Sun Haven News

Hey Everyone, It's Bruce.

Today we have an update on the progress for Patch 0.6!

The team has currently released Patch 0.6 to the Public Beta Environment, and is making great progress on finalizing the patch.

For folks who would like a sneak peak of Patch 0.6 early, all players have access the Public Beta Environment (PBE) on Steam, by following a few instructions (posted in our Discord). We welcome folks to test the patch on the PBE, and contribute to reporting any bugs found. Thank you to everyone who's helped out so far, as it has greatly contributed to us releasing the patch sooner.

If you are interested in joining the PBE and helping us ship this patch, join our Discord and check out #pbe-rules for more information on how to join in the testing!


Lastly, we're sorry about the visibility issues for updates on Patch 0.6’s release date. While we added an edit to our most recent dev blog a few days ago, it was definitely not clear enough. Going forward, we'll try to write Small Updates (like this one) on Steam to give Steam users more clear updates.


Thank you all for your patience as we work hard on making Sun Haven even better, and good luck, have fun to all the PBE players!

- Bruce

Edited (9/13) - The team is currently finalizing a stable version for the Public Beta Environment, which should release to the public very soon. Updates for this will be posted in our Discord. Since this is a major update to the game with a lot of new content, we'll need to test the patch on the public beta environment for at least 1 week while we collect and squash bugs. As such, we'll release the patch to players worldwide as soon as we validate that the game is stable.

Hey everyone! It’s Bruce, from Pixel Sprout Studios.

We hope everyone has been having an awesome summer so far! For us at the studio, we’ve been having a blast finishing up Sun Haven here, as we get to the last couple of patches before our big 1.0 launch. Going forward, we’re going to start posting our Dev Blogs to Steam, starting with this one! The goal for these is to keep communication up with players outside of just the official Sun Haven Discord, as well as give some sneak peeks into the next patch. If you'd like to see the rest of our previous Dev Blogs, check them out on our website.

With that being said:

Sun Haven’s next major patch, Patch 0.6: Events & Bosses, will be coming on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022.

This patch includes new places to explore, boss encounters, improved maps, controller support, an update to the storyline, and more. As always, features and timelines between now and the future can change, but this is the release date and general features that we’re currently planning on releasing. Without further ado, let’s jump in.

[h2]More Story[/h2]
As the world grows and evolves alongside the development process, the story we made for an originally smaller game has room to grow as well. In this coming patch, we’re planning to ship changes to both the Withergate and Sun Haven questlines. The changes go all the way back to Day 1 in Sun Haven, including a new intro cutscene, which should help distill more world context when players first start the game. To see these changes, you might want to make a new character!



[h2]Character Customization[/h2]
Speaking of building a new character, significant additions are coming to character customization as well. We’re still finishing them up over the next few weeks, but our plan is to ship this patch with a bunch more customization for all the races, including races that didn’t have as many options before, like Amari and Elementals. We’ll also do a pass to make sure we have a “None Selected” option for races, so you can finally be a Demon or Angel without wings.



[h2]Sun Haven Town Expansion[/h2]
This patch, we bumped into difficulties finding enough space for new characters and events in the Sun Haven town. It’s not so surprising considering how much the game has grown over the last year. To solve this, we had to make the town of Sun Haven a little bit larger. This includes improving existing locations to accommodate more space for characters and events, as well as adding a few new locations to explore. There’s also a museum now, which we’ll be opening for business in Patch 0.7: Seasons.





[h2]Bosses and Battles[/h2]
Players have been requesting some serious challenges to spice up the gameplay, so here they are! Don’t worry though– as always in Sun Haven, there are plenty of creative ways to overcome bosses through non-combative ways. Whichever way you choose, we hope you’ll enjoy these new challenges!



[h2]The Lantern Festival[/h2]
Spring (the season Sun Haven currently always is) will include a brand-new community event: The Lantern Festival. This is a great time to meet your neighbors and explore some of the culture behind Sun Haven. Come get your free lantern and enjoy the festivities!



