#dev-responses-tracker

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stone geyser
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This channel will provide a consolidated view of important information from across the server to:

  • allow users to quickly find answers to current hot topics
  • ensure information discussed in platform-specific channels is visible to everyone

Information shared here will include:

  • unofficial responses from Sunblink related to issues, such as reported bugs or common feedback (i.e. “we’re looking into this”)
  • responses to FAQs
  • updates from community mods for Discord-related topics

Please keep in mind:

  • Plans can and will change unexpectedly during development. Mentions of future plans are not guarantees.
  • If something is logged or ticketed by a dev, it is being filed for further investigation. That investigation may determine it is not a bug/issue.
  • ✅ Reaction indicates that the issue has been fixed or is no longer relevant.

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What counts as base game vs DLC?
Response (per Chelsea):

Hi all, just wanted to jump in and say that we considered the "Full Game" to be what we launched on consoles with --- ||culminating in the end of the Friendship Island storyline and the celebration you get with the spirit.||

Summary of responses to feedback on recent City Town announcement
#1428121110171615354 message

oak trail
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Q: Why can’t Sunblink fix bugs faster?
#1428121110171615354 message

[Chelsea] please note that "fix more existing bugs" and "release new content faster" are mutually exclusive -- we do have a finite dev team and do our best to split those resources between bug fixing and new content, but we can't do both faster.
Q: Why can’t events be patched or changed sooner? #events message
[Chelsea] No changes to events can be made, as that would require a patch, and not only can we not submit patches on some platforms right now, but the minimum time to get a patch approved is 10 business days.

[Switch]
Q: My game keeps crashing/freezing/lagging—what should I do?
#1418459893538750514 message
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Q: When will the "flashing" issue be fixed?
#1428121110171615354 message
> [Chelsea] For Switch specifically, we're currently blocked on updating it until our Switch 2 work gets through the pipeline, that's why we haven't been able to address the flashing issue 🙁
The recent update should have resolved this issue!

[Steam]
Q: The framerate randomly drops drastically but it isn't a hardware issue—is there any fix for this?
#1429818858512060426 message -- the support team is aware of the issue but there are no updates at this time

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Responses to flower-related feedback:

Flower-related QoL improvements

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Q: Can there be a way to see what a flower is without digging it up?

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Q: Will we be able to grow Extremophiles in the greenhouse?
A: [Chelsea] Yes! So we do have a plan for extremophiles. We are waiting on some quests to get finished and we do have one more extremophile coming. So, once you get that final extremophile you'll be able to start working towards a very special Greenhouse update. Now, that Greenhouse update will require you to have achieved several colors and potentially a little bit more with each of the extremophiles. Essentially, we wanted to make sure that people had gotten a chance to really show off their gardening skills by getting different combinations and color transfers, pattern transfers with the extremophiles, before we unlocked the Greenhouse. So, when you get that opportunity to plant extremophiles in the Greenhouse you should essentially be a ''Master Gardener'' and you should get this huge sense of like ''I did it, I did it!!''.
If you want to watch the interview video that the above response is from: https://youtu.be/Cn0hsqoFtCQ?t=1151

Regarding potential “unlock” requirements:
#events message

[Chelsea] I believe it's pattern acquisition, and color transfers, but NOT pattern transfers.

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Q: Is Sunblink ever going to make it easier to get weather in particular biomes?

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Last Year's Items Missing From Events
Q: Where are the wings from last year's Spooky Celebration? Will new players be receiving them?
#events message
#1423217145248223282 message A dev mail will be sent out--stay tuned!

Q: What about the iridescent balloons from the 50th Anniversary Celebration?
#events message -- Chelsea is looking into how they will be sent out

Sent via Sunblink Mail!

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Q: Why do best friends give boxes/capsules instead of just giving the items?

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Q: Is there some issue with Chococat using his companion ability at the crafting bench? I don't see the "bonus" pop-up!

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Wheatflour Wonderland

Q: Why do some gemstones respawn while others don't?
#wheatflour-wonderland message

[Chelsea] Since gemstones can't be collected by best friends, we wanted to minimize the places folks would have to go/look each day for their gemstones. While we put a lot of one time spawns all over the map, only the floating gemstones around the Citadel area respawn daily.

Q: Where did my Wands go? They're missing from my tools!

oak trail
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Q: The Daily Quest to take a selfie with Cogimyon isn't working! What can I do?

pearl crow
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Q: I've been asked not to bump posts in Bugs and Feedback. Why is that bad?

oak trail
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Q: Why was the merge of Discord channels reverted?

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Q: Where should feedback go? Should I repost my old feedback threads to make sure they are seen?

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Q: If I make a post in the feedback channel for my platform that is similar to feedback found in the channel for another platform, will it be tagged and closed as a “duplicate” post?

stone geyser
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Q: Why can’t I find __ channel?

