Sit-Back Attack

As some of you may have noticed, we have a new game in the works called Sit-Back Attack. It is an Idle RPG that has very deep character customization and challenging fights. This is the first game I have multiple languages that is being translated to. Progress on it is going good. And of course it is becoming deeper and more involved than I originally planned for it to be. I am confident it will satisfy any cravings you have in regards to Idle RPGs. It will be a one time purchase (price AROUND $10) but not settled yet. NO MICRO-TRANSACTIONS. Screw that ****. Imagine fulfilling all your Idle RPG cravings, rising to the top for a ONE TIME purchase of $10 or less! Features and such can be found on the store page. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3092260/SitBack_Attack/ FOLLOW & WISHLIST! More support it gets, the better it will become! -Stapleton

[ 2024-12-21 18:02:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Or the few that may read this...

Get these games for a ridiculously low price! The sale will only last for SO long and all that jazz, yada, yada, yada.

ANYWAY, the sale is the boring part. Lets get to the meat of this announcement!

A game is being developed by me (Stapleton).

It is an RPG Idle game. Great progress is being made. It is called..... Well can't announce that JUST yet. But it's fancy, TRUST ME! I will be revealing it with much greater details and pictures before July 8th! So Look Out! Current features are as follows:

• Over 40 different hero types to pick from and hire.
• Over 300 unique enemies
• Over 30 different areas to do battle
• Over 500 unique skills
• 4 combat pets to choose from!
• Challenging Bosses - Challenging SUPER Bosses!
• Maps with challenging modifiers
• 4 hero party vs up to 3 enemies at a time!
• Complete control over utility skills
• Fully automated battles with strategic planning prior
• Equipment Forging
• Rename any hero anytime
• In-depth character customization through stat modification, passive skills, equipment, and subjobs
• And so much more!

If you'd like to see a feature that isn't listed here, HIT ME WITH IT! Anywhere!!!!! Future plans include: - Getting Idle game finished - A Complete remake of Card Battles - QOL changes and menu changes for Heavenly Acres. Why the latter two? Well because I have learned a CRAP ton and can work a lot more efficiently and I think it will benefit you (the players) if I implement it! That's it for the update! Hope you all have a wonderful day/week/month/year - Stapleton

[ 2024-06-30 01:43:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Or the few that may read this...

As some of you are aware, this game or any of the other De'Vine games have not received much attention other than being maintained. And my apologies for that! However, due to this very sale being quite successful in the amount of people showing interest, it has lit a spark under my a**. And I, Stapleton, have decided to get into making another game. This game (though the name still eludes me) is going to be an Idle RPG game. It is already in the works and going VERY smoothly. With that being said, feel free to offer ANY suggestions you'd like to see NOW for this Idle RPG game anywhere you'd like for now. I will also be starting a publishing company to host all the previous games I have made and others that may want to release under it's umbrella. Future plans include: - Getting Idle game finished - A Complete remake of Card Battles - QOL changes and menu changes for Heavenly Acres. Why the latter two? Well because I have learned a CRAP ton and can work a lot more efficiently and I think it will benefit you (the players) if I implement it! That's it for the update! Hope you all have a wonderful day/week/month/year - Stapleton

[ 2024-05-05 14:21:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

50% OFF for Christmas!

The deepest discount for this farming simulator in history! If you have any questions or concerns please contact me (Stapleton) here or on discord!! Most importantly I hope all of you have a great Christmas and Holidays!

Please be safe

and enjoy your time with loved ones and cherish these times! Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS!! -Stapleton

[ 2022-12-23 16:56:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey!

This patch addresses a few bugs reported through the discussions and discord such as:

• Renown converting to NaN for a brief time. It shall not do this anymore.
• Inquistor NPC showing a wrong choice in their social wheel. They now have the correct choice.
• An issue preventing the player from picking up an item they already have when their inventory slots are full. Thou shall pick up to thy hearts content!
• Male sheep and rabbit not producing wool. But they should now!
• Information tooltip bar sometimes not showing. This is addressed.