[h2]Controller Support[/h2]
We’re also rolling out controller support with this new patch, which we know many of our players have been asking for. We unfortunately weren’t able to squeeze it in for the last patch, but this time we should be good to go! Get ready to sit back and relax on the couch with a controller while you play!

[h2]Nel'Vari and Withergate Mines[/h2]
Nel’Vari and Withergate are also getting their very own mining maps to explore. These updates will include a total of 20 new maps, where you can mine new resources, purchase new upgrades, and craft new items! This is the feature for players looking to max out their character, and will be an integral part of beating the game through combat.



[h2]Multiplayer Bug Fixes[/h2]
For the final feature in this Dev Blog, this update includes improvements to the multiplayer system. This includes an overhaul to the base of the multiplayer system, and it should have fixes for most multiplayer issues, especially player disconnections. Remember that if anything happens, you can always roll back your character/world with the ‘Load Backups’ button on the ‘Load Character’ menu in the main menu.

Lastly, we’d like to invite players interested in participating in the development of the game to play on the Public Beta Environment. To join in, join the official Sun Haven Discord server and follow these instructions. We’ll have the newest content up on this beta environment soon. Once it’s ready, you’ll get a chance to see all the upcoming content ahead of time. Let us know what you think!

Thank you again for your continued support and feedback to help us improve the game. We read every single suggestion and bug report in our discord channel, so please keep on posting! Make sure you take some time to explore all the changes to Sun Haven in this update coming on September 14th, 2022.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Bruce,
Sun Haven Director

Edited (9/13) - The team is currently finalizing a stable version for the Public Beta Environment, which should release to the public very soon. Updates for this will be posted in our Discord. Since this is a major update to the game with a lot of new content, we'll need to test the patch on the public beta environment for at least 1 week while we collect and squash bugs. As such, we'll release the patch to players worldwide as soon as we validate that the game is stable.

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[h2]Patch 0.5 - Withergate Update[/h2]

Hello, dear friends and fans!

It's Michael, Writer at Pixel Sprout Studios!

Have y’all been itching for an update like I have? Well itch no more, friendo. Today’s patch has a whole heck of a lot to offer! In fact, I’d go so far as to call this our biggest update yet!

As always, Pixel Sprout Studios has been hard at work fixing up this patch so it’s packed full of content. Let me give you a quick rundown of what we’re looking at. Let’s see, what are the highlights… Possibly the whole carnival we added to Withergate!!

You read that right, Withergate now features a lively carnival space! You’ll find it complete with games, carnival-exclusive prizes, new NPCs, and a gorgeous ferris wheel for you to ride. Take a spin when you get a chance - you can see a lot from up there!

And of course I have to point out the revamped skill tree, which now includes 190 skills, 4 new spells, and expanded professions! I hope your weekend is free, because mine just got real busy.

There’s a lot more tasty content in this patch, outlined below. If you somehow STILL haven’t launched Sun Haven, then maybe just peruse the updates in the list below.

I’ll preface the Patch Notes with one little tip - if you’re thinking of starting an adventure with a new character in Sun Haven, now’s a great time to do that! With that hot new skill tree, along with a myriad of quality of life updates, starting fresh now will allow you to experience Sun Haven like you never have before.

All right, I’ll stop getting between you and the patch notes! Go on now, I’ll wait!


[h3]Patch Summary:[/h3]

- New Skill Tree with 4 new spells
- New Withergate Town, Rooftop Farm, and Carnival
- Barn Functionality
- Jam Maker, Bee boxes, Jewelry Table, Alchemy Table
- Community Tokens Store at Town Hall
- Removed Item Quality for all items except Fish
- Profession level requirements for tool tiers


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[h2] Sun Haven Patch 0.5: [/h2] Withergate Rework:

- Withergate Town Map Rework
- Updated Withergate Charon Fast Travel Locations
- New Withergate General Store
- New Withergate Music
- Withergate Town Player Map
- Expanded Withergate Rooftop Farm
- Current save files have their rooftop farm layout deleted. Sorry :(
- Furniture can now be placed on the Withergate Rooftop Farm!


