Coral Island News

Steam Hotfix v1.1b-1229

Hi Farmers,

This small hotfixes fix urgent issues with our last release:

Bugfixes:

• Fixed no cutscene after achieving town rank A.
  
• Fixed issue with Precious Gems offering reset to 0 if player already offered some gems. Unfortunately, if player already loaded the game and saves to the next day, we can not recover the lost gems with this fix. We're really sorry about this.
  

Thank you so much for the feedback and report. We really appreciate it. We're already on our way to fix them, but the above are urgent so we made this small hotfix first.

Best regards,
Stairway Team

Hello Islanders!

Coral Island "Quality of Life" 1.1b update is finally released!

Here are all the new changes for our 1.1b Quality of Life update:

New Cooking Show:
We’ve added a new cooking show hosted by Chef Sisca, airing every Friday on your in-game TV.
By watching, you’ll learn and unlock new cooking recipes, which can then be prepared in your kitchen at home.

Goddess Daily Blessing:
Introducing the Goddess Daily Blessing, a feature that grants players one daily buff.
Buffs can improve your chances of catching insects, fish, or scavenging rare items, among other benefits.
To unlock this feature, complete four offerings. Once unlocked, visit the nearest fast travel point to access the Goddess Blessing option (the second choice). This feature resets daily, so remember to visit the fast travel point each day to receive your blessing!

Mystery Rocks: Mystery Rocks are a new type of debris found in the Starlet Mines and the Cave of Memories.
Breaking these rocks may yield ores, ore veins, seeds, rare fish, rare insects, or occasionally unleash monsters!
The number of Mystery Rocks that spawn per floor depends on the number of offerings made to the Goddess. For every two offerings, more Mystery Rocks will appear.

Fish Nets:
We’ve added Bamboo Nets, a new item for passively catching fish.

• Unlock the Small Bamboo Net at Fishing Level 3 and the Large Bamboo Net at Fishing Level 7.
  
• To use, place the net at the edge of a water body. It will automatically catch fish daily.
  
• Small Bamboo Nets hold 1 fish, while Large Bamboo Nets hold up to 3 of the same type.
  
• Add bait to increase your chances of catching fish! Unused bait will remain intact if no fish are caught.
  Note: Bamboo Nets cannot catch legendary fish.
  

Additional General Store Quests:
Help Sam revive the empty sections of the general store by completing various requests.
Start by triggering the Local Produce quest. Sam will provide more details at the store. Once completed, Sam will continue requesting your assistance to stock his store with goods, improving life for the townsfolk.

Hangout Hours for Attractions:
We’ve adjusted the available times for certain attractions:

• Observatory: Open only at night.
  
• Hot Air Balloon: Open only during the day.
  
• Afternoon Tea: Available from 12 PM to 5 PM.
  

UI Improvements:

• Updated Decor Mode UI to improve switching between inventory and non-inventory modes.
  
• Added an Inventory Full message when buying decor in furniture shops with a full inventory.
  
• Added permanent interactable objects in the Lake Temple to show progress and rewards.
  
• Added one-time notifications when new areas unlock at the start of a new day.
  
• Added VFX and SFX for giving NPCs items they love.
  
• Improved the crafting menu order to display items from the same category together.
  
• Added VFX for interactables at Cave of Memories checkpoints.
  
• Added icons to indicate if a new heart event cutscene is available.
  
• Updated the NPC Relationship Menu with heart event locations and hangout locations.
  
• Added Heart Event tracking information to the Player’s HUD.
  
• Added income tracking to the day-end UI.
  
• Updated the day-end UI to show heart progress and allow day changes.
  

Dialogue Improvements:

• Added new dynamic dialogue for Aaliyah about her trip to space.
  
• Introduced a cooldown for all dialogues (except marriage dialogue) of 2 in-game hours.
  
• Added emotes for spouses after kissing or hugging.
  
• Added dynamic dialogue for when your spouse randomly gives a dish to the player.
  
• Added dynamic dialogue for the day after a meteor or satellite has fallen.
  
• Added dynamic dialogue where your spouse mentions the wedding anniversary every year on the day of marriage.
  
• Added dynamic dialogue for when Eva gives the player cookies at random.
  

Lowered Requirements for Town Rank A:
We’ve reduced the requirements for reaching Town Rank A to make it more accessible:

• Town Rank B requirements reduced by 6%.
  
• Town Rank A requirements reduced by 10%.
  

These adjustments will help players achieve higher ranks faster and enjoy community projects sooner.

Balancing Changes:

• Players now unlock the ocean farm sooner. Three days after completing the Roots Above quest, you’ll receive a letter from King Krakatoa, summoning you to Naga Castle.
  
• Using the Milk Pail, Shears, and Petting Animals now costs 3 stamina.
  
• Hangouts are now available at Heart Level 2 (previously Heart Level 3).
  
• Removed stamina cost for tools used without hitting a target.
  

Additional Features:

• Improved save stability to prepare for Multiplayer.
  
• Added the ability to retrieve tools from the player’s bed.
  
• Added a new cutscene after completing the Spooky Festival Treasure Hunt mini-game.
  

Thank you,
Stairway Games

Welcome to the November 2024 Coral Island development update!

This month, we'll showcase all the changes and additions to the "Quality of Life" 1.1b content update! We also have news about private and open Multiplayer testing.

The Coral Island "Quality of Life" 1.1b update releases tomorrow @ 7AM WITA/3PM PST!

Tomorrow's update is for Steam only. The console version release will follow once the Steam version is stable.

Join our Discord for more information!


