What is your favorite part about the holidays? Is it the hot chocolate by the fire, all the beautiful decorations, or perhaps giving out some great gifts? 🎁 Well for us it's all of the above, but with some of our favorite videogames to boot! Just imagine playing your favorite game on the couch with a warm beverage... Sounds perfect, doesn't it? ☕



We wanted to say happy holidays and we hope you have a great new year!
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Thanks,
Robert J

Thanks for all your feedback on the bugs and problems within the game!

We have patch notes below:


Features:

+ Added foraging, now you can find food and resources in the wild

+ Added sound effects for tools, fishing, animals and several interactions

+ Added a "Quit Game" button

+ Updated several tool and item icons

+ Updated Credits Screen


Bugfixes:

- Fixed objects respawning every time you reenter the map

- Fixed objects destroying crops

- Fixed lights not being enabled in real time

- Fixed rain not working on every map

- Fixed an issue with the player being stuck inside the mines

- Fixed player displaying the wrong appearance

- Fixed player walking over some objects

- Fixed player being able to walk while talking to an NPC

- Fixed an issue with storage not opening

- Fixed animal portraits during purchase

- Fixed mouse misalignment

- Fixed lots of collision issues

- Fixed the grass on the Crossroads map

- Fixed animation delay while destroying objects

- Fixed streetlights displaying inaccurate shadows during nighttime

- Fixed player getting stuck while traveling between maps

- Fixed gap between tiles at the Mines

- Fixed inconsistency between tools


We will continue to update the game within the next weeks!
So be sure to check out here for more information soon

Thanks as always for supporting the game!

Robert, Rafael & Kazz

We wanted to make a post sharing some information about the new version of the game.

We're aware that there are various bugs and problems with the new version of Orange Season. We want to apologize for the state of the update and let the community know that we’re working hard on fixing these issues.

Please do keep in mind that the game is still in early access; 99% of these issues will not make it into the final version of the game.

With that being said, we want to thank everyone for all the support, feedback, and patience. We've been going through all the bug reports and the team is tackling them one by one. In the meantime, we will remain available for any questions, bug reports, or other queries moving forward.

Naturally, updates are on the way



"The demo we released is a way for us to show you what's being developed, to test and get feedback, as well as to give everyone access to new content.

The team is working hard to bring all the content from the old game back as soon as possible. It's a slow process, as it is pretty much remaking the game from scratch. But we are putting all of our efforts into it, and we're aiming to deliver a fun experience for the players.

In the upcoming weeks we will focus our attention to fix the bugs and making the demo more stable. We are fully aware of all the issues and the team will work to fix them. We know everyone has expectations, and we want to meet those as best as we can."


In the meantime, it's still possible to play the old version of the game, along with your old save. In order to do so, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to the properties of the game via steam by right-clicking the title in your Steam library.
2. After, select 'Betas' from the left side menu.
3. Select the build you like to play. “old_version” beta branch.
(4. If you want to go back to the new version, repeat steps 1 to 3, and select the word “none” as step 3)

Thanks again and speak to you all soon,

Robert, Rafael & Kazz

The update for Orange Season will be live at 13:10 CET.



After an update, the game should load into the new build! (if the game still loads the old version, you can also try uninstalling and reinstalling the game).

More updates to the game will be coming soon as well!

Please let us know all your feedback and we're looking forward to seeing everyone play the new update online.

At 15;00 CET, we'll also be doing a live stream of the game on our YouTube: SOEDESCO YT

Thank you all for your support of the game!

Robert, Rafael & Kazz

Hope you're all having a great week so far!

Today, we have more information to share with you about the update coming to Orange Season, also some more screenshots of the game. We have a lot to go into so lets go:

The update will happen next week, 01/12/2022. This means the game will be on the new engine and will look, feel and play differently than before.

Below are some screenshots and more information on the update:





What does the update mean:
- After the 1st of December when starting the game, the new version of the game will load not your old save. The old version will still load your old save, but more on that below.
- If you're getting the game for the first time, this will be the new version.
- There won't be updates for the old version of the game anymore.
- Your current save of the game will not carry over.
- The new version will only have the spring season for now but more will be coming.





