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I'm going to apologize now, because I DID start the wiki and then leave it, and I DID have an interest in this project that I don't really have anymore. That said, I'm sorry that I verbally attacked you that way and I fully understand that you are very busy and don't have time for messing with a silly wiki. I should have thought things out more before coming into this, and I didn't. 

As for Verdant Village being like Stardew, I'm not sure why I chose that game in the first place... Honestly I don't like it due to the fact it completely knocks off Harvest Moon, which is a beautiful masterpiece. I've only played the Tale of Two Towns, but it is really a great little game and has a lot of well-rounded characters, as well as not being as merciless as Stardew is sometimes. What I think needs to be added to Verdant is (1) a better name. You should call it something like Amberglen. Has a nice ring to it. (2) Better NPCs. They are coming along well, but I think the first thing you need to add to Verdant is the relationship mechanic. It's one of the main reasons folks play games like this. (3) Less focus on farming. Let the PLAYER decide what they want to do. A merchant? A fisher? Maybe an explorer? It's all up to you.

And don't worry. You have never sounded rude yet.

I'm frankly disappointed to see that you've let the wiki we built wither away. No progress. Nothing. I'm not associated with this project any more, but I still have some interest in it, and a good wiki is a great way to boost your game's popularity.

By the way, there still needs to be some better additions to this game. I like that you're focusing on the tons of bugs that you find, but the game needs to not be a knock-off of Stardew Valley. Just because people will play it doesn't mean the gaming community will like it. Just look at what happened to the Cuphead copy Enchanted Portals. No one will ever play it.

I haven't actually tried the guide feature, but I'll try it. If you haven't already, I'd STRONGLY recommend that you play Stardew Valley so that Verdant Village doesn't look like a copy, and also so that you could get ideas from it. It has a really good harvesting mechanic I'd suggest using that's much better than Harvest Moon. 

As for my PC, it's a fairly low-powered Widows 99. Just kidding, but it sometimes makes me feel like it was one. It's actually a Windows 8.1 laptop with 3.89 GB of RAM available, and a 64-bit OS, so that shouldn't be the issue. I've run programs like Stardew Valley and Roblox, and they both work pretty well. Don't worry, lag is a common issue, so maybe some folks don't notice it. It's also a game nerd thing, and since I'm very picky about how fast my games run so that's why I noticed it. The lag isn't so much of an issue as much of the camera issue. If you've played Stardew Valley, or more so Harvest Moon (I'm playing Tale of Two Towns), the camera is flawless. It moves smoothly. I think the issue with Verdant Village is the way the character moves affects the camera, but I'm not totally sure yet. The actual lag I've dealt with is minor, but if you release the game to the market, for people to like it it must work as well as the other farming-RPGs. Trust me, I watch and read stuff from IGN all the time, and they make the smallest bug into the biggest deal.

So maybe the fact that my PC is Windows 8.1 is the issue or something. It's really tough, but you just gotta optimize the game for all platforms, especially if you're going to eventually consider mobile and game consoles. Don't worry, even Stardew has it's issues, but the dev usually fixes them, so you should try to as well. Best of luck!

UPDATE (This is written later) I played the game again and it's still lagging pretty badly. It doesn't really lag in buildings, just outside. I'm going to try Stardew Valley since I haven't touched it in so long and see if that lags too, since maybe my PC is the issue.

Organized from worst to lightest:

1. Trying to pick up an object or harvesting, watering, sowing, etc., is very hard. You must be in an exact position to do it. I know that in games like Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley there's a better system, so can that be implemented?

2. LAG!!! I'm personally a gamer and have worked with dev programs like Construct lightly before, so I know this is an annoying issue to fix, but unfortunately, Verdant Village lags considerably, especially in large areas like outdoors or the castle. The way the camera is set up makes the illusion of lagging, while there is also some frame skipping and actual lag. Not sure how to fix this, but if this was patched or whatever that would be fantastic. The lag is my main issue with the game.

3. Minor cosmetic bug: There's a place where you can actually put your head behind a picture. Kinda funny, but not really. Also, there's a quest that has text falling out of the text box. I have screenshots of both of these issues below.

4. Grammar errors. A lot of them. Not to sound like an English professor, but there's a lot of run-on sentences and comma splices. Exodus Software, you should look into these things since a game with grammar issues unfortunately looks very unprofessional. Thanks!

That's an issue. Hey, if you liked the game, feel free to join the brand-new community for it! https://verdant-village.fandom.com/wiki/Verdant_Village_Wiki

I've now started the Verdant Village wiki, and it's free for anyone who has a Fandom account to join! If the developer would like to help out, that would be great! Here's the link, but beware, the site is new and it stinks. https://verdant-village.fandom.com/wiki/Verdant_Village_Wiki