Calico News

Hello we have another update! Stick with us as we take community feedback and bug reports to continue to improve Calico!

One big change in this version is the face options! We added some new options to allow for a more sharp jawline and thinner lips, and a few more facial hair options.

We're coming to the point where we will hopefully be putting out updates more focused on usability improvements and new content, so look out for that in the future. :)

-Performance improvements for lowest settings on PC
-Reduced stutter and lag from spinning camera around or loading new areas
-Added a few more masculine face options in character creator
-Split animal journal list into areas to make it easier to find them all
-Fixed hat position on raccoons and ferrets
-Fixed player being able to pick up the animal they are riding in certain circumstances
-changed list of face customization to be more intuitive
-Fixed base eye color and eye design color being swapped
-Fixed Murphy's model to match real life Murphy
-Fixed animal command menu not highlighting when used repeatedly
-Changed broom sound and removed bunny sounds
-Fixed credits sequence cat spawning off-center
-Fixed Daisy's house having no collisions
-Made Color customization palette bigger for easier use
-Possible fix for clothes disappearing bug
-Fixed stores resetting their stock if you buy all of their items
-Added page down and page up controls to animal journal for faster selection
-Fixed another cause of NPCs getting stuck at the cafe gate
-Possible fix for NPCs floating around stuck in animation like sitting down
-Adjusted Forest Spirit Cat and Bootes to look more distinct from each other
-Fixed Gabby not accepting Snow Dog


~ Kells and Andrew of Peachy Keen Games

Just a fast update to let you all know that Calico is now playable on MacOS.

Minimum specs have been added. Report any bugs in the forums.

Thank you again for your constant support and warmth!

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Calico 1.03

Feature Updates
⦁ Added player direction indicator to map, and made it easier to see where the player is
⦁ Added cafe notifications that shows when food is purchased and the NPC that bought it
⦁ Added support for navigating menus with the D-Pad

Bug Fixes
⦁ Fixed player entering mount animation with no mount and getting stuck
⦁ Fixed another cause of NPCs getting stuck at the cafe gate, there were a lot of different causes of this one bug
⦁ Fixed NPCs getting stuck in animations while traveling between locations
⦁ Fixed Golden Grove getting re-locked after reloading game in some circumstances
⦁ Fixed setting colors on face bandage accessories
⦁ Fixed glitches caused by putting small animals on big animals and then removing them while unmounted
⦁ Fixed animals trying to run around while playing with the string toys
⦁ Fixed sleeping not advancing quests if you go to sleep after midnight
⦁ Added double check to all quests achievement in case it didn't fire the first time
⦁ Fixed crash happening on some AMD processors
⦁ Fixed bug with saving while the cat potion is active
⦁ Fixed talk prompt getting stuck on screen or being activated from a distance

Miscellaneous
⦁ Fixed NPCs being able to go upstairs in the cafe
⦁ Made it easier to get out of bed
⦁ Made player look at animal they are petting
⦁ Improved dog petting hand position
⦁ Added more controls hints to furniture mode
⦁ Added more information about journal, map, and how food is sold to tutorial
⦁ Adjusted size of furniture mover to be able to reach all wall decorations

Happy New Year friends! We have some new updates coming through. These are the patch notes. v 1.03


