Dreamland Combat UI Update: Hey Boba Masters! This update makes your nightly adventures easier to navigate! Open your Dreamland book to check your character's stats, weapon descriptions, cards collected during the current run, and map. New ammo compatibility labels and "dozing" indicators make it easy to see which cards are active after swapping ammo! We've also added Chinese and English descriptions for all 50 ammo types, improved combat tutorials, and clarified the messages shown after a stage or when you wake up. Along the way, we've fixed several display issues, control problems, and crashes. Thanks for your support - grab your favorite ingredients and head into Dreamland tonight!
Quest Guidance & Map Portraits Update: Hey Boba Masters! We've added helpful prompts between main story quests, making it clearer what to do next and keeping your adventure moving smoothly. Town residents now appear as little portraits on the map, making it easier to find friends for a chat, deliver gifts, or complete quests! Thanks for your support - we hope these little improvements make life in Tapioca Town even more enjoyable!
Shop & Staff Management QoL Update: We hear you, Boba Masters! Based on your feedback, we've redesigned the shop interface and reworked the Staff Management screen's interactions to make shopping and managing your team clearer and easier. Less fuss, more time to enjoy running your boba shop! We've also tuned the difficulty of The Boba Godfather arcade game, fixed an error in the flower shop quest, and resolved a minor staff-related bug. Thank you for your feedback and support!
Quest System & Performance Update: A brand-new quest system is here! We've added tutorial and town quests with cutscenes, plus new pop-ups and effects when you get or complete a quest. Tide, the Fishing Master, has arrived in Tapioca Town. You can now redeem Arcade Points for prizes at the arcade. The new Lost and Found box collects items you didn't pick up, so important items won't be lost. We've also fixed a large number of performance issues in our biggest optimization pass since launch, and added a Credits page to the title screen.
New Arcade Machine & Birthday Gifting QoL Update: A brand-new arcade game, The Boba Godfather, has arrived in Tapioca Town! Inspired by classic retro drink-serving arcade gameplay, it’s time to test your reflexes and chase a new high score. This update also improves drink upgrades: ingredient costs now check both your backpack and the Ingredient Chest. Plus, gifting NPCs on their birthdays now grants double friendship points!
Ingredient Chest & R&D Storage QoL Update: Hey Boba Masters! After completing Chapter 1, the R&D Room will now unlock the brand-new Ingredient Chest. You can store drink supplies, raw materials, and processed ingredients in one place, with unlimited capacity and Auto Sort to greatly ease inventory pressure. Recipe checks and drink crafting will now count materials from both your backpack and the Ingredient Chest, making research and shop prep smoother than ever!
Fishing System Overhaul & Lake/River Fish Expansion: Hey Boba Masters, we've rebuilt the fishing system from the ground up! Lake and River fish have grown from 6 to 16 species, with two brand-new "Fish Kings" - the Alligator Gar and the Taimen - joining Tapioca Town's waters. The fishing gameplay, art, UI, and VFX have all been fully reworked, and we've also fixed the long-standing bug where the interface would get cut off from off-center positions. Best of all, fish aren't the only thing biting - plenty of unexpected surprises are waiting at the bottom of the water!
New Arcade Game & Achievements: A new machine has arrived at the Tapioca Town arcade! You can now play a highly addictive "Suika-style" merge mini-game and challenge your high score. We've also added exclusive new achievements for this ultimate time-killer. Head to the arcade, show off your skills, and unlock your new honors!
Dynamic UI & QoL Update: Tapioca Town gets a dynamic UI! We've redrawn the Day/Night, Weather, and Time HUDs into smooth, animated visuals. Placing sprinklers now shows a clear red/green grid for easier farm planning. We've also fixed visual displacement issues and sprinkler-related bugs. Come enjoy a livelier Tapioca Town!
Farm Automation Upgrade: Sprinklers Are Here! Hey Boba Masters! Three different types of Sprinklers are now available in the shop. You can freely place them to fit your farm's layout and fully automate your daily watering. Save your stamina and time for researching new recipes or enjoying town life. Head to the shop and grab your new farming helpers today!
Combat Overhaul & Liquid Series Debut: Long time no see, Boba Masters! We sincerely apologize for the long wait. The reason for our silence is that we decided to hunker down and completely rebuild the "foundation" of Tapioca Town, ensuring we fulfill our Early Access promise of "turning every ingredient into ammo." Instead of piecemeal updates, we wanted to deliver a game-changing overhaul! This update introduces a complete system of 50 ammo types (featuring 44 brand-new ingredients and a total rework of the original 6), marking the debut of the "Liquid Series" ammo! We've also updated the Level 1 art background, implemented full ammo sound effects, and added/reworked 35 Passive Skill Cards with new VFX. Now that the cornerstone is set, our update schedule will return to a reasonable pace. Thank you for sticking with us -- the new combat experience is worth the wait!
Gifting System Update: Hey everyone! In this update, we've revamped the gifting system! Now, each NPC has their own item preferences and birthdays, so you can pick the perfect gift to build stronger bonds. We’ve also added an item bar in the milk tea shop, allowing you to use or gift items directly in the shop! Thanks for your continued support, and we can’t wait for the next update! Stay tuned!
