Starsand Island Early Access Update - Version 0.3.6743

New Additions

• Added Monkey King Outfit Set, available for purchase at Community Center → Starsand Shop.

• Added a unique action for the Golden Cudgel. The Cudgel can now also be used as a standalone tool for chopping trees, mining, cutting grass, and harvesting crops (will not damage farmlands).

• Added decorative item Succulent Pot.

• Added Cloud Surfer as a new vehicle.

Optimizations

• Optimized loading times when customized structures become too large.

• Improved snap-to system in building mode, making customized object placement more intuitive.

• Enhanced system logic and user experience for customized terrain modules.

• Improved crafting menu material details in the blueprint save interface for controller users.

• Refined the ground editing panel's interface and interaction in controller mode.

• Fixed skirt clipping when the female character lands after a jump.

• Updated vegetation models in game scenes to make the environments feel more lush.

Fixes

• Fixed save deletion ("X" button) leaving remaining slots blank.

• Fixed crashes when the tilling machine encountered chests.

• Resolved freezing and unusable clothing when buying over 5 items in the clothing store.

• Fixed NPC Fang disappearing after completing main quest in Sandrock.

• Fixed Beach Festival NPCs failing to perform, blocking the music game.

• Resolved photo quest failures for Little Girl, Stella, and Sylvain despite successful photos.

• Fixed Delphin's yacht appearing after the Beach Festival ended.

• Fixed character state glitches when speaking to beach chair visitors.

• Fixed stackable items not stacking in the Bag or Storage Box.

• Resolved crafting sliders (controller) defaulting to only one item.

• Added a claim button for collected items in communal troughs.

• Fixed multi-item placement in build mode allowing items outside boundaries and making them unremovable.

• Fixed parameter adjustments for natural resources in build mode when using controllers.

• Fixed inability to undo blueprint placements in build mode.

• Resolved protein powder crafting not recognizing Bumblebee materials in Bag.

• Fixed Ink Phoenixfish display issues.

• Restored missing NPCs: Graminova, Zerine, Alex, Sylvain, and Serena.

• Fixed New Year Plaza tasks not appearing from Solara on specific winter days.

• Fixed companions rejecting moves despite empty beds.

• Fixed receiving incorrect request notices from Zerine after issuing requests to Graminova and Delphine.

• Fixed aquarium decorations not being placeable and fish not swimming.

• Resolved fish clipping and overlapping issues in aquariums.

• Fixed missing water textures and camera movement glitches in aquariums.

• Fixed fish leaving aquariums when resizing the tank.

• Fixed fish occasionally appearing outside aquariums.

• Resolved Ginger being unable to perform specific actions under certain conditions.

• Fixed Gust standing idle during specific times.

• Fixed Sylvain overlapping models with Stella during interactions.

• Resolved Gust clipping into tables when standing in the rain.

• Fixed the Playful Bathtub model not showing in build mode.

• Fixed missing Wild Cranes Screen blueprint in the crafting station.

• Resolved disappearing UI for the Selective Breeding House after leaving the pairing stage.

• Fixed crafting failures caused by skipping animations with a controller.

• Fixed items on houseboats not moving with the boat.

• Fixed communal trough interaction button misalignment.

• Fixed the terrain tool raising sea levels on Windflute Island.

• Fixed Ginger's staircase clipping into the ground with floating platforms.

• Fixed leaks in blueprint demo rooms.

• Fixed build mode allowing unremovable items outside boundaries.

• Fixed weeds growing in rice fields.

• Fixed stacking issues with giant crops.

• Fixed inability to place auto-fertilizer boxes on farmland.

• Fixed duplicate Flour Purchase missions.

• Fixed bamboo regrowing after cutting on Cloudrest Lake farmland.

• Fixed weather stuck on sunny with no changes.

• Fixed being unable to dig up Twilight Succulent Pot Blueprints in Moonlit Forest.

• Fixed post-Beach Festival conversations with Lunelle referencing festival content.

• Fixed floating festival decorations.

• Fixed Chinese New Year decorations not disappearing by Spring 19th.

• Fixed Alex's hand clipping into chests when picking up wood on sunny afternoons.

• Fixed clipping issues when sitting on three-seat benches.

• Fixed Captain Shu Watering Can not unlocking in the compendium.

• Fixed door not opening in Cloudrest Lake.

• Corrected Pan Fried Dilis crafting description to remove incorrect buff effect.

