven, the Hardware Store! Here you can buy individual pieces of customization for your house to change its exterior look and appearance. Lewis, the new store owner, is selling over 135 unique roofs, walls, windows, doors, and patios, so be sure to stop by and take a look at what he has for sale!
This feature has already been receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback, and we are happy to announce that we’ll be adding even more House customization in a future patch as well. So if you have any suggestions or ideas for house exteriors you’d like to see, please let us know over on our Discord!
Note: The house customization is only available for your Sun Haven house, and will not affect your Nel’Vari Tree House or Withergate Apartment.
Mix pieces to make new combinations or stick with a matching set!
4 New DLC Packs:
We are excited to announce 4 new DLC packs will be available on Steam very soon, including a FREE Snaccoon Costume DLC! (Yes, that’s right, it’s free!)
These packs are quite a bit larger than the ones we released last patch, so buckle your seatbelts, or should I say, raise the sails for these new packs! Let’s take a look:
Free Snaccoon Costume DLC
contains a full Snaccoon outfit - hat, shirt, pants, gloves, and a tail!
Just two Snaccoons hanging around!
Set Sail DLC
contains over 40 items, including a furniture set, 8 new outfits, 2 mounts, and 3 pets! This Pirate-Themed pack will put the ARRR in are you kidding me with how cool these mounts are?! Ride on the back of a Parrot, pet a monkey, and make your farm a swashbuckler’s paradise!
Mushy DLC
contains over 40 items, including a furniture set, 15 new outfits, 1 mount, and 1 pet. This Mushroom-Themed pack will make you a fun-gi with the perfect cottage-core vibes. Ride a Mushroom Frog, dress up in the coziest mushroom-inspired clothes, and pet your very own Booshroom!
Ocean Shores DLC
contains over 30 items, including a furniture set, 7 new outfits, and 1 mount. This Beach-Themed pack will be sure to make you ready for summer with clothes perfect for the hot weather! You can, mermaid-ify your farm, ride on the back of a manatee, and enjoy the season with this DLC.
Thanks for reading so far! We hope you enjoy the rest of the patch notes in your free Snaccoon onesies. Now let’s get into the meat of the patch notes:
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Patch Summary:
Sun Haven Barn is now upgradeable to Tier 2 and Tier 3
Nel’Vari and Withergate Barns
New Nel’vari and Withergate Barn Animals
3 New Romanceable Characters
Married Morning Gifts
Sheds and Shed Skins
House Customization
8 Rare Overnight Events
Updated Character Customization and Dialogue Box UI
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Sun Haven Patch 1.2:
Barns Update:
Sun Haven Barn is now upgradeable to Tier 2 and Tier 3
The exterior will become more luxurious and the interior becomes larger
New slime farm animal, Ooey, can be unlocked after defeating King Slimius XVII
Nel’Vari Barns, Tier 1-3 are now craftable, these new permits can be purchased from Fonzo
Added 5 new Nel’Vari Farm Animals, these new farm animals can be purchased from Fonzo in Nel’Vari
Withergate Sewer Barn Tier 1-3 is now unlockable in the Apartment Sewer, these permits can be purchased from Ur in the Withergate Sewer
Added 8 new Withergate Barn Animals, these new farm animals can be purchased from Ur in the Withergate Sewer
Updated Nel’Vari and Apartment Sewer maps to display new Barn Animals
New Items from these Barns can be crafted at the Nel’Vari and Withergate Crafting Tables
New Romanceable Characters:
3 New Unlockable Romanceable Characters
Kai, a Naga who washed ashore with no memories of his past.
Vivi, an Amari out for the bounty on your head, if she could just keep her shoes tied.
Wesley, Elder Gorwin's Assistant and a man of history who works hard to preserve the traditions of Nel’Vari.
These character’s houses are in the world now prior to unlocking them, but you will not be able to enter them until you unlock the romanceable the home belongs to
Added unique beach outfits and beach portraits for all RNPCs during the Summer BBQ Festival
Added unique wedding outfits and wedding portraits for all RNPCs for the Wedding Ceremony
You will now receive gifts like breakfast in the morning from your Spouse!
(Kissing your spouse coming soon!)
