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• Patch Notes·15 Mar 2026Official

  Patch Notes & Life Update!

  Hi @everyone! Hope you're doing well!📝 Patch NotesFixed player getting stuck in the mines if they die whilst lightinig the fuse.Fixed text shrinking as it's typed in.Fixed birds sometimes sitting still doing nothing.Fixed the large shelf pricing.Fixed transitions & screen flickering sometimes.Fixed pink hearts randomly appearing in the relationship UI.Fixed flowers popping in when you load a new scene.Fixed the hat purchase interaction point in the shop.Fixed the build GUI tooltip on Steam Deck.Added a player shadow.Added a shadow to all trees.❤️ Romance ProgressThe romance update is in progress. Life got busy (new job!) so it took longer than planned. I did lots of great writing of the winter, but got the post-launch blues so had to take a break. Here's my favourite line so far:'He's American?! I can't stand their accent. English spoken in an American accent is like Mozart played on the kazoo' - Mr Mortimer🏃‍♂️ Life UpdateI wanted to give you all a bit of a life update! The game hasn't been selling to a degree where I've been able to work on the game full-time. As you can imagine, I was really upset by this last year. It was a pretty rough period for me. I've since found full-time work, and am super happy in my new role. I want to assure you all that I'm committed to the game, and that I will be working on the romance update and bug fixes in my free time. I'll always be fixing any game-breaking bugs as soon as possible. I ask that you're patient with me, and understand that whilst the romance update timelines have changed- I'm comitted to getting it done. I always saw myself as an artist making this game, not a business man. This is my art and I'm grateful to each of you who have supported me in it. Thank you. Big love, Swan 🦢
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• Patch Notes·23 Nov 2025Official

  Patch Notes & A Surprise!

  Hi everyone! 👋You can find the latest patch notes below. I've been hard at work on the romance update, which should be available in December. You can find more details about the romance update on the Discord. I do have a quick surprise for all of you...Orchestral RecordingAbout 3 weeks before launch me and James (the composer) sat down to decide what to do with the last of the music budget. We had to decide whether to spend it on marketing... Or fly out to one of the best orchestras in the world for video games. We concluded that what matters in the long term is to put every effort into making the game as good as possible. And so the decision was easy...You can find a video of the recording session here:Patch NotesFixed wheat shelf widenessFixed walking through manor houseFixed controller always selecting first item in shopEggs will now show on the shelfFixed craft prompt incorrectly showing for goose eggYou can now move the utility boxElsie's painting will now show in her coffee shop when you complete her commissionOther NewsSomeone posted a review of the game on the CozyGamers subreddit where it got over 400 upvotes! It's one of the most upvoted posts of the month. Thank you to everyone who has shared the game!And finally, thank you all for your continued support. I hope you are enjoying my game. ❤️
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• Announcements·24 Oct 2025Official

  SteamDeck Support!

  Hi everyone!I've been worked hard to bring the game up to 'SteamDeck Playable' standard and after a Steam review we have passed!I'm going to be focusing on the next big patch now. You can find the latest patch notes below.Changelog: Fixed time not pausing on receipt.Fixed some grammar & typos.Added 8GB ram support.Fixed furnaces smelting instantly.Fixed the hover tooltip.Fixed hidden x-marks not removing.Fixed receipt total price.Fixed zoom controls on Steam Deck.Made bee keeper collection more obvious.Adjusted artisan good prices.Brought the game up to SteamDeck playable standard.
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• Announcements·8 Oct 2025Official

  The Home County Soundtrack

  Hello everyone! I have a surprise for you:After a lot of form filling, we've finally published the soundtrack as an album!You can listen now on Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music.Huge thanks to my good friend James Smith for his patience, talent, and work on this.More updates coming soon!
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• Patch Notes·28 Sept 2025Official

  Patch Notes v0.1.65

  The Home County v0.1.65 is here! This patches focuses on bugfixes, visual improvements and quality-of-life features requested by the community.New FeaturesAdded snowy grass & pathsRedecorated multiple scenes (beach, lake, 2 others)Added more tutorials & hint to the introAdded more items in Jon’s shopUnfilled hearts are now greyClearer furniture rotation & surface placement rulesAdded inventory sort buttonAdded moonstone to copper mines (requires reset)Bug FixesFixed a crashInventory tooltip no longer goes off screenCutting nettles is now instantFixed Steam cloud issuesFixed infinite prize-winning itemsFixed animals not movingFixed camera flickeringFixed murder mystery crashFixed Wiz-Woh saving & loadingFixed Theodore party invitesFixed furnace pathfindingFor the full changelog, or to share suggestions and bug reports, join my Discord!
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