Everholm News

[h2]🎉 Everholm Update 1.0.11 🎉[/h2]

[h3]🌟 New Features[/h3]
We’ve heard your requests loud and clear! These two highly anticipated features are finally here, and we’re so excited to share them with you:

No more penalties for unsuccessful tool use!🌱

• Missing a swing or digging in the wrong spot? No problem! Players won’t lose energy for failed actions.
  
• Tools like the Pickaxe, Axe, Scythe, Fishing Rod, and Hoe now only consume energy for successful actions.
  Note: The Watering Can will receive the same fix in the next update—stay tuned!
  

Added auto-aim for controllers! 🎮

• Interactions have never been smoother! This new feature ensures your tools will automatically target the correct object, regardless of the direction you’re facing.
  
• For example, you can now chop down a tree even if your character is looking slightly away from it. Effortless and precise!
  
• You now have a handy indicator showing you what you can interact with based on the tool you have selected in your inventory while using a controller!
  
  [h3] Make sure to toggle Auto-Aim ON in your settings menu if it's not on by default [/h3]
  
  

[h3]🔧 Improvements and Changes[/h3]
Added notifications and sound effects for unlocking the greenhouse.
Improved greenhouse layout for perfect symmetry.
Updated descriptions for the Pickle Jam Machine, Mayo Machine, Keg, and Strawberry Wine.
Main Menu now clearly indicates save file deletions with a bold red "DELETE SAVE FILE:" prompt.

[h3]🐛 Bug Fixes[/h3]
Fixed rain sound being audible in the underworld.
Machines with 0 fuel on load now properly set the output item after refueling.
Resolved an occasional issue where clicking on an item in the backpack wouldn’t work.
Optimized plant behavior and animations for smoother gameplay.
Fixed time freezing indefinitely after a boss fight.
Limited ghost spawns to a maximum of 5 at a time.
Fixed insects spawning at day end instead of day start.
Mima’s Moon Honey quest now correctly asks for Moon Honey instead of Hardwood.
Fixed Lilly’s night light from obscuring paths in the underworld biome (floor spiral teleport).

Stay tuned for more QOL updates coming your way!
Thank you, everyone!

With love,
Chonky Loaf Team

A quick hotfix for these two items, they could have created issues when you try to split, sell, delete, or use them. Fortunately it's caught early and fixed swiftly!

Thank you!

[h3]Bugs🐞 [/h3]

• NPC talk option sometimes doesn’t update correctly.
  
• Energy-boosting notifications occasionally suggest items that actually reduce energy.
  
• Red and blue flowers now require a scythe for harvesting.
  
• Machines occasionally fail to function as intended.
  
• Marry's backpack letter disappears if opened on the 8th day and the game is closed and reopened.
  
• Animal drops were not being saved properly.
  
• Animals refuse to leave the barn if the barn is rotated.
  
• Minor internal optimizations for improved performance.
  

[h3]A note for the next update:[/h3]

The next update is expected in about a week as we focus on delivering joy to all our controller players! 🎮
✨Assisted Aim✨which eliminates all controller issues is nearly ready for controllers and the Steam Deck, and we can’t wait for you to try it out!

Of course, we’re also working in parallel on additional quality-of-life improvements, balancing tweaks, and even a few surprises in the form of new content! 🌟

Until then,
Chonky Loaf Team

[h2] Here's what we've been working on: [/h2]

[h5] Steam Cloud Save! ☁️ [/h5]

This was requested by many people and it's our job to listen!
Steam cloud save is fully integrated and tested, works on Steam Deck too!

[h5]Windowed mode that works well! 🪟[/h5]

Requested by streamers, people with Ultra Wide monitors and other window mode lovers!

[h5] Zoom in and out! 🔎 [/h5]

There's only a few levels currently, but it will be useful until we figure out how to do some finer zoom adjustments.

[h5]Text in Cutscenes does not auto scroll anymore! ⏳ [/h5]

Once the typewriter effect is done, your input is required to continue the cutscene, this way all of the text will be easily readable and you won't miss a thing!

[h5]Fishing minigame toggle! 🎣 [/h5]

Simply open up your settings and turn off the Fishing minigame! Simple as that!
You will still have to upgrade your fishing rod to get all of the fish though!

