♿│accessibility-discussions

[opaque pilot]

I know that advertising of outside servers is not allowed, but if anyone has disability/accessibility friendly Palia groups, please DM me

My disability doesn't involve any sensitivity to flashing lights or anything, but I totally understand how deeply disability can affect things like this so I'd love to join a group where its a priority

[fleet knot]

s6 should listen honestly. I’ve met multiple people with sensitivity problems surrounding the game, and there could be such easy work arounds if only they just listened to you all (everyone in this channel with disabilities of all kinds).

And we as a community should also be able to accommodate as much as we can as well. The fact some people wouldn’t even dare not touch a darn firework during a party?! like wdym, if we can help someone enjoy parties without harm, why shouldnt we do that.

[gritty zinc]

I would send invite if I knew of any
and ty, yeah it makes me really sad how s6 isn't just ignoring the physical safety hazards, but also literally all accessibility needs
I know it's next to impossible to make things that are going to be accessible for all disabilities, but at least some of the absolute bare minimum things would go a long way

[fleet knot]

exactly!

[opaque pilot]

Yeah I had to stop wearing an outfit with an idle animation because it made me vaguely motion sick when it went off. I know they're working on vfx toggles but I'm not sure why it isn't already addressed.

[gritty zinc]

yeah people get annoyed and huffy about being asked not to do fireworks, "but it's tradition!! 😭" or "all parties do tho lol" or "why??"

[fleet knot]

It’s so not that deep to just not doo iitt. They could also just idk, do the heart pose once and be done with it?! so many other ways to celebrate a party well done that isnt harmful to others

[gritty zinc]

and 2 people actually followed me after a party and spammed fireworks at me

[fleet knot]

If you truly cant wear it, make sure to make a ticket as well. My friend couldnt handle the siren hair and she ended up getting the coins refunded so she could get something else

[opaque pilot]

The group I normally do cooking parties with all just kind of jump at each other at the end lol, I'm not sure I've seen fireworks

[fleet knot]

excuse me?!

[opaque pilot]

Oh I never thought of that! Thank you

[fleet knot]

ofc :)

[gritty zinc]

and I never heard back about the report of them, and the server I was in didn't do much about it

[fleet knot]

That is absolutely awful and I am so sorry that happened. How rude some people can be.

Like there’s so many reasons as to why someone wouldn’t like you setting off fireworks. So if you can’t for 1 party why is it such a big deal ugh?! Never was fan of the fireworks myself anyways

[gritty zinc]

it's not just rude when they know it causes physical irl harm to someone and pointedly do it

and s6 ignored the reports

[opaque pilot]

Yeah that's basically assault

[gritty zinc]

yep

[fleet knot]

exactly?! how childish.

ignoring someones request is one thing but to purposely follow them and do it in their face is just?! unbelievable.

and the fact the reports were ignored…. shame.

[gritty zinc]

yeah so this game isn't a safe place lol

[fleet knot]

While it def should be. And I feel like we should work on that as a community. Hidden rotten apples shouldnt stay hidden and should be gone!

[gritty zinc]

I've been trying to find different games that have MMO sandbox farming vibes

enshrouded seemed fantastic but it causes severe motion sickness

I know that one isn't an MMO but yeah

[fleet knot]

I feel like alot of games definitely have some type of visibility problem which is unfortunate

[atomic swan]

Unfortunately, a lot of games just aren't developed from the ground up with accessibility in mind. Until that starts happening industry-wide, we're always going to be sidelined.

Palia was clearly not built with accessibility in mind. From the visual problems to excessive dependence on mini games to the complete lack of moderation, it's a problem on all levels.

I'm vocal everywhere about the issues with cooking, fishing, and bug catching, but the motion sickness and lack of toggles for all the flashing and such in the year 2025 is wild.

[snow barn]

why do my animals have sad rain clouds

[eternal rain]

#🐔│ranching

[gritty zinc]

I still think this channel should be named #disability-accessibility so people who don't know what accessibility means will understand to not post in here

it feels silly saying that though because this game isn't gonna get any accessibility

[north mesa]

there's some places where they clearly thought about something accessibility related but didn't think through the application entirely - like everything has directional sound cues, but there's no captions or indicators to go with them

[atomic swan]

Almost like they had someone on the team focusing on some accessibility options, and then they let them go or cut that from the plans going forward.

[tepid frigate]

does anyone know if there is like a sound text filter? idk what its called but i have some hearing issues and sometimes cant hear like the sparkle of a bug unless im right on top of it and end up scaring it is there a like setting for in game sounds that show up as like a text?
(hopefully i word that correct)

[silk spire]

i think subtitles is the word, but afaik there isnt anything like that i just turn graphics all the way to Low and it gets rid of (most) the grass so i can see bugs better, just set it back to custom and itll keep your settings if you dont use a default preset

theres also smoke candles which iirc doesnt scare bugs? not sure if its 100% or just makes it harder to scare bugs
https://palia.wiki.gg/wiki/Smoke_Candle yes smoke candles

[tepid frigate]

and I'm glad that the photosensitivity issue is being talked about sorry ive been a bit all over the place and have only now got to looking at the discord. im so sorry so many people have had bad experiences. In fact next month is epilepsy awareness month and given how obsessed I am with the game (playing 13 hours straight on stream LMAO) Maybe i can Start a Palia group for those who do have those issues to be able to play together and feel safe?

[tepid frigate]

oooh okay ill try that thanks

[north mesa]

I think at this point every skill has flashing? so even if not one is wearing vfx and no one uses flares or fireworks or honeylures, there'd still be flashing, animation, or contrasting elements causing issues for some folks just playing the game

[feral locust]

This really should be as simple as an option to turn off animations. That's so disappointing 🙁 I'm lucky with my migraines that flashing lights don't seem to trigger them, but a game like this is often something I can still do when I have a lower-pain migraine. It would be nice to turn off some of the more flashy things though all the same.

[tepid frigate]

Thankfully I know personally what can trigger my seizures but I know I still have to wear my epilepsy Glasses when I play most games for safety.
It is unfortunate that most games don’t do much in the case of people who are sensitive to flashing lights or sounds, etc
I wish there was a way to turn off the sound those giant like lizard things make in the Elderwoods Because it makes me feel suck when I hear the almost puke like sound when they like spit at me

[tight patio]

Chiming in on the flashing lights conversation:
Turning off special effects is not a hard thing to implement, and I also have to wear 85% polarizing filters for 99% of the games out there, which in turn makes decorating and hunting very hard, because the colours are off. It would be very easy to pay attention to this, and other migraine triggers such as repetitive sound effects.
There is definitely games already doing it, so it's not a novelty that has to explored. It's a matter of priority towards disabled people.

[feral locust]

Is there any way to bring these sorts of things to the dev team's attention besides just the feedback form? I know they're not really watching this chat, but this game is supposed to be inclusive and these things are important 🙁

[tepid frigate]

I actually put in a request for them to possibly add a toggle for a certain visual effects or sound effects in future updates. But if you go into #📬│feedback-how-to you can also send a feedback form. The more people who bring it up, the more likely they will see this and do something in the future to make the game more accessible.

I’m just glad me bringing this up has actually started a conversation on the matter because I know many will just say “dont play the game than” and unfortunately, I’m used to hearing that. I want to play this game and feel safe while playing it. I will continue to wear my epilepsy glasses when I do play the game just to stay safe however I do think it would be a great idea that a feature is added with certain things can be toggled on and off to help with those with photosensitivity issues or even auditory issues. I just hope that if enough people make feedback reports about the issue that they will hopefully listen to the issue and do something about it because it has been extremely bad, especially since the ranching update I’ve noticed it’s been worsening and I’m more concerned given the Halloween is about to happen. It may get worse.
Thank you for those who shared their experiences. I’m glad I’m not alone.

[feral locust]

You are most definitely not alone ❤️

[frank estuary]

"Don't play the game then" is such a cop-out and ableist on top. By that logic we wouldn't be able to play any game. Also, I'm interested. What has changed/ worsened with the ranching update? I haven't been actively playing for a while

[feral locust]

There are a lot of animations in the game that aren't really necessary imo. Turn off or simplify the hearts when you pet an animal, the sparks when you're mining, etc

[tepid frigate]

A lot of visual bugs I’ve noticed personally is when mining the ores will glow after you’ve already destroyed the or it will have a bright white outline of where it was and it’s very flashy, I’ve also noticed a glitch when you change outfits while bug hunting, it will cause a effect where you will glow and it gets very visually buggy and flashy as well, loot getting glitch inside of walls, glitched inside the floors, fireworks are the worst of all of them with them, being extremely bright and basically flash banging (I notice more so during the market event it was very horrible that I almost had a seizure even with my glasses so I could not participate in the event at all) when petting animals in the barn, I have definitely noticed a visual bug where they will disappear and reappear randomly causing a strobe like effect.
With one of my quests, I had to go fishing in the sky. It glitched me out of the map and pushed me into Bahari Bay, thinking I was still in the sky, and I got stuck inside the map and had to force reload myself into my house, plot, and now I cannot get back into the area for the quest.
There’s a lot of issues, especially with outfit animations, and even some weapon animations as well.

[frank estuary]

The fireworks are actually atrocious, yea. I remember being at the market and those being spammed.

[feral locust]

I'm not looking forward to fireworks myself x.x

[tepid frigate]

As someone personally with epilepsy I thought my life was over (I wasn’t born with it sadly it was head trauma that occurred causing the condition for me)
The way that I was explained what it meant made it sound like my life was over not being able to enjoy things like games, movies etc.
But overtime I did realize there are ways to still safely. Enjoy video games, movies, etc. Sadly, there is no cure for the condition however there are ways to help with it.
I know it’s a requirement for most games if not all games to include a epilepsy warning with their games so they cannot be held liable however I do think it is important that they consider offering options to help combat visual effects being too strong.
My community, is aware of my situation and are mindful of these issues I have. It’s important to raise awareness because even though it’s a small percentage of people who do have these issues, it does not minimize how important it is that people talk about it. And I’m so very glad that having these discussions as possible to bring awareness. Epilepsy awareness month is actually in November and I want to do my best to bring awareness to it when it comes to gaming and other things in general. Because it’s a topic that is often overlooked or ignored. thank you for everyone who has shared their experiences again I’m so sorry that some of you have had such horrifying experiences with other players. I hope that the devs do take these things into consideration

[robust elk]

it's so frustrating because some of Maji Market is fun like Chappaa chase but then there's fireworks and balloon popping

[atomic swan]

I don't usually have too many issues with visuals (other than the magical animals and the bugs), but those fireworks at the market just about destroyed me. I was not expecting that at all and couldn't believe how bad it got

[frank estuary]

Same, it's really awful

[atomic swan]

I've been involved in EA for so many games and they've all, down to the smallest, been open to including toggles or outright removing fireworks from their games to help their players with seizures/epilepsy. Everything from removing lightning storms and such to removing fireworks and other flashing and strobes, yet this game just...won't.

The more I play this game, the more frustrated I get, because they could just offer toggles and options to let us bypass mini games and reeling in fish and turning off flashing and fireworks, but they won't.

And when you bring it up with other players, the common defense is, "Well, just group up with other players. They'll help you or do it for you!" I'm always like..yes, that's just what disabled people want to hear...do it for us 💀 because we're helpless

Maybe I'm too sensitive

[gritty zinc]

i'm so glad people are talking about it, and sorry to hear about everyone's experiences.
i've changed a lot of colour/brightness settings through the nvidia overlay, so that helps a lot with photophobia and palinopsia, but it can't do much about flashing
but if anyone wants me to send screenshots of my overlay settings, i'm absolutely happy to. it makes the game look bleak by comparison, but also way less pain from photophobia

the fireworks at maji market...
there are ones that go off randomly, those ones i kind of got familiar with the initial warning signs and was able to turn away in time cuz i liked fishing at the market. one time i didn't know it was coming and they cause a massive full-screen blinding explosion and i was in bed for at least 2 days with a splitting migraine and all the other aura stuff (nausea, loss of coordination, colour blindness, loss of speech, all migraine aura types).

the strobe lights are from when someone completes the drums puzzle thing, so it can be any time. and it causes violent strobe lights that are rapidly changing colours, filling the whole screen. that completely destroyed me and i haven't gone in the market since, it's dangerous.
sticky bombs cause a bright flash, too, i've heard folks say that just regular smoke bombs when they're being spammed can trigger episodes but for me personally the flash from sticky ones is pretty rough

[gritty zinc]

i feel like this pretty often, that's what rampant ableism tells us to feel
i do like it when other players offer to create a safe space, but yeah the delivery is important. and at the end of the day, the game itself being built to give all players the ability to enjoy the game without asking other players to alter their gameplay would be ideal, especially in an mmo

[frank estuary]

Sometimes people spam them in cooking parties, too. Never safe from them lmao

[gritty zinc]

yea i was mentioning that earlier, even when i have asked to not have fireworks after parties people will often complain or pout or disagree
and some people will just do them anyway

[feral locust]

that's so disrespectful 🙁

[frank estuary]

That's exactly why there need to be precautions that players can take of their own volition. I don't feel like being at the mercy of others

[gritty zinc]

well said
and it's depressing and embarrassing to have to constantly think about the health issues i have and out myself/explain to other people when i want to just relax and escape from them

[atomic swan]

That makes me really upset for you, because that's such a simple ask, and such an easy thing to offer someone. I would treat that as being a guest in my home. It might be a virtual home, but we can still extend courtesy, you know?

[atomic swan]

1000% this. If it's all there already, players aren't required to explain themselves, make themselves or others uncomfortable, or start problems where there are none. If someone spends IRL money on that flashy, whizz-bang outfit in the cash shop, we can just quickly toggle everything off client side and they'll never know. Etc etc

That's just one thing on the list. There are many others, but just one way that you can give players options that don't interfere with what other players want

[gritty zinc]

yeah they've talked about adding a toggle to turn off outfit animations, and to me it's so baffling and infuriating that that's the only visual accessibility thing they've mentioned.
the outfits don't flash, apart from some of them doing a single flashbang when the outfit is changed
but for flashing and strobing, those are more outright dangerous and s6 is ignoring that completely

[atomic swan]

I think if they do the outfit thing, there's nothing saying that can't do all of it, even if it's just client side.

[gritty zinc]

i don't want to make other people have less fun, i just want to be able to have the same amount of fun as they can

and not be physically harmed by the game and other players lol

[frank estuary]

Right. I already have to rely on people hopefully not being awful to me IRL enough of the time. I don't also need that in my games 😂

[atomic swan]

From what I've seen, in this chat (going back as far as it will let me) and in interviews s6 did previously, they didn't really plan things through beyond "we have a vision and we're sticking to it; anything else is interfering with that vision" and they seem determined to force players to play the devs' way and that...just doesn't work. Ever. Especially not when it comes to accessibility. So, they've hit a wall much faster than they thought, because you can have that game in, say, a korean grind MMO, but not in a cozy game, you know? And not in an "accessibility-friendly" cozy game.

And that "our way or no way" attitude has seeded into the general community, because there are a number of players who have that "you have to earn it the hard way mentality, because that's what the devs said" thinking and that's not helping

[gritty zinc]

that's really well said, sithina

cozy games ... shouldn't ... have a 'git gud, skill issue' mentality towards disabilities

[atomic swan]

I hope that doesn't catch on, because I absolutely never "git gud" 😭 🤣

Seriously, though, I saw the cooking mini games and was like...wut. Then saw the green onion game and was like...yeah, no.

[gritty zinc]

oh, no i'm using that phrasing to express how i see s6's approach to ignoring accessibility
and like you said with 'earn it the hard way' mentality

[frank estuary]

What's the green onion game? Like the cutting game?

[atomic swan]

I got you 🫂 I was just injecting a bit of humor, no worries

[atomic swan]

Yes, only faster and more horrible

[gritty zinc]

aksjdjkadjf lmao

[frank estuary]

Is there a palia community for disabled people btw?

[gritty zinc]

i've seen people say it helps to try to hit every second/alternating lines but yeah it's ...like
why are green onions the true endgame?

[atomic swan]

When someone mentioned "earning it the hard way" in gen chat the other week, I was like...omg, have I been transported back to the 80s warehousing system, what is going on here?

[atomic swan]

Why is it even a thing? Give me the option to hit a button that says "skip" and be done with it. "Auto Cut toggle = yes" and there we go. Give me a special interaction/weekly where I can cook with Reth and get a Starred dish (x3) of my choice and he does all the work or something if I bring ingredients, idk. Something

These NPCs have no interactions once you get them to max friendship. Make cooking, fishing, catching a Starred thing their deal

[gritty zinc]

give me an option to smash them with a frying pan and i will cook forever

https://tenor.com/view/palia-playpalia-palia-cooking-panned-gif-646996783486129950

[feral locust]

literally just an option to slow down fast mini-games

I think my biggest frustration is that these actually aren't big asks

[atomic swan]

I've mentioned before that I love the fishing system in No Man's Sky because they have a setting where you can turn on "Auto Catch". Just throw you line in and that's in...it reels in for you. That game has brutal RNG and that's the same for fishing, plus biomes for different fish, etc--so it's basically the same as Palia, just with weirder fauna. Anyway, the toggle makes it so players who like the game can play it, and those who don't just...don't. And it's amazing. And it doesn't ruin the flex for those people who need to flex about Epics and Legendaries and stuff

[robust elk]

yea Auto Catch would be wonderful

[atomic swan]

It also has fishing traps that take awhile to catch things (and have small limits) but give you another option if you don't want to stand there and fish even with auto-catch on. They'll catch everything but the heaviest/deepest fish.

[atomic swan]

A lot of our accessibility asks aren't big asks, honestly.

[robust elk]

ugh i need the next bulletin board bundles to not require fish or bugs.

ii still don't have the goldfish and
everytime i attempt to fish more it hurts and because it's a rarer fish than Gobi and Koi i probably need to fish 100+ times before i get it

[feral locust]

ugh and now I think I'm actually getting nauseous from the game, which isn't normal for me lol

[atomic swan]

I decided to go for that pyro lure because I can't see the bobber to fish and I'm getting to the point where the only quests I have left are needing fish and bugs (you mock me, game) and some of those fish...omg. One took me like three days and I just couldn't with the game. My husband made me take a break.

[atomic swan]

I keep my nausea meds at my desk.

[gritty zinc]

with fishing, it's obviously not ideal but if you spam fish the basic ones and get past lvl 10, you can get medals to buy one of the bobbers from einar that's more visible

[robust elk]

i got the Galdur bait from Night Sky Temple which helps a little bit but the fish itself are very hard to see due to how tiny they are

[atomic swan]

I almost did this but I was so close and so angry and I just stuck it out. And was very mad about it. 😤

[gritty zinc]

the lantern bobber is the only one that works well for me, but htat one requires a ton of fishing to get

[feral locust]

I'm in a weird spot rn with health insurance sadly - just moved countries and waiting to get on the government insurance but it's not a fast process x.x

[atomic swan]

I saw the pyro one on a line next to me in EW (that water is slime and no one will convince me otherwise) and I could actually see it and it seemed somewhat reachable so I decided to go for it. Clearly, I have poor judgement.

[atomic swan]

It should never be like this for anyone. I hope it goes quickly for you

[feral locust]

Thanks 🙂 We're close to the end of the process and it's been faster than they told us it would take which is nice, but not as nice as just... on healthcare. I miss my meds 🙁

[atomic swan]

Not sure if it's available in your country, but in addition to zofran, I use meclizine, which is an otc travel sickness med that is for nausea. It's specifically for motion sickness and it's been amazing for gaming

I hope Palia is still a comforting thing for you, even with the difficulties

Or that you have other games that bring you joy

[feral locust]

I do actually have a small amount of zofran left and I think I'm going to take it today just so I'm not miserable all day...

