Feedback and bug reporting

[David Wehle]

Hello, my name is David and I'm the developer. Thank you so much for all the comments! The reception of the demo has made me incredibly happy, but I also know there's a lot left to do to make the full game stellar and bug-free. Every comment helps, so keep it coming in this thread, or in a separate thread if you prefer! I'm unable to respond to everyone but me or my wife do read every single comment.

I also made a short Google Form which helps too, please fill this out when you get a chance and answer honestly: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNEg4GbJ6laQmJn4YePBODB49__HupE-kC0PyMUKx04Env6g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Video clips of bugs occurring can be a gigantic help too, so if there happens to exist a video of the bug happening, please link to it here and I will definitely take a look!

Thank you for the support! I'm excited to keep working and improving the full game.

Sincerely,
David

[Sir Reborn]

Hey! I just wanted to say congratulations on the debut, and good luck on your game!

I know you said you were happy to hear the reception and feedback, and I'm glad people are helping with reporting bugs and stuff. I just wanted to say this since I saw a rude feedback or two about some bugs, PLEASE don't let anything get you down! Your game honestly looks so spectacular and unique, and it absolutely feels like a game that would get me and many others hooked for dozens or hundreds of hours (depending on if you lean more into a story-route or "endless" route like stardew).

I'm sure most people posting the rude-ish feedback on bugs are just trying to help in their own way, but have poor wording. But I wanted to make this post just in-case anythings harsh.

[Xyphre]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ArcaBunny:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Xyphre:

A few bugs I ran into;


Bugs aside, I was a little confused on the painting. Like how do I tell what is good and what is bad? I think the majority of the time I either got the two faces peeking at me, dark hallway and only door lit up, or a tree? I wish there was an indicator or something, like in a journal to learn what each means maybe? I did notice when I did more work, it stayed at just a slightly open door, nothing extra. So I guess I was doing something right?

I quite like the ambiguity of the painting tbh

There's a topic here where people are compiling a list of all the different versions and potential meanings/triggers for the changes/what it can signify and I'm sure that will become a good guide in future

But in my experience, you're right that the less creepy the painting is the better for a quiet life. If when looking at it your reaction isn't somewhere between "...huh?" and "OMFG what the hell is that, uuuuugh, I'm going to cry!!!" then you're probably fine lol

In my first play through I didn't even notice the painting until it made THE FACE on I think night 2, that was scary as hell

I think the one that got was was the lady laying on the floor, I was soooo confused. The face did creep me out to the point of just sitting by the bed and refusing to complete my daily check list as soon as I saw it. I was like "NOPE! Camping by the bed till it lets me sleep!"

[Johannes Bach]

Something that happened to me once was when I restarted a day from the menu, my chickens and the coop were gone (I had the coop and chicks 2 days before this happened).

[Silk]

This opened and ran fine for me. The music was very loud, turned it down to 20.
I don't like the dialogue in some parts (fat a__, little bi___, lunatic, etc) it's just a bit unnecessary. Otherwise, very creepy & fun.

[Johannes Bach]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von daisy:

Hi David, thank you so much for sharing this with us! I really appreciated your note. I'm really enjoying the game, but if I restart the day on day 4 or 5 my to-do list is blank and I can no longer progress. Looking forward to more!

Same exact issue for me too--as well as some things i've built disappearing.

[Wolfnut88]

So i forgot to feed the cat (Flynn) the day you meet it and the game skipped the "To Do" list to me having to purchase the gun the following day instead of the "Clear Stumps, Sell Logs, Clean House." Both my kids played the demo on their machines and both of them received the previously mentioned objectives.

While I personally am not offended by the swearing in the internal monologue happening, I'd recommend an optional censor option to omit or bleep out the swearing. To restate, I enjoyed the raw emotion behind the chosen words and felt better able to connect with Garrett but I know there will be others whom are easily offended in how others speak to themselves.

Are wolf spawns hardcoded? One of my kids had zero wolf spawns but also didn't fully explore the barn or the can shooting area, where myself and my other child had wolf spawns for both areas.

Highly recommend removing animals able to produce at night. I was able to farm endless chicken eggs and max out my stats, unlock all available purchases, and have thousands of dollars left over. My oldest avoided purchasing the rifle and began looping purchase of more chickens for a few days to achieve similar results of max stats, unlocks and money left over.

One last recommendation; to help naturally limit the max amount of animals, there could be an animal attack against your farm animals with Garrett commenting on how "maybe having that many animals wasn't a good idea" or similar.

Loved the demo. Day 1 purchase from me for sure.

[MissVix]

Beautiful game. I just finished the demo and can't wait for the full game release. Well done sir, well done.

