Hello,
I wanted to post a dev update since we haven't posted any updates on Steam in awhile. Here are a few highlights of progress on the game over the past few months.

Character Portraits:
Updated character portraits are in the works, it will be awhile until they're completed but here is a sneak peak at some compared to the previous version.
Critters:
2 new critters have been added to the game. There are 4 critters types you can ranch/keep in the game, the Alpheep, Bluggy, Chikree and Girtle. Each type has 5 visual variations.
Inventory Items:
We've done a big inventory item update and added over 140 new items to the game. Now when you process a food item it turns into a processed version of it, in other words, apple on dry rack = dried apple instead of "dried fruit" and apple on press = apple juice.
Environment Visuals:
A lot of work has been done to improve the visuals of the world and environment art. Here is a comparison picture showing the before and after updates to the water shader. On the left side of the purple line in this image you can see that the water looks kinda flat, without much depth and on the right side hopefully you can see how it has much more depth and color range.
Music:
45 minutes of original music has been completed and there are quite a few banger tracks in there! I can't wait to share it with y'all.

Release Date:
We're still not sure when we'll be able to release the game in early access, our goal is to do so sometime during 2025. There is still a lot of work to be done and we don't want to release a buggy low quality experience.

Thanks for all the support, kind words, and feedback so far!

Hello, we've been working on improving the mouse controls and map accuracy this past week. (I still need to spend some time on improving the gamepad controls.) Thanks for the all the playtesters support and feedback!

Demo v0.19.3 Update 9/26/24

Bug & issues:
Swapped the buy/sell 1 and 5 items. Seemed more intuitive to Left Click to buy 1.
Fixed an unintuitive issue on the cooking menu where you cant select an ingredient until you selected a recipe.
Fixed a bug on the butcher menu where you couldn’t exit after slaughtering your only critter.
Removed some confusing decor mine floor spots that made you want to dig them.
Fixed the mine cave in sequence.
Fixed issues with the smelter not smelting items properly overnight.
Dynamic rain now waters dry dirt tiles in the scene when it starts raining.
Fixed an issue where you could sleep multiple times when pressing rapidly on the bed and newsletter scene.
Changed up the way the cutscenes trigger to prevent players from sleeping past important events.
Character name input field only accepts alphanumeric characters now.
Cooking and crafting menus no longer let you cook/craft an item if inventory is full.

Quality of life enhancements & improvements:
Improved mouse controls (easier to target, select, and place items.)
Map is now more accurate when showing player or NPC location.
Added mine wall selection highlight.
You can now press TAB key or SELECT on the gamepad to cycle the item bar rows. This way you can access all the items in your inventory without having to press pause and rearrange things.