Quality of Life Update 2: Patch Notes

Monster Harvest

Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist! Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.

Hey everyone. Next week, we'll be updating Monster Harvest with some new features and additions, as well as an extensive list of bug fixes which you can find below. With QOL2 releasing on PC, our full attention is now on the console versions - fixing existing issues and bringing the consoles up to parity with the PC updates. These ports will take some time - while we understand the frustration, we do appreciate your patience. When we have new info regarding the ports, we'll update the community with that news. QOL2 features contain: - A new character - A new relationship option - New cosmetics for your house - 30 - 40 player character cosmetics - New festival events and games - Updated Battle mechanics - Use items, escape, swap planimals Find below the exhaustive list of over 550 issues resolved, starting with the community reported and community requested changes: [list] [*] Bug when entering character name [*] Cursor randomly spins around unprovoked [*] Bug preventing the purchase of resources [*] Bug creating watering can issues [*] Character sometimes gets stuck in textures [*] Black area appears after dungeon [*] Not possible to leave farm even after following instructions [*] The tools in equipment bar have no item name string [*] Various slimes cannot be used on plants [*] Water does not spread due to bugs in the watering can [*] Sword sometimes unresponsive [*] UI not responding while using certain items [*] Box in cave cannot be opened [*] Barn and Stable stability issues [*] XP energy and money bar broken [*] Save Games inconsistent/broken won´t loading [*] Spawning into dungeon area with + shaped water sometimes spawns the player inside the water [*] Can't buy with Cacique in raining day [*] No longer levelling up [*] GUI not responding while using cartain items [*] Crash + Infinite loading sporadtic [*] Initial load time is long [*] Item description fonts are too small [*] Still holding Hay after leaving the barn and having nothing in the hand [*] Errors placing certain items on the farm [*] Character clips through environment after harvesting [*] Mount follows into cave [*] Fences issues [*] Controls sometimesnot responsive [*] Store purchase bug [*] Issue with vanishing tools [*] Bugs found by Maus [*] Mount disappearing [*] Farm animals bugged after getting a new one [*] Issues picking up statues [*] Unable to fill watering can [*] Energy bar not showing up [*] Multiple issues with Stables [*] Issues with player sticking in Saloon Building [*] Market Bug for New Save Files [*] Issues with slimes appearing in wet season [*] 21:9 support [*] Issues with PC getting stuck in water [/list] Additional fixes: [list] [*] Barn animals multiply [*] Cannot give Aster a moon melon or honey pepper as a gift. [*] FPS stability issues [*] Addressed severe performance issues when fighting in the dungeon. [*] Weather effects persisting when inside the dungeon [*] Audio for rain cuts out when looping [*] Trigger point missed in cutscene where Prof Spark gives you Mutanko [*] Trigger point missed in cutscene where you are introduced to the dungeon [*] Fixed being able to run multiple instances of the game [*] At infrequent times reloading a save causes the player to load into a static camera shot of the bunker, After reloading the save again all the players crops and placed items will be gone [*] Loading save file issue [*] Save Data Issues corrected [*] In game text made more readable [*] Crops now change state after sleeping when starting a new game [*] Multiple controller input issues fixed. [*] When the season changes the bridge to the Rec centre breaks blocking access [*] Sleeping after planting and watering crops doesn't progress the to the next stage [*] Loading a game into a new season causes to hang [*] Loading into a non-dry season, dry season assets first appear [*] Main menu cursor input conflict [*] Settings option - cannot back out of controls menu using controller [*] Main menu - up d-pad tracker loses highlight [*] Controls screen is incorrect and should show controls for switch not pc [*] Held item doesn't hide when rolling [*] Cursor appears incorrect throughout game [*] Next day summary freezes briefly [*] Low framerate in the saloon [*] Super Red item pricing balanced [*] Credits not completed [*] Player is unable to skip cutscenes using the controller [*] When using a Controller getting the first hit in combat with a sword stops the player from selecting an attack [*] Add a character limit to text input for player and farm name [*] Rolling into a fence causes player to teleport [*] Missing sprite on cost to make 'Pickler' item [*] Pipe item is missing a sprite for it's titanium ore cost [*] Incorrect date shown on the save files [*] Feedback -Allow the player to navigate menus with the D Pad [*] Loading any save turns the weather to rain [*] Prof Spark blocks player from leaving farm as on day 1 whenever a loading a save file [*] Game hanging on Loading screen if returning to title screen and loading on day 9 of dry season [*] User is able to start a game with a blank name and farm name [*] Settings menu difficult to navigate [*] Language selector isn't working correctly [*] In the dungeons after beating the Queen Slime the cutscene won't play [*] Occasionly when the player tries to load a save they will get stuck on a loading screen [*] When Using a controller In battle Pressing A with no move selected after the enemy has attacked the player causes the players planimal to copy the enemies move [*] Using the right stick to operate this build with a controller is very difficult [*] Crash when the user selects return to desktop [*] Player is able to clone and delete key items in the chest [*] Placeholder text in the Quests board in town [*] It is possible to get stuck in some rooms in the dungeon [*] Doctor in the planimal parade festival has Auntie Dot dialogue [*] Player is able to clip through the top wall in the house [*] Can return to the main menu with the on-screen keyboard visible [*] Non Romanised characters look inconsistent [*] Languages sometimes spill out of their bounding boxes [*] The numbers in the chest and consignment board appear to be using the old font [*] In a battle if a planimal dies by a damage over time move they won't send out their next planimal [*] When the user holds the 'X' button the game framerate is drastically lowered [*] If the player loads multiple saves without closing the app the performance begins to degrade [*] Screen tearing and frame rate issues while inside dungeon, farm, other buildings [*] Buying items from vendors causes player to buy two things at once [*] Possible to redeem 'my first planimal' achievement before receiving it from Professor Spark [*] Mailbox incorrectly says your inventory is full [*] If the player skips the first dark season cutscene they will be teleported to the area where the cutscene takes place [*] Player can enter the dungeon with a mount by pushing it into the loading trigger [*] Remove Vsync Text [*] Remove control settings or make them navigatable with a controller [*] Remove debug options in build [*] Change in game 'quit to desktop' text to just 'Quit' [*] When the player has no saves clicking load game leaves the 'There are no save files' text on the screen [*] When the player has no save files, using a controller the player can enter the load game submenu and will be able to enter other menus when they shouldn't be able to [*] Unable to load save files [*] Queen slime boss fight is missing from the end of the dungeon [*] Jam Machine is missing a sprite for it's Gold ore cost [*] You can refill the watering can when it's already full [*] Spamming refill on the watering can plays the sound effect without the animation [*] Gold ore classified as Foraging item instead of Mining [*] Selling a planimal from Pen [*] Add feedback to selling Planimal on how much $ is gained [*] Esc should close any open menu screen when playing on mouse and keys [*] Player can't use selected item in quick action bar until deselected and selected again after taking an item out of a chest [*] Planimals can spawn in the water in the dungeon room layout [*] FP level can display as more than the maximum capacity e.g. 30/20 [*] Title text for hybrid crops overlaps description text in inventory [*] Playing with two monitors and using alt-tab to switch windows can cause the character to move persistently left or right when tabbing back into the game [*] Pipe item incorrectly says it needs 5 titanium when it actually uses 2 [*] Player is unable to pick up the hay in the barn using a controller [*] Game freezing after visiting a festival and progressing to the next day [*] Right clicking an single item twice in the chest deletes the item [*] Remove F5 and F6 debug camera zoom [*] Remove development console from build [*] Visiting a festival and then progressing to the next day causes the game to hang [*] Dungeon didn't load correctly upon first entry [*] Planimals don't disappear from the pen when sold [*] A white square appears in the middle of the screen when in gameplay [*] Touchpad button should open inventory [*] L1 and R1 don't work when trying to change tabs in the inventory [*] Xbox controller present on pausescreen [*] Closing the game shortly after saving can result in a crash or the game not saving at all [*] Several languages have 'Text not found' on the Y button prompt on the pause screen [*] Several languages have overlapping text on the pause screen [*] The player name entry field keyboard can be used after it is closed [*] Items are placing incorrectly in the bottom left corner of the screen [*] HDR colours