Patch 237: Over 50 Bug Fixes and Improvements!

🎮 Platform & System Updates

• Sort saves by the most recent one loaded.


• Fixed crash when loading corrupted data.



🚢 Boats & Vehicles

• Added a spot light to the tub boat’s light so it actually acts as a light source.


• Boat icon on the map is now darker and purple for better visibility.


• Fixed holes inside cruise boat (near interior doors).


• Doors to floating shipwreck cabins should now be destructible.

📦 Inventory & Items

• Fixed issue allowing items to be placed repeatedly if only one was left in inventory.


• All bakery items should now be correctly placeable.


• Bamboo Bookcase variant colors should not revert to the original when picked up. 


• Fixed item placement and collision issues across various maps.


• Added wonky sauce spawn locations to Wonky Burger Ruins on Carn A Vale.


• Fixed multiple issues with feet slots and swapped footwear combinations.


• Fixed some issues with peg legs and other shoes.


• No longer displaying both shoe slots if there is a shoe alt slot being used



🍳 Crafting, Cooking & Furnishings

• Crafting station image now matches the selected station.


• Loom will now play animation while active.


• Fixed issues with Solid and Advanced Forges not displaying VFX and SFX correctly.


• Fixed issue with cooking pot not displaying animation correctly.


• Added SFX to drinking animation.


• Fixed crab molding material and farmer/mushroom wallpaper (vertical stripes).


• Salt can now be used in any recipe that requires salty ingredients.



🛏️ Characters & Animation

• Critters will no longer try to align with the player when turning in an item while they are sitting


• Fixed characters facing the player incorrectly when delivering items from a ride or seated position.


• Critters should now correctly use other types of benches instead of just the Park Bench


• Characters will now sit correctly on the Rockinghorse furniture item.


• Items should no longer be stuck in Critters hands when turning in commissions.


• Items will be put away correctly during some Fetch quests for Grumpy and Weird personalities.


• Farmer blouse should no longer occlude the pelvis if worn on its own


• Increased population cap from 16 to 17 citizens.



🗺️ World, Terrain & Nodes

• Made it so a number of resource nodes on Critter Cove will not respawn after being dismantled. May have to dismantle them one last time after they respawn next.


• Added missing terrain tiles so that certain routes on the map can have more direct sailing.


• Fixed terrain seams and smoothing around the workshop.


• Radio Control Tower Quest now tells you the correct otter to turn the Control Panel into.


• Added more round ceramic planter resource nodes to the world


• Added more oar resource nodes to the world.


• Added animation to the fish and cart ride parts when dismantling


• Removed barber pole spawn.


• Sourbouys should no longer float above planters when fully grown.


• Unlocked additional player and NPC house Critter Cove.




🏘️ Collision & Placement Fixes

• Fixed issue with shovel use animation when used outside of certain areas.


• Fixed missing collision around:


  • Rigg’s Outpost


  • Sunken city


  • Sunken houses near Port Bella


  • Woolington quest rocks


  • Barn near Port Bella


• Fixed issue with collision meshes not loading properly at start of new game because of a bug in character creation.


• Added additional checks to ensure loading of colliders and meshes.


• Meowise Painting and Mouse Statue should now display correctly in the museum.


• Fixed light/collision on museum ceiling lamps.


• Added ceiling lamps to the original museum wing.



🧑‍🤝‍🧑 NPCs, Dialog & Behavior

• Sprout will now have something to say when they are on the way to or from the Farmers Market.


• Added more tourist dialog for when they are moving between tourist attractions.


• Fixed error where tourists were not talking if doing Baitshop activities


• Added better behavior for when Critters and Tourists are interacting with deco plants.


• Tourists using soap boxes should have correct conversations now.


• Critters should no longer follow the player around if a home visit quest is rejected.


• Fixed duplicate scenario spawning during storm refreshes.


• Fixed issue with scenario replacement when already talking to a critter.


• Copperbottom will no longer offer his personal quest until after the player has completed Renard quest and made the pirate suit.


• Anchor’s pipe will no longer be sticking through the shutters when the port office is closed.



🧩 Quest & Scenario Fixes

• Fixed issue with being able to give character friendship bracelets before they ask for them


• Added map tracking for Farmers after quest completion.


• Fixed issue where quest completion state wasn’t saved properly after reload.


• Critters should no longer invite you over to their house if they are still living in a tent


• Rum Runner quest should no longer be repeatable. Also any duped quest should now be correctly cleaned up.


• Updated lookie-loo soup scenario.



🧪 UI, Icons, and Technical Checks

• Fixed Credits UI "Back" button missing controller mapping.


• Small islands will now show up on the maps as a special island icon.


• Fixed load game UI breaking when deleting characters.


• Improved picking resolutions in the settings screen.