Lightsmith

Released: Aug 24, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Sep 2026, 15:13 GMT

Updates & announcements

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19 Feb 2023Developer post
Update 0.7 - Potions... Now LIVE!
Hello players! Some of you are probably thinking "Hey, we got cauldrons in the last patch, what's going on?" and you would be right, we did release a patch that gave you access to cauldrons. But, we hadn't added all the other related content to go with it - that's what this patch
Hello players!
Some of you are probably thinking "Hey, we got cauldrons in the last patch, what's going on?" and you would be right, we did release a patch that gave you access to cauldrons. But, we hadn't added all the other related content to go with it - that's what this patch is. We're really excited for this one because we've added tons of stuff. Check it out!
New features:

Lots of new sounds (with more to be added soon)
Several new quests
More guidance in the form of quests and pop-up tips
NPC portraits
New dialogue UI
Yard opened up at beginning of game
Luminars will steal light if you linger too long in the forest - beware!
Shrines replenish a small bit of light after Dawns Relic Quest
New area to enter - mines! (after the Ore quest for Patrick)
Town map available at community board below Builder's Society
Leash now has a visible rope between the Lambent and the player
New Night Dial in town tells you time of day and day of the week
Shops now have open and close times and days
Machinist table added
New furniture tiers for crafting
New resources to collect and craft with
Item stack can be split
Controller input on scroll views now works
A bunch of other little things you'll likely find as you play
Bug fixes:

Lots of little bug fixes
Notes:

Some people mid quest may lose some or all quest progress. We have done our best to mitigate this but cant account for every scenario - please let us know if this happens to you so we can fix!
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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01 Nov 2022Developer post
Patch 0.6 - Bubble bubble, toil and trouble... Now LIVE!
Hello players! It's a new month and we've brewed up a new content update just for you. We hope you're keen for new features in our gloomy but cosy little crafting game, and can't wait to hear any idea you might have for how we can expand on them. Check them out! New features: Mor
Hello players!
It's a new month and we've brewed up a new content update just for you. We hope you're keen for new features in our gloomy but cosy little crafting game, and can't wait to hear any idea you might have for how we can expand on them. Check them out!
New features:

More beds! Sleeping in better quality beds gives you a well rested status, giving more max light.
Cauldrons added! You can now craft this new bubbling crating station
Potions! Only a few available to craft right now, but they have some cool effects and more will be coming.
New ingredients and crafting recipes to support potions.
Added new plant mechanics - trees, grass and other plants won't always grow in the same spots.
Smaller plants like straw and the newly added plants no longer require an axe to harvest.
Did you hear that? Footstep sounds have been added so you can hear the sound of feet scurry and stomp in the darkness.
Cloud saves added! Many of you will be happy about this one.
New stats and status mechanics implemented with plans for more related features to come.
Bug fixes:

Inventory improvements for crafting benches (furnace, light forge etc.)
Notes:

Loading an old save with items in furnaces may remove all the items in the furnace.
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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31 Jul 2022Developer post
Patch Notes - Update 0.5.15
Hello dear players! Firstly, another huge thank you to all the players that have reported bugs to us. You help us make the game better and better everyday, and we truly appreciate your feedback. We're so grateful to have such a great player base that lets us know when something i
Hello dear players!
Firstly, another huge thank you to all the players that have reported bugs to us. You help us make the game better and better everyday, and we truly appreciate your feedback. We're so grateful to have such a great player base that lets us know when something isn't working or doesn't feel right.
Below are all the fixes we've implemented since Update 0.5 was released. For those of you that have been in the Discord you may notice that several of these fixes have been released in earlier small patches, but we hadn't yet listed them here and wanted to make sure everyone knew these fixes and improvements had been added in the last couple of weeks.
Bugfixes

Fixed issue with Lambents spawning/despawnign in animal pens
Lambents try so much harder to stay in their animal pen - they will now take being tamed much more seriously
You can now place items in any order in Furnace/Lightium Forge and Mixer
Fixed furnace stations from showing progress bar when there was definitely not enough ingredients - should reduce trust issues in inaminate objects.
Fixed furnace duplicating items during rest - no more freebies
Fixed a bug in Dawns Relic quest, where one of the items spawned early
Doors that NPC's use will no longer make their open sound over the whole outerworld map
Improvements to item bar which should also fix the bug that froze your inventory bar in the past
Fixed NPC spawning - sometimes NPC's got stubborn and didn't want to roam around the world
Fixed many typos
QOL

