I enjoyed this thoroughly even if it's not my typical type of game. For w/e reason I couldn't use the platforms or pick up the other bucket (fertilizer?) I could only pick up the watering can and shoo things/dig out weeds. I tried both button options. I would've liked more distinct music and more sound fx for the birds, pumpkin growing, etc but what was in there was pleasant. Good idea for this jam.
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Thanks!
Hmm, so the composter (the bucket you mentioned) can’t be picked up, only interacted with. When you pull up a weed it gets added to the resource tracked in the top right corner, and then interacting with a composter will process those and turn them into fertilizer items, which can then be picked up and activated on the pumpkin.
As for the platforms, you can only place them on the pumpkin, and only above ground level. When the pumpkin is bigger, try jumping and then pressing “C” (or “L”).
I just played again with those suggestions, everything works as you said. I guess it wasn't clear that you needed to jump to be able to place the platforms. There's a lot more to appreciate on a replay, all the choices in the shop felt pretty impactful and the progression was fair. Only real gripe is there's a good period of just watering at the beginning and watering in general feels like you should be able to fill the meter, run around and do more interesting stuff, then come back.
Glad it all works now! Yeah, that’s a very reasonable gripe, and one we would like to address in the future. Once you get the watering upgrades it becomes easier to keep the meter topped up, but even then it is true that there is some downtime at the beginning before the first weed spawns. Things to hopefully improve in the future!