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Village Monsters v0.81: Bright Bonfires + 25% off for Halloween Sale!
Halloween is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by staying inside and playing video games? Village Monsters v0.81.0, also known as Bright Bonfires, is now available. It introduces real world holiday festivities (starting with Halloween, of course!), a brand new fishing mechanic, lots of bug fixes, and more. To celebrate, Village Monsters is 25% off for the duration of the Halloween Sale!
The Halloween Event is now live in Village Monsters! This is a "real world" holiday that is not celebrated by the monsters themselves, but that won't stop Jack, the Pun King Pumpking, from bringing the spooky festivities to town. Enjoy a number of Halloween-y graphics, music, items, and other fun things between now and November 2nd. This update also lets me test a number of future features regarding real world and in-game holidays, so look forward to a much expanded version next month.
The fishing minigame has been drastically overhauled to be both less tedious and more interesting. Instead of waiting to mash the button when the marker is in the hit zone, you can now move the hit zone freely and simply hold down the button to reel it in. Fishing is now less about the speed of your mashing and more about your patience and timing. I'll be tweaking fishing throughout the next few days to get it to feel just right.
[ 2020-10-29 18:06:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello Villagers!
Halloween is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by staying inside and playing video games? Village Monsters v0.81.0, also known as Bright Bonfires, is now available. It introduces real world holiday festivities (starting with Halloween, of course!), a brand new fishing mechanic, lots of bug fixes, and more. To celebrate, Village Monsters is 25% off for the duration of the Halloween Sale!
Halloween Festivities
The Halloween Event is now live in Village Monsters! This is a "real world" holiday that is not celebrated by the monsters themselves, but that won't stop Jack, the Pun King Pumpking, from bringing the spooky festivities to town. Enjoy a number of Halloween-y graphics, music, items, and other fun things between now and November 2nd. This update also lets me test a number of future features regarding real world and in-game holidays, so look forward to a much expanded version next month.
- Added support for real world holidays
- The first real world holiday is Halloween, celebrated between October 29th and November 2nd
- Enjoy talking with sponsor of Halloween, Jack the Pun King, at his location in the town square
- Certain Halloween-appropriate fish and critters will now spawn outside of their normal season during the Halloween event
- Spooky ghosts, black ravens, and terrifying(ly cute) spiders spawn throughout the day
- Special Halloween items have been added to the general store and bakery
- New Halloween-y music replaces the standard town themes throughout the day
- New Halloween-y weather patterns will now show up for the duration of the event
- The lighting at night is now ~~extra spooky~~
- Don't care for Halloween? Talk to Pun King Jack to disable Halloween effects. Note you'll need to do this each time you play the game during halloween days
Fishing Changes
The fishing minigame has been drastically overhauled to be both less tedious and more interesting. Instead of waiting to mash the button when the marker is in the hit zone, you can now move the hit zone freely and simply hold down the button to reel it in. Fishing is now less about the speed of your mashing and more about your patience and timing. I'll be tweaking fishing throughout the next few days to get it to feel just right.
- Fishing has been completely overhauled
- During the minigame, the fish icon will move back and forth across the screen. Line up the hit zone (Right / Left) with the fish and hold Z / Down / Up (Keyboard) or A / Down / Up (Controller) to reel it in
- You no longer need to mash the button. Simply hold it - though be careful about holding it outside the hit zone! That's an easy way to break your line
- Fish now move somewhat more erratically
- The fishing marker decreases with the fish's HP, making it more challenging to reel in as the fish thrashes around
- The HP of your current line is now displayed
- The HP of your line ticks down slowly after hooking a fish. Try to reel it in quickly and efficiently to give yourself the most time
- Pressing these buttons when the fish it outside the marker will result in damaging your line. Too much damage and it'll break
Other Additions & Improvements
- Traps no longer disappear when you don't have the relevant tool category selected
- Critters and fish received from traps are now properly ranked
- Guide books will now add 1-3 entries upon use, and they are all guaranteed to be new entries
- Re-added the concept of lunar phases. Each month transition from a new moon to a full moon and back to new
- Removed the Patchling and Map sections of the journal until the features are more finished
Bugfixes
- Fixed rare crash with traps loaded after v0.80.4
- Fixed rare crash in dream sequences
- Fixed rare crash with the Patchlings section of the journal
- Fixed broken date formats in some instances
- Fixed issue where players could go into a negative balance when buying multiple home upgrades
- Fixed broken spawn logic with dig spots and forage spots
- Fixed issue that could cause players to get stuck when moving between the Crossroads and Main Street
- Fixed issue where the top-most item in the General Store upgrade couldn't be purchased
- Fixed a number of collision issues in the northern part of Firetree Forest
- Fixed a number of bugs related to critter and fish IDs
- Fixed a number of grid issues with the fish and critter lists
- Fixed many fishing minigame bugs
- Fixed a large number of typos in critter and fish descriptions
- Fixed a large number of typos in villager dialogue
- Added a debug Item Add feature when Developer Mode is activated
[ 2020-10-29 18:06:23 CET ] [ Original post ]
Village Monsters
Warp Dogs
Developer
Warp Dogs
Publisher
Oct 2018
Release
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77
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
Positive
(16 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Public Linux Depots:
- Village Monsters Content (Linux) [322.3 M]
Have you ever wondered what happens inside the world of an abandoned video game? All those NPCs with their artificial lives...what happens to them after the game is powered off for that final time?