are incorrect [*] After planting seeds the player will be unable to buy things from the shop [*] After sleeping the player will be unable to refill the watering can [*] Gamepad controller image missing on controls screen [*] After playing for around 3 hours. Attempting to return to the main menu and load a save leads to an infinite loading screen [*] Game hangs on loading screen after day 7 of wet season if loading from main menu [*] Loading a save file after returning to main menu causes the game to hang [*] Progressing to the next day on the 10th day of dry season caused the game to hang on a black screen [*] Load Game returns user to main menu [*] Google translation need removing localizations updated [*] Player is able to clone mount [*] Game hangs after dying in the dungeon [*] Able to clip into the water after finishing a battle [*] Returning to main menu and loading game caused player to lose 3 days and UI to break [*] Time reversal occuring when returning to main menu and loading game on day 19 of dry season [*] Mounts and livestock disappearing after getting a mount for the first time [*] Dismounting next to the sign for the barn prevents the player from entering the barn [*] Furniture disappears when you reach the dry season [*] [User reported] Dark season crops are not growing [*] Graphics bug with bunker entrance [*] [User Reported] Pressing Esc in a battle soft locks the game [*] Rain doesn't water earth or display correctly [*] Loading a save game causes unwatered crops to die [*] Crops are not growing in the dark season [*] If two objects are placed close enough to each other such that they are within each others interaction radius than it will cause conflicts [*] Livestock not growing up [*] 2min load times between days [*] Cannot collect livestock product [*] updated barn cap feed loss [*] Menu overly during fight [*] No Items on shops [*] My chest just suddenly disappeared [*] Broken scarecrow gives too many resources [*] Town Overview cutscene triggers twice. [*] If an object is placed correctly, the player cannot pick it up when using a controller. But keyboard and mouse allows it. [*] Using the table upon game start you can force player out of bounds [*] Able to move character out of bounds using table and bed interaction in player house. [*] Keyboard and mouse controls show in pause menu [*] The title of the game in the trophies is 'Trophy Set' [*] No save games appear in the main menu and unable to load save games [*] Invisible collision is present in front of all buildings preventing the player from entering them [*] When inside the players house white lines appear around the edges when walking up and down [*] When using tools energy appears to drain twice when the player only swings once [*] Cursor is present when using touchpad [*] Player is able to use sword while moving and hitting enemies is inconsistent [*] Adaptive triggers are not currently used [*] User can move free roaming NPC's [*] Cannot use keyboard and mouse on pause menu while in-game [*] Cannot fully interact with settings menu with a controller. [*] User can remove controller through in game options [*] Changing controller mapping is reflected functionally but not in the options [*] Pressing start while in a new player name screen locks the page [*] The in-game audio stops playing while accessing the options menu during gameplay. [*] Un-mapping buttons could lead to a confusing customer experience [*] Game stopped saving after Dry season day 19 [*] Controls screen displaying confusing information [*] Items removed from inventory will show up in UI for other storage based systems [*] Game crashes on boot when launched in release mode [*] Parental Control and Product Restriction R5005 The Age Level for Boot Restriction is not set [*] In the settings the selection reticle has an incorrect size and position [*] If I clicking fast on the language selector, I can't use the Options menu anymore [*] Buttons in the pause menu needs to be confimed twice [*] If I Enter the "Enter Player Name" textbox I can bring up the Main Menu in the background [*] Controller is constantly vibrating on a rainy day [*] Controller vibration when rolling [*] Suggestion : There should be a question before I delete something from my inventory [*] It's raining in the dungeon [*] At the start of combat the first skill looks selected, but it is not [*] Item descriptions, or initial damages for the swords are incorrect [*] If it rains and I exit to the main menu, the controller keeps vibrating [*] Couldn't talk to Thorn [*] The title's 'Cooking' feature does not allow the user to create any of the recipes. [*] The in-title language option does not function as expected. [*] The title enters an indefinite unresponsive state after pressing the square button on the language drop down in the contextual menu. [*] The title does not update the main menu and contextual menu