i usually like to lose on purpose during boss battles to see the defeat cutscene but i didnt do it against the large slime dragon at the purple cave because i was just tired and i saved after the battle. Is there any way to see the cutscene? Does the same enemy show up in the future? Or would i have to just restart the entire gameplay to see it?
Alright, does the gallery have all cutscenes or only enemy game over cutscenes? Does it also have other animations like ehat the enemies do to you once you're in grapple mode?
hullo, i spent all of today beating the game, had to start all over cuz i have a bad pc with little storage but holy hell i love the additions (i didn't get to the full Desert before i had to get rid of it for storage reasons last update) but i love the addition of the RPS like battles
one issue that i think could be fixed/changed is at the moment if you miss a scene, too bad for you, its not unlocked in the gallery, go start a new file to see it. i would hope that either next update or full release that that's changed where it pity gives you the scene unless you can still access it
You can unlock scenes you missed in the gallery at the end of the game by returning to prior saves. You don't need to start a whole new game and get everything in one playthrough.
Just make sure to save fairly often. We give you 99 slots for a reason!
Also, when it comes to basic enemy loss scenes, we actually DO give these to the player just for passing through the area. The more circumstantial CGs and Game Overs are things you have to find to unlock. If we gave all of these away without people discovering them... well, why bother making secrets?
Exit the Inn and travel one screen to the left. The tent is in this area. However, it disappears after you complete Desert Temple. You may need to return to a prior save.
However, I seem to have gotten myself stuck. I'm at the River Passage with Kuno. We're at the point of the quest where we're meant to run into a pulsing flower (according to the timeline) but.... It's just not anywhere. I don't know how I could have missed it. The timeline's been a great help but it sadly can't help me find that damn pulsing flower. I'm quite stuck.
Follow the River Passages to the East as far as you can go. When you reach an area with a broken bridge, head North. The flower you're looking for is in this area, near a large puddle of goop...
Sorry, but there's no way to automatically unlock the whole gallery. You will just have to play the game, use the hints, and discover the scenes yourself.
If your game is deleting your saves, please make sure to properly extract / unzip the game. You need to do this, or the saves will not remain.
I'm trying to get into the desert, but it's telling me there's a sandstorm, and I can't cross. I've talked to everyone and honestly can't figure out what I'm missing. Fun game btw. nvm I found the forest trail
i think i messed up. i was in a underrground bandit camp and the game crashed and deleted all my saves when i sat own in a chair? do i just start over?
The cauldron can be found from a secret-ish merchant in the outskirts of the jungle.
You'll need to return to the jungle, head down into the slug lair and follow a pathway through that leads back to the surface. From there, you should be able to find the merchant and the cauldron.
Does anyone know how to unlock this chest? The only thing I can think of is the chest in the cliffside cavern, but I tried everything and it doesn't seem to unlock it
The mimic chest in the cliffside cavern. I believe to unlock it in the gallery you need to fail the QTE but then defeat the red slimes afterwards, but I might be mistaken.
If that doesn't work, try interacting with the chest and failing the QTE when you have 50 or less Stamina.
I don’t remember exactly where the apple is, but it isn’t available until after you return from the Moonlight Abductor and have access to the gallery, it is not in the gallery.
Sorry, but we don't really want to spoil how to find all of the apples. But there are a few clues that we tell people:
Nine apples are outside, one apple is inside. All of the outside apples are on or near trees and plants. The inside apple is NOT in the 'underground maze'
Man this game is the best thing I've ever seen the great story the caracters the imagination . I dont think i could find something so good . Keep up the great work good luck with your college and have a great life
What does corruption level mean , why isint there an android version and why when i try finishing the 1 quest when i get the final fruit my game crashes?
Corruption level influences some minor dialogue changes, makes certain lewd scenes unavoidable, and adds variations on existing scenes.
No official Android version because the plugins and systems we use for various aspects of the game don't work with the emulators out there. An Android version of Grove would be missing features.
...not sure why your game is crashing during the fruit quest. Does an error message pop up? Are you playing the most recent version v0.308? If it keeps causing problems, you can chose to pick up just one of the fruits too.
No need to fully restart! The game has a 'permanent' gallery, so you can return to previous saves and get things you missed, and it'll appear in your end-game gallery save!
Hullo! I had a little question/suggestion to make. Is it possible to change the time of day? If not, could something like that be added? 'Cause right now, you can't interact with the Moonlight Abductor guy since the game is locked to daytime. Other than that, I really love this game! It's so charming and a big breath of fresh air from all the VNs!
I have become fully addicted to this game, and I love it so much, haven't run into any bugs at all but heeding the warning I did save multiple times. I really enjoy the story and characters and overall gameplay. So far I have had no bugs with the game, I look forward to playing more updates ^v^.
Not reviewing since this is not a finished product , so leaving a comment because it's an interesting game and I want to give some support to what is a good and promising game.
