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there is a guide: 

https://rodablackfang.itch.io/monster-village-vn/devlog/799985/chapter-3-guide-s...

This is just to set expectations cause during Dec 2024 - Jan 2025, a lot are worried about us. While we did go through a lot in the past few months, we just want to assure everything is fine, we just wanted to take our time considering the topic we are portraying, just so we do not offend those who are going through grief in real life. We want to represent it in a proper manner, both the positives... and the negatives. And we do hope that message came across properly and I hope you all enjoy the development of the characters.

So while waiting for 0.8, rest assured this will take a while again to make it feel more natural. I did want to add more to 0.7 in terms of story, but I couldn't help myself to give a little... cliffhanger. I mean... for those following this game for a while now, ya'll should already know it's normal XD.

Anyway, I wanted to reassure everyone, that while we do not update as frequently as other VNs, we are doing our best to at least deliver equal care, love, and attention to all routes at the same time. Not to mention weave an overarching story that is both captivating and silly.

Now go play Monster Hunter wilds.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Oh right! Monster Hunter Wilds will be released in the next few days, so you all can probably expect us to play it. So uhhh... Next update will be a while again.

Though, the next update will finally feature some sexual scenes that one of you has been waiting for. Or all... At this point, I really should utilize DaSinBun's amazing talent. That is why I had to make some adjustments to the SFW tag. The next update will be finishing up chapter 4, and the entrance to the last chapter. MHVN is almost over... Well, the story at least. 

When we do release 1.0, we will then work on 2.0, which is going to be the final output, along with some dialogue checking, sprite edits, UI polishes, etc. I have already worked on changing the gallery, but that's gonna be for next update. 

Anyway, that is all for now!

No spoilers in comments without spoiler tag

Thanks for the feedback. Will note these down when we start aiming for 2.0.

In a way. 1.0 means the story is finished, but 2.0 is the goal, which is basically updated sprites, updated BG, some UI changes, and even updating the game itself. Though there wont be a set schedule after 1.0 since we want to take our time perfecting the rehaul.

Okay, I might as well share this but next update.

This may be due to a variable being deleted. This seems to only happen after an update that deletes most persistent data. Easily to fix this, play Day 1 to the end again. If it doesn't fix it, please let me know.

The Chapter 3 skip option is only specific to the event itself, not for the entire chapter 3. Once you've done at least one run of it, it will show a hidden button you can interact with. There are 3 bouts, with the third one involving your dateable, which is why I added it that way in case if you want to skip the first two.

Released a small update bug fix
https://rodablackfang.itch.io/monster-village-vn/devlog/888524/small-update-071

Edited post

Thanks for this suggestion!

I started looking into ways to do this and I am able to find a way to put your dateable's icon on the save file itself. Here is hoping I don't break the game while testing :> At least... not any more than I should have...

Just to be transparent, we are still in development. Right now, we want it to be linear in a way. Plus, I dont want it to complicate things after chapter 3. While I do agree I will need to revisit old mechanics, its not the right time. While we are making a game, which needs gameplay, it still all about telling a story, so we need to do that first.

I actually mentioned this in an old question, but the game will eventually have a rehaul after we release 1.0 (new sprites, more choices, and more bad endings huehuehue).

As for the Joseph CG, we do want to change it somewhat but I kinda find it funny the face is covered because youre too focused on his... health. So we keep it for now until we might change the cg entirely.

Since we are past the halfway point, so expect at most 2 more chapters. I cannot say more than that but that also means we are getting closer to 1.0

You would have to uninstall and reinstall the game. Usually this is because of the update I did with renpy....

I think it goes without saying that there should be no spoilers here in the public comment section without spoiler tags.

Thank you for also assisting us with the community!

Thank you for always following our journey!

Thanks! These are interesting feedback for QOL. We will focus more on improving this section once we get closer to 1.0 release (mostly due to some coding may take a while), but that last one might be something I can do fix. Hopefully..

Unfortunately, we cannot release the script entirely since it includes some spoilers for the following chapters (like Sprite WIPS or some comments).  However, we appreciate any proofreading and grammatical corrections since, despite us trying our best, English isn't our strong suit... We apologize if errors take away from the experience, but we plan on proofreading as much as possible when reaching 0.9 - 1.0. For now, our focus is mainly on the plot, characters, and a few surprises here and there.

