- Early Access v0.1.5.0.0 Update Notes - 7 September 2026
Hillshade Farm v.0.1.5.0.0 Update NotesHi everyone, I am happy to announce the latest update for Hillshade Farm, focusing on QoL improvements, new Sell Stand options, Quests and important fixes!List of changes for this update:Crafting System QoL improvementsCrafting Systems across the entire game have received some big changes, bringing options to Bulk Craft items in 5x or 10x amounts, faster crafting and more reliability! Each crafting menu offers newly added 1X, 5X and 10X buttons, which change the crafting amounts and offer much faster crafting capabilities. (4x Planks on 10X option craft 40x Planks for 10 logs in one run.)Each crafting bench now crafts items faster, while still keeping the crafting animations, but simply giving items faster, reducing the long wait times for basic items such as building resources. Farm Sell Stand > 20 new itemsThe sell stand on your farm now has the…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.4.1 - 30 August 2026
Hi everyone, another follow-up patch for this weekend. Finally got some time to go through all reports again and play the game for a while to bring some major fixes. List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements Woodsaw Bench animation issue fixed; Works perfectly now! Woodsaw Bench crafting time lenght reduced. Floating Trees fixed; Caused by animals hitting the trees, which would break the geometry. Greenhouse planting spots disappearing fixed. Leaf Points bonus system adjusted and improved. Further irrelevant textures optimized. Main Menu map optimized further. That is all for this week, see you all again with v.0.1.5.0 next weekend! And thank you all for playing and reporting your issues, it is really helpful in finding and fixing these issues :) P.S. If you are still experiencing start-up crashes, navigate to %appdata%>HillshadeFarm>Saved>Crashes and send the latest crash fi…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.4.0 - 29 August 2026
Hi everyone, the latest patch is here, focusing mainly on crafting improvements, game optimization and general fixes. List of changes for this patch: Crafting Improvements As one of the most important parts of the game, there is no room for error. Therefore, ALL crafting benches including ovens, furnaces and stations have been improved. The Kitchen Oven has been updated to instantly craft the recipes with no waiting, removing the Queue system which had caused issues from time to time. Few other crafting stations have gotten the same change, as well as fixes regarding recipes not crafting sometimes. All in game crafting should work with no issues from now on. Fixes & Improvements New Crafting recipe at Processing Station; Mayonnaise All Crafting stations updated and fixed regarding recipes not being crafted sometimes. Further performance and stability improvements; Lots of textures reduc…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.3.1/2 - 24 August 2026
Quick follow-up patch fixing some issues found in the latest version. List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements On-Player crafting issues fixed. Crafting benches not registering sometimes fixed. Leaf Points bonus after level 25 updated. Irrigation Hub auto-activating sprinklers when raining fixed. Chickens purchase issues when coops are full fixed. Lakes not resetting new truck location when you drive in fixed. Closed Gates at the Animal Market completely removed. Underwater rocks textures optimized and fixed. Holloway Ranch First Delivery quest issues fixed. That is all for this patch, had to take care of these issues asap! Expect another patch today regarding some quest reports, so see you all later! :)
- Early Access v0.1.4.3.0 Update Notes - 23 August 2026
Hillshade Farm v.0.1.4.3.0 Update NotesHello everyone! I am super excited to share this update with you all :) After a lot of work, both with new content and some major fixes, this version is finally ready! List of changes for this update:Map Area Unlock: New Neighbours at Sunshine Ranch! Another part of the map is now unlocked, bringing a new neighbouring farm, new faces and quests to complete. Welcome to Sunshine Ranch!The Ranch is located at the end of the Tunnel some of you might have seen was closed until now, and is owned by two young owners that just moved in, and need your help to get their farm running properly! There are 5 new Quests tied to this ranch, that will appear at your Mailbox. Main Menu Optimization; Start-up stabilityMy personally most annoying issue, is the "fatal crash" or "video memory" error on game start-up. After months of hunting this error, and dozens of att…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.2.0 - 16 August 2026
Hi everybody! The latest update is here, bringing some major QoL improvements and reported bug fixes. List of changes for this patch: On-Player craftingTo reduce constant visits to crafting benches for basic items, you now have a directly implemented Crafting Menu inside Player Inventory menu! As soon as you open your Inventory, you will see a CRAFTING button up top, which instantly opens the Crafting Menu that offers 15 crafting recipes for some items you will constantly need around the farm. Tractor Tool improvementsNo more dropping, looking for and attaching tractor tools manually! To toggle all 4 tractor tools, you now use keys 1,2,3 and 4 on your keyboard. Each key press instantly attaches the required Tractor Tool, making this part of the gameplay much simpler and easier to use, and eliminates tools getting lost around the farm. Other Fixes & Improvements Old Truck disappearing fi…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.1.1 - 9 August 2026
Hi everyone, the latest patch is here, taking care of some important issues and improvements. List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements All chests and storages in-game fixed and checked for item doubling. Greenhouse planting spot issues fixed. Large fixed greenhouse planting spot issues fixed. Cattle Barn Max. Cows increased to 4. Seed Shooter interaction precision improved. Seed Shooter "no planting spot" notification turned off. Performance and framerate stability improvements. That is all for this patch, for the next update we will focus on QoL improvements such as Inventory item sorting, planting mechanic improvements as well as new Quests! I also have to mention that due to life the updates will be reduced to twice per week, with one large update each month, I hope you all can understand :) Thank you all for playing, reporting and being a part of the journey and see you…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.1.0 - 3 August 2026
