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A topic by Dasius created Jan 23, 2017 Views: 20,585 Replies: 351
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  • the game is to dark
Developer

Hey icecoldchris,

Go to graphics settings and play with "Gamma" or press the reset button

I posted that after I changed that. aparently it did not chang until I closed the game and opened it again.

why is my fps so bad I have minimum require ments wtf man

make it for i mac

i download the game without itch.io its forbidden.then i dowload the itch.io its forbidden or it wont work(not working when download it just 0,00kb/s,but my internet just good )

i just cant download anything but my internet just seem to be fine

im playing the game then decided to start a new game then suddenly the game won't work properly things go dark i tried exiting and playing again nothing happens

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Great game, but it is kind of annoying that when you close the game, all already done weapons just fall apart again. I'd like to prepare some in beforehand, but I have to put them back together every time I start the game. Really sucks when you have about 5 of each weapon you can build :/ (Edit: The issue with only 30 seconds per customer was fixed after updating to 0.0.71, but weapons still fall apart when starting the game PLUS they are now heated)

Hello, the game looks really nice and has a really cool concept but... I don't have an inventory, there's no Inventory option on Controls and i already pressed every key on my keyboard. I open the door and write on the sign but no costumer shows up, they just keep walking on the streets out there. Some help please!

There is no inventory, you use your mouse to pick up items. Its sometimes good to read the instructions the game gives you (on the sheets of paper). Also click the open sign on the door to open your shop.

I read the instructions, no need to be a fucking jerk. I already clicked the sign 999999 times and nothing different happens, just asks me to rename the shop.

Its the sign on the door that says shop closed.

calm down

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The new function where you have to press z to toggle the results between a hammer and a sword doesn't make sense to me. I press z and try to move my mouse and/or press many other buttons and i can't seem to toggle the result of the tool.



nevermind, i figured it out

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Love the idea, but I don't like how it doesn't indicate when they're turned on or have a color change to show when I'm either making a hammer or a blade, so it's easy to make mistakes.

Developer

Hey Caroline Turing,

I'm working on improving the system. It is in it's infancy stage. Graphic needs updating and the logic will get better.

for my pc it usually handles games like this very well. but for some reason My Little Blacksmith Shop is very laggy and slow. I usually turn down graphics and other things to reduce lag. I feel there needs an option to be able to lower some of the scenery or trees. I'm not saying to get rid of them but just add an option in graphics to get rid of some of it. I love the sandbox idea tho.

Developer

Hey Nogmonster,

I'll see what I can do.

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The last 0.0.71 update is SO adorable! The game looks much... softer? I don't know, I really like the new menu and forest with houses and river. The only complaint - now there is pretty dark in the shop, it was better, when there was brighter, and also the little blacksmith shop is... maybe too little? Now it feels like there is not enough space for me and all my stuff. It would be cool, if this cute little shop would be just a little bigger and brighter.

The game is one of my favourites, btw, thank you very much for fixing all annoying bugs! <3

Developer

Hey DaddyDiscord,

You can turn up the gamma in the graphics settings if you want it brighter.

In my next update, you'll be able to purchase a new house with more space.

Thank you :) Glad you are enjoying it.

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Thank you for the answer, the game is becoming better and better!

I cant make hameer heads in the newest version of the game the radial menu pops up bu i cant click it or use it

Hey, have you tried clicking the mouse or moving it around?

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I know this is a pretty new game, but optimization needs to happen for this. With its simple graphics, all on low, there is a horrible lag that makes it unplayable (about 1-5 fps. On epic graphics it's even worse, so it isn't just a graphics glitch or something). I know the game says 8GB RAM min (mine is 4 Max), it really should be 4 min considering the graphics are pretty simple and other games with graphics similar to this don't lag as bad as this one. I wish I could play it and give it a good review, but the lag is literally unbearable.


I would also like to point out that it might not be the graphics, but a memory leak. In some games I play, memory leaks can reek havoc on game that should be in most regards fast and simple.

