Fae Farm news & patch notes

Hi Fae Folk - just a quick note to let you know that we've deployed a small hotfix for Steam only, following an issue observed after the patch launch earlier today:

• Fixed an error when Steam players tried to play in multiplayer sessions with other Steam players.

Thanks, The Fae Farm Team

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/44de3d8ff59ebd78629481f21af5df5625d31fa2.jpg Attention all Fae Friends, new update available! We want to make sure that your Fae Farm experience is as smooth as possible, so we’ve sent out a general update today. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch: BUG FIXES Fixed a significant performance degradation caused by an unintended knock-on of a bug fix in Patch 3.1.0. A big thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and are able to help us pinpoint these issues. If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page. You can also join us on Discord, X and Instagram to share your experience with us in Azoria. We’ll see you in-game! Sincerely, The Fae Farm Team

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/786b2ea3d4c2ccaa92f21940e5cefe305462cb21.png Attention all Fae Friends, a new update is now available! We want to make sure that your Fae Farm experience is as smooth as possible, so we’re sending out a general update for all supported platforms today at 10AM PDT / 5PM UTC. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch. A message from the Fae Farm team: We want to thank you all for your warm reception, kind words, and great feedback following the release of Skies of Azoria last month. Seeing the comments from folks about the new characters, watching people streaming and exploring the new areas, and yes even seeing your (very useful) bug reports coming in, has been very exciting for the team after working so hard on the expansion for a good while. The Fae team has never stopped working hard on the game - only about a year ago we were prepping early submission builds for our friends at Nintendo, and we went quickly from those off to physical copy manufacturing, into our Day 1 patch, into post-launch hotfixes, into quality-of-life improvements based on player feedback, then Coasts of Croakia, Update 2.1 in January, the Spring Update, and of course Skies of Azoria. It’s been a whirlwind to say the least, and we’d like to thank every Lobster and external partner that contributed to the game, and of course our community for all their support - we couldn’t be happier to have had you on the journey with us! Following the launch of Skies of Azoria, we’ve finally had the chance to take a breath, and look over our known issues lists, our own lists of areas we’d like to revisit, backlogged tasks we never got back to and so on, and so this Update 3.1 includes changes and improvements we’ve been wanting to make across the game. Extra additions to both expansions! Potion and dye rebalancing! Progression bump smoothing! Some rogue long-standing bugs we wanted to squash! And of course, a good number of follow-up fixes for Skies of Azoria, amongst other areas of improvement. So, please enjoy this “Thank You” Update - and thank you again for playing in our world and contributing to our wonderful community. The Fae Farm Team ---------------------------------------------------------

Skies of Azoria Update

* Skies of Azoria - Additions

- Three new spells have been added to Gusto’s Overnight Climate Exchange shop, available only after the completion of Skies of Azoria Act 3! The first significantly increases rare critter spawns the next day, the second does the same for rare fish, and the third fully grows and bears fruit from all fruit trees of the current season. Very handy for those looking to complete their Buddy Binders and Job Quests! - The hairstyles of each of the five Skyvale NPCs have been added as player cosmetics! They can be purchased from Phoebe’s Fab Fits in Windhaven, and equipped at a Customization Mirror. - The five new music tracks in Skies of Azoria have been added to the Soundtrack download available on Steam and the Epic Games Store, and included as part of the Deluxe Edition.

* Skies of Azoria - Star Vaults

- Adjusted the design of the Powerups Tutorial Star Vault to allow players to repeatedly spawn the powerups with buttons, to experiment with their behaviour. - The world clock (and therefore buffs, jumbles etc.) now pauses when on the "Leave Star Vault?" confirmation popup. - Increased the power of updrafts in one Star Vault layout to help with fall recovery. - Improved flicking floor textures in some Star Vaults. - Fixed an issue that could cause players to not correctly transition back to Skyvale after completing a specific Star Vault. - Fixed buttons not working reliably in the rare case two variations of the same Star Vault layout appeared in the same chain. - Fixed a number of cases where the "available stars" UI in Star Vaults could show inaccurate or outdated counts. - Fixed a door in one of the Star Vault layouts that requires the Fairy Fire spell to activate, but incorrectly displayed the Vortex rune on it. - Fixed some destructible pillars showing the incorrect required destruction type. - Fixed an issue where the "Backpack Full" warning did not appear when trying to collect a Fallen Star. - Fixed an issue causing the "Leave Star Vault?" confirmation popup from not appearing in a small number of Star Vaults. - Improved some areas across Star Vaults where Jumbles could struggle to navigate. - Improved some places where Manasquitos would not spawn reliably and the player may need access to more mana. - Fixed a number of cases where Crumblers may not reliably spawn when needed for a puzzle. - Fixed an issue that could cause Crumblers to disappear if trying to reassemble over a smashed wall -piece in Star Vaults. - Fixed Crumbling behaviour so they don't try to reassemble in the wrong group when multiple Crumblers are present at the same time. - Fixed a number of cases where Powerups in Star Vaults could allow players to get outside the intended playable area. - Fixed a bug that could cause Hover Top audio to continue to play after leaving a Star Vault containing one. - Fixed an issue where some sound effects could stop playing correctly after spending time in Star Vaults. - Fixed a number of cases where audio in Star Vaults could remain in memory after leaving, potentially leading to a crash. - Fixed a bug where gatherables revealed by a True Sight Potion in a Star Vault could sometimes appear slightly through the floor.

* Skies of Azoria - Progression & Quests

- Fixed an error in Act 3 main quest "The Lost Bounty of Skyvale" where harvesting Moon Melon would progress the Starry Fruit objective and vice versa. - Improved the context given by the "Undiscovered Quest" in the Quest Log when between Acts of Skies of Azoria. - Updated the Act start letters to better explain the context and use of the Magic Seeds. - Adjusted some quest text to better explain the cooldown behaviour on Gusto's weather spells. - Added an extra line to the outro of Gryff’s Act 1 main quest “Where the Stars Fall” to let players know that while switch and door states reset when re-entering a Star Vault, any collected treasures do not. - Added "reminder" dialog to NPCs to provide context if the player returns to them while a quest is in progress. - Fixed an issue where the "stars present" beacon above a gate would be lit before you unlocked access to them during Act 1 or 2 of the Skies of Azoria progression.

* Skies of Azoria - World & Items

- Fixed a bug that could cause purchases at some Skyvale stores to fail when the number you would receive would be larger than an inventory stack. Please note that as part of this change, some items that previously gave multiple per purchase (like True Sight Potions or Skyvale crop seeds) now only provide 1 per purchase, and have had their costs adjusted to account for this. - Adjusted brightness of True Sight potion visual effects so it is easier to see items within or around the aura. - Updated all references to beanstalk seeds to "Magic Seeds" to avoid confusion with the fae crop "Magic Beans". - Widened the interaction range at the top of the beanstalk in Starlight Isles and Howling Heights. - Minor adjustments to improve texture quality on the newly-added wings. - Fixed the "see through object" visual effect showing on carried tools, as well as on some head accessories, while in Skyvale. - Fixed a bug where chopped or dropped items that landed on the "sky floor" of Skyvale regions could fall through to Azoria below. They will now remain floating in Skyvale and can be picked back up from there.

* Skies of Azoria - Interface

- All of the Skyvale shops (including Gusto’s) can now use items that are in your storage shed, to reduce unnecessary trips up and down the beanstalks. - Adjusted the placement of the "pending Gusto magic" icon to avoid it overlapping the day too much. - Polished the Skyvale transition screenwipe so it does not end too early. - A number of new loading screen hints have been added to support Skies of Azoria features. - Removed the reference to berries in Gusto's Fae Realm forage spell, as there are no berries there! - Removed the Hover Top Jumble from the Almanac to avoid player confusion about how to "defeat" it. You can’t, but nice try! - Fixed an issue where the "Skies of Azoria Quests" subheading would appear in all tabs of the Quest Log, rather than just the intended one.

* Skies of Azoria - Multiplayer

- Fixed an issue where multiplayer clients joining during a specific window could see the wrong growth stage for a beanstalk. - Fixed a number of issues where the activation state of buttons in Star Vaults could get out of sync between multiplayer hosts and clients. - Fixed a bug where multiplayer clients could be stuck unable to leave a Star Vault through a manually-activated exit portal if the host exited first. - Fixed a rare issue that could cause items revealed by the True Sight potion to not appear for multiplayer clients.

* Skies of Azoria - Miscellaneous

- Fixed the Heirlooms Rebloom achievement being incremented when collecting Feathergrass. - Minor text adjustments and improvements have been made across Skies of Azoria content. ---------------------------------------------------------

Coasts of Croakia Update

* Coasts of Croakia - Additions

- A new Trinket has been added! The Coral Trinket (available in three tiers) can be purchased from Lem and is a convenient way to boost your Fishing Skill, Max Energy, and Max Mana.

* Coasts of Croakia - Miscellaneous

- Lem’s shop can now use items that are in your storage shed, to reduce unnecessary trips back and forth to the Azorian mainland. - Added protection against a very rare reported case where a player read the intro letter for Coasts of Croakia but access to the content did not unlock correctly. - Fixed an issue introduced in 3.0.0 where players did not animate correctly if double-jumping with the Conch equipped. - Fixed an issue where collecting the recipe scroll for the Variegated Potted Plant would unintentionally also unlock the Potted Water Lily recipe. ---------------------------------------------------------

Main Game Update

* Main Game - Progression Smoothing

Based on progress data and player feedback across various channels since launch, we have observed that some players have difficulty getting through Chapter 3 (the Saltwater Mines part of main progression). In particular, some players have struggled to understand the use of Seals as “checkpoints” in dungeons, or may be unaware of other “helper tools” available to them here, such as Gone Potions, or the Longer Days option. Based upon all of this, we are making a number of changes to help smooth out player progression at this stage of the game (many of which will help with later dungeons also): - The Chapter 3 main quest “Dungeon Delver” has had its objectives updated to better tutorialize the seal functionality, and some dialog updated to match. The quest now requires you to install the seal you craft, and also requires crafting and installing some later tier seals in the Saltwater Mines to reinforce this. - The popup after installing a seal has been updated to clarify that it is now possible to teleport directly to this floor. - The interaction prompt text for the seal pedestals in Dungeons has been updated to clearly state the available functionality based on whether a Seal has been installed (“Activate Pedestal” or “Teleport to Other Floor”). - If not already discovered by collecting all needed ingredients, an unknown seal will now be automatically unlocked in the Almanac when entering a floor that needs it, to better surface information about crafting it. - The description text for all Seal items has been updated to clearly state which dungeons and floors they can be used in, for better understanding and visibility in the Seal Crafting Station, Inventory, and Almanac. - A new letter from Merritt has been added that gives tips on using “helper” features like seals, Gone Potions, stat-boosting food, and the Longer Days option. This letter should arrive a day after unlocking the Saltwater Mines in progression. - The crafting time for all Seals has been reduced by a third, from 30 to 20 minutes (in “normal” day length timing). - Relatedly (as during the first dungeon is often when you encounter a lot of new item types), a new hint line has been added on locked rows of the Inventory screen, directing to Skye’s shop to upgrade your capacity.

* Main Game - Gameplay

- All potion costs have been reduced to allow players to use them more often. The variety of items required remains the same, but the number of each needed has been reduced to 1 across the board. - The Gone and Zoom Potions have had their lifetimes significantly extended to better support players who choose to use these to avoid combat in dungeons. - To improve cases where they could sometimes feel unresponsive, the Drecksion and Tokker jumbles will now turn and attack if you get too close to their back or sides. - The behavior of the Animal Lure has been improved based on player feedback: - Now, most animal behaviors that would move them outside the Lure area are blocked when one is present on a farm, and they will only perform short-range or stationary behaviors within the Lure area itself (including grazing). - Previously, animals on a farm with a Lure present could do what they wanted, but would eventually leash back to the Lure. - Please note that this means that if a Lure is present, animals can only graze within the Lure area, so unless food is consistently available within that area they may fail to graze for the day. - The one notable exception is if you wave to interact with an animal - they will stil follow you if you do so, until eventually leashing back to the Lure if you get too far away (as they do currently). - Fixed a bug where Hydro Soil Beds did not stay watered overnight if a crop was also transformed by the Crop Swap Fertilizer.

* Main Game - Progression & Quests

- Improved the consistency of auto-saves during Chapter 1 to help players who reported losing progress if they quit out part way through: - In addition, after you’ve made it inside your house for the first time during Chapter 1, choosing to Quit the game will also auto-save. - An auto-save now triggers every time you accept or redeem a quest during Chapter 1. - Adjusted the objective text on two of Holly's Job Quests to avoid confusion in some non-English languages. - Fixed an inconsistency between what Patel's Job Quest 8 asked for and what would actually complete the objective. The objective will now correctly complete if you breed a Lunen with 6 happiness bars, and the text has also been updated to make this clearer.

* Main Game - Characters & Relationships

- Adjusted the priority on some NPC dialogue so they less commonly repeat the same seasonal lines. - Fixed a number of issues with quest markers appearing over a romanceable NPC’s head after the player got married to another NPC, or after the relationship was reset while a date was pending. - Fixed an issue that could result in new date invite letters still being received when the player is married to another NPC. - Improved some minor outfit clipping that could be seen during dates at the docks. Fixed a positioning issue with Neppy's eyes when they are sleeping.

* Main Game - World & Items

- To reduce the time and repetition needed to obtain dyes, all dyes now only require 10 of a flower type to purchase, reduced significantly from 30 and above depending on the dye. Non-flower ingredients remain the same. - The cost of the Crystal Staff has been adjusted to address continued confusion about blocked purchases when the player is missing items that are further down the requirements list. The requirements for Polished Peridot, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, and Garnet have been removed, and the number of each of the remaining required gems has been increased in place. - Berry-type items have had their inventory stacks increased from 10 to 100. - Increased the number of stacks of items that can be stored in your Shed across every category, to help some hoarders that were hitting the limit again following Skies of Azoria’s release. - Blocked the base wings from being dropped, to avoid players getting into a state where they cannot double-jump when needed in progression. - Blocked the Spring Dress, and the Cozy Cabin Variety Pack unique outfit items, from being dropped to avoid them being lost when loose items are cleaned up at the end of day, as they cannot otherwise be obtained again. - Removed an unintended and non-functional option to dye the Face Mask accessory. - Fixed a bug where after consuming a Flame Petal Potion, consuming any other potion would also give the effect of the Flame Petal Potion. - Fixed a bug with the audio from a Small Jar of Bees ending before the gameplay effect does. - Fixed the Magenta Trillium flower's first growth stage appearing incorrectly. - Fixed an issue where some head accessories would remain visible when using a Gone Potion. - Fixed an issue where parts of the Mystic Wings could disappear when looking at them from certain angles.

* Main Game - Interface

- PC key prompts will now use shortened forms where applicable (such as "Esc." instead of "Escape"). Fixed an issue where vendors could sometimes be missing their Shop option following Update 3.0.0. - Updated an incorrect message that would appear if you cancelled an in-progress craft (for example of seeds). In these cases, the behaviour is to return the “source items” to your Storage Shed, but the message that appeared was previously confusing and looked like an inventory capacity error. - Fixed an issue where the audio and rumble feedback for holding to use a wayshrine was missing following the Map screen rework in 3.0.0.

* Main Game - Multiplayer

- Fixed a bug where waypoints were not functioning reliably for multiplayer clients following Update 3.0.0. - Fixed an issue that would allow a character married to one player to be romanced by another in the same world. - Fixed an issue where if one player was in the relevant dungeon, all players in a multiplayer session could hear the Miasma or Heat meter audio, regardless of location.

* Main Game - Miscellaneous

- The final Job Quests in each chain have been renamed from "Achievements" to "Finals" to avoid confusion with platform-level achievement systems. -Fixed a number of typos and other text errors, among other minor text adjustments and improvements, in English and localized languages. --------------------------------------------------------- Thank You! We want to give a great big thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and are able to help us pinpoint these issues. If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page. You can also join us on Twitter, Discord, Instagram and TikTok to share your experience with us in Azoria. We’ll see you in-game! Sincerely, The Fae Farm Team

Fae Farm is part of the Summer Sale on Steam! With farming, crafting, romance and adventure, there's plenty for you to discover under the sun. Both the standard and deluxe editions are available for up to 40% off. The Deluxe Edition includes our latest DLC, Skies of Azoria, released last week. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/d4153c298d1112d545425e191cc917a8e41bd736.png Remember, you can now try Fae Farm for free: The single player demo, available on the main game's page on Steam, lets you play through the first chapters of the game, and your save can be imported directly into the full game, should you choose to purchase it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/ce0cc1a5ea0584eacfdaa3613154baf1555601b1.png

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/93567de9b6b81b46cf186ff809c5b61985553901.jpg Attention all Fae Friends, new update available! We want to make sure that your Fae Farm experience is as smooth as possible, so we’ve sent out a general update today. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch: SKIES OF AZORIA

• Fixed a bug where players who completed an Act of the Skies of Azoria quest line on the last couple of days of a season would not receive the letter to start the next Act. Affected players should sleep once after updating and check their mailbox for the letter they need to continue.

Thank You We want to give a great big thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and are able to help us pinpoint these issues. If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page. You can also join us on Twitter, Discord, Instagram and TikTok to share your experience with us in Azoria. We’ll see you in-game! Sincerely, The Fae Farm Team

Welcome to the Skies of Azoria! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/edd59ff6b014925e831facf6a88808bdd86bf0e0.png Good news, Fae Friends - Fae Farm’s second DLC releases today! Skies of Azoria takes you up into the clouds to the new realm of Skyvale, where you’ll find charming new characters and magical new adventures. If you've not joined us in Fae Farm yet, this new DLC is included in the Deluxe Edition of Fae Farm (currently 40% off on Steam). Check out the launch trailer here: After receiving a mysterious letter and growing the seeds it comes with, you will find yourself in Windwaven, the town center of Skyvale and your hub for the new content. Here you’ll meet new townsfolk characters starting with your guide Kestrel, as well as the enigmatic Sprite of Skyvale, Gusto! As you help Gusto with their crisis of confidence, you’ll journey across the three new regions that make up Skyvale, and dive into the all-new Star Vaults to recover Fallen Stars hidden away there. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/b6f53b1e88d0f1362260ebb26d45acca0041d744.png Star Vaults are a new activity coming in Skies of Azoria, a new take on a dungeon exploring new ideas and inspired by great feedback from base game players. Accessible via gates dotted around Skyvale, after you manage to open them up with Gryff, you’ll find a curious new celestial realm full of puzzles that’ll test your mind, your might, your spells, and your platforming skills. Different gates will open up each day, and while some Fallen Stars might be easier to find, some are further from the beaten track, involve following a trail of clues, or even require using a powerful new potion to discover. Also found in the Star Vaults are a cast of new Jumbles that you might be able to use to your advantage… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/8bfa4ab9fb50408b34c11641c6b034aa6c0dc8a9.jpg While on your adventures, you’ll discover new crops believed long lost with Finn, brew new potions both helpful and expressive with Herron, and barter for fashionable new outfits and wings with Phoebe. And who knows, maybe you’ll even find a new love interest! For those new to Fae Farm or still progressing through the main story, the Skies of Azoria content is woven into a few key points of the main game’s story, and for those who have already completed the base game, you’ll be able to dive right into the new content. We hope you enjoy your adventures in the wonderful Skies of Azoria, and as always, we’ll be keeping an eye out for your feedback on all our usual channels. See you in Skyvale!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/db2b5ce4622aec18e4e19c0783a054a04607ad03.png Fae Farm is on sale this week on Steam! Both the standard and deluxe editions are available for up to 40% off. Remember, you can now try Fae Farm for free: The single player demo lets you play through the first chapters of the game, and your save can be imported directly into the full game, should you choose to purchase it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/ce0cc1a5ea0584eacfdaa3613154baf1555601b1.png Now is a better time than ever to start playing Fae farm, as our next DLC, Skies of Azoria, will be released this Thursday, June 20, and is included in the Deluxe Edition.

Did you know that high in the clouds over Azoria was a land that you can visit? An amazing place with new paths to explore, full of adorable characters in need of your help. Fae Farm’s second DLC, Skies of Azoria, will launch on June 20, 2024.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/15362e73c3d49f2bc7922515de7795cbaa445ceb.jpg Attention all Fae Friends, new update available! We want to make sure that your Fae Farm experience is as smooth as possible, so we’ve sent out a general update today. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch: BUG FIXES

• Fixed a case where characters you are not married to were using spouse dialogue.
• Fixed a bug where swimming animations were misaligned if wearing the Spring Petal Dress.
• Fixed a bug where the location hints for the Hedge and Flowering Bush were incorrectly swapped.
• Added missing localization for some Stuff-on-Stuff and item strings added in the Spring Update.

Thank You We want to give a great big thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and are able to help us pinpoint these issues. If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page. You can also join us on Twitter, Discord, Instagram and TikTok to share your experience with us in Azoria. We’ll see you in-game! Sincerely, The Fae Farm Team

Spring is upon us, Fae Friends, and it's bringing a fresh new update, brimming with new content, features and options to make Azoria an even cozier place to call home and to make your character even more unique. The Spring update brings changes to the time speed, decorating, and romancing features as well as a vast array of new character customizations and items. Find out more in the patch notes below:

Fae Farm 2.2.0 Patch Notes

NEW FEATURE: STUFF ON STUFF

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/72bcb0d4c2007111546549ebbd9016dc73f969a4.png A new feature has been added to the game that allows players to, well, put Stuff on other Stuff - time to clutter up your homes! Specifically, you can now place any inventory item (i.e. things you can sell at the market, not other decor) on the following constructible decor: Barrel, Carved Large Table, Crate, Desk, Display Stand, Fae Cart, Fae Table, Fae Wood Container, Floor Pillow, Round Table, Sideboard, Small Bookshelf, Stack of Books, Stately Wooden Desk In addition, 29 new small items found around our world have been turned into inventory items so they can be used with the Stuff on Stuff system (with no gameplay effects). These are all available to craft at the Decoration Table: Baguette, Big Bowl, Candelabra, Candles, Charcuterie Board, Cheese Wheel, Decorative Rose, Empty Plate, Envelope, Exquisite Cake, Fresh Pie, Fruit Bowl, Glass Vase, Globe, Magnifying Glass, Mortar and Pestle, Open Book, Pan, Pasta Maker, Potion Bottle, Rounded Vase, Stew Pot, Tall Bottle, Tea Mug, Wash Bowl, Watering Can, Wine Glass, Wooden Stein, Wrapped Gift

NEW FREE COSMETICS

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/c87f7492e6677ba84027bd5e1767aa31dd9e8966.png A number of new cosmetic items have been added to the game for all players: - 1 brand-new outfit has been added - you can claim the Spring Petal Dress for your inventory directly from a mailbox letter that will arrive on your next full day after updating. - 4 full-size world items (Floral Arch, Potted Bush, Flowering Bush, and Hedge) have been added as constructible items players can use, unlocked via new scrolls placed around the world. - 5 brand-new sets of wings (the Phoenix Wings, Purple Dragonfly Wings, Pink Shimmering Wings, Dust Moth Wings, and Bioluminescent Wings) are now available from the Wisp Mother. - In addition, the Marquis’ “Ethereal Wings” are also now available to players at the Wisp Mother. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/d938ec0734bcd822828e41856aadc0f446c2224c.png A number of new customization options have also been added to the Character Creator, free and unlocked immediately for all players: 16 new “vibrant” colors for hair, facial features, face markings, and eyes, 16 new “non-human” skin tones, 1 new “stubble”-type hair style and 9 new eye styles

GAMEPLAY

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/ceb62af6bd8ded34b8f178edf0792080b4c343d9.png - A new “Double-Day Length” option has been added to the Gameplay tab of the Settings screen, based on player feedback. When active, the World Clock will move forward at half the normal speed, and a snail icon will appear in the clock section of the UI for reference. In multiplayer, this option affects all players in a world, and is only controllable by the host. - Players can now have Job Quests from more than one NPC in progress at a time (still one per NPC). - Achievement Quests (the last in a NPC’s Job Quest line) now show in the Quest Log, and are pinnable, for convenience. - Cleo's adventuring schedule has been adjusted so she spends less time inaccessible to players. - The previously-equipped tool will now be automatically re-equipped when entering and leaving water. - Fixed a bug where flowers would lose their color genes after being reclaimed and replanted. - Fixed a rare state reported by some players where their save would not load, with a "Failed to load into - the game" error message. Please note that those affected should now be able to load in, but will be floating in an empty map until the end of the day, after which they should recover safely in the proper map. - Fixed an issue where opening full-screen interfaces via keyboard shortcuts would not pause the World Clock in multiplayer. - Fixed the Miasma, Freeze, and Heat visual effects still continuing to cover the screen when the World Clock is paused.

CHARACTERS & RELATIONSHIPS

A number of additions have been made to interacting with your spouse when married: - When your spouse is at a part of their daily schedule when they are around the farm, sitting in the “cozy area” near your home will have them come and sit with you. - Emoting to your spouse will have them respond back to you. - An amount of new post-marriage dialog has been added to romanceable NPCs, some with new conditions on them such as weather or time of day. In addition, we addressed a number of cases where some unique dialog (for both romanceable and other NPCs) would not appear as intended in game: - Fixed a bug causing dialogue lines intended to appear when at a higher relationship level with an NPC from appearing. - Fixed a bug that was causing NPC dialogue intended for when they are engaged in specific activities (for example: catching critters, painting, or singing) to not appear. - Fixed an issue where NPC dialogue intended for rainy days were not active during thunderstorms. - Fixed a case where players could get stuck unable to progress relationships, and unable to propose, after the last date in a chain. Players in this state should be automatically recovered. - Fixed a case where completing a relationship quest when it is available at the same time as a date could block further relationship progress. Players in this state should be automatically recovered. - Fixed an issue where "romance increase" icons could continue to appear, and gifts continue to be given, to NPCs that you were already at the "Getting Serious" stage with. - Fixed a case where players would incorrectly receive the "married" letter early if saving and loading while the Wedding Planning quest is in progress. - Fixed a case where players could quickly select to go on a date with two NPCs when close together, resulting in a broken state.

WORLD & ITEMS

- Fixed an issue where the seal pedestal in one of the Saltwater Mines maps could be sunken into the ground. - Fixed trees in the Fae Realm having snow on them when it is Winter in Azoria. - Fixed minor visual artifacting in the mist coming from a dungeon's exterior door. - Fixed an issue where the eyes on Woolyhorns could pop in and out when getting closer. -Fixed a small graphical issue with the Blue Catfish while in water.

INTERFACE

- Fixed buff symbols and descriptions not showing on items for sale at August, Vera and Balarandi's shops. - Fixed a visual issue in Construction Mode where items could appear as placeable (blue) when off the farm grid, where they cannot be placed. - Fixed a bug with mouse input in the Mailbox where trying to click and drag the scroll bar on a long message resulted in re-selecting the first letter in the Mailbox instead. - Fixed a visual issue where unequipping trinkets could look like multiple were gained in toast messages.

MISCELLANEOUS

- Added further protections against saving client data when it is in a bad state (and could result in creating a new character when next rejoining the world). - Further improvements to handling of common inoffensive words in the profanity filter. Fixed a number of typos and other text errors in English and localized languages. ------------------------------------ Whether you just reached the shores of Azoria or have been roaming its magical paths for a while, we hope you'll enjoy playing with the additions and changes from this patch. We're now fully dedicating our efforts towards our second major expansion scheduled to release in June, so stay tuned for more information about it. Many thanks to our incredible community, for your support, for your feedback and reports, helping us bringing Fae Farm to its best. Our official Discord continues to be the best place to raise any questions or issues, keep up to date with development updates and meeting other cool Fae Friends. Many thanks, The Fae Farm Team

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/1f3563d25ca11193eb48c3b9480dfdb60eae6af0.png Fae Farm is on sale this week on Steam! Both the standard and deluxe editions are available for up to 33% off. Remember, you can now try Fae Farm for free: The single player demo lets you play through the first chapters of the game, and your save can be imported directly into the full game, should you choose to purchase it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/ce0cc1a5ea0584eacfdaa3613154baf1555601b1.png Now is a better time than ever to start playing Fae farm, as we’ve been working on a fresh Spring update brimming with new content, features and options to make Azoria an even cozier place to call home and to make your character even more unique. The Spring update coming next week will bring changes to the time speed, decorating, and romancing features as well as new character customization options and new decor items. This free update will launch next Thursday, March 21 and we can’t wait to let you enjoy it.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/0e9a8cb94bafbaca4eaecb075426f5bda0da6071.png You can now try Fae Farm for free on Steam! The single player demo lets you play through the first chapters of the game. The demo save can be imported directly into the full game, should you choose to purchase it. The free demo of Fae Farm is now available here. If you enjoy the demo, now is the best time to buy Fae Farm on sale this week! Both the standard and the deluxe editions are available for up to 33% off.

Attention all Fae Friends, new update incoming! We want to make sure that your Fae Farm experience is as smooth as possible, so we’re sending out a general update for all supported platforms on January 22 at 9AM PST /  4PM UTC. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch.

COASTS OF CROAKIA - CRITTER BUDDIES & GAMEPLAY

- Improved following behaviour for critter buddies when on moving lilypads. - Improved the idle animation of following Snail-type buddies.Improved critter positioning behaviour when taming a new critter buddy.Fixed a bug where a critter buddy’s protective bubble in dungeons would be missing if they started following while in the dungeon itself. - Fixed a bug where multiple critter buddies could be following the player at once if they were in the taming dialogue at the End of Day. - Fixed a bug where the prompt to pet your active critter buddy would disappear if you chose to talk with them, then backed out.Fixed missing audio for Dragonfly-type buddies when following, and generally improved audio behaviour for flying critter buddies. - Fixed an exploit that could be used to duplicate Trinkets. - Swapped the catch experience and sale prices for Frobins and Borealis to match the intended design.

COASTS OF CROAKIA - PROGRESSION & QUESTS

- Fixed cases where the “equip a Trinket” objective of the “Please Visit the Gift Shop” quest could automatically mark as complete, or not complete correctly when equipping higher-tier trinkets. - Fixed a bug where Magic Job Quest 10 would count progress twice if you had a critter buddy following you. - Fixed a case where the "Exit Through The Gift Shop" achievement could trigger without actually equipping a Trinket.

COASTS OF CROAKIA - WORLD & ITEMS

- Made a number of environmental art and collision fixes on Archi-Pal-igo Park, and around Grenu in Stay-A-While Bay. - Critter spawn adjustments on Archi-Pal-igo Park: - Added more spawn locations for base-game critters in some quiet areas of Archi-Pal-igo Park. - For the new critters added in Coasts of Croakia, made the “common” types spawn 10% more often, and the “rare” types spawn 10% less often. - Increased the per-day spawn chance for Gwurms and Sunslugs specifically (the rare Worm-type critters). - Reduced the conching difficulty, and increased the time critters stick around before disappearing, for some critters that were more difficult than intended (such as Willow Wisps and some Worm-type critters). - The Coasts of Croakia items Yellow Leaf Print Rug, Lily Pad Rug, and Croakia Rug now correctly return Cotton Fabric on deconstruction. - Fixed a bug where the dropped version of Coasts of Croakia critters could look distorted after loading back into a save.

COASTS OF CROAKIA - INTERFACE

- Added "new item" indicators to Riffs and the Conches in the Almanac. - Added a message that appears if unequipping a Trinket with a full inventory, to explain it has gone to the Storage Shed. - Fixed an input issue with the Buddy Binder screen that could cause some functions (like jumping) to not always work after closing it. - Fixed the wrong slot being highlighted by default when opening the Buddy Binder using a controller. - Fixed a bug where equipping a mana-increasing Trinket did not update the stats interface. - Fixed a bug where equipping a Trinket from a full inventory would leave the full indicator on your interface. - Fixed a bug where quitting and reloading a save could remove the current critter buddy’s icon from the interface.

COASTS OF CROAKIA - MULTIPLAYER

- Fixed clients’ critter buddies persisting in the session after their owner player leaves. - Fixed a bug where a critter buddy’s protective bubble in dungeons was missing for multiplayer clients. - Fixed an issue that could occur where Worm-type critters’ "roll away" flee animation did not play for multiplayer clients. - Fixed a critter's name missing in the taming dialogue when playing as a multiplayer client. - Fixed a bug where nametags for remote players on Archi-Pal-igo Park could show up when viewing the Scorched Caverns entrance.

COASTS OF CROAKIA - MISCELLANEOUS

- Improved hand contact with the Conch during animation transitions and on certain body types. - Fixed a minor visual seam that could be seen on Worm-type critters.

MAIN GAME - GAMEPLAY

In response to player feedback, significant improvements have been made to the single-player Pause behaviour in Fae Farm, and how it interacts with both the World Clock (the in-game day time), and other game features: - Using Construction and Decoration modes, inside and outside your home, will now pause the World Clock. Crafting and Conversion screens will still tick down time otherwise they would not continue to process. - Buff and Debuff timers will now pause any time the World Clock does (for example when in the Pause menu). No more wasted potions! If a potion gives a passive effect like a speed boost, it may remain active while the World Clock is paused. - When the World Clock gets paused, Animals and Jumbles will complete their current animation and then pause, and players will not be able to die. - The World Clock will no longer tick down while on a loading screen. In addition, the following improvements have been made to Pause in multiplayer: - At the end of a day in multiplayer, the day will no longer automatically start. Instead, it will start when the first player chooses to move on from the Market Results screen. A new section has also been added to this screen to message to other players that you are ready to go or need them to wait, for cases where players are not communicating outside the game. - If all players in a multiplayer session are either in the Pause Menu, Construction Mode, Decoration Mode, or on the End of Day screen, the World Clock will be paused. We intend to add to these “pause cases” for multiplayer to fully match the expanded single-player triggers in a future update. Planted flowers (including hybrids) can now be reclaimed to seeds in Construction Mode, allowing them to be replanted elsewhere. The newly added seeds can also be sold: the base colours for 3 Florins, and the variant colours for 5 Florins. - The Vortex Spell and Wind Potions can now affect fruit trees and berry bushes! - Added a fade to animals' catch up teleport, so it looks less abrupt. - Fixed an issue with Propagation Hives that could cause fruit trees to be spawned outside of the buildable area of the farm. Any of these existing rogue trees should be cleaned up at the start of the next game day. - Fixed a case where animals may not eat on a given day, resulting in no generated material for that day (occurred if animals were not called out of the barn and the player did not enter it). - Fixed a bug blocking use of the Conch, Staff, Critter Net, or Fishing Rod at the start of a new day, if they were equipped when the previous day ended. - Swapped the catch experience and sale prices for Frobins and Borealis to match the intended design.

MAIN GAME - PROGRESSION & QUESTS

- Animal Care Job Quest 10 has had its objective changed based on player feedback - it now requires only successfully breeding each charm-coloured animal (of any type) once. Base animals are no longer required. In addition, a “Successfully Bred: Yes/No” tracker has been added for each colour charm in the Almanac so you can track your progress. - Fixed an issue blocking completion of the "Wave of Emotion" side quest. - Fixed an edge case stuck state that could occur when choosing to skip Chapter 1 on a new save, then quitting out. - Fixed an edge case state where players could get stuck in main quest progression and not unlock the first quest of a new chapter. Any players who are currently in this state will be recovered by the update and able to continue. - Fixed a bug where progress on sprite bundle quests could be partially reset after saving, quitting, and loading back into the game. - Fixed Animal Care Job Quests 3, 6 and 9 to now actually reset partial progress when starting a new day, as intended. - Fixed friendship quests having a chance to request Coasts of Croakia items for players who did not own Coasts of Croakia. - Fixed an issue where new areas could appear on the map early, when they were intended to appear on the next day.

MAIN GAME - WORLD & CHARACTERS

- Added unique vendor dialogue to Pearl, Rosalind, and Tamael. - Adjusted Iron Ore and Coal deposits to be more visually distinct. - Added a prompt to the A-frame board in the market that lets you view the previous day's sales. Improved Jumbles spawning in bad positions in the Floating Ruins. - Adjusted the position of the Artisan Table, Beverage Station, Decorating Table, Food Prep Table, Gem Polisher, Lumber Station, Seal Crafting Station and Stone Forge to be better aligned with the construction grid. - The cooking hearth now "wiggles" when it is in progress, like the other crafting stations. - Fixed a corrupted texture displaying in the floor of the second animal barn. - Fixed a case where spouses may not turn up to their own wedding due to a scheduling conflict. - Fixed a bug causing Alaric to sit drinking tea on an invisible chair on thunderstorm evenings. Spooky. - Fixed a bug where jumping around in an upgraded house could unintentionally show parts of other floors. - Fixed sand in the Saltwater Mines being unintentionally affected by time of day lighting. - Fixed an issue that could cause Octowheels to get stuck in the Saltwater Mines. - Fixed a bug that could cause Blamps to be visible for a frame before their spawn animation played, in the Scorched Caverns. - Fixed a bug where empty mushroom spots could be interacted with. - Fixed the Fishing Rod's line and some other VFX not properly displaying over the hot spring near the Frozen Farm. - Fixed a small area of the mountain where the blizzard effect did not consistently display. - Fixed a number of crops that did not sway in the wind as intended.

MAIN GAME - ITEMS

- Improved clipping that could occur with some unlockable outfits when using some player body types. - Improved the detail on outfits when viewing them on the player in the Inventory. - Changed text on the Market Earnings screen to better reflect that it is the previous day's earnings. - Fixed Frog Tile Flooring not being available in the game. It's now available for purchase from Balarandi. - Fixed a bug where the dropped versions of a number of frogs and sprites did not animate. - Fixed the visual preview of the Animal Lure's area of effect not showing appearing when placing it. Economy adjustments: - To better enable decoration and creativity, many rugs and fences have had their crafting cost reduced from refined materials (like Beech Lumber or Cotton Fabric) to a lower amount of their unrefined form (like Beech Logs or Raw Cotton). Fancier designs will still require more materials than the basic designs. Please note that reclaiming already placed versions of the affected items will now give you back the new costs. - Maple Moths now sell for 60 Florins (up from 30), and Queen Bees now sell for 40 Florins (down from 50).

MAIN GAME - INTERFACE

- The Stats Info overlay (accessible with Z by default on keyboard, or pressing RS/R3 on a controller) has been significantly updated. It now includes clear countdowns and effect descriptions for all active buffs and debuffs (including those from Trinkets). - Updated some text on the Coziness screen to give better in-game clarity on how the "main home" system works. - Added an indicator to the HUD for the duration of the Faerie Fire spell. - Added the ability to scroll the requirements panel for Job Quests. - Expired contract earnings have been moved to the Other section of the Market Results screen. - Fixed a bug where you could get stuck after choosing to exit the Customization Mirror without saving. - Fixed an input issue causing some controls to not function as expected after placing a Grass Patch. - Fixed the incorrect button being shown for the Equip function on the new Tool Wheel tutorial screen. - Fixed a bug where loading screens would not fade in/out if you had chosen to skip Chapter 1 on a given save. - Fixed a bug where the Crystal Staff image did not appear in the celebration moment after unlocking it. - Fixed a bug where the last-hovered colour was used to dye house trims, rather than the selected one.

MAIN GAME - MULTIPLAYER

- Fixed a case where deleting your own local saved data could cause your progress to be lost in another player's world. - Fixed "backpack is full" messages not displaying for multiplayer clients. - Fixed a soft lock that could occur if a client player was in the dye screen when the host left a multiplayer session. - Fixed a bug that could cause tougher fish to not get tired as often as intended when a client in a multiplayer session. - Fixed a loading loop that could occur if the host ended a multiplayer session while a client was joining, and the client stayed on the error screen for a short time before trying to proceed. - Fixed a bug where a joining client could briefly be seen in an odd animation as they loaded into a multiplayer session. - Fixed a bug where the wrong character portrait could appear for joining players in a multiplayer session. - Fixed a bug where clients in a multiplayer session could not see the portrait for the host on the Map. - Fixed an issue where expired Shipping Contract earnings did not appear on clients' Market Results screens. - Fixed an issue where clients of a multiplayer session saw empty results on the Market Results screen when interacting with the billboard. - Fixed clients of a multiplayer session not getting a notification when the host accepted a Shipping Contract.

MAIN GAME - MISCELLANEOUS

- Improved handling of common names in the profanity filter. - Fixed the credits not appearing correctly at the end of the story, following the 2.0.0 patch. - Fixed a bug where the title screen music stopped playing after encountering an error joining a session. - Fixed a number of typos and other text errors in English and localized languages.

Happy New Year, Fae Folk! We ended 2023 with the release of our Coasts of Croakia expansion and Update 2.0 on December 14, and a QnA with our lovely community on December 21. livestream For those who didn’t get a chance to watch the stream, we’re here to share our plans for the first part of 2024, starting with the imminent Update 2.1:

Update 2.1 coming January 22

Next Monday, January 22 at 9AM Pacific Time, we will release the free Update 2.1 on all platforms. This update contains a number of highly requested quality of life improvements, as well as other polish improvements and bug fixes. In this update, and in response to player feedback, we have made significant improvements to the single-player Pause behavior in Fae Farm, and how it interacts with both the World Clock (the in-game day time), and other game features: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/f2f033d6354c58ab47817a8645916bf6511939ef.png - Using Construction and Decoration modes, inside and outside your home, will now pause the World Clock. Crafting and Conversion screens will still tick down time otherwise they would not continue to process. - Buff and Debuff timers will now pause any time the World Clock does (for example when in the Pause menu). No more wasted potions! If a potion gives a passive effect like a speed boost, it may remain active while the World Clock is paused. - When the World Clock gets paused, Animals and Jumbles will complete their current animation and then pause, and players will not be able to die. - The World Clock will no longer tick down while on a loading screen. In addition, the following improvements have been made to Pause in multiplayer: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/5328df74f20bb7c541720aa50c7221ad4130ccda.png - At the end of a day in multiplayer, the day will no longer automatically start. Instead, it will start when the first player chooses to move on from the Market Results screen. A new section has also been added to this screen to message to other players that you are ready to go or need them to wait, for cases where players are not communicating outside the game. - If all players in a multiplayer session are either in the Pause Menu, Construction Mode, Decoration Mode, or on the End of Day screen, the World Clock will be paused. We intend to add to these “pause cases” for multiplayer to fully match the expanded single-player triggers in a future update. Also in 2.1, as requested, players can now reclaim flowers (including hybrids) into seeds, which allows them to be moved between flower beds or even to other farms. Make sure to Reclaim instead of picking the flowers, if you want to use this feature! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/f76b14b9ae1965c33da3bb443d8e6e7dbae3498f.png Additionally, the Stats Panel has been redesigned in 2.1, and now shows clear timers and full descriptions for any active buffs or debuffs (including any equipped Trinkets on your Critter Pets from Croakia!). Now it should be much clearer what effects are active on you at any time, and when they are due to expire. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/7f93d45b5993ebdb7e69bc3632c3fe6f3b415a76.png We’ll release the full patch notes later this week, but 2.1 also includes a number of other fixes and improvements including but not limited to: - New dialogue lines for Pearl, Rosalind, and Tamael - An updated objective for Animal Care Job Quest 10, and a new tracker in the Almanac to show how many animals you have successfully bred with a given Charm - A fix for the “Wave of Emotion” side quest not completing …and much more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/1a4a934815ad540f796c3f64a6480ba8a248fa26.png As a note, we do continue to investigate a number of rare but reported issues including loss of progress for multiplayer clients and a small number of new crashes. Once we have good fixes for these, we’ll get them out to players as soon as possible, outside of our content patch cycles.

Update 2.2 and Expansion 2

As shared in December’s live stream, we have begun work on a further free Update (2.2) to release in the Spring. While we are still in the design phase, we intend this update to address player feedback in two particular areas of the game: expansion of romance mechanics, and further player control of game time. We’ll share more on our plans here once we are further through development. With the Coasts of Croakia expansion now released, the Fae team is also full steam ahead on early development of Expansion 2, planned for release before the end of June. We don’t want to share too much this early (although there’s a little tease in December’s stream!), but we’ll be talking more in the coming months about what you can expect from this expansion, which will be free for all Switch players, and included in the Deluxe Edition or available for separate purchase on Steam and the Epic Games store.

Thanks, and the future

We want to share a huge thank you to everyone who has supported Fae Farm, obviously including everyone who has picked up the game, but also our wonderful community, and all the great content creators that checked us out. We're committed to supporting Fae Farm into the future - we’ve shared here plans for early-to-mid 2024, and we're already looking forward to what may happen beyond Expansion 2. We also want to thank those who took the time to send in thoughtful feedback and great bug reports that have helped, and continue to help, us make the game better for everyone. Our official Discord continues to be the best place to raise any questions or issues, and keep up to date with development updates (as well as meeting other cool Fae Friends!). Many thanks, The Fae Farm Team

Good day, farmers from all around the world! We launched Fae Farm in September and your enthusiasm and support since then have been giving us the energy to work on new content and updates. As often, it's been a matter of balancing our excitement to develop new content for the game while working on the improvements we knew would make this experience even better. The recent updates represent how we intend to keep this vision for the months to come. This is just the beginning: We'll start the new year with as much commitment and passion as ever and you can be sure there's already plenty more in the making. As a wrap-up ahead of the new year, you may want to watch our latest livestream: If you've not joined us yet, now is a great time to do so: Fae Farm is part of the Winter Sale on Steam and you can get either the Standard or the Deluxe edition for up to 30% off. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/e60cc4df2abadd2154bdb9216bb3ecf567dc9d09.png We hope you'll enjoy playing Fae Farm during this holiday season and that it keeps bringing you all the cozy vibes you may wish for. Happy holidays and we'll be eager to see you again in 2024! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/389ca772718fdd9fd0ef3c175059b57d5ac83a6f.png

Hi Fae Folk, just a heads up that we've pushed a hotfix build out to all PC users:

• Fixed a issue where players with both the Cozy Cabin Variety Pack and the Coasts of Croakia content saw a blank Almanac and could not craft the new Coasts of Croakia cosmetic items.

The first DLC of Fae Farm, Coasts of Croakia, is releasing today! We're so excited to finally open the doors of this whole new realm and let you meet its adorable denizens. If you've not joined us in Fae Farm yet, this new DLC is included in the Deluxe Edition of Fae Farm (currently 30% off on Steam). Archi-pal-igo Park, the setting for Coasts of Croakia, is a magical place set on tropical rocky islands populated by wondrous adorable critters. With a new upgradable tool, the Conch, you can learn a variety of critter languages. Communicating with critters lets you befriend them and get them to tag along on your journey. Beyond the cuteness overload, pet critters grant you a dozen different types of buffs to equip. Fae Farm: Coasts of Croakia is neatly intertwined with the main storyline, so players can start a new adventure and discover how this content and its new gameplay features weave into the main narrative. Alternatively, players who have completed the main story can easily jump right into the Coasts of Croakia content update and experience it as a standalone adventure. In parallel to this new content and as part of the same update, several important improvements have been brought to the main game, including new and unique dialogs to existing vendor NPCs, the ability to store more items in house storage, more intuitive interactions with farm animals and several bug fixes. These improvements are detailed in the patch notes here.

Attention all Fae Friends, our latest update is here! Not only will you get a chance to discover the new realm off the Coasts of Croakia, we also want to make sure that your entire Fae Farm experience is as smooth as possible, so we’re sending out a general update for all Fae Friends on December 14 at 10AM PST /  5 PM UTC. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch. COASTS OF CROAKIA The first DLC for Fae Farm, “Coasts of Croakia” is now available! For those with the Deluxe Edition on PC, this content will automatically be enabled. For owners of the Standard Edition on PC, you can view more details and purchase this content from the new “Add-On Content” option on the main menu, or directly through steam here. GAMEPLAY

• The tool selector has been updated, and can now be tabbed through as before, or opened into a wheel instead for easier selection. - A short explanation popup will show when you first leave your house after the update. - This new wheel is accessed by holding either R or L on Switch, either RB or LB on PC controller, and is assigned to Q by default on keyboard (and can be rebound).
• Your active tool will now persist when entering a new dungeon floor.
• The time taken to craft items at the garden bench has been reduced by two-thirds.
• Using the Vortex spell to harvest items will now respect Lucky Roll and Bounteous Fertilizer buffs.
• Fixed a case where the wand could be unequipped if you swung it to attack while standing on or near a door switch in the Saltwater Mines.
• Fixed a stuck state that could occur if you fell off the map and were overcome by miasma at the same time in the Floating Ruins.
• Fixed respawned door orbs not being usable in the Floating Ruins.

PROGRESSION AND QUESTS

• Experience earned from fishing has been significantly increased across the board.
• The final seed unlock has been moved from Farming level 20 to level 19.
• Fertilizers and seeds that unlock based on Farming level now show in the Progression screen.
• The watering can is now instantly refilled when upgraded, for magical convenience.
• Improved a case where you could get temporarily blocked on one particular floor layout of the Scorched Caverns if you did not have the Orichalcum Shovel.
• Improved and clarified text in a number of Job Quests to make the objectives clearer.
• Fixed romance and friendship quests asking you to "Show" items when it meant to "Give" them.
• Fixed a repeated objective in the Finding the Wisp Mother main quest.
• Fixed a bug where using the tutorial skip option would not add the base tools to your Almanac.

WORLD AND CHARACTERS

• A new wayshrine has been added at Stay-A-While Bay. It can be unlocked using the newly-added Emerald Seal.
• All vendor NPCs now have new and unique dialogue, rather than using the same shared pool of lines.
• Fixed a bug that blocked some fall-specific NPC dialogue lines from playing.
• All critters can now blink!
• Improved the hint camera when approaching the Fae Gate to better frame it.
• Fish should now be much less likely to swim through scenery.
• Fixed some lamps in the world not lighting when it got dark.
• Improved texture detail of some paths.
• Fixed a graphical issue with fruit trees during the growth stage.
• Fixed a graphical error that could occur when using tool special abilities behind trees.
• Fixed and improved a number of other minor environment art issues.
• Fixed eyebrows intersecting the square eye style.

ITEMS

• The number of items that can be kept in House Storage has been significantly increased.
• Faux Wood flooring can now be crafted at the Lumber Station.
• You can now walk under Pergolas.
• Removed the Study Wallpaper from Emily's Eccentric Extras shop (remains available at the House of Healing shop, where it was intended) and removed the Ribbit Wallpaper from the Notions of Potions shop (it is a job quest reward).
• The Sporewood Curly Q Fence is now correctly made from Sporewood, not Flutterwood.
• Fixed some items showing incorrect icons in the Almanac while they were undiscovered.
• Fixed dropped Animal Charms displaying as the wrong item.
• Fixed a number of items appearing under the wrong section of the End of Day summary screen.

ANIMAL CARE

• Animal care interactions have been revised to be more intuitive: - With controller, the closest animal in the direction you are facing will be focused to interact with. - With mouse, you focus an animal to interact with by hovering the cursor over the specific animal. - If multiple animals are very close, ones with outstanding daily interactions are prioritized for focus. - An added visual indicator will show the animal you are focused on.
• A number of other improvements and fixes have been made to avoid input conflicts between multiple animals, or between animals and stations on your farm grid.

MULTIPLAYER

• Fixed a case where clients automatically received the Crystal Staff on joining a session where the host had unlocked it.
• Fixed a bug where clients in a multiplayer session could see the wrong tool tier icon in the celebration moment after upgrading.
• Fixed some cozy items still showing as their default colors for multiplayer clients after the host dyed them.
• Fixed shade clouds popping in when closer than intended when playing as a multiplayer client.

INTERFACE

• An option has been added to the main menu to view and purchase available add-on content. The Phoenix Labs Friends screen has been moved to a button input, listed at the bottom of the screen.
• Improved feedback on trying to purchase a fishing rod or watering can upgrade that you already have.
• Fixed a bug where the new season popup could get stuck on screen.
• Fixed some places in UI where potions showed the base duration, and not the duration including any Potion Making level boosts you have.
• Fixed the alphabetical sort in the Storage screen being in reverse order.
• Fixed the wrong type of feed showing in the barn hint when you had none available.
• Fixed a case where the dungeon UI could incorrectly state a door was open or closed.
• Fixed a bug where the default tool was shown in the tool UI when you launch the game, rather than the upgraded tool you have.
• Fixed a bug where some input prompts could stop displaying at the bottom of the screen during a play session, for example to Show Read Mail or Reset Relationship.
• Fixed a stuck state that could occur if you quickly dismissed some settings menus on a fresh installation of the game.
• Fixed a bug where certain wayshrines could not be selected when playing in Chinese, Korean, or Japanese.
• Added a missing Select button prompt in the Edit Outfit screen.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Improved handling of profanity filtering in player-set names.
• Made updates to the base game credits, and added the credits for Coasts of Croakia.
• Fixed an exploit where quitting and reloading could grant you the rewards from a shipping contract multiple times.
• Fixed sound effects from the Rainbow Frog still playing after collecting it.
• Fixed a number of typos and other text errors in English and localized languages.
• Rebinding has been added for controllers on PC.Support for Nvidia's DLSS has been added and can be enabled in the Settings > Graphics menu on PC when using supported graphics cards.Improved behavior for confirming Graphics Setting changes, including adding a countdown and automatic revert.Quit options have been consolidated into one button the pause menu on PC - selecting “...to Title” or “...to Desktop” now happens in the confirmation popup.Reduced shadow pop-in on PC.

Thank You We want to give a great big thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and are able to help us pinpoint these issues. If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page. We’ll see you in-game! Sincerely, The Fae Farm Team

Fae Farm: Coasts of Croakia, is launching on December 14, 2023. With the help of a new magical croaking friend, find your way to a whole new realm to explore, with exciting encounters and discoveries. This DLC is included in the Deluxe Edition of Fae Farm.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/899da7da95aeaa65112abbe4ec3939bcf5cabdbe.png The Autumn Sale is almost over, you can get Fae Farm (Standard or Deluxe Edition) for 25% off until tomorrow. Now is your chance to get the game for yourself or a loved one.

