Dearest, cozy coven! We announced at today’s Wholesome Snack, we’ve announced that Wylde Flowers , our first game that started it all, has been released for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC, available to download right now! Our community has been asking for more console option
Dearest, cozy coven!
We announced at today’s Wholesome Snack, we’ve announced that Wylde Flowers, our first game that started it all, has been released for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC, available to download right now!
Our community has been asking for more console options for their magical story game, and the team are excited to share Tara's witchy story with even more cozy game lovers!
Dearest, cozy coven! How are you all? 💖 Can't believe February is ending already. The team is working away on Wylde Society as we speak, and we truly can't wait to be able to share more with you all about how Wylde Flower's prequel is coming together. 🥰 Until then, we thought i
Dearest, cozy coven!
How are you all? 💖 Can't believe February is ending already. The team is working away on Wylde Society as we speak, and we truly can't wait to be able to share more with you all about how Wylde Flower's prequel is coming together. 🥰
Until then, we thought it would be nice to share our very first screenshots of Wylde Society from the games Steam page with you all! You may recognise someone in there. 🤭
Wylde Society Description
Step into the elegant heels of Vivian Wylde, witch, socialite and host, in period drama sim Wylde Society! Build, run and customise your magical boarding house in turn of the century Fairhaven. Host splendid events, expand your witchcraft, and influence the town. Who will you invite for tea?
Wylde Society Screenshots
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In case you missed it, here is our animated announcement trailer!
Dearest, cozy coven! We’ve been bursting to share what we’ve been working on with you all! We are THRILLED to announce our new game, which, as many of you have hoped, is a followup to Wylde Flowers, a prequel! It’s called Wylde Society, and it’s a period drama sim about magic, so
Dearest, cozy coven!
We’ve been bursting to share what we’ve been working on with you all! We are THRILLED to announce our new game, which, as many of you have hoped, is a followup to Wylde Flowers, a prequel! It’s called Wylde Society, and it’s a period drama sim about magic, social events and all things elegant.
Your task is to run a magical turn-of-the-century boarding house: Sip, serve, and spill the tea, host fancy balls and charming tea parties, conduct witchy séances, and matchmake around town. With a larger cast, expanded magic, customization, stories you can influence, over-the-shoulder free-roaming, and a much larger world you can explore at will, Wylde Society is an ambitious and exciting new title for our team!
When brewing up ideas for our next game, we knew we wanted to tell more new stories in a world where players had more control. Like Wylde Flowers, meaningful storytelling is at the of Wylde Society.
We can’t wait to show you more surprises Fairhaven has in store for you. In the meantime, be sure to follow us on social media and here on Steam for regular updates! :)
Dearest, cozy coven, The Wholesome Snack is next week, and we have something DELIGHTFUL to share with you all! 👀🫖 Tune in on December 10th 2024, starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET on the Wholesome Games Youtube or Twitch ! ✨ Join our mailing list to make sure you see the news! 💌 Sen
Dearest, cozy coven,
The Wholesome Snack is next week, and we have something DELIGHTFUL to share with you all! 👀🫖
Tune in on December 10th 2024, starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET on the Wholesome Games Youtube or Twitch! ✨
Join our mailing list to make sure you see the news! 💌 https://www.subscribepage.com/studiodrydockmailinglist
Sending warm wishes,
xo, Victoria and the Studio Drydock Team
Hello Cozy Coven! 🔮✨ We hope you have been enjoying the Magical Creatures update! This update was a labor of love and our way of bringing a final touch more magic to Fairhaven in order to finish Tara's story. From the long awaited lighthouse repair, to a new familiar for Tara, t
Hello Cozy Coven! 🔮✨
We hope you have been enjoying the Magical Creatures update! This update was a labor of love and our way of bringing a final touch more magic to Fairhaven in order to finish Tara's story. From the long awaited lighthouse repair, to a new familiar for Tara, there is no shortage of secrets to uncover.
