Quality of Life Update [Version 0.2] is Now Live!
Hey, Tea Makers,
We have an exciting announcement for you today: we’re releasing our first major update for Pekoe! While we have been focused on diligently fixing bugs and issues in the initial weeks since release, we are also working on significant updates with new features and content.
This update includes menu and UI improvements, many of which are based on your feedback, to make the gameplay experience smoother for everyone. We’re also thrilled to incorporate the first of many future dialogue additions, including new conversations with resident cats. This means more opportunities to get to know your neighbours and bump up those friendship points!
Another addition we’re excited about is a new Help Panel in the game’s journal menu. Right now, it includes a few Tips & Tricks to help clarify some confusion experienced by players, as well as a link to our new Gameplay Guide on Steam. Some of these gameplay snags will be addressed with future releases, but in the meantime, we’ll also be updating this Help Panel and Gameplay Guide throughout Early Access. Hopefully, this will assist players in bypassing some of the obstacles they are encountering and be a helpful resource to anyone who wants a more in-depth look into how the mechanics of the game work!
Today’s update also includes some bug fixes, and we’ll continue to address any bugs with hotfixes and patches necessary. Your bug reports have been instrumental in helping us address these, and as a reminder, if you are experiencing a bug, you can report in-game by either pressing the F2 key or the drop-down button in the top right corner of the screen. We also have a bug channel in Discord for more in-depth or one-on-one support!
We’ll be releasing another QoL update at the end of July or early August, which will include features and changes that address smaller issues and areas for improvement. More details for today’s update are included below:
[h2]Improvements[/h2]
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- Help Panel added to Journal Menu, with link to new Gameplay Guide
- Gameplay Guide added to Steam
- Added ability to use Arrow Keys to select dialogue response options (even without one already selected)
- Added notification bubble when receiving mail, such as from Bong-Cha during her intro
- More dialogue added for residents, especially dialogue that increases/decreases friendship points
- Adjusted Resident schedules to remove Tea Tree as a regularly visited location, pending fixes to the location
- Mute button added
- Graphics Quality settings added
- Resolution settings added
- Windowed vs. Full Screen option added
- Volume settings now persistent after closing and restarting game
- Infusers and Whisks moved to same category as Sugar Bowls and Creamers, now the “Misc. Teaware” category
- Ribbon toggles adjusted to not block bug reporter
- UI colors adjusted
- “Clear Table” button (trash can icon) moved to lower right corner, to avoid clipping with Time panel
- More pick up SFX for teaware
- SFX for Notifications
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[h2]Bugs[/h2]
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- Fixed bug where players were limited to two friendship-altering conversations total per day, instead of two friendship-altering conversations per cat per day
- Fixed broken liquid meshes on Strawberry cups and teapot
- Fixed bug where Teacup notification indicating customer would appear above Mjorn’s cabin
- Fixed some issues with Residents not appearing where they are listed on schedules
- Fixed missing name on speech bubble prior to first tea sprite conversation
- Industrial Floor appears correctly
- Replaced liquid surface texture with seamless texture
As a reminder, please make sure to restart Steam to receive the update.
For more information about our progress, please check out our Known Bugs & Issues page and our full Patch History.