Village in the Shade Patch Notes

The first free update (Patch 1.20) for "Village in the Shade" is available now!Added FeaturesNew Furniture - Camping SeriesPrerequisite: Obtain the Pheasant Hunting PermitThe Camping furniture series will include a total of 11 new items: the Camping Table, Camping Desk, Camping Chair, Camping Bench, Camping Bed, Big Camping Bed, Camping Box, Camping Wardrobe, Camping Firewood Rack, Camping Lantern, and Camping Mat.Once the prerequisite has been met, these items will become available to purchase from the General Store.Pick up the full set and enjoy the camping experience from the comfort of your own home!New Livestock - Silkie Chickens and MallardsPrerequisite: Reach Autumn of the 1st yearOnce the prerequisite has been met, Silkie Chickens and Mallards will be available to purchase from Chinana's stall.Silkie Chickens and Mallards will lay eggs daily and occasionally leave feathers behind just like regular chickens and ducks.Be sure to feed them and take good care of them every day!New Livestock - Fluffy Cows and Spotted GoatsPrerequisite: Have purchased at least one goatOnce the prerequisite has been met, Fluffy Cows and Spotted Goats will be available to purchase from Chinana's stall.Fluffy Cows and Spotted Goats will respectively produce milk and goat's milk daily just like regular cows and goats.Add some variety to your farm with these new livestock options!Additional Farmland Expansion OptionPrerequisite: (Village in the Shade Mode) Tobari has given her request to restore the hokora and all additional farmland has been purchased.(Village in the Sunshine Mode) Nago has taken up residence in the village and all additional farmland has been purchased.A letter will arrive once the prerequisite has been met, so be sure to check your mailbox.Go to the location provided in the letter and you'll encounter an event that will give you the option to purchase an additional plot of farmland!This new patch of soil will give you the room to grow even more crops than before.Enjoy producing produce at maximum capacity!New Item - Furniture CatalogPrerequisite: Reach Autumn of the 1st year and purchase at least one piece of furniture from either the General Store or Chinana's stall.Once you've met the prerequisite, a letter will arrive. Go to the provided location and activate the event there, and you'll receive the Furniture Catalog.As long as you've purchased a furniture item from the General Store or Chinana's stall at least once, you'll be able to use the Furniture Catalog to buy as many more of that item as you like.Anything you order will arrive in your mailbox the next day. This catalog is a must for any aspiring home decorator. Please note that the event where you receive the Furniture Catalog will not occur on days where certain main storyline scenes play or on days when it's raining.If you've met all the prerequisites and find that the event is still not occurring, please try to keep playing further into the story or wait for a day with clear weather and the event should play as normal.ImprovementsImproved livestock behavior.Increased the number of weeds ducks eat in paddies based on their affection level.The ghost cow will no longer appear during weeks that have an evaluation event.The remaining days a scarecrow will be active can now be displayed by focusing on it.Crops within a scarecrow's range do not wither on the same day the scarecrow breaks.Holding down the button now allows continuous loading and unloading for processing machines.Wild grass roots and wild grass seeds can now drop from grass that is cut during the nozuchi night event.The orientation of a storage chest can now be changed when lifting it.Bug FixesFixed a bug where weeds and other things could still spawn on tiles beneath a building that was under construction.Fixed a bug where the ingame achievement notification would sometimes not display after becoming friends with all residents.Fixed a bug where buildings under renovation would sometimes not display during certain events.Fixed other minor bugs.We plan to continue releasing free updates and paid DLC in the future!Please look forward to it!\●Release Date:10/27/2026 (Tue.)●OverviewProtagonist birthday event and other new features.\●Release Date:Spring 2027●OverviewWe're working on new mechanics, scenarios, maps, and other unique events of all kinds for you to enjoy!

Update patch 1.09 has been released. Details of this patch are as follows: Bug FixesFixed a bug where traps would remain broken and could not be retrieved.Fixed a bug where multiple wild animals could get caught in a single cage trap.Fixed other miscellaneous, minor bugs. ImprovementsAdded the ability for a single save slot to store up to five previous saves. ※This only applies to saves created after the 1.09 patch is installed.Made it easier to fish at the waterfall fishing spot.Added the ability to build and relocate structures on top of paddies. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.

Update patch 1.08.1 has been released.Details of this patch are as follows: Bug FixesFixed an issue where controls became unresponsive after the "Lost Book" event was cleared.Fixed other minor issues. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.

Update patch 1.08 has been released. Details of this patch are as follows:Bug FixesFixed a bug where Cashmere Goats would not unlock under certain conditions.Fixed a bug where fertilizer effects were not being properly applied.Fixed a bug where the skills, "Prospecting Finesse," "Prospecting Finesse+," and "Regalia Wrangler" were not increasing their respective appearance rates as intended.Fixed a bug where achievements would sometimes not unlock depending on network connectivity.Fixed other unintended behaviors. Additions and ImprovementsAdded a sound effect that plays when the hole to the next floor appears while in the quarry.Increased the appearance rate of Glass Shards.Relaxed the unlock conditions for Spring vegetable seeds and fruit.Added tips regarding changes to the range of farm tools.Adjusted help requests so that items from seeds and livestock that have not yet been unlocked will not be requested.Improved the ease of picking up dropped items on the map.When picking up an item, identical items nearby will now be picked up simultaneously.Items with custom brand names will now display an item icon before the name.Added a UI indicator to show that inventory rows can be swapped after purchasing a Large Bag.Added tips regarding removing tilled soil and seedlings with the pickaxe.Added a skill that allows crops to be harvested using the sickle. *This skill can be unlocked in the skill tree by offering the appropriate magatama at the crossroads hokora.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.

Update patch 1.06 has been released. Details of this patch are as follows:Fixed a bug where the game would crash if a pickaxe was swung even once inside an indoor facility (such as a barn or coop) and the facility was subsequently demolished. Fixed a bug where, if a new save file was started on version 1.04 or earlier and updated to version 1.05 before the end of Day 1, the coop would disappear and the game would crash during the "Piro" event on Spring 10.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.

Update patch 1.05 has been released. Details of this patch are as follows:Fixed a bug that blocked progress for some events occurring at the player's home at night. Fixed a bug where livestock would disappear if the second livestock pen was upgraded prior to upgrading the first one. ※Livestock lost due to this bug will be restored automatically after the update is applied. Fixed a bug caused by Chinana's dining event that caused certain items to no longer be retrievable from the player's home. ※Items that could not be retrieved will be delivered to the player's mailbox after the update is applied. Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when upgrading or relocating a building containing a large number of processing units. Fixed a bug where the graveyard event would not proceed even after the weeds were removed. Other Minor Bug FixesWe sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.

Update patch 1.04 has been released. Details of this patch are as follows: Fixed an issue where the player would become unable to leave home the day after a holiday (Festival or Competition) Fixed an issue where an event required to progress the main scenario would fail to trigger on Spring 7, Year 1 at 7:00 PM Fixed an issue in the harvesting tutorial that occurs on Spring 5, Year 1, where surrounding the field with furniture or fences would prevent the player from entering the field to harvest turnips, making it impossible to progress the event Fixed an issue where progression would be blocked in certain scenes when the frame rate exceeded 60 FPS Various other minor bug fixes We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.