Rusty's Retirement News

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Hey folks, I’m thrilled to announce that Rusty’s Retirement is releasing on April 26th!

Thank you so much for your support so far – for playing the demo, leaving comments on social media, and following the game here on Steam. It’s all coming together, and you’ll soon be able to play the full game!

I’ve really valued all the feedback you’ve given me over the last few months, and I’ve used it to try and make this game the best it can be. When I first started, I didn’t realize just how many people would love the idea of a farming sim that sits at the bottom of your screen.

As a result of all the enthusiasm, it’s been pretty fun to make this game ːorange_heartː

So happy to be reaching the finish line, I’ll be sure to post on here when it’s out! Thanks again!

Hey folks,

It's the end of the Steam Next Fest, I just wanted to say thank you for playing the demo! I've collected lots of great feedback which I can't wait to implement into the game.

This demo has also helped me catch bugs with different operating systems (I'm looking at you Mac!) so I have a short list of features that need revising before release. It's better to catch them now with a demo versus a full release.

Talking about releases, I've decided to push back the release date to Q2 2024 - the extra time will allow me to properly focus on all the things listed above. The response has been nothing short of amazing so thank you for the massive motivational boost and the only reason for the delay is to make the game as best as possible! ːorange_heartː

With that said, I will leave the demo up for one more week, in case anyone missed the opportunity to try it out.

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[h2]Decoration Competition Winners[/h2]

Oh boy, this was a tough one! The competition was fierce, we had so many great entries, and I wish I could pick all of them to win - like honestly. I'll go over a few of my favorites before announcing the winners.

[h3]"Am I doing this right" haha this one made me chuckle - MattGesetzt[/h3]


[h3]My wife's favorite, aka the optimizer spreadsheet - numa_smells[/h3]

[h3]A bit of everything (plus Rusty chillin') - z41b3[/h3]


[h3]A beautiful balance between machine and life - Marine_Yanyan[/h3]


[h3]Loving the use of paths combined with robot stations - nattydew[/h3]


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[h2]And the winners are...[/h2]

[h3]ːorange_heartː ksss0929![/h3]

This one is beautifully symmetrical while still being packed with plenty of variety, decorations, characters, and crops all at the same time. Great job!

[h3]ːorange_heartː acaogoesmoo![/h3]

I love the wildlife that has blossomed near the wells, and I love that Haiku is also taking a break! ːHappyHaikuː

Congratulations to the winners, I will reach out soon to send over the rewards from the competition!

Hey folks, thank you for playing the demo for Rusty's Retirement!

I will be doing a small livestream while playing some of the game! I look forward to seeing you then ːHappyHaikuː

I've seen so many beautiful farms over the last few days and it gave me the idea to make a little creative competition for the community!

Make a pretty-looking farm, share it with me on Twitter/Steam, and the best farm(s) will win a limited edition physical copy of Haiku the Robot for the Switch (my prev. game) plus a Steam key for the full release of Rusty's Retirement!

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[h3]Here's my attempt: two nice bench areas with a cute path running down the middle of the farm while maintaining an efficient farm![/h3]


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[h3]Post your pretty farm on one of the following:[/h3]
1. Twitter (or X) with the hashtag #RustysRetirement
2. Artwork section in the community hub with #RustysRetirement in the title

The deadline for submissions is February 12th, and I will announce the winner(s) on the same day-
Good luck! ːorange_heartː

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For those wondering, this is what the physical looks like:

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• Fixing the ‘Always on top’ feature for Mac in the previous patch accidentally inverted it for Windows. It should work correctly on both now.
  
• Auto-Save was overriding the Save button. I fixed this as well, the Save button should work as intended.
  
• ‘Clear Save’ also broke for some weird reason but it should be fixed now!
  
• Rusty and Haiku no longer get stuck picking a non-existent crop if it was demolished.
  
• Sometimes the game doesn’t initialize properly. This could be because it tries to load too many things at once. I’ve added a ‘Loading’ symbol at the beginning of the game which should disable once initialization has completed. For now, if it doesn’t disappear, try to close and reopen the game.
  
• In the future, I will look into spreading the initialization across multiple frames so that this doesn’t happen!
  

Thank you for your patience while I fix these things!
(Phew, I’m glad I did a demo just to catch these bugs!)

Link to previous patch notes