when changing the in-title language option via the main menu. [*] When the system language is set to other than English, the application is booted in English only. [*] The title’s ‘Quick Move’ font is smaller than the other text on the controller layout menu. [*] The Duelsense peripheral image displayed in the controller layout menu is not central. [*] Incorrect usage of a Brand Guideline. [*] The title incorrectly informs the user that all save files have been deleted. [*] The title’s ‘Quick Move’ feature has been removed and replaced with an additional ‘Open Inventory’ function. [*] The title enters an indefinite loading screen. [*] Overlapping text is displayed when the in-title language option is set to any non-default language. [*] Localisation/UI - Russian language displays unsupported characters. [*] Debug text displayed. [*] Save data file elapsed time over 15 seconds. [*] Title crashed and corrupted save data when left for roughly 40 mins [*] If the user is in a battle and launches the title from the activity card the battle UI will overlap the rest of the title. [*] Resuming an activity card whilst in a cutscene causes the cutscene to continue playing out over after reloading the save. [*] Resuming from the activity card whilst in the shop or consignment board UI causes it to persist on the users screen. [*] The user is able to duplicate XP by launching the title from the activity card. [*] Resuming an activity as the user goes to sleep causes them to awake in a black screen that cannot be removed. [*] Core equipment items can be replaced. [*] If the user presses 'X' several times as the first battle begins with the users first Plantimal, the title will softlock. [*] The user is able to overwrite their save data by starting a new game with the same name. [*] System keyboard is invoked when entering text. [*] The settings menu has no button prompts, is confusing, and is barely functional. [*] When using certain attacks in different languages the text appears outside the box. [*] The user will not receive a badge for the first fight at a 'Rec centre' of the season. [*] The auto harvester upgrade for the barn blocks several in-game features. [*] [User Reported] Some hybrids not growing - Switch (release version) [*] Sleeping after planting and watering crops doesn't progress the to the next stage [*] Touch controls still present in the build [*] Green slime cannot be applied to crops [*] Multiple Saves one barn [*] Partially unresponsive state after being defeated by the ‘Slime Queen’. [*] When playing in different languages, text is often shown as squares. [*] Placeholder characters are displayed within the controls menu. [*] When using a controller crafting an item stops the use item button from working [*] When using a controller if the player return to the main menu and loads a save the use item button stops working [*] When the season changes the bridge to the Rec centre breaks blocking access [*] Loading a game into a new season causes to hang [*] Buying items from vendors causes player to buy two things at once [*] Can’t access the general store or give gifts to him. Happened during wet season, carries on to subsequent days. [*] Cannot select exit dungeon with the controller. I have to use the mouse to click it. [*] Shop UI interface misaligned [*] Incorrect date displayed when completing the demo. [*] The crafting menu tutorial is not localised correctly when playing in Korean. [*] When using the 'Neutralise' attack on an enemy when playing in Korean there is a severe text overlap. [*] When playing in Korean several aspects of the UI are overlapped. [*] Changing the language of the title in-game causes placeholder text to appear. [*] Super Red item pricing [*] Touchpad activates the cursor [*] Remove dungeon debug info from pause menu [*] The button for Roll is incorrectly labelled on the pause screen [*] User cannot swap 2 identical planimals with different levels [*] Able to walk out of the infirmary before dialogue triggers after dying in the dungeon [*] User can enter the bunker from behind it [*] User cannot use the hoe on some of the slots of soil north-west of the General Store. [*] Entering Town and Name isn't highlighted [*] Certain images broken on I Menu [*] Untidy text that does not fit inside of text boxes. [*] Language names are not translated in Settings [*] Pop-up after picking up artisanal refiner is wrong [*] User has weird interaction with crafts [*] Furniture can be placed on top of the play park equipment. [*] Some furniture has wrong colors [*] Scroll for furniture shop tabs is not working properly [*] Unable to interact with buttons on restore stamina popup if holding the A or D keys. [*] Planimal has double XP bar in battle center [*] When changing languages the control bindings do not update on selection of a second language. [*] Super green slime can be applied to multiple crops. [/list]