Hello everybody! It has been a busy week, as the latest update is finally here! Focusing mainly on bug fixes, QoL improvements and major input improvements. List of changes for this patch: Player Interaction improvements Since the release, players using the 3rd person view had issues with interactions not being precise, or all together missing the target. In order to fix this, the game now has a new interaction trace system, that works perfectly in both 1st and 3rd person view. This fix in total covers over 150 unique interactions across the game! This was also applied to Object Moving system which uses the R interaction key. Fixes & Improvements Chests causing items to double after re-logging fixed. "No Planting Spot" notification when using Seed Pouch or Shooter disabled. Invisible chicken blocking chicken coop when sleeping fixed. Chickens no longer react to player collision. Compost…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.4.0.1 - 29 July 2026
Hi everyone, first patch for this version is here, bringing a new helper for the farm, and some major fixes and improvements. List of changes for this patch: New Farm Object: Field Robot Here to help with the dry grass around your farm, this robot will collect and destroy all dry grass left over by cattle or land clearing. It is fully autonomous and will get to work right after delivery on farm. The robot is available to purchase at the Farmers Store. Fixes & Improvements New Truck engine SFX distance lowered. New Truck causing game to shortly freeze upon spawning fixed. Old Truck clean-up logic due to new truck switch. Quad Bike speed and acceleration decreased. Phone Market app offers 15 additional items to purchase. Phone Market app UI layout overlaps fixed. That's all for this one, see you all later with the next update taking care of remaining reports and brining further improvemen…
- Early Access v0.1.4.0.0 Update Notes - 25 July 2026
Early Access v0.4.0.0 is here!We have already passed 2 months since release, and looking back it feels like 2 years considering all the updates that have been made. And today to mark this milestone, we have a big update bringing new vehicles and major game optimizations.Changes for this update:There are 2 new vehicles in the game which are available at the Agri Motors Store, which will make traversing the farm much easier and enjoyable.There was also a lot of work done at the optimization and stability department, making the game smoother and more stable than ever! New Vehicle: 4x4 TruckI am certain everyone is tired of the old and slow pickup truck we've had so far, so to bring a major improvement to that part of the game, now you can purchase a brand new 4x4 truck! It offers brand new driving mechanics and movement systems, a working speedometer, improved interior, sound effects, tire…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.3.8.2 - 21 July 2026
Hello everybody, another patch is here, fixing the remaining issues reported. List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements Manure Collection robot disappearing fixed. Manure Collection robot logic improved. Horse Dismount input not working fixed. Horse save/load issues fixed. Sheared Sheep texture issues fixed. Flow of Water quest added ability to manually turn in this quest if stuck. Quest Tracking side window UI lowered. Once again, thank you all for reporting the issues, hopefully all are now covered! :) The next update will be the v0.1.4 and will release this weekend, bringing multiple major additions and improvements to mark this milestone! The work awaits, so see you all this weekend and thank you so much for playing!
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.3.8.1 - 20 July 2026
Hi everyone, the latest patch is here, taking care of player reports and other fixes. List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements Decoration Trees colour picker not working fixed. Big wooden gates interaction issues fixed. Objects snapping or changing size randomly fixed. Object destruction item returns configured. Pet Food recipe adjusted: crafts 5x instead of 3x. Pet Food recipe adjusted: another Beef recipe variation added. Cattle behaviour when raining adjusted. Fish Pond disappearing fixed. Fish Pond fish growth speed increased. Fish Pond food not dropping fixed. Fish Pond food notification timing changed. That is all for this patch, I had to take care of these reports immediately. Thank you all for your feedback and see you with the next update :)
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.3.8.0 - 19 July 2026
Hello everyone, it has been 10 days since last update but it feels like 10 months! This update is big, literally. There are some major changes and fixes regarding the game performance and stability. List of changes for this patch: Texture rendering adjustments All in-game textures and texture streaming systems have been configured, as they were mostly the culprit for start-up crashes "Fatal error" Texture caching and saving system changed; This is why the update is so large, and the game size has increased to 28GB. These changes make the textures much more lighter to load and also gets rid of blurry textures which are not loading. This should also fix all texture related issues you may have experienced. That is all for this one, I have taken a week away from my PC and with a clear head now we can expect some meaningful updates! Thank you all again for playing and supporting the game, an…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.3.7.3 - 10 July 2026
