Hearthroot OnlineHearthroot updates
Public beta patch notes, release highlights, and visible proof that the game is moving forward.
v0.1.29
- Added the first public marketing homepage with beta access requests and live gameplay previews.
- Improved landing page sound controls with explicit playback and safer browser recovery.
- Improved the marketing hero around idle MMORPG positioning and earlier player trading.
- Added a public Updates page so patch notes can be read before signing in.
- Improved Hearthroot social previews with the game icon, map backdrop, and DM Sans branding.
- Improved Journal quest claiming so it moves straight to the next quest.
- Removed the Cooking level requirement from Charred Perch.
v0.1.28
- Added Story quests to the Journal, with a 30-quest starter path and clearer quest details.
- Moved Daily quests into the new Journal layout while keeping daily limits and token rewards.
- Balanced Journal XP rewards so Story and Daily quest boosts stay controlled.
- Improved Journal completion states with green check toasts and cleaner completed Story rows.
- Fixed quest action links so Journal buttons open the right skill action.
- Improved Unlocks previews with clearer recipe materials, outputs, bonuses, and equip requirements.
- Improved Changelog cards with full release dates and copyable permalinks to specific updates.
v0.1.27
- Added market buy orders, so players can request items and fill matching orders.
- The Yours market tab now shows clearer listing statuses.
- Added Not tradable tags so locked items are easier to understand.
- Added an Unlocks progress page for easier long-term goal tracking.
- Regrouped upgrade unlocks so related rewards are easier to scan.
- Fixed buy order fills so they respect your remaining inventory space.
- Improved item colours and trade dialogs for a cleaner market flow.
v0.1.26
- Added a market history overview for checking recent prices.
- Improved combat stat displays, food badges, and dodge feedback.
- Added selectable character name colours, including member gradient styles.
- Fixed member-only name colours so they stay properly gated.
- Fixed leaderboard skill levels so capped values display correctly.
- Made skill icons, modifier details, and market item rows more consistent.
v0.1.25
- Membership badges and perks now show across more dashboard areas.
- Added character name colour settings for player profiles.
- Restored the missing membership price labels.
- Improved membership gradients, Settings layout, and sidebar fade behaviour.
v0.1.24
- Fixed the Seed Maker preview crash in the Homestead details panel.
- Added the first Membership page and checkout flow.
- Added a setting to collapse the mobile action dock.
- Fixed daily journal overflow on smaller screens.
- Improved attack power icons and mobile action summaries.
v0.1.23
- Simplified Friends with compact tabs and one layout for online friends, offline friends, and invites.
- Improved friend and invite cards with clearer activity, location, Homestead context, and smaller actions.
- Added sidebar badges for incoming friend invites.
- Improved dark mode surfaces and tooltip borders across the dashboard, mobile dock, and Friends.
v0.1.22
- Reworked Friends into a cleaner hub with summary metrics and Online, Offline, and Invites tabs.
- Merged incoming and outgoing invites into one Invites view.
- Added read-only friend Homestead visits with Garden, Stations, and details panels.
- Improved friend Homestead cards with clearer built, idle, ready, and processing states.
v0.1.21
- Unified skill ordering across the sidebar, Progress, Leaderboards, and public landing page.
- Fixed Agility placement so it sits with the combat skills on Progress.
- Added first-pass Friends with invites, friend actions, and read-only Homestead visits.
- Improved public profiles and nearby player lists with friend-first context and clearer activity details.
- Improved Profiles, Progress, and Settings summaries with cleaner account details and copyable sign-in email.
- Coal Vein mining no longer has a chance to drop Garnet Gem as a byproduct.
v0.1.20
- Halved Tinkering craft times for rings and necklaces across every metal tier.
- Fixed copper ring craft times so 22.5 seconds no longer rounds down.
v0.1.19
- Added a Cooking prep chain that mills wheat into flour, then bakes bread.
- Bread now gives a small 5 HP heal for early Combat fallback food.
- Balanced flour and bread XP, fuel, and sell values for healthier Cooking progression.
v0.1.18
- Added browser-saved Appearance controls for system, light, and Hearthroot dark mode.
- Improved quality colours, item previews, Inventory badges, selected rows, and shared controls across themes.
- Reworked early Farming and Cooking around wheat, including Mara's seed offer and cabbage sell values.
- Added location-based background music and live Settings controls for music and sound effects.
- Fixed the Map travel action being hidden in the location panel.
- Improved Cooking failures with charred burnt icons and smaller failed batch results.
- Added Cooking to public skill lists and the Daily quest rotation.
v0.1.15
- Added Cooking, with eight recipes that turn farm crops, fish, and woodcutting mushrooms into healing food for Combat.