Sheds:
Sheds are new farm structures that players can place to decorate, make their own storefronts, or use for storage
These are craftable at the Construction Table
23 Unique Shed Kits to change your Shed’s appearance:
Keg Shed Kit
Jam Shed Kit
Bookstore Shed Kit
Take Out Shed Kit
Tavern Shed Kit
Post Office Shed Kit
Ice Cream Parlor Shed Kit
Clock Tower Shed Kit
Cafe Shed Kit
Coffee Cup Shed Kit
Coffee Shop Shed Kit
Grocery Store Shed Kit
Taco Stand Shed Kit
Arcade Shed Kit
Castle Shed Kit
Rock Shed Kit
Cozy House Shed Kit
Beach House Shed Kit
Pirate Shed Kit
Tropical Cabana Kit
Fish Shack Kit
Fish Bowl Kit
Very Boring Shed Kit
House Customization:
Sun Haven Player House is now able to be customized.
Roof, Windows, Walls, Door, and Patio are able to be changed individually. Upgrades will also conveniently persist across house tiers.
A new Hardware Store has been added next to the Cafe to sell House Customization!
Added 27 Unique themes- 135 individual pieces of Customization (more options also coming next patch!)
Blue Tiled
Cat
Cow Print
Gingerbread
Green Plank
Greenhouse
Honeycomb
Ice
Monster Mouth
Nature
Old Stone
Orange Tiled
Purple Ruffled
Red Prism
Red
Rickety
Robotic
Slime Drop
Slimey
Stone Brick
Stone
Straw
Terracotta
Terracotta Shackle
Withergate
Yellow
Basic
More Customization Coming Soon
Overnight Events:
- After falling asleep, there is a rare chance an event might occur 8 Different events and cutscenes can be obtained, granting cool items or just little ghosts to water your plants!
UI:
Overhauled the Character Customization UI
Overhauled the Salon UI
Updated the Dialogue UI with a new version
DLC:
4 new DLC Packs coming soon:
Set Sail, a Pirate-Themed DLC Pack
Mushy, a Mushroom-Themed DLC Pack
Ocean Shore, a Beach-Themed DLC Pack
Free Snaccoon Costume, a Free DLC Pack containing a Snaccoon Costume
Balance:
Minorly rebalanced Seeds and Crops between Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate
Rebalanced the costs of Pets, Mounts, and Clothing
Rebalanced 30+ Quest Rewards
Adjusted some Wedding Ring Stats and Keepsake Stats
Rebalanced purchase prices of Pet Merchants in Nel’Vari and Withergate
Quality of Life Changes:
Increased the number of options sold per day at the Sun Haven Clothing store by 150%
Updated the Tavern Interior to make it easier to speak to Ronald
Aquariums in the Museum now visually match the theme they represent
The Fishing Bundles will now drop a matching Aquarium to the theme they represent
After completing a Fishing Bundle, you now be able to craft a matching Aquarium to the bundle you completed
Added in 10+ new quests to the Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate Bulletin Boards
Added option to select no Wings as an Elf
Added Additional Optimizations for reduced player load time
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issues with Romanceable Characters clipping under furniture during Date Cutscenes
Fixed issue with some Romanceable Character likes not updating in the UI Menu
Characters will no longer leave while you are talking to them after knocking on their doors
Third Dates intended for nighttime can no longer be triggered in the morning
The Tavern will now have lighting at night
The Museum is no longer displaying the Bulletin Board description on the Map
DLC Items will no longer disappear after being picked up by someone who does not own the DLC
Fixed Multiple typos
Misc Changes:
Added Summer Armor to Blossom’s Summer Store
Updated the Icons for the House Upgrade Kits
You can no longer knock on people’s doors in the morning
The Farming Snaccoon has been changed back to the classic Snaccoon purple and the plush has been changed to match
The Map in the Cultural Section of the Museum is now updated to match the Sun Haven world
Updated some Nel’Vari and Withergate Character’s walk paths
Slate in the Nel’Vari Tavern now sells a new item, Honeybrew
New cutscenes to introduce crafting in Nel’Vari and Withergate
Update gift text for romanceable characters
New Achievements for your starting game Keepsakes
New Achievements for the new Romanceable Characters
Coming Soon:
New Romanceable Characters
Multiplayer Bosses, Quests, Experiences, and more
Unique NPC Animations
Ambient Animations Update
Farm Structures
Sun Haven Black Market
Race-Based Dialogue
Player Birthday
WG and NV Fruit Trees
More Weather Patterns
UI Update
Kids
Don’t forget to join our Discord to find a group to play with, ask for game help, or just hang out with the rest of our amazing community!
Good Luck, Have Fun, and we’ll see you in Sun Haven!
