when i first played it was a while back, it was on Joseph's path and ended at the end of chapter 2. i finelly found the game again, and explored Ridges path and was not prepared for what was in store for chapters 3 and 4. it was absolutly amazing, it had so much emotion, and the addition of the ace atturny stlye chourt hearing added a lovely flair to the game. cant wait to explore the other chatacters, though i should propally call it a night since its been7-8 hours and is now 6 am.
Out of everything I expected this game to do to me, I didn't expect to get the skill to draw muscular men and help me get over a major art block. I need Jin in my life, he's genuinely so precious maaan...
...I love this game. Jin singlehandedly made me like Zinogres more than I had before, and they were already pretty cool in my eyes. Keep up the great work when you guys can, don't rush yourselves in making perfection though. Healthy minds and bodies make great results like what y'all have so far.
I got to the end of this game and... Is it the most beautiful game I've ever seen It's my life. I'm sorry, but when I download it, I did it for "non-SFW pleasures", but when i finish the chapter 4, and the entire game is excellent. Can I support you in any way? Because I can't afford the money, development, and other things, Do you need more people? I tried talking about the game on my Twitter, but obviously I haven't heard back. I hope you're okay, and if not, no problem. You're cooking up something glorious, and I'm sorry if I seem desperate for an update; I just admire it so much and had to get it out there somehow. With Jin, I only think of one song: "Freesia" of the franchise, "Guilty Gear," and it perfectly describes the feeling of playing this route. You guys are amazing.
You can always support us by sharing our game to through word of mouth! The more people that play our game, the more motivated we are. We don't make people pay for our game, nor we don't want to force financial support on our first project, so really the best way is to share our game!
We don't really need additional team members since we want to keep our updates/exchanges/burdens just between us two. We want to check our limits first and we want to keep everything inhouse (Also we cannot pay for people's work cause we are poor... And I want to pay people a salary cause it's fair and the right thing even if people say it's for free. Just doesn't feel right to not pay)
The answer to your question is yes. Since Ren'Py likes being a bastard to save files that are one update behind (or any older versions, for that matter), you're gonna have to download and start from the beginning each time a new update comes out. I know it can be bothersome, but you're gonna have to power through it.
To add that, I often update codes on prev days to see if I can improve it or change some parts that may affect future events. Because of this, Renpy gets confused when you load into a save. But that's also why we release games in larger intervals rather than several in a month so that you don't do this often.
Actually, that don't make me feel Bad, My native language is spanish, so i can play again to uderstand exactly some thinks and try others, good luck You two
At the beginning and from the description I thought that there would be something like a harem. Especially because of the dialogues with characters who openly "get into the main character's pants.". But alas, the 8th day of dispersal has arrived. I realized that this is not about a harem, but a choice of one of 5...
I got through to the story with Jin. It seems to me, even more, I feel that whoever I choose will still come to the trial of the admiral. But nevertheless, the plot with Jin should be the most suitable. I will answer myself later after going through the story with other candidates. 👀
Throughout the story there are a couple of problems for me... I don't understand the mentality of the main character. He has his own thoughts about some incidents, but still... I can't quite understand what he must think about this, and in some places I don't agree with his thoughts. I see him as a person who doesn’t understand what he wants and does, but he wants it and does it. 💫💫💫
I like the housekeeper at the beginning and at the end. Especially at the end. 👁️👁️
I don't quite understand what is considered NSFW in the novel? That the characters are swimming in the river near the waterfall in just swimming trunks? Honestly, I didn't understand this. The adult moments that I encountered in game were: a little blood; a jerk-off scene without much visuals and description (just its presence); talk about sex; murder; housekeeper at the end (I would like to help him realize his dream).
When there was a trial, the admiral wanted to shoot the main character. In the plot with Jin, Jin pushed the main character away? How the Admiral shot Elder? If I understood correctly, Elder was sitting behind the main character and if Jin hadn't pushed him, the bullet would have simply hit the main character?
Actually I will answer this as this seems to be a question many ask. So spoilers for Chapter 3
He was actually in fact targeting the Elder to begin with. To Jin, it looked like he was about to shoot you, but as someone conniving as the Admiral, he would choose something that has more of a painful impact to the village. Killing you would only bury him more, but killing the elder would yield worse situations. And that is what he wanted.
Thanks for explaining. I was just very confused and thought what I wrote above or that the admiral's aim is lame. This then explains why he shouted his insane phrases.
Just a reminder, NSFW doesn't always mean sexual. The game contains... themes and scenes that require a heads up. Not because it is sexual, but because it is not for anyone under the age of 18. Though... it's not like I can track who can download our game anyway...
Plus, the game is in development, and we are still working on the next update while life is continuously shafting us in a bad way :( So while this and early stuff don't have the sex scenes that many of you want, it's coming. Just always keep in mind the game is still in development and what is being shown right now is not going to be the final version. We will be polishing the days and characters more.
As for the Scriviner's ideals, it is actually that exact reason you said on why I wrote him like that. Someone who doesn't understand what he wants, but has conviction of wanting it. Majority of us are always unsure of extreme situations no matter what, and he isn't exactly a blank character either so he has a personality that is visible than most. This will get polished a bit more in the future.
I saw that message about life's problems. I hope everything works out for you and everything will be great! I really enjoy your novel. I understand age restrictions and the concept of NSFW. I just felt like this tag was posted too early due to development then. Anyway, thank you again for your hard working.
