Shimmer Bay - Archive

Hello everyone , Joseph here. A lot of you probably already know what this is about since I’ve been talking about it on my personal Twitter a ton recently… BUTTTTT— The team and I are so excited to officially announce something we’ve been working on since last August: SHIMMER BAY 2. First, I want to explain why we’re doing this, then I’ll get into data transfers and all that fun stuff. Let’s be honest. Shimmer Bay 1… is kind of hot garbage right now. Yes, I said it. 😭 The game seriously needs a revamp. Shimmer Bay 2 will completely rebuild EVERYTHING — gameplay, the map, buildings, houses, player levels, jobs — literally every system. It’s everything we always wanted SB1 to be but couldn’t fully achieve because the codebase was super outdated and limiting. I can confidently say this version will be 100x better than the current game. We’re about 35% done right now, and it’s already turning out amazing. The team has been doing an incredible job. And while no game in existence can promise zero bugs, we are taking testing VERY seriously. We’re polishing everything as much as possible so your experience is way better than it currently is. ---------------------------------------- WHAT TRANSFERS TO SHIMMER BAY 2? These WILL transfer: - All pets in your inventory - Mounts - Gifts - Wishes on your balance These will NOT transfer: - Gems - Tickets - Food - Items / Tools - Mining Points The reason some things aren’t transferring is because they weren’t balanced or implemented the right way — and fixing that is part of why we’re making Shimmer Bay 2 in the first place. You WILL be compensated for your Tools. You will NOT be compensated for other items or currencies. Also important: Anything currently purchasable in SB1 — including Eggs, Mining Pets, Wishing pets, and Spin Wheel pets — will be leaving the game permanently and will NOT return in SB2. Because of that, we strongly recommend: - Spending your Gems before the revamp - Selling your fish and ores and buying something valuable We will give a ONE MONTH NOTICE before release so you have time to spend everything. During that month, we’ll also run a 50% OFF SALE on everything in SB1. ---------------------------------------- WHAT HAPPENS TO SHIMMER BAY 1? The Valentine’s Day event was officially the LAST update for Shimmer Bay 1. From here on out, SB1 will enter maintenance mode — meaning no new updates — while we focus fully on Shimmer Bay 2. As for release timing: it could be later this year or early next year. We’re not giving an exact date yet. And that’s intentional. One of our biggest mistakes before was rushing the alpha release. We are NOT doing that again. We won’t announce a release date until we’re at least 95% done. This game needs to be done right. We’ll still be sharing leaks and progress updates here and on Twitter as development continues. We’re super excited for you all to see how it’s turning out. Thank you for sticking with us. I hope you didn’t fall asleep reading all of that 😭❤️ — Joseph