Posted April 13, 2019
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Changelog for Update 1.4.24 (added 11 April 2019):
Like Magic!
* The world of Staxel has been given a sprinkle of fairy dust! New Star Bits will fall during the night, a crucial item in the new Magic Crafting system (unlocked via a secret villager!). This Magic Crafting will prove very helpful in upgrading your tools and progressing certain quests, so make sure to gather up all the Star Bits you can, even if you can’t use them yet!
Friends all ‘round
* Since release we've added some intriguing new villagers and other NPCs to the world of Staxel. You can now also befriend villagers through daily chat, giving them gifts and completing quests for them, they'll even give you some neat items in return!
Once you've made best friends with one of the townsfolk, you can even choose to have them move in on the farm and become your roomie! Speak to Mayor Maximilian to find out if any new villagers are waiting to move in to the village.
Mail
* Want to share the stacks of petals you've got from your recent harvest with your friends? You can now send mail (and attach petals) to your friends in multiplayer! Maybe write them some poetry, send them some junk or just gift them some well earned petals, either way, be sure to befriend Leif to set up the postal section of his store.
New Lands to Visit
* The world of Staxel has opened up! Throughout the game you’ll find new lands to visit, from the depths of crystal-laiden caverns to floating mushrooms in the sky; the world of Staxel will never be the same!
Arcade
* Befriending a certain game-loving villager will lead you to taking part in some fun and challenging minigames through the Arcade. Gather the 4 magic items of the Demon King’s Maze as you try to escape, and enter a digital world in which the only way out, is to jump!
New Woofer
* We’ve added a very good boye and girlo to the pet roster, you’ll be able to get them at random as your starter pet, or at random by buying a dog house.
New Leaf Chomper
* We’ve also added a whole new pet species! These little leaf chompers are found at the pet store, a village amenity you’ll unlock by befriending a certain animal loving villager.
Museum
* Discover ancient relics of the past, seek out exquisite paintings and display your captured collections in the all new Museum. Unlocked via a questline with a mysterious blue villager, (no spoilers!), once you’ve built the Museum, you can fill it up with all sorts of intriguing new items.
All New Festivals
* We’ve beefed up the selection of Festivals throughout the in-game year. From hunting down rogue prank-playing fairies, to exploring vast new caverns full of loot for the taking - these new festivals will provide some interesting and fun tasks year-round.
Upgrades!
* Default tools are now a little less powerful, but we’ve made up for it by adding a slew of new tiered tools! You may need to venture out beyond your Island through the new Portals Festival to find some of the materials, but it’s worth it! Befriending a mysterious Caith villager (no spoilers!) will allow you to unlock the new crafting method required to upgrade your tools.
All Day Long
* Between farming, making new friends and exploring new lands, there’s barely enough hours in the day! So we thought, why not add more! Staxel days are now longer than ever, and we’ve padded each calendar season to 30 days (up from 16) to give you more time to experience the best that each season has to offer. You can even check out the new Wall and Desk Calendar tiles to review the current season’s events.
Hook, Line and Sinker
* Picture it; a relaxing cabin in the woods, some cool sap in the chiller, just you, nature and a fishing rod. That’s why we’ve overhauled the Fishing mini-game to prove more relaxing (but still challenging!), it should be more enjoyable to spend some quality time reeling in some big catches from the briny deep!
VIP Merchants
* Exotic new items, mystery Lucky Boxes and flying merchants, yes that’s right, FLYING MERCHANTS! Once you’ve built a certain landing pad for these travelling merchants, you’ll gain access to an inventory of exotic new items, and a mysterious new Lucky Box that will always provide you with something new.
Buff it up!
* We’ve added a range of status effects that will affect gameplay in different ways. Some sleep (and caffeine) related effects will have you keeping an eye out while burning the midnight oil, and others such as jumpy and swift will have you hoping about the island like a pogo stick! You can always remove these buffs by sleeping or drinking Milk, but personally, we like the thrill of harvesting crops with the unlucky debuff, it’s a rollercoaster!
Check You Out!
* Staxel doesn’t have smart phones, but somehow, we do have selfies. Press X to flip your camera into Selfie mode to check out your look on the go, or catch some picture worthy moments with your friends!
Key Rebinding & Display Sliders
* Accessibility and custom controls are an important part of player experience. That’s why we’ve added new options to customise your controls. There’s some presets in there to get you started too. We’ve also added a sliders section to adjust the display settings of the game; brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation.
Overhauled Recipe Book
* The Recipe Book has been given a long overdue face lift, you can now sort by category and search through your collection of recipes much more easily.
Water For Days
* The Watering Can has been nerfed a bit, it now requires refills (which can be done at a range of water-based sources), but it has received some upgrade tiers along with the other tools, and we’ve also added some hi-tech swanky Sprinklers! These can be placed in your fields to automatically water your crops, freeing you up to pursue other hobbies.
Other Changes
* Along with the above we’ve added a bunch of smaller changes to the game, along with buckets of bug fixes, optimisations and quality of life improvements, some of which are:
* Tools are faster overall
* Steam networking improvements
* StaxelNet option for improved multiplayer connectivity.
* Optimisations to FPS, loading, terrain generation and faster lighting. Ported to 64bit More options such as borderless window mode Extensive modding expansion to allow modders much more access to features.
