A downloadable --. .- -- . for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Operation Rassvet was a model of surprise. 
It started as an intelligence operation and ended up becoming one of the most mysterious disappearences to these days. None of the members were found. Forgotten by the world, the last survivor is hiding in the shadows...

An old fashioned RPG Horror Game. 
8 Endings [1 Canon, 7 Alternate]
Extra Dialogue Feature
10 Achievements
Full Walkthrough
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If you played and liked the game please consider give it a rating!

!!! WARNING !!!
You MUST be 18+ to play the game due to uncomfortable themes. The game contains graphic and disturbing imagery, with scenes of: trypophobia, torture, suicide, murder, hallucinatory imagery, mention of alcohol and drugs, arachnophobia and foul language. Please be aware that by downloading and playing the game you are exposed to that content. Player discretion is advised! 

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日本語

ラッスビェット作戦は驚きだった。
諜報作戦の一環として行われたその作戦は、つまるところ、今日までで最も謎に包まれた失踪事件となった。参加者は誰一人見つからず、世界からは忘れ去られ、最後の生き残りは陰に潜んでいる…

古典的なホラーRPG
8つのエンディング
ダイアログ機能
10個の実績
ウォークスルー
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ゲームを好きなら、視認性を高めるためI評価とか評価とかしてください。

!!警告!!
このゲームは17歳以上対象です。トライフォビア、拷問、自殺、殺人、幻覚、アルコール、ドラッグ、クモ恐怖症、汚い言葉など不快な要素を含みます。ご承知の上、ご自身の責任でプレイして下さい。

 [翻訳者 つまようじさん]

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PT-BR

A Operação Rassvet foi um modelo de surpresa. Começou como uma operação de inteligência e acabou se tornando um dos desaparecimentos mais misteriosos até hoje. Nenhum dos membros foi encontrado. Esquecido pelo mundo, o último sobrevivente está escondido nas sombras...

• O jogo possui outros elementos como puzzle/terror psicológico/horror
• 8 finais [1 verdadeiro, 7 alternativos]
• Inclui Sala bônus + 10 Conquistas
• Passo a passo completo no arquivo do jogo e no docs

AVISOS!
Você DEVE ter mais de 18 anos para jogar devido a temas desconfortáveis. O jogo contém imagens gráficas e perturbadoras, com cenas de: tripofobia, tortura, suicídio, assassinato, imagens alucinatórias, menção a álcool e drogas, aracnofobia e linguagem obscena. Esteja ciente de que, ao baixar e jogar o jogo, você fica exposto a esse conteúdo. A discrição do jogador é aconselhada!

 [Traduzido por Ashiri & Tea Party Project]

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Español 

La operación Rassvet fue una sorpresa.
Inició como una operación de inteligencia, y terminó como una de las mayores desapariciones hasta hoy. Ninguno de sus miembros fueron encontrados. Olvidado por el mundo, el último sobreviviente se esconde entre las sombras...

Un juego de horror RPG a la antigua.
8 finales [1 oficial, 7 alternativos]
Función de diálogo extra
10 logros
Guía completa
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¡¡¡ ADVERTENCIA !!!

Debes ser MAYOR DE 16 para jugar el juego debido a temas delicados. Este juego contiene imágenes gráficas y perturbadoras, con escenas de: tripofobia, tortura, suicidio, asesinato, alucinaciones, menciones de alcohol y drogas, aracnofobia y lenguaje grosero. Por favor, ten en mente que al descargar y jugar el juego te expondrás a esto. ¡Se recomienda discreción!

[Traducción: Mist ]


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OST
Original Soundtrack by Alexander Bruyns
Bandcamp | https://shorturl.at/eprVX
Youtube  | https://shorturl.at/fhs38

TV Tropes by Master N
https://shorturl.at/sEKW8
80s References in the Game 
https://shorturl.at/fquzT
ASK Emerald Wasp Characters
https://shorturl.at/vESW8


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Emerald Wasp [ENG, PC] 699 MB
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Emerald Wasp [ENG, MAC] 835 MB
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Emerald Wasp [ENG, Linux] 708 MB
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Emerald Wasp [日本語] 679 MB
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Emerald Wasp [PT-BR] 636 MB
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Emerald Wasp [Español ] 698 MB
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Game Walkthrough 10 kB
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ウォークスルー 9 kB
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Guia [PT-BR} 2 MB
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GUÍA [Es] 11 kB
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CREDITS 3 kB

Install instructions

The game may not work on all MACs. 
If the game doesn't work properly:
a) try run the PC version in WineOS
or
b)  instead of booting the game exe itself, look for the file "nwjs" in the game folder.

The game comes in a RAR file. 
To open the archive you will need to unzip it. 7zip and Winrar work perfectly for this!
You won't have to install anything to play the game, once you open the archive you can boot it from the app\exe file.

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Game is great. I love gameplay. My biggest problem with the game its short. There is bug when you exit or enter a room and use flashlight it would be in the wrong place on screen. Holes in arms speaks for its self.


Hello and thank you for playing >\\\<
Unfortunately I'm aware about that bug but I'm not able to fix it atm, I'm sorry for the inconvenience! 
As for the lenght did you find the secrets...? There are... things... hidden in the game, I can give you a hint!
Last week was the game first anniversary and I made a riddle special video for it:

I did not yet find it. I did went in game folders to see what I can find and from what I saw from tilesets and everything else I will be playing game for a hot min.