[gritty zinc]

ginger and peppermint help some people
or if the nausea is from silent migraines, pain meds

[feral locust]

Overall palia has been fine for me, thankfully. But I know I'm lucky on that and I still would appreciate a lot of the accommodations even if I don't need them personally

I actually think this might be a not-so-silent migraine sneaking up on me tbh 🙃 Hopefully it's not as bad as the last two this week

[atomic swan]

I advocate for all my disabled/differently-abled family 💜 Always. And, truthfully, having accessibility options in gaming is good for all gamers

[feral locust]

ugh why is zofran so specifically gross lol

[atomic swan]

Does yours have that weird "berry" taste that isn't really berry and leaves that weird aftertaste that makes all drinks and such taste horrible after? I can't explain it but, ew, I'm definitely tasting it in sympathy with you now 🫂

[feral locust]

no, but the weird artificial sweetener and a hint of mint that doesn't help

or maybe it is berry? either way it's awful 😂

[robust elk]

oh mint is so awful

[feral locust]

I don't mind whatever they flavor my nurtec with as much but the zofran is so bad lol

sometimes I'd rather just be nauseous

oh it is helping though at least

[atomic swan]

So, I'm excited for the update, but not so much having to figure out what's wrong with my settings. Has anyone noticed that the settings, especially camera, seem to go wild after updates?

They're always rough, but something about the first patch is just...whoa

[robust elk]

i haven't noticed camera settings change, what changed for you?

[atomic swan]

It's usually mouse sensitivity or camera going off and I have to play around with it again to get it to "calm down". Sometimes, unfortunately, I just have to wait it out. It's not my mouse settings or Steam--it seems to happen on the game's end. I'm hoping it doesn't happen this time.

[robust elk]

ah that sucks, i hope it won't happen this update

[atomic swan]

Visuals (the actual colors and such) are almost always due to my brain unless it involves the fireworks or flashy things, but the movements are game related. My mouse is actually an old, slow thing, which helps with this game, lol. But it's almost like the game refreshes itself and ignores player settings for a bit

[tepid frigate]

I know a few people have mentioned asking if there was a group specific to these things and if you would like to join one feel free to reach out and dm me (I have reached out to a few people but there may be some I missed as I’m doing like 20 things at one time LMAO)

[gritty zinc]

nausea tends to be my first aura (or prodrome?), have been learning about prodromes recently but yeah, hopefully it passes quickly

[feral locust]

I'm still trying to identify my prodrome symptoms, it feels different for each migraine 😭

[gritty zinc]

do you use the migrainebuddy app? that one's helped me with starting to recognise some patterns

[gritty zinc]

i always have to hit 'esc' when i first launch the game because it resets my gamma settings (not sure if any other settings but that's the major one i notice)

[atomic swan]

I see. Thanks for that. I'll be sure to check it after the update. I always have to fiddle with graphics settings almost daily, just because my eye/vision changes frequently depending on use, tiredness, etc. In addition to the game itself.

[feral locust]

I've tried a few of them but I also have the problem of tracking really negatively affecting my mental health... I need one that doesn't tell me how often I'm having migraines lol

[gritty zinc]

my vision changes too, am not sure if it's the same things but i am happy to send you screenshots of my nvidia overlay visual settings if you'd like. i have photophobia real bad

i was about to try to say something like the wholesome memeish thing of reminder to hydrate but like, eydrops and my tired brain went 'reminder to hydrate your eyes!' so whoever needs to hear that, there you go

[feral locust]

mmm my eyes could use some hydration

thank you for the reminder though I haven't had anything to drink in a while 😂

[gritty zinc]

♥

[gritty zinc]

can someone be the eyeballs scout and say whether the patch notes have any flashing gifs in them?

strobing/flashbang

[tulip spire]

celosia usually puts a list together iirc :-) I can go have a look too, but might need a moment as that page takes forever to load.

[warm grove]

Right when it goes to Premium Store Updates, it shows one.

[gritty zinc]

jeez why do they always do that

[warm grove]

The rest are either still images (which, I suppose is a little bright? but it isnt strobing at least or flashing), and the other gif I see is just of the new pet, and there's no flashing or anything involved.

[gritty zinc]

tysm

[warm grove]

No idea. They know how much people have asked for them to stop, along with other things. I've told them countless times (regarding vfx and flashing in general) to them in palia-discussions when theyr'e around. 😔

[tulip spire]

The slime one does have a quick/sudden camera change, I'm not sure if that counts.

[gritty zinc]

it feels spiteful, tbh like
they get more and more aggressively flashy with new items along with the 'o yea we'll think about adding a toggle one day maybe'

[feral locust]

And sad to say no accessibility features in this update

[gritty zinc]

accidentally saw that gif and now i can't focus my right eye ugh

[warm grove]

It's been very upsetting. I have barely any hope, it's honestly super small. I've chatted to them about the temples (esp gales), flash toggles, etc. Even tried to get them to add photosensitivity warnings at the start of the teaser trailers.

I just hope all these things are being worked on, but it's been so long lol

[gritty zinc]

can i ask how you've been able to contact s6 folks? i've only ever gotten radio silence

[warm grove]

They come into #💬│palia-discussions every once in a while, and there's where i've chatted with them, when they are around

[gritty zinc]

i think i tried in there once and got ignored but tbh hard to remember
auras are starting from that flashbang so i gotta go quiet for a whiel but ty ♥

[warm grove]

Yeah, sometimes I had to repeat myself or some folks thankfully helped push my question up.
💛 I hope you feel better soon

[north mesa]

It's has been discussed at length in here several times a year that I've seen (since at least summer 2022 when I joined the discord). We need numbers via feedback since influence (testers and shepps) didn't work though, so always good to give people examples of what to ask for.

Maybe the outfit vfx toggle will come soon, maybe the alternate pathing for the other temples will be added to the dev schedule, maybe the accessibility audit with Microsoft will bear fruit, maybe the legal exposure will result in being made to add persistent warnings about visual triggers. Maybe.

[north mesa]

We've seen them adjust some on the "take it slow" side with lowering item costs, cutting building and crafting timers from hours to minutes, and expanding storage, but not on having a minimap, mounts, alternate pathing, or accessibility yet. Thers been some mixed or inprogress moves too like trading, housing, and the approach to monetization/cosmetics where they didn't quite do what players asked for but they made a start.

Maybe, maybe we'll see more change?

[north mesa]

[Insert rant about accessibility helping growth and daily active users here]

[north mesa]

Every few updates I have to reset graphics settings and then retweak them since something changed how they worked

[north mesa]

Will do in a bit in https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1382766801590419457

Valk got you already, but yes after last months having no autoplay in the patch notes (yay!) It has returned this month unfortunately

[mental phoenix]

There are some ways depending on what browser you're using to not play gifs/turn them into still images, or remove them entirely from view. This may help for you

[noble kelp]

A day late on the thought, but with the ableist retort "just don't play the game" that some terrible people use, I did stop playing the game. I waited and waited for s6 to do literally anything with our accessibility requests with nothing to show for it. I played during the closed beta and watched the game devolve into terrible lighting, mass layoffs, microtransaction flash effect hell. I never got to experience any of the new events like the temples, the maji market, and even the cake parties, because screaming into the void that is and was the feedbacks systems of new and old plus the guaranteed migraine in less than a game day's length of time made it not worth attempting to enjoy the game anymore.

And what's wild is that when I started playing the game in closed beta, I never got a migraine from it. The lighting used to be just fine for me and there were much less moving parts. I don't normally even get migraines from other games, and other games will have an entire tab of settings directly for accessibility. Palia strikes me as being incredibly unfinished, and it will never be finished if it doesn't care to address feedback

[north mesa]

Patch notes summary starts here #1382766801590419457 message

[fiery wave]

I am deaf, I wear hearing aids. Is there something that alerts to players about groves besides the music getting louder (I saw that from somewhere so not sure if it's true). I'm just curious if there are things I've missed out on because I didn't hear it.

[robust elk]

there's purple mist, like the flower event's orange mist

[feral locust]

afaik there are no visual alerts that one has started if you're not near it though

People do call them out regularly at least so keep an eye on chat

[fiery wave]

Ah okay gotcha. Thanks! I have seen the chats, but it's a bit weird on PC so I usually ignore it lol

I'll try to keep an eye on it more though.

[opaque pilot]

If people are annoying you in chat, you can also block them and the game will prevent you from being on a server with them again. If the chat issue for you is users

[grizzled musk]

you can stand near a fast travel board and use a dowsing rod, it’ll show up on your compass (i think central stables is the best spot usually)

[fiery wave]

Nah, I just mean it'll show me when someone sends a message for a second but then I have to open it or like go in and see what messages I missed. Not sure how to explain....

[wispy yoke]

getting an error code trying to link, using the proper pwsd etc so how long before this is fixed pls? error code 403. would like to log in today. thank you for your time

[opaque pilot]

No I totally get what you mean. I play on PC with a controller and often the chat minimizes before I'm done reading it and I have to open it manually

[fiery wave]

YES. Haha same here. So that's why I usually just don't touch it because it gets annoying lol

[north mesa]

after maintenance has completed (keep an eye on #📢│palia-status ) ask in #💻│tech-help if you still have trouble, this channel is primarily about disability accommodations and experiences

[feral locust]

The server isn't up yet is it?

But also yeah, not the right channel lol

[molten swift]

I think a lot of this is just more consequences of how siloed their teams are and how little coordination and communication happens over there.

[north mesa]

i'd buy that when they were 200+ people, but at around 50ish that'd be harder to maintain

[molten swift]

yeah I know what you mean, they might be less siloed now but I don't think there's been markable improvement on integrating teams and coordination between them... IMO it's a leadership issue

[narrow sun]

hey i don't know if you're still around but since the new mini patch update from a few weeks ago the motion sickness issue was fixed on my end, wanted to say in case you want to try again (i haven't tried this patch yet but i was able to play for hours this week without any motion sickness issue )

[north mesa]

heads up, i think they "fixed" Dailies so you can't just grab them from storage - so you'll need to use reroll tokens if you get items for a skill you can't do

there's a new way to collect products from ranch animals - helpful if you struggle to run down the animals & press the button or have issues with keybindings

[robust elk]

that's so awesome! it was frustrating that it was a different button in the past

[gritty zinc]

thank you for checking in here, could we please ask if s6 is wanting to change anything about photosensitivity and seizure triggers?
I hope our big convo was seen, many people are wanting to be heard

[north mesa]

mods are volunteer players not devs, they aren't liaisons or support

[eternal rain]

out of curiosity, is this literally the only quality of life additions they added in today's update? i wouldn't mind if there was like a similar feature but like for crops or even when you have multiple lootbags scattered around the area for that matter

[north mesa]

depends on what you consider a qol item? patch notes summary here #1382766801590419457 message

[eternal rain]

either way, this "collect all products from farm animals" is a nice change, heres hoping they add more features like this, idk maybe im being too optimistic based on the conversations happening before but i would like to think the devs are finally adding in some accessibility features even if its something like this

[grizzled musk]

!feedback as mentioned above, i’m a volunteer here to help keep the discord server a safe and welcoming space for players to talk about palia. i do not represent or speak on behalf of the studio. the feedback form is the best way to reach the studio.

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[north mesa]

think I found a new flash and it's a rough one - in placement mode my mostly empty garden plots flicker and if gets worse by adding red to it if you're holding decor

[knotty oyster]

Is there a way to pick up the floating candles?! I accidently placed them in the wrong spot. I cant get them to pick up

[warm grove]

This is better asked over in #🏡│decor

[eternal rain]

idk if anyone has noticed this but the spooky bat wallpaper is animated, idk if affects people with motion sickness but here it is in motion

[atomic swan]

🚨 Be really careful with this one, fam. I selected a decor item instead of the apple seed I was trying to place (it was night time on my plot) and wow was this horribly bad. I don't want anyone to experience this with no warning or preparation (or at all, really, because it can't be overstated how bad this is at night--right up there with maji).

So, for the time being, don't hover over your empty garden plots with any decor items, especially at night. The flash/flicker is very, very dangerous--as bad or worse than the fireworks and drum game at Maji. Please be careful 💜

Also, be very careful in placement mode as you're decorating/redecorating, and be careful as you're selecting seeds on your bar while planting so you don't accidently select any placeable items you may have instead of seeds.

[gritty zinc]

thank you for clarifying, apologies! i had misunderstood

[gritty zinc]

holy hell, thank you so much for the warning

[atomic swan]

You're welcome! I saw the video earlier, but had spaced a bit and was just going about my business with my gardening... Went to replace my apple tree on my plot and was blindsided by it. It's so, so bad at night. It really needs to be address ASAP by this team because it's so dangerous. It's dangerous at any time of day in game, but it's especially bad at night. I don't even want to take a video of it for risk of someone not realizing and hitting play

I think it was like 1am. The light in this game is so weird because it's sometimes brighter at midnight than at other times of the day, but I had my view facing downward at the ground to help me see what I was placing before the camera forces you into the weird placement/planting view when it happened. We all use different settings and monitor settings and such, so who even knows, but it was so intense and I don't have a seizure disorder. I saw the afterimages of that for a good five minutes before it went away 😬 🫠

With only one eye, it was super fun 😐 But like, my people with worse problems could be laid out or in the hospital or worse due to this, it just makes me angry. Does it come back to the weird sparkles and flashes that the devs think these tasks require? I don't see the point. I don't need a sparkly reward every time I use my hoe 🫠 Let me turn this off, please!

[north mesa]

this seems to be a straight up glitch rather than side effects of an intended visual effect, but yeah it's real bad

[atomic swan]

I hope it's just a glitch and that they address it quickly.

[fading torrent]

Hello ,, may i ask where do i obtain this thing ?

Like where

[opal cave]

A better place to ask would be #💬│palia-general or #🤝│game-help But they are from fishing anywhere but Elderwood.

[fading torrent]

Oh sorry and thanks

[hasty nymph]

Fishing

[feral locust]

the slow camera creep while watering a lot at once is getting to me today x.x how is there not a way to disable this?

I should not get vertigo from a game

[atomic swan]

Careful asking about this in other channels...they're just tell you to go to gardening and ask about planting water retention plants to solve the problem instead of asking the devs to fix a "non issue" 🙄 (it's the same thing I was talking about earlier with the attitude some in the community have towards accessibility).

But yeah, I deal with the same thing. I have to take my time with the larger plot gardening like pumpkins (which is pretty much all I grow) because it will get me some days and I have to take meds to deal with it once the camera finally lets me go and I can pan up again. So frustrating.

I mentioned sprinklers being a great, high level unlock potential for gardening and was torn apart for the suggestion. Then told to learn more about gardening and how to do a proper layout with the correct water retention veggies to not have to deal with this because that was basically what those were. But I don't want to deal with some complex gardening layout. My brain can't handle that these days. No one needed to get that heated about it; it was just an idea.

[shadow lotus]

I hope someday, there will be a mini map shown on the screen as you walk through the entire location, for less hassle of getting lost in the grid and efficiency of identifying your exact location.

[feral locust]

Ok well I'm not even at a level where I can look at the more complex gardening systems, not that I want to, and it is a problem. Not directed at you, of course. But the ableism! ffs

I'm not even prone to motion sickness and that one's getting me, of course it's an issue

[silk spire]

having to put off farming for days to avoid the watering camera zoom wont be fixed by just "planting water retention crops" cause that doesnt solve the issue when a lot of the game requires watering (bloom event, EW quests, tree farming) a sprinkler would be lovely imo

[gilded lodge]

Yeah they really do need a way to disable the camera zooms. Until they do, getting a friend to help can alleviate some of it since other people can help water your crops, but they really need to do something. The best we can do rn is keep sending as much feedback in the official forms when we have the spoons to 😔

[north mesa]

They've previously said that they want players to explore and learn the map by heart instead, but i hope they come around on this one too

[fiery wave]

it should be a toggle feature for sure for a mini map, i for the life of me cannot remember where i go half the time

me tryna go to bahari bay and being confused

[tulip spire]

You might already know this and I know it's not the same, but as long as you have one specific place you want to reach, using a marker that appears on the compass might help.

[hollow nebula]

So Im new here but theres actually a lot of things im not able to really do due to my disabilities as well as memory and stuff. Reading through here makes me sad because it just... I guess accessibility isnt a thing? I would love options to disable flashing stuff, have better visual because of eyesight, hell even auto catching would be great. I have a lot of hand issues, I cant play as much as I want due to the lack of accessibility.. finding out the type of mentality there is towards those of us who need it, hell even my partner does and they wear hearing aids etc.. I struggle catching bugs because of the constant clicking and it makes my wrists hurt.. or the fishing etc.

[lime halo]

I get your pain & I have issues to but they can only do so much to accommodate everyone, so possibly this isn't the game for you? but what I do love is nothing is timed, kilima bundle is only thing remotely timed. I'm slower than most just for pain & yeah I have crappy memory to I take notes all time to help me thru it.

[tulip spire]

Right now, they're doing far less than they could though. (Plus, many things are on a timer - fishing and hunting on an indirect one, and cooking actively is on one.)

[hollow nebula]

I mean... Any accessibility is better than nothing. I shouldn't have to stop playing a game that makes my partner severely happy. I dont think its wrong to wish there was accessibility stuff.. even better visual or something.. the timers are a pain and the mini games need a speed setting or something..idk i don't like that mentality "well maybe this game isnt for you" kind of thing. I played the beta and it wasnt too bad with lights etc... not mad just really wish there was actual accessibility stuff.

[lime halo]

I cook with one other so it helps with times, I meant the quests sorry i didn't be specific. Try going into settings & changing them it's what I did so I fish bit better & such that helped me alot.

[tulip spire]

Especially for a game that markets itself as inclusive and cosy.

[hollow nebula]

I love cozy games and palia is one of my favorites, but I dont even know when events happen, im used to having event timers in games etc or something to help me know, mini maps so I can find my way around as taking notes constantly is overwhelming for my brain

[tulip spire]

There are very few settings that actually help with anything accessibility-related.

[hollow nebula]

My partner has hearing aids and can barely hear half of the things in game, more visual and stuff would be so amazing

[lime halo]

I use the big map & markers to get around, it not perfect but it helps I could agree with mini map to least let me know where I am lol. I changed some setting helps with my vertigo, also something to do with speed & aiming helped with my hunting & fishing. My son helped me set it all up.

[tulip spire]

I technically don't have hearing issues, but playing with the sound on is often a bit too much - so I 100% agree.

[hollow nebula]

Sound can be super overwhelming and I have hard of hearing as is so I rely myself more on visual cues than anything else

[tulip spire]

Do you know which settings those are? I 100% have some speed issues with hunting and fishing and bug catching, any help with those is welcome.

[lime halo]

I know it was under settings, I think the icon that looks like a controller? I could be wrong, without being logged in I cannot tell.

[hollow nebula]

I dont play with a controller if its a controller only option.. hoping its not. Controllers aren't super comfortable for me 😭

[tulip spire]

Some stuff is different between platforms... I think there's one that sort of "magnetises" the arrows towards animals that is limited. You should also be able to set how fast your aim moves (usually okay, until the animal or bug is literally moving faster than your aim) and how fast you throw out your line while fishing (nothing about reeling it in though).

[hollow nebula]

Settings should be available on all platforms...

Not just one or the other that makes things so much more difficult

[tulip spire]

I agree (obvious exception for "hardware won't allow this").