New features:
- The game has received a main storyline.
- New key art.
- Updated In-game visuals.
- New map.
- Environments,
- Lighting,
- Dialogue options,
- Sidequests,
- Soundtrack,
- Animations,
- And other quality-of-life improvements.





Information on your old save:
It will be possible to still play your old save/ the old version of the game. in order to do so you'll have to:

1. Go to the properties of the game via steam by right-clicking the title in your Steam library.
2. After, select 'Betas' from the left side menu.
3. Select the build you like to play. “old_version” beta branch.
(4. If you want to go back to the new version, repeat steps 1 to 3, and select the word “none” as step 3)


Important, the old version will only be available till April 2023. We will keep everyone updated on how this will go. but for now, that's the end month for the old/current version of the game. We feel this gives everyone enough time to still finish off some things in the old version.





We are super excited about the update! We hope you are too.

As we have spoken about before moving the game to another engine has been a lot of work, but we'll be able to add many more features to the game now.

Thank you all again for the support on Orange Season! if you have questions please leave them below or join our discord: SOEDESCO Discord link

Thanks,
Robert, Rafael & Kazz

Not the monthly update today... but we do have 3 exciting weeks upcoming for the game.

To start us off slowly, we'll be changing the game name and Key artwork.

The game will no longer be called: "Fantasy Farming: Orange Season" but instead, it will be called simply "Orange Season". (this will be reflected on the store home page soon as well).

We believe the name change was needed, it also ties in with the rest of the changes happening.

Below is the new key artwork for the game:



What do you think? Like the change?

As many of you know, the team is hard at work moving the game into another engine. Next week we'll have more information on this and how it'll impact the current version.
We should also have some new screenshots of the game within its new engine to show as well.

Big changes are coming to Orange Season soon so make sure to keep an eye out on our social channels for updates as well.

Thanks,
Robert, Rafael & Kazz

Today we are going to show some work that we are undertaking to create a new game world for Orange Season, a world filled with personality and history!

For this, we went back to one of our core tenants of Orange Season, “To provide a place for you, the player, to belong, to call it home. A cozy space for you to take your life in your pace of your own choice.”

With this in mind, the areas surrounding Orange Town and the town itself were given a new brush of life to reflect the many changes made by the flow of time and by the life of its inhabitants. Now, while traversing this new town, you will stumble upon the marks left behind by those who make this land their own.

Marks such as:



The profitable Brittany’s Farm, with it’s high fences paid by the advantage of being owned by the mayor’s sister.



The beautiful lake inside the Forest, a place to enjoy the heat while sightseeing the flocks of ducks that thrive here. But beware, for this body of water…



… holds marks from a distant past! Maybe you will fish something interesting here!



Or maybe you will fish out some friendships at the Inn! The Spa now is officially part of the best (and only) Inn in Orange Town. This is now a hotspot (literally) to mingle with the villagers!

Of course, your farm also has been brushed to become a green blank canvas for your new life. An empty lot with trees and a modest house will be your starting position to build a place for you (and your chosen villagers) to belong.



This will be your starting position to build your home! Plant crops, and animals or buy the neighboring plot to further build the place where you belong!

Please, be advised that this and more are all under active development, and can change in the future.

This is it, for now, we will keep you posted on how further we will be developing Orange Town to be a special place for you!

(Ps, for everyone who read till the end, we should have a trailer showing the new content coming soon).

Thanks,
Robert, Rafael & Kazz

This past week we at SOEDESCO have been to Gamescom 2022!



Bit of a different update this time not about the game but about us at SOEDESCO.

This year we were only in the B2B area of the event, but we were still able to show our games to other developers and industry insiders. The business area is still important for the press, influencers, and other media to check out our company!

Next year we hope to bring Soedesco to the customer-facing side of Gamescom as well😊

Here are some of the photos from the event:





Please make sure to check our YouTube channel for the “after movie” of Gamescom 2022!

YouTube

Thanks and that’s all for now.

- Robert J (Soedesco community manager)

Hello everyone! We just got back to our normal schedule after being at BIG Festival last week! It was really special to connect with everyone that played Orange Season, truly something out of this world! We are working hard to continue doing our best to bring Orange Season to you, building Orange Town to be a place where you can live and make meaningful relationships with the inhabitants.

