May 2022 Dev Update

Jeremiah

May 31, 20222 min read

Welcome to the May 2022 Coral Island development update!

Please check out our Steam page to wishlist the game and find out more: swg.gg/corstm

This month, we tease the diving revamp, look at the furniture store, and showcase some updated NPC models!

Alpha v0.09 will launch on July 11 @ 11:59PM PDT.

Revamped diving tease

Diving is going through a major rework. Unfortunately, we're still finalizing things, so we can only share what's confirmed to stay today.

We're adding a bunch of underwater sea-creature NPCs you'll come across when diving. You'll need to bribe some of these NPCs, like Grantle below, to gain access to more diving areas.

Grantle is part of a squad of turtles that roam the 10m depths of the ocean. Check out Grantle's portrait!

[Meet Grantle! a.k.a Grandpa Turtle]

The diving maps are being combined to make one, big sprawling open world. We've added a pressure meter to help communicate the sense of diving deeper into the ocean.

You'll need to upgrade your suit to reach deeper diving depths.

[As you go deeper into the ocean, the pressure will increase]

Furniture store part 1

This month, we're revealing both the exterior and interior of the furniture store!

There are two ways to purchase items: the catalog and direct display purchase. The catalog allows you to access all items the store has unlocked. Items purchased from here will be delivered the following day.

[Dinda and Joko own the furniture store in town]

With direct display purchase, you'll be able to snag any of the 7 display items at a small discount. Don't dilly dally though, because display items are cycled every week.