Complete list of changes:

FIXES

• Fixed the cursor appearing briefly and dialogue sound playing when the town rating fluctuates between stars
• Fixed a game stopping bug when town rating reaches 5 stars
• Fixed a bug where Haywire Maintenance Automaton couldn't target characters if they had been saved/loaded inside a Safe Zone.
• Fixed resources getting stuck hovering near the character
• Fixed a bug causing the Journal and Mayor reminder popups to never show up again
• Fixed Gamepad interactions with the Map
• Fixed townsfolk complaining about environment before environment structures are unlocked
• Fixed several crashes throughout the game
• Fixed the rafter supports not hiding when loading a game
• Fixed Choppable trees and Townsfolk camps to fade in and out instead of popping
• Fixed Dwarf face now fading during teleportation
• Fixed Townsfolk hair fading out differently (and eerily) than the rest of the character
• Fixed Pet Training music not looping cleanly
• Fixed a bug causing the pet training music would get stuck playing forever
• Fixed the pet training interest multiplier never actually being used
• Fixed a bug where music would stop completely until re-entering an area if the area music was fading out while a new one started
• Fixed missing Sacred Garden zone
• Fixed Surveyor Runip asking for more Spirit Sprites than exists in the game

CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS

• Significantly reduced the tutorial dialogue
• Significantly reduced the difficulty of accessing Banks and Mushroom Grove
• Significantly reduced the difficulty of leveling up
• Adjusted the camera to be less jolting when going through doorways
• Added feedback when getting Ok, Good, or Perfect during pet training
• Improved pet training UI to show what each action does to trust and interest, now with Tooltips
• Improved the balance of pet actions to speed up pet training when at or near the same level as the pet
• Pet Trainer Alice is now clearer on how to execute Timed Hits during pet training
• Renamed Nature Level to Trainer Level
• Many small performance improvements
• Race attendants will now tell you where the Champ can be found
• Improved some of the puzzles and visual cues in the Ancient Water Treatment Plant
• Added tutorial tracker to indicate when the tutorial is over
• Added Credits
• Added Hall of Heroes interactive book (Backer Reward)
• Added an announcement when leveling up
• Replaced the Gravestone quest icon
• Gravestone dialogue boxes are now sized by the content
• Improved saving performance and added new 'saving' indicator on the screen
• HUD now fades away during cinematics
• Added skippable game intros
• Changed Soul Quartz pickup prompt to only appear once per session instead of every time
• Drafting table can now be exited with Escape (like other menus)
• Changed townsfolk to be more attentive to their needs instead of waiting until it is too late to take care of them, and then complain about them.
• Increased the Pet Storage from 4 to 10 on Pet Shelters
• Reduced the Fun had at market structures to 0.5. Shopping can be fun, but it's not THAT fun.
• Hygiene is no longer a primary stat on Houses. This stat removed need for bathouses very early on in the game.
• Road pieces now give townsfolk a speed boost. Dirt Paths: 25%; Stone Paths: 50%
• Reduced the QoL given per stone path tile from 5 to 1. The primary benefit to stone paths is now the speed boost.
• The entrance to the final dungeon now warns you that you won't be able to come back until you complete it.
• Improved the quality of the ending sequence of the Final Dungeon
• Changed the Treasure Diviner to spray out smaller and fewer particles when facing the wrong way
• Added a new toll guard on break to hint at how to get into Mushroom Grove
• Travellers will now give quest hints and zone specific dialogue
• Added new icons for all inventory items
• Added new crab apple mesh
• Removed all BETA labels
• New Inventory slot background
• New dynamic New Game biography and Dusken Keep history
• New character biographies and Dusken Keep history on new game
• New story book introduction
• New Breakable Pots
• New Steam Achievements (65+)
• New Kegnade dispensers
• New Ancient puzzle doors
• New Dungeon decor
• New active paintings for Vigil Pines dungeons
• New informational conversations with The Mayor, Foreman Ike, and Professor Moony
• New Townsfolk dialogues: They talk about thoughts and they'll sometimes give hints for town structure recipes
• New prompts for items picked up
• New summary above the characters head of picked up items
• New game icon
• New teleport stone icons on the map

• New stat badges (15+)

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• New badge "Pack Leader" - This badge increases the number of pets that can follow you at the same time!
• New badges Gold, Stone, Wood, and Currency production
• New special quest specific badge (no spoilers!)