Hey everyone!
Hope you all been having a great 2022 so far and enjoying the Kickstarter alpha! This update summarises the work that the team has put together since the Christmas break. We're starting the year with a new category of animals: Goats and Goatlings!
You can now purchase these cuties at Riverside Ranch. Just like cows, the goats use the quadruped animal bed and feeders. Unlike cows, however, they produce goat milk which will have extensive use once food crafting is added.
In addition to this, the shelter mechanic and animal AI has seen an upgrade. From now on, you can see a thought bubble above any farm animal's head that tells you if they're hungry, thirsty or ready for milking. Their AI is also improved so that during rain or harsher weather condition, they seek shelter and will not produce anything if they're not sheltered. (or if they can't find shelter, we know they can be a little stupid at times)
Lastly, this update brings many smaller features, bug fixes and improvements. Notably:
- Audio settings are now available via the settings menu
- A new random name select option is available when purchasing animals
- The new fall prevention system now stops animals and other objects from falling through the map
- Bamboo trees collision has improved
- Sakura trees colours have been adjusted
- The player can no longer get stuck in the cutting board
- Snow is no longer collectable
- While approaching an animal you can now cancel the task if the character gets stuck
- While approaching an animal you can now control the camera
- Tab now closes the inventory every time
- Various typos and grammar fixes
As always, please continue to report bugs and problems via our Bug Reporting Hub and for any help or support with the game, make sure to join up our official Discord community:
