Terroir news & patch notes

Happy Holidays, winemakers! We bring you new content and tweaks -- behold! A quick note to our Chinese and German speaking players: we are currently localizing the new content as I'm writing this, so please stay tuned for updates.

New Grape Varieties

The game now has two new grapes - one red and one white - that you can try planting for quick and massive profits. They're grapes from beyond the traditional winemaking regions of France and neighboring countries, and will require some patience to grow. Zinfandel is a grape that is more popularly known as one of the most important in the California wine-growing regions. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/b9a298be0bcfcbf801fdc899e85fd9b344c7c0f1.png Rkatsiteli is one of the most important grapes grown in the country of Georgia, where winemaking can trace its very early roots to. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/3dee3adf8728b69400b2a1b5232bc435441dc6e8.png Now, here's the thing with these "Non-Native" varieties -- when you plant them, they won't produce harvestable fruit immediately. You need to give them time to develop as it adapts to the soil and the weather. Zinfandel will have to develop for 18 months on a Loam tile, while Rkatsiteli will have to develop for 22 months on a Loam tile. During this period, you'll have to tend to them just like any vine, because repeated exposure to Overexposure and Fungal Rot will kill the vine (and you'll have to start over). More information is provided in the Grape Varieties section of the tutorial. While a non-native variety is developing on a tile, an icon will appear above it to indicate its status. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/c8d85a633981eed4ae3585af30fc2848906cd876.png After the mentioned developmental period has passed, your vine will become a regular one, producing grapes just like the rest. Why go through all the trouble to grow these non-natives? Well, because they're not common in your home region, they start out with maximum negative market saturation. That means that, at least for a time, they can make the most expensive wines in the game and are very cheap to buy and maintain. However, their market saturation does increase and decrease at a higher level than the other varieties, so the best course of action is to use them as ways to make quick profits -- you won't be able to rely on them sustainably in the long term.

Other Additions & Changes

We've also made other tweaks and additions:

• We tweaked the Market Saturation mechanics so that they're slightly more unstable -- selling large quantities of wine will have more visible effects on the market and the price of wine.
• A new award called "Best Non-Native Varietal Wine", which can be won by either a Zinfandel or a Rkatsiteli.
• New achievements tied to the new grape varieties.

OST Will Be Available Soon For Free

We're also making the official soundtrack a downloadable DLC that's completely free -- we're just waiting for approval from Steam for the page to go up, which could happen any time in the next week or so. So do make sure you grab the tracks when they come out.

One Thing On Our Wishlist

As you guys know, little indie devs like us rely hugely on your support. Your positive reviews on Steam mean a lot to us, and it helps Terroir gain exposure, and makes continued work on the game on our part much easier. So please, if you can spare us a minute or two of your time, and if you enjoy the game, please don't forget to leave a positive review. Please continue to sound off in the forums, as we're listening even when it isn't apparent. And do keep those awesome uploads, screenshots and guides coming, we love them! Whether you're celebrating the festive season or not, we wish all of you lots of awesomeness. Cheers to another great year, and we hope to continue producing new content in the coming year! High five, MARK et JENNY

We've been getting a lot of positive feedback about the music, so we decided to release the soundtrack to you: absolutely free of charge. We'll make it so that you can either download the tracks via our Steam store page, or a link to our website for a direct download. A lot of work went into the soundtrack -- it was composed and recorded by a quintet of very talented musicians just for the game, so of course we'd be super happy to let you include the tracks in your music library! Just another way to show how much we appreciate you guys! MARK et JENNY

Winemakers! We missed you! We apologize for such a long period of silence. We were busy working on another project which took more time than we planned. But even during those months, we had the community page perpetually open on our screens. We continue to read your suggestions, and we continue to enjoy keeping track of your screenshots, guides and videos. And what we've done is we've taken a few of those suggestions and made tweaks to some in-game mechanics -- things we felt would improve the game and make it more competitive. And we have also created two new grape varietals which offer a new challenge -- we won't spoil it, but let's just say they'll take a little more patience and work (much like how Semillon and Grenache introduced a new way to make wine). We'll release the update by the end of this week, so do stay tuned! Very many thanks to all of you! MARK et JENNY

Hello winemakers! It's been a while since we last spoke, and as usual, it's because we've been scouring through the forums on the lookout for bugs or errors, and other areas of improvement. In this new update, we've got the following changes:

• Fixed a financial report bug that displayed cash flow incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue with barreling (monthly barrel change reduces to lowest possible value correctly now).
• Fixed tooltip flicker that occurred with some resolutions.
• Fixed a bug in German wherein the character "ß" didn't display correctly.
• Fixed award mission length.

