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Yep, there's a hungrymermaidcruise.ini file in the game folder for me! If I rename it to force the game to generate a new one it resets my save, so it seems to be reading from there too. I am using the previous release where I had to delete README.txt, if that matters, but I haven't had any problems saving and loading, so I'm completely fine with just copying the save into whatever folder it needs to be in for any future releases.

Hi, just as a heads up, I'm able to reset my save by switching out the .ini file right in the normal game folder (the downloaded folder with the .exe) and it generates new .inis there too, so I think it might be reading from that folder right now, at least for me. Not a problem or anything at all, just thought I should let you know!

Do you still have your downloaded folder for the last version of the game? It sounds like it somehow overwrote your save file with a fresh one before when you were in compatibility mode (though I'm not sure why it would do that), so just deleting the new .ini will only make the game create a new fresh one. If you can, you want to take the old .ini from the version of the game you played before and copy/paste it into the new folder to replace or overwrite the new .ini.

Unfortunately, if you don't have an old .ini, you might have to start over, but if the game is working properly you should at least be able to unlock the other modes again through playing.

Hi, I had the same issue with the file error, and was able to solve it by just deleting the README.txt file entirely (remaking it didn't do anything); I've been playing for a bit and nothing seems to be broken.

I didn't try compatibility mode or have your issues there, but if you right click on the .exe you should be able to select Properties, go to the Compatibility tab, and uncheck "Run this program in compatibility mode for... (whatever windows)".

If your progress is still gone after that, I think from trying to troubleshoot the file myself earlier that save data might be stored in hungrymermaidcruise.ini, so if you have a copy of that file from an older version of the game you can try renaming or deleting the .ini with the same name that comes with the new version and pasting the old .ini file into the new game folder. I can't guarantee that'll work either, but I think it would be worth a try if disabling compatibility mode doesn't fix everything already (also, just in case: if after everything you're still missing the other modes, I would make sure you didn't redownload the demo version by accident).

I've been having a lot of fun with this, thank you for working on it! However, I do miss the sense of danger from before the update. Before, I was constantly sneaking around and peeking around corners, but because of the change to how apples work, it feels like now I can just sprint from room to room as long as I'm holding an apple, which gives me enough freedom to find replacement apples before the pred is dangerous again (and I was able to escape with the book on my first try after the update even though I was pretty careless). It does make the pred feel a lot less... predatory when she'll just take your apple and hold on to your key for a minute, too.

I know a lot of people mentioned having trouble completing the demo before, and I do think apples didn't help enough in the initial release, so I hope it isn't frustrating to hear that I personally think they're a bit too handy now. In any case, I'm still enjoying the game very much, and I'm excited to see what you add to it!