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the voice actors chosen are PERFECT for this omg. this genuinely feels like the same type of voices i've heard over the years back on skype and teamspeak, and now discord lol


edit: i lowkey feel really bad that we can't help Chris with his reputation unless we're romancing him cuz it makes me so sad seing people shit talk him

Hi! So I played this a little while ago, and am currently replaying it, but I was wondering if this is going to be free or if it'll eventually have to be paid for. Sorry if this sounds weird I suck at wording things.

Hi! Thank you for playing Emberfate and for the question 💖 Don't worry, it doesn't sound weird at all. 

The base game will always remain free to play on both Itch.io and Steam, but later on, there'll be some small paid DLCs that add extra content like Potato's romance route. So no worries if you ever want to redownload the game in the future — you should always be able to! :)

Alright, I'll look into getting the DLC sometime in the future! Thank you for your time!

This is so amazingly done! I played Chris and Nathan’s routes and loved both, but all the characters, romance-able or not, are absolutely charming and memorable. You’ve got a terrific cast and the situations are all carefully thought out and presented. And above all I love that it feels like I’m playing a real MMORPG, without all the trivial angst and drama that usually makes me want to toss my iPad, lol. Thank you also for keeping it free to play, I know this must have cost a tremendous amount, not just in assets, but in labor and time, as well.  Wonderful work, truly!

One of my all time favourite games of the genere. I love all the storylines and routes, and I am absolutely rabid for the way this is built, as a simulation of a MMORPG.

Delectable. I am waiting for more games from the amazing devs

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I just finished the game and OMG it reminded me of my MMO experience in the past. Also, I damn love all characters and love interests. They're all so charming in their own way.

This was SUCH a good game. I was LIVID when it was over. UGh!! I wanted to actually get to play out being with Chris and continuing with the guild TT_TT. Dang, you made something fun when a player's response to the game ending is fury XD

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This is the best of the best!

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WOW, this game was so fun! I really felt like I was reliving my MMORPG days, with all the guild drama and interface mechanics. The immersion aspect of it really makes it standout from the usual romance novels. Moreover the most interesting and impressive feature is how well constructed the story is, the profoundity of every charachter, even the side charachters have a certain density to them. I've only played Nathan's and Chris' routes until now, but wow, the way the story developed with both of them is just... perfect. Left me wanting more! Their struggles  are way too real, I had experienced in my gaming years some online friends distancing because of depression, or like Chris' in-guild drama. It all made me feel extremely nostalgic overall LOL. Congrats to the devs!!!

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this game was so much fun! there's been a lot of online friend type romance games popping up lately and this definitely manages to distinguish itself from the rest. in other games we usually start the relationship from scratch and that can lead to the romance feeling rushed so i like how the characters already know each other here. the game is more about changing the context of an already established connection and i love that. the layout is also interesting and theres a lot more to do than just clicking away on options. love how theres a separate ending for the guild route and the romance route. all the side characters are well fleshed out and fun to watch and the voice acting for everyone is sooo good, especially the LIs. the only note i have is the mechanics can be a bit clunky. scrolling up and down in the save files or the guild roster can be very slippery. it took me forever to add everyone to the raid at the end just bc the scroll bar was very sticky. but the game itself is lovely and i loved playing it! 

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I ADORED this game. The premise was so unique and engaging. Even as someone who enjoys visual novels, I sometimes find it a little sad or annoying to focus onto on the bottom part of the screen and have my attention constantly divided between the text and the visuals. The layout here takes full advantage of the screen, making my engagement with everything much more cohesive, and I love that. And of course I love the voiced lines, these actors have so much charm.

An especially lovely thing was how well the side characters were written. I often see that side characters are treated more as a means to push the story forward, with all the focus on the romantic interests, but I very much enjoyed how these characters all felt like a community, and your dealings with your romantic interests intersected with the community rather than leaving it behind. The only drawback with that is I wanted fuller friendship routes with everyone because I wanted to keep talking to my friends :)

All in all, a wonderful experience. I stayed up irresponsibly late to finish the routes and get the good guild end, and it's so satisfying every time. I hope Walter and Ali work some things out. I hope Jim remains his lovely, silly self. I hope... well that would be spoilers, wouldn't it? But I hope everyone stays happy. I love them, I want them to be happy.