Наверное, Джин. Я прошел пока что только его и сейчас его брата допрохожу. Немного не правильно в моем случае уже выбирать кого-то, когда ещё не прошел остальных, но просто я чувствую, что сюжет с Джином будет более правильным, так как главный герой помогает ему справиться с кошмарами (поможет, наверное до конца после завершения разработки). Так-то у меня Daddy issues, и я думал выбрать "огурчика"-Джозефа, но в итоге решил начать именно с Джина, даже не с его брата. (Брат его меня честно выбешивает. В сюжете с Джином он лучше показывается в недолюбливании ГГ банально своей глупостью, в то время, как в своем сюжете он видел всё, что случилось, своими глазами, но всё равно отстраняется от ГГ) Другие кандидаты кроме Коку - слишком прямолинейно намекают на секс, но не сексятся сразу (((((())))))))(()()()( Также в сюжете с Джином Лео и Коку сойдутся. Джин при смерти Старосты немного ввел меня в апатию своим отстранением, что будь я на месте гг, то, приняв всю ненависть его, ушел бы тихо и убился, как гг и сделал при неудачном суде. Может сюжет с Джозефом тоже будет более правильным, так как у того проблемы как и у Джина - в настоящем. Пройду - узнаю, пока что я предполагаю, раз правильно понял суть менталитета гг.
Так мало хороших новелл, как эта... По пальцам пересчитать можно. Не говоря уже о том, что в некоторых новеллах даже английского нет или есть, но с ошибками такими, что я не понимаю что читаю. Некоторые вообще берут очень неудачное оформление, что текст режет глаза или его слишком много для одного кадра, что больше приходится скипать, чем читать... Я рад, что тут такого нет и есть возможность убрать вспышки, так как читаю я новеллы в основном только ночью. С каждой хорошей новеллой, где есть вкусные арты и персонажи - я становлюсь всё больше ксенофилом.
На самом деле мой больший любимчик - кот-домохозяйка после того, как его Старейшину убили. Надеюсь, что можно будет принять его предложение и убить как-то адмирала или сделать так, чтобы адмирал умер. Это должно помочь котейке.
Насчёт спойлера не парься, я в первый день как нашёл её все руты прошёл) Мне вот Коку например нравится, такой милый пухляш, и он пожалуй единственный, да, кто сразу в пекло. Но тут скорее он это из любопытства. И честно, после первого прохождения, да и при последующих, мне в конце было очень грустно(и ещё в течении нескольких дней тоже)
И насчёт "правильности" рута. Тут у каждого свои проблемы, поэтому, в каком то смысле, каждый рут является правильным.
Надеюсь всё у авторов будет хорошо и они успешно сделают обновление. Я уже даже кинул запрос на её перевод, и там сказали, что будут ждать версию 2.0
@Круто There isn't any full frontal nudity in the game or explicit scenes yet. Next chapter's gonna get to the explicit stuff, I heard. However...
Spoiler-ish
There's a scene in the Joseph route where you can see some of his shaft. Definitely NSFW, and like that J/O scene you encountered there are some routes that describe the Scriviner getting to first or second base.
Hohoh, "daddy pickle"))) Yes, it was "ah" moment, especially when the main character touched it.
I really like Joseph. For me, he is in 2nd or 3rd place in the ranking of husbands in this game. In 1st place is of course Jin, and 2nd is Runan or Joseph because they have roughly the same problems with loneliness and responsibility for the whole village. Although Joseph is probably 3rd place, because if the main character were me with my mentality, then after Elder's death and Joseph's rejection and the desire to be left alone, I would have killed myself and judging from what happened next, Joseph would have finished himself off too. 😖😭
key is to focus on one person at a time and select the right choices. did same thing wanting to learn all the lore of each area peicing it together and womp bad end. but not a dev just what i noticed when playing XD
It's a best vn I ever seen in this site! So many shorts stories which add to main line specific "flavor". Playing this game like a teleportation in another world. There are a lot of details, so you really will get into it! I wait for next updates (authors are best!).
Me and DaSinBun have been really occupied with our personal lives the past few months with work and other issues. Because of this, the game had to be sidelined for a while until we have more time to work on it. We apologize for the delay 🙇♂️
We won't be going into a haitus since we will still work on it here and there, but the next update will take more time before we finish it. We just want it to really be as good as the recent updates and rushing it doesn't feel right to us.
Thank you everyone for your patience with us. We promised to finish this game and we definitely will. Even if it takes us more time to do so. We don't want to be homeless/hungry since that will make things slower so priorities first. Thank you again for understanding.
after playing the story lines now wish there was a canon game like stories game or even runefactory like game of this concept like how wilds find unknown village theme actually find the village or villages and it goes more instead of hunt the monster your more caretaking the villages found.
or to add to this yea side charactors getting a story like not love interrest ones but get to know the villagers story type thing cause cant be with the boyfriend all day so its more get to know them and trusted best friend type connection
I can see the true ending when it gets done due to how every one in village is close like have final end scene art be more based on your partner choice and then rest the village in it. like not full harem or poly but every one is close due to the events. so say in the end Ridge as an artist paints the whole group as village photo. and so on. like each final image be keyed to what partner liked art cooking sunsets so on
Literally my favorite Furry/Bara VN out there. Love all the bois and the writing! Can't wait to smooch em all real soon especially in the next update. Praying for a drop during Pride month but no rush of course! Keep cooking til it's done! <3
The devs already said that dating multiple people at once is out of the question, or rather, an impossibility. I wouldn't expect it to be implemented in the future, if at all.
Okay, before this dives into another intense argument, ShroudedLion is right. We won't be adding poly. We aren't confident enough that we could write poly and it would be an injustice if we made it only for the reason of "two is better than one", cause that is not the main essence of a Poly.
Also can you imagine how much work that would be? I'd have to write 30 different scenarios for it to fit... I love working on this game, but I don't want to milk it dry...
The devs said a while back that they do not have the experience or the resources necessary to translate the game into another language. And even if they did and are willing, you might be waiting quite some time before we can get something feasible.
Another reason is actually our game will eventually have a full rehaul after 1.0, where earlier dialogues will have changes and corrections, including new events. I dont want the translators to be burdened by an incomplete game, especially one where my lack of English skills are seen as a problem right now. And thats big for a VN.
i know that this is probably not gonna happen but i love this game and my primary language is Spanish, so i wouldn´t have any problem by translating the full game into Spanish, and i don't care to get any pay, i just want more people to enjoy this game as much as i did, and a lot of Spanish people don't know enough English to understand, also, my English is also not the best, don't even worry about it ♥
Oh wow, I just found about this VN, and already fell in love with it! But this last housekeeper scene is kinda... disturbing, I think? Can't wait for update, good luck with it!
