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Let's Talk Plot + Updates!

Hello, dear Alchemists!

Two things for you today.

THING ONE:


While new players are exploring your 100 sky islands and digging into all it has to offer, some folks are wondering: What is the best way to explore the lore and narrative surrounding Moonstone Island? The answer to many of your questions is simple: Do some quests and chat with NPCs! Your fellow villagers have a lot of hidden lore to pass on, be sure to interact with them and invite them to hang-out sessions!

The most important quests are the ones helping Zed with his research. Through these quests, you'll unlock the ability to see Spirit levels, get the Spirit Barn blueprint, learn a recipe for Spirit stalls, be gifted a handy-dandy tool that will help you find Moonstones, and most importantly, A WAY TO PET YOUR LIL' SPIRITS. He'll also pay you really well for filling out the Spirit Dex!

Other quests will reward you with recipes that allow you to smelt ores, make potions, craft fertilizer, and even... get free Moonstones - a hot commodity in your travels!

We hope this helps those looking to dig into the story :)

THING TWO:

We have received some reports of the game "stuttering", and we are actively working on figuring out a solution... and also, what's causing it!

Unfortunately, so far, we haven't been able to consistently reproduce the problem, and since it appears to be affecting a wide variety of machines and operating systems, we need your help.

If you experience this issue (or any bug), please fill out a support ticket, and include a screen recording if you can – it helps us identify the cause:
https://rawfury.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1

Thank you and happy exploring!

~ Kate (community manager and do-er of quests)

Updates and Bug Fixes - Sept 22, 2023

Hello, wonderful people!

Excellent news: Our first patch is here, ready to patch up a few of the bugs and glitches you may have been experiencing. Thank you for being patient and understanding!

Here are the big changes:

  • Drawing from the discard pile with an empty discard pile no longer softlocks your game 🙏🎉🙏🎉🙏🎉
  • Reduced delay between button press and using hoe/scythe/watering can (for speedrun farming% players, obv)
  • We capped your energy at 99 (sorry if this breaks your OP strats)
  • Ossono finally learned to count, so her quest now only completes when selling the correct amount of stones
  • Tobin finally learned to count, so his sell prices are now consistent with what it says in the fish's description
  • Holo Spirits will now STAY HOLO when moving them around in the Spirit Barn. Turns out they were just having an identity crisis, sorry
  • Gifting divided stacks will no longer make the UI invisible
  • We fixed a bug with Dusty and Lookachoo where their abilities weren't working! The card energy cost now refreshes correctly



We're still working on bigger bugs & changes for future patches, but we hope this patch improves your experience! Thank you all so much for your bug reports and suggestions, keep 'em coming (but also please be patient because we're just a lil team trying our best OK)

~ Kate, community manager and SQUISHER OF BUGS

Thank you so much, Alchemists!

Hello, Alchemists!

Thank you all SO MUCH for your support, your beautiful streams, your thirsty fanart, and your love!! We are so proud of the community that has formed around our game already, and we can't wait for you to get to know Moonstone Island even better throughout the next few weeks... months... years?????

We're going to be making this game even better with updates and patches, and working on a Switch release, so this isn't the last time you'll hear from us! In fact, starting next Thursday, we'll be launching our weekly Newsletter, entitled the "Village Post!", right here on Steam! You'll be able to read all about the new features coming to Moonstone Island, check out the community's amazing fanart and creations, and hear from our developers (and even maybe our cat CEO, Mr. Morris!)

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If you can't play (ugh, work and school, amirite?) you can listen to our entire soundtrack right now on YouTube! Let our chill OST take you away to your own island in the sky
Just in case you missed it, our Coming Soon page is now live to bring a plush Fishbo to life with MakeShip! More on this over the next week, but you can prepare to get your own lil' guy on Thursday, September 28th!

If you've played Moonstone Island, please leave us a review - it'll help us reach more folks and convince them to join the Alchemist journey!

Until next time
~ All our love and kisses, Kate (Community Manager, and very grateful lil guy)

Moonstone Island is like Stardew Valley with cozy creature-collecting

Moonstone Island has finally arrived, and it's definitely going to be one of my most-played simulation games. With wholesome creature-collecting mechanics and a witchy Stardew Valley-esque take on the farming genre, Studio Supersoft's new game offers countless hours of cozy fun. If you're anything like me, this may just be the colorful comfy indie game you've waited for. Moonstone Island sets the genre's bar high with its unique blend of building, creature collecting, farming, and sandbox elements.


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We're live! AHH!

IT'S LAUNCH DAY!



The day is here at last - Moonstone Island is out on Steam!

If you're seeing this post, it most likely means that you have either bought the game (THANK YOU) or wishlisted it (THANK YOU)!

Here's all the launch info you'll ever need:

  • Moonstone Island is a cozy creature-collecting life sim with farming, fishing, romance, card battling, crafting, and 100 hand-crafted islands in the sky to explore!
  • The game runs on PC and Mac (specs are on the Steam page)
  • It costs $19.99 / £16.75 / 19.50€ (with a 10% launch discount until Sep 26)
  • You can buy optional DLC that includes the base game for $29.72 / 29.64€ / £25.09
  • It's a single-player game only
  • We support Steam Cloud Saves
  • We're STEAM DECK VERIFIED
  • We have Steam achievements
  • We have controller & keyboard/mouse support
  • Supported languages are English, Br-Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese


Of course, we will be working on post-launch patches to ensure that any bugs are squished, so please be patient and understanding – we're just a team of 3 core developers!

Thank you all for your love, your support, and your fan art - we'll see you in the skies!

~ Kate, Community Manager, and Moonstone Island's #1 fan