[hollow nebula]

Well yeah xD

But yeah im not trying to start anything or anything, I love gaming and im always looking for accessibility features in games and when I saw palia had.... well.... hardly any at all it was um, made me wonder why. I worry its not really that important to do because of other player bases not wanting it or something and its such a huge common thing in gaming that people will get angry at us folks who need such things and just tell us find different games. /genuine

[tulip spire]

I get what you're saying, and I largely agree. I think the why is that S6 didn't plan the game with accessibility in mind, and integrating them later can be hard. Doesn't excuse it of course, just trying to explain. If you want to, a very common recommendation in here is to send feedback to the devs through the official channels - the more players raise accessibility concerns, the more important it'll be for the devs, and they won't necessarily see it here.
Personally, I think they're at least aware they'll need to change something in the future, they mentioned doing an accessibility survey with an external company this summer, and have made one or two mentions of things like a vfx toggle. However, there haven't been many tangible results yet. For now, I'm still hoping that the lack of visible changes is due to dev cycles (creating stuff takes a while, and at least for another game I play there's a 5+ week delay caused by Switch between "x is finished" and "x gets released"), but it wouldn't be the first time that I'm far too optimistic.

[hollow nebula]

I get what you are saying, I'll have to do that. I know a lot of game companies added accessibility in their games after a bit, so it just is something I find odd not to really plan for it knowing your game will attract all kinds of people. I love this game and its a cozy game I can enjoy with my partner and also meet people in, I just... really hope they make it accessibility friendly at some point

[gritty zinc]

i totally do appreciate that people can only do so much to accommodate, but the issue with palia is that they aren't doing anything to accommodate and are continuously making it less accessible and more dangerous along with not acknowledging pleas at all

i get that it can be difficult, however i do think the lack of any acknowledgment (as in, saying whether they plan on attempting xyz accessibility type things, or saying they just aren't able to), along with adding brand new features that they already are well aware of being harmful is pretty poor form

i'd be so much more fine with them just communicating that they don't want to/can't do accessibility instead of full on ignoring and consciously making it worse

also i agree the 'maybe this isn't the game for you' is pretty rough to say to people with disabilities tbh

[tulip spire]

I mean, they're even sending signals that they want to improve it, with the audit and all.

[gritty zinc]

idunno how to express the thought really, words are hard
it's like, i've had people tell me 'just don't do that activity/social thing/exercise/enter that store/etc etc'
basically people telling me 'just go without and be ok with not being included'

for many folks with disabilities, gaming is a significant way to relax and be creative and social
if it's inclusive, then it can be great for mental health

[gilded lodge]

Yeah I'm mostly bedbound so Palia is a lot of my social life these days. Any updates and transparency from the devs would go a long way for rebuilding trust, even if it's a vague timeline, ANY form of timeline or roadmap would be appreciated

[gritty zinc]

i had a coworker once in a 'scent free' office that was wearing very strongly perfumed hand lotion and it was triggering a migraine
i asked her quietly if she wouldn't mind using an unscented one (that was also part of the policy)
she said "don't take this the wrong way, but why are you working here if just this bothers you?"

i'm sure we've all had that kind of thing said to us, it's important to avoid saying things like 'well just go without'

[gilded lodge]

Unfortunately ableist coworkers and fellow gamers is a whole other problem. It can be mitigated by things like vfx toggles and moderation but is definitely a whole other fight

[tulip spire]

Oof :-(

[gritty zinc]

the mentality of the dev company does impact the atmosphere and mentality of players in games

[gilded lodge]

It would be nice to see more moderators in the game itself vs an automated system honestly. And 100% agreed, the devs absolutely SHOULD be making more of an effort

[hollow nebula]

Also I am sorry if I came off as rude or anything. I dont do well being told maybe this game isnt for you, im bed bound a lot and its hard for me to find community anywhere because of my disabilities so I dont get to talk to many on these games.

[gilded lodge]

Things like ableist players shooting fireworks at someone (an example I saw in here a few days ago) could absolutely be solved on the dev side of things by letting us switch off vfx and sound effects

[hollow nebula]

Gaming is all I have anymore and it's all I enjoy, as a disabled person, I love gaming and I hate feeling excluded so much

[gritty zinc]

it wasn't your comment i was referring to corvid ♥

[north mesa]

reduced animations, captions, on screen indicators for sound cues, text to speech, alternate skill methods, alternate temple pathing (they've done this once), and more i'm not thinking of

[gilded lodge]

You're good, I'm bedbound as well, wouldn't be surprised if many of us in here are. It's SO hard to find a balance between "the devs are just employees of a bigger company," and "they NEED to do more to protect their disabled players."

[gritty zinc]

apparently the game doesn't function at all if there's no sound device connected so uh
yeah

[gilded lodge]

A roadmap for accessibility like they're doing for updates would go a LONG way honestly

[hollow nebula]

Id love that

[gritty zinc]

it's like, if someone is entirely deaf and doesn't have a headset or speakers... they simply can't launch the game

[north mesa]

fingers crossed this comes out of the audit

[gritty zinc]

i have to play on mute but i do technically have sound devices so i didn't know about that issue at first

[gilded lodge]

Yeah like, even if say "untying the game function from sound devices" is something they can't do til say, January (random example), having the transparency of a timeline would go a LONG way toward restoring trust

[hollow nebula]

Im so scared to even talk to people on this game bc my disabilities and stuff and when folks find out it backfires. Im glad to know im not alone in accessibility stuff etc

[tulip spire]

Or even just "it'll take a few months but we have started working on x, y and z".

[gilded lodge]

Ableism from fellow gamers is the worst, it somehow feels like even more of a betrayal than from a stranger irl because so many gamers are marginalized groups. Thankful we have this space to hold discussions and find similar people

Palia is ironically one of the few games that doesn't give me motion sickness so if any of y'all ever want help with things like gardening, ranching etc hit me up, I'm always happy to help. Bedbound and unemployed so I have a lot of free time 😅

[hollow nebula]

I deal with so much ableism from other gamers that it gets so exhausting. Last night I was stressed out because I really dont know what to do on palia like I just got into playing again after beta, and making money seems really hard when I dont get the daily gifts and only learned via looking up online it was once a day irl time etc.

[hollow nebula]

I also have a lot of free time haha fun times sometimes

[gilded lodge]

Hey if you want to add me as a friend in game, I can help you with moneymaking. I enjoy fishing so I can always make sashimi and you can just add it to the bowl at the end without having to do any of the actual minigame stuff ❤️

[hollow nebula]

Oh really? That'd be awesome, I don't really get the mini games too much so that'd be super nice

Syren just got got by the bot lol

[gritty zinc]

einar deleted my post for having too many ellipses -_-

[hollow nebula]

Thats so upsetting

[gilded lodge]

Speaking of accessibility, we need to be able to gift the candies for this event to people to help those who can't fish complete this bulletin board 😔 I think I'll type up a feedback for the devs

[hollow nebula]

I really hate fishing not going to lie to you

[gritty zinc]

yea i use '...' but longer as a substitute for facial expressions LOL

[gilded lodge]

I ironically love fishing and cooking and they're the two activities I see folks in this channel struggle with the most, so I am ALWAYS happy to help in any way I can to alleviate some of the pain

[hollow nebula]

The whole fishing system makes me want to throw it

Same with cooking omg I kept failing the minigame

Its the stirring motions and crap that hurt my wrists

[gilded lodge]

Yep, fishing and cooking def need an overhaul to be more accessible. In the meantime I just try to offer my help as much as possible

[hollow nebula]

Imma get situated and get on bc I need to make some bug stuff

[gritty zinc]

stirring motions?

[hollow nebula]

The bowl

[gilded lodge]

Oh you only have to hold your mouse button down for the mixing bowl, not move it

[hollow nebula]

Wait

[gritty zinc]

er
on pc? pc just requires clicking once if you time it right
or click+hold

[hollow nebula]

Really? Omfg

😭 I didn't know that ;^;

[north mesa]

like we have out the outfit vfx toggle

[gilded lodge]

It's a common cooking struggle I see people have. That and trying to click the frying pan instead of hold and release. Like I said, the ui needs to be overhauled for disability

[gritty zinc]

mmmm yea

[hollow nebula]

The ui uh.... i.. mmmm.

[gilded lodge]

I'm only so ok with cooking because I used to play the Ratatouille game as a kid lol

[hollow nebula]

The UI is hard for me to see for one 🤣 and also its confusing sometimes

[gilded lodge]

But it's overwhelming and confusing for most people

[gritty zinc]

i plan on hosting sensory gentle sashimi parties so it's all rice
or some other recipe where people can just mix and relax

[gilded lodge]

If someone can't do any of the minigames, just adding an ingredient to the final meal still counts as participation

[gritty zinc]

mixing>chopping

[gilded lodge]

I can help folks in here with any of the bulletin board meals, excluding the congee cuz that's a campfire recipe, but thankfully it doesn't require anything other than putting rice on and waiting

[gritty zinc]

it does count, although it's best for inclusion to have the option for folks to do things for themselves instead of depending on other folks to help

ovens are decent

harder for overprep tho

[gilded lodge]

True that. I usually let people pick whatever they want to do, but I don't actually host cooking parties, I just help people one or two at a time when they need help

[gritty zinc]

it's a kind stopgap when it's the only option, but yea it's kinda like,
when i'm wanting to watch a twitch stream or attend an event that's doing callouts in vc...
it's infinitely more inclusive to have subtitles than it is for me to have to ask people to relay information to me

[hollow nebula]

I.. struggle really bad with minigames...

So I dont want to be one of those gamers who aren't heloful because of reflex issues etc

[gritty zinc]

you're absolutely not alone, i've seen so, so many people say the same

[hollow nebula]

My partner brought something up, they said after a certain level the plants stop glowing. They cant see green on green so its hard for them to see plants, little like icons above them or something would be great or even for the bugs bc I never can see the bugs

I can see the blue butterflies but seeing most of the insects is hard bc they are small lol

[gritty zinc]

would it be okay for me to dm you? no pressure at all, promise

[gilded lodge]

Yeah that totally makes sense

[hollow nebula]

Yeah you can

[gilded lodge]

That's the thing too with how dynamic disability can be and how even two people with the exact same condition might need different levels of help. The ideal solution is letting people pick and choose what help they want, which is where having a lot of toggles and customization for Palia would REALLY help. It's more work to have that level of customization but SO worth it to let people fine tune a game for THEIR specific needs

[hollow nebula]

Yeah it would be very worth it and also help the game get more people into it if they know features like those exist, I have friends who wanna play but can't bc there isnt any

[gilded lodge]

Heads up, the new spooky flowers are a bright glowy blue, if anyone is sensitive to that. I don't think I'll be keeping these planted

[hollow nebula]

That's really bright e.e

[gilded lodge]

Yeah. I don't always pick up on flashes or motion issues, but flickering or blue lights immediately ping my "this hurts my eyes" sensor

Those flowers would PROBABLY be okay if they were just scattered in other dense foliage like shrubs, but I can see where a plot using a lot of them for decor would immediately cause eyestrain

[hollow nebula]

I might use them like, mixed with other flowers

[gilded lodge]

Yeah with enough greenery around them like large shrubs they probably won't be as bright looking

[north mesa]

and they can be brighter depending on lighting condition and view angle, similar to other flowers that glow

[hollow nebula]

Yeah I'll have to look into it, also I'm adding you in game! I hope that'sokay

[gilded lodge]

Absolutely! I'm on right now

It also just occurred to me that I also might not be seeing as many flashes as the rest of y'all cuz I'm playing on a weak laptop so I can't go above medium graphics

[hollow nebula]

My laptop is.... a gaming laptop so.. I see everything.

[gilded lodge]

Is there like, a bug bomb that is the LEAST flashy?

[sweet jolt]

Black Sneaky in my experience x

[gilded lodge]

Oh good, that's the one I use the most of anyway cuz it's the quietest. The regular ones trigger my misophonia SO badly lol

[hollow nebula]

Which smoke bomb? My partner has Misophonia lol

[gilded lodge]

The sneaky smoke bombs are the quietest ones. The regular, sticky, Elderwood, and supreme bombs are all pretty loud.

I keep a stack of each type on me just to gift to others but I only ever use the sneaky ones personally

The supreme and Elder bombs also have a fairly high pitched "glitter" sound to it

Sticky and surpreme bombs are the worst imo as far as sound goes, but everyone is sensitive to different things so that may not be true for another person

Also if you're sensitive to high pitches, pick a heartdrop lily as soon as you see it or just stick to buying them from Ashura, they are THE most shrill flower

[hollow nebula]

Oh.. Oh I don't like loud sounds, thanks for little me know.

[gilded lodge]

They're not super loud but they are super high pitched. Atrocious little things. These days I just flare them and run off, I'd rather give my business to Ashura

[hollow nebula]

Yeeeah I dislike high pitched noises a lot.

[gilded lodge]

I'm signing off for the night but I'll be around all week if you wanna hang out at all and work out low stress moneymaking tactics. Thinking tomorrow I might spend time writing up various feedback forms for the devs

[hollow nebula]

Alright thank you 😄 That sounds like it'll be awesome; I'd love to hang out sometime.

[gritty zinc]

please do send feedback sayin that, the more people we can get sending feedback the better imo

oh I didn't get caught up on reading lol
thank you!

...I had no idea flowers made sounds, that's odd

do any of the plot decoration flowers make sounds?
if so I want to avoid them for sensory cooking plot

[north mesa]

flow trees and jukeboxes make sounds, maybe the elderwood/umbraan lamp posts?

[gilded lodge]

Flowers and shrubs you grow on your plot don't make noise, no. Flow trees you grow DO make sound though. Flow trees and all forageables make sound. So anything from heat root and sundrop lilies to seashells and oysters all have unique "songs." It's actually pretty handy if you struggle to spot forageables but can hear. The sounds are short range, except for the flow grove in Bahari, it releases a loud whooshing sound when it first spawns that you can use to track what direction to search in. Bugs also have an audio cue when they get startled and audible footsteps so you can track them by sound too. And yes the lamp posts in Elderwood make noise, but not the crafted ones you put in your house as far as I'm aware.

They def need to do more visual cues. I like (most) of the audio cues as someone who has decent hearing, but without those cues it can be very hard to find items or track things. It'd be cool if say, bugs also left a glowing trail when they flee that you could follow.

[feral locust]

the tooltip to adjust motion sickness settings that dont exist 😭 whyyy

[hollow nebula]

There was some plants I found that let out a lot of sound and all I couold do was grab it and run.

[tulip spire]

I think that one is supposed to refer to the "persistent center reticle" setting, at least that one mentions motion sickness in its description.

(Although it certainly feels like it's very little, I'd guess changing the camera-character distance or field of view would also be good ones to have at a minimum.)

[feral locust]

I've already changed the FOV and i have the persistent reticle on, but neither of those help with the watering zoom sadly. I literally close my eyes and wait for a second after the ding to water plants now x.x

[tulip spire]

True, as with all the accessibility stuff there are things S6 apparently didn't think through :-(

[zenith orbit]

Hellp, Is anyone else having issues with Dailies not working? I have the item in my inventory and it is not registering that I have them. Because of that I can't compete dailies

[grand isle]

you now have to either make, harvest, collect, fish, etc., the items required and not just take them from your inventory

also, I think the dailies should be under the quests tab. it kinda makes sense to me that way

[midnight reef]

[south coral]

[silk spire]

is there a good empty place to use the pumpkin lures? ik B5 is one but would prefer less common areas since people use loud arrows for the mushrooms doing it with some friends but i dont feel like dealing with strangers potentially using the loud and flashy smoke bombs

[feral locust]

You can do it on any map, id probably go to killma's fields to the southwest

[grizzled musk]

questions like this are better suited for https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132. this channel is for discussions around players with disabilities.

[grizzled musk]

try https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132. the accessibility channel is for discussions around players with disabilities. i misread this message, this is the correct channel!

[feral locust]

It's a little hard to tell unless you're looking but they were looking for a quiet place to throw them so they don't deal with flashing effects that bug them 🙂

[grizzled musk]

oh my gosh i’m sorry, my eyes totally glossed over the last half of your message! i’m still waking up

definitely the right channel!

pumpkin lures work everywhere, right? i haven’t actually used mine yet. this might sound weird, but the memorial garden is usually super quiet. it’s harder because there’s lots of obstacles, but i’ve never had someone join a lure there.

[steady terrace]

yes ive seen pumpkin lure used in Kilima, also usually the beach on the very far west area of Kilima past the farm is very empty in my experience

[grand ibex]

Me and a few friends did it near the secret zeki cave in bahari in various spots, we did 4/5 lures (honey and apple) in different spots near there and no one joined. Or maybe any bahari cliffside thats really high i think will be fine as most people don't typically run past there unless specifically looking for something.

One issue we ran into was bugs disappearing into like bushes/rocks/decor but still all of us got over 30 frogs each per pumpkin lure (this was pre party buffs being fixed)

[north mesa]

You can turn down foliage all the way to help with them disappearing into bushes

[grand ibex]

Yes that could work! We all were just experimenting, so we're just doing it on the standard settings

[molten swift]

I get that mistakes happen, maybe you could edit your original message to them in case they see it and leave instead of reading further to see this?

[grizzled musk]

i’m hoping by replying to them directly, they can see that i messed up. but i can also edit my message!

now i see i replied to someone who pointed out to me that it was the correct channel, not the person who originally asked… i’m having a day. will edit and respond to them!

[grizzled musk]

i apologize for redirecting you to a different channel, this is 100% the right place to post this question. and you got some great recommendations above!

[molten swift]

It happens, hope your day improves 💜

[grizzled musk]

thanks! realizing i’m having some trouble with cognitive processing, so i’ll take my mod hat off for the day and leave chat in the capable hands of my colleagues

[eternal rain]

out of curiosity, has there any updates on changing the channel name to something else, or is #♿│accessibility-discussions still gonna be the default name for this channel

[pine sapphire]

is there a way to make bugs easier to see from afar? i'm legally blind and have a really hard time finding certain bugs (and i tend to lose them after alerting them but I think that's just a me thing lol)

[silk spire]

thank you! we used two or three lures to some success, bahari might be our next try whenever im bug hunting i turn graphics to low to hide most bushes and turn it back to custom after (so im not redoing settings 20 times a day)

they really should have some effects disabled toggle, like the lure swirling, players smoke bombs/arrows, and especially player outfit stuff

[silk spire]

graphics on low or turn foliage itself to low, itll remove (most) of the grass and bushes and stuff
some will appear again if you get near them but its what works for me so hopefully it helps

[pine sapphire]

tysm!! I'll try this 🙏

[grave wadi]

So I just opened the game and got this pop up of terms of services last updated August 14.
But I can't look it up on the web but the last update there is from juli 31.........
anyone who knows where I can find this online that is actually updated??

[fervent kite]

if you meant patch notes the last one is https://palia.com/news/patch-196
or you can check by scrolling up one by one on #📢│palia-news or the website news section as well

[north mesa]

on steam? this seemed to happen to most people after steam had it's issues on tuesday, almost like it serves that up before steam authenticates so it doesn't know you're a returning player

[teal lintel]

Hello everyone. I am new to this game. I am trying to complete silver winging it- fix the flow gate, Not sure where to start, also, I have been searching high and low for the " message in the bottle" is there anyone who might be able to help me with " silver winging it" I have looked on wiki and youtube.. my gamer name is Buttonss

[eternal rain]

#🤝│game-help can help you with it, this channel is more for accessibility issues

[teal lintel]

ahh ok sorry I didnt know

[left mural]

Hey hey, I have a question, maybe someone already have an idea or a solution to fix that:

my brain is a bit slow in processing information, so my reaction time is like… not a snail but it’s slower than average and it shows when I’m on a hunt. My biggest problem is switching arrows when the animal is already running. Second problem is I always pick the wrong tool first when I change from wood ax to bow. Third that I just noticed yesterday is that I don’t really see where I should shoot with all the other stuff I can see around. (I can’t notice the movements because of the constantly moving environment). The screen overall is too dark when I am in certain areas but I don’t know if and where I can increase the lighting.