Is there a way to skip the courtroom scenes if its already been done once. I do love the idea and it was very fun going through it but if it doesn't affect the game from that point on (with choices made during the scene or what have you) then on subsequent playthroughs, can there be an option to skip?
There already is an option. During the three times you are asked to save the game (consider them as checkpoints), there will be a button at the bottom of the screen that says Skip Current Bout. That will allow you to skip through the scenes.
However, the court scenes after the third checkpoint involve the Main 6 (Leo, Jin, Joseph, Ridge, Koku and Runan). I recommend not skipping through that part, since dialogue vastly differs between the six dateables.
I just finished Jin's route and it's really amazing! You really know how to describe the struggle of all the villagers, Jin is so afflicted that I'm reluctant to leave him alone and try other's route, just like what Lia said, he really deserve a kind guy. I can't wait to see further development.
tbh the way everyone is affected by their route's is so well tailored for each of their personalities. Every one of them I felt attached to. even if in the beginning I wasn't as interested in some as others
yeah there is no "endings" atm but as long as you get a heart for each interaction when in their route thats pretty much the correct action. After you do the "event" you can skip it on all other playthroughs. Other than that there isnt much else to do afterwards ye
Oh so thats the game people have been talking about under my old mh dating game april fools video , I'm putting a pin on that and playing it as soon as possible !
Hi there! I just finished Leo's route and love the game so far! I just want to know, is there an official discord server for the game's community? It would be really awesome to be in one and interact with other players, maybe also have more interactions with the game devs? Thanks!
We don't have our own discord server for Hopkeeper, but we are part of a VN discord server. You can view the link on our twitter post here: EDIT: https://discord.gg/TS23gH88
Since I played this game I really loved the idea of the path selection. (obviously my favorite is Joseph, GOD HE IS SO PRETTY) but since act 4 I had a doubt: would.. it be possible to add cross routes that end up in a good ending??. splitting your attention onto 2 compatible characters and a different and completely new route unlocking. I know this is just a game made by 2 people and that it would add a lot of new work, if I knew how I would do it myself like a mod of some sort, but.. not paths with EVERY SINGLE CONVINATION, I thought about it.. and I have come to the conclusion only 3 routes would be possible to make it work without a weird thing happening I know it would probably be impossible to make what I think, but it has been in my head for days and at least I want someone to know what I'm talking about, Hell, even a Modder could make it happen some day if it doesn't get added officially. the idea came to me in a scene in Joseph´s route where he goes to sleep and our (since the trial) sexy PJ talks to Ridge about he being jealous because of our relationship with Jo, and then we say to him "since I cant treat you like a boyfriend, how about a best friend?", and then I thought about the cross route idea. the first one being obviously the Joseph x Ridge route, splitting attention and then maintaining a good relationship with both, the confirmation that you did well being you being able to take both Joseph and Ridge at the same time to the waterfall and from then on I.. wouldn't know what is next since I'm not the writer, but the idea is there. the second route ALSO HAS JOSEPH IN IT, (this is not fanboy delusions, it actually makes sense). it would be a Joseph x Runan route, since that confrontation I cant get the idea of a sandwich out of my head, same shit but this time it would be like a rivalry for who gets the most love, but with time they get along, for the first.. time..(????, (sorry.. I only played the Joseph route and a little of the Runan.. but I actually don't know if they end up liking each other qwp) but basically the same. and the last route (maybe a weird one but it totally works) the Leo x Jin route, ....... NOW HEAR ME OUT, I never figured out if they are biological brothers or nah, so this would make sense if they are not, again, hear me out, those 2 definitely have something going on, (that tit flick.. damn). I would love for this 3 routes to be real and playable, but.. obviously it would be hard to make.. so it may never be a thing, but dreaming IS a thing, so if either RRuuichi or DaSinBun are reading this.. I hope at least we can get this when you finish the game qwp, or maybe like a update for each of this.., or maybe a Modder can make it into reality, either way if anyone stayed until the end, thank you. I hope this gets to either of the creators love ya all!!
While I do appreciate you sharing imaginative ideas, I remember the devs saying that romancing two characters at once just isn't feasible, as it would require dramatic changes in storyline, engagements with other characters...pretty much almost everything in the game, really.
And as one would expect, such changes would eat up time and resources, perhaps unnecessarily.
It would really be better if you made a mod or a fanfiction (I would love to read it!), the devs already suffer a lot with 6 routes, since there are only 2 people working on this incredible project. Adding new routes would increase the workload in 50%, which would make updates take much longer.
yep.. that's why i think a Modder can make it, i.. really wouldn't mind making the story plot of each of these.. but i wouldn't be able to make the codding, even less the art if needed, you can't just use the same images in the game for that 2 character route idea, the photos of the river/lake would have to get at least 3 new ones, one for each route featuring the 2 characters
Okay, now with that jumpscare out of my system, I want to say several things. Again.
One, I absolutely love this game. Yes, still.
Two, without spoilers, I'd still absolutely love to see Ridge... well, I really really want to see what he's discussing with Koku at his home happen... hehe, scoutflies. XD
Spoilers, perhaps? Just to be safe.
Three: The Admiral is so flat I got a papercut.
Four: Chapter 3 unexpected gameplay change gave me a bit of a whiplash.
Five: I only played Ridge's route so far, but... You know, I can't stop imagining how silly Leo would look like in chapter 3 if he just keeps on flexing. Gotta be quite the mood-killer >.>
Six: For a moment, I thought Ridge had a delayed Frenzy virus.
Acabo de terminar la ruta de Leo y dios si me hizo llorar, si no fuera por la guía que hay del cap. 3 no hubiera terminado la ruta pero me encanto, llevo siguiendo esta VN como desde la actualización V0.3 y me quede con las ganas de que como podría continuar, me gusto mucho como avanzo la historia en sentido de que como continua la relación entre Leo y el protagonista, también que Leo pueda superar un trauma y poder aclarar las cosas y sus sentimientos con el protagonista y a la vez también poder sanar sus problemas, también yo encuentro que si es algo que conecta con las personas actualmente porque todos necesitan hablar sus problemas para poder entendernos y eso es algo con lo que conecte de esta historia, y pues fue lo que me gusto de la ruta de Leo espero que la sigan actualizando porque quiero saber mas. (volveré cuando me lea la ruta de Jin)
You are supposed to spend three days with the villager of your choice.