[h2]New NPC Reactions[/h2]
When giving a loved item as a gift:


When hugging or kissing your spouse:


[h2]Triggerable Woohoo event[/h2]

[h2]Heart Event Notification[/h2]
Icons now appear on an NPC in the relationship UI when a heart event is available:


Click on an NPC to view details about how to trigger the heart event:


Track heart events that will appear in the main gameplay HUD:



[h2]New Features[/h2] Goddess Daily Blessing:

We’ve added a new feature called the Goddess’s Daily Blessing. Players can receive one buff per day from the Goddess, which may increase your odds of catching insects, fish, or scavenged items, among other benefits. To unlock this feature, you need to complete four offerings.

Once unlocked, go to the nearest fast travel point, and the Goddess Blessing option will appear as the second choice. Blessings reset daily, so make sure to visit the closest fast travel point each day to receive your blessing!


Fish Nets:

Like the Insect Trap, we’ve added a new item called the Bamboo Net for passive fishing. To unlock this item, you need to reach Mastery Fishing Level 3 to unlock the Bamboo Net (Small) and Level 7 for the Bamboo Net (Large).

To use it, simply place the net at the edge of a body of water. Each day, it may automatically catch fish. The Bamboo Net (Small) has a maximum capacity of 1 fish, while the Bamboo Net (Large) can hold up to 3 of the same type of fish.

You can also add Fish Bait to the Bamboo Net to increase the chances of catching specific fish. If no fish are caught, the bait remains intact and will not be used.

Mystery Rocks:

Mystery Rocks are new debris that spawn in the Starlet Mines and the Cave of Memories. When destroyed, they may drop ores, ore veins, seeds, rare fish, rare insects, or even unleash monsters!

The number of Mystery Rocks on each floor depends on the number of offerings made to the Goddess. For every two offerings, the number of Mystery Rocks that can spawn increases.


New cooking channel to unlock recipes:

We’ve added a new cooking show by Chef Sisca, airing every Friday on your TV. Watching the show allows you to learn and unlock new cooking recipes, which can then be prepared in your kitchen at home.

[h2]Balancing improvements[/h2]

Town Rank:

We’ve reduced the requirements for reaching Town Rank A to make it more accessible.

• Town Rank B requirements reduced by 6%.
  
• Town Rank A requirements reduced by 10%.
  

These adjustments will help players achieve higher ranks faster and enjoy community projects sooner.


Others:

• Players now unlock the ocean farm sooner. Three days after completing the Roots Above quest, you’ll receive a letter from King Krakatoa, summoning you to Naga Castle.
  
• Using the Milk Pail, Shears, and Petting Animals now costs 3 stamina (previously 0 stamina)
  
• Hangouts are now available at Heart Level 2 (previously Heart Level 3).
  
• Removed stamina cost for tools used without hitting a target.
  
• Additional General Store Quests (help Sam revive the General Store)
  

[h2]Various UX Improvements[/h2]

Improved day-end recap:

Improved relationship increase:

Temple offering tracker:

New area unlocked notification:

Retrieve tools from bed:

Improved Decor UI switching inventory/non-inventory mode:

Notification that inventory is full when buying decor:


[h2]Multiplayer Testing[/h2]

Multiplayer is feature complete. We need your help with feedback and, most importantly, break things so we can fix them!

Closed Testing When: Dec 2, 2024 to Dec 8, 2024
Who: 100 to 150 people

Access: Selection is random, signup details on Discord


Open Testing

When: Dec 16, 2024 to Jan 5, 2025
Who: Everyone is welcome!

Access: Enter a code to gain access to the Multiplayer branch. The code will be made available closer to the testing date. Details to follow on Discord

Join our Discord for more information!


Thanks for reading,
Stairway Team

Steam Hotfix v1.1-1226

Hi Farmers,

This hotfixes fix some more lingering issues:

Bugfixes:

• Fix facial hair not affected by body mass in character customizer.
  
• Fix Wall Murals cutscene issue.
  
• Fix Museum Dino quests not completable because one Dino quests got some issue.
  
• Fix very rare NPC spouse get reset for some reason.
  
• Fix phamplet appear inside Green House.
  
• Fix Pufferfish Booth on Harvest Festival.
  
• Fix issue with trivial mini-game with controller.
  
• Fix Thai "Ask" text being untranslated.
  
• Fix ramen opening cutscene now showing mural state properly.
  
• Fix sometime Attraction & Dino Museum cutscene not triggered & Town Rank point not given.
  
• Fix Recreation Center cutscene not triggerable in some pathways.
  
• Fix asking to hangout from inside the Museum resulting the Town becoming empty during the hangout.
  
• Fix Town empty when doing Ramen Shop hangout.
  
• Fix able to propose other NPC once you're already married. It will show a message that you cannot now.
  
• Fix Lanin wrong portrait when seeing the open shop hours menu.
  
• Fix Recreation Center cutscenes not placing the player inside Recreation Center after it ends.
  

Balancing:

• Update offering count for unlocking excavation site cutscene from 12 to 14.
  

Text:

• Fix typo on one backer NPC name.
  

As usual, thank you so much for the feedback and report. We really appreciate it.

Best regards,
Stairway Team

Steam Hotfix v1.1-1225

Hi Farmers,

The last update bring in a really annoying bug where after loading game some of your tools get downgraded. We've fixed that in this hotfix.

Bugfixes:

• Fix issue where tools get downgraded after load game.
  
• If your tools get downgraded already, and you have saved the game, please go to Blacksmith to 'Retrieve your tools', and you will get your previous tools back.
  

Once again, we're really sorry for this issue. Thank you for the patience for this.

Best regards,
Stairway Team