Patch v1.1.0 Notes: Ch. 4 and Spring Event

Today’s content update brings us a brand new chapter in our narrative campaign and our newest Spring seasonal event! Steam post image

Chapter 4: Confront an unsettling secret and continue your investigation into the truth with our newest chapter, full of brand new cutscenes.

• Seven new main quests, where you’ll come face to face with a conspiracy gripping the island

• Five new side quests

New Race - Secret Delivery for Roses: Take a break from plumbing the depths with our new race! This new scenic course winds through the forests, alongside river rapids, and beautiful lakesides.

New Cosmetic Options:

• Friesian Socks: Now you can add stockings, pasterns, and more to your Friesian in the Player Barn’s Stylist menu.

• AddedMane and Tail AccessoriesLook as pretty as a present with our new bow accessories or adorn your horse with red roses or blue feathers!

• A new purple bridle

• Continued to improve navigation mesh to prevent players from becoming stuck.

• Continued to polish and fix issues related to quests, races, and other game features:

  • Beverly’s trousers no longer disappear during quests!

  • Resolved an issue that caused Fast Travel usage to kick off a long cool down period.

  • Fixed an issue in Artefact Hunt that caused a specific artefact to be inaccessible.

  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from joining Crown Chase or caused problems when starting a Crown Chase session.

• Polished and fixed several UI and controller issues:

  • Controllers now work inside menus by utilizing right and left trigger inputs. Players can now navigate the Options, Backpack, Farrier, Vendor, Gear, Journal, Stylist, and Compendium menus on the controller!

  • Fixed a scaling issue with German localization such as the Riding Pass menu

  • Resolved an issue that caused Quest and Group UI to overlap when in a particularly long quest

  • Fixed an issue where some icons appeared low resolution, especially in popups.

• Continued to fix art and visual bugs:

  • Multiple horses will no longer appear in one stable box.

  • Fixed a material issue that caused one horse’s eye to appear dark.

  • Updated reflection probes to help prevent horse hair from appearing gray and to remove jarring outlines.

  • Fixed an issue that caused chairs on Ride Islands to rotate strangely.

  • Fixed a material issue with the Post Office window.

  • Fixed a material issue with the Silver Dressage Pad included in the Deluxe bundle: now the lining will appear metallic and silver as intended.

  • Pushed clothing fixes to prevent clipping on select items! These fixes include combinations of the following items:

    • Layered Sweater, Zipper Hoodie, Polo T-Shirt, Puffer Jacket, Boot Cut Jeans, Tight T-Shirt, and Cargo Jacket.

• Continued to refine in-game dialogue:

  • Adjusted The Body cinematic to use gender neutral language when referring to the PC.

  • Adjusted Horse Pack quests to use gender neutral language when referring to horses.

Our newest seasonal event has burst into bloom. As the sun thaws the winter chill, flowers burst into bloom and locals celebrate the beginning of Spring in Alderwood!

• Seasonal decorations have cropped up. Flower wreaths, bunny garlands, and eggs have been set up around the island to herald the coming of spring.

• Colorful easter eggs have been tucked away in hidden spots: can you find them all? Participate in an egg-hunting scavenger hunt with friends on our Discord server!

Eagle-eyed players may be able to hunt down a beloved deer in two very unexpected locations…