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north mesa
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okay, so we have a news post and a 6 minute 46 second youtube video (flash warning) #📢│palia-news message
and probably the biggest bit is that we've been told the next patch has more bug fixes than usual and that comes in 2 days

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Infographic transcript (no alt text provided on the image that I'm seeing, but the items are mostly repeated in text later and in the linked video which does also have an auto generated transcript)

Palia | Dev Roadmap

Next Patch

  • Piksii Blossom Bounce
  • Elderwood Flowers
  • Hunt for Prismbeard's Booty
  • Courier Pet Quest & Free Pet
  • Palium Storage & More Plushes

Coming Soon

  • Animal Husbandry
  • New Housing LInes
  • MSQ & Ulfe Friendship Quests
  • Seasonal Themed Patches
  • MORE Plushes

Down the Road

  • Shared Housing Plots
  • The Next Adventure Zone
    ....Even More Plushes

Adding my own extra notes/definitions

  • Piksii - a new entity introduced in Elderwood with Patch 0.191 that we trade essence with to get Elderwood Furniture recipes, the word is also used in the names of a tier of shmole and in the name of some bugs
  • Prismbeard - a pirate introduced through items in the Premium shop and items from the Prize Wheel
  • MSQ - Main Story Quest
  • Ulfe - a new NPC introduced in Elderwood with Patch 0.191
  • Courier Pet - a feature of pets that was introduced via the Founder's Pack premium item with Patch 0.191 and marking a change in S6's approach to the Premiums tore (see here: https://palia.com/news/broadening-store-with-care_
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Here's the highlight for this channel

We’ve teamed up with the Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Service to run a deep-dive audit of Palia. Their mission: spotlight the most pressing accessibility gaps, map out a clear workflow for our development team to address, and guide us toward adding features that truly move the needle for players. The first wave of fixes ships with the Radiance Rising update, with even more improvements queued up for the patches that follow.
an accessibility audit

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Next patch

  • The piksii blossom bounce appears to use multiple skills and items that currently flash, plus some new flashes/flashing items
  • prismabeard's booty shows other player characters joining but says NPCs are joining you
  • Reiterated bug fixes in thursday's patch
  • Rubber duck recipe has to be fished up

Soonish

  • Animal husbandry does allow people to help each other take care of them
  • One "surprise" feature of animal husbandry has a big multiple flash heart on the animal
  • Big housing update in the works (seriously stress in the works as it was mostly concept art and WIPs), could that make it more friendly?
  • New system to allow a few new quests every update - could make people feel more left behind due to accessibility gaps or could help bandaid that feeling depending on whether they're progress locked
  • Seasons coming paliasoontm a la winterlights and luna moon, as it's still in the works not much was shown though there was wind and different colors/backgrounds for the collected/picked up notifications

Further out (nothing to show yet)

  • shared plots are going to take time and want more feedback
  • new zone in early development
north mesa
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@dark barn doing the work so that photo sensitive folks can navigate the roadmap video 💜

abstract gust
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There are too few players in the team!
Establish a guild! You can join eight players
Obtain guild territory! Multiplayer gameplay offers more diversity
Team up (four people), guild team (eight people)!

north mesa
hardy vigilBOT
abstract gust
north mesa
abstract gust
north mesa
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yeah it's in the "down the road" section so I'd say it's anywhere from 3 months to 2 years away, but we've been waiting for a community update since they added (and later took away) text about more features coming soon to the community tab in 2023

balmy path
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Hey, I have memory issues, could we get like a scroll wheel or archive for conversations in the future. Also, the quest for reading the tablets and telling the twins what you found about the birds would feel more rewarding if the correct answer was highlighted.

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I dont really know how to start the discussions on thing like this yet, so im sorry if it sounds brash.

north mesa
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You're good, we're all dealing with different disabilities in this channel and the channel is pretty quiet so everyone is cool with a cold open or odd phrasing or whatever

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A journal for all the discovered texts and lore would be great as would having quest related info highlighted in some way.

balmy path
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Yes. Like, I would like to be able to read the tablets from my own home. Maybe even have them on display on my bookshelves.

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The housing plot is so soothing I find myself there alot.

north mesa
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!feedback make sure to send in your suggestion in case it gets missed in here - it is the middle of the night for the dev teams

hardy vigilBOT
balmy path
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Okay, I sent it. Here's to hoping.

north mesa
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If its not already planned it could take some time to do if they decide to add it - they tend to be working at least 1 patch ahead of what's released and planning further out that that

balmy path
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I figured. I really look forward to what becomes of the game.

rapid trout
crisp quartz
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This is a little unrelated but is there going to be anymore friendship/romance quests

north mesa
edgy girder
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Celosia luna, thank you for the updates and notes, including your roadmap review. You’re awesome!

edgy girder
tulip spire
minor pond
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I've brought this up a loooong time ago but i think its worth throwing out again: I really think something like a world clock for IRL time integrated into the game UI (that you could customize to your time zone in the settings) would be extremely helpful if you're someone like me who has ADHD and struggles with time management. Sometimes I'll hyperfixate on the game and won't realize how long I've been playing, to the point I may forget to eat/drink/etc. when I should. I have no experience with coding/game dev but I can't imagine this would be something that would be particulary hard to impliment?

grizzled musk
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i personally am better able to keep track of time by always being in bahari when grove spawns, but it’s incredibly hard if you’re hyperfixating on something like decorating cos the cues aren’t as obvious.

minor pond
rapid trout
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even just an alarm/timer feature might be nice. a pop up after 3 hours played. other games have this, and it's kinda useful.

noble orbit
hardy vigilBOT
fleet ledge
fleet ledge
fast hatch
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Has anyone had success running this on the OLED switch?

tulip spire
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Hello!
We've run into some accessibility discussions in the wiki channels, wondered if anyone has a good idea. There was a complaint that we have text walls on the wiki, which was defined as "not each sentence having its own line". Any thoughts? Switching the entire wiki to that is not technically feasible. (Any other accessibility comments for over there are welcome too obviously.)

prisma violet
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So I’m a dyslexic and I do find it a wall of text. I don’t think each sentence needs its own line. That’s… a lot.

I find that some space around text blocks easier (think margins and paragraph indents along with a space between paragraphs) or the ability to have slightly larger text.

I am should be asleep but I likely can come up with some other ideas when it’s not 4am. I have a tech writing degree despite ny disabilities (though the prejudice of the disability has made it useless.)

fast hatch
tulip spire
shy coyote
tulip spire
radiant sun
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Maybe my eyes are missing it, but are the accessibility changes in this patch only related to controls?

slender scroll
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Mmm.. it looks like they also made things easier to navigate in like cooking, campfire, and workable

north mesa
# tulip spire Hello! We've run into some accessibility discussions in the wiki channels, wonde...

This one is going to be a case of opinions, competing access needs(bad wall of text vs too scattered to follow), and browser + settings.

If there's anything you can do on the settings/options of the wiki to expose any built in accessibility tooling (not familiar with anything specific here) then do it.

Generally I think there's a good amount of section headings and subtitles going on in the wiki that breaks things upnl into bite sized chunks. The only thing I've run into is missing expand/read more buttons - I forget they're a thing sometimes have two or three times I've had people I'm helping say the information isn't on the page when its under one of those.

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And there are tools like rocket reader or some browsers that have built in reading modes that simplify the page significantly which helps some people read better/easier and get around soft pay walls, but it can break media elements and dynamic content.

north mesa
north mesa
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So patch 0.192 note highlights for this channel (not separated into good or bad, just listed in order of appearance) - Animated gif warning for the patch notes

** big first safety note is that photosensitive friends need to be extra careful in the elderwood's deepwoods until others can report back with details on the piksii blossom bounce and any settings that mitigate the effects**

[Moving to thread #1382766801590419457 ]

grizzled musk
# tulip spire Hello! We've run into some accessibility discussions in the wiki channels, wonde...

one line per sentence is actually not accessible… it might be some people’s preferences, but preference doesn’t equal generally accessible (one of the things that makes accessibility so difficult is that you have to err on the side of the majority of needs, which can end up excluding folks, unfortunately chapaasad.)

as mentioned by jasmin, typical formatting is usually the most accessible. paragraphs shouldn’t run past five sentences (i err on the side of 3-4), headers/bullet points/things that generally break things up into obvious sections, and using text formatting as intended (e.g. using bold to emphasize words instead of entire sentences/paragraphs) goes a long way.

grizzled musk
rapid trout
north mesa
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So overall Patch Notes for 0.192: Radiance Rising are a mixed bag:

  • Continued adding flashes, co-op, platforming
  • Working to make UI across the game more readable, distinguishable, consistent, useful, and clear
    • Including working on both controller and mouse navigation
  • Added content with different levels types of access gating (player level, main story, skill use, discovery) which should mean everyone who can play in Elderwood will have some new content, but many not have all new content

We'll see if anything else has changed that wasn't noted - One item we're looking forward to is the outfit vfx toggle, we don't have an eta for it so likely it's not in this one - and we'll see how the event is in game

grizzled musk
rapid trout
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to change what the wiki uses as a default? or to change what your browser displays?

north mesa
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okay i'm reading the piksii blossom post and it's VERY encouraging generally 💜

frosty crane
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Thank you for sharing information with the community. However, the large walls of texts and information is better viewed in the website for accessibility concerns. Discord does not provide adequate accessibility as their mark up system has less options than the native website.

Generally we discourage large walls of text anywhere on the discord and prefer messages to be linked to. Positing thoughts and discussions surrounding information is fine, but reiterating what is already posted overwhelms the channel.

north mesa
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✨ competing (and varied) access needs ✨ the post has flashes, "clever" rather than literal sections, and sections that are blocks of text rather than bullets while also being both harder to read in some browsers than discord but also in some more responsive and readable than discord

warm grove
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I've actually always appreciated Celosia making bulletpoints and things like they usually do here, because it has made some info easier for me to read.

radiant sun
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I literally can barely read the patch notes blog version because the wall of text-ness of it, so I appreciate the clear bulletpoints Celosia

north mesa
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also people often don't have the important channels on their list for whatever reason so miss every announcement and (general internet fun fact) click through requirements reduce reading (as we all well know from our headline only culture)

radiant sun
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especially when the website has such a bright background too, some folks may not be able to even read the notes because of it (i know personally that the contrast of the writing and the yellow background hurts my eyes)

rapid trout
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it's indeed strange that the website doesn't allow a darkmode

north mesa
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I don't haven't checked and I'm not sure I have the tools at hand for it - does the site invert colors properly? or is the background an image(hate this)

warm grove
north mesa
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oh, firefox reading mode makes it better and worse. interesting

radiant sun
north mesa
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ah, i still have darkreader installed (just previously disabled) and it does work

frosty crane
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I forwarded an idea to Lacie about providing a version of the patch notes with no images. I don’t have an answer or timeline at this time, but it would cover the concern of large walls of texts and being able to access the patch notes in a way that’s readable.

grizzled musk
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celosia, if i may make a suggestion, perhaps spoiler your messages? large amounts of text can be jarring/cause headaches even when formatted accessibly, especially on phones because of smaller screens. when i have a large amount of information to post, i spoiler each bullet point. this also improves readability on mobile since discord will re-spoiler the previously unspoiled line automatically, so you see each bullet point individually instead of in a list.

north remnant
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Random thought and I know this might take too many resources and might not be possible, but giving the ability to make player characters have a walking aid or wheelchair could be cool for representation, I rarely see games do that and I think it would be neat. majicare

radiant sun
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I'm not sure if they would be able to do that, but I think a wheelchair or cane decor piece would be a nice addition so people can at least add that part of them in the game

warm grove
# frosty crane Thank you for sharing information with the community. However, the large walls o...

Replying to this comment bc i feel like it makes more sense:

If the accessibility is the concern with the bullet points, large texts, etc (which in some regard I can get, i know it's a lot for mobile for example)... can I make a suggestion, that maybe there can be a thread specifically for the patch notes?

As in, a thread here, that Celosia can post the patch notes in the bullet point format, so there's a place where we can look at, add to our 'list', to read it easier? Instead of posting it here in this channel?

radiant sun
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That's such a good idea actually

frosty crane
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frosty crane
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Patch Notes majicare

warm grove
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Cool, and yeah, that could be a pretty good middle-ground. Especially since like you said, people can opt-in.

frosty crane
warm grove
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Thank you Hug

slender scroll
frosty crane
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For a longer term solution I will follow up. It’s mid update and I don’t expect an answer right now.

north remnant
north mesa
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a thread does also allow other conversation to happen at the same time and pinning to be simpler so it doesn't get so buried

frosty crane
warm grove
slender scroll
north mesa
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moving my messages and breaking them up more cuz thread limits

warm grove
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Appreciate you, Celosia

north mesa
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I'm not in game yet but the piksii blossom bounce post is encouraging generally (even if it does elements that need accessibility changes) with the different play style considerations and the promise of continuous improvement on their side (the roadmap video showed that they are really baking that into all the systems going forward too, which tracks with what we've heard about struggles adding alternative paths to pre roots temples)

grizzled musk
north remnant
north mesa
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conflicted on the new notifications (changed corners on PC, theming added, more color coding added) - they're definitely more eye catching (and still BIG like the quests so we need a UI scale slider even more)

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radiant sun
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it scared me how big it was

hearty elm
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Mind if I post a screenshot here? The feedback link didn't have a spot for it, but I do wanna share a somewhat small problem with the size of the cooking UI

grizzled musk
north mesa
grizzled musk
warm grove
north mesa
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it said that they were trying to fix it covering quest info, but valk's info means they just changed the issue rather than fully fixing it

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looking through settings and there's a small style change on the section headers so they were definitely in there, but I'm not noticing a real change though I'm not good at spotting them in here

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the new Artifacts tab in the Elderwod menu is nice and visual - this style tracker/journal is interesting, different from current achievement tracking (on the ones that have it) and from the lore journal people want

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north mesa
austere grove
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Any HUD/UI scaling yet?