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i really liked this game but sometimes when i used the flashlight it kinda fucked up me moving around and also near the end when i would try to go back down the stairs or a ladder the screen would go black and i would have no choice but to just go up but its still a very good game and i will be playing the other ones you put out

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Hi Miles! Thank you for playing Emerald Wasp, I'm glad you liked it!
I'm also sorry that you encountered those problems ;__; unfortunately I still can't fix the first one, I know how to but my computer crashes when I try... as for the other one, you mean the ladders of the hidden tunnels right? So I can check the code (those ones require you to use the flashlight, but they shouldn't lock you in one direction so this is to fix)

(+1)

One of the best games I've ever played!!

Besides the mechanics themselves, I like how many resources there are at our disposal (walkthroughs, multiple translations, trigger/content warnings...) It's clear you care about the players a lot!!

Now, regarding the game: I adored every second of it. The setting, the lore, the OST, the character design, the art, the endings... (even the bad ones, LOL)

Will definitely stay tuned for upcoming releases!

My my >\\\< I'm so happy to read you liked it so much!
Hello Dev, thank you for playing Emerald Wasp and for writing this message! 
Glad to hear that you liked the bad endings to ahah! Did you get to the secrets of the game too?
Again, thank you so much for your kind words!

Hello, I enjoyed the game, even if it was a bit clunky at times, it was fun and interesting, good job! I noticed in your development log that you're looking for a Spanish translator, is the offer still up? I'd like to help with a Spanish translation.

Hi HermeticsPontified! I apologize for the late response!
I'm really glad to hear that you liked the game ;\\\; the mechanics are not aging well I see, I still have to find a way to fix them unfortunately.
Thank you for offering ;\\\; at the moment there's a person doing the translation already, but could I keep contact with you if needed?

Sure! Do you have a Discord? I can send you a friend request on there so we can keep in touch if you need any help with translation. Thank you, and have a good day!

Hi Hermetics! I apologize, I missed this message ;__; my discord is banyalaplace (let me know when you see it so I can edit the comment), although I don't need the translation I'd like to stay in touch! And since you offered to help me, if you need help from me for something let me know!

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HIII, BANYA. I WANTED TO COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, ABOUT HOW AMAZING YOUR WORKS ARE! I really appreciate you creativity and brilliant mind, and I am always up to know what will come next out of that genius ideas of you. I GOT SO OBSESSED OVER YOUR PLOTS AND CHARACTERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE SIMPLY UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE! YOU'RE AMAZING. AND I HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SEE THAT AS MUCH AS I DO. ☝💗

YOU ARE REALLY ON MY TOP 3 FAVOURITE GAME DEVELOPERS, and that's why I wanted to know as well, are you open to help people who are just starting to develop rpg maker/visual novel games? me and my partner are making our first horror rpg maker game, and we would appreciate so much if you could guide us a little, since we lack a bit of experience, IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO HAVE YOUR CONSIDERATIONS AND TIPS! 

if you are available, and if it's actually possible to, please, contact @Millevcb on twitter! WE LOVE YOU, BANYA, THANKS AGAIN FOR THE AMAZING GAMES. <3

Hi Notleander! I wish I could convey in English how surprised and honored I am to read your message ;\\\\;
I'm flattered, really! And I'm so happy to hear that you liked the game so much, and that I'm one of your favorite devs! This is something that, to an indiedev like me, still look incredible to read and it made my day ;\\\\; 
Thank you so much for your kind words! And yes, of course I'm open to that, I'll write you on Twitter and do the best I can to help!

awww, it's just the truth, really! I had been playing your games for a while and I fell in love with the originality of each plot you created, the stories in general are so well written and it makes me crave for more, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE! YOU NEED TO BE EVEN MORE RECOGNIZED, I developed affection towards your characters and I just dedicated my whole day some time ago playing all of the endings from the games and etc! I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I SAW THAT YOU REPLIED AHSHAHEBQHAH so that's the sensation a fan has when their idol actually responds -* _ *-

WE WILL BE HONORED TO HAVE YOUR HELP! my partner answered to you there, right? as soon as possible we'll be all talking about the project together, I am soooo happy to know that you are willing to guide us, you're simply the best! 

xoxo!! <3 💞

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Oh my, thank you again >\\\< but I definetly shouldn't be on a pedestal, I'm flattered really but I'm a normal person ahah! I hope I won't disappoint with next games then!

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Dude, I played this game on stream as a replacement for a game that wouldn't start, thinking: "Ah! I don't think it will be anything too serius, just to play something" and now I'm just streaming/playing this. it has definitely become one of my favorite games.

Congratulations, you have created a truly beautiful game.

(sorry for any grammatical errors, English is not my main language)

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Also, i love the detail that Archie is Italian

RAAHHH!!!!!! ITALY MENTIONED!!!!