We hope to meet everyone again at future opportunities! And a big thanks to everyone that gave their permission to be photographed and to SOEDESCO to give this opportunity to Orange Season. Here are some of the photos from the event:









However, this announcement is not only about BIG Festival! Today we are also showing the last romanceable characters that you will be able to smooch! Let me introduce Annie and Raphael, people firmly rooted in the supernatural aspects of Orange Town.





Can you keep a secret? Annie is a witch. She can teleport around the town and even make it rain, but don't tell everyone. Not everyone is as open to someone who defies the natural order. (And other witches may not like the competition.)
But, hey, can you keep an even bigger secret? Annie is the chosen daughter of the infamous Cuca, a witch known for her wickedness and insatiable appetite. A true boogeyman of this world.
Unfortunately, Annie's got her mother's knack for magic and hunger. Each day, her appetite increases, especially when she uses her powers.
Annie wishes to great her things in her life, and plans to abuse her magical advantage to make a name for herself in the world. However, how far is she is going to go to satiate her ever-increasing hunger to accomplish her goals?

What is going to be the main dish for such a curse?

● Age: Witches don’t believe in numbers.
● Can talk about for hours: Fashion and drinks
● Will not talk about: Food and horror films.
● Known fact: Some cows mysteriously vanished after she appeared in town.

(Also, Orange Season uses the term “witches” to refer to any human being that uses magic, no matter how they present themselves.)





Talking about curses, there is one more cursed being to talk about. Amanda is chained to an unfair contract to the flowers and Annie is a factor to consider when planning against food scarcity, but Raphael is knee-deep in magical trouble.
The stoic carpenter had the bad luck to cross a narcissistic witch in his past. Actually, he was their romantic partner, and he screwed up big time.
He never said he loved them, never gave them a present, never provided anything to them, never hugged, and never spent enough time with them. If there were any new love language, Raphael most certainly would have committed atrocities against it!
That’s if… you take their word without question. The truth is that Raphael was in an abusive relationship and got cursed as a result. Now, Raphael is the perfect partner! All that you need to do is ask, and he will magically become what you want, at the best of his abilities.
Want a cook? You got one. A farm hand? Yep, you got it! A carpenter? A got the man for you!
All done against Raphael’s will, who wishes nothing, but freedom to choose his own path.

Will he be able to get out of this situation with your help, or is he fated to do the bidding of others?

● Age: 25
● Can talk about for hours: Nature and soccer
● Will not talk about: Work
● Known fact: Raphael is a lousy cook. Don’t ask him for his help. Seriously, don’t. Value your own life!

This is the end of our romanceable characters. 10 partners, each one with their own merits and flaws. Each one with a story to entangle you. Will you find love in these conflicts, or friendship is all that will bear fruit? Or their story will be left for them to live, while you target your efforts into other areas?

The answer lies with you.

Of course, these aren’t the only people you will meet in your new life in Orange Town. There is still plenty more to meet, and we hope to introduce them to you in the following news.

Before we finish, there is still something else that we need to show you. After teasing for months, we wrapped our work on the new Forest map, transforming it from the ground up. Now it is a place with a story, where you can see the signs of an older Orange Town and where the displaced find haven. Be it the disgruntled Benjamin breaking his back on a farm that he doesn’t wish to have, where Raphael tries to find solace in his curse, or where the few kids hang out to escape the adult’s gaze.









With the new Forest, we aim to make you connect with the world of Orange Season. A place where you may try to build a new life with interesting characters. A place where you can lose yourself in it.
The Forest is not the only new map that we are working on.

The road in it leads to interesting places, places filled with history and power, but these will have to wait for future announcements.

- Robert, Rafael & Kazz

Today we are back on showing you the romanceable characters in Orange Season! Last time you met Benjamin, Stella, Lucas and Devin (and if you did not meet them, you can check our previous announcement here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/416000/announcements/detail/3194751677700069676)
Now, unto the next batch of bachelors and bachelorettes!

