Critter Cove Dev Log #1

Ahoy! My name’s Anchor, your local seafaring skipper - and honorary President (and only member) of the newly formed Critter Cove tourism board! I'm taking quill to parchment today to share a brief bulletin on the happenings on our isle and how we're faring in the run-up to throwing open our doors to a tide of new explorers later this year through Early Access! We’ve got some video travelogues planned that will introduce you to the island, its inhabitants, some places you can visit, and activities you can take part in. Still, before we get to those, I wanted to show some of our progress over the last few years since we started working! A new publisher - and a new lick of paint! We've managed to rope in a new publisher to help us cast off! We've been toiling behind the scenes with tinyBuild to bring a grand graphical facelift to the island, as well as fresh new looks for me and me fellow islanders! Take a peek at some of our spanking new models from a recent pictorial gathering (I must say, I do look particularly striking, wouldn't ye agree?) But the most significant transformation is right here on the island itself! Cast your eyes on these striking before and after snapshots: We also took a side-by-side shot with a fancy slider you can check out here! Alongside sprucing up the overall graphics, we've been working on a brand new lighting system, so whether you're out navigating the briny deep under the starlit sky or diving down to sunken galleons in the full blaze of midday, our world is always at its resplendent best! What’s next? We're chipping away at a fresh new trailer and the first of our video features, as well as assembling a build of the game that we hope to dispatch to streamers come August! If you're a streamer and fancy featuring us during August, do tip us the wink, and we'll add you to our list! We're also fashioning the experience for new landlubbers stepping foot on the island! At present, I play a starring role in greeting our guests, but we're aiming to ensure there's a treasure trove of help, quests, and activities on hand the moment you set foot on our sandy beaches. Not to mention, we're considering dusting off and flinging open the doors of the town's museum now that we're finally expecting some visitors... But more on that in due course! Be sure to follow our nautical escapades on TikTok and Twitter if you haven't yet, and we'd be over the moon to see you in our Discord where we host community jamborees and giveaways on the regular!