Moonstone Island News

It's nearing the end of Magic May, which means we're adding a ton of stuff to the game – new furniture, new dialogue, new Spirits, and all of that. But we've already talked about that. You know all that. Today, my friends, I have brought you here to talk about the thing we love most (at least I do) – PATCH NOTES.

It's a long one, so we've split it up into four categories: Big Things, Small Things, Magic Man Things, and Bug Things. I mean, fixes. Bug Fixes. Let's start off with our man of the month, Magic Man!

[h2]Magic Man Things[/h2]

• Magic Man discovered a new, forbidden kind of card magic, and as a result he's developed dozens of new "shop exclusive" cards. Don't call the card police pls
  
• He's also finally learned how to actually, you know, leave the house. Once Waldo moves to Moonstone Island, he will now walk around instead of staying inside all the time. He'll even go to the Tavern!
  
• Waldo has more to say once he's moved back, too. There's a lot of new dialogue from both him and the other NPCs that acknowledge his presence instead of awkwardly ignoring him all the time. No wonder he never left the house before.
  
• We've added a few Magic Man-themed decorations to the game! Some are DLC, and some are part of the free update. There's a lot of purple, a lot of magic, and even a few things shaped like Waldo's ✨ iconique ✨ hat
  

That's it for Waldo stuff. Let's move on to the Big Things!

[h2]Big Things[/h2]

• Ten! New! Inventory! Slots!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you think of a single game that has ever given you inventory expansions after launch? It's probably never been done. We're pocket pioneers, baby
  
• And while we're at it: You get a second tool wheel! You get a second tool wheel! EVERYBODY GETS A SECOND TOOL WHEEEEEEL
  
• Four! New! Spirits!!! One of them is a shrub with legs, and I love him. Also, Pombomb from Cassette Beasts is in Moonstone Island now! Synergy!!!!!!!
  
• Step into the amazing new world of MAP ZOOMING, where you can see each island much bigger than before! Bonus: It makes matching islands to treasure maps roughly ten billion times easier
  
• Animated house exterior!! ANIMATED HOUSE EXTERIOR!!!!! It's a big ol' fishbowl, because we know you all want to live like Fishbo lives. This one's free for everyone. I mean... it's on the house 😉
  
• Trees now have a chance of dropping saplings when cut down, which is only horrifying if you think about it too much
  
• Furnaces can now smelt multiple ingots because we're all too darn busy to babysit a fire forever
  
• More furnace news: you can now add ore and coal to the furnace while it's running. If you burn yourselves we are not liable ok
  
• We updated the save system! It now automatically organizes games into separate files, so you won't curse the day the developers were born every time you accidentally overwrite a save. Side note: please stop cursing the day we were born
  
• Zed has been building a computer in his spare time... and it was for you! Now you can use it to access Spirit Storage after hours
  
• Does the gigantic empty space of the basement make you nervous? Split that bad boy up into smaller rooms like a greedy landlord with our new placeable walls! They can be rotated, placed anywhere, used to hang decor, and even wallpapered like regular walls!
  
• Tobin's been working hard on Fish ScienceTM, and he's developed a few new fishing lures that will help you catch specific fish to fill out that trophy shelf
  
• XP is now a lot easier to get, because we're not about that grind
  
• NAPPING UNLOCKED. Head to your bed to take a lil snoozy-woozy and refill your energy at any time
  
• Fibre is now purchasable in the workshop
  
• Added Russian language! Ура!
  

Okay, woww. That was so many big things. What's next?

[h2]Small Things[/h2]

• Mass manufacture ENABLED! Craft multiple items at once by pressing and holding the craft button!
  
• Mass feeding ENABLED! Give your Spirits the mukbang they deserve by holding down the "feed" button to give them multiple crops in one go!
  
• Mass alchemy ENABLED! The Alchemy Station now accepts up to 100 crops, bottles, and ash, and can produce 100 concoctions!
  
• Wearing your dancing shoes on the dancefloor in Ossono's Tavern now has a neat surprise 💃🕺
  
• If you're the kind of person that gets really attached to inanimate objects, then the new Item Frame is for you! Show off your favourite thing in your home!
  
• Concoctions can now be found in dungeon chests, hopefully making that one quest from your mother a little bit easier
  
• We made a lot of improvements to the targeting of placeable objects with both gamepad AND mouse! That's equality, baby!
  
• Gotta go fast, right? Now you can do more while sprinting: interact with objects and NPCs, place stuff, plant seeds, use items, eat crops, and MORE
  
• We also disabled the white outline on objects when the player is sprinting, so you won't be distracted from your go fast time
  
• Placing fences and bridges is now a bit faster, too! We removed the animation. It probably saves like 0.3 seconds, but it adds up, right?
  