Today we’re excited to share an update on the release date for Sun Haven Patch 1.2: Romance and Barns Update!
As of earlier this week, Patch 1.2 is on the Public Beta Environment (PBE)! If you’re interested in a sneak peek and helping us test our new patch, be sure to join our Discord! We are working toward finalizing the patch for release this Friday, June 23rd.
Let’s take a look at some of the upcoming patch highlights!
A late night delivery! What could it be?
Barns and Animals Update:
In the Live game, you can currently have four Tier 1 barns placed in Sun Haven. In this coming patch, you can now upgrade your barns all the way up to Tier 3! With each upgrade, you’ll gain additional interior space, and animal slots (and a sweet upgraded exterior look, of course.)
Additionally, with this patch, we’re introducing regional barns – you can now place 4 Elven Barns in Nel’Vari, and also own a Withergate Sewer Barn! Check it out in the GIF below.
Just look at all these new animals!
New Romanceable Characters:
We’re also excited to announce that 3 new romanceable characters have been added to the game! You can now have the option to romance and marry:
Kai, The Wayward Naga - Since washing up on shore in Sun Haven, Kai may not remember much about his past, but with your help, he might discover more about himself.
Vivi, The Bounty Hunter - A klutzy assassin out for the high bounty on your head heart. Now with getting to know her, maybe you’ll find out who placed the bounty…
Wesley, The Elven Historian - This familiar face has found commonality with many people from our community, but can you get him to open his heart?
The new romanceable characters are finally here!
Over the last couple of years, there’s been hundreds of passionate and thirsty player requests for us to make Wesley a romanceable character ever since we first released him. We’re stoked to finally be able to bring him out from his tradition-loving shell.
And don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about our beloved original 15 romanceable characters! We’ve added unique beach outfits and beach portraits during the Summer BBQ Festival AND we’ve brought unique wedding outfits and wedding portraits to the Wedding Ceremony!
Looking hot, maybe too hot, Claude!
Farm Building Customization:
We heard your feedback and have seen your suggestions for more space for customization and item storage, and we can’t wait to show off our new farm buildings! You will now be able to craft a Shed from the construction table and place it anywhere on your farm. These Sheds all have customizable interiors and exteriors.
Perfect for making shops, stores, and storage spaces!
With these building skins all craftable in game, you can make your Shed fit right into your farm. We’ve included some popular themes like an Ice Cream Parlor, a Library, a Cozy Beach Cabana, and one of our favorites: a Cafe! There are so many to choose from, and we can’t wait to see all of your themed farm decorations!
Player House Customization
Not only are Sheds customizable, but now your Sun Haven Houses are too! You can now choose between over 135 unique roofs, walls, windows, doors, and patios for thousands of combinations. These customization items will be available at a brand new House Customization Store found by the Cafe in upper Sun Haven.
So many options to choose from!
This is just a small peek at everything coming Friday June 23, 2023, so mark your calendars and we’ll see you in a few days!
For people who would like to get an early look at what Patch 1.2: Romance and Barns has, you can join the Public Beta Environment (PBE) and help us test this patch out before release this Friday! Join our Discord and check out #pbe-info for more information on how to opt in! We welcome anyone to test the patch on the PBE and report any bugs they come across. Again, thank you so much to everyone who's helped out so far!
We hope you’ve all had a great week! We’ve been working on quite a few updates, improvements, and fixes that you’ve been asking for, and we’re excited to announce that the micropatch is finally here! Thank you so much for all of your feedback and suggestions, they really help us make Sun Haven even better! 🙂
We’ll also be patching Sun Haven again next month with Patch 1.2: Farming and Romanceable Characters Update!
