Summer Islands News

ATTENTION: v0.9.3 is not yet Steamdeck compatible. Steam has forwarded the problem to the Proton team. Until then, another version can be selected via Properties>Betas.

Here are the new features:

The biggest change to the game in this update is the unlocking of building plans.
So we thought we'd make some real money with Summer Islands and integrate an in-game store with microtransactions, cryptocurrency and awesome NFTs!!!
JOKE!!!

But the main component in Summer Islands is money, so it's not a bad idea to be able to unlock the buildings with money.
This means that the new buildings are no longer unlocked randomly during the course of the game, but can be bought one after the other.
A few buildings are already unlocked at the beginning. The others are sorted per category according to purchase price.
A store has therefore been integrated in which you can buy building plans and then build the buildings.



This changes the gameplay somewhat. However, this gives each player the opportunity to implement their own most efficient construction plan.

In addition, minor details have been added and bugs corrected.
Preparations have also been made for the currently planned next update (engine upgrade).


P.S. If you ❤️ Summer Islands, we would be very 🤩 about a 👍 Review.

Have fun https://trello.com/b/FbC1a19w/devboard-summer-islands

[h2]FEATURES:[/h2]

• ADDED: Research building implemented
  
• ADDED: Map marker is integrated in the savegame
  

[h2]IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

• FIX: Road direction of the bots was displayed incorrectly
  
• FIX: Chart tourist all data has displayed only last months
  
• FIX: Pause mode also pauses the tooltip in the finance menu
  
• FIX: Environmental & social costs were not deducted correctly
  
• FIX: Fixed costs were calculated too high
  
• FIX: Plants have grown over pollution
  
• CHANGED: Research tree menu and correlation menu merged
  
• CHANGED: Random building activation switched off
  
• CHANGED: Plant growth greatly slowed down
  
• CHANGED: Upgrade PIXIJS v7.2.0 to v7.4.0
  

Let's celebrate capitalism and spend even more money :D

Here are the new features:



In the next updates, the flora will be integrated a little more into the game. For example, ships should no longer be able to reach the harbor if there are large mangroves in the way. Or surfers can't find water if everything is full of trees.

A few more effects/infos have been added about the changes to the key figures at the top of the screen. I.e. if you build something, you will see a red number drop down or if you have received more reputation at the end of the month or a new star.



In addition, the multiplayer menus have been slightly adapted to the standard.



P.S. If you ❤️ Summer Islands, we would be very 🤩 about a 👍 Review.

Have fun https://trello.com/b/FbC1a19w/devboard-summer-islands

[h2]FEATURES:[/h2]

• ADDED: Growing plants
  
• ADDED: Star animation when changing the victory stars
  
• ADDED: Numbers at the top center receive an animation when they change
  

[h2]IMPROVEMENTS:[/h2]

• FIX: Building menu selection of buildings
  
• CHANGED: Reduced costs for terraforming on land
  
• CHANGED: Option menu audio settings revised
  
• CHANGED: Multiplayer connection menu revised
  

I hope you had a relaxing Christmas and that you, your family and your friends are doing well under the circumstances.

As the year draws to a close, I wanted to take a look back and forward with this post.
Before that, I wanted to motivate you to leave some feedback. Everyone can create a Steam review, write their wishes in the forum or write me directly about their wishes or problems [email protected]
The more feedback, the better. That's what Early Access depends on and I'm happy to implement your wishes and improvements.
I have to admit that I always look at the percentage of positive/negative user feedback. My goal is always to stay above 75% positive :D

The following update was made for 2023:

• 03.2023 [v0.8.5] with Gamepad Support
  
• 04.2023 [v0.8.6] with reputation through quality & environment
  
• 05.2023 [v0.8.7] with volcano, pollution and more
  
• 07.2023 [v0.8.8] with Awards, Currencies and more
  
• 08.2023 [v0.8.9] with nature, more nature and fixes
  
• 09.2023 [v0.9.0] with special buildings and more
  
• 11.2023 [v0.9.1] with more sabotage
  
• 12.2023 [v0.9.2] with plant growth and more (coming next Weekend)
  