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Ciao Bomber Pigeon! 
Appena ho letto il post ho fatto la corsa su Twitch a cercare il VOD e... siamo italiani entrambi ahah! 
Ti scrivo in italiano perché rispetto all'inglese posso esprimermi meglio, ma non hai idea di quanto mi ha fatto piacere leggere il tuo commento! Sapere che Emerald Wasp sia diventato uno dei tuoi giochi preferiti è davvero tanto >\\\< ti ho lasciato un follow intanto, mi sto divertendo un sacco a guardare il gameplay! Grazie per averlo giocato e streammato!

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where's the secret ending where leon and archie kiss /j

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lmao xD might add another cipher for this in the future! 

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getting this reply was the equivalent of using an ouija board and getting an actual response from a demon /pos

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Ok so before I got to play this game, I actually thought Bela was a girl. Reasons: 

1-  I don't know he kinda looks girly.

2- Bela is a girly name.

3- So what do we know about bees and wasps, Queen bees are female but Bela is under control of the queen not is the queen. He/She can't be a worker cause they are only used for reproductive work and THAT IS DEFINTALY NOT BELA'S JOB. So He/She can only be a worker bee.

The thing is. Worker Bees are only female. So Bela can only be a female right? So yeah and then I watched EpyksLion's playthrough and yeah. Bela is a boy.

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I dont know will reply if I get more info on what his job is.

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ok yep I was right ( I think) but OMG the true ending almost made me cry. You know what? I did cry. So wholesome.... I loved this game alot and even though I just watched another person play it it was still so heartbreaking and beutiffual at once.(Sorry for misspellings)

Oooh >\\\< I'm really happy that you like it! 
And that the wholesome vibe was a good ending for a game like this <3

Hi La1n370wo! I admit that's an interesting take, I don't mind it! Epyks made a very cool video, I liked it a lot. Here are some clarifications to your questions:

Béla (read Beela) is a Hungarian male name, meanwhile wasps have different structures depending on the species. Just for him I used the role of the Emerald Wasp, which is an antisocial wasp (no hive, no workers, etc). Parasitic wasps, when parasiting other wasps, can alter their host function from worker to queen, usually to infiltrate hives and take over. Béla is basically an exception in that hive, loyal only to queen but having none of the social roles of the other 'wasps'.

I hope it helped! And if you play the game I hope you will enjoy it x3

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(OMG sorry for replying so late) But thank you so much for the explamation! Some of the stuff in this game can be a bit confusing but yeah! ;/////;

But I have a bunch of theories that I want to share with you but I think im gonna put it in a sperate comment!

(Also when is Rule of Salt coming out? Also is it gonna be in the same universe as Emerald Wasp? That would be cool.

No need to say sorry, it's ok! 
And I'm glad it helped >\\\< I'd love to hear your theories, please share them! As for Rule of Salt I started development just recently so it will take time, I hope not as much as Emerald Wasp but I share the progress on Twitter and Bluesky

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ok. i was reading some Deep Inside comments since some time ago i played the game and it came to my mind only now to rate it.. After scrolling for a while i discover AFTER A YEAR that YOU WERE THE ONE WHO MADE THIS????? I LOVED THIS GAME SO MUCH, it was actually ONE OF THE BEST GAMES i played in a BIG WHILE. you cant imagine how happy i am. im also italian SO I LOVED ARCHIE'S CHARACTER SM.

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(Italy mentioned, so...)

Oooh questo mi rende un sacco felice T\\\T
Sono davvero felice che ti sia piaciuto così tanto EmWa (addirittura uno dei giochi migliori che hai giocato) e anche Deep Inside! Il tuo commento è tipo una delle cose più belle che un dev possa sentirsi dire. Grazie per averli giocati T\\\T e spero ti piaccia anche il prossimo gioco che sto sviluppando!

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I'm enjoying this game so far! Leon and Archie's dynamics and conversations in the Hideout are fun.

Only problem is I keep getting an error. In the Honeycomb room confrontation scene I pick the [Question Him] option during the 3 sec countdown. Afterwards, we get sent to the Hideout. BUT if I leave the Hideout, I get a black screen that says: TypeError Cannot read properly 'resolution' of undefined

Hi Chimera! Thank you for playing Emerald Wasp, I'm glad yo hear you're liking it so far >\\\<
About the black screen: are you playing it on Mac, right? In that case, are you using the Mac version or the PC version on Wine?
(I'm searching for a solution for the error)

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I'm not a Mac user so I chose the PC version.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience ;__;
Did a bit of research, it's apparently due to a save file malfunctioning. What happens if you load a previous one and go through the scene?
If it doesn't work please tell me which choices you did \ how many medals you have, so I can make a savefile past that scene and send it to you... I'm sorry, it's the first time ever that this particular error occurs ;w;

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Not sure what you mean by choices? Like Archie dialogue choices (be nice to him) and not poking the skull? I have 12 medals.

Yes, that! I'm preparing the savefile, is it ok if I link it on my google drive?

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Such a good game, absolutely loved it! After playing Deep inside i wanted to check your other games, and i fell in love with Emerald Wasp. Loved the puzzles, the exploration and the characters, Archie being italian is my fav thing lol. Also the lore was a bit confusing, I only understood like a quarter of it, must be cause I have a very low attention span tbh but i got lost in a lot of points :'), guess I'll watch a complete gameplay or wait for someone to do an explanation video on yt lmao. 