Stapleton (me) is back to working on Heavenly Acres in me spare time. Thusly, this game will be receiving more updates, sooner. Thank you all for your time and have a very SAFE Christmas and New Years! - Stapleton

[ 2022-12-22 15:03:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

As the title say, De'Vine: Heavenly Acres is on SALE for 25% OFF. For a week long sale! Now is the best time to check out a cozy, fun, and engaging farming simulator with an in-depth monster taming and battling system! Updates are still being had by Stapleton (me) and there has never been a better time to check Heavenly Acres out! A Halloween Theme content update is in the works and is expected to launch in the next two weeks! As always, all content updates (dlc or not) is free with the purchase of any games made by Stapleton. Hope you all enjoy it and please take care! If you have any questions or concerns let ME know! - Stapleton

[ 2022-10-07 17:32:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Misfit dialogue expansion version 1.25!

- Added unique dialogue to the players misfit when certain conditions are met(hungry, sleepy, etc...) - Added some more dialogue around the campfire to get to know the misfits better!

Other adds and changes!

- Added tree seeds as an alchemy plan so ye can easily make batches of them to create forests! - When ye level up a profession, receive a recipe in that specific profession. - Follower now stops following when you sleep or wait anywhere aside from campfires! - Fixed a number of issues brought to light in the discussions forum and discord!

What's next?

- Misfits still! Still have a lot more content lined up for misfits. Heavenly Acres is more stable and streamlined and thus I shall be spending more time working on content upgrades! - A rework of some of the UI. If ya have any questions or concerns let me (Stapleton) know!!!!!!!!!!! - Stapleton

[ 2022-09-16 18:09:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Last 24 hours of De'Vine: Universe Sale!

Take advantage of the Sale for De'Vine: Heavenly Acres. Still 20% OFF for the last 24 hours!

Other News!

Progress is being made for more misfit content. It will be releasing VERY soon. Will include: - Unique indicators when low on energy, sustenance, and other factors. These will be a speech bubble that contains speech unique to the misfit you are playing. - New dialogue for your spouses and personal stories being told around the campfire. What is still planned for the misfits: - A couple unique quests for each misfit. - Small interactive backstory via the mail system for each misfit. - More Dialogue - A tavern to run and hire misfits to run it for you. Possibly: - Hire misfits to level monsters for you. Thank you to anyone whom has ran into any issues and reported them! As always, I am working to resolve them! It has definitely been a very productive last month and I am looking forward to more content for you all to enjoy! Thanks! - Stapleton

[ 2022-09-08 15:46:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heavenly Acres is on SALE!

Now is the best time to pick it up as it is the cheapest it has ever been!

20% off for a week!

This is also Heavenly Acres one month Anniversary Sale

Many things have changed since it released including. - World Transformer to change through different overworld themes.. - Expanded Tutorial System. - Keyboard and Gamepad Configurations. - In-game Informational Help menu. - Adjustable run speed. - Achievement rewards. - And more! Now is the perfect time to consider getting Heavenly Acres! Still unsure? Download the demo and find out if you like it! The Demo is about 3 weeks back on patches so it does NOT include: - World Transformer - Expanded Tutorial System - Achievement rewards Thank you all for your continued interest in the game and feel free to contact me (Stapleton) with any questions or concerns! - Stapleton

[ 2022-09-02 18:04:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey YO everyone! Stapleton here.

Expanded Tutorial System!

Latest patch adds an expanded tutorial system in the form of POPUP tips about certain things in the game when you interact with said things! - If you are like me and like to bypass tutorials, fear not! Simply turning off the tutorial in Menu::System Options::General tab will seize all tutorial popups! - To manually pop these up for more information, go to the Informational Tab in the System Options! - These prompts give at MOST 5 descriptive values about the mechanic or system at hand.

QoL changes

A swath number of QoL changes in this patch including: - Utilizing Farm Inventory WHILE crafting! - Disabled monster invasion and insect swarm to new characters less than 5 days old. - 2 Recipes are now rewarded to you per achievement completed! - Current Renown and Karma is listed in the Player tab in the Main Menu! - Grass tile can now remove TILLED land! - Crops are better checked for if they are watered when zoning in! - Speed at which one crafts in crafting is sped up by 4X! FOUR TIMES FASTER! And of course a number of technical issues have been addressed. - Fishfest incidentally saying Day of Resurrection! and not rewarding you. - A storage bug. - Story quest sometimes vanished. - and a # of other issues. Thank you guys for your continued interest! - Stapleton

[ 2022-08-26 21:01:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW World Transformer!

A new piece of functional furniture for everyone to craft called a World Transformer!

Okay? What does it do?