• Fixed Blue-and-White Shell Coffee Table not appearing in Ginger's chest.

• Fixed incorrect material requirements for Wooden Square Beam in build mode.

• Fixed clapping sound effects when hugging a cat.

• Fixed hydrangea drops sticking to the character and causing model displacement.

• Fixed blueprint save interface cursor bugs with controllers.

• Fixed NPC positioning and effect issues at Marlo's Morning Delights.

• Fixed cursor becoming a paint pattern when crafting Advanced Modern Retreat Layout.

• Fixed lingering blueprint details when using controllers.

• Fixed controllers not toggling indoor/outdoor views in build mode.

• Fixed camera clipping underground in some build mode perspectives.

• Restored Octa's missing schedule.

• Fixed naming interface errors in the Breeding House with controller inputs.

• Fixed Zerine gifting the wrong sewing kit.

• Fixed male sheep and bulls incorrectly having milking genes.

• Fixed Cross-Sea Bridge mission incorrectly directing to Matilda and missing Solara dialogue.

• Fixed Woven Rattan Sofa textures disappearing after reloading saves.

• Fixed floating flower pots in Serena's 5-heart affection event.

• Fixed overlapping characters during Fang interactions with lakeside tourists between 12:00–17:00 on sunny days.

• Fixed an issue where right-clicking in the blueprint library turned the cursor into a rotation icon.

• Fixed gifted Red Tea Macarons falling to the ground instead of being sent to the mailbox when the backpack is full during interactions with Stella.

• Fixed a fishing bug where 404 Cat appeared, causing dialogue in the sky and the player to fall.

• Fixed clipping issues when Ginger stood up from the sofa between 8:00–10:00 on sunny days.

• Fixed overlapping NPC icons on house maps, making them hard to read.

• Fixed Snoring Bear rental vehicles tilting left after extended driving.

• Fixed an issue where beach festival-related dialogue would still occur on Winter Day 25.

• Corrected blueprint sources for Bamboo Paper Lantern and Cloud Pattern Lantern.

• Fixed an issue where the houseboat would disappear, including cases where it vanished again after being placed.

• Fixed localization issues in the handcrafting interface.

• Corrected the source for Yellow Scarecrow in theIslandpedia. It's in the Starsand Shop, not the Seed Shop.

• Fixed display issues with the Sunflower item.

• Fixed missing blueprint type descriptions when saving blueprints in build mode.

• Resolved overlap between the Elegant Laugh and Belly Laugh emotes.

• Fixed minerals near Grain Haven not refreshing.

• Fixed planters in build mode not being selectable or interactive.

• Fixed animals in Cloudrest Lake not eating from communal troughs or producing items when the player is outside the area.

• Fixed ground and glass reflections being overly green.

• Resolved text overlapping on item description pages in the selling interface.

• Fixed long text in the Request Posting Guidelines screen being cut off.

• Fixed the maximum value in dropdown sliders still showing the previous language after switching languages.

• Resolved Solara's dialogue during the tutorial still displaying in the previous language after changing languages.

• Fixed untranslated text in the Building New Year Square quest.

• Fixed visual glitches in the Pet Nest event tutorial interface.

• Fixed mismatched translation for the Cutter Upgrade description.

• Fixed duplicate names for collection robot tasks in the robot terminal interface.

• Resolved garbled text appearing in mail received from Lunelle.

• Fixed untranslated "Resting" text in the robot terminal interface.

• Resolved garbled text appearing on character cards when gifts are sent to the mailbox with a full inventory.

• Fixed untranslated purchase success messages in the pet dressing interface.

• Resolved an issue where NPC gift items couldn't be sent to the mailbox when inventory was full, causing NPC name errors.

• Fixed an issue where English text appeared in dialogues with the crafter.

• Resolved text overlap between source and price information in the carriage crafting DLC interface.

• Fixed an issue where the shop name reverted to Chinese after relogging when the game language was switched to English or Japanese.

• Fixed interaction tips in the animal detail page of the social menu exceeding the text box in English and Japanese.

• Fixed text overflow for vehicle rental overlays when renting another vehicle while already in a rental period.

• Fixed text overflow issues when expanding the warehouse list in build mode and switching to an empty item category.

• Fixed text overflow for Glowfish King in the fish pond list.

• Fixed text overflow in the Play Song section of the instrument performance results screen.

To all Islanders:

Thanks for your continued support! We're committed to making Starsand Island the best it can be, and we'll keep improving it.

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