For example, if you wish to go down Ridge's path, choose Ridge's icon on the days he is available. You cannot, unfortunately, spend time with all of the villagers in one go, so you'll have to choose.
Let me say, I am in day 19 of Leo's route and I could not expect this much trauma, holly stars, i was not mentally ready to be punched around like that. It's amazing, but damn.
I love this game. Runan's route is very heavy and deep but I love it.
Spoiler....
Though now im worried about the elder's housekeeper. Since the little guy went insane and wants the admiral dead. I feel for him, since he lost someone dear. It's even more worrying when he says if he goes with you and the person you choose will the admiral die too. And the image is icing on the cake. Hugs to the little house keeper.
I think there will definetely be something crazy happening i just hope they dont drag the poor runan there after all that happened i dont think his heart can take more drama
That and since his monster attributes are showing it puts him in danger. I think it's the same for all the love interest too. Where one of their monster attributes show and you get worried. I love this game and can't wait for the next update.
considering what happened in the last update, I did assume correctly that Joseph's is the heaviest one out of all the routes. That said, I still was not prepared for it
Spoilers, I guess? They're vague, and hardly up to date, but beware anyways!
I gotta say, Leia and Nasher would make for great additions to the datable roster. They'd make for some nice variety, and they both have good story potential. Obviously a story centered on Nasher would be rife with drama, considering what he contributed to in Runan's story, and as for Leia...
She alludes to some terrible event in her past that leads her to distrust humans. She's also been in a relationship before, one that didn't last. Earning her trust would be a feat and a half, and thinking about the feels that could be unpacked there has me really interested. Heck if I know if she'd even be eligible for a spot on the datable roster -- it's a bit presumptuous of me to assume that an expansion will ever be on the table, let alone that the only lady in the game would be allowed on it. But I thought I'd put my two cents on the table anyways.
Really? I have no memory of this. I must have missed it somewhere.
Though I don't necessarily think that would preclude a storyline centered on Nasher from working, or even getting NSFW. Asexual and Aromantic aren't the same thing, and it's my understanding that some ace folks find fulfillment in sex as a means of bonding. Could be I've been mislead, of course.
If it's specifically stated that he's Aromantic, that would make it much harder to work.
i think the phrase that nasher used in runan route was something like "dont feel anything about anyone" dont know how much you can do with this kind of mindset when it comes to storyline.
I don't think that nullifies my prior statement, and even so, why couldn't a story built on platonic friendship work? Maybe it's a little odd in a dating sim, but that wouldn't make it bad.
just wanted to help by giving context. i leave it to others to decides wether something like this can work or not. thought you seem to move the goalpost alot. From dateable to "aromantic would make it alot harder" to "story build on platonic friendship" i think at the end you just want a story-route with nasher no matter the content and what it entails, period. Thats no critic at all. just an observation, you like who you like. ^v^
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and at 10 charactors designed useing this games lore or world logic XD
when i first played it was a while back, it was on Joseph's path and ended at the end of chapter 2. i finelly found the game again, and explored Ridges path and was not prepared for what was in store for chapters 3 and 4. it was absolutly amazing, it had so much emotion, and the addition of the ace atturny stlye chourt hearing added a lovely flair to the game. cant wait to explore the other chatacters, though i should propally call it a night since its been7-8 hours and is now 6 am.
Out of everything I expected this game to do to me, I didn't expect to get the skill to draw muscular men and help me get over a major art block. I need Jin in my life, he's genuinely so precious maaan...
...I love this game. Jin singlehandedly made me like Zinogres more than I had before, and they were already pretty cool in my eyes. Keep up the great work when you guys can, don't rush yourselves in making perfection though. Healthy minds and bodies make great results like what y'all have so far.
I got to the end of this game and... Is it the most beautiful game I've ever seen It's my life. I'm sorry, but when I download it, I did it for "non-SFW pleasures", but when i finish the chapter 4, and the entire game is excellent. Can I support you in any way? Because I can't afford the money, development, and other things, Do you need more people? I tried talking about the game on my Twitter, but obviously I haven't heard back. I hope you're okay, and if not, no problem. You're cooking up something glorious, and I'm sorry if I seem desperate for an update; I just admire it so much and had to get it out there somehow. With Jin, I only think of one song: "Freesia" of the franchise, "Guilty Gear," and it perfectly describes the feeling of playing this route. You guys are amazing.
Hi!
You can always support us by sharing our game to through word of mouth! The more people that play our game, the more motivated we are. We don't make people pay for our game, nor we don't want to force financial support on our first project, so really the best way is to share our game!
We don't really need additional team members since we want to keep our updates/exchanges/burdens just between us two. We want to check our limits first and we want to keep everything inhouse (Also we cannot pay for people's work cause we are poor... And I want to pay people a salary cause it's fair and the right thing even if people say it's for free. Just doesn't feel right to not pay)
I understand that point of view and the circumstances. I'll see if there are more people who like it, even if I don't have an answer right now.
And one last question:
Having the game downloaded and a new update comes out, do I have to download it again?
The answer to your question is yes. Since Ren'Py likes being a bastard to save files that are one update behind (or any older versions, for that matter), you're gonna have to download and start from the beginning each time a new update comes out. I know it can be bothersome, but you're gonna have to power through it.
Correct actually.
To add that, I often update codes on prev days to see if I can improve it or change some parts that may affect future events. Because of this, Renpy gets confused when you load into a save. But that's also why we release games in larger intervals rather than several in a month so that you don't do this often.
Actually, that don't make me feel Bad, My native language is spanish, so i can play again to uderstand exactly some thinks and try others, good luck You two
Hahaha, hah...