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Or is it planned?

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Cant find anything about it

north mesa
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nope - not in game and not mentioned, don't know if it's planned (but will probably come up in the accessibility audit)

austere grove
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Damn, its the only gripe about the game so far, parts of the hud is massive while other parts arent.

twilit ferry
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Check out the size of the icons while cooking now. MASSIVE. We really need HUD/UI scaling now.

austere grove
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yea also the item pickups are kinda huge

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and the quest hud on the side has always been

limpid ginkgo
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the quest hud for me is horrendous, worse since the new purple and gold icons

north mesa
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heads up - the storage icons and font are slightly smaller and shift size up and down at times

storm crystal
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The new UI is horrible. Chat font size too big, the item popups are pretty but way too big and invasive, they were also better at the bottom right corner, the storage icons/stack size numbers are annoying to read at a glance... and some of the other HUD features mentioned by other members above ☝️

The UI before this update, I found to be pretty perfect. Now? It's not that good imo.

clever sequoia
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I agree, the storage number icons/stack sizes are off. They're smaller and smushy now. Official terminology. Anyway, it's harder to read them.

north mesa
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oof did my first bounce and it's got a learning curve for sure

thorn yacht
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Seeing how they can change UI sizes of different things arbitrarily, can't we just be given UI scaling options ourselves?

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
pastel mica
north mesa
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I just had it do the yellow thing in a seemingly clear/open spot

mossy tinsel
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any way to turn off these new item alerts? the images that slide in on the left when you pick something up? they're SO big, even a UI slider would work

north mesa
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at least some of the prismbeard area is shared - i know some folks were wanting to have help in temple type areas so maybe this is a sign of things to come like that?

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no map or drawing of it though

tulip spire
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Would be great!

tulip spire
north mesa
tulip spire
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I see! Thank you. That'll probably help a bit already :-)

north mesa
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oh! infected creatures are easier to differentiate now (pretty sure someone here mentioned having trouble with them), the black goo only covers like 25% of them and creates an aura - it actually shifts the issue to not always being certain its infected

glossy yacht
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Hello! I am the developer of an accessible gaming controller for low dexterity called Overjoyed. How can I chat with someone about getting my software to fully support Palia? Thanks! 🙂

north mesa
hardy vigilBOT
north mesa
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the lair now has much better lighting like the rest of the deep wood

proud fractal
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just wanted to send a quick positive thanks for making things easier to see upon looting, i can finally see what i am getting and don't have to try so hard to see the loot anymore. big win. ❤️

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proud fractal
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As someone with neurological disorder affecting my vision and vision issues in general, this has significantly improved my ability to see my loot. It's a huge win for me. Not to mention no more interference on inventory. The inventory numbers being clearly black on a white background are much easier to see now. I'm no longer straining or pausing to stare at things.

north mesa
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everyone has different needs that's why a slider for the UI and for font would be good

astral dew
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I know people have already posted in here about this, but wanted to echo the issue with the storage numbers having gotten smaller. As someone who is visually impaired, I already struggled to read them at times, but now it's almost impossible for me. The way they were before was much better

lean pine
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Why don't I have permission to post in the feedback thread on the palia discord

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Oh i get it it's the how to

fathom gale
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How do I make elderwood not so dark when nighttime? I can't see squat!

rapid trout
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Going into the cave seems to break the gamma of the game. Changing areas seems to fix it.

north mesa
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i hate to suggest it because A) it's a pain to get things just right again and B) there's so many variables beyond it, but resetting to defaults might help - mine is currently default except for gamma and filter, as of today's update everything is easy to see and it barely darkens at night in elderwood, the lair is lit right, the caves don't mess with things, central stables doesn't go all gloomy when I enter

left apex
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Buenas , una consulta soy de argentina y quiero descargarme el juego por la tienda Nintendo y no me aparece ? Que puedo hacer

noble orbit
left apex
mossy matrix
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is there any way to disable the glowy/flashy effects in hotpot? it's so bad I can't see my cards and i'm getting extremely dizzy/headachey and I'm worried about seizures ;;

north mesa
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unfortunately no, there's no certain way to reduce the flashes and other vfx in the game - some have had limited success with turning down the quality of some graphics quality, changing the gamma, and/or changing the color filter (last two are under calibrate screen on the graphics settings page).

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!feedback be sure to let them know. Oh, and there should be a toggle of some sort for outfit vfx soonish(we don't have an eta but we have solid comments on it being worked on as of a few weeks ago)

hardy vigilBOT
north mesa
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Do we have a round up of flashes, vfx, and bright spots?

bouncey pads in the elderwood, the event in the elderwood, sunrise and sunset depending on where you stand, bright plants in the elderwood, bug bombs, arrows, watering, hotpot, prize wheel, ....

mossy matrix
tulip spire
north mesa
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forgot those - is fishing's catch animation bad enough too? cuz that's all the skills if it is

mossy matrix
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not for me but i'm not as bad as some people with photosensitive epilepsy. it's not instant for me, it takes a bit and usually just leaves me dizzy with a migraine after a bit

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unreal violet
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PS5, can't turn adaptive trigger off... all the balloon popping is killing me! I've temp changed the button config, but please, if you can fix this!

unreal violet
dawn kernel
sterile hound
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I also don't know what they did to the chest inventory but it looks like someone put increased the sharpness setting for the look? It looks terrible.

agile sapphire
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Hello! I’m new to the server but have been loving Palia since I learned about it in March this year, so much that I’ve shared with my siblings and we often play as a party together.

My younger sister has a global delay that makes it a bit difficult to grasp full concepts, participate in conversations, and some difficulties with her hand/limb maneuverability. When I introduced Palia to her, she absolutely loved it! She loves the colours of the world and the characters, she sees them as her friends! She now plays it all the time, and having it now on the Xbox makes it even easier for her to set up the game on her own (as compared to having to wait for someone to turn the game on through steam on the laptop). She truly enjoys the game, her biggest passion is chopping trees and other foraging.

However, when we tried cooking together, she found it very difficult to assist at the prep station. I was wondering if it’s possible to get an accessibility feature that allows for the rhythm-mini game to recognize the chop/ pressing “x” down even if it doesn’t fully line up in the dedicated zone. Letting it be easier to fulfill the needed amount of chops.

She really loves this game, and I love that she is able to do a lot in it independently. Having an accessibility feature like that would alleviate a lot of frustrations she feels towards her condition. Sorry for the long thread but I thought it might help others struggling with the same issue 🙂

Thank you for any thoughts or ideas you all may have!

tulip spire
# agile sapphire Hello! I’m new to the server but have been loving Palia since I learned about it...

!feedback would be a great place to let the devs know about this! I'm not sure if anyone has any workarounds that might help with chopping... I heard the music fits for it to some extent, though I'm unsure if that'd actually help with anything beyond maybe an extra cue of when to cut. (Can't speak from experience with the music however, as I usually play without sound.)

I know this won't help much with the prep station issues or the general frustration about not being able help there, but there are some tasks like stirring or baking that don't require as much precise input, so her doing those and someone else doing the things she struggles with might work to cook together, too. I guess there's a high chance you're already aware of that but wanted to mention it just in case.

hardy vigilBOT
cursive jacinth
radiant sun
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I think their sister's problems with the mechanic is timing the chopping with the little bars, not the actual action of chopping? I have issues with it sometimes too since I have reaction delays - I'm wondering if maybe something like an option to increase the size of the bars might help?

agile sapphire
agile sapphire
# radiant sun I think their sister's problems with the mechanic is timing the chopping with th...

And yup! That’s similar to what she struggles with, it’s difficult for her to react fast enough for to hit the bar and for the chop to count.
However she has been able to help with stirring so that’s no problem 🙂 it’s become frustrating for her because she wants to cook independently and learn more recipes but the mechanics were too fast and overwhelming, I think you’re right, no time limit or a wider bar or even an open chopping mechanic (example: 8 chops=press x 8 times) could help out a lot ☺️

agile sapphire
cursive jacinth
agile sapphire
cursive jacinth
agile sapphire
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Thank you 😊

cursive jacinth
fast hatch
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Is anyone having issues running this on the switch OLED? Cause I am having major issues and I can't even leave home cause of the lag...

tulip spire
edgy girder
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So, Switch player here. Logging in to give the devs props for the updated HUD.

So much more accessible—loving the slightly larger font and illustrations for loot and such.

All looks terrific on my older Switch.

Noiice job, devs! 🤗

tulip spire
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noble orbit
unreal violet
unreal violet
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fleet ledge
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Plenty of games that aren't about inclusivity have an "enable/disable/adjust QTEs" option just because some of us don't have Gamer Reflexes(tm) so this seems like a reasonable ask

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
tulip spire
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(I'm not entirely sure what QTEs are, else I'd try to think of workarounds...)

fleet ledge
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Quicktime Events. Usually used in the context of otherwise turn-based games but not always. Often "press X to jump before you fall off" (Final Fantasy) or "press A to pick a dialogue option before it's too late" (Cyberpunk).

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Here, chopping, flipping, and the rolling pin.

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So just supporting Charcee. Do the devs appreciate duplicate feedback, or is there some way to thumbs-up suggestions?

tulip spire
north mesa
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Number of reports translates to priority usually, so duplicates help shows x number people want/need a thing

autumn halo
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Idk if this belongs here or not or if someones even asked about it yet but are there any plans for maybe making the vomit sound ogopuus make a toggle option to turn it off?

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
final urchin
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i have a build question for someone that may need sensory booths pepeshy I was planning to make a separate part of my plot (separate meaning under the actual plot itself) and wanted to know if that would be to over stimulating for someone to get down into the booths val_peepoShy id love any feedback if someone has ideas!

queen gust
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Is there an option to remove the chopping sound while cooking? I find it doesn't match the beat to which you're supposed to cook and it throws me off... Otherwise matching it to chopping rhythm would be good too since I'm very auditory with those things 🙏🏻

signal raven
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i hope this is the right place to ask this, but is there anything that anyone can advise about the elderwoods? (no spoilers of course) just visually its a bit difficult for me to play in some areas. i struggle with bright intense visuals so i generally have my screens a bit dimmer than most, however because of Elderwoods being darker i struggle to move around? I find im having to choose between eye strain/headaches or navigating awkwardly in dark areas, and i was curious if anyone had any advise or if the devs could maybe take this into consideration for future areas? thankyou so much ❤️

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
signal raven
tulip spire
signal raven
upbeat shard
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Are there any plans for fishing accessibility? I can’t catch anything that moves at all

keen pollen
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I don't know where to give suggestions but mounts would be a nice thing to have ingame if it is not already in the game

misty tinsel
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Has anyone been able to use voice to text chat in Palia? And on what platform? I am unable to keep up with all the chat messages AND play Palia. UGH.

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
upbeat shard
tulip spire
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I'm sorry I can't offer much, I struggle with fishing/hunting/bug catching too as soon as I need to actually be fast, haven't found a good workaround yet... Though I believe the Elderwood introduced random item bags for the various skills, those might help at least a little bit...

south rock
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Feature request on console: "Are You Sure?" prompt before teleporting home from the map screen. We have 4 buttons to press, 25% chance to accidentally hit the wrong one, kill a cool down, and lost progress.

unique jasper
hardy vigilBOT
south rock
unique jasper
stark burrow
# signal raven i hope this is the right place to ask this, but is there anything that anyone ca...

I've been struggling with this as well and it's really souring the game for me.. I was so excited to play the EW update but I pretty much have to avoid the area at this point or I'm left feeling frustrated and saddened by the experience. I have not so great night vision and navigating the Elderwoods has been a little too real as I feel like I'm constantly straining my eyes and running into walls unable to find thingschapyattasigh

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okay I see you tried changing the calibration and color settings, I'm curious if that helped at all?

turbid wyvern
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i really feel like console needs a update, we should be able to use a keyboard and mouse plus fov? why does pc get all the accessibilty options :/

fleet ledge
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I think it actually is harder to make changes like that on console, fwiw :/

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(If I were king, we'd be able to disable the "open inventory/menu" sound, which 1. is a fanfare more suited for opening a chest than a routine menu, and 2. seems somehow louder than everything else)

fleet ledge
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stark burrow
tulip spire
# fleet ledge You may have already figured this out but you can hunt the chapaas in Kilima wit...

Thanks :-) I have access to all arrows (been playing for quite a while), just still unable to get the trickier creatures on my own (sernuk are kind of okay, they don't disappear, just are bugged and warp around but that's still solvable with patience). One-hit ones are fine (level 1 Sernuk and Chapaa), Sernuk and Shmoles in general are okay-ish but not good, and for the other ones I either need to work together with random people, or skip them. Mostly I skip them.

tulip spire
# fleet ledge it may be unsatisfying but as far as focusing on the things you *can* do, I beli...