I heard you're working on a new game, can't wait to play it!! ^^

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Hello Graz, and thank you ;\\\\;
This is like a Xmas gift to me, I'm so happy that you liked it! Just out of curiosity, may I ask why Archie being Italian was your favorite part?  
As for the lore there's a video explaining it in Brazilian Portuguese, but I don't know if there's a subbed version of it. If an ENG channel covered it that would be awesome too, but the game is not that well-known so I'm not sure it'll happen... but if I find one I'll reply with the link in this comment! This is the PT-BR one:

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Hello! Sorry for the late response, didn't see the notification ^^'' As for your question:  I don't know actually, guess it's because I'm italian too and I really loved Archie's character in general, so maybe it added something more, a bit of comfort maybe? It's like seeing a characteristic of yours being represented. Same thing with Leon being ace! 

Thanks for the info! I'll see if I can translate  the video! :)

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Anche tu? Ora capisco perché! Ma mi fa davvero piacere questo, anche per il discorso ace ;\\\\; 
Penso non avrai problemi allora, il portoghese per noi è facile da capire! Fammi sapere! 

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This was such a fun game. I loved the overall story and the mystery of the underground bunker. I think I missed this part while playing the game but why were people turned into wasps and for what purpose was it for?

Hi Moonlqaw! This was such a nice surprise, thank you for making a letsplay of Emerald Wasp!
They weren't turned into wasps per se, except for Béla they were normal humans but with a society shaped on the wasp ones, Irena wasn't the first queen so at least three generations occurred underground. The purpose was to create a society full devoted to a cause (and a queen) for military purpose. Béla is the exception, they used the parasyte to speed up the process instead of brainwashing people for years.
I'm happy to hear that you liked the game btw ;\\\; thank you for playing it! I'll go watch the video asap!

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Thank you for the explanation.

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Such a fun game! I loved the art, storyline and characters. Some things were a little confusing at times, so I had to use the walkthrough sometimes haha. But I love these types of games! The lockpicking mechanic was especially fun.

I felt like I understood most of the lore and mechanics, but one thing I can't figure out no matter how much I think about it, is the hand gestures/sign language(?) that Béla did in the hive room after he scratched at his eye. I'm not sure if I may have missed the explanation for it somewhere, or if it was something I needed to figure out? Was the eye scratch and hand gesture supposed to be Béla trying to go against Bélzebuub and communicate with us?

Other than that, I enjoyed the game, and I look forward to what other things you put out! :D

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Hi Kaye! Thank you for playing Emerald Wasp and leaving a comment ;\\\;
I'm really happy to hear that you liked it! About the hand gesture, it's the ASL for "Escape \ Run", I wanted to make the full version of "Run away from me" but I couldn't animate it well so I resorted to simply "RUN". He scratched the eye because it's the one were the parasyte resides as you guessed it was to go against Bélzebuub and communicate. There are other instances he tries to communicate by gestures in the game, albeit very little because I'm not good at animating ahah! 
Thank you for your kind words btw ;\\\; I started developing a new game, it'll take a while but I hope you'll like that one too!

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Hello, a question: the song that Bela sings to Leon when he is a baby and that he mentions that the queen always hears, what is his name?

O And although it's already late (you found out the hard way), I want you to know that on most platforms, games classified as +18 are because they have sex scenes, few platforms include gore (amputations, suicides, murders, among others). others) in the +18 section, so next time check if there is similar content in the +18 section to avoid what happens to you... what happened to you in the +18 section here.

And about the armor error of equipping the gun, I think that in response to that error or accident you can make an rpg-type spinoff that is about Leon and Archie's nightmares that they would have about that place, it is just a suggestion, although the idea is came to mind when I read about that error, I immediately imagined sprites of Leon and Archie looking in fear at Bela while RPG music (final fantasy) plays and the characters' action bar fills up to be able to attack

Hi Hikaru! Thank you for playing Emerald Wasp!

The song is a French lullaby called "Au claire de la lune", but the specific record of it in the Queen's chamber is the first human voice ever recorded: Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville singing "Au claire de la lune" in 9 April 1860. The sound is almost unrecognizable but once you hear the lullaby you'll understand!

As for the r18 rating... yeah ;__; it took me several questions about Béla's stinger to realize something was wrong lol. On other sites it allowed me to put at least 15+ as a rating but itchio didn't. The armor error is solved but I really like your idea! Maybe in a bonus \ spin off? It would be very fun!

Thank you for your message!

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Hello, Merry Christmas, I'm glad you liked my suggestion for a spinoff of the game. I Have a question, do you plan to make Emerald Wasp playable on Android? I ask because I loved the game and I would like to be able to play it on my phone, since unlike a computer or laptop, I always carry my phone with me everywhere.

Merry Christmas to you too, Hikaru! I hope you will spend nice hokidays!
As for Android I haven't made a port yet but there's the emulator JoiPlay that can support most RPG maker games. Some textures might not load but it should work, let me know! I'm flattered that you want to replay it again and bring it with you ;\\\\; thank you!

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This was such an awesome game! 

I loved the story and the way that you incorporated wasps as a plot-point was very interesting. (I also greatly enjoyed learning a little bit more about wasps from the books in the library!)

The art was gorgeous and the character designs were amazing. The character personalities were also wonderful!
(I adored Archie. He made me laugh. But Béla's design was the coolest. Especially his one compound eye, I adore monstrous appearances!)

