Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's very short changelog:

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❌ Fix for crash after dying and picking an heir if you hadn't been to the farm after loading your save

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Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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🔶 Invert mousewheel and pad radial options
🔶 Add highest/lowest star ingredients buttons for cooking
🔶 Adjust price that animal buyers will pay for dogs to match existing good store dogs for sale
🔶 Dig spots only respawn on entering a level on a new day
🔶 Adjust apothecary balance to not give rep on a failed cure
🔶 Adjusted spawn rate during good store help task
🔶 Age up can be fast forwarded if more than 5 years are ticking up
🔶 Some tweaks to hair colors and how they appear on the kid faces
🔶 Limited Dandy Leon's appearance to market/goddess days
🔶 Switched cooking skill requirements round for a couple of skills
🔶 Slight adjustment to shop unlock rank requirements for when and which customers appear from other areas
❌ Fix where good store workers wouldn't work outside the level
❌ Fix for Copperpot blacksmith worker standing too far back
❌ Adjusted cooking spots for Willowdown Farm
❌ Fix for case where certain shop workers could turn up as shoppers
❌ Fix for flower bloom to show in the correct levels for the duration of the event
❌ Fix for wedding/Pott popup appearing before line said
❌ Fix where fruit farming order could get stuck on returning to the level
❌ Shop mails using brass coin
❌ Fix for talking to NPCs through house walls
❌ Fix for a few levels where you could walk out of bounds
❌ Fix for Woemarsh apothecary specialisation showing a merged appearance
❌ Fix where after crafting a recipe you could walk through the counter
❌ Babies only give gifts at friendship levels once you gift them as a kid
❌ Fix case where throwing minigame could let you go into negative numbers
❌ Fixed insects not showing if the last seen inventory screen was collections
❌ Fix for squirrels appearing on water
❌ Fix for owl flying behind scenery during combat
❌ Fix for enemy health bar sometimes disappearing at low health
❌ Fix for item duplication bug with fishing rod
❌ Fix for birthdays for dead characters showing on the calendar
❌ Fix for cursor being in the wrong place for feeding pets
❌ Fix extra stamina points appearing when the counter goes critical
❌ Fixed the chance of getting stuck infinite stun during some combat situations
❌ Fix where npc could double up going to the tavern
❌ Fix characters showing for work when trapped in combat areas
❌ Fix where door auto opens while riding a pig
❌ Fix kynseed tree flowers growing into the water
❌ Fix for fish getting stuck to the lure by quickly casting
❌ Fix Apply Repel favour not working when gifting an item with that trait
❌ Fix for Fairweather acting if he can still sell you things if the 3 items for the year have already been claimed
❌ Fix grandmaster bar appearing if you loaded a save with it and then loaded an earlier save without it

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Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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❌ Fix for crash if the player's family took part in annual dance events
❌ Fix for stock ordering not working when clicking with the mouse