Is there any good key combination to reduce that? (I play with controller). Can I change some visuals in the settings for anything?

Actually I am just overwhelmed and don’t know what to do. It’s too quick for me. When I’m on a hunt with friends I just cut trees down so I can participate productively in any way. But it’s still a bit sad that everyone is able to hit the animal except me.

[sour star]

I have struggled with this too, but I am on PC so idk if that helps. I feel I am way too slow to change arrows, idk how people do it especially with the magic animals!! Hope you get some good advice < 3

[fleet knot]

In general hunting on controller is way harder than pc for example. I have the best reaction time on keyboard but on ps5 or switch I rarely to never hit correctly unless it’s a 1 shot animal. You could probably try to change your controller sensitivity so you can turn around faster and try to hit faster. I would also recommend perhsps either using slowdown arrows so you have more change time or just to use iron arrows for everything, and dispel for the magic animals. As for lighting there should be a possibility that you can turn it up a bit, or to turn down shadows so it’s a bit lighter. I’ll have to look myself when I’m online where exactly because I don’t know it out of my head right now!

About the lighting you could also perhaps ask in #💻│tech-help <3

[left mural]

Thanks a lot for your advice! ❤️

[fleet knot]

ofc <3 I am just currently updating my pc so I can't check settings for you but I'll do it after :P

[shy coyote]

Something that might help also is to go to your inventory screen where you can reorder your arrows. In the left-most box put one slowdown arrow, then a bunch of fine arrows in the next box and repeat this pattern. When you hunt, your first arrow shot should be the slowdown, then automatically switch to the fines. Just remember to select the slowdown again after your target is down so you can hunt the next one. It was a game-changing technique for me that I heard of in a kfiercescene video. I can even hunt ogapuus on my switch! Good luck!

[left mural]

That’s a really good idea I didn’t think of. Thank you!

[shy coyote]

Yeah, it likely never would've occurred to me on my own, but it makes a difference ❤️

[tulip spire]

Sounds like a question for #🤝│game-help or similar, accessibility mostly means disability-related things.

[manic scroll]

Thank you

[sour star]

Oh wow yes what a brilliant idea! I will definitely have to try that, makes so much sense.

[gritty zinc]

it's really sad how many people have no clue what the word accessibility means
at this point I feel like the channel should just be called "disabilities-peer-tech-support"

[north mesa]

we could go more confusing and use the abbreviation of accessibility that also points out that it is about a marginalized group - a11y

[gritty zinc]

I actually do a simpler version of this and it works
have all fine arrows stacks at the bottom row, and then single stacks of slowdown arrows. full stacks of slowdown arrows at the furthest top left
end result is I right click and select the slowdown, it fires one slowdown and switches to fine arrows

[gritty zinc]

I've never heard that one

[neat fulcrum]

i don't think it's sad. whenever i play palia, most of the server doesn't speak english as a first language. i am regularly speaking other languages to communicate with the other players in the game. my friends list is people from many different countries. i think "accessibility" is one of the words that just doesn't translate very well to other languages.

[north mesa]

a11y - accessibility
i18n - internationalization
l10n - localization
and i think there's more, but yeah it's so you don't have to spell the word or type so many letters and I think mostly used in tech. it's first letter + num letters inbetween + last letter

[north mesa]

this plus only seeing "💜 | access" in their sidebar if it's narrow

[eternal rain]

i feel like what doesnt help is that this channel is lumped into the same category as #💬│palia-general and #🐣│palia-newbies , so people think "oh this is how i get access to certain things either in game or in the server" or something along those lines

[north mesa]

it is an improvement over being in help & feedback though, or at least it feels like it has been so far

[eternal rain]

im still curious if the mods ever plan to rename the channel, i thought everyone over here were in the talks about possibly revamping this text channel so its more clear to people that this is inteneded to help people with accessibility issues, not another help channel on how to access #🤝│trading

[north mesa]

none of the new ideas were significantly preferred over the current one if I remember correctly

[robust elk]

changing the emoji in the channel name to something related to disability could help maybe.

like ♿.
probably better than a purple heart and as it's a symbol used all over the world for disabled people it could help make clear what this is about.

[shy coyote]

That works!.... Unless you're on switch like me 😄

As for the name of the channel, I resubmit "Accommodations" or something including accommodations.

I also like Cynthia's idea about the disability emoji!

[gritty zinc]

what if it was solely the emoji? I think you're onto something definitely

[gilded lodge]

That would definitely make it clearer I think

[urban cosmos]

I don't think I was active/around during the original channel name change discussion, but I'll bring it back up to the team

I do think moving the channel from Help & Feedback was the main change we wanted to make, so I'm glad it seems to be helpful far c:

[urban cosmos]

I forwarded this to the team as well because I think it's also a great suggestion

[feral locust]

Welp. Maji Market is sensory nightmare. So loud and bright x.x

[robust elk]

thanks that's awesome!

[robust elk]

yea it is so loud in audio and light 🫂

[stoic obsidian]

Is/could there be a way to make our plot always night without buying a skin? The brightness of day gets a bit overwhelming on my plot when Im spending a lot of time decorating ❤️ I wouldn't mind it being an item to work towards, it would help a lot of us with sensory issues though

[fleet knot]

It’s more of a workaround rather than a solution but if it is very overwhelming you could try turning down the brightness or perchance upping the shadows.. Idk if the shadows would persee stop the overwhelming feeling but you can always see if that works! As a lot of people down the shadows in settings to make their game brighter! And you should definitely recommend this idea through feedback!

!feedback

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[cursive wedge]

Hoping the devs are seriously considering making it possible for folks to do the things they do on plots without having to glitch, like reducing collision, allowing overlaps, floating things. Something akin to ESO housing. You look at NPC builds and it’s obvious those types of placements are happening in those as well. Would be nice and allow for greater creativity for all players, not just glitchers or folks with friends.

[tulip spire]

!feedback and sounds like a good discussion point for either #💬│palia-discussions or #🏡│decor, rather than accessibility :-)

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[hollow grotto]

also you can set up your bag so that you have an arrow of maybe a slow down and then fine arrows. you will need to play around a bit to work out which one goes where. but if hunting the ogopuu it will slow it down and then you can finish it off with the fine arrows. have a look also to see if you can make your game have a constant aiming point in the middle. i think its in the settings.

[feral locust]

are there any bobbers that are more visible and easily attainable/free? Cause I have a hard time seeing the default one when the fish isn't silhouetted

[fiery cape]

The pumpkin bobber is gained through completing the spiritfest outro and I have found it made seeing so much easier
Edit: I just realized you asked for an easily attainable option my bad

[feral locust]

I'm working my way there but I need a few things, primarily playing solo. Hopefully I make it tho lol

[frail carbon]

ON THIS TOPIC, do we know of reasons why we would earn the pumpkin bobber, and not be able to equip it? Does fishing have to be a certain level? Mine is currently 18

[unique jasper]

Not easily obtainable, but prior to the Pumpkin bobber being introduced, the Pyroflow one from the Vault of the Flames was the easiest for me to see. Pumpkin bobber is definitely best now. It's huge compared to the others. Depending on your fishing level, the Lantern bobber from Einar's fishing guild might be a good choice, but it's 550 guild medals.

[north mesa]

Pumpkin, pyroflow, gauldur, and lantern are all good but all require a fair bit of work to get

[feral locust]

Thanks guys, I know what to look for now at least ❤️

[scenic rapids]

You know what would be nice? Having accessibility of a crafting table for ammo and our chests at the stable that way we fldont have to be constantly going back to our house and then running back to where we were for a quest or a grind

[feral locust]

!feedback or maybe #💬│palia-discussions - this channel is primarily for disabled peer to peer support 🙂

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[drifting elk]

the lantern bobber is a game changer❤️

[tender flower]

Wow this chat is so good. I’ve been having such a time with the contrast not being great on switch at night and for fishing. I have the pyro bobber attached but it disappears too easy 🙁

[olive valley]

qualcuno italiano da poter giocare insieme

[tame adder]

I want my plots to have the same grass as the Kilima fields do. I hate that it looks so shaggy and smaller items are lost.

[noble orbit]

Hi. you may have better luck finding a Italian community or group in #💬│lfg-chat or #1267631845013721158 .

[cobalt crown]

I really hope there will be a new option for people who have motion sickness cause I really love the game but the motion sickness causes me to get off really quickly

[frosty crane]

Hi, mod here!

I want to remind everyone of the rules, partially rule 1: treating community members with respect and kindness.

I will be removing this discussion from the channel so it can stay as the channel, describes: accessibility.

If you have further questions you can contact the mods via modmail.

[latent charm]

Im so glad i saw this! By the time i switch out to my damage arrows I end up losing the thing I'm hunting!

[grizzled musk]

i hope they fix the disappearing after interacting with animals bug. the animated transitions between interacting with the animal and disengaging is so motion sickness/headache inducing i haven’t taken the time to deep dive into ranching but have been generally happy with it otherwise (except how i can’t seem to get the cosmetic traits i want )

[winter void]

Is there a way on ps5 to turn the fishing animation off, when you reel in and your toon swings around to hold up the fish makes me ill, I hardly ever fish at all now

[feral locust]

Considering we don't have that option on pc, I very much doubt it 🙁 We're all hoping for some more motion sickness settings in here, but the best way for the devs to know we want them is to provide feedback #📬│feedback-how-to

[winter void]

@feral locust I really hope so, the fishing is fun.

[stable dust]

I can not swear by the pumpkin bobber enough. I'm pants at fishing because I can not see one single bit (I've been fishing in spots I can angle myself so it does the fish highlighting thing?) and omg it's a bright orange little spot and fishing has like, become 20x easier now!!!

[wispy vortex]

I wish there was a way to place down multiple fertilizer at one time - whether it's 5 or 10 per square, or a way to fill the farm plots without having to press nearly 1,000 buttons. I have repetitive stress injuries in my hands and it's very difficult to use fertilizer frequently

[winter void]

@wispy vortex same I’m lucky though that my hubby plays to so I frequently have him fertilize. I feel your pain

[arctic patrol]

not entirely sure if it's okay to ask here but, can someone summarize that post into 1 sentence? my brain isn't processing 😅
#📢│palia-news message

[tulip spire]

Sure!
They've announced that there'll be prices if all players together make enough jams, pickles and preserves, 25 million total for the highest tier of prizes. The event starts in about an hour, and will last for a week.

(Two sentences, I know, I hope it's still okay.)

[arctic patrol]

yes, thank you! I read the post like 10 times and I just couldnt figure out even one sentence 😅 this works way better

[north mesa]

Yes, goes with the requests for bulk buying and the button some of us thought was there to buy whole palettes of dyes (3 clicks vs 75 clicks please)

[nocturne tartan]

It would be so helpful if the different party members you're synced up with had different color dots on the map/compass. It's hard to track who to follow if we're doing a group buzzy jar or dowsing rod for example. But if I knew that the pink dot or the blue dot had the jar and was my "north" to follow, it would make it a whole lot easier!

[warm grove]

Different colour and different shape would be nice! New World has it to where not only are party members are different coloured icons, but theyr'e different shapes, too. Like a Purple Triangle, Green Circle, etc!

[latent charm]

A "fertilize entire plot(s)?" Option would be great! And a sliding scale for how many on each square. I like to keep every square filled with several layers of fertilizer.

[eternal rain]

!feedback you can send devs that feedback, i dont think that is accessible related unless im missing something

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[proud fractal]

You get two free housing plots to start the game, the rest are purchases. This is better suited for game-help or genchat

[stoic obsidian]

If you have chronic pain in your hands, this is your reminder to submit a ticket asking for a buy multiple option lololol, I just submitted one myself but the more the merrier! ❤️

[robust elk]

i submitted a feedback ticket for options to buy multiples and fertilise entire soil patches 🩷

[gritty zinc]

(sorry for ping I deleted cuz realised i should wake up more before trying to process info)

scrolling up a lil but yeah I've basically stopped playing this game. the way s6 treats the community of folks with disabilities is gross

[north mesa]

What are all the excessive clicks?

• buy multiple at guild stores & registers
• transfer quantity (sometimes you only want part of a stack)
• fertilize multiple plants & set quantity to use (each plant can have up to 100 fertilizer, so this can be 900 to 8,100 clicks to fully fertilize a fully planted garden if I'm mathing right)
• buy whole palettes (each purchase is 3 clicks, buying them one at a time is 75 clicks)

[feral locust]

cooking

[robust elk]

i hate that in cooking, there's a timer of a few minutes and you have to do rhythm games for chopping ingredients.

i wish we could cook all foods without mini games just like in the Campfire, if we have the ingredients.

[feral locust]

Yeah. I would even accept a certain fail rate % based on recipe difficulty and cooking level, if it meant I could click less...

[tulip spire]

I agree, that'd be great for accessibility. Maybe with a certain percentage of starred and a certain percentage of failed, so those would both also be available?

[robust elk]

personally i wish the Ruined Food wasn't a thing and Star Quality should be guaranteed if you're using Starred ingredients,
but if you're using regular ingredients the quality being based on chance is fine as that's how it already is

[eternal canyon]

Could i get some help with what channel can help with game issues and logging in.?

[eternal rain]

that sounds like a #🤝│game-help or #💻│tech-help , this channel is meant for accessibility issues like the discussion about having a buy multiple button instead of pressing buy 100 times

[torpid sorrel]

Where is the ''Community vote''?

[proud fractal]

It's not live yet. This channel is for disability and accessibility discussion. General questions are best for Palia general

[tough bloom]

Good evening everyone

[wind lintel]

i love this idea!

[cinder condor]

Hey everyone! looking for people to play with that don't mind if I'm not as speedy as everyone else. My ign is jadewolf quartz. 🙂 Hope to hear from ya 🐸

[eternal rain]

#💬│lfg-chat you can ask people here instead, this is more for accessibility issues

[warm talon]

I did not see this one posted so am begging for some help. I have a neurological disorder that makes it very difficult to manipulate my hand/mouse movements and clicking combined when fishing. I absolutely love fishing but am having great difficulty with the new mechanics introduced with fishing.

[eternal rain]

you can change your keybinds so you press a keyboard key instead of mouse click, play around it to see if it works for you

alternatively you can use a controller instead of mouse + keyboard when you are fishing, but again, you will have to play around with it to see if it works for you and can make your fishing time easier

[tulip spire]

You won't get around having to reel in and move left/right at the same time though.

[eternal rain]

beyond that, the only other thing i can give help is play around with your mouse/controller sensitivity, and also use the fish dish/ hook boosts since they will help you with the fishing mechanics

[warm talon]

ty for your input, am looking at a few other alternatives to a mouse, and the boosts are always the best 😄

[placid widget]

Hello, I am considering building a plot dedicated just for cooking parties, and I want to be geared towards those with disabilities in the game. I want to keep parties small, for those with anxiety but also want to consider those who get migrains, possible siezures , etc. Also those who have lag issues in the game. What should I have or not have on this lot, to make it accessible to more people? Would love your feedback. thanks.

[warm grove]

This has been talked about a bit in the past, so imma link to messages/suggestions that was brought up previously!

#♿│accessibility-discussions message
#♿│accessibility-discussions message
#♿│accessibility-discussions message
#♿│accessibility-discussions message
#♿│accessibility-discussions message

[north mesa]

Tips for a sensory friendly Cooking Plot (version of ValkOrii's message for easy searching)
There's been a few great conversations on this! Love that people are considering sensory triggers, migraines, seizures, motion sickness, disabilities, accessibility, lag, performance, and more in organizing their party since a Cooking Party can be a great way to get achievements, get bundle or quest items, and make money/gold while cooking can be difficult to do with the rhythm games, repetitive clicking, reaction times, total time limitations, and requirements to acquire the recipes.

• #♿│accessibility-discussions message
• #♿│accessibility-discussions message
• #♿│accessibility-discussions message
• #♿│accessibility-discussions message
• #♿│accessibility-discussions message
  the tips go beyond the individuals messages, so read a bit before and after too.

[placid widget]

thanks, for the discussion links. Kinda things I have already, except for wanting a closed in area away from others. So outdoors and everyone gets a box and no lights. lol I would have thought outdoors, with bird sounds, falling leaves images and wind, folks would want a quiet place indoors. thanks for sharing.

[winter void]

Any idea how to make fishing a little easier I’m on ps5 have issues with both hands. I can’t fish well , the reticle moves to fast and my hands don’t move fast enough. Idk if there is a setting maybe that I’m missing?

[eternal rain]

i recommend playing around with your sensitivity in your settings along with using the fish dish buffs and hook buffs, beyond that, all you can really do is just power through and hope for the best, fishing is one of those skills that is mechanically involved so if you have like any hand dexterity issues, you will have a harder time

[gritty zinc]

this game is definitely not safe for people who have any photosensitivity or sensory issues.

that said, vivid colours, sharp lines/contrast (the room dividers and wallpapers with lines on them are a no), light sources within field of vision, having a ton of clutter
most of the landscapes are horrific for people with migraine disorders or sensory issues, so the default plot or I think the Highland peaks one(?) has the most neutral lighting day/night.
any amount of flashing is a no.
animated wallpapers, nope.
having some stations with the option to not face other players is nice, but some want to be around other folks too.
no animated outfits
or pets
and I can't stress this enough:
No dispel arrows, flares, or fireworks
the bouncy mushrooms do often make people motion sick, and the flash can effect some people.
that isn't a comprehensive list but those are things that caused me migraines with some symptoms similar to seizures when I was playing

also maji market does and will keep causing seizures, period.

[neat fulcrum]

this game is definitely not safe for people who have any (...) sensory issues
most of the landscapes are horrific for people with (...) sensory issues

with how vast sensory issues are, you can't really make many generalisations accurately. i have had significant sensory issues all my life. some have improved a bit with OT, but mostly it's been about finding a way to try to live with them (with tools, strategies, and reasonable accommodations). there are not many games i play, but palia has not caused me many problems. i have bought two landscapes, and will buy more because i love them. palia is definitely safe for me.

[feral locust]

I'm glad the game is safe for you!

I think you two might be defining sensory issues differently - this game isn't safe for people with seizure and light-based disorders in some cases, and it probably won't be until they allow players to disable animations on their end.

[gritty zinc]

i was making general recommendations for the person that wanted to make a sensory friendly and photosensitivity safe cooking plot for various people with different needs to join and be included

and if it doesn't cause issues for you, that's great. the person was asking about being accommodating for the folks that do have negative sensory/health impacts from the game. I was listing those based on what a lot of folks have said as well as my experiences.

[neat fulcrum]

i don't believe we are talking about different things. my brother with epilepsy can play games i could never even dream of, because his seizures aren't provoked by visual stimulus, while i have many sensory issues surrounding light and movement (but not a safety issue for me). there are premium outfits i would buy if i could disable their visual effects. i think it's helpful to say things like "some people with [condition]", or "many people with [symptoms]", rather than make generalisations personally is my point. hopefully this makes sense.

[gritty zinc]

you're talkin about what i meant like i'm not here :/
i'mmmm not gonna try to help with sensory friendly plots if i'm gonna get weirdly jumped on for it lol

you're missing the point

[neat fulcrum]

sorry if you feel "weirdly jumped", this is not my intention. my disability causes a lot of difficulties to my ability to communicate and no hostility was written in my message. i am not sure how i can clear up what i was trying to say.