With that being said, this is our final update for Wylde Flowers. We want to remind the community that this is not a goodbye, but a see you later! We absolutely hope to create more games like Wylde Flowers in the future. In the meantime, we wanted to look back over the past few years and share some of our favorite memories from working on Wylde Flowers, It has been such a special experience to create and share the wonderful, witchy world of Fairhaven with all of you 🌸
When asked to recall some of their favorite memories from working on Wylde Flowers, the Studio Drydock team had no shortage of funny and heartwarming stories to share about the collaborative efforts that went into making the game.
Riley, one of our Environment Artists, shared that “working on Wylde Flowers for me was such an amazing experience; I grew a lot as an artist and had so much fun making cute assets for people to enjoy. It's been really cool seeing people connect with something that the whole team put so much of themselves into ”. Riley also remembered when she was designing the sewing machine for our Violet’s Boutique update, and our Technical Director, Alex, helped by sharing pictures of his mom's incredible collection of vintage looms and sewing machines. These pictures served as references for the final design that ended up in the game!
Here's another sweet moment where Alex added a feature requested by Riley's mom:
Nyasha, one of our Narrative Designers, said one of her favorite memories was sitting in on a voice over recording session for the first time. “It was SO trippy to hear what I wrote, but sound way better because I was watching these crazy talented actors”. She also shared that she loved getting the opportunity to “work with the script of the game, tinker around in Unity, and learn how to put together cutscenes,,,it was the first time I’d get to see my work in the game finally paired voice to visual”.
There were also moments outside of working on the game itself where our team had the opportunity to bond. Wylde Flowers was nominated in a couple of categories, including Best LGBTQ Indie Game and Best LGBTQ Character, at the 2023 Gayming Awards. A few members of our team were able to attend the award ceremony and for some of them, meet in person for the first time! QA team members Alexandra and Laura, as well as Concept Artist Isa and Community Manager Audrey all met up in New York City for the ceremony, and had the honor of accepting the Best LGBTQ Character award on behalf of the studio. We had so much fun exploring the city together, and we even got to meet and hang out with the voice actress for Tara, Valerie Rose Lohmann, who attended the awards ceremony as well.
As you can see, just like Wylde Flowers has helped so many of you create special memories, developing the game has helped all of us make some really wonderful memories too. What is shared here doesn’t even scratch the surface. That’s why we are so excited to take everything we’ve learned from this time and use it to make something new. We know it’s hard to say goodbye, but we will be back with something hopefully just as if not more special than what we’ve made with Wylde Flowers.
We hope to see you at our next venture, but remember that Tara and all of Fairhaven will always be there for you if want to pay them a visit! 💕
✨ Laura and the Studio Drydock Team
P.S. We would love to hear your favorite memories from playing Wylde Flowers! Please share them below 🙂💖
Important update news today, cozy coven! 🔮✨ Our final Wylde Flowers update, Magical Creatures, is available now on Steam! In this FREE update, you can: 💡Bring Fairhaven’s lighthouse back to its former glory! ✨ Discover new magical creatures, and maybe even a new familiar! 💎 Cr
Important update news today, cozy coven! 🔮✨
Our final Wylde Flowers update, Magical Creatures, is available now on Steam!
In this FREE update, you can: 💡Bring Fairhaven’s lighthouse back to its former glory! ✨ Discover new magical creatures, and maybe even a new familiar! 💎 Craft beautiful new jewellery to style on Tara! 📝 Learn tasty new recipes!
Keep reading to learn a little bit more about what you’ll be able to do with the new content! 🎉
🌸 Full Patch Notes 🌸
1.7.1: Magical Creatures Released: Sep 6 2024
🐅 Welcome to our Magical Creatures Update! 🐘 💡Bring Fairhaven’s lighthouse back to its former glory! ✨ Discover new magical creatures, and maybe even a new familiar! 💎 Craft beautiful new jewelry to style on Tara! 📝 Learn tasty new recipes while helping Angus complete his own cookbook!
Need more details?
