Cozy Caravan News

Hi everyone! It's been a week since we launched Cozy Caravan on Steam, and we've been overwhelmed with all of the wonderful words you've had for the team. Thank you all so much, it truly does mean a lot to us. It can be very scary putting your work out into the world, especially with Early Access, with all the rough edges and content still-to-come. But seeing everyone's reactions, your character photos, and compliments to the team means everything to us. Thank you all!

And with that out of the way, we've got another update today, with our first batch of new content. We're beginning to release new outfits for the wardrobe, and we'll have new drops regularly over the course of Early Access (we're aiming to have something new each week). Some of these, like today, will be available immediately in the character creator and in your wardrobe (go talk to Arthur if you haven't got yourself a wardrobe yet!). Moving forward, we'll have a mix of instantly-available outfits, and ones that will be unlocked through the guild catalogue, or by ✨some other means yet to be revealed.✨

Here are the new threads you'll find in your wardrobes today!



[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where Luca would act as though you've already found him instead of offering to re-play hide-and-seek.
  
• Fix the market bell sometimes being invisible.
  
• Fix to prevent the player from getting out of the caravan in unintended locations.
  
• Fix where the heart/happiness sound effects would get stuck on.
  
• Fix an issue where the conversation box would sometimes get stuck on when talking to Yas the Librarian.
  

[h2]Analytics[/h2]
We've added an optional feature utilising Unity Analytics. You'll see a one-time pop-up which you can choose to accept or decline. This information is used purely for us to learn how people are playing Cozy Caravan, and in turn help us make informed decisions as we continue to develop the game. Again, this is totally optional, and you're more than welcome to decline, it's just one way you can help us improve the Cozy Caravan experience.

[h2]Roadmap[/h2]
We've asked Bubba if he can scribble down an Early Access roadmap for us. He hasn't quite got all the details in there yet, but we'll update you all when he's cleaned it up a bit.



Our next major release will be 0.2.0, where the rest of Harvestvale will be available to explore! Each week between now and then, we'll have new outfits ready to share, along with the usual bevy of bug fixes and improvements thanks to the feedback from our players.

[h2]Quest Tracker[/h2]
But that's not all! Before that update, we're aiming to have the much-requested Quest Tracker released. We're trying to make sure we do this in a way which fits the cozy vibe and feels like it's part of the world, while still being functional and informative. We appreciate all of your feedback on this. We've heard loud and clear! This will be on top of the continued work on the last patch to improve how quest-help lines are delivered by NPCs.

That's all for this update. Thank you again, and we look forward to chatting more with you on our Discord as we work together to bring Cozy Caravan towards the finish line!

Hey Cozy Caravaners! We've got another batch of fixes and improvements. Big thanks to everyone who's been sharing feedback and helping us track down these pesky bugs! Don’t forget to join our Discord server to chat with us, report issues, or just show off cute pics of your character!

Here’s what’s new in this update:

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed a bug which could cause a freeze if a player clicked on the caravan and brought up the map while the character is still walking towards the caravan. This was a tricky one to find!
  
• Added an emergency feature: Press F11 to output a screenshot with debug info for players to send us in case of issues. It will be in the same folder as the Photo Mode images.
  
• Updated the fonts to include the extended ASCII character set.
  
• Improved the post-market screen to correctly show the amount of items sold.
  
• Fixed Winston's gate being incorrectly fixed/closed when you need to herd bees.
  
• Fixed a duplicate Hershey appearing when loading a save after finishing the Jimothy quest.
  
• Fix hopscotch in some areas clipping through the floor.
  
• Fix an unintentional upgrade requirement for the rolling pin. Recipes requiring the rolling pin are now craftable with the base cooking table.
  

[h3]Gameplay Improvements[/h3]

• Rigby now gives a tail wag and hearts when you give him a pet! You can do it once every day.
  
• Initial rework of the quest helper system to give more sensible lines and avoid lines from locked areas.
  
• Improved the Stew quest to allow players to follow up on clues even if not all clues have been found. If you're stuck part-way this one, chat to Ellie (the quest-giver in Hershey's Homestead) and it should update everything to the correct state.
  

Thanks for helping us make Cozy Caravan even better! If you run into any more issues or just want to hang out, hop on over to our Discord. Happy adventuring!

Minor fix to stew quest flow.

Fix for multiple crafting issues including
- Double item being crafted
- Camera staying inside while player exits caravan
- Camera focusing on wrong crafting station

Collision fix in sugar farm
Improved Inventory scrolling