Coral Island News

Hotfix v1.1b-1233

Hi farmers,

This is a major hotfix we’re releasing before our team goes on holiday. The key updates include the addition of season-specific background music and background images for the end-of-day UI. We’ve also made further optimizations to enhance the game’s performance.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed some book lists in Sections C and D always being marked as "New" even after reading.
  
• Fixed the player wearing underwater suits during cutscenes on land.
  
• Fixed missing SFX for the two-legged player tail when underwater.
  
• Fixed a bug where the player could receive Goddess Blessing from the Enchantment site.
  
• Fixed player pointer going out of bounds on the map when entering the shed.
  
• Fixed player pointer still being visible when entering buildings or caverns.
  
• Fixed a visual bug when tilling clover.
  
• Fixed character getting stuck when starting fishing with certain behaviors.
  
• Hide NPC birthdays you haven’t met from the end-of-day UI.
  
• Fixed Lanin shopkeeper portrait being empty in seasons other than Spring; now uses her Spring portrait instead.
  
• Fixed clipping issues when trying to mount a horse.
  
• Fixed various map issues where the player was out of bounds in certain locations.
  
• Fixed the cursor going out of bounds in the Guardian Mural UI.
  
• Fixed broken animations when the player used axes and pickaxes underwater at max speed.
  
• Fixed player info not updating in-game after the end-of-day UI.
  
• Fixed UI issues in the Offering UI.
  
• Removed snow season effects when starting the Trivia Mini Game during Winter.
  
• Fixed missing furniture ramen mesh after upgrading.
  
• Fixed Winter Fair booth appearing in the Walter Heart Event 7 cutscene.
  
• Fixed being stuck in a riding pose after fainting while riding a horse.
  
• Fixed Wabanana sandals sometimes duplicating after being placed in the wardrobe.
  
• Fixed crashes when buying ranch animals in certain cases.
  
• Fixed bamboo nets not being able to catch medium fish.
  
• Fixed underwater building interior items not updating to new locations.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Pufferfish shop during the Beach Cleanup Festival couldn’t be interacted with.
  
• Fixed incorrect teleport locations for tilling and planting in Year 2 and Year 3 during tree planting festivals.
  
• Fixed the player’s teleport being blocked by objects in front of the farm portal; the player is now teleported to the front of the player’s home.
  
• Fixed Princess Miranjani missing from the map and no icon appearing when standing in front of the Sacred Tree.
  
• Fixed missing SFX when cutting mushrooms.
  
• Fixed Lady Lavanna’s shop not being discounted after winning the race.
  
• Fixed the player failing to dismount after exiting the Savannah race minigame.
  
• Fixed Town Rank board incorrectly displaying the rank.
  
• Fixed farmland becoming untilled or reverting to default after canceling a tree move action using the Architect Desk.
  
• Fixed tappers missing when moving trees with the Architect Desk.
  
• Fixed weird lighting when waking up in the underwater house.
  
• Fixed crafting wasabi paste incorrectly producing green smoothies.
  
• Fixed crashes when upgrading seeds/seaweed in the Oracle Chamber.
  
• Fixed the greenhouse disappearing after the player completes the Crop Altar Offering.
  
• Fixed being unable to remove items with a pickaxe because of the "Object is Being Used by Another Player" message.
  

Text and Dialogue:

• Fixed various minor NPC dialogue issues.
  
• Fixed various typos in cutscenes.
  
• Fixed various localization issues.
  
• Simplified the flow of the "One of Us" cutscenes.
  
• Updated Paul’s Relationship UI information.
  

Improvements:

• Disabled cursor hover over disabled inventory slots when using a controller.
  
• Optimized loading for various game areas.
  
• Removed unused keybind ("Open Inventory Decor") from the settings.
  

Balancing:

• Updated the minimum requirement for large log farms to a silver axe.
  

Thanks for all your reports so far. We wish you a happy holiday season!
Stairway Team

Hi Farmers,

This hotfix addresses game performance optimizations for the Steam Deck and resolves some edge-case crashes in the game.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed freezes during the Semeru wedding event on the Steam Deck. The previous fix missed some scenarios.
  
• Fixed freezes during the unwanted guest cutscene on the Steam Deck.
  
• Fixed an issue where the UI would disappear after interacting with the rename panel.
  
• Fixed a bug that made floating resources unpickable in certain cases.
  
• Fixed the ability to open the pause menu while fishing, this shouldn't be possible.
  
• Fixed missing fishing animations during fishing.
  