We'll continue to read through the discussion boards and continue to improve the game moving forward. Your feedback has, and always will be, extremely valuable to us. Also, Terroir turned 1-year old in May (which was when we released in Early Access). It's so amazing to see so many players enjoy the game. It has really come far, in no small part to your amazing feedback and support. Speak soon! MARK et JENNY

Winemakers! It is so encouraging to see our community grow larger everyday. Please note that Jenny and I are always listening in at the discussion boards and reviewing your feedback. We learned early today that there was a bug affecting the CIVO menu, causing it to not function properly -- it had to do with our last update to the Unity engine. We've managed to fix this issue, and thr menu should be fully functional. Should you continue to experience any problems, please let us know at the discussion boards or at [email protected] We also added more tweaks and fixes to the German localization, which we are progressively trying to improve. Thank you all so much for your continued support! MARK et JENNY

Hello, German-speaking winemakers! At long last, we have finally finished German localization of Terroir. You can now choose German as an option in your language settings. We are continuing to improve on the localization, with a few minor additions and possibly tweaks in the next coming weeks, but by and large, it's now playable in German. Danke! Mark und Jenny

Hello winemakers. We've been receiving a small number of reports of a bug that affects certain players who play on Mac systems, which shows large random text all over the screen, rendering it non-interactable. One of our players managed to send us an output log file, which points to the root of the problem: a Unity bug related to a the engine's video decoder, which is unable to play the tutorial videos. We've reached out to Unity, who have admitted that it is indeed a bug within the game engine, and have asked us for help with sorting it out. Since we can't really do anything much about that bug, we did manage to create a workaround. When the game detects that Unity can't play the tutorial videos, they will be disabled, and only the text and voice over will appear in the tutorial pop-ups. Also, if it's taking too long for the videos to load, they will also be disabled (the threshold for this is set quite high, so it will only affect the small number of players experiencing problems with Unity). We're hoping that once Unity sorts this out, the problem will be fixed with a simple update on our part, and the tutorial videos will play normally for the unfortunate number of Mac players experiencing this problem. In the meantime, thank you for your patience and continued support! Happy gaming, MARK et JENNY

Hello winemakers. We've been receiving a small number of reports of a bug that affects certain players who play on Mac systems, which shows large random text all over the screen, rendering it non-interactable. One of our players managed to send us an output log file, which points to the root of the problem: a Unity bug related to a the engine's video decoder, which is unable to play the tutorial videos. We've reached out to Unity, who have admitted that it is indeed a bug within the game engine, and have asked us for help with sorting it out. Since we can't really do anything much about that bug, we did manage to create a workaround. When the game detects that Unity can't play the tutorial videos, they will be disabled, and only the text and voice over will appear in the tutorial pop-ups. Also, if it's taking too long for the videos to load, they will also be disabled (the threshold for this is set quite high, so it will only affect the small number of players experiencing problems with Unity). We're hoping that once Unity sorts this out, the problem will be fixed with a simple update on our part, and the tutorial videos will play normally for the unfortunate number of Mac players experiencing this problem. In the meantime, thank you for your patience and continued support! Happy gaming, MARK et JENNY

Hello Winemakers! I'll keep this brief: some players have reported a few bugs, and we've released the fixes to smoothen those out in this new version. They include:

• Fixed a bug preventing players from scrolling back through their grape varieties in the winemaking process menus.
• Fixed a bug wherein having a controller plugged in (other than your mouse or keyboard) made players unable to interact with the game.
• Changed the way A.I. decides how to accept bids from Players trying to buy their tiles. An A.I. winemaker will now accept a bid if it has less than 3x the amount of money placed in the bid.

