#📓coral-developer-diary

spiral thunder Feb 17, 2021, 1:29 AM

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Hi everyone! We are halfway through the Kickstarter campaign and gaining so many supportive members here on Discord. It’s a great month for sure! Yesterday, we continued working on the game, such as set dressing some areas, diving map etc. Check it out:

February 16, 2021

Modeled, cleaned, unwrapped some furniture props
Retopo UV Texture Sheep
Polish llama sculpt, wool will use textures
Further improved peas morph animation
Rig and skin goat (WIP) ☀️
Worked on set dressing Hillside (WIP)
Set dressing various diving levels
Changed TileActor BoxComponent used for collision detection: to detect player collision for trellis crop, etc.
Worked on pet AI (WIP)
Dog animations, various improvements. Sleep, run, etc.
Added underwater player movement end sounds🤿
Adjusted playback probability & speakers panning on dog sounds
Worked on sound default value at option menu (WIP)
Fixed possible bug with OptionsSubsystem init flow
Quest Editor: Spawn "Entry" nodes for appropriate State nodes
Continued working on more common props
Grow to adult confirmed on pig: ranching
Added bunch of animals bp: ranching
Worked on various fish concept 🐠

novel flicker Feb 18, 2021, 3:11 AM

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Yesterday, we worked on a lot of things. The highlight has to be now the dog runs around the farm, and he sleeps too! Super cute. I can’t wait to have you all try it in alpha!

February 17th, 2021

Improvement to Fruit Plant system designs
Add a pet dog to the farm 🐶
Implement pet animations
Implement Quality Drop chance API (WIP)
Implement quality to the item (WIP)
Improvements to dialogue systems
Implement Milk Pail and Brush logic 🥛
More updates to quest editor
Create Fur for Animals
Create cactus particles
Textured Llama 🦙
Doggo sleep to idle animations
Adding morph target for Goat
Rig and skin sheep all stage
unwrapped several furniture props
Set Dress Hillside
Set dress diving level 4 WIP
Fixed various coral models and materials
Fixed abrupt music transition
Adjusted music transition from world to diving & vice versa
Changed attenuation setting & volume level on animals sound
Joko’s Kitchen Previz Assets
Feedback set dress

runic gate Feb 19, 2021, 2:43 AM

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Hello, hello, good people.

We smashed through another goal yesterday, great job everyone! On the development side, we continue to hammer away at the game. My highlight was the Merfolk Kingdom art 🧜‍♀️ 🔱

Team #SometimesIMakePies

February 18th, 2021

Fixed crashes when opening BP_TimeManager
Added fail check when setting hismc stage & refactored the way hismc created
Changed ItemWeaponScythe to reduce stamina (based on existing DT_Scythe)
Changed FishingRod to use stamina whenever it catches fish
Quality API: Quality drop chance API, implement quality to item (WIP)
Various dialog logic improvements
Quest Editor: Graph refactoring to avoid a lot of boilerplate code / hacks when adding new nodes (not submitted yet)
Various ranching logic being added
Retopo various GIANTS
Tweaked Alice facial sculpt
WIP set dress Woodlands, added additional bush & plants in Hillside/Vineyard
21 furnitures are done unwrapping
Set dress diving levels for 10m depth
Create particle onDestroyed for Plum, Rambutan, and Avocado
Update leaf material for fruit plant particle
Improve FruitPlant Anim, Tree Hit With Blendshape
WIP Implement On Colide + On Hit Fruit Plant (still Glitch and some SK need improvement)
Modified banana tree impact sounds
Added fruit drop & picked up sound events
Added new floating drop BP class for fruit
Implemented floatie drop & pick up sounds
Add anim morph target test for sheep all stage ( S0 - S3 )
Split skm pig & big pig from doggo taco to independent SKEL_Pig (pig only). including all Pig anim retargeting (9)
Fixed normal shader on fruitplant Plum
Wip re-rig all stage fruitplant stage 00
Museum building concept exploration
Various KS Art
Skill Tree icons

spiral thunder Feb 20, 2021, 2:24 AM

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Happy weekend all! This week, we were trying to improve NPC 3d models, animation left and right, etc. One step at a time, right. Here are some of the things that we did yesterday:

February 19, 2021

Fixed crashes when running Debris Editor ☀️
Further improved fruit plant reaction calls per request
Started working on upgrade farm building mechanic (WIP)
Continued working on implementing honorifics on dialogues
Improvements on fruit plants particles 🌵
Created OnHit fruit plant fx emitter for various plants (Avocado, Banana, Rambutan)
Implemented OnHit & OnDestroyed on various plants: Plum, Avocado, Rambutan
Fixed incorrect index for crops OnDestroyed particle
Worked on OnDestroyed particle, Banana Plant
Continued set dressing diving levels!!!!
Improved uvset sk Banana, various stages
Re-rig Banana Plant stage 3 & 2
Re-rig stage 0 Plum Plant, Avocado Plant & Rambutan Plant
Improvements on various fruit plant shake anim (WIP)
Added shake plants sound (WIP)
Continued working on common props concept (WIP) there are a lot of them!
Continue funiture props modeling/cleanup, unwrapping 🛋️
Implemented quality when harvesting crop, plants, and fruit trees
Implemented quality when fishing
Added quality drop chance API
Added console command to set Lab upgrade level
Added decals in Woodlands
Set dress Woodlands (done!)
Various museum rough Sketch and blockout (WIP)
Marketing art

novel flicker Feb 22, 2021, 11:31 PM

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Happy Monday, Mr/Ms/Mx Player! Yesterday, we made many improvements to the core systems. I can't wait to implement and see this in action. Honorifics are implemented in the game.

February 22nd, 2021

Fixed baby fruit plants and fruit trees issues
Added stages functionality for Farm Building
Change debris, fruit plant, fruit tree, and tree to not run on hit animations when destroyed
Fix NPC glitch on rotation
Finish item quality API
Quality price modifier (WIP)
Add star icon in UI for items of various quality
Add temporary BG color change for different quality level items.
Finish logic for honorifics dialogues ❤️ 💙 💚 💜
Updated job board panel UI
Add debugger for checking name and honorifics of Player (WIP)
Trying to reclass animals as pawns
Preparing for save and load ranch buildings
Quest Editor improvements (WIP)
Remove trailer particles on crow animations
Durian on destroyed particles
Fruit plants on hit particles
Fix popping material for fruit trees (WIP)
Improvements on giants sculpt
Adjust cow height 🐮
Sculpted Catfish and Koi
Added new sofa models
re-Rig stage 0 fruit tree (orange & durian)
finalize SK animal barn and coop
Rig Llama, skinning (WIP)
Improve FruitPlant_Shake Animations
Implement FruitPlant_Shake
Improve Player Shake [pushed but can't implement yet, waiting system]
WIP Goat Walk Anim
Set Dress Lake Map (WIP)
Set physical material for big logs
Differentiate destroyed seeds
Re-balance music level for each game states
Adjusted sunny weather sound level
Surya's room concepts
Kitchen common props
Museum Concepts

runic gate Feb 24, 2021, 1:27 AM

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Hello everyone, today we are feeling very Plus Ultra. Yesterday was a good day. We’ve started experimenting with the Giants’ mechanics, and have a clear picture of how they will fit into the game. We also stress-tested over 600 Cikin’s on the farm, and gosh, the horrors I could share lol

Reclassing animals from actors to pawn, the performance of 600 Cikin went from 0.1fps>5fps>11fps>30fps in one day
Finish debugger for checking name and honorifics player
Edit string 'player' to '$player'
Dialog for unlock recipe (wip)
Make ItemQualityAPI extend BlueprintFunctionLibary
Prototyping giants
Added floaties drop config per stage when destroying fruit plant
Disabled OnHit animation when Pickaxed or Hoed (so its obvious it doesn't work)
Changed FruitTreeManager to be chopped horizontally when it is matured
Changed FruitTreeManager to use the new lifecycle design
Various Goat anim being worked on
Rig + skin + variant blendshape Llama
Reduce Skel chicken from 35 Bones to 16 Bones, blendshape variant ctrl
Fish sculpting
Rescaled cow
Improving NPC models, exploring new benchmark, preparing for seasonal outfits
Added lv 3 single and queen bed, tv tables, and two standing lamps
Set dress lake area & unplayable/vista area
Various exterior building asset improvements in world
Someone on our team losing their mind attempting to fix material popping & trunk sway issues
Set floatie drop class on fruit tree
Repositioned some bird & insect audio emitters
Modified EQ filters on stone footsteps sound
Update museum concept
Electronics interior WIP
Surya’s room interior WIP
KS Marketing Art
Preparing post KS updates to community/roadmap

spiral thunder Feb 25, 2021, 1:08 AM

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Morning! Yesterday we worked on trying to get the right benchmark for the NPC model. We’re currently perfecting Alice. Also, barn animal animation improvements✌️

February 24, 2021

Improving skill tree UI, finished tree breakdown icons (WIP)
Finished set dressing lake
Painted grass layers on lake & woodlands landscape
Decals on lake & woodlands
Continued unwrapping common furnitures such as fireplace, etc
Socket Electronics interior (WIP) 🖥️
Museum (WIP)
Surya's room interior (WIP)
Reclassing animal performance
Replacing all previous c_animals to c_animalpawn
Added "Gameplay Effect" node, handle "loop" logic for the "Quest State" node on quest editor, etc
Set default value for honorifics
Player name didn't show when play from the title menu, fixed!
Checking string for change player name, with honorifics
Checked all animal skeleton & suggest the number of bones for mixed blendshape / morph target
Re-rig new adult Cow, reduce bone (WIP)
Continued working on various Goat animation, idle, petting, etc
Set playback limit on lake & waterfall sounds
Set fade time & fade-in curve on interior & exterior ambiance sound events
Set physical materials on large log, wood & iron rails, brick, and forest plateau surfaces
Added waterfall sounds around forest area (WIP)
Adjusted audio spline on river & lake around forest area (WIP)
Continued improvements on NPC models, trying to get the right benchmark
Sculpted various bugs 🪲
Continued on Giants prototype
Added WellBlueprint item and CoopBlueprint item to DT_Carpenter
Added skeleton codes necessary when saving ranch building
Setting up shop for farm building upgrades, removal, and move (WIP)
Fixed popping foliage material
Marketing art

novel flicker Feb 26, 2021, 2:38 AM

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Yesterday, I didn't get much time to touch the game. Time was filled with meetings, planning on Google Sheets and Google Docs. Blergh. Super excited to try some new features today.

February 25th, 2021

WIP Building Shops from Blueprints
600 Chickens
Add "unlock recipe" quest phase
Add tag for unlock recipe
Add blueberry tart recipe for cooking recipe test
Dialogue for unlock recipe
Experience breakdown per activity
Quest Editor Improvement WIP
Create BP Turntable
WIP Add color variation to instance mesh (material)
Improve goat animations with blendshape
WIP Sheep Animations
Giants can break debris
Skin cow, reduce skeleton bones (sounds scary, but the cows are fine!)
Fixed unmatched trunk and foliage wind animation shader
WIP Woodlands Tree
54 Common Furniture Models are finished
Museum Update WIP
Changing mining lobby
Inspected Agung Sculpt
Alice model improvements
Electronic interior WIP
Set dress paintover
Surya's room concepts done
Quest UI header WIP

spiral thunder Feb 27, 2021, 2:20 AM

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Happy weekend everyone! This morning, we hit our last stretch goal on Kickstarter. Thank you all for supporting this game and for all the congratulations. We continued working on the NPC model benchmark, trying to find the best one🌟 🌺 🌵

February 26, 2021

Removed some interior prop blockmeshes
Continued working on Surya’s room
Populated some interior with common furniture, get a feel
Allow to connect/disconnect Effect nodes to State nodeson Quest Editor
Added second output pin ("Exit") for State nodes, improve nodes, multiple small fixes & improvements on Quest Editor
Generated proper navmesh on the farm (WIP)
Giants prototype, Giants animations (WIP)
Texturing dead tree, woodland plants (WIP)
Adjusted forest ambiance (WIP)
NPC model benchmark, further polishing Alice (WIP)
Sheep animation, walking (WIP)
Implemented upgrade building mechanism in Carpenter Shop. Need to add confirmation dialog, shop requirement for upgrades
Updated experience player category
Updated end of day panel
Rig & skin baby cow + reduce Bone (WIP)
Interior for Socket Electronics (WIP)
Museum (WIP)
Mine lobby updated!
Various furniture models are done, stools, lamps, etc
Create new textures for interior
Worked on mail UI
Worked on festival icons

runic gate Mar 2, 2021, 3:36 AM

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I apologize for the delay, i completely forgot it was my turn to write the dev diary lol. Can't believe we are less than 48 hours away from the Kickstarter campaign ending. We knocked it out of the park! We got some much done yesterday, i had to cut some stuff out hype

March 1, 2021

Animals cleanup code
WIP opening cutscene for Alpha
Quest Editor various upgrade
Set DT_BuildingUpgrades to BP_InteractableCounterCarpenter's FarmBuildingEditShop component
-Unhide "Open Inventory" and "Remove" buttons from DecorModeHUD
-Modified C_FarmBuildingActor for saving and loading
-WIP: DecorMode remove currently hold decor actor back to Inventory
Attempt to fix navmesh on farm issue
Implement sell price for higher quality item (currently only applied on direct sell at shop)
Prepare UI for Giant cashier (testing purposes!!! nice try )
Revisit Alice in-game model, creating benchmark for seasonal outfit
Changed diving maps, added "depth" and more coral clusters, WIP
WIP lowpoly & high poly 3 types of woodlands plants
Removed blockmeshes on CI_interior01, and put common props
Archie's room WIP
Skin Kau baby + add blendshape/morph target
Test procedural anim baby Kau 🐮
Various sheep animation
Fix popping on maple tree (translucent)
Player gets dirty VFX (waiting for the system to test)
Add particle to Banana and fruitPlant FX Emitter
WIP alpha detail material for common furniture
Adjusted audio spline around forest area
Re-added rtpc automation based on glob_interior parameter to lake, forest ambience, waterfall sounds ( due to Wwise project got corrupt)
Wrote document on sound design high level plan
Surya's Room & Joko room concept art
[Redacted] room concept art
Inventory UI rework + anim concept
Mail UI
List all rooms

novel flicker Mar 3, 2021, 3:57 AM

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Last day for Kickstarter! I feel like I’ve been saying this on repeat. Thank you so much for the support, everyone! Let’s see, so many WIPs, nothing too major to report yet. We keep on trucking.

March 2nd, 2021

WIP create BP_CommonFurniture for tools
Reenable home interior tiles in front of the door
Got rid of EC_Wallside from the whole code
Still on that giant cashier WIP (for testing ONLY).
Debug widget for new cutscenes
Quest Editor: Auto arrange for graph nodes
Improve nodes layouts
Surya’s room wall and floor UV and texel density
Fixed normal mesh SM & SK banana stage 3 and regrowth
Fixed skin issue on sheep stage 0
Retopo Goldfish
WIP retopo Tilapia fish
populate common props to interiors
festival testing and layout
Fixed Alice Hair from various angles (and hands)
Sculpted some Fishes for Retopo
Revisited Theo after one year WIP (poor Theo)
Sheep idle #2 animations
Sheep petting animations
Cutscene opening house
WIP [Redacted] Room
WIP new layout for interiors
WIP adjust all rooms to a new size
WIP Woodland low poly texturing
Reworked on item trash ui sound
Adjusted volume level on inventory ui sounds
Inventory UI + prepare animated assets
Relationship UI improvements
Resize Joko room and some improved diving concepts

spiral thunder Mar 4, 2021, 1:35 AM

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Yesterday was a big day for all of us. Backers, community members, devs, mods, all farmers! With the Kickstarter campaign ended, we are now preparing the next step with Backerkit, figuring out a pre-order store and focusing on game dev! We also worked on the buildings around the town yesterday, perfecting the 3d model and keep polishing animation🌵 ☀️ 🍄

March 3, 2021

Worked on more diving levels and the new and improved Community Center (WIP)
Worked on [redacted]’s room, created a new texture for rugs and some new furniture models
Explored design on drones and underwater coral marking (WIP)
Worked on Joko’s room interior (WIP)
Finished various plant texturing in Woodland
Town pavement vertex painting (WIP)
Retopo’d various fish (Barramundi, etc)
Further improved llama animation
Worked on quest editor, added “condition” sub-nodes
Added checking condition for equipment item
Improved lake pier, made it slightly bigger
3d blockout for Nina’s villa
Refactor Giants codes to support dynamic behavior change
Changed item trashed sound asset
Modified sunny weather blend container
Adjusted music level
Continued working on cutscene, trying out with a simple cutscene
Worked on opening inventory in Decor Mode, added vfx BP slot in when removing furniture (WIP)
Experimented with various character proportion (for NPC model benchmark)
Improvements on Theo, sculpted Theo
Craeted BP common furniture tool and placing various common furniture in Surya’s room
Low poly texturing various wild plants (WIP)

runic gate Mar 5, 2021, 1:03 AM

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I had a great time yesterday! My highlight was ironing out the high-level design for how ‘dynamic dialogue’ might work in the game, and working with the team to define the pipeline so production is smooth. Fingers crossed this ships alongside Alpha so we can get feedback on it.

March 4, 2021

Quest Editor: Allow to add/select/edit/remove Conditions sub-nodes
Quest Editor: Allow to add Effects both to Entry and Exit pins
Quest Editor: Improve sub-nodes layout & visuals
Add giant manager to farm
Add UI to display Giant work setup
Add new refactored giant to farm (currently only harvest and watering task can be done)
Update cutscene system, figuring out optimal pipeline
Check music issue at town
Update Dialog Subsystem for handle dynamic dialog (wip)
Moved DecorMode initialization codes to DecorModeSubsystem
Added OnEnterDecorMode and OnExitDecorMode delegates
Fixed crashes when removing decor in Decor Mode
Fixed Theo, added new Hair
Tried out Alice new proportion
WIP Surya's room assets
New rug models and textures
WIP bedcover texture
WIP vertex painting on town & woodland pavement mesh
Stone pavement moss texture variant
Set dress Diving Area
WIP Improving CutScene Opening
Jogging NPC Anim
Jog To Idle Anim For Cutscene [NotPushedYet]
NPC Waving Hand Anim [ NotPushedYet]
Retopo pufferFish
Rig & Skin [redacted] + variant blendshape 🤫
Test deform skin & retarget [redacted] 🤐
WIP RemoveInventory Particle (not tested)
set RemoveInventory Particle to BPGrabberActor
WIP beacon suction fx
Creating texture for alpha and displacement
Create material for suction
Prepared sound events for items taken & put back to inventory
Modified drone scanning & find beacon sound assets
Fixed town music issue not triggered when player in town area
Lighthouse interior blockout WIP
Drone Concept
Alice room look development

novel flicker Mar 6, 2021, 3:53 AM

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Yesterday a lot of materials and rooms are starting to take shape. Definitely exciting. I'm still deep in Backerkit setup, not as easy as I thought, but we're getting there!

March 5th, 2021

Surya's Room 3D (work-in-progress)
Bedsheets Materials
Tweaked Theo and Alice model
Joko and Dinda Bedroom Revision Comments
Beacon suction effects (work-in-progress)
Improve npc jog to idle animations
Improve npc waving hand
Player stretching animations (work-in-progress)
Decor Mode (now able to remove items from interior, still in progress)
Implemented remove furniture to inventory sound
Import electronic store blockouts
Import Lighthouse Interior Blockout
Zarah Boat House Interior Blockout
Giant systems improvements
Vertex Paint Pavements of Town, Woodlands, Hillside
Tweak UV & Material on pavements
Created 2 variants of bedcovers, flat and diamond patterns
WIP [Redacted] Rooms
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spiral thunder Mar 9, 2021, 12:38 AM

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Hi all! Yesterday we continued working on interiors. Started to finalize the concept and all that. It will be a very long, very fun journey ahead! We also keep polishing Alice model to make it as perfect as possible for the benchmark while continuing to work on other NPC. Also, a reminder that Kickstarter is in the process of processing the payments and confirming backers. It will take up a couple of weeks before Backerkit can pick up the process and send out the survey. Thank you for being patient!🦋 🍒

March 8, 2021

Polishing Alice, refining her eyes and body proportion
Worked on Theo, further refining the model
Worked on underwater beacon emitting sensor fx
Added functionality to place furniture from inventory in Decor Mode
Exit Decor Mode button when grabbing any decor (WIP)
Improved pet behavior when the animation is transitioning
Worked on Giants prototype
Added dialogueCondition system, dynamic dialogue and its subsystem (WIP)
Added various sound to underwater beacon, suction sound, emitting censor, etc
Tried to make a sample cutscene, using Alice
Updated cutscene DT for the newest format
Tested interactive cutscene
Reduced SK pig. Morph target animation
Improved animation on Llama, idling
Set dressing Forest area, big area, lots to do
Set dressing Town area, tweaking landscape, leaf scatters etc
Finalizing some interior concept, Alice’s room is done and ready to make
Surya’s interior concept is finalized, next is other rooms in Carpenters house
Updated various interior layout, Carpenter house (WIP)

spiral thunder Mar 10, 2021, 3:15 AM

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Morning folks! Diary is a bit late today, apologies! Yesterday, we were trying out some new design for the relationship UI. We will continue to try out some more, design and in-game to see which one feels good. Set dressing is also going well, we’ve got plenty done!🕯️ 🤓

March 9, 2021

Created unique props for [redacted]’s bedroom (WIP)
Surya’s bedroom interior revision (WIP)
Feedback on carpenter’s interior and Charles’ bedroom concept. Being revised
Improvements on NPC model, Theo
Continued on seasonal outfit, Yuri
Set-dressing forest area. Making things pretty (WIP)
Set-dressing town area, added power line & some fun stuff (WIP)
Relationship UI. Trying out several design, coding them in next (WIP)
Continued to polish Llama animation, idle03
Llama petting animation
Rig & skin the new Alice and Theo
Improved generic Player bodytype_01 (WIP)
Prototyping Giants. Refining logic, experimented with UI (WIP)
Added beacon suction and censor, sound assets and otherwise (WIP)
Added parameter to trigger these sound
Improvements on removing inventory fx particle
Added sound for when taking furniture out of inventory in Decor Mode (WIP)
Decor mode bugfix, various
Worked on cutscene, added search function and cutscene trigger box
Worked on quest editor, implemented nodes copy-paste and drag and drop
Updated interior layouts for the carpenter house

runic gate Mar 11, 2021, 12:58 AM

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Production is moving at a really nice pace! We’ll have more to share in a future update, but we recently welcomed many new members to the team. Huzzah!

One of the most common complaints we’ve seen is about character models and animations. Our new model benchmark is much improved and I’m excited to hear what y’all think once we share it. Nothing concrete to share yet on animations, but we’re also working on improving it.

March 10, 2021

Importing cutscene scripts into the game, starting to set up trigger conditions
Add Audio Setting at pause menu
Adding data table for dynamic dialogue test, including trigger conditions
Added 3 types of Giants implementation mechanics. Really eager to get feedback!
Worked on exposing quest system to Blueprints for easy editing
Fixed and improved a bunch of quest system crashes/behavior
Continue to polish decor mode
Sculpted new and improved Alice
Sculpted new and improved Player models
Update town cable width
Update fire hydrant & public phone[feedback]
Update leaf scatter
Pushed tree giant canopy only mesh
WIP Salingbobog Tree
Forest set dress
WIP modeling props in Archiés room
Beacon sensor VFX
Drone scanner VFX (so cool)
Testing fingers blendshape (omg yes, fingers!)
Reduce the amount of bones in Taco SK, from 40 to 28
Llama petting animation WIP
Relationship UI tweak, and mock animations
Drone model variation exploration wip
Leah room look dev sketch
Charles room look dev
Joko & Dinda bedroom look dev
Lab interior feedback

novel flicker Mar 12, 2021, 12:48 AM

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Yesterday was just wow. Reading the thank you board, I was at a loss for words. Thank you so much, everyone! At work, we get to do a lot of concept arts for the rooms of each NPC, it's so fun, and I can't wait to see when they're finally in the game.

March 11th, 2021

Prevent giant to work on the same tile
Giant Totem (WIP)
Giant Relationship Behaviour (WIP)
Dynamic Dialog (WIP)
Drone Scanner 🤖
Polish for translucent interior walls (WIP)
Beacon sensors sound
Drone scanning sound
Polished relationship UI sounds
Sculpted Alice Seasonal Clothes
Refined Alice Body and Facial features
Polished Decor Mode
Implement Quest and further improvements to quest editors
Implement Alice Cutscene (WIP)
Implement Anne Heart 2 Cutscene (WIP)
Setting up Alice Cutscene quests
Reduce SK Duck from 35 to 16 (More ducks on screens at 60fps)
Retarget duck walk animations
Carpenter Shop Revisions
Joko Dinda Room
Backerkit Assets
Additional Drone Explorations
Drone Color Variation
Tidying up set dress
Add floating canopies to project drop shadows
WIP Salingbobog Tree (Crateva Religiosa)

spiral thunder Mar 16, 2021, 12:39 AM

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Hello! Yesterday we were working on tackling cutscenes and managing interior workload. We also sent out more Backerkit survey to backers! Check your email, sender should be under Stairway Games.🍉 🐠 🌴

March 15, 2021

Continued working on [redacted]’s interior. Texturing a bunch of props.
Created some tests Carpenter interior, testing door/ hallway
Created a Ranch blockout (WIP)
Charles house, added a side door and adjusted the kitchen size
Worked on Carpenter interior
Continued working on trees around Woodlands
Improvements on UI, Menu (Skill Tree, Inventory, Crafting)
Adjusted cutscene camera
Found and fixed some bugs on cutscenes
Added an input for skipping cutscene
Fixed quests subsystem
Updated data table, condition class, etc for dynamic dialogue
Worked on dialogue logic (WIP)
Made and improved some cutscnes: Anne
Set-up cutscene for various NPC (WIP)
Forest set-dressing (WIP)
Added relationship UI sfx
Adjusted attenuation on river,lake and waterfall
Set physical material on wooden planks
Worked on Giants’ logic
3d model NPC, [redacted] and a couple of generic body types (WIP)
Feedback on Lab concept, worked on coloring it in
Worked on Pablo’s bedroom, concept
Preparing feedback on various interior, Blacksmith store, Rafaels bedroom, etc
Polishing interior translucent wall (WIP)
Created BP for door test to test out bedroom doors

runic gate Mar 17, 2021, 1:56 AM

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We came to work, we saw the work, and we conquered the work!

March 16, 2021

Added some cool VFX effect when player levels up
Added experience gain when picking up loot; harvesting crops, fruit plants, and fruit trees; and when destroying debris, trees, and grass
Fixed bug where stamina is used twice when fishing ,moved stamina usage timing when fishing to be consistent with the exp grant
Added experience for all the fish in DT_Fish (the same for all the fishes for now)
Planning standard procedure how to tend animal for giant (designing behavior tree)
Create logic so giants can find barn or coop, open animal door and close animal door
Test quest system by adding area condition
Added feature to skip cutscenes
Dynamic dialog WIP
WIP texturing archie's props
Added test carpenter interior with additional door and gap
Expanded kitchen area and added a side door
Added ranch blockout to game
Sculpted and Exported Spring Fish
Sculpted Androgynous Body Type v0.1
Sculpted M Body Type Base Face using new Proportions
Forest assets blockout
Polishing translucent wall transition
WIP level up particle fx
Setup all blocking cutscene heart 2 for NPC
Scoot room design (waiting for feedback)
Charles & Scott living room wip
Forest fishing spot concept wip
Carpenter interior 2.0 improvements
Relationship, Inventory, Skill Tree, Crafting (polished)
Quest UI Revisit (wip)

novel flicker Mar 18, 2021, 1:41 AM

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Yesterday nothing too noteworthy yet; a lot of backend functionality gets done. Some of the new concepts, especially the Forest Fishing spot, look great. I can't wait to see this model in-game.

March 18th, 2021

Set interior props material and adding translucent components for translucent wall
Level up visual effects version 1
Implemented more tier 1 skill
Implemented gaining XP by gaining heart levels with NPC (Experiment!)
Sculpted Male Hair Style 10/14 🧑‍🦱
Teaching giants how to take care of animals outside (WIP)
Dynamic Dialogue Logic (WIP)
Quest Editor improvement to work with inventory
Adding claim reward functionality for quest editor
Added coal forging sound to blacksmith interior
Import cutscene data
Update save data for animal buildings
Fix bug for choice dialogue
Starter Scene Cutscene setup
Llama improved animations 🦙
Preparing Duck for animations
Mossy Rock for Forest Map 🪨
Texturing for Archie's Props (WIP)
Charles & Scott living room WIP
Forest fishing spot 🎣
Carpenter Living Room + Kitchen
Quest UI Revisit
Town Board UI revisit (WIP)
Map UI (WIP)

spiral thunder Mar 19, 2021, 1:46 AM

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Hello all! Another Friday ahead, we’re excited for today and for the weekend. Yesterday we tackled more interior designs, improved on the current ones and continued setdressing the world. Let’s take a look!🌸 🐸

March 18, 2021

Created a bunch of texture for books, curtain, table lamps, other props
Improvements on some props such as [redacted]’s bed to match closer to concept
Designed board for forest ruin and Starlet Elementary
Blockout: Starlet Elementary interior
Zarah’s Boat interior (WIP)
Charles and Scott living room concept, nice and colored, ready for review
Charles and Scott kitchen concept on updated size (WIP)
Feedback on Blacksmith’s store concept art (WIP)
Sculpting Giant tree stump (WIP)
Continued working on cutscenes for various NPC (WIP)
Importing and reviewing various cutscenes, Jack, Leah, etc
Working on enabling freeze time at pause menu
Improvements on dynamic dialogue update
Added events for starting a farm buildig construction and for when the construction done
Implemented some intro quest systems
Improved existing quests for console command
Worked on Save Subsystem, created saveable farm building interface, implementation (WIP)
Worked on level up sound, animation with ✨ sparkles✨ (WIP)
Updated time range on night music playback
Remastered Spring Day music. Tweaks
Continue teaching tiny Giants how to tend animal outside. Language barrier, give them time (WIP)
Giants are learning to escort animals inside when dusk (WIP)
Teaching Giants not to work on the same thing. Divide et impera is a powerful thing (WIP)
Code improvements on Giants👀
Sculpted various hairstyles, ready for review (WIP)
Retopod fish (WIP)

spiral thunder Mar 20, 2021, 1:42 AM

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Hello folks! Yesterday we started working on the public roadmap. We also continued to pretty-up the world🍹

March 19, 2021

Texturing giant stump, roots around the forest, etc
Worked on roadmap, trying out various layout before moving on to design
Town board polish (WIP)
Started on Starlet Elementary blockout, will improve size/feel next week (WIP)
Worked on Community Center blockout, based on the new and improved design (WIP)
Continued working on Charles and Scott shared kitchen interior. Concept art (WIP)
Created assets for dev blog
Continued working on character customization: hairstyles (WIP)
Tried out several brick textures on Carpenter interior (WIP)
Continued working on Zarah’s boat interior (WIP)⛵
Updated Zarah’s boat interior blockout. Improvements on the walls/ceiling
Finishing up [redacted]’s interior room. Added his unique props in
Probationary period for tiny Giants. Made a work simulation inside barn/coop (WIP)
Worked on some cutscenes (WIP)
Tested waypoint for cutscenes. Luke, Ben and Bree (WIP)
Further improved level up sounds (WIP)
Tested new floating drop class system for level up (WIP)
Level up fx version 2. Looking for the one that ‘clicks’ will there be a version 3? (WIP)
Added debug console commands to trigger events
Added farm house upgrade event
Updated the existing quest flow. Allowing to track conditions before quests activated
Added various quest systems
Fixed quest requirement condition. Evaluated when quests are registered
Edited chance, priority and max show for dynamic dialogues
Looking for bugs in cutscenes, found some and fixed them🪲
Updated option dialogues to accommodate options without answers
Worked on translucent wall on cutscenes
Load, save data on animal: checked and reviewed!
Started working on tile highlight

novel flicker Mar 23, 2021, 6:03 AM

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Hello, I want to say I’ve been busy testing the game, but most of my work lately uses Monday.com doing scheduling; sigh. But it’ll be worth it! So much stuff is in progress and moving at a pretty fast pace too.

March 22nd, 2021

Change upper brick texture
Create level-up VFX emitter
Fixed packaging error
Import cutscene data
Fixing some cutscene code bugs
Adding skip cutscenes button
Scott & Charlie Kitchen Concepts
Lily room design WIP
Modeled placeholder grapevine for Vineyard
WIP Alice Retopo
Giant ranch interior real simulation when player is inside
Giant fake interior simulation when player not inside
Modified audio spline on lake & ocean area 🌊
Level up sound event to the vfx effects.
Add daily and weekly limit for dynamic dialogue
Reset count and value at dynamic dialogue
Chance and priority for dynamic dialogue
Archie Room Interior Update done
Blocking cutscene
Zarah’s Bedroom and collection area line art
WIP rainbow tree trunk sculpt & leaves
WIP modeling circle table for a forest map

runic gate Mar 24, 2021, 10:14 AM

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Sorry everyone for the delay, it was my turn actually yesterday to do the diary, and today, but have been so busy just got around to it. I am eternally sorry! 🙏

March 23rd, 2021

Lots of cut scene blocking being done! 🎥
Fix level up particle fx to local space
Level up particle fx v3
WIP Object Placing
WIP Material Function for Object Placing
Created sfx & added sound events for floatie drop sounds (brick, fruit, fish, rock, & metal)
Tested level up sound implementation
Changed the system that handles tile highlight in game
Disabled Tile Highlight and Placed Item functionality for now
Changed levelup FX emitter now spawns at player's foot location
Giant idle behavior, a ton added for testing
WIP data table for dialogue to create more complex dialogue
Add Priority for dynamic dialog
Add chance for dynamic dialog
Add datatable for dynamic dialog config
Slightly optimize giant behavior tree
Add more common & reusable behavior tree tasks
Finished Retopo Alice
UV Alice & Alice Spring Clothes
WIP electronic shop, modeling and unwrapping
Community Center Interior Blockout
Revise School Blockout
Revise Ranch Blokcout
Research for Beach Festival
Game roadmap art & layout
Zarahs boat interior concept
Lily room concept lineart

spiral thunder Mar 25, 2021, 4:35 AM

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Hello! Yesterday we did a lot of scheduling, preparing a dev update for the community and working on the game.🍉 Let’s take a look:

March 24, 2021

Interior feedback on Tavern, Scott/ Charles’ kitchen and living room
Improved Lilys bedroom design, updated lighting ready for review
Textured Alice model for benchmark (WIP)
Made props for Luke’s store, Socket Electronics. A bunch of electronics
Working on Zarah’s boat interior. Color pass (WIP)
Improvements on townboard UI (WIP)
Improvements on dialogue UI (WIP)
Pufferfish layout (WIP)
Revision on Community Center layout (WIP)
Working on Museum layout (WIP)
Updated various cutscene sequences
Tested blink and eyes movements blendshape
Edited priority logic for dialogue pool (WIP)
Worked on dialogue logic; updated game tag, duration logic (WIP)
Added toggle shop hour in debug UI
Added functionality to highlight farm tiles
Adjusted eq filter on picked up floaties and brick footsteps sound (WIP)
Added floaties drop class for wood, rock, fish, etc (WIP)
Set physical materials on forest template stairs
Teaching Giants how to walk, various walking animation (WIP)
FX [redacted]’s walk
Found and fixed Giants bugs (WIP)
Worked on cutscenes waypoints for Connor
Finalizing roadmap
Edited Theo’s dialogue, may need revision (WIP)
Working on the fish, what spawns when (WIP)

novel flicker Mar 26, 2021, 4:59 AM

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Seeing the décor mode now highlighting more than one tile wide was the highlight for me yesterday. A lot of other stuff is still progressing in the game.

March 25th, 2021

Improved Tile Marker in Game for tools and placing items
Improvements on Giants mechanic
NPC Head Turn for the cutscene
Translucency for cutscenes
Add dialogue duration logic
Edit game tag for dynamic dialogue
Add new condition for dialogue (WIP)
Hair Shader (WIP)
Giant Water FX (WIP)
Added waypoints to cutscenes for more NPC
Forest asset circle table
Electronic shops props
Finish Texturing and Tweaking Alice, sent to Rigging (New Alice gonna start moving soon!)
Start Fish UV and Baking (Making them fishes look good)
Added surface area trigger for puddle surfaces on garden lane area
Zarah Boat interior concept
Notes for Pier
Museum Blockout
Town board UI improvements
Main Page WIP

runic gate Mar 27, 2021, 5:06 AM

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Yesterday we spent several hours reviewing the first 10 minutes of the game. We looked at the title screen, main menu options, creating a new save/loading, customizing your character, etc. It was so productive! We identified tons of small tweaks that will improve the experience, also found several things missing.

March 26th, 2021

Lots of experimentation with Giants mechanics, [redacted] [sorry] [redacted]
WIP: placement preview highlight
Added new condition for dynamic dialog
Multiple cutscene logic improvements
WIP electronic shop props: TV, Monitor Chasier, Speakers and more model and UV
WIP set dress Pier
Wood plank textures for pier
Beach Cleanup Festival WIP
Museum Blockout WIP
Beach set dress revisit
Remove unused parameter for hair shader and add new colour tint based
[redacted] FX
Mapped out tasks for Charcuz, will go full throttle next week
Combined Coop for placement testing
Sculpted All Hair options for alpha release
Leah heart 2 Cutscene WayPoint
WIP Luke Heart 2 Cut 1 Cutscene WayPoint
Rig & skin new Alice model
Adjusted attenuation setting for close objects
Added foosteps component & changed the occlusion setting on sound component of BP_GiantBaseBP
Added footsteps anim notifies to giant animations
Added ac noise ambience to lab & musium exterior
Starlet school design concept art
Pablo room interior feedback paintover
Rafael room interior feedback paintover
Blacksmith store interior feedback paintover
Menu + feedback UI
Big review of Title Screen, Start/Load Game, Char Cuz and Start of Game
Loaded up shops with correct Alpha items

grand walrus Mar 30, 2021, 6:25 AM

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Hello all! My name is Maya, and from today I will be helping the management to post the ✨ Developer Diary✨ .
They're currently hard at work and I'm super glad to be able to help them, and also to join this awesome community! 💗
Pleased to meet you~ And without further ado, here it is!

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Greetings, everyone! Yesterday we did tons of revisiting and polishing.
🏡 More townies' home designs are done and the town is getting more and more vibrant now, showing the characteristics of each townies.🏡
Can't wait for our dear players to see it!

March 29th, 2021

Placement preview highlight (WIP)
Modeling and UV for Electronic shop props: TV, Monitor Cashier, Speakers and more
Set dress Pier (WIP)
Updated Pier mesh
Changed Pier thatch roof mesh
Museum Interior Layout Redo (WIP)
Carpenter Shop Area (WIP)
Small Forest Ruin (WIP)
Scott's Room concept
Revised Charles & Scott Kitchen & Living Room design
Change texture compression for level up FX
Improvements on Giants mechanic (The Giants are alive and kicking!)
Refining Giant Water FX
Fixed Giant footstep sound not working
Tweaked some Giant value to enhance early game experience
Fixed minor Giant bug
Fixed animal product not added to inventory
Adjusted the height of GridGenerator in Farm House Interior
Disabled collision reaction on trellis crop
Tracked error on Master Map
Millie Sequencer (Added Waypoint)
Ben Sequencer (WIP) [Everyone's favorite BEN!] 😚
Added condition when player has [Redacted] for dynamic dialog (WIP)
Audio setting
Added XP at end of the day panel
Added pause time when opening shipping bin
Re-rigged and blocked Alice with new structure skeleton
Tested retarget animation
Sculpted three body types
Continue refining Hairstyle
Fish Texturing
Continue adding waypoints to cutscenes
Changed SFX when player jumps into mine hole
Fixed mine hole appears sound not triggered in game
Create sounds variation of picking up item on decor mode
Create mining sounds
Title Screen, Save Slot & Quest UI
Thorough review on Farming & Ranching system

Thanks for reading and have a great day! ☀️

grand walrus Mar 31, 2021, 4:25 AM

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Good timezone, lovely people! approve2
Yesterday was a productive day filled with meetings and brainstorming. It was nice to be able to see the team’s idea coming together, step by step. More people, more awesome ideas flowing! 🌊

☀️ March 30th, 2021☀️

Continue on Carpenter Shop, Table Model & UV
Added new wall Translucent Function & set its parameter value
Added Translucent mesh to translucent trigger box for Surya's room
Revised Starlet School design & Start Ranch design
TV channel debug menu, Typewriter bug
Pier decal placement
Added Basic Window to farmhouse
Sculpting 24 Player Hair types + Stairway Clothes Set
Fixed player able to exit decor mode while grabbing a decor
Added emoji + NPC head turn function for cutscenes
Character Elegant Walk & Jogging Animation
Added DT dynamic for Leah & Noah for testing
Revisited Ben’s cutscene waypoint WIP
Rigged + retarget animation for Alice v2
Re-edited & improved dialogue + action for more complex branching
Add weather dialog condition
Add logic for players’ [Object - Redacted] WIP
Add condition when player [Action - Redacted] [Object - Redacted]
Investigated + fixed VFX Rain particle
Foliage testbed for standardizing
Build & test main crafting UI & individual list item
Add UI when player stamina is critical & when day ending is critical
Continue tweaking title screen, save slot, settings & quest UI
Cutscenes audio
Created sounds variation for picking & place item in decor mode & when player passes out
Added sound assets for depleted stamina & late night notif
Added sound variations on decor mode when dropping furniture based on weight
Preview placement WIP
Cleaned & refactored Giant code
Checked animal inside + outside & load save data animal
Hide craftables + scavengeable in cutscenes
Added layers for scavengeables + placed items
Thorough review on Diving & Mining system

grand walrus Apr 1, 2021, 6:08 AM

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🏝️ Hello, Friends of Coral Island! How are you today?☀️
Yesterday the team continued to check and test a lot of the 🏊 diving 🏊 system.
We had a lot of fun exploring the beautiful coast of Coral Island with the Merfolks! 🧜

March 31st, 2021

Continue with player hair sculpting
Cutscene fx
WIP: Placement preview
Continuing main crafting & quest UI
Fix Elegant walk in Unreal
Jogging and Running Animation Style
Continue ranch concept design & museum blockout
Updated for even more complex branching in dialogue (+action)
Start modeling blockout for carpenter living room and kitchen
Preparing modeling test
Continue alice v2 -test retarget between skel
Finished rig alice v2 (ready for animation)
Setup ABP animation for alice v2 WIP
Create socket on Alice’s skeleton
Added dust particle on Suki’s jogging animation
Diving : anchor logic
Exit diving via anchor, move anchor position via drone (with minimum distance limitation), dummy anchor animation
Fixed tile area calculations
Added area placement highlight
Added rotation when placing object
Set sound event & bank on time critical & stamina critical widget
Remastered overture music due to composer edit
Cutscene audio play music, and return to original music when ended
Test sounds implementation for depleted stamina & late night notifications
Fixed bug when talking to counter shop then previous text still appears
Option at Title Menu, pop up and reset WIP
Fixed miss double side material
SandStep Particle - refactor M_RadialDust Material

grand walrus Apr 2, 2021, 12:59 AM

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Hi, everyone! Today’s Developer Diary is here. Ready, get set, go read!
Yesterday we kept on 🏃running🏃, and the animators worked hard to make the characters run smoothly as well! We are rapidly going through the hurdles and rushing to our goals~

☀️ April 1st, 2021☀️

Farm debug menu
Continue abp & retarget animation
Continue step particle
Continue sculpting hairstyles
Fixed drop shadow transparency problem in this panel and add its content
Continue option at Title Menu
Working on Quest & Panel UI
Created Ranch Shop concept design
Continue working on Forest Ruin design
Continue working on Carpenter’s living room and kitchen
Continue creating Jogging and Running animation style
Museum interior layout blockout
Beach cleanup festival blockout

Diving :

Upgrade beacon & set indicator light
Beacon patrolling & clean trash
Test music trigger for cutscene
Tweaked playback limit on lake ambience
Added music switches & playlist containers for cutscene music
Adjusted reverb volume on mine levels
Added hover sound (asset placement only, function wip)
Added button reset/ default setting
Added logic for save and get default setting option (wip)
Re-edit DT dialogue for more complex dialogue
Added footsteps
Touched up Farm Improvements Set Dress
Created Farm Debug
Created beach sand foot step FX

PS: Indonesia team will be taking a break on Friday for Easter Holiday (2 April GMT+7).
Happy Easter everyone, have a great day! 🐇

PPS: Regarding the characters, we will need your help to improve our animations! We'll be asking for your feedback early this April, because your voice matters to us! 📣

grand walrus Apr 6, 2021, 4:05 AM

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Good day, folks! How’s your weekend? We hope it was a good one! ☀️
As for the team, we were fresh as a daisy from the long Easter weekend and ready to turn over a new leaf!
🌳 Yesterday we continued tweaking the environment. The woods are alive in Coral Island~🌳

🏝️ April 5th, 2021🏝️

Continue Sculpting Character hairstyle
Continue Jogging & Running animation style
Cutscene review
Finished logic for save & get default setting option
Function hover for save + load
Merging bottom toolbar
Title Screen Menu, New Game, Quest and Settings UI
Styling language menu
Visual cue hovering
Carpenter Rooms Lineart
Carpenter Shop Revisit
Continue Carpenter Blockout
Museum wall + floor translucency test
Community Center blockout + moodboard
Scott’s Room modeling
Forest small plants concept
Pier blocking volume collision
Continue working on beacon (suction & scan toggle, trash detection, set path)
Crows are now saved and loaded properly
Learned the fish school system 🐟 🐟 🐟
Added FarmDebugMode
Fixed crashes in farm debug menu
Fixed tree not spreading properly
Fixed tree and grass spreading when it is the day they were spawned WIP
Added vertex wind to foliage assets
Added more reverb level to destroyed debris sounds on mine levels
Created variation of break impact sound assets
Added sound event & FX emitter for destroyed nodes

grand walrus Apr 7, 2021, 4:04 AM

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Good timezone, everyone~ Hope all of you are in good health!
Yesterday our team revisited and tweaked a lot of the plants’ look.🌾 While doing it, we also found and fixed some bugs as well.🪲 Overall, we spent a good day on the farmland! 🏕️

☀️ April 6th, 2021 ☀️

Create material + test fish school system
Retarget anim idle & fishing pack
Fixed out of bound crashes in FarmDebug
Surya Room Concept design
Carpenter Living Room & Kitchen WIP
Continue model Scott’s room props
Mine lobby blockout
Mine exterior set dress
Added Wwise assets for character customization music
Replaced title screen music audio
Continue sculpting hairstyles
Continue jogging + running animation style
Convert jogging style to New Alice Rig
Continue abp char v2 + set AM tools to Player
Continue Ben’s cutscene 🍄

Diving :

Prepare new drone behavior WIP
Replace drone model
Fixed giants not following players at all (They have their own minds!)
Continue reset and default value setting
Added popup for exit and unsaved + logic for popup show
Lookdev small shrubs
Standardizing bush & plant style
Rework some off-style plants

Decor Mode UI revisit

Furniture in bag/inventory
Transition Decor Mode
Shop & Shipping Bin UI
Thanks for reading, and have a great day! 🙏

grand walrus Apr 8, 2021, 4:00 AM

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Hi all! Good morning from sunny Coral Island! ☀️ 🏝️
Yesterday our team tackled many interior + exterior designs for some of our townies’ homes & Carpenter Shop. 🏘️
Although there’s still a lot of room for improvement, it’s amazing to see how it’s all taking shape! We think we’re nailing it, and you wood absolutely like it.🪵 🪚 🔨

🌴 April 7th, 2021 🌴

Farm debug revisit + Quest Debugger updates
Added Master toggle button for isSpreadEnabled
Continue Carpenter living room & kitchen design
Modeling + texturing carpenter shop props: cabinets, wall clocks, chairs, shop decoration
Continue Joko & Dinda’s bedroom design
Finished Scott’s room model + uv
Continue sculpting hairstyles
Rig SK body types
Continue jog + run animation style
WIP Player CharCuz [Redacted]
Added music transition rules for cutscene music
Adjusted morning music playback range
Continue rework some off-style small plants
Master fish material for fish school system WIP
Create sample fish for fish school
Weed concept
Revisit mossy stone, forest vine, rainbow tree
Changed Tree adjacent check
Adding vertex wind to foliage WIP
Cherry blossom fest research and exploration
Refine Shop UI
Shipping Bin + CharCuz UI revisit
continue title menu + quest UI

Diving :

Added diving event listener component that can be used for any objects WIP
Attempt to decouple some dependency in diving system WIP
Made drone encircle player when idle

grand walrus Apr 9, 2021, 4:34 AM

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Hello friends, and welcome to another Developer Diary! 💌
Yesterday, so many things went on both underwater and above water in Coral Island. The team has been working earnestly to create both worlds to be beautiful, easy to navigate, and ready for you to explore.
Hint: It will hold so many secrets to be found! We hope you’ll be excited to find it, as much as we do creating it~ 🔍

April 8th, 2021

🤿 Underwater stuff:

Master fish material for fish school system
Test fish school spline + bounding box placement
Continue working on drone
Drone scan & seek trash when inside cluster zone
Revisit coral design (Why is there no coral emoji? We need it to add to the developer diary! Sad~ 🥺 )

🏞️ Above water stuff:

Continue working on Carpenter’s living room & kitchen
Continue designing Joko & Dinda’s bedroom, color correcting
Texturing + modeling Carpenter Shop props: cabinets, wall clocks, chairs, shop decoration
Finished adding vertex wind foliage
Standardizing foliage wind
Cherry blossom festival design WIP
Blocking Cutscene Fishing Rod + Carpenter
Added placement preview and tile highlight
Changed tile highlight to appear above the tilled soil
Continue rigging body types
Modified jogging + running animation (Good news - it will soon be available for you to vote the animation! We need the community's voice!)
Continue working on hairstyles
Player [Action - Redacted] animation
Working on Quest, CharCuz UI
Continue update logic reset
Experimented on side chained music playback to get lower when playing stamina decreased sound WIP
Increased sound volume level-Learn Cut Scene Way Point System
Revisit floatie sounds

grand walrus Apr 10, 2021, 5:38 AM

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☀️ When you all go out, don’t forget to wear masks
Yesterday the team continued to race through the tasks! 🚵

🪚 In Starlet Town, now Carpenter Shop and Ranch are built,
In the diving area, a lot of fishes now swim freely without guilt. 🐠

🏃 Player’s jog and run animations are almost done,
Surely the upcoming community voting will be fun! 📊

With Love, (also sorry for the poem, I tried 🥺 )
-Your Community Manager-

April 9th, 2021

Continue working on fish school
Create fish variants
2 variants of fish school spline placement
Continue working on drone
Revisit Ranch concept design
Revisit Joko & Dinda’s bedroom
Texturing Carpenter Shop props
Modeling some props in the Carpenter workspace
Continue hairstyle sculpting
Sculpted New Farm Clothes WIP
Start making Player Farm Outfit
Continue jog & sprint variant sequence
Continue cutscene blocking
Rigged body base mesh & tested animation retarget
Improved Player’s [Redacted & Redacted] Animation (The team had a good laugh with this one!)
Blocking WayPoint for Diving Suit
Checked Heart Sequencer Cut Scene
Added NPC name and portrait
Checked dialog issue
Wwise integration + upgrade
Continue experiment on side-chained music to specific SFX
Add music for CharCuz menu WIP
Finished setting value at title screen
Continue standardizing wind foliage
Continue working on Quest UI + Material UI for description and Background
Introduction Cutscene BLK Waypoint
Fixed package error
Adjusted height offset of the farm and farmhouse grid generator WIP
Placement conditions & calculation
Added white background on debug mode

grand walrus Apr 13, 2021, 4:25 AM

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Hi everyone! Yesterday we had a town hall meeting to check on the team. (2 days prior, a big earthquake hit Java Island of Indonesia, home of most of the team members, but thankfully everyone is alright!) 🙏
We’ve also migrated and integrated new things into the new engine.
We were revved up and will keep working tirelessly! 🏎️ 💨

🕌 Also, today is the start of Ramadan for our Muslim friends. Wishing a blessed, safe, and joyful month of reflection to every Islander celebrating! 🌙

April 12th, 2021

Festival icons
Furnace maker, Quest + CharCuz UI
Revised settings & title UI
Add background switch parameter in UI Portrait Material
Added Placement Preview Conditions
Fixed placement calculations for player placement farm building, furniture, and placed object
Placement calculation
Crafting UI, fix gradient for requirement header
Fixed various inconsistent effects when pointer hover and selection
Fixed locked recipe not shown circle image
Fixed shadow for requirement tabs
Continue ranch design revisit
Modeling and texturing carpenter shop props
Carpenter exterior exploration
Finishing Scott's room texture
Started to model Charles + Scott's kitchen
Fixed furniture actor rotation when placing
Flower concept
Leaves color differentiation lookdev
Continue to add music at CharCuz menu
Merge Wwise code and test
Continue Wwise integration upgrade
Upgrading to Unreal Engine 4.26
Drone - beacon - indicator - constructible object interaction
Learned how fish school works
Fixed beacon suction fx
Fixed BP_Beacon for mesh changes
Proving idea for rope mining / underwater
Add allowed time to diving
Finished Sculpting Farmer's Outfit
Continue Sculpting Hairstyles
Additional modification on Player Jog Animation
Continue Cutscene Blocking
Applying cutscene notes
Prepare modular animation trigger component

grand walrus Apr 14, 2021, 4:41 AM

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Good timezone, lovely people! ☀️ How's everyone doing today?

Yesterday, our team continued to work on Character Cutscenes! 🗣️
As mentioned on the developer blog - there will be ✨ introduction & heart event cutscenes ✨ on Alpha.
We’re pumped to plan the characters’ interaction - you’ll be able to see their unique characteristics S O O N!

Not only that, we’ve also repolished the ⚒️ crafting system 🛠️ - lots of recipes are now available to be made!
Thanks for all the helpful crafting feedback! Keep it coming~ 🪶

April 13th, 2021

Continue drone - beacon - indicator - constructible object interaction
Placement tests + Item Subsystem
Drone fixing beacon FX
Revisit beacon & rope sounds
Rigged kelp type 1-3
UI material + quest
Crafting: fix icon size + gradient header + shadow tilt in requirement tab.
Fixed crafted Item Qty not matching with inventory
Confirmed tile size for each crafted item
Feedback system when crafting fail or any other feedback inside crafting tab.
Fixed an unlocked recipe not properly shown inside the list
Added animation trigger component
Continue Wwise code and test +integration upgrade
Continue adding music at CharCuz menu
Adjusted rope sound asset to sync animation length
Continue carpenter exterior
Carpenter Interior: add some props to engine
Updated carpenter interior layout
Modeling + UV mapping carpenter decoration (wayang, statue, mirror, etc)
Mine lobby WIP (research + sketches)
Continue standardizing foliage wind + rain on foliage
Revised Farm Clothes
Continue Player [Redacted] in Mine animation
Test + define bp interaction for elevator
Cutscene debugging + transition & saturation fix
Continue cutscene blocking
Continue jogging animation
Sculpted Hairstyle 08
Prepared files to retopo

grand walrus Apr 15, 2021, 6:51 AM

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Hiya folks! We hope everyone is in good health today. 🙏
🏝️ Yesterday the team was busy improving all parts of the island - we mapped it all and thought of the relation every part should have with the characters. Some places will be more special for some characters, so we tried to make it as best as we could! Naturally we are planning some good music to match the ambience too. 🎵

April 14th, 2021

Continue UI material + edit setting logic
Masking default character portrait for Quest
Fixed town music issue not triggered in game
Removed town music from music area trigger
Added probability playback to day music
Increased leaked exterior ambiance level on weather sounds
Added new Mine music & hooked up the parameter to each layer
Added music for CharCuz event

Crafting:

Rechecked tile size & item storage qty
Feedback system when crafting fails or any other feedback inside crafting tab.
Fixed pause menu background
Added tile size info of craft item

Cutscenes:

Zarah’s Heart cutscene blockout
What Nature Brings + Pufferfish starter cutscene
Carpenter 01, Mining 01 & Diving 01 starter cutscene
Continue cutscene blocking
Ben’s cutscene update
Adjusted new skeleton
CharCuz + UV body types
Sculpted Hair Type 08 & 01
Added asymmetry on Farmers Outfit
Adjusted retarget idle pack
Added + improved jogging animation 🏃
Carpenter's kitchen props
Added props like all carpet & mat to engine
Updated carpenter interior layout in engine
Modeling & UV mapping carpenter decoration
Continue carpenter + Zarah’s boat exterior concept
Continue Mine Lobby concept
Continue modeling Scott + Charles’ kitchen
Fixed Salingbobog & Rainbow tree
Beach clean up fest exploration 🏖️
Drone fixing beacon FX
Updated spawn on levels to match the design document
Update reset setting logic
Creating diving cluster manager
Fix crashes 🐛 🔨
Game Thread optimization

grand walrus Apr 16, 2021, 4:45 AM

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☀️ Greetings, lovely people of Coral Island! ☀️

🌴 Yesterday, the team worked not only on the humans, but also on our non-human friends! We did lots of research and beautified each species of plants and trees, created each stage of their growth. The devil is in the details! 🌲

In addition, last night we also had a nice Iftar (breakfasting) session together. Head to our Instagram page @stairwaygames and check out our story to see a glimpse of our team! 👀
(Also maybe give us a follow?) ☺️

April 15th, 2021

Finished cluster objects manager
Set all manager references beacon
Added sequence delay when pinging indicators drone
Improved prioritize scanning trash / object closer to player
Drone can scan indicator & coral nursery
Worked on beacon & drone particle & indicator receiving signal FX
Continue on Zarah’s boat exterior
Millie's house exterior WIP
Mine lobby blockout variations + concept WIP
Modeling + UV Carpenter Props: bed, decorations, curtains, bench, lamps
Modeling + UV Scott + Charles’ kitchen
Create [Redacted] for Beach Clean Up Festival
Fixed foliage wind
Created another stage tree for maple, pine, and oak
Create lower wind effect (normal day) for bushes, short tree & dragon fruit plant
Stage 3 Pine WIP
Hook up shake animation to tree, fruit plant, & fruit tree
Created Coral Island 3D Specifications with the team
Sculpting & Retopo Hairstyles
Continue cutscene blocking
Worked on player slide down [redacted] & swings horizontally animation
Improved jogging style animation
Player Idle Default Animation
Anne & Zarah’s Heart Cut Scene WIP
Added prompt to fill watering can near body of water or well
Continue title menu & char cuz UI + create char cuz assets
Improve debug tooltips for nodes
Created pop up for inventory full
Implemented new mine music
Adjusted hold & release side chaining time on stamina drop sound to music

grand walrus Apr 17, 2021, 4:50 AM

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Hello, and good timezone, everyone! Yesterday, the team tackled a lot of things.
Underwater, the diving space is being improved, and more fish species were added. 🤿 🐠
Above the water, Starlet Town got new house additions, and the farm now has more plants to grow. 🌴🏡
☀️ Coral Island is starting to look more and more alive! ☀️

April 16th, 2021

Worked on particle FX for drone & beacon
Applied beacon repair particle & indicator ping
Fixed bug when drone repairing twice
Fixed bug when beacon pinging more than once
Fixed diving enter location is not on the last exit location
Set dummy animation for player when enter diving
Disabled beacon tick when player not in diving mode
Anchor animation, drone scan, diving time limit WIP
Continue Millie's house exterior
Continue Scott + Charles’ kitchen UV
General Store exterior WIP
Texturing and import to editor (all curtains, wayang, statues, keris, all pots & all props in Joko's room)
Continue Mine lobby concept
Sketched fishes; Clownfish & Bluegill
Festival icons
Added [redacted] & [redacted] to Beach Clean Up Fest
Continue cutscene blocking
Retopo Farmer's Outfit
Finished stage 3 pine tree
Updated stage 1 & 2 pine tree
Worked on stage 3 oak tree
Continue sculpting & retopo hairstyles
Player swing [Redacted] animation
Zarah’s Heart Cutscene WIP
Blocking + Waypoint for Anne & Zarah’s heart cutscene
Diving 01 starter cutscene
Retarget animation cutscene pack
Elevator animation blocking
Added abp animal cutscene & test on sequence
Added animation style for CharCuz
Changed shake mechanics on Tree, FruitPlant, and FruitTree
Disabled shake on non-matured stage Tree, FruitPlant, and FruitTree
Crafting: fixed crafting item highlight bug + added pop up when inventory is full.
Music playback probability based on day/date

grand walrus Apr 20, 2021, 4:20 AM

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☀️ Good morning/afternoon/evening, our dear farmers~ 🌙
(Also, warm welcome to this server for our new friends!) laugh2

Yesterday, the team had our weekly meeting and did some scheduling for our upcoming tasks. 📑
More things will be coming to Coral Island! all team members rolling up their sleeves
The developers also found some nasty bugs (yuck) and got it fixed (yay!). 🐛 🔨

April 19th, 2021

General Store Exterior + Interior Concept
Continue texturing Scott + Charles’ Kitchen
Texturing Carpenter Props (sofa, cabinets, pots, tree decoration, bed, bench, curtains)
Continue Mine Lobby Concept
Illustrated + rendered new fishes: Black Ghost, Cobia, Yellowtail, Frogfish 🐠
Worked on Stage 3 Oak Tree
Updated Stage 1 & 2 Oak Tree mesh
Stage 3 Maple Tree WIP 🌳
Implement Beacon long-range pinging VFX
Upgrading coral nursery
Diving trail sound assets
Added probability for music of the day WIP
Adjusted sound notif & differentiated sounds between swing tool vertical & horizontal
Anchor drop & pull impact sounds WIP
Continue music playback probability WIP
Fixing UI material
Mapping all UI to Figma
Create material UI for images & fixing its irregular size
Continue cutscene blocking
Hairstyles Sculpt + Retopo
Farmers’ Outfit Retopo & UV 🧑‍🌾
Player Using Tools Animation
Fixed retarget player animation
Improved Idle Default Animation
Player Two-handed [Tool Name] Animation
Retarget animation combat pack (Hit 1,2 & Block)
Noah’s Heart Cutscene WIP ❤️
Added attachment tools for BP cutscene character
Debug sequencer + lighting + cutscene
Added text + update prompt to new concept
Reworked on placement calculation
Fixed default furniture placement based on new calculations
CharCuz color + exit prompt WIP

grand walrus Apr 21, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Hi folks, hope everyone is doing good today!
Yesterday was another rewarding and fulfilling day at work.
We listed and checked things off the Alpha to-do list little by little, bit by bit.
The team also did a lot of revisions & polishings for interiors + other assets. 🖌️ We’re getting there!

