Été v.1.0.2 is a minor patch consisting mostly of bugfixes.

However, one often request quality of life change made it in: while at the easel (painting on canvas), time will pause at dusk, meaning you will no longer get kicked out of painting to sleep! You can spend as much uninterrupted time as you want painting an artwork. Do note however that earlier in the day, time will progress normally, all the way to the end (dusk).

Full change log:

• Changed: Disable time passing at dusk while at easel
  
• Changed: Increase first burst charge requirement during tutorial
  
• Fixed: Missing ruined brick walls from album
  
• Fixed: Impossible to store decorations
  
• Fixed: Floating avatar spike in safari tent moment
  
• Fixed: Oversized bus stop in apt diorama
  
• Fixed: Dyslexia-alleviating font broken in some interface elements
  
• Fixed: Unreachable drops above some lampposts
  
• Fixed: Unreachable drops on tarp of Fabienne's workshop
  
• Fixed: Utility poles not fully filling visually
  
• Fixed: Decoration duplication bug when using the debug panel
  
• Fixed: Possible to get stuck in furniture pile during moving day argument in Alleyway

Thanks to everyone who reported bugs! Keep them coming!

What a week! From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank our players, streamers and critics for this wonderful launch. We’re overjoyed that Été is sitting at 100% positive reviews on Steam and that you all seem to be having a great time coloring Montreal!


Now that the baby bird is out of the nest, we wanted to take a moment to let you know what our next steps are. In the coming weeks and months, there will be patches and updates to improve the Été experience.

Our priorities will be, in this order:

1. Fixing bugs, starting with anything critical
2. Optimizing the game’s performance
3. Quality of life features and tweaks

Let’s cover each of these!


Thankfully, the bugs that have been reported since launch seem to be mostly minor, but we’ll get started on fixing them right away! Note that we will always prioritize bugs that are “critical”, that is, anything that prevents you from progressing in a quest or story, for example.

We’ll add a “Known Issues” sticky post to the Steam Discussions so you can follow our progress.

The Steam Discussions is also a great place to report any new bug you find!


We heard you: Été has some performance issues. The main culprits that have been reported are loading times between scenes and FPS stutters, especially when the time of day changes.

First, as the main (and only!) programmer on the game, I want to apologize to anyone getting those slowdowns. I did my best to optimize as much as possible before launch, but with our deadlines looming, not every optimization could make it in time. I fully intend to keep optimizing the game post-launch to alleviate those as much as possible.

My main goals will be to:

- Reduce loading time between scenes
- Stabilize the FPS in highly detailed areas
- Eliminate (hopefully!) the stutter when time of day changes
- Reduce the RAM & VRAM usage of the game

In the meantime, here are some performance tips:

- Don’t play on 4K resolution if you don’t have a high-grade PC; switch to 1080p
- Disable V-Sync to improve framerate stability
- Reduce graphics settings to mid/low


Once bugs have been fixed and performance has been improved, we’ll have time to focus on quality of life features & tweaks. We already have a few ideas in mind from seeing people play in streams in the past week, but we’d love your input! If you have ideas for small changes to the game that could make your experience more enjoyable, please share them with us!


Speaking of! Want to get in touch with the devs? Showcase your artworks? Get decoration tips? Stay up to date with the latest news?

Join our Discord! It’s a small and cozy server that we hope will grow to welcome all travelling painters.

Here’s the invite link: https://discord.com/invite/DTfJ9SY6KU

That’s it for today!

Thanks again for playing Été and for your patience as we get those little hiccups sorted out.

Cheers!

After 7 years of work and many iterations, Été is finally out! 😭 💚A lot of care and love was put in this game and we really hope you'll have as much fun playing it as we had making it.

So please, get yourself a drink and a snack, kick back and enjoy the game! 😌✨

It's time to explore your new city.🍃 Don't forget to post your paintings online, we want to see them. 👀

And if you love the game, leave us a review, it really helps small indies companies like us
Please? 😊

So, did you all enjoy the Wholesome Direct? So many great games were shown, we’re thrilled to have been part of this amazing showcase.

But onto the main topic! ✨ We can finally announce it: Été will be released on July 23, 2024! 🎆🎉 Make sure to mark your calendars. 📆

We can’t wait to have all of you try out the game and see with what you’ll all come up with! In the meantime, feel free to watch and rewatch the exciting trailer we have cooked up for all of you.

You can also follow us on our socials for more gameplay and fun paintings ideas: 🖌️🎨

🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/impossible_dev

🎶 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@impossible_dev

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/impossible_dev/

🎮 Discord: https://discord.gg/SHuEsh9wjC


And of course, don’t forget to Wishlist the game on Steam. It really helps small indie devs like us. 🤗

Come watch some of the devs play Été with a good friend of ours. Discover the free demo and learn about the game in good company!

In this broadcast we'll be:

• Moving into our new apartment
  
• Exploring the alleyway and the market
  
• Creating some artworks
  
• Fulfilling commissions from our neighbours
  
• Making some money and buying decorations!

Come join us & discover Été's first ever public demo!