🤝coral-feedback

[ivory latch]

some things that could be updated in the campaign to reflect the console stretch goal being reached
the tier correction chart may also benefit from saying "Steam or Console Key" instead of just "Steam Key"

[rustic fern]

Or even just "Digital Key" or "Redemption Code" "redemption key" etc

"game key"

[peak stirrup]

Can't be updated cause the campaign started

[edgy skiff]

The tier correction chart can though

[rustic fern]

The artwork from the devs can though. 🙂

[fast saddle]

I hope we get a cute more shapely mermaid girl to romance. I just feel like having a squishy mermaid girlfriend

[steel agate]

I know it has been mentioned but I would genuinely love an option where we can romance the evil corporation into seeing the beauty of the island. I much harder romance but with a bigger pay off sort of thing. Or even a way of befriending them into being more aware, it doesn't always have to be romantic

[neon wedge]

A sphynx skin for the cat pets would be so cool. As a sphynx mother, I might perish

[heavy ferry]

My suggestion would to include some secret marriage candidates, maybe a mermaid or two??? 😍

Like how in Story of Seasons the Harvest Goddess is a "secret candidate"

[velvet wren]

Hedgehog pets in game, make it happen. I want one that can ride on my shoulder

[ivory latch]

[velvet wren]

Make it happen people

[rough marlin]

I will totally send pictures of my peterbald on their twitter contest to try and get a naked boi in the game 😍 you should send picture of your sphynx too!

[coral slate]

Hi @dusty girder @latent pike So, I’m quite a fan of game soundtracks.. i can really see myself listening to the background soundtrack of this game in a long time 🥰 when you send us the digital OST, please make it as lossless as possible.. hi-res audio please... 💕 thank you.

[latent pike]

Thats awesome to hear!!

[neon zenith]

Depending on how explicit the scene, or just plain how it works, it would be awesome to be able to choose whether the child character was adopted or biological, rather than it depending on the composition of the couple.

[bold oracle]

Or if it’s too much hassle I’d be ok with all children* just being ambiguous or delivered by a stalk. 😅

[cursive bridge]

Ocean aphrodite baby comes from seashell!

[frail raptor]

Piggy backing off this here’s a potential idea: It would be cool to have a decide to have a baby cutscene where you get to choose adoption or pregnancy, and then a ... child acquisition cutscene that wouldn’t need to be explicit about who carried if it was a pregnancy (like you guys celebrating with baby wherever baby was acquired)

[velvet wren]

The child gets delivered by the sea 👀

[bold oracle]

I would actually really like children delivered by one of the mythic races but anything is fine.

[velvet wren]

son of the land, king of the s no that’s Aquaman

[cursive bridge]

Ooo maybe a farming related achievement? Gold crops= harvest baby?

[bold oracle]

I was thinking more of a goddess of fertility 😂

[cursive bridge]

Lol well yeah the goddess of whatever brings a baby as a prize for something in the game?

oh they do have goddesses so maybe one of them blesses the couple with a baby

like you gotta ask them for one or leave them an offering or you and your spouse go visit the goddess

[bold oracle]

“Your crops have grown big this year. Here, take this baby”

[cursive bridge]

Just saying it gives kind of a reason beyond OCD to get the best crop like "you've put so much care into this you would make a great parent"

[velvet wren]

“I hope you raise this child like you raised your plants, with care and devotion”

[urban plover]

Would be funny if the baby came out of a Golden Cucumber😂

[velvet wren]

Would be more like it

[urban plover]

Like the folklore

[bold oracle]

But yeah. Just making all children adopted or ambiguous seems the most all inclusive.

[cursive bridge]

Sea foam fairy goddess earned children 👍

Then no one has to mention anyone's bits

[bold oracle]

Omg. Did you just guess the real game mechanics?

Golden cucumber, babies and giants 👀

[coral slate]

And oh, if it is possible sound effects too! ~ one of the reason I could play in such a long hour with harvest moon is how satisfying the plucking and putting in goods in shipping bin sfx!

[urban plover]

yess and like the folklore the baby grew up into a young adult and fight the giant who tried to eat her

[bold oracle]

Maybe don’t use all the folklore

I’m actually very ok with children being born out of golden cucumbers. Make it like the Stardew‘s mermaid pendant. You get the seeds from the giants after unlocking some type of goal (married etc) and grow them babies.

[lilac zealot]

i want chees factory IN THE GAEM\

NOW

ADD

[ancient brook]

Here is a small idea from me. To make every morning on Coral Island a bit more special/personal. How about item selection for coffee/tea? I'm not an expert on tea, but if there were different items for coffee (like coffe machine, hemex, airpress) that were just standing in the house it would make the game more personal experience. I don't think that any game offered such diversity in terms on "how" someone makes their morning coffee 🙂 Of course the morning drink could add a little boost but I think that would add more work for the devs.

The second thing that I'm hoping for is the story itself. I know that at its core this is a farming game but what stood out for me in Stardew from other games was how deep the characters were, often with real life problems (that you could help them out with or not). It made the world feel real.
The other farming games that I played more or less used really infantile storyline where everything is awesome and you live in this candyland where nothing ever can go wrong. Of course I don't think that the topics should be heavy, but just noting that for me the story is important too and I hope I'm not the only one 🙂

[safe cloud]

Don't know if this has been discussed, or even what is actually included in the game already.. but maybe a future Stretch Goal could be a store you can own, where you're able to sell the goods you produce. You can change the prices based on the needs of the islanders, profit from your work, but if the prices are too high or the islanders don't need a certain crop at the moment.. your food goes bad and gets wasted. And with the money you earn, you can spend it in town.

[ancient brook]

This sounds like a lot of work but if the game does well I would gladly buy such an option as DLC 😄

[placid canopy]

I know it has been mentioned that we will get two festivals per season. One thing I would like to see implemented is another festival that will be a direct reward/result of deciphering the Merfolk’s language and befriending them. Perhaps they invite the player annually to the Merfolk village to engage in a special or magical event of some sort that the normal townies are not present at. 🥺 (P.S. I am so excited for this village!)

[normal turtle]

Has it been confirmed that the Merfolk have a special language? Even an alphabet to learn would be so cool

[bronze bluff]

The update mentioned “decipher their language”

[rich cloud]

@dusty girder bang, kalo udh full release. tambahin fitur untuk bisa kontrol karakter keluarganya dong. kayak the sims

[red ember]

Dropping @pliant fossil disco chicken idea here

[pliant fossil]

Make it so!

I even got a cutscene idea for it!

So it’s night and it cuts to the outside of the coop with all the chickens having a chicken rave

Like this

[onyx folio]

that's the funniest idea ever

[pliant fossil]

And then it cuts to the next day and you find an egg that pulses different colors like the emoji. And however many days later you get Disco Chicken, the Flyest Chicken Coral Island has Ever Seen

[somber mural]

There would need to be an option to turn it off though, right? I think quickly changing, flashing, bright colours like that could be difficult for some people 🤔 Or turning down the frequency of how quickly the chicken changes colour

[still patio]

so far the fandom memes are 'meat tea' and 'rave chicken' ... im probably missing a couple but those are gonna be some fun easter eggs to find in game XD

[pliant fossil]

That’s true. They might add an option to skip the cutscene like in Stardew Valley

[normal turtle]

I got overexcited and didn't read it properly haha. That's amazing! I love fictional languages

[dire cosmos]

If you look at the trailer, the merpeople talks in a very different language. i would think that it is based on one of Indonesia's regional language, but not sure.

[cursive bridge]

from the preview, it has a bit of indonesian language mixed into it

[normal turtle]

https://tenor.com/view/clapping-yay-excited-so-excited-great-news-gif-10286338

[mossy apex]

A bit of a silly suggestion but would we be able to get a second emote that's flipped? So they can look at each other?

[cosmic basin]

I was talking to some friends about the game and they were talking about how exciting it would be if sustainable farming was part of the game.

I'm not sure if this is already planned as part of making environmentalism part of the core game loop, but it would be really cool to see crop rotation encouraged, monocultures discouraged and some sort of mechanic for using crops to reinvigorate the nitrogen in the soil.

This is more of a question, but in particular, a lot of farming sims encourage accelerating expansion and my friends and I were wondering if this game was doing anything to sort of address that.

[dire cosmos]

If that is a thing to consider, i think the "Lab" woould be good to make those things an 'upgrade'

[bold oracle]

All I know is that sunflowers can apparently remove toxins and heavy metals from the soil. 🤷‍♂️

[dire cosmos]

But i agree, that aspect could go hand-in-hand with the ocean aspect to enhance the eco-saving direction the game is going to.

[warm rune]

I would love it if it was possible to have multiple pets, rather than just one. Maybe one to start with but it'd be cool if there was a quest to accumulate more.

[cursive bridge]

Same!! Let be the the lady with a thousand pets in her home and sleeping beside her in bed

[dense field]

Sign me up for that

[cursive bridge]

Bonus can they also sleep on the bed? I mean who doesn’t want a dragon sleeping buddy

[amber vault]

I think I fall on the side of wishing for deeper interactions with the two pets you get, rather than wanting more. I worry I wouldn't have enough time or hands to pet them all 😅

[cursive bridge]

I do want to have lots of interactions with pets, like hugs and snuggles and petting

[amber vault]

I don't know if someone has suggested this before, but it would be nice if relationship didn't decay with people if you don't interact with them for a day. I personally find it a bit stressful trying to run around and greet everyone if there are a lot of villagers, and like being able to take my time building up relationships. And realistically, people you know don't suddenly like you less if you don't have time to say hi one day 🙂

[cursive bridge]

I think for either a week or month makes more sense to me.

Real relationships work more on those lines too. And the day restriction stresses me out, especially if I spend all day exploring or attending crops

[warm rune]

i also would love deeper story lines concerning the antagonistic factions as well.

[broken crypt]

seconded!

[upper idol]

third-ed??? lol

[calm saffron]

agree!! like a longer story and more cutscenes for each NPC like their backstory or romantic scenes

[dire cosmos]

Or maybe making certain events time locked (i.e. only for year 2 or above, only winter, etc.) to make events more sparse and harder to get.

SoS FoMT made these kinds of events where a number of events only available up to 5+ years in game.

[cursive bridge]

I love the idea of the game stories and side stories deepening over time

Especially if the kids growing up is unlocked

There’s so much that could be built in as later events or unlocked festivals or stuff with that happening to keep people wanting to play

And/or adding in events with the merfolk and humans too would be fun

[heavy ferry]

Just here to say I'm super happy about the merfolk village and I hope we get some marriageable mermaids!!!

Even as "secret candidates" a lá Story of Seasons.

Oooo and I also think lots of festivals would be amazing. Festivals and cutscenes are the best part of these games.

[rough marlin]

Since we don't know if divorce is something that will be implemented in game, i want to propose that it is and have the possibility to remarry and have children with your new partner. I think I would put a limit to the number (2-3) of wedding/divorce and after that you can't go further than boyfriend/girlfriend with them . (Maybe all the romanceable character develop a fear of engagement that prevent us to marry them after 2 failed mariage so it doesnt go too crazy with marying the whole island and having 30 kids?)

[ruby summit]

Divorce will be something that exists!

[rain perch]

I think it will be super awesome if we can take the romanceable characters out for dates! Like we plan a date for the characters depending on what they like (a beach date, forest date or chill-at-home date). And i think it will be really cute if the date is filled with heart thumping event scene (hand-holding etc) and even mini games to determine the outcome of the date 😆

[cursive bridge]

that's wild, your family will be a whole new village

[dire cosmos]

The date scene is already on the trailer

but i agree, a variety of dates would be lovely!

[wicked plaza]

I'm all for rival dates/marriages, to avoid the whole "let me marry/divorce every single person on the island without consequence" level of gameplay from other harvest moon esque games

[edgy dew]

If ideas are being tossed around for another legendary pet, why not an axolotl? They're absolutely adorable!

Also, fun idea if/when we reach $600k...how about adding another stretch goal of a "Photography Mode" of sorts? Being able to take pics of our farms and the town and everything would be phenomenal!

[frosty night]

I would like to suggest minimal voiceacting. The kind where they just have lil soundbites for each paragraph.
(Obviously any voiceacting is a big ask though)

[neon wedge]

barn owls for the farm would be pretty cool or just owls in general

An adoption center would be cool. Maybe that's how you get your second pet?

[rigid shoal]

I did see the idea tho already put out for different farm types, and I'm kind of about that idea-- Like having different types of farms to create to play upon the different aspects of farming? Like maybe one is good for tropical crops and trees, one is good for flowers, one type is good for animal products, and another is good for fishing/growing/conservation?

[cursive bridge]

Or being able to modify your farm that way ^^

[indigo schooner]

Since this game is also about promoting environmental awareness, i think it would be awesome to see the oceans flourish with more sea life and the town grow to look cleaner and what not as you progress in completing quests in the game. Would be rewarding to see your hard work not just on the farm, but other parts of the map

[neon wedge]

Will there be bees? If not that might be nice to add. They could polinate the other plants/flowers and you could gather honey from them. It would also help with the promoting environmental awareness

[mossy apex]

:D

[rustic fern]

There are bees! They're in the trailer!

[velvet wren]

https://tenor.com/view/nicholas-nicholascage-bees-bite-gif-4944634

[neon wedge]

oof that gif 😫

happy about the bees, though!

[frosty night]

Can we have something to take notes in-game, please? Just something we can type into, like a journal.

[velvet wren]

stealing my idea

[frosty night]

You're damn right.

[velvet wren]

[near terrace]

As someone with adhd, I absolutely second that idea for the journal. If I have to do it on an external source, I usually forget about/and or lose it. Having it right in the game would be so handy

And immersive!

[red ember]

it's not uncommon for multiple people to have the same idea. especially with how fast this channel goes sometimes and how many new people we get in a day, we're definitely gonna have some multiples of the same idea

a notebook would be nice tbh

[frosty night]

Ah he was only teasing. ^^

But yeah, forgetting as soon as your alt-tab is a major ADHD mod that has left me going 'wait. what was I... why am I here again?' many a time. XD

[red ember]

most of the time i even forget that i made notes

having them in game would be nice

[frosty night]

I have a mod for Skyrim that adds an in-game journal and it's the best mod I ever got, not just for gameplay but for RP immersion. It's so pleasant to get to sit down in and just write out your character's thoughts.