Sound should correctly play when near edges of map
When mouse selecting inventory items on hud all actions you would expect to happen will now happen
Furnace type items now show their name when using them
Animal pathing improved
Added a particle effect in the dark so you can see items - so sparkly!
Shops now fade out things you cannot sell to them, and the amount you can sell for will be on each item you can sell
Inventory button now also closes inventory
Furnace arrow now highlights when when items are valid
Furnace make sound every time an item is crafted
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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13 Jul 2022Developer post
Patch 0.5 - Animals is Now Live!
Hello! Wow! It's been a while since our last significant update to Lightsmith, but we've been working away to bring new content and improvements to this cosy little crafting game of ours. We didn't mean for it to be this long a wait, and we're really sorry for that, but we hope i
Hello!
Wow! It's been a while since our last significant update to Lightsmith, but we've been working away to bring new content and improvements to this cosy little crafting game of ours. We didn't mean for it to be this long a wait, and we're really sorry for that, but we hope it's worth it for all the new goodies we've added.
New Features

New customization options during character creation
New types of items for your Lightory (formerly your factory) for both wall and floor slots
Lots of new items and materials to collect and craft with
New quests to complete
Journal added to make keeping track of quests and tasks easier
A brand new area to explore - Ruins and Lake
Introduction of animal taming and breeding
New outside building area to unlock
Two new NPC's to meet and interact with - Avario and Ashleah
Better scheduling system for NPC's
NPC buildings updated - new NPC's can start to move in
Quality of Life Updates

Better smelting menu for the furnaces that allows queuing up of craftable resources
New split-out version of the inventory menu
Re-balanced respawn rates of resources
Added NPC nameplates for unnamed NPC's
Improvements to NPC paths for walking
Bugfixes

Updated save migration
Lots of map bug updates
Updated tilemap tearing
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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07 Mar 2022Developer post
Our Roadmap for Early Access Lightsmith
Hello Lightsmiths! We know you're all keen to find out more about what we have planned for the game, and we want to be as transparent with you about it as we can without giving too much away too soon and ruining some surprises. So, here is our current planned roadmap! As we work
03 Mar 2022Developer post
Patch 0.4.14 Now Live!
Fixes Quest items do not despawn on rest Hall options fixed in Patrick's dialogue If the Dawns's Crypt quest is in the Collect Key state it will restart (This is to fix a bug in it" Feedback and Bug Reports The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We'
Fixes

Quest items do not despawn on rest
Hall options fixed in Patrick's dialogue
If the Dawns's Crypt quest is in the Collect Key state it will restart (This is to fix a bug in it"
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
https://discord.gg/FEsvSz2Gq8
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13 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch 0.4.10 Now Live!
Fixes Dialogue update on many character to make some instructions more clear Stacks of items being taken correctly during crafting Removed misplaced tiles in the world Added keybinding for the toolbar left and right binds Feedback and Bug Reports The best place to give us feedbac
Fixes

Dialogue update on many character to make some instructions more clear
Stacks of items being taken correctly during crafting
Removed misplaced tiles in the world
Added keybinding for the toolbar left and right binds
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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06 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch 0.4.6 Now Live!
Hi all! just a quick update to fix a few bugs and other minor things. Keep reporting any bugs to us on the Discord so we can track and fix them ASAP! Fixes Patrick quest conversation loop - you can now hand in the quest and his dialogue loops correctly First item in stack quest u
Hi all! just a quick update to fix a few bugs and other minor things. Keep reporting any bugs to us on the Discord so we can track and fix them ASAP!
Fixes

Patrick quest conversation loop - you can now hand in the quest and his dialogue loops correctly
First item in stack quest updates - quests correctly register stacked items you need to craft to complete them
Balance for Lambent feeding - light matter drops much sooner after feeding
Minor conversation updates
Metal bar stack size - metal bars now stack 10 like lightium bars
Fix Lightcore quest - now registers the activation of the lightcore if you activate it before or after the quest section
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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04 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch 0.4 Now Live!
Hello! It doesn't feel like it's only been a month since our last patch, not with all the changes and new content we've added to the game. You'll notice the game has a different look now and we really hope you love it as much as we do! Features Changed game art and assets to have
Hello!
It doesn't feel like it's only been a month since our last patch, not with all the changes and new content we've added to the game. You'll notice the game has a different look now and we really hope you love it as much as we do!
Features

