Snacko News

[h3]It's here! Hide HUD and Toggle Grid Visibility is now available when you're using your camera in Select Mode in the builder's kit![/h3]

It'll allow you take better screenshots of your town, farm, or house creations.
You can explore these two new options following the control prompts on your screen when using the input device of your choice.



To take a screenshot on the Steam Deck, use the STEAM + R1 button together! We can't wait to see everyone's layouts without the pesky building grid on the screen!

For some inspiration, here's some player creations shared in our Discord!


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Some new items to help out with this newfound freedom include the ability to buy crafting recipes and place flowers and bushes as buildables!



Once placed, these will become regular resource nodes you can harvest from, like the saplings.

Meowllo! Happy weekend! Why not spend a comfy Saturday in the Music Hall in the Cultural Center?

[h3]Music Hall[/h3]
There, you can listen to soundtrack, but also change the songs that play in each area!
Using the "Config" option, you can change which music track plays in which area based on the season and time of day.



[h3]Builder's Kit[/h3]
We've added a reticle that helps you aim when you're using gamepad. To focus on objects, you have to "look" at them with your camera, but without a pointer on screen to help guide where the center of the camera is, it's been a little difficult to aim.



Coming up after this update very soon are the options to hide the HUD and toggle the grid visibility on and off for screenshots.

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed issue with Lumber Pile not having a fuel value
  
• Mesecina statue state wasn't updating in older save files
  
• Fixed typos with the Goddess' name. Oh my! I hope she forgives me
  
• Added tutorial quest for Alembic
  
• Missing "Talk to Mikan" subtask in the journal for the quest "I Ship It!"
  
• Fixing inability to press "Offer Items" button in Obelisk
  

[h3]Barn Feeders[/h3]

• Barn feeders now only take edible goods instead of everything
  
• The amount that fills up the feeder depends on mostly how much HP the edible item restores, and how much stamina it restores
  
• However, Plant Material and Wheat convert especially well
  

[h3]Quick Binds[/h3]

• Added quick-bind to Kart and Sprite
  
• Press G to summon your sprite and Middle Mouse Button for Kart
  
• You can rebind these buttons in your settings
  
• On game pad, Kart is bound to left stick click
  

[h3]Mines[/h3]

• Ore deposits now drop more Iron Ore and less of...everything else to make it feel more satisfying to go mining for ore
  
• Myst Crystal clusters now drop more Myst Crystals
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed problem where Open Box could not be moved/picked up once placed
  
• Fixed issue where after credits it would show the demo title screen
  
• Fixed duplicate NPCs during festivals
  
• Fixed issue where you couldn't actually interrupt your Sleeping Box by pressing jump
  
• Fixed inability to stack Softwood Benches
  
• Removed overlapping text on Obelisk offering hover with check mark; made button for offering at Obelisk more obvious
  
• Mushrooms in mines can now be hit with axe, pickaxe, and hoe instead of just hoe
  
• Fixed issue where stacking items of different quality would change the star rating
  

This was supposed to be a smaller bugfix build, but it got out of hand...
You know what else can get out of hand, now? FENCES!

We've placed building zones on top of fence posts, which means you can now put things like lamps, cartons of milk, tables, or other fences on fences.

In that screenshot, you may notice a couple of new things: A placeable cardboard box and some torches!

[h3]This update brings in a couple of new things:[/h3]

• Bell Pepper seeds can now be purchased at the Grocer's after completing MIAO 2
  

• Bell Peppers can be harvested early when they're green for a bitter veggie, or one stage later when they're red for a sweet veggie
  
• A stick + bell pepper will yield you a Roasted Pepper
  
• A stick + any fruit will yield you a Grilled Fruit. I hope the Grilled Fruit helps those early on in their Snacko journey to restoring lots of stamina for cheap!
  

• You can now place a Torch or a Floating Torch. These items are given by the D.I.Why quest early game. If you are beyond that point, please purchase those two recipes for cheap at your local Carpenter's! This came from a request in our Discord for a light source that did not require Myst Crystals for early game
  

• You can now place Box (stackable and has a surface) and also an Open Box (functions as a bed). You can place other buildables inside the Open Box for maximum chaos
  
• The Quest Board is now craftable instead of being a pinball only item - buy the crafting recipe at your local Carpenter's!
  

As for bug fixes, we've had a bunch of micro updates on and off the past couple of days. You might've noticed your game updating in the wee hours of the night. Sorry, our sleep schedules are terrible.
Those bug fixes are usually limited to a couple of save files or situations, so we don't post patch notes for them.

Now, while using the World Theme "Darker", the dialogue box will turn into Night Mode!

Remember, you can always adjust the strength of the World Theme in the settings using the slider. You can find World Theme inside Settings -> Video. Please give this a try if the brightness of Snacko strains your eyes.


This new quality of life addition is for new players: many players were getting lost on why they can't till the ground in the farming tutorial. I've added a little area indicator to show that the farm tiles are behind Nobu. This is a common issue so we hope this will help!

The item descriptions for the Crafting and Cookbook are now also slightly larger for those playing on Steam Deck.

And that's about it! We hope you enjoy the new fence stacking and items for your island!

• fixed issue where you could get stuck in an animation if you turned the camera really fast mid-animation
  
• fixed issue where items weren't auto-stacking properly
  
• fixed issues when using intro skip
  
• fixed issue where sprinklers stopped working
  
• fixed issue with ambient VFX playing inside the house
  
• fixed issue with inability to spam premium pinball
  
• fixed issue with overflow inventory
  
• fixed issue with storage scrolling issue
  
• fixed issue where tab stopped opening full journal page
  
• fixed fuel indicator not working in furnaces
  
• fixed incorrect controller indicator for "move stack" on playstation and switch controllers
  
• fixed crash when sprinkler is too close to edge (i love video games why is this happening)
  
• fixed issue with hardwood trees only dropping one sapling with no wood sometimes
  
• monitoring fixed issue with some friendship or heart events triggering twice in a row
  

We're still working on some known bugs like:

• can't cancel sleeping box using prompt
  
• achievements page in journal shows "not in demo" in full game
  

As always, if you have an issue with your game or save file, feel free to reach out in Discord or on Steam and we'll get back to you ASAP~