Withergate Carnival:

Added new Withergate Carnival Map
- 8 New Carnival mini-games:
- Switcheroo
- Jellybean Jamboree
- Chester's Chance
- Dugan's Deadeye
- Memory Match
- Test of Strength
- Ferris Wheel
- Fortune Teller


- Red Carnival Ticket Currency
- Carnival-Exclusive Stores
- Arcade Tent
- Sweets Stall
- Fried Food Stall
- Amorpha's Potions
- Pumpkin Patch
- Red Carnival Ticket-Exclusive Rewards
- 2 New mounts
- 50+ Transformation Potions
- 15+ Unique Food Items
- 55+ Furniture Items

Skill Tree Update:
- 190 total skill nodes between Farming, Exploration, Mining, Fishing, and Combat
- 4 New spells
- Ethereal Axe
- Cataclysm
- Bubble Net
- Dash Strike
- All professions can now reach Level 70
- Current Player levels have been adjusted to match the new level system
- Current Player skill points have been refunded for free respeccing
- New unlockable player equipment
- 2 new armor sets
- 2 new mages robes
- 45 new unlockable cooking recipes
- Skill potions and Skill tomes added to grant an additional skill points

Sun Haven Barns:
- Barns now have functioning and customizable interiors
- 2 New Barn Animals: Sheep and Pigs
- Unlockable from the Skill Tree
- Automatic Feeders and Automatic Collectors for Barn Animals
- Barn Animals now have a set amount of spaces available on your farm
- Overhead UI counter for your Barn Animal Slots
- Barn Upgrades will be added at a later date

Bee Boxes and Honey:
- 11 Types of Flower Crops
- Bee Boxes can produce honey when near flowers
- 11 Types of Obtainable Honey
- Honey can be consumed for restoration or sold for high prices

New Crafting Tables:
- Jam Maker
- 18 types of craftable jam
- Jam provides EXP when consumed
- Alchemy Table
- 5 types of craftable potions
- Jewelry Crafting Table
- 8 different craftable rings and amulets

Salon:
- The Sun Haven Salon can now be repaired
- Change your character’s appearance

Community Tokens:
- Complete Quests to receive Community Tokens
- Exchange Community Tokens for Exclusive rewards with Bernard in the Town Hall
- Permanent Stat Boost Elixirs
- 25+ Transformation Potions

Sun Haven Interiors:
- You can now access the inside of the Topi and Pod family homes
- Updated Tonya, Giuseppe, Topi, Kara, and Pod walk paths

UI Update:
- Updated UI for the following
- Patch notes
- Character select
- Character creation
- Lobby settings
- Settings
- Mail
- Library Books
-This UI is temporary and will be updated at a later date

Withergate Vending Machines:
- Withergate Vending Machines, allowing you to purchase potions - if you can beat the machine

Multiplayer Settings:
- New option for setting Max players (1-8)
- New option for private lobby
- New option for Shared / Split money
- Split money equally distributes Sell Portal Income to each player on the server, but purchases come from an individual player’s pool of money
- Shared money distributes Sell Portal Income to one pool of money, shared between all players for all purchases

Updated Tutorials:
- New tutorials will pop up while playing with helpful info
- These tips should assist and answer questions for first-time players and new characters
- Option to disable all tutorials

Crops Particle Changes:
- Added new fertilizer particle effect
- Added a particle effect to tell when a crop is ready for harvest

Kickstarter Rewards:
- Individual plaques are now in the Town Hall
- Statues are spread between Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate
- Added 2 new dishes from Kickstarter pledges to the Cafe


- Removed Item Quality for all items except Fish
- Profession level requirements for tool tiers
- Sun Haven's economic pacing slowed down
- Small Fishing Nets rebalanced around 20 hours per haul
- Large Fishing Nets significantly buffed
- Engagement Ring, Love Letter, and Bone Gift are now purchasable with Community Tokens instead of gold
- Over 2000 balance changes to support the new skill tree
- EXP values, sell prices, quest rewards
- Adjusted drop rates of coal/ores

World Maps:
- All Maps now have highlights around buildings and attractions you can visit
- Hovering over a building on the map will give more detailed information

