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Village in the Shade update 1.31 fixes controls and gameplay bugs

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TL;DR

Village in the Shade update 1.31, released on November 12, allows movement on stairs while carrying storage chests and fixes several bugs related to language settings and mouse controls.

Village in the Shade received update 1.31 on November 12. The developer and publisher say the patch allows players to move up stairs even when they are carrying a storage chest.

What's in the update

  • You can now move up and down stairs while carrying a storage chest.
  • The Miracle Whistle now works correctly when used inside a farm facility.
  • Hunting certificates can now be delivered using right click.
  • Branded item names now display properly in certain areas.
  • The in-game language now correctly matches the user's pre-set display language.
  • Text errors in Korean, Traditional Chinese, & Simplified Chinese have been fixed.
  • Selecting entries from the notes list with a mouse now works.

Full patch notes on Steam

Village in the Shade update 1.31 fixes controls and gameplay bugsVillage in the Shade · official art via IGDB

The update fixes several gameplay bugs, including an issue where weeds would not grow in rice paddies under certain circumstances and a bug that prevented the Miracle Whistle from working when used inside a farm facility. The patch also resolves a problem where branded item names did not display correctly in specific locations.

Interface and localization fixes include addressing problems where the language settings and text display in Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese were wrong. The developer also fixed mouse control issues regarding selecting entries from the notes list and delivering hunting certificates with a right click.

Village in the Shade at a glance

Latest patch notes
Announcing Update Patch 1.31 Nov 12, 2026 · every update in our patch log

Patch notes summarized from the developers' Steam posts.