Did you know that, in Sweden, it’s customary to take four weeks of vacation time in the summer? The Pugstorm team is enjoying a little bit of vacation time right now to give us a chance to rest and recuperate, but our community manager, Bridie, is on hand to share with the weekly community wrap-up as always! We hope you enjoy this week’s update, and we’re looking forward to jumping straight back in to continue working on the Crystal Biome and more. [h2]Go-Karts[/h2] In anticipation of our summer vacation, we just had to get some shots of an Explorer cruising around the beach in a Go-Kart! What’s your favourite biome to drive through? [previewyoutube=wu8la9YgVO4;full][/previewyoutube] [h2]Crystal Biome Ore Teaser[/h2] Recently, we asked you to guess what the new ore would be for the Crystal Biome and there were some terrific guesses. This week, we thought we’d share a sneak preview of the ore in the form of a silhouette. It might not be much to go on, but did this teaser light up your imagination at all? [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1OnqjbWAAArdTu?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [h2]Blast from the Past[/h2] Our CEO, Fredrik Präntare, showed us [url=https://twitter.com/prantare/status/1681556962851315714 ]a side-by-side comparison[/url] of his first, solo, pixel-art project from 10 years ago! [i]“...the code base is what eventually became Core Keeper many years down the line. The lesson: build iteratively — your passion project now might be the stepping stone for something larger.”[/i] We thought this was a great example of how a personal project can grow and develop into something successful through a team effort. Fredrik feels his strongest contribution to the project was finding & connecting the right people, creating an environment where they love working together & can work effectively! [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1YWhOqWwAEOI4Y?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [h2]Hallowtines? Valenween?[/h2] You can build some pretty unique bases in Core Keeper when you mix seasonal content. This is what happens when spooky meets sweet! [previewyoutube=k24fiNQomFU;full][/previewyoutube] [h2]Sea Merchant Cabin by DK92[/h2] We love this screenshot from Twitter user, DK92. Merchants need homes too! [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1Qyy2IWIAEbCZb?format=jpg&name=4096x4096[/img] [h2]Glow Tulip Animation by MissBarbare[/h2] [i](You might need to wait 5-10 seconds for this to load/loop!)[/i] MissBarbare shared this amazing, work-in-progress Glow Tulip animation with us [url=https://discord.com/channels/851842678340845600/1130187358826938490 ]over on Discord[/url]. This is part of a bigger Core Keeper project they’ve got in the works and we can’t wait to see how it turns out! [img]https://i.imgur.com/LcN2khL.gif[/img] [h2]Pikachu Lamps by Paulaizm[/h2] 10/10 use of lamps by [url=https://discord.com/channels/851842678340845600/1126995683359084665 ]Discord user Paulaizm[/url]. No notes! [img]https://i.imgur.com/z2iAlod.gif[/img] [h2]Picnic by ソヤ[/h2] Finally, we just had to share [url=https://discord.com/channels/851842678340845600/1129408750814507120 ]this amazing fan art[/url] by ソヤ. The way they re-create screenshots they’ve taken from Core Keeper and breathe so much personality into them is outstanding, and we can never get enough of seeing these two adorable Explorer characters interact. [img]https://i.imgur.com/YU0D3Gs.jpg[/img] [b]Follow us on Twitter:[/b] [url=http://www.twitter.com/corekeepergame]http://www.twitter.com/corekeepergame[/url] [b]Join the Conversation on Discord:[/b] [url=http://discord.gg/corekeeper]http://discord.gg/corekeeper[/url]