Welcome to Coral Island (FAQ Inside)

[Jeremiah]

Welcome

Hello farmers!

Welcome to the Coral Island Forum.

You've landed in the right spot to talk about all things Coral Island. For now, you might use these forums to keep up to date with news or recent developments of the game. Many of our developers also make frequent trips here so please don't be shy to ask questions.

Questions

As mentioned earlier, don't be shy and ask away here in this thread!

FAQ

What is Coral Island?
Coral Island is a traditional farming sim game set on a tropical island. Grow crops, nurture animals, befriend the islanders, go diving to save coral, and much more!

Why Early Access?
Early Access allows us to build a community, and involve you in the process of development. Our goal is to release the version of Coral Island that is polished and provides a wholesome farming experience. We believe that this can only be done through community involvement.

What sets Coral Island apart from other farm sim games?
Although Coral Island is a traditional farming sim game, we’re confident the following content and features will provide a familiar yet fresh take on the genre:

- South East Asian inspired world-building and backdrop
- Underwater diving mechanic to save coral and improve farm output quality
- An ethnically diverse cast of characters, with changing seasonal outfits
- Promoting environmental awareness through gameplay
- Beautiful top-down open world with real-time dynamic lighting
- Wholesome feel-good gameplay

Will there be multiplayer or coop?
Yes, we hit our Stretch Goal in Kickstarter and the initial plan is for Multiplayer to be part of patch update after the Full Release. The first step would be to implement an Island visit sometime this year (2022) and we will update it thoroughly, until the full co-op/Multiplayer we have promised.

What game engine does Coral Island use?
We are using Unreal Engine 4 to bring Coral Island to life.

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This FAQ will be updated accordingly.

May 22, 2022: Update about Co-op/Multiplayer.

[2d0x]

Originally posted by Jeremiah:

...The player house is actually modular (like it is in Animal Crossing). You'll be able to select several design styles/aethethics, and of course change the color. The positioning however is fixed.

Farm building and craftables currently only have one design style (not modular), but you are free to build it and place anywhere on your farm land...

Excellent!

[Zero Radius]

I'm super excited about your game! Is there any idea when this will release? I love everything I've seen/read about it and can't wait to get it and play endless hours. Also curious if there is any way people can support the development/developers of the game? Thanks for reading and any info you can provide. Much love and support from a huge fan! Keep up the amazing job!

[Jeremiah]

Originally posted by Zero Radius:

I'm super excited about your game! Is there any idea when this will release? I love everything I've seen/read about it and can't wait to get it and play endless hours. Also curious if there is any way people can support the development/developers of the game? Thanks for reading and any info you can provide. Much love and support from a huge fan! Keep up the amazing job!

Thank you so much for your kind words and support!

Currently, we are targeting an Aug-Sep 2021 window for the early access release. We'll be releasing a pre-alpha demo to Kickstarter backers shortly after the campaign has ended -- Kickstarter will launch sometime in Feb 2021.

As for supporting us, the most we can ask is to help get the word out about the game. We'll be releasing an announcement trailer in Jan 2021. It would be awesome to have more eyes check the trailer because who knows, they might like what they see

[2d0x]

Originally posted by Jeremiah:

...Currently, we are targeting an Aug-Sep 2021 window for the early access release...

Almost a year is unbearably long; and it will be just early access...

[MLink]

Originally posted by 2d0x:

Originally posted by Jeremiah:

...Currently, we are targeting an Aug-Sep 2021 window for the early access release...

Almost a year is unbearably long; and it will be just early access...

Do you want a rushed game full of bugs so you can come here complain about how bad and broken the game is? Cmon, be patient, there are so many games like this out there.

[2d0x]

Originally posted by MLink:

Originally posted by 2d0x:

Almost a year is unbearably long; and it will be just early access...

Do you want a rushed game full of bugs so you can come here complain about how bad and broken the game is? Cmon, be patient...

I understand everything, but it's still a long period.

Originally posted by MLink:

...there are so many games like this out there.

Still not enough for me.

[maryblackwell]

I'm so exicted for this game! Just a question about the camera, will we be able to zoom in and out, and is it possible to change the angle at all? Thank you for all your hard work, I can't wait to support this game!

[Soma]

We'll support camera zoom in and zoom out, but no angle change. We decide very early on to not allow angle change, reasoning is that it is disorienting for a lot of farm sim type players, and by not allowing rotation we can achieve very good performance while still delivering high quality graphics.

EDIT: Just discussed this with Jeremiah, it should be possible for us to rotate game angle +- 4.5 degrees horizontally. But let us try this out.

Thanks for the input mary :)

[Soma]

Originally posted by 2d0x:

Originally posted by MLink:

Do you want a rushed game full of bugs so you can come here complain about how bad and broken the game is? Cmon, be patient...

I understand everything, but it's still a long period.

Originally posted by MLink:

...there are so many games like this out there.

Still not enough for me.

I feel you 2d0x, but yes, we are really trying to polish the game here. Also when it reached early access, the major functionality is all there. The only limitation is that it is limited to only Spring. We've seen our fair share of bad and rushed EA ourselves, so we want to heavily QA the game first before releasing as EA.

[2d0x]

Soma, I am not asking you to rush, but that does not make my wait any shorter. -30°C is cold, and 1 year is long. That's all.

[maryblackwell]

Originally posted by Soma:

We'll support camera zoom in and zoom out, but no angle change. We decide very early on to not allow angle change, reasoning is that it is disorienting for a lot of farm sim type players, and by not allowing rotation we can achieve very good performance while still delivering high quality graphics.

EDIT: Just discussed this with Jeremiah, it should be possible for us to rotate game angle +- 4.5 degrees horizontally. But let us try this out.

Thanks for the input mary :)

Thank you so much for even considering it, you guys are so friendly! I understand it might not be really possible or practical and maybe cause issues with rendering, it just looks like a really beautiful and vibrant world and I feel more immersive with a less top down view, but I'll happily play it either way. Thank you again!

[2d0x]

Originally posted by Soma:

...We decide very early on to not allow angle change, reasoning is that it is disorienting for a lot of farm sim type players...

If there is a button to return to the default camera angle, disorientation problems are unlikely to arise. And if you mention such tips when loading a game, then possible problems can be avoided or at least minimized.
To be on the safe side, let me clarify that I disagree with this argument, and not with your decision.

[Soma]

Noted 2d0x and mary, thanks for the suggestions!

[✡ Markinhos ✡]

can i participate on Closed?

[Soma]

hey Astronautico, yes! Please join our discord and check announcement we have free pre-alpha access registration until end of year!