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Nice well-made game, quite immersive. I liked all the characters, side ones included. My MMO experience is solo-ing it or playing with irl friends, so I've never experienced anything like in the game. It was very enjoyable. Cool icons for different classes btw

Just finished all my wanted endings and I absolutely love this game! All about it is amazing! Honestly what I would love even more are some epilogues, or you know the first time the oc and the character actually meet up irl! I'd really love to see that happen, but otherwise, wonderful game!!!!

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What a beautiful game. I loved every second of it. I wasn't very familiar with MMO but everything was so well explained and introduced that I quickly got the hang of it. The characters are so interesting and endearing, the art is so pretty and I'm in awe of all the details everywhere. It is truly, such a well-made game, full of love, with really fun mechanics, that makes you want to keep on playing. I did both Nathan and Chris routes, and I was smiling like an idiot more than once (got their good ending, and they are wonderful). I could say so much more about this game, but I'll end with the amazing voice acting !! Truly gave this game even more life.

Thank you so much ! 

(might try to play a MMO in the future now because it seems super fun!!)

OMG, this game is amazing. If you're in the mood for romance and you love massive multiplayer online games (MMO), this is perfection.  The voice acting is superb. Love the character sprite art. The story and writing is on point. Bless you for the hints, I probably relied on them too much, ha ha ha. Only played Chris's route so far, but absolutely loved it and what a ride.  I'm already excited for Nathan and PossiblyImpossible too.  Well done!

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This game was really fun and enjoyable!  As others have said, it really replicates the experience of playing an MMO, and the characters felt very authentic.  It gave me really warm feelings (I did get decent endings) for my time spent as a regular MMO player back in the day, and I think, even if one wasn't involved in a scene like that, the feelings of having real friends online is something that this game conveys very well.

I do wish there was a littttttle more to the game after confirming that one becomes partners with the LI (I have only played the Chris route so far).  The end felt very abrupt.  Like, the GM totally needs to get razzed for dating Chris from the guildmembers!  There should definitely be some playful server rivalry after the two start dating.  

In any case, this game is really good, and thanks so much for making it!  I look forward to the Potato route.

Hello

So I was playing the game and 5 minutes in story abruptly stopped. I checked the hints and it said I should chat with guildmembers in voice chat and normal chat but I had already done that. I went through every members chat too but there wasn't any option. 

I  deleted the game afterwards but now I saw the game again and I went through comments to see the game got really positive reviews so I wanna give it another go. Is there a way to fix this?

Kinda really long comment about a bug sorry. 

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Hi! Sorry to hear about the unexpected issue you were having. Unfortunately, I'm unable to replicate your issue on my end, and I haven't heard of other reports of that so far. 

At that early point of the game, the only chats that you are required to complete  before progression are guild chat and raid voice comms. Please check to make sure the guild chat is not paused, is scrolled all the way to the bottom and there are no outstanding choices. If you have immersion mode on, please wait for the voice dialogue lines to complete and auto advance (if you don't have auto-advance setting on, you have to click personally on the screen to advance to the next raid voice line) and choose any choices that pop up accordingly.

If the issue persists, please include a screenshot of the point you couldn't progress past and more information about your problem (e.g. Windows or Mac or Linux, game version, what choices you've chosen so far in the chats, etc.)

Thank you, and I apologize again for the inconvenience!

I'm also stuck. I'm on Day 3, am just waiting for the next popup to pop up. I tried skipping forward but nothing; restarted just in case, but that also did nothing, I'm still stuck waiting for messages that aren't coming through.

Screenshot for posterity. I would be happy to send savegame data if need be.

I'm about to start over because this game is too good to just stop playing here 😅😭

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Hi! I'm so sorry to hear about your issue. At a glance, I have no clue what's causing this. Can you make a save here at this point where you're stuck and then look in the "saves" folder of the game and find its corresponding save file (1-<# of your save file in the list of slots>-LT1.save) and then send it to me either by email (contact@windchimesgames.com) or on Discord (wind.chimes)? I'll look into the issue further once I receive the save. Thank you so much!

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I absolutely loved this game!!! I totally binged Chris's route in basically one sitting today and was not disappointed. All of the work put in really shows with just how much you can do, I really felt like I was in an mmo. The characters as well were so well written and had so much dynamicism to each an every one, not just the ROs! The world and characters, plot and immersiveness were all so well done and I loved every bit! Another thing is that I usually tend to save at certain decisions and then go back and change them later but with this game I decided to just go with my initial choices and see where they take me and I was very happy with the ending I got and with simply enjoying the story as it went along. Just overall an amazing job and I will definitely either be playing this again or looking at whatever else you create!!! Much love <333

Thank you for playing Emberfate! I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the game <3 It makes me so happy whenever someone says the game is immersive and makes them feel like they're in a real MMO.