☀️ April 20th, 2021 ☀️

Continue general store interior + exterior
Carpenter kitchen modeling & UV 🪚
Continue mine lobby
[redacted] concept & [redacted] layout
Beach clean up festival ♻️
Stage 3 Maple Tree done
Swapped [redacted] on forest map
Continue upgrade coral nursery
Continue anchor drop & pull impact sound assets
Continue more fish concept 🐠
Fish school react to cleanliness WIP
Trigger SFX diving
Test music playback probability
Create material for color UI Charcuz
Relationship UI WIP
Quest UI : Implement Gold, Exp Reward, Item Reward
TV UI (channel selection + ongoing channel) 📺
CharCuz gradient material
Continue mapping stuff to figma
Tile highlight material
Update prompt to new concept
Fixed compile error because missing include
Fixing brightness + Quest Reward UI color size position
Continue blocking cutscene + player tools
Noah, Millie, Luke, Zarah Heart Cutscene 🧡
Continue retarget fishing tools animation
Player Swing [redacted] + Watering animation
Retarget Player Shake [redacted] WIP
Retarget anim fishing start, idle, cancel swing, failed catch fish, catch fish small, med, large
Sculpting + retopo hairstyles 💇

grand walrus Apr 22, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Hello, hello, friends and fellow Islander! 🏝️
Yesterday the team continued to make various little tweaks in the game.
What might look like a minor change can bring out major UX improvement, so we make sure to repeatedly check all features to prepare a smooth sailing experience for our future residents. 🌊 ⛵ 🌊
Buckle up and let’s see what we’ve done! 🔍

April 21st, 2021

General Store Living Room & Ranch concept
Finished Scott + Charles’ kitchen texturing
Modeling, UV, & texturing Carpenter’s kitchen
Mine Lobby Concept + [redacted] concept
Beach clean up festival concept
Beacon, drone, & anchor sounds implementation
Continue trigger SFX diving
Disable fish school when player not inside diving level
Continue fish school react to cleanliness
Migrate fish school system to 4.26
Continue fishing retarget anim idle R to L / L to R
Hairstyle sculpt + retopo
Continue blocking cutscene
Macy & Luke Heart Cutscene
Continue player using tools animation
Player harvesting fruit tree & crops animation
Player jump into [redacted] animation
Added prompt to fill watering can near body of water or well
Checked VFX for player watering animation
Fixed position particle FX for watering
CharCuz Face + Hair
Added custom event emoji cutscene + new socket item for cutscene NPC
Cutscene retarget animation pack ([redacted] hands, [redacted] head, [redacted] item)
Continue adjust tool usage + swing sound
Added swing sounds to sickle animations
Continue relationship, animating, ranching UI
Notification UI (stamina low, it's getting late, bag full, etc)
Revised TV + Chest UI
Implement Heart Level Reward & fixed main + side icon issue on Quest UI
Revised mossy rock & bump
Fixed weird wind animation on TiPlants when placed inside BP

grand walrus Apr 23, 2021, 4:50 AM

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Hiya everyone! Hope today too will be a good day for us all. ☀️
Ready for today’s developer diary? Here is what we’ve done~

Yesterday the underwater team swam around in the ocean with the fish school, while improving the diving area.
🌊 🐠 🤿 🐡 🌊

Meanwhile, the above water team was working on interior designing and sculpting cool furniture for NPC houses.
🪚 🔨 🪵 🪑 🏡

Separately, our loremaster is working on the NPC dialogue and cutscenes, ready to apply some magic to the NPC to come to life, with the blessing of the Goddess of Flowers~
🌼 ✨🧙✨🌼

April 22nd, 2021

Continue fish school react to cleanliness
Continue migrating fish school system to 4.26
Disable collision in fish school AI
Investigate fish school bug
Fixed missing underwater's bubble
Made function to auto-assign cluster objects to manager
Continue general store’s living + dining room design
Start modeling Charles’ house houseware
Texturing carpenter kitchen + kitchen props
Start modeling Surya's room
Worked on Tavern interior
Finalized Ranch’s concept
Mine levels environment assets
Beach fest concept revision
Weed assets
Fixed bug anchor sound when enter level not work
Exposed all sound variables
Reworked on drone, beacon, & anchor sound assets
Continue drone, beacon, & anchor sound implementation
Retarget & set up anim for cutscene requirement
Continue layer jump into [redacted] animation
Continue blocking cutscene
Sculpt + retopo hairstyles
Luke + Macy Heart cutscene blockout
Retarget petting animals animation
HUD UI animation
Catch fish animation
Continue relationship UI
Ranch Shop UI + all animal icons
Continue UI animation
Updated emoji material
CharCuz biodata
Multiple fixes & improvements for quests
Added prompt to fill watering can near body of water or well

grand walrus Apr 24, 2021, 7:13 AM

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Hello, our dearest Friend of Coral Island!
Today’s developer diary is here (apologies for the delay!) 🙇
Yesterday our team did some rework on basic concepts, as well as planning and implementing new additions. So exciting to see it turned from a mere image to the real model you can interact with in the game!
✨ Do expect more improvements coming soon~ (all will surely look more polished than what you’ve seen before on our trailer!) ✨

Have a nice weekend from all of us in the southern hemisphere~ 🌏

April 23rd, 2021

General Store bedroom concept
Continue Charles’ room houseware + props modeling
Continue Surya's room
Mine Lobby + Coop concept rework
Continue weed assets 🌾
Investigated bug: fish in school not moving inside bound
Investigated diving SFX bug
Added dummy dialogue + trigger dialog from Ling for diving
Continue beacon, drone, & anchor sounds implementation
Crafting new item/recipe FX
Added [redacted] to recipe & quest to unlock its crafting recipe
Create VFX when player got new crafting item/recipe
Added Advancement quest
Continue retarget catch fish animation (small, medium & large) 🐠
Bobber fishing rod animation adjustment (small, medium & large) 🎣
Continue blocking cutscene
Sculpt + retopo hairstyles 💇
Player jump into [redacted] animation
Player slide on [redacted] animation
Retarget NPC/player [redacted] animation (start, idle, [redacted],end)
UV, bake & texture Farmer's Outfit
Macy, Anne, Connor Heart cutscene
Luke + Suki Heart cutscene
Debug cutscene
Continue relationship, interaction, notification + quest UI
Continue UI animation
Continue ranch UI
TV Subsystem 📺
Quests: working on the "requirement conditions" bug

grand walrus Apr 27, 2021, 4:35 AM

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📣 Greetings, everyone! Welcome to another Developer Diary~ 💌
Yesterday the developers continued ramping up for Alpha preparation.
More interiors and cutscenes are getting done, more improved assets are added to the game.
🧕 The highlight was Zarah’s boat - it definitely brightened up the town! ⛵
The charming little island is getting more lively day by day. ☀️

PS: We've also welcomed two more moderators to the team - yeay!
✨ Say hello to @unreal kestrel & @fading oasis ~ ✨

April 26th, 2021

Continue General Store bedroom concept
Mine Lobby Concept + Coloring
Continue worked on carpenter interior
Continue to model & UV Charles’ room interior
Carpenter & Surya's room modeling + UV unwrapping
Zarah's boat feedback + size adjustment
Coop concept rework
Continue crafting new item/recipe FX
Creating VFX when player got new crafting item/recipe
Make fish school react to cleanliness gradually
Fixed attenuation issue on beacon
Underwater material for anchor WIP
Diving cluster indicator interaction indicator will show info about beacon, fish, & cleanliness
Remove the tree seed stage
Coral texture feedback
Texturing Farmers’ Outfit
Worked on Body Types + Face Types
Continue blocking cutscene
Add custom event fishing animation cutscene
Continue Player Slide down [redacted]
Reviewed Carpenter01, Fishing Rod 01, Mining 01, What Nature Brings Cutscene
Revisit Connor Heart Cutscene
Worked on Suki Heart Cutscene
Retarget & Implement Player Refill Water_Well + Water_Pond
Implemented jump into [redacted] sound
Implemented player shake [redacted] sound
Modified volume & attenuation settings on beacon sounds
Finishing relationship UI
Continue UI animation + Crafting UI animation
Continue Carpenter UI + Day End UI
Revised UI: mail, quest, inventory, crafting
Mapped UI on Figma
Tested & implemented quests, working on the "requirements" issue
CharCuz preset color + UI

grand walrus Apr 28, 2021, 4:51 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone! wavechicken wavestatic
To make you all feel cheery, here is today’s developer diary! 📝
Although this might be short, we want to show that yesterday a lot of work was brought, thanks to your support~ 🙏

April 27th, 2021

Continue general store bedroom design
Revisit general store living + dining room
Textured Carpenter & Charles’ prop
Giant Kingdom Mine Level Assets
Coop concept art 🐣 🐥 🐣
Modeled 3 Face Types
Created 8 colors for Farmers’ Outfit, material instance + adjusted textures
Facial hairs concept
Feedback on hairs’ UV & Baking
Continue revisiting and blocking cutscenes
Player Slide Down [redacted]
Player Swing [redacted] Underwater
Retarget animation & fix tools hold
Revisit Starter Cutscenes: Carpenter01 & Fishing Rod 01
Revisit Connor Heart Cutscene
Worked on Noah & Suki’s Heart Cutscene
Revisit player harvest crops & refill water can sounds
Continue to add time for music probability
Modified place seed assets
Adjusted sound event notify on filling water animations
Lowered volume level on pick up crops
Added sound notify on player picks crop animation
Underwater material for anchor
Nativize BP fish school 🐠 🐡 🐟
Make fish school react to cleanliness gradually
Completely remove tree seed stage
Continue revisiting coral design
Continue UI animation (Backpack, etc)
Polished & mapped some UI to Figma
Carpenter UI
Fixed compile error
Fixed the requirement conditions issue in quests
Added cutscene action functions
Enable using tools when interaction prompt shown
Update Highlight for relationship widget & opacity
Checking crafting recipe unlock from dialog
Other bug fixes (cutscenes, signpost panel, tool socket)

grand walrus Apr 29, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Yesterday was an eventful day, we were buzzing around like a busy bee~ 🐝 🍯
The team brainstormed for new concepts, polished everything until it sparked, tested and debugged all features to make sure it worked well. Gotta make everything bee-autiful! ☺️
✨ Look forward to seeing what we’ve done in detail in this month’s Developer Update - coming soon! ✨

📢 PS: For Kickstarter backers, check out our announcement in #❗kickstarter
Make sure your pledge and survey are ready to go before we lock it!
We will keep posting a reminder on the Developer Diary every day until then~

April 28th, 2021

Continue General Store living, dining & bedroom revisit
Texturized Carpenter props
Finishing all Charles’ prop texture & placement in engine
Mine Theme, Giant Kingdom Concept
Salon & Electronic Shop concept layout revision
Outdoor fences research
Coral design revision
Continue nativize BP fish school
Make fish school react to cleanliness gradually
Nativize spline-based fish school WIP
Fixed cluster indicator sound
Removed day time music
Added rope & footstep sounds to slide down animations
Added underwater tool swing sounds
Character master material layer + blend for character
Textured + retopo hairstyles
Added texture layering for master material (for beard)
Revisit + continue blocking cutscene
Cutscenes triggers
Player fainted animation
Setup & implement heart event tracker for Alice, Anne, and Archie
Revisit Alice, Noah, Suki and Archie’s heart cutscene
Continue UI animation (backpack, relationship)
Blacksmith & carpenter UI
Mapped UI to Figma
Updated tools icons
Updated community project on town board UI
Retargeted animation & checked cutscene bug
Prepared charcuz files for rigging
Polishing charcuz UI
Adjusted hotbar color & size
Edited hover behavior at Relationship Widget

grand walrus Apr 30, 2021, 4:48 AM

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Hi folks! Another day, another step to the Alpha release! ☀️
Yesterday was a fun workday, seeing the diving suit design got renewed (now updated with the latest Starlet Town technology by Ling!) 🤿
Meanwhile, underwater, the corals are now looking fresher than ever with their new appearance - right as our namesake and source of pride for Coral Island! 🏝️

📢 Reminder: For Kickstarter backers, check out our announcement in #❗kickstarter!
Only one day until the pledges are locked - make sure your pledge and survey are ready to be processed~

April 29th, 2021

Continue general store bedroom revisit
General Store prop design
Texturizing and finishing the rest of the carpenter props
Continue Mine Theme
Giant Kingdom Concept
Charles’ room concept
Modeling Charles & Scott’s living room
Finished revising coral design
Worked on outdoor props
Adjusted cluster indicator sound
Checked indicator sound timing
Adjusted sound notify position on player fainted & tool swing animations
Switched sound events on BP_ClusterIndicator
Added music day end sound event
Fixed min and max fish scale
Continue nativize BP fish school spline
Tested fish school after converted to CPP
Checked how diving spawn chance works
Worked on facial hair & hairstyle
Adjusted and sculpted Diving Suit
Worked on [redacted & redacted] Idle Animation
Improving Char Swing [redacted] animation
Added rain/snow material function
Continue UI animation (relationship)
Blacksmith & Carpenter UI
Updated town board UI
Continue charcuz asset
Rigged base body type, hair & farmer’s outfit
Worked on cutscenes triggers
Adjusted tool position for animation team
Placed and hooked quest area NPC
Mine elevator logic
Fixed UI bug

grand walrus May 1, 2021, 3:33 AM

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Good timezone, Farmers! Let’s welcome the new month with new energy! ☀️
Yesterday the team improved the character customization, designed more buildings, and tweaked the animation. We have also prepped the April developer diary. 🔖
Hint: There will be a lot of unique and traditional Javanese props inside the Carpenter’s Shop! Look forward to finding all of them~ 🔍 👀

📢 Last call: For Kickstarter backers, check out our announcement in #❗kickstarter ! We will lock the pledge soon - make sure your pledge and survey are ready to be processed~

April 30th, 2021

General Store dining, living room revisit + bedroom color exploration
Textured Surya's room
Texturizing and finishing the rest of Carpenter props
Ranch exterior design WIP
Finishing Scott & Charles’ living room model
Listing outdoor props to be made
Modeling Forest Small Ruin WIP
Learned & tweaked diving spawning system
Added coral sick state
Prototyping [redacted] mechanic
Experimented with spawn chance & disable diving debris collision
Tweaked and fixed various textures for charcuz
Sculpted more hairstyles
Improved Hair Textures
Created Facial Hairs
Continue creating master material for character
Created texture array for mask and normal
Continue idle animations [redacted & redacted]
Improving Jogging & Idle animations
Added intro cutscenes triggers
Improve Animation Waypoints & previews
Rigged hair types & face types
Set elevator in Mine
Continue UI animation (Skill Tree)
Day End UI revisit
Reworked on level up sounds
Last but not least - onboarding new dev!

grand walrus May 4, 2021, 4:59 AM

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🌟 Hello, our dearest farmer! May the Fourth be with you always. 🌟
The first developer update of the new a-may-zing month is here~
Yesterday the team continued on revamping more buildings, creating more character animations, and polishing character customization. All is well, we keep moving on the right path towards our target!
✨ We're one with the Coral, the Coral is with us. ✨

May 3rd, 2021

Continue Ranch exterior design
UV Scott & Charles’ living room
Community Garden concept 🪴 🌾
Continue Forest Small Ruin modeling
Mine Theme 1 Giant Kingdom - Walls Concept
Updated Carpenter’s interior props
Outdoor props mood board
Sculpting characters (face + hairstyle)
Creating character material
Combined all fixtures to one material
Experimented with charcuz blendshape
Set up charcuz material using new character material
Continue Idle animation - daydream, thinking (2 poses) 🤔 💭
Continue player using elevator down animation
Retarget diving idle animation, start sprint, sprint & end sprint
Rigged farmer body blendshape
Improved some animation
Drone modeling
Reworked & implemented level up sound
Added click & hover UI sounds to charcuz
Removed unused music asset
NPC tab material UI
Export sprites
Continue UI animation (skill tree)
Revised & tweak some UI (inventory, decor mode, carpenter)
Discussed UI & uniform the town board
Added tools usage stamina modifier when diving
Respawn diving object logic
Continue elevator logic
Created 1 quest that houses many quest phases
Updated relationship UI + NPC asset
Fixed jagged UI for NPC relationship + heart icon
Created new inventory item widget panel
Listed charcuz audio
Updated diving volume
Making diagram of title screen code
Remove old UI to build package
Quest UI bug WIP

grand walrus May 5, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, folks! Hope everyone is doing well today~ 🍀
The team planned a lot of cool things for the current sprint. Yesterday we went full-blast and finished a lot of tasks on the plate! 📚 🧑‍💻👩‍💻👨‍💻 🗃️
Not only working on the human realm, but we've also continued working on the 🔱 Giant Kingdom 🔱 - it’s slowly started to materialize wonderfully~ 🪄

May 4th, 2021

Continue community garden concept
Expanded Carpenter interior shop area
Carpenter interior side door & new tarp
Created 2 variant of exterior window textures
Started lab interior previs
Importing Scott and Charles’ living room asset, finishing UV, texture
Modeling forest small ruin
Giants Mine Theme Wall Concept
Outdoor props list
Continue on respawn diving object logic
Continue working on diving suit (retopo, UV)
Update TV UI
Continue quest UI bug
Improved some UI
Continue UI animation
Blacksmith UI animation
Updated NPC portrait assets
Updated button key sprites
Added fishing sounds
Added rainy music to the game
Added day end music to Wwise
Set sound event notification for catch medium & large fish animations, swing fishing rod animation & fishing broke string animation

-Tested out and troubleshoot character, applying current textures to material layers.

Fixed and tweaked topology of character for rigging & blendshape
Fixing layer blend issues
Creating character charcuz material
Continue to sculpt Sam
Hairstyle retopo
Continue idle animation (Daydream + Thinking)
Improving existing idle + holding tool + elevator animation
Working on emojis
Worked on title screen
New inventory item widget panel
Fixed players’ holding animation
Implement Main Hud Quest Track UI
Change Main Hud decor mode size+ position & weather time + color
Dialog UI update
Fixed package + quest UI bug

grand walrus May 6, 2021, 4:39 AM

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Hello, dearest farmer! 🌱🧑‍🌾🌱
Yesterday’s highlight was seeing the Community Garden concept - this place will be an important place for your future community projects in order to improve the town further. The garden will turn prettier as you progress through the projects. It’ll look charming with lots of veggies and flowers all around! 🌹 🌽 🌻 🍅

May 5th, 2021

Continue community garden concept
Continue forest small ruin modeling & UV
Floor & fountain concept for giant kingdom mine theme
Continue lab interior previs 👩‍🔬
Update & refined some carpenter interior props
Expanded carpenter interior
Scott & Charles’ living room texture
Continue outdoor props mood board
Added catching small fish sound
Repositioned sound notif on catching medium fish animation
Added footstep sounds to idle fishing animation
Added fishing rod creak sound 🎣
Added exhaust fan noise to carpenter interior
Continue & improving idle animation (looking at [redacted, cross arms)
Continue sculpting Sam
Hairstyle retopo
Continue creating emoji
Improving blend for player swing tool animation
Added animation player holding item with various style
Re-UVd & baked Player using new Topology
Made Heavy and Lean blendshape with new Player
Continue character material
Rigged diving suit + big kelp 🤿
Worked on UI selection state
Exported sprites
Worked in diving UI
Continue on UI animation (Blacksmith & Townboard)
Continue fixing quest UI bug
Continue updating dialog UI
Updated NPC portrait asset
Updated relationship UI with new NPC portrait
Worked on TV UI 📺
Added sellable item filter for shops
Added debug menu for diving
Worked on drone model, add toggleable mesh command
Respawn logic WIP
Removed fish species & level cleanliness from indicator info
TV: added channel display & dialog speaker name

grand walrus May 7, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Happy Friday, everyone! ✨ 🐣 ✨
Yesterday the team got more animation works done, it’s really fun to see the character inside the game now animated with various pose additions. We’re aiming to get all of it polished even more to perfection 💪
It takes time, but as the saying goes; slow and steady wins the race! 🏁 🏃 💨

May 6th, 2021

Continue community garden concept
Continue Giant Kingdom Mine floor & props
Sculpting & texturing forest small ruin
Continue Scott & Charles’ living room texture
FInished Scott & Charles’ house
Finished lab previz model
Tweaked plank texture on Zarah's boat
Continue sculpting Sam
Textured Diving Suit WIP
Added Blendshapes for Facial Features
Continue charcuz
Hairstyle 34 retopo WIP
Continue rigging & morph big kelp
Drone ver. 2 modeling WIP
Improving & retarget some animation
Continue idle animation ([redacted], crossing arms, [redacted], looking at [redacted])
Flat face & thinking emoji material
Gradient button UI material
Quest Completed outline UI material WIP
No enter building FX
Define waypoint v2 [interactable NPC]
Continue wall attenuation on carpenter interior
Added footstep sound on new jogging & sprint animations
Replaced sound on placing furniture on decor mode
Added room tone & fridge noise on carpenter interior
Continue UI animation (townboard)
Working on diving UI
Added collision override for each diving objects
Added drone pinging particle
Improving drone behavior WIP
Disabled some tools usage when diving
Added opacity at Dialog UI
Material UI for completed quest
Working on title & load screen
Working on Map UI
Added + updated dialog UI panel & widget
Fixed pixelated select NPC at relationship widget
Added asset selection border

grand walrus May 8, 2021, 3:59 AM

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Hi folks! How’s your day going? ☀️
Yesterday the team sketched more concept arts as well as created the new 3D models for characters and buildings' interior. (Laboratory done, General Store and Blacksmith in progress!)
Always fun to create the props’ model bit by bit, texture them, and seeing them in-game.
It’s like breathing life into the building~✨ 🌬️ 🏡 ✨

Wishing everyone a peaceful and relaxing weekend! 🏖️

May 7th, 2021

Continue community garden concept exploration
Fountain concept WIP
Continue texturing forest small ruin
Blacksmith + General Store previs model
Adjusted Zarah's boat wood plank texture
Indoor props list & mood board
No enter building FX
UI material quest completed
Refining diving suit
Finishing charcuz prototype
Continue sculpting & refining Sam body structure
Start sculpting Dinda
Hairstyle retopo
Continue Luke Heart cutscene
Continue idle animations (yawning, stretching, looking [redacted], wiping [redacted])
Continue retarget eating animation (start, eating, idle & end anim)
Worked on player consuming item animation
Improving taking [redacted] animation
Rigged & add blink blendshape to body type
Finished Character Customizer for rigging
Playtest UI
Modeled and reviewed Drone2 (high & low poly + UV)
Implemented windy spring music
Continue carpenter interior sound
Set physical material on carpenter surfaces
Wall attenuation on carpenter interior
Updating quest & craft UI animation
Drone faces/expression
Diving call anchor & drone hire
Refined diving object respawn system
Diving object respawn system debug menu
Updated dialog widget (added image item, added + updated background, updated text position & alignment)
Updated portrait scale at dialog panel
Disabled opacity when selected/hover NPC at relationship widget
Updated day end UI panel
Map UI
Implemented Mailbox UI list & detail

grand walrus May 11, 2021, 4:35 AM

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Hello, our beloved Islander! 🏝️
Yesterday was filled with brainstorming for concepts, both for building design and for the game UI. We went through trials and errors whilst trying various approaches to determine which was the best option.
It was a very fruitful day! 🍊 🍈 🦧 🍎 🥭

PS: Starting tomorrow, the team will be taking the rest of the week off for Eid Al-Fitr holiday.
🕌 We'd like to say happy early Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate~ 🙏 Lots of love from Stairway Games! ❤️
See you again on Monday (There will still be a Developer Diary tomorrow!)

May 10th, 2021

Continue fountain concept
Worked on Mine Props & Mine Level 1 Layout
Finished blacksmith & general store model + previs
Starting tavern previs model
Ben’s Camper Van concept brainstorm
Indoor furniture and decor mood board
Continue forest small ruin texturing
Big kelp shader leaf vertex wind animation
Replaced & updated all big kelp new material variants
Match Hay color to match Icon
Continue sculpting Dinda & her hair shape
Continue creating UI material
Sculpt & apply new topology to 2 body types
Continue retopo & texture hairstyle
Continue idle animation (consume item, wiping [redacted], apply [redacted], [redacted])
Continue rig sk player body, body cut, farmer outfit & diving suit
Texturing Drone & rescaled diving trash WIP
Created pose for cutscene test & tested new Look At system
Drone expression & inflatable airlift concept
Collect material on beacon
Updating UI animation (backpack,hud,blacksmith)
Updating dialog UI
Quest Completed outline UI material
Continue refining diving objects respawn logic
Disabled trash from respawning
Continue map, day end recap UI & Player XP
Worked on cutscene dialogue animation
Added clock ticking & electricity noise to carpenter interior
Modified trigger rate on door sequence containers
Set physical material on stone path
NPC door sound WIP

novel flicker May 11, 2021, 7:00 PM

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Hi everyone,
Yesterday's highlight was seeing the drone come to life - a hint - it has a cute name and looks super adorable, a dependable partner ready to help you and make diving more fun! 🤿

May 11th, 2021

Ben's Caravan exterior exploration
Fixing some Mine props
Mine level layout (level 1 and 3)
Finished Alice's room previs
Continue tavern previs
Connor's house redesign
Interior theme research
Continue forest small ruin texturing
Tweak fish school spline
Continue sculpting Dinda
Texturing body type
Texturing & rigged drone
Material emotions for drone 🤖
Player underwater jog animation
Improving eating animation
Material emotions for drone
Modeled placeholder large trash pile & sand deposit
Fixed blendshape SK body type
Continue refining diving resources respawn logic
Continue adding other diving dummy resources
Continue UI animation (relationship, skill tree, town board)
TV animation asset & placement
Quest HUD grouping
Drone going in & out of water behavior
Updated weather & luck TV animation 🌦️
Revisit elevator sound
Adding morning bug sounds
Added mine elevator going down & door open sound
Added morning bug ambiance around the farm area
Added player consume item sound
Map UI 🗺️
Continue day end recap UI + player XP
Updated map source texture
Adjusted map scaling factor to the new map and scale
Setting Farm House as map interior/icons for interior WIP
Finalizing respawn logic for diving objects
Added 2x2 trash, sand deposit, and many loot objects to diving
Attempted to fix TV playlist issue
Updated dialog UI
Updated cutscene add animation in dialogue
Updated title screen save slot
Updated body char customizer color
Change Main Hud Quest Position
Fixed Remove Debug Warning Message on Reward Mailbox & Quest UI
Fixed Mailbox UI Reward Icon Not Show

grand walrus May 18, 2021, 4:32 AM

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☀️ Greetings, everyone! Developer Diary is back~ ☀️
Yesterday was the team’s first day of work after the long Eid holiday.
Well-rested and fully fueled to the brim with Eid delicacies, the team took off with another town hall meeting, discussing the strategy to tackle tasks for our future Alpha roadmap.
All hands on deck and ready to set sail! 🙌

May 17th, 2021

Emma/Dippa house exterior design
Finished mesh + texturing Forest Small Ruin
Continue Tavern & Ranch previs
Started working on Electronic Shop previs
Continue mine levels ⛏️ 💎
Continue sculpting Dinda
Continue on CharCuz
Improved some animation
Continue idle animations (spray perfume, blowing nose, swatting mosquitoes)
Refitted 8 hairs to body types
Rig body type
Textured Fishes 🐠 🐟 🐡
Continue working on morning bug & consume item sounds
Adjusted volume level on beacon & drone sounds
Implemented music transition from spring music to diving music in pier area
Continue Town Board UI animation
Starting Mail UI animation
Calendar UI breakdown + update
Tools quality improvement
Edited Map art asset
Continue working on Map + day end recap UI
CharCuz UI body slider ✨🧍 ✨
Tested pause menu
Fixed Joko’s heart event play when raining
Changed Map maximum zoom level
Fixed misplaced diving cell
Fixed drone sometimes not enter cluster clear state
Spawn a small amount of fish if player hasn't cleared all cluster
Tweaking quest system to implement diving activity reward
Fixed blinking highlight at choice dialog
Updated collision complexity for sound footstep

grand walrus May 19, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Good timezone, dearest Islanders! 🏝️
Yesterday the team continued to polish existing buildings by creating models & previs based on the newly made concept. Meanwhile, the animators started making idle animation for the kids! Please look forward to seeing them and their cute poses~ ✨ 🥺 💘 ✨
Oh, and also, we found a strong candidate for the bug of the month! 🐛 🔍

May 18th, 2021

Continue Emma & Dippa’s house exterior design
Connor house color exploration
Continue Electronic Shop, Ranch, and Leah’s room previs
Input previs models to the game (Tavern + Ranch)
Continue modeling Blacksmith building 🛠️ 🔥
Gate exterior blocking
Customizable props
Continue Mine level concept
Giant tree for Forest Small Ruin WIP
Finished sculpting Dinda
Started sculpting Emily + Jack
Drone emotion material flipbook array
Texture Spring Fishes
Continue Idle Animations (spray perfume, apply (redacted), sneeze) 🤧 💦
Working on Kids animation (redacted, redacted, redacted)
Polished Archie’s Heart Cutscene
Rigged hair, body type cut, Farmer & Diving Outfit
Continue exploring music/sound before diving
Increased water fountain volume level ⛲ 🔊
Added quest completed sound assets
Added player get coin sound assets
Adjusted some music transitions
Moved air conditioner audio emitter to lab exterior
Continue UI animation (Mail, Shipping Bin) 📬 🐦
Diving UI
Vectorized Coral Logo
Tools quality breakdown
CharCuz face + skin color menu
Implemented cluster cleaning reward with quest system
Layouting diving UI 🤿 🌅
Continue day end recap UI
Finished working on EXP player
Added filter for sellable items (Shop UI)
Changed Mail Detail UI Position
Add Navigation Up Down on Mail UI
Changed Quest Detail & Condition UI Position

grand walrus May 20, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Hi, how do you do, fellow Farmers? 🐦 🐓 🐤 🦆
Yesterday was a chill yet productive working day for the team. We are progressing on every aspect, including adding sound effects to appliances inside the game, such as refrigerator and grand clock.
Every little thing counts! 🕰️

May 19th, 2021

Continue Connor & Emma + Dippa’s house exterior design
General Store Living Room previs
Updating General Store interior (renew interior wall & floor, change door, decorate corridor)
Updating Carpenter interior (renew window exterior, decorate corridor, book catalog, rice cooker size)
Updating Lab previs (expand space, desk placing)
Fixed Scott & Charles’ room
Finished Pablo’s room previs
Continue wood cabin theme props concept art
Blacksmith Living Room & Garage concept
Updated mesh & texture of Forest Small Ruin's giant tree 🌳
Continue sculpting Emily & Jack
Retopo Sam
Continue texturing fishes
Continue idle animation (Player scavenging, applying (redacted), looking at (redacted) sneezing & NPC Talk + Pose)
Continue Archie's Heart Cutscene 💗
Fixed translucent trigger in carpenter
Continue day end & income recap
Escape menu UI
Fixing interaction component issue
Update Jobs board visuals & add to the game systems
CharCuz hair, hair color & outfit 💇
Layouting diving UI
Handle diving UI input & flow
Mining, diving & shop hours sign
Shipping bin UI animation
Diving UI
Rework on pick up item sound
Added rtpc parameter to lower music when UI pop up
Added door sounds (player & NPC) to carpenter & general store
Hooked up night update state to SFX & ambience buses mixer to mute all sounds when day end recap
Tweaked rtpc automation on grand clock sound to get played per hour
Increased volume level on refrigerator & clock noise 🎚️

grand walrus May 21, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Heyo folks, happy Friday! Today's developer diary is here~ ☀️
Yesterday the team focused mainly on the buildings. We revisited the designs, adding missing parts and continuously making improvements - got to make sure to provide the coziest home possible for our precious Coral Island residents which will show each of their unique personalities! 🌴 🏡 🌴

May 20th, 2021

Continue Vineyard Manor exterior design concept
Pushed Pablo’s room previs to engine
Finished Rafael’s room previs
Blacksmith Living Room & Garage concept
Finishing Carpenter Interior 🪵 🪚 🪑
Continue General Store living room previs
Continue mine level concept & blockout
Mine lobby ver.2 blockout
Revised Connor House Exterior
Cabin house concept
Fixed Scott & Charles’ house props
Fixed missing wall transition in Scott & Charles’ house
Fixed mesh collision in Scott & Charles’ interior
Add translucent function to glass material
Continue sculpting Emily + Jack
Continue NPC Pose Idle Animations (Dinda & Joko)
Player Scavenging animation (Start + Idle)
Continue test animation work on Alice
Texture Fishes 🐠 🐟 🐡
Polishing Archie Heart Cutscene
Preparing for 3d animation
Continue shop hours UI
Diving sign & shop rug concept
Optimize diving particles
Diving UI functionality
Drone call function & behavior
Fixing interaction component
Continue day end recap, income recap, escape menu UI
Fixed relationship UI & end day bugs 🐛 🔨 🧑‍💻
Option Menu Save and Close Bug WIP
Add Background Overlay & Block Input Pause Menu to Mail UI
CharCuz outfit
Continue tweaked rtpc automation on grand clock sound to get played per hour
Implement door sounds for NPC on farm house
Set physical materials on all Scott & Charles surfaces interior
Temple music implementation ✨ 🙏 ✨

grand walrus May 22, 2021, 4:55 AM

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Good timezone, and happy weekend everyone! ✨🌼 🐣 🌼✨
Yesterday the team tackled a lot of NPC animations (they’re alive and kicking!), as well as created signs for diving and mining areas. ⛏️ 🤿
They are super nice looking, we are in love! We sure you’ll love it as much as we do~ approve2

May 21st, 2021

Continue vineyard manor exterior design exploration 🍇 🧑‍🌾 🍇
Continue mine levels concept
Finished temple gate design
Created interior props (wood cabin & beach shack)
Continue mine lobby previs
Texturing store carpets
Pushed Rafael’s room previs
Started modeling lab & blacksmith living room prop
Made blockout for Store Carpets, Diving Sign, Mine Sign
Finished sculpting Emily & Jack
Imported in all-new sculpts to engine
Continue NPC pose idle animations (Joko, Kenny, Lily, Yuri, Scott, Dinda, Surya)
Character Idle animation (Sneeze & Blowing Nose) 🤧 💦
Kids Confused & Excited Idle Animation
Continue polishing Archie heart cutscene
Implemented temple music
Added door sound events (player & NPC) to almost all interior & exterior portal triggers - Implemented sounds before diving
Fixing tile highlight in night time too bright
Changed wall translucency behaviour in Scott & Charles house interior
Drone material 🤖 💤
Created blinking portrait for dialogue
Preparing for 3d animation
Charcuz UI update: body type & appearance tab
Diary tab UI
Fixing interaction component
Continue day end UI
Finishing income recap
Day end title
Mute/unmute button in escape menu.
Shipping Bin UI Update
Finishing diving UI
Make logic for drone emotion
Access beacon inventory from drone
Integrating drone options (exit/beacon inventory) with new UI
Charcuz body types, skin & hair custom color 🌈💇
Added option to debug print lux value (disabled by default)
Fixed dialog selection

grand walrus May 25, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Hello, Friends of Coral Island! ✨ We hope everyone is doing okay today~ 🙏
Yesterday was a hectic Monday for the team - more interior concepts completed, more NPC animations were done, bugs were found and fixed. We're chasing our goals at full speed! 🏁 🏎️ 💨
Also, psst - we welcomed a new developer who will help beautifully illustrating our Coral Island! 👩‍🎨

May 24th, 2021

Continue vineyard manor exploration concept
Blacksmith Living Room & Garage concept
Blacksmith workspace prop uv (model finished)
Modeling blacksmith & lab props
Added General Store living room previs to the game
General Store living room & lab previs
General Store bedroom blockout
Continue store carpets texturing
Museum lobby interior concept 🏺 🏛️ 🏺
Beach shack theme props
Mines Level 1-5 Concept
Mines Props Concept
Fixing Dinda’s face & sculpting Rafael
Explore NPC blinking in dialogue (turn on and off for blinking) ✨ 😉 ✨
Material portrait for dialogue
Change expression type
Pablo, Rafael, Scott, Surya, Noah, Jack, Ling, Sam, Suki’s Idle Animation
Continue hair rigging
Improving Player jogging to idle, charcuz/ default Idle, (redacted) animation
Continue sound before diving
Updated music transition rules on day end music
Added ambience sound before entering diving 🎶 🤿 🎵
Tested player get coin sound implementation
Continue diary UI
Fixed crash when finding beacon
Fixed bug beacon cannot detect new generated trash
Continue implement drone finding beacon behavior
Readjusted diving respawn system
Added functionality to respawn trash after/before beacon found & prevent spawn when near trash
Continue working on shipping bin 📥 📤
Updating charcuz (body mass, face)
Created & Implement Popup Message UI on Quest UI & Mail UI

grand walrus May 26, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Hello again, Farmers! 👋
Firstly, we’d like to wish our Buddhist friends a Happy Vesak Day today.
May this commemorative day bring you joy, peace, and tranquility. 🙏

Yesterday was filled with brainstorming. We’re continuously improving diving and skill tree, in terms of the system and logic. Character customization side is also more polished now! ✨ Woot woot!

May 25th, 2021

Continue Vineyard Manor design exploration 🏡
Continue Museum Lobby interior concept
Blacksmith Living Room & Garage concept
Blacksmith workspace uv model
Finished Lab prop models and UVs
Beach shack concept
Continue sculpting Rafael
Revising Dinda model
Continue idle animations (Noah, Connor, Theo, Randy, Joko, Kenny, Rafael, Pablo, Luke)
Continue hair rigs adjustment
Set tools amination on diving + idle animation & SK on NPC map
Brainstormed anim locomotion diving
Rigged Emma’s taco truck 🌮
Catalog book interaction sound
Added electrical equipments noise (tv, lamp, refrigerator, rice cooker, microwave) in Scott & Charles’ house
Set play time for rice cooker & microwave sounds ⏱️
Adjusted reverb setting for small, medium, large room
Revised diving & mining sign concept
Additional HUD elements & Diary UI 📖
Material portrait for dialogue & size portrait texture
Working on tile Highlight (detection, color)
Fixed max weekly gift message bug
Implementing drag and drop in shipping widget & quick transfer.
Fixed music end of day and diving still play
Charcuz:
• Select mesh per body type & Replicate skin color + hair color
• Select + Save skin color & Custom + Save skin color
• Jaw, nose, lip, eye 👄 👀
• Widget, left right selection & updated UI for face tab
Add mail material UI & implement mail tag new to player mailbox
Fixed text 'receive new mail' not show when interact new mailbox
Create sample mail with gift and mail with side quest
UI: Town Tasks UI update

grand walrus May 28, 2021, 4:36 AM

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Hiya folks! Ready for another developer diary? ✨
Yesterday the team continued beautifying the island - Ben's Caravan and Emma’s Taco Truck were the highlights of the day! Both are now ready to serve the Islanders with good stuff only. Can’t wait for you to see Coral Island’s specialties! 🌮

May 27th, 2021

Ben’s caravan revisit 🚙
Continue Mine lobby
Previs Forest Temple Gate
Continue Museum lobby concept
Continue Blacksmith living room & garage concept
Continue Blacksmith props & workspace texture
Continue Lab + Lab props model & UV
Blockout task for Observatory, Green House & Shed (Vineyard)
Beach Shack props
Paint over outside Coral Inn area
Continue sculpting Rafael & Jack + texturing Sam
Continue NPC Idle pose animation (Eva, Randy, Luke, Ben, Bree, Leah)
Setup waypoint Emma’s Taco truck
Rig lucky cat on Charles & Scott’s room
Set & test Carpenter waypoint
Added trigger TV on when NPC sit on sofa 🛋️
Player washing [redacted] animation
Kiln & furnace concept
Cavern sign update
UI Icons (Sand, Gates, Fences, Bed)
Diary UI improvements
Updated charcuz music, added extra layer to temple music
Fixed exit issue on day end, diving music & temple music
Reworked on consume item sound assets
Fixed door sound not trigger for NPC & duplicated sound when catching small fish 🎣
Polishing charcuz & worked on button
Worked on mastery: ⛏️
• Tracking system & mastery level up based on how many points the player have
• Unlocks stuff based on mastery level
Worked on diving: 🤿
• Reformat diving respawn data
• Added sand floaties
• Fixed bug beacon count reset after reenter diving level & found on non cluster area
• Fixed wrong number of object respawned in diving level
• Setup missing waypoint portal
Added events triggers for planting, harvesting, destroying, fishing, NPC gifting, relationship up, etc

grand walrus May 29, 2021, 4:03 AM

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Good [timezone] everyone, happy weekend from Coral Island! 🏝️ ☀️
The team got a lot of new things, work-in-progress, and improvements for buildings, character animation as well as in-game mechanics that we’ve worked on yesterday.
We’ve also prepped the contents for May Developer Update - get ready for good surprises coming soon! ☺️

May 28th, 2021

Continue Ben’s caravan & vineyard manor exterior revisit
Continue mine & museum lobby
Continue lab props
Revised Blacksmith Living Room concept & Garage color
Finishing Blacksmith props texture
Update Blacksmith’s interior wall mesh & texture
Spring Fest revisit 🌸 🍶
Texture Sam & sculpting Rafael
Hair shader
Continue Sitting animation
Continue Idle NPC Animation (Jim, Kira, Macy, Eva, Leah)
Washing [redacted] animation
Carpenter animation waypoint
New Diving and Mining Signs Blockout
Blockout Kiln Variants and Furnace for testing
Sand deposit on destroyed particle
Create and set FX emitter for sand deposit
Continue creating kiln variants, furnace & barrel
Fish icons (King Red Arwana, Redsnapper, Pufferfish, Swordfish) 🐠 🐟 🐡
Taco truck sounds
Set physical material & changed collision complexity on woodland pavement
Lowered music volume level & increased doors volume level
Added button click sound on charcuz widget (face type)
Mastery level up based on how many points the player have
Unlocks stuff based on mastery level
Implemented Mastery Level based on the requirement curve
Fixed bug wrong number of object respawned in diving level
Added alpha access checkbox for world warping portal
Fixed crash when entering diving level by play from here
Added reduce music volume at diving map UI
Importing cutscenes dialogue
Polishing charcuz bp 🗣️ 💬
Implement Mail Runtime Data & Effect in Mail Subsystem & Save Load System
Completed the Community Projects system & UI (Task Board)
Fixed Escape menu bug
Working on Shipping Bin

grand walrus Jun 1, 2021, 5:10 AM

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Hello everyone,
Another month closer to Alpha. The wait won’t be long now~! 🤗
Yesterday the team continued working on crafting. The furnace and extractor concept is now in progress.
It looks great, and we’re excited to see how it will work soon! ✨

May 31st, 2021

Continue vineyard manor design
Continue lab UV and texturing
Blacksmith texturing
Modern gaming theme interior props
Continue museum lobby concept
Continue mine lobby B
Start mine exterior entrance
Paint over Inn path area
Giant Old Tree & Lake Temple concept
Beach & Spring festival concept 🏖️ 🌸
Texture Dinda & Jack
Tweaking Emily's hair
Sculpting Eva
Continue NPC idle animation (Frank, Macy, Emily, Betty, Zarah, Nina)
NPC preparing [redacted] & [redacted] animation
Continue animation waypoint for carpenter
VFX for washing [redacted]
Washing particle FX
Fixed watering can sound issue
Decreased volume level on door sound for player
Updated diving music to the latest music asset
Set world music decreased in volume level when entering the bridge on Pier
Added more morning spring music 🌄 🎵
Continue furnace & extractor concept
Save and load mastery
Fixed big object placement bug
Continue diary & TV UI
Continue Crafting Tab Notification when crafting finishes.
Continue to update Escape Menu.
Charcuz to player character data
Update index for pause menu & diary widget
Checking sound & music issue
Implement Unlock All Craft & Inventory Slot on Item Debug UI
Implement Search Item List By Id or Name on Item Debug UI
Editor Tools: Making NPC Tracking tool
Fixed shipping bin control text
Added notification on crafting 🔊 🔔

grand walrus Jun 3, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Hi friends, and Happy Pride Month! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜
You are valid and loved, so please remember to always be yourself and love yourself.
We assure you that this is a safe space and will always stay that way~ 🌈

Yesterday the team was working on many things, among them was plant polishing!
We updated the models of the forest canopy, trees as well as vegetables. 🫒 🌿 🌱
The vegetations in Coral Island are thriving and well, just like their human friends~

June 2nd, 2021

Vineyard Manor design revisit
Farmhouse & Lake Temple concept
Mine exterior entrance concept redo
Continue lab props texturing
Finished garage previs
Modern gaming room concept
Updated forest canopy, giant tree & ancient tree leaf style 🌳 🌲
Continue sculpting Eva, Rafael & Kenny
Finished Emily retopo
Continue NPC Idle animation (Anne, Zoe, Charles, Erika, Pablo, Ling, Jack, Paul)
Continue NPC cooking + sitting animation, Joko’s carpenter works animation
Modeled Extractor blockout mesh & sculpted new Scarecrow design blockout
Changed crops’ particle colour (carrot, soybean, strawberry) & leaf shape (potato, peas) 🥕 🍓
Worked on washing & footstep + footprint particle
Continue extractor concept
Working on material icons
Continue test door sound
Modified shaking fruit tree & shipping bin sound assets
Added watering impact sound to tilled soil
Dialog sounds
Title screen + load menu update
Continue working on escape menu & shipping bin
Fixed crafting bug
Working on crafting quests & selection indicator
Added debris collision reaction
Updated diving map panel
Adjusted tree behaviour & weather behaviour
Added ranch trigger event & edit fishing trigger event
Updating Skill Tree & Relationship UI
Working on Shop UI (added background & dialogue + interact prompt message) 🛍️ 🛒

grand walrus Jun 4, 2021, 4:16 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, Coral Island future residents! ✨
Among the exciting things that the team worked on yesterday, the highlight was Kible animation.
We can now see the super cute Kible swimming idly on the sparkling ocean around the diving area! 🤿
Beep boop, Kible bot, ready on the diving spot! 🌊 🤖 🌊

June 3rd, 2021

Continue farmhouse designs
Lab texturing
Worked on interior props
Blacksmith living room previs & garage previs and wall
Continue Mine entrance
Modeling & texturing Mine lobby
Mine entrance 3d blockout & clean lines
Abandoned Villa exploration
Lake Temple concept coloring
Modern gaming room theme 🎮 🖥️
Fixed palm tree leaf material
Base texturing Dinda
Continue sculpting Eva & rig Sam
Continue NPC Idle pose (Dippa, Millie, Paul, Anne)
Sitting & cooking animation
Carpenter work animation
Set animation waypoint
Blendshapes for Charcuz
Footstep and footprint particle based on surface 🐾 🐾
Added more dialog sound events (next/continue dialog, dialog completed)
Replaced on show & on hide widget sound assets
Dialog sound implementation
Shipping bin concept
Kiln, furnace & extractor icons
Cleaned and/or refactored diving code
Implemented diving introduction quest
Preparing Kible wandering animation
Continue Escape menu (freezing, back to game button)
Fixed bug when loading game from escape menu causing crash
Updating Shipping Bin 📥 📤
Updating crafting widget, changing the crafting selection texture color
Tweaked extractor unlock questline
Continue Skill tree
Inventory header improvement
Shop UI (change shop item list position, change item detail size)
Updated dialog UI
Dialogue (test sound, add custom honorific & split text symbol)
Dialogue animation start & end

grand walrus Jun 5, 2021, 5:17 AM

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Greetings, Islander! 👋
Yesterday the team added more NPC’s idle animations - you’ll soon be able to see Joko’s busy doing his carpentry works, hammering, drilling, and painting! 🛠️ 🖌️ 🪛
However, he will take it easy with his work this weekend, as you should too!
We wish you a peaceful and relaxing weekend~ 🍵 ☕ ✨

June 4th, 2021

Continue Farmhouse design
Continue on Mine entrance
Sculpting gate for Mine lobby
Continue modeling Pablo’s room props
Updated Lab interior textures 🧬🔬 🧑‍🔬
Abandoned Villa concept exploration
School exterior design
Lake Temple concept
Refining Old Tree path
Modern gaming room concept
Finished sculpting Eva
Rig Dinda, Rafael retopo
Created base textures for Emily
Continue NPC idle animation (cooking, sitting) 🥘 🧑‍🍳 🍳
Continue fixing some NPC poses (Dinda, Yuri)
Continue Joko carpenter work animation
Created [redacted] for Pufferfish introduction
Footstep & footprint particle
Ripple particle for puddle surface
Shipping bin concept
Mining icons & tools
Alpha map
Crafting recipe unlock
Reworked dialog sound assets
Added rooster sound assets for day begin 🌄 🐓 🔊
Reworked on put item to trash can sound
Added upgrade / repair function for bridge to temple
Adjusted requirement on kiln, recycling machine & extractor
Dynamic interaction message on item processor
Tweaked extractor unlock questline
Fixed bug Kible not spawned
Diving tile highlight
Dialog (test sound, add custom honorific & symbol for split text)
Options menu video settings
Added NPC Tracking tool
Changed day end scroll
Implemented notifications on main hud
Changed right bottom toolbar & swap mouse input on Shop UI
Updating Skill Tree & Crafting Tab
Worked on Inventory tab

grand walrus Jun 8, 2021, 4:31 AM

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🏖️ Hello friends, and happy World Oceans Day! 🏝️
We have free wallpapers up for grabs in #🖼coral-images-official! 📢
Hope you all like it as much as we do~ ✨

Yesterday’s highlight was the new Scarecrow. The design was inspired by one of the mythical creatures from Indonesia. It’s super cute and cool at the same time~
(Hopefully the crows will still be scared of it!)
Do look forward to crafting it soon!

June 7th, 2021

Continue Farmhouse design
Continue School exterior design 🏫 🧒 🚸
Creating Mine entrance & elevator concept
Continue modeling Pablo’s room prop & uv
Worked on lab texture & lab props
Continue refining Temple & Abandoned Villa sketch
Festival souvenir booth design
Brainstorming for Inn lounge room
Beach and Villa Exterior
Sculpting Pablo
Finished Rafael retopo
Rigging Emily
Continue footstep/footprint particle
Create water splash particle
Charcuz Blendshapes
Sculpted super cute Scarecrow
Continue Idle NPC animation (sit, talk, laugh)
Continue Joko’s painting animation
Create more mining icons
Continue day end mastery
Continue quest tab update
Day end crafting recipe
Various HUD update & concept
Continue dialog & interior sounds
Added on show & on hide sounds to sign post & bulletin board panels
Bundles system
Fixed bug player able to harvest scavengable when bag is full
Fixed crash entering diving
Added world blocker for alpha
Updating Shop UI (multibuy)
Working on inventory header
Equipment slot & coin sound when day begin logic WIP
Animate dialogue 🗣️ 💬 🗨️
Updated notification on Main Hud (skill upgrade, crafting, cooking)
Updated workpoints data format
Handle transitional waypoints
Added stop animation for dialog widget

grand walrus Jun 9, 2021, 6:19 AM

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Hi folks, how's your day going?
Yesterday the team continued full speed to tackle more things on our list.
The highlight of the day was the Pet House concept. Your future pet will soon have a cute and cozy home of their own! 🐱 🐶 🐰 ❤️ 🏘️

June 8th, 2021

Continue Inn lobby design
Continue Mine lobby & elevator concept
Sculpt Mine lobby gate
Continue finishing lab
Pet house exterior design
Continue Beach & Villa concept
Pablo’s room props uv & texture
Festival souvenir booth design
Modeling & unwrapping general store living room
Footstep and footprint particle based on surface
Fixing fish school error 🐠 🐟 🐡 🐋
Continue sculpting Pablo, baking Rafael & texturing Theo
Continue idle sit, laugh, cooking animation
Animated small trash & revisit big kelp
Start working on the festival props
Imported in Scarecrow
Finished Blendshapes for Charcuz
NPC Idle Pose (Walter, Sunny, Emma)
Rigged small trash
Crafting recipe, level skill up, quest added sound assets
Explored typewriter sounds
Reworked level up sound
Chikin with chiklet 🐓 🐤 🐥 🐣
Updated a few HUD
Monster scarecrow icon
Stonegate & stone floor concept
Fix NPC bug
Updating Shop, Quest & Day End UI
Continue inventory header
Continue working on Shipping Bin
Dialog issue & debug
Equipment slot
Fixed alpha area blocker collision
Fixed signpost panel arrow bug
Added custom honorific to dialog
Fixed opacity issue at dialog panel
Implement NPC Tracker editor tool
Add new enum & updated item type for equipment

grand walrus Jun 10, 2021, 4:25 AM

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Greetings Islander, hope today will be a good day for us all! goatlove2
Yesterday was a blast for the team, and the highlights of the day were a new concept and new in-game models for your favorite farm animals, Chicken and Chicklets! 🐓 🐤
These adorable (and kind of sus? sus ) creatures will soon be roaming on your farm~

June 9th, 2021

Inn kitchen & lobby concept design
Continue Mine lobby & elevator concept
Mine lobby modeling + UV
Sculpted Gate Mine lobby
Texture Pablo’s room props
Continue modeling & unwrapping General Store living room props
Continue Lakeside Garden design
Festival booth/kiosk design
Continue beach and villa concept 🏖️ 🏡 🏝️
Javanese theme interior props
Cherry blossom festival blocking
Sculpting Pablo & refining his face structure
Fixing Rafael's normal bake
Rigged Theo
Finalizing charcuz
Modeled Placeholder Construction Signs
Retextured Mine rocks
Sculpted cute chicklets 🐤 🐥 🐣
NPC Idle animation (Randy, Erika, Pablo)
Continue NPC Sit + Read animation
Continue rigging small trash
Fixing issue with glass & water material in Lab
Create material for lava lamp
Worked on sand footprint
Reworked & implemented level up sound & inventory sound
Tested chicken & gold sounds
Added weather state to rooster sound (play on sunny weather) ☀️ 🐓 🔊
Continue chicken & chicklet
Kible icons
Continue fish concept & icons
Various HUD update
Working on bundles & Shop Hours UI
Updating Shop & Day End UI
Add stop event when skipping cutscene
Fixed bug when fast scrolling in header, the fade animation stopped/not executed.
Updating skill tree, shipping bin, inventory
Equipment slot
Added chance to produce loose seeds for Trees outside of the farm
NPC Tracker update: add schedule selectors, more data
Sleep choice dialog 🛌 ✅ ❌

grand walrus Jun 11, 2021, 4:27 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening Farmers! 🌾🧑‍🌾 🌾
Yesterday the team finished more building concepts, & one of them is the Coral Inn! 🏨
The lobby now looks grand and warm at the same time, ready to welcome guests, both Coral Island residents and visitors. Alice and Suki are looking forward to meeting you!