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Unfortunately you cant optimize a game that needs constant updates as it takes time to optimize and a lot of mbs. Aswell as this it would be a pain in the ass to do because if the program finds a mistake it tells you at the end not during

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Lol, well hopefully in the future he optimizes it. I'm willing to wait :P

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yeah man good game, it will be optimised when it comes out

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what are your specs, because i run the game perfectly fine on all ultra at 1080p.

My specs

I5 2500k

NVIDIA GTX 1050 ti

8GB RAM

if im not mistaken the game seems to be locked at 60 fps, but that's not very much of a problem for me.

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My specs are pretty crap. Intel Graphics Card, 4GB RAM, and Intel Pentium. As I said, it's a toaster, but it runs games from of its caliber just fine.

I have been having those problems as well and my computer is beastly. It really sucks cause I want to play this update but can't because of lag.

Hello, i love this game and have donated some money too your cause, But all my tin materials become copper after i forge it.

no matter what i try i cant make a hammer

did you read the instructions and find the "radial display" ?

Press the key "Z" and then select the type you want to forge with the mouse

If your mouse curse does nhot sow, try right clicking.

@Dasius

I love the game and the latest release looks gorgeous!

But it is so broken that I will have wait for the next update.

The game constantly gets confused what metal types were used (makes you loose a lot money) and disassembles all weapons on load.

PLEASE dont rush updates in the future, its just not worth it.

Or provide hotfixes 1 or 2 days afterwards to maintain playability.

I hope you agree.

- a fan

there is a fix somewhere in here:

https://itch.io/t/64471/faq-version-0071

long story short: if you do single ingot things, drop the item on the anvil, and then remove it again and place it back again, this can be done quickly and ensures that the result is the ingot type :)

but only works reliable for single ingot items?

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All other type of items have to work! I never had this happen for a 2 or 3 ingot type of item!

If you had this issue with, let's say a hammer and a great sword, there seems to be a bug about great swords. I think it can happen when you stack them on top of each other (or any buggable item ON a great sword)

It is being worked on already, so for now make sure you do the anvil dragging and are cautious about moving items over items [and watch out for notifications about "you created ********"

if this material does not match, you might have to re-heat the blade and re-craft it into what you want it to be, this fixed a mithryl great blade that was visibly purple but registered as "copper" ... for some reason....


good luck!

Hello Dasius, i think 'My little blacksmith shop is a wonderfull game, i just cant stop playing it. but i have 1 complain, it isnt really a big deal but sometimes it bothers me, well the thing is: can you please make the backdoor bigger or the deliveries window, i like to make large orders for materials and its a pain to take the boxes inside.

also, keep doing what your doing with your game, if you eventually get this game on a large DRM, for like 1-5$ i (and most certainly a ton of other people would be happy to give you, as a developer money for the game (p.s. there are some glitches with grips, like the polearm glitching trough walls, again not a big deal but its something to work on for the future


with kind regards,


-Rico

Im not sure if this is a bug or whatnot, but sometimes when selling greatswords the customers pay way less than the cost of the materials used to make the weapon like $14 for a tin greatsword with a fancy handle...

I have a bug or a glitch I'm not sure that it's default,but what it does is the customer comes in then i look at the timer for a glimpse second it says 60s then i have 30s

When smelting 2 different metals, like 2 tin and 1 iron, it converts the iron to tin. (That was just an example)

Currently combining metals is not an implemented feature, so when you put different materials on the anvil at the same time, the game has to choose which of those materials to output. In order to prevent exploitation, it'll default to the cheapest ingot on the anvil. Until the system changes, it's best to just put one material's ingots on the anvil at a time. Happy Smithing!

SO I have Windows 10, fully updated java and Nvidia drivers, however after about 30 seconds the game just stops and i can only turn slightly every 2 minutes and 13 seconds (I have an average time from 10 different launches.) What am I missing here because this is unplayable and I have spent $10+ on this and right now it isn't worth a penny. It was the update before last where this problem started and I loved it but now I literally can't do anything. Anyone who has any idea of how to fix it please contact me!!! HELP

can you share your system specs so a person with more knowledge about the requirements or incompatibilities can comment on that then?

