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V0.11.21 - Custom fields, quick-trades, and emotions
🌾 Custom fields This update brings a major change to how fields are placed. Unlike structures such as taverns or workshops, areas for farming can vary in size and can be customised to your liking! This was always the i…
Event22 changesFixUI/audio - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.20 - Improvements to proficiency, hanging around, and other things
I decided to include new building signs in this update as a little something for Steam's current Medieval Fest. To me, they're one of the most iconic little features from the middle ages (which you can still see on many…
Patch notes24 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.19 - Proficiency & Quality
Here comes a bigger, quarterly post, aimed for those who only read the big posts every now and then :) Included is the combination of the new feature introduced in this update, recap of progress so far this year, and a…
Patch notes19 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.18 - Needs overhaul and improvements
👩‍🦰 Needs & Utility In this update, how villagers choose to spend their time has been pretty much entirely overhauled. Beforehand, villagers would primarily pick activities based on their interests. Now, villagers wil…
Patch notes14 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.17 - Hanging out, skin tones, and improvements
👥 Hanging around The 'walk up to person' action has been turned into a 'hang around' action. This means that villagers can now sometimes walk up to you, or other villagers, and linger around, vibing :) Related to this…
Store11 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.16 - Improvements & Bug Fixes
Here comes the first update of the year - hope you've all been enjoying 2026 so far! Just a few small, and some much needed things whilst I work on the bigger things! Also spent a fair bit of time creating some behind-t…
Patch notes16 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.15 - Winter Update ❄️
With yet another winter comes another update, been busy these last few weeks rounding it off - I hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all those that celebrate :) 🌽 New fields This update allows you to…
Store13 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.14 - Improvements & Bug Fixes
💬 Dialogue Added a lot of new personality-based dialogue surrounding interests and disinterests rather than just "I like gathering". They will now see these as their favourite three and most hated three activities. Thi…
Patch notes12 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.13 - Improvements & Bug Fixes
🍂 Seasonal changes Villagers now make various new season-specific remarks You will now see a cosy warm drink when visiting the tavern during autumn and winter Birds will no longer sing during the winter season in fores…
Event13 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.12 - Improvements & Bug Fixes
Sitting Added the ability for villagers to sit on chairs, benches, and anything sittable :) You can now sit on the decorations other villagers place When sitting down, you now sit-up in the same place as you sat down in…
Patch notes12 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.11 - Improvements & Bug Fixes
Added some new dialogue to the "What tidings?" option surrounding villagers describing their activities throughout the day Buckets of milk will no longer be baked entirely into cakes, only the milk from them When placin…
Announcement13 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.10 - Bug Fixes & Improvements
Villagers will now equip and wear any clothing or accessories you give them :) Added leafy sounds for some horticulture items and fixed basket sounding wooden Items are now handed over to a villager immediately upon que…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.9 - Hot Fixes
Just a small patch to address some player feedback :) Fixed not writing down what villagers say in your journal Fixed tailoring hats wrecking havoc upon the world by infinitely creating them Fixed player not smiling Fix…
Announcement5 changesFixUI/audio - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.8 - Refactor, Goals, & Improvements
First of all, I apologise for the (very) long time since the previous update! To summarise, I've been working on a major code overhaul (explained in more detail below) which ended up taking much longer than expected to…
Patch notes23 changesFixGameplay - Heard of the Story?
Devblog: Autonomy & Governance
Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates recently, the summer holidays are upon us so I have been taking some time off to see family and old friends, but development progress should be returning to normal soon and yo…
Store7 changesGameplay - Heard of the Story?
V0.11.7 - Improvements & Bug Fixes
Lots of behind the scenes work these last couple of weeks to improve the quality of updates and dialogue management. Expect less bugs in the future and villagers to be saying many more things in the coming updates! :) O…
Announcement21 changesFixGameplay