June 10th, 2021

Continue Inn lobby design revisit
Continue modeling + unwrapping general store living room props
Fixed Blacksmith living room proportion
Pablo’s props texturing
Continue Mine lobby modeling & UV for gate & wall
Continue Mine elevator & plantation blockout
Continue Beach & Abandoned Villa concept
Javanese theme interior props
Added animated material on glass tubes
Continue Cherry Blossom Festival blocking ✨🌸 🎊
[redacted] festival layout
Finished sculpting Pablo
Created Base Texture for Rafael
Continue lava lamp material
New character master material
Continue NPC idle animation (Dinda)
Continue sit, read, and walk animation
Rigging large trash & kelp
Continue opening cutscene
Check blendshape issue on charcuz
Fitting Body types, Farmers Outfit & Diving Suit 🥾 🧤 🤿
Continue adjusting volume level
Continue inventory UI sounds implementation
Adjusted volume level on music bus when dialog widget pop up
Added [redacted] sound
Created fish & pigeon concept 🐟 🐦 ✍️
Recycling machine concept
Updated debug & sleep choice dialog
Pufferfish scenario logic
Added upgrade object gameplay effect
Updating shop, day end & bundles UI
Equipment subsystem & slot system
Created New Skill Mastery Menu Debug Widget
Implemented Add Skill Point & EXP Point on Skill Mastery Debug UI
Updated diary master text
Added an Overview Graph for Quests
Updated Shipping Bin, Inventory, Skill tree
Fixed Header Color Switch Bug 🐛💨 🏃 💢

grand walrus Jun 12, 2021, 5:41 AM

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Hello Islanders, and happy weekend! 🌄
Yesterday's highlight was the Mine’s design. The gates and the lobby are almost done, showing their unique features that will surely intrigue you.
Be ready to enter and start your adventure soon! ⛑️ 🥾 ⛏️

June 11th, 2021

Continue modeling & unwrapping General Store living room props
Finished Pablo’s room texture
Continue Mine lobby gate modeling & UV
Continue Abandoned Villa & beach
Javanese theme interior props
Continue Lakeside & Library interior design
Beach & Abandoned Villa Concept
Continue Inn kitchen concept design 🍳🧑‍🍳
[redacted] festival terrain blockout
Continue Cherry Blossom festival blocking
Continue NPC walk animation
Continue opening cutscene
Rigging kelp
Animation waypoint for General Store
Sculpting Scott, fixing Eva & Pablo model
Modeled Placeholder Recycling Machine & Pigeon
Sculpted Construction Outfit ⛑️ 🦺
Finishing waypoint offset of Carpenter
Fish icons
Replaced [redacted] sound
Added placeholder sound notification for quest, cooking, crafting, & skill earn
Adjusted interior lab ambience noises & added clock, electrical noises
Set physical materials on interior lab surfaces & park lab ground
Continue test NPC schedule
Bundles quantity & item quality conditions
Updating shop, day end & skill mastery debug UI
Continue pufferfish scenario logic
Equipment subsystem
Mining levels: Implement levels cap for Alpha & fixed checkpoint levels calculation
Replaced recycler mesh & adjusted recycler data
Upgraded component gameplay effect & requirement

grand walrus Jun 15, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Hello, Friends of Coral Island! How’s your day going? 👋
Yesterday the team continued working in full throttle mode!
Coral Island Lighthouse concept is almost done, and will be ready soon to light up the island! Now visitors from another island can visit without any navigation issues. 🛳️
The residents are also loving it, as we’ve also prepared a place where they can just sit, relax and admire the beautiful lighthouse and ocean view. 🍹

June 14th, 2021

Inn kitchen design revision
Library interior concept 📚 📖 🖋️
Lighthouse & Pier concept
Abandoned Villa & Beach Area concept
[redacted] exterior concept
Blacksmith living room props modeling & UV
General Store living room props texturing
Continue Mine lobby texturing
Javanese theme interior props
Forest set dress concept
Continue [redacted] festival
Sculpting Scott
Retopo Eva
Rigging Rafael
Sculpt Chicklet & Pigeon 🐦 🐤 💨
Continue NPC animation (walk, sit, read newspaper)
Player entering Mine Lobby cutscene animation
Adjusted Farm Machines
Finished Charcuz assets for Alpha
Charcuz clothing icon
Maple key
Acorn & Pine Cone
Checked rainy sound when diving
Added kelp on collided sound
Added on hit tree sound
Added surface area actors around pier area for puddle footstep sounds
Set UI sounds on main UI widget
Docs for bundle system
Save player location when they go to bed
Fixed packaging error
Diving spawn rate experiment
Disable beacon suctioning
Check quality API for world & diving scavengable
Updating Shop UI 🛍️🛒✨
Updating Skill Mastery debug UI
Continue day end UI
Charcuz add assets and update
Equipment subsystem init and save
Fixed breakpoint on mastery recap
Added animation to wbp shop opening
Updated skill tree (modify skill category, fix centering issue)
Update crafting (fix centering and sizing issue, sort feature)
Inventory Escape button

grand walrus Jun 16, 2021, 4:53 AM

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Hi folks! Yesterday was a good working day, we paced through without a hassle.
The highlight of the day was the Javanese traditional room concept, it was nicely done! There is even a beautiful Javanese instrument called Saron inside the room~

Also, an announcement! We are now opening volunteer recruitment for Community Associate to help our team! If you are interested, head out to #server-update and apply from there. Looking forward to having you soon! laugh2

June 15th, 2021

Inn kitchen & lobby props design
Texturing General Store living + dining room props
Texturing Blacksmiths’ living room & Mine lobby
Working on Mine lobby wall, cart, props
Redesign Inn Pier & Lookout area
Museum modeling interior 🏛️ 🏺
Javanese theme interior props
Indonesian kosan (frat room) design
Temple & [redacted] concept exploration
Lab props concept (poster, rug)
Forest set dress
Sculpting Scott & baking Eva
Sculpting Pigeon & Chicken
Charcuz & diving suit body type update
Continue NPC sit, talk + touch screen animation
Continue blockout Mine lobby & town cutscene
Modeled MapleSeed, PineCone, Acorn
Rigged constructor placeholder ⛑️ 🦺
Added darker weed variant
Mossy rock texture transition
Added on collided kelp & trash diving sounds
Continue UI main menu sounds
Added water splash sound when player enters diving
Adjusted level & attenuation on refrigerator & computer noises in General Store
Acorn & Pine Cone icon
Sea Scavangeable icons (Oyster, Scallop, Mussel, Sea Snail) 🦪🐚
Save player location when they go to bed
Consumable system
Implement main quest
Updating shop & skill mastery debug UI
Equipment subsystem
Updated charcuz outfit and icon
Fixed body slider 🧍🎚️
Working on inventory menu escape button
Continue crafting & skill tree
NPC: Reset NPCs rotation on day end
Fixed pathfinding through the objects
Check POI text spacing and possible bugs

grand walrus Jun 17, 2021, 4:27 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, our dear farmers! 🌾🧑‍🌾 🌾
Our animation team has been busy tackling more NPC animations and cutscenes. Yesterday’s highlight was the cutscene for the player's first time walking into Town. An NPC would now be ready to give you a special something to help starting your adventure! 🎁

Last call for Community Associate recruitment! Check out #server-update for the details. Become a part of Coral Island Discord team! laugh2

June 16th, 2021

Continue sculpting Scott
Continue [redacted] poster in lab
Continue Mine lobby texturing
Temple & Inn pier concept
Blacksmith living room texturing
General Store living & dining room props texturing
Continue set dress
Continue [redacted] festival layout & blockout
Indonesian kosan (frat room) theme 🛏️ 🪑
Bath House exterior concept
Mine lobby floor circle sculpting
Pablo retopo
Baking Eva
Sculpting Scott
Joko and Dinda animation fx
Idle animations (sitting, talk, giggle, reading newspaper)
Cutscene of player 1st time walking into town
Fixed translucent tree falloff
Vine spline for forest
Double Kible's wave sensor radius
Updated forest small weeds textures
Updated mossy rock texture for forest map
Continue Sea Scavangeable items 🦪🐚
Enabled rainy sound when diving with volume & tone adjustment
Added extra layer on impact tools sound for hoe, pickaxe, & axe
Added on hit & on destroyed oak, pine, & maple tree sounds per stage
Mining lobby cutscene sound assets
Continue implement main quest 📜 🧑‍💻
Added new quest condition on (diving/mining) level enter
Diving sound assets & implementation
Prevent tile object spawn beneath diving anchor
Fixing diving enter sfx being cut
Continue order crafting from newest to oldest
Working on Map UI
Updating skill mastery debug UI
Completing charcuz
Continue on crafting (sorting, inventory header)
Continue on Skill Tree

grand walrus Jun 18, 2021, 4:23 AM

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Greetings, future residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
The Blacksmith building is one of the things we worked on yesterday.
Pablo’s room & the living room are done, now we’re working on Rafael’s room!
Rafael’s room is neater than Pablo’s, and has some cute knick-knacks, also looking warm like his personality~ ☺️

We’d like to say thank you to all the wonderful applicants for Community Associate! The application has been closed now.
After selection, we will reach out to successful applicants next week via DM.
Thank you and have a nice morning/afternoon/evening~

June 17th, 2021

Continue sculpting Scott
Brainstorming for Inn living room
Finishing Inn pier concept
Finished Blacksmith living room texture
Continue modeling Rafael’s room
Texturing General Store living & dining room props
Continue mine lobby texturing
Mine gate VFX & blocker concept
Revising beach & villa 🏖️ 🏨
Indonesian kosan (frat room) interior props
Continue retopo & bake Pablo
Sculpted Scott & Kenny
Rigged Eva
Continue Joko works’ FX (wood cut, drilling)
Improved body type slider
Block out Cutscene at Mining lobby & player’s house
Updated blendshape adjustment for body cut +diving & farmer outfit
Continue NPC walk animation
Improved radar FX
Change beacon color to yellow when coral is sick
Continue Fruit icons (Orange, Banana, Rambutan, Avocado, Plum, Durian) 🍌 🥑
Added floating drone sound assets
Fixed jump into water sound issue
Added stop events for drone scanning & ping sensor sounds
Increased indoor rainy sound
Added & implemented exterior lab noises (machine fan, pipe, water tank)
Continue check diving enter SFX being cut
Updating skill mastery debug UI
Updating Map UI 🗺️ 🧭
Finished unlock recipe recap at day end
Fixed income recap
Continue skill tree
Continue shop & inventory UI
Animated some UI
Finished charcuz select animation
Fixed big tree trunk translucency
Implemented Mail UI

grand walrus Jun 19, 2021, 5:35 AM

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Greetings, beloved Islander! 🌸
Yesterday the team continued working on interior designs for some buildings. We also improved the current ones and continued to polish the world!
PS: There is still a secret, unannounced place that we’re planning for you to discover in Alpha! Please look forward to discovering it~ 🔍 😉 ✨

June 18th, 2021

Continue Inn living room concept
Lookout area design
Texturing General Store living & dining room props
Texturing Mine lobby wall & ground
Continue Mine gate blocker and VFX
Museum interior props
Kosan (frat room) concept
[redacted] concept 👀 👻
Continue sculpting Scott, Jack & Kenny
Rigging Eva
Modeling Rafael's room props
Continue NPC walk animation
Character material WIP
Furnace particle FX
Kiln's fire & smoke particle FX
Tweaked vine generator
Modeled Office Outfit & Clerk Outfit for generic NPC
Shell & fruit icons 🐚 🥑
Continue diving sounds
Mine lobby cutscene sound assets
Added room tone, door open, & earthquake sound assets for mine lobby cutscene
Drone repairing & incoming message sound WIP
Fixed diving enter sound bug
Replaced beacon mesh
Changed beacon behavior
Continue fixing income recap issue
Updated behavior for income recap detail
Updating state & skill mastery debug UI
Added missing widget in Map UI
Working on relationship widget
Updating feedback UI at escape and title menu
Working on Quest UI 📜 🧑‍💻
Animate UI
Diving switcher component wip
Working on Inventory system
Skill Tree bug WIP

grand walrus Jun 22, 2021, 4:18 AM

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Heyo everyone,
With Alpha approaching soon, the team has been gearing up even more! We have been doing thorough checking as well as polishing for a lot of in-game models. The highlight was the Mine Lobby, which is looking even more majestic now with its current design.
Its mystery is waiting to unfold! 🔎 🧐 ✨

June 21st, 2021

Continue Inn living room design
Continue Mine gate blocker & VFX
Texture Rafael’s room prop
Museum interior blockout
Texturing General Store living & dining room props
Renew lab office layout with new props 🔬🧬
Continue [redacted] concept
Start sculpting Charles & Kira
Revised Scott model
Texturing Pablo
Dinda’s cooking animation particle FX 🧑‍🍳🍳
Continue NPC walk animation
Continue Kids Sit animation
Continue animation waypoints
Reposition & set animation on all interior houses
Fixed Big Kelp skin & blendshapes
Fixed maple tree’s translucent leaves animation issue
Crafting UI tabs
[redacted] concept
All beacon found sound asset
Reworked beacon send signal sound
Adjusted spline audio on lake area
Added stop event on repairing beacon sound
Fixing packaging issue
Continue new beacon behavior
Added drone stop repair SFX slot
Refactor diving code
Checking dialog issue
Updating state UI
Diving suit switcher component
Shortcut to menu
Updated player char code
Updated cutscene char code
Working on Skill Mastery Debug UI
Working on Skill Tree, Mail & Map UI
Updated text for NPC outfit 🗣️ 💬
WIP Quest + all inventory header notification.

grand walrus Jun 23, 2021, 4:02 AM

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Greetings friends, and welcome to another developer diary! 💌 🕊️
Yesterday the team finished one step of Alpha preparations! However, there are still many things to be done, including NPC animations. We have added even more idle animations and also tried some walk variations for NPCs! 🚶 💨

June 22nd, 2021

Coral Inn living room revisit
Inn painting exploration
Library’s interior design 📚 🪑
Texturing Rafael’s room props
Continue working on Mine lobby
Continue Mine gate concept
Continue [redacted] concept
Texturing General Store living & dining room props
Modelling [redacted]
Cherry blossom festival kiosk concept
Sculpting Charles & Kira
Texturing Pablo
Retopo Pigeon
Continue NPC sitting, eating & walking animation
Improved player sliding animation
Fixed elevator animation
Continue waypoint interior
[redacted] cutscene
Particle FX optimizing test
Continue Inventory Items concept
Standardized button placement for player UI
Updated skill tree UI
[redacted] concept
Duck & duckling sketch 🦆 🥚
Added inventory full sound
Checked & adjusted town music
Continue refactor diving code
Implement quest system to track diving onboarding
Continue dialog issue
Updating Inventory Display Category Shop UI
Set cutscene ambience sound & state audio cutscene
Updated logic to show mastery after level up
Checked dialog sound and music town issue
Fixed dialog pace too fast
Working on Shop UI (category, description)
Working on Quest UI (implement list view, list filter)
Working on Inventory UI (display category, notifications)
Updated cutscene ambience sound
Updated charcuz animation style
Rework shipping bin recap & back end logic 📥 📤

grand walrus Jun 24, 2021, 4:16 AM

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Hello, good people! Hope everyone is doing well today~ 🍀
Yesterday the team kept the production going at a good pace. We thoroughly rechecked all UIs and worked on some new concepts for buildings.
New ideas kept flowing and we felt refreshed! ✨

June 23rd, 2021

Finished texturing Rafael’s room 🧸
Electronic shop props
Finished texturing General Store living & dining room props
Start General Store props modeling & UV unwrapping
[redacted] & [redacted] concept
Continue on Mine lobby
Sculpt Charles & Kira
Rigging Pablo
Continue eating, sitting, walking animations
Continue waypoint animation
Continue checking NPC pace & body movement speed
Optimizing material for beacon suction FX & cooking particle FX
Adding particle to trash pile on hit
Reduced number of particle spawn
Improved Big Kelp animation
Retopo Pigeon 🕊️
Hover & slider sound on charcuz
Updated town music asset
Explored music transition when player enter building around town area
Continue Inventory items’ icons
Duck & duckling concept 🦆
Continue diving code refactor
Updating Quest UI (implement hover & select state + sound)
Continue checking dialog
Updated font size for player name
Updated shop panel animation
Updating shop code
Mining Level Triggers
Inventory header notif implementation on Crafting & Quest Tab + Skill Tree

grand walrus Jun 25, 2021, 4:58 AM

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Hello, dearest Islanders! How are you doing today? 🏝️
Among all the things we worked on yesterday, the highlight was the quail and baby quail’s concept.
We squealed (or should we say s-quail-ed?) in delight when we’re looking at the cute drawings! aww2

June 24th, 2021

Valentina’s room design
Modeling Blacksmith’s garage
Previz & model Ranch Interior 🐄
Finalize [redacted] concept exploration
[Redacted] concept
Working on mine gates
Revising Scott
Sculpting Charles
Rigging Pablo
Continue NPC walking, sitting & eating animations
Continue anim waypoint
Texturing pigeon
Modeled Clinic sign
Quail & quail chick concept
Goat & baby goat concept 🐐
Continue inventory items icons
Added music area trigger to buildings to make town music keep playing
Adjusted music fades into 3 seconds
Continue fixing shipping bin
Continue diving refactor
Updating quest UI (rewards, toolbar)
Continue dialog issue (update font, length & condition)
Animate UI
Fixed manual objects spawn
Continue working on inventory header notif 📢
Added conditional content of item category

novel flicker Jun 25, 2021, 11:59 PM

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Happy weekend, folks!
Yesterday our team continued to tackle a lot of things - bug fixing, brainstorming new concepts and polishing the features.
The highlight was Valentina's room, which not only looks cute but also bursting with her bubbly personality and endless creativity!

June 25th, 2021

Continue Valentina's room design
Blacksmith's garage props modeling & UV
General Store props modeling & UV
Updated General Store living and dining room
Updated Lab interior
Modeling Ranch's interior props
Continue [redacted] color exploration
[redacted] props design
[redacted] concept
Mine lobby gates
Sculpting Charles
Revised Pablo
Rigging Pigeon
Animation waypoints
Continue NPC walk animation
Player using tools animation
Continue inventory items icons
Llama & baby llama concept 🍼 🦙
Implemented alert sound for drone
Implemented charging sound on beacon
Rebalanced diving sounds
Shipping bin / item storage logic
Worked on coral nursery
Updating quest UI
Worked on dynamic dialog condition
Debug the start up intro
Mining: Added player montage variations option & level completed event
Updating blacksmith code 🔨
Worked on Item Debug UI
Updated Inventory tab

grand walrus Jun 29, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone! ✨
Yesterday, the team continued to tackle our tasks, as we got a lot on our plate!
The highlights of the day were Scott and Charles’ new models. After several revisions, the team all agreed that they look more detailed and consistent with their 2D concept now (and got even more stunning!)~ 😳 ❤️

June 28th, 2021

Continue Valentina’s room & props design
Continue [redacted] interior design
Texturing Blacksmith’s garage props
Model & UV Ranch interior props
Model & UV unwrapping General Store props
UV unwrapping & texturing gate in Mine lobby
Continue [redacted] concept
Diving theme 🌊🤿
Updated Tavern interior layout
Revising Charles
Retopo Scott
Sculpting Ling
Optimizing material and particle
Continue NPC walk animation
Continue Seeds icons
Town Board concept 📋📜
Updated town music asset
Added stop town music sound event
Added machines sound events & sound banks
Continue balancing diving sounds
Working on Dialog UI
Day end recap
Continue working on coral nursery
Fixed Inventory Category and Sub Category switcher
Continue crafting tab categorization update
Updating Quest UI
Fixed cutscene bug 🐛 🔍
Update dialogue widget

grand walrus Jun 30, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Hi folks! Time flies so fast, and now June is about to end. 📆
Yesterday the team finished all rooms’ interiors for Blacksmith’s building (one of the buildings that you’ll be able to enter in Alpha)! goatlove2
Soon you’ll be able to see the Sanchez brothers’ place & get a glimpse of how they live!

June 29th, 2021

Valentina’s room design revisit 🐳 🏄‍♀️
Macy’s room brainstorming
Mansion living room concept
UV unwrapping & texturing General Store props
UV unwrapping & texturing Mine gate
Finishing [redacted] design
[redacted] concept color
Fixing all props in Blacksmith building
Modeling & UV Ranch interior props
Diving theme concept
Sculpting Ling
Rigging & baking Scott
Check & optimize underwater material & particle
Fixing collision
Continue Lab animation waypoint 👩‍🔬 🔬
Continue NPC walk animation
Updating Diving UI
Diving in & out concept
Continue Inventory Items icons
Continue town music transition
Checked daytime music transition issue
Prototyping festival system
Continue Dialog UI
Updating Crafting tab UI
Updating Crafting Categorization UI
Fixed packaging error
Working on Diving (fixing bug, update coral nursery)
Updating Quest UI
Fixed dialog & crash bugs 🧑‍💻 💢

grand walrus Jul 1, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Greetings, fellow Islanders! Finally, June has gone and July has come~ ☀️
Yesterday, in addition to preparing the monthly developer update, the team also continued working on the diving system. We created more concepts for diving maps and improved the diving system even more. Be ready to explore the underwater soon~ 🌊 🐡 🤿 🐠 🌊

June 30th, 2021

Continue Macy’s room design 🦞✨
Texturing General Store props
Update Clinic & Lab interior
Continue [redacted] interior design
Continue Mansion living room concept
Modeling Museum lobby props
Modeling & UV Ranch interior props
Continue the diving theme
Alternative texture design for mine lobby gates
Continue sculpting Ling
Retopo Charles
Rig Scott
Animation waypoints
Continue NPC walk animations 🚶‍♀️🚶 🚶‍♂️
Continue Inventory items
Offering UI WIP
Prototyping festival system
Continue working on dialog
Working on coral nursery
Worked on the diving system (beacon, trash cleaning)
Blacksmith upgrade UI animation + code update
Checking cutscene
Crafting Categorization UI Update
Checked category filter not working
Fixed layout for new button cluster
Worked on debug menu
Tool upgrade tracker subsystem
Blacksmith panel WIP ⚒️ 🔨

grand walrus Jul 2, 2021, 4:54 AM

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Happy Friday, everyone! ✨
Yesterday’s highlight was the Museum donation system. As one of the buildings that will be available in Alpha, you’d be able to explore the museum lobby and donate basic artifacts that you can find in the game. These items might be used to piece together the lore and history of Coral Island! 🔍🕵️

July 1st, 2021

Brainstorming Eva’s room design
Tavern 2nd floor design
Noah's room concept
Mansion living room concept
Continue modeling & texturing General Store props
Continue UV mapping Ranch interior 🐮🐔
[redacted] props design
Continue Diving theme
Continue alternative texture design for Mine lobby gate
Continue retopo Charles
Continue sculpting Ling
Fixed Idle animations (sitting, reading) 🛋️ 📚
Continue NPC walk animations
Mining Cutscene
Updating animation waypoints
Continue working on crafting item icons
Continue offering UI
Llama & baby llama concept
Reworked on gold sound assets
Implemented Mine lobby music
Added player jump into mine hole sound
Crafting category filter implementation
Change Escape Menu button order
Museum donation system
Continue working on dialog
Diving level set up
Fixed shipping bin bug
Working on Festival subsystem 🌸 🎉
Added tracking subsystem for player & NPC
Blacksmith panel & button

grand walrus Jul 3, 2021, 4:41 AM

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Happy weekend, fellow Farmers!
Yesterday’s highlights were Llama & Luwak’s concept. Both are looking super cute and incredibly llama-zing! Ranching won’t be available in the initial Alpha release yet, but we might have another cute little surprise for you~ 🐾

July 2nd, 2021

Finishing General Store props 🍎 🛍️
Continue Macy’s room design
Eva’s room design exploration
Noah's room concept
[redacted] props design
Texturing Ranch Interior props
Pier set dress
Continue Mansion living room concept
Alternative texture design for Mine lobby gate
Continue sculpting Ling
Revising Charles model
Continue Mining Lobby cutscene ⛏️ ⏯️
Continue NPC walk animations
Animation waypoint
Modeled placeholders
Continue Gate FX
Continue gold sound 💰 🔊
Rework beacon sound
Set music when entering buildings & town area
Continue drawing artifacts
Llama & baby Llama concept 🦙 💨
Luwak & baby Luwak concept
Updating Diving area UI
Festival system
Working on Diving system
Checking dialog
Continue fixing bugs within the crafting tab
Blacksmith Panel WIP
Crafting Category Filter Implementation
Change Escape Menu Button Order
Museum donation system 🏛️ 📥

grand walrus Jul 6, 2021, 6:38 AM

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Hello Islanders, welcome to another developer diary! 💌 📭
Yesterday the team kept on working full steam ahead towards Alpha. The highlight of the day was Eva’s room design. Even though she currently lives in Coral Inn, her room will still show her sweet, happy-go-lucky personality as well as her modest lifestyle~

July 5th, 2021

Continue Eva’s room design
Noah's room concept
Continue [redacted] props design
Tavern room design
Continue Mansion kitchen concept
Continue texturing Ranch interior
Continue texturing Pier props & set dress
Continue modeling Museum interior
Continue working on Mine gates
Continue finishing General Store props 🛍️🛒
Revising Ling
Sculpting Leah 💁‍♀️✨
Revising Charles
Mine Gates VFX
Continue opening cutscene
Continue mining cutscene
Continue Idle animation
Animation waypoints & retarget animation
Update inventory description
Diving UI
Luwak & baby Luwak concept
Continue Mine lobby sounds
Implemented carpenter working sound
Rework day town music asset 🏘️ 🎵
Working on Festival system
Charging tools system
Checked & updated diving spawn result
Adjusted diving cluster objects
Checked & fixed dialog 🗣️ 💬
Blacksmith panel WIP

grand walrus Jul 7, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Heyo folks! Hope everyone is having a great day~ 🌞
Yesterday the team got plenty of tasks done. The highlight were Noah’s room concepts. All concepts are so interesting, and we’re still exploring which one will match his character best! Can you guess what will be in it? 🪐👽☄️

July 6th, 2021

Continue Coral Inn room design
Noah’s room concepts
Continue Mansion kitchen concept
Continue Tavern room concept & blockout
[redacted] concept
Continue texturing Ranch interior
Continue texturing General Store props
Fixed some Electronic Shop prop models & materials ⚡🔌
Continue Pier vertex paint + texture props
Added light to Scott & Charles’ house interior
Added new & improved town signs
Continue sculpting Leah
Continue Idle animation
Continue working on cutscenes
Continue Blacksmith animation ⚒️ 🔥
Continue Luwak & baby Luwak
Continue Sheep & baby Sheep
Town music
Check encoding issue
Charging tool system 🌳 🪓
Continue trash respawn rule & limit
Check sound issue
Working on notification inventory
Blacksmith panel WIP
Checked & fixed dialog issue
Working on festival system
Updated map UI

grand walrus Jul 8, 2021, 4:33 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, dear Islanders! 🏝️
Yesterday, we continued to make many improvements to the game. The highlight was the finished model of the Ranch. Jack and Kenny are now preparing the store supplies, and they will be ready to open soon! Although this building will not be accessible yet for Alpha 0.01, you will get to visit here after the Ranching feature is available~ wavechicken 🐔

July 7th, 2021

Continue Coral Inn room design
Mansion kitchen design
Betty's room design
Finished texturing Ranch Interior
Continue General Store props
Revised Electronic Shop interior
Revised Lab interior ⚗️🔬
Tavern props modeling
[redacted] concept
Sculpting Leah
Retopo Ling
Base Texture Scott & Charles
Continue NPC idle animation
Continue working on cutscenes ✂️ ⏯️
Animation waypoint
Continue inventory items
Sheep & baby Sheep concept
Cutscene sounds
Building construction sounds 🏗️ 🔊
Checked & tested NPC dialog
Tool charging
Blacksmith panel
Festival system
Working on Map UI 🗺️ 🖥️
Diving map select UI
Updating Map UI
Fixed packaging error
Standardize quality icon size

grand walrus Jul 9, 2021, 4:26 AM

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Hello, our dearest Friend of Coral Island! 👋
Yesterday was another productive day at work, filled with brainstorming and discussions. We revisited some buildings and revised the concepts to improve them.
However, the highlight of the day was Leah’s stunning 3D model, which got everyone on our team rethinking their NPC choice to date! 🥺 💖

July 8th, 2021

Continue Coral Inn room concept 🏨🌴
Continue Betty's room concept
Continue Mansion’s room & hall concept
Continue modeling Tavern
Community Centre interior previs
Fixing Ranch interior
Revising Lab interior
Sculpting Leah
Retopo & bake Ling
Rigging Charles
Reskin Scott
Elemental Gate FX
Blacksmith animation
Continue working on cutscenes
Continue [redacted] concept
Continue inventory items
Continue building construction sounds
Implemented machine sounds
Implemented sound for placing items from inventory
Checked & tested NPC dialogue (Noah, Alice & others)
Tool charging
Continue diving map select UI
Fixing General Store UI
Readjust quality icon
Finishing Blacksmith panel
Working on Lab panel
Working on Quest 📜📌
Working on Shop UI
Update Escape Menu Settings Page

grand walrus Jul 10, 2021, 5:29 AM

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Happy weekend, everyone! goatlove2
Yesterday our team continued to improve the building interior concepts to match our NPCs’ personalities. While Leah & Ling’s 3D models are in development, at the same time we are also planning out their home, the colossal and luxurious Mansion. Although the building is a bit old, the interior of the rooms will still show a unique classic charm. ✨

July 9th, 2021

Continue Tavern room concept
Continue Hillside Manor interior 🍇 🏛️
Continue Mansion room concept
Continue Randy/Ling room
Continue previs & model Community Center interior
Continue model & UV Tavern props
Revising Leah & Ling
Sculpting Noah
Rigging Charles
Continue Idle animation
Continue cutscenes
Improved giant tree trunk texture 🌳🖌️
Revising description UI
Working on Relationship UI
Continue implementing machine sounds
Added & implemented charging tools sound
Updated mail system 📭 💌
Implement quests
Working on Quest UI
Continue festival system
Checking & fixing Settings bug
Updating Shop UI
Checking NPC dialogues (Emily & Randy)
Checking & debugging cutscene
Checking & fixing dialog

grand walrus Jul 13, 2021, 4:47 AM

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Greetings, soon-to-be Coral Island residents! laugh2
Yesterday the team continued to polish the environment as well as the buildings. The highlight of the day was the Hillside Manor concept.
Home of Walter, Bree, Luke, and Taco the naughty but cute Shiba Inu, this place will show a luxurious, roomy, and super pet-friendly interior~ 🐕 💕

July 12th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor living room exploration
Mansion rooms concept
Continue Randy/Ling room concept
Continue model Community Center interior
Tavern room interior design
Tavern props UV & baking
General Store props modeling
Socket Electronic interior revision 🔌 📺
Revising Leah
Sculpting Noah
UV bake Ling
Character customization revision
Animation waypoints
Player charging tools animation
Continue idle animation
Continue working on cutscene ✂️⏯️
Revising inventory items icons
Updating description on inventory UI
Diving sounds
Character customization SFX
Checking & fixing dialog
Updating Shop UI
Lab panel
Working on inventory item UI
Working on crafting items
Working on Diving system
Working on Quest system
Working on Mail system 📬 🐦

grand walrus Jul 14, 2021, 4:29 AM

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Hi folks,
Can’t believe it’s less than 3 weeks to Alpha now! The team feels nervous but also ecstatic, as always we kept revving our engine and finishing all tasks on our board. 📋 ✅
Yesterday’s highlights were Kenny, Kira and Jack’s new 3D models! The three of them now look way more detailed and polished than the previous, and will match well with the improved Ranch model!

July 13th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor living room design
Revisit Inn Room concept
Clinic interior concept 🩺 🏥
Mansion interior concept
Continue Randy & Ling room concept
Continue Community Center props model
Texturing Tavern props
General Store props set up
Sculpting Noah & Kira
Texture Ling
Revise Jack & Kenny
Revising character customization 🧍🎚️
Continue Cutscene
NPC Idle animation
Blockout trees
Continue charging tools animation
Animation waypoints
Revise inventory item icons
Updated crafting UI
Continue diving sounds
Town music system
Adjusted setting, level & pitch on some sounds
Implement quests
Checked & fixed town music
Lab panel 🔬 ⚗️
Fixed and updated Inventory UI info.
Fixing Settings bug
Checked quest dialog
Checking NPC schedule

grand walrus Jul 15, 2021, 4:53 AM

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Greetings, our dearest Farmers! wavestatic
Yesterday the team continued working on more interior concepts for some buildings. Among them was the Coral Clinic’s concept. 🏥 💉
We brainstormed on how to provide a cozy working space for Charles and Yuri, yet still giving off a clean, secure and calming vibes for the patients~ ✨👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️✨

July 14th, 2021

Continue Inn room revisit
Continue Clinic rooms concept
Continue model & UV props community center interior
Continue texturing Tavern 🍽️ 🍹
Continue Randy/Ling room concept
Retopo Leah
Sculpting Noah
Sculpted scavengable items
Continue blockout tree 🌴🌲
Mesh for banana tree
Continue cutscenes
Continue NPC idle animation
Animation waypoint
Charging tools animation
Continue inventory items
Worked on Mastery UI
Worked on Day end UI
Continue checking & fixing town music issue
Checking festival music 🎉 🔊
Continue fixing quest dialog bug
Continue fixing settings menu bug
Continue fixing inventory item bug
Updating Skill tree UI
Working on Lab panel
Working on pause menu
Debugging Blacksmith panel
Checked all in-game sounds

grand walrus Jul 16, 2021, 4:33 AM

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Hello! How do you do, fellow Coral Island residents? 🏝️
Yesterday the team kept on exploring various designs for the building interiors. After some research, we improved and expanded some areas.
The highlight of the day was Noah’s 3D model, which is a total show-stopper~ 😍 ✨
At the same time, we’re also texturing his workplace, the Tavern, which shows a cool ambiance, a perfect place for Coral Islanders to hang out!

July 15th, 2021

Hillside Manor dining room design. Various designs exploration
Kenny's room concept, explored the character, research, and whatnot
Kira's Cabin interior concept. What goes where
Continue Randy/Ling room design. Furniture picking! 🛋️
Continue texturing Community Center. Adjusted the props scales, further scaling improvement to the concept art to conform
Further improvements on Tavern exterior textures
Expanded Lab area, played around the play-space size. Too tight? Too wide?
Sculpting Noah. Yes.
Revising Leah, improved hair. Was great and now fab!
Rigging Ling
Scaled up Charles to the right one
Added various animation waypoints. Secret.
Continue NPC idle animation, [redacted] now can do [redacted]
Continue working on cutscenes
Player charging tools animation
Continue inventory item icons. Updated some designs for [redacted], still ongoing
Worked on Peafowl & Peafowl chick. Very cute! 🦚
Test new music system
Checked & updated UI sounds
Adjusted Mine music, improvements in volume. Still tweaking
Continue testing all audios & SFX
Fixed tool issue
Polishing confirmation prompt (WIP)
Implemented quests, testing soon
Lab panel 👩‍🔬
Fixed some crashes, bug hunting continues
Update EXP icon size
Updated gold count logic WIP
Other cool things!

grand walrus Jul 17, 2021, 6:34 AM

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Happy weekend, everyone! Hope you are doing well! ☀️
Yesterday the team did a thorough playtest of the game. We tried all the features, found and fixed some bugs, made tons of notes for improvements, and listed all the feedback. It was a super productive day! 🗂️ 🧑‍💻 🗃️

July 16th, 2021

Coral Inn room revisit
Hillside Manor dining room exploration
Kenny, Kira & Jack's room
Randy & Ling’s room coloring 🎨 🖌️
Mansion bedroom concept
Museum blocking
Texturing Community Center
Texturing Tavern
Revising Noah’s model
Revising Kira’s model
Skinning Ling’s model
Continue NPC idle animation
Improved Ling’s idle pose
Continue cutscenes
Animation waypoints
Revising hairstyle (character customization) 💇💈
Charging tools animation
Editing stamina display
Signs concepts
Inventory items’ icon
Fish icons 🐠 🐡
Continue testing festival music system
Check Mine music levels
Updated Mine lobby music & music asset
Fixed footsteps sound issue 👣 🔊
Modified notification sound
Edit sounds for tools
Continue testing audio & SFX
Working on Festival system
Updating logic for gold count 💰✨
Implement quests
Lab panel

grand walrus Jul 20, 2021, 6:11 AM

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Hello, Farmers!
First, we want to say Happy Eid al-Adha to everyone who celebrates it. 🕌 🌙
Eid Mubarak! 🙏 All of us at Stairway Games wishing you a joyful and blessed day~

Yesterday our team continued with the playtest, and checked every location in the game - We left no stone unturned. The highlight of the day was definitely the debugging - we collectively found and fixed a lot of bugs. Now onwards to more debugging days! 👾 👾 👾🔫

July 19th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor dining room & kitchen exploration
Continue Mansion concept
Kira & Jack’s room
[redacted] concept
Finishing Community Center room modeling
Texturing Museum 🏛️ 🖌️
[redacted] previs
Sculpting Lily
Worked on animation (diving, construction)
Modeled & textured signs 🚧👷
Continue cutscenes
Continue NPC idle animation
Set animation on waypoint
[redacted] concept
Checked music playback issue
UI sounds
Added sounds to crafting widgets
Setting Mine lobby music area
Revised footstep sound 👣 🔊
Revised gold sound assets
Playtest
Testing Quests
Bug fixes
Checked & added collisions
Update Skill Tree UI
Checked & test NPC dialogue
Loading screen WIP
Added item put & pick SFX
Cutscene debug
Fix Inventory UI crash
Updated town board & project UI 📋 ✅

grand walrus Jul 21, 2021, 4:35 AM

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Hello everyone,
Less than two weeks to Alpha! So many things to do, yet so little time~⏱️
Yesterday the team continued to playtest the game and set everything up. At the same time, our artists continue creating new interior concepts & modeling. The classic and luxurious Victorian Mansion is now almost close to finishing! 🏛️ ✨

July 20th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor kitchen design
Finishing Clinic lobby & room 🏥 👨‍⚕️
Finishing coloring Mansion concept
Continue [redacted] previs
Continue modeling Community Center lobby
Continue texturing Museum
Sculpting Lily
Retopo Kenny & Jack
Adding and revising cutscene
Revising charcuz 💇💈
Set animation waypoint
Continue NPC Idle animation
Tweaked signs
Continue inventory item icons
Shop panel sound assets
Day changed & game saved sound assets
Playtesting
Loading screen WIP
Updating gold logic
Checked & fixed sound issue
Checked & fixed NPC dialogues
Changed various quest setting
Continue updating Skill Tree UI
Tested & debugged cutscenes
Misc bug fixing 👾 🔫

grand walrus Jul 22, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Hello, Coral Islanders! How are you doing today? 👋
Yesterday the team continued to playtest the game, this time we focused on collision detections in various places in the game. We marked some places that need addition and fixed them.
The highlight of the day was the finished concept of the Clinic! It looks clean and neat, and indeed, you can almost smell the disinfectant just by looking at it! 🏥 ✨

July 21st, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor room concept
Continue Mansion’s hallway concept
Finished Clinic lobby & exam room concept
Texturing Museum lobby 🏛️🏺
Finishing [redacted] previs
Continue inventory item icons
Continue sculpting Kenny
Sculpting Lily
Checking & revising cutscene
Player diving animation
Continue idle NPC animation
Player charging tools animation ⛏️ 🪓
Set more animation waypoint
UI sounds (quest & crafting)
Adjusted mining music
Tested gold sound in shop panel 💰 🔊
Following up reported bugs
Continue free playtesting
Checking collision
Check mining spawn chance
Fixing quest dialog bug
Updating storage UI
Checked equipment bug
Updating placement preview for placeable items
Updated quest text description & reward
Fixed Quests save/load flow 📜 🖋️

grand walrus Jul 23, 2021, 4:52 AM

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Hi Coral Islander,
Yesterday, the team got to work on a lot of improvement. We did a lot of brainstorming and tried different approaches for some game systems as well.
In addition to that, we also prepared and sent the Alpha announcement. Thank you everyone for your kind support and understanding, it warmed our hearts and gave us a boost! 💕

The highlight of the day was the stunningly pretty Lily’s 3D models - some of our team members are massive fans of hers, and surely you’ll love her too after seeing the new model~ 🥰

July 22nd, 2021

Continue Hillside manor room design
Clinic exam room concept
Continue coloring Mansion concept
Continue Museum lobby
Modeling vines for the Vineyard 🍇 🏡
Completed Millie's interior house design exploration
Rescaling some room concept to match to NPC model sizing
Started working on Frank and Erika's house interior exploration ideas
Revising Kira
Sculpting Lily, Yuri & Connor
Jack retopo & baking
Checked & revised cutscene
Set animation waypoint
Continue Idle NPC animation
Diving animation 🤿 ⏯️
Improved tools usage amination
Revise machine concepts designs
Fish icon designs 🐠 🐡
Adjusted Museum sound
Continue UI sounds
Reworked on gold sounds
Bug follow-ups
Freeplay test
Loading screen WIP
Check dialog quest 🗣️ 💬
Implement NPC log
Lab panel WIP
Continue checking world collision
Fixing quest
Chest UI WIP

grand walrus Jul 24, 2021, 3:35 AM

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Happy weekend, Farmers! ⛅
Yesterday the team was busy testing the game and identifying tons of small but significant tweaks that we think will improve the experience.
We also worked on the buildings around the town, one of them is the Hillside Manor! The interior concept for all rooms in the Manor is almost done, revealing a comfortable and classy living space for Walter, Bree, Luke, and last but not least, the cutest Taco. 🌮 🐕

July 23rd, 2021

Continue Walter’s room design
Fixing Mansion previs
Continue modeling & UV [redacted]
Continue modeling & UV Community Center Lobby
Continue coloring Mansion 🏛️ 🖌️
Continue adding vine to Vineyard
Sculpting Connor & Suki
Retopo Noah
Revising Lily
Textured Leah & Jack
Continue checking & revising NPC cutscenes
Continue NPC idle animation
Updating character customization body type 🧍🎚️
Diving animation
Tool swing animation
Fishes icon concepts
Continue UI sounds
Added new gold sound assets
Adjusted volume for shop widget
Fixed diving bugs
Update diving UI
Updating NPC log
Continue to fix chest UI bug
Revising quest condition
Pause menu WIP ⏸️ 🧑‍💻
Lab panel WIP
Continue checking world collision

grand walrus Jul 27, 2021, 4:57 AM

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Hello Coral Islanders,
Less than a week to Alpha now. We can hardly believe it! 🥺 ✨
Yesterday the whole Stairway team did an internal playtest of the game. We’ve had a good time playing the game while stumbling upon some bugs; we compiled them all, as well as other improvements to be done throughout this week.
Fingers crossed there’ll be no more noodle arms (or other body parts)! 🍜 💪

July 26th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor room concept
Continue Clinic props concept 🩺 💉
Continue polishing Clinic exterior
Continue texturing Mansion exterior
Continue texture Community Center interior lobby
Continue Beach Shack interior concept
Continue Fish icon concepts
Continue charcuz revision
Continue rigging Leah
Revising Lily
Sculpting Suki
Continue retopo Noah
Continue NPC Idle animation
Diving end animation
Continue polishing cutscene ✂️⏯️
Mine entrance sound
Updated town day music asset 🏘️ 🔊
Adjusted festival & museum music
Adjusted cutscene sound
Tweak [redacted] behaviors
Continue checking & testing quest flow
Checking diving system
Continue check music for cutscenes
Updating Inventory notification
Continue fixing inventory bug
Lab upgrade flow 🔬 ⬆️
Fixed collision issue
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Jul 28, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Greetings, dearest Islanders,
Only 4 days to Alpha! We’re almost there~ 🏁
Yesterday the team continued with the bug hunt and fix. At the same time, we also kept creating interior concepts for the remaining buildings and improved the existing ones. Both exterior and interior are getting polished to the max.
Always fun hanging out in Starlet Town! 🏘️ ✨

July 27th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor room design
Continue Clinic props concept. Posters etc
Continue Beach Shack room concept 🍹🏖️
Continue texturing Community Center interior
Continue texturing Museum
Clinic exterior polishing (WIP)
Continue fish icon concepts
Rigging Leah
Sculpting Suki
Continue Noah
Texturing Jack
Updating cutscenes
Adding particle to cutscene
NPC idle animation
Continue player diving animation 🤿 ⏯️
Revising some NPC animations
Fixed footsteps sound issue
Set music on cutscenes
Bug fixing
Checked and fixed NPC dialog issue
Improved NPC dialog system
Checked cutscenes
Tested quest flow, added conditions
Checking load game
Worked on Crafting & Inventory notification
Updating Map & Chest UI
Revising Stamina display
Fixed collision issues
Hooked up player diving animation
Shadow distance debug
Investigate remaining bugs 🐛 🔍

grand walrus Jul 29, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Hi friends and fellow Islanders! 🏝️
3 days to the Alpha playtest - only a bit more until your move to your new farm!
Yesterday we revisited each feature and implemented more things to improve the gameplay. Especially diving, we polished the animation as well as the music.
Be ready to take the plunge soon! 🤿 🌊

July 28th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor rooms design 🏛️ 🖋️
Continue Museum lobby prop
Continue Clinic props design
Modeling Community Center library props
Continue Beach Shack interior
Revisit some Inn interior layouts
Fish icons concept
Sculpting Suki
Baking Noah
Sculpting Connor
Retopo Kenny
Rigging Leah
Revise some cutscenes
Continue NPC idle animations
Continue player end diving animation
Fixing animation waypoints ⛔🚶
Checked music bug
Continue adding music to cutscenes ⏯️ 🎵
Adjusted setting for diving music transition
Reworked on gold sounds
Tested quest flow
Fixed load game information
Adjusting Blacksmith and Lab upgrades system
Continue Keyboard Shortcut UI
Continue working on Chest, Shipping Bin
Checked NPC dialog
Worked on Save Slot Game UI
Fixed some collisions
Updated Map UI 🗺️ ✨
Misc. bug fixing

grand walrus Jul 30, 2021, 4:28 AM

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Hello soon-to-be Coral Islander,
Less than 2 days to Alpha! We’re all nervous, giddy and yet excited to meet you all soon. 😊
Closer to Alpha release, the team was fully focused on fixing bugs and making additional improvements to the game. We’ll keep doing our best until the release day, we hope you’ll like all that we’ve done so far! 💕

July 29th, 2021

Macy’s room revisit
Continue Clinic Props
Continue Community Center library props model & UV 📚 📖
Continue Oliver’s room concept
Finished Museum props texture
Sculpting Suki & Kenny
Rigging Jack & Leah
Textured Noah
Checking animation waypoint
Continue NPC idle animation
Continue end diving animation
Tweaked tree foliage texture 🌳 🌲
Loading screen
Inventory icons
Checked audio bug
Added shipping bin & chest sounds
Added cutscenes music
Fixed collision issues
Fixed dialog bug 🗣️ 💬
Worked on Quest UI
Continue playtest
Fixed animation implementation
Improving cutscene skip feature
Updating Map
Updating save slot UI
Skill tree UI
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Jul 31, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Heyo folks,
Less than 1 day to Alpha release now!
Give this post an emoji reaction that best describes your feelings! 🤩
Yesterday the team continued to polish all the nooks and crannies of Coral Island. No stone was left unturned. We’ve also implemented various new things to improve the gameplay.
Can’t believe we’ll finally get visitors soon! 🏝️

July 30th, 2021

Continue Macy’s room revisit
Macy’s room prop design
Continue Clinic props
Continue Beach Shack room concept 🍹 🏖️
Started texturing Community Center library
Revising Suki
Retopo Lily
Rigging Jack
Checked & applied tree translucency
Checked animation waypoints
Continue NPC idle animation
Checking & revising cutscene ✂️⏯️
Continue checking waypoint exterior
Fixed gold sound issues
Changed open shop panel sound 🛍️ 🔊
Added Mine gate open sound
Readded Mine elevator sound
Implemented new music on cutscene
Updating quest popup notif UI
Updating Map UI
Improving cutscene skip feature
Testing quest 📜✨
Changed quest description
Updated music subsystem
Updated text style & format for mail
Cutscene debug
Loading screen WIP
Misc bug fixing

grand walrus Aug 3, 2021, 5:02 AM

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Hello folks,
First Developer Diary after Alpha release - we’re swamped with feedback and bug reports! 🌊 🏄‍♂️
Our priority now would be to fix the bugs, but please be patient, due to the amount of feedback we received, not all can be fixed at the same time. We’ll get to it soon, though!

August 2nd, 2021

Continue Macy’s room props
Revisit Eva’s room
Paint over museum lobby concept 🏛️ 🖌️
Finishing Library’s model
Revisit Mansion room concept
Beach shack room concept
Modeling + previs for Suki’s room props WIP
Inn and Pier area WIP
Retopo Lily
Sculpted Yuri & Connor
Checking animation waypoint
Recheck cutscene
Continue Heart Cutscene ♥️ ✨
Added tree translucency
Checked missing sounds
Fixed music exit after diving 🤿 🎵
Set ensure full playback sound on floating drone
Increased volume level on pulling anchor sound
Checked & reproduced Alpha issues 🐛🔨
Created collision for rock on the beach
Add quest to unlock [redacted]
Fixed text issues
Esc menu WIP
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 4, 2021, 5:13 AM

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Hi Coral Islanders! 🏝️
Yesterday the team continued to work on Alpha bug fixes, and not only that, we are adding more buildings’ interiors and other improvements for the game.
Eva’s room concept is almost done now, and shows her happy-go-lucky and bright personality! ✨

August 3rd, 2021

Continue Eva’s room revisit
Continue Museum lobby overpaint
Continue modeling Suki’s room interior props
Suki’s room blocking
Finished [redacted] props model + UV
Continue Mansion concept revision
Continue Beach Shack interior concept
Continue Inn and Pier area set dress
Continue [redacted] modeling + UV
Inspected navmesh issue in General Store interior
Sculpted some area on the beach 🏖️ 🐚
Rearrange plants on town gate
Fixed collision issue in the forest temple
Continue Lily
Retopo Kira
Connor & Yuri revision
Sculpt Dippa
[redacted] translucency
Continue NPC Heart Cutscene ♥️ ⏯️
Continue check footstep sound & music transition
Added sound events & soundbank for blacksmith sounds 🔨 🔊
Set physical material & collision on the water
Adjusted music transition on cutscene
Reproducing & testing Alpha issues
[redacted] debugging
Adjusted some quests 📜 ⚙️
Refactoring UI system
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 5, 2021, 4:33 AM

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Greetings, Farmers! 🌱 🧑‍🌾 🌱
Yesterday the team kept on moving with the bug fixes. (We have to admit that some of them are pretty funny and we had a good laugh out of them!)
More building interiors are getting done, as well as more polished 3D models of the NPCs. More [redacted] things are in the work! 🛠️

August 4th, 2021

Continue Eva’s room revisit
Eva’s room props design
Luke’s room design exploration
Continue Museum lobby overpaint
Start blocking Valentina’s room 🧸✨
Continue [redacted] prop UV
Continue Beach Shack Interior
Start making new [redacted + redacted] interiors
Community Center room concept
Continue to rearrange plants on the town gate
Sculpting [redacted] & Dippa
Retopo Kira
Tavern animation waypoint 🍹 🍽️
Blacksmith hammering FX
Continue NPC heart cutscene
Continue [redacted] concept
More inventory item icons
Added & modified sound asset on [redacted]
Reproducing & testing Alpha issues
Continue refactoring UI system
Debug crashes 🐞 🔍

grand walrus Aug 6, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Hello, fellow Islanders! 🏝️
Yesterday the team continued working on more building interior concepts and modeling. We’re also preparing the next patch update to fix the Alpha issues. Fingers crossed soon the issue won’t be 🐛 bugging 🐞 the players anymore~

August 5th, 2021

Continue Luke’s room design exploration
Museum Lobby Props
Blocking Coral Inn room props
Start texturing [redacted] interior
Continue Beach Shack interior
Finish Alice & Valentina’s room prop blockout
Started Inn living room prop blockout
[redacted] props texturing WIP
Fixing Community Center interior
Continue town gate plants 🪴🌱
Fixed Mansion vegetation wall
[redacted] Interior Modeling, UV & Texture
Retopo Kira
Sculpting [redacted] & Dippa
Rigging [redacted]
Revised Connor and Yuri
Tavern animation waypoints
Continue NPC heart cutscene
Continue NPC idle animations 🏃⏯️
Tweaked translucency zone for some area
[redacted] concept
Continue [redacted] UI
More inventory item icons
Continue [redacted] sounds
Adjusted audio area & volume in Community Center
Diving improvement 🤿 ✨
Reproducing & testing Alpha issues
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 7, 2021, 4:23 AM

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Happy weekend, Farmers! ☀️
Yesterday the team worked for today’s Alpha patch update (more deets on #🐛alpha-known-bug!). More works are done for the NPCs, among them were the 3D models polishing and heart cutscenes addition. We hope you’ll like them as much as we do! 😍

August 6th, 2021

Continue Luke’s bedroom design
Continue Museum Lobby props 🏛️ ✨
Continue blocking Coral Inn living room
Continue Beach Shack interior
Continue texturing [redacted] interior
[redacted] Interior modeling, texturing & UV
Optimizing Mine lobby assets
Optimizing LOD on exterior assets
UV Kira
Revising Connor
Sculpting [redacted]
Tavern animation waypoint
Tested [redacted] on character customization
Continue NPC heart cutscenes ♥️ ⏯️
Adjusted audio area & volume on Community Center
Added sounds to NPC animations
Continue inventory item icons
Continue [redacted] UI
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Updating resolutions option
Checking NPC UI issue
[redacted] system
Diving improvement
Cutscene debug 📹 🔍
Inspect exit game issue
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 10, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Greetings, everyone!
A warm welcome to our newly arrived farmers, we hope you’re enjoying the Alpha!
Yesterday, the team worked on fixing collision and clipping issues, to save your farmer from getting stuck or merging into the surroundings.
We’re also working on diving and mining issues, we’ve identified the problem and are still in the testing phase. Fingers crossed it can be deployed soon~ 🤞✨

August 9th, 2021

[redacted] interior exploration
Continue Mansion 2nd floor concept
Hillside Manor living room revisit
Finishing [redacted] interior
Museum Lobby Repaint with props
Coral Inn living room blockout 🏨 🛌
Macy’s room blockout
Beach Shack interior blockout
Continue Clinic blockout & props
Texturing [redacted]
Revising Kira & [redacted]
Retopo Suki
Sculpting [redacted]
Textured Noah & Lily
Continue NPC cutscenes ✂️🎥
Tavern animation waypoint
Updated header + crafting UI
More icons
Checked music implementation
Continue [redacted] sounds
Reproduce & tested Alpha bugs
Fixing collision breaches, clipping & navmesh issues
[redacted] system
Checking settings option
Working on Pause Menu
Updating Relationship UI ♥️🤗
Fixing Mining & Diving issues
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 11, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, Coral Islanders! ☀️
Yesterday we were working on more room concepts for the buildings. It was fun to visualize the interiors for NPCs’ rooms and making sure it’ll match their characteristics perfectly.
Other than that, so much stuff is currently in progress for the next patch and content update. Please look forward to it! 🙏

August 10th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor living room revisit
Kira's living room sketch
Continue Beach Shack 2nd floor 🏄 🍹
Finished Beach Shack 1st floor blockout
Adjusted Coral Inn rooms’ wall proportion
Started Inn living room blockout
Working on wall & glass translucency for some buildings
Mansion 1st floor blockout
Continue farm grass exploration
Continue texturing [redacted]
Continue working on more icons
Sculpting [redacted]
Continue baking Suki
Textured Lily & Kenny
Rigging Noah
Continue tavern animation waypoint
Continue NPC cutscene 🧑‍🦱❣️
Checking & reproducing Alpha issues
Fixing NPC issues
Museum system improvement
Diving improvement
Mining improvement
Working on the Pause menu
Restructure Inventory UI layout
Misc bug fixes 🐛 🔍

grand walrus Aug 12, 2021, 4:42 AM

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Heyo folks! We hope everyone is doing okay today~

Yesterday the team focused mainly on the Mining and Diving system. ⛏️ 🤿
We kept on progressing with the system improvement as well as more bug fixes for future patch updates. Thank you for all your reports and feedback, it definitely helped us a lot! 🙏

August 11th, 2021

Hillside Manor dining room interior design
Blocking Coral Inn kitchen & lobby
Continue Beach Shack 2nd floor
Adjusted Beach Shack blockout
Blockout Mansion interior 1st floor
Continue [redacted]
Kira’s room WIP ⚔️ ✨
Kira’s living room sketch
Blockout Mansion living room
Sculpting [redacted]
Retopo [redacted] & Yuri
Rigging Lily
Textured Kenny
Continue NPC cutscene ✂️⏯️
Change [redacted] sounds
Cutscene sounds
Added water sound on [redacted] area 💧🔊
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Mining improvement
Diving improvement
Checking & fixing NPC issues
[redacted] system
Update inventory item UI 📥📤
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 13, 2021, 4:42 AM

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Greeting friends,
Yesterday too, our team kept working hard! More building concepts and models, NPC 3D models, and cutscenes are in the works. Excited for you to see more of it soon! ✨

In other news, most of Stairway Games team members will be taking time off next week, so dev progress and bug fixing updates, as well as our Discord server and company email response time, will be slower than usual.
We hope by taking the next week off, the devs can rest and gather the energy needed for our next content update. The team will be back at full steam on August 23rd. Thank you for your understanding. 🙏

August 12th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor dining room interior & prop design
Hillside Manor kitchen revisit
Continue Kira's room sketch
Continue block & modeling Coral Inn kitchen
Coloring Mansion living room concept
Continue Mansion living room blockout
Start Mansion kitchen blockout 🍳 🧑‍🍳
Sculpting [redacted]
Retopo Yuri
Textured Kenny & Kira
Modeled and Textured [redacted] Hair
Continue NPC heart cutscenes ♥️ ⏯️
Continue Tavern animation waypoint
Continue cutscene sounds
Adjusted audio on pier area
Added sounds on garden area
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues 🐛 🔍
Working on cutscene system
[redacted] system
Diving improvement
Inventory UI layout
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 14, 2021, 4:11 AM

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Happy weekend everyone!
Yesterday was a chill working day, as it’s the last working day before a week-long leave for the team. Even so, we have done so much! More NPC cutscene animation is in the works, as well as its music and trigger system.

Now the team will be off for holiday. Developer Diary will be back on August 24th!

August 13th, 2021

Hillside Manor room revisit
Kira's Kitchen variation sketch
Continue Macy’s room blockout 🦞 📷
Mansion concept color revisit
Beach Shack 2nd floor interior blockout
Start working on General Store bedroom modeling & UV
Finishing Coral Inn kitchen blockout
Optimizing exterior textures
Finishing [redacted] blockout
Sculpting [redacted]
Continue rigging Kenny & Kira
UV Bake Yuri 🩺👩‍⚕️
Continue optimizing farm area
Continue NPC cutscene
Continue cutscene sounds
Check footstep sound issue
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue heart event cutscene trigger subsystem 💖 ⚙️
[redacted] system
Continue Inventory UI layout
Misc improvements
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 24, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Hi all, how have you been? 👋
Yesterday the team came back from the long holiday, now refreshed and ready to tackle the tasks again! Thank you for your kind understanding and support during our leave, we appreciate it very much~ 🙏
Here are the things that we’ve worked on yesterday:

August 23rd, 2021

Continue Luke’s bedroom revisit
Luke bedroom props
Finishing Tavern living room & kitchen
Mansion living room prop
Mansion 2nd floor blockout
Macy’s room blockout 📸 🦞
Start modeling & unwrap General Store bedroom
Create model & props for Beach Shack 1st floor
More placeable items icons
Sculpted Dippa & Nina
Rigging Kira ⚔️✨
Fixing Noah & Jack
Add additional VFX to diving & cutscene
Continue NPC cutscenes
Cutscene music
Drone & beacon interaction sound assets
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on TV news channel
Diving improvements 🤿 🔼
Updating Skill Tree UI
[redacted] subsystem
Updating Crafting & Inventory UI
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 25, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Greetings folks, hope you all are doing well today! 🌤️
Yesterday the team prepared and deployed the new patch. At the same time, we’re also busy preparing the next patch and content update.
More bugs are fixed and more NPC house interiors are getting done!
Soon it’ll be more fun to go around in Starlet Town~

August 24th, 2021

Revisit Luke’s bedroom
Cherry blossom festival concept revisit
Continue General Store bedroom interior props, model and UV
Continue Tavern living room & kitchen 🍹 🎸
Beach Shack prop concept
Beach Shack interior modeling
Macy & Eva’s room blockout
Expand [redacted] interior
Continue fixing Noah & Jack
Retarget idle animation
Add additional VFX to cutscene
Continue NPC heart cutscene ♥️⏯️
Modeled more placeables
Cutscene sound
Added sound to Lab and Community center
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Finishing TV news channel
Prototype [redacted]
Mastery system
Updating Skill Tree UI
Updating Crafting UI
Modify inventory display
[redacted] subsystem
Misc. bug fixes 🐞🔍

grand walrus Aug 26, 2021, 4:42 AM

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Heyo folks! 🌻
Yesterday we continued our preparations for Alpha 0.02. The world is getting polished and improved a lot. There will also be more buildings available later (the interior concepts & models are done, yay!). We hope you’re looking forward to checking them out soon~

August 25th, 2021

Continue Beach Shack prop concept
Continue Beach Shack 1st floor interior model
Continue cherry blossom festival design 🌸 🏮
Tavern living room kitchen props
Tavern living room blockout
General Store bedroom props model and UV
Finish Eva’s room blockout
Retopo [redacted]
Rig [redacted]
Add additional VFX to Beacon
Continue NPC cutscene
Lab machine sounds 🎛️ 🔊
Adjusted music on heart events
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Diving improvement
NPC quest check 💁📜
Updating Skill Tree UI
Updating Crafting UI
[redacted] subsystem
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 27, 2021, 4:33 AM

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Hello Islanders, welcome to another developer diary! 💌 💕
Yesterday the team continued with the hustle and bustle of update preparation, namely the NPC heart cutscenes. We have been busy preparing and checking the cutscene animation and its system, complementing it with music, and making sure everything goes according to plan! ✨

August 26th, 2021

Continue cherry blossom festival design
Mansion color revisit
General store bedroom props (model & UV)
Tavern living room kitchen props
Tavern living room blocking
Beach Shack shop & kitchen props UV
More fish icons 🐠 🐡
Revising Nina 🌴 🥥
Continue [redacted] (UV & bake)
Add additional VFX to beacon
Continue NPC cutscenes
Modeling more placeables
Continue lab machine sounds implementation
Continue adding music on heart events cutscene 🎵 💖
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Rework NPC quest system
Update Skill Tree UI
Continue crafting UI
Working on inventory pop up
Working on TV channel 📺 🔊
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 28, 2021, 4:28 AM

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Hi all, good afternoon from sunny Coral Island! ☀️
Yesterday the team did a lot of improvements for the game, not only the NPC but also the environment, and last but not least, we also reworked some of the game's UI. You might notice new changes here and there later!
That's it for today, have a great weekend everyone~

August 27th, 2021

Continue cherry blossom festival design
[redacted] room design exploration
Tavern living room concept
Betty's room concept
Continue revisit Mansion
Beach Shack props blockout 🍹 🎣
Start texturing General Store bedroom
Continue sculpting Nina
Working on new grass 🌱 ✨
Adding more placeables
Continue [redacted] animation
NPC [redacted] animation
Revising cutscenes
Updating crafting
More items icons
Added & updated music to cutscenes
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Farm machine improvement
Checked quest dialog bug
Checked NPC quest bug 📜 ⚙️
Working on placeable systems
Working on Skill implementation
Updating Skill Tree UI
Working on inventory pop up
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Aug 31, 2021, 4:34 AM

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Hello everyone, how are you today? wavechicken 🐔
Yesterday the team continued creating more animations for NPC heart cutscenes, as well as setting its system. With more cutscenes, you'll be able to discover more stories of your favorite NPCs~
In addition to that, we also have some good news - we’ll be releasing the next update soon!

August 30th, 2021

Continue [redacted] room exploration
Electronic Store concept exploration 🔌⚡
Continue Betty’s bedroom concept
Continue Beach Shack blocking
Modeling trees & foliage in Jim & Dippa’s house
Continue & improve NPC heart cutscenes
Sculpting [redacted]
Continue rigging new grass 🌱✨
Repaint some icons 🖌️ 🎨
More icons’ concept
Added [redacted] sounds
Added sound to NPC animations
Checked cutscene issues
Continue diving improvement
[redacted] system
Updating [redacted] interior
Working on heart event logic
Working on Blacksmith & Lab item display
Working on Skill Tree UI
Reupdate Crafting UI design 🔧 ⚙️

grand walrus Sep 1, 2021, 4:29 AM

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Heyo everyone! wavestatic
Yesterday was a busy working day for the team as we prepared the August Developer Update, as well as finished tasks to be done before we ship the Alpha 0.02. We hope you’ll enjoy the new version of Alpha! And now, off we go to prepare the next update~ 💪

August 31st, 2021

Continue Betty's room concept
Continue Mansion living room concept
Continue Electronic Store exploration
Continue Dippa house trees & foliages
Beach Shack interior blockout ⛱️ 🍹
[redacted] bedroom design
New grass
Continue [redacted] tree & foliages
Revising Nina
Sculpting & baking [redacted]
Retopo, UV, Bake [redacted]
Texture Suki
Continue & revise NPC cutscenes
Continue working on icons
Add & implement sounds in Taco truck 🌮 🚚
Checked Skill Mastery UI sounds
Diving improvement
Ranching polish
Working on Heart event trigger system
Setup & implement mastery level unlock on skill tree UI
Fixed tree translucency issue
Reupdate crafting UI design
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Misc. bug fixes
Shipped Alpha v0.02!! 👏 ✨

grand walrus Sep 2, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, Farmers! 🧑‍🌾
Yesterday the team continued working on various things, among them were NPC idle animations as well as their heart cutscenes. We got more cutscenes done, and also revised some. A fulfilling and productive day overall!