In the meantime, you can always leave grammatical corrections on our devlogs (This is to ensure that we know where this grammatical error started).

Also, I would just like to add since we prefer our game to be fully blind (so that everyone has an equal chance of enjoying the game), it's mostly me (Roda) and Dasinbun to proofread. And reading the same things over and over does make it difficult to find these mistakes. :( 

A wonderful story. Something that has potential in terms of writing and premise.

We are still working on the next update and its gonna be another big one. But life gets in the way hard for both of us, with both College and work, being the Christmas season and all...
So hope we can pull through this month!

The game doesn't feature explicit sexual content yet, but it has topics and scenarios that are not suitable for all ages.

We wanted to hide the exact age of all the villagers until the end, but you can assume the dateables are about 20-40 ish (I don't think I need to specify who the oldest one is). This is mostly so we can be sure of the timeline of events since we are also working on backstories and info about them in the background.

True Wyverians, in general, do age slightly longer than humans, up to 150 years. The explanation can be found in the logbook which you can check it out anytime.

For future bugs, please comment on the version devlogs.

This seems to be an error relating to permissions on your computer, as this does not seem to be a common bug. I do have a few suggestions after a quick search; however, I am unsure exactly how to fix this until I recreate it.

- Run the game via administrator
- Move the location of the game to another folder where you have full access to
-  Redownload the game to a different folder as it might have corrupted files (A bit unlikely since it's zipped, but may work)

This is to confirm the above. 

tldr, if you reach a To Be Continued, that is the end of the update, not an ending. 

Interesting proposition. I will consider this when I recheck the codes for the Chapter 3 event. For now, the Guide will suffice during development. Thank you for your insights!

If you're talking about gameplay, we did add a Guide  that is available in our development log. While brute forcing is fine, as this is a visual novel and you can brute force anything there, we didn't want to lower the difficulty as we want it still be somewhat challenging. The flow might be revisited in the future, but that still mostly will be better explanations and maybe more hints if we are to add new content (Which to be fair, if you do question a certain line, it will show a hint so we thought it would be enough).

Maybe also because we are not really the best English speakers/writers and I genuinely sometimes think I am dyslexic with how I write and talk recently :v

The following is a response to above, mostly explain intentions and our thought process since we have thought about this before writing. It is... rather long since we just want to be clear and firm. Apologies if I overexplain myself:

While I appreciate the critique about the legal proceedings in chapter 3, I would like to say the entire event is just a more dramatic way to explain a rather tense situation. It is not meant to mimic any official legalities of real-life law, especially since the game does not have the same rules that govern us (to an extent as some of the parts I added in writing are non-canon to the source material).

While yes, it is supposed to be a reference to AA gameplay and art-wise, it is just only that. A massive reference. I wrote this in a sense to answer a question I had while brainstorming a year ago: "How would a trial work if it is not official, yet handled by officials?" to which I ignored all presumptions of rules that usually prolong stories like these and made it so that each character is doing this just because of emotion and pride especially since the parties involved are nowhere near the profession that they are supposed to mimic. This is the equivalent of a veteran, a police man, and a private investigator making their own courtroom. Because of that, I may not change the process and proceeding if I am to edit this section. I may clarify some moments after I get a better idea, but overall, it is not a legal trial because it is not the right people, yet it is a reasonable action at the time and conflict if we consider the setting.

Ace Attorney, which does have the same governed rules as us, means that they have to follow the law that is the same as ours. Preparing witnesses and evidence and exchanging info are mainly required and, most of all,  legal. However, other than preparing evidence, it is not a luxury everyone is allowed in the situation I made. While, yes, legalities are essential as a reference, so are the setting and the situation in which I placed them. Which to be fair, the Scriviner did say later on that "this is not a real trial" since the intention is not to incriminate them but rather knowing what actually happened. 

I want to explain myself on this as I expected; specifically, some would critique the Chapter 3 event as not being "correct" to real-life law, which is my intention. I wouldn't say I like it being too close to reality. If I am to mimic it and do actual research, this entire update will take many months to be accurate (as I do not have any friends in the legal business, especially the... niche of the situation.), and I do not want to force our readers to go through several unnecessary steps to explain and wait especially since the wait for this update was already too long.  That, and I mostly just wanted to surprise people. Besides, that entire event is just 10-20% of the game, so it is not a focus to be so accurate as everyone is already screaming at me for monster seggs. 