- You will meet the new creatures when Marty and Kim respectively visit your farm and ask for your help with strange occurrences happening around Fairhaven. Finish these quests to unlock the creatures that you can interact with in Ravenwood. - Once the creatures are unlocked, Aryel will have new crafting supplies in his shop that will help with crafting incantations and potions. - For a magical surprise outfit, unlock the new Lighthouse by visiting Gloria after meeting the mystical creatures and solving a sleepy problem for Peri. - Visit Peri after healing an injured squirrel for Aryel to meet Ginger, a new corgi familiar you can befriend and adopt. Once adopted, craft a shrinking potion to ride Ginger around town. - After unlocking Violet’s new boutique and helping Francis reunite with his brother in Year 2, visit Francis again to unlock new, exciting jewelry blueprints you can craft at your Metalworking Table. - We’ve introduced helix and nose-ring blueprints in Francis’s shop, which can be bought as a “left and right” set but worn separately. Customize your look with your new jewelry or sell individual pieces back to Francis.
We also fixed some bugs and added a few things, including:
- Fixed a rare issue with Greenhouse garden beds not planting seeds properly. - Fixed “Surprisingly Tasty” not progressing if Jambalaya is discovered as one of Eury’s favorite foods during the quest. - Fixed a similar but rare issue in “I See You Crystal Clear”. Fish Stew can be given to Shelby any time to allow quest progression. - Polished the VFX of the cutscenes in the quest “About Time”. - The quest “You’re a Gem” is now a prerequisite of “No Stone Unturned” so progression isn’t blocked in "No Stone Unturned”. - Quest cutscenes are now prioritized over friendship and romantic cutscenes, while romantic cutscenes are prioritized over friendship cutscenes. - Fixed the sort order of characters in the Journal. - Fixed the sort order and categories of food items in the Journal. - Juliet no longer blocks Eury’s hairstyling chair after starting “A Job to Dye For”. - The quest “Fountain Of Youths” can be started any time after Winter in Year 2. - Prioritized newer and active topics when talking to Grandma Hazel’s grave. - Fixed some daily banter and routines of characters to prevent spoilers, and to reflect changes in player relationships. - Fixed an audio issue that kept playing the romantic music after giving a rekindled romantic partner a bouquet of flowers. - Fixed an issue to prevent the player from landing inside the rocks under the lighthouse when using the broomstick. - Fixed the Wellspring magic bar that was not updating during an offering when using a controller. - The snowman that Finn and Emmi build in Winter now correctly disappears in Spring. - Westly no longer talks about the Autumn when given non-Autumn bouquets. - The town bulletin board now shows the correct posting for love card quests. - Cleocatra has even more animations!
Creating updates for Wylde Flowers over the last two years has brought so much joy to the team at Studio Drydock. We hope you will all enjoy this final update (and finally fixing up the lighthouse).
We can't wait to share with you all what we are working on next! 👀
Hello, hello, cozy coven! 🔮 For those of you on the other side of the world, spring has begun! Wylde Flowers currently has cheerful 25% off on Steam! 🌻 It's a great to recommend the game to your pals if that's your thing! 💖 🌈 Want a refresher on what we added to the game in o
Hello, hello, cozy coven! 🔮
For those of you on the other side of the world, spring has begun!
Wylde Flowers currently has cheerful 25% off on Steam! 🌻
It's a great to recommend the game to your pals if that's your thing! 💖
🌈 Want a refresher on what we added to the game in our recent update Eury's Salon?
Hello, cozy coven! ✨ We're excited to share our first official Wylde Flowers plushie with you all! Meet Beans, your very own flying piglet. 🐷 Hailing from Tara’s Fairhaven farm, you can admire her tiny wings, plush tummy, and fuzzy little nose all up close. 🌸 Available for a li
Hello, cozy coven! ✨
We're excited to share our first official Wylde Flowers plushie with you all!
Meet Beans, your very own flying piglet. 🐷
Hailing from Tara’s Fairhaven farm, you can admire her tiny wings, plush tummy, and fuzzy little nose all up close. 🌸
Available for a limited time on Makeship! 🛍️ https://www.makeship.com/products/beans-plush-1
More Information about how campaigns work on Makeship:
⏳ Our campaign will run for 21 days 🐷 The Beans plushie will be available for pre-purchase 💖 We need to receive at leat 200 orders for the campaign to succeed and go to manufacturing 💔 If the campaign is unsuccessful - everyone will receive a refund
We hope you love her!