[red ember]

ngl i'm excited to be confused about the things i wrote

like "oh what was i supposed to do again"
notepad: hot parsnip
me:
me: tf

[frosty night]

XD

That's actually another great thing about the Skyrim journal. Every time I load the game like 'I have no memory of this place' I can usually check it and be like OH, THAT QUESTLINE, OKAY

[red ember]

i either take really detailed notes or my own notes derail and confuse me 😂

aka dnd notes vs university notes

[velvet wren]

Lol yeah I was just teasing

[upper idol]

yall i have the opposite where i put something completely nonsensical and then im like OH YES i must remember to stand in this spot, spin around, run over to the sunflowers and water them, and talk to this character at exactly 3 pm

[red ember]

my old roommate was like that, like she'd put "potato sock" into her notepad and then immediately remember that she needs to borrow these specific philosophy books

i was both impressed and shooketh

an alarm would be nice too tbh

[upper idol]

alarm & timeskipping is always helpful

[red ember]

i don't mind not being able to time skip but i'm a frickin scatterbrain a lot of times and just forget that time even exists 😂

[warm rune]

what is time? lol

[red ember]

my mind says sleep time but my heart says donut time

[warm rune]

I'll take a chocolate glazed donut

[near terrace]

I don't need a time skip, but an alarm would be absolutely wonderful! I feel the adhd alt-tab mood though, I switch windows and... suddenly, I cannot read.

but yeah, an alarm since it's too much work (at least for me) to try and set a real world alarm and doing the math to figure out what time it'll be in game by then to remember to go do a thing that happens at a certain time

[twin hatch]

Rival marriage please if we get our kids to grow till teens itbwould be cool for the other npc to have children

[peak stirrup]

Seconded!!

Even better, let us play matchmaker!!

[cursive bridge]

All I want is to be the village busybody matchmaking everyone else after I’m married 😂

[celest pier]

Heck yes I'd love to see some rival marriages happening! Make everything feel a bit more lively

[heavy ferry]

I would definitely agree with rival marriages but it seems like it's not going to be seriously considered

[torn lynx]

They haven't completely ruled it out they just said that it would be very hard given how complex the current dialogue system is. But they said it's something they might look at after the EA release

Here's the exact quote from Jeremiah

[wicked plaza]

imma be sad if this is another farming sim with 0 rivalry meaning and the endless "marry and divorce everyone xd" mechanic

[coral slate]

I am honestly happy as it is . They did mention the game will be focused on saving the coral and protect the environment through simulation gameplay. So I hope it will still be focused on that.

[bold oracle]

Yeah. There’s been a lot of comments really focusing on the dating aspect on the game. 😅 Just make sure there’s good farming

[cursive bridge]

I think no one is ever unhappy with the farming side. So their focus is skewed a bit?

I would like to see pets involved with things ..perhaps they can help us catch fish or flush out bugs to catch? Fetch bits of trash for the cleaning coral bit?

[thick arch]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-sir-salute-school-of-rock-ready-let-ggo-gif-5159062

[robust kayak]

If there are considerations after 600k, I suggest more nps or access to a boat to visit a neighboring island village 😍

[shut quiver]

Oh, my friends suggested adding coffee beans to the crop list. Would that be cool?

[bold oracle]

Would be a good crop for the Luwaks.

[dire cosmos]

I thinis sinve we have luwaks, coffe crops is a given.

[cursive bridge]

I don't like using luwaks for that.. civids..they're being driven extinct to make that stupid coffee

[cursive bridge]

@latent pike @dusty girder hello dears ) I am writing to you again from Russia) our country may be rich, but people in it do not live richly ... I gave $ 30, for us this is a lot of money, since we have rubles and the dollar rate is big here ... I would I would be very happy if for these $ 30 they gave this beautiful game coral island on pc, switch, ps5 and android ..

[dire cosmos]

the game will come out in PC and consoles (thanks to our backers who managed to reach the multiplatform stretch goal)

[cursive bridge]

@dire cosmos they can release on android)

[dire cosmos]

As of now, no.

[cursive bridge]

@dire cosmos I know, but in my opinion it will be in the future, because phones are popular now)

[bold oracle]

The mobile market is too risky for the amount of effort needed. Unless your game is already well known, people generally won’t spend console game prices on a mobile game.

You then have to question whether it is worth dividing your resources and money on a mobile port which not many people may purchase and you will be selling for a lot less.

[warm sigil]

Plus having to work all in all the factors with how mobile phones so wildly vary in specs...headache

[true copper]

I have a suggestion (That i also posted as a question in the question tab): Kids should have seasonal outfits (which I assume they will have) and their sets of outfits should change as the grow up.

[cursive bridge]

Ok so firstly I’d like to thank you guys for thinking about people with arachnophobia. Adding the slider is a great idea and I appreciate it as an arachnophobe myself. It means the world to me that you guys care because I haven’t seen any other game do that. 🥺❤️ We took a look at the slider and I’d like to suggest that if the spiders hiss, that the sound maybe be removed for the arachnophobia mode? Thanks!

[upper idol]

it would be nice to have the tweet feed and the announcements channel as ones we could follow in our own servers

[empty hollow]

Yesss, playing animal crossing I sob when it's tarantula season.

[dire cosmos]

it'd be cool if ther's another type of crops called "herbs" where you plant them in a small pot (you can plant them indoor in you house, for example.) So you can plant and harvest herbs like basil, thyme, clove, chives, even pepper plants, etc. and in a way, enrich the cooking mechanism.
That might be an idea for future big update.

[frosty night]

I once ended up on tarantula island. I was in tears by the time I was done.

[empty hollow]

Yup it was horrible. I also play a LOT of rpg's and always with the giant spiders ;-;

[celest pier]

Ugh tarantula island is a pain on ACNH

[compact fjord]

Variations livestock breeds? Kinda like tiers: Jersey cows (beige cow), Guernsey cattle (red and white version of default cow) / Shetland sheep (brown), Suffolk (black face, legs) / Hampshire pig (black/white), Duroc (red) (could have a potbelly pig as a pet option) / Nubian goat (black and white), LaMancha (unique ears) / For chickens and ducks, just have a variation in color maybe? - each would have a higher price point!

[lilac drift]

Haven't seen anyone reply to this, but I know the devs have mentioned at one point that there are some more serious undertones. If you read the lore on the website, you can find hints. Like Scott is a recovering playboy, and one of the marriage candidates is taking care of an ailing grandmother.

[eternal tide]

'recovering playboy'??

[dire cosmos]

Yeah, that's his backstory.

[eternal tide]

no i meant it sounded like medical condition lol

[dire cosmos]

oh. AHAHAHAHA

[lilac drift]

In the dev updates on their blog, they have a few different versions. The cows can be spotted or brown and have 4 different horns, for example

[dire cosmos]

but that's only cosmetic to diversify the farm animals tho.

which, i love.

[compact fjord]

I didn't know there was a blog! Thank you ❤️

Outside of cosmetics, the produce they have can be worth a bit more as well though

[dire cosmos]

The blog is more detailed in showing the kinds of things they are working each month!

[urban plover]

where can you read all these back stories?

[rustic fern]

Mostly on the blog; they give blurbs of the characters. But they're available on the fan-made wiki that is pinned in the coral-general chat

[lilac drift]

https://www.stairwaygames.com/news

Each update has some info

[frosty night]

Scott, a Rake. XD

[quaint badge]

I’ve got some suggestions for mods if we get there:
Change animals physical appearance (I’m sure someone will want to do a pokemon, or digimon animal mod at some point), change NPC’s physical appearance and portrait art, change playable characters appearance.

[mossy apex]

If the final one you mentioned if character customization like clothing and physical features. They said at EA they're going to have 2 body types to start but will be adding in more body types as they make them, and we will have clothing options.

[quaint badge]

That’s great! I was thinking mods for clothing patterns not available in game. I know some mods like to make clothing options from tv shows and movies. Even mods for accessories, like horns, wings, etc. wings different from those available of course

[mossy apex]

This would be aweessoommeeee

[quaint badge]

Oh! I think it would be cool if honey from your hives was different depending on what flowers were used. Story of Seasons had a similar mechanic, and I always liked how Rose honey looked (plus, specific flower honeys could be sold for more).
Just a thought! Maybe it could be used in an eventual update, I know there’s A LOT to do before the alpha release

[frosty night]

One thing I hope this game has is the romanceable NPCs taking some initiative. I'm playing MTaP, and I remembered that the entire reason I went with one NPC over the one I originally planned to was because he took the initiative and set up a romantic date, rather than me having to chase.

[heavy ferry]

I love this idea. I always liked it in FoMT and other Bokujo games when your love interest showed up at your house to ask you to do something with them or just visit.

[hot oracle]

Yes, I think so too!

[sturdy tangle]

I’m sure this has been requested but I’ll add my vote for romance-able merfolk please!!!

[neon wedge]

pink furniture/ roof please. x'D

[timid thorn]

Apologies if this has already been brought up, but I would love for there to be a "peaceful" option for the game. I hate that in some farming sims you have to battle or defend yourself from monsters in order to get essential crafting materials. I came for a relaxing farm sim, was not expecting to fight monsters in a cave 🙃

[full gulch]

From what I understand there's going to be levels for accessibility for the combat.

[cursive bridge]

Same.. I like to not be frustrated anymore with games I have so little energy after work..

[timid thorn]

I've realized the games I continue to play (after the new game hype has died down) are the ones where I can explore and not be attacked suddenly

[dull sand]

As @full gulch mentioned, there will indeed be difficulty options, as well as accessibility options for combat controls!

[timid thorn]

Yay! Glad to hear and thank you for responding😁

[dull sand]

Of course!!

[upper idol]

could one of the mythical pets be a BEAR !!! i love bears

[frail raptor]

BEARS

[urban plover]

sun bear would be great

[patent tree]

A sun bear would be great! they're cute

[broken crypt]

(a bear named Trinket!)

[near yew]

I feel like making it a reference would harm immersion

[broken crypt]

....a bear I can name trinket?

😇

[near yew]

lol fair

[cursive bridge]

Hi, this game looks amazing so far~
Keep up the great work! We're looking forward to it
That is all

Here have a cookie

[rigid shoal]

So uh.. for the Mythical pets, how about an Owlbear Cub....?

[broken crypt]

YES!

Just did a quick check, OwlBears are not copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast, so that could totally be a doable possibility!

[rigid shoal]

👀

[upper idol]

[rigid shoal]

A friend who knows a lot about Wizards of the Coast was the one to suggest it, and I just also backed an Owlbear Cub plush sooo... I'd live for an Owlbear >.>

[frosty night]

What about a Mimic? XD

[rigid shoal]

Omg that'd be cute too

[frosty night]

Can't find your pet of a morning because it's pretending to be a lamp.

[rigid shoal]

But I'm like O B S E S S E D with the idea of a floofy lil baby owlbear too. Ahhhh heck that sounds adorable too, "Lume? Lume!? Oi! Stop blending into the furniture!"

[frosty night]

'no, I'm a vase'

[frigid anvil]

As part of character creation I would love to see questions that we need to respond to that impact the game prior to start, like depending on answers you get an extra perk somewhere like a seed type you brought with you, an instant connection with one of the villagers, a perk to one of the aspects of the game (farming, ranching, fishing, etc), but the questions could also give you a detriment - a handicap in a different area.

[peak stirrup]

When you get married it'd be nice to have a hand in the planning. How you look, maybe some basic decorations, maybe a location choice.

[hardy needle]

Has anyone suggested if the merfolk be romanceable yet? I know they’re just NPC’s at the moment but 💕🥺👉🏻👈🏻

[dull sand]

It's a very popular one, yes!

[near yew]

I would love to see another trans villager so Dippa doesn't have to be the only gender diverse NPC on the island. And it would mean a lot if there were trans romanceable characters too, either the existing ones or new ones.

[hardy needle]

Also land/water type pets too? (Turtle, seal, crab, otter) 🐢🦭🦀🦦

[near yew]

The kids growing up stretch goal is also a great opportunity to show a kid coming out as trans too, media is pretty starved for happy trans coming out stories.

[cursive bridge]

strong vote for seals, mad obsessed with those creatures 👉👈

[bold oracle]

They already have the models for turtles. why can’t it be my pet! 😭

[sterile token]

@broken crypt owlbears MAY be copyright of Paizo and Pathfinder though...not sure

[cursive bridge]

Copyrighting is such a touchy issue~
A compromise would be a collab event between Coral Island x Wizards of the Coast

(It's punny how they're both games named of land areas near water.. but anyway, yeah)

Collab events no copyright issues, both games get exposure, win-win~

Just my two cents

[ornate quarry]

I hope there is an event like survival , when tsunami come ... we need to gather at town hall to do something to prevent it . It will hell of fun 😲 since ice breaking so fast nowadys ... 😏

[upbeat nimbus]

Because of the player children being able to age up to teenagers, it feels a little weird that the existing NPC children will only age up to teenagers as well and not to full-fledged adults eventually. They obviously shouldn’t be romanceable or anything like that, but having one of the NPCs look 16-17 visually, and then having children who run through the entire life stage, by the time they’re teenagers and visually look 16-17, the NPC children ... still look 16-17, when they would in-theory be adults by the time your own children became teenagers in in-universe time. Same goes for NPC teenagers at game start, who would 100% definitely be adults by the time your own children grow up even if they were born the day the game starts - unless there is functionally no difference between teenagers and adults except for the visual key art

[torn hawk]

Can kickstarter backers get a special KS only cosmetic item they can show off in their home, even if they're only lower tiers? like a tiny plaque or trophy in their home! or a plushie! i think that'd be a cute thank you for everyone who backed!

[sharp flax]

Since adoption seems to be an option could we adopt kids without having to be married? I've always wanted to do something like that in games like this.

[rigid shoal]

Are different body types possible for character creation...? I’m a lil bit curvy and I’d like to kind of see the curves copied but if not I totally get it because of animations and what not.

[rustic fern]

They have stated that there will be 2 options available at the beginning of the alpha/testing phase, but they plan on adding more body types and hairstyles as time goes on.

[rigid shoal]

Ahh thanks Shlee! That’s really great news to hear ^.^

[rustic fern]

🙂 As a fat lady myself, it makes me happy to know I can put myself in the game eventually too. 😛

[rigid shoal]

Haha agreed, I like making my characters kind of copy me or if I’m self inserting it’s nice to be me

[frosty night]

I would love if starting from when the kids grow into children, you can give them age-appropriate chores like helping feed the animals!

[sturdy tangle]

Kinda an add-on to the romancing of merfolk request - maybe there is a way we too can turn into merfolk due to "magic" whatever system the game winds up having like. Before you can marry them/have a kid you go on a "transformation" sidequest thing xD And since designing your own mertail on the spot (while a cool inclusion) would kinda break the immersion, maybe be given a tail based on your favorite colors chosen when first creating the save?

[dire cosmos]

we're getting to Sims 4 Island Living XD

[sturdy tangle]

lolol yaaaas I'd be fine with that XD

[cursive bridge]

Maybe having an underwater farm eventually ? Dlc or something

[sturdy tangle]

ohh yeah that would be super cool, grow different kinds of kelps, raise clams, maybe find fish pets?

[cursive bridge]

Yeah it could be something to look into as end game content but the dev's are already taking on so much they have to be realistic I am sure

[sturdy tangle]

oh for sure, some sort of content update down the line, definitely not a release thing

but the more ideas/wants from the community they have from the get go the better they can plan if/how/when to release them ^^

[cursive bridge]

Lol the problem is the community wants everything and games dont do good when they try to be every type of game..🤔

[sturdy tangle]

lolol yeah, i edited my comment with an "if" xD alot of these things are big IF they want them included lol xD

we want it aaaaaaall ;P

but it does get me excited that they're a larger team than the 1 man stardew valley game. gives me hope that they can provide even more than that game does down the road

[warm rune]

Pathways and fences that don't decay or decay slower based on materials used would be nice.