- Transforms the overworld to a new theme! - Purely Cosmetic. Does not change the functionality of the world AT ALL! - Each element is unlocked by defeating it's respective dungeons! - The World Transformer will be available to craft for EVERYONE! - You can change the world however often you wish! It just takes an hour of in-game time away! Well let's see some pictures of it!

Light

Dark

Wind

Fire

Farm Screenshot Competition going on!

This competition ends August 27th! - To enter: Take a screenshot of your farm and share it with us! - Reward is a $30 STEAM gift card! Winners will be announced August 27th EST! Misfit patch is coming along smoothly! Ironing out quite a bit and still adding in content AS WE SPEAK! Hope you all are enjoying Heavenly Acres and if you need anything LET ME KNOW! - Stapleton!

[ 2022-08-21 02:44:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

This patch has core functions needed to build v1.10

Many QoL changes in this patch as well - Event jittering visual glitch has been fixed. - A visual glitch caused by rain resulting in large water bubbles on screen has been fixed. - Crops now visually blink blue when you successfully water them. - Hi-resource items (Perfectly Cut Logs... Etc) has been added to regular harvesting with a 1% higher chance to get them with each level in your respective profession (botany, mining) - 2 Achievements have been redesigned. The old ones were too difficult to get as they were dependent on a certain end to the story chapter. Now you will get the same achievement no matter which ending you get. - Renown has been re-balanced for Misfit bounties. - Sovereign has been balanced more. - A couple bug fixes thanks to the help of some patient players! Thank you! - Also balanced the Build Energy in professions!

What the heck is next, Stapleton??

I will tell ya what is next. Misfits. Misfits. Misfits. What is planned... - Manage a tavern: Hire Misfits to help run the tavern for you. Stock up on beer and other beverages! Misfits perform better the more relationship you have with them! - Manage a Training Facility: Hire Misfits to take on "Missions" with your monsters that you do not have in your current setup! This brings back rewards AND levels up your monsters. The level they reach CANNOT surpass the highest level monster you own. - More misfit backstories, dialog, and quests. Going to be adding a couple quests for EACH misfit. Have any more suggestions you'd like to see me consider! Feel free to shoot some at me! I am going to keep it rather tangible as i've wanted to dish out content patches at MOST once a month. Thank you! - Stapleton!

[ 2022-08-17 02:24:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heavenly Acres Demo has just launched!

Now you can try it risk-free! Demo limitations include: - Only have access to 4 overworld maps (full version has 20+); - 20 crops maximum (full version is unlimited); - 5 buildings maximum (full version is unlimited); - 6 monsters owned maximum (full version is 200); - 20 crops at a time maximum (full version is unlimited); - Cannot go past friendship status with misfits (full version includes marriage); - Demo ends at the end of Day 5 Summer (full version is unlimited); - Access to one dungeon and two caves (full version has 9 dungeons and 10 caves) - 10% of the story - Castle is not in the demo - Access to one festival - Limited access to all the characters due to only having 4 overworld maps This demo will give you the feel of all the mechanics to see how they run before pulling the trigger! I felt like this was the MOST important part of the game for most people. To see how it feels, runs, and the basics of the game. The content that lays in the game is built upon those mechanics! Thank you for the interest and as always if you have questions, concerns, or whatever slap me upside the face to get my attention! I don't bite! - Stapleton

[ 2022-08-12 21:59:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Gamepad Configuration:

Controls are completely customizable through keyboard and gamepad! Hope it helps! And thank you for the feedback!

Demo is in the review process!

- Demo will limit certain aspects of the game, but should still offer an experience that allows players to feel all the mechanics before pulling the trigger! - This review process should only take a couple of days from STEAM's end. - Looking forward to getting it up!

Whats next??

- Balancing the Imperial Legion! - Due to the most recent poll, Misfits are receiving a content expansion! This expansion will begin once all the priorities have been taken care of! - Stay hunting for issues! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stapleton via Steam, Discord, or wherever! - Thanks!

[ 2022-08-09 13:03:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Keyboard configuration is IN!

It can be accessed by clicking the Keyboard Icon on the HUD in game or within your Menu :: System Options :: General. Hopefully it gives you guys more freedom to do what you want, how you want! Next on the agenda is Gamepad Configuration. I suspect this will not take me as long as the Keyboard configuration as I can use a lot of it's core coding to make it happen! - Also nerfed the monster levels a wee bit! Should be good this time!! - Among other small tweaks were implemented. PLEASE let me know if you guys have any feedback or whatever!