September 1st, 2021

Hillside manor [redacted] design exploration
Continue Tavern concept
Betty's room props
Cutscene concept ✂️⏯️
Continue [redacted] bedroom design
Continue Dippa’s house trees & foliages
Continue [redacted] tree & foliages
Sculpting [redacted]
Texture Yuri & Connor
Retopo [redacted]
NPC idle animations
[Redacted] heart cutscenes
New grass simulation 🌱✨
Heart 2 cutscene sound
Diving sound
Continue interior icons
Working on the map
Checked heart event bugs
Working on cutscene system
Checked + polished Skill Tree UI
Patching up crafting, inventory
Checking & fixing ranching issues
Fixed collision issues
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Misc. bug fixes 🐞🔍

grand walrus Sep 3, 2021, 4:51 AM

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Greetings, Islanders! 🏝️
Yesterday the team worked on the bug fixes (with the speed of light!) and deploy them on the latest hotfix.
At the same time, we're also polishing the 3D models of the NPCs. Nina, Suki, and Yuri are looking even more stunning now with their new models! ✨

September 2nd, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor [redacted] concept
Electronic Store concept
Finishing Noah's room
Beach Shack 1st floor props texture
Betty’s room blockout 🪴
General Store bedroom props (UV, fbx setup & texture)
Continue cutscene concept
Revised Nina
Rigging Suki
Investigate, rebake, retexture Yuri Hair
Sculpt & retopo [redacted]
Continue & revise NPC idle animation
Continue & revise NPC heart cutscene
Continue grass FX & simulation 🌱
[redacted] animation
Continue interior props icons
Continue map
Implemented taco truck engine sound
Underwater sound assets 🤿
Set sprinkler sound
Checking dialog issue
Checking quests 📜
Implement item boost system
Ranching & diving bug fix
Revised mastery level
Working on [redacted] system (testing phase)
Working on Crafting + Inventory Pop up
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 4, 2021, 4:09 AM

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Happy weekend everyone! ☀️
In addition to preparing and deploying another hotfix yesterday, the team also did a lot of brainstorming for our future content update. We kept moving forward with the next update pipeline at a good pace! 🏎️ 💨

September 3rd, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor [redacted] design
Continue Noah's room 🔭
Noah’s room blockout
[redacted] room
Electronic Store concept
Continue Beach Shack 1st floor texture
Cutscene props concept
General Store bedroom props texturing
Sculpt [redacted]
Rig [redacted]
Sculpt Dippa & [redacted]
UV bake [redacted]
Create & revise NPC heart cutscene 💖
New grass alembic animation
Fixed tree translucency
[redacted] animation
Readded close door sound on ranching interior 🚪
Added variation of doors sound & different attenuation setting WIP
Update shop UIs
Continue map 🗺️
Continue interior props icons
Checked & fixed mining crash issue
Working on quests
Farm building improvement
Updating Skill Tree UI
Working on NPC dialog
Ranching improvement 🐔
Shipping + Chest inventory pop-up
Implementing [redacted] system
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 7, 2021, 4:40 AM

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Hi Islanders! How have you been? 🌤️
Yesterday our team had a town hall meeting to discuss our production planning.
In addition to that, we also continued to work on more interior concepts & models for the upcoming buildings. With the bright and fun color scheme, this place will be a fun place to hang out! 🍹

September 6th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor [redacted] design 🍷
Continue [redacted]'s room
Tavern living room props final modeling & UV
Continue Beach Shack 1st floor texturing
Continue Electronic Store concept
General Store bedroom props texturing
Sculpting Macy 🌺
Revising [redacted]
Retopo Nina
Revise Dippa & [redacted]
NPC heart cutscenes
Texture [redacted]
Revised NPC idle animations
Continue tree translucency issue
Continue [redacted] animation
Continue interior icons 🛋️
Continue map area
Continue implementing door sound variation & settings to some buildings
Fix mastery issue 💮
Working on [redacted]
[redacted] system
Checked quest implementation
Continue chest + shipping bin pop up UI
Continue dialog issue
Fix animation waypoints
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 8, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Greetings, Farmers! Hope today will be a good day for us~ ☀️
Yesterday we continued to work on more NPC 3d models, various idle animations, and of course, NPC heart cutscenes.
Update preparation is moving at a nice pace. Let’s take a look at other things that we were working on below! ⤵️

September 7th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor [redacted] design
Finishing Tavern room concept
Modeling & texturing Tavern living room props
Sunny’s room & living room model & UV 🎣
Electronic Store props concept
Finishing/setup General Store bedroom props and textures
Clinic blockout
Fixed collision issue
Sculpt Macy & Joko
Revising [redacted] & Dippa
Continue Nina UV
NPC idle animations
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue tree translucent issue 🌳
[redacted] animation
Checked waypoint bug
More interior icons
Working on the map 🗺️
Continue implementing door sound variation
Added music to cutscene
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farm building
Continue checking dialog issue 💬
Checking quest
Shop UI pop up info
Checking bug & updating [redacted] animation
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 9, 2021, 4:37 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone! 👋
Yesterday the team continued finishing the tasks on our list. The highlight of the day was the interior design of the second floor of the tavern. It looks spacious, with a classic touch and cozy ambiance. There will be Noah & Betty’s room and some secrets still waiting to unfold. ㊙️ 🤐
Can’t wait to see the in-game model soon!

September 8th, 2021

Continue Hillside Manor shed design
Cherry blossom festival revision 🌸
Modeling & texturing tavern living room props
Kira's cabin concept
Museum area sketch
Updating Tavern rooms concept
Continue Electronic Store prop concept
Sunny’s room & living room props modeling & UV
Continue Clinic blockout
Updated 3d base for [redacted]’s home
Fixing collision issues
Sculpt Macy & Joko
Retopo [redacted]
Fixing Nina baking
Continue Suki’s hair
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Continue adding fish school 🐠
Working on diving VFX & map
[redacted] animations
Continue interior icons
Continue map art
Revising interaction UIs
Adding [redacted] sounds
NPC cutscene sounds 🔊
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farm buildings
Diving improvement 🤿
Continue shop pop up info
Working on skill mastery point notification & dialogs
Prototyping [redacted] gameplay
Add [redacted] feature for NPCs & player character
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 10, 2021, 4:40 AM

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Heyo, good people! How are you today? wavechicken 🐔
As always, little by little, bit by bit, the team finished the task on our to-do list.
Among all the things we were working on yesterday, the highlight was the Cherry Blossom Festival concept.
The festival will be more polished and we've also added something exciting~ 🍡 😊 🌸

September 9th, 2021

Continue Cherry Blossom Festival revisit
Continue Museum area sketch
Continue Electronic Store
Tavern living room texturing
Finished Clinic blockout 🏥
Fixed some interior collision issues
Sketching game items
Interior item icons
Sculpt Macy, Joko & Surya
Retopo [redacted]
Rigging Yuri
Continue adding fish school
Working diving map
Fixing [redacted] animation retarget
Rigging + blendshape fish 🐠
Continue NPC heart cutscene
Readded [redacted] sounds to fixed animation
Added music to cutscenes
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Diving improvement
Working on farm building
Revising & updating Shops UI 🛍️
Continue working on dialog
Update [redacted] function for cutscenes
[redacted] gameplay WIP
Updating [redacted]
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 11, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Happy weekend everyone~ 🏖️
Yesterday the team worked on the diving feature and made a lot of improvements - we polished the 3d asset and implemented some new features. We cannot share too much at the moment, but it’s all coming along nicely! ✨🤿

September 10th, 2021

Continue cherry blossom festival revisit
Finished modeling & UV Sunny’s room & living room props
Tavern living room texturing
Continue Electronic Store concept
Continue game item sketches
Continue interior item icons
Continue map art 🗺️
Sculpt Macy
Continue UV [redacted]
Sculpt Surya
Rig Connor
Rig fish
Continue NPC Heart Cutscene 💖
Add VFX to diving
Continue adding music to cutscenes
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Updating Interaction UI
Prototyping [redacted]
Working on farm building
Working on NPC dialogue
Checking & adding animation to [redacted]
Misc. bug fixes 🐛 🔍

grand walrus Sep 14, 2021, 4:34 AM

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Hello friends, and welcome to another developer diary! 💌
Yesterday we worked on a lot of aspects of the game. Whether it’s mining or diving, underground or underwater, we polished it all! We were doing our very best to bring out the best of both worlds~ ✨
Check out other things that we were working on below.

September 13th, 2021

Continue Cherry Blossom festival revisit
Museum interior concept
Finishing Betty’s room props modeling & texturing
Sunny’s room & living room props texturing
Electronic Store concept revisit
Continue interior icons
Mining levels paintover 🎨🖌️
Sculpt Macy
Continue fixing [redacted] baking
Retopo [redacted] & Dippa
Continue adding VFX diving
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Checked bug NPC stuck ⛔🚶
Continue rigging fish
Modeled [redacted] stages
Creating giant leaves model
Adjust the volume of windmill sound
Explore game audio mixing & mastering steps
Description box update
[redacted] concept
Continue map art
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Diving improvement
Prototyping [redacted] quest system 📜 ⚙️
Worked on farm building
Continue updating [redacted] UI
Updating pop up UI
Updating buff subsystem & UI
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 15, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, farmers! ✨
Yesterday the team continued to make a lot of improvements to the building interiors. The highlight of the day was the new Electronic Store concept. With a stylish and modern interior highlighting high-tech items, it will be a fun place to do your shopping (and also meeting Luke!) 📺 🔌

September 14th, 2021

Continue Museum exploration
Continue texturing Sunny’s room & living room props
Texturing Beach Shack living room props
Continue texture Betty’s room props
Kira's room concept revisit ⚔️
Kenny's room concept
Sketching Mining area
Revising Macy & Joko
Sculpt Luke
Retopo [redacted]
Rig + Blendshape Fish
Add translucency for farm buildings
NPC heart cutscenes
Implement new animation in cutscenes ⏯️
Continue [redacted] prototype
Modeled & tweaked trash model
Continue giant leaves
[redacted] animation
Continue exploring game audio mixing & mastering steps
Check impact sounds & other sounds panning
Rebalanced various sound levels
Shop & Mail UI
Continue map art
Start more interior icons
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Diving improvement
Checking music system 🔊
Implementing buff system
Continue working on pop up UI
Working on farm animal system
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 16, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Hello, Coral Islanders! How are you today? 👋
Yesterday our team carried on with the next update preparation. The highlight was the finished model of Sunny’s room and living room. Dominated with wood furniture and earthy color schemes, both look bright and warm. What makes them unique is that both rooms will have lots of fish-related decorations! 🎣

September 15th, 2021

Continue Museum design & layout
Continue texturing Betty’s room props
Continue texturing Sunny’s room & living room’s props
Continue Kenny's room 🤠
Electronic Store concept
Continue Mining area sketches
Continue giant leaves, foliage dressing
Started [redacted] texturing and foliage dressing
Sculpt Luke
Texture Nina & [redacted]
Add translucency for farm buildings
Continue fixing Yuri’s hair
NPC idle animations
NPC heart cutscenes ❤️‍🔥
[redacted] animation
More interior items icons
Update title screen UI
Update consistent item description
Continue implementing season based music
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue Player & NPC interaction dialog
Continue working on farm building
Working on [redacted] quest flow
Shop UI & new pop up system 🛍️
Implement [redacted] functionality for community center
Working on farm animals
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 17, 2021, 4:34 AM

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Hi all, a pleasant good afternoon from sunny Coral Island! ☀️
Yesterday was the usual busy day for the team, filled with meetings and discussions to improve both new and existing game systems.
The highlight was the NPC idle animations. More poses are added, the NPCs will look more lively and makes the town more vibrant with various activities! 💃

September 16th, 2021

Continue museum area layout
Noah’s room props modeling + texturing 🔭
Oliver’s room props model & UV
Continue Electronic Store concept
Continue Mining area sketches
Modeling & texturing trees and leaves
Sculpt Luke
Continue [redacted]
Texture & Rig [redacted]
Improved beacon animation dan VFX
Create animation sequence material
Animation waypoints
NPC heart cutscene ❤️
NPC idle animation
[redacted] animation
Continue more interior item icons
Map art & title screen
Continue season based music implementation
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue farm building edit
Continue experiment with [redacted] quest flow
Implement [redacted] functionality for community center
Continue player & NPC dialog
Continue Shop Pop Up UI
Map UI
Working on farm animals
Misc. bug fixes 🐞

grand walrus Sep 18, 2021, 4:53 AM

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Hi all, hope you're doing good today! ⛅
Yesterday our team keep on moving with the polishing, as well as making more improvement works.
The highlight was the new 3d model of Luke, ready to steal your heart 💝
Have a nice weekend, everyone!

September 17th, 2021

Museum layout concepts
Mining area sketches
Noah’s room props model & texture
Electronic Store concept coloring
Continue Oliver's room props model & UV
Kira & Jack's room concept color
Continue map art 🗺️
Continue inventory items icons
Continue modeling & texturing trees and leaves
Sculpt Luke
Continue texture [redacted]
Sculpt Surya ☀️
Rigging [redacted] & Nina
Continue [redacted] UV & bake
Continue improving beacon anim + VFX
[redacted] animation
Continue NPC heart cutscene
Continue season based music implementation
Fixed transition issue on location based music
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on [redacted] quest flow
Working on farm building
Continue player & NPC dialog 💬
Update interact & option dialog UI
Update dialog logic option
Working on farm animal
[redacted] system
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 21, 2021, 4:47 AM

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Hi hi, fellow Islanders! 🏝️
Yesterday the team has come back to work refreshed after the weekend, ready to continue tackling more tasks coming our way.
The highlight of the day was the mine levels revisit. The layouts are being changed to look more interesting...with some new secrets planned! 🔍

September 20th, 2021

Continue Museum area layout design
Mining level sketches
Oliver’s room props modeling & UV
Noah’s room prop texturing
Continue Kira's and Jack's room concept
Kira's cabin living room coloring ⚔️
Continue new inventory items
Farm machines concept
Continue modeling & texturing trees and leaves
Cherry blossom festival revisit
Sculpt Surya, Luke & Bree
Retopo Dippa
Continue rigging [redacted]
Continue adding translucency for farm buildings
Fixed tree translucency 🌲
[redacted] animation
NPC heart cutscenes
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Updating farming machine logic & dt
Experimenting with [redacted] quest flow 📜
Working on farm buildings
Continue map UI
Continue player to NPC dialog option logic
Checking music flow after updating hierarchy on wwise
[redacted] systems improvement
Coloring grid depth and zone
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 22, 2021, 4:33 AM

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Heya farmers, a good day to you all! 🌱
As we’re getting closer to the next update, the team has been speeding up our work pace. Eyes on the prize!
The highlight of the day were the NPC heart cutscenes. Can’t share the details yet, but the story is quite heartwarming, shows the NPCs’ personalities, and definitely makes you feel closer to them. 💗

September 21st, 2021

Kira's living room concept
Museum area layout design
Continue mining level sketches
Texturing Oliver’s room props 🏄
Texturing Noah’s room prop
Modeling & UV trees
Rigging Nina
Sculpt Karen & Bree
Retopo & bake Dippa 🎨
NPC heart cutscenes
[redacted] animations
Fixed tree translucency issue
Continue season based music implementation
Checked & fixed transition issue on spring music
Added footstep sound to player animations 👣
Continue map art
Continue new inventory items
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] quest
Implement farming machine logic & dt
Finished dialog option from player to NPC
Working on map system & UI
Reupdate Shop UI 🛍️
Working on water tiles
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 23, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Hello everyone, we’re halfway through the week - the next Alpha update is almost here!
The team has been super busy with the upcoming update preparations...and we'll also have more new devs joining us soon! wavechicken 🐔
The highlight of the day was the finished model of Oliver’s room. It looks as bright and cute as Oliver himself~ ☀️

September 22nd, 2021

Museum area layout design
Connor’s living room design
Continue Kira’s living room concept
Electronic store props concept 🔌
Mining area sketches
Texturing Noah’s room props
Finished Oliver’s room model
UV & texturing giant trees
Revising Luke & Surya
Sculpting Bree
Retopo Macy 📷
Finished rigging Nina & [redacted]
Continue adding translucency for farm buildings
Continue [redacted] animations
NPC heart cutscenes
Explore game audio mixing & mastering
Fixed transition music issue on diving music
Added trail sound to drone movement
Continue new inventory items
New farm machines concepts ⚙️
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on [redacted] questline
Updating [redacted] functionality implementation for the community center
Working on farm buildings system
Working on [redacted] system
Continue question option from player to NPC (logic)
Continue shop UI update 🛒
Working on map system
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 24, 2021, 4:36 AM

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Greetings, Islanders! Today’s developer diary is here~ 💌
Yesterday the team worked on many interior concepts and models. Among all was Noah’s room, which is definitely one of the most interesting rooms due to its unique theme. Our team had fun creating his room - we’re sure you’ll be thrilled to see it, too! 👻

September 23rd, 2021

Sunny’s kitchen props model & UV
Finishing Noah’s room model
Continue modeling Tavern’s room
[redacted] concept coloring
[redacted] festival concept
Mining level sketches ⛏️
UV and texturing trees
Sculpt Karen, Bree, Zarah
Revise Luke
Retopo Macy
Continue rigging Nina & Leah outfit 👗
Continue adding translucency for farm buildings
Continue [redacted] animations
NPC heart cutscenes
NPC idle animations
Working on cutscene music
Exploring season based ambience sound implementation
Continue farm machine icon
Continue interior icons 🛋️
[redacted] concept
Continue map art
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farm buildings system
Working on heart event cutscene triggers
Updating [redacted] functionality implementation for the community center
Continue checking music flow 🎵
[redacted] system
Finishing Shop UI Update Revision
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 25, 2021, 4:40 AM

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Hi everyone, happy weekend to all! ⛅
Yesterday we continued working on various things, namely the mine, farm buildings, and town buildings. Although it was a busy day, we ended it with a fun team game! 🙌
The highlight was the plants’ icons. More seasonal flowers, veggies, and fruits were added to the assets - and still, a lot more to come! 🌱

September 24th, 2021

[redacted] festival concept
Continue mining level sketches
WIP Sunny’s kitchen props model & UV
Added [redacted] at community center interior
Continue model Tavern room props 🍹
Continue [redacted] concept coloring
UV and texturing trees
Sculpt Zarah, Karen
Retopo Macy
Finishing Nina rig 🌴
Rig [redacted]
Fixing tree shadow when it goes transparent
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue [redacted] animations
Exploring season based ambience sound implementation
Fixed music playback issue
Added sound for farm animals
Working on cutscene music
Continue map art 🗺️
Continue scavangeable items icons
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on heart event cutscene triggers
Working on farm building 🛠️
Working on map system
Continue checking music flow
[redacted] system
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 28, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Good day from sunny Coral Island! We're back with the latest developer diary~
Yesterday the team had a town hall meeting to keep everyone synced and updated - we were as busy as a beaver with a lot of meetings and discussion! 🦫 💬
The highlight of the day was Karen’s 3d model which looks so cool, sophisticated, and exudes a bit of intimidating aura~ (She has gained quite a lot of fans among the devs! 💕 )

September 27th, 2021

Kira’s cabin kitchen concept
Kira's cabin props concept
Electronic Store props concept
[redacted] festival concept
Continue mining level sketches
Tavern room props UV & bake
Model, UV & texturing Sunny’s kitchen 🍳
UV & texture trees
Continue map art
Fish icons
Continue sculpting Karen & Zarah
Retopo Joko
Rebuild skel structure for Nina’s skirt 👗
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
NPC idle animations
Improving [redacted] animation
Continue fixing tree shadow when it goes transparent
Create material function for shadow
Continue exploring season based ambiance sound implementation
Forest ambient sound
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farm building
Updating implement [redacted] in Community Center
Fixing popup position for shop item & inventory
Check diving settings
[redacted] system polishing
Designing code structure for [redacted] 🧑‍💻
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 29, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Hi folks, how are you doing today? wavestatic
Yesterday the team continued brainstorming for concepts and testing the new feature systems. We prepped up everything for the next update, coming your way soon!
The highlight of the day was Kira’s huntress cabin concepts. Almost all the rooms’ concepts are now done, revealing a rustic and cozy set up, ready to welcome visitors in the future ✨

September 28th, 2021

Continue Kira's kitchen concept
Continue [redacted] festival concept
Continue mining level sketches 👷
Sunny’s kitchen props texturing
Texturing Tavern room
Continue [redacted] texturing + UV
Continue map art
Continue inventory items icons
Sculpting Zarah & Goddess
Revise Karen & Bree
Retopo Joko
Continue NPC idle animations
Continue NPC heart cutscenes 💖
Continue fixing tree shadow when it goes transparent
Test farm buildings’ translucency
Check animation waypoint
Improving [redacted] animations
Changed & adjusted overall forest ambient sounds & system for day night time
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farm building
[redacted] subsystem
Updating skill mastery UI
Checked and fixed issues on animal shop UI
[redacted] system polishing
Day end recap UI
Checking audio issue 🔉
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Sep 30, 2021, 6:08 AM

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Hi farmers! Today’s developer diary is a bit delayed. Sorry about that! 🙏
Yesterday the team prepped the developer update and did the last check, in preparation to deploy the Alpha 0.03 which will be available on Sep 30, 8 PM PDT!
The highlight was the fish 3d models, they look so cute and colorful and certainly will make fishing more fun~ 🐡 🐠 🐟

September 29th, 2021

Continue [redacted] festival concepts
Kira’s house concept
Sunny’s kitchen props texturing
Texturing Tavern 2nd floor
Continue mining level sketches ⛏️
Continue [redacted] houses
Continue inventory items
Updating map
Sculpting Goddess
Texture Macy & [redacted]
Check animation waypoint
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Improving [redacted] animations
Sculpt & blocking fish 🎣
Continue applying tree shadow
Set highlight components to farm buildings
Implemented forest ambient sound
Implemented music on cutscene heart events
Adjusted footstep sounds trigger system for some buildings 🦶
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] system
Working on farm building
Continue Map UI 🗺️
[redacted] system polishing
Testing diving level
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 1, 2021, 5:13 AM

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Good day everyone! wavechicken 🐔
Yesterday the team made final checks and preparations for the Alpha 0.03 update today. We hope you enjoy the new content!
The highlight of the day was the revised mining level concept. The artist made such an interesting concept with a fun twist! Can’t wait for you to see the completed, new mine.

September 30th, 2021

Continue [redacted] festival concept
Continue mining level sketches
Kira's cabin hallway concept
Start modeling [redacted] room
Continue [redacted] house
Community Center room props
Continue inventory items
Updated NPC icon & building description on map
Updated animal UI 🐮
Updated diving area UI
Sculpting Goddess
Retopo Luke
Checking on translucent material
Checking NPC waypoint
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Sculpt Fish 🐡
Improving [redacted] animations
Continue interior ambience sound & set physical materials
Check fishing sounds
Modified footstep sound notify on animation
Set physical materials on beach shack & tavern
Implemented electronic goods & other interior props noises on beach shack & tavern
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Diving gameplay playtest 🤿
Investigated performance issue
Checked interior collision
Continue checking mines tiles
Continue map icon update
Added heart event trigger for cutscenes
Fixed ranching issues
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 2, 2021, 4:16 AM

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Hi dearest Islanders, happy weekend! 🏝️
Yesterday the team deployed the Alpha 0.03, we hope you liked all that we’ve done so far- there's still more to come!
In other news, a new dev joined us (yay!), and we had a little fun team event to end the busy working week. It was a good day!

October 1st, 2021

Continue Kira's cabin hallway
[redacted] festival revisit
Continue mining level sketches
[redacted] blockout
[redacted] concepts
Tree foliages for dressing
Model [redacted]
Blocking Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸
Icon design for barn/coop move order
Continue to sculpt Goddess
Continue Luke
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Importing fishes, adjusting the scaling
Finalized and exported spring fish in engine
Checking some particle FX 🔍
Created a system for translucent material
Continue waypoints
Improving animals on UE
Set physical materials on buildings
Implemented interior ambience sounds on Beach Shack & Tavern
Finished compose & mixed the music summer town day
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working [redacted] quest
Continue building edit shop requirements
Checked the audio issue
Continue update dialog UI
Working on the fishing system 🎣
Checking audio issue
NPC fixes& optimization research
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 5, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Hiya all, how was your weekend? We hope it was a refreshing one! ⛅
Yesterday we were progressing with the building interior concepts, one of them was the luxurious Mansion’s concept - all rooms are now done and almost ready to be modeled. 🏛️
In other news, we also welcomed 4 new devs - the more, the merrier! ✨

October 4th, 2021

Revisit Kira’s cabin concept
Mansion’s props sketch
Electronic Store props sketch
Continue [redacted] concept
Continue blockout [redacted]
[redacted] in Community Center
[redacted] room props UV
Blocking Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸
Mining level sketches
Updating coop & barn
Continue fish icons
NPC icons
Sculpting Goddess
Continue Luke
NPC heart cutscenes 💓
Working on translucency
Set NPC waypoints
Compose music fall town day
Prepare & implemented town music system based on season
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Updating mastery skill
Continue update dialog UI
Checking shipping bin sound issue
Update music for season based
Add pop up/text bubble for player 💬
Continue test fishing
Fishing bait
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 6, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Hi everyone! Yesterday the team continued working on our assigned tasks - a lot of work in progress, and now that we have more features implemented, it means more things to polish! ✨
The highlight was the new models for the Cherry Blossom festival. There will be fun activities to do, as well as beautiful scenery all around to be enjoyed with the NPCs~ 🌸

October 5th, 2021

[redacted] festival concept
Revisit Vineyard Manor interior
Continue Electronic Store props concept
Mining level sketches
Electronic Store blockout
Salon interior blockout 💇‍♂️
Cherry Blossom activity blockout
[redacted] festival Blockout
Texture [redacted]’s room props
[redacted] props model & UV
Continue fish icons
Coop & barn updated concepts
NPC icons
Finishing [redacted] model
[redacted] UI concept
Sculpting Goddess
Fixed Luke baking
Retopo Karen 🏗️
Working on tree translucency
Changing few settings in material for testing
Set NPC waypoints
NPC heart cutscenes
Finished compose & mixed the music fall town day 🎹
Implement music per season
Adjusted town music area position
Adjusted floating & trail drone sound level
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Updated farm building
Checked & fixed sound issue
Working on fishing (EXP, Bait) 🎣
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 7, 2021, 4:51 AM

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Heyo folks,
Yesterday the team was busy checking and preparing the patch to be deployed - a lot of bugs fixed, but we still have more in the works! 📝
The highlight of the day was more fish icons done, there’ll be more fish that you can catch from the ocean, river, ponds, lakes, and perhaps somewhere else!

October 6th, 2021

[redacted] bedroom color variation
Vineyard Manor [redacted] concept
Revised Mansion & Kira's cabin
Continue mining levels sketches ⛏️
Continue texturing [redacted] room
Continue Electronic Store blockout
Continue Salon blockout
[redacted] props model & UV
Continue [redacted] festival blockout
Continue fish icons
Continue [redacted] UI concept
Continue NPC icons
Finishing [redacted]
Sculpting Jim
Continue retopo Karen
Continue Tree Translucency
Add translucency function to decal material
Continue NPC waypoints 🚶
NPC heart cutscenes
Compose music winter town night
Continue music per season system
Rebalanced music summer town day 🏘️
Implemented fall town day music
Adjusted the volume & playback setting on sounds in forest day/night time
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Farmhouse system WIP
Bait system WIP 🎣
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 8, 2021, 4:35 AM

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Greetings, Coral Island residents!
Yesterday we pressed on with the improvement. Various existing building interior concepts are revisited and polished. On the other hand, new icons concepts are getting made. 🖌️
You’ve seen the preview of Alice’s cute NPC icon on the map - a lot more are still in progress! All are looking cute and ready to be added to the assets~ ✨

October 7th, 2021

[redacted] bedroom color exploration
Continue working on Electronic Store
Continue working on Salon interior model
Continue Mansion revision
Continue Cabin revision
Continue mining levels sketches
Finalize [redacted] blocking
Millie's living room blocking 📚
Continue [redacted] props model & UV
Continue fish icons
Continue [redacted] UI
Continue NPC icons
Revise Goddess
Continue Karen UV & baking
Continue Tree Translucency 🌲
Continue NPC waypoints
NPC heart cutscenes
Revised summer & spring town music assets
Continue test & adjust dynamic forest ambience system
Moved & removed unused audio actors on coop & barn
Added music area actor & surface area actor for puddle footstep sound 👣
Finished compose & mixed music winter town night
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Make test case documentation
Working on farmhouse
Continue audio issue
Continue working on dialog
Checked map tracker 🗺️
Working on fishing bait
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 9, 2021, 4:36 AM

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Happy weekend, everyone! Today’s dev diary is here~
Yesterday was a chill but productive day, we were moving on with the tasks at a nice pace. 🏃
The highlight of the day was the museum layout concepts. With more parts added, it’s starting to take shape and looking more interesting - can’t wait to share it with you all when it’s done! 🏛️✨

October 8th, 2021

Continue kitchen design
Continue working on Electronic Store model + UV 🔌
Museum layout modeling
Continue salon interior UV
Millie’s kitchen blocking
Continue Mansion props
Continue [redacted] props model & UV
Continue [redacted] icons
continue NPC icons
Continue to sculpt Jim 🍳
Continue Tree Translucency
Continue NPC waypoints
NPC heart cutscenes
Sculpt Fishes
Compose music fall town night
Implement town winter night time music ❄️
Set missing footsteps in cutscene animations
Implemented music on cutscene
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farmhouse
Continue to add logic for dialog 💬
[redacted] prototype
Continue dynamic portal component
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 12, 2021, 4:46 AM

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Hello, Coral Island citizens! How was your weekend? Hope it was a good one~
Yesterday the team had our weekly town hall meeting and discussion all day. Another productive day for us! laugh2
The highlight of the day was the Pufferfish building interior concept - an enemy territory and Karen’s workplace. Be ready before entering this place because it looks a bit intimidating... 👀

October 11th, 2021

Continue kitchen design
Continue [redacted] room revisit
Continue museum area layout
Emma & Dippa's living room concept art
Jim's living room concept
Pufferfish interior concept
[redacted & redacted] interior
Millie’s room blockout 📚
Continue UV [redacted] props
Continue model + UV Salon interior
Continue model + UV Electronic Store
Continue NPC icons
Continue [redacted] icons
Sculpting Jim
Material check
Set lighting for interior & outdoor 🪔
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue NPC waypoint
Sculpt fish
Finished composing & mixing music fall town night
Continue cutscene heart events music & sound implementation 🎵
Investigated footstep sounds trigger issue in cutscenes
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Diving revisit 🤿
Integrate [redacted] system
[redacted] prototype
Continue reworking Farm House
Implement glossary UI
[redacted] system
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 13, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Heyo folks, and a good day to you all! 🌤️
Yesterday the team continued to work on more 3D models, be it for buildings, NPC or animals! The highlight of the day was all the fish models - all so cute and colorful, can’t wait to see how it would look like when we put them on display in the museum~ 🐠 🐟 🐡

October 12th, 2021

Kitchen props concept
[redacted] room color variation
Emma & Dippa's living room concept art
Jim's living room & kitchen concepts
Museum area layout concept
Pufferfish interior concept
Yuri’s room blockout
Electronic Store UV
Salon interior UV pack & texturing 💇
Texture [redacted] props
[redacted] interior blockout
Vineyard Manor kitchen + dining room previs
Continue [redacted] icons
Continue NPC icons
Sculpting Jim
Continue [redacted] interior blockout
NPC heart cutscenes
Sculpt fish
Block dino skeleton
Continue NPC waypoint
Composed music summer town night
Implemented fall town nighttime music
Continue heart events cutscene sounds
Imported music assets to Wwise
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
[redacted] system
[redacted] prototype
Continue farm house actor 🏠
Updating Wwise
[redacted] mechanic
Updating glossary UI implementation
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 14, 2021, 4:40 AM

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Greetings, farmers! We’re almost halfway through October and another Alpha update is on the horizon, how time flies~
Yesterday the team worked on revising and creating more interior concepts and their 3D models. Seeing the glimpse of Lily’s room concept made us happy - the room certainly looks as cool as she is. It seems like Coral Island’s famous Bonsai Hacker is also talented in interior decoration! 💻 ✨

October 13th, 2021

Continue kitchen props
Continue Pufferfish interior
Continue Museum area layout
Emma & Dippa's kitchen room concept art
Texturing [redacted] props
Texturing Salon interior props
Lily's room concept 😎
Electronic Store texture
Vineyard Manor kitchen & dining room previs
Cabin kitchen previs
Continue [redacted] icons
Sculpting Jim
Textured [redacted] & Dippa
Retopo Goddess 🌹
[redacted] blockout
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue beach shack waypoint
Continue heart events cutscene music & sounds
Composed music summer town night 🌃
Updated sound events, soundbank & data
Set physical materials for footsteps sound
Added river & waterfall sounds in some area
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] prototype
Continue [redacted] system
Working on Farmhouse
Updating glossary UI implementation
Continue [redacted] mechanic ⚙️
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 15, 2021, 4:29 AM

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A good day to you all, dearest farmers! 🌱
Yesterday the team continued to set dress more buildings in Coral Island. More props are modeled and placed - it’s coming along nicely!
The highlight of the day was the Electronic Store props, it got us in awe! We promise your future shopping experience in Luke’s Electronic Store will be a good one~ 🛍️

October 14th, 2021

Revisit kitchen props
Continue paint over [redacted] festival
Zarah's boat interior concept ⛵
[redacted] room color alternative
Museum area update
Emma & Dippa's kitchen room concept art
Texturing Salon interior
Texturing [redacted] props
Pufferfish interior layout
Electronic Store props texture
Kenny’s room & Cabin’s kitchen previs
Vineyard manor kitchen & dining room previs
Continue blockout [redacted] theme
Continue [redacted] icons
Continue Goddess retopo
Sculpt Jim & Paul
Rigging & skinning [redacted] & Dippa
Re-UV and Textured Joko
Feedback UV & Bake Macy
NPC heart cutscenes 💗
Continue animation waypoints
Player [redacted] animation
Continue mixing music summer town night
Create theme music cutscene
Continue cutscene heart event sound implementation
Added environment sounds in Vineyard area 🔊
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] mechanic
Farmhouse actor
Check mining collision issue
Updating glossary UI implementation 🗒️
Make [redacted] prototype
Implement new spawn logic for [redacted]
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 16, 2021, 4:17 AM

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Hi dearest Coral Islanders, a happy weekend to you all!
Yesterday the team tackled a ton of tasks, including more interior concepts. The coast is clear, smooth sailing to the next Alpha update~ ⛵
For the highlight of the day, it was Jim’s house concept which is almost done, including Lily and Theo’s room. Between the two of them, can you guess which one has a colorful room? 🌈

October 15th, 2021

[redacted]’s room revisit
[redacted]’s room props
Continue Zarah's boat living room
Jim’s house interior 🐟
Museum [redacted] area layout
Continue Pufferfish interior
[redacted] outdoor props
Electronic Store texturing
[redacted] props texturing
Salon interior texturing
Kira & Jack’s room previs
Vineyard Manor interior previs
[redacted] interior blockout
Continue NPC icons
Fish icons revision
Sculpting Paul
Textured Luke & Macy
Rigging [redacted]
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue anim waypoints
Sort & move assets to drive 💻
Continue heart event cutscene sounds & music composition + setting
Working on spring night music & summer town night music
[redacted] animations sounds
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] mechanic
Continue Farmhouse
Updating glossary UI implementation
GDD for [redacted] 📁
[redacted] system
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 19, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Hi Coral Island residents, hope your weekend was a good one! ☀️
Yesterday the team had a weekly town hall meeting to keep everyone updated as well as discussing our tasks. We’re so excited about the next update, hope you are too~
The highlight of the day was the revised icons of the fish - all look fintastic and sofishticated, they definitely got us hooked! 🐠

October 18th, 2021

Continue Connor living room design
Continue Pufferfish building concept
Texturing Electronic Store texture
Revised Zarah's boat living room concept
Continue Mining area polishing ⛏️
Museum path
Finishing [redacted] texture
Continue Vineyard Manor interior blockout
Started blockout [redacted]
[redacted] interior blockout
Continue cabin room & living room previs
Salon interior foliages
Continue NPC icons
Revised fish icons
Revise Jim
Rigging Dippa
Texture Macy
Continue animation waypoints
Player walk variation 🚶
Player [redacted] animation
NPC [redacted] animation
[redacted] animation
Continue to compose & mix cutscene music
Continue cutscene sounds & music implementation
Investigated & fixed sound bug 🔊
Set footstep sound on animations
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] system
Working on farmhouse
[redacted] GDD
Updating glossary UI implementation 🗂️
[redacted] system

grand walrus Oct 20, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Hello everyone, selamat siang from Indonesia! ⛅
Yesterday the team kept powered through all the tasks in progress! Everything is coming along nicely in Coral Island~
Among them is Erika and Emily’s hair salon interior, the most fashionable place in Starlet Town, which is almost done! It looks bright and has a lot of greenery inside, looks like a perfect place to get your glam on~

October 19th, 2021

Revisit [redacted] bedroom props
Museum area design
Zarah's bedroom concept
Emma & Dippa's kitchen and dining room revision
Continue Pufferfish layout exploration
[redacted] outdoor props
Continue Salon foliages 💇
Texturing Electronic Store
Vineyard Manor interior blockout
Continue blockout [redacted]
Continue [redacted] theme blockout
Kira’s cabin and living room previs
Revise fish icons
Continue NPC icons
Sculpting Paul
Continue rigging Dippa & [redacted]
Texture Macy 📸
Continue animation waypoints
Checked animation bug
Continue Player walk variation
Implement Player [redacted] animation
Continue to compose music for cutscene mood 🎼
Implemented cutscene mood music
Continue adding sound notify to animation assets
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] mechanic
[redacted] GDD
Revisit fish school system 🐡
Working on farmhouse
Updating glossary UI improvement
[redacted] system & improvements
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 21, 2021, 4:33 AM

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Greetings, residents of Coral Island!
Yesterday was another satisfying working day, we’ve been working on new features for the next update, and it’s started to take shape! Can you guess what it is? 👀
The highlight of the day was Emma & Dippa’s artsy and colorful house, which is quite roomy with a lot of seatings - somehow we can imagine the residents having a fun taco party here! 🌮 ✨

October 20th, 2021

Continue Museum [redacted] design
Continue Pufferfish exploration
Emma & Dippa's bedroom revision
Start Jim's house props concept
Community Center room interior props model & UV
Continue [redacted] theme interior blockout
Continue Salon foliage & shader 🪴
Kira’s Cabin living room previs
Ben's Caravan previs
Fixing Electronic Store collision
Continue fish icon revisions
Continue NPC icons
Rigging Joko
Retopo Surya
Sculpt Paul
Texture Karen 🧊
Rigging [redacted]
Continue fish school testing
Continue NPC cutscene
Player [redacted] animation
Retouch player walk animation
Improve NPC [redacted] animation
Test animation waypoint
Continue to compose cutscene mood music
Implemented mood music for cutscenes
Added sound to [redacted] animations
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Working on farmhouse
Revisit fish school
Updating glossary UI implementation 🗃️
Continue [redacted] mechanic
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 22, 2021, 3:27 AM

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Good afternoon, our dearest farmers!
Yesterday the team continued to polish everything underwater and above water. A lot of things are currently in progress!
In other news, the team will be off from today until next Monday. We will take this time to rest and get ourselves ready for the upcoming update preparation!
See you soon and hope you all have a wonderful day~

October 21st, 2021

Continue Jim's living room props concept
Continue Museum areas layout design
Continue Pufferfish interior layout exploration
Mine area revision
Continue Ben's caravan previs
Zarah’s boat rooms concept & blocking 🛥
Salon interior model revision
Jim’s house previs
Continue [redacted] props model & UV
[redacted] outdoor props
Continue seeds icons
Continue NPC icons
Retopo Surya
Start rigging Luke
Continue skinning Dippa's skirt
Player [redacted] animation
Continue NPC idle animations
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Animation waypoints 🛣
WIP [redacted] festival blockout
Blockout & rig blendshape [redacted]
Finished composing & mixing cutscene mood music
Continue Electronic Store interior sound
Implemented cutscene music
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Continue [redacted] mechanic
Worked on farmhouse
Updated diving map UI
Updated glossary UI implementation
[redacted] system
[redacted] GDD
[redacted] prototype 🎮
Fixed collision issue in mine level
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 26, 2021, 4:42 AM

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Hi hi Coral Island residents, how are you today? wavestatic
Yesterday the team came back to work fully recharged after the long weekend, ready to tackle our newest tasks! One of them was the Pufferfish building concept. Although this place is a bit intimidating, there will be some surprises too inside, although we’ll have to warn you - enter at your own risk! ⛔

October 25th, 2021

Connor living room + kitchen design exploration
Continue Pufferfish layout exploration
Jim’s house props
Emma & Dippa’s house props
Vineyard Manor interior blockout
[redacted] theme interior blockout
[redacted] Festival Blockout
[redacted] props model & UV
Jim’s house previs
Ben's caravan previs
Zarah’s boat previs 🛳️
Mine level design feedback
Inventory item & NPC icons
Indicator on the map & HUD
Sculpting Paul
Rigging Luke & [redacted]
Set Dippa's skirt physic setting
Continue NPC animation cleanup 🧹
Continue NPC Heart Cutscene
Set footstep sound notify on new animations
Continue farmhouse interior sound 🔊
Composed & implemented mood cutscene music
Salon interior sounds
Fixed diving level task issue in diving map UI
Implemented condition for [redacted] requirement
Setup heart events cutscene trigger
Updated [redacted] mesh in the shop
[redacted] farmhouse system
Continue [redacted] mechanic & new UI
Continue [redacted] prototype
Updating glossary UI implementation
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues 🔍
[redacted] system
Misc bug fixed

grand walrus Oct 27, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Good day from sunny Coral Island, Farmers! wavechicken 🐔
Yesterday the team continued to focus on some of the [redacted]s to be released for the next update. Can’t share much for now but its system and animations are almost all ready!
The highlight of the day was the finished NPC icons for the map - they’re looking super adorable and we’re sure you’d be able to recognize them at a glance! Psst, we included the new secret NPCs as well~ ✨

October 26th, 2021

Connor’s kitchen design exploration
Frank & Erika’s bedroom color exploration
Jim's house props (hallway + kitchen)
Emma & Dippa's house props 🎨
Mine levels update
Pufferfish building layout
[redacted] theme outdoor props concept
[redacted] theme interior blockout
[redacted] Festival blockout
Ben’s caravan previs
Jim’s house previs
Zarah’s room previs
Vineyard manor room previs
Finishing [redacted] props UV & texture
Continue inventory item icons
All NPCs’ icons
Sculpted Ben
Rigged Macy
Baked Surya
Continue [redacted] animations
Continue NPC [redacted] animation cleanup 🧹
Updated old cutscene system and character
Rigged blendshapes [redacted]
Fill [redacted] waypoint
Continue Salon interior sounds
Continue mixed and implemented cutscene mood music to Wwise
Rearranged spring music for noontime ☀️
Adjusted audio area & reverb volume on farmhouse
Adjusted drop & pick up sound on decor mode
Set heartevent cutscene trigger
Set collision area for interior
Updated glossary UI implementation
Worked on farmhouse 🏡
Continue [redacted] mechanic + update new UI
[redacted] prototype
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Prepared test documentation
Misc bug fixed

grand walrus Oct 28, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Hello, hello dearest farmers!
Halfway through the week - we hope this week treats you well!
Yesterday the team continued with the update preparation. Some buildings might be opened soon, so we’ve been set-dressing them nicely. Can you guess which buildings? 👀
The highlight of the day was the NPC heart cutscenes. Not only are they insightful to understand the NPCs better, but might also include a little surprise! 🎁

October 27th, 2021

Continue Emma & Dippa's house props concept
Connor’s kitchen exploration
Frank & Erika’s bedroom color exploration
[redacted]’s bedroom props design
[redacted] outdoor props concept
Jim's house props concept (Hallway + Lily’s room)
Pufferfish building props concept & layout exploration
Mine area level concept
Continue [redacted] Theme Interior Blockout
[redacted] festival blockout 🎉
Textured [redacted] props
Previs for Jim’s house, Coral Inn room, Vineyard Manor, Ben's caravan, Emma & Dippa's house
Add translucence to Zarah’s wall previs
Continue inventory item icons
[redacted] assets
Sculpting Ben
Fixed Surya baking
Continue rigging Macy 🦞
Continue blocking animation
Waypoint animation for Beach Shack
Bake animation to texture
Continue NPC heart cutscene & update existing ones
Walk & idle animation for [redacted]
Continue rearranging & mixing spring music for noontime
Continue to compose cutscene mood music
Explore noontime music implementation 🌞
Mine levels interior sounds
Reproduced & checked Alpha issues
Test documentation
Set up heart event cutscene trigger
Worked on farmhouse
Updating glossary UI implementation
Continue [redacted] mechanic, update to new UI
[redacted] system
Begin [redacted] design doc & prototype 🧑‍💻
Fix the [redacted] spawn limits for zones
Misc bug fixed

grand walrus Oct 29, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Greetings, Coral Island residents, and a good day to you all~
Alpha 0.04 is coming soon, and our team has been speeding up our production pace. So many things to do, so little time! ⏲️
Yesterday’s highlight of the day was the Mine’s new concept. We added more props and decorations and got more levels done. We also left some secrets and hints for you to discover later! 🔍

October 28th, 2021

Revisit Ben's caravan concept
Frank & Erika’s bedroom & kitchen concept
Mines rock area level concept
Continue [redacted]’s room props design
Continue Pufferfish layout & props concept
Jim’s house props concept
[redacted] outdoor props concept
[redacted] blockout
[redacted] theme interior blockout
Texturing [redacted] props
Previs for Dippa & Jim’s house, [redacted]’s room & Hillside Manor
Started foliage dressing in some sections 🌲
Continue inventory item icons
[redacted] assets
Sculpting Ben
Retopo Jim
Continue bake animation to texture
Continue NPC heart cutscene & update existing ones
Continue NPC [redacted] animation cleanup
Continue NPC waypoints 🔁
Finished fixing [redacted] rig
Walk & idle animation for [redacted]
Continue composing & mixing cutscene mood music
Continue exploring noontime music implementation 🎵
Added [redacted] sound event
Continue test documentation
Test heart cutscenes
Update mail UI 📬
Continue [redacted] mechanic (UI: pop up hover & tab bar)
Continue [redacted] prototype
Working on shop (sign texture, sound event)
Continue working on the farmhouse
Added music noon at music config
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Oct 30, 2021, 4:08 AM

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Happy weekend, everyone! 🌈
Both Halloween and Alpha 0.04 are coming soon and we’re excited~
Yesterday the team did a lot of checks - namely the buildings that we’ll open soon (can you guess what they are?) as well as the new features we’re preparing.
Are you ready for some bug-catching? 🪲

October 29th, 2021

Mines level area concept
Revisit Pufferfish layout
Ben's caravan redesign
Frank & Erika’s kitchen & living room layout
Festival sign concepts 🎊
Continue [redacted] theme interior blockout
Dippa's house, Leah’s room, Coral Inn’s room & [redacted]’s room previs
Continue foliage dressing for some sections
Continue inventory item icons
Continue [redacted] assets
Revised Paul
Rigged Karen
UV Jim
[redacted] Model & UV
Continue NPC heart cutscene & update existing ones 💗
Continue checking & setting animation waypoint
Continue Bake [redacted] animation to texture
[redacted] animation (walk + idle)
Retarget NPC animations
Continue noon music implementation
Implemented cutscene mood music to Wwise music hierarchy
Compose music fall night & explore spring music for noontime
Modified music subsystem playback 🔁
Implemented new sounds on store open & close
Reworked on [redacted] sounds
Continue reproducing bug routine
Test documentation
Improved [redacted] prototype
Update [redacted] UI & logic, add pop up hover
Updating mail UI
[redacted] behavior
Continue working on the farmhouse 🏡
Adjusted some decor/furniture system
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 2, 2021, 4:53 AM

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Ahoy, Islanders! The first developer update after the 0.04 update is here!
Yesterday the team continued checking the shipped build. Let us know if you find more bugs - the digital ones! We also had a weekly town hall meeting to discuss the 0.05 update. We're ready for the next tasks call
The highlight of the day is the cooking items icons. All look so delicious and made us want to eat them in real life! 🍲

November 1st, 2021

[redacted] festival sign
Connor’s bedroom design
Frank & Erika’s living room concept
Pufferfish building concept
Ben’s Caravan concept
Mines level area concept
Jim's house & Starlet school props concept
[redacted] outdoor props concept
[redacted] theme interior blockout
Continue cooking item icons 🧑‍🍳
[redacted]’s room props Model & UV
Previs for Leah’s room, Mansion’s room, Dippa’s house
Added translucency to Jim’s house
Continue set-dressing foliages
Sculpted Ben
Baked Jim
Rigged Karen
Continue modeling & texturing insects
Community Center waypoint
Fixing [redacted] animation
Continue insect animation 🪲
TV shopping asset animation
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue composing music fall night & spring music variation
Fixed music playback issue
Improved some sound assets
Added cook button UI sound
Updating mail UI implementation
Continue reproducing bug routine
Test shipping build 🎮
Checked quest not triggered after cutscene
Continue working on the farmhouse
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 3, 2021, 4:58 AM

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Hi Coral Island residents! How are you doing today?
Yesterday the team kept tackling our tasks for the current and next update - existing pesky bugs got fixed, new systems are made and tested. Busy day indeed! 🐝
The highlight of the day was the finished 3d model of our favorite resident Ben. at the same time, we also worked on a new concept for his caravan, which is full of unique items for sale to expand your item collections! 💎

November 2nd, 2021

Emma & Dippa's bedroom props
Continue Theo’s room props
Start Zarah's boat props
[redacted] outdoor props
Frank & Erika rooms exploration sketch
Connor’s bedroom design
Mines level area concept
Pufferfish building concept
Karen’s office concept
Clinic model 🏥
Cherry Blossom Festival model
[redacted] theme interior blockout
[redacted]’s room props UV + model
Starlet school UV + model
Pushed Leah’s room previs to engine
Continue farm foliage dressing
Continue cooking item icons
Map improvement
Salon UI 💇‍♂️
Sculpting Ben
Retopo Paul
Finished Modeled & UV spring insects
Continue NPC heart cutscene
Sort new cutscene lists
Import NPC [redacted] anims to UE
Continue fixing [redacted] anim
Re-rig insect 🪲
Cherry Blossom waypoint
Continue composing & mixing spring music variation & fall night
Continue fixing the music playback issue 🔧
Continue improving some sound assets
Added separated map for testing music issue
Reproduce reported bugs
Working on museum donation system
[redacted] system
Checking music issues and other audio issues
Checking NPC animset issues
Updating mail UI implementation 📬
[redacted] prototype
[redacted] system
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 4, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Hello friends,
Happy Diwali from Stairway Games to all those celebrating! 🪔
May the Festival of Lights fill your home with happiness and health, today and always. ✨

Yesterday the team continue to tackle more tasks, a lot of things projected for the next update are progressing nicely. The highlight was the NPC waypoint in the Cherry Blossom Festival. Now that some of the NPCs’ animation was added, the festival is looking more lively and fun!

November 3rd, 2021

Frank & Erika Cat Room layout exploration
Connor’s storage room design exploration
Emma & Dippa's living room props
Start texture & bake [redacted]’s room props
[redacted] outdoor props
Continue Mine area level
[redacted] theme interior blockout
Cherry Blossom festival props model
UV Starlet School prop 🏫
Coral Clinic model
Zarah's living room props model
Set dressing foliage in farm & forest area
Export NPC icons
Salon & Clothing Shop UI
Sculpting Millie
Retopo Paul
Continue Cherry Blossom Festival waypoints
Continue Community Center waypoints
Continue [redacted] animations
NPC heart cutscene
Continue improving insect animation 🦋
Repacked insects UV for optimization + WIP texturing spring insects
Continue composing + mixing spring music variation with various duration
Implemented new sounds on crafting & take items out from the shipping bin
Adjusted volume on lab machine sounds
Implemented noontime music variants ☀️
Continue checking music & other audio issues
Continue reproducing bugs from FeatureMonkey
Continue setup bug & fish in museum
Map adjustment + improvement
Cleanup and tidy up code 🧹
Setup [redacted]
Working on ranch
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 5, 2021, 4:36 AM

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Greetings, residents of Coral Island! Hope you’re all doing well today~
Yesterday the team continued to beautify Coral Island, we added new interiors to some upcoming buildings. We were fixing the (digital) bugs and improving the (literal) bugs as well! The highlight of the day was the insects’ improvements - our little friends are now looking really real with their new textured model and animations! 🪲 🦋

November 4th, 2021

Continue Emma & Dippa's living room + kitchen props
Continue Zarah’s boat props 🚢
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Connor’s storage design exploration
Frank & Erika’s garage layout exploration
Pufferfish cubicle concept
Mine area level
[redacted] blockout
Mansion rooms blockout
Clinic model + UV
Texturing Starlet School prop & [redacted]’s room
Redo farm foliage & start vineyard foliage
Revise cooking items icons
Continue Salon & Clothing Store UI
Sculpting Millie
Baked Paul
Finished textures spring insects
Create dynamic UI material with combined texture
Bake insect animation to texture
Testing animation vert
NPC heart cutscenes
Fixing [redacted] animation
Cherry Blossom & Community Center waypoint 🌸
Continue composing + mixing spring music variants
Composed music winter night
Implemented fall night music & all day time music variants
Continue improving sound assets 🗃️
Changed morning music playback time range
Reproduce bugs from feature monkey
Map adjustment + improvement
Changing & implementing NPC & building icons
[redacted] subsystem ⚙️
Continue debug festival
Debugging ranch
Updating implement interactable HUD
Cleanup and tidy up codes
Working on NPC’s [redacted] UI
Update NPC animsets
Continue with making the [redacted]
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 6, 2021, 4:54 AM

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Good day from Coral Island, Farmers! ☀️
Yesterday the team worked on interior models for the buildings that will be available for the next update - can you guess what they are?
We also had a very fun virtual team meeting full of laughs and games to end the working week! Have a nice and relaxing weekend, everyone~ 🏖️

November 5th, 2021

Coral Inn painting props
[redacted] outdoor props
Emma & Dippa's Kitchen props
Frank & Erika’s garage layout.
Zarah’s living room + bedroom props
Mining area water level ⛏️
[redacted] theme interior blockout
Texturing Starlet School
Texturing [redacted]’s room props
Continue Clinic UV & texture
Cherry Blossom props model & UV
Continue foliage dressing (farmhouse & vineyard mansion)
Decor mode storage UI
Tweak Salon UI
Continue cooking item icons
Sculpting Millie
Texturing Jim & Surya
Retopo fish 🐡
Continue Community Center waypoint
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoint
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue cleaning [redacted] animation
Retarget NPC animations
Continue composing + mixing music winter night
Continue checking UI widget sounds issue 🔊
Set playback limit & priority on some UI sounds
Checked & fixed ranching issues
Diving improvement
Working on [redacted] subsystem
Updating interactable HUD implementation
Continue checking music issue
Continue cooking logic 🍳
Working on NPC quests
Map adjustment + improvement
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 9, 2021, 4:47 AM

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Hello, hello, Coral Island residents! wavestatic
Yesterday we had our weekly town hall meeting, where we welcomed one more new dev (hurray!) as well as discussed our tasks for this week.
The highlight of the day was the Pufferfish’s massive building interior. Dominated by concrete designs, it gives off a bit of a dystopia feel. Karen is (most definitely) watching you. 👀

November 8th, 2021

Abandoned Villa living room design
Frank & Erika’s bedroom color exploration.
Mine level water area concept
Museum areas concept art revisit
Zarah's boat bedroom props
[redacted]’s room props
Pufferfish room concept
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Texturing Clinic & School 🏫 🏥
Texturing & UV Cherry Blossom festival props
Continue vineyard, school & lake foliage
Updating shipping bin
Decor mode revisit
Map & interactable icons
Continue cooking icons
Sculpting Millie, revised Ben, rigging Surya
Texturing Surya, Jim & Paul
Bake animation to texture (insects/fish)
Rig insects & retopo fish 🪲 🐠
Continue blocking & revise NPC heart cutscenes
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints
Retarget & update [redacted] animation
Continue compose & mix music spring & winter night
Continue cutscene heart event & new seasons music implementation
Building interior sounds
Continue working on NPC quests
Updating interactable HUD implementation
[redacted] component
[redacted] system
Continue checking NPC schedule 🕐 📆
Reproduce bug from reports
Continue cooking manual logic & UI
Continue [redacted] subsystem
Misc. bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 10, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, folks! Hope your day is going well.
Yesterday was a chill working day for the team. We're progressing well within the update pipeline, with more new features coming! ✨
The highlight of the day was the mouthwatering collection of the cooking item icons! We have so many new dishes planned, all will be very fun to cook! 🍽️

November 9th, 2021

Abandoned Villa room design
Revisit Starlet School & Museum area concept
Pufferfish prop concept
Frank & Erika's kitchen color exploration
Continue Mine water area
Jim's room props
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Texturing Clinic
Texturing Cherry Blossom festival props
Modeling & UV [redacted]’s room prop
Paul, Zoe & Anne's house previs
Continue vineyard & lake foliage
Continue cooking icons 🌮
Update shipping bin & inventory
Sculpting Millie 📚
Texturing Paul
Rigging Surya + Insects
Retopo Fish
Bake animation to texture (insects/fish)
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints
Continue NPC [redacted] animation
Improving Player [redacted] animation
Insect animation improvement
Continue NPC heart cutscenes
Continue composing & mixing music spring night
Compose summer day music variation
Continue heart cutscene music implementation
Implement new nighttime spring music 🌙
School interior sounds
Explored new music hierarchy to solve transition issue
[redacted] system
Continue working NPC quests
Updating interactable HUD implement
New [redacted] component
Continue checking NPC schedule
Reproduce bug from reports
Continue cooking manual logic + UI
[redacted] subsystem
Started [redacted] GDD 📝
Map improvements

grand walrus Nov 11, 2021, 4:52 AM

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Greetings, dearest residents! wavestatic
The development of Coral Island continues to progress well - more buildings’ concepts and models are done, NPC and insect’s animation revised, and UI polished!
The highlight of the day was Frank and Erika’s house interior. Their kitchen and living room are dominated by earthy tones and look really calming! A hint: in addition to cute cats, there might be also cute cat-themed items inside! 🐱

November 10th, 2021

Revisit Starlet School props concept
Jim's room props concept
Revisit Museum’s insect area concept 🦋
Frank & Erika’s living room & kitchen color exploration.
Continue Pufferfish building & props concept
Mine level water area concept
[redacted] outdoor props concept
Shop display design
[redacted] redesign exploration
Texturing Clinic
Texturing Cherry Blossom festival props
Texturing & bake [redacted[‘s room props
Paul’s house previs
Lake foliage & setup foliage LOD
Shipping bin & inventory UI update
Decor mode UI update
Continue cooking item icons
Sculpting Millie
Texturing Paul
Rigging Surya
Rigging insect spring
Retopo fish 🐟
Continue bake animation to texture
Continue & revise NPC heart cutscenes
Upgrade rig animation for Human/NPC
Continue Retopo & UV Artifacts
Improving player [redacted] animation
Improving insect animations
Continue composing summer day music variations
Insect sound assets
Explored new plugin for mixing needs
Explored new music hierarchy
Continue cooking manual logic and UI
[redacted] system
Continue mini-game base system
Add mini-game database
Continue checking NPC schedule
Continue bug repro & follow up
Updating interactable HUD implementation
Working on Fishing UI
Working on NPC quests 📜
[redacted] GDD
Map improvements

grand walrus Nov 12, 2021, 4:38 AM

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Hi friends, and a good day to you all!
Yesterday the team continued the hustle with more things added to our assets - new concepts, models, and also sounds + music! 🗃️
One of the things we worked on yesterday was the Starlet School concept. This building does not only have a unique concept but is also full of fun yet educative features. We’re sure the kids will have a blast learning here! ✏️ 📖

November 11th, 2021

Revise Starlet School concept
Kitchen concept revisit
Frank & Erika’s living room Color Exploration
Pufferfish building & props concept
Jim's house props concept
Revisit Museum area
Mine level water area
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Texturing [redacted]’s room props
Texturing cherry blossom props
Paul’s house previs
Jim’s house model
Zarah’s boat model 🛳️
Continue lake foliage
Continue cooking item icons
[redacted] UI
Relationship UI
Sculpting Frank & Erika
Rigging Jim
Retopo Fish
Continue artifacts’ UV + texture ⚱️
Continue bake animation to texture (insects / fish)
[redacted] FX
Upgraded rig animation assets
Checked & updated animset waypoint
Continue NPC heart cutscene
Insect animation improvement
Continue to compose & mix summer day music variations
Added sound events & bank for insect sound assets
Continue [redacted] system
Cooking manual logic and UI
Updating interact HUD component
[redacted] subsystem
Farm building upgrade
Follow-up bugs
NPC schedule test
Mail improvement
Continue [redacted] GDD
Continue fishing UI
Map improvements 🗺️

grand walrus Nov 13, 2021, 4:42 AM

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Hi Farmers, happy weekend to you all! 💃 🕺
Yesterday was a busy working day filled with brainstorming and meeting to determine what we want for the new features. However, we didn’t forget to end the week by having a bit of fun too, with our Friday team meeting!
The highlight of the day was the newly set-dressed Cherry Blossom festival. The surroundings look even lovelier, perfect to celebrate the beautiful Spring day. 🌸

November 12th, 2021

Revisit museum area
Frank & Erika’s house room color exploration
Redesign Clinic’s room
Abandoned Villa kitchen interior design
Revisit player house kitchen
Mine level water area
Set dressing cherry blossom festival
Zarah’s boat model
Processing machine UI exploration
[redacted] UI
TV shopping asset 📺
Fixing foliage LOD before continuing set dressing
Sculpting Erika & Frank
Rig Paul
Retopo fish
Texturing artifact
Continue bake animation
[redacted] FX
Continue waypoints
NPC idle animation
Player [redacted] animation
NPC heart cutscenes
Improving Insect animation 🦋
Composing lab music
Implemented summer daytime music variations
Continue insect sound assets
Continue fixing music transition issue
Continue cooking manual logic & UI
Ranching bug fixes
Continue [redacted] system
Continue [redacted] subsystem & manager
[redacted] GDD
Continue reproducing bugs
Continue exploring fishing subsystem 🎣
Map improvements
Worked on bug catching implementation

grand walrus Nov 16, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Hello, dearest residents! How was your weekend? 👋
Yesterday the team had our weekly town hall meeting where we discussed our next assignments. A new week brings us new tasks that we’re excited to work on!
The highlight of the day was the new Mine concept. We reworked the water area to make it more beautiful and serene. Perhaps magical things will happen if you do something here…? ✨

November 15th, 2021

Museum concept art revisit
Starlet School concept revisit
Frank & Erika garage layout & color exploration
Yuri's clinic exam room & lobby redesign
Mine water area ⛏️
Cherry Blossom festival set dress
Jim’s house living room & hallway props UV
Zarah’s boat model
Coral Inn kitchen model
Texturing [redacted]’s room props
Continue lake foliage dressing
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Continue bugs icons
Farm machines on TV shopping
[redacted] UI
Revised Millie
Sculpt Erika
Retexture Lily
Texturing Artifacts
Retopo fish 🐠
[redacted] FX
Continue bake animation
Continue NPC animation waypoints
Cherry Blossom festival waypoints
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue insect animation & player [redacted] animation improvement
Continue fixing music transition issue
Continue insect sound assets
Worked on [redacted] sounds
Finished composing & mixing Lab music
[redacted] system
Farm building upgrade
Refactor [redacted] codes
Continue [redacted]
Continue test ranching
Reproduce bug from player reports
Updating relationship UI 💛 🧡 ❤️
Cooking manual logic & UI
Map Improvement
[redacted] GDD
Bug catch implementation

grand walrus Nov 17, 2021, 4:39 AM

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Hi all, and good afternoon from sunny Coral Island!
Yesterday the team continued with the set-dressing to beautify Coral Island even more. Not just the humans, but we’ve also been working to polish the plants, insects, and fish. 🪴 🪲 🐠
The highlight of the day, however, was the redesigned Yuri’s clinic. With its new cute decor, now the kids won’t be afraid anymore to visit the clinic for their routine check-ups! 🐔

November 16th, 2021

Starlet School props
Museum area concept revision
Frank & Erika’s garage color exploration
Abandoned Villa interior concept
Yuri's clinic redesign
Vineyard Manor building color
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Continue Inn’s kitchen model & UV 🍳
Zarah’s boat bedroom model
UV & texture Jim’s house props
Set dressing lake foliage
Continue bugs icons
Continue [redacted] map & UI
Processing item indicator
Sculpted Erika
Sculpted Fish
Texturing Artifact
Bake animation to texture (insects/fish)
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoint
Community Center waypoint
NPC heart cutscenes 💟
NPC [redacted] animation
Continue insect animation improvement
Composed general store music
[redacted] sounds
Implemented lab music
Worked on Salon music
Reproduce bug from player reports
Test ranching
Bug catch implementation
Farm building upgrade
[redacted] system
Add trigger for cherry blossom festival
Cooking manual logic & UI
Updating relationship UI
[redacted] GDD
Started designing [redacted]
Worked on ranching
[redacted] quests 📜

grand walrus Nov 18, 2021, 4:43 AM

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Greetings, Islanders! 📬
Yesterday, we continued preparing to open more buildings for the next Alpha update - glad to inform you that we’re moving at a good pace! The interior concepts and models are in progress, and we’re polishing them continuously. Soon you’ll be able to drop a visit! wavestatic
Can you take a guess of what buildings will be available next based on our developer updates? Give us an emoji reaction of your prediction!