At the beginning and from the description I thought that there would be something like a harem. Especially because of the dialogues with characters who openly "get into the main character's pants.". But alas, the 8th day of dispersal has arrived. I realized that this is not about a harem, but a choice of one of 5...
I got through to the story with Jin. It seems to me, even more, I feel that whoever I choose will still come to the trial of the admiral. But nevertheless, the plot with Jin should be the most suitable. I will answer myself later after going through the story with other candidates. 👀
Throughout the story there are a couple of problems for me... I don't understand the mentality of the main character. He has his own thoughts about some incidents, but still... I can't quite understand what he must think about this, and in some places I don't agree with his thoughts. I see him as a person who doesn’t understand what he wants and does, but he wants it and does it. 💫💫💫
I like the housekeeper at the beginning and at the end. Especially at the end. 👁️👁️
I don't quite understand what is considered NSFW in the novel? That the characters are swimming in the river near the waterfall in just swimming trunks? Honestly, I didn't understand this. The adult moments that I encountered in game were: a little blood; a jerk-off scene without much visuals and description (just its presence); talk about sex; murder; housekeeper at the end (I would like to help him realize his dream).
I didn't quite understand one scene.
Spoiler.
When there was a trial, the admiral wanted to shoot the main character. In the plot with Jin, Jin pushed the main character away? How the Admiral shot Elder? If I understood correctly, Elder was sitting behind the main character and if Jin hadn't pushed him, the bullet would have simply hit the main character?
Actually I will answer this as this seems to be a question many ask. So spoilers for Chapter 3
He was actually in fact targeting the Elder to begin with. To Jin, it looked like he was about to shoot you, but as someone conniving as the Admiral, he would choose something that has more of a painful impact to the village. Killing you would only bury him more, but killing the elder would yield worse situations. And that is what he wanted.
Thanks for explaining. I was just very confused and thought what I wrote above or that the admiral's aim is lame. This then explains why he shouted his insane phrases.
Sure, this VN may be light on the NSFW stuff as of this writing, but wait 'til next update.
You'd be surprised because...
The main character will actually get in on it fully with his date.
Hehe 😊 I had no doubt.
It's just that in the beginning everyone was too direct about relationships. It confused me a bit.
if runanp power bottoms i can die happy
Just a reminder, NSFW doesn't always mean sexual. The game contains... themes and scenes that require a heads up. Not because it is sexual, but because it is not for anyone under the age of 18. Though... it's not like I can track who can download our game anyway...
Plus, the game is in development, and we are still working on the next update while life is continuously shafting us in a bad way :( So while this and early stuff don't have the sex scenes that many of you want, it's coming. Just always keep in mind the game is still in development and what is being shown right now is not going to be the final version. We will be polishing the days and characters more.
As for the Scriviner's ideals, it is actually that exact reason you said on why I wrote him like that. Someone who doesn't understand what he wants, but has conviction of wanting it. Majority of us are always unsure of extreme situations no matter what, and he isn't exactly a blank character either so he has a personality that is visible than most. This will get polished a bit more in the future.
Thank you for your hard work 🙏
I saw that message about life's problems. I hope everything works out for you and everything will be great! I really enjoy your novel. I understand age restrictions and the concept of NSFW. I just felt like this tag was posted too early due to development then. Anyway, thank you again for your hard working.
Еее, наше лицо, не думал что увижу. Кто твой любимчик? Признавайся)
А почему "признавайся"?((( Спойлеры...
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Наверное, Джин. Я прошел пока что только его и сейчас его брата допрохожу. Немного не правильно в моем случае уже выбирать кого-то, когда ещё не прошел остальных, но просто я чувствую, что сюжет с Джином будет более правильным, так как главный герой помогает ему справиться с кошмарами (поможет, наверное до конца после завершения разработки). Так-то у меня Daddy issues, и я думал выбрать "огурчика"-Джозефа, но в итоге решил начать именно с Джина, даже не с его брата. (Брат его меня честно выбешивает. В сюжете с Джином он лучше показывается в недолюбливании ГГ банально своей глупостью, в то время, как в своем сюжете он видел всё, что случилось, своими глазами, но всё равно отстраняется от ГГ) Другие кандидаты кроме Коку - слишком прямолинейно намекают на секс, но не сексятся сразу (((((())))))))(()()()( Также в сюжете с Джином Лео и Коку сойдутся. Джин при смерти Старосты немного ввел меня в апатию своим отстранением, что будь я на месте гг, то, приняв всю ненависть его, ушел бы тихо и убился, как гг и сделал при неудачном суде.
Может сюжет с Джозефом тоже будет более правильным, так как у того проблемы как и у Джина - в настоящем. Пройду - узнаю, пока что я предполагаю, раз правильно понял суть менталитета гг.
Так мало хороших новелл, как эта... По пальцам пересчитать можно. Не говоря уже о том, что в некоторых новеллах даже английского нет или есть, но с ошибками такими, что я не понимаю что читаю. Некоторые вообще берут очень неудачное оформление, что текст режет глаза или его слишком много для одного кадра, что больше приходится скипать, чем читать... Я рад, что тут такого нет и есть возможность убрать вспышки, так как читаю я новеллы в основном только ночью. С каждой хорошей новеллой, где есть вкусные арты и персонажи - я становлюсь всё больше ксенофилом.
На самом деле мой больший любимчик - кот-домохозяйка после того, как его Старейшину убили. Надеюсь, что можно будет принять его предложение и убить как-то адмирала или сделать так, чтобы адмирал умер. Это должно помочь котейке.
Насчёт спойлера не парься, я в первый день как нашёл её все руты прошёл) Мне вот Коку например нравится, такой милый пухляш, и он пожалуй единственный, да, кто сразу в пекло. Но тут скорее он это из любопытства. И честно, после первого прохождения, да и при последующих, мне в конце было очень грустно(и ещё в течении нескольких дней тоже)
И насчёт "правильности" рута. Тут у каждого свои проблемы, поэтому, в каком то смысле, каждый рут является правильным.