First as a disclaimer, I'm playing NSFW games for the corruption/bad_end and the genders involved is of neutral value to me . So M/M, M/F* , M/slugs, M/Slimes, M/bigger slugs and so on are all fine in my book
And in that sense Grove really delivers on what I'm looking for. It's interesting, minimizes repetitive content, and generally respects my time by not requiring grinding and having appropriate sized maps for the atmosphere it needs.
The game also works around it's limitation well with regards to the RPG maker engine. Stylistic drawings communicates the fantasy greatly, the sprites randomly bouncing/moving emphasizes the scenes well, enemies have their speed and movement adjusted to give a sense of personality and so on.
That said there are issues I've noticed that don't work well for me to varying degrees.
The game has some early game weirdness/lack of content where it feels noticeably less polish then later game content. This is understandable but I fear it will drive people away since the less developed parts of the game is presented first.
EG: The initial slimes corruption/bad ends is just too simple/short , and don't develop as cohesively as you go through the zone stuff***. The Bat Cave for reference is the best dungeon IMO as its more cohesive, and tells a better story in addition to having more interesting and longer scenes.
Additionally the accessories/items are also very samey and don't really feel good to use or distintive in their use case. Like 15% grapple buff is good but doesn't feel great cause you can't tell if it's working or not.
That said most of these are minor complaints. And otherwise the game is still a great time
*There's no explicit** M/F content AFAIK and I am fine with that . Normally I prefer a combo of MM/ MF for variety but Grove has a lot of variety already so i don't feel like I'm missing out on things
**Not unless you count the slugs as Female .
***The later slime mimics dungeon is much much more interesting . THe zone is faster to go through , more interesting, etc
i love this game the story is amazing and the artwork is amazing >/////< characters are well written and some of them are adorble i cant wait to see how the story will proceed
You can try it if you want, but you'll need JoiPlay, and "RPG Maker Plugin for JoiPlay" to make it work. It's... a bit of a compromised experience due to graphical issues and the like though, so it's not really recommended...
Still, if you're desperate, this is the best we can offer. Sorry, but the mobile emulators don't tend to jive well with our plugins and game systems.
If you are Chinese, you can go to the post bar and search for "grove", then download the share of the simulator to your phone. If not,then I'm sorry to interrupt.
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Does the gallery only show game over screens or does it also show enemy grapple mode animations or other kinds of cutscenes?
Hello
i usually like to lose on purpose during boss battles to see the defeat cutscene but i didnt do it against the large slime dragon at the purple cave because i was just tired and i saved after the battle. Is there any way to see the cutscene? Does the same enemy show up in the future? Or would i have to just restart the entire gameplay to see it?
you get access to the gallery after you beat the current end of the game, you'll be able to see it there
...Oh. I see.
Alright, does the gallery have all cutscenes or only enemy game over cutscenes? Does it also have other animations like ehat the enemies do to you once you're in grapple mode?
It has game overs, grapple scenes, and any 'extra' scenes that might exist too.
hullo, i spent all of today beating the game, had to start all over cuz i have a bad pc with little storage but holy hell i love the additions (i didn't get to the full Desert before i had to get rid of it for storage reasons last update) but i love the addition of the RPS like battles
one issue that i think could be fixed/changed is at the moment if you miss a scene, too bad for you, its not unlocked in the gallery, go start a new file to see it. i would hope that either next update or full release that that's changed where it pity gives you the scene unless you can still access it
You can unlock scenes you missed in the gallery at the end of the game by returning to prior saves. You don't need to start a whole new game and get everything in one playthrough.
Just make sure to save fairly often. We give you 99 slots for a reason!
Also, when it comes to basic enemy loss scenes, we actually DO give these to the player just for passing through the area. The more circumstantial CGs and Game Overs are things you have to find to unlock. If we gave all of these away without people discovering them... well, why bother making secrets?
Dear Dev
Hey, so it's me again . I would like to ask you mr.Dev when will be next update? since it's been a while after last update.
thank you in advance
Sorry, but we don't have any news on updates yet. It's a very busy year for us with work and studies.
game is fun but every time I end the game when I come back none of my saves are there.
Sounds likely you haven't extracted the game. You need to do that or your saves won't write.
我很好奇下一次更新什么时候更新，我很期待
Just thought i'd drop this info, try to play this game on an SSD, as the game lags badly when loading large areas on a HDD
May I ask corruption, where is the tent? This is the only one left.
Exit the Inn and travel one screen to the left. The tent is in this area. However, it disappears after you complete Desert Temple. You may need to return to a prior save.
This game has been so much fun thus far!
However, I seem to have gotten myself stuck. I'm at the River Passage with Kuno. We're at the point of the quest where we're meant to run into a pulsing flower (according to the timeline) but.... It's just not anywhere. I don't know how I could have missed it. The timeline's been a great help but it sadly can't help me find that damn pulsing flower. I'm quite stuck.