[gritty zinc]

thank you, i appreciate your saying so. i can relate tangentially, mine cause some cognitive things sometimes and aphasia with migraines.
a person had asked about making a sensory friendly plot, to try to be safe for the widest range possible of potential issues. i was trying to cover a wide variety of things that i'm aware of from folks i've talked with, and things that have impacted me very badly.
so it wasn't meant as a 'these things impact everyone.' it was more a 'these things have been reported enough times that it's safe to say they should be avoided for generalised sensory-friendly spaces, to be as inclusive as possible, to as many people as possible'
and you're totally right, i reread what i said and i'd chosen the wrong words at first so i apologise. i meant it's not safe for people with photosensitivity or photophobia (i'd typed 'sensory issues' instead of photophobia). folks i know with sensory processing issues and overwhelm tend to have a rough time to varying degrees with the sounds or visuals (or both), but yes those things vary a ton for folks.
for safety, this game has a surprising amount of violent flashes and strobing lights, and it has caused seizures for numerous people. yes, not everyone will, but it does have the specific types of photosensitive seizure triggers that are listed in safety guidelines to absolutely avoid. it's more like, this game is unsafe as far as those guidelines and recognised triggers go, so it's more likely than not to cause harm, for photosensitivity/photophobia/photosensitive seizures. photosensitivity is an umbrella that includes a lot of different symptoms and conditions and i didn't wanna write a novel when they'd been just asking about decorating tips

[regal pier]

they could just make settings for people to individually manage their games, I like flashing lights in my game? there totally needs to be an automatic language translator in the chat though

[feral locust]

We've been asking for this and it hasn't happened. Even the motion sickness 'setting' doesn't actually help that much

[regal pier]

That honestly feels ridiculous to me, these are things games had sorted back in 2011

[feral locust]

yeah it's honestly disheartening. I'm newer to the game so I have a little more hope but some of the people in here are pretty done with it, we're just not being listened to

[robust elk]

ugh i was in the kilima inn and suddenly it felt like the town was being devastated, fireworks are awful

[eternal rain]

is there anything from the new trailer that needs a warning for epilepsy or photosensitivity and the like

[warm grove]

Nothing glowing like that, but I suppose one thing is that when Wol Mailbox appears, it uhh
Jumps? Moves? suddenly/quickly for a moment.

Like when it goes from "no mail" to "new mail", the wings suddenly jump up fast

[wanton estuary]

I can’t play for long periods of time due to motion sickness and epilepsy. When I have particularly bad months like this one I lose out on getting exclusive items and things and it sucks so damn bad.

[proud fractal]

The items in the bulletin bundles aren't exclusive, they do return at varying rates/times. (S6 covered this a while ago when bulletin bundles released. I think you can read more in sixer tracker, or maybe back in some news updates in the News channels).

[north mesa]

just the flowers are locked behind board bundles, but the spooky moon store is a bit pricey and it's 1 month shorter this year

[lone briar]

is there any way the semi-circle markers for watering could be made more obvious? The contrast, particularly for watering trees, the plants from the noon flower event, and elderwood lilac, on the home bl, is terrible for me. The contrast just isn't there. I end up moving my camera angle all around the place to try to see if anything needs watering

[proud fractal]

As of right now, no, there isn't an adjustment we can make player-side to change the way the watering indicator looks.

[lone briar]

Thanks for coming back to me, even if it wasn't the response I was hoping for.

[proud fractal]

No problem at all. If you'd like, you can always send in your feedback via the formal report form, to express your desire for this feature.

!feedback

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[lone briar]

Thank you, I will do that.

submitted

[meager burrow]

Hello everyone! Rat from the Mod Team here. We've been keeping up to date with the discussions happening in regards to this channel and how its purpose is communicated to the wider community. From this discussion, we have some changes we are looking to put in place, but we first wanted to gather feedback from the people who are using the channel. As such, we are setting up some threads that will be open for the next 50 or so hours to gather people's thoughts. I will post a mini thread for each point for discussion, so please bear with me while I set it up

Change of emoji/symbol in name.
The current suggestion we have seen is the use of the wheelchair ♿ emoji. While this is not a perfect catch-all for the concept of accessibility, it is a historic and recognisable shorthand for disability and accessibility spaces. We hope that this will better communicate the purpose of the space for those who may not have encountered discussions of "accessibility" before. There are currently no plans to change the channel name beyond this.

Change of channel description
@fleet ledge and other server members suggested this change to the server description. We feel this will be a good description for the channel as it provides clear and concise information for those coming across this channel for the first time. The clarity of the description is important, as we are a server with users with a wide range of English and general literacy skills.

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

Pinned Post
Mod @urban cosmos has put together an explainer for the channel that we will pin for easy reference. We are also looking to condense this to potentially act as a bot command.

If you are looking for general game-help, we have #game-help and #tech-help for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

Accessibility within Palia refers to how playable the game is for people from all walks of life. This can range from the visual settings for colourblind players to the difficulty of platforming in certain areas of the game. Accessibility often concerns those who are disabled, but it can apply to all players that have difficulty playing the game, whether physically or mentally. (Some days you have a headache and might want the brightness and colours toned down!)

While the development of accessibility within the game may take some time, we hope you can still feel welcome in the channel! Feel free to discuss ways the game can be more accessible for you, or share ways you were able to get past certain issues within the game.

S6 has mentioned working with Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Services, which you can find the article of here: https://palia.com/news/palia-path-roadmap-summer-2025.

Accessibility Changes Feedback Threads
We are open to feedback on these changes and would like to hear your thoughts. Please understand that everybody's accessibility journey and experience differs, and as such we may not be able to please everyone with these changes. Please also note that final decisions will be made by the Moderator team, though we will do our best to take on the feedback provided. Thank you!

bear with, fixing the threads Thank you to Mod Olivia it is working now!

[grizzled musk]

thank you, ratcatcher and olivia!

[heady osprey]

It would be REALLY nice if we could change text size. My wife is having sight issues and it will likely be a while before her eyesight is better. In the meantime, it's almost impossible for her to read what is said in chat, or during conversations with Villagers

[golden grail]

So relatable. I have an eye disease.

[compact rain]

Hi, I dunno if this is the right channel. But is there a way to reduce motion sickness in the house tours?

In the normal gameplay mode the cross thingy in the centre of the screen helps with that but it seems to disappear with during house tours.

[drifting elk]

would be incredibly helpful to have an option to apply all fertilizer to a tile at once with a single click instead of clicking repeatedly. maybe this option already exists, if so, lmk. i tried holding lmb and right clicking but it didn't work

[winter void]

I have a seizure disorder also but the only thing that seems to bother me is the fishing animation when you catch fish and the camera swings all weird. Something to turn that off would be great. I had originally thought disco deers and such would be an issue but I’m fine with them oddly .

[feral locust]

Just a reminder that thr devs don't monitor these channels, and #📬│feedback-how-to will send you to the right place to send that kind of feedback to the devs 🙂

[north mesa]

nothing specific, just the general option of reducing camera shake and then tweaking graphics settings until they work better for you

[compact rain]

I've all the tweaking and increased fov and still feel nauseos

[covert lotus]

Weirdly my TV has a game setting with an option to put a cross on. I haven’t tried it myself but worth checking if yours has anything?? Only good for console I guess

[wanton estuary]

I barely made it but I managed to finish my spirit event stuff and purchased like 60 of the blue flowers

[zealous meteor]

same with the leaves for the ground xD

[feral locust]

Heads up, Patch notes has two issues: one gif that might be a little problematic for those sensitive to flashing lights (it's a floor changing texture + color back and forth in an otherwise stable image) but also the gif for the new premium outfit is quite flashy and could be problematic

so, if you're sensitive, hold off until it gets transferred

[warm grove]

Wanting to mention that under the patch notes, once you get to premium rewards-- The gif for the Rapunzel outfit has a flashing effect.

[north mesa]

Haven't started yet (gotta grab breakfast), but I will pull info into https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1382766801590419457

[north mesa]

Okay, done and i promise I didn't miss/skip sections, this patch is smaller than planned as a couple things had to be pushed

[north mesa]

contrast feels a little different? to me, could just be me but wanted to give a heads up that this may be a patch where you gotta retweak your graphics settings

[frigid girder]

Is that why everything seems super bright? My poor migraine brain

[obsidian cave]

Any tips for how to fix the flashing of the trees, especially in town its giving me a bad head x

They're flickering from green to orange for me

[wispy vortex]

I understand that the player base is primarily female presenting players and characters, but we absolutely need better representation in the premium shop for masculine presenting or non-binary players. I need a reason to continue supporting the game financially and there's no reason for me to give money in this type of revenue method without this representation.

[eternal rain]

!feedback you can send them feedback here, this channel is more for accessibility discussions like if you have any issues with photosensitivity and the like

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[tulip spire]

I haven't tried this patch yet, it's still downloading here... But just from guessing I think changing the graphics quality settings might help, if the game takes too long to load them in the correct colour directly. View distance, amount of details, amount of foilage etc.

[north mesa]

lace is asking for examples of this happening here #🤝│game-help message and here #💬│palia-general message

[wanton estuary]

Oof. The flashing trees will keep me from playing until it’s fixed

[warm grove]

Was actually about to ping you so you knew about the flashing trees.

[wanton estuary]

Thank you

[warm grove]

My game was fine, and then i randomly went back over to kilima and the trees started flashing, and had an odd green overlay ontop (and a bit more bright) which made it feel/seem worse.

[foggy surge]

Is there still a festival at the end of each month? I have not played the game in about 8 months

[proud fractal]

This is better suited for game help or general chat, as this channel is primarily for accessibility/disability discussions 🙂

[foggy surge]

Ok sorry

[warm grove]

In case anybody needs text description/alt text of the twitch drops rewards::

Tier 1 Rewards: 2x Lily Rattan Umbrella, 2x Makeshift Patio Umbrella, 2x Ranchers' Hay Roll Stack
Tier 2 Rewards: 1x Potato Pod Prize Bag, 1x Shinypod Prize Bag
Tier 3 Rewards: Sunny Day Glasses

💛 Wanted to post it here since alt text is super useful!

[past igloo]

Is there a way to only get pings from big game updates? I keep getting notifications multiple times per day and I’d rather not have to mute the whole server…

[north mesa]

that'd be a question for the mods if you need help understanding the options in id:customize or something to look up on discord's support center for fine tuning notifications, rather than a topic for the in game accessibility/accommodation channel

[proud fractal]

There were multiple notifications sent to the palia news channel today for the patch (so that's not a usual thing). If you supress everything except @ mentions in your discord settings for the server, you can avoid notifications in general. Then as Celosia suggested, you can change the roles that you've picked for what @s you want to receive

[past igloo]

Thank you

I already suppress everything except @ but maybe I just need to turn off everyone/here

[grand ibex]

Wanted to mention here that any furniture tinted the shore (blue) colour is showing up as stark white because of a bug rn.

[feral locust]

Check your roles, you have community news as well as game news and public polls (sorry for the ping to let you know)

[past igloo]

I will try that, thank you

[distant elm]

It would be really helpful for the people with memory issues to have a visible list in the discord of what’s needed for the bulletin board

[proud fractal]

There's also a list in-game, in case that's helpful for you. When you go to the event tab (far left tab of the row where you see your backpack, romance tabs, etc) you can click the event tab (kinda looks orangey and purple tree) and then there is a sub-category called Bundles that when you click on it, shows you what's needed for all 4 bundles. I took a picture of that on my phone and saved it, maybe that could also be helpful for you?

[distant elm]

Omg yes that does help for the time being thanks!

[proud fractal]

!bulletin hey moon, a command was made today. I hope this helpful for you!

[hardy vigil]

Bulletin Board

Located in the center of Kilima Village, the Bulletin Board presents a rotating seasonal theme for each patch. Players can earn rewards by contributing the required items for each bundle. You can learn more about the Bulletin Board here.

Festival of Bounty Bundles (Patch 0.197):

[feral locust]

I love this

[robust elk]

that is such a helpful command

[grizzled musk]

olivia's the best

[lone briar]

Does anyone else get motion sick from the zooming in and then zooming out on the animals on their ranch? It makes me queasy even though the animals are spread out.

[robust elk]

yes it has made me neglect my poor virtual animals

and the sad expressions from the animals when i do go there don't help :/

[lone briar]

I have just put in a support feedback request, under the accessibility category.

[urban cosmos]

If you are looking for general game-help, we have #🤝│game-help and #💻│tech-help for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

Accessibility within Palia refers to how playable the game is for people from all walks of life. This can range from the visual settings for colorblind players to the difficulty of platforming in certain areas of the game. Accessibility often concerns those who are disabled, but it can apply to all players that have difficulty playing the game, whether physically or mentally. (Some days you have a headache and might just want the brightness and colors toned down!)

While the development of accessibility within the game may take some time, we hope you can still feel welcome in the channel! Feel free to discuss ways the game can be more accessible for you, or share ways you were able to get past certain issues within the game.

S6 has mentioned working with Microsoft Gaming Accessibility Testing Services, which you can find the article of here: https://palia.com/news/palia-path-roadmap-summer-2025.

[carmine nymph]

I'm not sure how much this will help, but for me I've found that if I walk up to it, close my eyes for 3 seconds and click, then it will finish the animation by then and I am free to adore my little chickens and whatnot

[eager valve]

Not sure if it was brought up, but motion sickness is a great option in game. Similar to how cutting is a setting for camera panning in the kitchen, can there please be consideration of panning onto animals without all the movement?

A suggestion I have is when the setting for animal camera panning is turned off, its either a fade/view to see your individual animal, or as an easier intergration, allow "H" at the Ranch to feed, pet, collect from individual animals with a small display. This would include cookie management as well.

The trade off gain is: Camera Panning elimination to accommodate motion sensitive folks, for H menu accessibility.

The trade off loss is: Inability to walk up to a pet and touch it. Eliminates camera panning easily.

Why? No new fade/screen coding needed to adjust. Quick, easy, deployable and viable option.

[eager valve]

Another accessibility question / feedback I also have regards to fast-paced, multi-paced stimuli. Comparing to cognitive load.

In this case, for example, with my current disability, I cannot do the fishing required to achieve the Night Temple (?) bundles. This is a hard stop for someone with my cognitive challenges at this time. I cannot handle the urgency, time-sensitive, multi-input mouse motion/mouse key push/release, hand gliding, at randomized intregrals of varying speeds with these seven requirements to achieve one output?

Introduction: Abstract Pathways.
An approach could be allowing some introduction mechanically into the game as alternative solutions. We see this already with Pumpkins for sale with Baduur vs. Tamala's shop as seeds. And the Gardner as a quest.

An award system where items can achieve multiple acquisition attempts / RNG even if small, improves an ability for cognitive load restricted folks to achieve the core gameplay mechanics.

What if a special lure exsisted that visually cued players more effectively, so when this lure is enabled, or a bobber even, it changes the fishing mechanic from mouse/hand/rapid coordination to something more simplified but still relies on RNG.

Clinician Study?
Gameification NeuroPsychologists related / suggested Read: Doi: 10.2196/21900 (Google result.) At my doctor's office I met a couple Neuropsychologist who conducted exams on me with various tasks. This could assist with

[tulip spire]

!feedback would be the best place to let the devs know about this! For more info on how to give feedback see the bot's message below. I'm aware you might already know this and have left feedback there, just wanted to mention it in case you still need the info. Here, the devs do sometimes read, but there's no guarantee that they'll see any specific message :-)

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[eager valve]

I submitted them both, thank you @tulip spire !

[north mesa]

hopefully more feedback like this helps the ideas some devs already have (and have had for ... a year now? at least) re:alternate pathing actually get prioritized by leadership. Love the way you put your argument and that you even went above and beyond to include research

[urban cosmos]

We now have the commands !accessibility and alternatively!a11y made! Please note that at this time, the commands can only be used within this channel.

[urban cosmos]

!a11y

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[eternal rain]

!accessibility

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[warm grove]

Warning to those who might be playing on Switch:
It looks like hitting bugs with bug bombs (standard and they mentioned the balck ones too) is producing a major flashing effect.

[grand tendon]

Yeah i feel sick from that too, the swirly motion is terrible. I close my eyes as well for a few seconds to avoid the animation when petting animals on the Ranch

[strong topaz]

I’m having a hard time getting some of the game mechanics to work properly on my laptop touchpad. I have rheumatoid arthritis and my dexterity isn’t very good and trying to glide around has been challenging. I also can’t get things moving fast enough to turn around to try to hit bugs with smoke bombs after failing a tree or mining. Same with fishing. I have tried to customize the hot keys to help myself out but some things are too difficult to try to wrangle. I have given up on trying to level up my fishing and bug hunting.

[fluid pewter]

I use a thumb-ball mouse because for most things, it's most ergonomic for me. But man, the need to hold down the left click for a lot of activities is putting me in pain. I tried switching to a controller, but the same actions are tied to RT by default, and it's the exact same pain.

Logitech's gaming mice have a program with an option to program a button to basically toggle holding down the left click. Of course, my mouse isn't compatible with that program, so the best I can do is program the one extra button on my mouse to think I'm holding down the left click for x number of seconds.

[hard surge]

is anyone still getting super bad motion sickness from the more recent patches?? the first time it happened other people mentioned it, settings getting switched back, etc. so i just made sure my settings were good then hoped things would get fixed

[feral locust]

yeah the motion sickness isn't getting better

[hard surge]

but it's like i can't even play for more than 15 minutes at a time without getting a massive headache anymore and it's so sad bc i love this game sm

[feral locust]

Just gotta hope they'll give us a good update soon for these things 🙁

[hard surge]

the crosshair helped so much when i first started playing, but the last three-ish updates have just been an assault on my brain i stg lol

[north mesa]

this patch they did acknowledge that the lighting is bugged, so that's a step forward there's usually nothing about lighting or graphics settings changing

[topaz sedge]

I don't know if it's just me but I find elderwood so over stimulating, the noises, the chimes, the darkness, all those blue plants making it feel to busy when walking around the bit between central stables and lilac cavern. Is it just me, it makes me not want to go to elderwood. 🤦‍♀️

[eternal rain]

nah, some people do feel the same way, elderwoods is just too much for some people with all the noises, lighting, etc. some poeple have even given feedback relating to it by having us like enable/disable/adjusting certain ambient noises, lighting, etc, some have to even resort to changing their gamma in game or even adjusting monitor settings so its a bit brighter

[topaz sedge]

Yeah I've had to adjust my monitor and just turn off noises in game until I'm out of elderwoods, I'm glad to know it's not just me because I thought I was just being picky but it does genuinely stress me out

[robust elk]

yea Elderwood is overwhelming to me too, it is so condensed especially in the caves

[topaz sedge]

So glad I'm not the only one 🙏

[north mesa]

Reduced foliage also seems to do little or nothing there so its hard to make it better too

[gritty zinc]

checking in again to see if there's been any word at all of devs wanting to improve safety issues around flashing effects?