November 17th, 2021

Starlet School redesign
Additional clinic props
Vineyard Manor buildings concept
Abandoned Villa concept
Continue museum area revisit
Mining water area
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Zarah’s boat & Pufferfish interior previs
Clinic’s model, UV & texture revisit
Jim’s house texture
School model revision
Texture & UV Coral Inn’s kitchen
Renew & start set dressing woodland foliage 🌲
Continue artifacts icons
Farm machines
Sculpting Erika
Sculpting Fish
Texturing artifact
Continue baking animation to texture
NPC [redacted] animation
NPC heart cutscenes
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints 🌸
Continue insect animation improvement
Continue composing & mixing general store music
Continue investigating cutscene music issue
Upgrading sound assets
Test ranching + farming
Cherry Blossom festival logic & trigger
[redacted] prototype
[redacted] GDD
Bug catching implementation
Tools usage system
Refactoring [redacted] codes
Manual cooking logic 🍳
Updating relationship UI
Working on ranching
Working on [redacted] quests

grand walrus Nov 19, 2021, 4:51 AM

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Hey Islanders, how are you doing today? ☀️
Only two weeks to the next update - who's excited? We've beautified more buildings, added more animations and music.
The highlight was the concept of a specific area of the museum. Can’t share much yet, but I can report that it looks super spacious, has a lot of greenery, and would definitely be a place worth visiting in your free time! 🏛️

November 18th, 2021

Revisit [redacted] festival
Sketching Abandoned Villa
School interior revision
Finalize Vineyard Manor building
Museum area concepts
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Clinic model revision 🏥
Clinic additional props UV
Texturing Inn kitchen
[redacted] model
Woodland foliage set dressing
Continue artifacts icons
Diary UI
Sculpting Erika
Retopo Ben & Millie
Adjusted artifact texture and mesh
Sculpting fish 🐡
Bake animation to texture (insects/fish)
NPC heart cutscenes
NPC [redacted] animation
Community Center waypoints
Continue audio playtest
Implemented general store music
Continue composing & mixing lab music :⚗️
Working on blacksmith music
Explored Wwise audio mastering suite
Continue cooking manual logic
Polished cooking UI
Continue [redacted]
Updated tool usage system
Bug catch implementation 🐞
Continue refactoring [redacted] code
Continue testing ranching + farming
Updating relationship UI
Continue [redacted] design doc
Working on ranching improvement
[redacted] prototype

grand walrus Nov 20, 2021, 4:14 AM

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Hello Farmers, happy weekend to you all! ⛅
Yesterday the team continued to work on our respective tasks for the next update, but we also had a blast with the Friday team meeting. It was overall a good working day!
The highlight of the day was the artifacts’ icons - we have tons of beautiful artifacts planned for you to discover and donate to the museum later (and makes Scott very happy!) ❣️

November 18th, 2021

Continue [redacted] festival revisit
Revised Abandoned Villa concept
Monument Garden paintover
Museum area concept
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Continue model [redacted] festival props
Finish Coral Inn’s kitchen texture
Starlet School model revision 🏫
Woodland foliage dressing
Diary & town board UI
Continue artifacts icons
Sculpting Erika
UV Millie
Baked Ben
Sculpt Fish 🐠
Bake animation to texture
Setup waypoint
NPC heart cutscenes
NPC [redacted] animation
Some vertex animation
Finished composing & mixing carpenter music
Spring music variation
Created & implemented different audio conversion settings to all audio assets
Bug catch implementation
Continue working on [redacted]
Worked on farm building
Farming + ranching test
Updating processing machine UI
Checked cooking & audio issues
Working on ranching
Debug menu for [redacted]
Finished [redacted] GDD 📝
Cherry blossom festival logic & trigger
Updating [redacted] quest

grand walrus Nov 23, 2021, 4:37 AM

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Good day Islanders, one last week before the next update - we have a lot of things to finish and prepare! ☀️
Yesterday we’re busy with the town hall meeting, followed by brainstorming sessions to set and finalize some features’ systems.
The highlight of the day was the revised foliage. If you think the greenery was beautiful before, we’re currently polishing it to make it look prettier and even more lifelike! 🌴

November 22nd, 2021

Continue museum area concept
Revisit [redacted] festival concept
Revised Vineyard Manor buildings
Monument Garden paintover 🎨🖌️
Revise Frank & Erika’s house interior
Abandoned Villa room layout exploration
Continue mine water area
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Texturing Clinic
Jim’s living room model
Modeling Alice’s room props
[redacted] festival props model & UV
Finished woodland foliage dressing
Continue UI feedback
Continue artifacts icons
Revise Erika
Millie UV
Retopo outdoor props
Continue blocking fish & boat
Continue animation to texture
NPC heart cutscene
Some vertex animation
Review insect animation 🦋 💨
Cherry Blossom festival waypoints
Fixed animation offset waypoint
Continue spring 2nd music variations
Improving spring music old assets
Implemented carpenter music
Continue insect sound assets
Bug catching implementation
Continue polishing cooking
Cherry blossom festival trigger
Farm building upgrade system
Continue improving [redacted]
Working on ranching animal
Updating processing machine UI
Updating shop, shipping price UI
Playtesting update features 🎮 📝
Checking audio issue
Continue [redacted]

grand walrus Nov 24, 2021, 4:44 AM

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Greetings, Farmers! 🧑‍🌾
Less than one week to the next update, and the Stairway team is going full throttle. The new features as well as improvements are almost done, we're just putting a finishing touch!
The highlight of the day was the finished concept of Frank and Erika’s house. It looks bright and colorful with boho-chic interiors all around. The most important thing is, not only this is a cozy house for humans, but also for cats! 🐱

November 23rd, 2021

Revisit [redacted] festival
[redacted] day design
Revisit museum area concept
Compiled Frank & Erika’s house interior layout
Abandoned Villa room layout
Mine water area
Monument Garden paintover
Outdoor props concept
Jim’s house living room texture
Clinic model & texture 🏥
Modeling Alice’s room props
[redacted] festival props UV
Block woodland area
[redacted] UI
Sculpt [redacted]
Sculpt Fish
Retopo outdoor props
Continue bake animation to texture
Fixed barn & coop building translucency
NPC heart cutscene 💗
NPC [redacted] animation
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints
NPC waypoints for Electronic Store & Salon
Some vertex animation
Implemented new morning & day spring music
Continue fixing sound issue
Adjusted volume automation according to weather ⛈️
Continue spring music variations
Composing blacksmith music
Bug catching implementation
NPC festival trigger
Continue improving [redacted]
Continue working on cooking 🍳
Updating shop sell price UI
Checking ranching
Working on farm building
Continue [redacted]
Continue playtesting

grand walrus Nov 25, 2021, 4:53 AM

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Hello Islanders, how have you been? wavestatic
Nearing the end of the week and our team is racing with time to prepare the updates. We’re getting there! 🏁
The highlight of the day was the 3d model of Alice’s room (do you remember how the concept art looks like?). Seeing how it took shape from a concept until you’re able to enter the actual room feels a bit like magic! ✨

November 24th, 2021

Continue [redacted] concept
Mining water area
Revisit museum area concept
Paul's living room & kitchen concept
Abandoned Villa room concept
[redacted] outdoor props
Texture [redacted] festival props
Updating Coral Inn wall UV & texture
Updating Alice’s room props
Zarah’s boat previs 🛳️
Jim’s house living room interior & house foliages
Grass mesh and texture
Continue artifacts icons
Relationship UI revisit
Sculpting [redacted] & Frank
Sculpted bugs
Retopo outdoor props
Replaced Cherry Blossom festival props mesh
Continue bake animation
Set and fix NPC animations
Waypoint for Electronic Store & Salon
NPC heart cutscene 💙
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints
Some vertex animation
Finished composed & mixed + implemented blacksmith music
Continue to fix some sound issues 🔊
Set physical material for some areas
Adjusted reverb & room tone on some areas
Continue festival dialog trigger for NPC
Continue bug-catching implementation 🦋
Setup [redacted] & reviewing [redacted]
Updating [redacted] UI
Reported bugs follow-up
Checked quest flow & festival system
Continue working on cooking
Working on farm building subsystem
Updating tools animation

grand walrus Nov 26, 2021, 4:32 AM

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Greetings, Coral Island residents! laugh2
Less than one week to Alpha 0.05 - we’re fired up and excited! Lots of things are still in progress but are almost done. The highlight of the day, you asked? It was seeing the new concepts of the Mine's water area - with the new layout full of decors, it certainly looks full of wonders (and perhaps some mysteries)!

November 25th, 2021

Continue revisit museum area
Continue [redacted] concept
Sketching Abandoned Villa layout
Continue mine water area
Paul's living room & kitchen
Fountain paint over feedback
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Zarah boat previs
Outdoor props UV
Textured [redacted] festival props
Finished UV & baked Alice’s props
Fixed Clinic collision 🏥
Continue artifacts & animal concepts
Jim’s house foliages
Working on the grass look
Quest & crafting UI adjustment
Header tab icons
Sculpting [redacted] & Frank
Sculpt bugs
Continue bake animation
Continue festival animation
NPC heart cutscene 💙
Continue Cherry Blossom Festival waypoints
Some vertex animation
Player [redacted] animation
NPC [redacted] animation
Continue fixing footstep sound issue
Continue interior sounds
Continue blacksmith music layer ⛏️
Creating & implementing electronic store music
Setup trigger for cherry blossom festival
Bug catch implementation
Museum system
Continue polishing cooking logic & UI
Reproduce & follow up reported bugs
Checking cooking feature & other UIs
Updating [redacted] UI
[redacted] system ⚙️
Continue [redacted]
Working on farm building

grand walrus Nov 27, 2021, 4:29 AM

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Hi everyone, and happy weekend to you all! 🌈
Yesterday the team continued to check and make final changes to the upcoming feature. We’ve also done a lot of improvements and polishings to make the world even prettier.
The highlight of the day was the new 3d models of the NPCs. Not only do they look pretty but also detailed down to the last bit, just like their 2d concepts. ✨

November 26th, 2021

Mine water area
Museum area concept 🏛️
Abandoned Villa kitchen & dining room layout
Paul's kitchen & Zoe's room concept
[redacted] theme outdoor props
Texturing Alice’s room prop
Texturing [redacted] festival
Jim’s house living room & kitchen model
Continue Jim’s house foliage
Outdoor props UV
Continue Zarah’s boat previs
Lookout foliage and grass
Animals & dino concept
Glossary & mastery UI adjustment
Map art update
Sculpting [redacted] & Frank
Bree & Zarah Revision
Model Zarah’s boat
Retopo Erika
Fixing Noah & Connor skinning issue
Continue baking animation
Create grass color blend with landscape material 🌱
Continue Cherry Blossom Festival waypoints
Continue festival animations
NPC heart cutscene
Continue composing, mixing & implementing Electronic Store BGM
Added missing sound to coop & barn animals
Clinic BGM WIP
Adjusted BGM and sounds for some buildings
Bug catching implementation
Create SM referencer
Setting up NPC dialog trigger for the festival
Checking the cooking system 🍳
Bug reports follow up
Checking mining & diving
Updating diving, mining level hud UI
Updating mastery level up hud UI
Continue [redacted]
Polish cooking UI
Worked on farm building
Misc bug fixes

grand walrus Nov 30, 2021, 6:18 AM

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Hello Coral Island residents!
Alpha 0.05 will be released soon - who’s excited? Yesterday we worked on the Developer Update, as well as prepped the pre-final check for the features. Can’t wait to deploy it for our players to see! approve2
The highlight of the day was the revealed Woodlands area - the map will be updated as well! Soon you’ll be able to visit the Starlet School and beyond~

November 29th, 2021

Cherry blossom festival concept
Continue Museum area concept
Mine water area
Abandoned Villa kitchen & dining room layout
Zoe's room, Paul & Anne’s room concept
Coral Inn living room model
Zarah’s boat model
Jim’s kitchen interior vertex color complete
[redacted] interior base
[redacted] festival model
Outdoor props previs
Updating map art 🗺️
Continue animals concept
Start forest foliage dressing
Updating collision in mine & woodland area
Sculpting [redacted]
Revise Frank & Zarah
Continue Bugs UV 🦋
Continue bake animation
NPC heart cutscene
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints
Continue NPC festival animation
[redacted] object placement preview mesh
Add grass depth based on RVT texture as height mask
Create material function for RVT height mask
Finished composing, mixing & implementing clinic music
Create & prepare ranch music
Mine sounds
Set cooking button UI sound 🍳
Continue [redacted]
Bug catch implementation
Worked on temple offering
Updating mastery level up hud UI
Working on fast travel
Testing update build
Reported bug follow-up
Checking mines
Working on farm buildings
[redacted] debug
Implementing [redacted]
Setup trigger for festivals ⚙️
Set signs & placement mesh preview for [redacted]
Updating logic for cooking manual
Improve [redacted] features
Misc bug fix

latent ivy Dec 1, 2021, 5:13 AM

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Hello Coral Island residents! 🏝️
Let's give a shout out for the Alpha 0.05 that had been released! 🎉
We're working extra hard to deliver a smile on your face, and we still have many things that we would like to implements! ☺️
As for yesterday, here's the list of things that we had worked on~

November 30th, 2021

Finishing Museum area concept
Continue Cherry Blossom Festival concept
Finishing Paul and Anne's room concept
Working on [redacted]'s room concept
Working on mining water area
Finishing [redacted] concept
Sketching Abandoned Villa's kitchen, living & dining room concept
Finishing Jim's house’s living Room's texture
Working on Cherry Blossom festival model
Modeling [redacted] props
Outdoor furnishing previs
Finishing animals concept
Texturing Millie
Finishing [redacted] sculpting
Continue Shipping Bin Mode
Working on NPC hearts animation
Fixing elevator animation on mines
Adding collision for elevator
Fixing collision in mining & lake area
Working on animation for cutscenes
Working on Cherry Blossom waypoints
Retarget animations
Readding elevator sounds
Readding torch light up sound effect
Adding assets for Tavern interior music
Fixing footstep sound issue
Ranch interior music
Fixed animation bug
Updated dialog when upgrading farm building
Set up & update festival trigger & logic
Insect system
Update cooking UI
Refactor lab upgrade subsystem
Worked on farm buildings
Experimenting with [redacted]
[redacted] subsystem
Refactoring Gameplay Subsystems init & config
Misc bug fixes

latent ivy Dec 2, 2021, 7:37 AM

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Hello dear residents of Coral Island! 🌞
We hope you all have a great Thursday!
After all, Thursday is the second best day after Friday! 😆
To make your day even better, check out the progress we made yesterday! 🎵

December 1st, 2021

Moon Cake festival concept 🥮
Moon Cake festival props in progress
Cherry Blossom festival progress 🌸
[Redacted] props completed
[Redacted] outdoor props completed
Teleportation totem's paint in progress
[Redacted] rough sketch and layout
[Redacted] 3D model
Working on Millie's Rig
Working on Ben UV and bake adjustment
NPC waypoints
Working on insect's Rig
Working on NPC hearts animation & cutscenes
Improve lighting and props in Tavern, Electronic Store 🪔
Improving the Ranch music
Adjusting SFX for Ranch, Tavern, Clinic, Salon, & Electronic Store 🎶
Creating school theme music
Cooking utensils icon completed 🍳
Updating UI for cooking
Working on [redacted]
Mine area level concept completed, proceeding to the next level
Abandoned Villa's living room's progress
[Redacted] room concept completed
Paul's hallway concept in progress
Living room base color finished
Setup town rank point system for individual donation item
Misc bug fixes

latent ivy Dec 3, 2021, 4:51 AM

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Greetings enthusiastic farmers! 🧑‍🌾
T.G.I.F! Have you plan out how are you going to spent your weekend? 😆
By playing Coral Island I bet! 🌟
Here's for today's update~ We've worked on many things from all the new concepts to finishing the music for school! Exciting! 🎵

December 2nd, 2021

Millie rigging WIP
Cooking animation 🥠
[Redacted] baked animation texture
Prepare for Blacksmith and Coral Inn animation
Fixing NPCs' way points on Cherry Blossom Festival
Worked on NPC heart cutscene and animation
[Redacted] 3D model WIP
Retopo Erika WIP
Ben UV WIP
Insect UV WIP
Overpaint teleportation totem
Lily's room vertex color finished
Mooncake Festival props and block out WIP 🥮
New NPC Props
Prototyping different kind of clothes to wear
Finished school music composition 🎶
Paul's hallway concept completed
Observatory main room concept WIP
Concepting [redacted] WIP
[Redacted] arrow sign
Mine water area level completed, proceeding to next level ⛏️
Fossil area concept WIP
Abandoned Villa: Living Room layout sketch finished
Insect icon and concept finished 🦋
Fish icon and concept finished 🐠
[Redacted] in test
Finalizing town rank point by museum donation
Update trigger for [redacted] festival
Add POI icon for sign post panel
Add texture for icon/image
Cutscene crash bug fix in progress
Misc bug fix

latent ivy Dec 4, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Greetings, dear farmers of Coral Island! 🌞
We wish you an awesome weekend ahead! 🏝️
We sure work hard before the weekend, we have a lot going on yesterday! ⛏️
Like they always say, work hard, play hard~ And here's the update for Dev's Diary!~ 🌟

December 3rd, 2021

Rigging Millie WIP
Baked animation texture for Blacksmith
Blacksmith vertex animation
[Redacted] material
FX particle for [Redacted]
Insects animation 🪲
NPC cutscene progress
Finished Erika Retopo, UV, & Bakes
[Redacted] revision completed
Sculpting [redacted]
Character customization Prototype WIP
Butterflies textured 🦋
Previs Pufferfish interior WIP
Mansion previs WIP
Mooncake festival props WIP
Valentina base color props completed
Finished forest foliage dressing
WIP beach and town foliage dressing
Finished mixing school music
Implementing school interior music
Working on Ranch music
Fix cutscene sound & music issue on shipping build game in progress
[Redacted] festival concept finished
[Redacted] festival in progress
Misc items' icons added
More animal concept finished 🐿️
Continue with Mining Area
Fossil Area concept in progress 🦕
Observatory main room sketch WIP
[Redacted] room sketch
Abandoned Villa sketch and layout in progress
Add data table for [redacted]
Refactor bug
Continue [redacted] config, debug, & logic
Implement quality drop chance for bug, fish, and scavengable
Worked on fish quality
Fix cutscene crash
Misc bug fix

latent ivy Dec 7, 2021, 4:31 AM

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Hey Islanders, how was your weekend? 🥳
We hope you have a ton of fun! Enough to recharge yourself for the week~ 🌟
After a great weekend, we are excited to deliver more updates on Coral Island development! Here's what we do yesterday~ 🌸

__December 6th, 2021
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[Redacted] festival design exploration in progress
Museum Fossil area concept finished 🦖
Museum Statue area WIP
Mine water area level concept completed
Revising Abandoned Villa layout sketches in progress
More animal concept in sketch 🐔
Revised [redacted] completed
Sculpting [redacted] in progress
Spring's insects WIP 🐞
Insect texture batch 1 completed
[Redacted] animation for Coral Inn Exterior WIP
Model and UV Coral Inn's second floor completed
Retopo and UV outdoor props in progress
UV unwrap [redacted] theme in progress
Mooncake Festival props model & UV WIP
Suki's room props finished
Paul's interior living room props and color
Museum interior in progress
NPC's cutscenes in progress
Millie Rig completed
Millie waypoint WIP
Baked animation texture for insects
Area FX particle of [redacted] in progress
Composing & mixing ranch 2nd music finished
Layer animal sound ranch music in progress
Add pause & resume all audio ⏯️
Ranch debug WIP
Update overall Salon UI ✂️
Update [redacted] mini game
Misc optimization
Misc bug fixes

latent ivy Dec 8, 2021, 4:20 AM

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Hello dear farmers, I come bearing more updates from yesterday! 🧑‍🌾
After the fun, fun gathering and dinner last night, it's time to get back to work! ⛏️
Without further ado, here's the things we have worked on~

December 7th, 2021

Title screen UI update 🌟
Fishing interaction UI update WIP
Paul's living room & kitchen props concept
Nina room color exploration in progress
Revise Abandoned Villa Layout Sketches finished
Museum concept area WIP
Temple concept art
Mine water area level completed, proceeding to next
Fix Millie's skinning, physic simulation & blendshape
Continue Millie's waypoints
NPC cutscenes
Spring insects animation update
[Redacted] sculpt finished
Retopo Zarah WIP
Ben texture WIP
Revise outdoor props WIP
[Redacted] room theme modeling finished
[Redacted] UV packing
Jim house WIP
Suki's room vertex color WIP
Pufferfish vertex color Lv1 completed
Mooncake Festival model finished
Insect texture in progress 🪲
Sculpted [redacted] finished
Layer animal sound finished 🐢
Implement layered ranch music
Implement inn interior music
Add [redacted] sounds
Compose beach shack music in progress
Optimizing Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸
Update base Cherry Blossom Festival offering
[Redacted] mini game updated
Add unlock recipe and utensil at cooking UI 🍳
Fix packaging error
Fix collisions in many places

latent ivy Dec 9, 2021, 4:30 AM

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Hi Islanders, how do you fare? 🌞
Let's start today's highlight with letting you know, that one of our soon-to-be dateable character, Ben, getting some glow up~ 🥰
Te~he~ 😏

December 8th, 2021

Temple concept in progress
Seasonal paintover in progress
[Redacted] festival exploration
[Redacted] festival [redacted] in progress
Abandoned Villa - rooms color exploration finished
Zoe's room props' concept in progress
Mine Water Area level sketches in progress
Fishing interaction concept
Diving HUD 🤿
Ben texture in progress
Zarah retopo in progress
[Redacted] models preps in progress
Jims living room's props and kitchen's UV updated
Suki's room base color finished
Model inn lobby WIP
Adjust gate model WIP
Modeling [redacted] theme WIP
Scale down [redacted]
Sculpted [redacted] for Giants
Finished Mooncake Festival UV 🥮
Merging some meshes at Clothing Store 👚
Millie waypoints updated
Insect improvement
Giant anim WIP
NPC target morph in progress
NPC cutscene progressing even more
Working on a lot of in-game VFX
Beach Shack music in exploration
Implemented Ranch music
Adjusting some SFX
In progress of [redacted] SFX
Cutscene troubleshooting
[Redacted] mini game updated
Setup Cherry Blossom main event & requirements
Cherry blossom festival icon in progress 🌸

latent ivy Dec 10, 2021, 4:16 AM

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Good day, residents of Coral Island! 🍀
We seems to be working on a lot of festivals aren't we? Can you guess some of the festivals that we may be working on? Aren't you curious? Well, I for one am! I look forward for the festive to come! 🎉

December 9th, 2021

[Redacted] festival exploration in progress
Mine water area in progress ⛏️
Abandoned Villa color exploration finished
Winter season painting concept and exploration in progress ❄️
[Redacted] concept in progress
Monsters concept finished
More animal concept 🐔
Updating some icons
Updating some UI
Calibrate Ben's in-game texture
WIP Zarah's UV
Sculpted Frank
Revised [redacted]
Paul and Anne's room props
Zoe's room props 🧸
Finished Inn's 1st floor model and UV
Fix fence model
Adjusting fence design in progress
Finished [redacted] theme UV packing
Continue [redacted] theme modeling
Mooncake Festival texture in progress 🥮
Completed updating Millie's waypoint
Completed Adding target morph Millie's waypoint
Insect texture improved 🐛
Baked animation texture of insects
Updating [redacted] VFX
Tested opening cutscene sound issue
Add missing sound when planting certain seeds
Adjust speaker panning on place item sound
[Redacted] SFX in progress
Finished composing & mixing beach shack music 🎵
[Redacted] mini game in progress
Fix festival interactable icons
Fix ingredients UI at cooking widget 🍳
Unlock UI for utensils and recipe in progress
Misc bug fixes

latent ivy Dec 11, 2021, 4:35 AM

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Hi beloved Islanders! 🏝️
I hope you'll have an awesome weekend ahead! 🌈
As for yesterday's topic, you won't believe at how many icons have been polished, even more characters on the list and even the insects are getting polished. ✨
Moving on to music, there will also be different BGM for different moods in cutscenes, lovely ❤️

December 10th, 2021

[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] festival interior in progress
Winter concept variation ❄️
Mine water area level concept completed
Abandoned Villa area exploration in progress
Inn lobby photo props
[Redacted] room props WIP
[Redacted] in progress
More animals concept 🦢
Updating some icons
Archie sculpt in progress
Walter sculpt in progress
Zarah UV and Retopo in progress
Revise Ben model and texture
Insect texture in progress
Mooncake Festival texture WIP 🥮
Museum interior WIP
Themed interior modeling
Themed outdoor props
Jim's kitchen finished
Jim's room UV WIP
More NPC cutscenes in progress
Capsule shadow for NPC in progress
Sit and eat animation 🍖
Implemented beach shack interior music
Improved mixing beach shack music
Adding BGM for different moods 🎵
Tavern music WIP
Created [redacted] sound assets, implementation in progress
Add cutscene trigger for some NPC hearts
Add festival interactable icon for mini games, etc
Update festival offering
Update cooking panel 🍳
Update logic for some recipe
Add sound slot at cooking panel
[Redacted] updated

latent ivy Dec 14, 2021, 4:40 AM

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Heya~ ~~Snowball points~~ Farmers! ❄️
How was your weekend? I hope it's a blast!
I know some of you are having a blast with our on going event. For those of you who don't know yet, check the event out and make sure to participate! ☃️
It took me 30 seconds to scroll to this channel, and that's one snowball lost in the process 🙃
Anyway, here's our update for yesterday!~ 🌟

December 13th, 2021

Revised seasonal paintover variations of Summer, Fall, & Winter in progress 🍂
Abandoned Villa area color exploration finished
Abandoned Villa Living Room color exploration in progress 🌈
[Redacted] props' concept in progress
Paul's hallway props' concept in progress
[Redacted] concept completed
[Redacted] sketch WIP
[Redacted] sketch in progress
Pufferfish poster concept
Update Townboards UI
Diving UI in progress 🤿
WIP Zarah Retopo
WIP Zarah bakes
Sculpting Walter
[Redacted] completed
WIP Mooncake festival props texture
WIP Mooncake festival set up 🥮
Jim's room UV WIP
Museum office and lobby interior finished
Pufferfish Level 1 interior UV WIP
Themed interior modeling completed
Base color for Inn props finished
Mansion living's room model in progress
Implemented [redacted] sounds
NPCs' hearts cutscene in progress 💞
Implemented music to some cutscene 🎵
Add missing sounds to some cutscenes in progress
Fix festival main event crash
Update on [redacted]
Misc bug fix

latent ivy Dec 15, 2021, 4:35 AM

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Hello farmers of Coral Island~ 🏝️
Do you know we have a hot Discord's event on going? Join the snow fight to get some chill! ❄️
As for the Dev's Diary, here is some update we have 💞
We finished more interiors, fixing some crashes and many more~ 🐔

December 14th, 2021

Seasonal paint over in progress 🖌️
[Redacted] sketch exploration
[Redacted] & [Redacted] rooms sketch in progress
Finished Frank & Erika house interior concept
Abandoned Villa color exploration in progress
Mine water area completed, proceeding to next level ⛏️
More animals in concept
Pufferfish poster exploration
Zarah Retopo, UV, & Bakes finished
WIP Archie
Sculpting Walter
Completed capsule shadow NPC
Themed interior modeling in progress
Museum Office and Lobby interior finished
Museum interior Dino section in progress 🦖
Pufferfish UV done
Finished mansion's living's room model
Finished Inn's lobby base color
Modeling shipping bin finished
Implemented music on NPC hearts' cutscene
Implemented Inn interior music 🎵
Implemented music to all seasons
Continue Cherry Blossom waypoints 🌸
Main festival event icon display
Add insect awareness point UI
Fixing flight height for flying insect 🦋
Fixed some causes of crash

latent ivy Dec 16, 2021, 5:01 AM

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Hello, residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
With the new event so heat up, we have a kind reminder to keep you all cool. If you haven't know yet, please kindly check #920141731608014889 channel for more info! 🌞
Without further ado, here is for today dev's diary! 📖

December 15th, 2021

Update on winter and fall season overpaint ❄️
[Redacted] sketch in progress
[Redacted] office sketch in progress
Finished Abandoned Villa: Living room color exploration
Abandoned Villa other area color exploration in progress
Mine water area level in progress ⛏️
Pufferfish poster exploration
WIP sculpted Archie
WIP [redacted] retopo
Player hairstyle prototype 💇‍♂️
WIP themed interior modelling
Museum interior dino section in progress
Pufferfish interior texture WIP
Macy's room props model in progress
Inn Vacant room base color completed
Mansion living room base color completed
Mansion kitchen model in progress
WIP [redacted] festival
WIP Cherry Blossom Festival way points 🌸
More NPC hearts' cutscene in progress
Compose tavern music finished 🎵
Festival offering inventory in progress 👜
New insect catch unlock UI in progress
Update cooking UI 🍳
Update Salon UI ✂️
Update [redacted]
Fixed collision in Light House and Inn Area
Fixed collision for coop level 2

latent ivy Dec 17, 2021, 5:25 AM

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Good day, Coral Island enthusiast! 🌟
Here is for today Dev's Diary. What interest me from today's highlight will be the Fall Season paintover~ the trees and scenery look so pretty ✨
Also, it looks like Archie is getting a brighter smile! So precious, must protect 🌞

December 16th, 2021

Fall season paintover color exploration in progress 🍂
Abandoned Villa area color exploration in progress
[Redacted] sketch exploration in progress
Observatory sketch WIP
Mine water area completed, proceeding to next level
Pufferfish poster revised
WIP Sculpting Archie
Sculpting Walter finished
Shipping bin texture WIP
Rescaled [redacted]
Themed interior model in progress
Dino section interior model and previs color in progress
Improving Coral Inn vertex anim
Umbul-umbul variation finished 🍀
Cherry Blossom festival waypoints in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Tweaked tavern music & added SFX layer 🎶
Rework on [redacted] sound assets
Update cooking UI
Add favorite recipe feature in progress
Insect catching UI update in progress 🐞
Update diving UI
Update title screen UI
Update mastery UI

latent ivy Dec 18, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Happy weekend, residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
For today's Dev Diary we have Macy's room base color finished, it looks very gorgeous and neat! 🌟
What do you think you will see in her room?

December 17th, 2021

Fall season paintover update 🍂
[Redacted] bedroom's sketch in progress
[Redacted] sketch in progress
Abandoned Villa area color exploration completed
Observatory progress update
Pufferfish poster update
Bree retopo in progress
Sculpting Walter
Finished Macy's room base color
Jim's room UV done
Jim's room texture WIP
Finished themed modeling
Shipping bin texture finished ✨
Update tavern music and SFX layering
Implemented tavern interior music 🎶
WIP community center music, exploring themed
Fix looping issue on some cutscenes
More NPCs hearts cutscene in progress
Settings UI update ⚙️
Update on favorite feature recipe
Update on [redacted]
Harvest bug fix when inventory is full

latent ivy Dec 21, 2021, 5:00 AM

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Hey, Farmers! 🧑‍🌾
It's almost that time of the year again! ☃️
The holidays' season is coming near, do you have any plans? ❄️
Whatever your plans are, we wish you for the jolliest year yet! ✨
Any how here's for today's diary~ 🎶

December 20th, 2021

[Redacted] Bedroom exploration sketch in progress
[Redacted] Bedroom layout exploration in progress
Abandoned Villa interior color
Observatory sketch WIP
[Redacted] interior in progress
Donation box & static mini map museum concept in progress
Mine water area level completed, proceeding to next ⛏️
Carpenter UI update WIP
Sculpted Archie
Sculpting [redacted]
Tweaked Yuri
Ben rig in progress
Finish Eva room props model
WIP UV Eva props
Themed interior modeling in progress
Shipping bin texture & mesh fixed
Mansion kitchen & Hallway base color completed 🍽️
Mansion study room model completed
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Add filter/sort recipe by alphabetical order and default 🍖
Festival offering widget
Crash when interact with some NPCs in progress
[Redacted] update

latent ivy Dec 22, 2021, 5:05 AM

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Hello, beloved residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
With the holiday vibe is around the corner, we would like to end the year on a high note! 🎵
Here's today's Dev Diary~ ✨

December 21th, 2021

Mine water area 25 levels completed ⛏️
[Redacted] festival concept in progress
[Redacted] sketches compiled
[Redacted] layout exploration sketch in progress
Observatory area sketch in progress
Museum donation box details in concept
Bug catch area indicator UI in progress 🐞
Update Carpenter UI in progress
Mansion study room base color finished
Museum interior model, base and props in progress 🦖
Themed interior modeling in progress
WIP Eva's room base color
Sculpting [redacted]
Walter update in progress
Completed Ben Rig, simulation, target morps, etc
Improving Ben's idle pose
Finished Bree Retopo
UV-baking Bree in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💞
WIP Community Center music 🎶
Adjust Cherry Blossom Festival main event flow 🌸
Update on [redacted]

latent ivy Dec 23, 2021, 4:45 AM

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Hi, Islanders! 🌟
We bring you more update on Coral Island! 🆙
Today's highlight will be about the updated UI and also Diving Area is now under development! Can't wait to see more diving area available! 🌈

December 22th, 2021

Diving south area 10m concept in progress 🤿
Continue observatory sketch
[Redacted] layout sketch completed
Offering items icon
Updated Sam's shop UI
Updated ranch animal shop UI
WIP Archie
Sculpting [redacted]
Bree retopo and UV bake finished
Finish Eva base color props
WIP final texture Inn's living room 🪑
Themed interior modeling completed
More NPCs hearts' cutscene in progress
Cherry Blossom waypoints completed 🌸
WIP Community Center lobby music 🎵
Adjust Cherry Blossom festival flow
Add category on donation list
Update shipping bin UI
Implement love, like, hate, dislike item list shown on relationship detail UI ✨

latent ivy Dec 24, 2021, 5:15 AM

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Hello, Farmers of Coral Island~ 🏝️
Since yesterday was the last official working day of this year, today's Dev's Diary will be the wrap up of the year! But don't worry we will return next year before you knew it~ 🥰
This year had been a blast and fun. Thank you to all your endless support and care for the game. May this bond last for the years to come! 🍀
From the bottom of our heart, we wish you a happy holiday! May your holiday be merry and bright~ 🙏

As for the developers, they will be on holiday from 24th of December 2021 to 2nd of January 2022! ✨ Thank you to all developers for the work on Coral Island, showing passion and dedication throughout the year. It was not easy but it will be worth it! ❤️ Wishing all the devs a peaceful break, lots of love and best wishes, you guys deserve it! 👏
The Dev Team will return to Coral Island on 3rd of January 2022 with new found resolutions ~~(4k)~~, excitement and fresh faces! With that the next Dev Diary will resume on 4th of January 2022!~ 🎉

Note: Please expect a delayed response for Discord and email during that time~ ☺️

December 23th, 2021

Diving South Area 10m depth paintover finished 🤿
Continue observatory sketch
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] room concept in progress
[Redacted] area concept in progress
[Redacted] Bedroom Layout exploration sketch in progress 🛏️
More offering items' icons completed
Blacksmith UI flow update in progress
Nodes processing UI flow update in progress
Jims room texture completed
Inn's living room texture completed 🪑
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Target morphs for NPC in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscene in progress 💞
Community center music in progress
Update Relationship UI 💐
Update on [redacted]
Update functionality on shipping bin
Update map functionality 🗺️

latent ivy Jan 4, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Hello Coral Island's Residents! 👩‍🌾
Back with full power and new spirit, we are! ❤️‍🔥
We are very thankful for your supports and kind words, allowing us to take a good and relaxing days off! 💐

Now that we are back, it's time to update you with our Dev's Diary! ✨

January 3rd, 2021

[Redacted] Bedroom layout exploration completed 🛏️
[Redacted] room sketch in progress
Observatory sketch WIP
Observatory main room and office sketch in progress
Lighthouse: Kitchen and Living Room layout exploration in progress
Lighthouse: 1st floor exploration sketch in progress
Connor living room color exploration in progress
Diving area south 10m depth completed
Diving area west 10m depth in progress
More items icon completed 🎒
General Store sign concept finished
Fishenship sign concept finished
BeachShack sign concept finished
Ranch sign concept finished
[Redacted] sign concept finished
[Redacted] sign concept finished
[Redacted] sign concept finished
[Redacted] sculpting in progress
Archie revision finished
[Redacted] 3D model completed
Erika texture in progress
Theo's Room UV & texture completed
Lily's Room UV & texture completed 🪑
Randy's Room UV completed
Randy's room base color in progress
Suki's props UV & texture completed
Jim's house interior completed 🏡
Themed interior modeling finished
Pufferfish poster placement completed
More NPC hearts' cutscenes completed 💞
[Redacted] music layer finished
Community Center music layer finished
Town hall music layer in progress 🎵
Improved mixing music for lab, general store, curious mood cutscene, and community center layer
WIP villain cutscene music
Implemented all the above listed music
Implemented music area trigger
[Redacted] progress update
Update shipping bin UI in progress
Update overall relationship UI
Optimizing mooncake festival
Map function update 🗺️
Fix crash when talking to Randy

vestal zodiac Jan 5, 2022, 5:24 AM

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Hello, Islanders! ☀️ 🌻
New updates for our lovely Coral Island developer diary goatlove2

Today's update is highlighted by pufferfish and villains.
Are you ready to face them to bring greater good to Coral Island? 👩‍🌾 ⚔️ 🐡

January 4th, 2022

Sculpting [redacted]
Added music area trigger & music event for Pufferfish music 🐡
Finished composing & mixing villain cutscene
Added music event for villain cutscene
Update festival event quest
WIP themed festival outdoor props
Finished umbul-umbul for Mooncake festival 🥮
WIP ocean town points
Diving area South 10m depth completed 🤿
WIP diving section West 10m depth
WIP underwater Player Using Tools
WIP lighthouse 2nd Floor sketch
[Redacted] room sketch
Erika texture completed
Ling's & Randy's room base color Finished
Randy's room UV done
Leah's room model finished & WIP Leah's room base color
WIP texture Suki's props
More NPCs heart's cutscenes are in progress ♥️
Finished museum sections 🦖
Museum interior modeling in progress
Created museum area interior base
Implemented updated music asset on curious mood-based cutscene & general store interior, new lab, and community center
WIP shipping bin UI
Updated bag upgrade, lab & town rank UI
WIP mining floors UI
WIP map quest marker 🗺️

vestal zodiac Jan 6, 2022, 4:04 AM

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Hello, Islanders! 👩‍🌾 🎣
It's Thursday!
Just one day left before the fun Friday night 🥳 🎊
New updates for Starlet town developments! 🌟
We are polishing our town to become much more beautiful. 🌴 🏘️ 🌻

January 5th, 2022

Electronic store update
[Redacted] vertex color completed
WIP modeling museum interior Dino section 🦖
Lighthouse: 2nd Floor exploration sketch finished
Lighthouse: 3rd Floor exploration sketch WIP
Leah's Mansion room base color done 🖌️
Connor house's area in progress
Add Cherry Blossom main event quest 💮
WIP Mooncake, [redacted], and [redacted] festival main event quest
[Redacted] festival props WIP
Implemented Pufferfish interior music 🐡 🎵
WIP Pufferfish exterior model
Shipping bin UI finished
[Redacted] modeling finished
Sculpting Archie completed
Sculpting [redacted] completed
Sculpting Betty
Improved Ben texture
More NPCs heart cutscenes are in progress ❤️
Diving section west 10-meter depth finished
WIP diving section north 10-meter depth 🤿

vestal zodiac Jan 7, 2022, 5:32 AM

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Hello, hello Coral Island Residents! 🌻 👩‍🌾 🎣
Friday update for your FriYay night🥳 🍻
More bugs fixes and lots of improvement for your better gaming experience🐛 ⚔️ 🎮

January 6th, 2022

Connor's House in progress
Mansion in progress
Pufferfish exterior in progress
Paul's house is in progress
Museum insects model in progress
Museum Dino section is in progress🦖
New museum area concept in progress 👀
Lighthouse tower - 3rd floor exploration sketches in progress
More themed interior finished
Mining floors UI is almost done
Day end UI in progress🌅
Implement NPC favorite list show on relationship UI
Implement sort NPC list on relationship UI
Texturing Bree in progress
Texturing Zarah in progress
[Redacted] update finished
More NPCs heart cutscenes are in progress ❤️
Town rank for ocean stuff in progress 🌊
Town rank tab widget
Miscellaneous bug fixes 🐛
Festival quest for Mooncake festival, [redacted], and [redacted] in progress
-[Redacted] sign finished
-[Redacted] tree in progress

vestal zodiac Jan 8, 2022, 4:13 AM

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Happy weekend Coral Islanders!🥳 👩‍🌾 🧑‍🌾
It's only a few days until the next Alpha update! Are you guys ready for it? 🎮
Meanwhile, here's today's update for you lovelies. 🥰
Which NPC will you spend your weekend with? Tell us in coral-general-chat 🙋

January 7th, 2022

Pre Cherry Blossom festival music in progress💮
Polish Cherry Blossom festival quest
Festival quest for Mooncake festival in progress
[redacted] UV in progress
Erika rigging is in progress
Sculpting Betty
Texture Bree is almost done
Texture Zarah is almost done
Finishing animation of [redacted]
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes are in progress ❤️
Pufferfish exterior texture in progress
Updating Pufferfish interior mesh for animation
New area concept is in progress 👀
Museum insect area in progress
Diving east section 10m depth finished
Paul's house vertex color In progress
Ben's caravan model was added, and the new color is in progress to match the new concept 🚙
Added location area for museum and its rooms
More [redacted] festival theme props
More themed interior in progress
Tweaked town music Spring's day
Day end UI in progress🌅
Miscellaneous bug fixes
Added totems crafting recipes

vestal zodiac Jan 11, 2022, 5:24 AM

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Happy Monday! ☀️
A new week to start! I hope everything is going great for all of you lovely Islanders. 🧑‍🌾 🎣
Today's update includes lots of NPCs and area touch up.
We want everything to look irresistible for you, because who knows how many hours you will spend here, right? 😉 ❤️

January 10th, 2022

[Redacted] animation is in progress
Walter UV is in progress
Bree UV and mesh in progress
Finished Texturing Bree
Finished Texturing Zarah
Finished Sculpting [Redacted] 👀
Sculpting Sunny in progress
Sculpting Betty in progress
Erika animation is in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes are in progress ❤️‍🔥
General Store texture in progress 🏘️
New area concept in progress
Ben's Caravan vertex color finished 🚐
Paul's house vertex color is in progress
Museum insect update in progress
Themed interiors UV is in progress
Modelling new themed interior
Pufferfish texture in progress 🐡
Developing mine area
[Redacted] festival props is in progress
Pufferfish interior sounds in progress
Implemented giants activity sounds
Museum music layer in progress 🎵
Enable museum donation
Giant storage UI Finished
Chest UI finished
Polishing town rank UI 🏝️

vestal zodiac Jan 12, 2022, 4:40 AM

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Hello y'all cool Islander 😎 🏝️
It's update time!
Have you guys noticed that we are developing a new area 👀
Tell us what kind of area that you expect to open soon in #🐔coral-general 🥳 🧑‍🌾

January 11th, 2022

Walter Retopo-UV-Bakes Finished
[Redacted] Retopo finished
[Redacted] UV is in progress
Add museum bug donation actor 🪲
Completed Erika rig
Sculpting Betty in progress
Sculpting Valentina in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes are in progress 😍
New museum props finished
New town props finished 🏝️
More themed interior finished
Museum Dino assets in progress 🦖
More [redacted] props
New area is in progress
Update on museum insect section is finished
Ben's caravan UV is in progress 🚐
Finished Pufferfish exterior building
Developing mine area [redacted] finished
Paul's house vertex color is in progress
Abandoned villa interior in progress 🏡
Lighthouse 3rd floor layout exploration sketches finished
Miscellaneous bug fixes
Implemented new town music based on town rank parameter 🎵
Day end UI adjustment
Mail UI adjustment ✉️

vestal zodiac Jan 13, 2022, 2:54 AM

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Hi lovely Coral Island Residents 🧑‍🌾 🏝️
More updates for you all!
We hear you want more updates for NPCs interior, so we will give that to you 🪑 🛏️
Tell us more about what you want next in #🐔coral-general 🙋

January 12th, 2022

Bree's rig is in progress
[Redacted] animation in progress
[Redacted] animation in progress
Sculpting Valentina finished
New animation for Giant 🥳
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes are in progress
Sculpting Betty in progress
Connor's living room props finished
Paul's house vertex color is in progress
Model vineyard manor exterior in progress 🍇
Update on museum new areas
Ben's caravan UV done. Continue texturing
Pufferfish for sale exterior in progress
Sketching Sam's nursery room 👶
Texturing interior theme in progress
Modeling and UV Dino section assets 🦖
More [redacted] festival props
Abandoned villa interior in progress
Lighthouse interior in progress
Item journal UI finished
Title screen - play game UI finished
Museum music layer in progress
Miscellaneous bug fixes 🐛

vestal zodiac Jan 14, 2022, 5:02 AM

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Hola Coral Island Amigos 🤗 🧑‍🌾 💖
Have you seen the new #❗alpha-patch-updates yet? 👀
Whoohoo, now you can go back to diving and help clean trash without any problem. 🥳
Next, our focus is the museum. We are going to improve and finessed the museum with grace and sophistication. ✨ 🏦 ✨

January 13th, 2022

Retopo-UV-bakes [redacted] finished
Retopo-UV-bakes [redacted] finished
Retopo-UV-bakes Walter finished
Bree's rig is in progress
Sculpting Betty in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes are in progress ❤️‍🔥
[Redacted] sculpting in progress
New museum area concept 🏦
New temple concept
[Redacted] exterior in progress
Model vineyard manor exterior in progress
Ben's caravan texture is in progress
Complete Paul's house vertex color
Sam's nursery exploration in progress 👶
Connor's living room props are in progress
Modeling and UV Dino section assets in progress
Texturing new interior theme in progress 🪑
More [redacted] festival props
Update town rank points for new museum donation items
Finished composing the museum music all layer
Diving area selection update 🤿

latent ivy Jan 18, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hello Farmers! 👨‍🌾
We are back, Dev's diary is back! It seems that we caused some confusion, and we would like to clarify that!

Since there is a change in the development team working days, there will be weeks where you will receive 4 days of Dev's Diary, and some other when you will receive the regular 5 days! Thank you for your care and understanding! ❤️
Without further ado, here is today's lot!

January 17th, 2022

Update on the museum aquarium section concept
Clothing store exterior concept in progress 👚
Valentina texture in progress
Sculpting Betty completed
Animal sculpting completed
Another animal sculpting in progress 🦩
Finished modeling, UV, and texturing the Pouch Plant
Vineyard manor modeling completed, continue with UV
Valentina props texture finished
Museum aquarium interior model and UV in progress
Lab's interior updated
More themed interior in progress
Bree rig completed
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💞
Finished mixing museum music layer 🎵
Implement layered based museum music for each section
Update on cooking
Update on [redacted]
Working on [redacted]
Misc bugs fix 🐞

latent ivy Jan 19, 2022, 5:05 AM

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Hello Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Here's for today Dev's Diary!
For today's highlight will be about the awaited Merfolk's kingdom! Yes, it is now in development! 🧜‍♂️
I'm so excited to see the outcomes, are you?

January 18th, 2022

[Redacted] shop interior concept in progress
[Redacted] museum area in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
Merfolk kingdom's gate sketches and colors in progress
Temple concept completed
Mine area water gate in progress ⛏️
Retouch Pouch Plant completed
Fishes texture in progress
Sculpted animal completed 🐦
Museum aquarium section update
Ling's new lab desk completed
Themed interior in progress
Vineyard manor vertex color in progress
WIP model themed outdoor props
WIP model and UV for themed outdoor props
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress ❤️
Create sound asset for [redacted] festival
[Redacted] festival music in progress 🎵
Adjusting SFX triggers
New quests implementation in progress
Update overall cooking feature 🍳
Quests fix
Misc bugs fix 🪲

latent ivy Jan 20, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hey Islanders! 🏝️
How everything's going on? Can't believe its already Thursday! Do you have any plans for the upcoming Friday and weekend? 🎉
Well, here's for today's Dev Diary! Anything pique your interest?

January 19th, 2022

[Redacted] shop interior sketch in progress
[Redacted] museum area concept in progress
Trashes variation concept in progress ♻️
Mine area water gate in progress
More fish texture in progress 🦈
Museum Aquarium section model and UV in progress
Vineyard manor vertex color in progress
WIP model UV themed outdoor props
Zarah rig in progress
NPC's activities animation in progress
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 🤍
[Redacted] cutscenes in progress
[Redacted] festival music in progress
SFX for [redacted] festival in progress 🔊
Festival UI in progress
Updating diving UI
Updating overall crafting UI
Update trash level & ocean cleanness UI in progress
Cooking feature update in progress 🔪
[Redacted] mini game update in progress
Misc bugs fix 🐛

latent ivy Jan 21, 2022, 5:00 AM

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Hey beloved Farmers of Coral Island! 🧺
How are you folks doing in this fine day? What are you planning for your weekend?
Anyway, here is today Dev's Diary! Can you guess what would be the roles of the NPCs we are going to add? 🧐

January 20th, 2022

[Redacted] area color exploration in progress
[Redacted] shop interior sketch completed
[Redacted] museum area concept completed
Trash variation concept in progress
Mine area water gate finished
Diving area south 20m in progress 🤿
Sculpting [redacted]
More fish texture in progress 🐠
Museum Aquarium section model and UV in progress
More themed props model UV in progress
Vineyard manor vertex color in progress
Zarah rig in progress
Archie retopo completed
Frank retopo completed
[Redacted] retopo completed
Rigging furniture and plants 🍀
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
[Redacted] cutscenes in progress
SFX for [redacted] festival finished
BGM for [redacted] festival finished 🎵
Implement SFX for [redacted] festival
Implement BGM for [redacted] festival
Update [redacted] mini game
Improve ~~bug~~ insect catching experience
Update trash level & ocean cleanness UI
Update overall crafting UI
Cooking feature update in progress
Misc bugs fix 🐞

latent ivy Jan 22, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hey Islanders! 🏝️
It is Saturday today, and I hope you start your weekend with great stuff! Cause, I certainly did~ ✨
Now, let's wrap up this week's Dev's Diary!