• And the Spirit Brush is faster, too! We didn't remove the animation for it, because you gotta pet the lil guys, but we did speed it up. Zooooom
  

Wow, what a lot of changes! Now we've just got the bug fixes to go...

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Adjusted Spirit pathfinding to stop wild spirits spawning in fenced areas on Rift island
  
• Fixed an issue where player would get stuck in the mountain cave after opening Medallion
  
• The black rectangles that would sometimes pop up in your journal are GONE
  
• Fixed Spirits displaying behind dungeon doors
  
• Made sure that Ossono is actually attached to the balloon that floats away during her wedding
  
• Fixed an issue where you could propose to someone, cancel the proposal, leave the conversation, and start the conversation again, resulting in the dialogue skipping to the chat options. I mean, no offence, pals, but that's a really weird way to propose
  
• Fixed the Greenhouse Fishing loot becoming inaccessible
  
• Fixed npcSpeechBubble 9-patch object
  
• Fixed a bug when some placeable objects didn’t stack after being picked up
  
• Fixed a few localization issues - title menu truncated in other languages, game files using incorrect font etc.
  

THAT'S IT! Those are all the patch notes! My hand hurts from typing and my brain hurts from thinking. This is a four-page document. We've never had so many patch notes before. I need to lie down.

ENJOY MAGIC MAY!
Kate, Community Manager and owwy owwy wrist pain

Happy Magic May, everyone! Today, we're launching our latest update alongside some new DLC, both of which are themed around the mysterious man we all love to love: Waldo!

However! Our enigmatic wizard and chicken house aficionado may be the focus of this update, but that doesn't mean that's all you get. We've also added a bunch of new tweaks, content, and changes that will make the game even better than before.

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Waldo (AKA Magic Man) finally figured out how to open his front door, and (if you've unlocked him moving to Moonstone Island) will now walk around town instead of hiding in his chicken house.
He has new dialogue to acknowledge being back in town, and various other events!
The other Moonstone Islanders will also have new dialogue concerning Waldo and him being back in town, so it feels less... weird that he turned up after being missing for years and everyone's just totally fine with it.

Waldo will also sell dozens of new cards in his shop!
There will now be a party to celebrate you closing the rift, because that's kind of a big deal
Magic-themed furniture will be available for everyone, so you can add broom racks, scroll boxes, stained glass windows, and various witchy items to your house to make our Waldo feel right at home.

Now for the stuff that isn't Waldo-related:

• Fishbo! We're showing off our love for Moonstone Island's official unofficial mascot with a Fishbo-themed rug, a statue, and a fishbowl house. Now you can become as Fishbo.
  
• Extra, extra! Moonstone Island inhabitants discover napping! You can now sleep for short periods of time to regain energy, even if it's not bedtime!
  
• Map zooming! Revolutionary!!!
  
• Tired of living in a studio apartment? Why not try: WALLS! We've added placeable walls to the furniture catalog, so now you can divide up those rooms into much smaller rooms like the world's greediest landlord!
  
• Do you love to min-max? Are you an efficiency demon? Why not try the new, definitely unsafe, Perpetual FurnaceTM! It's a furnace that runs continuously and can be added to while running. Don't worry about emissions! The world is already in ruins!
  
• We've also invented the Perpetual Alchemy LabTM! You can now brew multiple concoctions at the same time, and add ingredients while it's running. Science!
  
• Four new Spirits, including one you might recognize from another Raw Fury game 👀
  
• Zed will now allow you to access the Spirit Storage at the Science Center even if he's not there. I guess you got a spare key or something? Use it wisely.
  
• New fishing lures that allow you to catch certain fish, because I
• know* y'all have been struggling with finding that one particular fish like a really low-stakes Moby Dick
  
• A second tool wheel! Now you don't have to choose favorites! You can have ALL your tools ready to go!
  
• Do you really, really love a particular item? Attached to the stonefruit, perhaps? Or dreaming of showing off your favorite rock? Well, now you can, with the all-new ITEM FRAME!
  
• You can now press and hold to craft items and feed crops
  
• And the best thing of all: YOUR POCKETS JUST GOT BIGGER. We've added ten more inventory slots to EVERYONE'S game. For free. YEAHHHHH
  

We're also launching our latest DLC! As always, this DLC is cosmetic only, and will not be required to unlock any extra content beyond the decor items that it comes with.

And here's what those decor items are:

• Magic Hat House
  
• Magic Hat Rug
  
• Lectern
  
• Candelabrum
  
• Summoning Circle
  
• Tattered Curtain
  

As I always say, though – we've got more to come, folks. After all, we come out on Switch soon 😉 Also, it looks like we can all speak Russian now... weird how things just pop up like that!