[h5]Dropped items are saved! 💾 [/h5]

Anything dropped on the surface of Everholm will be saved. ( wild animal loot, rewards, anything really )

[h3]Changes ✏️[/h3]

• Fiona house is not so dark anymore
  
• Night time in Fall is brighter
  
• No Npc friendship decay
  
• Npc tracking by default with 0 hearts needed
  
• Rain doesn't affect the interiors
  
• Rain doesn't fall on festivals
  
• Rain falls less in spring and summer
  
• Disliked gifts have less of an impact
  
• Loved gifts bring more points
  
• Added Pond and Lake on the map
  
• Added Light in the Home interior fireplace
  
• Animals are way less needy
  
• Each Animal eats only 1 food from the feeder
  
• Bee house reworked and balanced
  
• Cauldron Festival gives very valuable rewards depending on the amount of stars you get
  
• Added a better description of how the Cauldron mini-game works
  
• Barn and Coop are much smaller in size and take a lot less tiles
  
• Fruit trees are sold at Marry's shop in winter
  
• Added text to Trinket descriptions : “Place it in your backpack [ring/necklace/etc] slot”
  
• Adjusted Field Frenzy, Rain Cloud, Swift sprout to be cheaper but also take more energy and mana
  
• Shadow tools require a Star Gem now
  
• Maple and Paul interior changed camera to follow player to a degree
  
• Easter Race rewards can now be sold
  
• Flowers are harvested only with scythe ( easier honey harvesting )
  
• Mayo , Cheese machines fuel changes and ratio
  
• Vine Rope drop buffed
  
• Marry's shop items now go up to 999 items per day
  
• Added [Multi harvest] and [Harvestable with scythe] in descriptions of seeds (with a different color)
  
• Spinach seeds adjusted
  

[h3]Bugs 🐞[/h3]

• Collision traps (for all collisions)
  
• Ghosts caused a crash when talking to them
  
• Boss fight caused a crash
  
• Animals reset when max hearts bug fixed
  
• Having exactly 9 health when using fishing rod would freeze the game
  
• Machines could change their already smelted (refined) product in certain situations
  
• Not getting items when inventory full ( these items will drop on the map and be saved waiting for you now )
  
• Ghosts caused a freeze in other UIs
  
• Some players couldn't use the Greenhouse key
  
• Optimized bees
  
• Underworld trees are now affected by Axe strength
  
• Bounds collision was missing in one of the dreams
  

[h3]Dash of New content 🌷[/h3]

• Orchidium Sprinklers
  
• Firefly ring added (trinket)
  
• Eclipse locket added(trinket)
  

[h4]Items on our Most Wanted List: 🚧 [/h4]

[h5]Optimization:[/h5]

Improve Performance
Get rid of Stutters

[h5]Gameplay:[/h5]

Pacing of the early game
More early game tutorials
Making quests smart ( so they wouldn't ask for late game items in the beginning )
More minigames
Half body profile pictures with a classic bottom dialogue box
Npc's with emotions and brand new improved dialogues
Late game automations

[h5]Features:[/h5]

Steam Deck full support
Increase Font size across all UI's
Localization system

[h5]Controller:[/h5]

Fixing the controller interaction issue : Smart Auto Tool use on the controller ->
example: you won't have to exactly select the unwatered tile to water it, if your near enough it will look for any unwatered tile, turn to it and water it. This applies to all tools and interactable objects.

[h5]Our roadmap will go public soon! 🚗 [/h5]

It includes years worth of free updates, including: content, music, npcs, house expansions, compendiums, Collectors Gallery, new islands, boat travel, deep sea fishing, and so much more! - Stay tuned!

Thank you all for being here with us and giving us this incredibly helpful feedback!
Chonky Loaf Team

[h3]🐞 Bugs 🐞[/h3]
Can’t enter the underworld + freeze - bug fixed.
Can’t plant/dig/harvest behind the silo - fixed.
Backpack row stacks bug - fixed.
Cursor was snapping weirdly while changing a dropdown in settings - fixed.
Framerate set to 30fps - bug, fixed. (partially fixes stutter)
Can’t interact with anything after checking Star Stone in the second biome - fixed.
Sell 100 crops bug - fixed.
Ghost tombstone stuck - fixed
Star Stone Name UI - fixed.


[h3]✏️ Changes ✏️[/h3]
Orchidium stone spawn rate increased.
Habanero pepper is now multi-harvest.
Map pine trees markers updated.
Main level stray tiles cleanup (visual).
Scrollbar is now more visible in Day End Profit
Added Torch Blueprint to Tomos Shop.
Christmas Ornaments can now be sold.
All seeds should be sold in their respective season at Marry's shop.
Fiona works Monday to Friday now.
Fences should be crafted from plain wood.
Fence Gate description changed to be more detailed.
Forest flowers grow in all seasons now.
Shadow Tulip grows in all seasons and is available at Traveling Merchants store all seasons.
Default setting set to - Fullscreen (partially fixes stutter)
Added Blue Crystals to the Traveling Merchant shop.
Christmas Ornaments can now be sold.
Darkwood - new buy price : 140 new sell price : 70
Danny Fertiliser quest - now doesn’t require vinegar.
Mayo machine, Keg, and Preserver Jar changed fuel to wood.

[h3]🌷 New content 🌷[/h3]
Added Turnip seeds!
Added Raspberry seeds!