Little Witch in the Woods News

[p][/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Scenario[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where an incorrect save load warning popup appeared during the Mimic Jelly tutorial \[Break the blobs].[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]

• [p]Adjusted so that the Roaster Handle can no longer be sold.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Major Known Issues Being Addressed[/h2]

• [p]Issue where the quest cannot be completed[/p]
• [p]Bug where Ellie can get stuck and be unable to escape in the Starlit Cave puzzle scene[/p]
• [p]Bug where the Quill does not appear during the first Quill tutorial[/p]
• [p]Bug where pressing the start menu and rapidly tapping buttons causes controls to freeze after loading[/p]
• [p]Issue where certain resident quests do not progress or complete[/p]
• [p]Issue where controls may become unresponsive when attempting to open the UI while interacting with objects.[/p]
• [p]A memory leak issue has been identified in the game engine’s physics system.[/p][p]This issue will be resolved in the next update through an engine version upgrade.[/p]

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[p]Reloading a previous save may resolve certain bugs.[/p][p]However, because you are loading an earlier save, any progress made since then will be lost.[/p]

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[p]Reporting bugs on the Little Witch in the Woods Discord will greatly help us fix them.[/p][p]https://discord.gg/fn9PPc2MeB[/p]

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[p][/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Scenario[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a bug where the cutscene looked awkward when moving to \[Green Forest Plains] on a broom during the Mimic Jelly tutorial \[Break the blobs] quest[/p]
• [p]Adjusted so that if a day passes during the Mimic Jelly tutorial \[Break the blobs] quest, the ‘Retrieve Rubrum's Little Pie’ objective is removed[/p]
• [p]Main Quest Act 3[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where progress could be blocked while investigating the inner room of the laboratory[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where controls could become unresponsive during the cinematic where you remove the prickly vine core in Starlit Cave[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Content[/h3]

• [p]Fixed achievement-related issues[/p]
  • [p]Fixed an issue where the completion conditions for \[Witch of the Green Forest] and \[Witch of the Starlit Cave] were applied differently than intended[/p]
• [p]Added 2 rare brooms to the shop sale list[/p]
  • [p]Lemon Tree[/p]
  • [p]Occultic Night[/p]

[h3]Level[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where, while redrawing erased witch sigils with Witch’s Chalk, if you were forced into sleep at a specific timing, only the chalk would be consumed and the sigil would not be drawn[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the image for the Fast Oak Broom was displayed as the image for the Sturdy Oak Broom[/p]

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[/p][p][/p][h2]Major Known Issues Being Addressed[/h2]

• [p]Issue where the quest cannot be completed[/p]
• [p]Bug where Ellie can get stuck and be unable to escape in the Starlit Cave puzzle scene[/p]
• [p]Bug where the Quill does not appear during the first Quill tutorial[/p]
• [p]Bug where pressing the start menu and rapidly tapping buttons causes controls to freeze after loading[/p]
• [p]Issue where certain resident quests do not progress or complete[/p]
• [p]Issue where controls may become unresponsive when attempting to open the UI while interacting with objects.[/p]
• [p]A memory leak issue has been identified in the game engine’s physics system.[/p][p]This issue will be resolved in the next update through an engine version upgrade.[/p]

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[p]Reloading a previous save may resolve certain bugs.[/p][p]However, because you are loading an earlier save, any progress made since then will be lost.[/p]

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[p]Reporting bugs on the Little Witch in the Woods Discord will greatly help us fix them.[/p][p]https://discord.gg/fn9PPc2MeB[/p]

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[p][/p][h2]Update Notes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Added Gift Letters with Crafting Recipes[/h3]

• [p]After completing the Craft Furniture quest, Roy will send additional furniture crafting recipes as gifts.[/p]
• [p]After completing the Mysterious Dwellers in the Woods quest, Rex will send additional furniture crafting recipes as gifts.[/p]
• [p]Arden, Rubrum, and Clala will occasionally send you foods they sell via mail.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Dialogue Localization Polishing for All Languages[/h3]

• [p]Polishing has been applied to the dialogue localization for all languages across the entire game.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Early-game Adjustments[/h3]