Village Monsters is a relaxing life sim game set in one such world.
You play as someone booting up the game for the first time in decades only to discover that it is nothing like you remember.
The monsters that were once enemies have thrown away their weapons and have settled down in a peaceful village of their own making.
Stranger still, they're inviting you to come join them.
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At its core, Village Monsters is a lowkey, relaxing village life experience.
There are no farms to manage or meters to monitor, and on an average day you'll have complete freedom to do whatever you want.
This is a game that celebrates leisure, so you'll find no shortage of activities and diversions to discover each day.
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The world of Village Monsters may be digital, but that doesn't stop it from feeling alive.
From sunrise to sunset, you'll find a world that changes all around you. Sparrows fly overhead during the day while owls patrol the night. Villagers hang out at home while it it's raining and go shopping for new furniture after it clears.
There are countless little details for you to discover as you explore the game and its simulated systems. In fact, you'll be frequently encouraged to experiment with these systems to see how they interact with you - and each other.
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The premise of exploring an abandoned video game serves as the jumping off point for creating an interesting and unique story.
The village has always been a peaceful sanctuary, but the world outside has been showing increasing evidence of disarray.
Glitches and faults have become more common, and there are even rumors that entire areas have gone missing.
It's as if the digital foundation itself is collapsing, and as an external force you may be the only one capable of finding out what's going on.
Village Monsters is a relaxing life sim game set in one such world.
You play as someone booting up the game for the first time in decades only to discover that it is nothing like you remember.
The monsters that were once enemies have thrown away their weapons and have settled down in a peaceful village of their own making.
Stranger still, they're inviting you to come join them.
At its core, Village Monsters is a lowkey, relaxing village life experience.
There are no farms to manage or meters to monitor, and on an average day you'll have complete freedom to do whatever you want.
This is a game that celebrates leisure, so you'll find no shortage of activities and diversions to discover each day.
- Personalize your very own home with furniture, decorations, and upgrades. Plant a garden! Install a secret room! Sit on a golden throne you found in the woods!
- Get to know dozens of whimsical monster neighbors, each with their own personalities, activities, and problems to solve.
- Pick up a new hobby, like fishing, critter collecting, botany, archaeology, or cooking, then donate your findings and creations to the Historical Society of Monsters.
- Leave your mark on the village by unlocking new buildings and influencing its development over time.
- Fill out your daily routine with activities like shopping, talking with villagers, watching TV, hunting for mushrooms, and so much more.
The world of Village Monsters may be digital, but that doesn't stop it from feeling alive.
From sunrise to sunset, you'll find a world that changes all around you. Sparrows fly overhead during the day while owls patrol the night. Villagers hang out at home while it it's raining and go shopping for new furniture after it clears.
There are countless little details for you to discover as you explore the game and its simulated systems. In fact, you'll be frequently encouraged to experiment with these systems to see how they interact with you - and each other.
- An immersive day / night cycle where everything has a schedule to keep - the villagers, the birds, and even the flowers.
- Dynamic weather changes including dozens of distinct weather types ranging from clear skies to thundersnow.
- The world changes with the seasons, and you can expect activities, items, creatures, and even music unique to each month.
- A packed calendar full of holidays ensures that every week brings something new. Enjoy events like the monthly Critter Safari, the springtime Good Egg Day Feast, and the Pumpkin Patch Bash.
The premise of exploring an abandoned video game serves as the jumping off point for creating an interesting and unique story.
The village has always been a peaceful sanctuary, but the world outside has been showing increasing evidence of disarray.
Glitches and faults have become more common, and there are even rumors that entire areas have gone missing.
It's as if the digital foundation itself is collapsing, and as an external force you may be the only one capable of finding out what's going on.
- Explore a digital land that’s been transformed by its abandonment.
- Experience a unique story told through unusual methods such as via item descriptions, overheard conversations, and anomoly research.
- Help unravel the unknown by investigating and solving Mysteries, a unique type of quest system.
- Complete a massive compendium that logs your journey through the game. Use it to track Mysteries, collectibles, secrets, and triumphs.
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- Processor: 2 GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
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- Storage: 512 MB available space
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