Hearthvale Dev Log #4 — Notifications, Bug Fixes & Major Item System Refactor
Hello everyone! 👋🌿
Welcome back to another development update for Hearthvale.
Today’s session focused on UI improvements, game notifications, bug fixes, and a major refactor of the item system that will make future features much easier to build.
🔔 Game Notifications Added
Most major game actions now trigger notifications.
These include:
- Item usage
- Inventory actions
- Rewards
- System feedback
For now, the game uses Sonner as a temporary notification system.
It works well as a placeholder, and I’ll be exploring its customization options to better match Hearthvale’s visual style.
Future updates may include:
- Custom notification designs
- Sound effects
- Priority-based alerts
🛒 Energy Potions Now Available for Credits
Energy potions can now be purchased directly using credits.
Current shop prices
- Small Energy Potion — 250 credits
- Medium Energy Potion — 500 credits
- Large Energy Potion — 1000 credits
This gives players a more flexible way to restore energy and continue progressing.
🛠️ Bug Fixes & Small Improvements
Several gameplay and UI issues were fixed:
Inventory & Item Fixes
- Non-consumable items now disable the “Use” button
- ESC key now properly closes the inventory
Energy System Fixes
- Energy no longer resets to 100 after using potions
- Energy potions now respect the player’s actual max energy
- Energy regeneration now correctly triggers when the countdown reaches zero
These fixes make the energy system behave more consistently and prevent unintended resets.
🧱 Major Item System Refactor
One of the biggest changes today was a complete restructuring of the item data system, which took around 10 hours to complete.
Why this was needed
The old item structure was simple but difficult to scale as the game grows.
Old structure:
potato: {
name: "Potato",
sellPrice: 0.1,
harvestSeconds: 60,
experience: 1,
}
This approach made it harder to:
- Add new item behaviors
- Support multiple item sources
- Scale for equipment, crafting, and trading
New unified item structure
potato: {
id: 'potato',
name: 'Potato',
description: DESCRIPTION.potato,
type: 'crop',
isTradeable: true,
shop: {
sell: {
price: SEEDS.potato_seed.shop.buy.price * 2,
currency: 'coins',
},
},
source: [{ type: 'harvest', from: 'plot' }],
data: {
harvestSeconds: 60,
experience: 1,
},
}
Benefits of the new system
Unified structure for all items
Easier scaling for:
- Equipment
- Crafting
- Resources
- Consumables
Cleaner logic for shop, drops, and sources
Much easier maintenance and balancing
This refactor affects many core systems but will make future development significantly faster and more stable.
🗺️ Map Progression Update
Map progression is now more clearly defined.
Map 2
Unlocks after Level 30
Adds 30+ new plots
Every 5 levels:
- +4 plots
- +2 trees
- +1 stone node
Map 3
Unlocks at Level 10
Planned features:
- Dungeons
- Possible town area
- Advanced progression systems
Before dungeons are implemented, the focus will be on:
- Cooking systems
- Crafting food using crops
💎 Special Thanks
Special thanks to 
The Founder title is not yet implemented, but it will be added soon.
Please stay tuned for that feature 🙂
Your support helps keep the development going forward.
🔧 Next Development Goals
Planned tasks for the next session:
Core Tasks
Confirmation modals for:
- Purchasing
- Crafting
- Using items
- Dropping items
More system refactors
Additional bug fixes
🌱 That’s It for Dev Log #4
Today’s update includes:
- Game notifications added
- Energy potions purchasable with credits
- Multiple bug fixes
- Energy system improvements
- Inventory interaction fixes
- Major unified item system refactor
- Map progression updates
- Special thanks to the first supporter
- Future dungeon and cooking plans
This was a heavy backend and system-focused update, but it lays the groundwork for many upcoming features.
Thank you for following Hearthvale’s development and supporting the project ❤️
See you in the next update! 🌱🔥⚔️
