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Picture Perfect Update: Moonglow Bay 1.1

11 Apr 2024

Ready to explore the Bay through a new lens?

Moonglow Bay’s new content patch is finally here! 🎉

It’s a free content patch for all that already have the game on Xbox & PC - and not only there’s new content, but now you play Moonglow Bay on Nintendo Switch and Playtation 4 & 5!
Links below:


Everything listed below is available on all platforms as of today, April 11th 2024:

New Platforms

  • As of today, Moonglow Bay is available on Nintendo Switch
  • It’s also out on Sony PlayStation 4 and 5

New Features

Camera mode

  • You can obtain the camera at Goto Tech
  • Take solo selfies or with folks around the Bay (including Waffles!)
  • More wildlife to see around the world
  • Photo Album
  • There’s a special location by the Aquarium’s Marina where you can weight and pose with your catches

New quest line

  • A major mythbusting quest that involves the Camera Mode
  • New NPC: Jesus Rodriguez

Storefront Decorations

  • Obtainable at Abi’s Scraps
  • Three different styles to mix and match
  • You can sit on benches!

Major Fixes

  • Fixed shops being unmanned after the Centennial festival
  • Fixed release UI appearing after catching or releasing a fish
  • No more shoreline patterns seen in middle of the ocean
  • When using net on sand, it no longer sounds wet
  • Two ice birds are no longer floating in the air
  • Pesky ocean debris collected now properly go away
  • Player clips through Dinghy during blueprint cutscene
  • When in CO-OP mode, both players can only access the gear if both players are not fishing. If one player is fishing, the other cannot access their gear, causing no overlap in the gear and catch UI.
  • Boat no longer collides with middle of land in cloud zone while flying
  • On the Civic Restoration task there is now a note stating that ‘Renovate the Library’ must be completed first. The quest marker is still apparent but can be untracked.

Minor Fixes

  • Various collisions around the game world have been corrected to reduce possibilities of clipping out or falling through the terrain.

Picture Perfect Update + Switch/Playstation Release soon!

14 Mar 2024

Hey there, fellow anglers! 🎣

Exciting news! On April 11th 2024, Moonglow Bay will be setting sail for Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 & 5, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome our new friends to the Bay!

But hold onto your fishing rods because there’s more! Alongside this big launch, we’re delighted to announce The Picture Perfect Update, coming to all platforms on April 11th. This update is packed with fresh content - get ready for:

  • A new camera mode that’ll let you capture all the stunning sights of Moonglow Bay from angles you’ve never seen before.
  • A mysterious new quest line that will take you to all corners of the ocean - it’s sure to reel you right in!
  • Storefront decorations! You’ll now be able to decorate that shabby shop of yours to make it look primed for sales.
  • Most importantly: You can sit on benches! Yay!

So, mark your calendars, grab your tackle box, and get ready to dive into the new content on April 11th!


Moonglow Bay 1.0.8

14 Jul 2023

Patch 1.0.8 is here on Steam and EGS ✨

We’re releasing a patch to address a couple of minor bugs & Quality of Life improvements.

Major Fixes

  • Waffles no longer stuck in stairs during chapter 4 wake up cutscene.
  • Your bet with Elvis and the fish hunt is appropriately set to 100 shells
  • Adjusted naming of a recipe unlock to reflect correct recipe (Deep Sea Steaks)
  • UI fix so option labels correctly update when player makes settings changes.

Thank you for the feedback you’ve given up until now. We will be keeping an eye out for any other issue brought up by the community. Do expect more to come!


Moonglow Bay 1.0.7

15 Jun 2023

Patch 1.0.7 Out on Steam/EGS! Thanks everyone for your patience. We’re releasing this patch to address the more prominent issues we’ve heard from the community, namely bugs causing players to lose progress.

New Features

Accessibility

  • Added flash warning & controller recommendation to the splashscreen
  • Reminder that you can turn off flashing effects in the options menu

Major Fixes

  • Ice fishing bug corrected. You can fish in holes you’ve dug!
  • Rebinding inputs cleaned up (can’t get locked out)
  • You can recover your scooter after pressing “Help, I’m Stuck!”

Minor Fixes

  • 10+ minor updates improving UX when fishing and toggling through bait/rods.
  • A handful of soft-lock “stuck” fixes
  • 22 collision fixes for the world. Boat shouldn’t be getting stuck in places as much and player won’t fall through the world
  • Ocean Door Quest marker location updated to better reflect the quest completion requirements
  • Song of the Sea quest triggers properly, making for a smoother progression

Expect another update in the future to address other minor bugs brought to the team. We are not done with Moonglow Bay and will be updating you soon with what’s to come!


Rainy beats to fish/shop to in vinyl form!

15 Nov 2022

Soon you will be able to listen to Moonglow Bay’s OST in vinyl!

We’ve teamed up with The Yetee to bring the original soundtrack by Lena Raine as triple LP Set - and it’s available for pre-order now :)

Pressed on Morning, Noon, and Night Tide vinyl, this first-ever Yetee Records 3xLP features the entire game’s soundtrack inside a tri-gatefold package featuring artwork by Lu Nascimento.

Four years in the making, the soundtrack to Moonglow Bay spans a full range of instrumentations from intimate & cozy guitar strumming, to full orchestral bombast & beyond into the unknown. Featuring a full ensemble of talented musicians, follow along a tour of the town of Moonglow & its surrounding waters for 105 minutes of intrigue.

  • All music composed, arranged and mixed by Lena Raine
  • Additional arrangement by Josh Semans on Tracks 26 & 39
  • Mastered by Jett Galindo at The Bakery
  • Recorded at everyone’s home studios 🤍
  • Vinyl mastering by Marc Junker (aka R23X)
  • Art by Lu Nascimento, additional package design by Marc Junker
  • 3XLP vinyl set includes the entire original soundtrack on wax!

YTR-00079. This is a pre-order and is expected to ship by Q3 2023. Final product may differ slightly from product mock ups. Includes immediate digital download in MP3 320kbps format.