Research Story v0.11 Patch Notes

[h1]v0.11 (Patch Notes)[/h1] [h2]Key Features and Content[/h2] [h3]Farming: Greenhouse, Trowel, New Crops[/h3] - New Farm Building: [b]Greenhouse[/b] - Grow crops all year round in the Greenhouse. - Only previously researched crops can be planted in the Greenhouse. - Greenhouse can be built from Theo's Shop. - [b]Multiple Greenhouses[/b] can be built, moved, and demolished. - New Tool: [b]Trowel[/b] - Trowel can be upgraded 4 times. - [b]Move crops[/b] with the Trowel - [b]View crop details[/b] with the Copper Trowel. - [b]Dig spots[/b] marked with 'X' (found in the mines) with the Iron Trowel. - [b]3 New Crops[/b] to research and grow! They are found in the Mines and can grow all year round. - Lettice, Desert Coral, and Dancer's Heels [h3]NPC and life sim: Orange Hearts[/h3] - [b]Orange Hearts[/b] unlocked! Players can now reach Orange Hearts with all NPCs. - 10 Heart Event cutscenes added. - 11 Heart Event Mail added. - Improved dialogue system: NPCs may now sometimes comment on current events. - Added dialogue that are related to current events (Shimmers, Puzzles etc.) - Added more NPC routines. - ~3,500 words added in NPC dialogue (Total: ~50,000 words in NPC dialogue) [h3]House Upgrades[/h3] - House Upgrade 1 now adds another room (Washroom). Players that already have an upgraded house will get the new room instantly. - Added [b]House Upgrade 2[/b] that can be unlocked from the Mason, which adds a Bedroom with Washroom and 2 additional empty rooms. [h3]Shimmering Creatures[/h3] - [b]Shimmers[/b]: A rare colour variant of the usual creatures! - All [b]29 creatures[/b] has a chance to show up as a Shimmer after being observed. - Shimmers generate 2x the usual produce. - NPCs may comment on Shimmer followers. [h3]Porter Chest[/h3] - Added [b]Porter Chests[/b], that can be obtained in mid-late game. - Items in a Porter Chest can be accessed via another Porter Chest anywhere. - Porter Chests can be used in the Mines. [h3]New Items[/h3] [u]8 New Decor Sets[/u] - [b]Floral Set[/b]: Floral Large Rug, Floral Lamp, Floral Table, Floral Wardrobe - [b]Leafy Set[/b]: Leafy Large Rug, Leafy Lamp, Leafy Table, Leafy Wardrobe - [b]Desert Set[/b]: Dune Large Rug, Desert Lamp, Desert Table, Desert Wardrobe - [b]Sand Set[/b]: Sand Large Rug, Cactus Lamp, Sand Table, Sand Wardrobe - [b]Icy Set[/b]: Ice Crystal Large Rug, Icy Lamp, Icy Table, Icy Wardrobe - [b]Blue Set[/b]: Blue Round Large Rug, Odd Blue Lamp, Odd Blue Table, Odd Blue Wardrobe - [b]Warm Depths Set[/b]: Volcanic Large Rug, Lava Lamp, Lava Table, Depths Wardrobe - [b]Dark Set[/b]: Deep Dark Large Rug, Dark Lamp, Dark Table, Dark Wardrobe [u]New decor[/u] - [b]Washroom Decor[/b]: Standing Sink, Stone Privy, Stone Bathtub - Double Bed (Chestnut, Maple, Cherry, Fir) - Display Case - Flower Basket (Dancer's Heels) [u]Decor Gifts from NPCs[/u] - Gu Lin Rug - Gu Lin Large Rug - Flower Vase - Dragon Stone Statue - Gold Oven - Gold Book Statue - Fish Wall Mount - [spoiler]Kipp's[/spoiler] Dreamcatcher - Bonsai - Peach Candle - Day Night Clock [u]Equipment[/u] - Mana Capsule: Use Teleporters and Elevators freely. [u]Crafting Recipes[/u] - Glass - Display Case - Sun Lamp, Gold Sun Lamp, Chroma Sun Lamp [u]Items[/u] - Cave Worm [h3]Other Added Content and Changes[/h3] - Added Glass, which can be smelted from Sand in the Stone Forge. - Added new routine for Suo'e on Tuesday night after the Summit is unlocked. - Added new routine for Vallee on Saturday morning from Year 2 onwards. - Adjusted Zuri's Mon-Wed routine (Writing starts from 2pm instead of 4pm). - New portrait expression: Suo'e (Worried) - New portrait expression: Zuri (Excited) - New Mine Floor layout: Gems, with higher spawn rates for gemstones. - Added Tutorials: Farm Buildings, Dormancy Barn. - Caravan Owner sells decor that can be found in the Mines as part of his cycling stock. - Added Steam Achievement: It's a Shimmer! - [Localisation] CN Localisation Updated. [h3]QOL improvements[/h3] - [b]Change Active Hotbar[/b] using Space or Z/C on keyboard, or LS/RS on controller. - The default KBM control for Hotbar: Eat has been adjusted to only the RMB (Space no longer works as an alternative), due to the above change. - Improved [b]grid selection[/b] when using the Hoe and Watering Can. The upgraded tools can now be used diagonally. - Added [b]Shop Categories[/b] to Theo's Wood Station, Alfie's Awesome Automations, and Mugs & Darts. - Improved texts when buying/upgrading certain tools. - Improved stutter when opening Journal for the first time after launching game. - Improved glyphs that prompt controls to increase clarity (e.g. instead of a small white text above the hotbar, the control prompt shows up as a glyph on the bottom right of the screen). - Item notifications now show alongside control glyphs. - Added Activity Tracker for Story Hangout Events. - Updated Mail UI sprite. - Added description icons for Insects [h3]Balancing Changes[/h3] - Increased magnetism for dropped items slightly. - Increased magnetism for dropped items while player has a speed buff. - Birch Leaves can now be used for composting. - Added Birch Leaves, Birch Sapling, and Treehopper to universal dislikes. - Tapper Produce time for Maple and Birch trees reduced from 10 to 7 days. - Ores now stack to 99. - Increased drop chance of Ground Beetles. - Darkwood Log can now be used as fuel for smelting or the fireplace. - Fishing Net now drops every 2-3 days instead of 3-5 days. - Increased drop rates of fish for Fishing Nets. - Fishing Nets can now be placed in the Caves and sometimes catch common cavern fish. - Increased shipping price of some furniture and Sun Lamps. [h3]Bug Fixes[/h3] - Fixed certain NPC dialogues not triggering. - Fixed incorrect opening hours stated on Map for Tinkerer's Shop. - Fixed a bug where Vallee would show a quest bubble above her head when not supposed to during the 'Unidentified Fish Part' Quest. - Fixed rare bug where animals overlap with the player and follow them after removing from a Dormancy Barn. - Fixed first creature of new page in Creature Compendium not showing. - Fixed a bug where Salamanders with molted tails show the wrong sprite (with tail) when first entering an area. - Fixed a bug where the player could harvest a crop while accessing the Auto-Feeder. - Fixed a bug where player could interact with the Sawhorse and Chest simultaneously. - Fixed a bug where the game freezes if the player talks to [spoiler]Kyr after skipping her introduction cutscene[/spoiler]. - Fixed a bug where music volume does not increase in a loaded save, if the option was previously saved at 0. - Suo'e's Yellow Heart Event now triggers after Autumn 11 instead of Summer 11 of Y1. - Fixed minor visual bugs. - Optimisation improvements.