Feedback for Early Realease

[JennyBean]

Loving the game so far but just had my first crash so figured I would put it here along with some other feedback :)

The crash happened after picking up a bug jar that an townsperson dropped while bug hunting. I got the following message:


___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object obj_LOS:

Unable to find instance for object index 177855
at gml_Object_obj_LOS_Step_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_obj_LOS_Step_0 (line -1)


Other feedback:

Like I said, having a great time so far but there are a few minor things you should probably fix/add

-Townspeople clipping into eachother and being unable to interact with one (maybe have an option to chose who you are talking to). Same think happens when a person is next to an interactable obj that you want to use.

-Dialogue boxes will often split up sentences so I recomend a scrolling option or just a bigger box for longer sentences

-Indicate who is talking for convos with multiple people

-Icons representing the player and npscs will often be incorrect

-Would be nice to have an option for playing with a mouse since I usually dont play with keyboard only

-All of the minigames need to have a tutorial you can access anytime. The barbecue game is very confusing .

-Fishing seems broken, the white bar at the bottom never fills up no matter how many times I press left shift while the fish hook is pointed at a fish

Thats all I can think of for now. None of these are huge issues but I would reccomend fixing them before full release if possible.

I am also currently stuck with the text box spirit as I can't get the soup nor find a recipe for it. If you could give me a hint on where to go with that I would greatly appreciate it!

Thankyou!
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[No More Robots]

Hey SWMM, thanks for all of this! Answers:

- Weird crash! We'll look into it and make sure it's fixed for launch
- Some of the townspeople are clipping because their animations aren't finished -- they will be finished for launch, no worries about that
- The splitting sentences is definitely something we know about, but unfortunately it's a HUGE job to fix. May be a future update if enough people mention it, but it really is weeks of work so not a quick thing
- The icons currently show over the AREA the person is in. So they are correct, but rather than being EXACTLY where the person is, it's telling you the area of the map they are in
- Mouse control is being considered for a future update
- You're right, some of the minigames do need a better tutorial -- we're working on that!
- Hmm it sounds like perhaps you're misunderstanding the fishing, or pressing the wrong button -- it's definitely working! Could you try the action button to reel? Or perhaps you're aiming the hook in the opposite direction?
- Hint for the soup quest: Julian said he lent the recipe to Tifa...

Hope that all helps, and thanks for playing!

[JennyBean]

Thanks for the reply! I am happy to hear that most of these are things your working on. Just a few more comments:

-I don't think I am misunderstanding the fishing... I am pressing left shift to "reel in" but it doesn't do anything but lower the bobber meter more. I have also tried with E and enter but neither work. I am making sure the hook is pointed towards the fish even though the controls are flipped....

-I think you misunderstood my question about the soup quest.. this isn't the one for the spirit in Julian's restaurant but instead the one that keeps popping up in my text box. I know he wants soup but I don't know what kind and all the types of soup I have made/bought haven't done anything. Its really annoying to have it keep popping up an having no idea how to fix it!

Again thank you guys so much! this is an awesome game and I know working out these little things can be a pain.

[No More Robots]

He wants noodles, not soup!

[No More Robots]

Oh, and on the fishing, a video would be great, as it’s a bit difficult to diagnose otherwise unfortunately. It’s very likely something super simple that is being misunderstood

[JennyBean]

Originally posted by No More Robots:

Oh, and on the fishing, a video would be great, as it’s a bit difficult to diagnose otherwise unfortunately. It’s very likely something super simple that is being misunderstood

Here is a video of me trying to fish. Left shift is set as my interaction button but I have tried other keys. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how it works but I have tried many different things.

https://youtu.be/Aaq04gwXsoc

Regarding the spirit: What kind of noodles? Does it just need to be in my inventory?

[TheCheeseMaster]

Originally posted by SWMM:

Originally posted by No More Robots:

Oh, and on the fishing, a video would be great, as it’s a bit difficult to diagnose otherwise unfortunately. It’s very likely something super simple that is being misunderstood

Here is a video of me trying to fish. Left shift is set as my interaction button but I have tried other keys. Maybe I am just misunderstanding how it works but I have tried many different things.

https://youtu.be/Aaq04gwXsoc

Regarding the spirit: What kind of noodles? Does it just need to be in my inventory?

My immediate thought is: are you holding the movement keys/joystick (depending on your control method) in the opposite direction of the fish while you attempt to reel the fish? Just to clarify, not just pointing the "hook" at the fish and letting go of the movement keys/joystick but also holding the keys/joystick to keep the hook pointed? It's meant to feel like you're "pulling" against the fish.

