Early Access Patch 10

Hello witches,

If our major updates so far were whales, this one is clearly a kraken. No worries, though - he’s usually friendly.

Most importantly, we bring you Astra - a magical world full of mysterious creatures and unique crafting ingredients. But that’s not all - a plethora of new features, updates and bug fixes awaits you. At this point, our game is at least three times as big as it was when we initially released it! And the best part is, we are still not done.

The full patch notes are as follows:

Bugfixes:

All mining nodes should now respawn correctly
Items obtained from Paffti shrines no longer disappear from inventory
Photography mode no longer breaks cutscenes
Audio now correctly resumes after a cutscene ends
All ladders can now be climbed correctly
Fixed an exploit that could allow players with full inventory to only pick up best quality of herbs and plants
Furnace now correctly displays how many items we receive after finishing craft
Garlic Bread recipe will no longer disappear
Picking up a Charisma Potion no longer automatically adds its recipe
You can no longer accidentally prevent yourself from giving a gift to an NPC by pressing and holding RMB
Hanging Herbs can now be correctly.. hanged.. upstairs
Flowers in Siemibor’s house are no longer affected by air currents
Adjusted pathing for stairs in front of Tulok’s house
Desert VFX now correctly begin even if Abrill is riding a mount, or is transformed into a cat
All letters now have a title
Removed old, deprecated markers from the compass
Drinking a potion while its effect is already active will now correctly increase its expiration time
Fixed Titanium Ore discovery progress
Cheese now has a correct item when you hold it in your hand
Removed an incorrect “unusable” prompt while interacting with some altars
Fixed controller navigation in the recycler
Fixed climbing on a controller
Fixed excessive respawn of driftwood, sea urchin and tulip shell on the beach
All Beehives now respawn correctly
Surfinia Flowers no longer levitate
You can no longer harvest vegetables or plants with full inventory
Zoom settings on the map are now correctly saved
Texture quality no longer affects icons
Camera commissions will no longer appear before you complete the camera quest
Fainting as a cat in the water no longer causes issues with respawn
Scales are now correctly added to the Compendium after you pick them up
Foxes no longer occasionally clip heavily into textures
Fixed interaction with Scorpion Statue on the desert
Artisan table is no longer covered in snow while inside the house
Mushrooms on the shipwreck can now be picked up correctly
The cat will no longer bug out when he appears near Frita’s house as a part of a quest
Adding an egg that cannot hatch to the incubator now displays an information prompt
Fixed compass navigation for Charna, Tesha and Malbi
Removed excessive snow that could appear on the desert during the winter
Resolved an issue with disappearing scorpions
Fixed rain weather ritual

Major features and improvements:

Enter Astra, a magical world! (can be entered through Paffti gates found around the island) Note that this world wasn’t meant to be explorable for humans, and you need certain magic to survive.
Added a protective potion that prevents fainting when exploring Astra
Added Profiles; now you can have multiple saves!
New Main Menu interface
Added Tool Stand, purchasable from Rogost; clicking on it filters/displays all tools we have in all of our chests
You can now research crystals and gems in the compendium
New level of witch exam is unlocked
You can find Fortune Telling ritual that discovers our luck on a given day
Added an Enchanted Scarecrow to be found, a magical helper for your farm
Added a basement to Abrill’s house
Introducing a new citizen NPC: Omari, who can be found in the Desert area
Wild Cuflow will now respawn
Added a new quest path for Yutu
Added a new quest for Patrice
Added a new questline for the cat familiar (requires completing the first quest from the beginning of the game)
Added random events, with can have either negative (eg. snail invasion) or positive (eg. improved quality of crafted potions and rituals) effects
UI improvements (new animations, scale, font size)
After unlocking the Mill, you now receive a few starter recipes
Added more slots to Witch Stall
Added a new upgrade level for Witch Stall
Added some improved SFX effects for Abrill
Bookcases now have slots for items
Cassandra’s shop UI now displays which blueprints you have already learned
You can now have your very own Greenhouse by purchasing blueprints from Rogost’s store; there, you can grow plants regardless of their usual season!
Desert riddles now have better rewards
Home Altar can now be moved
Added checkbox for auto-sprint in Options
Multiple improvements to the building interiors
Improved effect icons to provide greater clarity (it will start fading when about to expire)
Wild Altars can now be used to teleport home

Minor features and improvements:

You can now pick up and throw Pinecones
It is now easier to obtain a note in “Proof of existence” quest
Added a special tourist, Kickstarter NPC
Changed Carpentry Witch Exam reward
Implemented Radar animation
Level art improvements for areas close to Paffti gates
Adjusted Honey price, it’s also now available in Cassandra’s store
Improved Essence Extractor UI
Improved noticeboard UI
Added a few SFX effects for the cat
Furniture store now has a signboard
Added new map markers (spiders, scorpions, astra gate)
Added a new Wild Altar in the Upper City
Added new icons for some mixtures to prevent dupes
Optimized map markers
Added a new icon for Cuflow in the breeder
Improved spawn points for tourists
Seaweed is now an acceptable gift in Paffti shrines
Crabs can now be sacrificed in Paffti shrines (don’t tell the Crab People)
Emerald and Sulfur now have compendium entries
Added a new recipe for Sulfur discovery
Added exclamation marks to some services in the town
Added a new animation that informs the player that their Stamina is low
The smallest Cuflow are now a little bigger
Empty Cuflow Coop and Breeder can now be torn apart
Added new SFX for building and moving objects
Added a prompt that is displayed when the player attempts to destroy a Quern with items inside
Improved Wall Fountain model
The Well can now be moved
Added a Storage Rack with shelves for all your storage needs (you can place chests horizontally on it)
Improved visibility in the forest; the leaves will now fade when close to the player’s camera
Added new Paints
Added new Wallpapers
Added 3 new fish
Getting up from a bench now has a shorter animation
Added “Popular Objects” to Witch Stall; these sell quickly and for an increased price
You can now see blueprint recipe before purchasing it
The library now has a book about Cuflow breeding
The camera now correctly detects mushrooms growing on mushroom logs

We hope these changes will make your stay on the Fern Island more comfortable. Rest assured that your feedback is always heard, and is an important part of our workflow for future updates. Thank you for all activity so far, reporting issues and hanging out with us in Discord. We couldn’t have done this without you!

Best Regards,

Enjoy Studio team

The Witch of Fern Island update for 13 September 2023

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