Dinkum News

G’day mate!

I’ll tell you what, a few weeks ago we both arrived on the island - back when Dinkum came out in Early Access. I remember that day like it was yesterday, ha ha ha! Since that moment when we landed and set up our town, Dinkum received a few updates to improve the game (fixed some bugs, added the Steam Cloud save system, and much, much more). However, we can’t just stop there! So today I want to tell you just a liiiiitle bit about what's coming to the island. There are some really big rumours floating around!

Firstly, I’ve been contacted by South City, and they’ve let me know that we can soon apply for additional house deeds. Or “Guest Houses” if you will. Once you’ve applied for a Guest House deed (and supplied the building materials) you can do whatever you like with the building. Want some extra storage? That’s fine! Want a place for a friend to stay while they are visiting? Go for it! Rumour is that we can apply to build up to three of these “Guest Houses”. Very exciting!

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to offer House Customisation for free anymore. Good thing I heard John was getting some “House Customisation Kits” in stock soon. Another way for him to make a few Dinks! Ha-ho-ha-ho!

I’ve also seen a fast, sun-loving animal zooming around the island. These fellas are no doubt very good-looking, but don’t let those looks fool you! They can pack a punch if you start some trouble with them. I’ll tell you what, I am personally “frilled” to see some new wildlife. Ha-ho-ha-ho!

Now onto us! To keep up with the latest Dinkum island trends, you will be able to style yourself up using new fashion accessories. What will they be? Only time will tell! All I know is that more choice means more fun. However, I did hear that Candle Hat, as well as Miners Helmet, will change a little bit too.

Now, if you ever get a hankering for some crafting, I heard there are a bunch of new recipes for decorations and even some new recipes for tools. I believe that some of these new recipes will be given to you automatically if you already hold the correct licences.

Oh dear, look at old Fletch waffle on! Hmmm… who left this here? It’s a photo with a bunch of other new things that are coming to the island!



I’m going to go and study this photo!


Hooroo!

Fletch - Head of Island Exploration

G’day all,

I can now officially say that Steam Cloud Saves are now available for Dinkum! From now on you can enjoy Dinkum on more than one device without manually moving your save.

Cloud saves will sync for the first time after you close Dinkum. For most people, you wont need to do anything else.

However, if you have been moving your saves between devices, please give these points below a read.

1. If you are playing on more than one device and have been moving a save from one to another, copy your latest save to both devices to ensure it syncs with your latest save.
   
2. If you have been playing on more than one device and have different saves on them both, move both saves to both devices. The save slots can have their numbers changed so they don't conflict.
   
3. If for any reason you need to copy and paste saves into your save folder after a sync has happened, you should do it while the game is open and on the menu. Once the game is closed, it should sync all the files you have copied in.
   
4. If you don’t want to use Cloud saves, you can opt out by right clicking on Dinkum in your library and looking at cloud settings.
   

If you have any more questions regarding Cloud Saves, feel free to write them down below. We also have a great and helpful community on Discord! So if you are looking for help, or just want to meet some nice people, join us there. And as always, thank you so much for your support and feedback. I am so grateful that Dinkum has such a great community and it means a lot to have you all around :)


Have a great day, and speak to you soon,

James

G’day everyone,

A quick piece of news for every “games on the go” enthusiast out there. As of now Dinkum is Steam Deck Verified, which means you can enjoy the game anywhere you like on your favourite portable PC console!

Also, behind the scenes, I’m working on new Dinkum content as we speak too. I'll have some new stuff to show soon. Thanks for all your support! I've been loving seeing the crazy islands people have been making as well as dropping into some streams to watch live while I've been working.

Speak to you soon,

James

G’day!

I can’t believe the response Dinkum has received. I would have never predicted this kind of reaction. I spent four years imagining Dinkum’s release into the world, but the response has been absolutely incredible.

A few hours before pushing that release button, I saw how many of you were waiting to play Dinkum - the Dinkum Discord was buzzing! You showed me so much support, love, and encouragement. I don’t know what to say. except thank you. You are the best community a dev could ever ask for. And thanks to you, Dinkum is in the top selling games on Steam! That’s amazing! Your support is really something else!

Thank you once again for everything. I am happy that I could bring a little slice of Australiana to your lives. And I will continue to work on this game through the Early Access phase, to make it even more enjoyable. And don’t forget, I want this game to grow with the community, so all your suggestions and comments are being noted.

Oh, and there are a few more people I’d like to thank, so, I’ve added some credits into the main menu of Dinkum.

Alright, I have to get back to doing some bug fixes. We will talk soon though! This is just the beginning of the adventure.


Thank you once again and speak to you soon,

James