Iirc at least sometimes (e.g. for higher-level romances, and at least in the past for some main story quests too) you did actually need to have some stuff - Muujin Meat for the Muujin Bahari for Your Order is Served, specific rare fishes etc if you pick the wrong option in the romance pin quests, specific really tricky fishes for the bundles, etc. It's not just levelling up my Skills, it's also that I want to play through the story.

hasty berry
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Idk if thats the right place to post and i guess this was suggested few times, but wouldnt it be possible that when im out in the World of Palia and i open my inventory or i open a shop of a Palian where i can buy things and hover over an Item, that i can see how many of that ive got in my Store-Chest? I miss that feature so often 😄

hardy vigilBOT
tawdry kindle
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Is there a place where I can make SUGGESTIONS and game feedback regarding the game?

chilly arch
tawdry kindle
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TY

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
wanton nimbus
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hii! i asked in another page about some sort of accessibility for easier sight of the fishing lure and was suggested to ask here too. basically i love the fishing mechanic but find it really hard to see the fishing lure to keep it within the green circle, i love when the fish goes behind/under something and it turns yellow as it’s sooo much easier to see. right now i have to get super close to my screen and it really strains my eyes to see the fishing lure, does anyone have any tips for dealing with this as i know there doesn’t seem to be any features for this currently, thank you !

north mesa
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there isn't much right now - change the bobber to whichever you find easiest to see, fiddle with graphics > calibrate screen settings - but definitely use the above links to add your voice to the call for one (more reports = more impact = higher priority)

fleet ledge
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oh gosh thanks for bringing that up, I thought I was the only one!

fleet ledge
north mesa
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Unfortunately they're from leveling fishing and completing fishing related quests or tasks within quests

fleet ledge
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I mean I've been managing it so far, currently up to level 9 (admittedly only due to the current extra-xp bug.) Is getting new bobbers inevitable, or should I look at making particular choices?

tulip spire
wicked ruin
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not sure this is the right place, but since the water update it has gotten really hard for me to see oysters and shells on the beach. the length or duration of the glow that indicates there's something to pick up has suffered since the water change. as a someone with low vision, that has even turned on color blindness settings to help, i can't see them anymore, really. not until i'm standing on them and it says to pick up with F. just wanted to let devs know that the recent water change has caused issues for folks with vision disabilities, potentially.

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
wicked ruin
tender ember
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I really wish purchasing had a confirmation button. A few times ive accidentally tapped things i didnt mean to, plus literally every other game ive played you click the item to see it better & get a description & then it asks to purchase or you hold to purchase. I also wish they had better descriptors, esp in the relationship area for gifts etc. The item images are often so small & not always clear exactly what it is & you cant hover over them to see their names

fleet ledge
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Can't you? I always forget and then hover to see not only the names but, as often as not, where to find them (esp. fish and insects). Is it a platform issue?

tender ember
fleet ledge
tender ember
fleet ledge
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Oh for sure

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I wonder if it's one of those things where secretly if you press a button you get a cursor. Or, wait, the Switch? Does it perhaps require the touch-screen interface and you have to tap on stuff to make it work? That would be a bit annoying but also sounds plausible.

tulip spire
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If you can't navigate to the boxes with any of the sticks (there sometimes is a tiny frame you can move around between various places), you're out of luck unfortunately.

tender ember
north mesa
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!feedback is where to send it, it'd only really be an accessibility thing if it was easier/simpler than regular hunting (what that should mean would vary depending on disability) or if presence counted as participation

hardy vigilBOT
fleet ledge
noble orbit
tender ember
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From the main screen, hit "+". Then select Relationships and hit "A." Scroll down to the villager and hit "X" to see the Weekly Wants Info.

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north mesa
thin elbow
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What is the reason why developers won't let players delete accounts/characters or unlink accounts from Steam? I am having so many problems because of this, and they are getting so many support tickets. Why not add a button? It makes some players lose hype of playing, or directly it makes us lose possibility of playing

tulip spire
# thin elbow What is the reason why developers won't let players delete accounts/characters o...

That's probably not accessibility-related, but:

  1. Steam: Might be a Steam policy, at least I've seen similar policys from different games. Also security reasons probably, it makes selling accounts etc harder.
  2. Delete Accounts/characters: I'm not sure, to some extent it might tie in to the entire security stuff... Also, they might just not have implemented it, the starting screen looks like it might still be vaguely planned to me. I think I heard something about it, but can't find the source right now so it might just have been speculation by players.
mellow marsh
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I'm curious if this is an issue with other folks with auditory processing issues: does anyone else find the combined audio effects in Elderwoods to be overwhelming?

I can't pinpoint exactly what it is yet, but I think it's the combination of discordant music, bells, and in-game sound effects altogether (like bugs, the strange music put off by forages) to be too much.

minor pond
opal tiger
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would really like an Azerty option so I don't have to change my keybind settings after every new update.
yeah i know people gonna be mad because who uses azerty anyways but in Belgium it's actually the more common thing and i've always used Azerty so it just sucks for me that I have to change my keybinds every time. I know some other games have the option to just select Azerty or Qwerty type keyboard but Palia doesn't have that. Tried to play it once on my Xbox but doesn't feel natural to me since I need to act fast during bug hunting & stuff

idk if this has ever been discussed here before or if theyre working on this but it would really save me a lot of time 🙂

quiet zealot
stark granite
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Guys, is there any way to make the text inside the game bigger?

fleet ledge
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I could have sworn that when I was first setting up the game, there was one option that was about text scaling for at least some part of it that I changed to 1.1, but now I can't find it

upbeat shuttle
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Unsure if this is the right channel for this, but I need some help with the Artifacts in the Elderwood. Specifically trading. I have such a hard time texting on the switch, but I'm not sure where else to go about it. Is there a chat here for it?

north mesa
hardy vigilBOT
north mesa
hardy vigilBOT
ripe brook
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Hello! I don't really know if this is the right place but if this isn't i will change channel.

I demand a request in the Palia Support for deleting my character (just wanna start over) and it's been 3 days. This is normally this long? I want so badly to play and i just wanted to know thanks!

junior atlas
ripe brook
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One week?? I really want to play this is si long 🥺

grizzled musk
lusty crag
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Hey is there an way to turn off my name on top of my head? I dont wanna be half block when im fishing 😰

last comet
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it's in the settings

lusty crag
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Enable own overhead name? If so i did try turn it off but nothing changed

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Ohhhhh i had to restart the game or log off one of the 2 thank you!!!

urban fiber
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I need help with the quest: Prismbeard's Lost Treasure - so far .. ||i foudn the 3 chests and ive been told to equire the spyglass but when i look into my quest inventory the spyglasses are no there|| i dont know how to progress

willow oyster
grizzled musk
lapis ferry
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I think a way to make your fishing bobber more visible in early game would be great! You know how you get the neon yellow fish/bobber when you're fishing thru someone? I think that should be a setting where you can turn it on permanently. It would make fishing easier for my bad eyesight lol

north mesa
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!feedback sounds like there's a lot of people that agree with you! so there might be enough requests to get it on the list to add (though it might be get attention until after the accessibility audit)

hardy vigilBOT
gritty zinc
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i ...
i am upset :/ have already sent feedback but i'll try to send some again
new things keep getting added that make the game more and more physically painful for photosensitivity and triggering more migraines, but no accessibility of any kind to prevent harming players with photophobia so it's quickly becoming unplayable and making me have absolutely awful migraines

north mesa
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here's hoping that the outfit vfx toggle comes soon and that the accessibility audit results are acted on quickly

gritty zinc
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yeah like, the flashes from fireworks, and now some of the arrows have animations that can be flashy, flashes from bug bombs that iirc gave someone a seizure even
idk why they haven't done any surveys of players along with consulting minecraft folks

and minecraft doesn't have any extremely vivid purple lighting areas (at least since the version I played), but that isn't the standard seizures trigger so it would be helpful if they would add something for photophobia colour settings and not just ones for colourblindness -_-

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new tool skins that are flashy, the awful flickering of chat whenever there's a new message I've learned to look away from it until it stops, or have to hit enter a few times to get it to stop

gritty zinc
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omg that suuuuuucks I want tickets ;-;
thank you for the heads up, I hadn't gotten around to doing tours recently because of the endless expanse and other plots with violent lighting >.<

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I've spent hours trying to adjust things with the Nvidia overlay colour and saturation and gamma settings but haven't been able to find anything that works to just tone down the harsh blue and purple lighting and contrast without making everything weirdly yellow or blown out and foggy
and there's no software or anything that can reduce flashes :/

stiff bolt
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I need help

I cant buy this last one I dnt understand

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winged bear
fierce barn
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Is there a way to click W and keep running until you click it again? I like that this is an option for shift

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Also btw I made a key adjustment where you click tab to bring up the map instead of M and it’s changed my life

noble orbit
red token
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I switched from Nintendo Switch to PS5 and used the same email (I assume because I can't see my credentials on Switch)...but the game went back to the beginning. I sent a ticket a week ago and still haven't received a response

ruby mural
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proud fractal
fierce barn
ruby mural
fleet ledge
fleet ledge
unique jasper
proud fractal
fleet ledge
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"Glitch" to "tech help" I can see, though, considering it's at least technology-related

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I wonder if we could change the channel description to "How to make the game more accessible to players with different neurotypes and disabilities." Right now it's pretty vague

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(Granted "neurotype" is not an easy word for our international friends. Maybe "different brains and bodies" would be more inclusive.)

gritty zinc
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omg i'm fishing at the market and a firework literally just flashed so hard across my whole screen, now i have a migraine starting

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why is this a thing?? :( why aren't devs adding safety settings to turn off flashing?

gritty zinc
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*was fishing, now am sick -_-

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that firework wasn't even in the distance it was literally like basically on me exploded across my whole screen

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there aren't even warnings about flashing that I've seen anywhere

proud fractal
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You can send in feedback about adding a flash warning! It would be great to let S6 know the necessity of needing these settings.

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!feedback

hardy vigilBOT
gritty zinc
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need both

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safer and warnings

proud fractal
# gritty zinc safer and warnings

Def send in your thoughts, experience, and feedback! What you're suggesting has been a long time suggestion here. The more people add this to list, the more hope there is it will be addressed in the future ❤️

tulip spire
# gritty zinc it's definitely necessary but like I don't just want them to add a warning and ...

I agree, a warning doesn't really solve much. Still best to send in feedback at the link the bot sent, so S6 knows it's an important issue. I'm sure it's been reported before, but more players adding their voice to asking for it can't hurt.
Unfortunately, S6 hasn't been very good about implementing accessibility things so far, but they've announced in their roadmap that they want to get an assessment for it, so there's some hope it'll change (usual disclaimer that substantial stuff takes long to implement so there might be a warning long before we actually get new settings).

gritty zinc
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that's ...upsetting that they've known about the safety issues for a long time and haven't done anything about them
and keep adding things that make it worse :(

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they're wonderfully inclusive with LGBTQ+ populations so why can't they be inclusive for people with disabilities that would be harmed by some things in the game?

fleet ledge
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well we don't have as much impact since many of us can't march in parades...

proud fractal
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Hoping that the 'accessibility assessment' does turn out positive outcome and provide the necessary framework they're possibly seeking to structure these features.

north mesa
# proud fractal Hoping that the 'accessibility assessment' does turn out positive outcome and pr...

linking for anyone who didn't see the post (I know the video got circulated more and it wasn't in there)
https://palia.com/news/palia-path-roadmap-summer-2025

We’ve teamed up with the Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Service to run a deep-dive audit of Palia. Their mission: spotlight the most pressing accessibility gaps, map out a clear workflow for our development team to address, and guide us toward adding features that truly move the needle for players. The first wave of fixes ships with the Radiance Rising update, with even more improvements queued up for the patches that follow.

fleet ledge
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That makes it sound like they've already done the audit, since Radiance Rising was 192 and we're on 193 now, no?

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Also "particle effects: high med low off" is like a bog-standard thing and AFAICT would help with a lot of the visual issues

ionic harness
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The Maji Market nameplate is not showing up in the Chapaa Tchotchkes stand. I've googled and asked chat but no one seems to have an answer. Is it showing up for anyone else?

grizzled musk
ionic harness
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Ty

north mesa
# fleet ledge That makes it sound like they've already done the audit, since Radiance Rising w...

It's in the "Looking Ahead" section which seems to correspond to "Down the Road" in the graphic & video, since that's got items that are well over a year away and the previous section included "by the end of the year items" I'd say that they hadn't started the audit yet but had bumped up a few gimme items from their backlog for patches that come out before they have a result from the audit that they can share or any ETAs on specific features

gritty zinc
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it makes no sense why they would add flashy arrows after an audit :( I know 4 other people now that have said the lighting and flashes hurt them and only one of them has actual photosensitivity

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they're really cool and pretty, but they didn't do anything about safety first at all

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there's even an achievement for setting off fireworks which like
is fun for the majority of people for sure and I would love these things if they didn't make me sick
it gets depressing like, being made super conscious of how much other people can enjoy things that i can't

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I still have a migraine from yesterday's firework explosion in my face at the market and it's gonna make work really hard tomorrow

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I know I'm dumping a lot of stuff in here that is probably tmi but like, I wanna tell myself devs read things in this channel y'know?

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and idk I don't know if it would be appropriate to ping them

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I really love this game ;-;

timber seal
# gritty zinc I really love this game ;-;

I do, too. I actually came back in here to get the feedback link because I haven't played since November 2024 if i recall correctly. Palia was my safe haven, i absolutely share your sentiment and hope that the devs choose to educate themselves and do better.

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I check back every so often to see what's changed, but aside from the recent, announcement to address their accessibility issues, it's all been the same. It's sad.

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Either way, I sent my letter, only time will tell if things change or not. There's trust, but it's weary.

harsh pawn
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I love how there are no spider species for us arachnophobic's but I do feel like we should add some.

Like webs where we can use smoke bombs on them to catch them and maybe a arachnophobia setting so spiders are changed to circular dpeheres with the colors of the spiders body.