Based on feedback, there are now separate channels for console (Switch & PS5) and Steam (PC) platforms. #heads-up message

You can select which channels you want to see within the “All Channels” tab of the id:customize menu. (If you select the “Follow Category” box, any new channels added to that category should automatically show in your channels list)

If you want to keep your view access for the archived (combined platform) channels, you’ll need the archivist role - to get the role, just type .archivist in #bot-commands.

pearl crow
pearl crow
pearl crow
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[Switch/Steam/PS5]
Q: Will we be able to cross-trade [WW] DLC items with people who do not have the DLC? #1400662783028363284 message
Transcript from a player's transcription of Chelsea's announcement on July 31, 2025


There is a very small caveat to that — there is a multiplayer minigame, and people who do not have the DLC will be able to earn points in that minigame, but they won't be able to redeem those points without purchasing the DLC.```
wicked gale
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[Switch/Steam/PS5]
Q: Will the City Town items in collections be taken out of regular collections and put in a separate, DLC-only collection, like for Wheatflour Wonderland?
Excerpt from a feedback response (October 15, 2025):
Any collections that may have City Town elements (eg: gudetama) will be untangled and fully separated, so no one's completion will be at risk if they don't buy DLC.

pearl crow
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Q: It's great that we have black flowers now, but why can't we mix them with the existing colours (other than white) to get darker shades? #fun-and-games message

Despite my deep love for the flower system, it just didn't make sense```
wicked gale
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Q: Why are the 50th Anniversary Collectible Cards only in the "Hello Kitty's 50th Anniversary Cards" Collection instead of something we can display in cabins?

From Apple Arcade feedback responses in 2024:
A lot of this was due to Sanrio restrictions. They're very concerned about how older art is made available to folks, unfortunately.
When we were hoping to get permission for them to be placeable / interactable there seemed to be a lot of wariness around how big the images would be, any dates associated with them, copyright indicators on them, etc. The current implementation was the one with the fewest hurdles.

pearl crow
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Q: The Moon and Icy Peak feel so empty. Once I finished the initial quest, I don't feel inclined to go there. Is that all there will ever be? #events message


Icy Peak, though, hmm. 🤔```
old pond
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[Switch] Q: Why can’t we use multiplayer between Switch 1 and Switch 2 since the version 2.9.1 update?

Bug report: https://discord.com/channels/1105575633943277629/1436561378675527792

We have updated #1327454105441931305 and #1327454288284221553 to have S1 / S2 tags to help minimize confusion and hopefully make your trading experience easier

Roles for Switch 1 and Switch 2 are found here: #🎮unlock-multiplayer message

**Multiplayer channels have been split into: #🎮multiplayer-quests-sw1 / #🎮multiplayer-quests-sw2 **

old pond
pearl crow
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[update 2.11 / CU4]
Q: I've noticed that sometimes I'm not receiving event currency when I complete daily quests. Why is that, and why was this change made? #1438222751188914357 message

brave ice
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[Update 2.11/Content Update 4]
Q: See post above, this is an extension

brave ice
wicked gale
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[Switch/PC/PS5]
Q: Will we ever get more mushroom outfits for Days of Plenty because they were not in the event stand?
Sunblink's current goal is "to create crafting plans for these and release those, so that folks can make as many as they want." The current plan is to have these added in Content Update 5, but they cannot guarantee the plans will be in that content update.

brave ice
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[Switch 2.11 / CU4]
Q: Has crossplay between switch 1 and switch 2 players been fixed? We want to play together

"We unfortunately don't have anything to share for cross-platform multiplayer at this time. We appreciate your feedback"

"We see and hear the feedback, we're actively aware of this, thank you! 💗"

Information from:
#🎮game-discussion message, #🎮game-discussion message

brave ice
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[Give & Gather 2025 items]
Q: why doesn’t the fireplace have a fire? There’s no snow in the windows!
The fireplace will get a fire, and the wallpaper windows will get snow in an upcoming update.
Hopefully this will be fixed already in 2.11.5,but could be fixed in 2.12.0!
Information from: #spoilers-2-16-garden-wishes message
(Apple Arcade spoiler channel)

(added a sneak peak too 👀)

SPOILER_Screenshot_2025-12-04_at_9.32.51_AM.png
wicked gale
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[Days of Plenty/all platforms]
Q: Will we get the Gourd Hat and Gourd Body crafting plans that were missing from the Days of Plenty event?
The current plan is to have them automatically granted to people after a future update: 2.12 for Apple Arcade and Content Update 5 for other platforms. (This timeline may change, but this is the current plan.)

brave ice
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[All platforms]
Q: Why can’t I compost the black seeds?

We do not want players to accidentally compost black flowers, since they cannot be obtained naturally like other flowers can (given via the quest). Black floweres and associated seedpacks should not be compostable.

