Spirittea News

Hello everyone!

We’ve got a new Spirittea update for you, which includes more bug fixes and small quality of life additions!

[h3]To kick things off and to tide you over until the next big update, you can grab Spirittea for 20% OFF right now![/h3]



[h3]Here's what you can expect to find in today's update:
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Inventory stacking! We know you've all been waiting for this, and we're more than happy to deliver! Now, if you have more than one of the same item in your inventory, it'll stack instead of taking separate inventory slots! It'll stack in other places with storage too, like the chest in your house, fridges, etc.



And here's the full list of bug fixes and quality of life improvements:

• Fixed issues with Morinoba’s dialogue when playing on Steam Deck
  
• Added a sleeping animation for Fae
  
• The poobirds now have sound effects!
  
• The train carriage destroy event has been replaced with a clean up event
  
• The boiler can’t be accessed until specific parts of the tutorial, to avoid unintended behavior
  
• The invisible blocker during the bathhouse tutorial is now more prominent, to stop players from breaking the tutorial and accidentally leaving at the wrong time
  
• Added more clarification to the bathhouse upgrades UI when you pay for an upgrade. It will now be indicated the day the upgrade will be finished and will inform the player that Fae will finish the upgrade at the end of her work day
  
• The player can now run the bathhouse on the weekend, even when Fae has an upgrade scheduled, as she doesn’t work on the weekend
  
• Fixed a crash relating to bath monkeys not being able to find a spot in the outdoor baths
  
• Fixed a bug where Lord Spirit text would cause time to freeze when moving between rooms
  
• Quests on the board and notebook will now complete regardless of whether you’ve spoken to the relevant NPC to tie up the quest
  
• Fixed a bug where the selling shrine would display -1 as a price
  

[h3]What's next for Spirittea?
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We have some big plans for Spirittea in 2024, so we thought we'd give you a sneak peek of what's to come in the next big update!

Seasonal factors! The changing in seasons is a big part of Spirittea, and we were thinking on how we could make this even better and more immersive. So, we thought, why not make the change in seasons even more obvious?


Now, whenever you're working in the bathhouse, you'll see the environment interact with you even more, depending on the season! In winter, you'll find ice in the baths, in Fall you'll see leaves falling into the baths, and in Spring you'll see Algae growing in them! (We know, more things to clean, sorry!)


Actually, we thought you could use some help with the cleaning, so how about some bathhouse ducks to clean up the Algae? 🦆

A new NPC vendor! The town can never have enough shops and vendors, so we thought we'd add another! This truck will drive through town occasionally, so be sure to be on time when it arrives!


This vendor will sell a bunch of new in-game items, including heaters for the bathhouse to keep your spirits warm during the winter, duck nests so you have ducks in your bathhouse, and more!

Improved character portraits! The characters in Spirittea are a big part of the game, especially considering how much time you spend with them, so we wanted to give them even more life and personality!


We know how much you all connect with these characters, so to make them feel even more human, we revamped their portraits to make sure their personalities really shine through! Now, as you increase your friendships with them, you'll notice their character portraits change the better friends you become with them!

That's it for now! We hope that's enough teasers to tide you over until the next update! Thanks to your feedback and bug reports, Spirittea just gets better and better! We can't wait to give you more, we'll see you in the next update!

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Hey everyone!

We couldn't finish the year off without putting out another big update, so... that's what we've done!

We're at the point now where the game is getting nice and stable, so we've been thinking a lot about what new content can go in. In fact, new content is already being created!

We have so many wide-ranging, ridiculous ideas, some that are nice little additions, and others that completely change elements of the game for the better. Lots of end-game content ideas too that we think will be a hit. It's likely that Spirittea will look quite different a year from now, if our plans are anything to go by! Here's a little sneak peek of something we've been working on:



[h3]Anyway, update 1.5.6 is now LIVE! Here's the list:
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• Pumpkins will now grow all year round!
  