(I may have gotten the idea from the webbing journeys settings)

tender ember
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Can you get aim assist on switch?

tender ember
fleet ledge
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Yeah, I played Grounded briefly and while I appreciated the nod to arachnophobia settings, "beige oval with a spherical head and two eyes" was somehow still too much for me as often as not

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(granted ||they were 3 times as big as you and screamed when they found you||)

tender ember
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Im a huge animal crossing fan and those ones are terrifying to me

ember vortex
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I'm not sure if this is the right channel to ask this, but are there any plans of palia being compatible with Mac?
I'm currently a switch player but I've learned from other that apparently the switch is a god awful place to try and play palia, but my only other device is a MacBook.

gritty zinc
ember vortex
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Well it'd be helpful if you directed me to the right channel, then, lol

gritty zinc
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I don't know the right channel

quasi temple
unique jasper
tender ember
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gritty zinc
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gritty zinc
tender ember
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No worries, perhaps in the future its best to check something first before telling people they're doing something wrong, or if you dont know the answer, leave it for someone else? 🫡

fierce barn
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Definitely when in doubt, defer to a disabled person if you aren’t sure 💛 I’m not sure who to talk to but if there’s a need for disabled mods in this channel I’m happy to volunteer

tender ember
fierce barn
tender ember
grizzled musk
# tender ember Anyone?

to answer your question, the game’s version of aim assist is on for switch (and i believe all controllers.) you can’t turn it off.

neon knoll
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Hey I have a Problem With my Palia.

When i try to start my Game, they are goning to Crash After the First loading Screen. 😦

than Palia close and a Palia Crash Reporter Open With no Bild. :((

gritty zinc
# fierce barn Definitely when in doubt, defer to a disabled person if you aren’t sure 💛 I’m n...

I do have multiple disabilities -_-
not everyone has the same ones and knows about accessibility things for ones they don't have.
i misunderstood and apologized and learned something. my neuro issue scrambles words around sometimes with migraine and vss so I read the question wrong and my brain was very confident... and then when I reread after being corrected it was really disorienting and embarrassing to realize. cuz reading the question the way it was typed does clearly look like accessibility things and migraine just ....jumbled it all up.
so again i definitely was incorrect yes but doesn't mean I don't have any disability :c

tender ember
fierce barn
urban viper
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Wondering if they will add talk to text or if im missing spotting a setting for it, I have one hand (also not my dominant hand) typing in chat is quite an arduous process, especially when flaring somethings that despawn pretty fast like dari cloves.

fleet ledge
unique jasper
fleet ledge
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Well, they're hotkeyed in the sense of T + scroll down or click Stickers + move the mouse in the right direction + release T... sooooo not particularly one-hand-friendly. Like, at all.

urban viper
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@unique jasper I did try doing that but it's easier to type than use the stickers, but thank you I appreciate you suggestion

unique jasper
urban viper
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I do use foot pedals and an mmo mouse but there is only so much you can keybind

fleet ledge
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If you'd asked me I would have said that Palia (and basically any real-time 3d adventure game) is fundamentally not 1-hand compatible. Like, how do you even select tools? I guess it might be easier with a controller...

urban viper
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I played WoW for 8 of 20yrs one handed it was easier than this but I love this game and the community so I guess my fingers are crossed that they will eventually come up with new ideas

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Right now my foot pedals are alt, ctrl, and shift which triple the options for keybinds from 13 to 39 on my mouse

fleet ledge
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Wow. It's like a space cadet keyboard but for a mouse! That's very cool, thanks for sharing.

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(Apparently I can't share links but you can search jargonfile space cadet keyboard to see what I'm talking about)

urban viper
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Thanks I will search that

copper juniper
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Right or just be able to use a voice to text app straight into chat

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The text I'm assuming would still go thru the same censoring as regular text so shouldn't cause extra problems in that sense

tulip spire
# urban viper I played WoW for 8 of 20yrs one handed it was easier than this but I love this g...

I'm not sure if this would help or not, but 39 options sounds like being able to highly customise your keybinds (and double-using some keys in different contexts) could be very useful. Maybe the ability to sort of prerecord messages ("Flare at [Game inserts current position]") in sort of a tool wheel might work, if speech to text doesn't run somehow? I'm not sure if something along those lines is in the game yet, or if we'd have to throw it into the feedback and hope the devs see it and agree though. I've certainly seen it somewhere recently, and can't check if it was Palia or somewhere else at the moment, just wanted to throw the thought out there...

urban viper
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Im not certain if that would work out not I had tried keeping a flare message on clipboard to paste in adding d3 etc but soon as I paste the game crashes

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I'll just keep going as I have been, palia is actively improving as the months go by so who knows one day they might implement something to help

fleet ledge
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"When I paste the game crashes" certainly sounds like a bug worth reporting!

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But now that you mention it, this does sound like a use case for AutoHotkey

urban viper
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I will report that

tulip spire
fleet ledge
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It's a scripting program that lets you customize your own hotkeys, for example I have a trivial one for ctrl+' = ° (since it's not on the standard qwerty keyboard anywhere) and another one for ctrl+* = ¯_(ツ)_/¯ since I got tired of having to search the web and copy-paste it every time

urban viper
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Oh ok

fleet ledge
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Also Minecraft doesn't let you change keybindings (or didn't at the time) so I used it to switch E and R except when I was typing, but only when Minecraft was open. So you can do some pretty complex stuff with it

urban viper
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@tulip spire I love helping others find the harder to come by resources I'll keep doing that, sharing all of that is part of what makes this community wonderful

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@fleet ledge I will look into auto hot key thank you for your suggestion

copper juniper
gritty zinc
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is there any way to prevent the hotpot game from zooming in on your cards every turn?
and fishing zooming in (motion sickness)

civic turtle
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Hiya, I am struggling so hard to fertilize my fields at the moment, cause my hand hurts ao much from all the clicking. it would be grand if we could just hold down the button. I am actually on the verge of tears right now, cause I am only 2/3 through my field but am at it for about an hour now. BCry

dawn quest
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civic turtle
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You can try asking there

civic turtle
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asking what?

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I was giving feedback in hopes they change it to be able to ho9ld the button down

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instead of having to click 9.801 times

tender ember
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(The devs do look here sometimes, and you can get tips from other players, but the form is what puts it into the system for consideration as they work on future updates)

civic turtle
gritty zinc
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whre are the motion sickness settings? i can't find them

gritty zinc
north mesa
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There is no tab, menu, or setting labeled as motion sickness settings (despite the loading screen tip implying it) you just have to know what could possibly help and how they work.

Center reticle, camera bob/shake, field of view, frames per second, vsync, gamma, and color filter can all be tweaked to help

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There's a Google sheet in the pins for this channel with accessibility tips, its out of date so doesn't have everything but it still can help

fleet ledge
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Center reticle was specifically labeled as helping with motion sickness, that's the only reason I turned it on b/c I hadn't heard that before

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But that might have been inline description, not a separate menu section

rapid tide
pine hornet
# civic turtle Hiya, I am struggling so hard to fertilize my fields at the moment, cause my han...

@rapid tide if you can't find another option you might look into setting up something like AutoHotkey to do repeated clicks when you hold a button down. That one is a really complex tool to set up but is free, has good compatibility, and can do tons of things. Right now I'm working on setting it up so that a second USB keyboard can be used as something like a stream deck instead of, well, a second keyboard.

Also I find that pressing a button on my controller hurts my hand/wrist less than clicking my mouse rn, steam palia works acceptably for most things using a switch controller although you'll probably have to swap a-b and x-y in the steam controller settings for each game you use it in.

rapid tide
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but thanks for the input

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I did end up, binding a keyboard button as secondary input and it helped a little at least.

pine hornet
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if your mouse doesn't have any reprogrammable buttons then most of the programs' use will be irrelevant, but you should be able to set up a profile with the repeated clicking function you want on the two standard buttons. Autohotkey would let you set it up so that if you held a second button such as control, and then clicked, (or any other key/key combo) it would repeatedly click, and it's a considerably lighter weight program, but it is harder to use since it requires scripting rather than g hub's drag-and-drop interface

barren stag
# urban viper Wondering if they will add talk to text or if im missing spotting a setting for ...

just wondering if you have win11 and have tried its voice access https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/what-s-new-in-voice-access-57a5e801-f741-40d2-a508-d84821ee0f53

What’s new in Voice Access

Learn about the latest changes and improvements for people who use Windows voice access to control their PC and author text using their voice.

This article is for people who want to control their PC and author text using their voice with Windows. This article is part of the Accessibility support for Windows content set where you can find more information on Windows accessibility features. For general help, visit Microsoft Support home.

Voice access is a feature in Windows 11 that enables everyone to control their PC and author text using only their voice and without an internet connection. For example, you can open and switch between apps, browse the web, and read and author email using your voice. For more information, go to Use voice access to control your PC & author text with your voice.

What’s new in Voice Access - Microsoft Support

Learn What's new in voice access

urban viper
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@barren stag yes I am using windows 11, thank you I'll look into that

fleet ledge
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If anyone needs help with AutoHotkey I can probably figure it out (complex questions will take a while b/c I'm traveling for the 4th, but in general I'm pretty good at scripting when I'm lucid)

barren stag
worthy monolith
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Can we get an option for outlining the watering meter over plants. It is really difficult for the apartment if a plant has been watered. Especially if it is a plant that doesn't grow on the plots like flowers.

tribal frigate
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I am left handed and play on PC... is there a way to change which buttons are used?

proud fractal
tribal frigate
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Thank you i will give it a try

unique wing
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I have some suggestions as I'm blind would help me alot too have something like Voiceover/screen reader and brighter pick up items button

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Also the mini games are too difficult for me too complete i have too get my friend too do them for me

hardy vigilBOT
north sail
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Tried to see if this has already been discussed but can’t find anything. I’m on PS5 and the R2 and L2 triggers are wrecking havoc on my hands. As soon as I get any tool out it’s like the triggers lock up and require an absurd amount of force to press. I saw that “Adaptive Trigger Intensity” is a setting but it won’t let me change it from high. Is there some other way I can get this to hurt less?

proud fractal
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@north sail I saw this in console zone, someone else had a similar issue and another user suggested turning it off entirely.

north sail
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Is there a secret way to do that or something? I’m trying to select that but it won’t let me change it.

wispy iron
wispy iron
warm grove
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Wanting to mention that the new trailer that dropped has flashing (as expected at this point, i suppose). The worst is near the 20 second mark, and onwards.

And in case ppl want to know what it was about while avoiding the flashing, will put it in spoilers:
||Name Change and what im assuming is a new outfit.||

spark summit
warm grove
proud fractal
north mesa
# spark summit Does this mean we can change our characters name? I submitted a request to start...

It sounds like CS still has a 2 to 3 week backlog sever since the may 13th update

Today's stuff from #📢│palia-news is a teaser/suzzle reel for marketing/hype purposes so its light on details, so we don't have any answers as players. On the 8th the patch notes should drop at the start of the downtime giving us more info and collectively things are usually sussed out and pressure tested within 24hrs.

Though devs and CM may be around a little today and Monday with some answers, but it not a guarantee with the long holiday weekend. (This is not just a reply to your one question, also saw the opportunity for general info 😆 )

north sail
fleet ledge
queen swallow
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Maybe announcements that lets all people on your friend list’s have the same message?

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I had this in another game i was in and you could also opt out

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Since not everyone is in the same communities

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Would be nice to shout to people on your friends list that you are looking for a party

fleet ledge
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Technically, you could use the existing "looking for party" button and your friends should be able to see it

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Obviously there's other messages one might want to convey but that should work for that one anyway

wide remnant
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Is there a way to search for a community (by name) in-game? (PS5)?

quasi hinge
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Not sure where this can go but ...The shepp concept makes me really uncomfortable in how dubious and forced it all feels. Really wish there was a way to forego the whole "ceremony" narratively seeing as I'm actively avoiding progressing the game now because I don't want to force a relationship to get an end out of it.

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(Im also acearo so that probably doesnt help)

tulip spire
# quasi hinge Not sure where this can go but ...The shepp concept makes me really uncomfortabl...

Makes sense.
As far as I can tell, you so far don't miss that much if you just don't go and find a shepp, not sure if that helps... (If you're curious, I'll include the things I know you'd miss: ||Some renown, a wreath decor, and so far for some events you'd get some info from your shepp if you have one, and from someone else if you don't. Maybe a few dialog options, but I'm not sure there.||)

quasi hinge
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Ah thanks. It just sucks that they kinda... force you to do it.

tulip spire
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You're right, they push it (that quest even keeps pinning itself for some reason, for me), but feel free to pretend you never got the quest if you feel like doing that (easier said than done, I know). It doesn't seem to lock any other quests as far as I can tell.

quasi hinge
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Well thats something I suppose. I guess this game is to some extent a dating sim dressed up like a life sim anyway

tulip spire
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I'd say you can get through it without romancing anyone and still see most of the content (you'd miss the romance quests/quest rewards and a few romance voice lines, obviously), I haven't seen them push the romance aspect too much but I guess that's one where it also depends a bit on how you view all that stuff.
Either way, if you think they push the relationships too much, be they friendships or romantic relationships or shepps, that'd be a great thing for feedback to ensure the devs see it!

quasi hinge
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I left some official feedback so here's hoping organic living eyeballs give it at least a glance

outer ravine
quasi hinge
# outer ravine Worth noting that a Shepp is not in any way romantic. A Shepp is a mentor. It's ...

Still, I wish it wasn't as forced. Altogether with the rest of the cultural shock of being thrust into a world where you're immediately being demanded for gifts in order to bribe trust from everyome else and to devote yourself into this new way of life, and now suddenly you have to lock your life to someone else (in whatever capacity) in a way that shocks the villagers at the mere suggestion of it, it just. Sat sour with me when I first read it and it just keeps souring my experience when it keeps re-pinning and trying to prompt me to ask every villager every time i talk to em.

outer ravine
rapid tide
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A lot of quests keep self pinning for me. I did the shepp one. Its just other quests that will self pin no matter how many time I unpin them

outer ravine
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Just to steer this into appropriate territory for this channel, self-pinning quests with the new UI quest tracker are especially frustrating, as the text and accents are incredibly obstructive. Does not help with migraines at all! I cannot for the life of me understand why they continue to make sweeping UI changes without sliders or the ability to opt out.

tulip spire
rapid tide
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I have to keep unpinning a lot of quests. It also gets overwhelming when there's the three quests pinned. I prefer to go slow and work on one quest at a time

amber whale
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Does anyone here play on ps5 but also uses a keyboard for game chat? I’ve been trying to bind a key to open game chat from the keyboard (like default on pc is enter button) but it won’t bind 😭

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I did

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I have a few times and haven’t gotten answer 😅

coarse warren
# quasi hinge Still, I wish it wasn't as forced. Altogether with the rest of the cultural shoc...

