How Do I Pick Up the Pigeon? Early Game quest

[Simulated Link]

I'm having fun so far but i need to pick up a pigeon and deliver it to the penguins. How in the world do I pick it up? I tried holding C, tried clicking on it, tried pressing Space Bar and nothing works. I have no ideas left so I'd love some help!

[squarehusky]

Hey, that little pigeon is not the pigeon you are supposed to return, Pip will have given it to you straight into your inventory. If it was full, it may have dropped on the ground and you missed it.

If so, talk to Atlas (giant frog bottom left of town) and pay a fee to retrieve it.

Thinking about it now, you are right, this can be super confusing as there is a pigeon walking around in the Animal center which looks like the one Pip is talking about. I will change this pigeon to make it appear only after this quest is completed, thanks for bringing this issue to my attention. This pigeon is another separate quest line.

[ennanekono]

Alternatively - If you happen to be talking about the correct quest pigeon (an item) that has fallen to the floor and has a red arrow over it, it's likely you can't pick it up because your inventory is full! Head over to Cid's and deposit something in the sale box to make some room.

(if you have moved to the next day and the quest item is now gone, go and see ATLAS int he bottom right corner of the map - he should have kept it safe for you!)

[squarehusky]

Originally posted by ennanekono:

Alternatively - If you happen to be talking about the correct quest pigeon (an item) that has fallen to the floor and has a red arrow over it, it's likely you can't pick it up because your inventory is full! Head over to Cid's and deposit something in the sale box to make some room.

(if you have moved to the next day and the quest item is now gone, go and see ATLAS int he bottom right corner of the map - he should have kept it safe for you!)

Yes, thank you for explaining it more clearly from a new players perspective! :)

You can also discard items you don't want by dropping them on the ground and ignoring them. Atlas will collect them the next day, but will only store the last 10 items, so eventually it will disappear forever.

[Simulated Link]

Thanks for the quick response! Ok yeah the pigeon was in my inventory but before I even opened that to see, I was told to "pick up the pigeon and deliver it" so I assumed I had to pick up the bird that is right there on the screen lol.

I do think that clarifying this somehow would help - like the NPC telling you they are giving you the pigeon and you just need to deliver it.

Really great game though overall. I play all the farming/life sims and you have managed to release an early access game that feels full and fleshed out from the get go. Incredible job and with the amazing base you have built here I am very excited to see where this goes!!

[squarehusky]

Thank you so much for the kind feedback.

And most definitely I see the confusion. The pigeon in the Animal center was added only shortly before release so it didn't get enough scrutiny, again, I'm happy you brought it to my attention :)