Summer Update is live!

Hello Islanders, Summer update is finally here! We have new festival, new NPCs outfits, combat rework, and more!

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Summer Update Changelist

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Animal Festival Join the Animal Festival on Summer 12, in the town center:

• Rodeo Challenge: Test your skills on a mechanical bull!

• Chicken Stare-Off: See whose chicken has the strongest stare.

• Cow Race: Find out which cow is the fastest in town!

NPCs Dateables and some townies’ in-game models and portraits now switch to summer outfits during the season. Enjoy additional dialogues and new heart events.

New Contents

• Fire Gate: now open for exploration!

• Fire Gate: discover osmium ores, gems, and new monsters.

• BOS Hideout: unlockable through story progression.

• BOS Hideout: shop for rings and 4 new weapon types.

• Combat Rework: standard, unique, and special attacks for each weapon.

• Giants Storyline: free the fire giant and embark on a special quest.

• Errands: dynamic quests in Town and BOS Hideout.

• Traps: craft to passively catch insects and ocean critters.

• Scents: consumables to reduce detection by insects, critters, and monsters.

• Fish Pond & Insect House: available at the Carpenter for breeding fish and insects.

• Ranching: Pig and Quail now available at Jack's Ranch.

• Sprinkler Attachments: auto seed/fertilizer can be developed at Ling's Lab starting Summer 8.

• Ocean Critters: new species to catch while diving.

• Mastery: level cap raised to 9!

• Town Rank: increased to Rank C.

• Festivals: shops added at various festivals.

Improvements/bug fixes

• Reduced memory usage for smoother gameplay.

• Game balance optimizations.

• Over 175 community-reported bugs fixed!

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Kickstarter Rewards

** For our backers with tiers "Just the Game" and above, you will receive one code to redeem two exclusive outfits. One is a Kickstarter Exclusive "Farmer Outfit" set, and the other is an additional free cosmetic called Pandabacker. Please check your e-mail or Backerkit account. If you're a Backer and didn't receive the key, don't hesitate to contact Support@stairwaygames.com or our CMs on the Discord server.

Thank you, Stairway Games