[north mesa]

nothing since the mention of the accessibility audit in the first palia path post(linked in pinned posts)

[cyan kernel]

My autistic/adhd brain can relate to this. Overstimulating, and very distracting when I go out with a goal in mind, then keep seeing shiny things that look like they should be interactable and aren't, or hear noises that sound like audio cues and aren't. Makes me lose my single-track train of thought almost immediately which is in itself frustrating too

Not to mention it seems more items bug into walls or outside the map in elderwoods than anywhere else

[topaz sedge]

I fully understand you, and agree with you I feel exactly the same

[gentle magnet]

same here lol, a built-in "to-do list" that stays on the side of the screen would be super helpful

they have this feature in Satisfactory and it's absolutely amazing for people who forget what they were doing all the time and get distracted

there's even a shared section where anything that people in your party write will show up for everyone

[faint quail]

Not sure if anyone else has had a problem with the winter snowballs in the past? They are much flashier than the EW bug bombs and although they are quite fun, if you are that type of person who gets very over stimulated or have sensory issues, please beware of the snowballs 💕

[robust elk]

I haven't experienced Winter in Palia as i started playing in July :/ why must they be flashy

[cyan kernel]

Or even just a built in notepad type thing so it doens't have to be to-dos but can be notes about anything you need to remember in game. Recipes, to-dos, how much of 'x' you need to go out and get, times for parties etc

[gentle magnet]

that's exactly how it's implemented in Satisfactory! they even support formatting with markdown, I would love to see that in this game

[hybrid viper]

If you play on pc, steam has a note feature you can access while in game (shift + tab on my laptop), which I use for exactly this

[proud fractal]

Forwarded an old convo about using steam notes, in case anyone would find that helpful today 🙂

[faint quail]

I want to say they were even flashier in the beginning and they toned it down a bit. I could be wrong, but I feel someone will happily correct me if I am! 💗😅 (it's fine, I am ready)

Regardless, they still aren't fun for me. I am not trying to take anyone's ability to have snowball fights away, I understand how fun they can be. I believe they have a place in Palia during wintertime.

My workaround with this when it comes to friends who love snowball fights is: I explain what my reason is, ask them politely not to throw them at me, and then I fill their snowball requests. 🥳 Everyone is happy, including my brain! ✨

[warm grove]

Yes, the flashing effect they used to have (that literally lit up the entier screen) was removed/fixed. I think it's just particle effects now without an actual flash.

(that said, it cana nd is still over stimulating for some! but at least the 'flash' should be gone still.)

I know last year, some people were very sweet and would set up "Designated" areas for folks to come over and particpate in snowball fights. I hope this becomes a thing again this time within the community!

[toxic shadow]

The swirl form Honey Lures, mixed with the flashing of bug bombs is quite a nauseating effect

[north mesa]

being within the glow sucks

[faint quail]

Oh I totally feel you on that one!

I didn't have a problem with hunting bugs until the rainbow tip butterfly plush came out. Standing in the middle of a field in Bahari while multiple honey lures are swirling, bug bombs a flashin', name tags, animated outfits, everyone's pet running around ... yowza!

*Props to The Palians who held parties where no animations or name tags were allowed! It still didn't help me be able to participate, but I know it helped a lot of other Palians catch their plushies! 💕

[rapid eagle]

I was recently blind and had 3 major eye surgeries. I only have clear vision in one eye. I would really love if it were possible to adjust the brightness a bit better and easier. I have difficulty seeing things when it's too dark on the screen so the elderwoods is a miserable place for me especially when it's foggy.

[elder dawn]

I would love it to be able to make texts on screens on items bigger or text in general

[feral locust]

!feedback just a reminder once again that the devs aren't here. All your suggestions are great!

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[severe timber]

Genuine question does anyone else with audio processing issues have a visceral reaction to the geyser activation sound?

[neat fulcrum]

i don't to the geyser, but i have to mute the game to interact with my goobis

[misty prairie]

Yes and the waterfalls are also unnecessarily loud, have to lower my volume when using the geyser

[sour badger]

I get a reaction to the Elderwood flowers when you get close to them. I can't stand the Elderwood Orchids, something about them just makes my spine spasm, every time I get close.

[severe timber]

I'm so glad it's not just me i was going crazy

[pulsar light]

Is there a way to get my character to always run? Whenever my character stops or hits an obstacle, they go straight back to walking.

[fiery cape]

In settings there is an option to make running a toggle where you just press a key/button once and you stay running

[pulsar light]

I thought I had that one on the right command - seems it reset to default somewhere along the line. Thank you!

[onyx trout]

i beg for the cancel tool button from console to be implemented on pc when you plug in a controller 💔

[arctic patrol]

is there any way to see if I got those (#📢│palia-news message) log in rewards? I forgot if I collected them...

[grizzled musk]

!a11y

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[arctic patrol]

I don't see how my question is off topic for this channel? if there isn't a way to see if you collected the rewards, it would be useful to add, as with my brain damage (which I'm probably not the only one with this issue), it's very hard to remember stuff

[grizzled musk]

ah, my apologies, it wasn’t clear to me without that bit of context!
i believe you can actually check which rewards you’ve received. in the news tab, you should be able to toggle from new to read (it’s RT on console, unsure on PC.)

[arctic patrol]

yeh I'm sorry 😅 Im exhausted and my brain is having a 3-sided fight with itself 🤣 I'm a bit chaotic right now. I'll check it out, thank you!

combining adhd + autism + brain damage + exhaustion = chaos

[grizzled musk]

no apology needed! i’m sorry for assuming it wasn’t in the right channel — we get a lot of questions that don’t belong here, so i try to redirect and jumped the gun with telling you to ask elsewhere.

[arctic patrol]

it's okay, I understand the reaction, I would've done the same in your position We all make mistakes, which isn't a bad thing. what matters most is whether we try to learn from our mistakes, which I'm sure you will try to do!

[opal berry]

je n'ai pas le palia FR quelqu'un peux me dire ce qu'il ce passe impossible de ce connecté

[tulip spire]

!a11y Hello! Unfortunately, this server is english-only for moderation purposes. Additionally, you're in the accessibility channel, which is about disability-related needs and similar topics. I'd recommend asking in english and in #💻│tech-help , you'll likely get more and faster answers there. :-)

French translation:
Bonjour! Pour les raisons de modération, ce serveur est seulement en anglais. Ici, ç'est le chat pour l'accessibilité, ça veut dire les besoins des joueurs handicappées et des sujets similaires. Je récommende demander en #💻│tech-help et en anglais, tu probablement recevras plus des réponses et des meilleurs réponses comme ça. :-)

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[naive shale]

This might be a stupid question, but is there a way to make fishing easier? I just started the game recently and I love it so far, but I have been having a hard time catching my first fish. I have poor finger dexterity so it's hard to keep the fish within the brackets to catch it.

[sacred canopy]

If you just started best way is to fish next to others or fish stew or fisherman's brew if you have acces to it, as beter rod but don't know if you have acces to it yet

[naive shale]

I haven't been able to catch a fish at all yet so it's unlikely that I'll be able to upgrade my rod right now. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the tip!

[nova ginkgo]

you do know that when the fish is getting out of the circle, you should not hold mouse 1
release it until the fish is in the green zone again and then hold it as long as it is in the green zone

[unkempt oxide]

I have the same issue! My hands just do not work as they need to for fishing, I have like 200 hours in game and the one fish I caught was actually my dad trying to help me get the hang of it. I’ve asked on the subreddit before but it’s kinda hard to use the upgrades when I can’t use the skill. I’ve spent an ungodly amount of time pulling up nothing, even if I’m around others which is the only buff I can use. Would kill for a little fish scoop or something, or some kind of tweak in the controls so we can adjust according to whatever our hands are capable of. I’ve tried everything. It really sucks because I’m effectively stuck on so many quests and can’t progress any further because of it. I’m still missing all the elderwood related plot stuff and a substantial amount of villager quests because my hands can’t fish.

[north mesa]

even getting the food buffs via cooking with people who have the recipes is only a small help. I don't like fishing and would even go as far as saying i'm bad at it even stacking all the buffs and boosters you can at once, but something must have changed because as of the elderwood fishing seems much easier - note easy, just like fish aren't just constantly speeding out of range or jumping the entire time anymore.

[naive shale]

That sounds very frustrating. I’ve played once human way longer than palia and is a much more challenging game, yet fishing in that game is way easier than in Palia. It’s so strange. I do agree that I wish there was a way to tweak this for people who may have trouble with hand and finger mobility.

[tulip spire]

!feedback (see below for details) would be the best place to let the devs know - or rather, to add another voice to the request for accessibility features there, as they likely are aware it's requested, by now. I'm aware leaving feedback can feel like yelling into the void, but it's the best path we have to make the devs aware.

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[north mesa]

in theory more requests = higher on the list so yeah even if you know someone has already given the feedback it's good to add your voice to something you want too

[chilly valve]

Is there a way to make the insects easier to see? I play on ps5 and even with me adjusting my TV, I can't see the insects before they fly away.

[north mesa]

not specifically, but you can turn foliage down to zero which might help some

[proud fractal]

I don't think consoles have the foliage settings unfortunately.

[robust elk]

yea we do not have a foliage setting on ps5 as far as i know. never seen it

[wind lintel]

this is wonderful, thank you!

[gritty zinc]

any acknowledgment from devs yet about flashing and a y/n on whether they'll ever change it?
I stopped playing several weeks ago, not gonna play unless they do something about it

[north mesa]

... which flashing? if you mean the trees/foliage, yes they took reports with repro steps on the day of the update

[devout iron]

Anyone know how to turn on motion sickness mode? I play on pc and saw through the loading screen tips that it’s a thing but can’t for the life of me find it. (With pictures if you can, I am very stupid lol)

[proud fractal]

This may help, in the mean time

[slender scroll]

It does help! Not completely but makes it a lot easier to play longer

[gritty zinc]

flashing lights. the stuff causing seizures and other photosensitivity reactions in players
maji market fireworks and strobe lights, firework arrows, dispel arrows, outfit change flashbangs, sticky smoke bombs etc

[molten swift]

The closest we have is word from appy (a dev) that they are working on a setting to toggle outfit vfx off or on. There's been no other acknowledgement or word on the other flashing effects that are part of the game outside of the trees issue in the past few months.

[grizzled musk]

yeah. still waiting to hear what comes from the microsoft report.

[north mesa]

Theres just been so many sources of flashes including several bugs (hometour transitions,server transitions, snowballs, current foliage/shadows, and more im not remembering) too that took a long time to get fixed or we're still waiting on so wasnt sure which of the few dozen possible flashes you had been referring to since again some have been fixed and some are in progress while others are unacknowledged

[gritty zinc]

all of them
I'd posted in here a lot about flashing and how badly it made me have awful photosensitivity reactions.
the outfit vfx honestly other than the outfit change flashbangs aren't even remotely as bad as the actual flashing things.
I can post a definition of flashing as far as photosensitivity triggers are concerned if that would be helpful

I've described them a bunch of times in here

[silent trail]

Hey

[rapid berry]

hey guys, i bought the outfit "hometown hero" and didnt realize that whenever i throw a bug bomb or shoot an arrow, it does that weird zoom in on my screen. its really difficult for me to aim properly when it does that, does anyone know if theres a way to turn it off? the lines that appear arent affecting me, its just the weird zoom

[proud fractal]

There isn't a way to toggle VFX from the outfits at this time. If you find that you can't use the outfit due to this, you can request a refund of the item from Player Support.

[rapid berry]

thats alright, i mainly wanted the pants from the outfit but that is kinda sucky we cant turn it off. thank you for the reply!

[proud fractal]

No problem! VFX Toggle is apparently on the radar of the developers, and if you'd like to send in feedback to the devs about wanting a toggle, I'll put the link below for that.

!feedback

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[rapid berry]

thank you!! i'll send in some feeback to show support of the toggle <3

[north mesa]

From what others have said previously, If you do get a refund then the outfit will be unavailable for repurchase later - just a heads up

[proud fractal]

Player Support has recently confirmed you can re-buy refunded content, as this is no longer a hiccup in their refund system

[north mesa]

Oh nice! Thanks for the updated info

[pastel mica]

😩 🙃 I would really love actual written things for stuff like the road maps. Instead of here's a vague tiny list and you have to watch a video for any info.

[robust elk]

yes agreed.
and sadly the video has no closed captions nor info about future accessibility :/

[north mesa]

Graphic, video, and written post all have different selections of information too so whichever method vibes with your brain and works with your disabilities you won't get all the info

Plus more details surfacing via #🌟│sixer-tracker

[slender scroll]

I juat submitted feedback requesting it especially as it would reduce confusion 😭

[north mesa]

since this was an expansive update i'm not gunna do the work to transcribe and summarize it (sorry) like I do for patches in https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1382766801590419457 since it mentioned items being added in 4 days, a couple weeks, months, and maybe even over a year down the line.

I do want to highlight (though we'll see this if they release a teaser and we'll see it in the patch notes) that kilima is going to have a lot more snow, so lots and lots of bright white on the screen

[noble orbit]

I could turn on the closed captioning on both the website video and the YouTube version.

[robust elk]

i am referring to the fact that there are only auto generated captions.

not actual closed captions Singularity Six wrote themselves

[noble orbit]

Oh, now I see. Thank you for explaining it.

[topaz quiver]

Agreeing with all the above and adding that when you’re making a video, if there is going to be text on the screen, you need to read it out loud for listeners who are unable to read the text. People with visual impairments are missing crucial chunks of info when you don’t. For instance I have no idea what actual questions were being asked in the video release. This is a major accessibility flaw.

[urban viper]

I wish they'd make touring plots more accessible, try touring a plot with one hand. you can cursor to move yes but cant jump and move forward nor move the camera to see where you're going. Besides that the game is fairly easy to navigate, hunt, fish, glide or climbing no issue. Maybe allow turning on and off of the vote bar so we can turn it off to tour and back on afterwards to vote or something

[heavy canopy]

Going between that and The Dark Place (whooo wordfinding who??) is going to be.... interesting for the eyes

[warm grove]

Patchnote has a flash at the start of Premium store updates.

This didn't bother me, but in case it does for others: It does show a different particle effect for ranching animals.

[north mesa]

Just starting to read, but come on more added vfx to a skill thay already causes problems with vfx and camera zoom

Sparkle and shine with New Ranching Animal Visual Effects! ✨

[tulip spire]

Yes...
Also, another unicorn fish, this time for monthly bundles. Fishing is one of the few skills that you can't even get a friend to help iirc, so not even workaround accessibility there...

[latent ingot]

I’m sure I’ve seen something in game settings where you can tie camera to your movement? I’ll check when it’s back up. c

[north mesa]

I'll get to a proper write up in a but look a little fishing help you can earn another way

Anglers Fortune Boosts your chances of catching epic and legendary fish for three hours. This does not affect fishing plush acquisition odds.

Still not whats been asked for here, but a step?

[tulip spire]

It sounds like a probability boost to me, so unfortunately not really something that helps with the mechanics :-/ But a step for sure, true.

[grizzled musk]

:c this bums me out. the camera changes (and weird bugs that come with it) when feeding animals makes me so motion sick/migraine-y. why would they add more effects

at least it looks like i finally have a use for all those snowballs that were taking up inventory space for years

[hard nest]

I’m not exactly sure if its motion sickness or what, but I’ve found that in fast moving games of hotpot lately I’ve been getting headaches with the fast zoom in and out of the camera on my cards. Are there any settings that can disable this? I know there’s motion sickness settings on things like cooking, but I don’t know if that would change hotpot? Cooking is always fine, hotpot not so much

[north mesa]

starting in on the patch summary here #1382766801590419457 message

[north mesa]

still working through it but also logged in and this one out of scale plus (+) button feels ominous re:graphics settings and general scaling

[eternal rain]

wait we can now scale the ui size?\

[north mesa]

I'm saying that graphics settings are likely changed in some way they didn't mention Again, so be careful when you log in and some things may be unreadable since they messed with scale in some way - I haven't combed through the settings yet and they didn't mention any changes to them

this is where lunar paths are accessed on pc - the general/inventory menu

[distant olive]

idk where I can talk about this, but if I want the premium lunar path in Canada, I need to pay 45$cad+tx to get enough coins for it and this is ABSURD.

[grizzled musk]

!a11y you'll probably want https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/809886640285417480

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[grizzled musk]

oh hm. i wonder how this will work with controller.

[eternal rain]

im assuming the lunar paths are accessible in the pause menu for console no?

[north mesa]

probably but I wouldn't know, hopefully someone else will be able to grab a screenshot of it for you

[grizzled musk]

it's just that from the pause menu you need to press a different button to get to each thing (so i think getting to the store is - button on switch, getting to collections is left stick, etc., i might have the bindings wrong). i'm just curious since there's a limited number of buttons on a controller, what it's bound to.

[eternal rain]

they will probably do what rockstar does for gta 5 in that they will make it so that pressing this button does one action, holding it does another (ex on xbox, tapping the view button toggles the camera view, while holding it brings up the interaction menu)

it does help in adding more interactions, but yea it is still limiting if you play on controller since there are only so much buttons +combinations you can add to do an action

[warm grove]

Not sure if mentioned already, but

Ofc, new premium outfit, has new VFX.
Kilima is covered in snow-- so it looks incredibly bright with all the white. There's also particle effects as if it's "snowing" going around in Kilima.
There's a new Potato Pod that flickers a bit (as if it has lights). It isnt excessive and it's slow, but it's there. (Called Darwin the Smartypod for reference)

I've also had my colours randomly flicker/shift. Like from day/night or something?

[north mesa]

Upside to the snow is bugs and huntables and forage are real easy to spot especially if you have foliage turned to 0

think lighting did change again, so you might need to redo your settings again

[tulip spire]

On Switch, the store is -, the paths are y, and the other ones you select with the stick and press a (can also do that with the store and paths).

[warm grove]

just closed my game, but it looks like the colours randomly having that issue, was when i loaded into Kilima & then it happened twice after i closed my inventory/menu screen

[north mesa]

haven't had a snowball thrown at me yet, but being the one to throw it there's a small/medium poof of snow that can change a bit depending on impact angle - ring of smoke/dust with a burst of white particles, a white spikey shape flashes up with burst of white particles

[eager yew]

Is there any way to lessen how bright the snow is? I have sensory processing disorder and am really struggling with killima now.

[north mesa]

not really - just lowering gamma and trying the color blindness filters i'm pretty sure

[tame carbon]

I like going down into the underground and try to pick snow ball fights with people. One person really got into it with me. I wish there was some score counter or some reward if you it someone 5 times, 10 times or the like.

[tulip spire]

!a11y you might find #💬│palia-general a good spot for discussion, or if you want to let S6 know, instructions for feedback can be found in #📬│feedback-how-to :-)

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[gritty zinc]

popping in here again to see if they're ever going to do anything about photosensitivity safety
am guessing based on the mention of snowballs and the continued flashing in patch note gifs that things are staying as is/still getting worse?

ty to the person who goes through patch notes

[north mesa]

still no new mention, all we've got is

1. 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."
2. #♿│accessibility-discussions message

[gritty zinc]

it's way past summer

they've known about causing seizures for longer than I've been playing, at this point I'm honestly kinda disgusted by the completely ignoring all accessibility needs and just radio silence. not even saying no. Just nothing. some other friends of mine stopped playing too, I think it's time for me to just give up on the makers of this game ever caring about people with disabilities

[north mesa]

I know most people here avoid the market anyway, but it is also snowy so bright white

[rancid kelp]

I know it's not a real fix for the bright in game lighting issue but perhaps changing settings on your monitor to lower the brightness can help? I know there are also free programs you can download to adjust the brightness of the screen, ie DimScreen.

[rancid kelp]

I do think they should have added a setting to disable snowball effects, it's a shame to find out that hasn't been implemented before this update

[north mesa]

the snowballs aren't a whole screen flash (at least with throwing, still haven't been hit) after last winter's eventual tweak

[lone briar]

the snow everywhere has shown me just how bad the contrast is between insects and the normal ground cover colours. I can easily see them now.

[eager yew]

Thanks for your reply! I’ve got accessibility settings for my screen as adjusted as I can, warm tone and white point and all that. I bring the brightness down as much as I can when I absolutely have to go into Kilima, and the snow is still too bright for me unfortunately. There’s a small window of time from about 7pm-12am in game time that I can kind of handle it. A few other people I play with are also struggling with how bright it is. I know the snow is a temporary seasonal thing, it’s just got me a bit sad that it’s unplayable for me right now.

