Main Character

This is you! Or at least the character you'll play in the world of SunnySide.

Currently a character creator demo is available on Steam.

## Character Creator

When you begin a new game, you will be prompted to create a new character. This includes the ability to customize your facial features, general body shape, clothing, and accessories. Facial features and body shape can be altered through sliders. You can also choose the coloring of your hair, eyes, clothing, and accessories (e.g., glasses, piercings, watches). While the game provides five set color palettes you can choose from (Pastel, Pure, Dark, Natural and Eye Colors), there is also an option to further tailor any and all colors with a color wheel. Hit that magnifying glass to zoom in on all the details!

Once you have designed your character's appearance, you'll be prompted to take a selfie. Make sure you capture your best angle. You can move around to find the background that highlights your unique look. Don't forget to smile!

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Finally, you'll fill out your character information including:

* First and last name
* Social media handle
* Birth month and day
* A brief character bio

### Gender Identity Slider

You can choose your character's gender identity via a sliding scale between a Feminine 10 (the most feminine) and a Masculine 10 (the most masculine. Rather than be locked to one specific point on that scale, your character's identity spans a range of five numbers. For example, if you moved the slider to the right most spot, your character's gender identity would range from a Masculine 6 to 10, making them the most masculine character possible. If you place the slider at the left most spot, your character's gender identity would range from a Feminine 6 to 10, making them the most feminine character possible. If you want a character who is gender nonbinary, you would place the slider at the center of the scale. And of course, you can move the slider to any point in between those options.

**The placement of the gender identity slider is completely independent from your previous choices for your character's look**. You are perfectly free to create a character with traditionally feminine features but place them toward the masculine end of the gender identity slider. Or you could design a character who has typical masculine features but identify them as non-binary. Make the character that fits the way you'd like to play the game!

Your character's gender identity will not be directly addressed in the game. For example, pronouns will not be used to identify you as she/he/they. HOWEVER, **your character's gender identity will play a role in your relationships with SunnySide's many romanceable residents**. Residents have their own preferences for who they're interested in, and their preferences will span certain sections of the game's gender identity scale. If your character's gender identity overlaps with a resident's preference range, they'll be available for you to pursue. More information can be found on the **Residents** page.

## Sleeping

Running a farm is tiring work and sometimes you need to rest and recharge. It's also critical for your game to rest and recharge, because sleeping is how you'll save your progress. As a new day is loading, you'll also see the weather during the night (giving you an idea if your crops were watered or not) and a calendar for the month's events.

## Hunger and Stamina

As your run around building your farmer empire, you'll need to eat to address your hunger and stamina. You can buy food to eat, such as at **Naka**, SunnySide's world's famous restaurant and cafe. Or if you're feeling like a culinary adventurer, you can always **cook** up a meal with the raw ingredients you have lying around... provided you've **built** yourself some cooking tools.

## Ailments

Sure, drinking **Sebastian's** coffee is a cheap way to stay energized, but there are bound to be some consequences to only consuming steaming cups o' java all day and night...