🔷Additionᅠᅠ🔶Improvementᅠᅠ❌Fix

Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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🔶 Cravings make shoppers willing to accept higher prices on the shelves while active
🔶 The upgrade to bakers dozen and potion preparation specialisation perks works for any star rating
🔶 Good store shelf restocking selects the most valuable items in the cupboard first
🔶 Family farming order is a little more effective while outside the farm to water crops and gather fruit
🔶 Shops only get a small absent bonus during skipped years if the player has workers/kids or a spouse
🔶 Pigs now have idle anims
🔶 Proverbs page now uses click to view the proverbs
🔶 Changed an exploration skill icon
🔶 Slight adjustments to lost item spots in Twanging Gardens and Burial Grounds
🔶 Spouses can be dated
🔶 Adjusted family chest position for Mellowbrook blacksmith house
❌ Fix for brass caught with fishing rod appearing in inventory instead of converting to currency
❌ Fix for Gummy Mushroom rating using accuracy up rather than down
❌ Fix for children studying to find the right location on loading the level
❌ Fix where children weren't getting xp if sleeping outside the same level
❌ Fix child getting xp/mood changes for orders while they were working
❌ Stopped the Binding Band getting lost in the mailbox which prevented the marriage task continuing, you have to gift it in person now to complete the task step
❌ Fix where a care for pets order gets stuck trying to fill the trough back up and potentially feeding the wrong animals
❌ Fix for gathering ignoring other loadout part if sword is equipped in left slot for non-combat gather
❌ Fix where a shift change of your workers could lead to a clone appearing
❌ Guard fix for rare crash on looking at the results of gathering
❌ Fix to prevent wasting tokens trying to go beyond 20 on any stats
❌ Fix for charm trait task
❌ Fix for some later story tasks not completing
❌ Fix thatterway issue with cooking noticeboard task
❌ Fix for mouse interaction with objects behind pinned tasks in the top left
❌ Fix for Fae portraits in blacksmith orders
❌ Fix for animal behaviour where it can stop following at night if an item is nearby
❌ Fix for a few generated kid npc sleeping sprites
❌ Fix for trait tasks involving the task giver
❌ Chicks shouldn't inflate with gassy apple
❌ Star Sapphire NPC task tweak to allow it to complete correctly
❌ Fix for white numbers showing up on the map
❌ Fix for flying head appearing onscreen in combat when hit
❌ Fix for character sheet gamepad navigation when npc's likes and dislikes are not known
❌ Fix for gathering of npcs at outhouses
❌ Fix for remove task button not actually removing the task
❌ Fix for characters overlapping while praying at goddess statues
❌ Fixed a few fishing areas where fish could get out of the visible pond area in Poppyhill and Candlewych Village
❌ Adjusted npc baby positions in their cribs
❌ The mini '!' on What's happening chat now clears after the favour was accepted

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Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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🔶 Good store specialisation perks affecting barter now applies to the stat for the rest of the day rather than as a temporary trait
🔶 What's happening dialogue can indicate when trends are going on (either player or game triggered)
🔶 Terrarium always appears as summer and is not affected by weather
🔶 On the first gift of the day a loved gift to your kids will raise their mood by 2
🔶 Lemonade stand is prevented from use after 9pm as a kid
🔶 Some sfx added for baby play and bartering
🔶 Remove task option is now a yes/no choice
❌ Fixed case where animals started to follow again after being told to stop
❌ Fix for rare crash in competitions with very low stat competitors
❌ Guard fix for rare crash with pet whistle in combat
❌ Fixed Fishmonger specialisations not affecting fish yield and barter stat
❌ Fix for crash raising stat to 20 from a token
❌ Fix for gathering in combat limited to 1 star
❌ Fix for gathering in combat giving items outside the monsters encountered
❌ Fix for some apothecary cure results not showing up on the detailed view in the accounts
❌ Fix for pricing not rounding to the nearest whole number for ratings
❌ Fix for thatterway leading to the Dancers level
❌ Fixes for npc owned shop workers in future npc generations
❌ Fix where player could get stuck aiming the bow
❌ Fix for date not ending if player sleeps into the next day
❌ Fix for super casanova achievement not completing
❌ Fix for Beat the Banker achievement not counting all the top 3 prizes
❌ Fix for workers standing at the back of the shop while serving
❌ Fix for fog moving with the camera in some situations
❌ Fix for repeated dialogue from npc stories
❌ Fix for cooldown water stage showing silver faces if already max durability
❌ Fix for glass jar new item popup appearing every time one is collected
❌ Fix for scrollbars in adjusted size containers
❌ Fixed some level layering/navigation issues
❌ Fixed layering on lucky star
❌ Fix for Fachen Flat Footed ability to be more effective
❌ Fix for some already complete achievements not unlocking on load of a save game
❌ Baby chickens no longer lay eggs