• New UI elements for the Spirits section of the in-game menu
  
• New UI elements for the Collections section of the in-game menu
  
• New UI elements for the Friendships section of the in-game menu
  
• New button prompts for when an item can be used
  
• The Queen figurine is now easier to get
  
• Fixed a bunch of NPC pathing issues
  
• Fixed some more bathhouse weirdness
  
• The snowmen quest is fixed for those people who were encountering some weirdness
  
• Figurines can now be sold for more Moolags
  
• Fixed Eric's quest, where he'd stand next to the restaurant for some reason
  
• NPCs will follow you slightly better now
  
• NPCs hobbies no longer show as "1" in the notebook
  
• Seaweed isn't called "seaweed soup" in the shop anymore
  
• You don't lose your bike when you get hit by a snowball anymore
  
• You can't pass through the bridge on the east side of town anymore
  
• Fixed the bath monkeys. Stupid monkeys
  
• Swapped two of the dig sites that were incorrectly interchanged
  
• DEFINITELY fixed Sujin's quest this time
  
• Fixed NPCs being missing or stuck during Meet the Townsfolk
  
• Made 2 of the books purchaseable more than once in the shop
  
• Loads of other stuff
  

See you all in the new year!!

No More Robots and Cheesemaster Games

Hi everyone!

We've got some more bug fixes and quality of life improvements for you! We're still going through our list and working on bringing more fixes for you, but we hope this new update will make Wonyan happy at least... moody kitty...

[h3]Update 1.5.3 is now LIVE for Spirittea! Here's what you can expect:
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• Fixed a bug where Leigh won't talk to the player during his quest (when he's not painting)
  
• Fixed a bug where the home cooking UI doesn't recognise the new doubled storage and fridge sizes
  
• Added Juso, Flitt, Lunariss and Avanis as spirits which appear around the town if you’ve completed their quest
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Fall is Coming" painting was appearing EVERYWHERE once up on display
  
• Levelling up while sweeping the bathhouse won't cause bugs with the brooms anymore
  
• The baby boar doesn't move during a loading screen or if time is paused
  
• Fixed a bug where players couldn't get into the tunnel by the temple due to an invisible barrier
  
• Removed the ability to eat as a tanuki, which was causing a soft lock
  
• Fixed a bug where Quill's sand castle wouldn't appear
  
• Fixed a bug where the pamphlet was showing Jillian & Yari's friendship as 0 if they were out of town
  
• Your bike will now appear outside of your home when you sleep or become exhausted, so it will never get lost
  
• The repair kit used to fix the shrine for Bruce's quest will now be destroyed after repairing it 3 times
  
• Added more quest hints for Leigh
  
• Julian's knife now has a name!
  
• Cooking elixirs at home now produces 3 of them instead of 1
  
• Ensured that plants regrow their fruits
  
• Fixed a bug where Fonuki wasn't revealed in-game after the reveal sequence
  
• Fixed a visual bug with large text and boxes when looking at recipe ingredients in the bathhouse recipe book
  
• Fixed a bug where the spirit's countdown timer in Clarence's quest was displaying too large in other languages
  
• Fixed a bug where NPC hobbies appear as "1" instead of a word
  
• Fixed a bug where berry bushes were growing odd items rather than berries? weird
  

Thank you all once again for sending in your bug reports and issues! Be sure to keep reporting to us - the easiest way to do that is through the Steam forums or the official Discord!

See you soon!

- Cheesemaster Games & No More Robots

Hey everyone! We hope you've been enjoying your new mountain homes and have been managing to help all of your new neighbours, both mortal AND immortal!

One of our favourite things we've seen in discord and across social media are people sharing tips and secrets with other people, so we thought we'd share a few of our own!

[h2]Here are 10 things you might not know you can do in Spirittea![/h2]

[h3]1 - Clean up the bathhouse[/h3]

Fed up of all the dust and grime in your bathhouse? Housing more spiders each day than spirits? In your kitchen... uhh... prep area... there are two brooms - one downward broom and one for your ceiling. These are not just for scrubbing your spirits, but you can also use them to scrub your bathhouse (it's ok, we won't tell the spirits!). Spirits will still arrive if your bathhouse is a mess but... what will Wonyan think?



[h3]2 - Chase squirrels for seeds & start growing them![/h3]

Looking to start a new hobby alongside your bathhouse? How about chasing squirrels! The squirrels on the mountain near the bathhouse will drop little seed bags if you're quick enough (we're not just doing it to be mean, honest!!) and once you've upgraded your kitchen, you'll be able to grow your seeds in the kitchen garden on the windowsill to the south! What neat cooking ingredients can YOU grow?

