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I think I just don't get how the narrative works here.
With the Patriots recruitment, both the "Busted" and "Easy" branches appear. Can I follow both? Are both "canon" in regards to other events? How does that work?

I think I broke something. I have both the "Are you certain?" and "Uphill battle" lines open (along with their followups), which seems narratively wrong since they have contradicting events (especially "We have a name" and "Who is this guy" which are just different versions of the same event kinda). One of the lines ended in "Dawn raid", the other in "Who is this guy". I'm worried this will break something in other parts of the story.

I downloaded it through the itch desktop app, and when starting I get:

Error
The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing:
Cross-Origin Isolation - Check that the web server configuration sends the correct ehaders.
SharedArrayBuffer - Check that the web server configuration sends the correct headers.

Notably, the web version works fine.

Of course they are random. I mean that the results should be auto-sorted after rolling.
I find "identifying streaks" to be a really stupid skill to check, especially since if this was a physical game I could just sort the dice. The skill is in deciding whether try to push for a streak or for a different combinations.
If you don't want to auto-sort them after rolling (as 99% of games will do. Even most TTS tables for Dice Throne, which this is basically a clone of, have that functionality) then at least allow the player to drag them to sort them. Otherwise it's a very artificial annoyance that brings nothing to the game.
Or changing genres a bit, look at Balatro. It's poker-based, so identifying streaks is "part of the mechanics" but since it's a no-brainer that you can sort cards in your hand irl, Balatro gives you a button to sort them by suit or value (and also you can move them manually if that helps you).

I find it really weird that the dice aren't sorted in the rolling window.

The automatic installation through the itch.io desktop app doesn't seem to work. Ends up with some errors when unpacking.

How is the population zero while the guy with his bird is still chilling on the roof? For that matter he survived an acid rain. Maybe he is the mastermind behind it all..

By "this type" I mean dominion-style deckbuilders. Hearthstone certainly isn't one of those.

Any hopes for an update?

That's quite tedious, especially if you jump between the platforms often.
Better than nothing I guess.

Is there a way of synchronizing your progress between the android and desktop versions?

I think something broke. I got the first beginner mission with the triangulator, got the frequency from it, but I have nothing to input the frequency into (the radio receiver looking at the screenshot).

Also is this supposed to not have any sound?

Sadly it's one of the worst parts of programming. That, and dates.
If I had to guess, one part of the code uses regional format (either directly, or due to a library used) while another part uses default/hardcoded format, so it breaks if they don't match.

Don't you mean /DefaultCompany/HolderOfPlace XD.

Here is the log from a clean run where I start the game and enter the tutorial. (I admit I did then quit through esc accidentally instead through normal quit, but that shouldn't be a problem).

To me it looks like an issue with regional settings, specifically number formatting. Perhaps it doesn't like the Polish use of "," as decimal separator or something like that (Though changing that separator to "." doesn't seem to fix it). I assume the browser version doesn't have this issue due to one more degree of separation from the system where the browser mitigates it in some way.

Mono path[0] = 'E:/Games/Itch/Games/holder-of-place/V15.5_Win/HolderOfPlace_Data/Managed'

Mono config path = 'E:/Games/Itch/Games/holder-of-place/V15.5_Win/MonoBleedingEdge/etc'

Initialize engine version: 2021.1.7f1 (d91830b65d9b)

[Subsystems] Discovering subsystems at path E:/Games/Itch/Games/holder-of-place/V15.5_Win/HolderOfPlace_Data/UnitySubsystems

GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1; jobified=0

Direct3D:

    Version:  Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1]

    Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (ID=0x13c0)

    Vendor:   NVIDIA

    VRAM:     4053 MB

    Driver:   30.0.15.1179

Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly

- Completed reload, in  2.350 seconds

D3D11 device created for Microsoft Media Foundation video decoding.

<RI> Initializing input.

<RI> Input initialized.

<RI> Initialized touch support.

UnloadTime: 0.555200 ms

Unloading 6 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 0)

UnloadTime: 1.943300 ms

FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

  at System.Number.ParseSingle (System.String value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles options, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo numfmt) [0x00083] in <a1e9f114a6e64f4eacb529fc802ec93d>:0 

  at System.Single.Parse (System.String s, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo info) [0x00000] in <a1e9f114a6e64f4eacb529fc802ec93d>:0 

  at System.Single.Parse (System.String s) [0x0000b] in <a1e9f114a6e64f4eacb529fc802ec93d>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.Translate (System.String OriKey, System.Single& Value) [0x00014] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.Translate (System.String OriKey) [0x00000] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.ChangeKey (System.String Key, System.Single Value) [0x00028] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.SetKey (System.String Key, System.Single Value) [0x0000a] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.Mark.SetKey (System.String Key, System.Single Value) [0x00006] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.Card.SetKey (System.String Key, System.Single Value) [0x0000e] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.CombatControl.SetCoreLife (System.Single Value) [0x0001a] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.CombatControl.LevelInfoIni () [0x0000c] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.CombatControl.Awake () [0x00000] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

  at System.Number.ParseSingle (System.String value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles options, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo numfmt) [0x00083] in <a1e9f114a6e64f4eacb529fc802ec93d>:0 

  at System.Single.Parse (System.String s, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo info) [0x00000] in <a1e9f114a6e64f4eacb529fc802ec93d>:0 

  at System.Single.Parse (System.String s) [0x0000b] in <a1e9f114a6e64f4eacb529fc802ec93d>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.Translate (System.String OriKey, System.Single& Value) [0x00014] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.Translate (System.String OriKey) [0x00000] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.KeyBase.HasKey (System.String Key) [0x00015] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.Mark.HasKey (System.String Key) [0x00006] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.Card.UpdateRenderMods () [0x00061] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.Card.UpdateRenderSkills () [0x000e0] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

  at ADV.Card.Awake () [0x002ca] in <ba2670449241401d8062c81fce0b8edb>:0 

Unloading 20 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 68611.