Found #1447687762496192564 message

wicked gale
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[all platforms]
Q: I'm stuck on a birthday quest because I can't place an item where it should go. Is there going to be a fix?
The developers recognize that there have been many problems related to birthday quests that require placing items. The developers hope to have all quests fixed for Apple Arcade in 2.12.5 and other platforms in Content Update 5.

  • Quests with known issues include: Center Stage (Retsuko's quest), Balloons and Bluffs (Hello Kitty's 3rd quest), Birthday Blues (Big Challenges' quest).
    (information from Birthday Blues bug thread & Sunblink support)
wicked gale
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[Apple Arcade 2.12 // all platforms CU5 (Content Update 5)]
Q: My clothes inventory now show the same image for the different colors of the same clothes. Is there a way to change this?
As of 2.12, the old clothing icons are not in the game files, so there isn’t a way to enable the old style. This change was mandatory to help resolve memory-related performance issues on lower-spec and older devices.
For now, clothes of different colors will have the same icon and a small square to indicate their color, like flowers have. The developers are looking into adding dynamic icons (that is, icons that have colors applied on top, like flowers do now), but it is not a quick/easy fix and may take some time to implement.
Source: Apple Arcade spoiler channel: #spoilers-2-16-garden-wishes message #spoilers-2-16-garden-wishes message

Edit: Icons with color will be returning with the version 2.15 in April. #known-issues message

hallow steppe
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[All platforms]
Q: I can't find Revolutionary Fairy #22, why does a legendary comic book have such rare spawn chances?
We got confirmation from Sunblink that in the current version of the game, there is a bug that prevents it from spawning. This is scheduled to be fixed in version 2.12.5 for Apple Arcade. For other platforms, we still have no information.
Source: Apple Arcade spoiler channel: #spoilers-2-16-garden-wishes message

brave ice
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[All platforms - Wheatflour Wonderland]
Q: Some items cannot be bought in multiplayer stores if not owned already

Sunblink are trying to make it so comics and a few other things aren't affected by the "must have owned this before" logic, but doesn't have an ETA yet on when this will be implemented.

Source: #wheatflour-wonderland message

brave ice
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[AA] larger save files
Q: My device save won’t overwrite the outdated cloud save / an outdated cloud save keeps overwriting my device save so I lose my progress

Sunblink has found the issue and is working on a fix. It should be coming soon.

wicked gale
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[all platforms - City Town]
Q: When will City Town finally be complete?

Now confirmed for April 16: #announcements message

wicked gale
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[Apple Arcade]
Q: Hats disappeared from my nuls after the 2.13 update. How can I get them back?
Per the dev team:

At the moment, please do not send e-mails regarding this situation to the support e-mail. Due to the severity/volume of users who are experiencing this, we are currently discussing a larger migration rather than individualized support. This has been marked as a high priority issue. Thank you!

Edit: The hats should be returned to the inventory in version 2.13.5. #known-issues message

brave ice
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[All platforms (?)]
Q: The sound for digging up flowers seems to be louder than other sounds.
This is correct, and a fix is coming in an upcoming build.

wicked gale
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[all platforms]
Q: Pochacco is stuck in the plaza. How can I complete the "Fond Pond" quest?
There is a possible (but difficult) workaround that involves pushing Pochacco all the way to the Gemstone Town location.

  • Read the bug report thread here for details: #1474052041059074131 message
    The Pochacco bug is scheduled to be patched in the 2.14 update.
  • For Arcade Apple Arcade, 2.14 is scheduled for April 1.
  • For PlayStation Switch Steam other platforms, 2.14 is part of Content Update 6, confirmed for April 16 (alongside the City Town DLC release).
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brave ice
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[All platforms]
Q: what is up with this «Content pack»? What would it include? And what does this mean for AA?

The Content Packs are a bonus set of aesthetic content that help support the game's ongoing development on all platforms.
It can include quests, clothing, furniture etc. There will be no new area, no new main character or visitors or cameos.

AA will get these packs included in updates as usual.

For anyone concerned about "Microtransactions":

The content packs are a one time purchase that is a defined set of finite content with no gambling or randomness. It is a combination of furniture & decor, clothing, customisations, and quests. It's an entire set of additive content, not a one off skin or character or currency. There's also no gameplay advantage - it doesn't help you progress or unlock anything outside of itself.

Q: What about this Major update? Is this the CU7 and onward?
When we say major update we mean beyond the scale of the usual Content Updates.

Q: Will there be a time limit to get the Content Packs?
Nothing will be time-gated. Once the pack is out, it'll be out and available always.

brave ice
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Q: What if we don’t get the DLC/pack, how will the in-game achievement and collections be affected by the new DLCs and content packs?

wicked gale
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[all platforms — City Town]
Q: Why is Usahana acting like a Best Friend by giving boxes and collecting items for me at level 20 instead of level 35?
This is because, before Apple Arcade's 2.14 update on April 1st, level 20 was her max level. The developers did not want to remove that from players who had earned it, so those benefits unlock at level 20 on all platforms.

pearl crow