Надеюсь всё у авторов будет хорошо и они успешно сделают обновление. Я уже даже кинул запрос на её перевод, и там сказали, что будут ждать версию 2.0
Ай йо, больше наших.
Ридж.
Короче, мне нравятся все по своему
@Круто There isn't any full frontal nudity in the game or explicit scenes yet. Next chapter's gonna get to the explicit stuff, I heard. However...
Spoiler-ish
There's a scene in the Joseph route where you can see some of his shaft. Definitely NSFW, and like that J/O scene you encountered there are some routes that describe the Scriviner getting to first or second base.
I know.
Hohoh, "daddy pickle"))) Yes, it was "ah" moment, especially when the main character touched it.
I really like Joseph. For me, he is in 2nd or 3rd place in the ranking of husbands in this game. In 1st place is of course Jin, and 2nd is Runan or Joseph because they have roughly the same problems with loneliness and responsibility for the whole village. Although Joseph is probably 3rd place, because if the main character were me with my mentality, then after Elder's death and Joseph's rejection and the desire to be left alone, I would have killed myself and judging from what happened next, Joseph would have finished himself off too. 😖😭
helloooo, i need your help pls:
i had the Bad final of the DAY 8... Is so... 😖😖😭, how can avoid this final? Beigin closer to someone of the characterers??????
For example jin?? 😭😭😭
key is to focus on one person at a time and select the right choices. did same thing wanting to learn all the lore of each area peicing it together and womp bad end. but not a dev just what i noticed when playing XD
Thank You so much
if hear the happy poogi heart sound after a choice it was the correct one
What is that sound?
any choices that basicly increase the heart or love score in the right corner is the correct answer more less.
and now already made a charactor for dnd in this setting XD along with going back try to revive the monster hunter d20 attempt cause of this game.
It's a best vn I ever seen in this site! So many shorts stories which add to main line specific "flavor". Playing this game like a teleportation in another world. There are a lot of details, so you really will get into it! I wait for next updates (authors are best!).
p.s. easter egg with ace attorney was good.
I really liked Joseph's route, he is so adorable!
ANNOUNCEMENT
Life has been difficult.
Me and DaSinBun have been really occupied with our personal lives the past few months with work and other issues. Because of this, the game had to be sidelined for a while until we have more time to work on it. We apologize for the delay 🙇♂️
We won't be going into a haitus since we will still work on it here and there, but the next update will take more time before we finish it. We just want it to really be as good as the recent updates and rushing it doesn't feel right to us.
Thank you everyone for your patience with us. We promised to finish this game and we definitely will. Even if it takes us more time to do so. We don't want to be homeless/hungry since that will make things slower so priorities first. Thank you again for understanding.
You don’t gotta apologise mate. Your life is ALOT more important than this VN
make sure you are healthy mentally and physical before doing anything. Take as much time as you want!
Dont worry about this and take your time! Your life is more important than this game. I will wait as long as you need
wishing yall the best. please keep us updated on how things go both in and out of dev
Thank you so much for letting us know and keeping us in the loop. Taking care of yourself is paramount.
after playing the story lines now wish there was a canon game like stories game or even runefactory like game of this concept like how wilds find unknown village theme actually find the village or villages and it goes more instead of hunt the monster your more caretaking the villages found.
or to add to this yea side charactors getting a story like not love interrest ones but get to know the villagers story type thing cause cant be with the boyfriend all day so its more get to know them and trusted best friend type connection
I don't think side characters will have their own story, because this will make everything go slower(I mean development)
Yeah making stories about the side characters is gonna be difficult for us DURING development. ;)
we fr need some merch of these characters i need me a runan body pillow
I can see the true ending when it gets done due to how every one in village is close like have final end scene art be more based on your partner choice and then rest the village in it. like not full harem or poly but every one is close due to the events. so say in the end Ridge as an artist paints the whole group as village photo. and so on. like each final image be keyed to what partner liked art cooking sunsets so on
i'm in love with Leo and Runan <3
Literally my favorite Furry/Bara VN out there. Love all the bois and the writing! Can't wait to smooch em all real soon especially in the next update. Praying for a drop during Pride month but no rush of course! Keep cooking til it's done! <3
I initially held off from playing this cause I have never played a Monster Hunter game, but I decided to give it a try... and now I'm hooked lol.
I've only done Runan's route so far, but I'm very interested in this VN's future!
Same as you, but after this VN I even started playing one
ok, will there be an option to date multiple ppl at the same time? i mean we have already seen joseph and runan squizeing us with their tits
The devs already said that dating multiple people at once is out of the question, or rather, an impossibility. I wouldn't expect it to be implemented in the future, if at all.
😭
Just use another page for another route. In my opinion this is kinda bad, when you date multiple ppl... I would never
i mean it isnt a real life so it isnt that bad, but remember : if theres a hole, i have a goal
Okay, before this dives into another intense argument, ShroudedLion is right. We won't be adding poly. We aren't confident enough that we could write poly and it would be an injustice if we made it only for the reason of "two is better than one", cause that is not the main essence of a Poly.
Also can you imagine how much work that would be? I'd have to write 30 different scenarios for it to fit... I love working on this game, but I don't want to milk it dry...
fr let them be monogamous. imo if poly was added itd hurt how their relationship develops too
And another question - do u think about translation of this?
The devs said a while back that they do not have the experience or the resources necessary to translate the game into another language. And even if they did and are willing, you might be waiting quite some time before we can get something feasible.
In short, it's all up in the air.
welp, at least i can help with Russian translation, because i know one translation team
Another reason is actually our game will eventually have a full rehaul after 1.0, where earlier dialogues will have changes and corrections, including new events. I dont want the translators to be burdened by an incomplete game, especially one where my lack of English skills are seen as a problem right now. And thats big for a VN.
Okay, I got it. Thank you for your answer.
i know that this is probably not gonna happen but i love this game and my primary language is Spanish, so i wouldn´t have any problem by translating the full game into Spanish, and i don't care to get any pay, i just want more people to enjoy this game as much as i did, and a lot of Spanish people don't know enough English to understand, also, my English is also not the best, don't even worry about it ♥
Oh wow, I just found about this VN, and already fell in love with it! But this last housekeeper scene is kinda... disturbing, I think? Can't wait for update, good luck with it!
