I precisely wanted to delete a bunch of saves that I made by accident, so thank you very much for the info and great work improving the VN the soundtrack of each character is something that I did not expect and a beautiful addition
Could there be a skip button for the new section in part 3? trying to go through it multiple times to go down each route feels like a slog to go through. That's really the only complain I have for this! Really loving the new update. Can't wait to see future updates!
After going through the first round, you are free to skip the game on PC using the shift button. I disabled this mostly since the coding for this section is a bit fragile. We want to release the game already since everyone wants to know what happens next, but I will be gradually adding/fixing a few details for the next couple of weeks, which includes the skip button
I..... I don't know if I want to applaud you or hate you.... I liked that you made the whole scene into another game. That is well thought out but on.... the other hand the end is...... Im like... Why? Why him? How can I play the other routes when I already know what's gonna happen?! I fucking cried to that! I know that not every story has good ending but that's just not fair.... also that to be continued, you guys are doing it again.. you guys are cruel.
Don't worry though I will still follow this to the very end and I'm gonna wait for the next update. Kudos to everyone who is part of this wonderful VN, you guys did a fantastic job in this update! Now if you excuse me, Im gonna cry my heart out now...
that might be one of the best ace attorney references I've ever seen????? ong I laughed so hard the first time I saw it 10/10 keep up with the good work!!! cant wait for the next update
also while playing Jo's route I encountered an error while being in the last trial:
also also for some reason after I was done with Jo's route the game just randomly put me on day 8 tho it still shows as day 17
This is extremely rude, Let them take their time with the VN. We wouldn't want them to feel Burnt-out or rush something Sub-par. So please, be patient and let them work their magic, i can speak from Experience that the more people say "Do This" or "Do that"/"Update" "Update now" leads to pressure and possibly a cancelation of the project entirely. I'm in no way associated with Hopkeeper, but i hope they agree with me on this, and i'm sure other VN studios will as well
God! I loved this visual novel! I loved all the stories, some were interesting, others kept me guessing! And I was just a little disappointed. But the rest loved it! In fact, I am part of the Hispanic community. Now I am using translator to write this. So sorry if you don't understand! I just wanted you to know that I loved the novel.
Okay, Leo route... WHY THE F- HE IS SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!?!!? BUT THE CLIFFHANGER!!! AND "WHAT MEANS TO BE A MAN" THING, AAAAAH!!! (Also, The Purple Yian Kut-Ku is called Yian Garuga, right? Xd)
Now Ridge route... Just beautiful man... I literally reflected myself in Ridge, because i also pass through that shit of need help but also pulling they away because i was scare of dissapointing them...again... just.. beautiful... (i legit cried on this)
Joseph route... was the definition of spicy and pain, my third favorite for now. (F- you gore malaga, that's why i farm you so badly in the mh4)
I really enjoyed the game so far and wondered if you needed an SFX guy because I am a sound designer, I'm not looking for payment I'm just looking for experience if you want me on your team.
One, I absolutely love this game. You just had to pick the best monsters to romance, didn't you?
Two, without spoilers, I'd absolutely love to see Ridge... well, I really want to see what he's discussing with Koku at his home happen... hehe, scoutflies. XD
Three, minor correction in Joseph line: plants are flora, not fauna.
Four: A minor nitpick on graphics: Jo and Jin have small bits of body peeking through their shirts layers. And Koku's arms look a bit... jarring with sharp shift from brown to blue. Also, why does he have four fingers and his dad have five? Ah, nevermind this, really, since it's a work in progress I'm sure it will get fixed and just my minor quirk ^^;
And five: Will there be more poses for the characters in the final game in dialogue scenes?
Glad you're having fun with what we have so far! We are hoping, if time is good on our side, that after the game is complete, will have a sprite overhaul. The sprites will be updated so that they would look nicer but also new poses.
If I were to estimate the game's story right now, we are actually about 45-50% done (with the current update 0.5). I separated the releases to match the update number so you can expect about 4/5 more updates before we complete Monster VIllage.
So by the time we release 1.0 (or 0.95 if we are still polishing some parts like backgrounds and music), the story is practically complete and we can work on our ideas. We are unsure if we will release more updates (ie, 1.1, 1.2) in the future, but that is something we can worry about then.
I'm not trying to look like I'm impatient or anything, but you mentioned that the next update will take a longer time as you wish to releasy it in full instead of in pieces. How are you two holding up? Are there any news you would wish to share?
Again, i'm not asking for "wHeRe Is ThE uPdAtE" or anything, just a genuine question on how are you doing with this wonderful game.