* CPU
* RAM
* Graphics Card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

16 gigs ram

6 core AMD processor, 3.5 GHz

Wow this should be not a big issue for your machine. Can you try restarting the game and going into graphic settings and hitting "reset" and "apply" ?

I have but it still lags me a lot sadly.

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It might be relevant if you check the Nvidia Control Panel and Manage 3D Settings. It's possible some of those settings are interfering with the game's pre-programmed settings. Everything runs fine on my laptop which you've outclassed by leaps and bounds:

  • Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.3GHz
  • 8 GB RAM
  • GeForce940MX
  • Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
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Thanks I will try, however I have no idea what to change

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I can't make Daggers... with fancy grips plz fix it

Which version are you running? I've not had this problem while I've played.

it works in the newest version :)

I went to bed at the end of the first day and when I woke up the next day my screen was almost completely black. I have no idea what has happened. Starting a new game or loading a saved game has not resolved this.

Try pressing the Reset button under Graphics options, then adjust the gamma slider. This fixes the problem most of the time.

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When exiting then relaunching the game, any cooled blades/hammer heads will turn into heated on startup.

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Yep, others (including myself) have reported the same issue. It's likely that "heated" is the default state for blades/hammer heads, and that the cooled state is not saved with the game data. Then you reload the game and they all return to the default state. I'm sure the dev's aware of the issue and is working on a patch. Happy smithing!

Thanks for the easy fix, I would just dip them all back in water...every time it happened xD

requesting alternative download/mirror for the game client. I'm from China and connection goes really crappy all the time and it's almost impossible to get the download finnished before it loses availability for hack-link protection, if you know what I mean..

You should put Draegast's video instead of Jack's, because he plays this game more and frequently.(I know, Jack is more famous and blah blah blah, but Draegast makes this game more interesting)

Developer

Hey CookieThief66.

I don't necessarily have a youtuber preference. I think they are all great including Draegast. I put Jack's video because he brought the game to a larger audience. Plus, a lot of people respect his opinion and enjoy his content. So it's no disrespect to any other youtubers who has covered my game prior to Jack or after, it's just he simply brought in more eyes to my game, so far, that I'm aware of.

The first day he showed it and my views and downloads jumped from 2000 to 20000 in one day and it continued from there. I feel I owe him. If I can put all the youtubers that supported my game on the cover page I would, but unfortunately I can only put one.

This does give me an idea though.

For some reason when I try to launch it tells me to download Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and I already have it, and when I try to download it via the error tab that the game gives me it just gives me Unreal Engine 4. It's weird. :/

Sometimes when I put one piece of ingot on anvil and try to create a blunt head, I create a greathammer head which actually costs 3 ingots to create. I think its pretty easy way to earn fast money so please try to fix it in the upcoming patches.

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You're probably running version 0.0.7 or 0.0.71. This has been fixed in 0.0.72 (now ingots have to be on the anvil before you can select blade or blunt on the Z menu, and having 1 ingot on the anvil with blunt selected will never result in anything no matter how many times you hammer). Happy smithing!

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Hello Dasius, the Game Looks great. ive played it a bit both off-camera and on-camera, my problems with the current version is, the lighting. the fires and lamps give next to no effect and if i change the gamma, its either super dark or super bright making the game a bit infuriating to play, either way. Otherwise, Great Game. love it to bits except the lighting at the current update. its a bit "off" xD

Have a Great one!

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Hey Sakexz,

I'll look into fixing that for the next patch. Does the reset button help?

Thank you !!

I am having a problem with the darkened screen bug. I am unable to click anything below a certain point on the ingame screen so i can't reset my graphical settings.

Developer

Hey Spectrobe,

You can find and delete the settings file here...

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\ShopSim\Saved\SaveGames

Well, when I started my game back, this happened: http://i.imgur.com/Xpu7MWv.png

Developer

Hey Dasm,

Please refer to the Common issues post located here.

https://itch.io/t/61217/how-to-common-issues-pleas...