The horror aspects were delightful, too. It was all so gross and weird, and I loved it! I even enjoyed the puzzles, even if it took a while for me to solve them. 

I think the only thing that gave me trouble was the walking. The characters would stop sometimes or go further than I wanted, but it wasn't too bad.

You really did a great job, and I'll definitely have to try your other RPG Maker horror game at some point!

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Hello Cryptid!
I gasped when I saw the comment and I just finished watching the video ;\\\\;
First of all, I wanted to thank you for playing and recording the game, I enjoyed watching you play it a lot! And also I wish I had more mastery of the English language to convey emotion more than a simple thank you, but I watched it all and all the enthusiasm, the reactions and the kind words mean a lot to me! I'm really glad that you liked the game so much and it makes me happy to see that you were so invested ;\\\\;
(And in this case... even though it's unsettling stuff, there are some things you missed I can hint you in DMs if you want to)
Dev-wise I can say I feel understood in the little choices and directions I made for the game, even though there are needed fixes (the BRIDGE)! And yes, I will be making another long RPG maker horror, but I'm at the early stages still, stay tuned!
Again, thank you so much! ;\\\\;

PS if you want you can rate the game, it'd help with visibility!

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Aaah! Thank you for watching ;-; 
It really was an incredibly fun game!

Your kind words mean a lot to me. I'm actually having trouble finding words of my own because I'm very happy you liked my play-through ❤

(And I would love to know about the stuff I missed! You can definitely DM me about it, I'd appreciate it greatly!)

You really did a great job with Emerald Wasp. Even if there do need to be a few little fixes, it was overall an excellent game (that I will probably play again purely for fun at some point!)
I'm so excited for your next project, too! I bet it's going to be awesome! ^-^

(Edit: I left a rating! Although I wasn't sure if I should leave a comment over on the Feedback Quest section, since I'm not technically a part of it. 

I didn't see an option to leave a regular rating outside of Feedback Quest, though. But I will also leave one if that becomes available on here!

❤ I hope more people see this awesome game!)

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I loved the game, the story is very creative, the characters are very captivating, I spent the whole afternoon playing and looking forward to the end! I am very happy to be able to enjoy a translation from PT-BR. I strongly hope that the game can become more popular, as it certainly deserves it, congratulations Banya! ^^)/

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Hello Kanna and thank you for playing Emerald Wasp! 
Your comment made me really happy, thank you for your kind words ;\\\\; I'm glad you had fun playing it! 
The game is still very niche but I hope the same, so that more people can see it and play >\\\<

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just ended the game THANK YOU SM FOR TRANSLATING THIS GAME TO PORTUGUESE

banya-san i hope you go straight to heaven for making those games for free,,, brasil loves you!!

o jogo foi muito uma nova experiencia pra mim, atingi 3 finais diferentes antes do verdadeiro fiquei realmente com medo, parabéns vou lembrar desse jogo por muito tempo. 

Hi Cherynuma! First of all, thank you so much for playing Emerald Wasp! 
Your comment and your kind words put a smile on my face, I'm so happy that you liked it! For the translation you don't have to thank me though, it's thank to Ashiri we have the PT-BR version... I love Brasil too and this is so good to hear T\\\T 
If you want to you can rate the game too, it'd help to make it more visible for other players too!

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I'm here to report that I played it and I enjoyed it 🫡

It was a great game! I had fun exploring the map, reading the documents, and figuring out the puzzles. The way you incorporated the whole 'wasp' theme was very cool and I enjoyed the story (I used to be super into WW2, so that was an added flavor ^^) (oh, and I liked the boys' conversations, too! very cute and wholesome 🤭)

I somehow got to the true ending (after dying way too many times haha) and the flashbacks made me a little teary. 🥲 I won't go into spoilers, but blind devotion is one of my fave tropes and if it's mixed with a tragic fate, that's even better. I think the characters' stories are going to stay with me for a while. 🥲

As a side note, I'm in love with the art, it's so good??? Both the designs and the art style are so striking and full of character, just delightful 💕. (i especially love Béla's design, it makes me go a little feral because i love uniforms 🫠💕)

Also! I loved reading about all the references at the end of the game! It was super interesting and I'm impressed with how much thought you've put into the characters' names and the setting. ^^ (and judging by the walkthrough, there's still a chunk of stuff I haven't seen) It definitely made the search for medals worth the effort. 👌

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Hi Hiro! I didn't expect this and it was such a nice surprise ;\\\\;
I apologize for the late reply, but it took me a while to compose myself again aha! Your comment made me very happy and it came at the right moment too, it made my day for real.

I wish I had the same clarity in writing English as I would have in my mothertongue to reply the way I wish to, but between knowing that you're a history enthusiast (like me) and that the story touched you and will stay with you even after the game ended I'm on cloud nine ;\\\\; and also I'm glad you liked the behind the scenes too! Sometimes I go and update them with more stuff through devlogs (here) or updates (in game). And yes, there are some secrets *ominous music* too but I think you'll catch up to them pretty soon x3

Thank you again, Hiro! ;\\\\;

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Great work Banya-san!!

Thank you Violette ;\\\\; I'm glad you liked the game! 