✨Victoria and the Studio Drydock Team
Keep up with everything Wylde Flowers by following our channels! 🔮
Hello, hello cozy coven! 🔮 The wait is over! We’ve been so enjoying your excitement for this update. We can't wait for you to see the breadth of hairstyles in this update, and to enjoy our fabulous new Fairhaven resident, Eury! Welcome to the grand opening of Eury’s Salon! 🌸 ✂️
Hello, hello cozy coven! 🔮
The wait is over!
We’ve been so enjoying your excitement for this update. We can't wait for you to see the breadth of hairstyles in this update, and to enjoy our fabulous new Fairhaven resident, Eury!
Welcome to the grand opening of Eury’s Salon! 🌸 ✂️ Visit Fairhaven’s new hairdressing salon 💕 Meet and get to know Eury Sinclair, a hair stylist from NOLA 🎨 Customise Tara with over 60 new hairstyles 🫂 Enjoy deeper friendships Gloria and Bruno
Keep reading to learn a little bit more about what you’ll be able to do with the new content! 🎉
🌸 Full Patch Notes 🌸
1.6: Eury's Salon Released: January 31st, 2024
✂️ Welcome to the grand opening of Eury’s Salon! ✂️
Visit Fairhaven’s new hairdressing salon
Meet and get to know Eury Sinclair, a hair stylist from NOLA
Customise Tara with over 60 new hairstyles
Enjoy deeper friendships Gloria and Bruno
Need the details?
In Summer of Year 2 and after unlocking Violet’s Boutique, you will meet Eury Sinclair after completing “The Mane Event”, and help set up her new hair salon. Craft pommade, conditioner, and various hair colors to sell to Eury or trade them in for new hairstyles.
Once a new hairstyle has been purchased, you can select your style from the inventory menu at any time. If you enjoy the magic of a hair salon visit, you can also change your purchased hairstyle at the salon for no additional charge.
Want to match your eyebrows with your new hair color? You can change eyebrow colors from the inventory menu once you buy your first hairstyle.
Love is in the air! Eury will be able to be taken on many dates as a fully romanceable character.
There are even more opportunities to become closer friends with Gloria and Bruno, who now have 4 stages of friendship.
We also fixed a few bugs and made some adjustments! Including:
The Bouquet Table recipe will be granted if the quest “If It's Bouquet With You” was previously missed or failed.
Damon now says, “boop!” when he boops you.
Married partners will be more reliable at feeding your chickens and ducks when they offer to help.
Sophia will now only walk down the aisle once at her wedding with Thomas.
Sebastian will no longer try to get your attention from behind the counter in Sophia’s restaurant.
Fixed some incorrect translations in Russian, French, and French Canadian.
Coconuts were added to Shelby’s shop and olives were added to Kai’s stand.
A few of Violet’s outfits are now in their rightful category.
Subtitles using the large font are better positioned during cutscenes.
Fixed a rare issue causing items to stack on top of one another in build mode.
Fixed a rare issue preventing plants from growing in the back row of the large greenhouse.
Marriage proposals to Cameron, Damon, and Amira now depend on the bridge to the mountain being repaired first.
Violet will not turn transparent during a conversation with Lina in the “Witch You Were Here” quest.
The Cloche animation is no longer missing at times of gift giving
Pumpkin Ale is not available until “The Harvest Fest” quest is complete.
Bees will not linger after their beehive is removed.
Fixed a rare issue causing a black screen on iOS and Apple TV after some cutscenes.
Fixed the game controller labels not appearing after the latest Steam Deck software update.
If you need any support or need to report a bug, you can submit a support request via the main menu of the game, or by going to this website. For feedback, support, tips and tricks, and community, be sure to check out our Discord server! 🌈
Happy playing!
✨Victoria and the Studio Drydock Team
Keep up with everything Wylde Flowers by following our channels! 🔮
Update news today, cozy coven! ✂️ For those of you who follow our social media, you will have seen some hints about our new update (and asking when it will drop) ! 👀 Hair customisation has been something many fans have been asking for - so in this update, we have made it happen!