That's the part I don't like about it either -- it would be fine with me if it wasn't even an option until you reach the right friendship level (I view it as solidifying your friendship with that person, not romance) but it keeps pinning as the main quest item and prompts you to ask. I've accidentally hit it a few times and I really don't like the HOW DARE YOU ASK!? tone from everyone until you get to the right level.. it's just offputting and yet I'm being made to ask by the system?

fleet ledge
north mesa
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I think it'll get worked into the story more eventually, right now only one NPC has a current shepp (sorta? not sure if they're mentioned by title or just function?) but we've only just started the story (everything pre May 13th was prologue)

fleet ledge
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The overall concept of "when a new person joins a community, they need a sponsor" makes sense though shrug

coarse warren
quasi hinge
north mesa
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you don't need max friendship, but you need level 4 completed - just most friendship quests haven't been added yet so only a few NPCs have level 5 (which also isn't max friendship)

fleet ledge
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Depends how serious it is. In my book a sponsor is someone who trusts you enough to vouch for your behavior, which I wouldn't do for someone I just met

quasi hinge
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ok not max, but you need lvl 5 and thats not...a small task 💀 its just. weird. idk. gonna keep pointedly ignoring it

fleet ledge
north mesa
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they've said that more relationship (both kinds) levels and quests are still to come (prioritized by which NPCs have current levels completed the most), the game will be in beta for years, and that the game will be continuously updated for it's entire life (as it's a live service game) which they hope is years and years to come

fleet ledge
tender ember
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How did you connect a keyboard to your switch? I have a Bluetooth one but could not get it to connect

tender ember
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Ah ok i dont think this has a wired mode! Thanks

ember vortex
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Is there a way to make the bobber brighter or anything? I always have such a hard time seeing it when I'm trying to fish, especially at night

north mesa
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Unfortunately not via setting, eventually you earn different bobbers (aesthetic only, no buffs or bonuses) that are more visible

gritty zinc
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i am upset that not only is there no action on photosensitivity accessibility but ...now there's pointedly a sale on the most flashy things -_-

short basin
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Anyone know if a “ mute fireworks “ key is in the future ?

tender ember
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I wish there was a way to make indoor housing brighter. I have SO many lights in each room but its almost always still dark apart from like 1 certain point of the "game day" which is really short. I get the whole natural lighting thing but i still wish the indoor was brighter like irl

fleet ledge
gritty zinc
mossy matrix
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I hope we can get a slower animation for the iridescent tools eventually 😦 i just bought them and they seemed fine in the store but as soon as I equipped them the colour change is SO fast 😭

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i guess the lighter background and lighting made it seem slower/more gradual to me. Does anyone know if it's possible to request a refund and have the items removed from my account? 😦 i understand if not, but it will suck if I'm stuck with items I can't use now 😦

arctic orchid
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How to follow coordinate when someone tell about FT or Gold or whatever

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
mossy matrix
mossy matrix
tulip spire
mossy matrix
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for example, the tavern is on E7

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arctic orchid
mossy matrix
arctic orchid
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When I cut FT by myself what happens?

mossy matrix
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you cant

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unless you have a fully upgraded axe and the tree is very small, you literally cant

arctic orchid
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But once I did

mossy matrix
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then it must have been a very, very tiny tree. because they heal as you try to chop, and medium to large trees are literally impossible to chop by yourself

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the entire point of them is to require teamwork

arctic orchid
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Yeah it was tiny tree

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So i have to call them when i find FT

mossy matrix
arctic orchid
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Ok thx

rapid tide
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is there a way i can turn the brightness up in game on switch? I had my switch at Max brightness but I was still struggling to see a bit

tulip spire
tender ember
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Is there a way to distinguish which animal you hit as its running away? Like it would be great if it was highlight or the hit meter stayed up, when theres multiple its hard to track

grizzled musk
tender ember
grizzled musk
tender ember
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Switch unfortunately!

fleet ledge
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If you get close enough, I'm pretty sure the hit bar (if not full) should appear when targeting

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Switch just... Doesn't display stuff like that sometimes, though. This vacation has been an eye-opener for sure lol

tawdry ibex
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hey my youngest sibling (dw they're a teen) has SEVERE dyslexia, does anyone know any solutions for text reading? I can't always be there to help with the big words.

tender ember
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Not sure im on switch

north mesa
tawdry ibex
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I'm looking into tts

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idk

north mesa
tawdry ibex
tawdry cape
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Hi. Does anyone know developer stance or ideas on how to resolve hardcoded keybind K. I want to play the game but as I am left handed and play with UHJK for movement this hardcoded keybind makes it impossible.

novel sparrow
fleet ledge
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Kurzweil Reader was the standard tool for dyslexia a few years ago, but I don't remember if it will do arbitrary ocr of what's on screen, or if it only reads PDFs and Word documents.

fleet ledge
north mesa
rain zodiac
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Any idea when devs are going to bring back the vibrate feature in fishing?

I'm hard of hearing and that helped me so much! Especially when there's multiple people fishing the same spot, I don't hear the ding when it's my turn. Also since I have the lantern bobber and it glitches back to the blue standard bobber pretty often and that one just blends in with the water so I lose even the easiest fish 😭

grizzled musk
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i believe we were told that the haptics breaking was passed on to the studio, but next time lacie is on, i will try to bring it up. i can relate.

outer portal
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Can I somehow adjust the lighitng on this game?? It gets so dark sometimes I can't see anything! In the Elderwood in particular

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Max lighting on my laptop. It's hell

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fleet ledge
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Exactly. I do this with any game that thinks night should be actually dark instead of cinematically dark where you can still see what you're doing.

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fleet ledge
surreal rapids
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in the Elderwood at times it does get SUPER dark, but the lighting seems to vary tremendously based on where you are, what time of day, and how much rock is between you and the light source. But the last hotfix/patch definitely seemed to make the darks MUCH darker than they had been.

outer portal
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Thank you so much!

dull hound
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I watched the recent roadmap video, but not the older ones. Have devs said anything about console accessibility like text/font sizes and such? Most things are okay, but it would be nice to make some text a little bigger for me. Thanks

tulip spire
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Heads up for the patch notes - as always some flashy new outfit gifs in the premium store.

north mesa
# dull hound I watched the recent roadmap video, but not the older ones. Have devs said anyth...

the recent Palia Path roadmap post and video are the only ones of their kind, previously we've had "Dev Updates" that all varied in information and purpose. Settings UI scaling, text size, and font selection have not been specifically addressed though they have been tweaking UI elements since beta started (you'll see people complain about the font size when it changes and about quest info being too big now), however in the Palia Path Post they did mention and accessibility audit in the "Looking Ahead" section https://palia.com/news/palia-path-roadmap-summer-2025

We’ve teamed up with the Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Service to run a deep-dive audit of Palia. Their mission: spotlight the most pressing accessibility gaps, map out a clear workflow for our development team to address, and guide us toward adding features that truly move the needle for players. The first wave of fixes ships with the Radiance Rising update, with even more improvements queued up for the patches that follow.

north mesa
north mesa
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there's a (short) section in the patch notes called "Controls & Accessibility" again (first seen in patch notes for 0.192), seems like a good signal generally 🤞 it sticks around

north mesa
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the big thing to look out for when the game is back up is the outfit vfx toggle - devs said it on their list and it sounded like a good chunk of it was done quickly, but that doesn't mean done done and we don't have an eta

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not there this time

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the grow stages indicators in storage, inventory, and notifications look like this - not too much additional clutter and fairly clear once you see a couple

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robust cosmos
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was really hoping this update would fix the inability to change the adaptive trigger intensity on ps5 😮‍💨 but its still unclickable

north mesa
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They changed something about it, so maybe next time? Or maybe not until after the audit

tender ember
north mesa
tender ember
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Oooh ook spoilers haha

north mesa
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It's a new ui element to clarify something thay was really confusing, not any new content (well the image has stuff from the last 2 patches too)

gritty zinc
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whyyyyyy is there a new emote or whatever that's literally a flashy light explosion
it's like the devs are wanting to trigger photosensitivity reactions
and the new purple landscape with zero settings to help people's eyes that hurt from that lighting crySad

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just looking at the patch notes with that light explosion now I can't focus my eyes and might be getting yet another migraine
this isn't fair

fleet ledge
north mesa
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the Bring it On! sticker (muscley chapaa) has lines that move/flash

fleet ledge
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Also, it's not quite true that they're trying to trigger photosensitivity reactions, but you're sort of right in that 1. they are most likely not taking photosensitivity into account at all, and 2. their entire business model depends on selling cosmetics, many of which boil down to "sparkly shiny things"

umbral willow
gritty zinc
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gamma does not help with flashing at all, I've already changed a lot of gamma things and colour filters through nvidia overlay
yeah the new outfit, it has a gif of a really flashy animation

gritty zinc
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I'd seen an announcement from a while back talking about teaming up with minecraft accessibility folks but I guess they must have just scrapped that entirely?
the more flashy things they add the more work it's gonna be to go back and revamp the already existing ones to be able to turn off vfx -_-

north mesa
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the gifs are the northern warrior outfit (big beam of light and flash), the mimic (minimal animation, no flash), and the Bring It On Sticker (minimal, but flashing animation in the background and "twinkling" on the muscles) - the d20 emote is an image not a gif

gritty zinc
fleet ledge
north mesa
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Here's where the cosmetics vfx issue /vfx toggle is acknowledged and confirmation it's been escalated and is a tracked issue internally in May 2025:
#💬│palia-discussions message
#💬│palia-discussions message
#💬│palia-discussions message (fishing audio too)
#💬│palia-discussions message
#💬│palia-discussions message
(because I keep going to look for it and for anyone else doing the same)

still on the list as of sept 2025, no eta
#💬│palia-discussions message
#💬│palia-discussions message

gritty zinc
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i need the ability to turn off flashing like with arrows/bug bombs/fireworks, and animated outfits on my screen
I wouldn't want to remove them for other people ever, they are really cool looking
but stupid neurological condition says no

gritty zinc
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also migraines and neurological issues suck

civic steeple
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Why has the scrolling method changed on Switch? Normally you would be able to move to the next box vertically in your inventory, but now it throws you to the hard left box, which is annoying

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
tulip spire
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!feedback was it this one that mentioned the bug reports specifically? Or am I in the wrong server for the bug report bot command?

hardy vigilBOT
dull hound
faint thorn
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someone play palia od steam deck? ist working fine? i thinking to buy it but i dont know if that will be good

unborn tulip
north mesa
tender ember
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Really annoying how theyve changed the inventory movement to auto go to the start of each line at the end of the previous now.

weak jetty
tender ember
tulip spire
weak jetty
weak jetty
molten lintel
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So I don't know if anyone's mentioned but I'd love to see the fact of a windmill to process our wheat, to flour, it can simply be a re-skinned preserver that can process wheat, and in turn can introduce doing sugar canes making sugars iv had the idea a while and someones mentioned voicing it here see what people think, surely I'm not the only one to have thought of it 😅

tender ember
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I also wish auto-run was a thing. On fortnite for example i can tap a button & it will continue to walk or run and i dont have to hold a button

molten lintel
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U can kinda

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So for me the auto walk button if u carefully toggle sprint it will auto sprint

tulip spire
torn edge
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I wish they would add a button for the shops where you can buy multiple at once instead of spamming the purchase button kitsuusweat like how we can craft more than one thing at a time

tender ember
wanton trench
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But you still have to do the initial touch of a button. Same on PC we can use forward slash to auto run but we have to press the button first.

proud fractal
molten lintel
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Ok I wasn't sure where to put it I was told here

proud fractal
carmine nymph
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Are there any plans to add Gyro for Switch Players, or Mouse controls for Switch 2 players?

tender ember
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I can do this in other games

tulip spire
tender ember
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On fortnite its the same but left stick so ive tried it all haha!

