What's New in Fields of Mistria 1.0
Town Repair finale, marriage, mounts, museum completion, and everything Early Access saves inherit.
NPC Studio shipped Fields of Mistria 1.0 on August 5, 2026, turning two years of Early Access into a feature-complete launch on Steam (app 2142790). If you paused mid–town repair or stopped at eight hearts, this page maps every headline change so you know what to chase first on a fresh save or a returning file. The short version: Town Repair is completable, renown caps at Rank 100 (Mistril), marriage and children are live, mounts include the Big Chicken, the museum can be finished, and Steam achievements retroactively unlock when you load an eligible save.
Town Repair and the Mistril rank cap
Early Access ended with dangling scaffolding and half-finished plaza work. 1.0 closes the Town Repair storyline, including major set pieces like Repair the Bell Tower and the Saturday Market Plaza quest that brings recurring vendors to town. Completing repair arcs still feeds Town Rank / renown, but the ceiling jumped from mid-game pacing to Rank 100, crowned by the Mistril Town Rank event that marks true endgame civic progress.
If your save stalled because renown felt meaningless after mines and greenhouse goals, treat 1.0 rank quests as a curated checklist. Pair them with Town Rank explained for fastest renown loops—shipping, museum donations, and request-board tasks still matter more than random errands.
Saturday Market and new vendors
Once bridge and plaza milestones finish, Saturday Market opens as a weekly event. Stillwell and Zorel appear as dedicated market vendors, selling stock that does not always appear in permanent shops. Plan Saturdays around market hours instead of wasting the day in the mines if you need recipe ingredients, gifts, or quest turn-ins.
Market access ties to story flags documented in story unlocks checklist. If Saturday stalls never spawn, you likely skipped a plaza repair step—not a calendar bug.
Romance, marriage, and family
Heart progression now runs to 10 hearts per candidate, unlocking deeper scenes, kissing while dating, engaged, or married, and the full proposal → wedding → marriage → children chain. The Engagement Ring becomes craftable at the Forge after 10 hearts; Elsie delivers the recipe once you qualify. This replaces the vague Early Access courtship ceiling with a concrete endgame social loop.
Start with marriage candidates for roster pacing, gift guide for loved items, and the dedicated marriage and family page for spouse routines and nursery planning. How to get married walks the proposal sequence step by step.
Museum completion
The museum is completable in 1.0—sets, rewards, and rank bonuses that Early Access players assumed were unfinished now have defined endpoints. If you hoarded artifacts “for later,” begin structured turn-ins using museum overview and archaeology dig sites. Completionists should cross-check museum completion tips before selling duplicate relics.
Donations still accelerate Town Rank; finishing the museum doubles as a renown sprint toward Mistril.
Mounts and the Big Chicken
Hayden’s Barn upgrades gate the mount questline. 1.0 adds the Big Chicken mount alongside earlier ride options. Controllers summon mounts with Left Stick input once unlocked—see mounts and pets and how to unlock a mount for barn timing relative to animals and ranching.
Mounts are quality-of-life for cross-map errands, not a replacement for mine elevators. Unlock them after Week-one tool priorities and Rank 10 mine access unless role-playing demands early barn spending.
Pets and helper jobs
Pet Dreams trigger on Spring 7, Year 1 for new saves—or the first sleep after updating on older files. Adopted pets run wood, stone, and forage helper jobs on clear weather days only, gaining hearts through petting and treats. Pets complement—not replace—crop watering; schedule helper jobs on sunny afternoons when you mine or festival-hop.
Details live in mounts and pets alongside mount controls.
Festivals and social calendar
1.0 locks festival dates across the year: Spring Festival (Spring 17), Shooting Star (Summer 28) with Beautification Project tasks and 4 hearts needed to date, Harvest Festival (Fall 10) requiring Queen Berry planted by Fall 7, Animal Festival (Winter 10), plus recurring Saturday Market and Friday Night at the Inn. Read festivals guide before planting Fall crops or skipping Summer friendship grind.
Use gift finder to pre-craft loved gifts for Shooting Star dating requirements.
Steam achievements
Steam achievements arrive with 1.0, unlocking retroactively when you load saves that already satisfied conditions. No need to replay eighty hours if you completed the museum or maxed rank—boot once, sync, and check your profile. Steam achievements guide lists categories, missables, and pairing with town repair finale.
Localization note
Beta localizations shipped at roughly 75% completion for several languages listed on the Steam store page. English remains the reference for quest wording; UI gaps should shrink in post-launch patches—report confusing strings rather than assuming broken quests.
Recommended 1.0 checklist
- Load save once for achievement retroactive sync.
- Resume Town Repair → Bell Tower → Saturday Market Plaza.
- Push Town Rank toward 100 using town rank loops.
- Finish museum sets via museum overview.
- Raise a partner to 10 hearts, craft Engagement Ring, marry via how to get married.
- Upgrade Hayden’s Barn, complete mount questline, test Big Chicken summon.
- Adopt a pet, assign clear-day helper jobs.
- Mark festival calendar in festivals.
Version 1.0 is the payoff for Early Access patience: a completable town, a social endgame, and Steam recognition for work you already finished.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
What is the Town Rank cap in Fields of Mistria 1.0?
Renown caps at **Rank 100 (Mistril)** with new rank quests and a **Mistril Town Rank event**. See Town Rank for fast renown loops.
Do Steam achievements unlock on old saves?
Yes. Achievements check **retroactively on load** in 1.0. Open your save once, then review Steam achievements for anything still missing.
When does Saturday Market open?
After **bridge and plaza repair** progress, including the **Saturday Market Plaza** quest. Vendors **Stillwell** and **Zorel** appear weekly—details in festivals.
How do I craft an Engagement Ring?
Reach **10 hearts** with a candidate; **Elsie delivers the Forge recipe**. Full steps in how to get married and marriage and family.
What mount was added in 1.0?
The **Big Chicken** mount joins the mount roster after **Hayden's Barn** upgrades and the mount questline—see how to unlock a mount.