We hope these changes improve your gaming experience, and as always, keep the feedback coming in the discussion boards. Many thanks, MARK et JENNY

Hello Winemakers! I'll keep this brief: some players have reported a few bugs, and we've released the fixes to smoothen those out in this new version. They include:

• Fixed a bug preventing players from scrolling back through their grape varieties in the winemaking process menus.
• Fixed a bug wherein having a controller plugged in (other than your mouse or keyboard) made players unable to interact with the game.
• Changed the way A.I. decides how to accept bids from Players trying to buy their tiles. An A.I. winemaker will now accept a bid if it has less than 3x the amount of money placed in the bid.

We hope these changes improve your gaming experience, and as always, keep the feedback coming in the discussion boards. Many thanks, MARK et JENNY

Hello once again, winemakers! Good to see our community continue to grow and interest in the game continue to spread to every corner of the known world. While you guys were trying to keep your estates afloat amid a somewhat unpredictable market and against competing wine estates who think they've got you figured out, we've been working on some minor tweaks, as well as straightening out a few more bugs. Here's the full change log:

• Added scroll bars to the Save and Load menu
• Fixed the scroll areas, so you can click in between items to scroll
• Amended tutorial information regarding the Wine Awards and the Steel Vats, as well as information on the Wine Awards menu
• Fixed the way non-player estates win awards for a more competitive playing field
• Fixed a bug where having the Noble Rot status effect took away one star from the wine's final review
• Fixed an error where characteristics would be overridden for bottling the same wine multiple times
• Added credits

We continue to look for ways to improve the game, and though we aren't active on the boards, we read them regularly. May your vines grow bountiful! MARK

Hello once again, winemakers! Good to see our community continue to grow and interest in the game continue to spread to every corner of the known world. While you guys were trying to keep your estates afloat amid a somewhat unpredictable market and against competing wine estates who think they've got you figured out, we've been working on some minor tweaks, as well as straightening out a few more bugs. Here's the full change log:

• Added scroll bars to the Save and Load menu
• Fixed the scroll areas, so you can click in between items to scroll
• Amended tutorial information regarding the Wine Awards and the Steel Vats, as well as information on the Wine Awards menu
• Fixed the way non-player estates win awards for a more competitive playing field
• Fixed a bug where having the Noble Rot status effect took away one star from the wine's final review
• Fixed an error where characteristics would be overridden for bottling the same wine multiple times
• Added credits

We continue to look for ways to improve the game, and though we aren't active on the boards, we read them regularly. May your vines grow bountiful! MARK

Hello, winemakers! First thing's first - a belated happy new year to everyone! Both Jenny and I have been very busy taking care of our year-end stuff (including, at least on my part, the consumption of copious amounts of wine!), but continue to keep tabs on all your feedback in the discussion boards. As soon as we got back to work, we hit the ground running, and have released a new patch last night that was meant to address some of the issues you've encountered recently. There are still a few issues that we're doing our best to get to the bottom of, and in those cases, we've enabled more information to be printed onto the output_log so we can get a better understanding of an issue or bug. Here's a more detailed list of all the new changes in this week's update:

• Allowed panning when game is paused
• Fixed a bug with AI that caused the AI to stop earning money when player has lots of 5 star wines.
• Improved info logging for an issue concerning the C&C chest (sometimes not appearing)
• Made a small change that will hopefully solve an issue wherein the harvest button doesn't appear for some players (plus some logging for if it doesn't solve it)

There's still some work to do, but we hope you'll bear with us as we sort these things out. Rest assured we're working on it. In the meantime, we hope that you can continue to run your vineyard without any issues - and should anything else crop up, please let us know in the discussion boards! Happy winemaking! MARK et JENNY

Hello, winemakers! First thing's first - a belated happy new year to everyone! Both Jenny and I have been very busy taking care of our year-end stuff (including, at least on my part, the consumption of copious amounts of wine!), but continue to keep tabs on all your feedback in the discussion boards. As soon as we got back to work, we hit the ground running, and have released a new patch last night that was meant to address some of the issues you've encountered recently. There are still a few issues that we're doing our best to get to the bottom of, and in those cases, we've enabled more information to be printed onto the output_log so we can get a better understanding of an issue or bug. Here's a more detailed list of all the new changes in this week's update:

• Allowed panning when game is paused
• Fixed a bug with AI that caused the AI to stop earning money when player has lots of 5 star wines.
• Improved info logging for an issue concerning the C&C chest (sometimes not appearing)
• Made a small change that will hopefully solve an issue wherein the harvest button doesn't appear for some players (plus some logging for if it doesn't solve it)

There's still some work to do, but we hope you'll bear with us as we sort these things out. Rest assured we're working on it. In the meantime, we hope that you can continue to run your vineyard without any issues - and should anything else crop up, please let us know in the discussion boards! Happy winemaking! MARK et JENNY

To our amazing Terroir players, We hope that the holiday season finds you well (and if you don't subscribe to the relevant belief system, we hope you're doing just as well). We've got a huge update for you, and one that we kept under wraps this whole time. See, we've announced in the past that the next update after the last was going to have one simple addition: the Blending feature. But Jenny and I really thought this one through - sure, adding the Blending feature would add another activity in the winemaking process, but would it really enrich the game beyond just having new choices and decisions to make? Actually, yeah, maybe. But what we felt would truly add a whole new dimension to Terroir, and bring much more replayability and value to the game was to introduce some form of competition - it would be more fun to run your own wine Estate while competing with others. So, after 2 weeks of nearly non-stop work (except for the occasional lunch break), we present to you Terroir 2.3. Let's begin with the biggest new feature: A.I. competitors. Yes, that's right, you can now choose to play with up to 3 A.I.-controlled winemakers (or none at all). You can choose how many to play against in the difficulty settings menu that pops up before you start a new game. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/c235be7e6c15591bf613ffff55d0716a1a6aea4a.jpg A.I. competitors will spawn near your own vineyard, and will compete with you for new land. You can buy their tiles at a cost (or buy them off completely by purchasing their estate tile), and they can send you offers to purchase your own tiles. They grow at a steady rate, depending on the weather (too much rain and their Yields will suffer), and once they've accumulated enough money, they will purchase a new tile every year to add to their vineyard. Playing against A.I. competitors will give you a bonus to your final score. Another new feature in 2.3 is Market Saturation. Simply put, it's a measure of how much supply of a particular wine there is in the market. This affects that wine's base price - too much of a certain wine, and its base price drops. Too little, and it increases. A player directly affects Market Saturation by the amount of wine he sells, and random small changes occur every year to the market saturation levels of each wine type. Noble Rot Semillon and Grenache Rose are exempted from the effects of Market Saturation. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/b6736dbb1c47603f2c3ab89a788bcc5d442c4c03.jpg You can open the Market Saturation window by clicking on the newest icon in the icon tray, shown below: http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/8f50f81734693b1cd8b60e1ea0d47602fdb3324a.png In addition to this, we've made a few more tweaks and fixes:

• Fixed bugs in the financial reporting system.
• Fixed bugs in the Full Time Vineyard Workers system.
• Improved load times by introducing custom splash screens.
• Updates to the text tutorial.

We really hope you enjoy these new features. We also hope that your year's end is filled with happiness, gaming and multiple glasses of wine of various varieties. Happy winemaking! MARK et JENNY

To our amazing Terroir players, We hope that the holiday season finds you well (and if you don't subscribe to the relevant belief system, we hope you're doing just as well). We've got a huge update for you, and one that we kept under wraps this whole time. See, we've announced in the past that the next update after the last was going to have one simple addition: the Blending feature. But Jenny and I really thought this one through - sure, adding the Blending feature would add another activity in the winemaking process, but would it really enrich the game beyond just having new choices and decisions to make? Actually, yeah, maybe. But what we felt would truly add a whole new dimension to Terroir, and bring much more replayability and value to the game was to introduce some form of competition - it would be more fun to run your own wine Estate while competing with others. So, after 2 weeks of nearly non-stop work (except for the occasional lunch break), we present to you Terroir 2.3. Let's begin with the biggest new feature: A.I. competitors. Yes, that's right, you can now choose to play with up to 3 A.I.-controlled winemakers (or none at all). You can choose how many to play against in the difficulty settings menu that pops up before you start a new game. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/c235be7e6c15591bf613ffff55d0716a1a6aea4a.jpg A.I. competitors will spawn near your own vineyard, and will compete with you for new land. You can buy their tiles at a cost (or buy them off completely by purchasing their estate tile), and they can send you offers to purchase your own tiles. They grow at a steady rate, depending on the weather (too much rain and their Yields will suffer), and once they've accumulated enough money, they will purchase a new tile every year to add to their vineyard. Playing against A.I. competitors will give you a bonus to your final score. Another new feature in 2.3 is Market Saturation. Simply put, it's a measure of how much supply of a particular wine there is in the market. This affects that wine's base price - too much of a certain wine, and its base price drops. Too little, and it increases. A player directly affects Market Saturation by the amount of wine he sells, and random small changes occur every year to the market saturation levels of each wine type. Noble Rot Semillon and Grenache Rose are exempted from the effects of Market Saturation. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/b6736dbb1c47603f2c3ab89a788bcc5d442c4c03.jpg You can open the Market Saturation window by clicking on the newest icon in the icon tray, shown below: http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/8f50f81734693b1cd8b60e1ea0d47602fdb3324a.png In addition to this, we've made a few more tweaks and fixes:

• Fixed bugs in the financial reporting system.
• Fixed bugs in the Full Time Vineyard Workers system.
• Improved load times by introducing custom splash screens.
• Updates to the text tutorial.

We really hope you enjoy these new features. We also hope that your year's end is filled with happiness, gaming and multiple glasses of wine of various varieties. Happy winemaking! MARK et JENNY

Winemakers! It's so good to see our community grow day by day. In our journey to providing you with as rich and fulfilling a game as we can make, we are happy to announce a big new update in Terroir v2.2 today. So here's a quick rundown of what you'll find in this new version:

New Grape Varieties

We've got 2 new grape varieties: Sémillon and Grenache. Sémillon is a white wine grape variety, and Grenache makes reds. They're perfectly fins on their own, and you can make 5-star wines out of them. But to really make the most out of them, you'll need an extra step in the winemaking process. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/60f65fdb4c563a03914dfe0b998a6e0e50a28f84.png Sémillon can be made into a sweet wine (inspired by the famous sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac) that, if rated by the most prestigious wine critics, is the most expensive wine in the game. To create it, you'll have to do something most of you dread - allow Fungal Rot to infect the grape. At the end of every month, the Fungal Rot has a chance to turn into Noble Rot. When you harvest Sémillon with the Noble Rot status effect, your wine turns into sweet wine, and if the ideal characteristics are met, you're all set. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/75d3d0335b69abde73e2a0889cc419e93a7a541a.png Grenache allows you to make the world-famous Rosé types of wine. The process is simpler - all you need to do is make sure you select the Vin Gris Crushing method in the crushing stage of the winemaking process. Sémillon and Grenache have their own categories at the Wine Awards, while Grenache Rosé and Noble Rot Sémillon can be entered into Best in Craft.

Uprooting Vines and Selling Tiles

You can now uproot planted vines in your Planting Tiles by clicking on the tile and pressing the UPROOT button. Please bear in mind that the vine will be gone for good, and you won't get money for it. You can also sell any of your owned tiles (except your Estate, of course). You'll get 50% of what you paid for the tile back, and the newly-sold tile will have its re-roll history reset.

Other Additions

There's a new Wine Log, which can be accessed by clicking on its icon in your upper icon tray. The icon is shown below: http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/2c18962bda15c1e90713d666905fc527a5dc0a96.png The Wine Log will show you all the wines you've ever bottled, their characteristics, flavors, rating and price. This will make it easy to keep track of your winemaking progress. We've also added a progress bar below the month on your right hand panel. This will show you how much time is left before the month is up, therefore making it easier to manage your canopy as you'll know when a weather cycle is about to happen (remember, a weather cycle happens at the beginning and middle of each month). We've added new Steam achievements as well, which you'll find in the game's Steam client page.

