Village Monsters
Warp Dogs Developer
Warp Dogs Publisher
Oct 2018 Release
Game News Posts:
77
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
Mostly Positive
(17 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Public Linux Depots:
- Village Monsters Content (Linux) [322.3 M]
Restoring a Village, Week 1
Ive been putting off writing this post for far too long. That... probably goes without saying, eh? So lets jump right to the good news: active development has resumed on Village Monsters! The fabled v1.1 will release this October. If you want to know more of the details of my hiatus then please take a look at the following post on my website. I am so sorry to have abandoned the game without explanation. You deserved so much better than that, especially after the buggy mess that was v1.0. To be frank, the last year has be awful. Every plan I made blew up in my face, every decision I made was the wrong one. The last thing I want to do is wallow even more, so instead I want to focus on what I can for you and the game right now. From here until release I plan to release weekly (or more frequent) updates on my progress. Here's Week 1!
Everything is still on schedule for an October release for v1.1, aka the reboot, the restoration, the redo. Still gotta nail that name. This past week has been mostly a technical slog as I get back in the saddle. Its necessary but slow going work. Previous Restoring a Village: Week 0
First thing I did was update GameMaker and look at all the errors, warnings and suggestions it made to me. There were a lot.
Most of these are false positives or can be ignored, but going through them and fixing them was a really useful way to get back in the swing of things. The code base is now much more robust and should be less prone to breaking as I continue to bring it up to release condition.
One of the small bugs ended up turning into a bigger but worthwhile fix: many sound files (including music) were being incorrectly converted into a different format and then back again. This resulted in both crunchier sounds and audio bugs. Its fixed now!
I had hoped this part would go faster. I know that its all so necessary and important to dig my way out of my self-inflicted hole. But I had hoped to be able to show off more things, while 80% of the screenshots I took this week are all of code or bugs. Blech.
While auditing something unrelated, I noticed that one of the Kickstarter backer messages wasnt where I knew it should be. I went and checked and found that many of them are in fact missing. I added almost all the KS backer rewards during a two week stretch in early 2022. Most were just text appends and I hadnt noticed their absence among all the other missing or corrupted files. This is a huge oversight and was not intentional. Ill need to re-add these items by hand and it is a priority to fix in this next week.
Depending on the (in-game) season the weather on the title screen changes. However, some update or other changed how particle systems work when destroyed, and the punchline is this: bad weather could crash the game before it even started. Thats fixed now.
[ 2023-09-19 16:15:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello... Villagers!!
Ive been putting off writing this post for far too long. That... probably goes without saying, eh? So lets jump right to the good news: active development has resumed on Village Monsters! The fabled v1.1 will release this October. If you want to know more of the details of my hiatus then please take a look at the following post on my website. I am so sorry to have abandoned the game without explanation. You deserved so much better than that, especially after the buggy mess that was v1.0. To be frank, the last year has be awful. Every plan I made blew up in my face, every decision I made was the wrong one. The last thing I want to do is wallow even more, so instead I want to focus on what I can for you and the game right now. From here until release I plan to release weekly (or more frequent) updates on my progress. Here's Week 1!
tl;dr
Everything is still on schedule for an October release for v1.1, aka the reboot, the restoration, the redo. Still gotta nail that name. This past week has been mostly a technical slog as I get back in the saddle. Its necessary but slow going work. Previous Restoring a Village: Week 0
The Good
Flyswatting, aka fixing the small (but annoying) things
First thing I did was update GameMaker and look at all the errors, warnings and suggestions it made to me. There were a lot.
Most of these are false positives or can be ignored, but going through them and fixing them was a really useful way to get back in the swing of things. The code base is now much more robust and should be less prone to breaking as I continue to bring it up to release condition.
Music and sound compression
One of the small bugs ended up turning into a bigger but worthwhile fix: many sound files (including music) were being incorrectly converted into a different format and then back again. This resulted in both crunchier sounds and audio bugs. Its fixed now!
The Bad
Slow Going
I had hoped this part would go faster. I know that its all so necessary and important to dig my way out of my self-inflicted hole. But I had hoped to be able to show off more things, while 80% of the screenshots I took this week are all of code or bugs. Blech.
Missing Kickstarter Rewards
While auditing something unrelated, I noticed that one of the Kickstarter backer messages wasnt where I knew it should be. I went and checked and found that many of them are in fact missing. I added almost all the KS backer rewards during a two week stretch in early 2022. Most were just text appends and I hadnt noticed their absence among all the other missing or corrupted files. This is a huge oversight and was not intentional. Ill need to re-add these items by hand and it is a priority to fix in this next week.
The Weird
When bad weather crashes the title screen.
Depending on the (in-game) season the weather on the title screen changes. However, some update or other changed how particle systems work when destroyed, and the punchline is this: bad weather could crash the game before it even started. Thats fixed now.
[ 2023-09-19 16:15:04 CET ] [ Original post ]
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.
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.
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.
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.
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 12 or Higher
- Processor: 2 GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB
- Storage: 512 MB available space
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