[heavy ferry]

Possibly already mentioned, but being able to have kids despite never marrying would be cool. Single parenting.

[edgy dew]

I'm baaaack! So, it may have been suggested before, but I think a repeat doesn't hurt. So, Stardew has this concept where one can select the type of farm they start with (mountain, forest, beach, river, etc).
However, I think a cool idea would be to slightly change the concept to make it different! I think having different beginning spots to farm on with dedicated types of terrain would make for more strategy! For example, I could have a farm closer to town near some mountains, but there would be less workable farming ground. Or maybe a farm nearer caves, but the chance for monsters to appear on the farm at night. Just a cool thought I had!

Even with only one kind of farm to begin with, the game already has so much going on that I think we'll talk be enveloped by how much variety is already present!

[frosty coyote]

I heard there are two festivals planned per season, I don't know If I'm alone on that but that seems ehmm... not that much, I think one of the things SDV is missing is more engaging festivals. Would love to see that here!

[heavy ferry]

I would agree. I'd like to see more festivals.

However, if there are plenty of events/cutscenes I don't mind.

[broken crypt]

Personally, one or max 2 festivals per month seem fine to me, seeing as it gives less tension to produce the best produce.

[bold oracle]

The pledge “just the game”/“early bird” has a special Kickstarter farmer outfit

[rustic fern]

Honestly, given that one year in game is only 4 months, and each month is only 28 days... 2 festivals seems like a lot, especially when you take into consideration all the other stuff you have to do, planting crops, watering, harvesting, gathering, mines, etc etc etc., and then two full days per m onth minimum where you can't do shopping or work on your farm or anything...

[bold oracle]

For the planned schedule. Apparently a few people didn’t realise what Q4 meant. Maybe change it to Quarter 4 or something less abbreviated.

[rustic fern]

In the pinned messages in the #coral-questions-and-help channel it IS written out:
Q: What is the proposed timeline?
A: The Coral Island Kickstarter runs through the month of February until the 3rd of March. After that, pledges will be processed through Kickstarter, and surveys will be sent out for you to get your rewards! Alpha is planned for June 2021, although the exact date has not been released. Early Access is planned for Quarter 4 of 2021 (which is sometime between October and December). It is estimated that the Switch and console ports will be available around 6 months after Early Access on Steam, and then the completed base version of the game is estimated to be released in Quarter 4 of 2022.

Like.. I literally spelled it out and what months it meant too. 😛

[bold oracle]

Ok. I was referring to the #❓coral-faq. Haven’t gone through the question pins to be honest.

[rustic fern]

That exact same question and answer is also in the #❓coral-faq channel

[bold oracle]

Well then. Let me change my feedback. 😂. You are double handling with two question and answers about planned schedule in #❓coral-faq

[vast pulsar]

I know we havent gotten there but if the co-op option gets unlocked it would be nice if switch players could play with pc players.

[edgy dew]

Two festivals sounds fine - I feel like adding more will make things feel...crowded? Or like there's just too much going on.

[rustic fern]

Cross-platform co-op is something that has been brought up, but they haven't outright said yes or no.

[brisk bobcat]

Can confirm, Rune Factory 4 has like, up to 4 festivals a month and it feels crowded sometimes

[edgy dew]

But I feel like some of them can be more engaging than other games inspiration has been drawn from.

[brisk bobcat]

(I do love RF4 though)

[edgy dew]

Like, Stardew's festivals aren't overly engaging. But events that happen in My Time At Portia are extremely engaging and fun! Finding the ideal middle ground would be amazing.

[heavy ferry]

If there's just two per month but they're very engaging/interactive then it would be great

[mossy apex]

I didn't play strawdew long cause it wasn't my jam. But I'll admit I was excited when the egg hunt was actually an egg hunt, then insanely disappointed when it lasted like 2 minutes

[feral beacon]

So I saw a message that made me think of this idea, but I can't remember which one it was. Anyway, I thought it might be kind of cute that if we had storms with strong winds, we could get a pop-up the next day saying "Oh no! It seems like yesterday's winds seems to have blown [insert small animal's name here] into town somewhere! Adventure around the map to find them and bring them home!"

Don't know why, just popped in my head 😂

[frosty coyote]

I agree, it would be great if festivals are actually engaging. Chicken "sumo" on HM/SoS was so cool, also swimming contest or pet festivales that are more than "hey you have 7 hearts or more you auto win"

[sharp flax]

Tomato festival!

I was terrible at it, but that one was hilarious

[sharp flicker]

idea for stretch goal or add on reward: art prints?
The artwork they're sharing is gorgeous, and I would up my pledge for a physical print or two. I really like the one they shared for the lunar new year and the one with Macy whispering to Yuri. maybe a printed picture of the map? 💙

[near yew]

For any new stretch goals, I'd love to see mechanics from the cutting room floor, but after that I'd love stretch goals for more romanceable characters. The more the merrier!

[dire mulch]

I'm unsure if there are any plans for it, but a small genetics system for children would be great. Like they'd have a chance to either look like your avatar, or maybe even like your spouse. Even if it's something as simple as a skin tone and hair color change, it could add a lot!

[cosmic stump]

I feel like lots of the bachelors look alike. I'd like different more different hair styles (long hair?) colors (more dye?). There's like 5 that got short wavy brown... More glasses too, (I like glasses 🙂

[near yew]

Suggestion: New Game Plus so you choose a different farm location or romance a new villager (not really an issue if the PC can be polyamorous), and still carry forward your upgraded tools and whatnot. Things that carry forward could either be up to the devs, or maybe a list of things you can check or uncheck to carry forward to the new game.

[cursive bridge]

If an extra few stretch goals were to be included all I ask for is rival and rival children 👀 maybe a school for the kids?

[dire cosmos]

but don't men in real life usually have short hair? we have a couple of non romanceable NPC who has longer hair, though.

[hard meadow]

probably depends on where you live, it's getting more and more popular again here.

I'd love to see a male romanceable character with open long hair

(in addition, this game focuses on diversity and representation, so I don't think it would be wise to limit the appearances of the characters to what is the norm for groups of people in real life :D)

[dire cosmos]

Yeah, but if we're thinking about making all people represented, we'd have hundreds of romanceable NPCs! 🤣

[hard meadow]

of course, but there's a difference between "represent all" and "have 5 similar looking guys with short brown hair and none with long open hair because that's slightly more unusual"

I really like how they designed them to look different despite similar features (short brown wavy hair + slight beard) in the artwork though

[dire cosmos]

But then again, these 5 guys are already racially diverse! But i get what you mean though, i personally don't mind too much about that.

[hard meadow]

yep, like i said, i love how they put in the effort to make them different in other ways (like via skin color)! I'll still have a hard time remembering who is who 🤣

it's easier for the girls because they all have such different hairstyles

[dire cosmos]

Theo has long hair, btw.

[heavy ferry]

Theo is dreamy

[dire cosmos]

I knoow

[hard meadow]

yep, seen that, but in a bun :D I like his blueish haircolor!

[frosty night]

Men with long hair are just top tier

[dire cosmos]

I'm the exact opposite. Women with short hair just hit different xD

[hard meadow]

hmm, we also don't have romanceable women with (really) short hair 🤔

something like dippas hairstyle

[dire cosmos]

Yep.

[hard meadow]

I love Dippa and would wish they would make them romanceable :D

(and Suki <3)

[dire cosmos]

At this rate every NPC should be romenceable xD

Well, maybe not the kids...

[hard meadow]

and some might be a bit old. or already in relationships (as long as we don't get poly-relationships)

[prisma hearth]

I just had an idea: would you consider adding physical rewards made of recycled materials? I'm sure there will be some company willing to work with you on this

[wet horizon]

Not sure if it’s been suggested before, but a feature i used to like in another farm sim game is how the farm animals are gendered eg. Roosters wouldn’t be able to lay eggs, but you’d need one if you’re interested in producing fertilized eggs (just like in real life).

[tiny knoll]

I agree with the idea of making the bachelors more different looking. I don't really care about the hairstyle nor the race part as much, but for me Pablo, Surya, Kenny and Luke could be reworked to look more facially different, or something of the sorts, from each other considering the bachelorettes all look unique. Maybe a different hair color might help too? Although that might require a change in ethnicity. In my opinion, Surya and Pablo essentially look the same and Kenny and Luke give off the same feeling too even if you changed their skin color. Hopefully none of that comes off wrong, but I feel like those bachelors will be much more beloved in the community rather than the usual trio of Noah, Rafael, and Theo. Not sure if you'd want to, but maybe a similar theme like that of Elliot from Stardew Valley would help freshen things up a bit in one of the 4 I've mentioned.

On a slight side note, maybe its just me, but for some reason Scotts background as (whats been described to me as) a recovering playboy doesn't sound appealing in a bachelor and maybe is why I havent seen people swoon over him as much. It kinda gives off a bad vibe for him when I believe he is an archaeologist (which is pretty cool imo).

[hard meadow]

interesting! I would have compared Kenny with Rafael instead of Luke :D But yeah, at least in the pics, they have their similarities. For Scott: I like his background because it's an unusual touch and a theme which is rarely addressed in games like this. He's just not my type aesthetically, but otherwise I'd be interested in a romanceable character with this unusual background

[tiny knoll]

Yea, now that I look at it, Kenny and Rafael do look similar, but I understand that Rafael is already a huge hit among people.

[dire cosmos]

I personally don't think that nothing should be changed. it's hard to judge people only visually (who knows, Surya and Pablo might have different height)

and it's also because they are pushing certain bachelors in the marketing, so it's understandable that the rest look less popular.

[hard meadow]

yeah, but with this feedback, they might pay attention to make them more different from each other if they didn't notice it before or didn't already plan to do so

Rafael is totally not my type xD

very interesting that so many people like him :D

[somber mural]

Rafael is big, bulky, and looks like a soft, good guy. This type of character does have plenty of fans 😄

[hard meadow]

isn't kenny that type, too?

[dire cosmos]

Also from what i see, the design seems to be in a final state, so i worried if they go back to the drawing board, it'd just be an endless delay.

[dire cosmos]

yep he does!

[somber mural]

I also saw someone on the Steam forum commenting how all the bachelorettes were looking the same except for skin colour. So it's definitely in the eye of the viewer. Some of the guys look more similar than others, though I'd say they don't really look too identical either. I see how Surya and Pablo look similar. Their face shape is already different though, there's also something about the eyes. Kenny and Rafael are probably the most similar looking, Rafael kinda looks like an older Kenny. Luke to me stands out with the slightly hooded eyes, long face and really strong jaw

[tiny knoll]

This might sound mean and I'm not trying to make it sound that way, but especially in a game such as this I feel like looks are what people first decide who they want to romance/marry. Their stories come next in line typically. So for example, if someone loves the way Theo looks/their type, they will probably try and romance him first even though he kinda has a generic description of fisherman regardless of his story (I am for Theo, but since I am I feel like it'll help my case in pointing this out). However, I doubt they'll do a rework, but its just all a suggestion.

[somber mural]

It's an accurate point for most people. I also first look which characters speak to me aesthetically to see who I approach first

Which would also be Theo, in my case

[dire cosmos]

idk if you guys feel like i'm attacking your points, but i personally see that the whole cast is already very diverse.

[somber mural]

There's also the point that just cause someone looks similar to one person, it doesn't mean that another person won't see the differences clear as day

[hard meadow]

I have to see which characters behaviour I like best in-game to decide, I have too many visual favorites xD Surya, Pablo, Theo, Alice, Lily...

[somber mural]

and after people got to know the different characters in game, their preferences might end up changing

[dire cosmos]

yep!

[somber mural]

Different game, but e.g. in Baldur's Gate 3, I only really fell for Astarion hard when I met him in game. Before that, I didn't feel anything for either of the companions. So meeting them, experiencing them has a huge impact on who your favourite will be in the end. At this stage, it's more a first probing "oh, this one looks nice to me, I'll check them out first". But in the end you'll check out everyone after all 😄

[dire cosmos]

yeah, in short, every bachelor/ettes in CI is beautiful!

i legit never felt this way in any other game lol

[rapid hawk]

Uh same? I normally don't even pay attention to the bachelorettes in games but I love all of them in CI??

[tiny knoll]

No no no, don't feel that way at least for me. Let me try and explain, to me, those 4 look similar and I've also seen people commenting about the bachelors looking similar too. Yes, they are all ethnically diverse, I get that this game is making that a key feature in their people. It's just to me, maybe its just cause they're aesthetically not my type, but they look similar, not the same, just similar. Who knows, maybe once the game comes out everyone will be swooning over Luke or whoever and his story or something and maybe I will too. The devs put a lot of thought into each of these characters so I doubt they wouldn't want to not put that same amount of effort into their story too.

[dire cosmos]

lol

[hard meadow]

I feel the same, even though surya/pablo are aesthetically my type xD (enough that I might go for one of them instead of the bachelorettes)

[dire cosmos]

yeah, there's always people who'd just won't like an aspect of the game. You can't please anyone.

[hard meadow]

it's the opposite for me, I usually go for the bachelorettes in those type of games because they seem to be more interesting, only take a bachelor if I really like him xD

[tiny knoll]

Not sure if I offended you with that ramzy, but I totally get their point of view and thats also why they have 8 bachelors to choose from. You have a large audience to cater too so you can't just cater to one's personal aesthetic. Totally understandable

[dire cosmos]

Nope it's okay! but i just want to emphasize the already great work the team has done. Like, it's rare to see this many romanceable NPC in a framing game, and even with multiple ethnic diversity.

I understand the suggestion to make them even more perfect, but i came from a point of "they've done marvelous so far, so let's cherish it!"

No hard feelings!

[tiny knoll]

Yup and I agree, I was just doing a suggestion cause thats what this channel is about.

[junior yew]

For a completely different suggestion, I know they already have 2 events per month, but it occurred to me that being a game that focuses on restoring the ocean, I think it would be cool to have a sea turtle hatching event. Or maybe just a special unlockable cutscene. Sea turtles are endangered and I think it would be awesome to see a game incorporating the effort to help the baby sea turtles make it to the ocean. Maybe it could be something that one of the merfolk shows the player character after they gain enough trust with the mervillage. It would honestly be a delight to have a scene where we watch the hatching of the turtles and their walk to the ocean. Perhaps we could be awoken in the middle of the night to come watch the hatching.

[white sluice]

I second this idea, this is beautiful and a beach clean up day if there is a beach in the map

[dire cosmos]

this might also be a great date event!

[junior yew]

Yessss, I would love that!

[signal grove]

Now that the mod support has been unlocked, maybe there should be a separate channel for mod suggestions?

[rustic fern]

Working on it. 🙂 Just trying to figure out which category it would be best in. please hold. ❤️

[signal grove]

I would say the Coral-Island category @rustic fern Seems to me the most relevant one

[rustic fern]

Yes, but if the mods are community-made and not done by the developers, then it'll belong in the community section. 🙂

[bold oracle]

Maybe a coral island community section. Could eventually put fanart, streaming etc in there as well.