Tooltips for items:
- Updated item descriptions to provide more descriptions about how to use an item
- New icons for armor and food to better explain buffs and stats provided by them

Visiting Merchant to the Player Farm:
- Every 25 days a new visitor will stop by and offer his wares

New Furniture:
- 400+ new furniture items for sale between Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate

New Fish:
- 40 new Fish between Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate

Random Character Button:
- An option to randomize your character in the character customization menu

Misc Music and SFX:
- Added Multiple Barn Animal SFX
- Added New Music to Nel’Vari Store
- Added Misc SFX

Bug Fixes:
- Improvements to Multiplayer desync issues
- Fixed an issue with disappearing HUDs during cutscenes
- Hundreds of fixes for various issues

[h2]Coming Later this Patch:[/h2]
- Controller Support
- 130 new Nel’Vari Decorations in the Nel’Vari General Store
- New Fortune Teller Fortunes with effects

[h2]Coming Soon:[/h2]
- UI Rework
- Refactoring Multiplayer to address disconnection issues
- Main storyline reworks and additions
- Withergate Sewers Update
- Nel’Vari and Withergate Mines
- Nel’Vari and Withergate Barns
- New Bosses
- New Town Events
- Combat Dungeon
- Sun Haven Town Rework
- New Quests
- Romance System Update
- Player Exterior House Customization
- Sun Haven Museum
- Limited Furniture Rotation



Holy cannoli with side guacamole! What an update! Personally, I’m spending my time at the carnival. But those new mounts sound promising… not to mention that wicked new skill tree! Those new Fishing skills look promising to me, and the promise is gold, baby.

All of us at PSS hope you enjoy this update to the fullest extent that you humanly can. If you have feedback or suggestions, hop into our Discord and let us know!

And now it’s right back to work for us Sprouts - Seasons and Events don’t ship themselves! We’ve said it before and it remains true, we’re dedicated to making Sun Haven the best it can be. Step by step, we’re well on our way. And it’s wonderful to have you with us as we trek along!

As always, many many thanks to each and every one of our supporters who help us improve Sun Haven on the daily. This game is for you as much as for us!

I’ll quit blabbering - I know you have some carnival games to get to. Have fun exploring this new patch! What better place to celebrate Spring than in Sun Haven?


With some Spring in my step,
Michael, Sun Haven Writer

[h3]Hey Everybody![/h3]

Its Bruce, from Pixel Sprout Studios!

We just released a small micropatch with bug fixes for Patch 0.4. While small micropatches like these are mainly about speedy bug fixes, I'm happy to say that we also included a few quality of life changes!

[h3]Micropatch 0.4.2[/h3]

[h3]Bug Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed a bug that caused the Magma Bug to crash the game
  
• Rain in Withergate now waters crops on the Withergate Rooftop Farm
  
• Phantom Cape can no longer grant infinite air skips
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the mines to be temporarily inaccessible after dying
  
• Improved skateboard mount player animations
  
• Dozens of other minor bug fixes

[h3]Content:[/h3]

• The Load Character menu now has options to restore Backup Saves
• All Crafting Tables now have sorting and filtering options
• Added accessibility to the Withergate Rooftop Farm from the groundfloor of the Withergate Apartment elevator
  
• All Fishing net recipes moved to the Loom crafting table
  
• All Fertilizer recipes moved to the Grinder crafting table
  

See you all soon with another large content update! (hint: it's a big Withergate patch!)

Cheers, and have fun!
Bruce, Pixel Sprout Studios Director

Patch 0.4 - Nel’Vari Update

Hello, everyone!

It's Michael, Writer at Pixel Sprout Studios!

Welcome back to another Pixel Sprout Studios patch update. I have to say, today’s update is HEFTY - and just in time for the holiday break! Did somebody say “Sun Haven binge-fest?”

First and foremost, Sun Haven’s main narrative has greatly expanded! That’s right folks, you can now play through the entirety of the Nel’Vari section of the main questline, over 40 new quests to complete. You will most definitely want to check it out, especially if you’re interested in a fast travel system between Nel’Vari and Sun Haven!