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Unless my game is bugged idk haha

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Ive had to come off now so ill try again next time but ty!

dull hound
fallen epoch
tender ember
tender ember
barren stag
fleet ledge
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Are there lighting fixtures that illuminate different areas? It might not seem like an accessibility issue but I keep getting the lamp/chandelier directly in between my camera and, say, the stove, or my workbench, and turning it off and on instead of what I mean to do, and it's making cooking, especially, pretty difficult

tender ember
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I also wish they lit the rooms better. I find it really hard to see inside for the majority of the game. Its often lighter OUTSIDE than in the houses even with like 5 lights

fleet ledge
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True, but also, are you on Switch? I noticed when I was traveling last week that in addition to its other shortcomings, lamps just... don't illuminate things properly on that platform

tender ember
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Yeah im on switch

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It seems to just make a circle of light on the floor not much else lol

noble orbit
inner latch
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I would really love to have the ability to highlight or have a more visible outline on fish (toggle-able even)- it can be very hard to see fish in the water sometimes. The highlight that appears over fish when they are obscured is along the lines of something that would help with accessibility in mind chapaapls

fleet ledge
neon rose
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I think it's incredibly annoying that there's so many issues with controllers (at least for me) even before the update adding new ones. I use controller to play on PC because otherwise my wrists act up and I have to navigate the request menu with mouse because my controller stops working on the request menu :/
Like I get that they're still working out the issues with controllers and all but it's an accessibility issue if I can't consistently use controller to navigate menus.

tender ember
tulip spire
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Just to make sure - your plan is

  1. turn the camera in one direction
  2. press a specific button
  3. let go of any button
  4. character walks in the direction of the camera until you press a button/move a stick again
    correct?
gilded chasm
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Hi i’m not sure if this has been asked yet, i play on ps5 and my keyboard works but not the mouse?

proud fractal
gilded chasm
proud fractal
noble orbit
tender ember
tender ember
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Annoyingly though as soon as i try to turn it stops, on fortnite i can still guide it if needby to avoid danger haha

noble orbit
tender ember
noble orbit
molten swift
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In this case the buying in bulk is an accessibility issue, repeated clicking/button pressing can be very difficult and/or painful for many conditions etc. Putting in feedback ofc is a good measure but this particular issue is a common topic here.

proud fractal
worldly rampart
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I’d love a mini map but if they don’t want to do that having the direction letters on the compass be colour coded would be a big help as I’m always getting turned around 😅

worldly rampart
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And an option to have a brighter colour on the fishing hook as trying to fish in the murky waters of elder woods is painful when I can barely see where the fish is 🥲

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
round latch
steady solar
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soo, I LOVE my truffet to death, he's my pride and joy, my good-time lad, my precious plumpster.
HOWEVER
as a Misophonia sufferer, he snorts SO much. Its really beginning to make the inside of my ears itch/soul cry. Could the truffets maybe snort like 70% less. Please I beg of you.
His name is Norm, and I love him.

brave merlin
tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
brave merlin
bleak egret
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Hey everyone! I wanted to ask yall if yall had any suggestions for settings to maybe make my game a little bit more high-contrast? I can't properly see at the moment because my glasses broke (I have a VERY intense prescription, so I'm struggling) and I'd like to play but especially with not being able to see the UI or anything in the enviroment without getting within 4 to 5 inches of the screen I haven't been able to play at all except for water the flowers n crops on my plot :')
I'm on a laptop if that helps at all! Idk if anyone would have this kinda info to give but I just thought it can't hurt to ask ig

peak cloud
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Hey so I've got PTSD and I get triggered by the sound of fireworks. Is there any way to turn off the fireworks sounds by other players?

peak cloud
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So I've always got everything as dimly lit as possible lol

bleak egret
peak cloud
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F.lux has a bunch of different settings. Perhaps the color fidelity setting would help with increased contrast?

bleak egret
bleak egret
peak cloud
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Oh yay ^_^ I'm happy to provide some help. I've been using f.lux for over five years now and I can't recommend it enough.

I've also gone ahead and submitted feedback in regards to fireworks and PTSD. I doubt I'm the only Palia player with PTSD and fireworks are a common trigger.

bleak egret
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I'm also a player with PTSD and fireworks being a trigger so it's definitely common enough issue for sure 😅 I hope there's a way they could do more accessibility settings as part of an update :(( I really love this game but not being able to play it cause I can't see most of whats on the screen and having issues with my hands because of the strain it puts on my wrists and fingers ect ect,,, kinda makes it hard to enjoy playing it lol

fleet ledge
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It is funny to me that S6 is the only company I know of to explicitly have a channel on their discord for accessibility discussions... but as games go, it's not one that I'd pick to try to make accessible to a broad audience. Lots of different game mechanics, real-time minigames, lots of 3d lighting effects, lots of unpredictable behavior from other players... If I really wanted to advertise that my game was accessible, I'd pick a 2D turn-based strategy game of some kind where there was more room to modify the interface, etc.
At least they're trying, though. (Well, supposedly. In the month or so I've been playing, I haven't seen them respond to any accessibility-specific feedback. But I don't know what their dev cycle looks like, so that may not mean anything.)

mellow marsh
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Hi! I have a question about lighting in Elderwoods, and how it affects visually impaired people. I'm trying to build a lot to host cooking parties in the future, and really want to use the Elderwoods cavern landscape as the base of that plot (it has Elderwoods lighting).

I very vaguely recalled reading (either here or on Reddit?) that Elderwoods lighting isn't friendly to vision-impaired folks. Is this true, and if so, can I understand the reasons in greater detail? Asking here cause I tried using the search function here and on Reddit but can't seem to find the messages, it might just be buried under a lot of scrolling or I'm not using the right search terms. But essentially if using the Elderwoods cavern landscape would cause issues to vision-impaired folks, then I'll use other landscapes instead.

fleet ledge
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There are a fair number of complaints about how dark it is in the actual Elderwoods, but I don't know if that applies to the housing plot landscape as well. I should think that if the actual work areas were well lit, that would be enough. But I'm not one of the ones for whom it's an issue, so I can't really say.

mellow marsh
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I see! Thanks for your explanation. The landscape is still rather dark, but not as bad as the actual Elderwoods. I think I'll err on the side of caution and use another landscape instead. Thanks again! 🙂

snow aurora
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Is there a way the devs could let us rebind K? My friend is a lefty and has tried to play multiple times with mouse and keyboard but K cannot be rebound from the camera option

open bear
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Is there any way to make icons on the map a little bigger? its a little hard to see on a tv screen

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
open bear
fleet ledge
fleet ledge
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Of course, those are just workarounds. The actual question "why, having already created the process to rebind key inputs, would you make it not work for certain keys" remains unanswered for now.

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The good news is that I'm back from vacation and taking requests for AHK scripts.

snow aurora
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ty for the help and suggestions!

silk ingot
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What camera settings help with severe motion sickness? I haven’t been able to play since last year

slender scroll
# silk ingot What camera settings help with severe motion sickness? I haven’t been able to pl...

These are messages copied from previous discussions:

About motion sickness : I experience it only IRL but for videogames never, but in Palia I started getting it, I think it's due to the shift of FOV during sprinting. I reduced the "Shaking camera" slide to 0 and it seems to help, the FOV doesn't change much and I stopped having nausea.

Hope it can help others / gives ideas to DEV to accomdate others like me

persistent center reticule helps and then playing with all the graphics settings (including in "Calibrate Screen") until it works for you - the pins have a link to a spreadsheet with some suggested settings (not all of them)

shy coyote
mellow marsh
# shy coyote Dunno if you've already figured out what you needed to know, but wanted to throw...

Hi thanks for the reply! Yes I already have my answer. I already bought the landscape to use for my original home plot! Went on a few home tours and loved it, but I was wondering if it'll be good to use it as a cooking party lot. Tbh I find it dark still even with lots of lights, esp at night, although it's sliiightly better than Elderwoods. So I'll be using other landscapes instead.

wind wyvern
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Is there a way to totally turn off vibration on ps5 , I already have it down to zero but it still vibrates intensely whilst fishing and hoeing

tender ember
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The tools bars need to be more clear, my watering can still had like a third left on it & just downgraded..doesnt feel very accessible if thats what it means when their instructions say "fully depleted"

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Also on switch, i know theres a bug with the inventory already but ive just noticed when scrolling pages on the main screen (the 8 boxes at the bottom) i can only flip through one way now i can press up arrow but not down

inner bolt
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Is there a way to make pop-up messages stay longer on screen? By the time my eyes have adjusted and focused on what the text says, the pop-up has disappeared.

proud fractal
# tender ember The tools bars need to be more clear, my watering can still had like a third lef...

They only break down to the level below their current grade when the decay bar is completely empty (the circle encompassing the tool), so it breaking down to the next level while it has a third of the orange circle left is an extremely unusual and rare error. Are you sure you weren't looking at the water level on the watering can? The decay bar for the health of the tool itself is usually orange when it's near breaking level and the bar behind it will be brown. It will disappear completely when it breaks down.

proud fractal
tender ember
proud fractal
tender ember
proud fractal
tender ember
# proud fractal Where I said it breaking down with a third of the decay bar left is an unusual e...

No, i mean the part where youre saying 'they only break down to the previous level' which to me read as if you thought i thought it broke entirely or its ok because it only broke one level etc, i was just saying that im aware it does that but wasn't what my comment was about. Dont worry 👍 as i said i was moreso asking if this had happened to others or if it was a known bug, which it sounds like it isnt from your response.

proud fractal
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It can be confusing with the watering level above the decay circle/bar as well

full forge
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Does anyone know if increased text size is on the way? I think I asked about it at the start of beta like 2 years ago but I haven’t really heard an update since.
Sometimes I log in on pc and I see how gorgeous the games visuals are but I can only play on switch since the text is too small for me to read on PC. (There is a text size change in settings now but the max setting is not very big at all)

tender ember
north mesa
# full forge Does anyone know if increased text size is on the way? I think I asked about it ...

nothing they've said explicitly unfortunately. I think this is the closest we have:

Looking Ahead
[...]
We’ve teamed up with the Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Service to run a deep-dive audit of Palia. Their mission: spotlight the most pressing accessibility gaps, map out a clear workflow for our development team to address, and guide us toward adding features that truly move the needle for players. The first wave of fixes ships with the Radiance Rising update, with even more improvements queued up for the patches that follow.
https://palia.com/news/palia-path-roadmap-summer-2025

So fingers crossed we get basic scale/size and font settings early on in the process

mellow marsh
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I just noticed it today. A couple of my decay bars are not showing accurately - only one of them is (when you pull up the R menu).

tender ember
fleet ledge
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So far today I've been getting the "obscured fish" outlines every time... Anyone else? Seems like they might have implemented a change, unless it's just a bug for me XD

thorn agate
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Not sure if anyone has asked before but is there a way to get subtitles or something for sounds? Like I know plants and fish you can hear those but I am a bit hard of hearing and don't hear them sometimes. Is there a way for me to be able to tell that there is something next to me without noise??

keen brook
dull lotus
# keen brook Are they some kind of alert/warning or just cute sounds? (I'm only curious becau...

The bugs have a little “woop!” sound when they detect your presence to start running away, otherwise not too much as far as alert sounds go. Most item-specific sounds I only hear when I’m close enough to pick something up. The only time this has made a difference as a player for me is when I don’t see the dragon moss I’m stepping over 😅 I’m HOH so I can’t usually rely on it

dull lotus
keen brook
dull lotus
keen brook
rugged oxide
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Sooo going through your inventory or managing your inventory sucks now.... Is there a way that the selection doesn't go to the first tile in every row automatically?
It's really frustrating having to press all those extra times if you want to send your pet row to the stash...

proud fractal
turbid girder
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Does anyone know if there has been a discussion if it will be added to cloud gaming through Xbox !?

thorn agate
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Ohhhhh wow... you cannot hear the song of the onion... T__T

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But seriously, the noise from plants usually isn't loud enough to hear until you're standing close enough to pick it anyway, but there have definitely been occasions when I've been running past something and only noticed the sound and doubled back to pick it. And as for bugs, as often as not I only hear them object, and then try to turn around and catch them real quick. So... yeah, it would be helpful, I bet!

keen brook
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That would actually be nice to have that information on subtitles on the screen. I did not know that they made noises until yesterday. lol

wet light
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Bumping this again, I cannot see anything when I'm trying to fish in certain areas 🥹 it's especially bad in the elderwood. I'm playing on a 55" screen and I have good vision with my glasses on, so I'm not sure who can see it..

north mesa
fleet ledge
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Wait, I didn't know about the grove sound! I just figured it was the normal "it's midnight" sound for that region...

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Anyway, star quality bugs is a really good one! I think that carries further than normal bug sounds (or at least sticks out from the ambient noise more) and is definitely actionable (i.e. stop and look around for a shiny even if you weren't planning on catching any bugs)

keen brook
keen brook
rigid sage
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If the bug is the same color as the ground or close to the color of the ground I can't see it. I've lost track of so many bugs because of this. I also have double vision and depth perception issues and only having 3rd person camera angles makes everything difficult. If we had 1st person it would help majorly.

fleet ledge
tender ember
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You know how in your inventory or in a sale if you hover over an item it tells you what it is & its info? I wish it would also do that in your pocket space, sometimes its annoying having to go to your inventory page just to check what something is.

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100% agree.

tropic phoenix
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I posted in the quest help, but the main questline being stuck behind platforming challenges is… not great. I legitimately cannot get further because of it.

north mesa
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temple of the gales? really hoping they are allowed to go back and add at least the level of help that roots has. One of the devs said they had notes.

tropic phoenix
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Yeah, that part. It’s so frustrating, and it’s what made me quit playing a year ago

near shore
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I wish we could have more people in a group, maybe 5-6 but cap the bonus at 4 people.

minor shoal
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I wish that Palia could come to IOS/MacOS

noble orbit
minor shoal
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and thanks

noble orbit
glossy arch
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I think there should be an option to teleport to your party members when your at your plot

glass oak
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Please tell me theres plans to give us mounts eventually?

north mesa
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not that we know of, there's a mention or two of mounts in the ask the team archives but they speak generally or evade the question. the fast travel board quest seems like it's the current concession to that request - dunno if mounts would make things better or worse accessibility wise (motion sickness, effects from inevitable cosmetics, controls, timing)

tender ember
north mesa
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if hunting from a mount was possible and if adding another element with all it's resources didn't negate the gain with more lag

shy coyote
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I'm not really as interested about mounts for hunting as I am in getting the distance/startle thing back. That made hunting so much less impossible for me than it is now

lost void
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Hi! Was wondering if anyone else gets more motion sickness or dizzy after they did the update? The graphics seem to be “more clear” but Idk if it was just me but I don’t remember it being that way and causing me dizziness. Is there a motion sickness setting at all? That would be helpful for sure.

fleet ledge
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At last count, the only setting that specifically mentions motion sickness is the "center reticle always on" setting. Mouse sensitivity (turn speed), view distance, foliage, etc. can all make a difference.

north mesa
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As can field of view and the lighti/color options in the calibrate screen sub menu, but i also notice that changing quality settings helps too fir some reason? I have to try something different every few updates

fleet ledge
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Btw what do people mean when they wish for "fast travel" in this context? I've always found the combination of the stables and the "Return home" button more than adequate

keen brook
queen swallow
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Please make a search bar for the requesting items tab

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
silent thorn
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Mounts PLEASE I hate running the entire maps😭

robust thorn
rapid tide
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can I turn off fire works? Theyre a bit too flashy and loud

manic ocean
north mesa
hardy vigilBOT
neat crow
# fleet ledge Btw what do people mean when they wish for "fast travel" in this context? I've a...

