Welcome to Fern Island! As Abrill, become immersed in the island’s culture, uncover its deepest secrets, and master magical trades. Overcome the challenges of the island to demonstrate your mastery of magic and become the most well known witch around!
Hello witches,
We’re approaching the end of the year, but our work on the game is not yet finished. Today’s update introduces, above all else, important narrative content - main story quests! The MSQ path can now be played from start to finish. We also added a bunch of new cutscenes (including intro!) and made improvements to old ones, so if you were thinking about restarting your playthrough, this is a good time to do so! Full patch notes are as follows:
[h2]BUGFIXES:[/h2]
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[*] Fixed an issue that could cause the player to become stuck in the sunken city
[*] Swamp mushrooms now have correct spores
[*] It’s no longer possible to break the UI by opening the item’s compendium directly from the store by using a controller
[*] Fixed a crash that could occur if you started a dialogue during teleportation
[*] Fixed an issue that could occasionally prevent interaction with random items in the stores
[*] Ritualist Exam now works correctly
[*] Quick selection menu no longer ignores items hidden in the furniture
[*] Fixed one of the swamp riddles that used to give out a reward before it was completed
[*] Museum icon no longer persists in the UI
[*] Fixed an issue that could sometimes prevent disembarking from the broom in some specific spots of the swamp
[*] Picking up a feather now correctly adds it to the compendium
[*] Mushroom radar now correctly discovers swamp mushrooms
[*] Added Stuffed Eggs back to the game
[*] Omari no longer disappears from the compass
[*] Cabbage Rolls now correctly appear in the compendium
[*] Using Quick Selection Menu no longer causes tooltips to persist after it’s closed
[*] Rotottle now eats Topaz
[*] Fixed sorting markers on controller
[*] Multiple fixes to Tzoru Racing
[*] Welcoming message can now be correctly closed on Steam Deck
[*] Tzoru inventory is now returned to us if the Tzoru is taken by Tulok
[*] Fixed navigation issues with browsing compendium on a controller
[*] You can now open the map while flying on a broom
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[h2]MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS:[/h2]
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[*] Added full main story quest line; it starts with “Soul of Boran” quest, and if you finished it already, is continued in “A Matter of Trust” quest
[*] Added a new part of the map: Cliffs, with a beach full of shipwrecks
[*] Added a new interface for interaction, you can enable it in the Options>Gameplay menu
[*] Added 70 Paffti figurines as collectibles
[*] Increased Fishing Charm effect
[*] Tzoru Stud can now be moved
[*] Added sorting to item list in the Buildtool
[*] Added “Hangouts” tab to the compendium
[*] Re-balanced prices of crafting items to make sure that crafting is worth it
[*] Increased the amount of Hated and Disliked gifts
[*] Tzoru can no longer eat plants; you need to provide special food for them
[*] Lava now deals damage to you. Don’t stand in the fire!
[*] Clicking dialogue window now displays full text instead of skipping dialogue
[*] You can now find and unlock Weather Prediction Ritual
[*] You can now skip cutscenes. But don’t do it, they’re worth watching!
[*] Added 5 new bouquets for different seasons. Now residents who liked bouquets before have more specific preferences to them.
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[h2]MINOR IMPROVEMENTS:[/h2]
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[*] Whistler’s area of effect now includes empty ground tiles
[*] Added a few new photo tags to new areas
[*] Added SFX to all crafting tables
[*] Adjusted lighting when moving into interiors
[*] Adjusted Shadows settings
[*] Pressing D-pad down now opens the map
[*] Adjusted Conch spawners
[*] Adjusted Moonchest rewards on the swamp
[*] Added a very short delay after dialogue to prevent the player from immediately re-starting conversation
[*] Added Iron Blockade Melting Potion
[*] Nectatars can now be made in the Artisan Table
[*] New map sticker added - cat cave
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At this point, the whole map is now available for exploration, so go forth and discover all the secrets of Fern Island. Check out how much we added since the start of Early Access!
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We would like to use this opportunity to wish everyone happy holidays! Big announcements are coming to Fern Island early next year, so stay tuned!
Best Regards,
Enjoy Studio team
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