[rustic fern]

#💡modding-suggestions

[novel condor]

WE NEED MORE STRETCH GOALS

[cursive bridge]

YAAAAA, MORE STRETCH GOALSSSS

To keep us burning!

[novel condor]

Heck yas

[broken crypt]

There's a secret lock now on the stretch goal page! 😄

[novel condor]

Oooo

I hadn't noticed that @broken crypt thank you for letting us know ☺️

[bronze moat]

Oooo

[bleak junco]

Can you make furniture and tools moddable ❤ maybe even animals too if we end up wanting to change the colour or somethin

[novel condor]

@bleak junco you may want to put that in the modding suggestions channel

[bleak junco]

Thank you didn't know xx

[frigid anvil]

Could see a stretch goal being like "rare crops" - not like different quality crops, but more like a crop mutation, special color, higher value, or cross-pollination plants like a banapple LMAO

[rustic fern]

pen-pineapple-apple-pen crop, gooooooo

[torn hawk]

pineapple crop, but it takes a year and a half in-game to grow, just like irl

[sturdy tangle]

I would like to see NPCs marry each other after we have chosen who we want to marry. Would be interesting to see how our decision changes their preferences too or even if we can influence who gets married like in a dialogue option "ohh i heard so and so likes you...."

[peak stirrup]

I wanna play matchmaker so bad 😩

[torn hawk]

Ohhh, matchmaking others would be SO much fun! and for folks who don't like rival marriages, it could be that matchmaking doesn't become available until after we've had a dialogue with someone about helping people to hook up, and being able to veto relationships through things like 'Focus on your career first!' or other gentle ways to direct the NPC's attention elsewhere

(or we could be straight up mean and go 'i heard he didn't like you THAT much' 😭 BUT THAT'D MAKE ME FEEL BAD)

[frigid anvil]

All of this is high on a list of desires for me

[torn hawk]

plus, i think it'd be fun if we could set up folks who were 'incompatible' with each other, and we hear like a few months later they got a divorce LOL. which can help open up previously matchmaked characters for our own romance if we wanted to!

the spice of life of watching the npcs hook up and break up over time...

[hard meadow]

those ideas sound so great <3

[prisma hearth]

I would love to see cross-pollination like in Nier gestalt

[steel agate]

It would be amazing if the multiplayer could be cross platform

[sharp flax]

A thought; wheelchairs, walkers, and/or crutches? An option to have a disabled farmer would be nice. Either as canon-content or a mod option.

[ancient wharf]

It looks like we'd only be able to have one pet. I would like to see an option to get others, maybe as a part of the late game or acquire others with progress? Also, color variation in the farm animals would be nice.
I also like the rival marriage suggestion.

[signal grove]

As someone who suffers from severe orthopedic problems in my knees & back, I 100% second this idea. If this idea does come to fruition, I'm pretty sure it will be the first video game to do so

[prisma hearth]

I seem to remember sly 3 had a character on a wheelchair. This was way way way back on the ps2

[bitter hatch]

I'd like to suggest something as someone who fell in love with Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life and never saw anything like it afterwards. AWL incorporated aging up, which made me as a player really attach to characters as they aged, got gray hairs, died, etc. I'm hoping the developers can implement a similar mechanic in which you can watch your kid grow and guide them into different career paths via toys and such. Also, each kid had a different personality and look depending on who you married. I'm also interested to see what it is like to breed animals and watch baby animals grow (baby cows requires mommas milk and are quarantined until they age up). AWL did a great job of showing the true lifecycle of a farming game and I would love to see this one do something similar.

[signal grove]

You're right, I forgot about Sly 3 but as you said, it was a long time ago (over 15 years now)

[signal grove]

This would also be nice to have in the game, but at the moment I'm pretty sure they only confirmed that kids will grow up to be teenagers so I'm not sure if the developers plan to have a full ageing mechanic

[sturdy tangle]

I dont know if I'd want a full aging mechanic....i dont want them to all be old after a few years ingame xD at most make it a toggle-able thing lol

[bitter hatch]

Yeah i did see that but wasn't sure if it would apply to your characters kid. AWL only aged up kids to be young adults (when the game ended) but if they don't want the game to end then an age up limit would be smart

[bitter hatch]

Understandable, just an idea

[signal grove]

If they do decide to add full ageing to the game, it should be an option when starting a new save (or even as a mod) so the player can choose if they want it or not

[sturdy tangle]

yeah I'm all about options, let us opt-in or not

[bitter hatch]

Great idea! I like options as well

[prisma hearth]

I agree. although I would feel a bit weird to see the kids grow up to be teenagers, and then be stuck as teenagers for the rest of time. Like they all drunk from the fountain of youth or smth 😆

[sharp flax]

I mean, eternal children have always been a thing XD

[opaque parcel]

I'm so excited to see how well the campaign has done, and now mod tools have been unlocked! Wondering if it'll be possible to mod camera angles now? Since I know it's locked top down for optimization, but I know of other top down games that have mods for camera angles. Either way, very exciting!

[sturdy tangle]

if you have any mod suggestions I'd post them in the #💡modding-suggestions channel ^^ this is more for base features i think. though tbh changing camera angles would be good in general anyway xD

[mossy apex]

Oh did I miss talk about camera angles? There was mention

for anyone who was asking about it, sorry eyes are making it hard to read who asked

[opaque parcel]

Thanks, will do!

[abstract cipher]

I would like to contribute that changing the camera angle only even slightly is a HUGE quality of life improvement (as seen in SoS FoMT) because it allows you to see (crucial) items behind a tree that would be blocking your view otherwise.
I feel gameplayfun would hugely benefit, especially (if I saw that correctly) since you can place trees and buildings freely on your farm.

[silent hornet]

i do know that the devs have implemented being able to see when you cross behind trees, they will become invisible. The same for walls. it was also mentioned that you will be able to see your silhouette behind buildings

[mossy apex]

^ (their progress work on it from a few months ago)
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/491ae5_072712d4ab9a42dba0c5bd231264d3cf~mv2.gif

[abstract cipher]

Oh this is awesome, thank you for the information ❤️

[silent hornet]

❤️

[mossy apex]

[sturdy tangle]

ohhh i love that trees wont hide stuff behind them - though i wonder if we can tweak the opacity? its a bit tooooo invisible for me. I'd like something inbetween more i think

[mossy apex]

It's just a progression they posted from months ago like I mentioned above. They have probably ironed it out more.

[sturdy tangle]

oh yeah i get that - i guess the real test will come when we get into alpha access ^^

[mossy apex]

YEsssssss, definitely excited for that

[bitter hatch]

This sounds a lot like the way Animal Crossing ACNH works currently and I'm fine with that.

[bitter hatch]

I thought about this topic more and I have a similar suggestion which is to age them up, similar to HM, but at the end of the game , after credits and all that, you can choose to keep playing, at which point aging stops. Thoughts?

[sturdy tangle]

IS there an "end game" though? like i havent finished SV yet but like will the game ever end or do you just farm forever lol?

[bitter hatch]

SDV has and ending but its not really an ending. There doesnt have to be an endgame but its an option

[brazen rose]

I'd love to be able to ride the llamas

[sturdy tangle]

Ohhh yes! I’d like to see what other animals we can ride other than horses

[broken crypt]

(is it possible to ride Llama's IRL?)

[frosty night]

Us:

[brazen rose]

Not sure but it would be fun in game.

[broken crypt]

I'd love to have/ride Ostrides!

also, Ostridge eggs!

[frosty night]

One things I'd love is minor interactions with household objects.
Like, I want to be able to sit down, or wash my hands, stuff like that.

...I don't know if you can ride ostriches but that would be pretty cool.

[broken crypt]

you can! There are even ostridge races 🙂

(I just looked it up, you can ride llama's too)

[solar harness]

Can u guys make a hard copy game guide as an add on please!!’

[mossy apex]

@warm fable @bold oracle @simple grove Apologies for the ping Jeremiah mentioned wider screen resolutions would be available

[warm fable]

Thank you so much!

[upbeat thorn]

I’m a simple person. Achievements. Achievements make me happy. So hopefully some to chase after would be nice.

[cursive bridge]

YO. What was this email update y'all sent us
T'was hawt, mama likey XD
Happy Valentine's y'all! ♥

[verbal sierra]

Hiii I'm really excited that there'll be bees in CI! I'm a beekeeper irl, so I'm disappointed that in most farm sims, beehouses are basically machines that passively produce honey. I'd like to suggest that having bees on the farm will benefit fruiting trees and crops because of pollination. Maybe having beehouses can double or even triple the yield of each fruiting crop/tree in range, depending on how well the bees are taken care of? Adding in a feature like this would be super neat and reflect how important bees are to food security and the environment 💖🐝

[sturdy tangle]

raising rabbits 😄

Multiple pets you can switch out, maybe ability to have multiple pet houses on farm? like a hutch for rabbit pets, big dog house for multiple dogs, etc

[thorny frost]

JeeEEEEEZ 👀

[edgy dew]

As far as has been confirmed, it's still two pets per player - one standard, one mythical. The mythical pets can be cycled, but the standard pets cannot.

[sturdy tangle]

ahh, i see. ty!

[edgy dew]

Things might change, but only time will tell! Just going off what we know!

[mossy apex]

Mythical pet can be switched out easily. Regular pet can not. They haven't fully explained what that means but that's what we know so far.

[shy dust]

it might be like pokemon.... choose your starter

and thats it! thats that for the whole game

[mossy apex]

Could suggest having more than one but maybe that could change as they develop it. We still have until June for Alpha and then early access then full release

[frail raptor]

My guess is you unlock an area where you can get the mythical pets or something and as you cycle between them they go back and forth between your farm and there

[edgy dew]

Probably means that you have your standard pet and that's it, but you can change your mythical pet whenever.

[shy dust]

comapnion for LIFE

[elder tinsel]

As a suggestion (I didn't think about adding this to the form on Kickstarter until I had already submitted it because I'm big dumb), what about having it follow traditional harvest moon type rules where if you're in a building, time is paused (If not already being done)

[prisma hearth]

Saw someone ask this somewhere else. Will there be hens and roosters, or just "genderless" chickens? More generally, one could ask the same for the other animals (I'm especially curious about bees)

[twilit umbra]

New Game + would be a cool feature! Not sure if anyone's brought it up yet.

[lilac drift]

Jeremiah said there would be steam achievements

[keen cloud]

ooooh. I second the NG+ too!

[cursive bridge]

Same! SOS and FE both have this feature and let you start with bonuses. Replaying with more stamina/health, more money, and keeping your unlocked wardrobe or something would be amazing!

[fleet bobcat]

What about backgrounds?
This is something I was always missing in these games - farming ones. We're someone from someone who got somewhere to here. There's no story behind us, like in RPGs. I cannot believe if it's a small or big feature (though I believe it can be done in the dialogue options, even for a small bit). Were we single? Did we have serious relationship? Have we family? Something happened to us? Do we like this and that? Do we know something about merfolk, were we scientist, librarian, teacher, vagabond? It would be lovely, even in small portion.

[calm saffron]

ooo that’s interesting!

[fleet bobcat]

We had this more or less briefly in Dragon Age: Origins for example and in Cyberpunk 2077 (very briefly...). In farming sim that didn't have shown up and for worse, I could say, as the "sim" word is really important to us

Idk how hardcoding is that, so I am not saying anything in particular

[prisma hearth]

Idea for town improvement project: you could be tasked with building a dock and several bikes for a public bike share scheme, and then afterwards see the townies cycle around every once in a while

And maybe get to use a bike yourself

[rough marlin]

It would be nice to receive/earn some traditional pieces of art from where the townies are from and from old sunken boats around the island as decoration, but also lore we could read when we have the time to expose more about culture from around Asia. (Masks, Vase, Statues, Plates, Books, Painting, Etc)

[eternal tide]

I love that idea!

[sudden sapphire]

Would love other romanceables to date each other, perhaps after the player sets off certain triggers cinversation? maybe have cutscenes as "warning" incase you have a rival for the same persons interests.

Also maybe you can help their relationship along with advice, gift suggestions or requests?

Also then more kids in the game :D

[floral cosmos]

I would love that

[silent helm]

Stretch Goal Suggestion:

3 or 4 new mystery mythical romance options with the trio of mythical races on the island.

-Our two favorite mermaids
-Super secret goddess romance option?
-A NPC that lives in the forest/mountains with the Giant's and was raised with their culture.

[civic verge]

-Super Secret Goddess Romance option?
Wasn't one of the romance options for the Harvest Moon games the Harvest Goddess. And to be eligible you had to grow like 100 of every crop, fish every fish available, unlocked all the upgrades on your farm and pretty much beat the game before you could marry her?

[dire cosmos]

wow, was it that hard?

[urban plover]

The Ultimate Simp Quest

[civic verge]

It was something like that. It sort of made you want to unlock everything. I'm not sure if it was exactly everything. But out of the list of things you could do to raise her affection you had to do most of them.

Again, I might be remembering things wrong, but I do believe their was a romance option for the goddess in one of the games with some pretty high bars to cross.

And It was one of those games were all the romance options did have a love rival, so if you were too slow the only option you had was the goddess.

I knew I remember it right. EDIT: my bad, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/story-of-seasons-harvest-goddess-location-marriage-requirements-gift-giving-rewards-friends-of-mineral-town-7036

[barren gorge]

As I have said in the kickstarter comments, I REALLY want Merfolk romantic candidates. The Merfolk are one of the more unique aspects of the game and would be a travesty to not take full advantage of it.

[full karma]

yes please 🥺

[tall wave]

I think you all have done a FANTASTIC job with ethnic diversity in the cast of romanceable characters, but I still think more can be done in terms of body shape/size. For example, all of the women are thin, and all of the guys are either thin or muscular. Very little overweight/"dad bod"/thicker/curvy representation. A disabled romanceable would also be nice!

[calm saffron]

i hope merfolk can transform to have human legs so we can go on dates with them and introduce them to human cultures, that would be fun

[keen cloud]

Seconding body diversity and disabled rep please

[cursive bridge]

fat and disabled rep would be so so so choice

[torn lynx]

I think your comment is totally valid and I agree, just want to repeat something that Jeremiah has said before to ease your worries about this - he said that for release they only have 2 body types planned but that's just to start with. Over time they're going to add more body types and hairstyles (in free updates) to ensure everybody is represented in Coral Island ❤️

Of course that's for the playable character, I'm not sure if they have plans to add more NPCs going forward

[tall wave]

That is awesome! I do know they have some NPCs that are disabled/have body diversity; it's just not represented in the cast of romanceables

[keen cloud]

Not sure if this should go here or not, but can we have pronoun roles along with the game related ones (in here?) Thank you 💜

[fallen fiber]

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[near yew]

I think SeahorseHelicopter is bringing up a good level of specificity, seeing people like oneself as eligible/lovable is comparably important to seeing oneself in one's PC. Stairway deserves ALL the kudos for the level of racial and ethnic diversity they're bringing, I think everyone is excited by the prospect of devs that might finally bring the level of other diversities to the level we've been craving ^^

[dusty girder]

this has been discussed, I'm not sure which bots to use yet, as I want to implement this in a non-obtrusive manner, that is, not forcing anyone not wanting to specify their pronoun when they join the server.