In other games with large maps like palia such as botw (the one that immediately comes to my mind) have the ability to fast travel to specific locations on the map (ex: einar's cave) without the need to traverse the whole map to get to a specific location. It has its upsides and downsides, the major downside being it greatly reduces the probability that the player will discover something on the map via exploration (which is problematic for quests) but the upside is that you don't spend 6 minutes in real time legging it across bahari to get across the ancient aqueduct and cross the map. Personally as a switch user I feel like with with the above issue mentioned (particularly the legging it bit, the lag on the switch can be awful at times), mounts may be the better answer in terms of efficiency and usability in the game but they come with their own host of problems as well as people have already mentioned above me

pulsar zealot
north mesa
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Massively multi-player online role playing game - for anyone new to the initialism especially those who are new to online games generally and started after palia started to distance themselves from the lable because it was repeatedly pointed out that 25-30 is not massive and the maps are small for that game type

fleet ledge
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not really, theres shrines that are virtually right next to each other, as well as the ability to place your own travel node wherever you want with the DLC. i can concede on the map sizing difference, but the stables in palia are fairly spread out, with only one per main "area" on the map, whereas in BOTW each designated "area" has numerous shrines scattered across the space, as well as a main tower corresponding to each area, so i would consider it more populated and closer together than the stables in palia.

to clean up the comparison, you could say the sheika towers in botw are the stable equivalent in palia, as each acts as a fast travel location corresponding to the designated area (ex: great plateau tower in the great plataeu = central stables in central killima)

north mesa
robust thorn
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this is where we discuss stuff relating to disability?

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i have some intermittent vision issues and hearing issues and the subtlety of the fishing noise is just s l i g h t l y too subtle for me to considstently fish, its mostly guessing if its the third bite or not for me

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what do people generally think about things like a volume slider, color/some sort of visual indicator?

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i feel like theres other aid too but those were the first things that came to mind

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omg i brought this up to my friend too and they just said the fishing rod jumps a little with like a noise too when you can actually start the like reeling and i didnt know that was a thing either chapaasad

north mesa
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there are a ton of little audio cues, these are the ones I could think of off hand the other day when the discussion was about subtitles or visual elements to mimic them #♿│accessibility-discussions message

robust thorn
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i have to have an slightly uncomfortable volume to notice

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i sadly dont qualify for hearing aids (yet) chapaasad

north mesa
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just got flashbanged on home tours - an elderwood cavern plot loaded in with... inverted? colors so i was very bright - so that's still a thing/back

patent sage
fair briar
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Any chance we’d be able to gift plushies and/or furniture? I have so much that I just wanna give to my duo cause she’d probably use it unlike me

tulip spire
fair briar
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Yeah she doesn’t have any plushies since she works a lot and can’t grind like I can

granite mulch
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Can we please get an auto complete for fishing even if that means we won't get star quality fish? I have a degenerative disease and fishing is murder on my wrist 😭😭

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Also being able to change text size would help a lot

A colorblind mode for folks who are colorblind.

And since not all the chat dialoouge is voice acted the option to have it read to you would be nice

fleet ledge
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Is Palia not compatible with standard screenreading software? I know Magnifier and other standard Windows tools work.

fleet ledge
# robust thorn omg i brought this up to my friend too and they just said the fishing rod jumps ...

visual-only cues: the tip of the rod dips 1, 2, 3 (especially visible if you rotate the camera, as I usually do just for better cinematography while I'm waiting) and then if you look down at the bobber, you can see the fish actually grab it and then do a little figure 8 (which is especially funny when the "fish" in question is a chest). Even if you can't see the bobber clearly (a common issue), when a fish finally takes the bait there's a definite visual disturbance in the area where it landed.

fair briar
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Any chance of making purchasable sticker packs like with the lucky coin being 10,000 in game? Probably not the current packs but maybe a future one and it can maybe be a bit more than the lucky coin

tender ember
fair briar
north mesa
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they are a rare drop from all skills and they can be traded, but we have also gotten at least one pack a month for the last few months (if you didn't claim the current one available through the 4th, check your news tab)

fair briar
jagged dust
# fleet ledge visual-only cues: the tip of the rod dips 1, 2, 3 (especially visible if you rot...

i have the same issue! the fishing is really hard to notice, especially between bobs. i’m hard of hearing, and i find it almost impossible to guess which tug on the rod is the 4th one. i wish the bobber itself wasn’t BLUE so i could See It and Keep It In The Brackets. i have some loose understanding there are other bobbers that i can’t unlock yet, but it being Blue from the get go is. not ideal. haven’t been able to level my fishing. i’ve tried changing the sensitivity, etc. to help with This side of things and try to get the knack for moving the rod, but there being very little visual queues for hooking has made fishing frustrating.

proud fractal
jagged dust
proud fractal
tulip spire
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Sorry to hear :-( Fingers crossed they'll add some accessibility stuff...

teal pendant
grizzled musk
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another game i play added fishing as a new mechanic, but you could passively fish (basically the equivalent of setting out a net and having them get caught in it.) the vast majority of the time, you get not-rare fish, but there is a very slight chance to get the really rare ones. fishing is the most discussed mechanic in this channel because players find it inaccessible. i understand that fishing up something super rare feels amazing to the majority of players, but i wish the studio would consider a similar option. even if it’s just for bundles, so not star quality.

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(to clarify: i wish the studio would consider a similar fishing mechanic that would allow people to passively fish.)

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i’m also certainly not the first to suggest it! it’s come up many times in the discussions channel as well. i don’t think it takes away from someone’s feeling of accomplishment to add a more accessible option. options are the best.

mild island
# granite mulch Can we please get an auto complete for fishing even if that means we won't get s...

Hey not sure if anyone responded to you... there is a colourblind mode, 3 actually. I also have what I call my caged chicken feet hands, when I cannot use a keyboard I use a switch pro controller, it is smaller and lighter in weight.
I am looking at getting an azeron device for all my gaming needs at some point though. As I game a lot and cannot see myself stopping any time soon.
Have you tried the accessibility settings on your pc to see if you can adjust the screen size that way? The text?

The more stuff that does get added to a game, the more bloated a game becomes, a lot of the times the worse it ends up with bugs... when some things users can find fixes in their own pc

granite mulch
mild island
jagged dust
jagged dust
north mesa
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!feedback while the CM did say she and/or other sixers do now look in here sometimes (though we don't know how much they might back read outside of US business hours), anyone with feedback should submit it through the below. This channel does tend to be help and commiseration between players first and foremost

hardy vigilBOT
soft thorn
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I can get a fish to bite to reel them in is ridiculous I can't even reel anything in

mild island
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OK so there is buff food, and clapping nearing players fishing used to also give a buff, unless that was removed, it also gave luck at the black market

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You can also slow down the cast speed

steady terrace
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im new and i was just thinking how helpful it would be to always have that bright neon yellow that happens when the fish is 'blocked' --> the bobber could be like that the whole time as an option, since it's hard to see the fish/bobber against the water sometimes, especially in bubbles or at night.

i also wonder if they could add camera help that automatically makes the view top-down when fishing?

mild island
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[Zeki tells us about clapping to give people luck at the wheel]

mild island
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I do my fishing at about a 18% grade [think hill grade]

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Fishing Safe Zone Size, is the size of the area you have "wiggle" room to keep the fish in the brackets... does that make sense to everyone?

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At fishing Level 5 you can purchase from Einar a recipe called Fisherman's Brew

steady terrace
# mild island You can adjust your camera to fish so you view top down

i had to go test it cause i wasnt sure exactly what was happening but, it resets & locks the camera to a certain behind the shoulder angle during reel-in, so i guess i am asking if it that could be toggled, since i'd rather it stay at whatever angle i approach to fish. i end up moving the cam every time after i cast out, to see whats going on with the bobber

mild island
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That stuff will increase the Fishing Safe Zone Size... this will give you more time to reel those babies in!

mild island
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And I write everything down lol

mild island
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steady terrace
soft thorn
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Honestly I don't know I tried everything. I can reel in books and non fish thing. But fish I just can't reel them in. I have all ready put in tickets no one could seem to figure it out. I'm just taking it as crappy wifi and computer issue.

mild island
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I will give an example why i ask... When the garden temple first came, it was the first temple to give me difficulties... my jumps were like Jaime Sommers... props to those of you that know who that is... The Devs, nobody could figure it out... I was jumping way to high and far...

teal pendant
soft thorn
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I put it at 11 instead of the twelve because moving and resource gathering was difficult

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O that part I'm not sure

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I think I put it on the lowest because my game would lag other wise

mild island
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Bing, my brain jumped and I turned my fps way down, I turned my mobile hot-spot on, unplugged the pc from my Internet and finished the garden in a total of 3 hrs... frustrations and all

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A bunch of us had to do it that way. Good Internet and fast pc, brand new computers did not like the game lol

soft thorn
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Ok I might have to see if I have a friend that can make it and I help so I have the brew

mild island
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I call it the green goop

soft thorn
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O

mild island
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And when you make it, always choose the "Use 🌟 Quality Ingredients"

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There is also a bobber you will get during a quest, called a "Pyroflow Bobber" and It is huge!

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Also, this is my IGN, feel free to add me

jagged dust
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knowing about them is cool. but the main mechanic is still inaccessible

still rivet
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When is the next update or next maintenance cuz Tish is still stuck on my plot for like two weeks now and Auni has vantage from thin air nowhere to be found I've everything restarted game still nothing and still find the bean Burger recipe

proud fractal
# still rivet When is the next update or next maintenance cuz Tish is still stuck on my plot f...

  1. no idea when the next patch will be released but you can watch Palia status and Palia news channels for updates.

  2. there's some player workarounds for Tish at this time, in the various help channels.

  3. Auni is not missing. Return to your adventure on the horizon, Prismbeard's treasure, or true treasure quest. They are locked into location on those quests.

  4. the recipe is in the beast lair in a treasure chest.

  5. all of these questions are better suited for the quest help or gameplay help channel, this channel is meant mainly for discussions around disability access.

steady terrace
jagged dust
steady terrace
hardy vigilBOT
shrewd sky
# granite mulch Can we please get an auto complete for fishing even if that means we won't get s...

I'd like to echo this as well.

Funnily enough I joined the discord due to wishing to ask about something being added to fishing that would make it much easier, as with my impaired mobility, I really struggle to catch any fish.

I can see when the fish bite, but once the mini-game begins, I lose every fish because I am unable to move my mouse or controller quick enough to keep the fish from escaping and it's very demoralizing.

I thought of a possible solution:
If I could use the A and D keys to move it instead, I probably could do it! Just an idea. ^^

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i wonder if Fisherman's Brew could be applied as a party bonus? or a new low level item "Friendfisherman's Brew" with other foraging ingredients? (maybe require a lot in quantity to balance?) that you could automatically receive the recipe the first time you buddy up and get the friend fishing bonus?

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i wonder if its possible for the devs to rework flare usage. would be nice to be able to shoot multiple for resources

viscid lodge
fleet ledge
# jagged dust i’m very new to the game, and do not have a list of friends yet. i still can’t e...

so it won't help if the entire mechanic is inaccessible to you but for others reading this, if it's a matter of difficulty, "fishing with a buddy" works differently from other mechanics in that it does not require being in a party, nor even working on the same task. all it takes is standing near someone who is fishing (reliably true in the Underground if you've gotten that far) and waiting for them to catch a fish. every time they get a fish, you get a bonus on how fast you can successfully reel in fish, up to 50% (5 stacks of the buff), which lasts for something like 20 minutes.

north mesa
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Yeah - In a party, hook boosters, near people, and stacking all the foods with buffs does help make even epic fish easier but they're still difficult and doesn't make the mechanic itself better. I hope (but don't expect) they share the report(s) generated from the accessibility audit because I'm really curious about how fishing stacks up.

steady terrace
north mesa
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https://palia.com/news/palia-path-roadmap-summer-2025

We’ve teamed up with the Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Service to run a deep-dive audit of Palia. Their mission: spotlight the most pressing accessibility gaps, map out a clear workflow for our development team to address, and guide us toward adding features that truly move the needle for players. The first wave of fixes ships with the Radiance Rising update, with even more improvements queued up for the patches that follow.

solid pilot
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!trade

hardy vigilBOT
lofty shuttle
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!maji

hardy vigilBOT
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Maji Market will be running for a week, every four weeks.

The next Maji Market will happen from <t:1753167600:f> until <t:1753772400:f> (time zone local to you).

wind moat
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!help

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!palia

tender ember
# wind moat !palia

Fyi, this is the accessibility channel, so if your issue is not accessibility this isnt the channel for those

mellow marsh
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Specifically about the text sizes, it hurts my eyes to read esp on my switch. On PC it's not so bad but I can imagine folks with vision issues might struggle still. Introducung a UI scaling feature like what they have in sims 4 would be fantastic.

granite mulch
spice river
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I have an issue that might be an accessibility issue? I’m not sure how to classify it. Basically a close friend of mine who I really want to play this game, for various health issue-related reasons I won’t share, is very triggered by feces. Mentions of it, images of it, etc. To the point where it can negatively impact her mood for several days at a time. I was just wondering if there was some way to make a texture change, or something, that would alter the in-game icons for fertilizer.

tulip spire
spice river
next void
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I agree with the fishing needing a different option, I also struggle greatly with it

fleet ledge
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Also, general reminder that I'm taking requests for AHK scripts for people who wish they could rebind controls that currently can't be. (Not an S6 employee, not a modder - it's a program that affects your keyboard inputs, that's all.)

shut stratus
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Im new to this discord but if this channel is what i think it is for then ill say it here. Feel free to tell me if im dumb or if you need to remove it.