With regards to the noodles: I believe the spirit's spilt noodles were spicy curry noodles... ;)

[TheCheeseMaster]

(Oh and if you're holding the noodles or if they're in your inventory you're good to go)

[JennyBean]

Originally posted by TheCheeseMaster:

(Oh and if you're holding the noodles or if they're in your inventory you're good to go)

thanks! that does seem to work but is very tricky to get with a keyboard... would reccomend making it easier (at least for beginner fish) with more time to reel in the fish.

I have tried spicy curry noodles with no reaction but I will try a bit more...

[JennyBean]

Originally posted by SWMM:

Loving the game so far but just had my first crash so figured I would put it here along with some other feedback :)

The crash happened after picking up a bug jar that an townsperson dropped while bug hunting. I got the following message:


___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object obj_LOS:

Unable to find instance for object index 177855
at gml_Object_obj_LOS_Step_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_obj_LOS_Step_0 (line -1)


Other feedback:

Like I said, having a great time so far but there are a few minor things you should probably fix/add

-Townspeople clipping into eachother and being unable to interact with one (maybe have an option to chose who you are talking to). Same think happens when a person is next to an interactable obj that you want to use.

-Dialogue boxes will often split up sentences so I recomend a scrolling option or just a bigger box for longer sentences

-Indicate who is talking for convos with multiple people

-Icons representing the player and npscs will often be incorrect

-Would be nice to have an option for playing with a mouse since I usually dont play with keyboard only

-All of the minigames need to have a tutorial you can access anytime. The barbecue game is very confusing .

-Fishing seems broken, the white bar at the bottom never fills up no matter how many times I press left shift while the fish hook is pointed at a fish

Thats all I can think of for now. None of these are huge issues but I would reccomend fixing them before full release if possible.

I am also currently stuck with the text box spirit as I can't get the soup nor find a recipe for it. If you could give me a hint on where to go with that I would greatly appreciate it!

Thankyou!
-

Just want to add that the crash when picking up a dropped bug bottle happens every time. Usually I will pick it up and it will disappear and I can walk around but not take anything out of my inventory. My avatar looks like its holding something invisible but I cant drop it. the crash happens when interacting with other objects or sometimes just when walking around.

[TheCheeseMaster]

Originally posted by SWMM:

Originally posted by SWMM:

Loving the game so far but just had my first crash so figured I would put it here along with some other feedback :)

The crash happened after picking up a bug jar that an townsperson dropped while bug hunting. I got the following message:


___________________________________________
############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object obj_LOS:

Unable to find instance for object index 177855
at gml_Object_obj_LOS_Step_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_obj_LOS_Step_0 (line -1)


Other feedback:

Like I said, having a great time so far but there are a few minor things you should probably fix/add

-Townspeople clipping into eachother and being unable to interact with one (maybe have an option to chose who you are talking to). Same think happens when a person is next to an interactable obj that you want to use.

-Dialogue boxes will often split up sentences so I recomend a scrolling option or just a bigger box for longer sentences

-Indicate who is talking for convos with multiple people

-Icons representing the player and npscs will often be incorrect

-Would be nice to have an option for playing with a mouse since I usually dont play with keyboard only

-All of the minigames need to have a tutorial you can access anytime. The barbecue game is very confusing .

-Fishing seems broken, the white bar at the bottom never fills up no matter how many times I press left shift while the fish hook is pointed at a fish

Thats all I can think of for now. None of these are huge issues but I would reccomend fixing them before full release if possible.

I am also currently stuck with the text box spirit as I can't get the soup nor find a recipe for it. If you could give me a hint on where to go with that I would greatly appreciate it!

Thankyou!
-

Just want to add that the crash when picking up a dropped bug bottle happens every time. Usually I will pick it up and it will disappear and I can walk around but not take anything out of my inventory. My avatar looks like its holding something invisible but I cant drop it. the crash happens when interacting with other objects or sometimes just when walking around.

I've tried to replicate this crash to no success so far, however I added some code that will hopefully help you and anyone else who encounters it.

[JennyBean]

Huh, weird... It didn't happen the first few times I picked a bug bottle up so its probably related to something I did in game but idk. Thanks for being so helpfull! I did get the text box spirit to go away finally after realizing I had to turn on spirit vision while he was bugging me and I had the noodles in my inventory.

[Marshmeow]

Originally posted by JennyBean:

Huh, weird... It didn't happen the first few times I picked a bug bottle up so its probably related to something I did in game but idk. Thanks for being so helpfull! I did get the text box spirit to go away finally after realizing I had to turn on spirit vision while he was bugging me and I had the noodles in my inventory.

did you 'buy' the noodles somewhere or did you get it via a random recipe at the shop? (looking at the shop for 3days now)