Changed game art and assets to have color (it looks so good!)
Added tool balancing: lower grade tools will take longer to cut/mine resources
Added options screen in game so you can change audio levels and key/button binds mid play
Added the ability to place furniture on the floor and walls
Changed furniture placement to be more accurate
Furniture placement guide now shows you the size of the item you are about to place
Added Lambents: Little animals that you feed that will produce light matter
Light drain occurs over 15 minutes still, but it now has a curve so it stays brighter for longer
Improved the sell experience to shop venders
Two new shops to go and explore
Updated NPC pathing to allow them to walk anywhere but prioritize paths
Bugfixes

Small optimisations that should improve game performance on slower machines
Furniture placement disappears once furniture is placed.
Dropping and using stacked items will take from the selected slot first.
Movement optimizations
Save migration improved
Corrupted saves will now report the devs so we can diagnose
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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03 Jan 2022Developer post
Patch 0.3.50 Now Live
Yep, we've been quietly working on bug fixes through the holidays. Please let us know if you find any other bugs! Bug Fixes Quest saving now works Brian has his light back Martha quest text fixed to show correct numbers Save format updated Brian gives quest correctly Feedback and
Yep, we've been quietly working on bug fixes through the holidays. Please let us know if you find any other bugs!
Bug Fixes

Quest saving now works
Brian has his light back
Martha quest text fixed to show correct numbers
Save format updated
Brian gives quest correctly
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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24 Dec 2021Developer post
Patch 0.3.47 Now Live
QOL Mouse scroll wheel now changes selected item Bugfixes Item stacks drop properly and will not double up (Trees drop 2 wood instead of 4) Infinite spawn in the clock tower fixed Item stacking in inventory fixed Losing items on when inventory full at crafting stations no longer
QOL

Mouse scroll wheel now changes selected item
Bugfixes

Item stacks drop properly and will not double up (Trees drop 2 wood instead of 4)
Infinite spawn in the clock tower fixed
Item stacking in inventory fixed
Losing items on when inventory full at crafting stations no longer occurs (Item will drop on ground)
Some structure prompts added to know what to use at different stations (Lightcore and Crypt)
Other

Quest that was not ready for the patch is now live
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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22 Dec 2021Developer post
December 2021 Game Updates
Hello Players! We've been a little quiet since our last patch but only because we've been hard at work behind the scenes working to make changes and improvements to the game. A huge thank you to everyone that has reported bugs to us so we can fix them and/or given feedback. We're
Hello Players!
We've been a little quiet since our last patch but only because we've been hard at work behind the scenes working to make changes and improvements to the game. A huge thank you to everyone that has reported bugs to us so we can fix them and/or given feedback.
We're really proud of this latest update. It might not seem like a lot right now, but it's laid the groundwork for us to add a whole bunch of new content in future updates. Expect more over the next few months.
We'd also love for you to review Lightsmith! Reviews help us to be more visible in the Steam store and help new players get an idea of what to expect, so if you have enjoyed our little game and have a few minutes spare we'd be grateful if you could leave us a nice review.
Thank you again to everyone that has the game so far. We hope you enjoy the latest update.
Patch Notes
New Features

Music updates - More moody music to help you know where you are
New areas - Don't get lost trying to find them!
Full new quest system and quest log - We have soooooooo much planned for future updates
New quests - Talk to people and explore the map to get new quests!
Bug fixes

24 hour achivement fixed
Walking animations for Brian fixed
Path blocker to graveyard fix
0.2 Save will not be compatible with 0.3 of game - As we are in early access this may happen from time to time as we build complete new systems. We will try to migrate future saves where we can.
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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28 Oct 2021Developer post
Latest Game Updates - Halloween Content!
Hello players! Have you been enjoying the spooky season? We have, and we're excited to bring you some spooky content to help celebrate it! It's been a hot minute since our last patch, but we promise we've been working hard behind the scenes on all sorts of things to improve the g
Hello players! Have you been enjoying the spooky season? We have, and we're excited to bring you some spooky content to help celebrate it!
It's been a hot minute since our last patch, but we promise we've been working hard behind the scenes on all sorts of things to improve the game and make it more enjoyable for you.
Firstly, have you seen our new key art? Our artist, Lauren, did a smashing job bringing it to life! We love it, and hope you do too.
Next, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone that has purchased and played the game so far! We've loved your feedback and bug reports because it helps us identify and fix things faster, and helps us get to know what you want to see in the game.
We love seeing how many of you have streamed it too! If you do plan to stream it, tag us when you announce you're going live on Twitter so we can retweet you then come watch. We love hanging out while you play to answer questions and get your feedback as you play the game.
Patch Notes
New features