• Fixed a crash when moving the underwater barn to a location occupied by a chest or a machine with active temperature.
  
• Fixed a crash when moving the underwater barn building.
  
• Fixed a crash when sleeping or saving after upgrading the barn to level 2.
  

Improvements:

• Reduced freezes occurring at 12:00, 16:00, and 18:00 in-game when playing on the Steam Deck.
  
• IOstore has been disabled, allowing the game to be modded again. Due to this change, the hotfix is larger in size than usual, as you will need to redownload some files. This won't increase the game's size on your computer.
  

Thank you for your continued support and happy farming!

Best regards,
Stairway Team

Steam Hotfix v1.1b-1231

Hi Farmers,

This hotfix focuses on optimizing game performance and addressing some edge-case crashes in the game.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a crash that occurred when collecting overlapping eggs in the chicken coop.
  
• Fixed a crash caused by a meteor or satellite hitting a fruit tree.
  
• Resolved an issue in controller-only mode where the cursor became stuck after pressing "back" in the Lake Temple offering menu.
  
• Fixed a cursor freeze in controller-only mode when exiting the dating list in the Hangout Menu.
  
• Addressed a bug where no upgrade information appeared at the blacksmith after completing an upgrade.
  
• Resolved a critical issue where merit points from tree planting were incorrectly applied daily after completing the Tree Planting Festival.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after completing the dinosaur hologram cutscene.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after participating in Apple Bobbing during the Harvest Festival.
  
• Fixed a crash that happened in certain cases when playing the match-pattern mini-game at Winter Fair.
  

Improvements:

• Removed the "busy" text from certain NPCs during activity animations.
  
• Optimized performance by improving asset loading logic in the Ramen Shop.
  
• Drastically reduced hitching issues on the Steam Deck by implementing more efficient memory garbage collection.
  

Localization:

• Resolved various translation issues.
  

We hope this update enhances your gameplay experience, especially for those playing on the Steam Deck.

Best regards,
Stairway Team

Steam Hotfix v1.1b-1231

Hi Farmers,

This hotfix focuses on optimizing game performance and addressing some edge-case crashes in the game.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a crash that occurred when collecting overlapping eggs in the chicken coop.
  
• Fixed a crash caused by a meteor or satellite hitting a fruit tree.
  
• Resolved an issue in controller-only mode where the cursor became stuck after pressing "back" in the Lake Temple offering menu.
  
• Fixed a cursor freeze in controller-only mode when exiting the dating list in the Hangout Menu.
  
• Addressed a bug where no upgrade information appeared at the blacksmith after completing an upgrade.
  
• Resolved a critical issue where merit points from tree planting were incorrectly applied daily after completing the Tree Planting Festival.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after completing the dinosaur hologram cutscene.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred after participating in Apple Bobbing during the Harvest Festival.
  
• Fixed a crash that happened in certain cases when playing the match-pattern mini-game at Winter Fair.
  

Improvements:

• Removed the "busy" text from certain NPCs during activity animations.
  
• Optimized performance by improving asset loading logic in the Ramen Shop.
  
• Drastically reduced hitching issues on the Steam Deck by implementing more efficient memory garbage collection.
  
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Localization:

• Resolved various translation issues.
  

We hope this update enhances your gameplay experience, especially for those playing on the Steam Deck.

Best regards,
Stairway Team

Steam Hotfix v1.1b-1230

Hi Farmers,

More hotfixes to address some high-priority issues from our last update:

Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue with our dynamic dialogue system where older dynamic dialogues were running when they shouldn't.
  
• Fixed an issue where dynamic dialogues after festivals and town rank increases were not triggering.
  
• Fixed a wedding cutscene issue causing a black screen and preventing progression.
  
• Fixed an issue where legendary fish could be caught using a fish net.
  
• Fixed a crash when upgrading a house to level 3.
  
• Fixed an issue where the shop panel does not appear to choose a tail after the One of Us cutscene.
  
• Fixed incorrect incomplete items for some offerings in the Temple.
  
• Fixed Steam achievements not registering. We have fixed almost all achievements issues except the following sometimes won't unlock: Gulliver's Voyage, Undersea Mystery, Darkest Cavern. Don't worry, we will fix that in the next hotfix.
  
• Fixed background music not playing in the "Bonk the Skeleton" mini-game.
  

Localizations:

• Fixed various issues with translations.
  

Thank you so much for your feedback and reports. We really appreciate it. We apologize that this update is a bit buggy because of the preparation of the save files for the next multiplayer update. As always, we'll keep on making Coral Island better.

Best regards,
Stairway Team