Like Magic!
* The world of Staxel has been given a sprinkle of fairy dust! New Star Bits will fall during the night, a crucial item in the new Magic Crafting system (unlocked via a secret villager!). This Magic Crafting will prove very helpful in upgrading your tools and progressing certain quests, so make sure to gather up all the Star Bits you can, even if you can’t use them yet!
Friends all ‘round
* Since release we've added some intriguing new villagers and other NPCs to the world of Staxel. You can now also befriend villagers through daily chat, giving them gifts and completing quests for them, they'll even give you some neat items in return!
Once you've made best friends with one of the townsfolk, you can even choose to have them move in on the farm and become your roomie! Speak to Mayor Maximilian to find out if any new villagers are waiting to move in to the village.
* Want to share the stacks of petals you've got from your recent harvest with your friends? You can now send mail (and attach petals) to your friends in multiplayer! Maybe write them some poetry, send them some junk or just gift them some well earned petals, either way, be sure to befriend Leif to set up the postal section of his store.
New Lands to Visit
* The world of Staxel has opened up! Throughout the game you’ll find new lands to visit, from the depths of crystal-laiden caverns to floating mushrooms in the sky; the world of Staxel will never be the same!
Arcade
* Befriending a certain game-loving villager will lead you to taking part in some fun and challenging minigames through the Arcade. Gather the 4 magic items of the Demon King’s Maze as you try to escape, and enter a digital world in which the only way out, is to jump!
New Woofer
* We’ve added a very good boye and girlo to the pet roster, you’ll be able to get them at random as your starter pet, or at random by buying a dog house.
New Leaf Chomper
* We’ve also added a whole new pet species! These little leaf chompers are found at the pet store, a village amenity you’ll unlock by befriending a certain animal loving villager.
Museum
* Discover ancient relics of the past, seek out exquisite paintings and display your captured collections in the all new Museum. Unlocked via a questline with a mysterious blue villager, (no spoilers!), once you’ve built the Museum, you can fill it up with all sorts of intriguing new items.
All New Festivals
* We’ve beefed up the selection of Festivals throughout the in-game year. From hunting down rogue prank-playing fairies, to exploring vast new caverns full of loot for the taking - these new festivals will provide some interesting and fun tasks year-round.
Upgrades!
* Default tools are now a little less powerful, but we’ve made up for it by adding a slew of new tiered tools! You may need to venture out beyond your Island through the new Portals Festival to find some of the materials, but it’s worth it! Befriending a mysterious Caith villager (no spoilers!) will allow you to unlock the new crafting method required to upgrade your tools.
All Day Long
* Between farming, making new friends and exploring new lands, there’s barely enough hours in the day! So we thought, why not add more! Staxel days are now longer than ever, and we’ve padded each calendar season to 30 days (up from 16) to give you more time to experience the best that each season has to offer. You can even check out the new Wall and Desk Calendar tiles to review the current season’s events.
Hook, Line and Sinker
* Picture it; a relaxing cabin in the woods, some cool sap in the chiller, just you, nature and a fishing rod. That’s why we’ve overhauled the Fishing mini-game to prove more relaxing (but still challenging!), it should be more enjoyable to spend some quality time reeling in some big catches from the briny deep!
VIP Merchants
* Exotic new items, mystery Lucky Boxes and flying merchants, yes that’s right, FLYING MERCHANTS! Once you’ve built a certain landing pad for these travelling merchants, you’ll gain access to an inventory of exotic new items, and a mysterious new Lucky Box that will always provide you with something new.
Buff it up!
* We’ve added a range of status effects that will affect gameplay in different ways. Some sleep (and caffeine) related effects will have you keeping an eye out while burning the midnight oil, and others such as jumpy and swift will have you hoping about the island like a pogo stick! You can always remove these buffs by sleeping or drinking Milk, but personally, we like the thrill of harvesting crops with the unlucky debuff, it’s a rollercoaster!
Check You Out!
* Staxel doesn’t have smart phones, but somehow, we do have selfies. Press X to flip your camera into Selfie mode to check out your look on the go, or catch some picture worthy moments with your friends!
Key Rebinding & Display Sliders
* Accessibility and custom controls are an important part of player experience. That’s why we’ve added new options to customise your controls. There’s some presets in there to get you started too. We’ve also added a sliders section to adjust the display settings of the game; brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation.
Overhauled Recipe Book
* The Recipe Book has been given a long overdue face lift, you can now sort by category and search through your collection of recipes much more easily.
Water For Days
* The Watering Can has been nerfed a bit, it now requires refills (which can be done at a range of water-based sources), but it has received some upgrade tiers along with the other tools, and we’ve also added some hi-tech swanky Sprinklers! These can be placed in your fields to automatically water your crops, freeing you up to pursue other hobbies.
Other Changes
* Along with the above we’ve added a bunch of smaller changes to the game, along with buckets of bug fixes, optimisations and quality of life improvements, some of which are:
* Tools are faster overall
* Steam networking improvements
* StaxelNet option for improved multiplayer connectivity.
* Optimisations to FPS, loading, terrain generation and faster lighting. Ported to 64bit More options such as borderless window mode Extensive modding expansion to allow modders much more access to features.