The micropatch is now live on Steam, please make sure to relog to ensure you get the update! Here’s a list of the micropatch notes:
Improved overall performance optimization that should help with memory usage and load time
Fixed an issue with the End of Day Screen displaying the incorrect amounts
Fixed an issue causing Romanceable Character’s Dating Cycles to not trigger correctly
Darius and Vaan’s first dates will now trigger correctly
All fish will now display the correct sprites when put inside any aquarium
Fixed the Grow in Strength Quest that was preventing players from progressing through the story if the player was at max level
Fixed the Black Diamond Ring item description so it no longer displays 0% and increased the drop rate
The Museum Curator will now give the correct Dialogue when you have no rewards to collect
Fixed an issue preventing the Defender of the Forest and Made of Money Achievements from being awarded to players
Limited Quantity Items at Merchant Shops will no longer appear as negative numbers or 0 when you haven't purchased anything yet
Decorations will no longer go missing after the Weedil challenge
Rex's Quest will no longer appear on the map when Rex’s shop is not currently available
Fixed some missing hitboxes inside of updated RNPC house interiors
Orchard Trees will no longer give Apple Seeds when hitting them with the Ethereal Axe Spell
Fixed an issue where players could not turn in glorite to King Minos
Multiplayer players will now be able to see each other’s mounts
Updated Snaccoon Sprites and added in a Snoring SFX
Fixed an issue with the Candy Corn Bat Tail was missing its candy corn features
Updated Darius, Wornhardt, and Xyla’s walk paths
Snaccoon Plushies will now match their original Snaccoon’s Colors
Attempted fix on the Duplicating Furniture Bug
Attempted fix on some Multiplayer Syncing Issues
Fixed Multiple Typos
As always, if you run into any issues at all, please let us know in our Discord!
See you in a few weeks with our next major patch! Cheers!
We wanted to remind everyone that Sun Haven is on sale for 20% off until May 6th. If you’ve been waiting for a sale, now is a great time to grab it (along with Volume 1 & 2 of the Sun Haven Soundtracks, or even Sun Down Survivors, our second game)!
To go along with our sale, we’re excited to announce that our first DLC Packs are live now on Steam! You can purchase Dreamy & Spooky Pet Packs, or Sweet & Wicked Mount Packs. A lot of you were asking about where to find the pink cat mount over the week, and that’s our Strawberry Frosting Mount in the Sweet Mounts Pack!
Cats, drakes, and bunnies, oh my!
Here’s what you can get in the DLC Packs:
Dreamy Pet Pack Includes:
Pips the Fluffy Fae
Chipper the Squirrelbear
Pinkadee the Roc
Ursil the Cloud Bear
Sweetie the Salamander
Sweet Mounts Pack Includes:
Bunnycorn Whistle
Strawberry Frosting Whistle
Spooky Pet Pack Includes:
Webster the Spider
Nevermore the Crow
Noire the Demon Cat
Brimmy the Imp
Fangy the Heatviper
Wicked Mounts Pack Includes:
Iron Drake Whistle
Underworld Goat Whistle
Also, due to a Steamworks bug, the Dreamy Pets Pack for some reason does not have its launch discount of 20% as intended, so it is currently not equal in price to the Spooky Pet Pack. Sorry about that :(
To access your DLCs, just log in on any character (new, or old, or both!) and check your farm mailbox to pick up your new furry friends!
If you have other DLC suggestions you’d like to see for Sun Haven in the future, please let us know over on our Discord or Reddit!
That’s all for now, we hope you enjoy!
Bruce, Director Pixel Sprout Studios
Patch 1.1 Micropatch
Hey everyone! It's Bruce, from Pixel Sprout Studios.
First off, thank you and welcome to our new and returning players this past week! We love to see everyone enjoying Sun Haven, and we’re so glad you’ve loved the 1.1 update. This patch we tried some changes to make controller better for all the new Sun Haven who were having trouble with casting spells. However, we've heard your feedback (mostly from returning players), that the new cast system was just simply too slow. As such, we're releasing this micropatch to address that community feedback, as well as fix up a few things we had on our list.
This post is to keep the community updated to make sure you’re all in the loop. and to make it very clear that we’ve heard your feedback in these past 24 hours.
Now, we are happy to announce that these changes are now live:
Patch 1.1 Micropatch Notes
Controls for casting spells are being reverted back to the original quickcast system
Controller controls are being reverted back to the original bindings
Walking into the Altar Room with 7 or more altars completed will trigger the Epilogue quest (which means you won’t have to complete all 9 altars!)
If you chose combat with Dynus, you’ll have to defeat him again to trigger the Epilogue quest (but you can do this with invincibility on, if you’d like)
Elios’ glorious snout has returned from a temporary vacation
Guava Berry Seeds are now going to be sold in the correct season of summer
Guava Berry Seeds can now be grown in the summer and fall
For controller, spells will be hard bound back to the D-Pad for now in order to make sure that all controller players get these changes. The D-Pad will not be editable/resettable, for now.
Thanks for reading! Please restart your Steam to make sure the changes apply. We hope you all enjoy!
Come early next week, we will deploy another micropatch (likely without any patch notes as it is expected to be rather small) to fix up some other minor issues, including the End of Day Screen not working in certain situations, as well as some language translation issues in a small number of languages! :)