Both of us are doing good! Just some ups and downs from our own lives here and there but mostly up on the VN (There was a huge down when I almost deleted the code from cleaning my pc QAQ But its fine now). We dont want to share a lot in terms of development because we want to make sure everyone has a "blind" experience. This ensures that all of our twist, turns, and tibbles are all surprises and entertaining, which helps the VN experience.
What I can share tho is that there will be new faces, some new spriteworks, and even something custom. But that is all I can say without diving into "Here is a hint to the next update" spoiler territory!
On Mac, when it says "I think ____ is starting to like me!" or... randomly when "____/or ____ will remember that" it freezes. Is their anything I can do to fix that issue?
This seems to be a common issue when loading old save files while playing a newer version of the game. I will be adjusting the overall codes for these in the next update to see if it will improve.
Good question. Who downvoted that? Was it already answered? (although I think devs probably didn't think that far ahead, they have a lot of work to do and even more things they could add later)
We do plan to continue making more games, some will be in Visual Novel style, some will be regular indie games. We have some brainstorms here and there but until we are 90% done with Monster Village, we won't focus on future games to keep our options, especially our ideas, open to more stories!
I feel like the updates will either be once every 2 months or 4 months which is fair seeing how detailed and nice everything looks Keep up the good work!
I just wanted to leave a post telling y'all how amazing this VN is and I can't wait for the next update. The story and artwork is great definitely one of my favorites ❤️
Also do you have a discord to keep up with future updates? And do you have a Patreon because I would love to support this game? 😊
Glad you're enjoying what we have so far! We are working hard on the next update with story writing and some development, so it's still gonna be a bit longer. 🙇
We don't have a Patreon since we are unsure of how we will do rewards, and because of our broken schedule of updates, we cannot guarantee a per-month update most of the time. It would seem unfair so we just settled on itch's normal support. As for the discord, you can check the link here.
Rathalos, in Japanese is リオレウス (Liolaeus), so we got the idea to name him Leo. On the other hand, Rathian in Japanese is リオレイア (Lioleia), so we got the name Leia. A little inspiration also came from the Monster Hunter Stories franchise. We didn't want to make them too complicated of a name so we just settled for an homage instead.
I was wondering where the monster names came from. I know Jin is Jinouga, Zinogre's Japanese name I figured "Runan" came from "Ruiner", as in Ruiner Nergigante Joseph wasn't hard to figure out. Deviljho-seph Koku and Ridge I haven't got a clue And I just guessed that Leo's name came from the zodiac sign Leo
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How can I delete my saved data to start from scratch?
On desktop, hover over the saved data you want to delete and click "Del" on your keyboard.
Otherwise, just clicking new game and saving over that file also works.
Spoiler alert!!!!! (Possibly.)
If you'll excuse me... I need to go cry for a few hours...
Please, PLEASE! I need another update soon! But also by all means take that rest.
(Also, if I didn't do the spoiler alert correctly, I apologise and please feel free to remove this comment if that's the case.)
Could there be a skip button for the new section in part 3? trying to go through it multiple times to go down each route feels like a slog to go through. That's really the only complain I have for this! Really loving the new update. Can't wait to see future updates!
After going through the first round, you are free to skip the game on PC using the shift button. I disabled this mostly since the coding for this section is a bit fragile. We want to release the game already since everyone wants to know what happens next, but I will be gradually adding/fixing a few details for the next couple of weeks, which includes the skip button
spoiler alert(maybe)
i must say i dont really comment on visual novels but this update was a perfect mix of tragedy and comedy.
i like how you decide to reference another capcom game. Waiting to see zombies next lol.
sad to see elder dying.
Excuse me but how did you manage to get through josephs statements i cant seem to get through it :(
i personally went for ridges route so i cant say really. İt might be a bug.
Nevermind im stupid i know what happened omg thanks for the quick reply btw
Here is my honest reaction with the update.
Spoiler Alert!!!!
I..... I don't know if I want to applaud you or hate you.... I liked that you made the whole scene into another game. That is well thought out but on.... the other hand the end is...... Im like... Why? Why him? How can I play the other routes when I already know what's gonna happen?! I fucking cried to that! I know that not every story has good ending but that's just not fair.... also that to be continued, you guys are doing it again.. you guys are cruel.
Don't worry though I will still follow this to the very end and I'm gonna wait for the next update. Kudos to everyone who is part of this wonderful VN, you guys did a fantastic job in this update! Now if you excuse me, Im gonna cry my heart out now...
spoiler alert (kind of):
that might be one of the best ace attorney references I've ever seen????? ong I laughed so hard the first time I saw it 10/10 keep up with the good work!!! cant wait for the next update
also while playing Jo's route I encountered an error while being in the last trial:
also also for some reason after I was done with Jo's route the game just randomly put me on day 8 tho it still shows as day 17
Oh dear will upload a fix immediately for this one. Just woke up to this revelation
All I will say is y'all absolutely cooked with this one. Absolutely fantastic update
Quando inizia nuovi capitoli?
