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Hello everyone,

Demo update just in time for the Steam next fest!!
This update contains new features, bugfixes and QOLs !

Patch notes:

Changes/New Features:

• Rodent will squeak when clicked on
• Volume to adjust Rodent Sounds added
  
• You can add fur behind the rodent's ears
  
• Night mode option added
  
• Settings screen accessible from Catalog
  
• New and updated manual entries
  
• Rodent Editor Presets now save and load costumes
  
• Revamped the "Zoom" function in puzzle, it's now a toggle and should be more useful!
  
• Various UI tweaks
  
• Credits update
  

Bugfixes:

• Rodent AI updated
  
• various bugfixes
  

-Alex

Hello everyone,

Good news: we're nearing the final stretch of development! Expect an announcement about a potential release date soon 👀👀

This update contains new features, bugfixes and QOLs !

Patch notes:

Changes/New Features:

• New Puzzle option "Auto Count": Displays the counter when filling or placing temporary marks...super handy!
  
• Free flying camera for photo mode
  
• New animations for Nini's dialogues
  
• "DEMO COMPLETE" pop up will only show once!
  
• Credits update
  

Bugfixes:

• Added some safety to avoid being soft locked in the tutorial
  
• various bugfixes
  

-Alex

Hello everyone, and happy new year!


Do you realize Squeakross will release this year??? 😱😱

New update with new features, bugfixes and QOLs !

Patch notes:

Changes/New Features:

• Undo/Redo in puzzle
  
• Puzzle controls custom mappings for Keyboard, Mouse and Controller
  
• New House Edit Mode: Rug - Restrict selection to rugs
  
• New House Edit Mode: Variation - Quickly apply color variations with one click
  
• Select and move directly base furniture in Edit Mode
  
• Added option to change height when navigating the house grid with a controller in edit mode
  
• Cheesemail screen now has tabs
  
• Stop House camera resetting when closing furniture browser
  
  

Bugfixes:

• Rodent was never boggling...this is fixed 😭
  
• Item variation could be applied even without challenged version finished
  
• various UI fixes
  
• a lot of little stuff we forgot about
  

-Alex

Hello everyone,
This update addresses some of the most common feedback we got.
We'll try to update the demo regularly, to make sure the demo reflects the full game as best as it can.

Patch notes:

Changes/New Features:

• Improved separator lines visibility
  
• New game Setting: High contrast separators
  
• New game Setting: Force separators spacing to 5
  
• New game Setting: Change Completed hints behavior
  
• Rodent Editor UI tweaks
  
• Audio/Video settings can be accessed from the rodent editor
  
• When setting "Completed hints" to "Manual", you can now scribble hints. Give it a try its really cool!. Note: Only works with Mouse currently!
  
• Reduced volume of some annoying sounds(Sliders & Dialogue). We'll update them in the future
  
• Added a step in the chair placement tutorial
  
• Temporarily changed the "Count" feature icon
  
• Moved "Keep it on?" button to the center during game win screen
  
• Changed "Get Help" to "Call {Rodent Name}
  
• Locked items are now hidden by default in browser
  
• Added temporary controls help panel in game (M)
  
• Temporary marks bind changed from ALT to F
  
  

Bugfixes:

• Fixed the cheesemail not marking as read. NOTE: If you had played before, all cheesemail will be marked as read again you'll have to read them all again!

-Alex

Hello everyone, and thanks for enjoying the demo!

This is a super quick hotfix to fix an oversight on our side: We were using copyrighted musics in the home and in the tutorial, before players could even open the settings menu!

Patch notes:

• Changed default music in house
  
• Changed music during first 5x5 Chair tutorial
  
• Credits and Random rodent names list updated
  

-Alex