Is there a way to skip the courtroom scenes if its already been done once. I do love the idea and it was very fun going through it but if it doesn't affect the game from that point on (with choices made during the scene or what have you) then on subsequent playthroughs, can there be an option to skip?
There already is an option. During the three times you are asked to save the game (consider them as checkpoints), there will be a button at the bottom of the screen that says Skip Current Bout. That will allow you to skip through the scenes.
However, the court scenes after the third checkpoint involve the Main 6 (Leo, Jin, Joseph, Ridge, Koku and Runan). I recommend not skipping through that part, since dialogue vastly differs between the six dateables.
I just finished Jin's route and it's really amazing! You really know how to describe the struggle of all the villagers, Jin is so afflicted that I'm reluctant to leave him alone and try other's route, just like what Lia said, he really deserve a kind guy. I can't wait to see further development.
tbh the way everyone is affected by their route's is so well tailored for each of their personalities. Every one of them I felt attached to. even if in the beginning I wasn't as interested in some as others
fr. i have been on the edge of my seat watching to see when we will see more of him
PLEASE HELP ME WITH A GOOD ENDING WITH RIDGE I LITERALLY ALOMST CRIED IDC ABOUT SPOILERS I JUST NEED RIDGE'S GOOD ENDING
edit- hey so-! i just got back and i cried over The Elder 3 times already :)
(I AM NOT OKAY)
yeah there is no "endings" atm but as long as you get a heart for each interaction when in their route thats pretty much the correct action. After you do the "event" you can skip it on all other playthroughs. Other than that there isnt much else to do afterwards ye
this game is so good from the moment this was released I know it has future OMG...
How do i get the jin romance because I keep getting the bad ending
Here are a few questions regarding that:
These two areas can get people confused, but if you do this, you'll be able to spend three days with Jin and allow you to go down his path.
Oh so thats the game people have been talking about under my old mh dating game april fools video , I'm putting a pin on that and playing it as soon as possible !
What video is this?
Hi there! I just finished Leo's route and love the game so far! I just want to know, is there an official discord server for the game's community? It would be really awesome to be in one and interact with other players, maybe also have more interactions with the game devs? Thanks!
We don't have our own discord server for Hopkeeper, but we are part of a VN discord server. You can view the link on our twitter post here:
EDIT: https://discord.gg/TS23gH88
Cool, thanks for the link!
Since I played this game I really loved the idea of the path selection. (obviously my favorite is Joseph, GOD HE IS SO PRETTY) but since act 4 I had a doubt: would.. it be possible to add cross routes that end up in a good ending??.
splitting your attention onto 2 compatible characters and a different and completely new route unlocking.
I know this is just a game made by 2 people and that it would add a lot of new work, if I knew how I would do it myself like a mod of some sort, but.. not paths with EVERY SINGLE CONVINATION, I thought about it.. and I have come to the conclusion only 3 routes would be possible to make it work without a weird thing happening
I know it would probably be impossible to make what I think, but it has been in my head for days and at least I want someone to know what I'm talking about, Hell, even a Modder could make it happen some day if it doesn't get added officially.
the idea came to me in a scene in Joseph´s route where he goes to sleep and our (since the trial) sexy PJ talks to Ridge about he being jealous because of our relationship with Jo, and then we say to him "since I cant treat you like a boyfriend, how about a best friend?", and then I thought about the cross route idea.
the first one being obviously the Joseph x Ridge route, splitting attention and then maintaining a good relationship with both, the confirmation that you did well being you being able to take both Joseph and Ridge at the same time to the waterfall and from then on I.. wouldn't know what is next since I'm not the writer, but the idea is there.
the second route ALSO HAS JOSEPH IN IT, (this is not fanboy delusions, it actually makes sense).
it would be a Joseph x Runan route, since that confrontation I cant get the idea of a sandwich out of my head, same shit but this time it would be like a rivalry for who gets the most love, but with time they get along, for the first.. time..(????, (sorry.. I only played the Joseph route and a little of the Runan.. but I actually don't know if they end up liking each other qwp) but basically the same.
and the last route (maybe a weird one but it totally works) the Leo x Jin route, ....... NOW HEAR ME OUT, I never figured out if they are biological brothers or nah, so this would make sense if they are not, again, hear me out, those 2 definitely have something going on, (that tit flick.. damn).
I would love for this 3 routes to be real and playable, but.. obviously it would be hard to make.. so it may never be a thing, but dreaming IS a thing, so if either RRuuichi or DaSinBun are reading this.. I hope at least we can get this when you finish the game qwp, or maybe like a update for each of this.., or maybe a Modder can make it into reality, either way if anyone stayed until the end, thank you.
I hope this gets to either of the creators
love ya all!!
While I do appreciate you sharing imaginative ideas, I remember the devs saying that romancing two characters at once just isn't feasible, as it would require dramatic changes in storyline, engagements with other characters...pretty much almost everything in the game, really.
And as one would expect, such changes would eat up time and resources, perhaps unnecessarily.
I...wouldn't get your hopes up, if I were you.
^
yeah.. i already didn´t have incredibly big hopes...
It would really be better if you made a mod or a fanfiction (I would love to read it!), the devs already suffer a lot with 6 routes, since there are only 2 people working on this incredible project. Adding new routes would increase the workload in 50%, which would make updates take much longer.
yep.. that's why i think a Modder can make it, i.. really wouldn't mind making the story plot of each of these.. but i wouldn't be able to make the codding, even less the art if needed, you can't just use the same images in the game for that 2 character route idea, the photos of the river/lake would have to get at least 3 new ones, one for each route featuring the 2 characters
Make a fanfic! Maybe someone will be inspired by it
Dude i read "Multile path choices" and then skipped a bit and read " NOW HEAR ME OUT, I never figured out if they are biological brothers"
And my mind wondered bro LOL
YO WTF THAT SOUNDS SO BAD!!! THE IDEA CAME FROM JOSEPH AND RIDGE! NOT FROM THAT!!! OMG
Okay, now with that jumpscare out of my system, I want to say several things. Again.
