Hi!



First of all, apologies for the lack of updates these past weeks! Part of the team was on a short vacation, so that's the reason we've been so silent. However we're back with new updates!

This update features plenty of new content, such as Donkeys, the Fireman clothing, or the Steamroller tractor. It also includes a number of small fixes to bugs detected since the last update, and some minor interface changes.

We're also adding 3 new achievements related to houses, and enabled trading cards. One of the profile backgrounds has a small teaser of what's to come in a future update, so try to get them all!

Today's Farm showcase: "Sneak peek at the abandoned forest section of the farm..." by Mr. Z


New features:

• 3 New achievements
  
• Enabled Steam Trading Cards

New Items:

• New Animal: Donkey
  
• New crops: Rye, Barley, Turnip, Pineapple
  
• New fish: Clownfish
  
• New decorations: Goal, Sports stands, City lights, Camping trailer, lighthouse
  
• New clothing: Fireman
  
• 4 New rings
  
• 5 New backpacks

Improvements:

• You can now rotate appliances in houses when placing them. Some can be rotated in 90-degrees increments, others only in 180 degrees
  
• Improved dynamic ornaments so they are not so jittery on low framerates.
  
• When trying to load a Public/Private farm while offline, a prompt will be shown asking if you want to play in Local mode.
  
• Added a small interaction delay on some important warnings (such as recycle confirmation dialogs)
  
• Added a second confirmation warning on the "Delete farm" prompt.
  
• Improved the "Save error" dialog behavior, now it will ask you if you want to go back to the main menu.
  
• Added new characters in the Quest Log, so they don't repeat as often.

Gameplay changes:

• Increased Silo storage from 50 to 80.
  
  Bugfixes:
  
  • Fixed UI sliders showing always "100"
    
  • Fixed reflections when standing on specific tiles in the Stone House
    
  • Fixed bug when deleting house appliances while moving them
    
  • Fixed bonsai not rotating properly.
    
  • Fixed "New" icon appearing again on already visited items.
    
  • Fixed being able to go underwater in photo mode
    
  • Fixed "Permissions" text not showing on the player details menu.

Hi! Today's update brings new pieces of furniture and house decorations to further customize your house!

This update also includes an automatic savegame backup feature, as well as a new permission level (Quests).

Lastly, we've also updated the engine to the latest version available (2018.2). It introduced a number of quirks we've had to fix, but some may have gone unnoticed, so please be sure to report any problems you might have.

Today's Farm Showcase: "Harvesting Potatoes" by Ildrim


Note: We're experiencing an issue with Ambient Occlusion in the Linux build (everything is shown white). We have been unable to fix it so far, and we're not sure if it's a common problem or related to our Linux rig, so please disable Ambient Occlusion if you are having problems.

New features:

• New permission level: "Quests". In this level, guests can only plant crops for the available quests, and only until there are enough crops to fulfill the requirement.
  
• New language: Traditional Chinese.

New house items:

• Added "Walnut" line of furniture
  
• Added new walls and floors
  
• Added new house decorations.

Improvements:

• A savegame backup is performed every 10 minutes. If an error is found while loading a farm, the game will attempt to load the game from the backup.
  
• Upgraded to Unity Engine 2018.2.0f2 . If you experience some issues please let us know.

Gameplay changes:

• Plowing on harvested land now increases the Boost meter.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed UI navigation problems with keyboard/gamepad in the shop window.

Hi!

We haven't seen any major issue from people playing the new version of the game in the beta branch, so we've pushed the update to everyone.

Please check the previous post for details on what's featured in this update:

https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791461544865/announcements/detail/2629423802409193374

Hi!

This week's update features some changes to the network and save system, so for now it will only be available for people who opt in to try it. See instructions below.

We've also added a number of new trees, fish, and the gift shop, which allows you to exchange coins for medals (be warned, they are quite expensive!).

Today's Farm Showcase: "An overhead of my garden" by Zithis



Details on the beta update:
This update brings a new network protocol, using Steam to connect between peers, that should improve connectivity and reduce the number of connection issues (shouldn't have an impact over connection quality and ping once the connection has been established).

We've done our best to make sure it works, but to be on the safe side, we want to do some public testing before completely replacing the older system.