Total: 74.812600 ms (FindLiveObjects: 2.911000 ms CreateObjectMapping: 4.495600 ms MarkObjects: 67.299900 ms  DeleteObjects: 0.105600 ms)

Setting up 2 worker threads for Enlighten.

  Thread -> id: 19f4 -> priority: 1 

  Thread -> id: 184c -> priority: 1 

Sadly still the same.
I click to start a run, confirm (on chaos mode) and just get the background and exit/restart and nothing else.

Is there some log I could check/send to you or something?

I start a run and I just get the background with Exit and Restart buttons in the corner and nothing else.
Any help?
This is on Windows 10, desktop version. The browser one works fine.

Regarding fullscreen, I was thinking something along the lines of UI always being in corner/edges and the UI/Tiles size being constant, just when you make the window bigger/full more tiles fit. Kind how the itch.io app behaves when you resize the window - everything stays the same size, you can just fit less/more.
But I assume this type of flexibility is not easy, especially without existing framework.

Hmm, that seems to just add a black frame around the game to make it full screen (as in the UI doesn't move to the edges, etc.). I guess it's somewhat better than stretching at least.

btw. love the game, even though I'm dogshit at it. Still kinda miss the time when each relic got different abilities and you picked two elements.. I get why it was changed, but it gave you so many starting options.

It's been ages since I played. Is there a way to adjust the window size?
I know I can alt+enter to force fullscreen, but that's rather ugly. I was thinking more in a sense of keeping the scale, just fitting more on screen.

Great twist on a Dominion-style deckbuilder that brings in some really innovative ideas while staying true to the genre.

Really hope it takes off since there really isn't enough games of this type, especially digital-first ones that can bring in mechanics that wouldn't work in physical card games.

Nah, this was my first time installing this ever.
Maybe it was just an itch.io problem.

For some reason I can't install using the itch app.
I'm getting "Can't read property 'build' of undefined".

After playing with Bloop a little more I can see that it's working, the inertia is just that extreme. I think toning it  down a little bit might be a good idea since currently I feel hardly in control at all.

For the drawing, I don't think highlights will solve the issue. If I have a line basically "colored over" to the point it's not visible and it's not detected as drawn then a highlight will only tell me to re-scribble the same area over and over and count on luck. It kinda looks like there might be some bug with detection, since some lines disappear when you vaguely draw near them, and other are extremely persistent to the point where I had to resort to randomly scribbling    nowhere near them  to move on.
And since improving detection might be hard, a manual "move on" button would be a nice stopgap measure, and might even just be a temporary measure. Alternatively have it move after some time/some time spent without drawing or something like that.

I have trouble controlling Bloop. He moves so slowly I'm not even sure if he is moving towards my cursor, or just doesn't accept input.
Am I supposed to hold something, or should he just move towards the cursor like Bubba?

Also I have gotten stuck multiple times in the drawing minigame, where I've already drawn so much that I can't even see the lines, but it's still not accepting it as valid and I'm stuck scribbling around until it accepts. If better detection is a problem, maybe just a button in a corner to "force progress" when you are satisfied, since currently it's  extremely frustrating.

Other than that, I love it. It's cute as hell and entertaining. Also reminds me of various "desktop pets" so it's kinda nostalgic.

Is there a way to   preview which targets   will be hittable and at what percentage from a given position before actually moving?

How freaking rare are Spike tasks ?
Or do I need to unlock them first?

Would it be possible to add vsync or frame limiter? The game runs at ridiculous fps and heats up my gpu unnecesairly.
EDIT: I managed to force vsync using nvidia control panel.

No save/load seems like a big deal.

EDIT2: Even with vsync the game uses way more gpu than it should for how it looks. You might want to look into that.

While I'm yet to play more due to lack of time, the update at the very least seems to have fixed the problem with being unable to interact with dropdown settings. Thanks.

Seems to work now. Thanks!

The game just closes after finishing second level, and if I start it back again and press L (to load) it closes again.
Any ideas what might be the problem?

(happens both in fulscreen and in window)

EDIT: This might be related to the problem that was mentioned earlier, since I have my language settings set to Polish (well, the system is in english, but the "format" settings are polish), which uses comma as decimal separator, but I thought that was fixed already.

EDIT2: Can confirm that changing the separator fixed it. So I guess that patch didn't fix it on the game side.

When I click on "OPTIONS", I get a black screen with only the cursor.
Any ideas what might be causing this?

Starting the game plays the cutscene properly, but then I'm stuck on LOADING semmingly indefinitely.

(this is on windows)

I both restared the game (multiple times), played some then tried again and even reisntalled it once. Nothing helped.

It seems the patch didn't fix this. I just installed the game (got it from the bundle) and most settings just don't respond.
Checkboxes work and sliders work, but any dropdowns just don't react (which includes most graphic settings).
Also most control settings are doubled, but maybe that's intentional to allow multiple binds?