Everybody (yeaaaaaaaah) Rock your body (yeaaaaaaaah) Everybody Rock your body right Moonstone's back, alright I don't know. I just had that song in my head. I'm sorry. Yesterday's stuck-in-my-head song was Banana Phone, so at least it's an improvement on that. What I'm trying to say is: IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER MOONSTONE NEWSLETTER! AUTUMN SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's coming to the end of Autumn, and just like our ancestors used to celebrate/mourn the dying of the light with festivals centered around the harvest and/or fire, so too do we celebrate/mourn by holding a BIG SAAAALE. Moonstone Island is 20% off until the 28th November, and the DLC is also discounted 10%, so it's the best time to buy a copy for every single person you know! I think our ancestors would be proud, if a little confused. They'd be all like "what do you mean a steam sale? How canst thou purchase steam, which is most ephemeral? Oh, I must not tarry, young Nathaniel is dying of the plague again." Anyway, yes, we're on sale. Go buy the game. Steam Nomination Please Oh, also, since it's nearing the end of the year, that means a few things! One, make sure you've written all the games you want on your list for KeighleyClaus, because Geoffmas (AKA The Game Awards) is almost here. Two, it's GOTY time, baby! And even if we can't possibly ever hope to beat Baldur's Gate 3, we can still hope! If you loved Moonstone Island, please consider giving us a little nomination as a treat. May we suggest the "Sit Back and Relax" category? Surely, Baldur's Gate 3 won't win that one... right? (Astarion cackles in the background) RIGHT???? We do love Baldur's Gate. But we also love awards. Cozy Quest Roundup (?) This week, we also took part in Cozy Quest, which was a lil showcase of cozy games like A Little to the Left, Fae Farm, Wobbledogs and LODDLENAUT which also RELEASED DURING COZY QUEST!!! Sorry for the caps but I am HYPED to play Loddlenaut. It's so freakin cute. Before this turns into a Loddlenaut love-fest, though, Moonstone Island was also there, being cozy and such. It's an honour to be included in these things, not least because we get to be on the front page of Steam :) Keep an eye out for more! DID WE MENTION… SWITCH? DONT 4GET (?) Oh yeah and also we're coming to Switch in Spring 2024. We may have mentioned it. SWIIIIITCH! Like, *the* Switch! The Nintendo Switch! Personally, I've always been a Nintendo kid, so I'm very excited. Actual Nintendo! Actual Switch!!!! It's very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!! We hit a milestone of sorts: It's our tenth patch notes! Just a lil one, though:

• Our last patch made "pop-in" really bad, so we changed the system – now it pre-loads sprites. This should make it a lot better, but let us know if it doesn't!
• Our last patch introduced copy & paste patterns on the Loom (which is SO COOL) but we had to fix an issue with the bottom rows not pasting correctly. Should work just fine now!
• BIG NEWS: You can now cut down trees and break rocks in town. You are the master of your surroundings. Place your house anywhere. The only thing that can stop you now is Death himself.
• Yay, patch notes!
• DID WE MENTION… SWITCH? DONT 4GET (?)
• Oh yeah and also we're coming to Switch in Spring 2024. We may have mentioned it.
• SWIIIIITCH! Like, *the* Switch! The Nintendo Switch! Personally, I've always been a Nintendo kid, so I'm very excited. Actual Nintendo! Actual Switch!!!! It's very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week, or maybe last week, I forget, I put out a request for more *unusual* fan art – using mediums beyond drawing and painting! And our Discord community DE ???? LIV ???? ERED. Check out this Pappus with a lil pom-pom! It's incredible! So cute! So fluffy!!! And you *know* we love OC Spirits here in this community, so crow cawcaw's Christmas-themed creations (based on "somewhat problematic holiday traditions at home") made us extremely happy. Especially the highly specific last one, which is very relatable. *cough* Mr Morris, are you okay? *hairball splutter* Meow. Mmm, gross, thank you. Meowwwww! I already told them to vote for us, Mr Morris, don't worry. Chill. That's all for this week! More exciting news very soon! ~ Studio Supersoft