- Cooking recipes now make larger serving batches while keeping resale unprofitable.
- Recipe ingredients unlock alongside their Cooking band, from carrots, wheat, and perch through to lobster, broccoli, and melons.
- Replaced item-name tooltips with detailed previews that show unmet requirements.
- Refined profiles and Account settings with clearer modifiers, friendlier activity times, and a copyable Account ID.
- Simplified Market quality filters and improved desktop skill action controls.
v0.1.13
- Simplified market quality filters by folding the old Standard bucket into Normal and reusing the shared quality labels.
- Made desktop skill action panels easier to use with clearer Details, scrolling, and pinned actions.
v0.1.12
- Doubled early Farming XP for tier 1 crops, including carrots and cabbages.
v0.1.11
- Fixed expired Market listings so unsold items appear in Claims without manual cancellation.
- Redesigned the profile page with a hero banner, level badge, and tabbed layout for Loadout, Modifiers, and Skills.
- Added a location card showing your current or last known location.
v0.1.9
- Fixed Wooden Chest being misclassified as chest armour instead of fishing loot.
- Fixed Fishing capacity so Wooden Chest rewards no longer ask for bogus extra inventory space.
- Removed the incorrect equip action from Wooden Chest in Inventory.
v0.1.8
- Added accounts so you can sign up, log in, confirm your email, and create your character.
- Your progress now saves more reliably across your items, gear, farm, skills, quests, and daily rewards.
- Daily quests now rotate on a 31-day cycle, and daily rewards are tracked more cleanly.
- You can now see who is around the world, check the leaderboards, and find Agility there too.
- Added player Market listing, buying, and Claims for coins.
- Added travel between map locations, plus the Agility skill to help you move faster and avoid more hits.
- Polished the lobby, settings, mobile pop-ups, and the inventory and equipment screens.
v0.1.7
- Added profession tool requirements so bought or crafted late-game tools no longer skip progression.
- Profession tools now follow the same 10-level tier bands as other progression.
- Hammers now require both Smelting and Smithing at the matching tier before they can be equipped.
- Replaced random jewellery rolls with fixed rings and necklaces from game data.
- Added static jewellery bonuses with tiered Attack Power, Health, Protection, and Defense requirements.
v0.1.6
- Raised key sell values so rarer combat key drops feel more rewarding.
- Added Fishing with equipable rods, required bait, fish catches, and bonus drops like seaweed and wooden chests.
- Added Willow Fishing Rod as the starter Tinkering recipe and required rods for Fishing.
- Improved Fishing previews with bait wording and expected catch totals.
v0.1.5
- Cleaned up the Equipment modifiers panel so combat stats and skill modifiers are easier to read.
- Skill modifier rows now show clearer speed totals and softer source breakdowns.
- Added hatchets as dedicated carpentry tools, with their own slot, tool tiers, and crafting recipes.
- More gameplay interactions now play the pop sound for better feedback.
- Changing to a different skill action now resets the batch count back to 1.
- The sidebar now shows a Profile entry with your total level, plus clearer external link indicators.
v0.1.4
- Fixed a food resale exploit in the merchant loop.
- Reset local browser saves with a fresh storage key for the new balance pass.
v0.1.3
- Crafting and homestead station batches now respect your idle cap instead of running forever.
- Rebalanced tool and accessory speed bonuses so late-game gathering stays under control.
- Most deterministic rings, necklaces, and tools now stack again when unequipped.
- Adjusted early map progression, including Brackenford and starter coal access.
- Save loading is stricter so balance changes are less likely to break existing profiles.
v0.1.2
- Added the first Combat release with enemies, drops, food use, combat XP, and weapon progression.
- Added a Progress page with a clearer account overview and image export.
- Rebalanced farming, mining, and woodcutting XP to smooth early progression.
- Improved save handling so future balance changes are safer for existing profiles.
- Merchant upgrades now update inventory capacity, offline cap, and XP bonuses more reliably.
- Recent battle now shows the trained combat skill icon for XP gains.
- Removed the visible Settings debug tab while keeping the main settings and save controls.
v0.1.0
- Added Items and Materials tabs in Inventory, with better desktop balance and faster search clearing.
- Raised accessory sell values and doubled Smithing and Tinkering recipe XP.
- Added a merchant upgrade that increases daily quest turn-ins.
- Improved item quality styling, equipment visuals, and Settings quality themes.
- Added save export/import codes in Settings.
- Added a compact mobile activity footer so your current activity stays easy to reopen.
- Improved Homestead booster controls, safer destroy prompts, and default Inventory capacity.