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This is a common error for the game that we arr currently fixing. We will implement a change of coding on these parts to see if it helps in the next update.

Progress is going well. Hopefully we will be able to release the next update later this month! 90% of the writing is done, art assets are at 50%! 

The reason we are still unsure cause a new semester is gonna start next week :V

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This is awesome! I'll be sure to refer to your document whenever I am doing some debugging and grammar updates so that it would be polished before the next update. Thanks again for your support and help!

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Glad you're having fun with what we have so far! We are hoping, if time is good on our side, that after the game is complete, will have a sprite overhaul. The sprites will be updated so that they would look nicer but also new poses. 

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This is very insightful! As someone whose main language isnt English, we would need all the help we can get. And to be honest, after a while, some words start to blur so these corrections are huge. Thanks!

We will implement these on the next update.

Edit: For the music, you can find the artists on on the credits to see their work. But we are working on something custom that we will be uploading in the future.

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If I were to estimate the game's story right now, we are actually about 45-50% done (with the current update 0.5). I separated the releases to match the update number so you can expect about 4/5 more updates before we complete Monster VIllage.

So by the time we release 1.0 (or 0.95 if we are still polishing some parts like backgrounds and music), the story is practically complete and we can work on our ideas. We are unsure if we will release more updates (ie, 1.1, 1.2) in the future, but that is something we can worry about then.

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Both of us are doing good! Just some ups and downs from our own lives here and there but mostly up on the VN (There was a huge down when I almost deleted the code from cleaning my pc QAQ But its fine now). We dont want to share a lot in terms of development because we want to make sure everyone has a "blind" experience. This ensures that all of our twist, turns, and tibbles are all surprises and entertaining, which helps the VN experience. 

What I can share tho is that there will be new faces, some new spriteworks, and even something custom. But that is all I can say without diving into "Here is a hint to the next update" spoiler territory!

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This seems to be a common issue when loading old save files while playing a newer version of the game. I will be adjusting the overall codes for these in the next update to see if it will improve. 

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We do plan to continue making more games, some will be in Visual Novel style, some will be regular indie games. We have some brainstorms here and there but until we are 90% done with Monster Village, we won't focus on future games to keep our options, especially our ideas, open to more stories!

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Glad you're enjoying what we have so far! We are working hard on the next update with story writing and some development, so it's still gonna be a bit longer. 🙇

We don't have a Patreon since we are unsure of how we will do rewards, and because of our broken schedule of updates, we cannot guarantee a per-month update most of the time. It would seem unfair so we just settled on itch's normal support.  As for the discord, you can check the link here.

They are actually!

Rathalos, in Japanese is リオレウス (Liolaeus), so we got the idea to name him Leo. On the other hand, Rathian in Japanese is リオレイア  (Lioleia), so we got the name Leia. A little inspiration also came from the Monster Hunter Stories franchise. We didn't want to make them too complicated of a name so we just settled for an homage instead.

If this would be the case, we may not add them as part of the game right now as their romantic relationships to each other are something that we want to avoid as everyone has their preferred ship. As the writer, I will not say anyone of them is canon as it is all possible situations altogether, especially since the 6 treats each other differenly, such as Koku with Leo or Ridge, yet having a relationship with each or both is not impossible.

And well, writing all of those possibilities will only drain us for any future projects or updates.

Please send us details in the devlog so we can pin point the error and fix it in the next update. We would need more details if we are to fix this such as screenshots, days, event, etc. 

However, if you are using an old save file or an altered save, and the game doesnt progress as you say, that might be the cause as it is suggested to start a new save file since we also update some codes on previous days.

Please make sure to send it on 0.5 devlog, not as a response here. Thank you!

No, this game will not feature poly relationships. We believe that adding poly options to the game, with us not knowing much about a situation like that, will only show fan service type of content and might not be relatable or feels forced, which is not our goal since our goal is to tell a story.

Great question! We won't be implementing poly relationships as of yet since I am not 100% confident on telling a story about it since I want it to feel relatable. Its an idea I tend to move back and forth in but for now, it will stay in the cooler until I get a better idea on how to move with it.

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This is not a bug but I will have to look into Runan's route a bit more about this. Rest assured, this should not affect anything in the current update :) 

0.5.1

Uploaded to fix a few bugs that hinder gameplay and some grammar fixes that may have confused the context of Memories. 

Glad you noticed the similarity!

The BGM we use are all taken from various free to use sources as linked in our credits screen such as Dova Music and some here on itch. We tried to encapsulate the particular feeling of listening to MH music by carefully choosing some themes that work with characters, locations, and situations. BUT, none of the BGM are actually taken from the MH games themselves. Just a similar feeling, giving the game a bit more of an identity but also a feeling of familiarity. 

We do plan on adding more music in the future update but that will be a while since it will need a lot of careful consideration :>

Also I really wanted to get more music from Frontier but its so specific.... it's actually a challenge.