Update news today, cozy coven! ✂️
For those of you who follow our social media, you will have seen some hints about our new update (and asking when it will drop) ! 👀 Hair customisation has been something many fans have been asking for - so in this update, we have made it happen! 🥰
Our next update, Eury's Salon, will be coming to all platforms very soon, on January 31st! 🎉
In this FREE update, you can:
✂️ Visit Fairhaven’s new hairdressing salon 💕 Meet a new romanceable character 🎨 Customise Tara's hair
Hello, cozy coven! ✨ We hope you are enjoying a very cozy Autumn (or Spring if you, like us are on the other side of the world 🐨)! We have a couple bits of Steam related news below. 🍁 Autumn Sale 🍁 GOOD NEWS! Wylde Flowers is a part of the Steam Autumn Sale from Nov 21st - 28t
Hello, cozy coven! ✨
We hope you are enjoying a very cozy Autumn (or Spring if you, like us are on the other side of the world 🐨)! We have a couple bits of Steam related news below.
🍁 Autumn Sale 🍁
GOOD NEWS!
Wylde Flowers is a part of the Steam Autumn Sale from Nov 21st - 28th! 🥰❤️
Now is a great time to pick up the game for yourself or gift it to a friend that has it on their wishlist!
🏆 The 2023 Steam Awards are here! 🏆
Do you LOVE Wylde Flowers? You can tell the world by nominating us for 💕The Labour of Love Award💕!
What to do: 1) Nominate Wylde Flowers here: https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/nominations 2) Leave us a review! 💪 3) Reviewed Wylde Flowers already? That’s ok! Your review will just need a minor refresh! 3) Cross your fingers for us!
🌈 Want a refresher on everything we have added since launch to Wylde Flowers? Check out this video!
Hiya, cozy coven! ✨ We have a couple of awards updates to share! Earlier this month Wylde Flowers won the 2023 Australian Game Dev Award For 'Excellence in Ongoing Games'! 🏆 Here is an official photo from the AGDA's award ceremony in Melbourne, Australia! Pictured we have Ben (a
Hiya, cozy coven! ✨
We have a couple of awards updates to share!
Earlier this month Wylde Flowers won the 2023 Australian Game Dev Award For 'Excellence in Ongoing Games'! 🏆
Here is an official photo from the AGDA's award ceremony in Melbourne, Australia! Pictured we have Ben (art production director), Victoria (marketing lead) and Riley (senior environment artist). 💖
This award was about celebrating a game who have had awesome updates in the last year. 😊 We are so delighted!
We're also delighted to share Wylde Flowers has been nominated in the Narrative category for the Indiecade! 🥰
Once again, thank you to all our lovely friends and fans out there for your love and support on our first game!
🌸 xo, Victoria and the Studio Drydock team
Keep up with everything Wylde Flowers by following our channels! 🔮
Hiya, cozy coven! 🔮 So, we mentioned there was more merch to come. 👀 That time is now! Introducing our first collection of enamel pins! The designs in our new enamel pin collection: 🐈⬛ Cleocatra holding a fish 🦙 A very cherry Rainbow Alpaca 🍄 A magical Gloaming Mushroom ✨ A
Hiya, cozy coven! 🔮
So, we mentioned there was more merch to come. 👀 That time is now! Introducing our first collection of enamel pins!
The designs in our new enamel pin collection: 🐈⬛ Cleocatra holding a fish 🦙 A very cherry Rainbow Alpaca 🍄 A magical Gloaming Mushroom ✨ A sparkling Moonflower 🌈 A particularly proud Cow 🐺 x2 WESTLEY designs
A big thank you to the incredible Nadia Ramlan who is the awesome artist behind these cute pin designs (as well as things like our romanceable keychains)! 💖
You can find these new designs in our store on Mushroomy House! ✨🛍️ https://mushroomy.house/collections/wylde-flowers
Hiya, cozy coven! 🔮 Today we’re launching a set of two new Wylde Flowers designs on a range of apparel with Print Social! 🎉 Our two beautiful designs by the talented Jaime Ugarte are on items like: 🌸 Adult tees ✨ Tote bags 🔮 Kids' tees 💖 Hoodies These limited time pre-order
Hiya, cozy coven! 🔮
Today we’re launching a set of two new Wylde Flowers designs on a range of apparel with Print Social! 🎉 Our two beautiful designs by the talented Jaime Ugarte are on items like: 🌸 Adult tees ✨ Tote bags 🔮 Kids' tees 💖 Hoodies
These limited time pre-order campaigns are open from now until September 6th.