Btw, there's also a guide available in my Discord server if you ever want to hunt down the other endings and consequences of different choices!

Thank you so much again for playing and taking the time to leave a comment!

I was on the female romance route trying to get the bad raid end on day eight when I tried to press on guild roster to invite players to the final raid the error would pop up I hope this helps

i keep getting this and i don't know what's going on pls help

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 14, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 14, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 30, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 62, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 266, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 278, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 424, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 425, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 430, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 430, in <module>

KeyError: u'error404'

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:

  File "script/blockprogression.rpyc", line 3, in script

  File "renpy/ast.py", line 721, in execute

    renpy.exports.say(who, what, *args, **kwargs)

  File "renpy/exports.py", line 1419, in say

    who(what, *args, **kwargs)

  File "renpy/character.py", line 1249, in __call__

    self.do_display(who, what, cb_args=self.cb_args, dtt=dtt, **display_args)

  File "renpy/character.py", line 901, in do_display

    **display_args)

  File "renpy/character.py", line 647, in display_say

    rv = renpy.ui.interact(mouse='say', type=type, roll_forward=roll_forward)

  File "renpy/ui.py", line 298, in interact

    rv = renpy.game.interface.interact(roll_forward=roll_forward, **kwargs)

  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3325, in interact

    repeat, rv = self.interact_core(preloads=preloads, trans_pause=trans_pause, pause=pause, pause_start=pause_start, **kwargs)

  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3737, in interact_core

    root_widget.visit_all(lambda i : i.per_interact())

  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 568, in visit_all

    d.visit_all(callback, seen)

  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 568, in visit_all

    d.visit_all(callback, seen)

  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 568, in visit_all

    d.visit_all(callback, seen)

  File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 436, in visit_all

    callback(self)

  File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3737, in <lambda>

    root_widget.visit_all(lambda i : i.per_interact())

  File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 447, in per_interact

    self.update()

  File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 637, in update

    self.screen.function(**self.scope)

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 14, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 14, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 30, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 62, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 266, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 278, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 424, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 425, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 430, in execute

  File "game/code/guild.rpy", line 430, in <module>

KeyError: u'error404'

Windows-10-10.0.22621

Ren'Py 7.4.11.2266

Emberfate: Tempest of Elements 1.0.7

Sun May 28 15:18:55 2023

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Hi! Sorry to hear about the unexpected bug. Can you please provide more information on where you're encountering this bug? For example, which chapter did this occur, and at what point in the story (which conversation in guild)? Who has left the guild at that point in time? Unfortunately, I'm unable to locate and fix this bug without more details on the occurrence. Thank you, and I apologize again for the inconvenience!

I've had the same bug. The problem seems to occur when opening up the guild roster after error404 leaves the guild.

Hi! I promise I haven't forgotten about this bug report, but somehow, I still have not been able to replicate the error on my end or locate the issue in the code. I'll keep investigating this issue, but if anyone else runs into this problem, please let me know and any more details you can provide would be helpful too! Thank you, and I'm sorry for the inconveniences caused!

I can send you a save file that has the bug if that would help?

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On top of the love interests, I didn't expect to be so charmed by all of the side characters! This game really captures the joy of making friends in a multiplayer game, getting together for events, having nonsensical conversations as well as heartfelt ones, sharing bits of each other's lives... I don't know, but it was really comforting and makes me miss that specific found family experience I had in my childhood :') Loved the events that follow winning the final raid lol

I just had a super enjoyable time playing this, so thank you! Nathan, Jim, Lamp, Potato, and every other guild member my beloveds <3

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Thank you so much for playing Emberfate! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it. The game is inspired by my nostalgia and fond memories of my own found family of guilds and online gaming friend groups growing up, so I'm really happy that the game hits close to home for you and was a comforting experience, which means I've achieved the goal I set out to do! <3

Is there a walkthrough ?

Sorry for the late reply, but yes, there is a full guide for all endings that is available if you join our Discord server!