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Thank you for the feedback! Allow little old me to answer a few of your questions:
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One thing I will get on immediately. The game right now will NOT add any additional love interests as it is already too deep into the story, and inserting them at the end will only prove to be more difficult. This is just to set expectation that as with everything, not everyone will be available and will only be there for support on specific character/s. We don't want to lead anyone on as we keep getting requests to add more date-ables so we just want to set this in stone.

Runan is more of a stereotype. His attitude is very much intentional as he is suppose to be paper cut in terms of who he is. So his wordings and attitude may not change, unless 90% of everyone here just wants to drop the guy :<

The Elder not having a name, similar to the housekeeper, is more of an homage to older monster hunter games where relevant characters do not have a name (Even as far up to MH World). Fun fact, if you name yourself as a default name "Scriviner", some dialogs change when they address you usually by name, as we think it is still something that we want to keep. So overall, he does not canonically have a name other than the Elder. 

Misspellings are gonna be an often occurance since the game is still in development and we do appreciate the help for everyone that can point them out for us since they tend to go under the radar when we test it. 

You can comment on the respective devlog for any bugs or misspellings so we can go through them like a list, making sure its the right version as well.

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Please be reminded to tag your comments with spoilers for those you would like to comment on an event/scenario/dialogue/character in the game to avoid spoiling other's experiences if its something that you yourself are surprised by.

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It is because amatsu is located at a special area, far from the village itself. And the quest does actually exist in game, the one mentioned in his memory. Its just re imagined. It is also I got inspired by a Youtube Video that mentioned this scarlet mystery man. Originally, I was gonna make it way more different, but after that video, I got a better idea on how to aproach his whole story.

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Oh yes, this is supposed to be "that". Thank you! Will change this for the next update

Always remember to spend time with your preferred villager. So if you choose let's say, Leo, be sure to hang out with him on days he is available. Some routes will be locked IF you don't choose the proper responses. 

A tip:
You should be able to hang out with your preferred villager at least 3 times from days 4-7. Any less than that will guarantee you a bad ending.

Good Luck Scriviner!

Oh, thank you for this! Will go ahead and change this for the next update. I believe this was something I forgot to change waaaay before because I did the Deviljho and then just copied the coding for everyone else. Must have missed it.

Also, maybe this is a Mandela effect, but I vaguely remember Tigrex flying to move from location to location in MHFU. I hope I ain't crazy!

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Can you provide us more details of the bug? Please comment the details over on the respective devlog. Please add a screenshot as well so we can figure out the reason. Thank you

I agree with above. I personally have a Samsung A11 phone for my everyday life stuff and this phone cannot keep a VN open for more than 10 mins. And not even the heavy ones too. It usually means the phone cannot handle it so it just shuts it down.

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It is mostly from personal experience and random conversations with friends. These are just some funny quirks me and my friends thought about randomly while bored that I genuinely thought was interesting. As a Foodie myself, I can kinda see the relation between the two different kinds of tastes. 

But it is no more than just a little banter. Something similar to like a personality test.

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Please be reminded to tag your comments with spoilers for those you would like to comment on an event/scenario/dialogue/character in the game to avoid spoiling other's experiences if its something that you yourself are surprised by.

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I was able to recreate this bug earlier. I just uploaded the fixed version. Thanks for letting us know!

Just for reference, please report bugs in the respective devlogs so we can keep track of which parts we need to prioritize and fix.

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Fixed the bug purely because I forgot to actually put one word in it!!!!! I love making this game but programming is just...

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Fixed a bug where checking Ridge's Gallery before revealing his orientation would crash. 

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Fixed a bug where checking Ridge's Gallery before revealing his orientation would crash. 

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Oh dear this is something I should fix immediately! Thank you for letting us know!

Can you provide us more details of the bug? Please comment the details over on the respecrive devlog. Please add a screenshot as well so we can figure out the reason. Thank you

Glad you're enjoying the update so far! The purpose of the Memories is not clear just yet, but it's something that will be brought up more in future updates. As they are called, these are just memories. Something to give more character to everyone while also telling a little story about the world of monster hunter. We hope you continue to Enjoy!
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PS:  Not all memories, including ones in the future, will be dark. Really just a coincidence you chose both of them first haha

we were thinking about it before but without an IOS phone between me and DaSinBun or our friends, it will be hard to test and even more to debug. We might not add an IOS version unless we expand.

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Hint: Be sure to mention to Jin about "Visiting his Place" to unlock a day when he is showing you the construction area.

This seems to be a bug specifically on Renpy itself. I tried looking into similar cases with this but I wasn't able to find anything. Notifications should not be able to intervene with the game audio. I am sorry that I might not be able to solve this quickly but I will keep my eye open to see if this can be resolved from my end. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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