Hi everyone!
Can you believe it’s almost Halloween already?! It feels like the first day of summer was only yesterday… In any case, we’ve got another minor update hot off the press to celebrate the spooky season, and we can’t wait to share it with you!
Before we talk about Patch 1.7, we’re sure you’re all antsy for an update on the Nintendo Switch release. Good news, we will have an official FAQ, a sneak peek of Switch gameplay footage, and more news about the Switch port soon, so please stay tuned! We really appreciate your patience throughout this longer-than-expected process, but we are very excited to share more information soon. 👀
Now, onto the update…
Sun Haven Patch 1.7 has new decor items, Halloween festival portraits, optimization improvements, French translation improvements, in-game exclusive DLC packs of all your favorite romanceable characters, and more!
Let’s dive right in! 🎃
Sun Haven Patch 1.7
New Decorative Items:
Added 24 new craftable fences and matching gates to the Advanced Furniture Table
Bamboo Fence
Bamboo Gate
Iron Ridged Fence
Iron Ridged Gate
Red Woven Fence
Red Woven Gate
Brick Fence
Brick Gate
Farmer's Fence
Farmer's Gate
Swashbuckler Fence
Swashbuckler Gate
Ancient Amethyst Fence
Ancient Amethyst Gate
Iron Rod Fence
Iron Rod Gate
Reinforced Fence
Reinforced Gate
Copper Paneled Fence
Copper Paneled Gate
Gilded Steel Fence
Gilded Steel Gate
Frosted Iron Fence
Frosted Iron Gate
Added 34 new craftable tiles to the Tile Maker
Sand Floor TIle
Rainbow Floor Tile
Seashell Checkered Floor Tile
Beach Sand Floor Tile
Teddy Bear Floor Tile
Golden Moon Floor Tile
Purple Moon Floor Tile
Spooky Floor Tile
Cherry and Strawberry Floor Tile
Blue Skull Floor Tile
Black Skull Floor Tile
Diagonal Dark Oak Floor Tile
Overgrown Pink Brick Floor Tile
Pink Brick Floor Tile
Mottled Brown Stone Floor Tile
Mottled Pink Stone Floor Tile
Brown Tiled Floor Tile
Simple Stones Floor Tile
Light Floral Stone Floor Tile
Chiseled Floral Stone Floor Tile
Grassy Flower Floor Tile
Grassy Stoney Floor Tile
Rounded Stone Floor Tile
Dark Floral Stone Floor Tile
Stepping Stone Floor Tile
Overgrown Wooden Slat Floor Tile
Simple Woven Floor Tile
Rose Stone Floor Tile
Heart Checkered Floor Tile
Wooden Stepping Stone Floor Tile
Stitched Spooky Floor Tile
Orange Gilded Floor Tile
Mismatched Wooden Floor Tile
Steel Plate Floor Tile
Coming Soon: Over 300 new craftable furniture items!
Halloween Portraits:
Added unique Halloween costume portraits for all romanceable characters during the Halloween event
Major Optimizations:
Adjusted lighting throughout Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate
Adjusted particles throughout Sun Haven, Nel’Vari, and Withergate
Added new optimizations to reduce lag and improve performance
Majorly reduced loading time when selecting a New Character
Majorly reduced loading time when selecting Load Character
Community Translations:
Minorly updated French translations based on community-translated text
UI:
Updated mailbox notification pop-up UI
Added an in-game store for purchasing DLC items
Balance Changes:
Increased player movement speed by 2%
Lowered the in-game time required for a seed maker to produce seeds
Seed maker mana costs have been adjusted
Starting max mana has been increased from 10 to 20 mana
Increased hardwood and heavystone drops by 2
Increased the speed of eating food by 30%
Nerfed the spawn rate of seaweed by 25%
Increased the spawn rate of driftwood by 25%
Adjusted the Flower Farm skill tree perk to now deliver seeds on Tuesday and not Friday
Increased the Hidden Gems skill tree perk to now have a 25% chance to obtain a sapphire
Decreased the Hustle skill tree perk movement speed to 2/3.5%/5%
Increased the Self Sustaining skill tree perk to 6/8/10 mana restoration
Increased the mana cost of casting the Bubble Net spell to 65/60/55 mana
Lowered the EXP gained from Nel’Vari mine and Withergate mine rocks
Increased the Top Shelf skill tree perk sell prices to 5/10/15% for animal products
Increased the Happy Animals skill tree perk to 10/20/30% chance to get an extra animal product
Lowered base mana regen from 0.2 to .175
Increased the Delicious Experience skill tree perk to get 20/40/60% more EXP from jams
Bug Fixes:
Attempted a fix on a bug causing character portraits to flash white
Fixed an issue causing some busts to be offset
The seed maker skill now clarifies that you have the chance to obtain 1 extra seed
Features in Development:
Nintendo Switch port
Steam Deck verification
Another new region
New romanceable character dates
Updated romanceable character likes and dislikes
More festivals and events
Multiplayer update with PvP combat and more
Multiplayer player-to-player marriage
Customizable house interior flooring
More house exterior customization
More farm decorations, and furniture items
DLC:
We are excited to announce that 25 new DLC packs will be available in the new in-game store with Patch 1.7! All DLCs will be extra, optional, and cosmetic only, and will never contain exclusive story content.
There are now fresh sets of furniture and decor items, clothing items, and pets based on your favorite romanceable characters available via the new in-game store!
As mentioned previously, we will continue to release minor patches until after Sun Haven is available on Nintendo Switch. Right now we have a lot of exciting new features in development, and we can’t wait for you to see more soon!
Have a fa-boo-lous Halloween! 👻 🧡
Tavielle, Community Manager
Pixel Sprout Studios