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frothing at the mouth for chris

👀A valid reaction to seeing them honestly. I hope you enjoyed their route! <3

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Argh! I need Emberfate 2 and 3 - 100  ASAP pretty please. LOL JK(ish)  Games like this and Blooming Panic always leave me lost, lonely, cold and confused because so little else feels so genuine and fun. Every character felt real. Even the freakin' realm chat had me choking with laughter. I will always be weak to Tsundere's I can be sassy with. The writing and voice acting - chef's kiss! This has some serious heart. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you x1000!

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YESSS, THIS GAME IS SO GOOODDD. Like how am I supposed to go about my day without being able to talk to these beautiful people, uugghh. 

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HAHAH I agree, the world of Emberfate is a lot better than the real world, and I'd much rather be talking to the guild all day long instead 😂 I'll be adding a DLC for Potato's route ($4.99) at the end of the year / early 2024, so maybe you can come back to the game when that happens and romance another cutie in your guild too👀

Regardless, thank you so much for playing Emberfate, and I'm really glad that you enjoyed it! <3

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Potato supremacy! I can't wait!

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Thank you so much for such kind compliments!! <3 I'm so happy to hear the game was an enjoyable experience.

I had a lot of fun making Emberfate too, and I definitely have considered the possibility of making a sequel / spin-off of the same set-up but a different guild... But if it ever happens, it'd be very far off in the future and would depend entirely on my financial situation to see if I can afford funding another game. 

However, good news is, there will be additional content coming for Emberfate at the end of this year / early 2024! A DLC for Potato's route will be released for $4.99, and I'm hoping to be able to do some minor content updates for the base game as well. Hoping to see you back in the world of Emberfate when that happens! :D

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this game is so cool! it really captures the feeling of playing an mmorpg, ESPECIALLY all the drama haha. i would be lying if i said the beginning where kumiko-chan is flaming everyone didn't give me flashbacks to my XIV raid days.

i did encounter a few bugs though. i've only played through chris's route, but in the conversation where he sends you a selfie, i closed the PMs, opened the harmonies notif, then went back through the community tab and opened PMs with reminiscence again. and the options included the ones from day one where they poach your member. also after the video call the day previous, the cg of him stayed on screen after he hung up.

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I love this game! Literally smiling while playing this! Amazing Game! Solid 10

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tsundere Chris is so cuteeeee, i could die for him :3

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I got this on steam but was so excited to see it here too! I am down for any DLC this game puts out and will pay almost any price! DLC's for all!

Hold up. Hold up....did I just read that there's a way to get Bard back smh? 0:

Dammit, how do I get him back tho....are there any "tips"  you might be willing to share >w>? 

In Chris's route (idk abt the others) there's an option to invite bard to raid after uncle drops out of the raid.

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Hi! I was doing Nathan's route and I think I encountered a bug, it tells me I must finish all my pms at hints but I did yet nothing?





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Hi! Thank you for playing Emberfate, and I'm sorry to hear about the issues! Unfortunately, I'm not able to replicate your issue on my end, and I've double checked the code which should be working fine. Perhaps you can try redownloading the newest build from the game and restarting from an earlier Day 6 save. If that doesn't work, you can PM me on Discord @ Windchimes#1995 to send me your save file with this issue so I can take a look to see what the problem is. Sorry about the inconvenience!

the bug was resolved, thanks a lot!!

Will there be an android version?

Hi! Thanks for your interest in Emberfate! There are plans to port Emberfate to Android, but it probably won't come any time soon because there's a lot of UI adjustments that have to be done for it to fit on the mobile screen, and I've never done mobile port before so it'll take some time for me to figure out the programming side of things. I'll make announcements on social media once the Android port is ready though, so be sure to follow us to stay tuned!

Ok, I def will  be following.  

If it helps, I played this on tablet using joiplay

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My God, it's finally here!!! Thank you for your hard work! 

I will play while savoring each letter XD. Definitely looking forward to future works as well :) <3 Love you guys!

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Sooo good 10/10 <3

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Thank you so much!! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it <3

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hi! are there guides/walkthroughs for each love interest's good endings???if so, where could I find them? :))

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Hi! Thank you so much for playing! Unfortunately,there isn't an official ending guide for Emberfate as of yet. It's something that's on my to-do list, but it'll probably be some time before I get around to it unfortunately. But if there's a lot of demand for it, I'll try and see if I can do it earlier!

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AHHHHHH loved tthis game. just finished chris's rout and man was that game good. If you ever do make dlc's get ready for me to throw my money at you and run >:).