We've also changed the format used for farm save data. This should help with some data corruptions people were experiencing. This should work fine and be compatible with farms saved in the previous format. Again to be on the safe side, some volunteer testing will be appreciated.

Some Q&A on these changes:

• How do I opt in?
  To try this update, open the game's properties on the Steam client, go to the Betas tab, and select the "beta" branch. The client will download the update. If the "beta" branch is not shown, please try restarting the Steam client.
  
• Will my data be safe?
  We're rather sure it will. If you experience problems please let us know.
  
• If I opt in, can I go back later to the previous update?
  You can opt out of the beta, but any farm saved in the new format won't be loaded by previous versions of the game (this has always been the case).
  
• If I opt in, will I be able to join people outside the beta?
  No, farms with a different version can't be joined. They won't appear on the farm list and will throw an error if you try to join via invites etc.
  
• When will the update become available to everyone?
  Once we have enough data and feedback to make sure it works as expected and no major bugs arise, we'll make it available to everyone. Depending on how many people test it out and how many issues arise, it can be just a few days, or more.

New features:

• Changed networking protocol to use Steam P2P. This should improve overall connectivity.
  
• Changed save format to a different one. This should help with some save data corruption.

New farm items:

• Spinach
  
• DragonFruit
  
• Mango
  
• Papaya
  
• Avocado
  
• Angelfish
  
• Discus
  
• Blue Tang
  
• Gift shop

Improvements:

Improved performance of the Shop window when switching categories.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed Recycle Farm not recycling all fences.

Hi!

This week's update is small on content, but it features a good number of fixes and improvements.

Today's Farm Showcase: Feature the chickeeeennnnn :D by jinntacc


New items:

• Flower Shop - Replaces previous Greenhouse (it's smaller so a few tiles will be available)
  
• Flower Market
  
• Greenhouse is now a decoration (but greenhouses placed prior to this update will be treated as Flower Shops).
  
• Fence "Pennant Banner"
  
• Fence "String Lights"
  
• Fence "Paper Lanterns"
  
• Road: "Pergola Path"
  
• Decoration: "Water" tile.

Improvements:

• Players will now exit the house on a fixed position and rotation instead of on the position they had when entering. This also fixes the problem of exiting a house after it was moved.
  
• You can enqueue now up to 50 items while moving them. The cancel key won't cancel the whole move process, just remove the last selected item from the queue.
  
• If there's a job requiring action inside a house, an icon will be shown on the house (it won't be shown if there are not enough resources to continue cooking yet).
  
• Inside the house, if a job is ready for the next step but it's missing resources, an icon will be shown.
  
• Added a key to orientate the character while in photo mode.
  
• Added a button in Farm Settings to clear the whole farm contents (for people who want to redecorate the farm from scratch). Everything but houses should be recycled, and you will get back the full price for the items, not just half.
  
• Adjusted some tutorial values and initial farm settings to make it quicker in the beginning.
  
• Added new sort modes in the Shop Window, depending on the category. Changed the default sort mode to "Availability", which puts Quest items first, and items that can be planted second, sorted by descending Level. It also sorts animals by race.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed incorrect tractor colors.
  
• Fixed smoke puffs appearing on the wrong side when placing fences
  
• Fixed butterflies not being destroyed when entering a house on night.
  
• Fixed walls, floors and doors not being marked as "seen" in the Shop window.
  
• Fixed switched up rooms in the Stone house.

Hi! We're releasing a small update today featuring some fixes and minor improvements.

Improvements:

• On "Find Farms", favorites and friends are now included in the "All" search, and shown first of the list. Search takes a bit longer because of that.
  
• "Full" text when harvesting is now shown Yellow again instead of Red.

Gameplay changes:

• Crops will no longer wither.

Bugfixes:

• We're still working on the "Farm stops being saved" issue. This update brings new changes that we hope will help fixing the problem, as well as an error message that will be shown when we detect the farm has stopped saving or updating. If you experience this error message, please send us the log file of the game so we can take a look at it.

Hi! Today's update features the Houses, introducing the biggest addition we've made so far in the game. You can now build houses (they take some time and resources to be built), and once they're built you can enter them and decorate their interior, as well as perform Jobs that will net you Tickets, a new currency that is used to purchase furniture and decorations for the house.