[north mesa]

participated in a snowball fight and it's not quite the whole screen and it's translucent so it's not a straight up whole screen bright white but still probably too much for most folks who struggle with flashes and particle effects

[hollow nebula]

Fair warning, there are random fireworks in the village that did go off and scared me and my partner yesterday to the point I had to get off because it sounded like ||gun|| shots and it was not a fun time.

I really wish they didn't make those so loud

[eternal rain]

its way worse during maji market, since the game will play those fireworks at random moments (idk if its timed or not)

[hollow nebula]

I always miss the market but these ones were so loud and I just kind of ended up getting off because it caused my anxiety to spike

I figured id let people know its random in the village

[eternal rain]

is this like a new thing they added in game or was it like players were there shooting fireworks?

like they added the random fireworks event from maji market to kilima village?

[hollow nebula]

No one was shooting fire works or was even around it was some random event in the kilima village and it was a lot of fireworks at once too

[north mesa]

that's really weird, were you near the snowman?

[frank fern]

its probably flares to get people to mine silver or flow trees. Possibly even locations of where the chests are. I hate that it is so loud too. Flares don't have to be noisy to be lit.

[sullen pawn]

Hello, I am sorry but is there a way to turn of the snow that on all the grass. I am extremely light sensitvive and even at lowest brightness this is causing me hassle

[inland sequoia]

where is maji? it is supposed to be open

[uneven pilot]

#📢│palia-status message

[noble kelp]

I think they lied to us

[solar marlin]

hiii i think it should be here. is there a chance there'll be an option to "turn off" the snow? it is REALLY white and really harsh on both my eyes and my GPU....

running through the valley outside of the village is physically painful now. i live up north i already see too much snow as it is 😂

[solar marlin]

also while im here: there should be a mystical knife that lets you skip the cutting part of the cooking minigame because they're all timed differently and have a weird latency and they're really hard if you have bad eye-hand coordination

[median copper]

help! my game is sooooo dark, It was really washed out so I tried to calibrate screen like I used to but now it's so dark I can't even see when it's nighttime. Can I adjust my nvidia settings I'm not tech savy

[bleak elk]

Mine is too. So hard to play when it's nighttime in game.

I am tech savvy. I have calibrated in game. Then I also used my Steamdecks internal brightness setting to max. Or if I plug it in to the tv, the tv settings display.

It's a bit better but not by much and it gives a washed out look that makes the game look fuzzy.

[median copper]

thanks for the reply Good to know it's not just me

[bleak elk]

No problem.

I suffer from vertigo and daily chronic migraines. So visual changes are triggering. Too much flashing or having to squint to see at nighttime in game really bothers my conditions.

I can only imagine what people with some blindness experience. And yes some can play games. I am a software developer and when I was at university there was a fellow student who was partially blind and played games. It was really amazing to see what it's like for them and makes you think about it when designing.

[median copper]

it's really amazing how humans can adapt to challenges it really is amzing ... the human condition Thank you for your insight and help

[grizzled musk]

there are some pinned messages with player-made resources. they may be a bit out of date, but there could be something useful

[lone briar]

also, the repetitive motion hurts my finger. At least with fishing, I can move my whole arm. And you can't chop one thing, or roll out one thing, and have a break due to the cooking timer.

[solar marlin]

the fishing is kinda jank with a mouse but i can adapt bc there is not fishing game im not good at

the differently timed chopping gets me every time

and having to do it so many times for so many things 😭

[weak tapir]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, apologies if it's not, but I have interacted with the checkmark in order to participate in the trading section of the discord, but I cannot send any screenshots of my trading list. When checking other channels just to test, I cannot send any images at all. Dragging and dropping (I'm on pc) doesn't work and even clicking the (+) button just brings up "Use App Commands". Any ideas?

[eternal rain]

you would need the trading role in addition to the image perms role

!a11y also for the record, this channel is more for accessibility issues like if you struggle with fishing because you have hand dexterity issues or something like that

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[weak tapir]

Ah, apologies. Also thank you.

[karmic valley]

#💬│palia-general message

Adding this message here too. I'm really photosensitive, and it is really making it hard to play for any length of time. Half of my game time is having seizures. It's not needed, or at least give us the option to turn them off please x

[mint vessel]

I do have issues with fishing because I've got mild hand tremors. It causes problems with fishing mini games in most games but it's especially bad in Palia because I'll both randomly click and randomly twitch the mouse to the side. It's gotten easier since I changed some cursor settings but still ruins fishing attempts. I kinda wish games like this had an accessible option to simplify or disable the mini-games.

[unique jasper]

Not the ideal solution, but going into Settings > Graphics Settings > Graphics Quality and putting your effects setting on Low will remove the glitter from the snow.

[serene yarrow]

i dont have that problem so im sorry if my comment is stupid ur unhelpful but turning the light (i think its called gamma) down doesnt help? i just thought perhaps its less bright and flickery

oh nvm i didnt look at the comment that replied before me

[karmic valley]

I did that. And the game started playing laggy and juddery. It set me off for different reasons (I had tried it on low settings before the snow hit too, and same issue) x

[proud fractal]

As a side note, if your daily tasks are pinned, this can also cause lag and stuttering at the moment. Wanted to share juuuust in case

[karmic valley]

I don't pin anything anymore. Use my notepad for that (it takes up space on my screen, which bothers me). But I appreciate this heads up too, thank you xx

[unique jasper]

Really strange that lowering the effects would cause lag/jitter. I just wish (for the millionth time) S6 would just let us toggle off certain vfx

[solar marlin]

the photosensitivity in this game is really bad lol

if you lower the gamma you can't see anyyyyything at night or in the elderwoods

[unique jasper]

And that's why we need more specific settings for brightness/contrast othr than just "gamma."

[solar marlin]

and not covering the whole map in #FFFFF white

[plush siren]

Kilima is really laggy on Steam Deck. Im barely reaching 30fps. No lag on my gaming pc but that is over spec for Palia

[eternal rain]

!a11y sounds more like a tech issue for #🎲│console-zone or #💻│tech-help ,this channel is more for accesibility issue such as if you struggle with hunting because of hand dexterity issues

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[rose obsidian]

Will there be a sale for the aurora peaks landscape? as you did with the halloween one so we can decorate for winter time???? please!!!!

[proud fractal]

!a11y hey there! This channel is mainly for discussions regarding disabled player needs and other accessibility topics.

If you'd like to check on what's on sale, you can check here: https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1339634112100827186

For your question specifically, the aurora landscape went on sale during black Friday, so it's unlikely to go on sale again anytime soon.

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[rose obsidian]

oh thanks I missed the sale

[serene yarrow]

whaaat? i always unpin stuff but it automatically pins it back up and its so annoying

[fervent stream]

Hi there! Has there ever been any discussion on separating ambience vs other sound effect volume? Ambience volume almost always makes me overstimulated but I hate having to compromise and not being able to hear other things. I will admit though Palia is much more calm with their ambience compared to other games which I am very thankful for ❤️

[north mesa]

there's some sound separation currently, but a lot of people in this channel would love to be able to turn down fireworks or water or whatever our individual pain (literally) points are

[fervent stream]

Yeah for me its the water and a little bit of the wind ! (just realize the elderwood ambience is quite rough for me, more so than the water even)

[sour jetty]

that's definitely one of my "dream" accessibility features... I love the sound of the wind in Kilima Valley now that it is winter, but the water sounds are SO loud.

[cursive vale]

Can we please change the server change accept button from F to literally anything else? It's the same key as loot. Which is honestly incredibly frustrating when you spend time killing, mining, chopping, to not get your node and move to another server.

[ornate mica]

!feedback if you haven't already. (I don't think the devs read in here buuuut I might be wrong tho).

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[cursive vale]

Anyone know why my graphics do this? I literally lose nodes all the time because the terrain just does this silly fill on the screen. What can I do to fix it?

[ornate mica]

Might be better in #💻│tech-help or #🤝│game-help cause this channel is for accessibility like photosensitivity issues, motion sickness, etc.

!a11y

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[warped lava]

i just sent in a feedback on the official feedback page bc i also came in here for this 😭 ive been using my phones camera to bring the text closer to my face

[winter void]

@heady osprey same I have bad eyesight. I can’t read 90 percent of the text.

[solid bronze]

Is there an addon that can help with reading the dialog

[glass kayak]

I am not sure where this goes so for now I will put it here. I was on the game and left my plot to go to Kilima, when I went through the gate I ended up in the sky. I relogged two different times and my avatar is still in the sky. I am unsure how to fix this glitch.

[hollow idol]

!a11y for future reference, this channel is more for disability accessibility discussions <3 #🤝│game-help would be a good place to ask this type of question!
You should be able to teleport from your map. Otherwise, if one of your friends has posted their plot, open their profile and tour their home, then return home from there.

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[ripe thistle]

I can tell I've been playing too much today as I've had to break out my wrist splints! Break time for a self hand massage (arthritis and hypermobility is a fun combo)

[arctic patrol]

Long story short: I've been out of the game for a bit, and I wanted to play again but I haven't played for at least a month....

Can someone summarize everything I need to know about the last update and any ongoing events? With both brain damage and adhd messing up my memory, and my dyslexia cursing me a lot when I try to read lately, and a migraine threatening me; needless to say, I won't get far with reading all the game update stuff in the announcement channels (I hope what I'm writing makes sense, because I don't remember half of it and I'm not gonna reread it 😅 )

As few sentences as possible would work, or just bulletpoints

[north mesa]

i do still lengthy but somewhat summarized and put in bulletpoints patch notes in #1382766801590419457, for something more succinct:

• are you looking for just the december patch? or longer? (might be able to figure that out by the last new thing you remember?)
• do you care about premium stuff?
• do you care about bugs? new and fixed?

[arctic patrol]

last new thing I think was the trees getting autumn colours? there was a board in kilima valley too to put stuff into, no clue if I finished that. oh and we could sit on the benches in kilima valley, that was new.

I don't care about premium stuff or hotfixes, just big updates and ongoing events such as login rewards and twitch drops

it's really hard to remember what the last update was but I think it was sitting on benches and trees getting autumn colours

[native remnant]

Last weekend I swapped the action and jump buttons and now my muscle memory is very confused 😅

[native remnant]

Is there a way to change it from needing a long press?

[north mesa]

Okay so sitting on benches was added in 0.197 in November along w/ the end of Spirit fest in an overall fairly quiet patch which means you just need catching up on 0.198 (starts here #1382766801590419457 message), but it also has a few supporting posts for more detail in addition to the patch notes

• dev update https://palia.com/news/palia-path-winter-2025
• grow a snowman event details https://palia.com/news/grow-a-snowman
• twitch drops https://palia.com/news/198-twitch-drops
• 12 nights of winterlights https://palia.com/news/12-nights-of-winterlights

it's a pretty big one so a bit tough to summarize

The Headlines are

• winterlights is back - find chests, buy decor from the cash reigister in front of zeki's, open sandy paws presents randomly dropped from most actions except cooking & furniture making and contain winterlights decor, snowmen plush, a recipe, snowballs, or coal
• Tints work differently - modfication bench is tint crafter, mod kits are obsolete & can be sold for full refund, tints are now crafted, new tint recipes are purchased at guild stores & seasonal ones are available from the board & winterlights store, tinted furniture cannot be stored (tint will be destroyed if you push through the warning message), you tint things by entering placement/edit mode & walking up to them to see the interaction prompt
• Lunar Paths - palia's take on a battle or seasonal pass, permanent, can upgrade to the premium version at any time, more of them are coming, currently XP is from dailies & monthlies, rewards include totally new items including new housing
• new monthly board bundles - winterlights themed this time, board now works differently in that you get XP to open reward chests instead of opening chests on completion of a specific bundle
• board has additional features - weekly wants are no longer from dialogue but from checking the board & it'll populate in the relationships menu too, it's a second place to see daily & weekly task
• new ranch animal - called a boovar, brings fish
• tailor tickets can buy some makeup & hair
• new plushies - smarty pods and kitsuu as epic mining drops from ore nodes

the events are

• twitch drops - just like normal with deco, glasses, and pods
• Grow-a-Snowman - month long community challenge to find & craft as many snowman plushies as possible, recipe comes from sandy paws presents (it's a little broken in the workbench so make sure you have some coal and use the search if it's not coming up easily), no need to do anything with them just find & craft, relative progress can be tracked via the snowman at c7 in kilima, everyone gets rewards if they log in during the reward period in january
• 12 Nights of winterlights - daily log in rewards, mystery outfits on sale plus bonus plushies, increased lunar XP, Monday, December 22 through Friday, January 2

oh and there's lots of snow in kilima so it's too bright or the contrast is too high for a lot of people and the particle effects for the snow are a problem for some

[arctic patrol]

Wow that is a lot, but it helps a lot the way you wrote it, thank you I'll just take a few hours to read through that after work

[dense isle]

Don't know if anyone will be able to help with this, but I wondered if there was any advice on playing palia one-handed on a keyboard and trackpad set up. I played palia a lot before I lost my ability to use my left hand and was hoping to play on my laptop whilst I'm in the hospital. Any advice would be appreciated 💜

[eternal rain]

personally, i would first play around with your keybindings, i know its expected, but try to centralize your keybinds closer to where your trackpad is, that way, you can try and emulate a controller like feeling where you move with say instead of wasd, its hbnm, while using your thumb to move around with the trackpad

i would say try and get a controller, its way more intuitive than the method above since at least its way more ergonomic imo to hold a controller and rest your laptop somewhere rather than awkwardly trying to position yourself in a way where you are comfortable but also trying to play with a trackpad + keyboard with your laptop on your lap

if you can, try and get those mmo mice, its sort of the same deal with the controller where its way more ergonomic but if you were more use to playing mouse + keyboard, you have the benefits of aiming and looking around with your mouse, but because mmo mice have more side buttons, you can bind them to move around, among other things, while you can bind the keyboard binds to less important ones

[ripe thistle]

I was going to suggest the mouse as well!

[pastel mica]

I'm not sure if something like this might work for you? Many companies make them. The Razer one is just an example.

Should be able to switch the side the joystick part is on for either thumb use.

https://www.amazon.ca/Razer-Tartarus-Progammable-Detachable-Mecha-Membrane/dp/B07754PYFK?crid=AW

[arctic patrol]

with the 12 days of winterlight gifts, do I need to log in every day or can I just log in on the last day and get all gifts? I'm dodging migraines atm so it would be a lot easier if I can just grab all gifts on the last day 😅

(pls ping when replying btw, I'm not checking discord much atm)

[zealous meteor]

You can skip one day and still get the previous day's rewards, but not more than one I think

[lone briar]

That is my combination too. 🙁

[proud fractal]

!a11y hey there! This channel is for discussions around disabled player needs and other types of accessibility needs. Questions like this one can go into general or game-help channel in the future!

To answer your question, no -- you cannot retroactively claim the login rewards. Each day's rewards are independent, so you'll need to login each day to get those day's rewards.

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[arctic patrol]

as I said, I was asking it as I'm trying to dodge some migraines and was hoping that it would be possible to claim them all at once at the end, as with my migraines I can't exactly play right now. I know I didn't write it as specific as I am now, can't say I have much brain capacity to form sentences 😅

[quiet dagger]

can someone help me figure out my keybindings? im new to pc gameplay

[fleet knot]

!a11y Hello! For future notice, this channel is for discussion for disabled players <3
I recommend asking for your keybinds in #💻│tech-help perchance :)

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[quiet dagger]

Thank you so much! Someone told me to ask here so I didn't know😅

[quiet dagger]

It was both kinda but we got it 🖤

[haughty flax]

if a pin is received does it prevent further romancing already in progress with a different character?

[warm jungle]

Question, I've always popped in here from time to time to join in on discussion about accessibility in this game and what S6 needs to do better in those regards. I'm not physically disabled myself (just ND), according to these minimod messages should I not be posting here?

[north mesa]

ND would fall under neurological and other disability needs - theres been plenty of talk about accommodations for anxiety and sensory processing issues for example

[eternal rain]

i mean, if its related to accessibility issues, i dont see a reason why you shouldn’t, like im in the same boat as you who isn’t physically disabled myself but like ive tried at least giving out help like different way to play the game with different binds like this #♿│accessibility-discussions message

and even then, i do like that this channel exists since it at least helps me educate how disabled players have to adapt just to play this game and their struggles

[warm jungle]

My question is because you said "this channel is for discussion for disabled players ". Two people just got turned away even and both did end up having their issues dealing with their disabilities...

ooh sorry not you uh

lmfao sorry for you catching a stray, I thought it was the person I was replying to replying to me

point still stands besides that tho

[unique jasper]

This channel is starting to feel very unwelcoming. It seems like every single person now needs to justify their disability to get their question answered, otherwise they'll be jumped on with a bot command and pushed into another channel. (Meanwhile, the question above Rel's which is clearly not accessibility related is ignored)

[eternal rain]

lmao its fine, i know it can be a bit discouraging if you arent disabled yourself like me but like i can see why the mods are more strict here, the accessibility options in game are a joke and the fact that so many questions that arent accessibility related when there are so many channels that can help that, you can see why the people here are more hostile to those unrelated questions, for a lack of better term

[unique jasper]

The thing is, more questions are being turned away now that are accessibility related than not, and no one should have to justify their disability or accessibility needs to get help.

[warm jungle]

^yeah that's my concern

[unique jasper]

Still staring at that question up there that no one's jumped on with an !a11y command yet.

[warm grove]

But that's the thing, right. People shouldn't be hostile or anything similar if things are unrelated, or seem unrelated. It makes things feel unwelcoming. And it shouldn't' be discouraging towards folks like yourself or folks who might not be disabled. Accessibility is for everybody, and not just people who are disabled or what ppl deem to be 'disabled'.

Which I think is where the issue is as well. People shouldn't feel like they have to disclose they are disabled-- bc honestly, some people aren't comfortable with that. I rose my concerns in the past about this and ppl feeling unwelcomed or discouraged, too.

Edit: fixed a grammar error lol

[frosty crane]

Hey yall — thank you for the feedback. Apologies for the late response as behind this I was turning a situation like this into an informational point for our new Mini Maji and a bit of a larger discussion with the team.

I think where the line is getting blurred is trying to protect this space as an area to help users who need it to be more accessible vs. users who come to this area of the server thinking it is an area to actually access the game. There’s definitely some wording and practices we can adjust so, like you said, people don’t feel the need or pressure to disclose that information because it’s personal.

Reading the feedback we’re getting, I’ll work with them about pulling back in here so there’s not such a strong presence to where it becomes .. I don’t know a word right now. Judgmental? (Slightly fried at work). Or, less welcoming as you said. Hopefully that made sense.

[eternal rain]

yea thats fair, i mean there are times where i feel like i shouldn’t be answering and helping others because i feel like im not qualified enough to answer those questions

i guess at least for me, the way i see this channel is that not only is it for accessibility questions but also like a safe space for you guys, like i don’t want to imagine having to ask something that you cant do because of your disability and then some guy comes out and just be a scumbag and answers “lol skill issue, git gud”, like its already comical with the accessibility options in game, now you have to deal with this guy who isnt even willing to help

[frosty crane]

I had a small realization the game is not accessible as I wish it would be when I broke my hand. Couldn’t play for 6 weeks.

[warm grove]

Yeah, exactly. It was already a safe space imo, and it felt more welcoming. I remember even having discussions about just... general accessibility stuff, like IRL. I learned about a cane/stool combo that existed because of some of those nice talks here.

