Echoes of the Plum Grove News

It's been a whirlwind of creativity and hard work here at the Echoes of the Plum Grove team, and we've got some fun updates to share with you! Thanks to the members of our Discord for helping us decide which additional wearable items to add, you can help us in the future by joining our Discord community to help us make further decisions about Plum Grove and be among the first to see the newest additions to Plum Grove!
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🔨 Craftable Fences and Gates:
There are 9 new fence designs and 7 unique gates that are all drawn up! You'll be able to customize your land, barn and garden, each one has been carefully drawn to compliment your houses.


🏡 Interior Decoration - Rugs, Wallpapers, and Flooring:
Get ready to beautify your homes! There are 21 new rugs coming your way, although furniture placement on rugs won't be available at launch, these rugs are perfect for sprucing up your entryways and living spaces. Alongside, we've also wrapped up 48 flooring designs and a whopping 83 wallpapers to personalize your home interiors!


👒 Character Customization Galore:
We've added an array of new character creation items! We want you to be able to make your character look however you'd like, so we've added 6 new shoe options, 6 hats, 3 types of glasses, 12 hairstyles, and new 9 beard choices. We wanted to ensure every player finds something that resonates with their style, and your suggestions have been so helpful!

We can't thank you enough for your ongoing support and ideas. Your enthusiasm fuels our passion and commitment to making Echoes of the Plum Grove a truly special and unique experience. Remember to follow us on our socials below to get more updates and sneak peaks at whats to come!

With love,
The Echoes of the Plum Grove Team ❤️

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[h3]⠀⠀What a year it's been in Echoes of the Plum Grove! Together, we've nurtured our community, ran a successfully funded Kickstarter and began our beta testing preparing for a release this year![/h3]
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This year saw new updates, polish and the completion of so many new in game recipes, potions and wild animals. Our community has grown in number as well, so thank you for joining us on this journey!
We just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year!! Next year is going to be absolutely bonkers for us. We're so excited and nervous getting everything ready for our launch! 5+ years of work and it all comes down to this new year!

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As we begin our close on the year, the villagers of Honeywood look forward to the New Years Lantern Festival! Mark your calendars for the 21st of Winter! The Lantern Festival is the last event every year in Plum Grove. Get to the docks at 8:30 to sign up for the festval. Select your lantern. Join hands with your fellow villagers and release your lanterns into the starlit sky!


Happy New Year!

Stay Warm and Cozy,
Unwound Games Team

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As the snow blankets Honeywood, and villagers decorate their homes with festive wreaths, it's time to welcome the awaited Winter Gala! The island is abuzz with excitement, and all the villagers are excited to to bring this festive celebration to life!
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Throughout the day of the Winter Gala, the Cranberry Collection Contest begins, scattered across the island are 40 cranberries, waiting to be discovered. Depending on how many you collect, rewards range from a modest sum of money to significant social boosts with the villagers. It's a delightful way to explore the island, and who knows what secrets you might uncover along the way!

As evening falls, the Town Hall becomes the center of festivities. Don't miss the punch bowl at the event - it's not just a drink station, but also an indicator of your success in the Cranberry Collection Contest. The more cranberries you gather, the more full the punch bowl is!
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We're incredibly excited for you to experience these winter festivities in Echoes of the Plum Grove. Remember, the Gala is just a glimpse of the myriad of events and surprises that await you in Honeywood.

Speaking of a myriad of events, our Kickstarter was fully funded!
We ended with 757 backers, and a total of $29,909 pledged. So many exciting stretch goals were reached and we can't wait to begin implementing them before our 1.0 launch!
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Stay tuned for more updates, and don't forget to wishlist us on Steam. Join our vibrant community on Discord and follow us on our socials for the latest news and sneak peeks.

We'll be posting in game footage and updates on our socials! Follow us here:

Gather round, cozy farm sim players, we've got a mashup I've not seen yet. Echoes of the Plum Grove is a colony farm sim that its publisher Freedom Games is calling part Paper Mario, Stardew Valley, The Sims, and even Oregon Trail. And yeah, I do actually see all the ingredients in there. Plum Grove turned up to the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted in a montage of other upcoming Freedom Games releases scheduled for next year, and it has a demo on at the moment too...
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Thanks to the help of our AMAZING backers, Echoes of Plum Grove is already 100% funded!!!

Thanks to all of your help, we have fully funded our project!!! (In less than 90 minutes, at that!) We cannot tell you how excited and touched we are by all of your support. From the bottoms of our cozy little hearts, thank you all so much!!!

Our Kickstarter launched on October 31st and our community got it funded so quickly we completely forgot to ensure our Steam post was out in all the excitement! The Kickstarter will be live through December 4th so you haven't missed much. Make sure to check it out!




Because it was funded so quickly, we we're already offering stretch goals! Below are our current goals with the first one - Thunderstorms - already having been met! The second stretch goal is really close to being reached as well. 🤯

We were far from ready for the overwhelming support that we've received, so we'll be adding more to our stretch goals list over the next several weeks. Once again, thank you all so much! ❤️❤️❤️




And last but not least, we have a demo live on Steam! This demo gives you roughly 2-3 hours of play time and access to a special Character Creation mode where you can design your own tourist or ghost that could become part of the game if you back at one of those tiers or higher!

There are lots more updates to come so make sure to wishlist the game, join our Discord, and follow us on our socials to see even more!


                                                             


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