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Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad you're enjoying the game! :) And the development blog is a good resource if you're having trouble: for example, if you search the "stats" tag, you can find the current stats you need for certain things (though please note these are very subject to change by the time the game is completed)! https://www.shepherdsofhaven.com/tagged/stats. For more specific situations, checking the tag for a specific chapter also contains other player questions about that chapter, like Chapter 1: https://www.shepherdsofhaven.com/tagged/chapter+1

Our Discord is the next best place to ask for tips and help if you need more direct help from other players! :) 

Hi there, thank you so much for your kind words, I hope you enjoy the rest of the demo after the Prologue! I've talked about why I decided to switch to Twine in the announcement post about the switch itself, as well as a bit here! Hope that helps!

Thank you so much for your kind words. I truly appreciate it!!

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you're enjoying it! And yes it's a Six of Crows reference lol, I think I was reading it at the time I was writing that section!

I am still working on getting the Steam page up! It takes a bit to convert the game into a file that Steam can play, so that's still in the works.  😅 I would very much appreciate wishlists when the time comes, though!! I will announce when the Steam page is up on social media, though the most surefire way is subscribing to my mailing list so you'll get a direct email! 🥺👉👈

Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm honored to hear you're enjoying the game!! Sorry about that behavior, I'll try to make a mental note to investigate it when I'm back from vacation in the future. If you feel like submitting an official bug report through the form linked in the game description, that will ensure I remember, but otherwise no worries!! Thank you again for supporting the game!

Hi, this isn't an expected behavior, but I can't recreate it on my end and I've never heard of anyone else experiencing it! Pressing 'C' on the keyboard does bring up the codex as a keyboard shortcut--could your specific keyboard/mouse settings have a command or shortcut tied to long-pressing the left mouse button?

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind words, I'm so happy you enjoyed Shepherds of Haven! (Even to the point of losing sleep over it, haha!) The alpha build is always available on Patreon and adds roughly 1 million more words to the game, but either way, I hope you'll play the game again when it's complete! Thank you again for taking the time to send such a kind message!

The game is planned to be released on Steam and itch.io, and the downloadable file on itch.io should be playable on mobile, just as the web version is now. If the game does release on app stores, it will be as a paid product!

Thank you so much, it's an honor to hear Shepherds was your first interactive novel experience! You can access the longer version of the game, which is updated every month, by becoming a member of the Patreon, though you're right that the completed product is also planned to be released on itch.io and Steam if you can wait for it to be finished! Thanks so much for the kind words! 

Hi, the game is updated every month on Patreon!

Hi there, yes, if you got a message saying “this is the end of the public demo,” it’s indeed over! The demo ends at that point in Chapter 4. :) I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your kind words, and there’s always more over on the Patreon/alpha build version, as well!

Hi, yes, this game was on Dashingdon originally, and it sounds like you certainly played it before! It was first uploaded in 2018, though, so it's understandable if some details feel mixed up or fuzzy. :) I'm glad you're enjoying this iteration of the game, thank you for your long support!

Hi, typically you need to accrue a certain amount of romance flags in order to get a confession from/an opportunity to confess to an RO. Flirting with them outside of their orientation doesn't net these romance flags, so right now, confessing to them and being rejected on the basis of MC's gender isn't a planned occurrence in the game. The opposite can happen, though, where a character may misinterpret flirting or other signs from MC and confess, then be rejected on the basis of MC's orientation! Hope that helps!

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Hi there, yes, I plan to release the game on Steam when it's complete! I hope to have the Steam page up soon for wishlist purposes too! Thank you for your patience until then and for your kind words and support! :)

No worries, it happens more than you would think! :D Glad you're able to access and play the alpha now, hope you enjoy!

Hi, what’s giving you trouble specifically? And are you looking at the most current alpha build post? The alpha build was last updated in August, so you’ll need the password from the August post! Hope that helps!

Thank you so much, I truly appreciate it!

If you could submit a bug report form with more details and a screenshot of what you see, that would really help! The bug report link is at the bottom of the game page!

Hm, that could be a bug--if you use the text list underneath the map instead of the map itself, does it work?

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! And I understand what you mean: it's expounded in later interludes, but the difference between MC's knowledge of Ket culture and Blade's is actually intentional; it's meant to highlight the differences between a child of immigrants who struggles with assimilation and a divorce from their heritage/their parents' culture, versus someone who was brought up in that culture but is deeply critical of it. I'll have to look at those early parts to see if I can make that clearer, but Ket!MC and Blade have more conversations about it as the game goes on! An Elf!MC who talks about the same thing with Tallys (or a Norm!MC who defends their people from her) will also have a different level of knowledge and perspective from a Hunter!MC, all depending on what their origin is and what exactly led their family to end up there! Hope that all makes sense!

Hi, most of the companions don't enter relationships or confess in the demo--that's later on in the game. But you can start to flirt with and romance Shery by picking options she enjoys! Her romance is a bit of a slow burn because she's so shy :) 

Thank you so much for playing, enjoying, and leaving such nice comments! It truly means so much! <3

Thank you so much for your kind words!! They really mean the world and are so encouraging :) So happy you happened to find the game and enjoyed it!!

Hi there, thanks for trying out the demo! There's no official guide or walkthrough yet, as I don't want to maintain one until I know the game is pretty finalized and complete, though I know there are some fan-made ones being shared on our Discord, where some people made personal documents that tracked stat changes in the early chapters. There's also a wealth of information to be found on Tumblr: if you check out the #game mechanics, #stats, or chapter tags on the blog, like if you have a question about a stat check or something in Chapter 1, visiting this link has all of the info about that chapter! https://www.shepherdsofhaven.com/tagged/chapter+1

Hope that helps!

Hi, thanks for this, the details help a lot! That'll be fixed in the next update! And in the future it would be wonderful if you could report bugs through the bug report form so I can keep track of everything! :) Thank you! 

Thank you so much!! Your kind words mean the world, thank you so much for playing and enjoying the game! 

Thank you so much for the kind words! <3 One day Halek may become an RO through DLC--that'll be decided through a vote on Patreon when the time comes! :) Glad that you're enjoying the game!

You need at least 20 Physique to succeed in that check!

Yes, the plan is for the complete version to be released on itch.io and Steam as a paid product when it's finished!

Thank you so much for your kind words, I’m so happy you’re enjoying the game!! 💖

Thank you so much!! 🥹 I hope you’ll find someone you enjoy romancing just as much haha!

Thank you so much for enjoying and leaving such a kind comment, I truly appreciate your support! 💖

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!  💖 Did you have a favorite part? :D