One, I absolutely love this game. Yes, still.
Two, without spoilers, I'd still absolutely love to see Ridge... well, I really really want to see what he's discussing with Koku at his home happen... hehe, scoutflies. XD
Spoilers, perhaps? Just to be safe.
Three: The Admiral is so flat I got a papercut.
Four: Chapter 3 unexpected gameplay change gave me a bit of a whiplash.
Five: I only played Ridge's route so far, but... You know, I can't stop imagining how silly Leo would look like in chapter 3 if he just keeps on flexing. Gotta be quite the mood-killer >.>
Six: For a moment, I thought Ridge had a delayed Frenzy virus.
Seven: IS THE NUMBER
Chapter 4 ending be like: bringmybrownpants.png
Acabo de terminar la ruta de Leo y dios si me hizo llorar, si no fuera por la guía que hay del cap. 3 no hubiera terminado la ruta pero me encanto, llevo siguiendo esta VN como desde la actualización V0.3 y me quede con las ganas de que como podría continuar, me gusto mucho como avanzo la historia en sentido de que como continua la relación entre Leo y el protagonista, también que Leo pueda superar un trauma y poder aclarar las cosas y sus sentimientos con el protagonista y a la vez también poder sanar sus problemas, también yo encuentro que si es algo que conecta con las personas actualmente porque todos necesitan hablar sus problemas para poder entendernos y eso es algo con lo que conecte de esta historia, y pues fue lo que me gusto de la ruta de Leo espero que la sigan actualizando porque quiero saber mas. (volveré cuando me lea la ruta de Jin)
Saludos desde Chile 🤗❤️
I think I am doing something wrong cause I keep leaving on day 8 and the game ending there
You are supposed to spend three days with the villager of your choice.
For example, if you wish to go down Ridge's path, choose Ridge's icon on the days he is available. You cannot, unfortunately, spend time with all of the villagers in one go, so you'll have to choose.
Oh okay I see how i got the bad ending, I divided attention between Ridge and Joseph. Much appreciated
Jin must be protected and loved at all costs. I love him.
10/10, made me cry.
Let me say, I am in day 19 of Leo's route and I could not expect this much trauma, holly stars, i was not mentally ready to be punched around like that. It's amazing, but damn.
oh boy im in for a rid ethere i thought jin , jo, and ronan hit hard.
Kinda a spoiler so ye, have to put a goofy ahh spoiler tag :3
The end of the update this time scared me so bad.. it was like a jumpscare because that felyne looks so eery and creepy.. 😧😨
I love this game. Runan's route is very heavy and deep but I love it.
Spoiler....
Though now im worried about the elder's housekeeper. Since the little guy went insane and wants the admiral dead. I feel for him, since he lost someone dear. It's even more worrying when he says if he goes with you and the person you choose will the admiral die too. And the image is icing on the cake. Hugs to the little house keeper.
I think there will definetely be something crazy happening i just hope they dont drag the poor runan there after all that happened i dont think his heart can take more drama
same, like he can only take so much.
Spoilers...
That and since his monster attributes are showing it puts him in danger. I think it's the same for all the love interest too. Where one of their monster attributes show and you get worried. I love this game and can't wait for the next update.
really bad choice on my part for deciding to play this at 1am. I really need sleep but I only got 1 route done :(
silly me thinking I can do 3 routes before going to bed
koku spoiler
valid crashout tbh
garu that's not how you help your son lmao. koku's disassociating and garu's here like
considering what happened in the last update, I did assume correctly that Joseph's is the heaviest one out of all the routes. That said, I still was not prepared for it
Why is it only now I find out you specifically aren't allowed to name yourself 'Sans'
Edit: it even comes with the 'nope.' that you get if you try the same thing in Undertale
If you do, you would have a bad time
I have a question, is there any way to know the size or height of the characters shown in feet or meters?
Spoilers, I guess? They're vague, and hardly up to date, but beware anyways!
I gotta say, Leia and Nasher would make for great additions to the datable roster. They'd make for some nice variety, and they both have good story potential. Obviously a story centered on Nasher would be rife with drama, considering what he contributed to in Runan's story, and as for Leia...
She alludes to some terrible event in her past that leads her to distrust humans. She's also been in a relationship before, one that didn't last. Earning her trust would be a feat and a half, and thinking about the feels that could be unpacked there has me really interested. Heck if I know if she'd even be eligible for a spot on the datable roster -- it's a bit presumptuous of me to assume that an expansion will ever be on the table, let alone that the only lady in the game would be allowed on it. But I thought I'd put my two cents on the table anyways.
SPOILER WARNING
Nash is Ace (prolly Aro/Ace?) and you find it out in the Runan route.
Really? I have no memory of this. I must have missed it somewhere.
Though I don't necessarily think that would preclude a storyline centered on Nasher from working, or even getting NSFW. Asexual and Aromantic aren't the same thing, and it's my understanding that some ace folks find fulfillment in sex as a means of bonding. Could be I've been mislead, of course.
If it's specifically stated that he's Aromantic, that would make it much harder to work.
I just thought it could also include aromantic, but it could be he's just ace.
i think the phrase that nasher used in runan route was something like "dont feel anything about anyone" dont know how much you can do with this kind of mindset when it comes to storyline.
I don't think that nullifies my prior statement, and even so, why couldn't a story built on platonic friendship work? Maybe it's a little odd in a dating sim, but that wouldn't make it bad.
just wanted to help by giving context. i leave it to others to decides wether something like this can work or not.
thought you seem to move the goalpost alot. From dateable to "aromantic would make it alot harder" to "story build on platonic friendship"
i think at the end you just want a story-route with nasher no matter the content and what it entails, period.
Thats no critic at all. just an observation, you like who you like. ^v^
He is Ace
I hope we get a chance to slap Jo's ass. He beens doing to us, but i want to see his reactions when we do the same tricks on him