Is there a way to make the map or compass easier to understand/use. The compass at the top of the screen when starting the game just shows you how far they are and shows you the flag on the icon. But it doesnt show a picture of who it is. So when you go to open the map to look at who is who and you put a waypoint on it but it still looks really similar to the other quests on the compass. Also what really helps those (like me) with really bad direction issues to have a floor guide when you put a way point. To explain , you know in other games there is some type of line or foot steps to show you how to get to your waypoint? Thats what im talking about. Because otherwise the compass and map are REALLY confusing (at least for me).
I know im bad at explaining and wording things so if any of this doesnt make sense let me know so i can try and re-explain it.

proud fractal
# shut stratus Im new to this discord but if this channel is what i think it is for then ill sa...

If you're not seeing an NPC on your waypoint/map/compass, it's because you haven't met them yet. Once you meet an NPC, they're picture becomes visible and they're not a gray question mark anymore on the map. So if you have NPCs you "can't see," it's because you need to meet them in the village first, and then they'll be visible on your map.

And no, currently there is guide for leading you, just the use of the waypoint on the map to mark where you need to go and then following that mark via distance on the compass/or following the quest location via distance. You can always send in feedback about wanting a guide once a waypoint is placed though

spare schooner
chilly dirge
tender ember
quartz eagle
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Probably already discussed here, but is there any expectation of a mini map?? My working memory is atrocious and I’m constantly having to open the map every 10 seconds to reorient myself

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EW without a minimap is particularly stressful

cursive jacinth
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You are not the only one

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A mini map would be a great QOL upgrade for EVERYONE.

north mesa
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i thought it was addressed in a previous q&a that they didn't want to include one to encourage exploration and learning/internalizing the map, but I'm not finding a proper source for that now

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that is quoting this (assuming they were a sixer, the layoffs and exodus from nov 2023 through summer 2024 make it rough to know for sure since they don't have the employee role anymore) #💬│palia-discussions message

sick cape
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how can i write in the trade chat? here in discord i mean

cursive jacinth
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!trading

hardy vigilBOT
flint ginkgo
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Hello! I’d like to make a suggestion for the devs. I came across a consent issue today I was not previously aware of. I started streaming cooking parties but wasn’t aware that some people don’t want their igns seen. Is it possible to add a setting to hide people’s names from your own settings? Like a stream setting to where everyone is nameless and maybe another that makes others have random free in game looks? Someone told me that they had a person recognize their SO in game in a stream and it caused a huge fight and fallout and now they like to not be in streams.

tulip spire
hardy vigilBOT
noble orbit
flint ginkgo
unique jasper
north mesa
tender ember
thorn bay
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I have a question.
Is there any job opportunities available to work remotely? If yes.
Can someone reach out to me directly?
Thank you.

tulip spire
tender ember
thorn bay
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Thank you @tulip spire And @tender ember
I appreciate it.

fleet ledge
golden belfry
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I'm not sure if this is where I should ask this question but is it possible to get two different sets of nameplates at the same time/from the same week? One person was encouraging me to go for it but another cautioned me against it saying something had changed with an update and I might lose the votes from the first one or they won't count anymore or something. I'm confused!

proud fractal
tulip spire
golden belfry
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OK thanks. I wasn't sure what type of accessibility this channel was meant for. I'll hop over to the one you mentioned.

flint ginkgo
# fleet ledge I don't understand the second part of your post. Who recognized who, and how? I ...

Ah! sorry i just saw this. I am not sure I totally understand the reasoning behind not wanting character skins to be seen either. This is a story a friend told me and she is uncomfortable with her skin being public bc ig its her brand and very recognizable by her community? If it sounds a bit weird it's bc I don't really understand either but she was adamant about consent and this being a big deal to her and others and it's not a huge deal for me to just accommodate that ask so i figured i would ask.

proud fractal
# flint ginkgo Ah! sorry i just saw this. I am not sure I totally understand the reasoning behi...

As Kaf suggested using the streamer setting can turn off the IGNs of other players in shot, but it's really on the person playing the game -- if they're concerned about privacy and other people in their community seeing them doing something -- to take care of that by not attending parties where streaming is occuring. I am very doubtful the game would be able to accommodate a "scramble" setting for player looks within the streamer mode because the game can barely withstand loading player looks as they are. However, it never hurts to send in feedback on it.

flint ginkgo
proud fractal
tulip spire
flint ginkgo
# proud fractal Out of curiosity, how does you as the party host changing your skin prevent the ...

Honestly I don’t even know why it was a huge issue I have 9 followers on YT dawg but I want to make people comfortable and I’m a big believer in consent in all parts of relationships so I’m doing my best to accommodate.

But like I said above we are going to have them change skins if they don’t want to be known. Bc I think the devs updated streamer mode to erase everyone’s names. Ty so much yall and consider this case closed.

narrow sun
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Having the option to host parties in game would be a gamechanger, paliaparty site is getting spammy recently and it's been harder to find parties or even access them (sometimes the hosts ask people to join their discords or streams and it makes it even less accessible 😭 ), being able to invite people directly over inside palia and host in palia would help us find parties more effectively and would take away from the spam issue, also parties keep players playing longer so it would encourage more players to stay online longer, seems like it would be a plus for both the game and the playerschapaahappy

tender ember
tulip spire
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Probably a better question for one of the other channels, as it's not really accessibility-related. Maybe #💬│palia-discussions would be a good place?

scenic rune
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bonjour je suis française est ce qu'il y a des gens Français

tulip spire
# scenic rune bonjour je suis française est ce qu'il y a des gens Français

Bienvenue! Je ne suis pas français, alors je suis désolée si je fais des erreurs. Mais je crois qu'il y a des groupes françaises dans #1267631845013721158 , peut-être tu peux y en trouver une? Une note, le serveur est en anglais pour que les modérateurs puissent comprendre tout, la seule exception est que les publicités des groupes dans #1267631845013721158 peuvent être en la langue de la groupe.

English translation: Welcome! I'm not french, so I'm sorry if I make any mistakes. But I think there are some french groups in #1267631845013721158 , maybe you can find one there? One note, the server is in english so the mods can understand everything, the only exception are groups advertising in the language of the group in #1267631845013721158 .

scenic rune
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@tulip spire Thank you

solid lava
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can we have 5 player cap in group as 4 seems just 1 too low all the time we have 9 in our comminty and we normaly have 5 players on at same time (diff) each time)

proud fractal
hardy vigilBOT
fleet ledge
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Can we get a mod to change the name of the channel to disability-accessibility? Seems like that might help

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"Access" is apparently too broad if you're outside that community

proud fractal
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I'm sure they would be open to that if a request was sent in via modmail!! They've been super helpful setting up some other QoL stuff for the discord channels.

tender ember
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I agree there needs to be clarification, perhaps in the description of the channel or a pinned post

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Ah it seems there is already

fleet ledge
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People who are around: thoughts on changing the name of the channel to disability-accessibility? It might cut down on off-topic requests, but the title itself is not fully inclusive.

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I note that the pinned posts and the channel description just repeat "accessibility" without any clarification. That much can surely be improved - open to suggestions.

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also, um... hypothetically, if someone had never used modmail, how would they do that?

tender ember
tender ember
fleet ledge
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oh okay. FYI you can use code (backticks - under the tilde in a US QWERTY keyboard) to describe things like that without triggering them, like I'm assuming i just type @modmail and it pings that role

tulip spire
tender ember
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Im on mobile so not sure how to do that but thanks!

tender ember
acoustic totem
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Anyone have machine 1 & 5, and necklace 2?

tulip spire
fleet ledge
tulip spire
tender ember
acoustic totem
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I’m sorry!

tender ember
fleet ledge
acoustic totem
tulip spire
tender ember
acoustic totem
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Even adding it to channel list and click on brings me back

fleet ledge
tender ember
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Ohhh no it took you to trading but then lists you to go to here next, it seems you dont have access to write in it

acoustic totem
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No still nothing :(

fleet ledge
# acoustic totem

ohhhhhh that's just a random (automated) suggestion from Discord, not a real recommendation as such

tulip spire
# acoustic totem

The one at the bottom? Head to #🤝│trading message to learn how to get access to write there - the accessibility discussion link is just a random suggestion for where you could also be interested in.

acoustic totem
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I’m dumb thanks guys

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I didn’t know I had to click the check mark

tulip spire
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You're welcome!

fleet ledge
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No worries, I assume lots of Palia players aren't Discord experts

tender ember
acoustic totem
fleet ledge
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As far as the description goes, what do people think of this?

Discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other differences.

proud fractal
hardy vigilBOT
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How to Use ModMail

Hey there!
This looks like something you can reach out to the mods for help! You can contact them via ModMail, a bot that will set up a private conversation with the team.

To use ModMail, DM @haughty walrus (that can also be found at the top of our member list).

It will walk you through the process to reach out to the mod team. If you are in multiple servers utilizing ModMail, please make sure to select Palia.

Thanks! kitsuulove

fleet ledge
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(I don't know of any one concise term that a. doesn't feel patronizing to those who do identify as disabled or handicapped, and b. includes the neurodiversity crowd without excessive medicalization, but my understanding is that "differences" is pretty neutral in the current climate.)

steady terrace
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i think #disability-and-accessibility is good, and have the description address the "discussion" part,
then hopefully less people will read "access" and mistake it for a general chat channel about 'accessing' anything, at least i guess that's what happens when they read 'tech' and 'issues' from the channels above

tender ember
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fleet ledge
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#accessibility-and-disability? Makes sense to me

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Channel name change to #accessibility-and-disability: So far Lor and Finn have expressed support, Froggasandra seemed... not against it, Bunnyaimee is against, and I'm of two minds. I'm not prepared to submit a request without more consensus than that. Perhaps someone will come up with a brilliant idea this weekend.

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As for the description, we've got:

Discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs.

If there's no other feedback, I'll submit a request soon (probably Sunday, to give the Saturday crowd a chance to weigh in.)

fleet ledge
# tender ember Id try & stick with "or other disability or access needs" personally just becaus...

I get where you're coming from. For this conversation it so happens that I'm three different demographics (although, of course, I'm only one person and others may feel differently):

  1. my vision is pretty ish, but honestly I think that's within the "average" range, so if a game/website uses low-contrast (especially gray-on-gray) text I consider that a "them" issue and they need to get with the program
  2. I have ADHD and that's only an issue sometimes (social model of disability: I'm "disabled" by open plan offices with their constantly ringing telephones, etc., not by my neurotype per se.)
  3. I have a chronic illness plus anxiety/trauma, and they're extremely flippin' disabling - that's a "me" issue even if there are things that would help (benches, community-oriented housing, etc.)

So like... yeah, you don't have to be disabled to need accessibility (especially basic accessibility standards that have already been established.) And, at the same time, calling my health issues a "difference" or some other euphemism would feel pretty patronizing. Hence not wanting to move too quickly on changes.

tender ember
fleet ledge
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(Personally, I actually prefer to identify as "handicapped" and wish we could bring it back; the comparison to Smash Bros [or golf, if you insist] feels like a better description of my limitations. But I feel like that would cause an uproar lol)

proud fractal
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I appreciate the desire to be sensitive to the needs of all and the different groups who may need accessibility help, that's a really nice thing to do.

But if we consider the average experience of a user coming to the discord for help with the game itself, which is often how people end up here in this channel with the 'clutter questions,' they're not reading channel descriptions and they're just clicking around and usually spamming multiple channels with their questions -- including this one. I do think the word "disability" is more recognizable to someone who does not have a disability or accessibility issues and therefore would stick out to that individual more in their pursuit of answers, and would hopefully give them pause before they put an irrelevant issue here that's better suited for one of the channels in the same category or somewhere completely different.

Just another perspective to consider! It's great to be considerate and inclusive, but also to consider how can the channel name actually direct the people who are on a one-track mind of seeking help with their in-game problem.

steady terrace
# tender ember I think if everyones determined to change the title to add disability in (which ...

i wish it didnt need changed but in my short time here i’ve seen a LOT of offtopic stuff, even people using it as a bot channel which is honestly kind of hurtful & demoralizing, i guess less people than i thought know what “accessibility” is, so i do think “disability” as the first word is a necessary change for channel utility, though not changing anything in concept for people who Know…

maybe hopefully people who dont know will even learn by association that “accessibility” mostly is used as a specific word about access needs, not just “how things can be accessed”

fwiw i think the people looking for access need(s) support will be much more likely to know that “disability” is a related topic, and still recognize the channel use even as the 2nd word, this is why i feel strongly it should be “-and-” not just a dash between the words

i hope i worded that right jelthinking

eternal rain
# steady terrace i wish it didnt need changed but in my short time here i’ve seen a LOT of offtop...

i think what doesnt help is the sheer amount of text channels this server has, ive seen people go to this channel asking how to access the trading channel thinking this is how you get permission to be able to chat in the trading channel. i also think that non native english speakers might not know exactly the meaning of the word "accessibility" which may be another reason why you see these "cluttered" questions as they think this channel is about "how do i get permission to do this" or something similar of that nature

steady terrace
proud fractal
steady terrace
proud fractal
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then maybe admins can look into it and reroute it majithink

eternal rain
# steady terrace maybe discord even suggests it *because* it’s the last channel, what if there wa...

i think its more so the fact that this channel is lumped into the issues and feedback category, people might see this as a channel where people go "oh this is the channel where i can ask how can i access the trading channel or how can i post a party", basically implying that this channel is talking about discussions on how to improve the discord server itself or how to access the other channels

steady terrace
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the one above this area, The Bowl maybe