Added Halloween content - Spooky stuff to keep you on your toes!
Key rebinding - Customise your key bindings for accessibility and QoL.
Clocktower added - A menacing landmark. If only you could get it working again...
NPC schedules - The NPCs now have daily schedules they keep to. Learn what they are to get a better idea of where you'll find them.
New landmarks - We noticed it was a little too easy to get lost, so we added more landmarks to help you get your bearings as you excplore.
Character customization - We added hairstyles! We also plan to add more character customisation in future updates.
Linux build - Now playable on Linux!
Roaming critters - There's more things creeping around in the graveyard...
Changes/Fixes

Fixed Patrick's dialogue
Fixed interaction icons overlapping
Straw is now a harvestable tile
Made UI's much more stable for people using controller or keyboard only
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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01 Sep 2021Developer post
Latest Game Updates
First, we want to say a great big **THANK YOU** to everyone that has purchased the game and played it in this first week since release. It's really exciting to see so many of you enjoying this little game of ours. It's also been hugely helpful to be able to watch people that aren
First, we want to say a great big **THANK YOU** to everyone that has purchased the game and played it in this first week since release. It's really exciting to see so many of you enjoying this little game of ours.
It's also been hugely helpful to be able to watch people that aren't us playing the game and to have you all reporting bugs, imbalances, and quality of life issues. We're loving all the feedback you've given us and are working hard to implement what we can.
Patch Notes
Speaking of, we've released a number of micro patches this week to fix some of the issues you let us know about! Here's a full list of updates so far.

Mining now requires.... The pickaxe!
You can now pick up all structures you have placed down allowing you to move them around
The Anvil now has the correct name and icon
Added a Details panel to the crafting menu so you are able to see what an item is and what it does
Fixed Anvil items being free - no free crafting!
The Crafting Table now has the same baseline as other crafted structures
We've added 1-8 keys being mapped to item selection
Hitting Esc key in inventory and crafting menus now lets you exit instead of bringing up the Pause menu
We moved the Pig Pen to be on the way to the Workshop/Factory
Stopped the physics issue of Main Character getting bumped and having unlimited momentum
Fixed duplicate Chest menu opening
There are some small Gloomdale updates you'll just have to play the game to discover...
Audio options now apply to ingame
Delete save option in start menu will now delete your save without requiring a game restart
Scroll wheel now works in build menu
Fixed deselect bug in Chest
Items/structures drop on ground if there's no room in your inventory
Once again, thank everyone for your feedback on this. We appreciate you!
Feedback and Bug Reports
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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25 Aug 2021Developer post
Out Now in Early Access!
Early Access is finally here! After working hard the last few months, the game is finally available in Early Access! Thank you to those that have helped test so far, your input has been invaluable. Getting our little game in Early Access means you'll get to part of the journey as
Early Access is finally here!
After working hard the last few months, the game is finally available in Early Access! Thank you to those that have helped test so far, your input has been invaluable.
Getting our little game in Early Access means you'll get to part of the journey as we continue building it and adding more features and content, and we can't wait to take you along for the ride. Obviously the game isn't going to be perfect - there are going to be parts that may not feel finished and there will be bugs, but helping us identify them will mean we can fix them faster and make a better game.
Latest updates
The game is being released in version v.0.1 in which we have the following features ready for you to explore:

A crafting tree of 30 items
Wood, rock, metal and light crafting materials
Quests from Gloomsdale villagers
Simple town management
We're keen to expand the crafting tree and add even more quests, NPCs and features. Updates coming soon!
Feedback and Bug Reports
This is an Early Access release so we're looking for feedback from you! Let us know if you encounter something that doesn't feel smooth or balanced, and we're love to hear your ideas on other content and features you think we could add to the game. Keep in mind that we can't implement all feature and content requests, but if it fits with what we want the final game to be we'll explore the possibility.
The best place to give us feedback and report bugs is on our Discord. We're active and involved in our community there so if you have Discord please consider joining! Bugs are more likely to be fixed when they are reported on the Discord.
http://discord.afewdragons.com
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Updates & announcements

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Bug fixes:

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New features:

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Notes:

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Bugfixes

QOL

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New Features

Quality of Life Updates

Bugfixes

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Fixes

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Fixes

Features

Bugfixes

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Bug Fixes

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QOL

Bugfixes

Other

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Patch Notes

New Features

Bug fixes

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Patch Notes

New features

Changes/Fixes

Feedback and Bug Reports

Patch Notes

Feedback and Bug Reports

Early Access is finally here!

Latest updates

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