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Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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🔷 Animal feeding setup reworked with bars for mood and fullness / Pet age added to Whistle
🔶 Relationship challenge replaced with FP challenge and counts any gains in FP for NPCs.
🔶 Tough skin powder now has Toughness trait
🔶 Apple Pie task now rewards some rep
🔶 Adjust wheel of delight based challenges to include more outcomes
🔶 Following adjusted to be smoother
🔶 Family cooks at a faster rate than before if out of the level
❌ Fix for softlock getting hit on the way back from attack
❌ Fix some text on noticeboard tasks
❌ Fix item ratings not visible on all good store plinths
❌ Fix for slow down setting affecting end of room
❌ Pott question bonuses appear in the player stats
❌ Fix for a few cutscenes where the camera panned too much
❌ Fix for watering task immediately completing in some circumstances
❌ Fix for Ferrous Footway map showing when there shouldn't be one
❌ Reloading no longer makes pets hungry again
❌ Bottom right pond in Evergreen fixed to be fishable
❌ Item cooldown for Music Box affected by taxed years
❌ Baker dozen perk properly stacks with how many are made
❌ Family can't be working at the same time as gathering or injured
❌ Family gardening covers bushes, herbs and tomatoes and shows progress bar
❌ Chickens showing on the pet whistle list
❌ Number of swords showing in inventory
❌ Fix for info overlay not showing on gamepad with "Press Once" setting
❌ Supersweet perk stops burning in jams/stews and convert kiln red markers to orange for fruit
❌ Crafting items in the blacksmith go to the player inventory if full in storage
❌ Fix for mismatch in moulds given at some blacksmiths
❌ Fix for a couple of maladies still showing symptoms after curing
❌ Fix for collecting priority so insects are gathered and interactables are picked if no Bumpa milk left for the day
❌ Some minor level fixes for layering and offscreen visible areas
❌ Fix for some Rivermoor assets not changing with season
❌ Fix for cases where pigs could get stuck in the pen or disappear from the farm
❌ Fix for case where Unwell task could get stuck when a save occurs immediately after cutscene
❌ Fog horn works in Tir Na Nog
❌ Can't share items between bowls on goddess offering
❌ Fix for watering tasks assigned to different characters than the one accepted from
❌ Fixed cases where pet stalls could crash due to not entering their level when the pet died
❌ Fix for crash with two NPC generation stories

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Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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❌ Fix for crash interacting with the kynseed tree if you have past generation kids

🔷Additionᅠᅠ🔶Improvementᅠᅠ❌Fix

Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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🔶 Noticeboard task rep adjusted based on friendship to villager
🔶 Employee mood has a hidden scale behind it. Gifting during work and paying above expected salary will raise where paying too little and having low energy will lower it.
🔶 Auction prices can only be raised if someone else bids higher than the player
🔶 Achievement for shop perks now only includes base perks
🔶 Anvil minigame stops when max is reached
🔶 Combat items popup shows how many you have left
🔶 Fix for some recipes being inaccessible
🔶 Removed graphs from ledger as they weren't proving that useful
🔶 Woemarsh Goods Markets provides seeds local to the haven
❌ Fixes for various level exits appearances on the local map
❌ Grandmaster progress showing correct level after completing
❌ Fae shop keeper star can now disappear after intro
❌ Lucky Star interact is highest priority
❌ Apothecary items now clearer on what they cure
❌ Various fixes to rare combat issues
❌ Adjusted spawns in Toughwood to avoid enemies getting stuck at the back
❌ Generation sim prioritises replacing sim run shop workers where necessary
❌ First gen sim go to the correct house on load after moving
❌ Fix for some achievements appearing early
❌ Can't go into negative numbers in the auction if money comes out for shop wages
❌ Adjustments to what branches appear on the kynseed tree
❌ Bartering as a player can't go lower than 1 brass
❌ Fix for out of season growables for goddess blessing disappearing if out of the level overnight
❌ Family show up at home if they are returning injured from gathering but are also scheduled for work
❌ Injured family will heal during tax years taken
❌ Fixed family not using eggs/flour for pies, bread and sandwiches
❌ Tasks cleared out for villagers that have died
❌ Item star ratings disabled in tasks where item don't have rating
❌ Fix for rare crash with out of level feeding pets with certain items
❌ Fix for crash on unequipping items in combat in some situations
❌ Reduced save size where old and unviewable shop transactions were stored
❌ Adjusted pig collision so they can fit through certain doors better

🔷Additionᅠᅠ🔶Improvementᅠᅠ❌Fix

Hello Seedlings!