An exciting thing about Print Social is that we are able to donate a portion of revenue to a charity of our choice. 💖 We will be donating 10% of all purchases to the Black Trans Alliance. 🏳️⚧️
More Information about our Campaigns with Print Social: ⏳ Pre-orders are open for a limited time - till September 6th ✏️ Each individual campaign needs to sell x5 items to go to print 💖 There are size options from kids to an adult 5XL across different products ⏲️ Products will be printed and shipped once the campaign ends 🏳️⚧️ 10% of our profits from each sale will go to the Black Trans Alliance 🇬🇧 UK fans will be delighted to hear Print Social is a UK based company
Pre-order your goodies now: https://www.weareprintsocial.com/studio-drydock
Hello cozy coven! 🔮 We thought we would share a little FAQ answering some frequently asked questions we hear around the community! ✨ These include game help, as well as info about the future of Wylde Flowers! You can also check out the FAQ Page on our website for even more help!
Hello cozy coven! 🔮
We thought we would share a little FAQ answering some frequently asked questions we hear around the community! ✨ These include game help, as well as info about the future of Wylde Flowers!
You can also check out the FAQ Page on our website for even more help!
1. I've finished the main storyline - is there more content after Year 1?
Yes! You can continue changing the seasons as many times as you wish after the credits roll to continue farming, befriending the NPCs, and finishing your collections. There are also more quests, festivals, animals, and small storylines to experience in Year 2, so keep talking to the NPCs and see what quests they give!
2. Is there more content after Year 2?
While we don't have dedicated storylines and festivals for Year 3, you can continue playing as long as you like to wrap up any outstanding relationship building, collections, etc. There are also a few (but not all) quests that will pop up in Year 3 if you missed them previously.
3. Are there going to be any more content updates?
Yes, the team is working on more content updates as we speak! We don't have a timeline to offer at this time, but will be sure to keep you updated as we can! The updates will be similar to our first three in that they will introduce new gameplay features as well as some quests and short storylines.
4. Will "X" be coming to the game?
We can't confirm any specifics about what is coming with the new updates, but we are always looking at community suggestions and feedback to see what y'all would like to see! 🌸 We can't wait to show you what's coming when the time is right, but we have confirmed a few things which will not be coming to Wylde Flowers. These are:
Children
Decorating
Going inside villagers' homes
A full storyline of the same length as the original storyline
Milkwater
5. How do I get magical animals?
Please see this outstanding guide from a fellow community member on the Wylde Flowers subreddit all about magical animals!
6. How do I change the season after year 1?
Continue visiting the coven at night and you will eventually get a quest to give Tara her new role in the coven, The Keeper of the Wheel. You will then have to make offerings to Wellspring, which you can see by interacting with it. When all offerings are complete, you can use the proper incantation to turn the season just like in Year 1.
7. Can I transfer my saves between different platforms and/or crossplay?
Unfortunately, this is not possible.
8. I need more games like Wylde Flowers! Help!
Here is a post with lots of great recommendations! We also recommend the subreddit r/cozygamers for lots of cozy game discussion!
9. Where can I find Wool Weed?
Wool Weed is located in the second area of the Gloaming (near the entrance). The areas are unlocked through story progression. You will need to find the keystone in the first part of the Gloaming first, then talk to Lina and upgrade your wand. Once you have the second and/or third level unlocked, you will be able to choose which level of the Gloaming to enter when you interact with the pillar to enter the Gloaming.