[keen cloud]

Mee6 should be able to do it iirc. I usually use carl-bot in my servers; I think you can make it so they can be set by a command instead of reaction as well?

[torn lynx]

MEE6 can do it, you can create the roles and then set up a menu in the MEE6 dashboard so you can create a role menu in the server just like the one that's in #role-assign

[keen cloud]

We usually add "other pronouns" and "no pronouns" to the standard he/she/they too

[verbal sierra]

Some people already mentioned this in #🐔coral-general but I wanted to stick it in here! If it doesn't already, can the game include composting mechanics where you can use composted food, plant matter, and animal waste instead of commercial fertilizer? And maybe putting a composting bin/pile near your chickens could cause it to process faster because of how chickens help turn and break down compost 😄

[cursive bridge]

idk if its a thing yet, could it be possible to be able to pick a trans character as your player character?

[vast pulsar]

I know you can have same sex marraiges and you can pick your prefix ms mr mx

[cursive bridge]

i know about the same ex marriages and being able to pick your gender, but i was wondering if being able to play as a trans person could be an option thats all, or if it could be added as an option

[patent tree]

I guess I'm mostly curious how you would accomplish that beyond... picking the correct pronouns regardless of body type/design (including the nonbinary option)

[cursive bridge]

yeah same here, maybe being given the option to add top surgery scars to your character?

[near yew]

I think theyre going for a "choose your body type and prefix" customization rather than pick your gender, but now that you bring that up, maybe having some pride flags as purchaseable decor for your house would be a good suggestion!

[cursive bridge]

oohhh pride flags would be fun!

[patent tree]

pride flags WOULD be great

[near yew]

if the pcs are ever topless scars would be a great addition!

[cursive bridge]

well if we're going to be able to swim and such then topless could very possibly happen, a lot of guys swim topless

[vast pulsar]

the swimsuit looks a bit full body... but that might be diving

[cursive bridge]

diving suits tend to be fullbody from what i know, but if just normal swimming then normal swimtrunks should be an option

[mint anchor]

make it modable on nexus ?

[near yew]

I suppose if non-full-body swimsuits ARENT an option yet, i'd request them, and scars to go with them!

[cursive bridge]

i wonder what kind of mods will pop up for this game

[near yew]

thats more of a backup if the devs decide against it, but we would love for them to add it ^^

[mint anchor]

i'll mod alien as pet

[cursive bridge]

alien pets!

imagine being able to mod in a 6 legged alien dog or something XD

[wary yew]

An amphibious pet associated with the merfolks would be super cute.... mythological sharkdog or something

[cursive bridge]

seaturtles, dolphins, sharks, id love a pet black tipped reef shark 🥰

[mint anchor]

dont forget godzilla

[cursive bridge]

oh what about a mod/mode/addition where you can grow all sorts of plants? in like a greenhouse or in your home or something? a small potted flower, or a bonsai tree or something

also a pet fox would be cute as heck

[patent tree]

I think the foxes may be confirmed lol

[tacit pasture]

The Telchines are Greek merdogs, so that could work

[cursive bridge]

ooohh i would love a fox pet, if thats confirmed that would be awesome!

[upper idol]

foxes are confirmed !!!

[cursive bridge]

YAY!

[near yew]

Copied from discussion in #/coral-ask-questions: I guess I've never realized that every farming game I've played assumes the player and their PC is young. Being able to make an older character and romance older villagers would be something I've never seen before!

[vast pulsar]

i mean we are old enough for marraige

[near yew]

Not as in TOO young, as in, we're assumed to be young adults, meaning older players don't get to play as and romance villagers their age

[cursive bridge]

idk the other mythical pet options so sorry if this is one already but, could a kirin pet be a thing?

[edgy dew]

With the discussion of tabletop gaming...I had a fun idea. I'm about 95% certain the game has a "community center" similar to SDV and maybe other games. What if instead of just seeing the townsfolk in there, there were actually activities we could take part in on certain schedules?! For example, maybe certain characters will meet on a certain day/time and play games together, and we could participate in it! Example - a sort of card game that uses small sea shells as a wager. No actual monetary consequence.

[cursive bridge]

like mini games?

[edgy dew]

Exactly!

[cursive bridge]

oh that would be super cool!

[edgy dew]

Thank you, tired brain couldn't think of the term.

[cursive bridge]

np! happy to help
i love the idea

[edgy dew]

Wait

Didn't they have mini games as a stretch goal already?

[near yew]

Could be a fun way to get some extra hearts with ppl while playing some minigames

[edgy dew]

Oh they did

[cursive bridge]

yeah but, a place where you could play mini games with the npcs and stuff would be cool

[edgy dew]

Hm, maybe a further elaboration on it at a further stretch goal

Lemme find the update rq

Makes me wonder if any of these can be played with the NPCs. If not, maybe make it to where they are?

[cursive bridge]

yeah ebcause that could be very good for extra hearts when romancing characters or trying to befriend them, like @near yew said

[edgy dew]

Kinda like what Portia did, then! You could play Rock Paper Scissors with the townsfolk or spar with them and that would increase friendship...I like that

[celest ibex]

I loved the DnD sort of choose your own adventure scene in Stardew it would be so cute if there was a TTRPG club at the Coral Island community center

[bold oracle]

I always assumed that’s what this was.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMq-0or9pE&t=66s&feature=youtu.be

[steel agate]

I am not versed in what it would actually require so feel free to ignore this if it is far more than a money issue, but seeing as you'll likely hit the $600k soon, could cross-platform become a further stretch goal? Sorry if this just isn't how it works or if you potentially have plans for further goals but thought I'd put it out there

[rustic fern]

They don't have any concrete plans, but they are doing some research into it and we'll know more about the options for that as time goes on and when they have more information.

[flint gazelle]

Has there been any mention on rival marriages? It’s a concept that was axed on the later games of Harvest Moon / SOS but it’s something I actually enjoyed. I wonder if it’s being considered for this game?

[peak stirrup]

Someone will have to flash the screenshot but essentially they aren't really thinking about it cause dialogue and interactions are already in-depth? I think that's the gist?

[dire cosmos]

yeah that's basically it.

But they didn't disregard it.

[peak stirrup]

I honestly hope it's the secret stretch 😊

Long-shot, but as good a guess as any other 😂

[flint gazelle]

Okay! Thanks guys 🙂 I’m gonna keep my fingers crossed for it haha

[dire cosmos]

could be! but it's a meh stretch goal tho if that's the case.

[peak stirrup]

Okay yeah true 😂

[uncut lintel]

If they ever needed another writer I'm available 😘

[cerulean relic]

I really would like rival marriage. But it would be bad if the player is on a time limit until the favourite love interest is gone.
So nobody should marry before the player.
If there is a mechanic to divorce it gets tricky again. Maybe after you got divorced and start dating someone the NPC should divorce too? It could be a hell of a mess if almost everyone on the island was marrid once and got divorced... Coral - awkward silence - Island

[peak stirrup]

Matchmaking could be nice, that way you choose who you take off the market. Of course, that'd be super complex if you're trying to create children for them, and have all these variables..

So maybe have two that are obviously leaning towards each other, and if you don't plan to marry either matchmake them? Or, make all characters want to divorce their spouse for you?

So many possibilities!

[cerulean relic]

The next thing about rival marriage... Will they ever have kids?
would be a lot of tiny humans on the Island after a few ingame years xD

maybe that's a task for the modding community and not for the base game

[placid canopy]

@cerulean relic Currently rival marriage is not planned according to the Devs. If it is implemented, I like the HM: Animal Parade approach. In this game other couples could marry before you but only if you befriended them. You would see two heart events at 2 and 4 hearts and at 6 hearts you would get a formal wedding invitation to attend their wedding. This ensured that you didn’t miss out on a marriage opportunity. If you didn’t want your rival to marry your love interest, you just avoided becoming besties with them lol

[sturdy tangle]

But what if I want to befriend everyone to their full hearts but not worry about being on a time limit or missing out on content 😣
the only way I’d wish for them to implement it if they went ahead would be after we are already married to our chosen NPC, I think seeing other relationships form on the island that way would be cool

[cosmic basin]

I would love to see some trans characters in the potential new characters pitch

[hard meadow]

I second that suggestion! and maybe a second, dateable nonbinary character if we don't get dippa in the romanceables?

[ivory latch]

@latent pike image is hard to see on Discord dark mode; please swap with image with background if you have time 🙏

[latent pike]

Yep! On it! perhaps tomorrow morning ok folks 😄

thank you for letting me know!

[ivory latch]

Awesome, thank you!! And congraaats

[prisma hearth]

The new strech goals look amazing. I would also love to see a village building mode on a new island.

[novel mango]

Would the devs be willing to put in another pack between 125 and 1k. I would like to give you guys more money but that is waaaay too much of a increase for me.

[rustic fern]

You can also add on to your pledge by doing add-ons if you want to, adding game codes or items to your pledge to give to friends, etc.

Pledge Tier Ideas:
$300 - Merfolk Founder Statues
$230 - Double Pioneer Pack; 4 alpha codes, 4 game codes, 4x crown/clothes, 4x mythical pet,

[novel mango]

even if they do the 230 its not like other people would "Lose out" on something special. It would just be a way for us to give more money and get more codes

[rustic fern]

I just figured that having a bit of a discount for that tier would be in line with all the other tiers having some discounts based on the tiers below them.

[crude prism]

Ditto!

[bitter hatch]

Ik they are looking to add a couple more romanceables and correct me if this is already a thing but I’d like to see a romanceable that already has a kid that you can essentially adopt once married

[torn hawk]

MERFOLK FOUNDER STATUE

OH THAT'D BE SO CUTE

[rustic fern]

Suki already has a child.

[prisma hearth]

Add-ons might be an in-between solution. Especially if they decide to make more add-ons available

[bitter hatch]

Awesome!

[full mulch]

If it's not already planned, a questline for adoption for same-sex/different species couples, so you can still have a kid.

[calm saffron]

i forgot to mention the most important suggestion here: leah with her hair down, thank you

[dire cosmos]

correction : NPCs with tied hair with their hair down, thank you.

[verbal sierra]

I know this has been brought up a bunch of times, but considering the new stretch goal to add 4 NPCs, it'd be great if some of them could be in established queer relationships! I'm so glad we'll have Dippa & Emma, but I'd love to see more than one queer relationship in town 🥰

[stable cargo]

It would also be nice if from the new additions if any are romanceable they explore trans or nonbinary options? Or just more npc's like that

[hard meadow]

ooh, i didn't see before that Dippa & Emma are in a relationship!

[lean knoll]

On a related note, I would be so happy if they included a canonically asexual character

[hard meadow]

seconded! <3

[bitter hatch]

Have the devs considered asking you tubers to check this out or even considered featuring them in game? I’d kill to see Game Grumps as mermaids

[verbal sierra]

Yeah!!! I think that more queer rep outside of just being allowed to get in same-sex relationships would be absolutely amazing!

[ivory crypt]

Yes, please!

[verbal sierra]

(And I realize that the characters in m/f relationships could be bi/pan, but I'd love to see more m/m and f/f couples too)

[steel cave]

i absolutely second wanting lgbt rep amongst the townies!!!

[bitter falcon]

I'm gonna add my voice to the crowd and say that with those 4 new NPCs I am really hoping for aro/ace, gender nonconforming, non-binary and/or trans characters that are written with the support of sensitivity readers.
All the romance options are wonderful but the women look very feminine and all the men very masculine to me.

[prisma hearth]

Voiced characters would have been another great stretch goal

[cosmic basin]

really really seconding the "with support of sensitivity readers" here

[verbal sierra]

Aaand here's another request from my friends 😄: Would it be possible to implement the potential for a polyamorous relationship between the player and specific combinations of characters (depending on whether it fits existing character connections) so that NPCs would recognise each other as being in a relationship either both/all with the player (like a V relationship) or with each other as well as with the player (like a triangle relationship)?

(Plus poly relationships could tie in really well with the suggestion of rival romances! Even if two NPCs get together, it doesn't have to mean that the player gets locked out of romancing them)

[cursive bridge]

I've asked for poly relationships too @verbal sierra I also wanted an option to be able to marry a npc and other players characters

In a poly relationship

I tap all the As in queer so I love the idea of more rep! And also more diversity in the male/female appearance paradigm. 💙

[hardy quail]

As a non-poly person, I can say that I'm for rival dating, but would not want to be in a poly relationship with 2 of the NPCs. I think maybe an option or setting to turn on/off I'd be more ok with it.

~Options~

[verbal sierra]

I'm not poly either, but I think it's easy enough to just not date people who are already in relationships with each other if rival relationships do end up getting implemented

[hardy quail]

That could work if the "heart events" with rival couples are staggered from PC heart events by some amount of time. Giving the PC time to decide too.

Not feeling like you're rushing to date them before the NPC does.

[rustic fern]

Or triggered by conversations or something the PC does

[bitter falcon]

( Not on topic but if there are rival romances I'd also really appreciate if not all of them were straight(-passing) but that we get some wlw and mlm rival romances. )

[verbal sierra]

Yeah, I'd love to see some m/m and f/f rival romances too!

[cursive bridge]

I am poly, and I would like to marry multiple npcs please and thank you 🥰

[peak stirrup]

I just want Dippa and Emma 😩

[raven cradle]

I read there will be events particularly with dating but I'm hoping to see various cutscenes throughout the game. I loved that in games like Harvest Moon AWL. Some close-ups of the characters interacting for key scenes would be amazing!

[cursive bridge]

what if we could pick where we want to start the game? wether it be in the town or in the merfolk village?
id like to be a mermaid ☺️

[uncut musk]

even just a mermaid who's come onto land to farm and teach the landlubbers how to take better care of the ocean would be amazing ✨ bonus: could have special interactions when returning to the water/merfolk village itself

like different starting backgrounds you could pick from

[cursive bridge]

yeah!

i want to be a merman who moved to the land to farm!

and yeah the special interactions when returning to the water/merfolk village would be awesomeeeeee

it would also be cool if like, playing with a friend and you want to marry your characters together if one of you started on land and the other in the water

[uncut musk]

starcross'd love 😍

[cursive bridge]

EXACTLY!!!!

[coral pecan]

it would be cool if we could breed our pets

[solid idol]

It's probably been requested already but at character creation it would be cool if there was a nonbinary option with they/them or even fill-in-your-own pronouns 🙂

[dire cosmos]

they do!

we have Mr. Ms. and Mx.!

[solid idol]

Fantastic! 😄 That's awesome ^_^

[hard meadow]

according to the faq, we can fill in our own, too :D

"Not only are there options for Mr./Ms./Mx. honorifics built into the game, you can customize your own honorific as well."

[solid idol]

That's awesome, sorry I missed the FAQ channel there 😅

[echo wigeon]

CALL ME CAPTAIN

[cursive bridge]

COMMANDER!