[coffeejuncky]

Need idea and fun little demo - thanks.
Still:
- would be nice to build everywhere on your land (e.g. in front of the house)
- I can buy endless chickens for one coop and they won't bother another coop until reloading
- you should not be able to buy endless chickens (who in his right mind... nevermind.)
- animals should need to be fed (would also help against endless animals) and they should die when not tended to
- the first axe stays in the inventory after buying the second tier (unlike the other tools)
- the cat walks through closed doors (now that is realy creepy :P)
- Would be nice to replace the old fence with a new one, but I need to leave quite a gap towards the old fence and can't align it to the old fence
- I can build through the trailer (where you can sell items)
- Some bushes/small trees can be removed via scythe and some can not
- the rotting logs should be removable so you can use that land
- the first tomato plants should be removable
- would recomend slower growing plants and leaving an empty day between harvests (would be better for the imersion)
- plants should wither and die when not tended to (now they just wait)
- it should not matter if I water the plants first or harvest them (now the plants won't get water if first waterd and then harvested)

I think it is a nice demo. But for the main game there still need for some things to be done so this becomes and imersive relaxing-horror-game and not a quick grind with jump scares.

[ArcaBunny]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coffeejuncky:

Need idea and fun little demo - thanks.
Still:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coffeejuncky:

- would be nice to build everywhere on your land (e.g. in front of the house)

I suspect the reason you can't build at the front of the house is so that there's no obstacles for when you meet the Diseased Couple on the way back from the shed at the end of the demo. I'd intended to line the path with torches on my 2nd play through to prepare for that encounter but no luck! You're right that it doesn't make sense for real world logic though

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coffeejuncky:

- Some bushes/small trees can be removed via scythe and some can not

It seems most bushes and the small pine trees can be chopped down with either axe or scythe, you just have to aim pretty low or try on repeated days

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coffeejuncky:

- the rotting logs should be removable so you can use that land

If you crouch (ctrl) and swing the axe you can break up the rotting logs

Ursprünglich geschrieben von coffeejuncky:

- I can buy endless chickens for one coop and they won't bother another coop until reloading
- you should not be able to buy endless chickens (who in his right mind... nevermind.)
- animals should need to be fed (would also help against endless animals) and they should die when not tended to
- the first axe stays in the inventory after buying the second tier (unlike the other tools)
- the cat walks through closed doors (now that is realy creepy :P)
- Would be nice to replace the old fence with a new one, but I need to leave quite a gap towards the old fence and can't align it to the old fence
- I can build through the trailer (where you can sell items)
- the first tomato plants should be removable
- would recomend slower growing plants and leaving an empty day between harvests (would be better for the imersion)
- plants should wither and die when not tended to (now they just wait)
- it should not matter if I water the plants first or harvest them (now the plants won't get water if first waterd and then harvested)

100% agree with all of this though

[Phantasiens]

Hello David!Hello David!

I love the game! They did a wonderful job and I am absolutely impressed with the style of the game. I couldn't find any errors in the demo. But I know from others that the to-do list is sometimes not correct. It appears to be empty even though the tasks have not been completed yet. I wish you only the best for your health. Believe in yourself...

[Dunkelblut]

Hi Dave, i love playing your Game. i encountered a bug, (or isnt it a bug?) My to-Do-List is empty. On Day 4 i have to clean the Haus downstair, chop 3 stumps and sell 12 Woods. I didnt finished it, so i restarted the day, and the folowig morning my To Do List was empty. I was going to sleep, but Day 5 is empty as well.
I was reading that you had to buy the riffle, i missed that, or tought i had more time to buy it, so i didnt have another save to reload. What can i do instead?

[SIMply SIMashing]

Hi all, I'm so sorry for asking if this has already been answered but scrolling through the discussions is ruining playing the demo bc a lot of subject lines contain spoilers. So, has anyone else had an issue with trying to get rid of the stumps? I chop them and they break apart but they lay there and don't let me pick them up AND it doesn't count towards my daily task of getting rid of three..?? Thanks so much!

[SIMply SIMashing]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SIMply SIMashing:

Hi all, I'm so sorry for asking if this has already been answered but scrolling through the discussions is ruining playing the demo bc a lot of subject lines contain spoilers. So, has anyone else had an issue with trying to get rid of the stumps? I chop them and they break apart but they lay there and don't let me pick them up AND it doesn't count towards my daily task of getting rid of three..?? Thanks so much!

Murphy's Law at its best!!! : The second I asked, (in game it's been several days I couldn't progress with task) I went back into game and was able to process the three stumps. Apparently for anyone else having this issue, I can only assume it's because you need to finish the task of "Chopping down and selling the 12 trees first."

[Warp37]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SIMply SIMashing:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SIMply SIMashing:

Hi all, I'm so sorry for asking if this has already been answered but scrolling through the discussions is ruining playing the demo bc a lot of subject lines contain spoilers. So, has anyone else had an issue with trying to get rid of the stumps? I chop them and they break apart but they lay there and don't let me pick them up AND it doesn't count towards my daily task of getting rid of three..?? Thanks so much!

Murphy's Law at its best!!! : The second I asked, (in game it's been several days I couldn't progress with task) I went back into game and was able to process the three stumps. Apparently for anyone else having this issue, I can only assume it's because you need to finish the task of "Chopping down and selling the 12 trees first."

Explain Murphy's law and how it affects the universe. Thank-you

[Chucky]

Sir, there is a glitch that does not allow me to start or load a game, and it just keeps me at main menu when i click start new game