A Message to the Devs: Future Updates Should Support Existing Saves!

The next Luma Island update looks really promising and is bringing a lot of new content! Plus, it confirms that the game will be supported for at least some time, which is great news for this kind of game!

The only issue is that, according to what the devs have said, you'll need to start a new game to experience the new content (meaning the new pirate area, the new profession, new quests, etc.).

I don’t think it’s a big deal for a first update. The game is still taking shape, and I completely understand that such a huge wave of new features makes it impossible to convert existing worlds.

But I’m making this post as a message to the developers: Future updates must be compatible with existing save files. The fun in this game comes from developing your farm and watching it grow. Having to restart multiple times, repeating the same early game, the same quests, and the same zone activities is not engaging at all. As you’ve said in your various promotions, the joy of this game is in discovering and exploring the beautiful world you’ve built, and that sense of discovery can’t happen multiple times.

Anyway, sorry for the long post! I just want to clarify that this isn’t a complaint. The game is amazing, and getting a major update this soon is already an awesome surprise, even if we have to start over. This is just a wish and a bit of advice for the future!

Edit : Here is the dev post that i mention for proof https://www.reddit.com/r/lumaisland/s/rttA0Z3O04