Hi everyone, another update is here, focusing on mechanics improvements as well as stability and other fixes. List of changes for this patch: Build & Upgrade system changes Hammer Tool now handles object upgrades like fences, walls etc. In order to upgrade any farm object, the Hammer must be equipped, and pressing LMB will open the designated upgrade menu. (structure upgrades not affected) This greatly reduces Interaction input overlaps, as the objects now only open the upgrade menus for the Hammer interaction rather than E key. Hammer Tool build mode input has been changed from LMB to RMB. There are also new input UI indicators that are impossible to miss. Fertilizer & Booster system Changes Until now, fertilizers and boosters would instantly send the crop into the next stage, which was way too simplistic and unrewarding. So, to fix this, entire boost system has been completely changed…
- Early Access Release Update v0.1.3.7.2 - 8 July 2026
Hello everyone! Another update is here bringing a brand new tool to the game which will make your life a lot easier, as well as important fixes and improvements. List of changes for this patch: New Tool: Harvesting Shears Instead of having to harvest each crop manually with hands, now you can equip the new Harvesting Shears which can harvest multiple crops at once and cover large fields faster. This tool works like any other, simply equip it, and click LMB to use it. It is already waiting on the Tool Wall inside the Main Barn. Fixes & Improvements Sugarcane Processing added; Sugar can now be crafted at the Processing Station. Improved crafting animation of the Processing Station. Phone Video tutorial app issues fixed. Tractor purchase logic improved to avoid tractors not arriving on farm. Sheep and Goat family all SFX volume heavily lowered. Cow Barn upgrades not loading sometimes fixed…
- Early Access Release Patch v0.1.3.7.1 - 7 July 2026
Hi there, another patch for today, focusing on all general save system issues. We've got another clue as to why some players keep experiencing quests resetting or other random save issues. Save System General Adjustment It might have been as simple as small timing indifferences, as the game was loading both player-related content and world (farm) content at the same time, which can cause random issues just like we had so far. To fix this, the game now loads up the World content first, and few seconds later all player related content. This guarantees that once player is spawned in, all required content will be surely loaded. This approach also automatically fixes all other save related issues. In my testing so far, all works good, but in my case it always worked good. So please let me know if this cursed issue we have is finally gone or not. I am always reading the feedback :) Fingers cr…
- Early Access Release Patch v0.1.3.7.0 - 7 July 2026
Hello everyone, todays update is here, brining major fixes and improvements. I also want to thank all of the amazing players in our small community, for taking the time to share your feedback and support! List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements Icons stuck on mouse cursor fixed for good. Old Ruins player falling through fixed. Old Ruins causing constant crashes fixed; Also make sure to re-save when back at farm. Seed Shooter and Pouch planting double crops sometimes fixed. Seed Shooter and Pouch overruling plant unlocks fixed. Truck/Player respawns blocked while driving. Truck hiding players head sometimes fixed. Camera Shake setting issues fixed. Sprinklers Deactivating caused by Irrigation Hub fixed. Standard Workbench spawning items on ground fixed. Door open interaction issues when inside Tool Shed and Sheepfold fixed. Cow and calf purchase issues fixed. Chicken coop eg…
- Early Access Release Patch v0.1.3.6.4 - 6 July 2026
Hello everyone, the next update is here, bringing a new upgrade option and ALL animal save issues fixed for good! List of changes for this patch: Cow Barn: Milking Machine Quite self-explanatory, this upgrade automates the cow milking process and stores the collected milk in the Bucket inside the barn. All you have to do is take it! Fixes & Improvements Save issues for the rest of farm animals have been fixed; Each save/load logic was rebuilt and no longer causes animals to disappear or not spawn on load. Improved Rooster and Baby Chick logic. Cow Barn menu small logic issues fixed. Further overall optimizations made for better performance and stability. That is all for this one, finally finished with the save issues regarding animals; The new system CAN NOT miss a thing. Thank you all again for playing and see you later with the next update as usual :)
- Early Access Release Patch v0.1.3.6.3 - 5 July 2026
Hi everybody, the latest update is here, focusing mainly on game performance, crashes, stability and save system. List of changes for this patch: Fixes & Improvements All in-game textures adjusted for better performance and stability. Important game engine files rebuilt for better performance and stability. Start-up stability improved; Please let me know if the game crashes still. Main Menu heavily optimized. Sheep and Goat family; All save/load issues fixed, these 6 animals are having no load issues anymore. Same solution is being expanded to other animals as well. Camera shake setting save issues fixed. Due to these big in-engine changes, these builds are taking really long to finish, so I hope the game is much more stable and smooth for everyone now :) Once again, please let me know if some of the issues reappear, and see you all with the next update!
- Early Access Release Patch v0.1.3.6.2 - 4 July 2026
Hi everyone, the latest update is here, bringing a long awaited setting, major save improvements and other fixes. List of changes for this patch: Head Shake Camera Toggle The player view camera was so far attached to the actual skeleton, and now there is a toggle option in the Settings > Controls which gives you the option to toggle it off. When set to Off, both 1st and 3rd person cameras will stay fixed in place and not move with the players body. Fixes & Improvements Major Save System improvements for Cows & Calf; You will never again lose any of these. The next update will apply this fix to all farm animals in game. Cow Barn menu name tag issues fixed. The Silo fully movable like other buildings. The Silo save system issues fixed. That is all for now, see you all later and thank you again for playing and sharing your feedback :)