Feature Updates
⦁ Added player direction indicator to map, and made it easier to see where the player is
⦁ Added cafe notifications that shows when food is purchased and the NPC that bought it
⦁ Added support for navigating menus with the D-Pad
Bug Fixes
⦁ Fixed player entering mount animation with no mount and getting stuck
⦁ Fixed another cause of NPCs getting stuck at the cafe gate, there were a lot of different causes of this one bug
⦁ Fixed NPCs getting stuck in animations while traveling between locations
⦁ Fixed naming animals with controller on PC
⦁ Fixed Golden Grove getting re-locked after reloading game in some circumstances
⦁ Fixed setting colors on face bandage accessories
⦁ Fixed glitches caused by putting small animals on big animals and then removing them while unmounted
⦁ Fixed animals trying to run around while playing with the string toys
⦁ Fixed sleeping not advancing quests if you go to sleep after midnight
⦁ Added double check to all quests achievement in case it didn't fire the first time
⦁ Fixed crash happening on some AMD processors
⦁ Fixed bug with saving while the cat potion is active
⦁ Fixed talk prompt getting stuck on screen or being activated from a distance
⦁ Fixed dog eyes while in sitting or sleeping animation
⦁ Fixed "new day" graphic flickering on screen sometimes
⦁ Fixed petting animals being slow to start sometimes
⦁ Fixed some animals not spawning if your cafe was full
⦁ Fixed Malcolm not appearing in the townsfolk journal
⦁ Fixed all characters in heart village visiting the cafe on the same day
Miscellaneous
⦁ Fixed NPCs being able to go upstairs in the cafe
⦁ Made it easier to get out of bed
⦁ Made player look at animal they are petting
⦁ Improved dog petting hand position
⦁ Added more controls hints to furniture mode
⦁ Added more information about journal, map, and how food is sold to tutorial
⦁ Adjusted size of furniture mover to be able to reach all wall decorations
⦁ Changed money display to be visible while in stores
⦁ Adjusted Calico 4D to be less flashy at high speeds
⦁ Changed chairs so you can sit on them while standing behind them


Hope everyone is happy and healthy, and here's hoping we all have a great 2021. 💖

- Kells and Andrew

Hello! We have some more bug fixes to announce! Thank you so much for your patience with this. Additionally, thank you for your patience with us answering emails, messages and comments, we're currently trying to catch up with all of them. :)

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• Fixed NPCs not being able to enter cafe and getting stuck outside (for serious this time)
  
• Made running over slopes and bumpy surfaces smoother
  
• Made auto-running transition more gradual
  
• Fixed angle of animal ear items and sundae hat on animals
  
• Fixed cinnamon roll recipe not being given by Daisy, if you have previously finished the quest you will receive the recipe automatically
  
• Fixed step 4 of "Venture Cat-pital" not activating if you completed the first 3 steps
  
• Fixed position of credits sequence beginning
  
• Fixed credit sequence sending player out of bounds
  
• Fixed quitting from one save file and starting a new save file not fully resetting progress for new save
  
• Fixed blue hat pigeon getting stuck behind a wall
  
• Fixed collisions on all carpets being too big, especially cloud
  
• Fixed scone recipe not being given by Hocus Focus quest, if you've already finished the quest you will receive the recipe automatically
  
• Fixed some collision issues: jumping from under side of bowl, furniture near cafe window, onsen cliff
  
• Fixed not being able to select quality settings because mouse click reset UI choice
  
• Added arrow key support for UIs and movement
  
• Fixed dialogue text being extremely small at 4k
  
• Fixed inventory being cut off on ultrawide screens
  
• Added option to swap confirm/cancel buttons on controller
  
• Fixed Radio, Oliver Cat Plus, and Rad Cat Throne furniture items disappearing after saving and loading. if you previously obtained and lost them they should automatically appear in your inventory
  
• Fixed being unable to mount right after: dropping animal, using big potion, or dismounting
  
• Fixed clothing and hair colors not displaying in character creator preview after loading a save
  
• Fixed clothing colors being reset when you close and reopen a clothing category then switch to a new item
  
• Fixed model problem with Ranger when paused or in dialogue
  
• Made horse faster
  
• Fixed ears on bunnies
  
• Fixed possible crash when loading some save files from previous versions
  
• Adjusted city and coast barriers to be more clear
  
• Fixed radio being picked up separately from its table and getting stuck in furniture mode
  
• Fixed Safeena leaving her spot before the clover coast quest is finished
  
• Fixed polar bear cubs randomly following the player
  
• Fixed furniture saving bug from previous patch