Starsand Island News

[p][/p][p]Gratitude Gift Pack DLC is now available. It will be available for all players to download today on the Steam store page of Starsand Island.[/p][p][/p][p]The Gift Pack includes:[/p][p]Yellow Swimsuit Theme Set[/p][p]Pink Frog Pajama Set[/p][p][/p][h3]Optimizations[/h3]

• [p]Added multiple new outfits to the Ethereal Styles clothing shop, the shop will refresh after you go to sleep.[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to switch between Quality Mode and Performance Mode on Steam Deck OLED.[/p]
• [p]Improved the layout of the Solara's room[/p]
• [p]Enhanced the visual presentation of the Qingcheng Mountain building area[/p]
• [p]Optimized the driving experience for the carriage and hoverboard[/p]
• [p]Improved the accuracy of localized text[/p]
• [p]Enhanced controller input and overall handling[/p]
• [p]Reduced penalty time in mini-games[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the arcade gacha quest counter could fail to update[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where farmland could sometimes not be watered or removed[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where animals in the Breeding House could disappear[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Island Life quest could sometimes fail to trigger[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where items were not consumed in Build Mode under certain conditions[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the fireworks launcher could not be retrieved in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Build Mode could not be entered in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where vehicle models in the vehicle shop could disappear in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where NPCs could float in the air under certain conditions[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where NPCs could repeatedly give gifts in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing icons in the wardrobe interface[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where players could not exit vehicles in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where unobtainable items appeared in the encyclopedia[/p]
• [p]Fixed screen flickering on Steam Deck in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed display issues when recalling robots via the robot terminal[/p]
• [p]Fixed abnormal rewards from the robot terminal in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect voice playback during story cutscenes in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing arrow models in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed NPC audio failing to play correctly in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed garbled NPC dialogue text in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Build Mode detail panel could not be closed in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where players could clip through walls while using vehicles in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Carriage sound being too quiet[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where certain items in the festival shop could not be purchased[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Apprentice Angler training quest could grant an incorrect Tank reward[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the hot spring could not be interacted with in certain cases[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where grass displayed incorrectly after using the terrain editing brush on non-grass terrain[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the color of straight slides was displayed incorrectly[/p]

[p][/p][p]To all Islanders:[/p][p]Thanks for your continued support! We're committed to making Starsand Island the best it can be, and we'll keep improving it.[/p][p]Found a quirky bug? Have some ideas? Join our official Discord and talk directly with the devs! We've got our stools ready and waiting for you![/p][p]Discord: [/p][p]https://discord.gg/XW63928c65[/p][p][/p][p]For more information, please visit our official website:[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.starsandisland.com/[/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear Islanders,[/p][p]Thank you for your continued support and understanding.[/p][p]Starsand Island is currently in its Early Access stage. We're pleasure to have all feedback and suggestion from our community, and use them as guidance to keep refining this island we are building together.[/p][p]We have now outlined our update plan for the next four months. Details are as follows:[/p][hr][/hr][p]March 2026[/p][p]Expand the selection of items available for purchase with in-game currency:[/p]

1. [p]Ethereal Styles: Add the themed outfit set which themed Great Sage Equal to Heaven · Sun Wukong.[/p]
2. [p]Zerine's General Store: Add Firework-themed items.[/p]
3. [p]Lex Woodworks: Add Rednote collaboration items.[/p]

[p][/p][p]April 2026[/p][p]Expand NPC voice content and improve existing voice performances.[/p][p]Add and further develop the NPC Dating System.[/p][p][/p][p]May 2026[/p][p]Initially introduce MOD support and provide basic creator tools.[/p][p]Enable sharing through the Workshop, allowing players to enrich the warm and creative content ecosystem of Starsand Island together.[/p][p][/p][p]June 2026[/p][p]Introduce multiplayer gameplay, supporting cooperative play with friends and island visits.[/p][hr][/hr][p]We are fully aware that the current version still has many areas to improve. Precisely because of this, we treasure every honest voice from our community. We will continue to optimize and iterate steadily, striving to make Starsand Island a warmer, more vivid, and more welcoming place to stay.[/p][p]Thank you once again for your support and anticipation.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Bug Fixes[/p][p]• Fixed an issue that caused the shooting mini-game to be unplayable, which blocked progression to the Intermediate Explorer[/p][p][/p][p]To all Islanders:[/p][p]Thanks for your continued support! We're committed to making Starsand Island the best it can be, and we'll keep improving it.[/p][p]Found a quirky bug? Have some ideas? Join our official Discord and talk directly with the devs! We've got our stools ready and waiting for you![/p][p]Discord: [/p][p]https://discord.gg/XW63928c65[/p][p][/p][p]For more information, please visit our official website:[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.starsandisland.com/[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][h3]Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Added multi-language configuration options. In-game voice language and text language can now be freely mixed and matched[/p]
• [p]Improved carriage visuals and handling[/p]
• [p]Improved the building mode experience[/p]
• [p]Improved scene models and interaction experience[/p]
• [p]Improved overall gameplay progression[/p]
• [p]Improved controller input experience[/p]
• [p]Improved accuracy of localized text[/p]
• [p]Improved overall game balance[/p]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where fishing could continuously yield treasure chests under certain conditions[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the furnace could not be upgraded in specific situations[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where switching graphics settings could cause trees and rocks to disappear[/p]
• [p]Fixed other known issues[/p]

[p][/p][p]To all Islanders:[/p][p]Thanks for your continued support! We're committed to making Starsand Island the best it can be, and we'll keep improving it.[/p][p]Found a quirky bug? Have some ideas? Join our official Discord and talk directly with the devs! We've got our stools ready and waiting for you![/p][p]Discord: [/p][p]https://discord.gg/XW63928c65[/p][p][/p][p]For more information, please visit our official website:[/p][p][/p][p]https://www.starsandisland.com/[/p][p][/p]

This is probably a sentence that could be said literally any day of the week, but a new cosy farming sim is on the block, this time taking the form of Starsand Island. The flavour on this occasion is of the anime variety, with some slightly goofier farming mechanics (i.e. turning your watermelon patch into one singular, 10 foot tall watermelon), some very Pokemon Legends: Arceus looking combat, and some appropriately cute animals to hang out with. And there's skateboarding! But never do launches go all that smoothly, as developer Seed Sparkle Lab have had to do a dash of damage control regarding some concerns over the game.

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