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.
← Return to game
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
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
what made you guys select this monsters as love interests? there any that were on the table but were cut ?
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