• [p]The Witch's House cleaning segment has been streamlined.[/p]
• [p]Some of Ellie's facial expressions in early conversations have been adjusted.[/p]
• [p]The Little Honey Pumpkin image and placement have been updated.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Mimic Jelly System and Tutorial Quest Added[/h3]

• [p]You can chase down randomly appearing Mimic Jelly in the field to obtain rewards.[/p]
• [p]Added the Mimic Jelly tutorial quest, ‘Break the blobs’.[/p]
  • [p]Unlocked after the main quest Send a Letter to Kyla.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Fish Encyclopedia Completion Difficulty Balancing[/h3]

• [p]Adjusted the number of times you need to catch fish to complete the Fish Encyclopedia.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Overhauled Rules for NPC Shop Decor Furniture Sale Lists[/h3]

• [p]The rules for generating the sale lists for the three NPCs who sell decor furniture (Witches' Catalogue, Kyla, Aurea) have been overhauled.[/p]
• [p]Witches' Catalogue[/p]
  • [p]Sells witch tools from 2 themes[/p]
• [p]Kyla, Aurea[/p]
  • [p]The categories sold each day now change[/p]
  • [p]Changed to sell 6+ themes[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Creature/Plant Research Topic Completion Difficulty Balancing[/h3]

• [p]Adjusted the difficulty of some Research Topics with the lowest completion rates.[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the required completion counts for some Creature/Plant Research Topics[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the spawn rates of some special Creature/Plant variants[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Optimization[/h3]

• [p]Improved memory usage and loading times.[/p]
  • [p]Updated the engine version to 2022.3.62f3 (fixed a physics engine memory leak)[/p]
  • [p]Improved the way resources are loaded[/p]
• [p]This has been our top priority leading up to release and remains so today; we will continue to improve it.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]New Brooms Added[/h3]

• [p]Added 2 new brooms[/p]
  • [p]Snowflake[/p]
  • [p]Sweet Teaspoon[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed issues with some items sold in Clala's shop.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Bush Bug behaved abnormally in certain areas.[/p]

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[p][/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Scenario[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the cinematic inside Alvin's house did not trigger properly during Alvin's resident quest \[Prologue: Performer off the Stage].[/p]

[h3]Content[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where cats did not react to fruits in the Starlit Cave.[/p]

[h3]UI[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where unused gauge segments appeared past the maximum friendship gauge for villagers and cats.[/p]

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[/p][p][/p][h2]Major Known Issues Being Addressed[/h2]

• [p]Issue where the quest cannot be completed[/p]
• [p]Bug where Ellie can get stuck and be unable to escape in the Starlit Cave puzzle scene[/p]
• [p]Bug where the Quill does not appear during the first Quill tutorial[/p]
• [p]Bug where pressing the start menu and rapidly tapping buttons causes controls to freeze after loading[/p]
• [p]Issue where certain resident quests do not progress or complete[/p]
• [p]Issue where controls may become unresponsive when attempting to open the UI while interacting with objects.[/p]
• [p]A memory leak issue has been identified in the game engine’s physics system.[/p][p]This issue will be resolved in the next update through an engine version upgrade.[/p]

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[p]Reloading a previous save may resolve certain bugs.[/p][p]However, because you are loading an earlier save, any progress made since then will be lost.[/p]

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[p]Reporting bugs on the Little Witch in the Woods Discord will greatly help us fix them.[/p][p]https://discord.gg/fn9PPc2MeB[/p]

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[h2]Please nominate Little Witch in the Woods for the Sit Back and Relax Award.[/h2][p][/p][p]Hello![/p][p]The nominations for the 2025 Steam Awards are now officially open![/p][p][/p][p]Many wonderful games have been released this year.[/p][p]If \[Little Witch in the Woods] has brought you even a small moment of comfort or relaxation during your day,
we would be truly grateful if you could nominate us in the following category of the Steam Awards.
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[p]Sit Back and Relax Award[/p]

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How to Nominate:[/h3]

1. [p]Click the Steam Awards banner
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2. [p]Select the Sit Back and Relax Award![/p][p][/p]