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Steam News20 April 20262mo ago

A Familiar Rune

This update adds new ways to unlock additional forms for your Familiar! If you have unlocked Chapter 2 of the Spellbook, Aya will request your help with solving a magical mystery.

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What changed

17 fixes7 additions4 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Balance
addedThis update adds new ways to unlock additional forms for your Familiar! If you have unlocked Chapter 2 of the Spellbook, Aya will request your help with solving a magical mystery. Investigate, and you'll be able to unlock the mysteries of changing your trusty Familiar's forms!
changedWe've also rescaled townsfolk Favor so that all noticeboard tasks are able to keep contributing some favor gain, ensuring that you're always rewarded for helping your neighbours!
addedFamiliar RunesAdded additional Familiar Runes!
changedFamiliar RunesWhen fishing, you may receive a rare Message in a Bottle containing a clue
addedFamiliar RunesCollect all of the Rune Pieces and take them to Aya to complete a new Rune to transform your Familiar
changedRescaled FavorAll quests now grant a minimum of 1 Favor (previously, some lower level quests would not grant Favor)

Spellfarers changes

addedThis update adds new ways to unlock additional forms for your Familiar! If you have unlocked Chapter 2 of the Spellbook, Aya will request your help with solving a magical mystery. Investigate, and you'll be able to unlock the mysteries of changing your trusty Familiar's forms!
changedWe've also rescaled townsfolk Favor so that all noticeboard tasks are able to keep contributing some favor gain, ensuring that you're always rewarded for helping your neighbours!
addedAdded additional Familiar Runes!
changedWhen fishing, you may receive a rare Message in a Bottle containing a clue
addedCollect all of the Rune Pieces and take them to Aya to complete a new Rune to transform your Familiar

This update adds new ways to unlock additional forms for your Familiar! If you have unlocked Chapter 2 of the Spellbook, Aya will request your help with solving a magical mystery. Investigate, and you'll be able to unlock the mysteries of changing your trusty Familiar's forms!

We've also rescaled townsfolk Favor so that all noticeboard tasks are able to keep contributing some favor gain, ensuring that you're always rewarded for helping your neighbours!

Gameplay Updates

Familiar Runes

  • Added additional Familiar Runes!

  • When fishing, you may receive a rare Message in a Bottle containing a clue

  • Follow the clue to uncover a Rune Piece for a Familiar form

  • Collect all of the Rune Pieces and take them to Aya to complete a new Rune to transform your Familiar

Rescaled Favor

  • Favor now ranges from 0-200

  • Most favor gains, losses, or requirements are now doubled from previous values

  • All quests now grant a minimum of 1 Favor (previously, some lower level quests would not grant Favor)

Additional Gameplay Changes

  • Added sound effects for opening and closing chests

  • Added Familiar sound effects

UI Updates

  • Improved chat controls for controller

  • Added text in the Friends menu when the friends list is empty

  • Friend Request Menu will return to Social tab after adding a friend

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed being unable to fill up watering cans while a bucket is also equipped

  • Fixed NPC animation jitter when the player is close to them during certain animations

  • Fixed Song Box UI not showing the currently playing song when re-opening the menu

  • Fixed being unable to stop the currently playing song in the Song Box

  • Fixed bug where daytime ambient audio would play if the menu was opened at night

  • Fixes for controller chat behaviour

  • Noticeboard quests will not show favour if favour is maxed out or Profession is mastered

  • Fixed missing Milk description

  • Corrected newsletter email input field maximum length

  • "Confirmation Pending" text will no longer appear if no newsletter email was entered

  • Fixed unblock action showing Block when clicking on a blocked player's name

  • Fixed missing punctuation on Mail compose menu

  • Disbanding a coven now properly sends you back to the social tab menu

  • Fixed overlapping text on dialog panel Continue popup for controllers and custom buttons

  • Fixed issue when typing names that would place the caret in the middle of the input field when the text entered got longer then the area of the input field

  • Fixed on-screen keyboard error

  • Fixed button prompt that was sometimes missing after entering a username

Source

Steam News / 20 April 2026

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