I have to say that the gamepad support was quite lengthy and you have to try out a number of options to find the best playing experience. Last but not least, Summer Islands was also verified for the Steam deck. The map editor is still missing, but that will come.
With the other updates over the year, the gameplay was changed in many corners with small steps. Especially the reputation, the special buildings or the additional natural disasters have a strong impact on the gameplay.
Between you and me, I was most looking forward to the special buildings. In the end, however, the WOU effect was a little less than I expected.
To summarize, it can be said that all areas have once again been improved and worked on.

Unfortunately, the next year 2024 will not be such an adventure.
We are planning to come out of early access in the next updates => Release v1.0.0 in Q2 2024
This should hopefully not be a major surprise for you. We once published a timeline for this on 01.04.2023. Here is another update:



With the latest updates I'm trying to "round off" everything a bit more, i.e. fine-tuning the parameters, fixing bugs, adding more tooltips, adjusting textures, etc. There is also a major engine update pending, which should make Summer Islands run much more smoothly. So there is still a lot to do. In particular, the idea of a research tree has stuck in order to unlock buildings earlier. This feature will be available as a separate update.
But a lot is probably under the hood.
I'm also trying to focus a little more on marketing in order to have a good start for the release of Summer Islands. ;)

[h2]Last but not least, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to you and your support for Summer Islands.
You are the heroes and a happy new year 2024 to each of you.[/h2]

P.S. If you ❤️ Summer Islands, we would be very 🤩 about a 👍 Review.

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Here are the new features:

[h3]Sabotage[/h3]
In this update, we look at the new sabotage functions. There are now a total of 6 sabotages with very different effects.



It starts with cockroaches. A little something to reduce the condition of a building.
With Defame, you can slightly worsen the reputation of your opponent. The respective building also takes some damage.
You can use the construction time on your opponent's construction sites and on your own. It extends the construction time or shortens it for you.
The stink bomb makes an area uninhabitable for approx. 200 days. This means that all buildings in an area with a radius of approx. 8 fields will perform very poorly. Even your own.
The Shit Storm makes all of a player's buildings look bad. For a period of about 200 days, his reputation will slowly and steadily decline. As you know, reputation is an integral part of why your tourists come to you.
Finally, you can also have one of your opponent's buildings demolished. As if by magic, it will then disappear from the surface. Nobody knows who triggered the fire alarm.



The chances of success of a sabotage are always different. They depend on the saboteur you have hired and the opposing security force.
Unfortunately, every successful sabotage always reflects on you, which reduces your reputation.

The following should be mentioned in small print: It is important to emphasize that intentionally destroying reputation in Summer Islands and acts of sabotage are generally not recommended. Such actions can negatively impact the game experience for others and compromise the integrity of the game. As game developers, we encourage fair play and respectful behavior.

[h3]MouseOver Buildings[/h3]
For a better understanding of the game, we have added some more information to the MouseOver Buildings.
At the top right or directly as text, you can now see whether there is a problem with the building or which things are currently affecting the building



P.S. If you ❤️ Summer Islands, we would be very 🤩 about a 👍 Review.

Have fun https://trello.com/b/FbC1a19w/devboard-summer-islands

[h2]FEATURES[/h2]

• ADDED: Sabotage Defame
  
• ADDED: Sabotage Stink bomb
  
• ADDED: Sabotage Shit Storm
  
• ADDED: Icon and Text in the MouseOver menu if a building is not connected to the road network
  
• ADDED: Icon in the MouseOver menu when a building is affected by a stink bomb or shitstorm
  

[h2]IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

• FIX: Disappearing building: Islands Car
  
• FIX: Mouse click on buildings next to special buildings
  
• CHANGED: Gamepad Init delayed while loading
  
• CHANGED: Finetuning Sabotage Effects