Southfield News

[h2]Oh hey, look - freebies![/h2]

Our Southfield demo is up for an additional week - so while Next Fest has come to an end, there's still time to enjoy the Island, find and plant crops, play with machines and automation, meet wholesome Islanders, and more...

That's not all! Every single bud who has played our demo in the last week, and every bud that plays before the demo period ends at 4pm GMT, Monday 19th February, will get our exclusive Crash Test Dummy skin.



[h3]We've accidentally started a frog cult support group...[/h3]

For those of you who want to join us in Discord (and those who are already there), you'll be able to enjoy leaping and bouncing on lily pads in you cozy frog onesie!

Could Bud look any cuter? (If your answer is yes, all the more reason to get into Discord and suggest skins for future content drops!)



These exclusive gifts will be delivered soon after we enter Early Access. In the meantime, we just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who's played our demo, everyone who has taken the time to leave feedback, and all those who have shown support for our flip-floppy farming game.

You are the bestest buds.

Stay wibbly,
Flop 💙

[h2]Big news, buds![/h2]

Flop here, I come bearing some good news! We've pushed a hotfix, in the hopes we can reduce some of the performance issues players of our demo have been reporting... and just in time for the weekend!

I wanted to give you a quick run down of what we've been working on. We are limited to what we can do right now, and optimisation takes time. Still, we're confident this will help people experiencing crashes on launch, and generally make the demo experience a bit smoother.



[h3]⭐ Lag at launch/crash[/h3]
Players have reported a lot of lag when launching the demo. Provided you are playing above the minimum spec, this should be fixed! If you're closer to minimum spec. than recommended, we'd still suggest giving the demo a minute to warm up.

[h3]⭐ Day/Night transition lag[/h3]
The lag reported when transitioning from day to night should be minimised, while the lag transitioning from night to day should be fixed. The lag players have been experiencing between 9pm and 6am in-game has been improved but is still apparent.

[h3]⭐ Additional changes[/h3]
We've made some adjustments to the tutorial as some players were getting confused about the quest to fix up the house for Grumps. It should be a bit more obvious now what to do! We've also added a stone cutter outside the farm for flips and giggles.

We just want to thank everyone who's taken the time to leave feedback. You've been patient with us, and that's not gone unnoticed. We all really appreciate your support, the constructive criticism, the bug reports - and the recognition that this is a demo. It's a work in progress, and just a flavour of what Southfield is going to become.

Thank you for that.

Stay wibbly,
Flop 💙

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076210/Southfield/

[h3]Hey buds![/h3]

We're back with another developer stream for Steam Next Fest. Will (our producer) and Christian (our senior technical designer) share some insider insights on the development journey Southfield has been on up until this point - and our excitement for what comes next!

Thanks to everyone who has played our demo so far, and for your feedback, bug reports and just generally being lovely buds. We feel so lucky!

🔴 Join us over on the Steam store to tune in!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076210/Southfield/

[h2]Greetings, buds![/h2]

We're diving straight into Southfield, in the fine company of some very talented buds, who are going to talk us through the beginnings of Bud, their creative process when designing our quirky, adorable Islanders [NPCs], and the experience of bringing the vibrant, bouncy Island of Southfield to life.

🔴 Join us over on the Steam store to tune in!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076210/Southfield/

[h2]Greetings, Buds![/h2]

It's finally time to visit Southfield - our demo is available to play! Here's just a few things you need to know before you get started...

This demo gives you a flavour of what's to come. There's plenty to dig into, with quirky islanders to meet, quests to complete, crops to harvest for seeds, and the ability to build your very own farmstead. You'll be growing in no time!



[h3]🌱 Bug Reporting & Player Support 🌱[/h3]

But this is still just a demo, right? So, we're expecting there to be bugs. And we want to make you aware of our process for bug reporting and accessing player support.

We've detailed all the key issues we think you might stumble across in our Known Issues thread (available on the Steam Discussion Board or in our Discord community server).

Reporting a bug is easy enough! Feel free to pop it in the Bug Megathread over on the Discussion Board, or consider joining us on Discord for quick and easy troubleshooting. It'd be super helpful for us if you could include some basic information, like your PC specs and (if possible) reproduction steps.



Please be aware that we are a small UK-based studio, monitoring channels from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, so there may be a delay in getting back to you.

[h3]🌱 Saving in Southfield 🌱[/h3]

We also wanted to let you know that the save function in the Southfield demo has been disabled. We know this might be frustrating, especially for players who want to save and come back for more - but despite our best efforts, the save feature was causing too many issues when reloading the game, and we decided to turn it off for a less buggy experience.

Still, we'll be into Early Access before you know it. The Island is already changing so much, it'll feel like a fresh start with so much more to explore. And you can help shape the Southfield of the future!

[h3]🌱 Joining the Community 🌱[/h3]

We chose to release Southfield as an Early Access game because we want you to be a part of our development process. Southfield is already alive and thriving, ready to welcome you - but this is a journey, and your feedback, ideas and support will help our Island (and our game) grow!

Thank you for playing our demo. Let us know what you think! All ideas, suggestions and feedback is welcome. Please wishlist our game to be notified about news and events (and to make our day, obvs)!

Keep rollin’

The Southfield Team 💙

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2076210/Southfield/