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I LUV THIS GAME but idk where to find medal 19 ASHAHAHAH

Hello Hae! Aww thank you, I'm glad you like it >\\\<
It's right before the Queen's Chamber when you exit the tunnels, it's the empty room with the solitary pile of rocks

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I was confused with the number of the medals but u helped me to understand it T_T

TYYY ♡

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Hi, Banya! I'd really like to play your game, but it appears I am unable to download (I used the windows version) and it is only downloading as a file to open in notebook, I was wondering if there is maybe something I am missing?

Hi NerdyPandall! I apologize for the late reply ;w;
What extention does the file have? I mean, it should be a .rar file, but since it suggests the notebook what is the file name? 
(I'm researching into this atm ;w; thank you for your patience!)

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{ Edit: I appreciate your hard work! I do apologize for the inconvenience!)

 This is how it downloads for me and I'm unsure as to why? Other things I download either download as a folder itself or just an individual .rar file?

Also going to post another picture as it wouldn't allow me to post two pictures at once!

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Here is also how it shows up for me when I click to open the file, I may be missing something??

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Another UPDATE!! I figured out the solution and I apologize, it is because I did not have Winrar installed and now I've got it up and running!

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No need to apologize! You beat me by a minute, I was going to suggest either winrar or 7zip xD but if you have any other problems I'm here! I hope you'll like the game x3

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amazing

Thank you!
(And also, we have in common that we like ArcadeKitten's games too)

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I had mixed feelings at first cause role-play games I have played had puzzles  which I am not good at ... but I am really glad I played it I loved it, makes me wanna play more role-play games So thank you so much. 

Hi Autumn! I'm the one who should be thanking you >\\\<
I'm glad you give my game a shot even if it wasn't your genre and knowing that you liked it makes me even happier!
There are lots of good RPGs on itchio, I think you'll enjoy them too!

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Oh I love this game, thank you for making such a great game. In fact, I rarely play role-play games, but this game is really good, whether it is art or plot. But I hope it has a Chinese version. Thank you once again.

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Hi Italian Lamp!
I should be the one to thank you instead, thank you for playing Emerald Wasp and for your kind words >\\\<
Should the game have a Chinese version in the future is it ok if I tag you or message you on this post to notify you?

PS: I noticed someone downvoting every recent comment lately, if you reply and see a downvote before I can reply it's not me ;__;"

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I loved this, but I have several things I'd like to say.


Art and story are fantastic, but the puzzles and movement really could use some reworking. I died multiple times trying to run from Bela simply because the movement was too janky, which was frustrating, and in the puzzles where you have to select certain things to progress (like the star one) took WAY longer than needed due to the fact it was extremely hard to move the select button right. 

Also, some of the medal locations were too hard ;; the one in the bee pit for example. The visibility is poor and the medal was shoved in a corner you can barely see, so if I didn't have the walkthrough I would have never found it. But even with the walkthrough, there's some medals really hard to find... I haven't unlocked the bonus room because I can't find the cocoon room. 


Anyway, aside from that stuff, I really found this amazing! The characters were interesting and fun, the dialogue as well, and I loved the hideout. I loved Leon's coolheaded nature and Archie's excitable one! I'm excited to see more dialogue options in future updates. 

The puzzles that didn't involve selection screens were all fun and not too easy or too hard. I also thought the lockpick sections were fun--usually when there's a character who can pick locks, they just automatically do it, so it was cool to actually be able to do it myself! Oh, and the educational bits from the books that tied into the story were great. It was important to the story but also taught me things I had never even heard of before. 

Overall, I think this was good; it needs reworking in some parts but aside from the stuff I listed that I had issues with, I have no other complaints! :]

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Hi Aubrey! First of all, thank you for playing my game >\\\<
I'm really glad to see that you liked it even with the flaws it has in its current state!

I'm noting down your feedback and I agree, the things you listed definetly need some reworking.
I was already tweaking the star puzzle because it became one of the true horrors of the game x°° but I didn't think about the other selection one or the overworld problems, so having it written down is useful to me. I'll move the medals in the next update, as for the chase sequence I might take a little more but I'll find a solution (I think part of the problem is the narrow corridor at the start of the chase, it doesn't give you much room to run)

Do you have any suggestions for next dialogues in the hideout? What would you like to read as a conversation? 
I'm happy that you liked the hideout, the characters and even the library sections >\\\< I like to share the info I learn but outside of games I'm usually met with eyerolls lol. So knowing that someone found them interesting and appreciated them means a lot to me.
Thank you again for your comment >\\\< 

PS: lately there's someone downvoting every recent comment, in case you reply and see a downvote before I do it's not me ^^" 

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I'm so happy you appreciated my feedback! I hesitated because I was worried I was going to come off as nitpicky and annoying but thankfully that wasn't the case. 

For hideout conversations, I have a question before--Leon says he's ace, does he mean he's both aromantic and asexual or is he just one of them? If he's both I'd suggest using the term "aroace"! Anyway, I don't really have convo topics at the moment because I haven't gotten to the bonus room yet and I'm not sure what goes on in there ;___; 

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Sorry for the late reply! ;w; 
No, no, don't worry! Any feedback is appreciated, and also I know that to write them down you took time and you want the game to improve because you care (and as a dev this makes me happy)

I thought of him being just asexual, but you're right having a little specification would be better x3

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I love this game puzzle! Leon is really good boy and Archie is a sunshine boy but I wonder why I got the 21 medals? and the bonus room does not come after the end credit why?