But with how things are now, it almost feels like that can't happen, either. And, at least as far as I know and have experienced, we maybe had someone like that once in a while but like... it was pretty rare and not that common. (again, in my experience.)

[raven ingot]

I have seldom ever interacted in this channel but I lurked from time to time and it's also how I learned a lot about accessibility needs. But I have to agree with the sentiment the channel no longer feels welcoming and like a space for accessibility discussion.

This is just from my experience but I myself had a minor surgery some time ago and had to rely on visibility accessibility features (i.e UI sliders, zoom in functions, dark mode) because of it. It's not the same as having a isual impairment at all and it was temporary, I know. But the point is that, and I think that's one of the things many of us have tried to express in other channels, that accessibility features are beneficial for everyone. You never know when you might need them and that's kind of the point of advocating for them.

And in some cases, some people have minor disabilities that might also fly under the radar or not be considered as such, and that's also important.

[warm grove]

The line is def blurred at this point, and like I said above, I rose concerns about this potentially happening in the past. When folks wanted to change the channel name and the like. (Im honestly still glad that didn't happen, bc it probably would feel even more like you had to disclose that info.)

And I'm not sure how to respond to the last paragraph. Considering, above someone mentioned they had migraines, and was getting redirected elsewhere & got the !a11y command replied to them. Which, just looking at that, really... it didn't feel great for me. Who knows, maybe that line was missed but even then...

I don't think it's okay to just assume someone is or isn't disabled, you know? It's not a great feeling. Some folks already deal with that bc of invisible disabilities and the like. We shouldn't have to deal with that here, too. In a space that should feel safe.

[frosty crane]

To get the channel back to what you’re describing, and forgive me if this sounds ignorant but as much as we put into other channels we can focus on reconstruction here, I’m assuming less of a moderator / mini maji / redirection presence and action here would likely rectify a lot of that?

Only asking because I am not active in this channel and it involves things that I could be more educated on, and you all are more of the experts on what would and would not work here.

Additionally, I can disable certain commands in this channel if they’re being used in a way that’s not constructive .

[warm grove]

It's nice to have that remidner when questions are literally gameplay related (like asking about the pins with romance, for example), but when it's.. going to say this as an example, cuz mind is blank: someone is asking about keybinds...

It isnt always clear if that's only a 'tech' issue. It could very well be related to actual accessibility, too. And just assuming something in one way or the other... it's... I don't know. It doesn't sit right.

[unique jasper]

Exactly. I feel like it's safer in situations like the keybind one to assume it's accessibility rather than pushing it straight to tech (where the person would have been very unlikely to get the help they needed).

Also, there are people with neuro needs that sometimes ask questions here instead of in the other channels because it's slower here and easier to focus/understand than in a faster moving chat like gen and even game-help can be sometimes.

[fleet knot]

I would like to apologise firmly to whomever I might have made feel unwelcome with my comment. My wording wasn’t the best and It was not my intention to make anyone feel like they had to disclose their disability, as ALL are important and should all be seen. I personally did not think keybinds could have been a disability issue, as I thought it had to do with this person being new to pc. However, after hearing you all; ofcourse keybinds could be a help for people with all sorts of disabilities, I do not know why my head didn’t think about that sooner. So my apologies, and I hope everyone here understands you are all welcome here, to discuss about palia’s inaccessibility, and the inaccessibility issues in general in this world.

[frosty crane]

Cool! That makes sense. Thank you for the feedback. Sometimes it’s easier to handle the larger populated channels and focus on those because they regularly come into moderation play, but I think we also need to step back and also start making sure we put our bandwidth into the channels that are important to other parts of our user base.

We do have more bandwidth now as a team to start sinking in more time into the server. So, where you might feel like we forgot about this channel, that’s our bad and it should have fit more into our agenda than it has. I’ll bring what yall discussed as a team to the others, and if you have other ideas for what would work you can either modmail or my DMs are on for this server.

[warm grove]

This is true. I honestly never had an issue, personally, when people would ask questions if they needed help bc of these reasons. The other channels can definitely be overwhelming for some folks-- whether theyre ND or otherwise-- and I know, again, this can be a safer place to ask said questions.

I personally just never had an issue as long as folks weren't being rude or hostile with eachother.

I know other ppl had issues with that though, bc folks asked for a diff channel name in the past, but yeah lol

[warm grove]

You're completely fine! It's not always something folks would think of immediately, and I can understand that. It's also why I like this channel, and when people do have discussions about it here, because it helps folks learn and know more about these things.

The main issue ppl have in regards to the unwelcome feeling, is the fact that it feels like people are directing others to other channels often, not that one in specific was 'unwelcoming', if that makes more sense

[warm jungle]

I don't think the issue is so much as moderating less as in moderating better. It's perfectly fine to have presence in this channel and god knows it needs it sometimes when it gets the obligatory troll that this place unfortunately attracts, it's moreso to keep these concerns of ours in mind

[unique jasper]

I know that it's hard to do in the moment, but sometimes just a cursory check of a person's post history can help make an informed response. For example, one person was directed to another channel yesterday when they've spoken here in the past about their neurological issues and even mentioned the migraines they were having in their post requesting help.

[fleet knot]

I definitely have learned alot, even if I thought I was already quite learned about it! I feel like perhaps the redirecting, if needed, might be better to be done with the people within this channel. As this channel doesn’t necessarily need moderation. Aswell because you mentioned most questions can also have underlying accesibility questions, or a reason they ask it here rather than extremely busy channels!

[fleet knot]

Good idea, thankyou for this feedback!

[fleet knot]

And they’re definitely noted! I’d much rather get feedback so I know how to help better!

[raven ingot]

From my point of view it's moreso the redirecting of "this channels is for disabled players" rather than being able to have a discussion regarding accessibility in the channel. Again I rarely ever interacted here but it does feel like now you get redirected entirely so it makes it impossible to interact.

Again, some of us learned a lot about accessibility from this channel and people who advocated for it, and that is important for visibility as well.

[warm grove]

Pretty much what ppl have said already, lol.

I don't know-- I just remember when I had just basic talks every once in a while about stuff, sometimes it was accessibility, but it might stray elsewhere bc it felt more 'safe space' here than otherwise. And it was nice. Like again, it's how I learned that a cane/stool combo existed! I wouldn't of known that was a thing until then.

But it just has def felt like that can't happen now lol. But yeah, pretty much what everybody else has said already.

[fleet knot]

and still learning for sure!

But thankyou all for the feedback, truly. We all want for you to feel welcome and safe, and to have a safe haven here .. We will use this feedback to further our help and understanding << mostly me haha

[warm grove]

Re: "As this channel doesn't necessarily need moderation".

I wanted to just reply (without a ping) to this, because this is pretty much my response to it.

And I've been trying to get my thoughts together on it, and im like "this still sums it up."

Because it isnt really the case if the channel "needs" moderation or not. It was moreso how it was being done.

[uneven nacelle]

I understand where you're all coming from, and we can certainly evaluate and improve upon how moderation has been handled in this channel. The a11y command was created in response to feedback we received from community members who frequent this channel, but I understand that the command stops being helpful if it's misused. As Juliet mentioned, we'll discuss this as a team so we can improve moving forward, but I wanted you to know that your point was not missed.

[warm grove]

Yeah! I remember when the command was being made, and I do think it can be helpful! Having info in that regard is nice sometimes.

But like mentioned above, it def was moreso just how it was used and feeling like it was excluding someone from the channel, etc. But yes, thank you to the ones taking time to respond & see what we're saying!

[tall grove]

Kniaaz esstas aqui ?

[latent trellis]

Does the pin button on the dailies put it on the screen like the quests? And if it does, is it fixed? I had heard it was glitched

[unique jasper]

!a11y Pinning the dailies does do that, but right now it's causing a great deal of lag for many players. This sounds like a great question for #🤝│game-help in the future as you might not get the fastest response in this channel since it's less active, being aimed at accessibility needs, rather than general gameplay questions.

[hardy vigil]

The Accessibility Channel

If you are looking for general game help or tech help, we have https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680707054805132 and https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1135680775698792488 for your needs. If you are looking for discussion about accessibility topics, you've come to the right place!

This channel is for discussions, tips, and requests regarding accessibility for players with physical, neurological, or other disability or access needs. Click here to learn more!

[latent trellis]

I was asking here as it's due to my memory issues

[unique jasper]

No explanation needed! I was just pointing that direction because some players come here not knowing that the other channels exist. 😄

[karmic zenith]

IDK if it's just me, but the latest update or two has made the game so visually laggy and jumpy that it's giving me motion sickness so hardcore. No settings seem to affect it or make it better and I've got the center thingy turned on because that's helped in the past.
Anyone got any suggestions to help with the motion sickness? I'm on a steamdeck playing docked for the most part.

[hidden terrace]

I hear creating some sort of artificial horizon helps with motion sickness. There's some liquid filled glasses that create a horizon, but you could also try increasing the Field of View too. But yea, getting smooth framerates would be the best fix. Im sorry you're dealing with that

[latent ingot]

I’ve read about having tasks pinned can cause lag issues, mainly on the switch, surely worth a try though.

[wraith acorn]

Im on xbox and it causes massive lag for me too! triggers my migraines and motion sickness so badly

[latent ingot]

I’m sure there’s a motion sickness adaptation in the settings, have you checked? When you first open the game and your character is onscreen it’s in the settings there. x

[ripe thistle]

Yeah I had to turn it on today because I noticed my eyes weren't adjusting well to whatever is going on with the update

Also I don't know if this will help anybody else, but if you're on PS5 and notice the controller shaking is too intense, there's a setting called 'adaptive trigger intensity' that be turned down or off. Using the hoe and fishing rod suddenly became much easier!

[random lagoon]

Matchmaking ticket validation has timed out... 7 times in a row now. Both PC and Switch - any known issues? Or are we just flying blind?

My tech issue was escalated a few days ago but it seems the only time i can successfully log in and play no issues is 2am Australian time...

[topaz elbow]

I have a bit of an odd ask and.. not sure where to put so thought i'd ask it here. I'm sorry ahead of time that this is.. probably really weird and seems dumb

So, I Like playing my character in palia like 'another me'. just me in the world of palia... It is a game of course just.. it's how i feel comfy and more at home. This said, IRL I have... a.. rather rare and annoying condition where i need to be super duper aware of sun and where it hits me.. So i am usually in sunscreen and covered in thicker clothes head to toe (hoodies, balaclava, sun-safe-shades, gloves, etc). I have tried to find outfits in Palia that keep some of that vibe or cover and it's been surprisingly difficult, at least from my searches. Most outfits either have the face or the wrists uncovered (some of the places hardest to cover and i've become very hyper aware of due to the condition)

Other than the plague outfit stuff, Can anyone here point me towards some other lovely outfits that doesn't have skin open/visible? It.. just would help me try to make some outfit ideas that would feel nice and fun in a way that's familiar to me... Again, i'm really sorry if this isn't the right place and.. am very sorry this is probably a really weird and dumb ask...

[grizzled musk]

not an odd ask! we have some outfit experts over in https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/1160984896798474323 who i’m sure will have some ideas for you as well

[topaz elbow]

thank you very much

[edgy nest]

They made cooking even harder....I can't even roll out dough now

why are they making this game so difficult for people without perfect coordination?

[latent ingot]

If ever you need a cooking buddy I’m happy to help until it’s fixed? I know it’s not perfect but I’m around most days, I have M.E and reactive arthritis. I’m over in the uk. Just for knowing times 😂 sorry for long reply xx

[latent ingot]

Also Momma bear in me speaking now, why do you call yourself “I am pants”? x

[frank fern]

I wanna say it is probably a Fer.al reference to one of the vexrats in-game named 'Pants' but who knows x'3

[visual pumice]

I have trouble seeing the inventory icons because they’re too small does Palia have a setting or anything that can help make them bigger?

[lone briar]

I had to chop spring onions for a recipe the other day, I was doing the lunar festival foods achievement, and I couldn't click fast enough. I don't know why it's so hard.

[noble orbit]

Unfortunately not. They did make some interface elements bigger a few patches ago.

[noble orbit]

Spring onions are the worst. You don’t have to hit every line, so you can skip some. You just have to hit the ones you aim for.

[visual pumice]

Like I said I wish but I know they haven’t.

[vital kayak]

I have 1 character where I have paid for the premium Kitsuu path and an Alt where I haven't. I have to say that in my opinion it is very unfair that when someone does not have the premium path it still takes their 100 points in order to get past the premium item but ofcourse rewards them with nothing. I am not saying that I think people playing on standard should get the premium items but rather that I feel they should not have to 'pay points' to get nothing. The path could just be smaller for standard play skipping the premium items altogether or they could be extras given to those that have paid (such as getting 2 items on certain levels of the path). Any thoughts on this?

[raven ingot]

!feedback Just for reference, this channel is for discussions relating to making the game more accessible and accessibility features, this would be more appropiate to be sent as feedback in the link below (or in the #💬│palia-discussions channel if you want other player's insights as it's more related to the Lunar Path

[hardy vigil]

Feedback & Suggestions

Looking for where to share your game feedback & suggestions for Palia?

• To share feedback directly with the team: https://palia.info/feedback
• To discuss issues with other players: #💬│palia-discussions
• To read the latest Dev Updates: https://palia.com/news
• For bug reports, contact: https://support.palia.com

[earnest tide]

I am not sure if this has been discussed before - but I feel that it would be really good for there to be an option to turn off firework sounds for players. I have come across quite a few people who ask nobody to shoot of fireworks during parties and I think they should have a way to be confident they will not be uncomfortable such as a "no explosion sound" option in game.

[unique jasper]

Wish we could turn them off completely. No lights, no sounds. I don't want to know they exist.

[torpid patrol]

Are there any ways to make fish/bobbers more visible outside of buying new ones when you hit level 10? I'm struggling to level up bc I can't see the fish v well and I'm someone who doesn't have any vision problems so I can only imagine how bad it is for people who do

[north mesa]

Not really

• buying bobbers with medals after level 10 in the guild store
• getting one from the board in october 2025
• getting some from quests and temple bundles
• fishing with something between you and the bobber so it and the fish are yellow silhouettes

[torpid patrol]

That's what I thought 😭😭😭 thank you!

[sweet jolt]

Sound helps me, especially for the 3 little bobs you get before the fish starts reeling x

[torpid patrol]

I have no problem hooking the fish, it's reeling it in that sucks for me lmao. I can't see which direction the bobber/fish is going in so I lose them constantly 😭

[sweet jolt]

Ah gotcha... yeah ai can see how that would be an issue. Xx

[wraith acorn]

i changed my bobber to the pumpkin/fall one, its a bit brighter than most of the other ones, its not a fix for me but it does help a bit! Dont know if you tried this yet

[torpid patrol]

Don't have it 😭

[wraith acorn]

Oh no😭 Im not sure which ones are lighter/brighter besides that one 🙁

[eternal rain]

https://palia.wiki.gg/wiki/Fishing_Bobbers you can check out all the options here

[torpid patrol]

There's one that looks viable- but requires you to be level 10 to get 😂 it's ok, I can at least catch some of the easier fish so I'll suffer for now

[eternal rain]

just realized that the wiki doesnt have any of the bobbers shown in game, so here is most of them if you want to see them (i dont own the pyroflow so if anyone can send me a screenshot of it lmk)

also another thing you can do is to position yourself next to a wall in a way where it will obstruct your vision, the game will then highlight the fish in yellow to help you see the fish as you reel it

[ruby badger]

Hello 🙂
I've been trying to finish the last bundle but i just cannot seem to fish that long nosed unicorn fish as my hands don't work very well (they're half numb and react slow) and i was wondering if anyone here has any kind of tip that might help? 😅
I apologise if it has been answered before, i am not using discord often 🙇

[lone briar]

I use the fisherman's brew, plus fish stew, to make the catch area larger. If I think I will have problems with a particular fish, I buy the hook that speeds up the time it takes to catch a fish.

Also, cast out the minimum distance, as you don't want to reel in for ages.

[ruby badger]

Thank you, i'll try those tips 🙂

[proud fractal]

If you've ever gotten one before, don't hesitate to request it in your social menu, as many helpful Palians will be happy to donate a LNUF to you!

[ruby badger]

Thank you, there genuinely are so many kind people - sadly i've never managed to catch it before

[ruby wedge]

why is it so hard to find palium in elderwood hope you guys are gonna wordk on that it was way better in bahri bay to find

[grizzled musk]

hi there! this channel is for accessibility-related conversations. apologies if i’m incorrect, but this seems like it might be an observation about the gameplay rather than something related to a disability. if that’s the case, i’d bring this up in https://discord.com/channels/809856101326913567/809886640285417480 instead of here.

if not, my apologies, and would you like to elaborate on what you’re struggling with? there’s lots of allies and pwd in here that have given tips to help other players adjust the game and how they play it to help accommodate their disabilities.

[tame raven]

Hi my English bad I try understand how to play

My keyboard try play

[dark hedge]

I joined a community yesterday, and it vanished? I logged back in today and no longer have access to it?

[latent ingot]

I’m in the uk. Just going on now. If you want to party up to help increase chances you’re more than welcome to add me. x

[rocky socket]

I have hearing issues and strougle a lot understanding sound cues (like fishing) and the dialogues NPCs say when you enter/leave their chat interface. Palia needs a Closed Captions (CC) option URGENTLY, I beg of you

[silent steeple]

does anyone know how to make muujin bahari recipe and i can help with the meal

[proud fractal]

Morning Khora, these types of requests are better suited for the game-help channel, the cooking-foraging, or the LFG channel -- as those will have folks who are actively playing the game/potentially looking for others.

[molten swift]

If asking here because of difficulties with the cooking minigames or other accessibility related issues then it's best to state what you have trouble with and see if anyone is able to help with that part.

[hard nest]

Devs need to serious not allow lures in the underground, especially on hotpot tables, i have seizures and almost just had one when someone set one off

[raven ingot]

It's like the return of the snowball flashbangs but in a "smaller" scale. Honestly this is the only game I've played where lowering the effects makes things worse.

Just hate how many players have to avoid certain activities/areas because it potentially puts their health at risk with little ways to avoid it.

[mossy crater]

i wish i could buy more decor limit i cant finish my court yard flower area

[sand tapir]

I feel like a way to zoom in/out or maybe 1st person mode would be really helpful, especially when hunting for people like me who struggle with focusing their eyes on screens + getting a better look at your character

[eternal rain]

you can use the in game camera as a way to zoom in/out by using them kinda like binoculars, though there is also an fov setting you can change to fit your needs

[sand tapir]

Ooo okay I didn't know about that

[twin seal]

Wow I don't have any sensitivities to flashing lights or migraines or seizures or anything but that's way too bright even for me

[native remnant]

Yeah I dont have seizures but that would make my eyes bleed.
I need to look at the FOV settings for bug hunting.

[languid saddle]

I've forwarded this along to the team.

[warm grove]

Hey, can you remove the photo or something (I dont think you can spoiler photos after posted)? Just seeing it at a glance is quite a lot and eye-straining!

And it looks like Lacie has seen it and forwarded it to the team

[lyric adder]

I couldn’t just delete the photo, so I deleted the message 💜

[warm grove]

Thank you! Appreciate you!

[broken quarry]

Just yet another person shooting fireworks and putting lures on tables in underground…. This should be banned there to!

[frank fern]

There should be a way for them to not allow anything but fishing in the Underground. A way to disable most things like fireworks, lures, and snowballs I hope...we don't even need those down there anyway and this is all the more reason to not have them be used especially if it harms people intentionally.

[broken quarry]

Maybe program them with the "outside" decoration tag 😅