Updates and Fixes

We've updated the text tutorial to include all of these new changes - it's still the best way to learn about the game's mechanics and features, so make sure you use it often. We've updated the weather system once again to lessen the chances of rain during the summer months. We've also fixed a few minor bugs, including one involving the Automated Tile Worker. Well, that's it from us - we're looking forward to hearing what you think. Let us know on the discussion boards, and if you run into any difficulties or issues, please let us know. If you like the game so far, please don't forget to leave us a review! Happy gaming, winemakers! MARK et JENNY

Winemakers! It's so good to see our community grow day by day. In our journey to providing you with as rich and fulfilling a game as we can make, we are happy to announce a big new update in Terroir v2.2 today. So here's a quick rundown of what you'll find in this new version:

New Grape Varieties

We've got 2 new grape varieties: Sémillon and Grenache. Sémillon is a white wine grape variety, and Grenache makes reds. They're perfectly fins on their own, and you can make 5-star wines out of them. But to really make the most out of them, you'll need an extra step in the winemaking process. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/60f65fdb4c563a03914dfe0b998a6e0e50a28f84.png Sémillon can be made into a sweet wine (inspired by the famous sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac) that, if rated by the most prestigious wine critics, is the most expensive wine in the game. To create it, you'll have to do something most of you dread - allow Fungal Rot to infect the grape. At the end of every month, the Fungal Rot has a chance to turn into Noble Rot. When you harvest Sémillon with the Noble Rot status effect, your wine turns into sweet wine, and if the ideal characteristics are met, you're all set. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/75d3d0335b69abde73e2a0889cc419e93a7a541a.png Grenache allows you to make the world-famous Rosé types of wine. The process is simpler - all you need to do is make sure you select the Vin Gris Crushing method in the crushing stage of the winemaking process. Sémillon and Grenache have their own categories at the Wine Awards, while Grenache Rosé and Noble Rot Sémillon can be entered into Best in Craft.

Uprooting Vines and Selling Tiles

You can now uproot planted vines in your Planting Tiles by clicking on the tile and pressing the UPROOT button. Please bear in mind that the vine will be gone for good, and you won't get money for it. You can also sell any of your owned tiles (except your Estate, of course). You'll get 50% of what you paid for the tile back, and the newly-sold tile will have its re-roll history reset.

Other Additions

There's a new Wine Log, which can be accessed by clicking on its icon in your upper icon tray. The icon is shown below: http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28768468/2c18962bda15c1e90713d666905fc527a5dc0a96.png The Wine Log will show you all the wines you've ever bottled, their characteristics, flavors, rating and price. This will make it easy to keep track of your winemaking progress. We've also added a progress bar below the month on your right hand panel. This will show you how much time is left before the month is up, therefore making it easier to manage your canopy as you'll know when a weather cycle is about to happen (remember, a weather cycle happens at the beginning and middle of each month). We've added new Steam achievements as well, which you'll find in the game's Steam client page.

Updates and Fixes

We've updated the text tutorial to include all of these new changes - it's still the best way to learn about the game's mechanics and features, so make sure you use it often. We've updated the weather system once again to lessen the chances of rain during the summer months. We've also fixed a few minor bugs, including one involving the Automated Tile Worker. Well, that's it from us - we're looking forward to hearing what you think. Let us know on the discussion boards, and if you run into any difficulties or issues, please let us know. If you like the game so far, please don't forget to leave us a review! Happy gaming, winemakers! MARK et JENNY

Hi everyone, We are extremely happy at the positive feedback we've been getting from players and the press, and incredibly motivated to keep making the game better thanks to the critical feedback from some players. To anyone who has stayed with us since the early days when the game was still on Early Access, you'll know that we are committed to making Terroir better through your feedback and continued support. Having said that, we believe you guys deserve at the very least a sneak peek into the content we're working on for future updates. First thing's first - the next update. Some time next week, hopefully before the 21st or 22nd of November, we'll be releasing a very large update with a lot of new content and features. These include:

• A Wine Log, which will show you details of all the wines you've ever bottled, their rating, their price and their characteristics and flavors.
• A progress bar showing the passing of time per month - that means you'll get an indication of how long you have left before the next month arrives.
• Two new grape varieties, which are Semillon and Grenache. These two varieties aren't just new grapes with new ideal characteristics - they will be used to create wines that require an additional step or decision in the winemaking process. I won't spoil it for you, but we will get into the details in the update announcement upon release.
• New achievements and wine awards tied in to the new grape varieties.
• The ability to uproot vines in owned Planting Tiles.
• The ability to sell owned tiles.