Launching today, you can now pledge to get yourself a Magic Man plushie from our partners at Make Ship! Tell your friends, we only have a few weeks to fund our little Magical Weirdo and once he's gone, he's GONE! Head over to MakeShip: https://www.makeship.com/products/magic-man-plush

– Kate, Community Manager and constant hint-maker

Our publishing partners at Raw Fury are having their annual Publisher Sale right here on Steam! We've got some sweet discounts to check out if you're been waiting to pick up Moonstone Island or the DLCs!

Moonstone Island: 30% Off Art Book: 30% Off Soundtrack: 30% Off Eerie items DLC Pack: 35% Off Delightful Little Comforts DLC Pack: 35% Off December's Lovely Cozies DLC Pack: 35% Off Designed for Lover DLC Pack: 25% Off

We'll be back tomorrow with a juicy update all about our loveable weirdo, Magic Man! New DLC! New Content Update! The launch of a PLUSHIE! AND THERE'S EVEN MORE!

See you tomorrow, Alchemists!

~ Studio Supersoft

Hello, hello, hello! This is Ossono writing to you from inside Moonstone Island. How does that work, you ask? Magic! And also, stop asking!


I have been informed that there is upcoming DLC for Moonstone Island once more, this time themed around... magic! I don't know what DLC is, but I *do* know what magic is, and also I really think you're going to enjoy the magic-themed furniture and decor that Paolo has whipped up for us launching on May 21st. Well, it's a collaboration between Paolo and Waldo, but Paolo did most of the work. (Don't tell Waldo I said that. He'll turn me into a frog, probably.)

There's a candelabrum for those of you who feel like your home isn't quite medieval enough, a lectern for those of you who love to let everyone know that you can read, a tattered curtain for anyone who wants the "shabby chic" look in their room, and a rug shaped like Waldo's hat. Oh, and a summoning circle. I won't ask too many questions about that one, but please try not to summon too many demons, k? Moonstone Island has enough problems to deal with.

You'll also be able to change your house exterior to look like Waldo's hat, which is... quite a choice. Let's just say I'm glad we don't have an HOA out here. I can't really talk, though. My house is a barrel.




Hey. 'Sup. Ferra here. Ossono got anxious about having to write this newsletter, downed an entire pint of beer in five seconds, and now she's having a nap. Now it's Ferra time! I'm gonna tell you about the free update.

K, so there's a free update. Duh. It's gonna be released at the same time as the DLC, and it's gonna make Moonstone Island EXTREMELY COOL. So, get this: you also get a ton of new furniture, like a crystal ball (for peepin' futures), a Venus Flytrap (don't tell Gaiana lol), a house that looks like a fishbowl (you do you, weirdo), an item frame to show off your favorite items, a rug shaped like Fishbo (best boi), and WALLS!!!! Yeah! You can now turn your rooms into smaller rooms with the magic of Wall TechnologyTM.

There's more furniture but I think it should be a surprise.

Oh yeah, also, apparently Waldo (you might know him as "Magic Man" or "the weird guy with the chicken house") is getting a bunch of extra dialogue. I don't know what that means, but I'm just glad that he'll be a bit more talkative now that he's moved back into town. It was kinda sad that he just avoided all of us before, but now he's chill. We're pals.

I'm bored now, lemme get someone else to take over...


Alchemist! Hello! It's Zed! Ferra said I need to write a newsletter, so, here I am!

So, I'm not entirely sure what happened (Cleo and I are working on figuring it out), but there have been new Spirits sighted on the outer islands! I don't know much about them yet, but one of them is a dog-like creature, so I'm trying to remain calm, but I CAN'T, I LOVE HIM, HE'S SO CUTE.

Apparently, alongside this influx of new Spirits, Waldo has also managed to discover some new card magic, which means he's created some new cards for sale in his shop.

Things are so exciting!!!! I need to go and prepare my research stations! Aaaah!


Uh... Zed just ran past me and gave me this piece of paper. Am I supposed to finish this thing?

Ugh. Fine. It's Gaiana, by the way.

So, there's other stuff. I mean, aside from the furniture, and the DLC, and the Spirits, and whatever. New events. Map zooming. Napping. More inventory slots. A second tool wheel. And more stuff. I guess. Woo.

I have to go do something that isn't this. Bye.


Ossono again! The update and the DLC both come out on May 21st on Steam. More details to come!!! Byeeee!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo

– Kate, Community Manager who did not write any of this post

Oh! Before we forget we saw this strange, soft relic appear before us last night....hmmm....

Farming Fest starts today, and we're a part of it! Let's get growing! :D

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