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Hi Chiaki! First, thank you for playing and streaming my game ;\\\; I'll go watch the video asap!
As for the errors, you're probably running an older version of the game, I updated it to fix those specific errors. 
If you download it you can use the same save files before the 21st medal on it (if you need help ask me, I'm here for this) and they should work fine, otherwise I can give you my save for the bonus room! Let me know!

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Ok I can go bonus room and now I know where it shouldn't have the medal I download the game again but it still can get from that place behind the throne the real one should get is from the throne in your walkthrough however I can past  it now

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After playing this game a few times, I decided to leave a silly comment. 

[A bit of spoilers, oops]













I've currently gotten all the endings, and it took me a good while to find the 20 medals, silly me didn't find at first one of the hidden rooms at the throne room (left side). And thank god I found it since there's very vital information there that, even if I knew it beforehand by some of the info I got while playing the game several times, it was nice to have it all in front of you to read, y'know? Besides I didn't know that cannibalism was implied too, I must have skipped something or it wasn't mentioned besides the info that can be found at that room.

I also admit that even with the walkthrough's help I struggled to figure out how to get the endings that implied making Archie's death counter high, but I ended up figuring it out after interacting with everything I could (I felt sorry for him, since I have a soft spot for him, but it was for the experience's shake. I feel like my morals start to fade every time I have to do harsh decisions in games for getting everything I can from it lol). I also noticed that his dialogue changes too when he's in that state, he seems to struggle to speak ig.

I also got recently the not wonderful cursed sprites experience, those realistic eyes are more terrifying than the soldier's red eye (not really tho, but it's giving "weirdcore" vibes, or at least the concept of it that has gotten popular). And that silly binary coded message you get with the achievement too (I feel sorry for Béla. He can only get that help with the true end. Or the good end, if we put the immoral thought of killing aside. But to be fair, is killing a "zombified" human still considered killing? I dunno but ig he may have found peace anyway so it's not thaaaaat bad).

The character designs are also lovely too! (All the game is actually damn pretty tho ngl, even the disturbing scenes. Art should be appreciated after all). I may even do fanart at some point if I'm feeling like it.

I'm also a bit curious about something, how old is Béla? Leon and Archie have their age displayed, and Leon's age can also be guessed with the years' difference that are displayed (Béla holding Leon as a baby in that one flashback is pretty adorable ngl). It's just a silly question so it's fine if he doesn't have a canon age.

And I'm gonna stop myself here, I don't wanna make this comment that damn long. But just a last comment (I promise).

Can't wait for the Spanish translation!

Hi Gabs! I have no idea why someone downvoted this, it wasn't me ;__; I've been staring at the comment for a while, not being able to type: it made me really happy to read it and no, it's not a problem it's long! Even if it was longer! And if you do fanarts I'd be honored, please tag me so I can see ;\\\\;

He doesn't have a canon age, but I envisioned him to be in his 20s at the time of the flashback, not younger just because his one it was a spec ops and he had to be more than a cadet. I didn't know the term Weirdcore before but I was googling it now and yes, I see what you mean! So far you're the second one to find the cursed room ever, it's not easy xD 

Maybe I should swap some medal locations, I see many players have difficulty with that... 
But aside from this, it makes me very happy that you liked the story and the characters ;\\\\; thank you again for playing and commenting, Gabs!


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It looks so goooood but i dont have enough storage to download *sob*

Hi Willow! I have no idea why someone downvoted this!
Thank you for you interest though ;w; I know the file is heavy unfortunately... in case you can't play it but want to see it I can reccomend some gameplays

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That was a lot of fun! The story was very interesting, I liked the symbolism of the beehive equaling soldiers 👀 

The character designs were really cool, I especially liked Béla's! I sadly couldn't get all of the achievements and medals, so I admit I watched the endings I was missing on a playthrough 🙈 (plus, I messed up a lot at the lock pick puzzles, poor Archie, I let him down 😂), but what I played was really cool. 

The mysteries were certainly very intriguing, I'm also glad the true ending is a happy one ☺️💕 even for THAT character, I certainly wasn't expecting that! 👀

Awesome work!

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Hi Prikarin! Sorry for the late comment!
And, more importantly, thank you for your kind words! I'm glad that you liked the game and the idea it was built on >\\\< I know that the chances of that ending in real life would be abismal (though there are recordings of people surviving THAT) but after all I put the characters and the player through I felt it was right that way. Thank you again for playing Emerald Wasp ;\\\\;

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how to do the lockpicks?

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Hi Short-Term-Memory!
When you interact with the doors you can move one lockpick with UP & DOWN and the other one with RIGHT & LEFT.
If the second lockpick doesn't budge or creacks a lot it means it's the wrong spot and you need to move the other one. The less it vibrates or creaks, the closer you are to the solution. When you find the right position with the first lockpicker you will be able to slide the second one with no problems and the door will unlock. 
I hope it helps! (If not, I'll link you a gameplay with the timestamp on the lockpick minigame) 
Let me know >w<

thank you! I have it figured out now

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can you man a tutorial on how to install it on pc T^T

Hi Obiii! :D
The game doesn't require installing, you just need to follow this steps:
1- download the rar
2- use winrar or 7zip to unzip the files (they're both free programmes)
3- open the folder, click on the file named game and it will run

oohhh oki oki, imma try. TTYYY

OMG IT WORKED. TYYY

You're welcome! >w<
Let me know if you need any help after!