I'd very much appreciate some help!
Follow the River Passages to the East as far as you can go. When you reach an area with a broken bridge, head North. The flower you're looking for is in this area, near a large puddle of goop...
Let me know if you managed to get pass it, I'm having the same issue and when I try to go north frome the bridge I just... can't go any further...
I want to unlock the whole painting collection, but it has been cleared. What should I do?
Sorry, but there's no way to automatically unlock the whole gallery. You will just have to play the game, use the hints, and discover the scenes yourself.
If your game is deleting your saves, please make sure to properly extract / unzip the game. You need to do this, or the saves will not remain.
I'm trying to get into the desert, but it's telling me there's a sandstorm, and I can't cross. I've talked to everyone and honestly can't figure out what I'm missing. Fun game btw. nvm I found the forest trail
the game is so fun the only down was for the coin flips for 5 need good luck hehe
i think i messed up. i was in a underrground bandit camp and the game crashed and deleted all my saves when i sat own in a chair? do i just start over?
Did the game provide an error message? That's a very severe crash, and there's no reason why it should have deleted your saves...
Unless you didn't extract the game properly first. If you don't extract / unzip the game, your saves won't write properly.
You'll have to replay through for now. Save often, and if you experience this crash again please let us know and we'll look into it.
What to do with moon dust?
Can be used to create an item by taking it to the Wizard.
Yeah. He's talking about cauldron, but I can't seem to find it. Is it in the basement? I tried to get through but failed 😭.
The cauldron can be found from a secret-ish merchant in the outskirts of the jungle.
You'll need to return to the jungle, head down into the slug lair and follow a pathway through that leads back to the surface. From there, you should be able to find the merchant and the cauldron.
Does anyone know how to unlock this chest? The only thing I can think of is the chest in the cliffside cavern, but I tried everything and it doesn't seem to unlock it
The mimic chest in the cliffside cavern. I believe to unlock it in the gallery you need to fail the QTE but then defeat the red slimes afterwards, but I might be mistaken.
If that doesn't work, try interacting with the chest and failing the QTE when you have 50 or less Stamina.
Thank you. I appreciated your help
I think I need help. I have found nine of the ten apples, but I have lost the last one. So I think I need help
Until now, I found the ninth one, but the last one didn't have a clue.
I don’t remember exactly where the apple is, but it isn’t available until after you return from the Moonlight Abductor and have access to the gallery, it is not in the gallery.
So until I finish the main line of the game, can't I find the last one?
Sorry, but we don't really want to spoil how to find all of the apples. But there are a few clues that we tell people:
Nine apples are outside, one apple is inside. All of the outside apples are on or near trees and plants. The inside apple is NOT in the 'underground maze'
It's possible to change the movement key to: W, A, S, D instead of arrows?
If the game doesn't allow it, try this:
In Microsoft community or just google, search "How do I reassign hot keys for my keyboard?"
Unfortunately I'm not allowed to attach website link here.
Man this game is the best thing I've ever seen the great story the caracters the imagination . I dont think i could find something so good . Keep up the great work good luck with your college and have a great life
Thank you!
What does corruption level mean , why isint there an android version and why when i try finishing the 1 quest when i get the final fruit my game crashes?
Corruption level influences some minor dialogue changes, makes certain lewd scenes unavoidable, and adds variations on existing scenes.
No official Android version because the plugins and systems we use for various aspects of the game don't work with the emulators out there. An Android version of Grove would be missing features.
...not sure why your game is crashing during the fruit quest. Does an error message pop up? Are you playing the most recent version v0.308? If it keeps causing problems, you can chose to pick up just one of the fruits too.
How do I beat the Enthralled Explorerer in the orange side-quest
Try grappling with him, and using the Resist skill during certain openings. Pay attention to the words and visuals to figure out the best time.
Will this game have TFs in it?
how do i continue the story on explore the vast deserts?
Your destination is in the top-right. Look for some stairs.
Hey there... when I visit the memories in the main hall... there is a room missing. Is there a biome I forgot to visit or is it meant to be like that?
You didn't miss anything, don't worry. That's just redundancy for us.
Is it still long for this game to update? (bc this is my fav game)
Thanks for the kind words. We haven't got any estimated time for the next update. We'll make an announcement when we do.
This is a guide made by a fan, not by us. You should ask over there instead.
how can I get the latex suit for grove
You can either get captured by the bandits, reclaim your gear, and bring the 'scraps' material to the Blacksmith...
Or later in the game you can use the synthesis cauldron to make said scraps, using a few enemy drops.
ok, and also is there a way to go inside the flower house
No, not yet
ok...keep up the college good work and great job with the game design
Thank you~
how can I unlock all the memories in the gallery without restarting the game?