[slim summit]

being able to marry a friend would be awesome. my long distance partner and i have been looking for a cute multiplayer game that would let us marry each other. stardew valley exists, but my partner does not like stardew valley... so it would mean a lot to us if we could marry each other in this game

[cursive bridge]

im the same with my partner

[trail snow]

this sounds more like mod material to me tbh, the whole game would need recontextualizing 😅

[broken crypt]

Ok, this might sound a bit odd, but, I'd like to see the blacksmiths have small scars/burn scars on their arms (occupational hazard) unless that makes the art harder to do and consistently make. Then they are fine as is!

[frosty coyote]

Rafael with an event where he burns himself doing a intricated gift for you and then you heal him and tell him how much you love him and please take care of yourself next time 😩

[rustic fern]

With multiplayer reached, that's already going to be implemented in teh game. If you play co-op with someone, you can marry your fellow players. 🙂

[slim summit]

THATS AMAZING NEWS THANK YOU!!

[abstract cipher]

My search hasn't really brought anything up, but did anyone already suggest a divorce possibility if you don't want your partner anymore?

[austere heath]

As of right now, it’s not

[abstract cipher]

hmm would be very interesting. especially going through breakup and moving out and stuff

maybe different dialogues while they process their feelings

[austere heath]

It may be added in the future though

[abstract cipher]

would probably be a huge content addition. not sure if that's still realistic at this point of development

[coral pecan]

when you get married do the other marriageable NPCs move on with their lives?

[frosty coyote]

I thought divorce was confirmed to be in the game?

[upbeat pelican]

I don't think I have seen anyone mention this but does anyone else want a single father romance option similar to how we will get suki (a single mither) as a romance option if we reach the goal or is this just a me thing

[abstract cipher]

single father would be awesome

[upbeat pelican]

I don't think I have ever played a game that had a single father as a romance option which is lame because I love the idea if it

[obtuse tangle]

consider making the "4 new characters added" be added over time as you continue to play- having people arrive and build new homes in a staggered fashion adds so much progression in my eyes

Just posted it here because it felt more fitting

[bitter hatch]

I asked about adopting a romanceables kid, which is yes bc suki, but it would be cool if they added a father type too

[obtuse tangle]

Rival marriages as another stretch goal/dream.

I don't want it to be super fast paced like "you could lose them"- but I like the idea that once you find happiness so can everyone else. Friends of Mineral Town (the original) had it, and it was a great feature

[edgy dew]

This has already been confirmed! 😁

[thorny frost]

Ughhh this game Just KEEPS GETTING BETTER

[edgy dew]

Ayuni confirmed it a couple days ago, I remember commenting on it a week prior.

[thorny frost]

Guys is there gonna be a camera in game so we can take pictures of our farms and stuff without the UI and from different angles? That would be really nice to implement if it hasn't been yet

[obtuse tangle]

photo mode is pretty common for games like this, I wouldnt be surprised.

[thorny frost]

Yeah that's true but you never know you know

[trail snow]

(pssst, this is #🤝coral-feedback, not #coral-questions-and-help)

[crude prism]

I was thinking about suggestions for pledge tiers between 125.00 and 1,000.00 that wouldn't take away from the backers who got the 300.00 pledge and thought of maybe adding a different style of player house that only the people who backed at say, $500.00 (and of course anyone who has the 1,000.00 and up will get it too). That way it gives an incentive to those of us who want to pledge more.

[mystic pier]

Pls i hope we can have like indo-malay outfits for the sake its homeage to the creators of the game being in indonesia AND its like.. sea-inspired which i findnreally cool pls i want future CI hubs to wear baju batik 🤣🤣🤣

[crude prism]

Ohh just thought of an idea... maybe a pledge tier that includes a set exclusive wedding outfits?

[rapid abyss]

I would like to suggest one little thing, if more characters are added, adding a more feminine male character would be pretty neat. Like a guy who wears more feminine clothing and such.

[frosty coyote]

The problem that japanese people saw and didn't like about rival marriage is that eventually someone will end up alone

The one that gets it on with the one you married, so people didn't like that feeling of "stealing" and making someone end up alone so they removed it from SoS

[brisk bobcat]

I remember reading that the divide was because either the player felt the rival suited the LI better and let them have them... or because the player themselves couldn't Git Gud and just straight up lost

[quaint swan]

Dawww.. I get it but I do wish there was a way around that. I want the NPCs to end up happy! Maybe not all of them have to get paired off - some could remain single depending on who you choose and be fulfilled and happy living the single life :)

[minor geode]

As for pets, maybe it's nice that they can do more than just walk around the farm or is it there already?

[cursive bridge]

BIKER YURI

[slim shuttle]

I don’t know if this has been suggested already, but having ability to have pillowtalk with your spouse sounds so cool to me. Like when you and your spouse are in bed there is some special dialog.

[bitter hatch]

I know I mentioned it before but I'd still like to know if the devs are talking with youtubers/streamers to collaborate and boost the game more, whether it be incorporating them as tourist NPCs or as Mermaid NPCs (would love to see Game Grumps as mermaids)

[tall wave]

Idk if I'd want my games to have celeb-based NPCs in them. Not unless I designed them that way

[floral lagoon]

I think that would ruin the immersion

Maybe make that a mod?

[rough fossil]

Same. Not really into having influencers/celebrities in this kinda game. Would be nice for the game to get more coverage but yeah

[brisk bobcat]

If they pay the 3k like everyone else who wanted the character design pack, sure. Otherwise, I would think it would make it unfair to include them just for being influencers.

[cursive ivy]

Since that's already a limited Pledge I don't think it's something that they would give out

[bitter hatch]

fair

[rapid abyss]

Adding onto my last suggestion. If possible and if we make the 850k goal. I would maybe suggest adding one or two characters that are more unique in design/character or is at least something/someone that we don't quite have yet. (I am mostly speaking about the male characters.) Like someone (male or female) who dresses in some type of alternative fashion (punk, grunge, gothic, lolita fashion, steampunk, fairy-kei...etc) or maybe a male character that has more pops of colors to their outfit, like pastels which would set him apart from the other males depending on how the designers goes about the clothing, or maybe even having his hair be a pastel color. While I do like the male characters they do seem to be lacking in other types of looks and personalities that male characters can have. I think that's all I want to say. (Hopefully, I really don't want to be a bother and keep adding on)

[dreamy pilot]

Hello per other room. Asking if we can get a couple more bonus teirs added due to new stretch goals. Thanks.

[severe kestrel]

I second this! I feel like the female characters have a bit more variety to them than the males currently.

[winged comet]

I think it would be nice if there was some datable guys or girls who are a bit chubbier, they look great but there doesn't seem to be much variety in that aspect

[rapid hawk]

Doesn't just have to be fashion either. I personally hope we can get an older bachelorette, similar to Ben. Maybe a plus sized bachelor and a disabled bachelor/ette!

[winged comet]

^

Those are great ideas

[peak stirrup]

Developers said they plan to release more diverse body types after launch

[rapid hawk]

i believe that was for character creation

[peak stirrup]

Hm. Upon reflection you're probably correct!

[silent hornet]

If we are able to reach the 750k goal ( which is definitely possible at this point) Millie is a plus size character who will become a dateable.

[haughty island]

That would be really cool. They should reach out to people like a Plumbella who play simulation games

[full karma]

I'm so hyped. I hope we will unlock the 750k one. Charles looks soooo cute

[tall wave]

@winged comet Omg yes!!!! I would love to date a chubby boy

[near terrace]

(seconded on the chubby boy)

[vast pulsar]

Underwater farming would be fun. Maybe even a way for us to get merperson tail(mod or otherwise) so we dont have only the diving outfit.

[civic verge]

Farming for kelp? It would be cool to do a little water farming.

[karmic cove]

Apologies if I missed it, but does anyone know if there has been confirmation on multiple riding mounts? i.e. Ostriches, Unicorns, etc.

[vast pulsar]

Also maybe other ways. Like pearl farms or other underwater things.

[cursive bridge]

id love unicorns pegasi and kirins to ride on in the way of magic mounts and stuff

[vast pulsar]

Oh you could farm coral as well. There is a group of scientists who grow coral and break it before planting it in the ocean were it helps restore the coral

Like you give it to one of the merfolk in exchange for their currancy or something else

[dull sand]

There is a somewhat similar mechanic, but you'll have to play the game to see how it plays out!

[vast pulsar]

OMG THATS EXCITING!

[dull sand]

Check out this video if you wanna know more about the program that inspired it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOsZOpp6x4c

[lilac drift]

Anyone hear anything on if the stretch goal for the 4 new npcs might include a marriage candidate that is non-binary? (We deserve happy endings too)

[hard meadow]

I don't think anything is known about them yet

[upbeat pelican]

I'm really hoping that we get a single father romance option and a non-binary romance option.

[turbid tundra]

i was hoping for a nonbinary romance option as well! a single father is such a great idea i’d love that

[plush valley]

considering that the reason they couldnt implement more nonbinary characters was due to limited resources, its definitely a possibility that they would add more with the new stretch goals!

im personally all for it 💕 though im more than pleased with what stairway has done so far

[gilded plank]

I think it'd be pretty cool if there was a stretch goal to get an orchastrated version of the soundtrack. I love the midi but I think it'd be even better orchastrated.

[plush valley]

that would be cool yeah

[gilded plank]

I feel like I should have suggested it before the new set of stretch goals...

[plush valley]

maybe, but just know that its not usually the end when the stretch goals have been met/ the game has been released

theres room for updates and post-release events

[gilded plank]

Woo!

Imma hope and pray

[prisma hearth]

True. Look at Disco Elysium for example. Very successful release, and more than two years after release they will be adding voice acting as a free update.

[dire cosmos]

DISCO ELYSIUM WILL HAVE VOICE ACTING?

[sudden sapphire]

Given how many people make the same suggestions, would it be worth having a suggestion poll bot somewhere easy to see. So peeps can easily add to things that have huge amount of requests like romancable enbys, rival marriage, polyamary, disability rep etc?

[plush valley]

i second this! theres been a ton of great suggestions so far

[cursive bridge]

that could be a good idea, and people can just click on the emoji that represents the suggestion theyre supporting, and the devs can see how many votes each suggestion gets very easily

[prisma hearth]

Yes! The update should be coming next month.

[dire cosmos]

AAAA MORE KLAASJE DIALOGUES

[distant path]

Seconding what someone said earlier about seeing alt fashion like emo, goth, or punk (speaking as a punk myself)

[mortal fox]

Yes there will be an update for full voice acting.

[sudden sapphire]

That sounds excellent Trick. Might also be a good mod suggestion.

[rapid abyss]

There are more than just those (I more specifically was thinking something more along the lines of fairy-kei or something more along the pastel side of alt fashion for a male character due to the male characters having a somewhat lack of diversity in color schemes/design.) Although seeing other alt fashions as I did mention in my comment would be good too. It's just I tend to see female characters having more diversity in their color schemes/designs then male characters do and I feel like it's getting to a point where that shouldn't be the case.

[distant path]

Oh for sure, those are just my personal favorites. I'm a guy who wears mostly black myself, though the patches on my vest are way more shiny and colorful than most people's are haha

[pulsar glen]

will the game be coming out on playstation cause i would love to play it on my ps5 😳

[rapid abyss]

lol, I am also a male that wears a lot of black too. Or at the very least the black outfits I have from highschool. Though now I'm embracing wearing more pastels, and cutesy type of clothing. I also do wear lolita fashion (a street fashion from Japan).

[pulsar glen]

Also would be nice to see ethnic characters in different clothes that relate to their culture

ethnic diversity is much more than just including people of different skin tones/features. it also includes accepting their culture and heritage! 🥰

[broken crypt]

you mean like how Pablo has a La Catarina tattoo and likes to maintain the graveyard?

[pulsar glen]

ive only seen the trailer sorry 😫

i mean like, there’s a hijabi girl - is her name farah or something? would be interesting to see her in something like a modest dress to respect her religion

and not a t-shirt with jeans loool

[broken crypt]

no problem! I just think Pablo is very cool ❤️

[hard meadow]

hm, i'm not sure about that, Zarah doesn't seem like the type to wear a modest dress - she's an adventurer living on a boat and one could see her sword fighting in the trailer, that doesn't sound too much like she would like to wear modest dresses

(see her on the wiki: https://coralisland.fandom.com/wiki/Zarah)

[distant path]

People of different cultures can express those cultures in different ways too! It sucks that we only have a set number of characters for the devs to work with, because there are so many combinations and different forms of representation possible. The art I've seen for Zarah does have her mostly covered, but not in a dress.

[hard meadow]

in the december update, they showed her in some kind of a suit (which reminds me of ones mechanics would wear) with tools on her belt and boots

[rapid abyss]

Yeah, so hopefully if the kickstarter makes the 850$ goal maybe we can get little bit more diversity with the color scheme/design for the male characters. Females seem to be alright in this game for as far as diversity in color scheme/design goes. I mean all the characters with unnatural hair colors are all female...sooo maybe even if they just give a new male character a nice pastel unnatural hair color then that would be great too.(although that is setting the bar pretty low) Edit: I just notice from what I see none of the male characters have any type of piercings either, at least from what I can tell. So, even adding a male character with piercings would help with diversity as well. (which again is a pretty low bar.)

[lavish finch]

Just a suggestion for the dev, can we build a restaurant? Because our resources are food or plants, it is necessary to concentrate income into one line for profit or gold. and at night, our farm will be attacked by monsters, we need gold to defend our farm, so during the day we sell resources in the form of plants, and they can also be sold at our restaurant. And at night we can protect our garden from monster attacks. Monsters can also drop material, for plant fertility, or as material if we want to go to the dungeon. but this is only an example, a gameplay route, to make it more exciting, the weakness of farming games, monotonous because there are already many games like this. but if the gameplay is different, players will tend to want to play more, but not in terms of the story, yes, if the story is a plus from the game. we talk about the gameplay. Thanks.

[bitter hatch]

Kinda reminds me of moon lighter, good game but definitely not in the farming sim genre.

[plush valley]

while i do agree with a push for diversity in terms of fashion/design for the guys i feel like its important to point out that we havent seen all the characters yet nor the seasonal outfits so we might be jumping to conclusions rn

[rapid abyss]

Yes, you're right. However, I feel it's still important to be critical of this due to how many times in games before have had, as I've already stated, female characters being more diverse in style/design than male characters. Also, usually most characters when having seasonal outfits will stick within their color scheme/designs they already have, maybe adding one to two new colors. So far we've seen some seasonal outfits already and most do stick within the characters color schemes and design. Which is a good thing for those characters. However, it still presents a lack of other types of fashion/color schemes/design when compared to the female characters.

So, hopefully voicing these concerns could get them thinking about other designs just in case. I also want to say that the designs we have now for the male characters aren't bad. I really like them. However, the fashion/color schemes/designs are still lacking in diversity from what we can see now and that's the important part.

[hard meadow]

also, this is the feedback/suggestions channel and we can only give feedback on what we've seen so far on everything of the game :D

and if they already planned to implement something like that which we haven't seen yet - great! then they will just know that people will like what they did

[rapid abyss]

I honestly really didn't want to make more than one paragraph about this, because it'll come off as annoying, but at the same time I am sorta worried that a concern like this would be looked over and I always feel like I need explain and explain and explain things. I'll do my best to not talk about this critique of mine too often. Because this is honestly the only thing I'm concerned about in this game and I really shouldn't be expressing it every minute of the day. So, in short, from the information we currently have of male characters, they are somewhat lacking in different fashion sense/color schemes/designs from other male characters. That should be it, unless someone needs me to expand more on this topic (which I would hope not). And to end this in a positive note: I am looking forward to seeing all the characters when they come to light, along with everyone's seasonal outfits! And from what I've seen I'm sure this game will be great.