Please, be advised that everything shown here is a work in progress and can be changed during development.



Viktor is the older brother of Richard and nephew of Mia. He is a blacksmith against his will, being held in Orange Town as a punishment for past misbehaviors. Viktor would long have fled from the small town to pursue his dreams as an artist in the capital, but after becoming the legal guardian of his little brother, he is at a crossroad.

Now, Viktor is restless. Does he still try to chase his wish and leave Orange Town? But what about Richard? What kind of life his little brother will have on the run or if he stays behind? And if Viktor stays, what kind of life he fears to have if he abandons his dreams after he did so much for them already?

• Age: 25
  
• Can talk about for hours: City life and arts
  
• Will not talk about: Orange Town and Richard
  
• Known fact: Dances with the dancer Gabriel when everyone is asleep.

Amanda is the florist of Orange Town and responsible for organizing the Flower Festival. She is a fun, amicable character that can talk with her flowers and will love to have the new farmer as a new friend or… something more.

However, she holds a secret dangerous close to slipping out. Her connection to flowers run deep than a career. She holds a great debt to them, a supernatural dept. One that she is been trying to pay for a long time, but each time they change the terms. She will need help if she ever wants to have back control of her life.

• Age: 35
  
• Can talk about for hours: Flowers,
  
• Will not talk about: The supernatural
  
• Known fact: Some seeds from her selling stock are burned by her.

Cindy is the youngest granddaughter of Rory, and, unlike her family, has no aptitude for farming, lacking even the basics skills. Cindy is the black sheep of her family, preferring to stay indoors instead of doing in the farm. She is the complete opposite of her cousin Stella, a fact that her grandfather loves to point out.

However, Cindy has recently found a knack for woodcarving, creating furniture that looked like they were always inside the wood. Cindy will need to find courage if she wants to change her oppressive situation, but it is not simple when you are caged under the shadow of your family for your whole life.

• Age: 20
  
• Can talk about for hours: Houses decorations, cute animals
  
• Will not talk about: Farming
  
• Known fact: The mischievous Saci flees from her for unknown reasons.

Nathalia is the right hand of Julia… or at least, was. She was the first one to embark with the mayor in the journey to transform Orange Town, abandoning her path in college. At first, she joined out of love to help her friend, but she quickly discovered that she entrapped by Julia’s charisma and wished to give her the world.

Everything was wonderful. Nathalia become a political figure in the hall to help Julia and in her free time tendered the library, for her love of stories never faded out. Now, it sees that Nathalia is no longer useful, having been robbed of her spotlight by Julia’s family, becoming an afterthought for the mayor. Will Nathalia recover her importance or will find another path in life? Or coming to Orange Town in a whim was a horrible decision in her life?

• Age: 22
  
• Can talk about for hours: Gossip and Orange Town
  
• Will not talk about: Julia
  
• Known fact: Can’t keep a secret, but her cake will make you spill anything to her.

For now, we showed you 8 of our 10 romanceable characters, but today we also want to share a bit more of the main story.

Back in January, we showed a snippet of Billy declaring war against the player for, supposedly, taking his farm away from him. Orange Season today already tell that your farm was previously Billy’s and Julia took it away from him for not being profitable enough, nullifying their social contract. You are an innocent in this situation, but Billy sees you as a usurper in Julia’s pay roll and declares that Orange Town isn’t big enough for both of you.

The main story will center around this conflict. Billy will try to take your farm away from you, but since he can’t do it with force or money, he will use his charisma to convince the other villagers of your supposedly wickedness.


However, Julia will tell you not to fret over it. If you keep your farm profitable, Orange Town will prosper and everyone will accept your regardless. But, if you ever feel unconformable with the lies of Billy, you may try to win the villager’s hearts with your skill. Good luck, though. Billy’s specialty is handling people and nobody has ever seen as his equal in social skills.


What kind of farmer you will be? When challengers arise, will you opt for profits or will take care of the villagers as well you take care your farm? Maybe you will try stay in your lane, letting things blow over, but what if this isn’t an option?
How will you defend your place in Orange Town?

This is all for today. Be tuned for our next announcements and news!

-Marten, Rafael & Kazz