Yeah, sorry- its not working for me.. its still dark when I reset the graphics options, now the game is just in a small box in the top left and I can't click anything because the mouse coordinates aren't correct. http://i.imgur.com/TBkdPp7.png

After hitting the reset button for the graphics, be sure to adjust the gamma slider up too (notice it's currently at 0% in your screenshot).

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i've noticed a few "Bugs" with the game so far. 1. if you change the graphics, and restart, the game is entirely black, and you have to reset from Graphics option. 2. i've noticed a bug where the hot ingots glitch into each other, and it doesn't let you make stuff. 3. the NPC gets stuck in your shop, they spin around, and every couple of seconds, they ask for something different each time they go around in a complete cycle. This isn't a bug, but something i'd like to see added, an inventory management system. I'm enjoying the game, since I got to see it from IGP, and it's going great so far!!! I can't wait to see it fully implemented

Hey i loved the game so far but. my screen is kinda bugged, like when i paused the game and tried to go to graphics it clicks off the screen and i cant change it back to window either please help cause i would love to keep on playing this game

Developer

Hey lolchow00

If you cant click the bbutton to reset the graphics then try deleting the settings file here

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\ShopSim\Saved\SaveGames

I am trying to get the game but it has been an hour waiting for it to load. It says "A few packages need to be installed once for My Little Blacksmith Shop to run properly.

Unreal Engine 4 prerequisites"

If you haven't already, please check these topics for possible solutions:

I set my resolution to 2715 x 1527 and now i cant cahnge it because my moniter doesnt support this resolution so i cant change the settings.

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Hi MrGrEeEn! Try deleting the Settings.sav file located here:

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\ShopSim\Saved\SaveGames

If you're having trouble finding it, reading this post (and its replies) should help:

https://itch.io/post/128793/view-in-topic

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the customer npcs have trouble taking the weapons from me can you make it so they can grab the items when theyre a little further way or make it so that they instantly pick it up if it enters their range

i also have this problem

i have a problem constantly with blades going thought the table when i put a guard on it

The assembled weapon will be in the orientation of the piece you are holding when snapping things together at the table. If you're holding a grip, and it's pointed downward into the table, then when it snaps to the blade the blade will be stuck down in the table. When it comes to guards, it's hard to tell the orientation of them. So I use this procedure to minimize the stuck weapon glitch:

  1. Place the blade right hand side of the table.
  2. Place the guard on the left hand side of the table.
  3. Grab a grip and drop it on the ground so it's flat with the ground (and parallel to the table surface)
  4. Pick up the grip and push it first into the guard, then into the blade.

Using this process, I rarely get weapons stuck in the table. Of course if something does it stuck, you can grab the weapon and use Alt and Ctrl buttons on your keyboard to rotate it free. Happy Smithing!

I got an greatsword polearm stuck in my wall.

so can you make the houe a little less buggy

The work is being done on the Polearm glitch. Right now it doesn't even matter if the polearm grip on the bench, it'll steal blades (even normal and greatsword varieties). If you check the Trello page HERE you'll see that the issue is listed under Bugs and is currently being worked on. Remember this is Alpha. Happy Smithing!

thank you!

Hello


So the mirror in the starting room is neon green which is anoying

Also make the ingots cost less

seriously 500 for one tin ._.

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for some reason when I try starting shopsim, it keeps crashing. if you know the reason why can you tell me??? other wise im just not thinking here. says,"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000012d). Click OK to close the application." and the title says CrashReportClient.exe - Application Error

If you haven't already, please check these topics for possible solutions:

i cant click on anything below the options button if you can could you fix this?

I didn`t like the changes you did in the house, I prefered the two floor house

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The game's still in Alpha, so there's a good chance that this will not be the final version of the shop. Also, there are plans in the works for allowing you to purchase a new home. Here is the relevant post from Dasius: https://itch.io/post/127104/view-in-topic

Happy Smithing!