[brisk bobcat]

if nothing else, at least the existing designs are pretty true to life lol
that is literally how men dress for the most part

buuut seeing as it is a game, there's always room for changing things up 🙌

[plush valley]

no youre not annoying and you do have a valid point. as cynea pointed out, this is a feedback channel where we can input our own thoughts and concerns as long as it is constructive, which is what you have done. there is an apparent lack of divsersity in terms of character design when it comes to the guys as opposed to the girls thus far and its worth pointing out. i dont wanna seem like im going against what you said so i apologize if that appeared to be the case

(and if i may go as far as to input my own suggestion id love to see a guy with bright+colourful hair, piercings, and/or punk rock fashion 🙈🙈)

[trail snow]

part of it is that most of the men in game are similar demographics and body types so they by definition look similar. where are my twinks, game? /s

[rapid abyss]

Oh, no reason to apologize! I mean you just probably wanted to make sure I knew that we haven't seen all the characters yet, which is fair to let someone know that just in case they didn't know that. And again who knows what's in store in the future. (However, I'm not getting my hopes up due to past disappointments)

[trail snow]

note: I was half joking but the similar ages and bodies do play a part in making everyone feel samey. I do realise that changing already existing characters may not be possible or a good idea but since there's more of them coming in the stretch goals (which I don't doubt we'll reach), that's an opportunity to make the town feel more diverse in these matters :)

[rapid abyss]

I would argue body types yes, demographics, no at least for the Romance characters

[trail snow]

hm, tru. might have used the wrong word there but I hope I got at least part of my idea across (curse you english!!)

[dreamy pilot]

This may sound crazy.. since I know id be after Lily or Suki. But was curious. Why isnt there someone say in their 40s to date maybe?

Im pretty sure the idea of adding something like that might be an interesting balance to some

(Unless Betty/Jim become dateable)

[plush valley]

idk if this has been said yet but additionally while i do appreciate the number of romance options, i do worry about the relationship progression and that some characters might not have as much depth as others. i do want each character to stand out in their own way and have their own unique events/backstory/etc.

then again this comes from the fact that i have a tendency to latch onto less popular/minor characters + the fact that i often play games that feature tons of characters with disproportionate character development

[tall wave]

@plush valley I think we'll have to wait and see how this plays out. We don't know much about the characters yet beyond their professions and appearances, and we will probably be lacking in backstory until we actually get to play the game! I think with the number of people working hard on CI, I'd assume there is a good amount of work being put into the character development 🙂

[hard meadow]

I think our new dateables (after the stretch goal is unlocked) Ben, Millie and Charles could be on the older side, at least the artwork looks like that for me!

[dreamy pilot]

Yea just was a passing thought, cause in harvest moon everyone is young for dateable, but no one does the people in their 40s style

which was kinda interesting

[hard meadow]

I'm not sure if we have any actual age numbers for the existing characters?

[dreamy pilot]

well based on pictures, I only see Betty and Jim with the touch of grey look

[hard meadow]

oh yeah, well, I didn't associate "40s" with grey hair 😅 more like... they look slightly older/more mature to me, have some more wrinkles than the other characters

[upbeat nimbus]

Suki has a daughter so I would imagine she’s at least in her mid-20s

[urban plover]

i would say the original dateables are around late 20s?

[hard meadow]

but she can't really be older than that because Alice is her twin sister and looks pretty young to me

[pulsar glen]

understandable, but it was just an example! i mean giving these people depth - it’s good to see diversity but anyone can put a hijab on someone ygm, would be nice if it could be explored further. like an Eid festival or maybe she carries a prayer mat with her. Again, just examples

[calm saffron]

that’d be wonderful!

[hard meadow]

Yeah, I totally agree with that! Cultural references and details would be awesome, I'd just be careful about not making them too stereotypical, they should match the character, too :)

[pulsar glen]

i’m not saying it’s tokenistic 😉 but surely there’s more to her beliefs than just a hijab. most Muslim characters in mainstream western media/games/etc only sport a hijab (if they’re women), there’s nothing else to do with how this affects their views and life etc

it’s not stereotypical when it isn’t represented in media either :)

also for reference, I myself am a South Asian Muslim, hence why I’m bringing it up

[hard meadow]

Yes, definitely! Mine was just an addition that this should be kept in mind whilst implementing more cultural details, like in regards to a dress for Zarah

To balance the character personality with the cultural heritage/religion

[dire cosmos]

idk if this has been voiced, but it'd be cool if when our in game birthday happens, there's events with townies who are close to us (high relationship level) to celebrate our birthday, either in the tavern or in our house.

[sudden sapphire]

Have wormeries been suggested for the farm since bugs catchable? They are brilliant for compost and make a liquid that is excellent for the soil and plant nutrition.

[edgy dew]

Here's what I'm thinking - it sounds like cooking will already be an activity in the game. How about once you befriend the owners of the tavern enough, they allow you to cook there for the townies? Quick convenient way to increase friendship with others.

[proper thunder]

i think the cow design is too similar to the harvest moon

[cursive bridge]

idk if this is a thing yet, but multiple things for people to say, especially your partner after your married, one thing i hated about the new story of seasons release was that after youre married they only say like 3 things no matter what the day is, and they dont even say anything special on event days

[rustic fern]

It's meant to be, it's an homage to the original

[dire cosmos]

how can you make a cow different anyway?

[rustic fern]

I mean, more realistic for one, but the cow design was even explained to look like the HM one as an homage to the original Farming Simulator game when they revealed them, lol

[real bridge]

i like that design. :3

[dire cosmos]

but a realistic cow would not suit the game's design tho xD

[cursive bridge]

definately not

[dire cosmos]

imagine having so many barn animals and all of a sudden a realistic looking cow is grazing on the grass lol

[cursive bridge]

that would look so weird

[ornate spade]

i love bean shaped cows,,,

[edgy dew]

I think the animals are perfect, but that's me. :3

[dire cosmos]

Yeah i think they are. Even the cows having different horns shapes is realistic enough for me lol

[vast pulsar]

Which one is ben? I can find his pic

[dire cosmos]

pinned post at #🐔coral-general !

[sudden sapphire]

Check the wiki. There are a few characters not on the starter

[bitter hatch]

Could be a cute little mini game

[placid canopy]

@dire cosmos I want to second this. I would love to see a celebration or to receive gifts/mail from the townies. It’s the little things that add realism and expand relationships with NPCs

[dire cosmos]

Well, in SoS FoMT villagers do send you mails on your birthday, i just though that that could be deepened.

[calm saffron]

what would you like to receive?

[placid canopy]

@dire cosmos I think it could be deepened as well but if not I still think the gifts (even if they are cheesy) or letters are still nice. I also like when the villagers acknowledge that you’re in a new relationship or married.

[cursive bridge]

I like it even if all they send is flowers. Or if like in one SOS game, they asked your favorite type of item (crops, animal products, fish, or minerals, I think) and your birthday gifts tended to be mostly from that category

[iron hollow]

I want to second this; one thing that really annoyed me about the FoMT remake is that there was very little dialogue from characters. They said the exact same thing every day, and maybe it changed sometimes if there's an event coming up. The dialogue for marriage candidates doesn't even change once you start dating. It would be nice if there's a pool of a couple of default things each character cycles through in a day randomly, and then the closer you are to them, more dialogue gets unlocked to reflect that
Then dialogue based on the weather, upcoming events, maybe remarks about what you're wearing or something that happened to you recently if possible- especially for example if you just got engaged! Congratulations from other characters would be cute

[cursive bridge]

yeah exactly!

[iron hollow]

There's nothing worse than a social game with shallow characters!! I had the same complaint about animal crossing new horizons

[lucid cargo]

Yeah, the animal crossing effect was pretty bad, trying to make every character nice and kind in a way just ended up making them all identical and empty. That's one big thing that i really hope not to find in Coral island c:

[heady rapids]

dude i didnt even talk to my neighbors in ac lol

[lunar sphinx]

There are some very subtle changes to the dialog for FoMT. However, one needs to keep in mind that FoMT is a remake of a remake as it's really a remake of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature which came out in 1999 for the original PlayStation so the limited amount of dialogue is an artifact of its time even though it shares the same title with the GBA remake. The goal of SoS: FoMT is to be a faithful recreation of the original so it didn't really come with much in the way of expanding the dialogue & interactions. Would I prefer expanded dialogue/interaction over the 2 additional characters? Yes, but unfortunately that's not what we got.

I'm hoping & expecting that Coral Island will have better & more dialogues & interactions when compared to a 20+ year old game.

[cursive bridge]

yuri working on a motorcycle with messy hair and tank top and working gloves ;-; ❤️ slides devs some cookies just think about it-

[drifting mist]

I'd like to have some older romance options when the kickstarter reaches the 850k mark. I had initially hoped Kira would be romanceable.

[shut quiver]

A middle aged/older romance option would be nice :)

[simple breach]

I feel like Millie and Ben hit those options though I am sure a couple more might be nice?

[drifting mist]

Bree would be a great option too.

[shut quiver]

I feel blind, I can't seem to find Ben on the picture of regular townsfolk. Where can you see the character?

[drifting mist]

You might have to look through the steam announcements. The devs still haven't uploaded a full character roster anywhere. But they introduced all of them through steam.

[short haven]

the dog has a bandanna, can all the pets have the option to have outfits please 🥺🐶🐱🐰

[runic imp]

https://coralisland.fandom.com/wiki/Ben

[shut quiver]

Thank you for the clarification!

[edgy dew]

Go to the pinned messages in #🐔coral-general!

You'll be able to check out the wiki from there, too. 😌

[simple breach]

Sorry I didn't get back to you I had walked away from my computer!

[shut quiver]

No worries at all! Everyone has been very helpful, thank you!

[cosmic basin]

i want to romance bree so badly

also jim

[rustic fern]

Bree is married. 😦

[trail snow]

That isn't always an obstacle ;)

[bitter hatch]

So is the stretch goal after 1.25 mil gonna be new game + ? Or are they already trying to implement? Bc I know a people would love that.

[cursive bridge]

For the devs: If you guys don't make the Merfolk stretch goal in time can you start an Indiegogo? I gave as much as I could for this pay period but next month I can give more. I feel like a few people here are in the same boat.

[celest ibex]

Not sure if this is appropriate but I found this image while looking at swimsuits and I was like MACY??!? So here's some inspo for Macy's suit

[plush valley]

i noticed that we have a coral island fanart channel, but not exactly a channel for other fan content (such as fanfiction, cosplay, etc.) it would be nice if we had those channels too!

[prisma hearth]

If those are meant to be grapes, I've never seen them grown like that on the ground (my grandparents used to own a small vineyard)

[rapid drift]

looks to be based off an old harvest moon but I do agree on the vine

[prisma hearth]

usually they need some kind of support so that they can grow hanging down

[crude prism]

My vote is for Jim 🙂

[fallen nymph]

Still not sure if this has been suggested, as I am not going to read this entire mega thread haha, so I’m sorry if it. Been, but I would love rival kids! Even if it can’t be added in the beginning maybe in future updates? I loved the dynamic of the rival marriages and kids and the dynamics it bright to the game

[patent tree]

I believe it's actually been stated there are currently no plans for rival marriages at all

[cursive bridge]

this is definately rooted from harvest moon games, but having a larger character limit for your name, like my name is 9 letters and i always got annoyed that i only got an 8 character limit, like it was just one off!

i just want more then 8 characters available for the name, please and tank you

[cursive bridge]

this lady please thank you

[austere heath]

AHAH YEAB

[vast pulsar]

I so want the ability to get a fish tail from the mermaids

[cursive bridge]

like be able to use it to become a mermaid like them?

[strong pike]

Diving stat boosts

Maybe speed increase or longer oxygen time if that's a feature

[mild lintel]

oh thats actually such a cute idea like learning technique from the merfolk

even if theres no tail feature

[strong pike]

I mean folks irl make mermaid tails for aesthetic purposes in swimming, so if implimented it doesnt need a transformational element to it, you could very well just get special material to make one even without stat boosts

[crimson hedge]

tail feature as like the highest ability you get? like you start with being able to swim better, than longer oxygen time, then being able to dive without a tank, then even longer oxygen time, and then finally tail?

[cursive bridge]

maybe the more you befriend the merfolk the closer you get to getting a tail

[brazen rose]

I want to be a mermaid

[cursive bridge]

i would love to be a mermaid
but as long as i get over 8 characters to put in my name ill be fine, i really just want to be able to spell out my whole name! i just need 9! 😭

[cursive bridge]

I am also very interested in getting some fish tail. 😎

what about being able to keep rabbits or bunnies? even just as a pet, id love to have a cute little lop eared bunny around my farm 🥺

i mean, my nana kept bunnies on her farm, thats kind of what gave me the idea

[rapid abyss]

Rabbits are already confirmed pets

[cursive bridge]

OH YAY!

sorry i didnt know that

is there a list of confirmed pets/farm animals somewhere that i could look at?

[rapid abyss]

On the Kickstarter they mention some pets that will be available to adopt! Also, the wiki page I believe also holds a list of the animals.

[cursive bridge]

oh i didnt know there was a wiki, ill go look

i hope that theres a lop eared option for the pet rabbit, i really want a lop eared bunny 🥺

[rapid abyss]

I hope so too, I mean there should be at least one. I might make a lopped eared rabbit (I'm pledging for the pet designer pack), but at this very moment I'm not sure what type of ears I would like. But, yeah I'm sure there's going to be at least one lopped eared rabbit.

[cursive bridge]

i wish i could go for the pet designer pack but im out of the job so i cant afford it, i just want a bunny with floppity loppity ears, thats all i want. like a holland lop

tho tbh unless im allowed to have like 7 pets at once then i want rabbits as farm animals because i want like 7 bunnies

[rapid drift]

def a English lop 😂 😂 😂

soooo cute

[cursive bridge]

i want a ton of bunnies!!!!

[rapid drift]

come scoop them off my front lawn please

[cursive bridge]

i mean in the game lol i just want a nice little rabbit hutch on my farm with ike 7-12 bunnies in it XD

[wicked meadow]

I was wondering will the game have an ingame typing chat system kinda like SDV for co-op now that we hit the co-op milestone?

[mortal fox]

Don*t know. Everything what is connected to MP is not flashed out at the moment. So we need to be patient until they have more news at the MP.

[rapid abyss]

Due to recent comments about the festival beach outfits and if you are trying to please both parties, I would like to suggest to add an option in settings to omit/censor swimsuits/beach festival outfits if the player feels uncomfortable/doesn’t want them in the game.

I personally love the swimsuits and especially the beach festival outfits we’ve seen so far! It’s much more diverse already compared to other games, so I really don’t want to see any changes to them.