The Elven town of Nel’Vari has also been significantly revamped! I’m talking about the maps, the NPCs, the quests, the shops, the music - heck, there’s even a town map now! On top of this, a revamped Nel’Vari wouldn’t be complete without a brand new player farm now, would it?

Now, I’ll quit talking your ear off so you can scan through the entire list of changes below. Be sure to check out the quality of life updates, too!


[h3]Sun Haven Patch 0.4:[/h3]

Main Questline Update:
- New Path to Nel'Vari Questline (Current saves that have reached Nel’Vari will receive this quest upon updating)
- New Storyline to unlock Nel'Vari Player Farm
- New Nivara Questline


Nel’Vari Map Updates:
- Nel'Vari Player Farm
- New Nel’Vari Player Treehouse
- 12 New Nel’Vari crops
- Added Animals and Creatures that can be attracted to your Nel’Vari Farm
- Nel’Vari Fast Travel
- 25+ New Nel'Vari NPCs
- Nel'Vari Town Map Rework
- New Nel'Vari Shops: General Store, Clothing Store, Pet Store
- Updated Nel’Vari Shops: Cape Store, Crossbow Store, Farm Animal Shop, Mount Store
- Nel'Vari Bulletin Board is now functional
- Added 20 Nel'Vari Bulletin Board Quests
- Nel'Vari Town Map
- 15+ New Nel'Vari songs
- 4 New Nel’Vari Pets
- 1 New Mount

Mines Updates:
- Mine Reward Floors (Old saves will need to unlock these floors)
- 4 Treasure Rooms
- A New Hungry ‘Blockade’ will appear on these floors
- Some Mines Floors now have enemies
- 8 New Mines Enemies

Chest Updates:
- Chests now have sort/deposit options
- Wooden Chests can be renamed and recolored when they are open
- Fridges can now store food
- Wardrobes can now store equipment and clothes

Other Changes:
- Added Steam Cloud Saving
- When you exit the game you will be able to open the game and start in the last town’s
Player Home you were staying in
- 700+ New Player Clothing and Furniture throughout Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate
- Buy 1, 5, and 20 buttons for Shops
- Trees now grow in stages
- Oak Tree Seeds can be purchased from the Sun Haven Farming Store
- Nel'Vari Tree Seeds can be purchased from the Nel’Vari General Store
- New Minimap hover over text for locations
- New icons for combat skill tree
- Updated icons and descriptions for 700+ items
- EXP Bars are now visible inside the Skill Tree tab
- Shipping Portal UI now displays how much the total value of the chest
- Sun Haven Shipping Portal now animates when interacting with it
- New Sun Haven House exterior (new saves start with the updated house appearance, old saves remain with the old exterior appearance currently)
- Houses and House Demolition Kits are now sold at the Townhall
- Preparing for external house customization next patch

Economy Rebalance:
- Lowered starting gold
- Lowered gold from intro quests, chests, some cooked food, some enemies,
- Increased orb prices of most Nel'Vari items
- And More

Balance Changes:
- Lowered mana gained from Mana Tomes, Elios Fountain, Wishing Well, Main Questline, and Food
- Minor combat balance for spells and enemies
- Saving now also retains your current health, mana, and your location

Bug Fixes:
- Attempted major multiplayer disconnecting
- Gifts not giving proper response
- Delivery quests not working
- General Minor Bug fixes




Wait, did that say we can store food in refrigerators?? Finally, my chests will no longer smell like last week’s Dorado!

Is this update shaping up to be everything you dreamed of and more? Is it literally the only thing you wished for this holiday season? Comment below with your thoughts and reactions to this patch update!

That should cover all the content released in this update! If you want to hang out with the community and celebrate some new content, swing by Sun Haven’s Discord! You can follow the convenient link that I’ll place riiiiiiight here.

I’ll sign out by wishing a happy holidays to everyone who’s celebrating this season! And to everyone else, a happy and healthy December!



Stay warm friends,

Michael, Sun Haven Writer