January 21st, 2022

Sam's nursery room layout exploration completed
Scott house area paintover finished
Dive Area 20m in progress 🤿
Sculpting [redacted]
More fish texture in progress
Museum Aquarium section model and base color completed
Museum Aquarium section lighting WIP
Museum Dino section props completed 🦖
Lakeside Bridge model in progress
Vineyard manor vertex color completed
More themed outdoor props texture completed
Zarah's rig finished
WIP [redacted] festival NPCs' waypoints
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💞
Implemented ambient SFX 🎵
Implemented [redacted] festival BGM
[Redacted] mini game in progress
[Redacted] mini game in progress
Day End UI update in progress
Fixed some caused of crashes 🧨

latent ivy Jan 25, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hola Farmers! 👋
Whaccha up to this week? With Chinese New Year's around the corner~ I'll be expecting a lot of red colored stuff~
Do your country celebrate Chinese New Year? If yes, do have any special things to do for Chinese New Year? 🧧

January 24th, 2022

Diving area South 20m depth completed 🤿
Clothing store exterior concept finished
Scott's house area overpaint adjustment completed
Sam's Nursery Room Layout Exploration revision completed
[Redacted] variation concept in progress
Sculpting [redacted]
WIP new model & layout for museum [redacted] section
Fix museum aquarium section shader
Finished art decoration texture
Themed interior texture WIP
Themed props UV in progress
More fishes texture in progress 🦐
Modeling themed outdoor props in progress
Betty retopo completed
[Redacted] retopo completed
WIP [redacted] animation
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Create ambient SFX for [redacted] festival
Implemented more ambient SFX
[Redacted] festival music implementation done
BGM for Mooncake festival in progress 🎵
[Redacted] mini game in progress
[Redacted] mini game UI in progress
Update End Day UI in progress
Fix some dialog and cutscene crash
Misc bugs fix 🐞

latent ivy Jan 26, 2022, 5:15 AM

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Greetings, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
We seems to have a lot of redacted concept today! Do you have any idea what they would be? Let us know your wildest imagination of what they may become! ✨

January 25th, 2022

[Redacted] color variations and props in progress
[Redacted] shop color exploration in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
Bee house concept in progress 🐝
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] variation concept completed
[Redacted] sculpt finished
Frank's UV Bake in progress
[Redacted] variation sculpt in progress
Fishes texture first batch completed 🐡
[Redacted] museum area new layout completed
Themed interior texture WIP
Themed outdoor props in progress
Ranch animals in/out animation completed
[Redacted] festival NPCs' waypoints completed
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💞
BGM for Mooncake festival composed 🎶
Implemented SFX for NPCs' activity
Diving UI in progress
Update Day End UI in progress
[Redacted] mini game update in progress
Misc bugs fix 🪲

latent ivy Jan 27, 2022, 4:35 AM

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Hi Islanders! 🏝️
What are you looking forward for this day?
I'm looking forward for Friday, if that make sense at all.
Here's for today Dev's Diary! Enjoy with a cup of hot milk or tea or coffee or hot chocolate! ☕

January 26th, 2022

[Redacted] concept exterior completed
[Redacted] concept interior completed
[Redacted] concept adjustment in progress
Lighthouse interior layout sketch in progress
Connor's Kitchen props concept in progress 🧂
Diving area 30m depth concept in progress
Frank UV in progress
Oliver in progress
Fishes texture second batch in progress
[Redacted] variation modeling completed
Museum [redacted] area layout complete
Museum Dino Section some area finished 🦖
Museum Lobby props in progress
Themed interior texture WIP
Themed outdoor props in progress
[Redacted] retopo in progress
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress 🚶
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
More ambient SFX in progress ▶️
Diving UI in progress
Update Mastery UI overall
Misc bugs fix 🐞

latent ivy Jan 28, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hello, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Coral News only bring you the hottest update in Coral Island!
And for today's Dev Diary, our Mayor seems to be renovating his house! 🏡

January 27th, 2022

Connor's kitchen & props concept in progress
Connor's storage room & props concept in progress
Connor's bedroom & props concept in progress
[Redacted] room color exploration in progress
Lighthouse interior layout sketch completed
[Redacted] store sketch & color completed
[Redacted] shop interior concept WIP
Diving area 30m depth concept completed
[Redacted] adjustment completed
Lake paintover in progress 🏞️
Sculpting Oliver in progress
Museum aquarium texture in progress
Museum Dino Section interior finished
Fishes texture second batch in progress 🦈
Themed interior texture WIP
Themed outdoor props in progress
WIP [redacted] festival waypoints 🚶‍♀️
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
WIP [Redacted] cutscene
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Create ambient SFXs for Cherry Blossom festival
Improve and adjust mooncake festival music 🎵
Minor HUD update
Update overall mastery UI
[Redacted] UI update
[Redacted] UI adjustment update
Misc bugs fix 🐞

vestal zodiac Jan 29, 2022, 4:23 AM

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Happy weekend Islanders!! 🥳 🥂 🏝️
It's the weekend!! Time for self-love and relaxation after a long week working, am I right?
Talking about self-love, we do not forget our Coral Island farmer, so we make some things that will make their life easier. What do you think will those be? 😎
Tell us on #🐔coral-general
p.s. The developers are having holiday for CNY so we will back with more dev diary on <t:1643862600:D> 🧧

January 28th, 2022

New farmer outfits in progress
New icons for farmer outfits
New farm equipment finished 👀
New fences in progress
New interior theme is in progress
Bake animation texture for Mooncake festival 🥮
Debugging Cherry Blossom festival
[Redacted] festival music finished
Implemented [redacted] festival music
Mooncake festival music in progress
New sound assets in progress
Fixing Giant bugs
New effects for Kibble Bot 🤖
[Redacted] retopo, UV, bakes finished
[Redacted] retopo, UV, bakes finished
[Redacted] UV in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress ❤️‍🔥
Rig [redacted]
Sculpting Oliver
Museum aquarium is in progress 🐟
Museum office props in progress
[Redacted] room in progress
[Redacted] shop interior concept in progress
[Redacted] shop model WIP
[Redacted] room color exploration in progress
Connor's house and props in progress 🏡
New props in progress

vestal zodiac Feb 3, 2022, 4:33 AM

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Good time zones, dear Coral Island residents! 🌜🧑‍🌾 🌅
We hope you have a great time wherever you are
Guess what is the highlight of the developer diary today?
We can mount and ride Horse now! holdup

February 2nd, 2022

Setup and testing for player mount riding movement 🏇
Finished blocking out farm equipment
Finished several machines' color blocking
Fishing UI and Mastery update
Exploring bug-catching mastery skillset finished
New update on insect behavior 🪲
Finished mastery icons
Updating fishing mastery skillset
Modeled Facial hair for player 🧔
Mooncake festival music in progress 🥮
Implemented sounds to NPCs actions
Implemented updated museum music
Creating more sound assets for NPCs and the robots 🤖
New updates for shops exterior
Museum aquarium texture done
New updates on museum rooms in progress 🏦
[Redacted] sign concept finished
Outdoor [redacted] props texture in progress
Eva texture props completed
Fix UV wooden cabin modeling
Wooden cabin farmhouse texturing in progress
Texturing office museum props in progress 🧑‍💼
[Redacted] interior concept sketch
Themed arch in progress
Updated dialogs & TV show UI
Diving area 30m depth in progress 🤿
Change skip dialog from LMB to RMB
Update day end UI in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💗
[Redacted] texture finish
[Redacted] UV bakes finished
[Redacted] revise retopo-UV-bakes finished
Textured [redacted]
Textured [redacted]
Sculpting Oliver in progress 🧒
New animations for NPCs

vestal zodiac Feb 4, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hello again cool Islanders, time for more developer diary! 🏝️ 🧑‍🌾
Today's highlight is the props! 👀
We got more props in progress. What kind of props are you all expecting?
Tell us in #🐔coral-general 🙌

February 3rd, 2022

[Redacted] outdoor props and [redacted] outdoor props finished
[Redacted] shop interior revisit & props in progress 🛒
[Redacted] sign in progress
[Redacted] and [redacted] Props Concept
Modeling and texturing office museum props in progress 🏦
Add props for [redacted]
Diving area 20m and 30m depth in progress 🤿
Model school playground exterior in progress
Finished [redacted] shop
Updates on museum room sections
Kira's cabin vertex color is in progress ⚔️
Fix tavern lamp translucency
Wooden cabin textures in progress
Updating Lake Temple Tourist Podium
Finish UV/bakes some farmer outfit sets 🧑‍🌾
Sync mount walk/idle and add dismount animation
More farm machines in progress
Fishing mastery skillset finished
Diving mastery skillset in progress
Update day end UI 🌅
Creating more NPCs and robots sound assets 🤖
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Dinosaur concept in progress 🦖
Cherry Blossom Festival Dialogues in progress
Sculpting [redacted]
[Redacted] texture finished
Updated blacksmith & lab UI ⚒️ 🔬
Sculpting Oliver finished
Rig [redacted] in progress
[Redacted] animation in progress
[Redacted] Idle Animation in progress

vestal zodiac Feb 5, 2022, 4:31 AM

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Happy weekend Coral Island Residents!! 🥳 🥂 🧑‍🌾
We got more updates to accompany you on this relaxing day.
More dialogues and animations for our NPCs!
Which NPCs will you have a chat with first? 👀
Tell us in #🐔coral-general 🙌

February 4th, 2022

New animations for NPCs
More dialogues for NPCs 👨‍👩‍👦
Revised [redacted]
[Redacted] animation in progress
[Redacted] rigging & placed in-game in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Setting and adjusting mount and dismount 🏇
Diving & mining mastery skillset finished
Wood cabin texture in progress
New farmer outfits in progress 🧑‍🌾
School playground exterior model in progress 🏫
Connor's house vertex color is in progress
Museum relief finished
Cemetery paint over & Props finished
Museum office props in progress
Museum insect section in progress 🪲
[Redacted] shop props finished
Outdoor props [redacted] theme in progress
Yoga mat prop finished 🧘
[Redacted] outdoor props in progress
Karung race for Cherry Blossom festival in progress 🌸
Mooncake festival music finished
Remixed general store music
Add a reminder for upgrade tool and lab at day end
Dino concept in progress 🦖

vestal zodiac Feb 8, 2022, 4:31 AM

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Hello hello Islanders 😎 🏝️
Starting a new week with this diary update
Ooooh, February is the month of love. 💗 🥰
Wait a minute, did I see more romantic cutscenes update??? 👀 🤯

February 7th, 2022

More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
More updates on NPCs romantic cutscenes 😍
Town rank cutscene in progress
[Redacted] animation rigging in progress
New animation for NPCs in progress
Updating NPCs dialogues in progress 👨‍👩‍👦
Sculpting Zoe
New outfit concepts for the farmer in progress
Texturing more new outfits for the farmer in progress
Revise minor baking problem on farmer character
Rig farmer character assets in progress
New outdoor theme props in progress
Flooring for outdoor themed props in progress
New shop exterior in progress 🛒
More new museum artifacts are in progress
Museum office props concept finished
Revisit museum relief concept finished
New updates on museum insect and aquarium section in progress 🐞 🐟
Lake temple paint over in progress
Outdoor [redacted] theme texture in progress
Developing new mine area in progress
School playground UV finished, texture in progress 🏫
Clothing shop development in progress
[Redacted] room color exploration in progress
Connor's house vertex color is in progress
[Redacted] theme fountain in progress ⛲
Festival events in progress
Adjusting Mooncake festival music in progress 🥮
Implemented Mooncake festival music in progress
Adjusting mount in progress 🏇
Adjusting sea cleanliness level in progress
Updating mail UI in progress
New ocean things sound assets in progress

latent ivy Feb 9, 2022, 4:45 AM

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'Sup, Islanders! 🏝️
Looks like the development team is on fire! Look at all the updates! 🔥
It took me a little longer than usual to compile all the updates!
Naw naw, which one intrigued you the most? Share you thoughts in #🐔coral-general! ✨

February 8th, 2022

Lighthouse [redacted] room color exploration in progress
New shop exterior finalized
[Redacted] exterior in progress
[Redacted] concept completed
New outfit concept 👕
Outfit icons first batch completed
Ranch way pointer sign concept in progress
Wind area mine completed
WIP Frank UV
Sculpting Zoe in progress
Oliver 3D model minor adjustment completed
Archie UV completed
Adjust outfit to body-type in progress
[Redacted] retopo in progress
Connor house previs WIP
Museum insect set dressing in progress
School Playground exterior finished 🎠
Themed indoor props texture in progress
Themed outdoor tile completed
Themed outdoor props texture completed
Cherry Blossom Festival NPCs' Dialogue in progress 🌸
Town Rank cutscene in progress
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Rig [redacted]
Rig [redacted] completed continue with [redacted]
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress
Tavern waypoints in progress 🐾
Improve some set of animations for the children of Coral Island
Idle animation for [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted] WIP
Adjusted playback limit on fountain SFX ▶️
Adjust music level
Ambient SFX in progress
Implemented some ambient SFX
Fall night music composition in progress
Improve Kible behavior
[Redacted] UI update in progress
Interactive dialogue in progress
Fix load farm crash
Misc bugs fix 🪲

vestal zodiac Feb 10, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hola Islanders! 🧑‍🌾 🏝️
How are you all today? I hope everyone is doing great today
Wait a minute, can you hear that? The developers are making new musics and sounds for Coral Island! 🎵 🎶

February 9th, 2022

[Redacted] music in progress 🎸
Finished sound assets for fishing sound
Re-added bird town sounds
Implementing ocean things sounds assets based on cleanliness
Implementing boat sounds to the pier area ⛵
New farmer outfit icon finished
Finished fitting clothes for all farmer body types
New outfit concept for the farmer in progress
Implementation gaining exp for mastery skill progression is in progress
Finishing Cherry Blossom festival NPCs dialogue 🌸
Cherry Blossom festival debug finished
Debugging for [Redacted], Mooncake, and [Redacted] festival in progress
Diving area 20m south in progress 🤿
Museum insect and aquarium sections are in progress
Kira's cabin vertex color is in progress
Set up "Open" & "Closed" sign for [redacted] shop
Connor's house previs finished 🏡
[Redacted] room color exploration
Integrated all indoor props
Added [redacted] scarecrow
Added themed arch
More [redacted] theme outdoor props in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 🥰
Sculpting Zoe
New animations for NPCs in progress
[Redacted] idle pose in progress
Karen idle Pose finished 🐡
Idle animation for [Redacted],[Redacted], and [Redacted] finished
[Redacted] rig fixed
[Redacted] rig in progress
Add length record to bug catching 🐛
Redesigning mail in progress
Prototyping [redacted] tool
New fossils concept finished
Dinosaurs retopo in progress 🦖
[Redacted] minigame is in progress

latent ivy Feb 11, 2022, 5:20 AM

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Hallo, Beloved Farmers of Coral Island! 🌞
TGIF! What do you plan for this weekend?
Valentine's around the corner, do you have any plans with your loved ones? 💖
Will you spent it Family, siblings or maybe with your lover? Whichever you decide to do, have fun and cherish every moment! 💞
Any how here's Dev's Diary to make your day even better!

February 10th, 2022

[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] shop in progress
[Redacted] interior in progress
Lighthouse - [redacted] room color exploration in progress
Pufferfish exterior sketch in progress
Beach lookout paintover completed
Diving area South 20M finished
Waypointer concept completed 🔀
More fossils icons completed
Frank UVBakes completed
Archie UVBakes problem fixed
Sculpting Zoe in progress
Frank's house previs WIP
Museum insect set dressing in progress 🪲
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Temple stairs blockout in progress
Most Suki's scenes dialogue completed ✍️
Continue with Millie's and Alice's dialogue
Cherry Blossom Festival NPC dialogue completed
Town rank cutscene in progress
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
More animation in progress
Tavern waypoints completed
More ambient SFXs completed 🔊
Fall night music composition completed
Improve Mail UI 📬
Optimizing Mastery System in progress
Mastery skill progression in progress
Mastery skill balancing in progress
[Redacted] mini game update
[Redacted] and [redacted] implementation in progress
Misc bugs fix

latent ivy Feb 15, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hi, Islanders! 🏝️
First of all, happy Valentine (again) to you all! Secondly, how was your weekend? Hope it was great!
Sorry, can't say much the Dev Diary is packed, enjoy! ✨

February 14th, 2022

Themed exterior concept in progress
Abandoned Villa: Kitchen & Dining room concept color completed
Abandoned Villa: Living room concept color in progress
Lighthouse - [redacted] room color exploration
[Redacted] shop interior color WIP
Mine wind area in progress
Diving area West 20m WIP 🤿
Sculpting Zoe done
[Redacted] texture completed
Oliver Retopo WIP
Archie UVBakes problem fixed
Retexturing Giants
Frank house previs WIP
Kira's cabin vertex color done
First 5 set of Dinosaurs texture completed 🦖
Some stairs texture and fix in progress
More museum artifact WIP
Museum gem area blockout
Museum insect set dressing WIP
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Themed outdoor texture in progress
More themed outdoor props previs completed
Finished Suki's scenes dialogue completed
Surya's date scene dialogue completed
Alice's dialogue WIP ✍️
Finished Cherry Blossom Festival cutscene dialogue
Add TV Channels variety
[Redacted] rig done
Walter rig WIP
[Redacted] animation WIP
[Redacted] animation done
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💞
Town Rank cutscene WIP
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
Tavern waypoints
Fall (night time) music composition completed
Summer (night time) music composition in progress 🎵
More ambient SFXs completed
Fall (night time) music implemented
Ambient SFX implemented
Fix issue with some SFX
Improve mount system
Adding [redacted] spawn system
[Redacted] animation implemented
[Redacted] overall in progress
Add overall bug catching mastery skill 🐞
Optimizing Mastery system in progress
Fixing and updating dialogue system
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Feb 16, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hello, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Do not miss out the Coral Island Game and Karaoke Night at <t:1645241400:F> on this beloved Discord server! ❤️
Let's have fun together this weekend, amigos! But for now, we enjoy Dev's Diary!

February 15th, 2022

Abandoned Villa concept color exploration in progress
[Redacted] concept color exploration in progress
[Redacted] shop interior color exploration in progress
Themed exterior concept completed
Themed exterior concept in progress
Area paintover in progress 🎨
More items' icons in progress
[Redacted] artefact in progress
Diving area West 20m finished
Sculpting [redacted]
Millie vertex color in progress
Yuri vertex color in progress
Frank house previs in progress
Museum insect set dressing finished
Indoor themed props in progress 🪑
Modeling themed outdoor props in progress
Alice's cutscenes dialogue completed
Add additional Cherry Blossom festival NPC dialogues in progress 🗒️
Walter rig WIP
[Redacted] animation in progress
School waypoints in progress
[Redacted] festival waypoints completed
Town Rank cutscenes in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes WIP
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
Summer (night time) music composition completed
Winter (night time) music composition in progress 🎵
More ambient SFXs completed
Implemented ambient SFX
More functional SFX added
Update on TV Channel system 📺
Update Mastery Skill
Update on [redacted] mini game
Improve [redacted] spawner system
Misc bug fixes 🐞

latent ivy Feb 17, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hi, Farmers! 🧺
Me and Bene are so excited to spent our weekend with you! So does the mods! ✨
Let's have some fun together!
Anyway for today's Dev's Diary, we have 2 mini games going on, care to guess what they maybe?
Let's hear it in #🐔coral-general! 🏝️

February 16th, 2022

Abandoned Villa concept color exploration in progress
Lighthouse - Kitchen & Living Room color exploration in progress
[Redacted] village interior sketch in progress
[Redacted] color exploration in progress
Area paintover in progress
Street sign paintover in progress
Themed exterior concept in progress
Diving area East 20m paintover WIP 🤿
Sculpting [redacted]
Walter texture in progress
Millie vertex color in progress
Yuri vertex color in progress
Frank house previs in progress
[Redacted] dinosaurs artefact in progress 🦖
More themed interior props in progress
Modeling themed outdoor props completed
Previs and vertex color themed outdoor props in progress
More themed outdoor props in progress
Stairway adjustment in some area
[Redacted] festival dialogue in progress
Add additional Cherry Blossom festival NPC dialogues completed 🌸
[Redacted] animation in progress
School waypoints completed
Town Rank cutscenes in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Winter (night time) music composition in progress 🎶
Add more ambient SFXs
Implemented more ambient SFXs
Add seasonal portrait for NPC in progress
Update on TV Channel system 📺
Update overall Mastery Skill
Update on Kible
Update [redacted] spawner system
Update on [redacted] mini game
[Redacted] mini game in progress
Add [redacted]
Misc bug fixes/improvement 🪲

latent ivy Feb 18, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Aloha, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
Let us welcome the coming weekend with open hand! 👐🏼
And make sure you join the Discord event this weekend, let's have some fun! Check #📣announcements for more information!
Anyhow, I brings you more updates for today's Dev's Diary! Enjoy~ ✨

February 17th, 2022

Lighthouse - Kitchen & Living Room color exploration completed
[Redacted] interior in progress
[Redacted] interior completed
[Redacted] village interior sketches in progress
Area paintover in progress
Street sign paintover in progress
Themed exterior concept finalized 🏡
Diving area East 20m paintover done
Oliver Retopo-UV Bakes completed
Millie vertex color in progress
Yuri vertex color in progress
Zoe adjustment finished
Frank house previs in progress
Adjust themed interior size and texture
UV Vineyard Manor exterior in progress 🍇
More themed outdoor props in progress
Stairway adjustment in some area
Eva cutscenes dialogue in progress
Charles cutscenes dialogue in progress 📘
[Redacted]festival dialogue in progress
[Redacted] rig tested
NPCs activities animation in progress
[Redacted] animation in progress
[Redacted] mini game animation in progress
Lake waypoints completed
Town Rank cutscenes in progress
NPCs hearts' cutscene updated ❤️
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes WIP
Winter (night time) music composition finished
Add tavern activities and beach activities ambient SFXs 🍺
Implemented more ambient SFXs
Update overall Mastery Skill
Update on Kible
Update on TV Channel system
Update on mounting system 🏇🏼
Update [redacted] spawner system
Update on [redacted] mini game UI
Update on [redacted] mini game
[Redacted] mini game in progress
Misc bug fixes/improvements 🪲

latent ivy Feb 19, 2022, 5:30 AM

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Hey hoo, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Weekend is coming this way and it's time to relax and have fun!
I really hope you all will have a nice pleasant weekend.
With the Developer's Diary published, my weekend have started too! 🤣

February 18th, 2022

Lighthouse - First floor color exploration in progress
[Redacted] room color exploration
[Redacted] bedroom color exploration 🛏️
[Redacted] village interior sketches in progress
Stairway concept revision in progress
Area 'Garden Lane' Fall season paintover finished
Area 'Garden Lane' Winter paintover in progress
Diving area 30m depth visual completed 🤿
Sculpt [redacted]
Millie vertex color finalized
Yuri vertex color finalized
Player clothing variation texture completed
Frank house previs in progress
Museum artefacts in progress 🦖
[Redacted] sculpt completed
[Redacted] model UV completed
[Redacted] model UV finished
UV Vineyard Manor exterior completed 🍇
Vineyard Manor exterior texture in progress
Caravan blockout completed
Caravan model UV in progress
[Redacted] texture completed
Finished Macy's cutscenes dialogue
Zarah cutscene dialogue improvement in progress 🔖
[Redacted] festival dialogue in progress
Insect rig in progress 🐞
[Redacted] animation in progress
NPCs activities animation in progress
Mooncake festival NPCs waypoints in progress 🥮
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes WIP
[Redacted] mini game SFXs adjustment
Summer (night time) music composition in progress 🎵
Adjust tavern activities and beach activities ambient SFXs
More ambient SFX added 🔊
Mount/dismount animation implementation in progress 🏇🏼
Improve and update Quest Markers
Update overall Mastery Skill
Update Dialogue system
Update on [redacted] mini game UI
Update on [redacted] mini game
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Feb 22, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Greetings, Farmers! 🧺
I wish your weekend was great like how the last event was a blast!
We are having another Game Night next week! Please vote the time you want in #💬general on the pinned message! Pick all the clocks where you think you can participate~
Now, we resume Dev's Diary! ✨

February 21st, 2022

Lighthouse - First floor color exploration in progress
[Redacted] lobby color in progress
[Redacted] village interior exploration sketch WIP
Stairway concept WIP
Area 'Garden Lane' Winter paintover WIP
Mail box variation concept in progress 📪
Zoe scuplt finished
[Redacted] scuplt WIP
Frank texture done
Millie vertex color finished
Yuri vertex color completed
Frank house previs done
[Redacted] in progress
Museum artefacts WIP 🗝️
[Redacted] modeling WIP
Abandoned Villa previs in progress
Ben's caravan exterior model done 🚐
Interior window's material change WIP
Themed props retopo WIP
Vineyard Manor exterior texture in progress
[Redacted] blockout done
Mine's Lobby texture completed ⛏️
Mine wind area level done, proceed to next level
Milie's cutscene dialogue in progress
Zarah cutscene dialogue improvement WIP 📖
[Redacted] festival NPCs dialogue completed
Update low stamina message
Add some flavor texts
Tweak some text for diving activities
Frank rig completed
Insects rig WIP 🐞
[Redacted] animation polishing in progress
[Redacted] animation WIP
[Redacted] animation for mini game in progress
Tavern activities animation completed 🍻
Mooncake festival NPCs waypoints in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes WIP
Fix cutscene issue
Summer (night time) music composition finished 🎼
More SFXs WIP
Implemented ambient SFXs
Adjust some SFXs
Adding VFX to animation in progress
Adding NPC portrait WIP
Update cooking UI
Update [redacted] mini game UI
Update pricing per quality 💰
Update overall Mastery Skill
Animation fix WIP
Misc bug fixes 🐛

latent ivy Feb 23, 2022, 4:50 AM

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Hello, Islanders! 🏝️
What a remarkable date yesterday! Did you perchance manage to get yourself a screenshot at 20:22 in you time zone? I certainly did not. I was taking a short nap when the phenomenon happened. What did you do during the special date at the special hour? Let's hear it in #💬general!
Anyhow, I present to you Dev's Diary! ✨

February 22nd, 2022

Millie's house concept redesign
Lighthouse - First floor color exploration WIP
Abandoned Villa all rooms' interior concept finished
[Redacted] shop interior color update
[Redacted] interior exploration sketch WIP
[Redacted] banner redesign in progress
Traditional foods' icons WIP 🥙
[Redacted] sculpt WIP
Betty UVBakes done, texture WIP
Emma & Dippa house previs WIP
Observatory stairs in progress
[Redacted] modeling done
[Redacted] modeling WIP
Museum's artifact & Lobby done
Abandoned Villa previs WIP
Vineyard Manor exterior texture WIP 🍇
[Redacted] model and UV done
[Redacted] texture WIP
[Redacted] CS props done
All Artisan Farm Machine model & texture done
All Artifacts modeling WIP
Optimizing offering shrines materials
Mine wind area level done, proceed to next level
Millie's CS dialogue WIP
Yuri's CS dialogue improvement in progress 📚
Zarah's CS dialogue improvement WIP
Update low stamina messages
Insects rig WIP 🐞
Updated festival waypoints
Fix waypoints clipping
Adjust some animations
Improve animations
[Redacted] animation WIP
More NPCs hearts' CS WIP
Winter (night time) theme exploration 🎵
Summer (night time) implemented
Created Tavern activities ambient SFXs
Ambient sounds for each season WIP
Dismount animation fixed 🏇🏼
Animation fix done
Add portrait season system
Update overall shop UI
Insect museum donation system WIP
Update conditions for [redacted] spawner system
Update Mastery Skill
Refactor [redacted] mini game subsystem
[Redacted] mini game update and flow WIP

latent ivy Feb 24, 2022, 4:15 AM

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Hello, Residents of Coral Islands! 🏝️
I heard from you, that the Dev's Diary have been crazy good and packed!
I want to keep up the momentum! Since the log is almost full, I'm gonna keep the greetings brief! Enjoy! 🌟

February 23rd, 2022

Millie's house concept redesign done
Lighthouse - First floor color exploration completed
Lighthouse - Third floor color exploration in progress
[Redacted] interior exploration sketch done
Area 'Lake' Winter paintover completed ❄️
Townrank screen visual update done
Mailbox concept variation finished
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] banner redesign done
[Redacted] concept details update completed
[Redacted] UVBakes WIP
[Redacted] sculpt completed
Betty texture done
Emma & Dippa house previs in progress
[Redacted] modeling completed
[Redacted] modeling in progress
Artifacts modeling WIP
Observatory stairs completed
Observatory waymark model and texture done 🪧
Vineyard texture in progress
Mine wind area level completed, proceed to next level
[Redacted] cutscenes props completed
Millie's cutscenes dialogue in progress
Lily's cutscene dialogue improvement in progress
Yuri's cutscene dialogue improvement completed 📒
Scott's cutscene dialogue improvement done
Zarah's cutscene dialogue improvement completed
Insects rig in progress 🐞
Artisan Farm Machine rig and animation in progress
[Redacted] animation in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Winter (night time) composition in progress
Create Summer ambient SFXs
Fall ambient SFX in progress 🍁
Add natural and human ambient SFXs
Update on pricing in progress 💸
Update overall shop UI
Update overall insect catching system
Nerf insect awareness/difficulty
Fix [redacted] behavior
Overall Mastery skills adjusted and updated
Salon and clothing system fix in progress 👖
[Redacted] mini game update
[Redacted] mini game update and flow in progress
Misc bug fixes

latent ivy Feb 25, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Happy Friday, Farmers! 🧺
What a great week! There are lots of awesome update! I'm definitely looking forward for the insect to get nerfed, do you feel the same?
Also, there will be no Dev's Diary tomorrow, until Wednesday!
Cheers! ✨

February 24th, 2022

Lighthouse - Third floor color exploration in progress
Observatory interior concept in progress
Area 'Forest' paintover in progress
Mailbox concept variation color update 📬
[Redacted] concept in progress
Randy sculpt in progress
Archie texture complete
[Redacted] texture complete
Emma & Dippa house previs in progress
Scarecrow texture in progress
[Redacted] texture done
[Redacted] VFX done
Diver Anchor model, UV, and texture complete ⚓
Artifacts modeling in progress
[Redacted] modeling done
Observatory stairs revise completed
Themed outdoor props in progress
Mine wind area level completed ⛏️
Millie's cutscenes dialogue in progress
Lily's cutscene dialogue improvement in progress
Noah's cutscene dialogue improvement in progress🗒️
Kenny's cutscene dialogue improvement in progress
Eva's cutscene dialogue improvement in progress
Item Scarecrow variant naming in progress
Betty rig in progress
[Redacted] rig completed
Insect movement/animation in progress
Fishing animation in progress 🎣
[Redacted] animation in progress
Artisan Farm Machine rig and animation in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Winter (night time) composition done
Winter ambient SFX added ❄️
More Summer ambient SFXs added
Pricing update in progress 💰
Update overall insect catching system
Adjust insect awareness 🐞
Ranching and Catching Mastery skills updated
Fix salon and shop bug testing in progress
[Redacted] mini game progress
[Redacted] mini game update
Update on TV Channel system 📺

latent ivy Mar 2, 2022, 4:35 AM

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Hey Islanders! 🏝️
It's March, join me in welcoming March!
Also in welcoming the first Dev Diary of the month! Enjoy~ ✨

March 1st, 2022

Lighthouse - all floors color exploration done and compiled
Lighthouse grid painting WIP
Connor office interior concept WIP 🖊️
[Redacted] interior in progress
Observatory interior concept in progress
Area 'Forest' paintover done 🌳
[Redacted] paintover WIP
Promotional sign done 🪧
[Redacted] festival concept in progress
[Redacted] cutscene props completed
Randy Sculpt WIP
Sunny Sculpt WIP ☀️
[Redacted] revised
Zoe retopo UVBakes completed
Emma & Dippa house previs finished
Abandoned villa previs WIP
Connor house exterior model UV WIP
[Redacted] blockout done 🎨
Inn backyard blockout completed
Museum entrance updated
Artifacts modeling in progress
[Redacted] retopo done
[Redacted] WIP
Themed outdoor props in progress
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level ⛏️
Pablo's cutscene dialogue & dialogue improvement done
Lily's cutscene dialogue improvement done 📚
Noah's cutscene dialogue improvement completed
Kenny's cutscene dialogue improvement done
Eva's cutscene dialogue improvement finish
Town Rank & Mine introduction cutscene script updated
Betty rig done
Fix Betty animation
Fix player walk animation
Adjust underwater animation
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes WIP 💖
Insect rig completed
Insect animation in progress 🪲
[Redacted] rig WIP
Artisan Farm Machine rig and animation in progress
Winter (night time) composition done 🎵
Add more ambient SFXs
Add more forest ambient SFXs
Fix museum sound issue WIP
Update ranch UI done
Add [redacted] animation, SFX, and VFX
Fix mount/dismount falloff 🏇🏼
Fix salon and character customization WIP
Fish rarity and spawn implementation done 🎣
Update on [redacted] mini game
[Redacted] mini game prototype in progress
Fix some crash in festival
Misc bugs fixes 🐞

latent ivy Mar 3, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Tropical greetings for all Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
I bring you yet another warm, fresh from the oven Dev's Diary! Today's highlight will be the Observatory and its' surrounding! It looks stunning! Let's have another discussion of your excitements in #🐔coral-general!
Now, enjoy~ ✨

March 2nd, 2022

Observatory color explorations in progress
Lighthouse grid painting WIP
Stairway concept near observatory in progress
[Redacted] interior in progress
Furniture interior concept in progress
Clinic sign done 🏥
Area [redacted] paintover done
Oliver texture done
Zoe texture completed
Sunny Sculpt WIP
Randy Sculpt in progress
[Redacted] retopo in progress
Connor house exterior model UV WIP
Abandoned villa previs WIP
Artifacts modeling in progress 🪙
[Redacted] retopo done
Street sign model farm area done, UV WIP
Themed exterior props UVBakes in progress
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level
Optimizing ocean water shader in progress 🌊
Add dialogue to Alice
Add dialogue to Anne
Mine introduction cutscene script completed 📜
Diving introduction cutscene script finished
Ranching introduction cutscene script in progress
Insect animation in progress 🐝
[Redacted] animation in progress
Artisan Farm Machine rig and animation done
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Fall (night time) composition in progress 🎵
Footsteps ambient SFXs in progress
Adjust some SFXs to play on certain condition(s)
Update ranch UI completed 🐮
Fish rarity and spawn implementation WIP
[Redacted] mini game updated
[Redacted] mini game prototype updated
Fix some crash issue
Misc bugs fixes 🐞

latent ivy Mar 4, 2022, 6:15 AM

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Hello, Farmers!
Here is for today's Dev's Diary! My personal highlight will be [Redacted] Forest, what forest would it be? ✨
Which one is your personal highlight? Let me know in #🐔coral-general!
Enjoy!

March 3rd, 2022

Observatory color explorations in progress 🎨
[Redacted] shop interior in progress
Lighthouse Grid painting done
[Redacted] area concept in progress
[Redacted] props concept in progress
Clinic sign concept finalized
[Redacted] area paintover adjustment
Area 'Beach' fall paintover in progress 🍁
Randy sculpt in progress
[Redacted] retopo in progress
Connor house exterior model UV done
Emma & Dippa house exterior model UV WIP
Abandoned villa previs WIP 🏡
Artifacts modeling completed
[Redacted] retopo done
[Redacted] area blockout done
[Redacted] forest blockout in progress
Street sign farm area UV done, texture WIP
Themed exterior props UVBakes in progress
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level 🍃
Add dialogue to Anne
Add dialogue to Archie in progress
Ranching Introduction cutscene script completed 📄
Furnace Unlock cutscene script done
Museum Introduction cutscene script in progress
Oliver rig in progress
Archie rig in progress
Insects animation in progress 🐛
Artisan Farm Machine rig and animation done
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💓
Added & adjust UI SFXs
Adjust fall's ambient 🔊
Adjust some SFXs
Ben's shop in progress
Combat design in progress ⚔️
Update lab's UI
Update ranching UI
Update Map's UI 🗺️
Add level-housing handle system
Adjust insect rarity and spawner
Polish clothing and salon
Fix some crashes issue
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Mar 8, 2022, 5:15 AM

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Hola, Islanders! 🏝️
While the Alpha Players are anticipating new update, we will keep you all entertained with the new Developer Diary!
You too have something to look forward to! ✨
Help yourself a cup of your favorite drink, and enjoy Dev's Diary! 🍵

March 7th, 2022

[Redacted] room colors variation 🎨
[Redacted] lobby props concept in progress
[Redacted] store interior concept in progress
Beach overview fall paintover in progress 🍁
[Redacted] paintover done
[Redacted] props done
Mine elevator lever design in progress
[Redacted] TV show preview done
[Redacted] TV show preview in progress 📺
Sunny sculpt finished ☀️
Randy sculpt in progress
[Redacted] scupt done
Update on Valentina sculpt finished
[Redacted] retopo and UVBakes completed
Abandoned Villa previs WIP
[Redacted] textured
Artifacts UV in progress
[Redacted] forest blockout 🎍
Add natural bridge in the 'Garden Lane' area
Themed exterior props in progress
Street sign farm area texture done
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level 🪨
Add dialogue to Archie
Add dialogue to Ben in progress ✍️
Finished Museum Introduction cutscene dialogue
Finished Extractor Unlock cutscene dialogue
Finished 10m Super Coral cutscene dialogue 📖
[Redacted] animation in progress
Combat animation in progress 🤺
Insect animation done
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💕
Element sound for season based ambient in progress
Adjust level on animals, insects and forest sounds 🔊
Adjust attenuation on lake sounds
Fall (night time) composition finished 🎵
Ben's dynamic shop completed
Combat design in progress 🥋
Add and improve overall map functionality
Updated mounting system
Updated insect spawning system
Updated fishing overall (spots, bug fixes, and spawn varieties) 🎣
Update on overall end day reports
Fix some animation bug
Fix some clothing bugs
Misc bug fixes 🐛

latent ivy Mar 9, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hai, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Developer's diary is here!
I'm super excited for the [Redacted] forest! I'm not being exactly secretive to you, I even drop a hint 🐾
What catch your attention from the updates?
Share them here, in #🐔coral-general!
Comeback for moar tomorrow! ✨

March 8th, 2022

[Redacted] room colors variation WIP
[Redacted] room colors variation in progress 🎨
[Redacted] house interior in progress
[Redacted] store interior concept in progress
[Redacted] props concept in progress
Mine elevator lever design finalized
Ranch sign design in progress
Beach overview fall paintover in progress 🏖️
[Redacted] TV show preview done
Randy sculpt done
Anne sculpt in progress
[Redacted] texture completed
[Redacted] texture finished
Emma & Dippa house exterior model & UV completed
Abandoned Villa previs WIP
Artifacts UV in progress
[Redacted] forest blockout done 🎍
Themed exterior props in progress
Mine entrance exterior model & UV in progress ⛏️
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level 🍃
Add dialogue to Ben
Add and improve Anne's dialogue in progress
Updated several cutscene scripts📜
[Redacted] cutscene script in progress
Archie, Walter, [Redacted], and [Redacted] rig updated
Oliver rig completed
[Redacted] animation in progress
[Redacted] cutscene in progress 🎞️
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 🎥
Element sound for season based ambient in progress
Fall (night time) composition finished 🍁
Implemented Fall (night time) music
Summer (night time) composition in progress 🎶
Updated pricing on Artifact, Fossil, and Gemstone 💎
Updated fishing overall (spots, difficulty and spawn varieties)
Fix some fishing issue 🐟
Combat design and system in progress
More TV channels and shows updated
Update on some quests
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Mar 10, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Bonjour, Farmers! 🧺
How are you? I hope you all doing great!
Here's Dev's Diary for today! Hopefully can brighten your day or even make it more awesome~
Cheers! ✨

March 9th, 2022

[Redacted] props concept in progress
[Redacted] house interior finished 🛖
[Redacted] store interior concept finished
[Redacted] store grid paint sketch concept in progress
Museum fossil area concept in progress
Ranch sign design in progress
[Redacted] TV show preview in progress 📺
Anne sculpt in progress
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
[Redacted] texture completed
Paul house exterior in progress
Abandoned Villa vertex color WIP 🎨
Artifacts baking & texturing in progress
[Redacted] entrance blockout in progress
Finished signs in game
Promotional signs in progress
Themed exterior props in progress
Mine entrance exterior model & UV finished ⛏️
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level
Add and improve Anne's dialogue
Add and improve Archie's dialogue
Add dialogue to Betty ✍️
[Redacted] cutscene script finished
Pufferfish introduction cutscene in progress 🐡
Update Macy rig
Zoe rig in progress
Fishes rig in progress
Mooncake festival waypoints WIP 🥮
Mooncake festival animation in progress
Museum introduction cutscene in progress
[Redacted] cutscene in progress 🌺
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Summer (night time) composition done 🎵
Implemented Fall and Summer ambient SFXs
Combat design in progress 🪓
Implemented animation for seagull
Implemented animation for [redacted] mini-game
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
Update on fishing 🐠
Improving stamina and tool usage feedback system
Fix crashes on cutscenes in progress
Misc bug fixes 🐛

latent ivy Mar 11, 2022, 4:45 AM

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It's Friday, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
How did you do this week? How are you going to spend your weekend, no? Alpha players may just want to rush to enjoy the update? But what about you? 🌟

March 10th, 2022

[Redacted] room props concept in progress 👘
[Redacted] interior finished
[Redacted] store grid paint sketch concept finalized
Museum fossil area concept in progress
Ranch exterior and sign design completed 🐮
[Redacted] TV show preview WIP
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Update [redacted] model done
Update Valentina's model completed
Update Sunny's model finished
Paul house exterior WIP
Abandoned Villa vertex color done
[Redacted] entrance blockout in progress 🛖
Promotional signs in progress
Themed exterior props UVBakes done
Mine entrance exterior texture in progress ⛏️
Mine wind area level completed, proceed next level
Fix some clothing and items on player characters WIP
Water optimization in progress 🌊
Improve Alice's dialogue WIP
Add dialogue to Betty 📝
Pufferfish introduction cutscene script completed
[Redacted] festival cutscene in progress
[Redacted] rig WIP
Oliver idle animation
Improve player walk animation🚶
Improve Seagull animation
Insect animation in progress
Plant Pouch animation
Moon Cake festival animation in progress 🥮
Museum introduction cutscenes in progress
Town Rank cutscenes in progress
More NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 🎦
Winter (night time) composition in progress
Summer (night time) composition done🎵
Implemented Summer (night time)
Created sound assets for season based ambient
Implemented winter ambience SFXs ❄️
[Redacted] Market item selection in progress
Ben's Caravan item selection WIP
Combat design and system in progress
Improve insect respawn system
Preparation for new depth diving 🦪
Update on dynamic dialogue system
Update on [redacted] mini game
Fix some crash issue on some cutscenes
Misc bug fixes 🪲

vestal zodiac Mar 12, 2022, 5:22 AM

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Happy weekend, Lovely Islanders 🥳 🥂
The dev diary is jammed pack today!
Without further ado, here it is!

March 11th, 2022

Farmhouse exterior in progress
Thematic farmhouse exterior props in progress
Mine wind and water areas are in progress ⛏️
[Redacted] and [Redacted] areas are in progress
Lighthouse previs is in progress
Pufferfish level 2 interior : [Redacted] is in progress
Paul's house exterior model UV complete
Kira's house exterior is in progress
Finished texture mine area entrance
Updating clothing store interior and [Redacted] store interior in progress
Promotional signs are in progress
Museum fossil area concept updating in progress
[Redacted] festival theme outdoor foliage model done
Texturing [Redacted] festival is in progress ⛱️ ☀️
Updating Randy's sculpt
Completed Zoe rig
Fixed Paul's animation
NPCs animation for mooncake festival in progress 🥮
Implement insects behavior revamp
Insects animations in progress 🦋
Fishes rigging in progress
Update fossil processing data for new bones
Dinosaurs sculpts in progress 🦖
[Redacted] sculpt finish
Updating diving grass mesh
Created sound assets for season based ambient
Winter night music in progress ☃️
Fixed [redacted] music trigger
Added waterfall sound to windmill close to rice fields
Added and revised Alice's alternative dialog
Alternative dialog for Bree in progress
New museum intro cutscene done 🏦
Ranch intro cutscenes in progress
Finished [Redacted] festival cutscene scripts
TV shows are in progress 📺
Cherry Blossom festival minigame is in progress
Update mining UI is in progress
Town Rank revision is in progress
Make anchor spawn in front of the player, not above their head ⚓ 😵‍💫
WIP fish update spawn
Add monsters support to mining levels 👾

latent ivy Mar 15, 2022, 5:30 AM

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Tropical hello for Coral Islanders! 🏝️
We are back this week with more updates~
Enjoy! ✨

March 14th, 2022

Player house exterior concept in progress
Update [redacted] stores concept sketch
Update on observatory interior colors
[Redacted] interior
Bridge concept near mine area 🌉
Museum fossil area concept in progress
Dinosaur concept design in progress
[Redacted] variant and paint over concept in progress
[Redacted] TV show preview in progress 📺
Update Randy sculpt done
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Sunny retopo UV in progress ☀️
Anne in progress
[Redacted] sculpt WIP 🦣
Kira house exterior model UV in progress
Ben caravan model update done
Ben caravan texture WIP 🚙
Lighthouse previs in progress
[Redacted] blockout
WIP artifact texturing
Promotional signs UV texture in progress
Themed exterior props texture in progress
Mine entrance exterior texture finished
Mine wind area level completed, compiled ⛏️
Adjust diving animation/tool usages for all body types
Combat VFX and FX in progress 💥
Add dialogue to Bree done
Add dialogue to Kira done 🗒️
Add dialogue for Charles in progress
Revised several cutscene scripts
Zoe rig WIP
Fish rig in progress 🐠
Insect animation in progress
Mooncake festival waypoints WIP
Mooncake festival animation in progress 🥮
Museum introduction cutscene WIP
Ranch introduction cutscene in progress
Town rank cutscene WIP
Winter (night time) composition done, polishing in progress ❄️
Season based ambient WIP
Improve SFXs 🎵
Fix UI sounds double trigger
Update [Redacted] market finished
Update Ben's Caravan
Insect behavior update in progress 🪲
Readjust anchor spawn point
Update map function (add open/closed shop information) 🗺️
Update on fishing and spawn-rate WIP
Update on diving overall view and zone
Update [redacted] mini-game system and behavior in progress
Update on dynamic dialogue system
Misc bug fixes 🐛

latent ivy Mar 16, 2022, 5:15 AM

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Good timezones, Farmers! 🧺
Here is for today's update! Highlight of the day will be about the player house? What could we possibly do?
How exciting! 😆

March 15th, 2022

Player house exterior concept done
Player house interior concept in progress 🏚️
Pufferfish level 2 interior sketch in progress
Update on observatory concept WIP
Museum fossil area concept and path done 🦴
[Redacted] store color exploration in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Sunny retopo UV done ☀️
Anne in progress
Kira house exterior model UV completed
Lighthouse previs in progress
[Redacted] house in progress
[Redacted] blockout finished
Ben caravan texture completed 🚙
Lookout bridge blockout done
Themed exterior props finished
More themed exterior props in progress
Promotional signs done
Artifacts texturing WIP
Combat VFX and FX in progress 💥
Optimize water in progress
Mine wind area level completed
Added dialogue for Charles done
Added dialogue for Connor in progress 🖋️
Update on dynamic dialogue in progress
Revised and update several cutscene scripts
[Redacted] rig in progress
Fish rig in progress 🐡
Update town kids animation
Insect animation in progress
Mooncake festival animation in progress 🥮
Update festival waypoints
Ranch introduction cutscene in progress
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
Town rank cutscene WIP 🎬
Winter (night time) polishing done
Implemented Winter (night time) 🎵
Fall (night time) composition in progress
Add SFXs for water fall
Update items on [redacted] markets and Ben's Caravan
Update on TV Shows in progress 📺
Update on fishing and spawn location WIP
Insect behavior update in progress
Update [redacted] mini-game system and behavior in progress 🏁
Update on some UI in progress
Update on NPCs portrait
Update on dynamic dialogue system
Implemented [redacted] and pufferfish cutscenes
Misc bug fixes 🐝

latent ivy Mar 17, 2022, 5:10 AM

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Greetings, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Are you ready for more Developer Diary?
I sure am! Today highlight is Sunny! Although I'm pretty sure Sunny doesn't need more light! 💡
What are the things that catch your eyes?
Let's discuss here #🐔coral-general~

March 16th, 2022

[Redacted] concept in progress
Update on observatory concept 🌠
[Redacted] store color exploration in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress 🎨
[Redacted] TV shows previs in progress
Anne sculpt finished
Emma sculpt in progress
[Redacted] sculpt WIP
Sunny UV Bakes done ☀️
Sunny textures in progress
[Redacted] house model UV completed
Ben caravan and props in progress 🚙
Lighthouse previs in progress
Promotional signs base texture in progress
Super Coral information sign in museum in progress
[Redacted] tree in progress 🎋
[Redacted] texture finished
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Artifacts texturing WIP
[Redacted] areas blockout, model, UV and texture completed
Themed exterior props finished
Mine wind area level completed, proceed to next level ⛏️
Added dialogue for Connor done
Added alternative dialogue for Dinda in progress
Update on dynamic dialogue in progress📚
Add personality dialogues for NPCs
[Redacted] rig finished
Sunny rig in progress
Fish rig in progress
Player combat animation in progress 🤺
Update town kids animation
Insect animation in progress
Mooncake festival animation in progress 🥮
Introduction cutscene in progress
Town rank cutscene WIP 🎞️
Fall (night time) composition in progress
Adjust and update SFXs 🔊
Update on fishing and spawn location WIP
Update [redacted] mini-game system and behavior in progress
Insect behavior update in progress 🪲
Crops season change behavior in progress
Update on NPCs seasonal portrait system in progress
Misc bug fixes🐛

latent ivy Mar 18, 2022, 4:50 AM

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Howdy, Farmers! 🧺
What do you think of the new trailer? Have you watch it? Or do you know that we have launched a new trailer? What do you think about our new collaborator?
If you haven't already, check out #📣announcements! You will find the news and link there! ✨

March 17th, 2022

Player House interior and exterior update in progress
Update on Observatory concept WIP
Observatory grid painting in progress
[Redacted] store color exploration completed 🎨
[Redacted] store color exploration WIP
[Redacted] concept WIP
Store signs open-close concept in progress
[Redacted] TV shows previs in progress 📺
Update [redacted] topology-rebake texture
Update on some animal 🐨
Lighthouse interior previs in progress
Artifacts texturing WIP
[Redacted] sculpt finish
[Redacted] sculpt WIP
[Redacted] tree in progress 🎋
Promotional signs base texture in progress
Themed exterior props bake and texture updated and fixed
Mine wind area level completed, proceed to next level ⛏️
Added dialogue for Dinda done
Added dialogue for Nina WIP
Update on dynamic dialogue in progress ✍️
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP
NPCs-specific topics dynamic dialogue in progress
Sunny rig finished
Fish rig
Update town kids animation
Insect animation in progress 🦋
Mooncake festival animation in progress
Add emoticon response to [redacted]
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
Introduction cutscene in progress 📽️
Town rank cutscene WIP
Fall (night time) composition finished 🎵
Implemented the rest of the music on some season
Adjust waterfall and river adaptive SFX
Make new SFX
Nerfed bug catching difficulty
Update fishing difficulty
Update on fishing 🐠
Update fishing UI
Update mining UI
Update [redacted] mini-game system and mechanic
Adding animal spawner under the sea
Update on NPCs seasonal portrait system in progress
Misc bug fixes 🪲

vestal zodiac Mar 22, 2022, 4:47 AM

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Hello Coral Islanders! How are you today? 🧑‍🌾 🏝️
We know you've been waiting for this!
Today's highlight is the combat system! Are you ready to fight those monsters? ⚔️ 👾

March 21st, 2022

Player combat animation in progress 🤺
Archie's animations are in progress
Cat animations are in progress 🐱
Insects animations are in progress
Fix fishing animation glitch
Animations for the Mooncake festival are in progress 🥮
Sculpting Emma in progress
Sculpting Anne done
Sculpting [Redacted] done
Valentina retopo UV bakes in progress
WIP new farmer outfits
Finish Artifacts texturing
[Redacted] sculpts in progress
Fishes rigs in progress
Combat enemy rigs in progress 👾
Lighthouse interior in progress
Inn backyard model UV done
Mine wind area in progress
More mine rocks variations in progress
Outdoor decor in progress
More TV channels previs in progress 📺
Texture [Redacted] festivals props finished
Farm area props texture in progress
Update [redacted] UI in progress
Implement pufferfish cutscene 🐡
Mining Lobby Intro in progress
Intro Cutscene in progress
Onboarding cutscene in progress
10m Super Coral Cutscene in progress
Alternative dialog for Nina in progress
Added personality dialog for Alice
More topics for NPC-specific dynamic dialog 💕
Adding personality dialogues for NPCs
Implemented fall night music
Created sound assets for mud and snow footsteps 👣
Wildlife sounds in progress
Boats sounds in progress ⛵
Spring night Music in progress
Minigame in Cherry Blossom Festival is in progress 🌸
Prototyping [redacted] minigame in progress
Implementing Combat system ⚔️
Finish revamping fishing spawn
Bait functionality is in progress
New system on mining is in progress
New mine lighting system in progress
Updating economics system 💰
Fix & update the World Warping Portals logic to make it more stable and fix possible crashes

latent ivy Mar 23, 2022, 4:50 AM

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Good time zone, Islanders! 🏝️
Here is today's Dev Diary!
Don't forget we have an up coming Discord event!
Check out the event if you haven't already!
Here's the date: <t:1648177200:F>
Do not missed it, let's have fun together! ✨

March 22nd, 2022

[Redacted] boat concept in progress ⛵
Pufferfish level 2 sketch in progress
Museum layout all area completed
Museum statue concept completed
Teleportation totem variation in progress
Super Coral concept 40m in progress
More character props concept in progress 👗
Emma in progress
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Anne retopo in progress
Valentina bake in progress
Baked insects animation 🪲
[Redacted] sculpt WIP
[Redacted] in progress
Lighthouse interior vertex color done
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] kitchen props blockout in progress 🔪
[Redacted] blockout and rough UV done
Themed outdoor props model and texture finished
Mine wind area level in progress
Optimized water shader 🌊
Added dialogue for Nina WIP
Added dialogue for Dippa WIP 📝
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP
[Redacted] rig completed
Fishes rig in progress
Archie animation
Insect animation in progress 🐛
Mooncake festival animation in progress
Introduction cutscene in progress
Pufferfish introduction cutscene in progress
10m Super Coral cutscene in progress 📽️
Mining lobby introduction in progress
Spring (night time) composition finished
Explore instrumentation diving 10m 🎶
Boat SFXs variation
Update [redacted] UI
Prototype [redacted] mini-game
Update on [redacted] mini-game
Update on fishing & spawn trigger 🎣
Update on enemy combat
[Redacted] system in progress

latent ivy Mar 24, 2022, 5:00 AM

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Hey, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Weekend coming through! Don't miss out our Karaoke event! Let's have fun together! ✨
Anyhow, for today's Dev Diary, we are making a lot of progress in Mooncake Festival! The animations are done! Can't wait, can you? 💖

March 23rd, 2022

[Redacted] boat concept in progress
Pufferfish level 2 sketch in progress 🐡
Super Coral concept 40m in progress
Teleportation totem variation in progress
More character props concept in progress
[Redacted] TV shows in progress 📺
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Valentina bake done
Anne retopo in progress
Lighthouse interior vertex color done
[Redacted] shop interior previs in progress 🍜
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] blockout and rough UV done
[Redacted] sculpt done
[Redacted] blocking in progress
[Redacted] modeling, UV and texturing in progress
Mine wind area level done, proceed to next level ⛏️
Outdoor tile in progress
Themed outdoor props model and texture
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP 📒
Fish rig in progress 🐠
Insect animation in progress
NPCs animation in progress
Improve player combat animation ⚔️
Enemy hit animation in progress
Cat animation in progress 🐈
Monster animation in progress
Mooncake festival animation done
Mooncake festival waypoints in progress 🥮
Pufferfish introduction cutscene in progress
Create UI inventory SFXs
Temple offering SFXs in progress
Adjusted SFXs
Diving music 10m in progress 🤿
Update [redacted] UI done
Update on insect catching
Update on fishing spawn 🎣
Update on fish bait effect in progress
Mining ore system update in progress 💎

latent ivy Mar 25, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hello, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
I hope you all having fun with the Karaoke time zone we are having!
Now, here's some update on Dev's Diary! Tomorrow, there won't be one, so don't wait for one! 😆
What do you like the most from the update? Let's discuss it here #🐔coral-general! 💖

March 24th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch in progress 🐡
Super Coral concept variation 40m done
Teleportation totem variation finished
Ocean creatures concept in progress 🦞
[Redacted] fall paint over in progress
[Redacted] festival concept in progress
[Redacted] TV shows previs 📺
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Anne UVBakes done
Emma in progress
Randy retopo-bake in progress
[Redacted] shop interior previs in progress 🍜
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] sculpt done
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
[Redacted] modeling, UV and texturing done
Rock texture update 🪨
[Redacted] open version blockout and rough UV done
[Redacted] blocking in progress
Outdoor tile in progress
Themed outdoor props model and texture
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP ✏️
Fish rig in progress 🐟
Improving player combat animation in progress
Cat animation finished
Water mill animation finished
Mooncake festival waypoints in progress 🥮
Extractor unlock cutscene in progress
Goddess introduction cutscene in progress 🎞️
Pufferfish introduction cutscene in progress
Add misc SFXs (UI, drop items, rewards, etc.) 🔊
Update 'max characters' to 5000 for in-game feedback
Cooking recipe balancing completed 🍳
Update [redacted] UI done
Update dialogue and portrait system in progress
TV Show system update implementation in progress
Update mining system ⛏️
Mining ore system update in progress
Update on fishing spawn
Update on fish bait effect finished
Update on bug catching
Update on [redacted] mini-game
Fruit plant system in progress 🍇

latent ivy Mar 29, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Residents of Coral Island, we are back after the long weekend! 🏝️
Here's the Dev Diary for what we did yesterday!
As for the highlights I have 2; first one will be for Pet Designer Pledgers, your pet concept is being worked on! The second one is Mooncake festival update, yay! 💖

March 28th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch in progress 🐡
[Redacted] store interior updated
[Redacted] store interior update in progress
[Redacted] interior concept updated
[Redacted] fall paint over in progress
[Redacted] festival in progress
Monster animation concept in progress
Pet designer concept WIP 🐶
New items concept in progress
New clothes concept WIP
Sign concept retouch in progress
Super Coral 40m concept retouch in progress
Anne & Sunny rendered ☀️
Anne texture completed
Valentina texture finished
Emma finished
[Redacted] sculpt updated
Horse in progress 🐴
Butter the cat in progress 🐈
[Redacted] shop interior vertex color WIP
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] festival props model in progress
[Redacted] sculpt
[Redacted] blocking
Update artifact texture in progress
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] statues in progress
Area limitation (blocker) in progress
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP 🖊️
Fishes rig in progress 🐟
Combat animation in progress
Insect animation in progress
Cat animation implemented
Mooncake festival animation finished 🥮
Mooncake festival waypoints in progress
Goddess introduction cutscene in progress
Diving introduction cutscene in progress
Pufferfish introduction cutscene WIP
Diving [day] 10m music done 🤿
Diving music implemented
Adjust ambience volume level on interaction for diving 🎚️
Fix UI sound not triggered
Bug catching update in progress 🪲
Update on fishing HUD
Update on [redacted] mini-game
Combat system in progress 🤺
Update dialogue and portrait system in progress
Misc bug fixes 🐞

latent ivy Mar 30, 2022, 4:50 AM

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Hello enthusiastic Farmers! 🧺
Today's highlight will be Festivals!
Look, a lot of festivals are being worked on, & I can assure you, those are different festivals!
Enjoy! 🌟

March 29th, 2022

Museum artifact area paintover done
Museum fossil area update in progress 🦴
[Redacted] store interior updated
[Redacted] store interior updated
[Redacted] interior updated
[Redacted] interior sketches
[Redacted] boat concept update WIP ⛵
[Redacted] festival concept done
[Redacted] VFX concept in progress
Monster VFX concept in progress
HUD layout concept exploration in progress
New food concept and icons completed
Sign concept retouch done 🪧
[Redacted] sculpt finished
Randy UVBake in progress
Peanut and Butter the cats sculpt completed 🐈 🐈‍⬛
Update on insect texture
[Redacted] shop interior previs and vertex color done 🍜
Observatory previs WIP
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress 🌳
[Redacted] festival props model finished, UV WIP
[Redacted] sculpt
[Redacted] blocking 🦖
Rework artifact texture in progress
[Redacted] assets WIP
[Redacted] statues retopo-UV in progress
Sculpt outdoor bushes in progress
Area limitation (blocker) WIP
Weapon Trails VFX in progress
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP 📑
Fishes rig in progress 🐬
NPCs waypoint's in progress
NPCs activities animation in progress
Improve combat animation ⚔️
Diving introduction cutscene in progress
Pufferfish introduction cutscene WIP
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Diving [day] 20m music in progress 🎵
Created temple offering UI Sound assets
Title screen UI in progress
Update on fishing rare spawn
Update on fishing 🎣
Update on combat balancing in progress
Combat system in progress
[Redacted] festival program in progress ⛱️
Update on [redacted] mini-game
Update dialogue and portrait system in progress
Misc bug fix 🦗

latent ivy Mar 31, 2022, 5:10 AM

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Hi, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
Have you check out the #📣announcements?
The new Dev Blog is up! Don't miss out on the update!
Now, we move to Dev's Diary! Let's go! ✨

March 30th, 2022

Museum fossil area update done
Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress
[Redacted] boat concept update in progress 🛶
[Redacted] shop exterior design in progress
New clothing concept in progress
New food concept and icons update finish
Super Coral 40m concept variation in progress
Monster animation concept
Baby farm animal icons 🐥
Emma sculpt update in progress
Taco sculpt in progress 🐕
Update on insect texture
Observatory previs WIP
Temple area props in progress
Abandoned cabin model and UV done 🛖
[Redacted] area update done
[Redacted] statues retopo completed, UVBakes in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress
[Redacted] festival props UV finished, texture in progress
Rework artifact texture in progress
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP ✍️
Fishes rig in progress 🐟
Giant animation in progress
NPCs activities animation in progress
Diving introduction cutscene in progress 🤿
NPCs waypoints' in progress
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Created temple offering UI Sound assets
Implemented temple offering UI Sound assets 🎵
Giant sounds in progress
Update on some UI
Combat system in progress ⚔️
Update dialogue and portrait system in progress
[Redacted] festival program in progress
Misc bug fix 🐛

latent ivy Apr 1, 2022, 5:10 AM

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Hello and welcome to Chickensus Island! sus
Oh no, everything redacted look suspicious today!
Let's take a look on what's going on!

March 31th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress
[Redacted] shop update in progress
[Redacted] shop exterior design in progress
[Redacted] overpaint concept update WIP
[Redacted] boat concept update in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
Super Coral 40m concept variation in progress
New clothing concept in progress
Monster animation concept done
Randy retopo-bake completed
[Redacted] sculpt updated
Peanut & Butter cat is now cuter than ever
Horse retopo in progress
Insect bake in progress
Update on some big fishes sculpt
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Observatory interior previs WIP
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] props in progress
Temple area props in progress
Alice props done
[Redacted] blockout in progress
[Redacted] statues retopo-UVBakes done
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress
[Redacted] festival props texture in progress
Rework artifact texture and mesh in progress
Outdoor props in progress
Mind wind area level in progress
Add personality dialogues for NPCs WIP
Town rank scenario related in progress
Fishes rig in progress
Giant animation in progress
NPCs activities animation in progress
Diving introduction cutscene in progress
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Diving [Day] 20m music done
More natural ambient SFXs in progress
Implemented Temple offering UI Sound assets
Update on some UI
Update on dynamic quest
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Combat system in progress
Update dialogue system in progress

latent ivy Apr 2, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Greetings dearest Farmers of Coral Island! 🧺
Weekend is coming and here's an update to end the week! What a week, right?
I wish you all a happy time zone, and have a nice weekend! 🌈

April 1st, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress 🐡
Area Paintover near the inn in progress
[Redacted] overpaint concept update WIP
Cherry blossom festival in progress 🌸
New clothing concept in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] sculpt updated
Peanut & Butter paw updated 🐾
Horse retopo in progress
[Redacted] sculpt WIP
Flamingo sculpt in progress 🦩
Observatory interior previs WIP
[Redacted] blockout finished
[Redacted] blockout done
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress
[Redacted] festival props texture done
Outdoor props in progress
Mind wind area level in progress ⛏️
Personality dialogue WIP
Character archetypes in progress ✒️
Alternative dialogue in progress
Anne rig in progress
Fish rig in progress 🦀
NPCs activities animation done
Alice waypoints in progress
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💖
Diving [Day] 20m music update in progress 🎵
Seasonal ambient adjustment in progress
Winter ambient update in progress ❄️
Implemented Temple offering UI Sound assets
Update setting UI in progress
Ranching shop UI in progress ⚙️
Update on dynamic quest
Update dialogue system in progress 📑
Monster spawner system in progress
[Redacted] mini-game polish in progress

latent ivy Apr 5, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hello Islanders 🏝️
How was weekend? I hope you all have the rest or blast you deserve! Now, here's update on Dev Diary~
Oh, I wish I could share with you the new clothing and costume concept, they are awesome! Loving it!
Enjoy! ✨

April 4th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress
Sam's Nursery Room color exploration WIP 🍼
[Redacted] boat concept design in progress
[Redacted] interior sketch WIP
Pet designer concept in progress 🐶
New clothing concept and variation in progress
New costume concept in progress
Shop sign alternative concept
Cherry blossom festival in progress 🌸
[Redacted] retopo WIP
Taco sculpt finished
Horse retopo, UV, bakes finished 🐎
Flamingo sculpt in progress
Sparrow sculpt finished 🪶
[Redacted] sculpt finished
[Redacted] in progress
Bake insect in progress 🐞
Observatory interior previs WIP
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] props modeling WIP ♨️
[Redacted] props in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress
Outdoor props in progress
Mind wind area level done, next level in progress ⛏️
Personality dialogue WIP
Alternative dialogue in progress 🗒️
Diving script in progress
Anne rig in progress
Fish rig in progress 🦑
NPCs activities animation done
Giant animations in progress
Insect animation added
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress ❣️
Diving [Day] 20m music polish in progress 🎵
Winter ambient sound update
Update UI setting in progress ⚙️
Ben's Caravan shop in progress
Bee house item processor system in progress
Update on dynamic quest ❗
Update dialogue system in progress
Update portrait system WIP
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Combat system update in progress ⚔️
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Apr 6, 2022, 5:00 AM

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Hello Farmers! 🧺
Look at what we brings you for today's Dev Diary! 🔖
Check them out and tell me if anything suits your fancy! Let's discuss it in #🐔coral-general!

