Dinkum News

• April 30, 2025 – 06:00 (UTC)
  
• No downtime required.
  
• If you are currently playing the game, you may continue without interruption. However, to experience the updated gameplay with the applied fixes, we recommend exiting the game and installing the latest update before launching it again.

• Fixed a bug that would stop the game saving when loading an older save file.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the terrarium to never exceed one cocoon when filled with low value bugs.
  
• Fixed an issue that occurred in Irwin’s shop when buying a Chook would cause the animal feeder to sell instead.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to remain wet forever after walking through an animal shower.
  
• Fixed a bug that changed the new villager Mason’s hair colour when they were wearing a hat.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused items to float when placed on top of the Wide Bookshelf.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused birds to appear “stuck” under water.
  
• Fixed a bug that let players put honey in the cocoon nest in the Bug Terrarium.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the glider in the museum to show the incorrect price.

• Farm Animal sickness will now always last 2 days. If the animal has been sick for more than two days and the animal is not dirty on a new day, the sickness will be cured.
  
• Bin Chooks(New birds) now drop a random relic on death

The cozy, rural life sim formula that the likes of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley have mastered continues to be the foundation for a steady stream of new games. All trying to tap into a more relaxing reality where fishing, farming, and flirting with your neighbors is all you have to worry about, they remain hugely popular. Dinkum, which puts an Australian spin on this core experience, has been building itself up in early access for quite some time now, but it's now finally out in 1.0.

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• April 24, 2025 – 10:30 (UTC)
  
• No downtime required.
  
• If you are currently playing the game, you may continue without interruption. However, to experience the updated gameplay with the applied fixes, we recommend exiting the game and installing the latest update before launching it again.

• Fixed a bug that made cocoons disappear when it was added to the inventory
  
• Fixed a bug that did not give default permissions for Farm animals when a new player connects.
  
  • Host players will need to give these permissions to anyone that has played before this fix by clicking the cog next to the player’s name on the options tab of the journal.
    
• Fixed an issue that caused adult Vombats to freeze in place, and cause them to appear in different locations in multiplayer
  
• Fixed an issue that caused White Boomers to appear in Capture Requests on the Bulletin Board
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed Deeds to be deleted in creative mode
  
• Fixed a bug that occasionally caused birds to disappear mid flight when being chased
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Pontoon item recipe from being in the recipe unlocks pool
  
• Fixed a bug that caused farm animal to appear dirty even after cleaning them
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented Villagers from following the player into the mine elevator after a Town Bell has been built on the island
  

• When fed honey, Bug Terrariums will produce at least one cocoon a day, regardless of the type of bugs inside. Butterflies, Moths and Spiders still have a higher chance of creating cocoons
  
• Changed 2 alternate recipes for the Bug Terrarium to be consistent with the main one.
  
  • (The alternate recipes required 3 Bee Houses, but now only require 1)
    
• The Animal Shower will now turn on if an animal walks through it, regardless if they are dirty or not.
  
• The Animal Shower will turn on if a player walks through it.
  
• Improved the reliability of Scarecrows scaring birds away
  
• Rayne now sells Scarecrows, both in the visitor tent and her store
  
• Villagers will get scared and not want to leave the elevator when it stops in the Hot Hot Hot
  

• A: The core gameplay is the same, but the demo includes the following limitations:
  
• You can only play up to one in-game month. After that, you won't be able to load that save file again.
  
• Only one save slot is available for the demo.
  Creative Mode and developer commands are disabled in the demo.
  

• A: Multiplayer is not available in the demo version.
  

• A: You'll need to delete your current save and start over. Purchasing the full game removes this restriction.
  

• A: Yes! You can continue your progress by loading your demo save file in the full game. Just make sure to install the full game after purchase.
  

• If Steam Cloud is not enabled, or if your save file is stored only on your PC (local device) and you uninstall Dinkum from your Steam library, the save file will be deleted.
  
• If there is no save file left on Steam Cloud or your PC (local device), you will not be able to continue your previous progress even after repurchasing Dinkum.
  
• You can check whether Steam Cloud is enabled by following the path below:
  
  • Steam Library → Dinkum → Manage → Properties → General tab