Critter Cove Demo FAQ

[Dr. Wayward]

The demo for Critter Cove takes place in the first few hours of the game. We launched the demo months ago now, so keep in mind that is missing tons of QoL updates, bug fixes and performance improvements.

Will I be able to continue from the demo into the main game?

Yes -- if you make a save file for the demo, you'll be able to transfer it across for the main game so you won't have to replay the start of the game again if you don't want to.

How much of the game does the demo include?

We've tried to make the demo as generous as possible to give you a taste of sailing, diving, farming and let players spend some time with the starting characters -- but it's still a very small section of the overall experience and there's plenty of mechanics and experiences we haven't shared yet, along with a huge chunck of the world.

If you've not played before, we think the demo should provide at least two hours of playtime, though you might be able to get through it faster I've you've joined us for a playtest before.

How long will the demo be live?

We plan to support the demo for the immediate future. As we make more and more updates to the main game and the demo becomes less of a real showcase of what the game is, we may need to take the demo down for some time to update it.

What languages are included?

Alongside English, we currently have Chinese, Russian, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese in the demo. We have more languages in the main game. We will not be updating the demo with new languages.

I played the demo and my language has untranslated characters and sections, is that fixed in the main game?

Yes, for all languages.

Where can I get help / support for the demo?

Either respond here, make a new thread or join us on Discord.

[Queen Droxxanna]

well Steam shows I have 8 hours of play on the demo, but that includes the 4 hour nap I had with the game running yesterday afternoon. I have gone into the game 4 times so far, and have fallen asleep every time, The game music needs a little more excitement and variety, as the current music just puts me to sleep.

[revoblam]

The demo will be gone before the game launches? It would be nice to keep it afterwards, unless there's plans to make another version of the demo afterwards...

[Queen Droxxanna]

technically you can play the demo as long as you want, I am currently on my third character, but I played into 65 game days on my first character, farming, cooking, and gathering stuff while waiting for the full release of game, I just ignored Renard when he said the demo was over.

[Critter Cove]

Originally posted by revoblam:

The demo will be gone before the game launches? It would be nice to keep it afterwards, unless there's plans to make another version of the demo afterwards...

Demo will become EA as the saves will work in EA.

[coffeejuncky]

I think it's good work so far and a nice game idea.
- There are some resources hidden within objects (e.g. kegs inside of rocks on the shallow sands island - only visible on the map with the resource scanner).
- The worth of products needs adjustment. Most of the time prodocts decrease in worth when further processed.
(e.g. 1 wood = 1$,
1 plank (2 wood) = 3$,
1 small crate (4 planks = 8 wood) = 1$ ???)
- Hope there will be other shops to buy resources and seeds from, because the rat only has one of each items and seems to never restock its sold goods.
- watering crops pauses within the animation (when I try to move trying to cover more crops with one animation).
- Some crops (like berry bushes) make it impossible to see if the soil is watered or not when grown in a small planter.
Still I enjoyed the demo a lot - thanks.

[Ron]

I understand that the demo save can be transferred to the EA game, but if I play the EA game, will I need to re-start the game when the full game is released? I have put in too much time and had to re-start too many games because of this. If that will be the case, then I will wait for the full release.

[Queen Droxxanna]

Originally posted by Ron:

I understand that the demo save can be transferred to the EA game, but if I play the EA game, will I need to re-start the game when the full game is released? I have put in too much time and had to re-start too many games because of this. If that will be the case, then I will wait for the full release.

it has been explained that all your demo play will carry over to the EA and you wont lose anything that you collected. All your saves will carry over.

[Jlang27]

I thoroughly enjoyed playing this demo. The world is very nicely done and I look forward to building it up. The characters are cute and I appreciate the interesting customization options. It is a lovely hybrid of other cozy games, but definitely stands on it's own as a unique title. It is refreshing to have quest lines from the NPCs, as that gives a greater purpose to the game beyond simply fixing buildings (the cafe is adorable and I love it). The NPCs also have a nice variation of personalities which keeps the game lively. I would be remiss if i didn't add that I did experience a few control issues (character spinning around in the water while salvaging, running animation stopped and the character was gliding rather than running, and a few minor strange animations while swimming/diving. I like that you have more control over where you can place furniture and whatnot, but sometimes the controls on that aren't very smooth and can be mildly frustrating. Overall I think this is rather polished for not even being in EA and I am truly impressed. (I also really appreciate the pirate aesthetic.) I can't wait to see what else Critter Cove has to offer. Thank you so much!

