Definitely on the list to do character slots. And we've had some rigorous discussions about avatar customisation on Discord. A top/middle/bottom body selection was deemed most likely, probably with parts as rewards/drops.
I think the first expansion definitely covers some of your points here!
Voice chat has always worked better if you get right up on the mic. I tried a few methods to boost the volume/sensitivity, but it ended up blowing out the audio and making feedback.
As far as crank use goes, when I do end up using it it'll likely be for non-combat stuff. I guess it's a very personal preference, but I'm not a fan of games that require crank use along with dpad or a/b. I know PQ isn't exactly twitch gaming, but you do sometimes need to reposition/use targeting quite rapidly in some situations and throwing in some use of crank there just feels like it'd be uncomfortable to me.
How do we all feel about fishing?!
As far as secrets and puzzles go - i would LOVE to do more of that kind of stuff as well.
interesting! But makes sense, yeah. I'll have to look into making a Mac-compatible library. I'm guessing the DLL stripping is either a security feature of the simulator, or maybe defender is culling it?
The download here on the itch page will always be the latest version you need. You can download it and drag+drop it on the https://play.date/account/sideload/ sideload page and it'll update your installed version (you may have to nudge the playdate to update it from the Folders section!)
For now, consider this board the official place for feedback, suggestions and questions. If the game continues to grow, I will make an official Discord for us.
This does sound like your save is possibly corrupted :|
If you can, hook your Playdate up as a USB drive, and copy the saved data for Etad to a computer (the whole folder including all the "mapstate-x.json" files), zip it up and send it to me (gareth@garethw.net), and I'll get you fixed up.
Oh no! That certainly is something I hadn't thought of.
I'll need some time to patch this, but I can fix it for you right away if you are able to send the `playerstate.json` file from the save folder (via data disk mode) to gareth@garethw.net
OR, if you're comfortable editing json, simply change "position" (near the bottom of the file, with only one indent) from "x":21 to "x":18 in the playerstate.json file
You're not the only player I've had to give hints to for this key - I think I underestimated the logic of this puzzle! Might need to patch in a hint or rethink it entirely 😯
Simply download and sideload the new version. Your save game will be intact as long as you don't delete it yourself.
Edit: I should mention that you need to sideload the same way (either via web or usb) that you did with chapter one as the game directories are named differently on device depending on the method you use.
The save that I supplied is far from a "perfect" save, but does leave you with plenty of food and a few rocks iirc. While I applaud you for getting through C1 without using food, it is there to be eaten 😅