Hi everyone, we launched Fae Farm in September and we're glad to welcome new players every day! If you're part of our early happy farmers, and you have found your dream cozy home in Azoria, you may consider nominating us for the Steam Awards this year, in the "Sit Back and Relax" category. After all, between gardening, crafting, cooking, caring for your animals, decorating your cute little home or just chilling and building bonds with the islanders, we have hopefully made a game you can relax in and enjoy either by yourself or while cozying up with your friends. If you've not played yet, now is a good time to start: Fae Farm is part of the Steam Autumn Sale until Monday, November 28th, and both editions are 25% off! Will you answer Mayor Merritt's invite to visit the Island and make it your new home this Fall?

It is time for a brand-new update! We want to make sure your experience in Azoria is as smooth as possible, so we’re sending out an update for all Fae Friends on October 17 at 10AM PST / 5 PM UTC. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch. GAMEPLAY

Fixed issues that could cause you to spawn in a black void outside the map, or in a rock near the starter farm, when loading a save.

The game clock will now pause when using the storage shed or mailbox while in single player.

Fixed an issue where using keyboard shortcuts to open interface screens that should pause the game clock was not actually pausing.

Fixed an issue that could block holding to plant multiple items from working as intended.

Fixed an issue that could cause fertilizer to be applied immediately after planting seeds on wet soil.

Fixed the chance of generating a sapling using a Propagation Hive being much lower than intended.

Improved the behaviour of the Blamp waves in dungeons, to more gradually increase their presence as you go through floors, and to help with performance on lower-end devices.

Fixed an issue where Cannots could disappear when in combat near dungeon walls.

Fixed an issue causing some potion effects (such as Jar of Sadness or Jar of Bees) moving at unintended speeds depending on framerate.

Fixed an issue where opening the construction menu on your farm could result in the camera zooming to another farm location.

Slightly repositioned a signpost near the starter farm that could interfere with the placement of, and interaction with, items very close to it when using mouse on PC.

Honeycomb can now be found in the Prepared Ingredients section of the Almanac and Storage; it was previously missing a category. PROGRESSION

Fixed an issue that could block quest progression if for any reason a required story cutscene did not play. Players who are in this state should now be able to progress.

Fixed an issue where you could back out of or cancel the dialogue after accepting a quest, resulting in it not actually being accepted.

Fixed an issue where delivering an item for a sprite quest could not count if you had a shipping contract that was also asking for the same item.

Fixed a rare issue where the order of your tools could get set incorrectly, blocking upgrading them.

Fixed an issue where festival quests could sometimes take more items than they requested, if you had them in your inventory.

Fixed an issue where clovers collected using the Vortex spell did not count towards the achievement.

Fixed an issue where Magic job quest 10 could not be progressed as a client in multiplayer.

Fixed an issue where accepting the quest Fae Farming Evolved did not grant you a Bounteous Fertilizer as intended.

XP earned from harvesting Sugar Cane will now go to Foraging, not Farming. RELATIONSHIPS Changed the behavior of relationship progress, based on player feedback:

Relationship points can still be earned by interacting with an NPC for the first time each day, by completing relationship quests, and by giving gifts, all at the same rate as before.

When you reach the points threshold for a date, you will still receive the mail inviting you on it, and you must read this mail in your mailbox in order to get the date option on the NPC.

You will no longer earn any relationship points from any source for this NPC, until you go on the date.

After the date, you can continue to progress again, up until the next date.

This will solve the case where players could get very high relationship progress with an NPC without ever going on a date.

For players who already have relationship progress, no progress is being reset or regressed with this change. However, if you already built a high relationship level with an NPC you had not dated, you may now get a number of date requests in a row.

A reminder that if (due to the previous behavior) you have a higher relationship level with an NPC than you would want, you can reset it in the Relationships screen. In addition to that feedback, we are also implementing these changes:

Fixed an issue where an NPC could appear as your spouse without you marrying them. Following this update, only an NPC you have actually had a wedding with will show as your spouse.

Fixed an issue where quitting the game between paying for a wedding and it being held could result in the wedding not taking place and the relationship being stuck at “Fiancé”. Players who were in this stuck state will now correctly move on to the “Spouse” status with this NPC.

Added a fix-up to help with a situation where the day ending in multiplayer while in the wedding outfit selection screen could cause the wedding to not occur, and you to be stuck at “Fiancé”.

Players who were in this stuck state will now have their wedding automatically scheduled on the next available day, with the Fae outfit selected (although all three will be added to their inventory after the wedding).

Please note that the causing bug here can still occur (and will be fixed in a future update) but if you encounter it, leaving and reloading your save will now trigger the fix-up.

Fixed a crash that occurred if you reset your relationship with Pyria while in the Dating, Getting Serious, or Spouse statuses.

Fixed an issue where the view could be obscured if you initiated a date while sitting down.

Fixed an issue blocking clients in a multiplayer session from receiving date requests.

Fixed unintended symbols appearing in dialog when a wedding took place in a multiplayer session. ANIMAL CARE

Fixed animals getting into a state where they no longer produced materials.

Fixed a number of issues that could result in breeding being canceled, and animals being returned to their coops.

Fixed an issue where sold animals could reappear in your barns after saving and loading the game.

Fixed an issue where animals from the first and second farms would appear at the most recently-placed Animal Lure, regardless of which farm it was placed at.

Removed the brush status icon from appearing in the ledger next to animals that cannot be brushed. MULTIPLAYER

Fixed an issue that could occur where clients joining a multiplayer session did not correctly go through the join process, arriving as the default character (with no character creator) and missing key tools.

Alongside this fix, players who are detected to be in this bad state will be returned to the character creator to correctly set up their character as a new one - this will unfortunately result in lost progress for players who were able to continue despite missing key items, as we will reset their progress to get them back into a good state to play.

Fixed an issue where transferring items from the storage shed or crafting stations in multiplayer sessions could result in them being lost or overwriting an item already in your inventory.

Fixed an issue where clients playing on Switch would be disconnected after pressing the Home button on the system.

Fixed an issue where the game client could become temporarily unresponsive when accepting a multiplayer invite or choosing to Host Online in the Steam version of the game.

Fixed an issue that blocked clients of a multiplayer session receiving the "Interested in Dyes?" letter in their mailbox, stopping them from being able to claim the free dye set. Affected players should now receive this and be able to claim these dyes.

Fixed an issue where Eutats and Ember Eutats attacks did not damage clients in a multiplayer session.

Fixed an issue causing jumping/diving animations in water to not animate correctly when playing as a client in a multiplayer session.

Fixed an issue where the map tracker did not correctly point to other players if they were in a dungeon.

You will now receive a notification on the right of the screen when you receive a Phoenix Labs friend request, as well as if someone accepts one that you send. INTERFACE:

Fixed an issue where an expired limited-time quest (such as a festival quest) could leave an unclearable notification in the Quest Log.

Improved the behaviour of the Graphics Settings screen, adding an Apply button and a countdown before automatically reverting.

Fixed an issue that could cause quest completion banners to appear as blank when appearing before a chapter completion banner.

Fixed an issue where the input prompt for removing players in the World Management screen was missing.

Fixed some unintended overlapping visual elements in the World Management screen.

Fixed an issue where the header of the Coordination Wheel's Build option was hidden.

Fixed an overlap between the "next day" panel and the scroll prompt in the End of Day screen.

The details panel panel of the Tools Progression screen can now be scrolled with mouse wheel on PC.

Removed a message that would incorrectly tell you that you can only sleep in your main house, when interacting with a bed in another house. As a reminder, you only get the coziness-based stat boosts if you sleep in the relevant house’s bed.

Fixed an issue that required pressing select/back inputs twice for them to function on PC on the first day of a new season.

Fixed an issue that could block selecting a body type in the Character Creator with mouse.

The current build version of the game will now show in the bottom of the Settings screen, to assist with bug report and Player Support investigations. INTERNATIONALIZATION

Fixed an issue where too many items would appear in the Pinned Quest UI at once when playing in Japanese, Korean, or Chinese.

Improved handling of line breaking when playing with system language set to Japanese.

Improved the display of numbers, as well as the date, when playing in Japanese.

Fixed the "Expired Contract" text on the End of Day screen displaying in English while playing in other languages.

Fixed some text in the Coziness menu displaying in English while playing in other languages.

Fixed emote names showing in English when in a quest objective, while playing in other languages.

Fixed an issue causing the Copyright section of the Credits to not show when playing in non-English languages.

Improved Japanese localization. MISCELLANEOUS:

Fixed an issue that resulted in incorrect dye colours after dyeing one outfit, then switching to another.

Fixed a rendering issue that could cause some grass to show as the wrong colour.

Fixed a rendering issue that could result in some trees to show as low-quality versions during their regrowth phases.

Fixed an issue where resetting Graphics Settings to Default did not reset the Resolution option.

Fixed an issue where launching the game on one monitor and moving it to another did not allow for resolutions supported by the new monitor.