Hope this helps clear it up!

We might revisit the save files once the game is finished and when we polish it more.

Old saves are not compatible with the new update due to updating Renpy versions. Because of this, you would need to start fresh to avoid any bugs.

As for skipping the event, that will be implemented in the next update along with some other changes to music and sprites. However, right now, the event cannot be skipped outside of using the skip button (or pressing shift/ctrl on the keyboard

Your choices before this day matters. When visiting the construction area, be sure to ask on checking out Jin's house. If Jin says "ask Leo" instead of a reincheck, this means you did not hang out with him on prev days or did not choose the right responses. This is already a sign that you are locked out of his route. His route is purposefully made a bit harder to reach because of his mannerisms. Make sure to save often so you can reload if you ever make a mistake.

And in case some wonder, your dateable is not available all the time. Some days your dateable will not be available at all, because they are busy.

The story will be complete when 1.0 releases but we will be releasing some additional updates to the game, such as sprite changes, backgrounds, QOL changes, and maybe even some additional CGs or content depending on our speed. Although after 1.0, these updates will not be as frequent or will have a set schedule since they are just to clean everything up. 

Once the game reaches ver 2.0, we are official done with it. 

As ShroudedLion said, we will not be implementing poly relationships mostly because we don't want it to be... "forced". Like how shipping between characters then inserting the Scriviner in that relationship, or vice versa.

Once we get a better idea of polycules, we might implement it, but with our current experience (both irl and in media), we are not ready to even dive into the thought yet.

Especially ships that are a bit more... risque

Spoiler answer:

Also, for anyone, questions regarding the Guide should be in the guide devlog instead to help others too.

I dont think I understood what you meant.....  But I understand medical report so I am assuming you're in the second cross... but  If you check the guide, the order of actions is important, otherwise it might just be the wrong evidence or line you're reading. (The reason why I didn't specify the line in the guide is to help you connect the dots rather than just breezing through, so it might be confusing on the numbering,)

For the second cross, question the 5th line, and the 6th line would change. Basically adding something new. Then  present the evidence on the new info, which is the 6th line after questioning. Remember, if you are stuck, question every line. You will get new info and important hints. There is a hint in every cross that does help you even without checking the guide. 

The releases for mobile and desktop are simultaneous so you can access the same content on both platforms (with some UI differences to fit the smaller screen). Tho be aware there are bad endings/dead ends so.... save often

And while we appreciate your input, we didn't appreciate how you worded it that we do it because we "like it" (How calling us having a trauma boner and saying it is our goal to deny everyone). It didn't sound like criticism nor input but rather felt like frustration, which came across to us as rude. 

While we do plan to add sex to the game eventually, please don't forget this game is still in development and things may change. Our priority is the story since we are not a sexual based VN, which might have been misconstruted by the art and such. We obviously won't be doing like you said, adding sex only at the last bits. We just chose to develop the story first before we even dive in (I am not sure if you play Monster Hunter which this was based off of, but the game is rich in lore, and it felt like a waste if we didn't prio that.). The game may be in 0.6, but it's still nowhere near done. I'd say we are only halfway-ish through.

And also to set expectation, again, the next update won't feature sex. Just to get it out there if you prefer to skip that one since we still do feel bad for blueballing our fans. We are not a sexual based VN where the main character can have sex anytime like the examples you've given, so it's not a proper comparison. That and we are still new so we kinda learning...

So.... You dislike our game because there is no sex within the first 18 days (To clarify  including About 7/8 of them you don't talk to them)?

Just trying to understand if I get your frustrations right... mostly cause I think the comparison between our story focused game vs sexual focused games you given as an example is a bit off...

I mentioned this in the actual devlog but old saves do not work at all. You would have to start over, but you can still utilize the skip functions. This is due to an updated renpy version that changed how I order my files, so things like... that happen, when you load old saves.

A reminder as well, new updates usually dont work with old saves regardless due to Renpy not being update friendly, especially since I often update the flow code every now and then. Please be reminded that this game is still in development so expect bugs when loading old saves even if they work.