10. Who is the best person to romance?
That is entirely up to your personal preference! You can use our wiki to get more info about the romance candidates. There is also some great discussion about this subject matter in this post, this post, and this post (from our subreddit!) ✨
We hope you found this little FAQ helpful, and feel free to ask if you would like more info on anything! We appreciate you so much! 🌸
xo, Audrey and the Studio Drydock Team
Follow our channels to see all the latest news about Wylde Flowers🔮
Greetings, cozy coven! Today we're celebrating the launch of our very own official merch shop with the lovely folks at Mushroomy House! ✨🛍️ Visit our shop HERE! In our first merch drop we have: Romanceable character keychains (yes - even Cameron!) Stickers and sticker sheets Pre
Greetings, cozy coven!
Today we're celebrating the launch of our very own official merch shop with the lovely folks at Mushroomy House! ✨🛍️
We are thrilled to announce that Wylde Flowers is part of Simfest – the Steam festival celebrating all things related to simulation games! ✨ Through the 24th of July, you will also be able to experience some of the latest and greatest simulation titles and see what the future hol
We are thrilled to announce that Wylde Flowers is part of Simfest – the Steam festival celebrating all things related to simulation games! ✨
Through the 24th of July, you will also be able to experience some of the latest and greatest simulation titles and see what the future holds for the simulation genre with coming soon games. From simulators which cover hobbies you would love to experience to job simulators which revolve around your dream career (even out of this world ones), Simfest will feature a wide variety of titles in the genre! 🌸
Simfest is a Steam festival co-hosted by Auroch Digital and Stray Fawn Studio. This year’s event will be the second Simfest, after Simfest: Hobby Edition took place in 2022.
Join Wylde Flowers and many other incredible simulation games in Simfest 2023. We hope to see you there!
Hello cozy coven! 🔮 Bringing Fairhaven’s characters to life was a big job! 🌸 First, they’re written, then conceptualized and designed in a 2D format. Once a characters design has been finalized, our 3D artists render them out to their final form, then they pass over to our Mike
Hello cozy coven!
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Bringing Fairhaven’s characters to life was a big job! 🌸 First, they’re written, then conceptualized and designed in a 2D format. Once a characters design has been finalized, our 3D artists render them out to their final form, then they pass over to our Mike who brings them to life through movement ✨
Today we’ll be taking a deep dive into the animation process for Wylde Flowers, specifically the work that our talented (and only!) 3D animator, Mike Taylor, does! 🎉
Tl;dr! 🌸
As our only animator, Mike is responsible for lots of elements related to animation, including creating movements and walk cycles, cutscenes, and even trailers
Making cutscenes feels like making mini short filks
Mike kept each of the characters’ unique personalities in mind when developing each their walk cycles.
One of his favorite parts of the job is shooting video references of himself for different movements he needs to animate.
Audrey: As you are currently our only animator, you wear a lot of hats. Can you explain some of the roles and responsibilities you’ve had over the course of making Wylde Flowers?
Mike: As animator, I’m responsible for animating most of the characters and farm animals. This includes developing an overall style of animation and making sure everything that moves is related to that style. I also had to help develop a way for the characters to share as much animation as possible while also showing some individual personality.
Before animation can happen, the characters have to be set up, or rigged, to be able to animate them in Maya, the animation software that we use. I rigged all of the characters and farm animals with the help of a third-party auto-rigging plugin.
I’ve also been slowly getting more involved with cutscene work. Cutscenes are the little vignettes that give the player some important story element. For me, it’s like setting up a little play or mini-short film and I get to play a little with acting, cinematography and editing. I have a lot of fun with these!
Since Wylde Flowers release on Nintendo Switch, I’ve been in charge of making the trailers to help promote the game as we release updates. This is both very enjoyable and very stressful - but in a good way. Prior to working at Studio Drydock, I didn’t have much experience making trailers other than working on short films and commercials. I’m very thankful to have been trusted with this and hope I’ve done the game proud. That was part of the stress - making sure I made something that best represented the game. That and basically learning how to make a trailer on the job. Most of the process, though, is a blast and I have a great time making each one.
Audrey: What is the process like from when you get the 3D model of a character to it being fully implemented in the game? What steps do you have to take in that process?
Mike: Before animation can start, as I mentioned, the model has to be set up in Maya with a rig. A rig consists of a skeleton of joints that deform the model’s mesh and a set of controls that the animator uses to pose the skeleton and set keyframes.