First Level Official Boss Debut & Major Performance Optimization Update:Hey there, Milk Tea Masters! The exciting moment has arrived-Boss Cigarto, the official first-level boss, has made its grand appearance! Are you ready to take on the challenge? We've also completed a substantial performance overhaul this month! Our team meticulously reprogrammed and optimized texture page management, audio systems, and RAM usage. These improvements have significantly enhanced overall frame rates, loading speeds, and memory efficiency. Occasional lag spikes and previous performance bottlenecks have been effectively addressed. Come experience the smoother, revitalized gameplay in Tapioca Town! Thank you once again for your continued support and invaluable feedback-your enthusiasm keeps pushing us forward!
Achievement System & Critical Fixes Update: Hey there, Milk Tea Masters! Thanks for waiting! Tapioca Town's Hall of Fame is officially open! The long-awaited Steam Achievement system is now live! The first batch, featuring 44 achievements, is ready for you to challenge and unlock. Come and test the depths of your Tapioca Town knowledge! At the same time, we need to address something important and offer our sincerest apologies: we have fixed a critical bug that could cause the final boss of the first level to incorrectly trigger a work-in-progress Frog Boss encounter. This developmental boss will return to our dream world in a more polished state in the future! Thank you to our players for the timely feedback; we have thoroughly resolved this issue. Furthermore, to make the town even more vibrant, this update adds more character schedule dialogues and fixes several bugs and errors related to NPC pathing.Thank you again for all your enthusiasm and help. Every piece of your feedback is the driving force that keeps us going!
Richer NPC Dynamics & Upgraded Environmental Sound Effects: Dear players, we're truly sorry for the long wait! This update is dedicated to making town life even more vibrant: existing residents' daily schedules and dialogues will now dynamically change based on the day of the week and weather, with a vast amount of new content added. Our new friends, Pippa and Maisie, have also moved in and are looking forward to meeting you. Additionally, we've comprehensively upgraded environmental sound effects-whether it's the crackle of a campfire, the babble of a stream, or the sounds of wind and rain-all designed to enhance immersion and realism. We will continue our efforts to bring more dialogues, content, and detail optimizations in future versions. The story of our town continues, so please stay tuned!
Farm & Tutorial Supplemental Update: We've refined the cross-season wilting system, implemented multiple optimizations based on winter farm feedback, and resolved several weather system anomalies; additionally, we've added more prompts and optional skip-able interactions in the tutorial stage to help players flexibly engage with core gameplay.
Another exciting update is here! We've improved the player tutorial to offer a smoother and more enjoyable introduction to life in Tapioca Town. We've also added numerous interactive animations to various scenes and items, ready for you to explore and discover! Additionally, we've fixed two critical bugs that could disrupt main story progression, ensuring your adventure remains seamless. Dive back in and enjoy!
Custom Key Bindings Update: After a busy month of development, we're excited to announce that players can now fully customize key bindings for both keyboard & mouse and controller modes! Feel free to personalize your controls according to your preferences and habits for the most comfortable gameplay experience. Additionally, we've added even more interactive scene animations for you to discover and enjoy!
Card Selection & Room Variety Enhancement: Another quick update is here! We've fixed accidental card-selection shifts on controllers, increased dream battle room variety, added new ingredient rewards after defeating final bosses, and resolved shop-opening issues post-load. Additionally, card selection animations during dream battles have been refined, significantly reducing unintended clicks-making battles smoother and more enjoyable!
Mouse Interaction Enhanced (Farming & Shop Management): Your feedback makes Tapioca Town better every day! We've improved mouse interactions significantly-planting seeds, watering crops, and managing your shop are now smoother than ever. Dine-in customers will now appear only after you’ve finished the table and chair repairs, with additional visual enhancements and mouse-wheel support added for faster navigation!
Manual & Steam Cloud Saves Update: Great news from Tapioca Town! We've improved Mixer Machine displays, added special guest counts after business settlement, and introduced Steam Cloud and Manual Save features! Now you can manually save your progress anytime-just interact with your room’s computer!
Storage Box & Hover Window Update: More quick improvements in Tapioca Town! UI text overflow and task-guide line breaks have been fixed. Hover windows now clearly indicate edible items and stamina recovery. And a brand-new storage box has arrived in your room-organize excess items easily, with convenient hover previews making item management smoother!
DIY Drink Update: We've swiftly resolved several issues in Tapioca Town! Boba, Bobo, and Taro Paste quantities have been increased; HUD prompts for controllers added; notifications for unlocking drinks enhanced; and new fish-themed music tracks ("Loach," "Koi," and "Arowana") introduced! Plus, we've added a DIY drink customization feature-mix ingredients perfectly to create delicious drinks and practice them anytime in your R&D room!
Call of Boba's Early Access Roadmap has arrived! We're thrilled to finally reveal what exciting plans we have in store next-stay tuned for all the wonderful content and features heading your way soon!
A heartfelt thank-you to all players, loyal fans, and testers who have provided invaluable feedback. Your suggestions have been incredibly helpful! We've swiftly addressed controller issues, enhanced UI clarity, improved window stability, and prioritized manual saving functionality due to your requests. Thank you again for your patience and support!
We're so excited to share that Call of Boba Early Access version is out NOW! We truly can't thank you enough for your incredible support. Having such a lovely community behind us has made developing Call of Boba so enjoyable and meaningful. We hope you have a fantastic time brewing delicious boba for your friends in Tapioca Town!