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you like the game and especially Chris~ I definitely would very much appreciate the support for the DLCs! Be sure to follow us on Twitter or Tumblr so you don't miss the release of future DLCs! :D

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this game is so good!! i literally love all characters and their voiceover... ali the best girl <3

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Thank you so much!! I'm so happy to hear you liked the game. The voice actors really did an amazing job for sure, and I'm really lucky I got to work with them! I also have a soft spot for Ali tbh, so I'm glad you liked her too!

Very good game!! I love it!! If you don't mind, may I ask if you are considering adding another language?

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Thank you for playing Emberfate! I'm glad to hear you enjoy it! 

At this point in time, I don't have plans to officially translate the project, as the costs of translations are too much for me to pay for out of pocket for a free game, and if I don't speak the language, it's difficult for me to tell if the translation is accurate to the script. Chinese is the only language I'd probably consider for this project translations-wise as I'm a native Chinese speaker myself, but I'm not really sure if I have the time to translate the script myself or if it's worth the effort, haha. If there's enough interest for it though, I'll mark it down as something to consider for the future!

原来是国人咪!非常感谢您的认真回复和考虑,游戏里的感情细节处理的很好,每个人物的线我都很喜欢!看着公会小团体的故事会让我想起来以前我玩类似游戏的时候,公会的路线真的做的很好,我很高兴能修复公会里他们的感情,而且筹备打BOSS至少让我知道了领导人得有一点自己的决断哈哈(我总是害怕不从众的话做错选择会遭到指责)。期待您的下一个游戏,祝您身体健康,每天都有好心情!

没想到我的小游戏竟然会吸引到国人,真的太惊喜了。非常谢谢您的评语!这个游戏的灵感来自于我当年玩MMO时公会里的各种经历和故事,因为怀念当初和朋友们的日子就制作了这个游戏,虽然制作不完美但对我的意义很大,所以这个作品能让您也想起您以前玩游戏的回忆我真的很高兴,我也特别有成功感,哈哈!谢谢您特意花时间留言,预祝您新年快乐,身体健康,心想事成!

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i've just finished nathan's route and it was such an amazing experience. the love interests, guild members and sweet animals won over my heart completely. thank you for giving us an opportunity to play something so incredible. also, potato's route? i'm screaming right now, because i loved when he flirted with mc and other guild members. i will definitely look forward to his dlc and your other games!

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Thank you so much for playing Emberfate! I'm so happy to hear you liked the game and Nathan's route in particular!

So many Potato fans are coming out of the woods from this route announcement apparently LOL He really is too charming for his own good, huh? I'm really glad to hear your comment though, since it helps me gauge interest for the DLC route.

Again, thank you so much for the support, and I hope to see you again in the future for either his DLC or my other projects!! <3

Hello, enjoying the game quite a lot! But I just found a bug on Day 4 (Chris route), when choosing what to do with the glitch exploit, if I choose to have the raid leaders decide on it and then to try the exploit, the game throws an error later when you get the PM from DoNotDisturb. If I go with the option of putting the decision to a vote, or decided not to try the exploit, there's no error later on.

Here is the error message:


Hope this helps!

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Hi! Thank you so much for the bug report, and I'm so sorry about the issue. I've managed to locate the issue and uploaded a new build (v1.0.2) that should include a fix for the error. You might have to restart the day for the changes to take effect and progress past that point without the error.

Thank you again, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your playthrough!

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Hello! Just wanted to add a small update because I did finish the game and really enjoyed the experience (never played an MMORPG and it was so interesting and easy to follow!), congrats on your work!! My biggest compliment has to be, besides the smooth simulation integration, the VA work: it's sooo good. I've never been someone that much into VA in visual novels, I usually don't care about it at all, but for this game it really surprised me and immersed me in the story, I could have listened to them talk for hours without getting bored.

I will be checking up for news on those DLCs to expand the story :)

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I KNEW IT POTATO WAS GIVING ROMANCE VIBES!!!1!! squealing for the dlc. 

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HAHAH his playful flirting was too good to not turn him into a romance option! I'm excited to come back to this game and work on the DLC later this year too!

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I can't wait for potato's DLC. Definitely going to get it when it comes out!

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I see yet another player has fallen for Potato's charm LOL Thank you, I'm really glad to hear of your interest in the DLC since I'm still nervous about whether it'd sell enough to cover the costs LOL I'm excited to return to this game later this year as well, and I'll definitely keep you all updated in the future!

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