Cozy Beach News

[p]Hey Cozy Beach Fishers![/p][p][/p][p]It's been a very exciting week for our dev team - we've been working hard on the demo and were very excited to see it released on Monday for Steam's Fishing Fest. We got some amazing placement in the festival and are really glad we participated![/p][p][/p][p]We've also been patching the game- our dev has been hard at work finding solutions to the little bugs that popped up at the last second. The demo is in good shape, we still have some bugs to fix here and there - details are below, and see our post on Weds for more patch notes.[/p][p][/p][p]We'll continue to work on patching the bugs for this initial version of the demo, and shortly after that we'll start to add in some new exciting features! Controller and Steam Deck support, character customization, NPC quests, more fish, emotes, apparel, silly emotes and more are planned to be rolled out over the year.[/p][p][/p][p]Keep an eye on the game for updates, or sign up to our newsletter here to get notified when we launch a new cool update![/p][p][/p][p]If you have any questions about the game, reach out to us via email or join or Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks again for checking out your game, have a chill weekend, and we'll see you soon with more updates![/p][p][/p][p]🎁 Features Added[/p][p]-Fish inventory shows the number of fish you have caught so far[/p][p]-Volume sliders for master volume, music and sound effects added to options (press Esc to access options)[/p][p][/p][p]🐛 Bugs patched[/p][p]-Chatbox improvements[/p][p][/p][p]🐝 Bugs we're aware of and working to fix[/p][p]-Sometimes the camera snaps to look at nearby scenery and you lose your character, we believe this is a timeout bug, patching soon[/p][p]-If you're close to an NPC on someone else's island, the keyboard controls remain active with the chatbox when typing[/p][p]-If you jump on top of another cat and try to fish while standing on their head, your avatar's pose is frozen[/p][p]-Sometimes the font changes to another font for random letters (pretty sure this is fixed)[/p]

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p][/p][p]It's the event we've all been waiting for - Steam's Fishing Fest! 🐟[/p][p][/p][p]There's lots of super awesome fishing games in the festival and we're thrilled to be one of them.[/p][p][/p][p]We've been working hard the past few weeks to get the demo ready for this event, and we're really happy that so many people have been able to check it out this week! [/p][p][/p][p]We'll be leaving the demo up past the festival, so you'll be able to play it past this week as well. We're also actively patching some bugs, and will be adding more awesome features to the demo this summer. So stick around to check 'em out![/p][p][/p][p]🐠 Do you want to be a playtester to check out new features before we roll them out? Sign up here![/p][p][/p][p]Thanks again for checking out Cozy Beach, and happy fishing! 🎣[/p]

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p][/p][p]We're really happy to announce that Cozy Beach was selected for the Rainbow Tech Fest "Press Gay to Play" Showcase![/p][p][/p][p]It's a fun chance to show off our game and it's in good company, there are lots of other great games in the showcase to check out.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks again to the Rainbow Tech Fest for hosting the event and including Cozy Beach![/p]

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p]What an exciting week! Our lil' indie team has been hard at work for months prepping the Cozy Beach demo, and we're so thrilled that it's available for everyone to play now![/p][p][/p][p]Our goal for this initial version of the demo was to give everyone a taste of the vibe we're going for, and some fun basic fishing and chatting features.[/p][p][/p][p]Some dev notes:[/p][p]We patched a few bugs this week, and have plans to patch a few more! Details are below.[/p][p]We also have plans to update the demo as we develop the game! Keep your eyes out for updates this year with customizable characters, apparel, more interactive NPCs, more fish and emotes, apparel, collectibles, crafting and more.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you also for your patience with stray bugs as we get everything ironed out and working smoothly 🙏 we'll be posting patch notes as we go with what gets fixed.[/p][p][/p][p]We also welcome your feedback about the demo! Here's a feedback form, or just hit reply on this and let us know.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for checking out Cozy Beach and for playing the demo! We hope you have a great time, and hope to see you back soon for more with future updates! 😸[/p][p]-LunaBeat[/p][p][/p][p]🐛 Bugs patched this week[/p][p]-Bug where you fell forever when joining an island fixed[/p][p]-Bug where you spawned under the sand fixed[/p][p]-Bug where your avatar froze after an animation fixed[/p][p]-Fixed a bug where you froze in place on spawn[/p][p]-Sometimes the fishing line will get caught on something, or fish will get trapped under the ground - we added a "Cut the line" feature to escape situations like these[/p][p]-The emote wheel persisted sometimes without a way to dismiss it, we made it so pressing "Esc" clears the emote wheel[/p][p]-Changed the text color in the chat balloon to make it easier to read[/p][p]-Fixed a bug where a 2nd player joining an island would have their controls remapped from keyboard & mouse to an Xbox controller (??)[/p][p]-Little boot icons from the chatters list would persist on the player screen[/p][p][/p][p]🐝 Bugs we're aware of and working to fix[/p][p]-In multiplayer, the chatbox "grabs" the controls from players and moves their avatars while typing (WASD & spacebar)[/p][p]-If you jump on top of another cat and try to fish while standing on their head, your avatar's pose is frozen[/p][p]-Audio balancing - we'll be adding volume sliders for music, sound effects and overall volume soon[/p][p]-Sometimes the font changes to another font for random letters[/p][p]-Sometimes the camera snaps to look at nearby scenery and you lose your character (this might be fixed, I am not 100% sure)[/p][p][/p][p]🐞Bugs we might leave cause they're hilarious[/p][p]-If you use an emote to lie on the ground, you can both jump and fish while lying down.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks again for playing Cozy Beach!! 🏝😸[/p]

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p]We are super hyped to have our games in the World Ocean Day Steam Sale!  It’s being organized by Games for Waves, and helps to raise money for the WDC- the Whale and Dolphin Conservation.  They do really important work to help protect the ocean and the creatures in it, so we are so pleased to be taking a part in it.[/p][p]
Thanks so much for checking out the event!  Here’s the link to the showcase itself so you can check out the other games in the sale and support the whales and dolphins! 🐳[/p]