Others Finding Color in the Ashes [Alpha v2.41] [MooncatcherStudios]

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Soulcatch

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I will gladly send you a save file, as the problem is not corrected by restarting. Unfortunately you're going to have to direct me me to where this thing is saving. Is it my /user/ folder?
User\AppData\Roaming\ForestInn\

If you can let me know what version you are playing as well. Feel free to DM me the files on the game's discord. (link is on the itchio page)
 
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Ravenlust

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What is the level of completion for this? Does v2.02 mean this is 20% done or is it measured some other way?

Sorry ahead of time if this has been asked and I missed it in the search. Seems like a pretty interesting game from what I can see but I like to play games when they are done and don't mind waiting.
 

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What is the level of completion for this? Does v2.02 mean this is 20% done or is it measured some other way?

Sorry ahead of time if this has been asked and I missed it in the search. Seems like a pretty interesting game from what I can see but I like to play games when they are done and don't mind waiting.
I'll let the dev answer that but I had a good 5 - 6 hrs of gameplay and i wouldn't mind restarting a run after a little time
 

Soulcatch

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What is the level of completion for this? Does v2.02 mean this is 20% done or is it measured some other way?

Sorry ahead of time if this has been asked and I missed it in the search. Seems like a pretty interesting game from what I can see but I like to play games when they are done and don't mind waiting.
I've just been incrementing with 0.1 with each update. Game is like 60-65% done. The game's story is intended to go from summer->spring, each season is 90 days. Up until about day 210 there's a pretty solid amount of content, but it falls off hard after that.

Mechanically the game can be played in an endless fashion, but just don't expect any new events after ~day 210.

Once complete, the game will be properly endless (mechanically) with some repeatable events. At least another 4-5 months of development ahead for core content, then however long it takes to get translated for the full release.
 

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Not sure if this bug has been reported yet, but every now and then on build 2.02 the menu for morning events will simply fail to appear. This is fixable by exiting out of the game and loading one of the autosaves, which preserves the state of everything in the game EXCEPT the heart tree's growth progress. The fey bloom, the blades and the armor's growth progress will all be reset to zero.
 
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Not sure if this bug has been reported yet, but every now and then on build 2.02 the menu for morning events will simply fail to appear. This is fixable by exiting out of the game and loading one of the autosaves, which preserves the state of everything in the game EXCEPT the heart tree's growth progress. The fey bloom, the blades and the armor's growth progress will all be reset to zero.
The heart tree bug is absolutely fixed in 2.1 onwards. The menu bug in 2.02 is fixed, as I completely rewrote all of the menu code - but it resulted in a sorta similar bug I'm hunting down at the moment.
 
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Thanks for the response! I really like the game, by the way - the characters are charming, there's an actual sense of progression and the process of learning what to prioritize and how to go about the day-to-day business of running the inn is engaging (and also mirrors the protagonist's experience of slowly learning how to manage it).

My only (very tiny) gripes are having to click through repetitive dialogue, and initially the dice system (where you have to put your own dice in the empty slot) is not super intuitive.
 

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Thanks for the response! I really like the game, by the way - the characters are charming, there's an actual sense of progression and the process of learning what to prioritize and how to go about the day-to-day business of running the inn is engaging (and also mirrors the protagonist's experience of slowly learning how to manage it).

My only (very tiny) gripes are having to click through repetitive dialogue, and initially the dice system (where you have to put your own dice in the empty slot) is not super intuitive.
Glad you like it! Better tutorials are on the way for combat. As for the dialog, I'll say most of the really important stuff I've packed into the events so hopefully it's obvious when you need to pay attention. I'll be including dialog logs at some point as well for people who may have clicked a little too quickly as well.
 

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Amazing game. I cannot put in words how refreshing the artwork is for me. I'm kinda sick and tired of all the hyper-fetishised games with the weirdest body proportions known to mankind (not saying it's wrong just that I never really liked it). Your artstyle is so pretty and stylized with the lack of colors (except orange) but also the general poses you have for your characters. I also like the relatively mature writing and that not everything is focused on sex. Though I always appreciated good sex scenes otherwise I wouldn't be here. I'm really excited for the next updates and I'm really considering donating on patreon and most definitely buying the game when (more or less) finished.
Thank you :)
 

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Amazing game. I cannot put in words how refreshing the artwork is for me. I'm kinda sick and tired of all the hyper-fetishised games with the weirdest body proportions known to mankind (not saying it's wrong just that I never really liked it). Your artstyle is so pretty and stylized with the lack of colors (except orange) but also the general poses you have for your characters. I also like the relatively mature writing and that not everything is focused on sex. Though I always appreciated good sex scenes otherwise I wouldn't be here. I'm really excited for the next updates and I'm really considering donating on patreon and most definitely buying the game when (more or less) finished.
Thank you :)
Thank you very much! I'm happy you enjoyed it. The game will definitely be on steam when it releases - and there's plenty more updates coming. :)
 

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I just hope you wont be screwed over by paypal/visa/steam/whatever like some are as of late. Your passion to this project is real and very admirable!
Should be okay, but time will tell. I try not to get too hung up on things I can't control. Worse case, we upload a non-adult version of the game to steam and offer a patch to re-enable the adult content.
 

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When you start a Forge operation, your wood total isn't updated properly until you open and close the Projects menu an additional time.
 

mentalmeddle

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Don't think the Gear menu is accurately showing the general spell bonus.

Also, it would be nice if the UI let you know when a bonus is maxed out.
 

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Is anyone else getting frequent crashes in the middle of dialogue where the game freezes? It's stopping me from progressing further
 

Soulcatch

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Is there an event (H scene tracker) just so i know if i did everything?
Not yet, there will be a gallery added to the main menu eventually.

Where do I find all the Forvalakas?
Patrolling at night, rare spawn

When you start a Forge operation, your wood total isn't updated properly until you open and close the Projects menu an additional time.
Thx, fixed in next version


Don't think the Gear menu is accurately showing the general spell bonus.

Also, it would be nice if the UI let you know when a bonus is maxed out.
Also fixed in next version.


Is anyone else getting frequent crashes in the middle of dialogue where the game freezes? It's stopping me from progressing further
Can you be more specific? I've never encountered this. Is it during an event? Regular dialog? Can you get me a screenshot? This seems like it might be more of a system problem. What are you playing on?
 
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Also, putting my editor where my mouth is, here's a (provisional) cheat menu. Not much for now, just the main inn/Lucy/Player vars (no inventory/loot/Scout).
Compatible with Alpha v0.9.2, might implode with high prejudice on other versions or not (not too sure how Godot packs stuff, I'm still a beginner on that).

Instructions:
  1. Download attachment,
  2. Unzip in the game directory - override.cfg should be next to FindingColor.exe,
  3. Launch the game,
  4. On the main inn menu, press F12 and hope for the best.
Hey, man thanks for the cheat menu : )
Sadly it doesn't work anymore. If you have the time, can you update it?

I tried to use cheat engine and I destroyed my save lmao
 
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