Hello,
Today we're releasing a big update with plenty of new content and features. Due to its nature, we'll be running a short betatest before making the public release.
Beta update information
This beta will only run on Steam.
While we're 99% sure it won't break your save, we recommend keeping a backup just in case.
You CAN'T go back to the public branch once you join the beta until it's complete, unless you use "Restore Backup" and are OK with losing all progress done during the beta.
The beta will NOT be playable cross-platform. If you are using the Cloud Saves to share your saves with other platforms, we recommended to stay on the public branch.
The beta version will NOT create save backups. This allows you to use the "Restore Backup" feature to go back to the public branch.
The beta version WILL upload Cloud Saves as usual.
Progress done on the beta will be kept once the beta period ends (unless some game-breaking bug is found).
Timeframe for the full release of the update is: A few days after the beta has released, if no major issues have been found, we'll send the update for certification on consoles. After that, actual release time will depend on certification time. Somewhere between mid July and early August.
Access to the beta branch can be done by opening the game's properties on the Steam client and entering the password "kevinwashere" on the "Betas" tab.
New Content
Added plenty of new achievements to unlock.
Added new Golden decorations with steep unlock and purchase requirements.
New harvestable type: Herbs. These items can be placed in plowed land at any time, but can only be harvested on specific seasons. Herbs are unlocked at Farm Level 60. The category will be hidden until then.
New production buildings: Loom and Tint Extractor.
New resource: Fabric.
New town shop: Apothecary, to sell the new herbs resources.
Gameplay changes
Increased farm size to 9x9 plots.
New plots will be placed surrounding the previous 7x7 area.
Plots over 50 will also require some medals on top of diamonds.
Reduced diamonds required to purchase new plots. This reduction is more noticeable on the last unlocked farms.
Favour exchange ratios for money are improved a bit more with farm level.
Increased max level of most town shops to 250.
Increased overall capacity of shops.
Slightly increased stock recovery speed of shops.
Increased warehouse max level to 500.
Increased max farm / player level to 1,000.
Increased maximum farmhand work area to 24x24
Increased farmhand movement speed.
The Tea Factory now uses the newly added herb resources. The ones previously used by the Tea Factory are now used by the Tint Extractor.
Parsley is no longer a crop, and will be now in the Herbs category.
Increased Max garage level to 200. Auto Tractor speed can now reach 150%. Fuel Recovery stops improving at level 100.
Adjusted anti cheat option to have less false positives.
Bugfixes
Fixed memory leak when switching farms. This could lead to crashes on systems with a low memory budget.
Fixed fuel difference between host and guests when switching farms. This could lead to the "synchronization lost" errors while playing, and seeing different results from player actions.
Today's Farm showcase: "My farm <3" by Eureka - B3BM2P