Greetings Researchers!
v0.9 update is now available for all Researchers to play! Here are some highlights:
🍻 New NPC, Layla!
Layla is Lisa's younger sister. She'll be moving into Shimmerbrook from 3 Summer Y1 onwards (on a Wed/Sat/Sun). She has a bubbly and outgoing personality, and you'll see her helping around Mugs & Darts on her work days!
💬 Lots of new NPC content
- Added 20 Heart Event Cutscenes (non-romanceables)
- Receive more mail as you get closer with the townsfolk
- Casual Hangouts with minigame
- 3 new Side Quests
- New daily routines for several NPCs
🍳 Cooking System
Obtain 5 cooking utensils and craft a variety of food! With 48 cooking recipes, many of the existing crops and animal products will come in handy. Other than being a better source of energy, some food also give certain buffs when eaten.
For researchers who've upgraded their homes, the Food Cabinet can now store items. When cooking, ingredients will be pulled from the cabinet before the players' inventory.
📝 Daily Summary
A few of our players have requested this feature (since almost day 1!) and I finally managed to implement it in the game. The daily summary tracks not just your shipped items, but also submitted scrolls and relationship changes!
Dear Chinese players: There are still some missing translation related to the new update, but we'll be updating the game as soon as we have them all ready. Sorry for the delay and thank you for your patience!
There's lots of other smaller changes as part of this update - full patch notes here.
✨1.0 Roadmap Update!✨
The Early Access for Research Story has gone on for longer than I had initially planned, so thank you to all researchers for your patience! We're getting closer each day, and I now have more clarity on the remaining updates towards 1.0. Here's an updated roadmap:
Finally, thank you so much again for playing Research Story! The game wouldn't be where it is today without your feedback and bug reports. A big portion of the v0.9 update came from player suggestions, from something as large as the Cooking System, to the more innovative Casual Hangout system, to smaller QOL features like the Daily Summary and balancing changes. These are all implemented because players wanted it!
As we go on towards 1.0, there are also other areas where player suggestions will be implemented, including adding a Wardrobe (in the v0.10 small content update); more decor and specifically, display cases; alongside major content such as the continuation of the Main Story Quest (players wanted more after the current MSQ ends, and better worldbuilding in general)... I hope to cover as much as possible, but being a sole developer for the most part, I'll have to prioritise certain additions over others (I'm sure you already know!). Regardless, keep your feedback coming so that I get a sense of whether we're heading in the right direction, and know where else to improve!
That's all for now! I hope you enjoy the update!
Miki 🤍