Actually, I think this IS the final version of the house. In 0.0.8 you will be able to buy bigger houses though.

the game is too laggy

i love the game but what keeps happpening for me is that like every 10 seconds the game would just stop and i cant move frames stop moving (kinda like when you are lagging) and it syays like that for a good 5-20 seconds it gets really annoying and i don't know what the problem is becuase in task manager my cpu is still 20%

also one thing i would like to see in game is some place where i can put my stuff an organizing system basically or like boxes to put my stuff in and a few boxes not just 1 maybe like 6 or maybe instead of boxes like cabneits or somthing idk just somthing to organize all the items i don't like having to look around the entire house for the item

And as well, there are cabinets in the shop.

I have answers to both of your questions. For the lag issue, go into the pause menu and go into graphics. From there you can set them to the best thing your computer can handle. For the boxes, there are boxes outside that are the same size as the delivery boxes, they also have the top removed so you can put stuff in them.

When I name my blacksmith shop I click done but nothing happens and im stuck in the screen where you name your shop and I cant hit done

That happens to me, you just need to pull up the main menu, hit save (unless you were doing something you don't want to save), and then quit the game and restart it. The name will stay, just it takes some time to do.

i would really like to play your game but every time i try to launch it i get this error.

failed to open descriptor file '../../../ShopSim.uproject'

do you know how to fix this?

If you're having trouble installing/launching the game, try following one of these great video tutorials:

Also, please check out How to - Common Issues (Please Read First) which covers some of the other errors you may encounter.

Hope this helps!

I cant play it says my computer doesnt have X3DAudio1_7.dll and to reinstall it i did and still said it. idk if its just my computer or how i downloaded/started it.

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No option to invert the mouse, literally unplayable for whatever precentage of potential players do first person controls this way >.<

I don't play with inverted controls, but I see how you can get very annoyed with that.

Hey man, saw Mr.Fruit playing your game and thought it was pretty cool but when i downloaded it i was surprised to see that my pc couldnt run it (Intel 630 HD). It being an low poly game i tought i was pretty weird and it just showed how little attention you payed to optimization, you should definetely study a little bit about occlusion culling, maybe give your codes a clean up, and give the player the option to turn off cinematic image effects as they are very heavy on the gpu. This is coming from a developer, cheers Mate!

Developer

Hey atyourmercy,

Appriciate the critique.

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The thing is is you're mad, and he already has these things. Double check your source of information.

Im not mad, i liked the game, but i was disapointed it didnt run on my computer, it being a low poly game it has no reason not to run, i can run overwatch on low settings on my pc and still get 60fps, when i lower the settings on this game i still barely ever get 20. There is no reason to "defend" the dev, the game's optimization is far far below awful, i know what im talking about(im in college getting my barachel in game development), im not just "some dude on the internet" trashtalking a game, i gave my legitimate criticism.

The game needs to be optimized! there is no denying that.

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Still "Mr. Smartass", if your computer can't run this on the lowest settings, maybe it's your potato of a computer. You can do game development, but you sure as hell can't think for yourself.

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Seriously, my (not even a gaming focused) LAPTOP can run this at 60fps on max settings. So maybe it's time to upgrade.

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And even so, you might be able to run Overwatch fine because you had enough space to run it. Either delete some things to clear up memory, or UPGRADE!!!

@Redbaron14n Please try to keep the discussions civil and minimize the personal attacks. This is a gathering place for people who all love this game and want the best for it. Dasius appreciates critiques, especially ones that are well thought out and can help make this game even better and enjoyable by as many players as possible. Thanks, and Happy Smithing!

First off, not a personal attack. And second, I wasn't sure if you actually knew that it's not all the game. You'd be surprised how many people don't know that's a thing.

