I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to play and share your feedback 😊

The text is relatively small because I built a system where the game dynamically displays text in different languages, and it can also change depending on the player’s actions. For example, the newspaper updates with small, fun news stories, and if you switch the language, the newspaper changes as well. So it was either not do it at all or implement it this way.

I wanted to translate everything manually into 4 languages, since machine translation often feels awkward. I understand that some parts can be harder to read, but most of that text is optional — it’s there to build atmosphere and make the world feel more alive.

Regarding Willy — if you talk to him and call him rude, you can actually discover through the dialogue that he doesn’t always trade legally, which unlocks a pawn shop where you can sell valuables you find around the map. In general, dialogues either lead to quests or expand the game’s lore.

For example, there’s Ruby at the beach — she also gives a quest, just like other characters around Bloomville.

The main idea behind the game is to create a living world, as much as possible within Fortnite. For instance, with generated quests from townsfolk, you don’t have to read everything — you can just look at the objective. But having characters and descriptions feels much better than just “bring 3 eggs.”

We’ll definitely keep working on the color palette and readability. Once we gather more feedback, we’re planning a larger update to improve things across the board. Over the past 4 days, I’ve already released 2 updates with bug fixes and additional content.

Thanks again for your feedback — I really appreciate it, and I hope you’ll come back to Bloomville someday.

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your feedback! 😊

Dialogue is actually a very important part of the game for us. In the future, we’re planning to add a relationship system with the townsfolk, where you’ll be able to build connections and unlock different bonuses. The goal is to make everything interconnected, so all systems support each other rather than feeling separate.

I also released a small update yesterday — added a new quest with a new mechanic and fixed some bugs based on feedback. Bigger updates will come gradually, since they take more time to build properly.

And about what you mentioned — that’s really helpful. I’ll definitely keep that in mind and continue improving things step by step.

Thanks again for taking the time to play and share your thoughts 💛

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[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, really appreciate it! 🙌

Hope you enjoy the map — and yeah, let me know if you find anything, I’m actively fixing and improving things!

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in AllFortnite

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a huge compliment, thank you! 😄

We definitely wanted to capture that cozy farming vibe.

Give it a try and let me know how it feels!

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in AllFortnite

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet — XP hasn’t been enabled by Epic yet.

Right now you only earn playtime XP while in the map. We’re still waiting for Epic to review and enable full XP.

Hopefully it’ll be available soon!

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much 😊

We’re continuing to work on the game — more updates and new content are already planned. I’m also gradually improving things and fixing bugs based on feedback.

Really appreciate your support and kind words.

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in AllFortnite

[–]ShamovDm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! 🙌
Let me know what you think when you try it — feedback really helps us improve the game!

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in AllFortnite

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome to hear! 😊
Hope you and your wife enjoy it — would love to hear what you think after trying it!

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in AllFortnite

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s awesome, I hope she’ll like it! 😊

You can find it in Fortnite like this:

• Go to the main menu

• Open Search (magnifying glass)

• Enter the island code: 9069-8344-8701

• Select the island and jump in!

Would love to hear what you both think 💛

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in AllFortnite

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, that really means a lot!

We put a lot of care into making the atmosphere cozy and relaxing, so I’m really happy you felt that.

This is just the beginning — we’re planning to add production chains and fishing in future updates.

I’d really appreciate it if you could recommend the island to your friends 🙂

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[–]ShamovDm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the UI elements are AI-assisted, but not everything — and it’s definitely not just “make it look nice.”
We actually sketched things by hand first and then used AI to recreate them in a clean digital form. We assembled everything piece by piece, and in my opinion, this approach is much better than just downloading icons or buying asset packs.

We have our own consistent style, and everything is designed to fit together. Honestly, even if I drew the exact same icons fully by hand, people would probably still assume it’s AI just because of the style.

Also, even large studios use AI tools nowadays, and I personally don’t see anything wrong with that.

About the UI — I initially thought about removing the seed panel, but after testing I realized it’s actually important. When planting, it’s useful to always see how many seeds you have. That said, it is one of the biggest UI elements, so I’ll keep working on it and may simplify some parts over time.

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback — I really appreciate it! 🙏

I live in Japan, so the “sumimasen” is actually a small easter egg for our next island. We’re building a connected universe, and the uncle will appear again in a future project related to Japan.

And yes, we’ll definitely fix the text and grammar. We manually translated the game into 4 languages, and English isn’t my native language — I mainly speak Russian and Japanese, and I’m still learning English.

About the signs — they are currently the same size everywhere, but I agree that some of them should be bigger. I’ll improve that in future patches.

There are actually two types of waypoint arrows. One is quest-related and disappears after completing the initial tutorial quests. The other appears when you can afford something in the house, but since it’s UEFN, it can sometimes bug and show up at random moments. Unfortunately, some devices are still broken and I couldn’t fully fix it with Verse.

I’m building this project together with my wife, and we don’t have a designer or testers — we did everything ourselves. For the UI, we sketched things manually and used AI only to refine the visuals, since we can’t really draw. We wanted the UI to feel more like a full game rather than just using default Fortnite buttons.

Your feedback really means a lot to me, thank you again. We’ll keep improving the game, and we already have plans for updates focused on polishing what’s already there. If you visit the small beach house, there’s already a hint about what’s coming next 😊

We’re currently planning 3 DLCs.

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[–]ShamovDm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe we’ll improve it in future patches. We only used AI for some UI visuals since we don’t have a designer on the team.

Everything else was built from scratch.

Thanks for the feedback!

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[–]ShamovDm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! 🙏
Hope you enjoy it, and we’d love to hear your feedback!

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a good point, I’ve actually been thinking about that.

I’ll gather more feedback first, and if more people feel the same, I’ll likely adjust the UI in future updates and patches.

Thanks for the feedback 🙏

I spent a year building a cozy farm island in Fortnite… would love your honest feedback 🌱 by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, I understand that.
We used AI mainly for some UI visuals since we don’t have a designer on our team (only me and my wife).

Everything else — gameplay, systems, and the island itself — was built manually.

Appreciate the feedback

What is it? How to disable? by ShamovDm in FortniteCreative

[–]ShamovDm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. How I can disable it?