I thank you dearly for bringing Ridge into existence
Are there any fitish involved in this game?
SPOILERS!!!!
Probably,
Musk: at Runan's route, It's basically confirmed that he has a musk fetish, and even asks the player if he's "into musk".
Breeding, Daddy Kink, Age Gap: In Joseph's route, he wants to "breed" the player, he has daddy kink, and it seems he also has age gap kink.
I also think Leo has a Body Worship fetish, and I think in the future Jin may have (or have) Chest worship kink.
Ridge and Koku don't seem to have any fetishes at the moment.
o.o
Damn, even roda shocked 😂
10/10 bottom simulator I named my guy MacScryver and OH BOY was that a mistake
This is extremely rude, Let them take their time with the VN. We wouldn't want them to feel Burnt-out or rush something Sub-par. So please, be patient and let them work their magic, i can speak from Experience that the more people say "Do This" or "Do that"/"Update" "Update now" leads to pressure and possibly a cancelation of the project entirely. I'm in no way associated with Hopkeeper, but i hope they agree with me on this, and i'm sure other VN studios will as well
It takes time to make amazing content like this so pls stop rushing them. As the saying goes "Rome wasn't built in a day".
Can i ask the name of the song you used in Runan's backstory?
The music used in Runan's story is by Motoyuki-sensei in Dova music (https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play14039.html)
- Roda -
Thank you
i love all the characters! am i the only one who likes the elder too tho???
I have a very unhealthy addiction to the Elder.
im glad im not the only one! lol
F 😢
I love this visual novel and crave more to the story asap! so when will the visual novel get an update?
Progress is going well. Hopefully we will be able to release the next update later this month! 90% of the writing is done, art assets are at 50%!
The reason we are still unsure cause a new semester is gonna start next week :V
- Roda -
Hell yea!!! Make sure to keep a healthy life-work-school balance lifestyle xD
God! I loved this visual novel! I loved all the stories, some were interesting, others kept me guessing! And I was just a little disappointed. But the rest loved it! In fact, I am part of the Hispanic community. Now I am using translator to write this. So sorry if you don't understand! I just wanted you to know that I loved the novel.
Runan my beloved. The cliffhanger had me RAGING lmao
fr!!! i cant wait to see what happens next!
i'm gonna try this game, i'm back (if i remember xD) when i end it :D
(Spoiler Alert...)
Okay, Leo route... WHY THE F- HE IS SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL!?!!? BUT THE CLIFFHANGER!!! AND "WHAT MEANS TO BE A MAN" THING, AAAAAH!!! (Also, The Purple Yian Kut-Ku is called Yian Garuga, right? Xd)
Now Ridge route... Just beautiful man... I literally reflected myself in Ridge, because i also pass through that shit of need help but also pulling they away because i was scare of dissapointing them...again... just.. beautiful... (i legit cried on this)
Joseph route... was the definition of spicy and pain, my third favorite for now. (F- you gore malaga, that's why i farm you so badly in the mh4)
I know it's kinda vague, but still, you forgot a spoiler alert.
Sorry!! I usually don't comment!!
I really enjoyed the game so far and wondered if you needed an SFX guy because I am a sound designer, I'm not looking for payment I'm just looking for experience if you want me on your team.
Okay, I want to say several things.
One, I absolutely love this game. You just had to pick the best monsters to romance, didn't you?
Two, without spoilers, I'd absolutely love to see Ridge... well, I really want to see what he's discussing with Koku at his home happen... hehe, scoutflies. XD
Three, minor correction in Joseph line: plants are flora, not fauna.
Four: A minor nitpick on graphics: Jo and Jin have small bits of body peeking through their shirts layers. And Koku's arms look a bit... jarring with sharp shift from brown to blue. Also, why does he have four fingers and his dad have five? Ah, nevermind this, really, since it's a work in progress I'm sure it will get fixed and just my minor quirk ^^;
And five: Will there be more poses for the characters in the final game in dialogue scenes?
Glad you're having fun with what we have so far! We are hoping, if time is good on our side, that after the game is complete, will have a sprite overhaul. The sprites will be updated so that they would look nicer but also new poses.
- Roda -
If I were to estimate the game's story right now, we are actually about 45-50% done (with the current update 0.5). I separated the releases to match the update number so you can expect about 4/5 more updates before we complete Monster VIllage.