Fixed a number of typos in English and other languages. Thank You We want to give a great big thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and are able to help us pinpoint these issues. If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page. We’ll see you in-game! Sincerely, The Fae Farm Team

An important update has arrived! We want to make sure your experience in Azoria is as smooth as possible, so we’re sending out an update for all Fae Friends on September 21, 2023 at 1PM PT / 8PM UTC. Please read more for full details on what you can expect from our newest patch: - Fixed an issue where some crafting stations would open directly to the queue when using a controller or playing on Steam Deck. - Allowed Q, W, A, S, and D keys to be used in custom key bindings to better support players using non-QWERTY keyboards. - Created a new input binding for a few special inputs such as Reclaim and the Coziness overlay, to allow them being remapped (By default it is bound to “G”). - Improved behavior of Almanac unlock popups so that buttons behind them can still be clicked. - Fixed an issue where long quest entries could not be scrolled using the mouse wheel. - Fixed an issue where right-clicking on the right side of the Almanac screen did not consistently take you back a screen, when using a mouse. - Improved the profanity filter to allow some more common names, such as Sam or Brad. GAMEPLAY AND PROGRESSION: - Fixed an issue where players could not reliably accept shipping contracts. Please note that it is intended that you can only complete one contract from each choice of three, and will need to wait for them to refresh (every two weeks) to accept a new one. - Fixed an issue where players could permanently lose their ability to double jump if they manually unequipped their wings before using Character Customization via a Mirror, or before a wedding. Please note that it is intended behavior that double jump is only available while you have a set of wings actively equipped (and it should now correctly function that way). - Fixed an issue where casting your fishing rod or using watering can special abilities could be blocked while wearing the Cozy, Logger, and Autumn hats. - Fixed an issue where the name you set for your farm during Chapter 1 was not saved correctly. - Fixed a state where you could be left without an active quest if you completed Chapter 2, then left to a multiplayer session before completing the day. - Updated the requirements for the side quest “Versatile Vortex” to only require clearing 10 clouds of mist, to avoid player confusion. - Fixed an unusable version of the Berry Cordial being rewarded from Potion Making job quest 2. - Fixed an issue where Animal Care job quest 1 could not be completed if a chickoo had been bred before activating it. - Fixed an issue where friendship or relationship quests could take more items from your inventory than they were requiring. - Fixed an issue where the celebration animation did not play when unlocking the second and third farms. WORLD AND ITEMS: - Fixed an issue that was blocking some nuts, greens, and mushrooms from regrowing after season changes. - Updated the names of a number of forage items to include "Wild" to make clearer that they are not grown. - Updated the name of the spring greens from "Arugula" to "Wild Spring Greens", based on player feedback. - Fixed an issue that was causing Hives to generate an unusable item "Medium Honeycomb" when placed near flowers. - Updated the name of "Small Honeycomb" to just "Honeycomb". MULTIPLAYER AND ONLINE: - Improved the behavior on joining a multiplayer session as a client, so you will now automatically receive the correct staff and wings directly, based on the world’s progression, without having to manually claim them from the mailbox. - Fixed a crash that could occur for a client of a multiplayer session when the host put their device to sleep. - Fixed a crash that could occur when resuming the game after your device had been in sleep mode for a few hours, having previously been in a multiplayer session. - Fixed an issue that could block access to online features when resuming the game after your device had been in sleep mode for a few hours. - Fixed an issue where progress was inconsistently saved when a client left a multiplayer session. - Fixed an issue where the side quest "Wave of Emotion" could not be completed by clients in a multiplayer session. - Fixed an issue where Magic job quest 5 could not be completed by clients in a multiplayer session. - Fixed an issue where the wayshrine in dungeons could disappear after using it to teleport to a new floor, when playing as a client in a multiplayer session. - Fixed an issue where switches or other progression items in dungeons could be already uncovered when arriving on a new floor. - Fixed an issue where eating or drinking audio was played to all players in a multiplayer session. - Fixed an issue where the voice option chosen by clients in a multiplayer session was not correctly played to the host. INTERFACE: - Fixed an issue where quest accept/redeem banners could stop displaying after playing through levels of a dungeon. - Fixed an issue where the new season banner could get stuck on the screen. - Fixed an issue where the new season banner would not appear if an animal was born on the same day. - Fixed an issue friendship and relationship quests were incorrectly showing the completion dialog when accepting them. - Fixed an issue where upgrading a tool would result in duplicate Almanac unlock popups. - Fixed an issue where the alphabetical sort order in the Storage screen was reversed. - Fixed duplicate UI elements that could appear when using the Randomize option was used while viewing the Voice tab of the Character Customization screen. - Fixed an issue that could cause an unintended screen to appear when leaving Character Customization at the Mirror. - Fixed an issue that stopped the animal interaction options from appearing after using one of them, until you moved away from and returned to an animal. - Made the expiry timer on limited-time quests more visible in the Quest Log. - Removed two unintended invalid entries that could appear in the More Info view in the Almanac. MISCELLANEOUS: - Fixed a missing section, and other miscellaneous fixes, in the Credits. - Fixed a number of typos in English. - Fixed a number of minor reported localization issues across languages. Thank you all to the amazing people who submitted bug reports and were able to help us pinpoint these issues! If you spot any issues, please update us through our main support page.

- Fixed an issue where having "<" in your username could cause dialogue to loop during the first interaction with the Mayor. Thanks for reporting this, folks!

Hi everyone, we can’t wait to see you set sail for Azoria soon! As we’re getting ready to welcome you on our magical Island, we wanted to give you another glimpse at the wonderful adventure waiting for you there! New Trailer Post-Launch Support This is only the beginning of your adventure in Azoria: we’re committed to support all our newcomers not only when they arrive on the island but also through their entire journey, with free updates along the way to make your life in Azoria better and cozier than ever. In addition, between December 2023 and June 2024, two waves of additional content will be released to expand your horizons, with new places to discover, new characters to befriend and romance, new creatures, new stories, and of course, more magic everywhere! New Editions on Steam We’re expanding our offer on Steam, with two different editions now available for pre-purchase: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/46902d42584b7d080c0434688d58ef1454cc9951.png You can now pre-purchase the Standard Edition or the Deluxe Edition to play Fae Farm at launch on September 8. The Deluxe Edition includes Fae Farm, the Official Soundtrack and 2 content packs to be released by the end of June 2024. If you have already pre-purchased Fae Farm, you will automatically receive the Deluxe Edition. If you’d rather get the Standard Edition instead, you can also ask for a refund of your previous transaction and pre-purchase the Standard Edition instead. Both pre-purchase offers include the Cozy Cabin Variety Pack. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/1161c7d27f626d9be298895cb8298fea9d3808a2.png

A new episode in the Farm to Fable series is here, introducing the Artists! Are you an artist without a canvas? A dream of color and imaginations awaits your creative touch! Create your own character and customize your adventure with unlockable styles and decorations for your farm. Coziness makes the world go round, and the more "Cozy" items you place in your home, the better your stats improve. The story unfolds separately from the in-game calendar, so dazzle with your style and play as you wish. Fae Farm arrives on Steam on September 8, 2023. Pre-purchase now to receive the exclusive Cozy Cabin Variety Pack. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/1161c7d27f626d9be298895cb8298fea9d3808a2.png

A new episode in the Farm to Fable series is here, introducing the Adventurers! Adventure beckons, do you hear the call? Explore the realms of Azoria as you traverse the island with your skills and spells. Delve deep into caves to gather resources and battle jumbles that bar your path! Progress at your own pace as you uncover new mysteries and work to restore peace to Azoria. Fae Farm arrives on Steam on September 8, 2023. Pre-purchase now to receive the exclusive Cozy Cabin Variety Pack. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/1161c7d27f626d9be298895cb8298fea9d3808a2.png

A new episode in the Farm to Fable series is here, introducing the Farmers. Do you see endless potential with every seed? Merge magic with farming to create an enchanted homestead with your unique touch. As you tend your farm, you can care for a variety of cuddly animals who'll give you eggs, wool, and more. Raise baby animals in a variety of colors and explore the island to discover even more magical critters to raise for magical ingredients! Fae Farm arrives on Steam on September 8, 2023. Pre-purchase now to receive the exclusive Cozy Cabin Variety Pack. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44224704/1161c7d27f626d9be298895cb8298fea9d3808a2.png

Fae Farm arrives on Steam on September 8! Get ready to embark on your journey to the magical Island of Azoria with the Farm to Fable gameplay video series. Venturing to Azoria in search of some peace seeking? Looking to care for animals, tend your garden, and harvest your farm? The Farm to Fable series shows you the various ways you can play Fae Farm. Whether that involves you infusing your own flair into your homestead design, or spending an entire afternoon hanging out with friends on the island, you can always enjoy playing Fae Farm at your own pace! The best thing about Azoria is everyone chooses to live life THEIR way. It can be your place to escape, recharge, and relax in a magical world. Whether you feel like a farmer, an adventurer or a peace seeker or all of them, there will always be something for you in Fae Farm.

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Do the words sanctuary and peace fill your heart with joy? Your escape to a world brimming with magic, kindness, and the endless possibility to be whoever you want awaits. Nurture life, friendships, and inner peace while infusing a touch of magic in everything you do. Come sit a spell with us and play Fae Farm your way! Fae Farm arrives on Steam on September 8, 2023. Pre-purchase now to receive the exclusive Cozy Cabin Variety Pack.