April 5th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress
Sam's Nursery Room color exploration done 🚼
New clothing concept and variation in progress
Super coral variation in progress
[Redacted] props concept in progress
Shop sign alternative concept 🪧
Inn area paint over in progress
Emma retopo in progress
[Redacted] UV done
Flamingo sculpt in progress 🦩
[Redacted] sculpt finished
Nina's villa exterior model in progress
Observatory interior previs WIP
[Redacted] completed ♨️
[Redacted] WIP
[Redacted] block out completed
[Redacted] block out done
[Redacted] block out in progress
Outdoor props in progress
Combat VFX WIP 💥
Personality dialogue WIP
Alternative dialogue in progress 📝
Diving script in progress
Anne rig finished
Fish rig completed 🦞
[Redacted] festival props rig in progress
NPCs activities animation update
Giant animations in progress
Clothing props animation in progress 👗
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Diving [Day] 20m music redo in progress 🎶
More SFXs in progress
Fix some sound issues
Update UI setting in progress ⚙️
Update Ranch UI in progress
Ben's Caravan shop update
Setup on [Redacted]
Update on dynamic quest
Early stage of Multiplayer "Island Visit" in progress 🤼
Decor mode system in progress
Update dialogue system in progress
Update portrait system WIP
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Combat system update in progress
Fix some fishing bugs 🐟 🦗
Fix some crash issues
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Apr 7, 2022, 5:15 AM

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Howdy, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
We brings you more update today!
Here's what we worked on yesterday! We hope you like it! Enjoy while it still fresh with a cup of tea or coffee or hot chocolate or anything that suits your fancy! ☕

April 6th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress
Sam's Nursery Room color exploration updated 🍼
[Redacted] interior sketch concept in progress
[Redacted] boat update in progress ⛵
[Redacted] paintover in progress
Emma retopo/UV/Bakes done
[Redacted] retopo in progress
[Redacted] baked finished
Flamingo sculpt WIP 🦩
[Redacted] sculpt done
[Redacted] WIP
Nina's villa exterior model finished, UV WIP
Observatory interior previs WIP
Lighthouse interior adjustment completed 💡
Museum Dino interior update in progress
Museum Aquarium update done
Beach lagoon collision sculpted and fixed 🏖️
[Redacted] block out in progress
Ocean diving props and items in progress
[Redacted] props done
Armor props finished
Mine wind area level done, proceed to next level ⛏️
Personality dialogue WIP
Alternative dialogue in progress ✍️
Diving script in progress
[Redacted] festival props rig in progress
Giant animations in progress
NPCs activities animation update 🪑
Museum introduction cutscene in progress
Ranch introduction in progress
Goddess introduction update in progress
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💕
Diving [Day] 20m music redo finished 🎵
Adjust Vaquatic SFXs 🔊
Adjust ore sound
Combat SFXs in progress
Monster SFXs in progress👾
Fix some SFXs issues
Patch notes UI update WIP
Update Ranch UI finished ⚙️
Ben's Caravan shop system update
Update on dynamic quest
Update dialogue system in progress 💬
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Update on early stage of Multiplayer "Island Visit" in progress
Fix some cutscene crash issues
Fix some crashes issue
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Apr 8, 2022, 4:05 AM

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Hi, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
It's already Friday, and I want to wish you all have a nice Friday! Don't forget to take a break every now and then! ❤️
Take care and treat yourself and enjoy Dev's Diary!
P.S: There will be no Dev Diary tomorrow, don't wait for it.
Cheers! 🍻

April 7th, 2022

Pufferfish level 2 sketch concept in progress 🐡
[Redacted] interior sketch concept in progress
Giant interior in progress
More clothing concept in progress 👟
Item icons in progress
Store sign finalized 🪧
Emma texture in progress
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] retopo WIP
Taco updated 🐕
Horse texture in progress
Squirrel sculpt in progress
[Redacted] sculpt finished
Nina's villa exterior UV finished, texture WIP
Museum Dino interior update in progress 🦖
Observatory interior previs WIP
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Some store signs and way signs completed
[Redacted] props model, UV, Base color done
More outdoor props in progress
Mine wind area level done, proceed to next level
Combat VFXs updated 💥
Personality dialogue WIP
Alternative dialogue in progress 📚
Diving lore finished
Update on fish rig
[Redacted] festival props rig finished
NPCs activities animation update
Giant animations finished
Goddess introduction update in progress
Pufferfish introduction cutscene in progress
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress
Diving [Day] 20m music done
Diving [Night] 10m in progress 🎼
Improved Winter [Day] music
Mining related SFXs in progress ⛏️
Monster SFXs in progress
Implemented some music and SFXs
Fix some sound issues 🔊
Patch notes UI update WIP
Screen UI update in progress ⚙️
Update on dynamic quest
Update on Temple Offering
Adjust diving lighting 💡
Update dialogue system in progress
Ben's Caravan shop system update
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Fix some cutscenes crash issues
Misc bug fixes 🐛

latent ivy Apr 12, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Hello, Islanders! 🏝️
How was your weekend? We hope it was pleasant and fun! Now look at this packed Dev's Diary!

April 11th, 2022

Sam nursery area interior sketch WIP 🍼
[Redacted] interior sketch concept in progress
Pufferfish exterior concept WIP
Oil rig concept design WIP
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] WIP
More clothing concept WIP 👕
Trashes variation concept in progress
Mine Earth Area variation WIP ⛏️
[Redacted] texture completed
Randy bake updated
[Redacted] retopo/Bakes in progress
[Redacted] suit in progress
[Redacted] sculpt finished
Butter the cat retopo/UV/Bakes done, texture WIP 🧈
Sculpted slug
Sculpted squirrel 🐿️
Observatory model and UV in progress
Observatory interior previs WIP
Nina's villa texture finished
Community center surrounding in progress
Museum Dino interior update WIP
Town fountain in progress
[Redacted] props WIP
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Fix blurry sign
Snowy day weather particle update WIP 🌨️
Personality dialogue WIP
Alternative dialogue in progress✍️
Town rank cutscene dialogue WIP
Valentina rig in progress
Horse rig in progress 🐎
NPCs' waypoints in progress
Festival reminder WIP
Giant animations in progress
Fish animation WIP 🐟
[Redacted] animation WIP
Pufferfish introduction cutscene in progress
Diving [night] 10m WIP 🎵
Update Day End music asset
Update Winter [day] music asset
Combat SFXs WIP
Monster SFX in progress
Ben's Caravan shop system update 🚙
[Redacted] market system update
Update prices
Rebalance on HP and stamina
Update on some quests
Update on dynamic quests
HUD color adjustment
Update on decor mode UI WIP
Update dialogue system in progress
Update portrait system WIP
Fence vaulting in progress
Update on [redacted]
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Update on early stage of Multiplayer 'Island Visit' WIP
Fix some crash issues
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Apr 13, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Welcome, Farmers! 🧺
With the new scam's method going on, please always be cautious of any links/pictures that are sent to you by a person you do not know well. Kind reminder to have an extra layer to protect your account with 2FA, stay safe! ✨
Now, enjoy Dev's Diary!

April 12th, 2022

Sam nursery area interior sketch WIP
Pufferfish exterior concept 🐡
Under the sea plant concept
Oil rig concept design
Teleportation totem concept updated
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] boat WIP
Backpack concepts and variation in progress 🎒
Mine Earth Area variation WIP
Randy texture updated
[Redacted] outfit sculpt done
More player hairstyles sculpt WIP
Butter the cat texture finished 🐈
Peanut retopo UV-Bakes WIP
Update on Taco 🐕
Update on sparrow
Animal sculpt in progress
Observatory model and UV continuation
Observatory interior previs WIP
Museum Dino interior props update in progress
Town fountain WIP ⛲
[Redacted] props in progress
[Redacted] area blockout WIP
Some area's stonepath texture updated
Snowy day weather particle update ❄️
More outdoor props WIP
Personality dialogue WIP
Alternative dialogue in progress 📝
Town rank cutscene dialogue WIP
Museum introduction cutscene script update in progress
NPCs' waypoints WIP🚶
NPCs' activity animation in progress
[Redacted] animation WIP
Giant animations completed
Fishes animation updated 🐟
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
[Redacted] cutscene WIP
NPCs hearts' cutscenes in progress 💕
Diving [night] 10m finished
Update on some SFXs 🔊
Create more SFXs for monsters
Ambient and natural animal SFXs added 🐦
Add horse to the shop 🐎
Update on insect spawn condition
Update on screen UI WIP
Update on dynamic quests
Update on on boarding quests ❔
Update portrait system WIP
Update on fence vaulting
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Update on Multiplayer 'Island Visit' WIP
Fixes some crashes issue
Misc bug fixes 🦗

latent ivy Apr 14, 2022, 4:59 AM

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Hi, Residents of Coral Island!
Yesterday some Area had an official dinner together, other Area coming soon! ✨
If you haven't check them out, feel free to check our twitter! 🐦
Now enjoy Dev's Diary!

April 13th, 2022

Pufferfish interior concept WIP
Cherry Blossom Festival element concept in progress 🌸
Teleportation totem variation concept update in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
Area fall paintover WIP 🍁
Mine Earth Area variation done
[Redacted] UV/Bakes in progress
[Redacted] sculpt updated
Peanut the cat retopo UV-Bakes finished, texture WIP 🐈‍⬛
More animal sculpt in progress
[Redacted] shop model finished, UV in progress
Observatory interior previs & vertex color WIP 🔭
Observatory model, UV, base color continuation
[Redacted] room modeling in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress 🌳
Some area's stonepath texture updated
More outdoor props in progress
Alternative dialogue in progress
Museum introduction cutscene script update finished
Introduction cutscene dialogue update in progress 🖋️
NPCs' waypointsWIP
NPCs' activity animation in progress
Rig Butter the Cat in progress 🐈
Fence vaulting animation in progress
[Redacted] animation WIP
Giant animations updated
Fishes animation updated
Insects animation updated 🕷️
Town rank cutscene WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 💖
Created on hit SFXs
More monsters SFXs in progress
Implemented diving [night] 10m 🎵
Implemented monster SFXs and on hit
Adjust voice level on combat sounds 🔉
Pricing balancing 💰
Update on mail UI in progress
Update on decor mode UI WIP
Update on insect spawn condition
Add horse to the shop 🐎
Update on mounting system
Update on dynamic quests
Update on on boarding quests
Update dialogue system in progress
Update potrait system WIP
Update on mining
Update on combat system⚔️
Update on [redacted]
[Redacted] mini-game update in progress
Misc bug fixes 🦋

latent ivy Apr 15, 2022, 5:15 AM

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TGIF, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
What do you look forward to this weekend?
Anyhow, take a look at this Dev's Diary! Let us know what you like the most from this update on #🐔coral-general! ✨

April 14th, 2022

Pufferfish interior concept WIP 🐡
Teleportation totem variation concept update in progress
[Redacted] concept updated
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] plant concept in progress
Area fall paintover WIP 🍂
Mine Earth Area variation done
Sculpting player hairstyle variation in progress💈
[Redacted] bake in progress
Taco Retopo/UV/Bakes finished, Taco texture in progress
More animal sculpt in progress 🐇
Ranch extra props model/UV/Texture done
[Redacted] shop texture update in progress
Observatory lighting setup done, update on collision
Observatory model, UV, base color continuation
Town fountain in progress ⛲
Some area's stonepath texture updated
More outdoor props in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout and props in progress 🌳
Alternative dialogue in progress
Personality dialogue in progress 🖊️
Introduction cutscene dialogue update finished
[Redacted] festival rig in progress
NPCs' waypoints in progress
NPCs' activity animation in progress
Horse animation in progress 🐎
Fishes animation updated
Insects animation updated
Town rank cutscene WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 💕
Diving [night] 10m music composition completed 🎶
Updated fishing SFXs 🎣
[Redacted] mini-game SFXs in progress
Implemented [redacted] mini-game SFXs
Update on insect spawn map 🦗
Update on dynamic quests
Update on on boarding quests
Update on screen UI ⚙️
Update on fishing UI
Fix day end UI in progress
Update on vaulting system
Update on mounting system 🏇
Update dialogue system in progress
Update portrait system WIP
Update on combat system 🤺
Update on [Redacted] mini-game in progress
Update on [redacted]
Misc bug fixes 🐞

latent ivy Apr 19, 2022, 4:50 AM

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Greetings, Enthusiastic Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Let's greet a new week with a new passion and vibrant! To lighten your week, here's Dev's Diary!
Sorry for the lateness, was busy discussing ~~meme~~ Earth Day 🌏

April 18th, 2022

Pufferfish interior concept WIP 🐡
[Redacted] boat concept in progress
Teleportation totem variation concept update in progress
Oil rig concept in progress ⛽
[Redacted] concept updated
More characters clothing variation in progress
Cherry blossom festival concept update
Area fall paintover WIP 🍂
Sculpting player hairstyle variation in progress ✂️
[Redacted] bake completed
Taco texture finished
Fixed Taco topology, UV and bakes🐕
More animal sculpt in progress
Fixed some insects texture
[Redacted] shop exterior texture update done
Observatory interior vertex color finished
Town fountain in progress ⛲
Low poly statues WIP
[Redacted] props completed
[Redacted] area teleportation totem texture completed
[Redacted] area Model, UV WIP
[Redacted] blockout adjusted
More outdoor props in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout in progress 🌳
Alternative dialogue in progress
Personality dialogue in progress 🗒️
[Redacted] rig finished
Fence vaulting animation in progress
Mount/dismount animation updated 🐎
Horse animation in progress
Fishes animation updated
Monsters animation 👾
[Redacted] festival animation in progress
Town rank cutscene WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress ❤️
Diving [night] 10m music composition completed
Town [day] music improvement WIP🎵
Fixed BGM transition issue
Added more SFXs
Created monsters SFXs 🔊
Update on screen UI
Update on town rank UI
Update on mailing UI ✉️
Update on cooking UI
Fix Day End UI in progress
Update monster behavior
Update on fishing 🎣
Update [redacted] mini-game
[Redacted] system WIP
Update on cutscene system 🎬
Fix and prevent crashing by cutscenes

latent ivy Apr 20, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Heya, Farmers! 🧺
We hope you all doing great and happy!
I for one, am happy to bear you all updates on Coral Island!
If you feel a bit gloom, we hope this could cheer you up and bloom your day! Enjoy Dev's Diary! ✨

April 19th, 2022

[Redacted] boat concept in progress
[Redacted] color exploration in progress
Gate and bridge exploration sketches 🌉
Teleportation totem variation concept update in progress
Oil rig concept in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
More characters clothing variation in progress 👕
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] model in progress
Sculpting player hairstyle variation in progress
More animal sculpt in progress
Trashes variation model in progress 🪰
[Redacted] shop interior previs in progress
[Redacted] interior blockout
[Redacted] blockout adjusted
[Redacted] props in progress
Town fountain in progress ⛲
More outdoor props in progress
[Redacted] festival blockout adjusted
Mine levels blockout in progress ⛏️
Alternative dialogue in progress
Personality dialogue in progress
Quests text in progress ❓
Emma rig updated
Peanut the cat rig completed
NPCs' waypoints in progress
Mooncake festival waypoints in progress 🥮
Butter the cat animation in progress
Fence vaulting animation in progress
Mount/dismount animation updated
Horse animation in progress
Fishes animation updated 🦑
Monsters animation
[Redacted] festival animation in progress
Town rank cutscene WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 💖
Add more animals SFXs 🐎
Created monsters SFXs
Update on screen UI
Update town rank UI 🏅
Update on Carpenter UI overall
Fix ranch UI bug
Update On Boarding Quests 🆕
Fix & update mounting system
Update vaulting system
[Redacted] system in progress
Update on fishing system 🎣
[Redacted] in progress

latent ivy Apr 21, 2022, 4:45 AM

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Yuhuu, Islanders! 🏝️
Dev Diary is packed, so we will keep the opening short! Enjoy!✨

April 20th, 2022

[Redacted] concept design in progress
[Redacted] boat concept WIP 🚣‍♂️
[Redacted] level 0 concept in progress
[Redacted] color exploration WIP
Gate and bridge exploration sketches in progress 🌉
[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] item concept WIP
Area Fall paint over in progress 🍁
Sculpting player hairstyle variation WIP 💈
[Redacted] model, Retopo, UV finished
[Redacted] model, Retopo, UV WIP
More animal sculpt in progress 🦉
[Redacted] statues texturing WIP
Temple area props blockout finished
[Redacted] model, UV, texture WIP
[Redacted] building interior blockout in progress
[Redacted] props WIP
More outdoor props in progress
Mine levels variation WIP
Mine levels block out in progress ⛏️
Alternative dialogue WIP
Personality dialogue in progress 📖
[Redacted] text WIP
Rig Taco in progress 🐕
NPCs' waypoints WIP
Mooncake festival waypoints finished
NPCs' activity animation WIP
Giant animation in progress
Fishes animation updated 🦞
Fence vaulting animation WIP
[Redacted] animation improved
Mount/dismount animation updated
Horse animation WIP
Monsters combat animation in progress 👾
[Redacted] festival animation WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 💖
Town [Day] music finished 🎵
Diving [Night] 10m music implementation WIP
Explore instrumentation for mining
Create SFXs and ambient necessary for mount riding
Add SFXs for horse mounting 🔊
Update on Carpenter UI overall
Fix Ranch UI bug ⚙️
Update fish spawning and difficulty
Update insect spawn rarity, and seasonal 🦗
Update On Boarding Quests
Update vaulting system
Update on combat system💥
[Redacted] system in progress
Fix & update on multiplayer 'Island Visit' 👭
Fix & update mounting system
Fix & update portrait system
Fix some cutscene issue 📽️
Fix some crashes issue
[Redacted] WIP

latent ivy Apr 22, 2022, 5:55 AM

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Hi, Famers!
It's packed, so enjoy!

April 21st, 2022

[Redacted] concept WIP
[Redacted] concept updated
[Redacted] interior color exploration WIP
[Redacted] boat concept updated
Gate and bridge exploration sketches WIP 🌉
[Redacted] concept adjusted
[Redacted] concept WIP
Oil rig concept design WIP
Pufferfish posters WIP 🐡
[Redacted] site paint over WIP
Sculpting player hairstyle variation WIP 💈
Update Zoe texture
Update Anne texture
Adjust Alice texture
[Redacted] Retopo WIP
[Redacted] Retopo, UV WIP
Update Peanut the cat texture🐈
More animal texture & sculpt WIP
[Redacted] WIP
[Redacted] boat WIP 🛶
Model [redacted] props
[Redacted] store interior previs WIP
[Redacted] shop exterior texture WIP
Museum dino & artifact section done
[Redacted] texture done
Town fountain finished ⛲
[Redacted] area blockout WIP
More outdoor props WIP
Mine levels variation & blockout WIP
Alternative dialogue
Personality dialogue 📚
[Redacted] text WIP
NPCs' waypoints WIP
[Redacted] festival waypoints WIP
Fix Cherry Blossom festival waypoints issue
Taco the dog rig finished 🐕
Peanut & Butter rig WIP
NPCs' activity animation WIP
Giant animation WIP
Fishes animation updated
Monster animation WIP
Fence vaulting animation WIP
[Redacted] animation
Pufferfish intro cutscene WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes WIP 💖
Town [Day] music WIP
Add combat SFXs
Add monster SFXs 🎵
Add & update SFXs for horse & mounting
Implemented some SFXs & UI sound
Update insect spawn conditions
Update fish spawn conditions
Update overall UI/HUD ⚙️
Fix [redacted] shop UI
Update town rank UI WIP
Implemented [redacted] shop
Fix & update mounting system 🏇
Fix & update cutscene system
Fix & update on fishing
[Redacted] system WIP
Update on combat system WIP ⚔️
Update on multiplayer 'Island Visit' WIP
[Redacted] mini-game system update
[Redacted] in progress
Fix some crashes issues

latent ivy Apr 26, 2022, 5:15 AM

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Hello, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Are you prepared for Dev's Diary?
Here you go! ⭐

April 25th, 2022

[Redacted] interior color exploration WIP
[Redacted] boat concept updated
Oil rig concept design WIP 🛢️
Oil tar concept in progress
[Redacted] variation concept WIP
More bag variation concept 🎒
More glasses variation concept
Pufferfish ~~props-agenda~~ propaganda WIP
[Redacted] site paintover
Sculpting player hairstyle variation
[Redacted] retopo WIP
More animal sculpt in progress 🪶
[Redacted] boat WIP
[Redacted] store interior previs WIP
Museum dino interior & props improved
[Redacted] shop exterior texture done
Temple modeling WIP🛕
[Redacted] sculpt finished
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] WIP
[Redacted] area blockout WIP
Mine levels variation WIP 🪨
Alternative dialogue WIP
TV shows script in progress 📺
Town rank cutscene dialogue WIP
NPCs' waypoints WIP
[Redacted] festival waypoints WIP
Update Mooncake festival waypoints 🥮
Animal rig WIP
NPCs' activity animation WIP
Animal animation in progress
Fishes animation updated
Insect animation WIP 🕷️
Monster animation in progress
Improve [redacted] animation
Fix and add more teleportation VFXs variation
Goddess introduction cutscene update WIP
Giant cutscene in progress
Pufferfish introduction cutscene
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes WIP 💖
Town [Day] music finished 🎵
Updated and adjusted Fall [Day] music
Composing mining Earth gate level 1-10 WIP
Giant SFXs in progress
Add monster SFXs
Fix some sound issues 🔧
Adjust [redacted] shop 💰
[Redacted] shop system WIP
Set [redacted] market
Dynamic quest update
Update insect spawn conditions and rarity
Improve overall player's quality of life ⚙️
Update new game and load save game UI
Fix and update Day End UI
TV UI improved and fixed 🎬
Fence vaulting system fix
[Redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] WIP
[Redacted] mini-game system update

latent ivy Apr 27, 2022, 5:15 AM

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Hi, Islanders! 🏝️
Its getting close to the next Alpha update, aren't you all excited? The Dev team is surely giving their absolute best! Yay!
Now, take a cup of your favorite drink while reading through this Dev's Diary! 🍵

April 26th, 2022

Sam's nursery room level 2 sketch exploration in progress 🍼
Pufferfish level 2 concept updated
[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] variation concept in progress
Pufferfish propaganda variation WIP 🐡
[Redacted] site paint over in progress
Sculpting & retopo player hairstyle variation in progress ✂️
[Redacted] UV in progress
[Redacted] retopo finished, UV-bakes WIP
Improved Peanut and Butter texture
More animal sculpt in progress
[Redacted] house fixed
[Redacted] interior blockout ♨️
[Redacted] shop exterior WIP
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
[Redacted] retopo in progress
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] WIP
Temple props modeling and UV updated
More outdoor props in progress
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Add more teleportation VFXs variation
Name clothing items 👕
Wrote mails
Town rank cutscene dialogue in progress
Giant cutscene script in progress
[Redacted] introduction script 🪨
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress
Animal rig in progress 🐦
Clothing's movement animation in progress
Fishes animation updated
Monster animation in progress 👾
Giant animation in progress
Giant cutscene in progress
Goddess introduction cutscene update WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 🎬
Composing mining Earth gate level 1-10 WIP
Add mining ambient & SFXs 🎵
Fix some sound issues
Update multiplayer UI & title menu
Update Day End UI
[Redacted] shop system & setup in progress 💵
Fence vaulting system fix and update
Update mining system
Update combat system
Update on multiplayer 'Island Visit' WIP 🫂
[Redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] setup in progress

latent ivy Apr 28, 2022, 5:00 AM

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Hey Farmers! 🧺
Here's more of our progress! We hope you like this update!

April 27th, 2022

Sam's shop interior concept exploration in progress 🚼
[Redacted] room concept WIP
[Redacted] shop concept updated
[Redacted] variation concept
[Redacted] site concept in progress
Pufferfish propaganda variation WIP 🛢️
[Redacted] concept
More clothing variation concept 🐡
Sculpting & bake player hairstyle variation WIP
[Redacted] UV-bakes finished
[Redacted] texture in progress
Sam's nursery interior previs WIP 🍼
[Redacted] shop interior previs and vertext color completed
[Redacted] shop exterior texture WIP
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] WIP 🌳
[Redacted] in progress
More outdoor props in progress
Mine earth area level completed, proceed to next
Mine levels variation WIP
Update snow effect ❄️
Name clothing items
Setting/UI text
Wrote mails 📨
Alternative dialogue WIP
[Redacted] cutscene script in progress
Diving introduction script updated 🤿
Giant script updated
NPCs' waypoints in progress 🚶
[Redacted] festival waypoints WIP
Randy rig in progress
Animal rig WIP
Clothing's movement animation in progress 🧥
Animal animation WIP
Fishes animation updated
Monster animation in progress
Giant animation completed
Giant cutscene WIP
Mining introduction cutscene 🪨
Diving introduction cutscene
Composing mining Earth gate level 1-10 done
Update footstep variation sound effect 🔊
Add mining ambient & SFXs
Update multiplayer UI & title menu
Update mounting system and UI
Update UI Screen widget location
Insect spawn and rarity finished 🦗
Rebalance pricing 💸
Portrait system updated
Dialogue system updated
[Redacted] shop system & setup in progress
Update on combat ⚔️
Update and fix diving
Quests bug fixes
[Redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] system WIP
[Redacted] setup in progress

latent ivy Apr 29, 2022, 6:35 AM

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Yay, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
How do you enjoy the Dev Blog so far? What updates excite you the most?
And now, Dev's Diary!

April 28th, 2022

Sam's shop interior concept exploration in progress 🛒
[Redacted] room concept in progress
[Redacted] boat update in progress
[Redacted] props concept WIP
[Redacted] concept
Sculpting & retopo player hairstyle variation WIP
[Redacted] UV-bakes updated
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] boat modeling in progress
Animal bake in progress 🐦
[Redacted] room interior previs in progress
[Redacted] room exterior done
Update on temple props
[Redacted] UV, Base color done
[Redacted] Bake & texture WIP
[Redacted] base color completed 🌳
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
More outdoor props in progress
Alternative dialogue WIP
Mooqbang script 🗒️
NPCs' waypoints
Randy rig completed
NPC's activity animation 👋
Animal animation WIP, bird doing bird things
Giant animation WIP, learning to walk without falling and whatnot
Continued improving fish animation
Introduction cutscene fixed 🎬
Worked on various [Redacted] cutscenes
Composing mining Earth gate level 11-20 in progress
Implemented mining Earth gate level 1-10 done 🎶
Implemented water mill sounds
Add mining ambient & SFXs
Explore combat SFXs and layers ⚔️
Update Town Rank UI in progress
Update on dynamic quests
Fix various quest bug 🪲
[Redacted] shop system & setup in progress
Portrait fix and update
Dialogue fix and update
Greenhouse system
Fix & update combat 👾

latent ivy Apr 30, 2022, 5:00 AM

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Folks, the studio is on holiday next week for Eid.
We will be back again on <t:1652058000:D> with full energy, top notch state, hydrated, recharged and focus! ✨
Lot's of us are going to spend time with extended families, traveling, and playing games.
Thank you for your understanding! ❤️
PS: Dev Diary will resumes on <t:1652182200:D>!

April 29th, 2022

[Redacted] bake done
Temple props finished 🛕
Continued [redacted] area blockout
Fixes collision issues in progress
Fixes some sound issues 🔊
Fixes NPCs' waypoints issues
Various animal animation in progress 🐦
Giant animation variation in progress
Continue improving fishes animation
Various [redacted] cutscenes in progress
Fix animation glitch on clothing 👚
Update overall gameplay UI
Town rank UI update in progress
More updates on combat system ⚔️
[Redacted] system in progress

latent ivy May 10, 2022, 4:35 AM

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Hi, Islanders! 🏝️
We are back! Thank you for your kind words and support during our break! 💖
Now, on with the first Dev's Diary of the month! Aren't you all excited?
Let's dive in to it!

May 9th, 2022

Sam's General Store interior and exterior concept 🛍️
Green house concept design
[Redacted] variation concept
Various variation on open and close sign
Teleportation totems concept
NPCs photos props 🖼️
More clothing concept
Furniture icons
Sculpting, bake and retopo hairstyles 💈
[Redacted] texture
[Redacted] & costume texture
Various [redacted] finished
[Redacted] boat modeling
[Redacted] interior previs
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Add various props for cutscenes
Add variety to teleportation VFXs
Adjust multiple elements on seasons
Add alternative dialogues
Readjust some dialogues 📚
TV shows dialogue
Adjusted some NPCs waypoints🚶
[Redacted] festival way points
Update NPCs animation
More NPCs unique animation
Improve clothing animation
Improve fishes' swimming animation 🐠
Animal (birds) animation
Monster combat animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscene in progress 🎥
Composing mining WIP 🎵
Adjust mining ambient sounds
Fixing sound issues for ambient
Crops growth rebalance 🪴
Update on Town Rank rewards
Update rewards for Temple Offering
Update and fix variety of QoL (Quality of Life)
Update Town Rank UI WIP
Update insect rarity 🦗
Various [redacted] mini-game system in progress
Fix temple offering WIP
Fix and update elements on combat and enemy behavior
Fix mounting
Fix mis-portrait on cutscenes

latent ivy May 11, 2022, 5:10 AM

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Hi, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Are you up for more Dev's Diary?
Here you go! What are you most curious on this update?
Let's hear it on #🐔coral-general! 💬

May 10th, 2022

[Redacted] room concept in progress
[Redacted] concept art WIP
[Redacted] variation concept
Update teleportation totems concept
More clothing & set concept 👗
Furniture icons
Sculpting, bake and retopo hairstyles ✂️
[Redacted] texture
[Redacted] texture improved
[Redacted] boat modeling finished ⛵
[Redacted] interior previs
[Redacted] tree in progress
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
[Redacted] blockout in progress
[Redacted] festival props model, UV finished, texture WIP
Mine levels variation in progress
More outdoor props themed variation
Various VFXs for multiple occasion ❄️
Add alternative dialogues
Readjust some mail letters 📨
TV shows dialogues
Adjusted NPCs waypoints 🐾
[Redacted] festival way points
Update NPCs animation
More NPCs unique animation
[Redacted] festival NPCs animation in progress
More Giant animation and improvement in progress
Monster combat animation in progress 👾
Improve many insect animation
Fixing insects flying animation 🦋
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes in progress
Composing music for mining finished 🎵
SFXs for vaulting
Created ambient for snowy weather
Created ambient for [redacted]
Update Town Rank UI WIP ⚙️
Improve cooking UI in progress
Various Crafting UI improvement & update
Update on dynamic quests
Update multiplayer system
Add and update stuff related to stamina depletion
Add stamina penalty based on sleep time
Add system for seasonal audio
Various [redacted] mini-game system in progress
Update and fix variety of QoL (Quality of Life)
Misc bug fixes, including UI bugs 🐛

vestal zodiac May 12, 2022, 5:33 AM

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Hello lovely farmers! 🧑‍🌾
Your daily Dev diary is here!
Look, we have more hairstyles and thematic props for you 👀
The question is how many minutes will you take to customize your character and farm? 🤔

May 11th, 2022

Worked on town rank 🏘️
Dynamic quest in progress
Added seasonal Vfx
Community center town hall texture finished
More thematic farm outdoor props are in progress 🏞️
More thematic Indoor props are in progress 🛏️
Various updates on mining levels
[Redacted] area is in progress 👀
Clothing store interior is in progress
Add a leaderboard for minigames 🎮
Fix minigame crash
Fix player cant interact after playing minigames
WIP cooking + Recipe 2.0 UI
Implemented [redacted] ambient sounds
Added sound elements and music for different weather
Music for mine is in progress 🎶 ⛏️
More hairstyles are in progress 💇
Adjusting NPCs Recipe mailing
Added alternative dialog for NPCs
Continue TV shows Script progress 📺
More animations for NPCs in Fishensips
Yoga animations are in progress 🧘
Rebake Insects animation to texture
Improving Insects animation
Added giants VFX
[Redacted] and their boat is in progress
Sculpted [redacted]
[redacted] trees is in progress 🌲
Fix some quest bug
Fixing double cutscenes
Fix miscellaneous bugs 🐛

latent ivy May 13, 2022, 4:40 AM

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T.G.I. Farmers! 🧺
Your long waited daily dose of Dev's Diary is here!
What are you folks going to do this weekend? Mind telling us in #💬general? ✨

May 12th, 2022

Pufferfish interior concept variation in progress 🐡
[Redacted] concept sketch updated
[Redacted] concept sketch in progress
[Redacted] area concept in progress
Furniture icons in progress
More clothing concept variation in progress 🥻
Gate and bridge paint over
More hairstyles sculpt/retopo/UVBakes in progress 💈
[Redacted] sculpts finished
[Redacted] sculpt & retopo in progress
[Redacted] store interior previs and vertext color 🛍️
[Redacted] in progress
Temple props improved and optimized 🛕
Adjust [redacted] area blockout in progress
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
More outdoor props themed variation
Various VFXs for multiple occasion
Various VFXs for Giants'
Fix collisions in some area
Add alternative dialogues for multiples NPCs
More TV shows dialogues ✍️
NPCs waypoints
[Redacted] festival way points
Add & adjust more NPCs' activities animation
[Redacted] festival NPCs animation in progress
Improve many clothing's movement/animation 👚
[Redacted] combat animation in progress
Update on diving introduction cutscene in progress 🤿
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes in progress
Composing music for mining in progress
Created SFX variations for [redacted]
Reimplement mining music 🎵
Fix triggered weather ambient SFXs issue after Save-Load UI
Update Town Rank UIs ⚙️
Update & Improve overall quest UI
Update stuffs related to stamina
Update on combat system ⚔️
Update on fishing mastery
Resume in multiplayer systems
Adjust [redacted] mini-games updated
Fix & update overall lighting system
Fix rainy/storm SFXs issue in progress 🌧️
Fixed some quests (diving and more)
Fixed crash from chest and diving
Fix crash from talking to Connor in progress
Misc bug fixes 🦗

latent ivy May 14, 2022, 7:00 AM

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Hi, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
How are you doing? We hope you are doing great and ready for weekend and Dev's diary! 🔖
Dev Diary will be back on Wednesday!

May 13th, 2022

Pufferfish exterior office concept in progress 🐡
Pufferfish interior concept variation WIP
[Redacted] interior color exploration
[Redacted] boat concept WIP ⛵
[Redacted] concept in progress
Gate and bridge paintover
Concepting hairstyles contest winners in progress ✨
More hairstyles sculpt
Improve various fishes texture 🦈
[Redacted] model and UV in progress
[Redacted] interior previs and vertext color done
[Redacted] blockout completed
[Redacted] lowpoly UV finished
[Redacted] blockout WIP
Temple props improved and optimized
More outdoor props themed variation
Mine levels variation WIP ⛏️
Add VFXs for enemy spawn
Add alternative dialogues for multiples NPCs 🖋️
More TV shows dialogue in progress
[Redacted] rig in progress
NPCs waypoints 🚶‍♀️
Add & adjust more NPCs' activities animation
Update and synchronize all NPCs' idle & walking animation
[Redacted] festival NPCs animation WIP
Add Taco's activity animation 🐕
Museum (Fish) animation WIP
Various monsters animation in progress
Update on diving introduction cutscene WIP
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 💖
Various [redacted] cutscenes WIP
Composing music for mining finished, mixing WIP 🎵
Created SFX variations for [redacted]
Bird ambient updated
More ambient variation WIP
Added 10m diving music and ambient 🤿
Adjust some music playback
Fixed music transition issue 🍺
Update overall cooking UI 🍳
Update Town Rank preview
Update on dynamic quests
Refactor buff system
Update on fast travel system 🍃
Update on museum system
[Redacted] system WIP
Adjust and update various mini-games
Update on fishing bait 🎣
Fix various crashed issued like mining, harvesting seaweed, and more
Mine crate and torch bug fixed
Misc bug fixes 🐛

latent ivy May 18, 2022, 6:00 AM

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Islanders! 🏝️
This is time for another Dev's Diary!
Check out what we worked on yesterday!
(P.S.: This come in 2 parts) 💖

May 17th, 2022

Pufferfish exterior office concept WIP 🐡
Pufferfish interior concept variation
[Redacted] concept exploration WIP
[Redacted] boat concept in progress
[Redacted] overview WIP
More plans concept preview 🪴
More furniture icons WIP
Concepting hairstyles contest winners
Hairstyle sculpt updated
Hairstyle retopo/UVBake done 💈
[Redacted] sculpted
[Redacted] model updated
Improve various fishes texture
Model & UV Diving Access Actor WIP 🤿
[Redacted] texturing and model
Giant house interior previs WIP
[Redacted] boat texture done
[Redacted] WIP
[Redacted] lowpoly UVBakes finished, texture WIP
[Redacted] blockout in progress
[Redacted] area blockout WIP
Beach lagoon blockout done 🏖️
More outdoor props themed variation
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Fix weather material issue
Fix collisions in some area
Add alternative dialogues for multiples NPCs
More TV shows dialogue WIP 📜
[Redacted] rig finished
[Redacted] rig WIP
Updated Dippa's waypoint
Add & adjust more NPCs' various activities animation
Museum (Fish) animation WIP 🐠
[Redacted] animation in progress
Update on diving introduction cutscene WIP 🎬
Various [redacted] cutscenes in progress
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress ❤️
Composing music for mining finished 🪨
[Redacted] layer done
[Redacted] store music in exploration
Create SFXs for torch 🔥
Implemented mining music
Implemented [redacted] SFXs
Implemented birds ambient 🐦
Add [redacted] sound
Adjusted audio for river & ocean around lighthouse area
Fix trigger sound issue

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[Second Part Incoming...]

Setup [redacted] store WIP 🛍️
Refactor buff system
Refactor item-carry system
Updating greenhouse system
Add and update combat's overall
Update on cooking 🍳
[Redacted] mini-game system and code structure updated
[Redacted] mini-game WIP
Update on multiplayer
Fix bugs on various mini-game👾
Fix mounting clipping and dismount collision
Fix fast travel points
Fix portrait issues ⚙️
Fix crash when vacuuming grass

vestal zodiac May 19, 2022, 5:08 AM

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Ciao, Islanders ❤️ 🏝️
We have some new areas for you all to explore.
But it's still a work in progress. We can't wait to announce it when we finish them all!
What do you think those areas will be? 👀
Put your guesses on #🐔coral-general !

May 18th 2022

[Redacted] area is in progress ⛏️
Thematic outdoor props in progress
Museum Fish Tank in progress
Beach lagoon texture is in progress 🏖️
Thematic décor icons are in progress
Giant's house interior is in progress
[Redacted] area is in progress
Adding more alternative dialog for NPCs
More NPCs' hearts cutscenes in progress 💖
Animation for [Redacted] is in progress
More animations for cutscenes are in progress
Rig [Redacted] boat 🚣
Fix repeating cutscene from quest
Finished sculpting [Redacted] 🐢
Sculpting [Redacted] in progress
Sculpting [Redacted]
More hairstyle is in progress 💇
Fix ranch animal crash and bugs
Bake fishes animation to texture
Animating taco doing yoga 🐕 🧘
Enable rock domino skill for themed rock 🪨
Thematic mining ambient sounds in progress
Music for combat boss is in progress 🎵 ⚔️
Explore more diving music
Updated widget to toggle between recipe and ingredients
Updated food description to include hp and energy 🍕
Update inventory UI in progress
Fixed miscellaneous bugs 🐛

latent ivy May 20, 2022, 5:30 AM

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It's time, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
Time for Dev's Diary! Enjoy with your chosen beverage! 🍹

May 19th, 2022

Pufferfish exterior office concept 🐡
Sam's general store concept updated
[Redacted] sketch concept exploration
[Redacted] concept in progress
Greenhouse concept design
Coconut tree varieties concept 🌴
More furniture icons
Hairstyle contest winner concept
More hairstyles in progress
More hairstyles retopo/uv bake 💈
[Redacted] sculpt finished
[Redacted] sculpt WIP
Coconut fruit model and texture finish 🥥
[Redacted] tree variation
Update trash model finish, trash UV WIP
Cemetery UV in progress
Beach lagoon texture WIP 🏖️
[Redacted] blockout layout
Mine levels variation in progress
More outdoor props themed variation
Various VFXs for cutscenes and mini-game WIP
Add alternative dialogues for multiples NPCs
Add descriptions to items 📝
Rig [redacted] in progress
Rig [redacted]
[Redacted] festival waypoints WIP 🎆
Player animation on stamina depletion
Various player animation for [redacted] mini-game
Improve various fishes animation 🦈
[Redacted] boat animation done
Goddess introduction cutscene in progress
Several [redacted] cutscenes WIP
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress ❤️
Readjust [redacted] music
Diving music concept 🎵
Explore [redacted] store music
Sounds for TV Shows WIP
Composed [redacted] store various SFXs and ambient
Implemented various SFXs on combat 🔊
Implemented SFXs for [redacted]
Implemented sound for [redacted] store
Adjust sound level on lake & ocean ambient 🌊
Update inventory UI ⚙️
Update skill proc UI
Update fishing skill proc UI
Update diving UI
Update cooking UI 🍳
Setup [redacted] store finished
Multiple quantity cooking WIP
Update on stamina system
Update on monster system 👾
Update on multiplayer system
Update on diving
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
Update & fix watering can issues 🚿
Fix some crashes issues

spiral thunder May 21, 2022, 9:50 AM

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Happy weekend folks!🏖️ We continued working on various hair concepts, tested out NPC animations and other super secret stuff. Here are some details:

May 20, 2022

Continued working on fanart hairstyles
Mine level concepts, exploring options
Set dressing the forest area: painting over area in front of Kenny’s house
Explore concepts for (redacted)
(Redacted) concepts alternatives
Explore more concepts for minigames in (redacted) festival
Improving interior concept for Sam’s General Store
Recreated, found new and fixed various bugs
Following up old bugs
Continued testing building hours, when closed, when open
Working on NPC animation, generic activities
Working on NPC idle animations, left, right, idle working, idle computer, etc
Working on fish animation, generic fish activities
Improvements on Giants vfx
(Redacted) festival waypoints
Foliage works here and there around the map
Diving!🤿
Testing out stamina balance for fishing rod
Working on cooking logic, various options of inputs and outputs
Improved various cutscenes, applied feedback and continued making new ones
Updated the NPC room blocked
Working on (redacted) festival’s main event
Researched on various wildlife
Sculpting (redacted)
Sculpting various hairstyle
Applied feedback on various hairstyles
Sculpted cute animals, applied feedback to them. They’re even cuter now!
Gray blocking (redacted) interiors. Many of them!
Testing out playspace for some blocked out interiors, adjusted the space.
Working on music
Working on diving prototype music block sound
Working on TV shows sounds
Continued working on UI
Writing!!! Bla bla blaaa ✍️

latent ivy May 24, 2022, 6:11 AM

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Weeeee! Hi Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Buckle up cause we are about to take you to Coral Island Dev's Diary!
Let's jump over to the list~ Enjoy! 💖

May 23rd, 2022

Compiled and updated [redacted] boat concept 🛶
Sam's general store concept updated
[Redacted] concept updated
Improved [redacted] concept
Cemetery concept improved 🪦
[Redacted] area concept art exploration
Park paintover concept in progress 🎨
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] variant in progress
Various inventory's item concept and item icons
[Redacted] festival paintover concept
Updating UI overall design
[Redacted] sculpt in progress 🐒
[Redacted] boat UV finished, bake in progress
Trash model/UV variation 🪰
Teleportation totem block out completed
Connor's Water Mill blockout and model in progress
[Redacted] house interior previs WIP
[Redacted] area environment and props (blockout, model, UV) in progress
Temple's vine in progress
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Explore [redacted] area
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
UV map finished
More outdoor/indoor props themed variation
Update progress bar
Various VFXs in progress ✨
Added player outfit's naming ✍️
Updated POI text
Various [redacted] cutscene script finished and WIP 📖
[Redacted] rig in progress
[Redacted] festival waypoints 🎆
Completed waypoints for fishes in Museum's L tank
Various NPC's unique animation in progress
More fishes animation improvement incoming 🐙
[Redacted] cutscene introduction in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 🎬
Fixed some cutscene issues
Explore [redacted] store music
Composed [redacted] store music, mixing WIP 🎵
Created TV shows sound
Torch fire SFXs 🔥
Combat SFXs
Diving SFXs & ambient 🤿
Added audio surrounding [redacted] area
Update Diving HUD ⚙️
Improve Quest UI
Update Calendar's UI
Improve Museum donation UI
[Redacted] NPC setup
Setup [redacted] progress bar
Setup enemy on Earth level mine 👾
Implemented [Redacted]
Combat mastery in progress ⚔️
Update Cherry Blossom's mini-game widget
More update on multiplayer system
Fix various crash issues from [redacted] store to TV cutscene crash 📺
Fix various bugs like coop and ranch issue, Cherry Blossom's mini-game
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy May 25, 2022, 5:40 AM

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Happy timezone, Farmers! 🧺
How are you doing? We hope you all doing find!
Here's some progress we make yesterday~
What are you excited about the most? 🤩

May 24th, 2022

Pufferfish exterior concept
[Redacted] shop paintover concept 🙊
Park paintover concept in progress
Sam's general store concept updated 🛍️
Add props concept near Kira's cabin
Cemetery concept improved 💐
Props concept to [redacted] area
Improved [redacted] area mini-game concept
[Redacted] variant design in progress
[Redacted] variant sketch in progress
[Redacted] related area & props concept in progress 🧜‍♀️
More Hairstyle Contest Winner concept in progress
More hairstyle variations sculpt in progress 💈
[Redacted] sculpt finished 🐒
[Redacted] boat bake finished, texture in progress
Various animal sculpt improvement in progress 🐿️
Trash model/UV variation finished
Improve Blacksmith and Lab sign texture
Teleportation totem blockout
Cemetery texture improvement in progress 🪦
Updated log bridge texture done
[Redacted] entrace model & UV in progress
Connor's Water Mill blockout and model in progress
[Redacted] interior previs in progress
[Redacted] area in progress
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Various VFXs in progress
Cutscene script for [redacted] finished 🖋️
[Redacted] introduction cutscene script completed
Update POI text
Add alternative dialogue 🔖
[Redacted] rig completed
[Redacted] festival waypoints
[Redacted] festival animation in progress
Cherry Blossom festival opening animation 🌸
Improve and add various NPC's unique animation in progress
Improvement on fishes animation still being made 🦑
Improve introduction cutscene
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
Mining cutscene in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
[Redacted] store music is done 🎶
[Redacted] store music WIP
Implemented [redacted] store music
Setup & add audio trigger for various [redacted] place, area and stores 🔊
Create various SFXs for TV shows
Add min&max slider text on UI
Improve donation UI
Setup [redacted] store conditions and setting
Update TV channel system 📺
Update on diving
Adjust image size for POI
Update and fixes issue on Greenhouse
Improve QoL on cooking for sorting by utensils in progress 🍳
Implemented [redacted] value
Update, fix and improve on multiplayer
Fixes spawn system
Fixes crashes issue (Ranch, wilt tree) 🐞
Fixes bugs (Diving, loading issue)

latent ivy May 26, 2022, 5:25 AM

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Greetings, Residents of Coral Islands! 🏝️
Time surely travel fast. It's already Thursday before we knew it. Are you looking forward to your weekends? Do you have any plans?
Make sure you don't miss Dev's Diary! 😉

May 25th, 2022

Improved [redacted] area mini-game concept
[Redacted] festival concept updated
School area concept paintover 🏫
[Redacted] sketch concept exploration
[Redacted] area concept exploration in progress 🧜‍♂️
[Redacted] related area & props concept in progress
[Redacted] concept design in progress
Minor adjustment to Hairstyle Contest Winner concept ✂️
More hairstyle exploration in progress
Mail UI design improved 📬
[Redacted] animal sculpt in progress 🦧
[Redacted] boat texture finished
Trash UV variation finished
Adjust Blacksmith sign ⚒️
[Redacted] statue sculpt done
[Redacted] props finished
Improve general store in progress 🛍️
[Redacted] entrance model & UV in progress
Explore [redacted] in progress
[Redacted] blockout in progress
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Mine levels variation in progress 🪨
Various VFXs in progress
Cutscene script for [redacted] finished
Resume TV show script in progress 🔖
Add alternative dialogue
NPCs waypoints in progress
[Redacted] festival waypoints 🎆
[Redacted] festival animation in progress
Add various NPC's unique animation in progress 💄
Readjust and improve on fishes animation
[Redacted] cutscene in progress
Improve introduction cutscene
Mining cutscene in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress ❣️
Create NPCs activities sounds ✍️
Create ambient sound for [redacted]
Add place building sound
Fix some sound issues 🔧
Improve museum donation UI
Item processor & production UI update
Setup, create and handle [redacted]
Lighting setup for Seasonal & [redacted] area WIP 💡
Adjusting and improve combat & enemy balancing
Improve QoL on cooking for sorting by utensils in progress
[Redacted] rewards in progress
Fixes some quests ⚙️

latent ivy May 27, 2022, 5:30 AM

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Yuhuuu, Islanders! 🖐️
What are you looking forward to this Weekend?
A nice long nap perhaps? You deserve all deserve a good rest after the week! 👍
Anyhow, here's some update on what we do yesterday! Also, there will be no Dev's Diary tomorrow.
Cheers! ✨

May 26th, 2022

Improved [redacted] area mini-game concept
[Redacted] festival concept updated 🏊‍♂️
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] sketch concept update
[Redacted] concept design in progress
[Redacted] related area & props concept in progress
[Redacted] area concept exploration in progress
Town board concept redesign
Crops concept art in progress 🍉
[Redacted] variant design in progress
[Redacted] animal sculpt in progress 🦧
More hairstyle variations sculpt in progress
Trash texture variation
[Redacted] boat texture finished
Improve general store 🛍️
Connor's Water Mill texture in progress
[Redacted] entrance area texture done
[Redacted] blockout in progress
Explore [redacted] blockout in progress
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Various VFXs in progress
Cutscene script for [redacted] finished
Resume TV show script in progress ✍️
Add more alternative dialogue
[Redacted] rig in progress
Rig some tools
[Redacted] festival waypoints 🎆
Add various NPC's unique animation in progress
Improve introduction cutscene
[Redacted] introduction cutscene 🎬
Various [redacted] cutscenes in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
[Redacted] music in progress 🎵
Create NPCs activities sounds
Create various doors open and close SFXs
Updated SFXs for certain areas 👣
Improve museum donation UI
Improve QoL on cooking for sorting by utensils in progress 🍳
[Redacted] rewards in progress
Adjusting enemy balancing 👾
Update some systems on [redacted]
Update on multiplayers system
Update on some NPCs portrait and placement 🖼️

vestal zodiac May 31, 2022, 5:31 AM

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The last day of May is here Islanders! 🏝️ 🧑‍🌾
Do you know what that means?
It's almost time to publish our monthly Dev Blog! 😎
But before that, let me tell you today's Dev diary ✏️ 📖

May 30th, 2022

More cutscenes are in progress 🎦
Adding more animation for NPCs
Completed [Redacted] rig
Render NPCs models
Revised [Redacted]
Update on NPC room blocker 🛏️
Fixing NPCs' waypoint
Finished [Redacted]
Added dialogue for the new NPCs
Added more alternative dialogue for NPCs
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress ❤️‍🔥
Added new dialogues for special NPCs
Stylized seasonal sky 🌤️
Create lighting curves for each season/weather
Working on diving 20m [redacted] exploration 🤿
Greenhouse design revisit
Finished watermill texture near Connor's house
Town board concept revised
Earth Mine area work in progress ⛏️
Water Mine rocks concept done
[Redacted] crops concept done
[Redacted] theme props texture done
[Redacted] theme modeling in progress
More hairstyles are in progress 💇
Implementing player walk + idle when exhausted animation
More clothes are in progress
Fixed animal status UI
Fixed store info on the map
Fixed wrong shop hour data on the map
Update map shop hour UI
Fix spill out text on shop board info
Composing new music for [Redacted] 🎶
Continue clothing store music
Added ambient sounds and interior music event to [Redacted] interior
Fixing ambient sounds on [Redacted] and Lab
Added sounds for TV shows 📺
Update progress on replicating the multiplayer system
Fixed steam multiplayer on build 👯
Update progress on the combat system
Update on fishing tiles
Fixing crashes on minigames in progress
Fixed various crashes
Fixed miscellaneous bugs 🪲

spiral thunder Jun 1, 2022, 9:00 AM

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Hello folks,

Today is a holiday in Indonesia. Hari Pancasila. As per officeholidays.com it "is public holiday in Indoensia on June 1st each year. It celebrates the birthday of Pancasila, the state ideology of Indonesia."

So we won't have any diary tomorrow! Yesterday we worked on the blog and lots of other stuff. To the devs: have a speedy rest today. We start again tomorrow!🤩

May 31st, 2022

Finished working on furniture UI, submit for review and testing
Various Ui revision in progress
Updated UI design for town rank activities
Revision on day end income pop up, design polish
Updated Eva’s skinning and morph target
Finished with some fish motion path animation
Continued on other fish motion path animation
Reviewed various animals animations, such as Peanut the cat, idling
Rendering [redacted]
NPC cutscenes, make new ones, reviews, feedback applied, repeat
Store hours QA, some are open when theyre not supposed to be
Mining related QA
Dialogue QA
NPC waypoints QA, Theo stuck on tree😒 , fixed
Finding and documenting bugs related to NPC
Tweaking General Store concept art
[redacted] concept art
[redacted] concept art, crop.
Tweaking laboratory concept art, various explorations
Set dressing town map, concept art state
Continued exploring art for the museum interior
Set dressing forest map, pretty things ahead
Applied feedback on hairstyle art, now more cohesive
Mining concept art, exploring various environment and design stuff
Diving related concept art explored, painted, shown around, talked about

-[redacted] animation

[redacted]’s [redacted] rigging
Animation for Kenny’s activities
Various 3d environments in the works. More decor are being - worked on, pushed to engine, tested🌵
Blocking out some mining levels to be tested
Retopoed statues in world map, various
Blocking out [redacted]
Textured [redacted] in beach area of the map
[redacted] house interior vertex color
[redacted] interior previs
Writing a bunch of dialogues. Drafts
Editing some inventory naming and descriptions
Conforming inventory naming to the current upgrade game mechanic
Deleting jarring start dialogues
Tested out outdoor decor, this [redacted] batch worked!
Sculpting hairstyles
Working on clothing store music, WIP
Cooking UI improvements
Coders working on combat
Continued working on multiplayer all day everyday
Working on blog stuff, choosing bug of the month
Tweeting and whatnot

latent ivy Jun 3, 2022, 4:15 AM

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T.G.I.F, Thank God I'm Farming! 👩‍🌾
We have several hearts cutscenes and [redacted] ones being worked on yesterday! Could you guess whatever it maybe? ✨

June 2nd, 2022

[Redacted] festival paintover concept updated
[Redacted] concept updated
[Redacted] shop paintover updated
Museum interior sketch in progress
Various crops concept in progress
Various hairstyle concept 💈
Sculpted more hairstyles ✂️
Sculpted [redacted]
Fish texture improved 🐙
Trash texture variation and waste in progress
Blacksmith sign finished
Pufferfish building blockout done 🐡
[Redacted] interior vertex color in progress
[Redacted] forest UV in progress🎍
[Redacted] blockout in progress
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Working on various VFXs
Optimizing VFXs
Add more alternative dialogue 📝
Various cutscene dialogues in progress
[Redacted] music done
SFXs for various activities & update some sounds 🔊
Implemented [redacted] store music
NPCs Cherry blossoms' festival waypoints in progress 🌸
Add various NPC's unique animation in progress
[Redacted] boat animation in progress
Fishes animation updated and improved 🦈
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress
Setup item list for [redacted] shops
Setup Fishing bait 🪱
Patch Update UI in progress
Update on decorating/furniture UI
Update on combat ⚔️
Update cutscene system
Temple offering system updated
Greenhouse system updated
Update on multiplayer system
Fix museum donation camera
Fix lighting
Misc bugs fix 👾

vestal zodiac Jun 4, 2022, 3:12 AM

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Good time zone, fellow farmers! 🧑‍🌾 🏝️
There will be minor changes to the dev diary. In the future, we will post Friday's update on Monday
But the highlight for today's diary is the preparations of Grantle and [redacted]!

June 3rd, 2022

[Redacted] shop is in progress
Grantle retopo is in progress 🐢
[Redacted] retopo is in progress
[Redacted] retopo is in progress
Sculpting [Redacted]
Pufferfish model UV texture is in progress 🐡
Giant house vertex colors are in progress
More hairstyles are in progress 💇
More crops art are in progress
Thematic props icons are in progress
Wallpaper icons finished
Thematic props are in progress 🪑
The podium model UV texture is in progress
All trash texture variations are done
Giant animation is in progress
Bake fishes texture to animation 🐟
Pressure diving UI material is in progress
finish implementing diving wildlife (10m)
Animations for NPCs are in progress
Fixed sword disappear when blocking ⚔️
Museum fish section is in progress
Revision for fish animation
Update Cherry Blossom waypoints in progress 🌸
Implemented Clothing Store interior music 🎶
Fixed door sounds issue on Electronics store
Sounds for TV shows are in progress 📺
Sounds for Giant actions are in progress
More cutscenes are in progress
[Redacted] festival is in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
added alternative dialogue for NPCs
Update on fish bait calculation
Adjusting monsters' stats 👾
Fixed miscellaneous bugs

latent ivy Jun 7, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Happy Timezone, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
The Dev's team surely works amazingly from the get-go of the week, look at these updates! ❤️
Yes, we have so many things [redacted], but isn't it exciting?! 🤩

June 6th, 2022

Green house interior design
Museum interior design in progress
[Redacted] tech lab concept sketch exploration in progress 🥼
[Redacted] entrance concept in progress
[Redacted] paintover
[Redacted] festival paintover concept 💦
[Redacted] festival mini-game concept
Crops concept 🧄
Various themed furniture icons finished
[Redacted] retopo and UVBakes, texture in progress
[Redacted] retopo and UVBakes done
[Redacted] retopo and UVBakes finished
Sculpting [redacted] in progress 🦧
Modeling crops 🍉
Update vertex animation shader for [redacted]
Fixed fish baked texture issues
[Redacted] blocker in progress
[Redacted] interior previs and vertex color completed
Jim's house stonepath exterior improved
Pufferfish in construction texture in progress 🐡
Town park model in progress
[Redacted] podium updated
[Redacted] forest model, UV, and base color WIP
[Redacted] blockout in progress
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Updated seasonal material 🌨️
Add alternative dialogues in progress ✍️
Cherry Blossom festival waypoints updated 🌸
[Redacted] festival waypoints finished
Fishes animation updated and improved 🦈
Fish museum animation implemented
Various animation for [redacted] WIP
[Redacted] boat animation setup finished ⛵
[Redacted] VFXs animation in progress
Edit [redacted] cutscene
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
Compose snow music finished ⛄
Various [redacted] SFXs ready to be implemented
Add SFXs on NPCs activities
Add ambient SFXs on Tavern 🍻
Add and update various doors SFXs
Adjusted watermill sound level
Improved [redacted] 🦀
Update furniture pricing
[Redacted] implemented
Update diving UI 🤿
Update Mail UI
Update UI Size in progress
Update patch info widget 📝
Update NPCs' waypoint system
Update quests system
Update on mails 💌
Update fast travel system
Update on museum and donations system
Improve and update a lot of stuff on diving
Furniture preview item shop in progress 🛋️
Fix hotbar opacity bug
Fix stuck item attachment
Fix shipping bin bug 🔧

latent ivy Jun 8, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Yellow, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
How have you been? We hope you are all doing great!
Now what did the Dev's team do yesterday?
Check this out! ✨

June 7th, 2022

Volleyball area set dress design exploration 🏐
[Redacted] tech lab concept sketch exploration in progress
Museum interior concept in progress
[Redacted] entrance concept in progress
[Redacted] festival paintover concept
Crops and plants concept 🪴
Add [redacted]
Various themed furniture icons being worked on 🛋️
More hairstyles retopo in progress
Sculpt [redacted] in progress 🦧
[Redacted] retopo in progress 🐒
[Redacted] retopo, UV Bake done
[Redacted] retopo, UV Bake finished
[Redacted] texture completed 🐢
[Redacted] texture finished
Trash variation in progress
[Redacted] blocker in progress
Town park model finished ⛲
[Redacted] interior previs in progress
Pufferfish in construction texture done
[Redacted] forest model, UV, and base color finished
[Redacted] blockout WIP
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Various [redacted] VFXs in progress
Fix clipping near Salon exterior 💈
Writing script for TV Shows in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress ✒️
NPCs waypoints in progress 🚶‍♀️
Cherry Blossom festival waypoints updated
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress
Rig [redacted] in progress
Various animation for [redacted] WIP
Ranch introduction cutscene in progress 🎬
Edit and fix [redacted] cutscene
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
Various [redacted] SFXs and ambient created 🔊
Update furniture pricing 💰
Update UI in progress
Update UI sizing in progress
Update patch info widget and UI ⚙️
Furniture shop UI
Furniture preview UI in progress
Update on combat and enemy behavior 👾
Fix some cutscene issues
Fix some issues with shop displays 🔧

latent ivy Jun 9, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Howdy, Islanders?! 🏝️
We bring you more tidings on what the team had work yesterday! Super thrilled to see all the updates! Which ones pique your interest? Can't blame ya if its all of them ❤️

June 8th, 2022

Green house interior design
Museum interior concept in progress 🏛️
[Redacted] tech lab concept sketch exploration in progress
[Redacted] entrance concept in progress
Volleyball area set dress design exploration 🏐
Crops and plants concept
Themed furniture icons
More hairstyles retopo, UV Bake done
Sculpt [redacted] in progress 🦧
[Redacted] retopo, UV Bake done 🐒
[Redacted] texture completed
Crops model in progress 🍉
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] interior previs in progress
[Redacted] blockout WIP
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Mining levels blocking in progress 🪨
Mine levels variation in progress
Various [redacted] festivals blockout finished
Various VFXs for [redacted] in progress
Writing script for TV Shows in progress 🖊️
Add alternative dialogues in progress
Add [redacted] content in progress 📚
Rig various [redacted] character/NPCs in progress
NPCs waypoints in progress
[Redacted] festival waypoints in progress 🏖️
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
[Redacted] cutscene in progress 🎬
Various [redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
Compose snow [night] music finished ❄️
Create SFXs on NPCs activities
Created various indoor room tone and door sounds 🚪
Implemented various SFXs for Lighthouse
Adjust dynamic SFXs (based on distance) 🐾
Fix some indoor sound issues
Setup furniture shop information 🛋️
Setup [redacted] requirements
Setup [redacted] in progress
Update UI sizing option in progress
Update town rank UI in progress 🏆
Update Furniture Shop UI
Update Cooking Recipe Main HUD 🔪
Update and fix on dynamic dialogue
Add weather condition for [redacted]
Add [redacted] requirements
Add and setup [redacted]
Setup lantern logic 🏮
Update light logic component
Misc. bug fixes 👾

latent ivy Jun 10, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Greetings, Coral Islanders! 🏝️
It's Friday again! And the Dev's team is on the roll! Wooohooo! 🤩
Also, kind reminder, there will be no Dev's Diary tomorrow, all Friday's update will be shifted to Monday! See you folks on Monday! ❤️

June 9th, 2022

Green house interior & exterior design
Museum interior concept in progress 🏛️
[Redacted] tech lab concept sketch exploration in progress
Dumpster concept in progress 🚮
Volleyball area set dress design exploration
[Redacted] paintover in progress
[Redacted] field concept detail updates
Themed furniture icons
More hairstyles retopo in progress 💈
Sculpting Agung in progress
[Redacted] texture complete, UVBakes in progress
[Redacted] sculpt finished 🦧
Improve fishes texture/bake in progress
Crops model, texture in progress 🍉
Finish texturing town board
[Redacted] texture finished
[Redacted] interior previs in progress
[Redacted] in progress
Inn backyard blockout finished 🛏️
[Redacted] blockout WIP
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
Various [redacted] festivals blockout improvement finished
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Various VFXs for [redacted] in progress
Writing script for TV Shows in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress ✏️
Add [redacted] content in progress
Rig various [redacted] character/NPCs finished
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
More improvement on fishes animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress
Compose snow [night] music done ❄️
Explore [redacted] music
Created various indoor room tone and door sounds
Implemented various SFXs in various places 🔊
Mouse input system in progress 🖱️
Setup [redacted] in progress
Setup [redacted] varioation in progress
Update hotbar opacity
Update mail icon 📬
Furniture UI in progress
Setup furniture preview 🛋️
Gifting system in progress
Fix some multiplayer crashes issue 💥
Fix some cutscene issues
Misc bugs fix 🔧

vestal zodiac Jun 13, 2022, 4:06 AM

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Coral Islanders! How are you all?? 🏝️ 🧑‍🌾
Have you seen the new trailer we drop 2 days ago on IGN summer game festival?
And don't forget we will featured on Guerilla Collective 3.5 on June 13th, 1 PM Pacific 🎮 😎
Meanwhile, here's more update for today's Dev Diary!