Winner of the CONTENT POLL is.......

2. Misfits & Misfit Relationships! With Upgrading the farm a CLOSE second! This content patch will begin development once all the issues are worked out and it is running as smooth as possible. The scope of each patch is around a 1-2 week development time! I will announce when I begin working on these content patches. Anyway THANK YOU to everyone who cast a vote and whom are playing Heavenly Acres. I appreciate the feedback and I hope to make it more enjoyable for everyone! Thanks! - Stapleton

[ 2022-08-07 17:04:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Poll at the bottom! Your feedback is much appreciated! Hey guys! Today marks the ONE WEEK ANNIVERSARY of Heavenly Acres launch. News as of now! In as of this patch: - A new movement speed is added! Check General Options to change it. - Ye can remove crops with your hoe tool! - Ye can move & remove buildings now! - Limited the creation of buildings (including campfires) to non-cave, non-dungeon areas. Stock up before you go Cave Delving! - Balanced monster level a bit more! (It will be a little harder) (I am gauging this closely); - Animals are a little easier to find. (I am again gauging this closely); - And a few other small tweaks. In the works!: - Keyboard & Gamepad Configuration is in the works and is 50% complete. - Tweak the collision a bit to make it less catchy on cliff and other things. - Misc tweaking of small things. Okay now...... POLL TIME! What would you like the next big content patch to be? 1. Upgrade the story! 2. Upgrade misfit relationships and such! 3. Improve the farm! We want pets for our main farm! 4. Add more monster challenges and increase the level cap! 5. Add more ways to steal and get into trouble! Upgrade the Legion!! 6. Upgrade the town! Vote for one or more selections ANYWHERE I can see it. Ping me, punch me, or whatever you have to do to get my attention. But honestly, best to vote here. Lol. Anyway, thanks again for a great launch week and I look forward to the future! - Stapleton!

[ 2022-08-05 21:52:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Informational Menu can be found in System Options of the menu. CLICK on Help to enter into it. There will be many many pages of information with visuals such as all your crops you can farm, animals, and so fourth. Also included is a glossary. This will be expanded upon in the future. Do not feel obligated to read all of this or try to memorize it all. You can go back to the menu whenever you like at all times of the day! Let me know what you all think of it and if you think more needs to be added! NEXT up is Keyboard and Gamepad configuration! Take care! Thank you! - Stapleton

[ 2022-08-03 19:55:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

A series of small technical fixes I wanted to address before the update of the Informational menu! This menu should be coming within a few hours. Thank you!

[ 2022-08-03 16:30:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Technical fixes and Space capacity added to item tooltips. - Fixed a crafting bug resulting from the inventory. This SHOULD be fixed. - Added space capacity to the items tooltips to indicate how much capacity each item takes. - A number of other technical issues and balancing issues. Back to work on a content update!

[ 2022-08-02 18:05:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fixes: - Various technical fixes include a couple of achievements not working. - A bug with a bounty quest. - Updated the collision a bit. - Added an onscreen menu click in preparation for an update with information about mechanics and so fourth.

[ 2022-07-31 14:59:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Much feedback has been received since the release of Heavenly Acres. A lot of which is great! I am glad many of you are enjoying this game as it is my intention! There has been great constructive feedback that we will begin to build upon to make a Heavenlier (yes this word is made up most likely) Acres. Such things I am in the process of working on atm: - A Keyboard & Gamepad Configuration. - An IN DEPTH information menu that will contain information about EVERY aspect of the game. - And of course, any technical difficulties that may arise. Speaking of which. If YOU have any questions or whatever, reach out to Stapleton (me). Here on steam (discussions) or catch ME on discord! https://discord.gg/GSbbrjyAFu I do not bite. And I do listen to ALL those whom are concerned. See ya! - Stapleton

[ 2022-07-30 17:36:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

You can now enter the world of Heavenly Acres! Go farm crops, harvest materials, collect & grow up to 200 unique monsters! Hundreds of battles. Over 10 unique elemental dungeons! 10 elemental caves to farm monsters and break into. Find splendid treasure. Don't forget! You can romance the other misfits in the game! All this and more, awaits you! P.S. If you have any questions, technical difficulties, please join the discord or let me know in the discussions! Thanks! https://discord.gg/GSbbrjyAFu - Stapleton

[ 2022-07-29 11:23:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

To celebrate the announcement of Heavenly Acres release date i've released a new trailer! Check it out! For those interested in joining the beta prior to release, join the discord and DM me (Stapleton) directly. Looking forward to release and hope you all will enjoy it!