For animation (the best part) I almost always shoot video reference of myself acting out the action or I find an appropriate clip on the internet. I’ll use the reference as a starting point for the animation. It helps me create the poses and set rough timing for the action. Then I’ll throw out the reference and retime, repose and tweak until I have a ‘finished’ animation.
I post every animation I make to the Studio Slack channel because, for me, feedback is a very important part of the process. With feedback in hand, I’ll then change up and polish the animation, as necessary.
The finished animation is exported from Maya and imported into Unity. In Unity, each character has a whole set of tools on them to run and blend animations during gameplay. Those tools are set up by people much smarter than me.
Audrey: Each of our characters has a unique walk cycle - can you explain a little more about how you designed each one? Which one is your favorite?
Mike: Where to start?
There are different approaches. Some characters’ walks just appear in my head when I see their design or learn who they are as I read their backstories. Shelby stands out as a favorite here. As soon as I saw him, I knew how he was going to walk. As an animator, it’s a gift when the character you’re animating tells YOU how they want to move!
For other characters, I have to dig a little more and think about who they are, what their motivations are and how much or what kind of energy they have. Kai, for example, is very laid back, but Giva is always on the move, so their walks need to reflect that (both are favourites).
Once I have that in mind, I either act out the walk repeatedly until I land on something - video taping everything - or search the internet for something appropriate and inspiring.
Audrey: Are there any special touches have you added to the game that especially amuse you?
Mike: Yes! I drew a ‘Mikey’ on the bottom of Marty’s boot like Woody in Toy Story with ‘Andy’ on his boot. Marty reminds me of Woody and Toy Story is one of the reasons I got into animation, so I claimed him for my own!
Big thanks to Mike for his insightful answers to my questions and everything he does for our game! ✨
And now a question for you! What part of the development process would you be interested in seeing us cover next? Let us know in the comments!
🌸 xo, Audrey and the Studio Drydock team
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Hello, hello, cozy coven! 🌺 Hooray! 🎉 Wylde Flowers is on sale for the very first time! Now through June 29, Wylde Flowers is 20% off here on Steam and on Nintendo Switch! ✨ If you haven't already, now is the perfect time to pick up our cozy story game at a delicious discount!
Hello, hello, cozy coven! 🌺
Hooray! 🎉 Wylde Flowers is on sale for the very first time! Now through June 29, Wylde Flowers is 20% off here on Steam and on Nintendo Switch! ✨
If you haven't already, now is the perfect time to pick up our cozy story game at a delicious discount!🌺
🌈 Want to see more? Check out our new gameplay trailer for a fun look at what Wylde Flowers is all about!
Hello, hello cozy coven! 👋🔮 We’ve released a small patch that squashes a few pesky bugs and introduces some quality of life updates based on community feedback! 🐛 We’ve also tweaked the requirements for certain quests which were causing them to be easily missed. ✨ Full patch n
Hello, hello cozy coven! 👋🔮
We’ve released a small patch that squashes a few pesky bugs and introduces some quality of life updates based on community feedback! 🐛 We’ve also tweaked the requirements for certain quests which were causing them to be easily missed. ✨
Full patch notes below! ⬇
🌸 1.5.2 Update Notes🌸 Released: May 25, 2023
Animal Growth Booster and Mistletoe can now be purchased in year 2 without having completed "A Fab-Yule-Ous Winter Ritual".
"A Fab-Yule-Ous Winter Ritual" can be completed in any Winter in year 2 or later, instead of only during the second winter feast.
"Good Duck With That" and "Fountain Of Youths" quests can now start in any season, instead of limited to Fall and Winter, respectively.
Updated descriptions of magical animal items to make it clearer which type of animal produces them (English only).
We've tweaked the default selection of crafting and cooking ingredients to work better when using up the last of your ingredients.
You can now craft build multiple crystal balls and writing desks for your sanctum.
Feedy will stop work if unable to feed a pregnant animal.
Fixed animal gifting button not working when the language is set to Turkish.
Fixed a crash when pressing the "Share Photo" button on iPad.
Fixed ducks and chickens sometimes stuck not animating.
Happy playing!
xo, Audrey and the Studio Drydock Team 🔮
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