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This is the first RPG horror I've played myself and I loved it! Not a single jumpscare got me but the pressure of the atmosphere was great. 

I've played it twice and gotten 19 medals but can't find the last one, the walkthough said it something about Cocoon but idk what room that is? is it the one behind the locked gates in the room with the pit?

Hi Yami! Thank you for playing Emerald Wasp >\\\< I'm really glad to hear that you liked the game and the atmosphere!

And yes, the cocoon room is the one with the honeycomb wall and the clones right behind the gate. It's accessible during this scene but not after, so you have to explore the room first and then talk to Béla:

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I loved the game! The first one I got was the true ending:) really nice! Thank you banya! May I ask you a question? I cannot find how to decipher the codes (the long ones, I have 2 of the game and 1 of the bonus…) there is a page or a way to do so? Thank you so much

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Hi Berry! Oooh OI'm glad you liked the game, thank you for playing it >\\\<
Getting the true ending at the first run wasn't easy too! [edited to avoid spoilers]

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thank you! You can edit the messenge! Thank you so much, I’m going to look for it :) also yeah, I didint believe myself when I got the true ending at the first run lmaoo, just lucky I guess! I look into the walkthrough to find other endings tho jsjsj 

You're welcome! Message edited, good luck with the mistery hunt >\\\< as a dev I'm really glad you went to look for the secrets!

your game was so good I couldn’t resist~ thank you so much. Also, my sister played your game Koi long time ago, she was really amazed knowing that you’re the same dev! (She tried to decipher the codes with me) tysmmm

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Where do we get poisoned? I can't find it in the walkthrough and I want to get all the endings :)

Hi Gavinom!
You get poisoned at the end of the tunnel, just before reaching the Queen's chamber. In order to achieve that Archie must be doomed so make sure to do at least five points out of these:

1- be a jerk when he repairs the elevator (1 point)

2- poking a finger in the eye of the skeleton in the 'dining' room, the one on the floor (1 point)

3- pull the lever on the right in the infirmary, the one that makes stones fall on you (1 point)

4- when you inspect the bed frames in the infirmary, have Archie inspect the ones with the wasps (1 point for each bed, up to 4 points)

5- these are in the hideout: tell you like pineapple on pizza & "you don't get it" when speaking about friends and bullies  (2 points)

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awesome, thank you! :)

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i havent played this yet (going through a mother 3 phase) but im happy this is released now!! i followed you in anticipation for the game and i love old school rpg maker horror games and what lured me esp was the art. when i get around to playing it i'll leave a review!! mwah

Hi HeiTuzi! Aaaw thank you >\\\< I hope you'll like it! (Btw Mother 3 is a great game!)

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This game was so so so fascinating!! I've always found bees, wasps and hornets to be interesting, so the idea of this experiment inspired by beehive hierarchies was incredible! Every time I found out something new about the story it was like I was a treasure hunter finding increasingly morbid treasure! :)

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Hi Julian, thank you for playing Emerald Wasp >\\\<
That's exactly the experience I wanted the players to have, I'm glad I achieved it! And also I'm glad that you liked the idea at the basis of the game! (The world of insects is fascinating indeed even though from our viewpoint it could be also merciless and cruel)

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Well, I just had the honor of meeting who I presume to be our Big Bad and I must say, I'm intrigued and creeped out.

Puzzles and paths are starting to become trickier as well, hmm.

I'm glad I'm making this series, and I look forward to finishing it as well. Seeing all the hard work you put it is really inspiring.

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Hello Houssem! >w< 
I'm coming from the video, I liked it a lot, thank you for making it! 

I'm really glad you like it and find it interesting >\\\< I saw you breeze through the puzzles that most players struggled with, woah! (Still improving them though)

There are still more things for you to uncover eheh, I can't wait to see how you will move next!

(Btw I saw you're running the older version, I updated it recently because there is a bug that prevented the endings to function correctly)

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Amazing game loved it 

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Just commented on the video >\\\<
Thank you again for playing it, Blaze! And I'm happy that you liked it >\\\<

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I was wondering how did you find the last gem? and where can I find it?

Edited: Nevermind! I found it!

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 how do solve the star puzzle ??? i been stuck on that for half an hour D:

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Hi Louis! The solution of the puzzle is like this:
https://sta.sh/01un1bm1lof5
The selection with RIGHT and LEFT moves in groups of four stars, if you press UP or DOWN it changes the group you're moving in. I hope it helps!

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Thanks <3

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makes me really sad that i cant complete this because the lockpick part wont load lmao

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Hi Cannedguttz!
I'm sorry this happened, this must be a bug ;__;
Does any text show up when you interact with the doors? Does the game freeze with a black screen instead?

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actually there is, it says it cannot load the png and the locks me in that screen unless i close the game

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You're playing it on Windows, right? 
I think it overrides the name of the files when you extract the RAR and then it can't find it anymore... I'm looking for a solution, thank you for your patience ;w;

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