[Jojjo]

Hi hi, loving the demo, it's really fun! But I got a bit stuck because of a potential glitch.
I was diving for a power box(?) and picked it up, but it never appeared in my inventory and I haven't been able to find any more of them. It's not in my mailbox either, if it somehow had ended up there. Will see if it shows up after restart or maybe after a storm? But I thought I'd mention it anyhow.

[Queen Droxxanna]

Originally posted by Jojjo:

Hi hi, loving the demo, it's really fun! But I got a bit stuck because of a potential glitch.
I was diving for a power box(?) and picked it up, but it never appeared in my inventory and I haven't been able to find any more of them. It's not in my mailbox either, if it somehow had ended up there. Will see if it shows up after restart or maybe after a storm? But I thought I'd mention it anyhow. :nightmareeyes:

if your inventory was full at the time, then it should end up in the mail box on the docks. I may take until the next day, but rest assured you should find more later if you keep savaging

[Sed-Hq]

Hey yo so I found a funny way to get extra furniture. if you post Sammi at the cafe before you make his house he will keep giving you furniture once the house is done but not actually show you the completed house it keeps looping to him going to the cafe. once i removed him from the cafe the loop stopped but I still ended up with five articles of furniture.

[Tiriana]

I loved the demo and look forward to the release. It was entertaining, and I loved the diving part of it too. One suggestion: Give players the ability to slow the time a bit. The days are way too short.

[DrSupermanShadow]

(autism writing warning)
It took 30ish hours to complete the demo...
and its the very definition of a great demo...
even with the bugs.

I would recommend keeping a updated demo version of the game on steam.

More game developers don't do this and they loose sales...
they also over price the game.
( alot of people don't have large gaming budgets)
{64% of the gaming community is actually low income and or disabled)

For those who don't have access data to gamer needs and wants compilers.
These are the facts
80% won't buy a game they can't demo or demo watch game play first
90% won't buy a game if its over 30$
70% wait for game sales before buying
80% of game sales are hype buys and will drop off. if the game is bad or devs don't add player suggestions every 3 major updates.
(and more times then not they ask for refunds or dispute the charge with the bank)
92% of gamers loose interest in one offs with no re-playablity factor.
99% want the game optimized for graphics cards with a 10 year range at launch
99% want god mode mod options for open world builders/ play type games
(even in early access) (Also called your Game , Your world, Your way settings)
99% WANT FULL CONTROLLER AND ALL CONTROLLER TYPE SUPPORTS
(whoops hit the creative text button)
99% want a basic list of all basic disability accessibility features
examples: turn of motion blur, camera shake, anti strobe (make explosion slower or turns them off), adjustments for all the eye related ones including photo-phobic eyes...

just to name a few compiled pieces of info...

I thought the demo was great and if i have the funds after bills paid.
I might purchase it at launch. (Def wont be keeping my demo saves though, I've just been futzing around on the demo).

but the down right truth is i live in a power mad tyrant land,
( yes, even though its no longer a country as of 2020, the leaders refuse to let that country go)
and they don't give a game budget....
some time i have to wait 6 months to 3 years to even buy a game.
even though it is a proven fact most autism based people game play hardcore...

They also refuse to believe the modern reports and needs infrastructure types
and also said they refuse to implement them on live nation TV,
( 90 countries worth of leaders fyi)
so the un-hirable disabled are unable to actually support the economy.

and in case you are not following world events. low income people are on the rise...
(more then 90 countries; 64% population)
paying as much as 92% of their pay check out to just the basic bills...

[Kit Reil]

Im not sure where to leave bug reports/feedback for very minor issues.

In the very first text, the splash screen for the demo, it states "Wet your appetite". It should be "Whet"

[Kit Reil]

Also the options menu feels very messy; none of the icons match what they do. The camera settings is a pencil, the language settings are gears while the speech bubbles that should be language or used for... key bindings??