In addition to next week's update, we're also working on this year's final update and the last batch of new content for the forseeable future, which will feature the long awaited Blending mechanic. This will come with a new grape variety (potentially two), as well as a new C&C mission and corresponding Steam achievements and Wine Awards. I would also like to address the possibility of localization. We have been in touch with localization agencies and volunteers in the past, yet things have always come along that have made it difficult to pursue for our very small team. In the case of professional localization, the costs were always a little outside our budget. In terms of volunteers, the sheer volume of text needed to be translated is huge, and as volunteers are generously donating their free time, we expect it to take many weeks or months before we can get the game completely localized in one language. However, we do hope to at least localize the game in one language (the frontrunner is German) before the end of the year. We cannot promise this as we are still hoping to scrape together the funds to pay for the localization, but if we can find the means, rest assured we will get it done. As usual, thank you all very much for your continued support. We wouldn't be here without you. I would like to humbly ask that if you enjoy the game so far, please do us a huge favor by giving us a positive review, if you believe we deserve it. As a small indie studio, we don't have the PR power of larger teams, and we rely solely on word of mouth. When you tell other players that our game is worth a try, it's more valuable than an advertising campaign. When you leave us a positive review on Steam, it helps us beyond words. We hope you'll enjoy the upcoming new content, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on it next week. Many thanks, and may your grapes grow fat and your wine age gracefully. MARK See post history

Hi everyone, We are extremely happy at the positive feedback we've been getting from players and the press, and incredibly motivated to keep making the game better thanks to the critical feedback from some players. To anyone who has stayed with us since the early days when the game was still on Early Access, you'll know that we are committed to making Terroir better through your feedback and continued support. Having said that, we believe you guys deserve at the very least a sneak peek into the content we're working on for future updates. First thing's first - the next update. Some time next week, hopefully before the 21st or 22nd of November, we'll be releasing a very large update with a lot of new content and features. These include:

• A Wine Log, which will show you details of all the wines you've ever bottled, their rating, their price and their characteristics and flavors.
• A progress bar showing the passing of time per month - that means you'll get an indication of how long you have left before the next month arrives.
• Two new grape varieties, which are Semillon and Grenache. These two varieties aren't just new grapes with new ideal characteristics - they will be used to create wines that require an additional step or decision in the winemaking process. I won't spoil it for you, but we will get into the details in the update announcement upon release.
• New achievements and wine awards tied in to the new grape varieties.
• The ability to uproot vines in owned Planting Tiles.
• The ability to sell owned tiles.

In addition to next week's update, we're also working on this year's final update and the last batch of new content for the forseeable future, which will feature the long awaited Blending mechanic. This will come with a new grape variety (potentially two), as well as a new C&C mission and corresponding Steam achievements and Wine Awards. I would also like to address the possibility of localization. We have been in touch with localization agencies and volunteers in the past, yet things have always come along that have made it difficult to pursue for our very small team. In the case of professional localization, the costs were always a little outside our budget. In terms of volunteers, the sheer volume of text needed to be translated is huge, and as volunteers are generously donating their free time, we expect it to take many weeks or months before we can get the game completely localized in one language. However, we do hope to at least localize the game in one language (the frontrunner is German) before the end of the year. We cannot promise this as we are still hoping to scrape together the funds to pay for the localization, but if we can find the means, rest assured we will get it done. As usual, thank you all very much for your continued support. We wouldn't be here without you. I would like to humbly ask that if you enjoy the game so far, please do us a huge favor by giving us a positive review, if you believe we deserve it. As a small indie studio, we don't have the PR power of larger teams, and we rely solely on word of mouth. When you tell other players that our game is worth a try, it's more valuable than an advertising campaign. When you leave us a positive review on Steam, it helps us beyond words. We hope you'll enjoy the upcoming new content, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on it next week. Many thanks, and may your grapes grow fat and your wine age gracefully. MARK See post history

Hello winemakers, We hope you're having an awesome halloween. Jenny and I continue to grapple with the forces of evil (late nights and never enough coffee) as we introduce more optimizations and features to Terroir, and are happy to share with you the latest version. In version 2.1.3, you will find the following changes and additions:

• You can now assign hotkeys for all Worker Actions - that means easier access to all your tools and actions.
• Added text feedback over your Estate that shows cash flow - that means you'll know how much money you earned or spent at the end of each month.
• Made changes to the probabilities of rain during the summer - expect a little bit less rain during the summer months now.
• Added more debt cushioning - you can go further below the previous negative limit, and you can use this cushion to bottle your wines (previously, once you go into the negatives money-wise, you can no longer spend).
• Fixed an error with renaming Taverns - call them what you will now!
• Added a new splash screen More of these updates coming your way! Hope you enjoy them. Talk soon, MARK

Hello winemakers, We hope you're having an awesome halloween. Jenny and I continue to grapple with the forces of evil (late nights and never enough coffee) as we introduce more optimizations and features to Terroir, and are happy to share with you the latest version. In version 2.1.3, you will find the following changes and additions:

• You can now assign hotkeys for all Worker Actions - that means easier access to all your tools and actions.
• Added text feedback over your Estate that shows cash flow - that means you'll know how much money you earned or spent at the end of each month.
• Made changes to the probabilities of rain during the summer - expect a little bit less rain during the summer months now.
• Added more debt cushioning - you can go further below the previous negative limit, and you can use this cushion to bottle your wines (previously, once you go into the negatives money-wise, you can no longer spend).
• Fixed an error with renaming Taverns - call them what you will now!
• Added a new splash screen More of these updates coming your way! Hope you enjoy them. Talk soon, MARK

More updates and fixes! Aright, so we've got 2 new additions:

• Added support for 21:9 screens
• Video players are now turned off when not in use

That last point was done in an effort to improve performance, as previously, the video players were always in a ready-to-play state. Hopefully this will result in some improvement in overall performance. Many thanks, talk to y'all soon! MARK

More updates and fixes! Aright, so we've got 2 new additions:

• Added support for 21:9 screens
• Video players are now turned off when not in use

That last point was done in an effort to improve performance, as previously, the video players were always in a ready-to-play state. Hopefully this will result in some improvement in overall performance. Many thanks, talk to y'all soon! MARK

Hello everyone, Jenny and I have been working on some more new content, but have recently made some fixes to some issues that were spotted in the release version. Here's a list of them:

• Fixed a bug wherein a player is unable to build a Tavern for free after drawing a Chance card that allowed them to
• Amended display text associated with this bug
• Amended display text issues with the "Repay Loan" dialogue box
• Amended the Financial Report by adding in the maintenance costs associated with buildings built on Empty Lot tiles (Tavern, Workers' Office and Castle Ruins)

We've also been receiving a lot of feedback about how some Players aren't getting money from selling their wine. This isn't a bug - selling wine to a distributor does not earn you money instantaneously, but rather, is earned over time as it takes time for the distributor to sell the wine. The better rated the wine, the faster it sells. So if you are selling wine below 3 or 4 stars, you don't earn a substantial amount, so the change in your funds may not be noticeable. Keep working on getting the best rating out of your wine, and you'll start to see your funds ballooning. Look out for more updates and new content coming your way in the weeks ahead. MARK

Hello everyone, Jenny and I have been working on some more new content, but have recently made some fixes to some issues that were spotted in the release version. Here's a list of them:

• Fixed a bug wherein a player is unable to build a Tavern for free after drawing a Chance card that allowed them to
• Amended display text associated with this bug
• Amended display text issues with the "Repay Loan" dialogue box
• Amended the Financial Report by adding in the maintenance costs associated with buildings built on Empty Lot tiles (Tavern, Workers' Office and Castle Ruins)

We've also been receiving a lot of feedback about how some Players aren't getting money from selling their wine. This isn't a bug - selling wine to a distributor does not earn you money instantaneously, but rather, is earned over time as it takes time for the distributor to sell the wine. The better rated the wine, the faster it sells. So if you are selling wine below 3 or 4 stars, you don't earn a substantial amount, so the change in your funds may not be noticeable. Keep working on getting the best rating out of your wine, and you'll start to see your funds ballooning. Look out for more updates and new content coming your way in the weeks ahead. MARK

Thinking about getting Terroir but can't decide until you try it? Well, good news - we've just released a demo where you can play a game for up to 5 in-game years, which is ample time to get an idea of the gameplay and the features on offer. Do give it a try if you need a little more information before diving into the world of Terroir full on. Happy winemaking! MARK