Although we've tried hard to make sure everything works fine from the get go, as expected some issues may arise, so please let us know if you experience any problems.

Today's Farm showcase: Unnamed by Opii


New features:

• Houses that can you can build and enter, with a new shop inside featuring plenty of furniture and decorations!
  
• New Items:
  
  • 3 New Pigs
    
  • 3 New Chickens
    
  • 2 New Cows
    
  • 1 New Flower ( Oleander )
    
  • 1 New Crop ( Purple Cauliflower )
    
  • 1 New Fence (light posts)
    
  • 1 New Decoration (Mailbox)

Improvements:

• Now you can flip fences while placing/moving them by pressing the move key, same way as with buildings.
  
• For sufficiently large amounts of items, an outline of their icon will be shown in the map.
  
• On the Map, fuel stations are colored differently. Same with houses.
  
• The resource icon is not shown on feeders if they are not required.

Gameplay changes:

• Increased flower level up speed.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed rotation for the preview of some decorations not being consistent.
  
• Fixed the Nectarine Tree not becoming transparent when behind it.
  
• Fixed UI getting stuck if you quickly press the map/interaction key after teleporting.

Hi!

No update this week, but it's for a good reason!

We've been working hard on a big update for some time, and we're really close to completion (just finishing the last touches, polishing and testing out everything to make sure it works as expected), and it's time to show you a couple of screenshots so you can check by yourselves!





You'll be able to build houses, enter them and do a series on jobs (such as cooking or painting) to earn Tickets, that can be used to purchase new furniture and decorations!

If all goes well we should be able to release the update by next week.

Also a reminder that we will increase the game's price along with the new update (this will only affect purchases after it, if you already own the game you don't need to worry), so now it's the perfect time to pick the game!

Hi!

Today's update features new crops and other minor additions. We know it's a small one, but that's because we're still working hard on the big update, we're sure you'll love it!

Today's Farm showcase: Untitled by OrangiChu


New items:

• Yellow Cauliflower
  
• Yellow hydrangea
  
• Black Tulip
  
• 2 New sheep
  
• Chard
  
• Date Palm tree
  
• Artichoke
  
• Romanesco
  
• New character skin color: Blue
  
• New character customization item: Cap

Gameplay changes:

• Reduced a bit experience required to level up on higher levels (around 10% on 50+ levels)
  
• Changes to weather effects:
  
  • Rain: Doubles water input rate (so a crop water level will increase instead of just stay at the level it had)
    
  • Drought: Water usage is tripled instead of doubled
    
  • Snow: Water level won't increase.
    
  • Snow will only occur on Winter, and it will happen more often than rain.
    
  • Drought will only occur on Summer, and it will happen more often than rain.
• Changed the way level bonuses are applied to animals, so only profits are taken into account (same way it's done with crops). This means animals with high levels will be giving less money as before.

Bugfixes:

• Mouse cursor on multimonitor setups on Windows should no longer go to the wrong place (it's a workaround around a bug in the engine, so you never know...)
  
• Should have fixed (or at least reduced) cases where farm wasn't being saved properly.

Hi!



Today's update features new farm items and upgrades the Unity Engine to its latest version. Hopefully this should help with some crashes people were having. We've done our best to make sure this doesn't introduce any new bugs, but please let us know if you experience anything!

Today's Farm showcase: House/Garden by Sheeps


New features:

• New items:
  
  • Zucchini, Yellow Zucchini
    
  • Peach tree, Nectarine tree, Quince
    
  • New sheep
    
  • Pink Tulip
• New customization item: Black cowboy hat

Gameplay changes:

• Noticeably reduced quest item count requirements on high level farms (will only count on new quests).

Bugfixes:

• Upgraded Unity Engine to version 2018. Should help with crashes.
  
• Changed the way time is used to progress farm items. Should help with situations where time wasn't advancing/farm data wasn't being saved.
  
• Data saves are now performed asynchronously. Should help with hiccups some people were experiencing every ~30 seconds.
  
• Gamepad/keyboard font icon changes now shouldn't cause a noticeable hiccup.
  
• Fixed issue with keyboard/gamepad navigation in the shop windows.
  
• Should have prevented some errors during load causing the game to softlock in the loading screen.