Soo I do feel like to please both parties (if you’re wanting to please both parties) would be to have some sort of setting to omit/censor those outfits. So people like me who enjoy seeing bolder choices in outfits/fashion can still see them and those who don’t, won’t need to worry about it if they just mark a little box in settings.

Just please, please, don’t try to edit Nina’s and Suyra’s outfits to try and please both parties...trying to reach a middle ground that way wouldn’t be the best option....at least from what I’ve seen in past experiences.

[plush valley]

maybe instead of censoring swimsuit outfits if you toggle the beach outfit option off, it will default to their summer outfit instead?

i feel like it would be easier on the devs end and it seems like the most natural option

[rapid abyss]

Of course, that seems fine. As long as there is an option in the settings for that it should be fine.

I was just throwing out this paragraph in a panic because I’ve seen how past developers/teams handle this. And usually it’s just editing the writing/clothing to try to keep both parities happy(instead of like adding an option in the settings) However it just ends up alienating/upsetting both or one of the sides still from that approach. So I just wanted to get something out here.

I also, just really like the Beach festival outfits and I don’t want them to change. I mean they’re so much more than I could of hoped for on a scale of diversity!

[plush valley]

no worries i got what you mean! ive seen that in the past as well, where the devs tried to censor a swimming suit but then it ended up looking even more suggestive LOL

i personally am all for the swimming suits 😋 but i do acknowledge that some might not be so happy about that as well

options are always nice! rather than being forced one way or the other

[trail snow]

just for the future, you can use the sidebar to search if a word/phrase has been mentioned before so for example here you'd look for "in:#🤝coral-feedback rival" and you'd see each time the word was mentioned in this channel!

[celest shell]

it would be interesting to have information tablets in the museum like in a real one, where you can learn something about the species displayed. (Kinda like animal crossing, but with better info)

[wicked meadow]

I completely agree with this, if there’s one thing I can’t stand is censorship but given the option to toggle it is a lot better as that way players don’t have the decision forcefully made for them as majority of players I know prefer a natural state game

[peak stirrup]

I'm sure this has been suggested, but the women of coral island get to have fun hair colors but the men don't have that kind of diversity. If we get more unlockable characters, there should be at least one funky-haired man

[cerulean relic]

Is it really a thing that people get uncomfortable with swimsuits and beach outfits? I completely agree for an option to change spiders because of arachnophobia. But swimsuits?

[near terrace]

nudity/partial nudity is a big thing for people for one reason or another, it doesn't hurt to have options if it makes people comfortable

[cerulean relic]

true. Extra options won't hurt anyone.

[cinder hazel]

It has to do with whether you were raised in an environment that equates nudity to sex or if you were raised to be able to separate the two.

[cerulean relic]

Ye I didn't think about that. It was my bad.
It's sometimes hard to see a problem right away if you don't have it for yourself. Should've thinked about it before writing

[cinder hazel]

oh gosh, no nee to apologize. This issue of nudity equals sex is something that a lot of people are not aware of. I wasn't aware of it myself until a professor of mine told me about it.

[green nimbus]

Another possibility is that some religions and cultures value modesty very strongly, therefor making those people uncomfortable seeing (partial) nudity

[dire cosmos]

raises hand as people from said religion

[green nimbus]

I'm myself totally okay with the swimsuits but having an option like that gives it that little extra that I really appreciate, especially since I do know some people who'd like an option like that

[jovial sequoia]

Yeah or the player themselves would be fine with it but they have really strict parents that wouldn’t let them keep playing the game if they saw characters in really revealing clothing

[sturdy tangle]

Trying to think of the easiest way for the creators to implement a more conservative option for those who want it, while not making a whole new set of 3D clothing and portraits.
Perhaps just keeping them in their normal clothes for those festivals/beach scenes?
I mean if they weren’t going to have separate festival outfits anyway before the stretch goal (although that might have been just a future update thing) then hopefully just having a toggle option to set preferences to turn their festival outfits on/off

[dusty girder]

Thanks for the input, we're discussing this internally, will get back on this tomorrow. Very good suggestions here 🙏

[ebon ivy]

@vestal cloud it has been brought up here.. you might want to read this and jump in on this topic here

[warm sigil]

Is there any way we can update the kickstarter images to include Ben? I feel like I've answered "Owen Wilson" and linked the wiki page a million times today, lol

[vestal cloud]

Thank you! I do support (for all my support is worth) the suggestion of adding in-game options for toggling festival beach outfits on and off!

[sturdy tangle]

Can’t wait to see what you guys come up with! I personally love the festival and beach outfits that we’ve been previewed and definitely want to see more ❤️
But also can totally see playing it on the switch hooked up to a TV and having a beach scene thrown up on the big screen for the fam to see maybe not being the best thing xD
But whatever is easiest option for you guys too without compromising your vision for the characters (I.e. editing their outfits down) when you know you have lots of fans for them as-is without changes.

[fallen nymph]

Oh great thank you I didn’t know that!

[iron hollow]

Speaking of name character limits, i think being able to change your name/farm name/animal names/etc would be super appreciated! I'm always very indecisive and bad at naming so I often want to change names later on...
Changing honorifics too!

[cursive bridge]

Oh please let there be at least 10 characters. My name is 9 and every character limit is either 5, 6, or 8 😭

[iron hollow]

I thankfully have a short name but I know a lot of people are often left out! Sometimes I want a longer name for animals too. I don't know the logistics of character limits but if possible the more space the better

[cursive bridge]

I think 10 or 12 would be most optimal but it always sticks in my teeth when there’s a character in game with a longer name but I can’t have one 😂😭

Suggesting aquatic plant? Fish farm? Hydroponic?

[placid canopy]

I just wanted to say I love the swimsuit reveals and hope they stick! I know some people are slightly uncomfortable with some of them but I love Nina’s and Surya’s. It reminds me of how people dress during Carnaval in Rio De Janerio. I’m proud the game is continuously incorporating different cultural touches. ♥️

[short haven]

it might already be in the game, but if its not, please make it so we can name our pets and animals, please 🥺

[upbeat nimbus]

If we reach the 750k stretch goal, can you add Ben to the picture showing some of the townies on the Kickstarter page (or otherwise to the datables picture) so that people stop asking who he is every 45 minutes 😂

[trail snow]

oh big second on being able to change the honorifics mid-save! as a genderfluid person it would mean the world to me if I didn't have to either stay with one choice for the entire game or use mods to be able to accurately represent myself in the game while playing

[rustic fern]

I know that it is possible to choose Mr./Ms./Mx. or to pick your own honorific at the start of the game, but I am not entirely sure that it would be possible to change it during the game.

[trail snow]

yeah I already know the first is a thing, the second is what I'd like to see implemented in addition. idk where such an option would fit best, inventory? or settings?

[haughty island]

Ooo inventory expansions would be great

[trail snow]

they would but that's not what I meant. I was discussing the possible placement of a button that would lead to a name+honorific changing screen within a save

[iron hollow]

If there's something like a profile card menu, there could be selectable spaces for your honorifics, name, and farm name

Alternatively, if there's a place in say your house to change your looks- like a mirror to change your hair- you could change names there too.

[haughty island]

Oh so you can change your pronouns and the way your referred to

[cosmic basin]

Swimsuits can also be a sensitive issue for some trans people because of the way we relate to our bodies
I think it would be really nice to have the option to toggle them off!

[cosmic basin]

Maybe this could happen in the same kind of screen that allows you to change hair/clothes?
Like it takes you to a character customization screen and then asks
"And would you like to be referred to as [honorific here]?"
-Yes
-No --> Please call me [new honorific]

[trail snow]

I think such a question pop-up would be too long and annoying for the times that you don't want to change it (presumably most of the time). A button that would lead to a selection would be quicker methinks

hang on, imma draw a mockup

[alpine plume]

Would definitely love options for polyamory present in multiplayer and single player if at all possible. Would be fine with this being something that can be toggled, as well. There are very very very few games that allow for polyamory or that do it well, and this could be an incredible opportunity for that. 🙂

[glad drum]

Since it's likely we will meet the next stretch goal and have Suki as a romanceable character, I think it would be really neat if for the stretch goal after it (that introduces 2 new characters) we have a male love interest that's a single parent as well 🙂

Also I really hope Suki's daughter gets to live with you both somehow (I imagine she would since it might be odd otherwise) since I don't think a farming simulator has ever done that before. Usually if a love interest is linked to a younger child as their caretaker the kid ends up alone or with a relative after marriage which is a shame.

Maybe you could have a spare room in the upgraded house that changes depending on your spouse and in Suki's case it's a room for Valentina?

[strong pike]

Oh this sounds awesome tbh. Maybe since theres a conservation aspect to it you get different values/character approvals for sustainably obtained items?

[strong pike]

I also adore the idea of step children? Even if it isnt implimented, the idea of it makes me happy, esp as someone whos more interested in middle aged LIs!

[glad drum]

Yeah that's what I was thinking! plus it could lead to sweet events with them and the other 2 kids you can have.

[iron hollow]

I think it would be super weird to not adopt the step child, especially since it seems like Suki's ex doesn't live on the island :(
I would think she just gets an extra bed wherever your own kids would be, or as a compromise you can only have 1 child with suki to make room for Valentina if 3 kids is too much

[dire cosmos]

Also, if Valentina is joining our family with Suki, i hope there's a heartwarming event between us, Suki and Valentina when she joins the new family ❤️

[glad drum]

Yeah, I feel like that's what's going to happen.

Still, my fears from past farming sims linger and there's that small part of me that's like "they're...not just going to make her stay with Alice, right?" like I know that makes 0 sense but I have trust issues lmao.

[dire cosmos]

OR, if our relationship is too low with Valentina, she chooses not to join the family might be cool. So you have to raise both of their hearts for them to join your family.

[iron hollow]

I would like it if in order to marry suki in the first place, you have to have x amount of hearts with Valentina
I certainly wouldn't marry someone who didn't want to love my kid too lol

[cursive bridge]

i love that i see a lot of people suggesting the same ideas that i have, like polyamory and a 9+ character limit for names, it makes me feel like im not the only one who wants those things 🥰

[prisma hearth]

when you reach max hearts with Valentina she should (if you did marry Suki) ask you to adopt her. you know, like it often happens IRL

[dire cosmos]

yes!

[brisk bobcat]

Oh, I was just thinking about this actually
Will there be content that fleshes out the relationships between npc villagers the way there is in rune factory and some SoS games? That'd be nice.

[glad drum]

Since I've seen a few people mention on the kickstarter comments they would like a Non-Binary romance option, perhaps that can be one of the 4 new characters (the stretch goal after the current one)? I feel like those characters could be an opportunity to add types that people have expressed lacking in the current roster.
I've seen hopes for:
Non-Binary
More varied body types
More older partners.

You could have a male with a dad bod, a non binary character, a mature lady and maybe another kid (just as a basic example). I know we get some of that already with the 4 options that will become romanceable, but it's still nice to consider.

Also I think it goes without saying, but obviously I don't mean romance for the kid lmao

[dire cosmos]

the soon to be reached romanceables are all of older age (well, maybe except Suki)

[steel cave]

i would really love a non-binary romance option!!

[rapid hawk]

and here i thought Millie was the same age as the other romanceables. Anyways, onwards toward nb and disabled rep!

in romanceables that is. Dippa and Randy are great, but are in relationships

[dire cosmos]

randy has disability! he has a prosthetic arm!

AH SORRY I DIDNT SEE YOUR COMMENT IN FULL

[rapid hawk]

ITS FINE!! I figured i had to clarify a bit

[dire cosmos]

i think a romanceable who's bound in wheelchair would be cool

[rapid hawk]

yess!! That would be amazing

[upbeat nimbus]

^ and maybe give us at least one character who’s event progression involves them having an accident that maybe requires them to use crutches or a wheelchair even if only for a time. Explore both the aspect of someone who had a disability already, and someone who’s experiencing it for the first time, and then let them have friendship events together where they bond over it!

Whether that’s an existing character or one of the new 4

[dire cosmos]

ahh that would be cool!

but yeah our hope for those kind of characters might be for the 4 TBD NPCs!!

[upbeat nimbus]

An interesting avenue could be to have also have a merfolk character with a disability, and explore what it’s like for them, whether that’s missing an arm, having a deformed tail (a la Finding Nemo), or what have you

We’re all thinking of the townies, but the merfolk, especially with the kingdom expansion, have a lot of untapped potential as well

[glad drum]

Yup that's what I said near the end lol

[cursive bridge]

Holy shit Val is that u?

[glad drum]

HOLY FUCK

Long time no see

[cursive bridge]

RIGHT LOL

[cosmic basin]

I'd also really love to see gender nonconforming/trans merfolk

[cursive bridge]

i would love that so much

[upbeat nimbus]

It would be cool to have a guy, whether townie or merman, with blue hair. Usually you have a male character with dyed hair, they’re the designated “flamboyant gay guy”, but they don’t have to be! They could just really like dying their hair cool colors 😂, or they have like a punk rock aesthetic/vibe. And on the latter, considering that we have a fall music festival but only one person that plays music that we know of, per Ben and Theo’s wiki pages, having someone else who can be a performer is always a good thing!

[still tartan]

I'd love a blue haired guy...

[cosmic basin]

sjkfhkjg as a formerly blue haired guy, that'd be rad

[upbeat nimbus]

Add-on - per Suki’s backstory, make this character be Suki’s ex-husband? His short black hair w/ blue dye on the top to match her long blonde hair w/purple dye on the bottom, it would both match and also at the same time be a contrast

Unless he’s already a character and just unannounced, in which case, new townie new townie new townie

[glad drum]

They did mention there's over 50 NPCs and so far on the Wiki we don't have that many.
Given Suki's description regarding the ex and Valentina, I think he might actually be a character already in the game, just maybe not designed yet.

[iron hollow]

Oh it would be cute if they were matching
If Suki's ex was made a romance able, it could be that if you marry one of them you also get Valentina, but she spends x days or the weekend with the parent you didn't marry

[upbeat nimbus]

And if that’s the case, the divorce needs to be nuanced, so that even if you don’t agree with both of them, you can understand both of their perspectives and why things turned out the way they did, because nobody would want to romance Suki or her husband if they, their events or the game itself just went and demonized the other. Nobody’s ever a bad person, even if they do bad things at times, but that also doesn’t mean that you have to ignore or excuse fault on the part of one or the other either

[iron hollow]

An amicable divorce would be preferable in a game like this
Sometimes people just realize they don't work out and that's okay! It sounds like Suki is still close to the family, so

[hushed meadow]

Wasn't Suki married to one of the Sanchezes?

[austere heath]

No she’s divorced

[upbeat nimbus]

She was, but not Rafael/Pablo that we know of

Another Sanchez, either a third brother or their cousin

[hushed meadow]

third 👏 brother 👏 please !

[upbeat nimbus]

The description already somewhat makes it sound like Suki’s husband is the one who initiated it and/or is at fault for the divorce happening, so he doesn’t need to be absolved of responsibility for whatever may have happened, but people are complex and no situation is simple, and even in an amicable divorce - which is best case - there’s still going to be things you hold onto and need help letting go of, whether anger, resentment, sadness, etc.