[ 2022-07-09 21:48:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Take a look at some of the MANY dungeons you will find in Heavenly Acres!! These dungeons act akin to 'Pokemon Gyms' as there will be monster trainers and a final boss to defeat for EACH element! Don't miss it! Lair of the Frozen Witch
Save the Harpy from the corrupted Cockatrice!
Ariel a mermaid that will assist you is trapped inside her own refuge.
Challenge the Ancient Dryad inside the Life Prism.
Look out for the Golem inside the Sands of Earth.
And more dungeons! Also, beating the dungeons UNLOCK infinite caves of the respective element! Winning you a SPECIAL skin to customize the overworld and your own caves however you'd like! Go check out Heavenly Acres and Wishlist and Follow it! -Thanks!

[ 2022-04-09 22:11:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

You have a cave that has many floors on your farm. You can create rooms however you see fit. With sunshafts you can get light in your caves so that you can grow plants and crops! This cave is different from the 10 elemental caves you will come across. If you defeat these elemental caves you gain a crystal that can change the 'theme' of YOUR cave to the respective element!! Caves are cozy!

[ 2022-04-02 03:43:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Just wanted to inform you all of the new gameplay trailer up now for Heavenly Acres! Let me know what you guys think here or in the discussions! Thanks for checking it out!

[ 2022-03-28 14:56:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

As the title conveys, there are new screenshots posted on this steam page. Check them out! Also a new trailer is coming shortly as it is being worked on this very moment! Still have some good work to do in beta so I will get back to it just wanted to inform you all it is going well! Also heres more screenshots! Lumberfest brings a lot of misfits together to socialize and also to compete in the applebobbing event!!

[ 2022-03-27 01:43:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

As the title has conveyed, Heavenly Acres is alive and doing very well! It is nearing completion! I apologize for the lack of news. I like to work in quiet and secret! I have learned a lot in the last 7 or so years of developing games and it really shows in Heavenly Acres. I look forward to bringing it to you all! It has entered a closed beta stage where the mechanics, features, and all but the story is going to be rigorously tested. As this goes forward, there is going to be a lot of visual updates and overall news as it reaches it's final stages of development. Here a young couple are getting married! Once you get relationship points up to a certain % and the character is in a 'good' mood, you can propose to them! If they say yes, a date will be set. You can miss your own wedding so make sure you are on time! Or your crush and the townspeople will be very very mad!
A storm is moving in! Wind is picking up and the trees and rain are blowing in the wind! It gets colder in the wind and rain!
A brand new trailer is coming soon as well! Stay tuned and I hope you are all doing very well!!

[ 2022-03-21 17:11:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey guys, I am looking forward to getting this game out to you all! It is definitely the most detailed game I have made thus far! Finished the cave system! There are 10 elemental caves thrown throughout the world. One of each element! Each one will act as a roguelike. If you leave, it resets. If you 'lose consciousness', it resets. However the cave in your farm will never reset! You can build anything you want in it besides buildings! With Alchemy, you can actually change the element of the cave as well! Tired of having walls on fire? Change them to ice! And so fourth! Normal Element Caves
Fire Element Caves
Wind Element Caves
It is coming together! I am looking forward to meeting you guys! And thank you all for the support. It means a lot!! Sooo come join us on discord!! https://discord.gg/GSbbrjyAFu

[ 2021-03-18 03:51:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

De'Vine: Heavenly Acres is set to release Q2 2021! It is the newest game in the De'Vine series and is set to take place in the Isles of Tenoch. Farm your way to fortune or battle your way with 200 unique monsters. Customize your world how you'd like! The relaxing Isles await you! 200+ monsters to synthesize and grow to your liking all with elemental strengths and weaknesses. A full farming simulator. 12 misfits are trying to make a life on the Isles after being stranded. Will you help them? Befriend them? Marry one? Or hurt them? The Castle located on the Isles has any item you can think of, but at the cost of high taxes. Increase the Net Worth of the Castle by buying and selling to them. Or increase the Net Worth of the Town by doing the same. Your choice! Wishlist and Follow to keep up to date with new information!

[ 2021-02-20 16:13:59 CET ] [ Original post ]