June 10th, 2022

More animation for the farmer is in progress 🧑‍🌾
Updating on Grantle animation
Update on Grantle blocker requirement
Pufferfish animation is in progress
Sculpting Agung in progress 🧜‍♂️
[Redacted] rig is in progress
More hairstyles in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress
Various cutscenes for NPC is in progress
Continue adding festival dialogues
adding more dialogues for NPC 👪
Completed updating festivals waypoints
Fixing fish disappearing animation texture 🐟
Video texture for the Cherry Blossom festival cutscene is in progress
Fix double cutscenes being played
update on the Mooncake festival in progress 🥮
Various VFX are in progress
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
Implements large fish on Museum fish tank in progress
Town board UI update
Update mail UI 📬
updating on shopping system UI
New levels of Water mine is in progress ⛏️
Kira's house texture is in progress
[Redacted] is in progress
Updating on new Library Shelves'
Continue adding library books 📚
Updating on large oil spill
More thematic props are in progress
More décor icons in progress
diving 10 m debris variations in progress 🤿
Adding more farming SFX
Adding more SFX for town NPC
WIP [Redacted] music 🎶
Implemented Town Rank Points
Updating cooking recipe 🍳
Mouse controller support is in progress
Fixed collision issue on some interior assets
Miscellaneous bug fix 🐛

latent ivy Jun 14, 2022, 3:30 AM

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Happy timezone, Farmers! 🧺
Have you checked our latest trailer? Well if you haven't already check it out here #📽coral-gifs-videos-official or #📣announcements!
Now, here comes Dev's Diary! ✨

June 13th, 2022

[Redacted] exterior concept in progress
[Redacted] site concept in progress
[Redacted] tech lab concept sketch exploration finished
[Redacted] tech lab concept color exploration in progress
[Redacted] festival concept finished
[Redacted] festival concept in progress
Themed furniture icons 🛋️
More hairstyles retopo in progress 💈
Sculpting Agung in progress
[Redacted] retopo/UV/Bakes/texture finished
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Crops model, texture in progress 🧄
Kira's cabin room previs in progress
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] shop blockout finished, model & UV in progress
Kira's house exterior in progress
[Redacted] model finish, UV WIP
[Redacted] blockout WIP
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation
Fixing collision on some areas
Writing script for TV Shows in progress ✍️
Add dynamic dialogue in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress
Adding [redacted] content in progress 📚
Rigging [redacted] in progress
Rigging some outdoor properties
NPCs' waypoint in progress 🚶
Update [redacted] festival waypoints
NPCs' unique activities animation and improvement in progress
Update clothing animation in progress 👗
More improvement on fishes animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscene in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
[Redacted] interior music finished
Update some rooms' tone 🎵
Update various door sounds
Created various indoor room tone and door sounds 🔊
Setup state where music doesn't play on certain weather
Implement aquarium museum in progress
Update cooking recipe 🍳
Update on combat
Update on spawns system
Update title menu UI
Furniture shop preview panel UI
Update furniture shop UI
Town Rank UI in progress 🏆
Optimize town rank system
Improve Quality of Life, hover description in settings in progress
Setting up for localization
Setting up mini-game tutorial
Gifting system in progress 🎁
Library system in progress
Fix crash on [redacted] festival
Fix player inventory bugs
Misc. bugs fix 👾

latent ivy Jun 15, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Hey, Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Back again with Dev's Diary today, bringing you all the hottest update about what our development team did yesterday!
Now enjoy with a cup of drinks you prefer! ☕

June 14th, 2022

Library rack paintover concept in progress 📚
[Redacted] exterior concept in progress
Museum exterior concept in progress
Dumpster layout in progress 🪰
[Redacted] site concept in progress
[Redacted] tech lab concept updated
[Redacted] flower set dress concept
[Redacted] village sign concept in progress
Festival's logo concept in progress 🌸
[Redacted] festival concept in progress
More hairstyles retopo/UVbakes in progress ✂️
Sculpting Agung in progress
Updated [redacted] 🦧
Retopo some cute animals finished
Texture some cute animals done🦎
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] in progress ♨️
[Redacted] shop in progress
Kira's cabin room previs in progress
Museum previs in progress 🏛️
Sculpt [redacted] blockout in progress
[Redacted] blockout WIP
[Redacted] area blockout in progress
More outdoor & indoor props themed variation updated and improved
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Fixing collision in Water mining area
Fixing collision issues in Carpenter and Beachshack 🪵
Add dynamic dialogue in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress ✏️
Adding [redacted] content in progress
Rigging [redacted] in progress 🐒
NPCs' waypoint in progress
More improvement on fishes animation in progress 🦈
NPCs' unique activities animation and improvement in progress
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress 🎬
[Redacted] interior music done 🎵
Exploring for [redacted] exterior music in progress
Implemented [redacted] interior music
Created some SFXs required for cutscenes
Make various sound effects 🔊
Adjust music on [redacted] area
Update some rooms' tone
Improving patch information UI in progress 🗒️
Implement aquarium museum in progress
Setup door hours for Abandoned Villa and Light House ⏲️
Setup system for [redacted]
Buff/debuff system in progress
Gifting system in progress 🎁
Multiplayer system in progress
Fix some mesh
Misc. bug fixes 👾

latent ivy Jun 16, 2022, 4:00 AM

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Good time zone, Islanders! 🏝️
We hope you all doing fine!
Here's of the stuff that the team worked on yesterday! Super exciting! Which one(s) is your favorite? Feel free to let us know on #🐔coral-general! 👌

June 15th, 2022

Library shelves paintover concept 📚
Museum exterior concept in progress
[Redacted] tech lab concept updated
[Redacted] alternative concepts
[Redacted] sign in progress
Festival's logo concept in progress 🏖️
Sculpting Agung in progress 🧜‍♂️
[Redacted] retopo-UV in progress 🦧
Texture some cute animals done 🐇
Kira's house texture finished
Emma Dippa's house texture in progress
[Redacted] shop model and texture in progress
[Redacted] in progress ♨️
Kira's cabin interior vertext color in progress
[Redacted] blockout WIP
More outdoor props themed variation added and improved
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Create various [redacted] VFX
Make various festival's VFXs 🎆
Add dynamic dialogue in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress 📖
Adding [redacted] content in progress
Some NPCs' waypoint in progress 🚶‍♂️
NPCs' unique activities animation and improvement in progress
[Redacted] idle animation
More improvement on fishes animation in progress 🦈
Outdoor properties animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💖
[Redacted] exterior music in progress 🎵
Create SFXs on NPCs activities
UI diving SFXs in progress 🤿
Update some SFXs required for cutscenes
Setup some areas to stop music on certain weather condition 🌩️
Update Furniture shop UI
Update Mailbox UI 📬
Update on buffs and debuffs list
Buff and debuff system in progress
Fish bait system in progress 🪱
Gifting system in progress 🎁
Adding [redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] system manager in progress
Setting up for localization
Fix some crops issue 🍓
Fix some dialogue bug
Fix some music issue
Fix some cutscenes issues 📽️
Fix mail issues
Fix some meshes
Fix some crashes issue
Misc. bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Jun 17, 2022, 3:45 AM

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Yippie yay Friday, Farmers! 🧺
This is the last Dev's Diary of the week! Gentle reminder, all Friday's update will be posted on Monday~
Now, let's see what the Dev's been up to! 🤩

June 16th, 2022

Town office sketch concept and color exploration updated 🎨
[Redacted] sign concept in progress
[Redacted] tree concept in progress
Various [redacted] area blocking in progress
[Redacted] area concept in progress
More hairstyle concept in progress 💈
Sculpting Agung in progress 🧜‍♂️
Updated ranch animals
[Redacted] retopo-UV-Bakes finished, texture in progress
[Redacted] sculpt-bake done
High-poly model for seasonal flowers in progress 🌹
Oil-spill material in progress
Kira's cabin interior previs and vertext color finished
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] shop texture done
[Redacted] cemetery blockout in progress
[Redacted] blockout updated
[Redacted] area layout in progress
More outdoor props themed variation added and improved
Create various [redacted] VFX
Fix mining stuff in progress ⛏️
Fix diving stuff in progress
Add dynamic dialogue in progress ✍️
Add alternative dialogues in progress
Adding [redacted] content in progress
Rigging cute animals 🦎
Some NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
Some festival waypoints updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress 🦆
Outdoor properties animation in progress
[Redacted] mini-game animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Beach Clean Up festival cutscene in progress 🏖️
Implement museum's fishes animation in progress
[Redacted] exterior music finished 🎵
Created mail icon sounds
Diving SFXs in progress 🤿
Added some SFXs required for cutscenes
Fixed sound issues on Blacksmith interior
Fixing music issue on Museum in progress 🔉
Update on combat balancing ⚔️
Update furniture shop catalogue UI
Setting UI description in progress
Buff and debuff system in progress ✨
Setup map location for greenhouse
Update on multiplayer system
Fix some music issues
Fix missing text at cutscene
Misc. bug fixies 👾

latent ivy Jun 20, 2022, 4:15 AM

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Happy Monday, Coral Islanders! 🏖️
How are you all doing? Hope you all had a great weekend!
Now, let's see what we work on Friday shall we?
Also, have a good time zone wherever you are! ❤️

June 17th, 2022

Library rack paintover concept in progress 📚
Town office sketch concept and color exploration updated
[Redacted] bridge concept in progress
[Redacted] site concept in progress
[Redacted] area concept in progress
[Redacted] tree concept 🌲
[Redacted] concept in progress
Update on rock variations
Update on trash variations
Fast travel mechanism exploration in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
More emoticons 😍
More hairstyle concept updated
Agung sculpt finished 🧜‍♂️
Updated various animals
Flying animals retopo, UV Baking done 🦉
[Redacted] texture finished 🦧
Sculpt, model and texture various stones
[Redacted] material in progress
[Redacted] in progress
Museum interior previs in progress
Museum aquarium inner collision added 🐟
[Redacted] shop curtain added
[Redacted] blockout finished
[Redacted] blockout updated
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
More outdoor props themed variation added and improved
Create various [redacted] VFXs ✨
Add dynamic dialogue in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress 📝
Adding [redacted] content in progress
Rig [redacted] 🐒
Rig some cute animals
Rig some furniture
Some NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
Some festival waypoints updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress 🍻
Mini-game animation in progress
More improvement on fishes animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Beach Clean Up festival cutscene in progress 🏖️
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 🎬
Mining Water's Gate music in progress 🎵
Diving SFXs in progress
Implemented indoor room tone and footsteps sound for Caravan 🐾
Fixed music issue inside Museum
Fixed some night music issue
Fixed footstep issue in certain areas 🔧
Update Lab UI
Update Blacksmith UI 🔨
Update Furniture shop catalogue UI
Setting UI description on hover in progress
Mouse control system in progress 🖱️
Update for localization system
Lighting setup in progress
Achievement system in progress 🏆
Buff and debuff system in progress
Improving mail system
Multiplayer 'Island Visit' in progress
Fix missing dialogue on cutscene 💬
Fix stuff on relationship detail widget
Fix some music issue
Misc. bug fixes 👾

latent ivy Jun 21, 2022, 4:15 AM

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Good time zone, Residences of Coral Island! 🏝️
We are back giving you more update on what we do yesterday!
Are you ready?
Check this out! ⬇️

June 20th, 2022

Improve museum exterior concept 🏛️
Improve [Redacted] bridge concept in progress
Improve [Redacted] site concept in progress
Update Library concept in progress 📚
Connor's Office props' details concept
[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] festival concept
[Redacted] concept mechanism in progress
[Redacted] machines concept in progress
Themed furniture icons 🛋️
Update on Agung sculpt
Sculpt Denali in progress 🧜‍♀️
Improve on farm animals
Lotus flower in progress
[Redacted] material finished
[Redacted] in progress
Farm greenhouse blocking in progress 🪴
Museum blocking in progress
Forest [redacted] trees in progress 🌳
[Redacted] blockout updated
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
More outdoor and indoor props themed variation added and improved
Create and improve various [redacted] VFXs ✨
Add dynamic dialogue in progress
Add alternative dialogues in progress ✍️
Adding [redacted] content in progress
Rig [redacted] 🦧
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
[Redacted] animation in progress
Cute animals animation in progress 🦎
More improvement on fishes animation in progress
Furniture animation in progress
Mini-game animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Beach Clean Up festival cutscene in progress 🏖️
More NPCs' heart cutscene in progress 💕
Mining Water's Gate music finished 🎵
Implemented indoor room tone and footsteps sound for Kira's house
Various room tone and door sounds in progress 🔊
Adjust volume level in General Store
Fixed music issue inside Observatory
Fixed some music trigger issue ⚙️
Add cute animals spawn 🐇
Add UI SFXs
Add VFXs
Setting UI description on hover in progress
Update Carpenter's shop UI 🪵
Update NPC models
Update for localization system
Mouse control system in progress 🖱️
Multiplayer system in progress
Achievement system in progress
Buff and debuff system in progress ⚡
Decor mode in progress
Fix Relationship HUD 🔧
Fix monster loot
Fix dive anchor not animated properly
Misc. bug fixes 👾

latent ivy Jun 22, 2022, 4:14 AM

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Hey, Islanders! 🏝️
Today's update is personally pique my excitement! What about you folks? What do you think the redacted things are?! ✨

June 21st, 2022

Update Library concept 📚
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] area concept in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
Update on sea rock variations
Update on trash variations 🚮
Turtles concept update done
[Redacted] machines concept in progress
Themed furniture icons 🛋️
Sculpting hair in progress ✂️
Improve on Agung's proportion
Sculpt Denali in progress🧜‍♀️
Improve on farm animals
Lotus flower done
[Redacted] tree in progress 🌳
Farm greenhouse blocking done
[Redacted] done ♨️
Forest [redacted] in progress
[Redacted] blocker in progress
[Redacted] blockout finished
[Redacted] blockout updated
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations
Create and improve various [redacted] VFXs 🌟
Add dynamic dialogue in progress 🖋️
Add alternative dialogues in progress
Add [redacted] content in progress 📖
Add [redacted] in progress
Rig [redacted] finished 🦧
Improve monkey rig
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
Cute animals animation in progress 🐇
Setup animation for [redacted]
Furniture animation in progress
Mini-games animation in progress
Various festivals opening cutscene in progress 🎦
Mining Water's Gate music finished 🎶
Diving amb in progress 🤿
Created SFXs on NPCs' activities
Implemented SFXs on NPCs beach activities
Various room tone and door sounds implemented and updated 🔊
Add monkeys variation spawn 🐒
Setup various stuffs for diving
Update utensils on cooking 🍳
Setting UI description on hover in progress
Improve temple offering UI ⚙️
Update temple and saving interface
Unifying store UIs
Update on crafting, mastery, and relationship UI
Add UI SFXs 🔉
Buff and debuff conditions and design
Buff and debuff system in progress
Achievement system in progress 🏆
Diving refactor in progress
Mail system updated 📬
[Redacted] shop setup
[Redacted] mini-game prototype
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
Update NPC models
Controller support system in progress 🎮
Multiplayer system in progress
Misc bug fixes 👾

vestal zodiac Jun 23, 2022, 4:27 AM

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Good timezones dear farmer! 🧑‍🌾
Today's highlight is we got some new animations for our farmer, NPCs', and animals!
What kind of animations would they be?
Tell us your idea in #🐔coral-general

June 22nd, 2022

Added more monkeys to the forest 🐒
Sculpting some farm animals
Improving Agung sculpt
Updating NPC's activity animation
Improving dance animations 💃
New animation for player's
Updating on NPCs' waypoint
Updating animal animation
More hairstyles in progress 💇
Added more alternative dialogue for NPCs'
New cutscenes for [redacted] and [redacted] festivals
Implemented NPC plays [redacted] sounds
Updating Giant interior sounds
Implemented mine water gate music 🎶
Fixed leaking ambient sounds on Barn interior
Created diving pressure meter sounds
[Redacted] music is in progress 🎼
Connect [redacted] to [redacted]
Museum interior previs is in progress 🏦
Adding more library books is in progress
Adding more [redacted] in progress
Thematic props texture is in progress 🪑
[Redacted] is in progress
[Redacted] building texture is in progress
[Redacted] tree is in progress 🌳
New thematic outdoor props are in progress
Outdoor theme icons are in progress
Artisan Product Icons are in progress 🥛
[Redacted] is in progress
Improve mouse control 🖱️
Buff and debuff system in progress
WIP Update cooking recipe 🍳
Update on [redacted] for multiplayer
Update on minigames
Fixed miscellaneous bugs 🪲

latent ivy Jun 24, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Happy Fri-yay, Farmers! 🧺
Weekend is near! Do you have any plans to spend your weekend?
Anyhow here's some Dev's Diary for you!
Enjoy~ ✨

June 23rd, 2022

[Redacted] area concept exploration
[Redacted] field concept variation
[Redacted] cart concept in progress
Mine Fire area concept in progress 🔥
Giant village sign concept
[Redacted] festival props concept
Themed outdoor props concept in progress 🪨
Item icons updated
Sculpting hair in progress 💈
Improve on Agung's proportion
Sculpt Denali 🧜‍♀️
Improving farm animal sculpt
Update and improve [redacted] material in progress
Update on lotus flower
Fall foliage in progress 🍁
[Redacted] reward and altar model in progress
Museum interior previs in progress 🏛️
[Redacted] exterior texture done
Forest [redacted] in progress
Diving [redacted] adjustment
Mining levels blocking in progress ⛏️
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations
More [redacted] VFXs in progress 🌟
Add dynamic dialogue in progress 🖊️
Add alternative dialogues in progress
More TV show script in progress 📺
Add [redacted] script in progress
Add [redacted] in progress
Rigging some avian 🦉
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
Improve and create more player animations in progress 💨
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
Cute animals animation in progress
Various [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Mining cutscenes are in progress 💎
[Redacted] music in progress 🎵
Created room tone and door
Create [Redacted] SFXs
Various room tone and door sounds implemented and updated 🔊
Adding SFXs to UI 🔉
Update quest and crafting UI
Achievements stuffs in progress 🏆
Buff and debuff mechanics in progress
Diving refactor in progress
Update decor mode camera system
Update cooking recipe 🍳
Setup [redacted] shop
Update NPC models
Working on mini-games
Prototyping mini-games
Update on multiplayer system
Fix dialogue widget in progress 💬
Misc bug fixes 👾

vestal zodiac Jun 27, 2022, 2:11 AM

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Hullo, lovely farmers, how's your weekend going? 🧑‍🌾❤️
We got your dev diary here for you!
After done with Agung now, we are sculpting Denali
And don't forget you'll get to meet 20 merfolks someday in Merfolk kingdom! 🧜 🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️

June 24th, 2022

Fixing farm animal sculpts 🐑
Adding more hairstyles option for the player
Fixing some hairstyles sculpts
[Redacted] sculpt is in progress
Finish Rig [Redacted]
Sculpting Denali 🧜‍♀️
Updating merfolk activities
Updating on Earth gate [redacted]
Added animation for [redacted]
Texturing [redacted] is in progress
[Redacted] Tree is in progress
[Redacted] Tree is in progress
Updating NPCs' waypoints
More animations for player activities 🧑‍🌾
Adding more animals animation
Bake some animations to texture
Developing [Redacted] area 👀
Fix crash when unlocking the Water gate
[Redacted] exterior Blockout wip
Museum interior is in progress
Museum exterior is in progress 🏦
[Redacted] theme props finished
[Redacted] theme outdoor props is in progress
[Redacted] theme outdoor props is in progress 🪑
More artisan equipment in the works
[Redacted] is in progress
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs' 📝
Continue adding [redacted] in progress
Continue TV Show script for [Redacted]
Fixing some NPCs' heart cutscene ❤️‍🔥
Adjusting NPCs' schedule
[Redacted] festival is in progress
[Redacted] minigame is in progress 🎮
add SFX at the mailbox in progress 📬
Adjusted waterfall sound
[Redacted] music done
Adding more NPCs' sound activities
Creating beach day and night ambiance sound 🏖️
Creating diving ambiance sound
Fixing some item icons
Updating Inventory UI 🎒
Updating Quest UI
Updating Shop UI
Adjusting fishes spawn condition 🐟
Finished day begin system
Buff and debuff system from consumable items wip
Updating stamina consumption on manual cook
Updating on multiplayer visitation
Fixing miscellaneous bugs 🪲

vestal zodiac Jun 28, 2022, 1:27 AM

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Hola, Islanders!🏝️
Good news for y'all who's been waiting for controller support.
We are developing it right now!🎮

June 27th, 2022

Sculpting baby farm animals🦙
Updating [redacted] crops design
Working on [redacted] VFX
[Redacted] Trees animations are in progress
Rigging animals in progress
Rigging [Redacted] device in progress
Sculpting Denali in progress🧜‍♀️
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Fixing goddess VFX in progress
Working on [Redacted] VFX
Working on [Redacted] animations
More animations for NPCs' are in progress
Updating NPCs' waypoints
Creating animals animations
Improved NPCs' idle pose
Improved player walking animation🚶
Museum interior in progress
Updating [Redacted] shop🛒
Museum exterior in progress
Greenhouse in progress
More artisan equipment in the works
[Redacted] & [Redacted] theme outdoor props are in progress
Finished revisit diving trash debris🚮
Adding new NPC👀
Updating NPCs' waypoint
Adding more heart events in progress
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs'
Continue adding [redacted]
Continue working on [redacted] festival cutscene🎆
Revised [Redacted]'s cutscene
Working on [Redacted] cutscene
Updating NPCs' daily schedule
Creating Giant schedule
Merfolk's activity in progress🧜🧜‍♂️🧜‍♀️
Adding SFX at the mailbox is in progress📬
Implemented NPCs' cleaning tombstone sounds
Updated beach day & night ambient sounds
Created diving ambiance based on the diving level
Tweaked [Redacted] music🎶
Rewrite Kible base code for the new diving experience🤿
Continue revamping diving
Continue working on buff and debuff system from consumable items
Continue working on [redacted] minigame
Working on decor mode storage system
Updating icons on the pause menu⏸️
Add custom input quantity to the cooking recipe tab widget
Fix collision in some area
Updating gifting system in progress
Updating controller support input🎮
Fixing miscellaneous bugs

vestal zodiac Jun 29, 2022, 2:12 AM

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Good timezone, farmers! 🧑‍🌾
Look at that! Devs are preparing shelter props and pet toys! 🐕🐈‍⬛
Tell us what's your favorite pet and what toys are you going to buy for them in #🐔coral-general

June 28th, 2022

Implementing more heart events 💖
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs'
Continue adding [redacted]
Working on [Redacted] cutscene
Deciding basic giant schedule 📝
Merfolk's activity in progress
Implementing [Redacted] in progress
Implementing buff and debuff system from consumable items 🥪
Continue working on [redacted] minigame
Updating custom input quantity on cooking
Implementing SFX for mailbox
Diving ambient implementation in progress 🤿
[Redacted] sounds in progress
Updating [Redacted] animation in progress
Updating [Redacted] VFX in progress
Updating more farm animal sculpts 🐎
Continue working on animals rig & animations
[Redacted] & [Redacted] theme outdoor props are in progress
Updating oil spill in progress
[Redacted] in progress
Finished adding shelter props
Rigging pets toy in progress
Theo's boat in progress
Sculpting Denali 🧜‍♀️
[Redacted] VFX in progress
[Redacted] Tree animation is in progress
Updating greenhouse
Adjusting rig [Redacted] device in progress
Updating NPCs' animations & waypoints in progress
[Redacted] animation is in progress
Continue working on artisan equipment
Updating Coral Inn props
Museum exterior in progress
Agung retopo in progress
Updating star-quality icons ⭐
[Redacted] texture finished
Working on player-replicated movement in multiplayer 👯
Working on Island visitation in multiplayer
Updating controller support input
Fixed decor zoom in and out in the new controller support system
Finished standard UX & interaction for shop
Updating NPC gifting system
Removing the interact widget when NPC has maximum gift and talk 🎁
Updating new mail subsystem
Updating inventory & store UI
Fixing miscellaneous bugs 🐞

vestal zodiac Jun 30, 2022, 2:12 AM

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Olá Coral Islanders! 🏝️
We are developing some minigames and can't wait for you all to try them! Hope you guys love them!
But before that, this is today's dev diary ❤️ 📖

June 29th, 2022

Updating Merfolk's area 🧜
Agung retopo done
Sculpting Denali
Updating [Redacted] in progress
Revisit trash debris, Done
Revisit Quail sculpt
Theo boat revisit 🚣‍♂️
Updating crops stage design
[Redacted] & [Redacted] theme outdoor props are in progress
Updating library is in progress
Continue adding shelter props
Fix [Redacted] shop animation
Updating museum exterior texture
Museum interior is in progress
Updating Greenhouse UV 🛖
Continue working on artisan equipment
Implementing animation sequence for [Redacted]
Bones and artifacts icons revisions 🦴
[Redacted] Tree animation is in progress
[Redacted] animation is in progress
[Redacted] model UV is in progress
Continue working on animals rig & animations 🦎
Updating NPCs' animations & waypoints in progress
[Redacted] & [Redacted] cutscenes are in progress
[Redacted] VFX done
Implementing [Redacted] in progress
Setup insects hotspot 🐝
Updating wildlife list
Implementing new wildlife
Removing the interact widget when NPC has maximum gift and talk
Fixing buff system
Implementing NPC gifting system 🎁
[Redacted] & [Redacted] minigames are in progress
Spawns guests outside of the house on multiplayer 👯‍♀️
Updating quest & journal UI
Updating dynamic dialog 💬
Continue working on the Giant schedule
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs'
Continue adding [redacted]
Continue adding library books 📚
Implemented combat music layer
Mining water gate music in progress 🎶
Creating [Redacted] sounds
Making [Redacted] sounds

vestal zodiac Jul 1, 2022, 2:02 AM

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Happy Weekend Islanders! 🧑‍🌾 🏝️
Have you read our last dev blog post?
We will focus our energy on Early Access game content so that the dev blog will return in September.
But don't worry, the dev diary will still be here for you all! 💖 📖

June 30th, 2022

Updating Merfolk's area 🧜 🧜‍♀️ 🧜‍♂️
Working on [Redacted] area
Placing [Redacted] on the diving area
Continue working on greenhouse
Updating [Redacted] area
Updating mine water area ⛏️
Working on Connor's office interior
[Redacted] area is in progress
[Redacted] & [Redacted] theme outdoor props are in progress
Museum interior in progress
Working on [Redacted] festival new props
Working on the fall season 🍁
Redesign some crops 🌼
Updating NPCs' animations & waypoints
Updating festivals cutscenes
Finished sculpting Denali
Working on [redacted] cutscenes
More hairstyles for player 💇
Updating animals animations
Continue working on artisan equipment
Improving [redacted] device
Updating Giant schedule 📝
Added music event & trigger to mine water theme 🎶
Finish with [Redacted] sound assets
Finished composing mining water gate music
Simulate mouse click for controller support 🖱️
Implementing NPC gifting system
Updating dynamic dialog
Updating buff system
Working on diving quests
Finish day begin event system
Working on day-end system
Updating inventory UI
Updating Journal UI
Fix crash in Hotspring ♨️
Continue working on [Redacted], [Redacted], & [Redacted] minigames
Continue working on controller support
[Redacted] is in progress
Spawns guests outside of the house on multiplayer
Spawns host inside farm when turning on multiplayer
Creating items description
Fixing miscellaneous bugs 🪲

latent ivy Jul 4, 2022, 3:15 AM

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Good Day, dearest Farmers of Coral Island! 🧺
We hope that you are having a good weekend!
Now let's jump on to the Dev's diary and what we have done last Friday!
Check it out~ ✨

July 1st, 2022

Theo boat concept updated ⛵
Crops spring asset design update in progress
[Redacted] concept update in progress
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] replication in progress
[Redacted] maker concept updated
[Redacted] concept exploration
[Redacted] area bridge blocked concept
[Redacted] midforest back area concept
Interior decor icons updated 🛋️
Hairstyle concept updated 💈
Agung UV/Bake in progress
Update player hairstyle ✂️
[Redacted] controller in progress
[Redacted] material and texture finished
Greenhouse texture in progress 🥬
Connor office interior previs in progress
[Redacted] midforest foliage in progress
Update fall season area 🍁
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
[Redacted] festival props UV finished, texture in progress
Mining levels texture ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations
Wrote item description ✍️
[Redacted] dialogues
Library introduction cutscene script finished 📚
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated 🚶
Festival waypoints updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
Turtle animation 🐢
[Redacted] animation in progress
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
[Redacted] festival cutscene in progress
Finish mining water gate music level 11-20 🎵
Combat layer Earth Gate level 21-30 in progress
Setup diving music 🤿
Update inventory UI
Update animal spawners with new animations 🐇
Update [redacted]
Update dynamic dialogue system and logic in progress
Update festival flow system
Add requirements for NPC mail gifts 🎁
Update on diving
Decor mode in progress
Setup [redacted]
Resolve mine tile soil system in progress
Various [redacted] mini-game prototype in progress
Island visit session flow in progress
Misc bug fixes 🪲

latent ivy Jul 5, 2022, 3:00 AM

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Good time zone fella residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Our team start off the week on high spirit!
Let's see what we have done yesterday!~ 💖

July 4th, 2022

[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] concept in progress
Theo boat concept finished ⛵
[Redacted] maker concept updated
[Redacted] machine concept updated
Crops redesign in progress
Finalize hairstyle concept 💈
Outdoor props icons in progress
Agung UV/Bake done 🧜‍♂️
Sculpting [redacted]
Adjusting and updating farm tiles
Prototyping [redacted] material texture
[Redacted] controller in progress
Place and adjust [redacted] on diving 🤿
Underwater trash in progress
[Redacted] festival props finished
[Redacted] cart blockout in progress
Fountain size adjusted ⛲
Farm greenhouse size adjusted
Greenhouse completed
Sam's [redacted] room blockout
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
Update fall season area 🍁
Mining levels texture
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations
Rework and created various VFXs ✨
[Redacted] dialogues
Library introduction cutscene script updated 📚
Add texts for NPC gifts mails in progress
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated 🚶
Festival waypoints updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
NPCs' euphoria animations are in progress 🤩
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Some festival cutscenes are in progress 🌸
[Redacted] festival cutscene in progress
Update mining water gate music level 11-20 🎵
Combat layer Earth Gate level 21-30 in progress
Setup reverb and audio area on mine water theme
Setup diving music structure
Update and improve many diving related SFXs 🔊
Update on inventory UI 🎒
Update animal spawners
Setup insect spawner on [redacted] area
Setup [redacted] on [redacted] area
Add gamepad to main menu 🎮
Add requirements for NPC mail gifts
Add [redacted]
Update dynamic dialogue system and logic in progress
Various [redacted] mini-game prototype in progress
Island visit session flow in progress
Fix mouse controller bug 🖱️
Fix stamina bug
Fix particle effect struct bug
Misc. bug fixes 👾

latent ivy Jul 6, 2022, 3:15 AM

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Hi Islanders, howdy? 🏝️
Here's what the team been working on yesterday!
Anything pique your interest? Let us know in #🐔coral-general!

July 5th, 2022

[Redacted] concept
[Redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] maker concept updated
[Redacted] machine concept updated
Crops redesign in progress 🪴
Outdoor props icons in progress
Achievement tab in progress 🏆
Sculpting [redacted]
Sculpting hair in progress
More animals in progress 🐸
Prototyping [redacted] material texture
Underwater trash variation in progress
Connor office interior previs in progress
Sam's [redacted] room vertext color
[Redacted] midforest texture done 🌳
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
Update fall season area
Mining levels texture ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations
Create and optimize various VFXs ✨
Seasonal dialogues in progress
[Redacted] dialogues in progress ✍️
[Redacted] dialogues WIP
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
Festival waypoints updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
NPCs' euphoria animations are in progress
Taco animation finished 🐶
Museum fish in progress
Some festival cutscenes are in progress 🌸
Various cutscenes are in progress 📚
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
[Redacted] festival cutscene in progress
[Redacted] music in progress 🎵
Implemented combat music 🤺
Fix some SFXs issues
Add requirements for NPC mail gifts finished 💌
Add buff UI
Buff widget in progress
Controller in title menu 🎮
[Redacted] shop tool in progress
Mine tile soil system setup finish
Update dynamic dialogue system and logic in progress 💬
Implemented various [redacted] stuff
Various [redacted] mini-game prototype in progress
Island visit session flow in progress
Fix cutscene bug 🪲
Fix diving bug
Fix mailbox bug
Misc. bugs fix 👾

latent ivy Jul 7, 2022, 4:30 AM

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Hi Coral Islanders! ✨
Happy Thursday, weekend is near, what do you folks plan to do this weekend? Watching movie perhaps?
Anyhow here's today Dev's Diary! ❤️

July 6th, 2022

[Redacted] concept in progress
Crops redesign in progress 🪴
Museum concept artifact area in progress
Various [redacted] concept in progress
[Redacted] decor theme icon finished 🎃
[Redacted] concept in progress
Sculpting [redacted]
Sculpting hair in progress
Cow retopo in progress 🐄
Adjust and tweaked farm tile in progress
Prototyping [redacted] material texture
Underwater trash variation texture in progress 🚮
Sam's [redacted] room modeling in progress
Connor office interior previs done
Connor office interior vertext color in progress
Millie house exterior blockout in progress
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations 🏛️
Mining levels texture
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Create and optimize various VFXs
Seasonal dialogues in progress 🍁
[Redacted] dialogues in progress
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress 🦴
More animations in progress
Some festival cutscenes are in progress 🌸
Museum fish in progress
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
[Redacted] festival cutscene in progress
[Redacted] music finished
Created inventory UI SFXs 🎒
Adjust some SFXs
Implemented some [redacted] SFXs 🔊
Implemented animal updated animation
Implemented [redacted]
Update UI overall 🔧
Buff widget in progress
Update dynamic dialogue system and logic in progress 💬
Update trash respawn logic and [redacted] spawn
Mine tile soil system setup finish
Various [redacted] mini-game prototype in progress
Island visit session in progress
Fix some crashes issue
Misc. bugs fixes 👾

latent ivy Jul 8, 2022, 3:15 AM

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T.G.I.F, Farmers! ✨
Let's see what we have worked on yesterday, shall we?
For Friday's Dev's Diary will be updated on Monday!
See you all! Cheers! ❤️

July 7th, 2022

Create [redacted] concept
Crops redesign in progress 🪴
[Redacted] sign in progress
[Redacted] tree concept in progress
Ocean [redacted] concept done
Themed exterior decor in progress 🌏
UI for controller in progress
Character emoticons 🙂
Sculpting [redacted]
Update sculpt for baby pigs 🐖
Cow UVBaked 🐄
Update hairstyle
Sculpting some cute animals
Prototyping [redacted] material texture
[Redacted] texture variation in progress
Underwater trash variation model/UV finished 🚮
[Redacted] cart finished
Sam's [redacted] room modeling in progress
Connor office interior vertext color done
Millie house exterior in progress 🏠
Observatory stairs and Podium UV done, texture in progress
Stairway to [redacted] texture
Update fall season area 🍁
[Redacted] area layouting in progress
More outdoor and indoor props themed variations
Mining levels texture and UV in progress
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Create and optimize various VFXs
Seasonal dialogues in progress
Festival dialogues in progress ✍️
[Redacted] dialogues in progress
[Redacted] dialogues WIP
Rig kelp in progress
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated 🚶
Festival waypoints updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress
NPCs' emotions animations are in progress 😞
Museum fish in progress
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Festival cutscene is in progress 🌸
Diving day music finished 🎵
Explore diving night music in progress
Implemented diving day music 🤿
Implemented SFXs for [redacted] VFXs
Created various diving related SFXs 🔊
Update insect list 🪲
Update animal spawner
Update inventory UI
Update dynamic dialogue system and logic in progress 💬
Update translucency for big trees 🌳
[Redacted] spawner in progress
Trash spawn logic in progress
House storage system in progress
Buff system in progress ⬆️
Various [redacted] mini-game prototype in progress
Island visit session in progress
Fix shipping bin UI issue
Misc. bugs fix 🔧

vestal zodiac Jul 11, 2022, 3:19 AM

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Good timezone, Islanders. How's your weekend going? 🏝️ 🥳
Are you ready for Alpha 0.09? The update will be ready soon!
But before that, here is today's dev diary 📖

July 8th, 2022

New NPCs' animations are in progress 🏖️
Updating [redacted] texture
Fixing [Redacted] VFX
Updating NPCs' waypoints in progress
New Animals animations are in progress 🦇
Revise Heart cutscene
Updating NPCs' schedules
Updating festivals animations 🌸
New TV shows are in progress 📺
Multiplayer menu is in progress
Working on various day-end event
Updating [Redacted] UI
Working on [Redacted] configuration 🎮
Exploring new themes for props 🕺
Redesigning crops
[Redacted] lab is in progress
[Redacted] stairs & podium texture done
Finish all trash model and texture
Working on mine water area
Model UV [Redacted] props in progress
Cow texture done 🐮
Updating [Redacted] thematic props
Sculpting [Redacted]
Updating Millie's house exterior
Updating Teleportation Totem
Working on [Redacted] exterior theme icons
Updating Museum sections
Developing [Redacted] area 👀
Working on Sam's [Redacted] model
Working on applying fall season to other areas
[Redacted] concept in progress
New animal sculpts in progress
Sea animals animations are in progress 🐟
Fixing buff and debuff system
Minigames scoring system is in progress
Working on more minigames 🎈
implemented all impact sounds on [Redacted] & [Redacted]
implemented [Redacted] diving music 🎶
Creating various SFX for cutscenes
Working on UI sounds
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs' 📝
Continue adding [Redacted] dialogue
Made initial draft on new NPC profile
Revised [Redacted] cutscene script
Updating NPCs' heart cutscene 💗

vestal zodiac Jul 12, 2022, 2:32 AM

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Bonjour, Coral Islanders 🧑‍🌾💗
We are almost done with controller support! 🎮
What do you want us to develop next?
Tell us in #🐔coral-general

July 11th, 2022

Explore [Redacted] sanctuary area
Added more crates to mines with increased spawn rate
Working on [Redacted] decor theme 🕺
Updating Museum sections are in progress
Working on [Redacted] & [Redacted] area
Continue working on mine water area 🌊
Working on [Redacted] & [Redacted] outdoor decor theme
Continue working on [Redacted] lab
Teleportation totem texture is in progress
Working on [Redacted] texture 🏡
Working on Sam's [Redacted] room model
Adding & improving player animations underwater 🤿
Sculpted more animals
Continue working on animals animation
Cow texture done
Working on baby cow retopo
Fixing Denali sculpt 🧜‍♀️
Updating NPCs' waypoints and animations are in progress
[Redacted] outdoor decor icons done ⛩️
Updating crafting and inventory UI
Revising festival [redacted]
Fix mouse control🖱️
Removing interact widget when NPCs' have max gift and talk in progress
Fix mine lighting and fog
Add [redacted] event
Fixing multiplayer bugs and crash
Continue working on controller support
Fixed collision in some area
Fixing miscellaneous bugs 🪲
Minigames scoring system is in progress
Working on more minigames 🎃
Added end game widget
Working on giant schedule
Working on Museum [Redacted] 🏦
Creating [Redacted] cutscene
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs'
Continue adding [Redacted] dialogue
Working on Beach Cleanup festival main event cutscene🏖️
Finished Mooncake Festival & [Redacted] Festival dialogues
Setup diving music area for [redacted] music 🎶
Setup dynamic underwater ambient based on cleanliness is in progress
Updated [Redacted] & [Redacted] sounds
Finished composing & mixing [Redacted] night music🌛
Created various SFX for diving
Improved underwater ambient sounds for diving

vestal zodiac Jul 13, 2022, 3:18 AM

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Hello Farmers! 🧑‍🌾❤️
At last, we launched Alpha 0.09, enjoy Alpha players!
Don't worry for non-Alpha players, Early Access is just around the corner 🥳
And while waiting for EA, here's our dev diary 📖

July 12th, 2022

Reoptimizing NPCs' model in progress 👪
Setup new NPC
Baby cow textured
Updating NPCs' waypoints, schedules, and animations are in progress
Working on Beach Cleanup festival cutscenes 🏖️
Museum cutscenes in progress
Sculpting [Redacted]
Teleportation totem done
[Redacted] Cutscenes in progress
Working on animals animation
Sculpting more animals 🐢
Adding more trash color variation 🚮
Working on [Redacted] & [Redacted] decor theme
Mine water area is in progress
Adding new diving debris
Continue working on [Redacted] lab 🔬
[Redacted] forest texture in progress
Explore [Redacted] sanctuary area
Museum sections in progress
Working on [Redacted] & [Redacted] area 👀
Working on Sam's [Redacted] room model
Fix mouse control bug 🖱️
Removing interact widget when NPC has max gift and talk
Fix the fast travel unlock requirement
Changing the crow system
Continue working on the buff and debuff system
Made destroyable [Redacted]
Updating settings, inventory, tutorial, and other UI
Implement [Redacted] requirements
Fixed island visit on steam 👯
Fixed crashing on multiplayer
Working on replicating weather effects on multiplayer
Fixing miscellaneous bugs 🐞
Dynamic dialogue is in progress
Continue adding Library Books 📚
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs'
Continue adding [Redacted] dialogue
Working on Coral Island lore 🪄
Working on diving night 20m music
Setup diving ambient systems
Implementing [Redacted] nighttime diving music in progress 🎶
Revised & add elements for [Redacted] diving ambiance sounds
Minigames scoring system is in progress 💯
Added end game widget
Implementing minigames animations
Working on more minigames 🎈

vestal zodiac Jul 14, 2022, 3:10 AM

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Good timezone, Coral Islanders 🌅 🏝️
More updates from developers today!
Look, we have a lot of [Redacted] decor themes!
What kind of style would you decorate your home and farm? 🏠 🧑‍🌾
Tell us in #🐔coral-general ❤️

July 13th, 2022

Continue exploring [Redacted]
Working on [Redacted], [Redacted] & [Redacted] forest area
Working on [Redacted], [Redacted] & [Redacted] decor theme 🪴
Working on underwater [Redacted]
Continue working on mine water area
Sam's [Redacted] room model done
Museum sections in progress
Continue working on [Redacted] lab
Continue working on artisan equipment 🧺
Applying fall season ambient to Community Center, Town area, and School
Add more new models for diving debris 🤿
Working on various cutscenes
Sculpted Giant [redacted]
Updating NPCs' waypoints, schedules, and animations are in progress 🚶
More hairstyles for player
Chicken and Chicklet retopo UV baked
Working on animals animation 🦇
NPC [Redacted] requirements update
Creating [Redacted] subsystem & gameplay effect ⁉️
Fix infinite resources from [Redacted]
Fix the diving quest not progressing
Continue working on the buff and debuff system 🤺
Fixing miscellaneous bugs
Dynamic dialogue is in progress
Continue adding Library Books
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs' 🖋️
Continue adding [Redacted] dialogue
Fixed decor mode sound issue & updated several sound events
Setup diving element ambient sound for day & night time 🌅
WIP [Redacted] & [Redacted] diving music implementation
Working on diving night music 🌜
Minigames scoring system is in progress
Working on more minigames 🎃

vestal zodiac Jul 15, 2022, 4:26 AM

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It's Friday, Farmers yaaay 🥳 🧑‍🌾
I hope you all have a great weekend!
We have lots of bug fixing and updates today, especially the new areas!
Wonder what area those could be 🌳 🚐 🏊

July 13th, 2022

Working on [Redacted], [Redacted] & [Redacted] area 👀
Continue working on mine water area
Working on [Redacted], [Redacted] & [Redacted] decor theme
Working on various cutscenes
Working on clothing store exterior [Redacted] 👕
Continue working on [Redacted] lab
Fixing some NPCs' heart cutscene
Museum sections in progress
Updating fall season ambient 🍂
Continue working on artisan equipment
Updating NPCs' waypoints, schedules, and animations are in progress
Reoptimizing NPCs' model in progress
Chicken and chicklet textured
Implementing animal animations
Sculpting [Redacted]
Rig more player hairstyles 💈
Finished diving element amb sounds for day & night 🌊
Modified decor mode UI sounds
Modified diving music transition
[Redacted] diving night music in progress
Working on tweaking [Redacted] diving day music 🌅
Fix debris crash 🚮
Working on [Redacted] subsystem
Fix catching bugs and low stamina crash 👾
Continue working on the buff and debuff system
Add more variants of scavengables
Updating Journal UI
Creating various icons for UI
Fixing miscellaneous bugs 🪲
Minigames scoring system is in progress
Working on more minigames 🎈
Continue adding Library Books
Continue adding alternative dialog for NPCs'
Continue adding [Redacted] dialogue 💬

latent ivy Jul 18, 2022, 3:10 AM

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Hi Islanders! 🏝️
How was your weekend?
We are so ready for a new week! Here's some work we did on Friday!
Check 'em out ❤️

July 15th, 2022

[Redacted] building exploration in progress 🏛️
Various chests concept in progress
[Redacted] panel concept in progress
[Redacted] bed concept exploration
[Redacted] concept
Adding [redacted] on diving 🤿
Adjust model of various trash variation in progress
Adding trash texture and color pivot in progress
[Redacted] blockout in exploration
Mining levels texture and UV in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Create and optimize various VFXs ✨
Rigging hair and testing in progress💈
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress ☕
Museum cutscene in progress
Update [redacted] seed list 🌱
Update pricing and rebalance artifact prices
Adjust [redacted] seed spawn
[Redacted] shop in progress
Implemented library's [redacted] 📚
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
[Redacted] festival's [redacted] mini-game in progress 🎆
Porting is in progress
Fixing porting issue in progress
Fixing diving crash issue in progress
Fixing [redacted] seed issues
Fixing controller issues 🎮

latent ivy Jul 19, 2022, 4:15 AM

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Yuhuu dear Residents of Coral Island! 🏝️
Are you ready for some update?!
We got tons of update to talk about~
Check this out! ⬇️

July 18th, 2022

[Redacted] building exploration in progress
[Redacted] design in progress 🚚
[Redacted] machine concept
Mine boxes variation concept 📦
[Redacted] concept exploration
More seed concept finished
More themed outdoor concept in progress
More new items' icon and improved items' icon in coming 🛠️
Sculpting more animals in progress
Sculpting sea turtle finished 🐢
Sculpting [Redacted]
Optimized retopo for NPCs
Duck retopo UVBaked 🦆
Trash texture in progress
[Redacted] in progress
General store vertex color in progress 🛒
Sam's [redacted] props UV and texture
[Redacted] props UV, UV Baked, and texture in progress
[Redacted] lab adjustment
Monkey [redacted] forest blockout in progress
Improved and fix bamboo forest 🎍
Update fall season environment in town area, hillside and lake
Mining levels texture and UV in progress
Mine levels variation in progress ⛏️
Themed outdoor props update model done
More themed outdoor props in progress 🦴
Create and optimize various underwater VFXs
Adjusted interior in Community Center translucency
Fixed Kira's cabin material
Fixed foliage affected by seasons 🍁
Fixed some view changes by seasons
[Redacted] dialogue added
Nina's cutscene script finished 🖋️
[Redacted] Festival dialogue script finished
Pufferfish cutscene script in progress 🐡
Rigging cow
Rigging stuffs and furniture
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress 🌞
Animating some cute animals in progress 🦎
Animating stuffs and furniture 🏮
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Festival cutscene is in progress 🏖️
Readjust diving [Night] 20m music 🎵
Finished mix diving [Day] 20m music
Mining adaptive BGM in progress
Add music area actor per mining level 🪨
Add SFXs to UIs
Add SFXs to anchor⚓
Add footsteps SFXs on leaves during fall season
Fixed sound issues in some places
Fixed overlap ambient sound issue 🔊
Update Journal UI 📖
Update Upgrade UI
Add [redacted] to diving 🤿
More buff systems in progress
Dynamic dialogue system update in progress 💬
[Redacted] systems in progress 📚
[Redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] mini-game stamina and force in progress
[Redacted] mini-game in progress 🎃
Mini-game scoring system in progress
Progressing with multiplayer system
Misc bug fixes 👾

latent ivy Jul 20, 2022, 3:20 AM

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Hey Farmers! 🧺
How are you all doing? I hope you are doing fine! Let's hope on to what our development team been doing yesterday!
Hooop! 💨

July 19th, 2022

[Redacted] building exploration in progress 🏛️
[Redacted] in progress
[Redacted] festival concept in progress 🏖️
[Redacted] concept exploration
More plant concept and icon finished 🌱
More new items' icon and improved items' icon in coming
[Redacted] in progress
Sculpting [redacted]
Sculpting some farm animals finished 🐷
Sculpting some cute animals finished
Duck texture finished 🦆
Peafowl retopo in progress
General store texture in progress
[Redacted] texture in progress
[Redacted] props texture in progress
Frangipani trees and foliage texture in progress 🍁
Mid-forest back area blockout done
Monkey [redacted] forest blockout in progress 🐒
Update fall season color variation
Themed outdoor props update model done
More themed outdoor props in progress
Mining levels texture and UV in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Fix trash material
[Redacted] dialogue added
Adding [redacted] dialogues in progress 🖊️
Giant cutscene script in progress
Pufferfish cutscene script in progress 🐡
Cow rig finished 🐄
Animating some cute animals in progress
Diving plants and animal animation improvement in progress 🐠
[Redacted] mini-game win or lose animation in progress
Museum cutscene in progress
Various cutscenes are in progress 🎬
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress
Festival cutscene is in progress
Finished diving [Day] 20m music 🎵
Implemented diving [Night] 20m music
Modified [redacted] and [redacted] SFXs 🔊
Add SFXs to UIs
Updated anchor SFXs ⚓
Implemented anchor SFXs
Removed [redacted] ambient sounds 🔉
Update Journal UI 📖
Mine crates drop in progress
Gemstone and artifact rebalance finished 💎
[Redacted] quest in progress
Add more translucency
Dynamic dialogue system update in progress 💬
More buff systems in progress
Library book implementation 📚
[Redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] project in progress
Refactor music system in progress 🎶
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
[Redacted] mini-game system in progress 🎃
Progressing with multiplayer system
Fix bug cutscene issue
Fix issue with Upgrade UI
Misc bugs fix 👾

latent ivy Jul 21, 2022, 3:15 AM

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Hey Coral Islanders! 🏝️
Are you ready for another Dev's Diary? This is super exciting!
Today's highlight? Baby cow rig is finally finished! 🐄
Baby cow do dooo do doo, baby cow do dooo do doo~ 🎶

July 20th, 2022

Museum artifact area sketches in progress 🏛️
Town office concept updated
[Redacted] adjusted
[Redacted] festival concept in progress 🎈
[Redacted] mini-game set dress update
[Redacted] concept
Update tool icons 🛠️
[Redacted] icons finished
[Redacted] concept variation and icons finished
Sculpt [redacted] in progress
Sculpting [redacted]
Peacock retopo/UV done, texture in progress 🦚
General store interior update in progress
[Redacted] props texture in progress
Hot-spring interior vertex color in progress ♨️
[Redacted] texture in progress
Mid-forest back area model done
[Redacted] layouting in progress
Frangipani trees and foliage texture finished 🪴
Updated fall season and tweak color variation 🍁
Themed outdoor props update model done
More themed outdoor props model in progress
Mining levels texture and UV in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Create various VFXs for cutscene ✨
Fix mesh problem on [redacted]
Rig baby cow finished 🐮
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
[Redacted] mini-game win animation finished ✌️
[Redacted] mini-game animation in progress
Improve animation of some cute animals in progress 🦎
Improve animations on some avian
Museum cutscene in progress 🎦
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress 🎬
Fix collision issue in cutscene
[Redacted] dialogue added 🖋️
Adding [redacted] dialogues in progress
Continue adding [redacted] in progress 📚
Finished diving [Day] 20m music 🎵
Implemented Diving [Day] 20m music
Inventory UI SFXs updated 🎒
End Day UI SFXs improvement in progress
Fix issue with fireplace SFXs during translucent 🔥
Update Journal UI 📖
Update Day Began UI
Update Blacksmith Upgrade UI ⚒️
Update controller function 🎮
Add more diving scavengable in progress
Update some cutscenes
[Redacted] system finished
Create [redacted] system in progress
Diving [redacted] in progress 🤿
Dynamic dialogue system update in progress 💬
More buff systems in progress
[Redacted] quest in progress
[Redacted] project in progress
Setup main event for Mooncake Festival 🥮
[Redacted] mini-game WIP 🎃
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
[Redacted] mini-game prototyping in progress 🌊
Refactor sound system in progress 🔊
Handle town rank issues
Resume multiplayer system in progress
Fix issues with multiplayers
Fix festival cutscene flow in progress
Misc bugs fix 👾

latent ivy Jul 22, 2022, 3:30 AM

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T.G.I.F Farmers! 🧺
Good time zone, everyone! What do you plan for this weekend? A good long sleep perhaps? Or counting every second until the Early Access?
Either way enjoy Dev's Diary! ✨

July 21st, 2022

Inside the Museum, Scott's office interior concept in progress
Mayor office concept
[Redacted] building concept variation in progress 🏛️
[Redacted] mini-game set dress
[Redacted] festival concept in progress 🎈
[Redacted] concept updated
Update new tools icons done 🛠️
Update new monster loot icons completed
[Redacted] icons finished
[Redacted] sculpt in progress
Reoptimized [redacted] retopo-UV-Bakes
Peafowl texture finished 🦚
Quail retopo UV done
Hot-spring interior UV in progress ♨️
[Redacted] props texture in progress
[Redacted] texture done
Monkey [redacted] forest blockout in progress 🙈
Frangipani trees and foliage pivot painter finished
Updated fall season areas 🍁
[Redacted] layouting in progress
Mining levels texture and UV in progress ⛏️
Mine levels variation in progress
Themed outdoor props update model done
More themed outdoor props model in progress 🌏
Fix fences and gates variations
Create diving related VFXs 💫
[Redacted] dialogue added ✍️
Adding [redacted] dialogues in progress
Continue adding [redacted] in progress 🔖
Improved cow's rig
Updated kelp rig
NPCs' waypoint in progress and updated
NPCs' unique activities animation in progress 📚
Improved lizard animation 🦎
Improve animations on some avian
Bamboo forest animation in progress 🎍
Stuffs and furniture animation in progress
[Redacted] mini-game lose animation finished
Museum cutscene in progress
Various cutscenes are in progress
Multiple [redacted] cutscenes are in progress 🎬
Finished diving [Day] 20m music 🎵
Exploring diving [Night] 20m in progress
Implemented 20m diving music 🎶
Mining adaptive BGM in progress
UI SFXs in progress 🔊
Balancing price 💰
Update overall Journal UI
Updated festival reminder text
Updated themed props in-game
[Redacted] content
[Redacted] crates in progress 📦
Setup [redacted] related
Setup seasonal based tiles
Hot-spring system and conditions in progress
[Redacted] actor in progress
More buff systems in progress ⬆️
Diving [redacted] in progress
Object [redacted] system in progress
[Redacted] mini-game WIP 🎃
[Redacted] mini-game in progress
Update on dynamic dialogue 💬
Resume multiplayer system in progress
Fixed [redacted] cutscene crash
Fixed skip cutscene issues
Fixed missing tool on Blacksmith Upgrade
Misc bugs fix 👾

Hello all! My name is Maya, and from today I will be helping the management to post the ✨ Developer Diary✨ . They're currently hard at work and I'm super glad to be able to help them, and also to join this awesome community! 💗 Pleased to meet you~ And without further ado, here it is!

Hi friends, and Happy Pride Month! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 You are valid and loved, so please remember to always be yourself and love yourself. We assure you that this is a safe space and will always stay that way~ 🌈

Hi folks! Yesterday was a good working day, we paced through without a hassle. The highlight of the day was the Javanese traditional room concept, it was nicely done! There is even a beautiful Javanese instrument called Saron inside the room~

Hello, Farmers! First, we want to say Happy Eid al-Adha to everyone who celebrates it. 🕌 🌙 Eid Mubarak! 🙏 All of us at Stairway Games wishing you a joyful and blessed day~

Hello friends, Happy Diwali from Stairway Games to all those celebrating! 🪔 May the Festival of Lights fill your home with happiness and health, today and always. ✨

Hello all! My name is Maya, and from today I will be helping the management to post the ✨ Developer Diary✨ .
They're currently hard at work and I'm super glad to be able to help them, and also to join this awesome community! 💗
Pleased to meet you~ And without further ado, here it is!

Hi friends, and Happy Pride Month! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜
You are valid and loved, so please remember to always be yourself and love yourself.
We assure you that this is a safe space and will always stay that way~ 🌈

Hi folks! Yesterday was a good working day, we paced through without a hassle.
The highlight of the day was the Javanese traditional room concept, it was nicely done! There is even a beautiful Javanese instrument called Saron inside the room~

Hello, Farmers!
First, we want to say Happy Eid al-Adha to everyone who celebrates it. 🕌 🌙
Eid Mubarak! 🙏 All of us at Stairway Games wishing you a joyful and blessed day~

Hello friends,
Happy Diwali from Stairway Games to all those celebrating! 🪔
May the Festival of Lights fill your home with happiness and health, today and always. ✨