No need to fully restart! The game has a 'permanent' gallery, so you can return to previous saves and get things you missed, and it'll appear in your end-game gallery save!
ok i se
No update on my favorite game yet? :')
Sorry, no ETA at the moment. We're going through some busy IRL stuff now (University, Masters, etc.)
Hi sorry if this was asked before but, my saves get automaticly deleted when I try to play the next day is there anything I can do to prevent this?
Extract the game. Saves won't write if you don't extract the game before playing it.
Is there any progress in translating this game into Japanese?
v0.308
Sorry, no progress. We've had no update from the people who volunteered.
We aren't native Japanese speakers and we don't want to provide a shoddy machine-translation.
Oh, that's too bad.
If I had the skills, I would have loved to help.
Thanks for a great game! I am a Japanese speaker and I am enjoying it very much.
We greatly appreciate you playing!
when can we expect an extention to continue the story, just finished and want to know what the deal is with this "corruption" enemy?
Sorry, no ETA at the moment. We're going through some busy IRL stuff now (University, Masters, etc.)
Hullo! I had a little question/suggestion to make. Is it possible to change the time of day? If not, could something like that be added? 'Cause right now, you can't interact with the Moonlight Abductor guy since the game is locked to daytime. Other than that, I really love this game! It's so charming and a big breath of fresh air from all the VNs!
You can change the time of day! Take a HOT Coffee Bean to the Inn and interact with the coffee cup!
Oh, I completely forgot about that! Thank you for reminding me!
I believe you need to come back later. There'll be something you can 'activate' to get up there.
Ooh, thank you!
I have become fully addicted to this game, and I love it so much, haven't run into any bugs at all but heeding the warning I did save multiple times. I really enjoy the story and characters and overall gameplay. So far I have had no bugs with the game, I look forward to playing more updates ^v^.
Thank you kindly, and hope you continue to have fun!
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Not reviewing since this is not a finished product , so leaving a comment because it's an interesting game and I want to give some support to what is a good and promising game.
First as a disclaimer, I'm playing NSFW games for the corruption/bad_end and the genders involved is of neutral value to me . So M/M, M/F* , M/slugs, M/Slimes, M/bigger slugs and so on are all fine in my book
And in that sense Grove really delivers on what I'm looking for. It's interesting, minimizes repetitive content, and generally respects my time by not requiring grinding and having appropriate sized maps for the atmosphere it needs.
The game also works around it's limitation well with regards to the RPG maker engine. Stylistic drawings communicates the fantasy greatly, the sprites randomly bouncing/moving emphasizes the scenes well, enemies have their speed and movement adjusted to give a sense of personality and so on.
That said there are issues I've noticed that don't work well for me to varying degrees.
The game has some early game weirdness/lack of content where it feels noticeably less polish then later game content. This is understandable but I fear it will drive people away since the less developed parts of the game is presented first.
EG: The initial slimes corruption/bad ends is just too simple/short , and don't develop as cohesively as you go through the zone stuff***. The Bat Cave for reference is the best dungeon IMO as its more cohesive, and tells a better story in addition to having more interesting and longer scenes.
Additionally the accessories/items are also very samey and don't really feel good to use or distintive in their use case. Like 15% grapple buff is good but doesn't feel great cause you can't tell if it's working or not.
That said most of these are minor complaints. And otherwise the game is still a great time
*There's no explicit** M/F content AFAIK and I am fine with that . Normally I prefer a combo of MM/ MF for variety but Grove has a lot of variety already so i don't feel like I'm missing out on things
**Not unless you count the slugs as Female .
***The later slime mimics dungeon is much much more interesting . THe zone is faster to go through , more interesting, etc
Thanks a lot for the comment and critique! It's very much appreciated, algorithm or otherwise.
i love this game the story is amazing and the artwork is amazing >/////< characters are well written and some of them are adorble i cant wait to see how the story will proceed
Thank you very much for the kind words~!
I've not played that good game for a long time. Waiting for the new updates. Loves and kisses to creator <3
Thank you~
do you ever think this will get an android port? (Just wondering cause I really want to play this game but don't have a computer)
You can try it if you want, but you'll need JoiPlay, and "RPG Maker Plugin for JoiPlay" to make it work. It's... a bit of a compromised experience due to graphical issues and the like though, so it's not really recommended...
Still, if you're desperate, this is the best we can offer. Sorry, but the mobile emulators don't tend to jive well with our plugins and game systems.
如果是国人的话，可以去贴吧搜"grove吧"那里有joiplay模拟器的下载分享.如果你是中国人，你可以去贴吧搜索“grove”，然后把模拟器的分享下载到你的手机上。如果不是，那我很抱歉打扰了。
If you are Chinese, you can go to the post bar and search for "grove", then download the share of the simulator to your phone. If not,then I'm sorry to interrupt.