So by the time we release 1.0 (or 0.95 if we are still polishing some parts like backgrounds and music), the story is practically complete and we can work on our ideas. We are unsure if we will release more updates (ie, 1.1, 1.2) in the future, but that is something we can worry about then.
- Roda -
I honestly can't wait for the next update, really excited for what's next! But remember to take your time! :)
Greetings, I hope everything is going well for you. just a reminder to be sure to take breaks when you need and to take your time.
I've only played through once and I'm already hooked! Amazing art and the best storytelling I've seen yet!!! Keep up the amazing work, champs!!!!
how many day until the next update release? just curious what will happen next
Hey there!
I'm not trying to look like I'm impatient or anything, but you mentioned that the next update will take a longer time as you wish to releasy it in full instead of in pieces. How are you two holding up? Are there any news you would wish to share?
Again, i'm not asking for "wHeRe Is ThE uPdAtE" or anything, just a genuine question on how are you doing with this wonderful game.
Both of us are doing good! Just some ups and downs from our own lives here and there but mostly up on the VN (There was a huge down when I almost deleted the code from cleaning my pc QAQ But its fine now). We dont want to share a lot in terms of development because we want to make sure everyone has a "blind" experience. This ensures that all of our twist, turns, and tibbles are all surprises and entertaining, which helps the VN experience.
What I can share tho is that there will be new faces, some new spriteworks, and even something custom. But that is all I can say without diving into "Here is a hint to the next update" spoiler territory!
- Roda -
On Mac, when it says "I think ____ is starting to like me!" or... randomly when "____/or ____ will remember that" it freezes. Is their anything I can do to fix that issue?
This seems to be a common issue when loading old save files while playing a newer version of the game. I will be adjusting the overall codes for these in the next update to see if it will improve.
- Roda -
Hopkeeper will make more games after Monster Village completion?
Good question. Who downvoted that? Was it already answered? (although I think devs probably didn't think that far ahead, they have a lot of work to do and even more things they could add later)
We do plan to continue making more games, some will be in Visual Novel style, some will be regular indie games. We have some brainstorms here and there but until we are 90% done with Monster Village, we won't focus on future games to keep our options, especially our ideas, open to more stories!
- Roda -
I feel like the updates will either be once every 2 months or 4 months which is fair seeing how detailed and nice everything looks
Keep up the good work!
I just wanted to leave a post telling y'all how amazing this VN is and I can't wait for the next update. The story and artwork is great definitely one of my favorites ❤️
Also do you have a discord to keep up with future updates? And do you have a Patreon because I would love to support this game? 😊
Glad you're enjoying what we have so far! We are working hard on the next update with story writing and some development, so it's still gonna be a bit longer. 🙇
We don't have a Patreon since we are unsure of how we will do rewards, and because of our broken schedule of updates, we cannot guarantee a per-month update most of the time. It would seem unfair so we just settled on itch's normal support. As for the discord, you can check the link here.
Not a problem, I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. Thanks for replying to my comment 🙂
So are there any 18+ cutscenes and CGs in there so far? I just started playing a few days ago, and I haven't really gotten far.
No full on sex scenes though. But there's been a lot of beefy cgs, some packing some meaty bulges haha.
Aww. Well, I'm guessing all the full on sex scenes will be in the complete game.
just want to say thank you because this is almost like a dream come true, this is exactly what I dreamed for MH series!
i screamed at the "end" of jo's route, really nice game from what iv'e seen so far, really ecited to see how it will progress in the future.
to be clear. "end" means end of newest update
I hope for a side character that there's a Nerscylla. Either as a True Wyverian or a wild monster
https://monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Nerscylla
I'm waiting for new updates
New Hopkeeper logo looks nice
Wouldn't even notice it with my permanent night mode on, thx. It does look nice.
Question regarding the two Raths: are their names puns on the monsters they're based on?
They are actually!
Rathalos, in Japanese is リオレウス (Liolaeus), so we got the idea to name him Leo. On the other hand, Rathian in Japanese is リオレイア (Lioleia), so we got the name Leia. A little inspiration also came from the Monster Hunter Stories franchise. We didn't want to make them too complicated of a name so we just settled for an homage instead.
I was wondering where the monster names came from.
I know Jin is Jinouga, Zinogre's Japanese name
I figured "Runan" came from "Ruiner", as in Ruiner Nergigante
Joseph wasn't hard to figure out. Deviljho-seph
Koku and Ridge I haven't got a clue
And I just guessed that Leo's name came from the zodiac sign Leo
Is the next update nexr month or a bit longer? Also love the characters so much i can't even pick one hahaha. Good job and keep it up!
As they said at the changelog, the next update will take a bit longer to be released. I would expect 2 or 3 months from now(speculation)
Alrigh thanks, friend :)