Thanks to all of you for your support, whether by sending in bugs, for leaving a review letting us know what you think, for hanging out in the community, or even simply playing the game.

If you are getting any issues, please send them in for us to look at (via discord or mailing bugs@kynseed.com).

Here is today's changelog:

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🔶 Cats/Dogs to buy refresh each week
🔶 Player is now invulnerable during parry and counter moves
🔶 Using Campfire saves outside farm
🔶 Various level fixes to prevent out of bounds
🔶 Various small text adjustments for typos and out of date info
🔶 Yearly newsletter updated for full gaps in time
🔶 Abysstone and Hyalite shovel loot table adjusted to include ore
🔶 Player & player children stats no longer adjusted by age so they stay consistent
🔶 Competition rep rewards adjusted
❌ Fix for successors coming back at 17 years old in certain situations
❌ Fix for certain tasks not progressing if npc story lines interupted them
❌ Combat speed setting is saved
❌ Fix for crash on moving storage items
❌ Fix for combo countering enemies if you click directly on them
❌ Kynseed tree shows when a year had lots of combat
❌ Guard against rare crash on pet stall interact
❌ Fix for crash with lowest baby mood and no partner on new day
❌ Fixed fishing rod tool level yield and rating bonuses
❌ Fix for sibling using wrong head type
❌ Fix for bought dog from shop following while sleeping
❌ Fix for cure illness task pointing to village when it should point to Uncle Bill
❌ Player stat buffs visible on successor
❌ Fix for blacksmith worker crafters in Poppyhill and Mellowbrook
❌ Fixed case where the next day apoth perk item outside wouldn't reflect star rating of items given to patients
❌ Fix good store task fail incorrectly showing
❌ Fix premature aging of pets
❌ Fix for chemistry set not affecting cures made with a customer (extra stored in stock or inventory)
❌ Fix for future good store transactions not showing star rating details in the ledger
❌ Woemarsh apoth shop purchase gives more appropriate items
❌ Fix for crash taking a favour while in Fae realms
❌ Guard fix for rare shop takeover crash
❌ Fix for crash on minigame tutorials
❌ Fix for crash by picking up throwing game orb
❌ Fix for crash on load screen with certain partners
❌ Fix for crash on clicking certain items after going to the stock screen
❌ Fix for stunning creatures leaving their effect paused
❌ Fix for softlock when fairweather tax is balanced by tokens reducing the years taken
❌ Guard fix for summoned plant being unhittable
❌ Fix for apoth exploit using cures the player didn't have
❌ Staff wages update when changed while the ledger is open
❌ Fix for shopping npcs not following into other levels as part of tasks or dates
❌ Barter in good store shows correct rating for item

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Hello, Seedlings!

A very Happy New Year to you all! We hope you are all rested and looking forward to the year ahead.

Our team are back at work after a well-deserved break over the Christmas holidays. They are beavering away on a multitude of fixes and improvements for the topics which we have received from your good selves.

We appreciate all the feedback, good or bad, and are using that to enhance the game wherever we can. So even though we might not reply to everything, we read it all and log everything that needs working on.

Our focus for January is to eliminate the remaining major bugs, balance parts of the game, and adjust some areas of the overall experience. As you know, the game is enormous and complicated, and there are a few things that we'd not expected despite all our testing. Having so many new players has been an absolute honour, and reading your discussions and ideas is exciting.

So what can you expect in the coming weeks?

Early next week will see us deliver a big patch of fixes, with further drops regularly coming in thereafter.

Over time we will improve areas of the game identified as needing some extra loving - so prologue pacing, NPC depth/dialogue, task variety (item fetching replacements), crafting accessibility and QOL and much more.

The Tavern Update and Chapter 2 are also being worked on to prepare them for full production. We'll have more detail on when those will be ready in future messages.

Please keep the reports and feedback coming here or in Discord. Here's to an exciting 2023!


Love,