Hearthvale Dev Log #5 — Confirmation System, Kitchen Update & Economy Changes
Hello everyone! 👋🌿
Welcome back to another development update for Hearthvale.
This session focused on UI improvements, new progression content, cooking systems, and economy adjustments to prepare the game for future combat and dungeon features.
✅ Confirmation Modals Added
Major actions in the game now use confirmation modals instead of relying on default notification prompts.
This system is now connected directly to the game’s notification flow, replacing the temporary Sonner confirmation approach.
Actions that now use confirmation modals
- Purchasing items
- Crafting
- Using items
- Dropping items
This improves:
- Player clarity
- Action safety
- UI consistency
- Overall game feel
🍳 Kitchen System Added
Cooking has officially been added to the game!
Players can now access the Kitchen to craft food using harvested crops.
Kitchen Unlock
- The Kitchen unlocks at Level 3
- This change came with an adjustment to Map 2 progression
- Previously unlocked at Level 5, now available earlier at Level 3
This gives new players:
- Faster access to progression systems
- More ways to use their harvested crops
- Earlier exposure to crafting mechanics
🗺️ Map Progression Adjustment
Map progression has been updated to better match the new cooking system.
Map 2 Changes
Now unlocks at Level 3 (previously Level 5)
Will contain:
- A dungeon entrance
- Resource nodes
- Equipment farming opportunities
This map will serve as the transition point from farming into combat and equipment progression.
💰 Economy Adjustment
The game’s selling prices have been rebalanced.
New Selling Rule
- Crop selling price is now 1.5× the seed price
This change:
- Simplifies balancing
- Keeps crop values predictable
- Helps stabilize the in-game economy
Further price adjustments and optimizations will be done in future updates.
✨ Character Notification Floaters
A new notification floater system has been added.
Now, when the player gathers or harvests resources, floating notifications appear near the character, showing what was gained.
This adds:
- Better visual feedback
- More satisfying interactions
- Clearer reward communication
💎 Special Thanks
Special thanks to 
Your support helps the game move forward and keeps development going.
More supporter features and recognition systems will be added in future updates.
🔧 Next Development Goals
The focus for the next phase will be optimization, balance, and combat preparation.
Core priorities
- Performance optimizations
- Economy and price balancing
- Additional bug fixes
Equipment System Planning
Equipment progression is currently being designed.
Possible approaches:
- Equipment is crafted
- Equipment is dropped from dungeons
- Materials gathered from maps are used to enhance equipment
The current direction is:
- Equipment drops from dungeons
- Materials from gathering are used for upgrades
Dungeon Preparation
Map 2 (unlocked at Level 3) will contain the first dungeon
Players will enter dungeons to:
- Farm equipment
- Gather upgrade materials
Before dungeon systems are fully implemented:
- Farming systems will be optimized
- Economy will be balanced
- Small dungeon maps will be created
The kitchen system will be the last major farming feature before the focus shifts toward combat.
🌱 That’s It for Dev Log #5
This update includes:
- New confirmation modal system
- Removal of default toast confirmations
- Kitchen and cooking system added
- Map 2 now unlocks at Level 3
- Economy selling price adjustment
- Character notification floaters
- Special thanks to the second supporter
- Equipment and dungeon plans
Development is now moving toward optimization, equipment progression, and dungeon gameplay.
Thank you for supporting Hearthvale and following its development journey ❤️
See you in the next update! 🌱🔥⚔️