@atyourmercy Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. We all have different strengths that we can lend to Dasius to help him make this game its best. I personally have no experience with optimizing code, so it's great that there are players like you that can help guide Dasius to consider solutions he may not have considered. Thanks and Happy Smithing!

how do you enter the game

Try following one of these great video tutorials:

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Not sure if this is a complaint or a suggestion, but the charisma perk (once you get up to the higher level metals) gives you relatively no money. could you make it where it bonuses not 1 dollar per level, but maybe 10% of the ingot price? (0.0.72)

Hey there! So i think this game could definitely be super super fun once it's patched up, and greatly hope it's continually worked on!

My biggest gripe so far is that, every time i load up my game, anything i had previously crafted was broken, BECAUSE, when i load up the game, anything that was made on the anvil and cooled in the water, was magically heated again. It would be on the shelf where i placed it, but it would be heated, and I have to cool everything again and reattach it all. This happens to items not attached to weapons as well.


Every time i load up the game, it's pitch black and i have to reset the graphics. This isn't a HUGE deal for me, as i don't mind taking the 3 seconds to fix it all, but it should be fixed.


Also, the controls for rotating things in your hand do not work. They just, do nothing. I can't rotate items other than bashing them around.


I seriously hope these things get fixed because i think i could really put a lot of hours into this game! Fantastic idea and would love to see it turn into something amazing!

Hi alchemistjikan! As to the heated parts, the fix is coming in the next patch. With the dark/blurry problem, the best solution right now is what you're already doing: going into Graphics and pressing Reset, then adjusting Gamma and Resolution. As far as having problems rotating items, please try this procedure:

  1. Grab and hold the item with the Right Mouse Button (RMB)
  2. Continue holding the RMB and Press Alt (or Alt+Ctrl) and move the mouse around to rotate the item.
  3. While still holding Alt (or Alt+Ctrl) release the RMB - The item should remain in your grasp in the orientation you rotated it to
  4. Making sure the item is highlighted in your view, press and hold the RMB again, then release Alt (or Alt+Ctrl)
  5. The item should now be in your grasp in the new orientation!

Happy Smithing!

Good to hear your working on solutions! One more quick question! Is the game programmed so that customers will only buy products you make while they're in your shop? Or can you have some stock prepared and sell that to them? I ask because my first customer asked for a one-handed hammer. I had one ready so i tried to give it to them, but they wouldn't take it. I dunno if maybe i didn't do it right? Or if you can't sell pre-made things.

The customers will only notice weapons that go from outside their detection radius to inside their detection radius once their in the shop. You have to take the weapon you want to give them outside their detection radius and give it back to them for them to notice it.

Ah, so if I say, stored them in my bedroom, it would work? Also, is this an intentional thing? Or something that will be patched?

Ive had a problem with the game after i put it in fullscreen mode it made my game unplayable as i couldnt change the settings

Try deleting the Settings.sav file located here: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\ShopSim\Saved\SaveGames

If you're having trouble finding it, reading this post (and its replies) should help:

https://itch.io/post/128793/view-in-topic

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I always have this problem while playing:

every 10 secs game stops and I cant do anything for about 5 secs and it becomes normal. While having this problem game is impossible to play

(Tried low graphic settings I set everything to low didnt work)

I think a lot of people having this problem I saw few post same as this post please help.

The lighting is extremely dark, so much so that I cannot see or do anything. The graphics button in the esc menu is not letting me click it, so I cannot change the settings.

i sometimes have teh problem that they don't want to exit and I'm from the BeNeLux so I use a AZERTY keyboard so please make an azerty mode

YOU SHOULD MAKE IT FOR IMAC

For discussion of a Mac version (and some workaround options), please check out this thread: Mac and Linux

I am unable to adjust the volume levels. Is there somewhere I missed in the forums that explains how to fix it if it is a known bug?

I believe music settings are coming in the next patch. Currently, you can only adjust your volume using the Windows Volume Mixer. Thanks and Happy Smithing!

I cant take off a hammer head from the wrong guard

Hi, my large-sized swords (sometimes dagger) stuck in the workbench and impossible to remove them.
How may I solve the problem?
Ah yes, when I leave the game and when I return, I have to put back cooling quite blades.

Thx for this game he is amazing!

(sorry for my english i'm a french player)

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