[h3]3 - Investigate strangely coloured patches of ground[/h3]

Headed out digging with your favourite townsperson, but not sure where to start? If you use your spirit vision around town, you might see some strangely coloured patches on the ground! I wonder which spirit left those behind? Either way, they seem to be a great way to kickstart your digging adventures, especially with a friend!



[h3]4 - Follow the Yellow Poo-Birds[/h3]

Why do they call them Poo-Birds anyway? The townspeople seem to think they have a keen eye for treasure - they certainly seem to uhh... 'mark' a certain area once you've followed them around enough! I think they say bird poo is lucky?

[h3]5 - Harvest ingredients around town[/h3]

There are SO many foodstuffs around town to include in your cooking, from ugligrass over near the beach to the east to the peppers and pumpkins further north! It's definitely worth investigating what you can pick up around town - you might be suprised at what you can find and what you can use in your cooking recipes! I know a fair few of the spirits are fond of these ingredients too, so you might need them for quests or shrines!



[h3]6 - Use bug traps to trap difficult insects[/h3]

Are there some insects that avoid you at every step? Keep getting whacked by scary beetles with too many legs? Pick up some bug traps from Song's store, set them down in your nemesis' path and see if you can draw them over the traps! Your bug problems will be solved, and your pamphlet will get more full - win win!

[h3]7 - Leave offerings at shrines to appease the spirits[/h3]

If you're looking for more spirits to help, there are four shrines around the map where you can leave various offerings! These are all tied to four particular spirits who seem to have been forgotten and neglected to the townsfolk, so are great guides to both finding more things by exploring the town and picking up a new spirit friend for the bathhouse!



[h3]8 - Catch rare fish by taking a friend[/h3]

Did you know fish spawn more often when you have a friend fishing with you? If you're hunting down specific rare fish, make sure to take a friend to maximise your chances of finding them, and try fishing in some strange places, like near the hot spring!

[h3]9 - Steal people's slippers to decorate the bathhouse
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The first 'feature' I fell in love with in Spirittea is definitely that people will just ALLOW you to take things from their homes (I'm a bit of a loot goblin!). I always leave these along with the smaller friendship items in the bathhouse as decorations, and honestly, you should too! They really brighten the place up, and you can make these spaces your own!!

[h3]10 - Regain some stamina by resting in your home bath
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Phew, after such a long list my stamina is running low! If yours is too, you can use the little bath in your house to regain some before you head back out on your adventures!!



What are YOUR favourite tips and tricks for Spirittea? If you have one we've missed, share it in the comments

Hey everyone!

We really hope you've been enjoying the updates (and fixes) we've been putting out, because we have ANOTHER for you!! Not only that, but we've also been looking to the future of Spirittea and planning what COULD come next!

With that, Spirittea 1.5.2 is now LIVE! It includes:

• Separated Miko and Amelia more when they're preparing kimchi in front of the shop in the mornings (this one was especially tough, never get between a lady and her kimchi!!)
  
• Removed using joystick as an option for karaoke minigame as inputs were too inaccurate and we were failing you for no reason (sorry!)
  
• Removed penalty of losing points if you mistime in the karaoke minigame, making it a lot easier
  
• Ensured one-of-a-kind shrine items cannot be sold (making completing the shrines impossible)
  
• Fixed Sora's bug-catching text to use the correct player name
  
• Fixed spirit vision teapot blinking and not resetting after sleeping
  
• Fixed issue where if you close the bathhouse, NPC helpers with towels in the main room will not spawn their towels unless you go to another room and come back. Now the towels will appear where/when they should
  
• Fixed the stinker statue being misnamed sun melon(??)
  
• You're now NOT able to be holding a towel (clean, wet, dirty), open your bag and swap to a different item (resulting in towel ending up in backpack)
  
• The game now checks that there are at least 10 towels (the starting number) available to you in the bathhouse somewhere. If you lose any towels in a shift, they should now reappear!
  
• Added some code for players who collected the bard and prisoner figurine before the bug where they weren't counted as collected was fixed. Now you can get the achievement!
  
• Fixed a bug where player health was below 0, meaning they couldn't move
  

Fingers crossed that's fixed up even more for you, and we can now start to look up and on to the future!

See you again soon for more news and updates! – Cheesemaster Games and No More Robots :D