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[villagemonsters]

Some days, you get to program all sorts of exciting & fun new features 

Other days, you get to make sure that rain puddles grow correctly 

(I actually love both types of days)

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[villagemonsters]

Be careful when snooping through your neighbor's mail

There are some things that cannot be forgotten 🍕 📬

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[villagemonsters]

It's never a bad time to visit the beach, even on a dark and stormy night.

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[villagemonsters]

The next major update to Village Monsters will improve the ways you can interact with your monster pals

(Coming soon~!)

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[villagemonsters]

Be sure to visit Jack, the Pun King Pumpkin, over in the town square between between 10/29 - 11/2! 

He has quite a bit to say... but are you brave enough to exhaust all his dialogue?

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[villagemonsters]

Week 1 October Vibes: September is over already, huh? Hope somebody woke the green day guy up 

Week 2: I should be able to wear hoodies every day of the year 

Week 3:

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ICYMI, I posted a new announcement about the upcoming updates to Village Monsters, including the newly minted Bright Bonfires update coming in October!

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[villagemonsters]

This week I'm working on sprucing up the interiors of the village 

Pretty soon these homes are going to be cozier than my own

[villagemonsters]

Coming to Village Monsters later this month: the Living Lands update! 

We may live in a virtual world, but there's no reason it has to feel artificial

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[villagemonsters]

It's been a long time since I've had a bug this terrifying 

The intended effect is "whiteout" lighting during a blizzard. Instead I ended up with this bizarre McDonalds colored fever dream

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[villagemonsters]

The upcoming Living Lands update will emphasize more interesting seasonal changes to Village Monsters 

Some critters - like this cute trio of Leaf Elementals - even get their own seasonal variants 

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[villagemonsters]

Just realized another small patch (Village Monsters v0.80.4) 

This one fixed a number of issues with dig spots, foraged items, and traps

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[villagemonsters]

A little before-and-after for #ThrowbackThursday! 

The top is from 2020. The bottom is from 2018. 

We all live and grow as time marches forward, but anime? Anime is eternal...

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[villagemonsters]

They say you can tell a lot about a person by their bedroom 

What Saley's bedroom tells me is that I should probably stay out of Saley's bedroom

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[villagemonsters]

The long-awaited Village Monsters v0.80 is *finally* within reach! 

In today's dev diary, I talk about the single most important feature of v0.80: the Village Restoration Project!

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[villagemonsters]

As the village becomes more prosperous, Pishky is able to improve and expand his general store 

Each upgrade adds new services and items to buy

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[villagemonsters]

The fully renovated library contains five exhibits for displaying your donations 

However, there are rumors that a secret basement underneath the library contains some of its more... dangerous... collections

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