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We are trying to download this game to and it seems like the download refuses to populate when we hit either the install button or the specific version that will work with our computer. We are not sure what to do, even going so far as to check and see if other games on the Itch.io app will download (which they will). 8,( It seems like a problem specific to this game. If there is something that you could do, that would be great! We are very excited about your coffee shop game. 8D

AromanticallyInLove3 years ago

What kind of computer do you have because it won't work for me either?

liesandscandal3 years ago

We have tried several things before responding to this! As of right now, it seems like the windows desktop app for Itch does not work to download it, however going to the actual website through a browser will allow us to get the zip file for windows. Maybe this will work for you, too?

AromanticallyInLove3 years ago

Alright, maybe I just don't know how this works. I had gotten the zip file, but when I open it, I just get all the inner game workings and stuff. Is there a way to launch it from there?

liesandscandal3 years ago(+1)

Haha, well, we may not know much either, to be quite honest. Based on what we're seeing, you'll want to extract the entire monster_cafe-1.01-win folder (as neither of us is actually sure what pieces you need, we figure to be safe rather than sorry??). Once extracted, you can pick either application in the folder (both start with monster_cafe, Scandal thinks the monster_cafe-32 is the 32 bit version for Windows 10) and you should be able to play the game directly..? Sorry we cannot be more particular, we are new to much of this.

neonpolygon3 years ago

Greetings! What system are you trying to download the game for?

Will it not download at all? Or it won't run once you've downloaded it?

liesandscandal3 years ago

Windows 10.

Correct, it will not download at all through the Windows Itch App. However going to the actual Itch website through a browser will allow us to get the zip file for windows. As it stands, we are trying to get the Itch client to recognize the file and run it.

neonpolygon3 years ago

Interesting. Let me knows if that works, I wasn't even aware there was an itch.io app! This is our first upload to this site, do you know if that's a matter of uploading a different version or checking a box somewhere?

liesandscandal3 years ago(+1)

There is one! It's been the thing we're most familiar with on our computer (rather than using firefox/chrome/etc to browse to the Itch homepage).

It seems like the Itch client/browser doesn't recognize the game file we've extracted! When we started with Itch, we were under the impression that it was meant to be *like* Steam's client (for what extreme little we comprehend) - you download/purchase games and play them through the client/browser in order to send data?? On top of playing games?? Maybe?? We are sorely lacking, our apologies (it could be largely just a platform for creators to use). There may be a way to upload (maybe a particular file is required??)/a switch that would need to be flipped in order to make the game available through the client, but we are unaware of how to do this regardless of our interest in assisting.

As it stands, we have been able to at least extract the game and can choose to run either of the executable game files, so at least it works now! We appreciate your time. We hope to play/review the game soon!

neonpolygon3 years ago

Glad you were able to get it working. My apologies for not being able to be more helpful! I'll keep looking into this and see if I can find a solution.