SunnySide News

Hey everyone!

Did you catch our April Fools Day video with our fake trailer for ShadySide - a horror styled take on SunnySide? If not you can recap below!

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So what is ShadySide exactly?

Well, we're fortunate to have a wonderful QA team working on SunnySide who are excellent at hunting down those pesky bugs. They are so good in fact, that they sometimes hunt down something a little more sinister

Some bugs are fairly standard things that you'll see in game development, but every now and then something comes up with just a hint of a darker edge. Some may call them Yokai, ghosts, glitches in the matrix or straight-up hallucinations, we call them the residents of ShadySide.



These spooky goings-on transcend the usual bugs and have become part of the dark underside of SunnySide affectionately known to the team as ShadySide.

So bear in mind when you get your hands on SunnySide, it may not be a bug you come across, it may be the dark world underneath peeking through the cracks of reality!

Let us know what you thought of our ShadyShide teaser trailer, and remember, watch your crops...

Thanks! ❤

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1746930/SunnySide/

[h3]Hello SunnySide Fam![/h3]

As many of you might have noticed by now, and in case you miss the email that was sent out last night, the SunnySide Alpha has now ended.

Firstly, we want to say a big big thank you for supporting us in the making of our first game, SunnySide. This past year has been an incredible adventure, and we couldn't have done it without your loyal support!

That said, it's time for the SunnySide Alpha Test to come to a close. We have been able to gather so much information over the last few months, and SunnySide is going become a much better game thanks to your help!

Now that the Alpha is finished, we will be going into full production for the rest of the year. If you would like to keep up with development, consider joining our Discord, checking out the Live Streams, or reading the Kickstarter Updates that will be coming out every couple months. If you would like to follow us on your social media platform of choice, you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit.

Additionally, please keep an eye out for another email in the next couple of days. This email will include a link to an end of alpha survey that will help us gather some final information to help in further developing SunnySide. Included with this email will also be an option to sign up to be a part of further testing of the battle and cooking systems this summer, which will be under NDA. If you would like to participate in more testing, this will be your only option to sign up, so keep a close eye and add RainyGames to your safe email list!

If you do not choose to take part in testing this summer, your next chance will be during the Beta test this fall, at which point we will send you another key, then you'll receive your final key for your platform of choice when we release the full game at the end of the year. No need to sign up for these, as they are part of your Early Access and Pre-Order for SunnySide.

That's all! Thank you again for your continued support, for helping us in creating the next evolution of the Farm Sim, and for always believing in us!

Cheers!
-RainyGames

[h3]Hey everyone![/h3]

This update marks the final major update for our alpha access. The focus of this update is a complete overhaul to the cooking system alongside selfie mode, lots of bug fixes and performance improvements!

[h3]New Cooking System[/h3]
We've completely reworked the cooking system! This new system will act as a template for SunnySide's full range of cooking equipment in the final release of the game. The idea is to give you all a robust and fun, yet deep and enagaging cooking system that doesn't overstay its welcome.



The cutting board's slots have been reduced to 3, and more can be attained via upgrades in the final release of the game. However, since the alpha only has a limited number of recipes, you can still cook all the reicipes on it.



We've removed all of non-diegetic UI elements from the cooking system, this means, there is no longer a "Go" or "Cook" button floating on the screen. Instead to start the cooking on the cutting board, simply click on the knife, and to do the same with the grill, simply click on the charcoal (if there is any in the grill).

The cooking also no longer works off of real-time and instead follows in-game time. This means it is a lot easier to keep track of something that is cooking, since you can just look at the in-game clock.



We've also fully updated the cookbook app, it is a lot more readable, takes way less space on the screen and provides the same, if not more, of the previous functionality. We're planning to add a auto cook option to the app in the final release of the game so don't fret! The cooking system shall not be combursome!

[h3]Selfies![/h3]
The camera app on your phone has recieved a huge update and can now take selfies! In fact this is now the default mode of the camera when you open the app. You can still switch to the back camera via the right mouse button.



This system will allow you to take selfies with your favourite characters, animals and scenraries and like before, set them as your phone's wallpaper! We encourage you to take as many selfies as you can and share them in our Discord server! Keep in mind that all of the camera photos are save under: Documents > RainyGames > SunnySide.

[h3]Bug fixes and improvements[/h3]

• Water gauge no longer sticks on screen when the crop is fully watered
  
• Recipes are now discovered correctly
  
• Skill tree no longer stays on screen after interaction is finished
  
• Grass colour during summer is improved
  
• Pressing esc while moving a placed item no longer keep it highlighted
  
• Grill now cooks items such as "Whole fish"
  
• Adjusted the head rotation tolerance on NPCs
  

We hope you enjoy these new additions to the game! As always, if you encounter any bugs or issues, please submit them through our bug reporting website, accessible through the pause menu. And for everything else SunnySide, join our Discord sever below:

Hey everyone,

It's been hard to sit on this trailer, if you happened to walk past the Merge Games offices you would no doubt have heard the entire marketing team loudly vocalising to the incredibly catchy newly recorded music for this brand new trailer debuted at The MIX during GDC 2022!

We're so excited to bring you more and more of the amazing work that is going into SunnySide and see what you all get up when you're set loose in the Japanese countryside with nothing but a dream and a pocketful of seeds!

Without further ado, here's a fresh look at SunnySide in our new trailer!

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