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Yeah the first dungeon can hold people up a little bit- I like that it's there to force you to learn the basics at least! ^vv^ and you level up the whole time in the end anyway lol (check the notes -> guidance in the pause menu if you need help!)

Annnd idk! I would definitely give him one lol >vv<

Oh fair enough! >vv< It does add a bit of heart to it when you get your kinship analyzed! makes it feel more connected to you ^vv^

you could have disabled the quiz and chosen them, but it looks like you picked the right vibes for tobi anyway! >vv< guess it suits you well enough! :3

In case you're curious, I made Tobi "Impatient" but "Cool-headed" with thunder and speed ^vv^ Not to say all tobis are impatient of course >vv> lol

Yep! Answers give points to different attributes, so the atk, elem, and personality filter people toward 1/20 monsters- the one with the most points gets selected >vv<

Not a perfect solution though, since I'm sure some are much easier to get... thankfully you can disable the quiz if you wanted!

According to how I have it coded, Mizu has the personality traits "Patient" and "Clever" as well as showing affinity with water and speed! I'm surprised so many people got it through the legit personality quiz! I'll see this as a win when it comes to the community lol >vv<

it's the intro cutscene to Monster Mystery but your partner is trying too hard

"You said you're a human? You look like an Angel to me!"

happy (slightly early) Valentine's Day, Monster Mystery enjoyers lol

I'm glad! ^vv^

The Great Izuchi Yasei and his friends Chef Glavenus, Alarmmaster Rattles the Najarala, and Saisho the Tetranadon. While Yasei and Glavenus seem happy to be there, Rattles is going Saisho a one-sided staredown. They don't seem to like each other much!

Master Yasei and his friends!

From all I've seen, I swear at LEAST 40% or 50% of you are playing as a mizutsune in monster mystery, whether or not it was your choice <vv<

... I need to run a poll sometime and see what the real numbers look like lol >vv<

The explorer Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi relax in the Flower Fields. The flowers are comfy and the wind is refreshing, what a great day! (If you don't get hay fever)

Nap time :3

that is all we did- unless you mean Diet Ball, since that's a shared skill between a few mons <vv>

In hindsight I could have used their overjoyed portraits for #2 since it would help sometimes, but it's not a big deal xvvx; would be annoying to change them all at this point but I'll think about it

understandable lol, we were contemplating not having congalala's... stuff.. but it's sort of signature so we kept it to a minimum >vv< poor @zeocin.bsky.social had to sprite the guy lol

There are a lot ^vv^ main 20 player/partner ones took super long but at least the others are mostly copy-paste!

If you're collecting colors, I recommend getting a few Congalala/Yian Kut-ku and getting a gene off of them- you'll see what I mean when you get it >vv< it makes collecting much easier (especially with multiple teammates with the gene on them)

it's cool you read the chitchats ^vv^

I originally thought of it but cut the idea since there were so many other things to do and I'd have to make an exception to how dialog normally works >vv<

Lots! We're still planning how to get community help with sprites, but once we're ready we could use it!

Ooh and Mon Kooky, forgot about that one >vv< that one is also inaccessible for now and will have other ingredients for it in the future! I hope that makes sense xvvx

There's a secret ingredient that activates Mon Enrage and Mon Challenger, the only one inaccessible for now is Mon Tracker, if you need a hint, it has something to do with recruiting monsters

I intend on adding ingredients in the future, that's why they're there Xvvx

Monster Mystery has it's own story, and while bigger monsters might call your partner younger/small, they aren't necessarily actually young. They just act like an excited kid <vv>

You can sort your bag by hitting the menu button while in your inventory, I should probably make a tooltip for it

nice job!! I'm glad you had fun so far ^vv^

A Whitewater Plesioth spawns next to the team on a new floor. It'll take the player a good 5 seconds to look over everyone and find the suspicious monster among us. >vv>

Wait a second... I don't remember having 5 monsters on the team....

Monster Mystery - Ch2 - Covers and OST - YouTube Monster Mystery chapter 2 song covers and OST. Includes PMD Explorers style soundfont covers and original music made by me (Zeocin) for the chapter 2 release...

The Monster Mystery chapter 2 playlist of covers and songs I made is now up! Check it out here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Monster Mystery by @baydene.bsky.social at baydene.itch.io/monster-myst...

Magnar from Team Monsties, Zenith from Team Danger, and Cuga from Team Balance! And I just realized their colors make up the primary colors... cool! >vv<

Team captains :3

In the options, you can turn off the personality quiz and pick whatever you'd like when you start a new game >vv< I hope that helps!

Monster Mystery V2.4 Hey everyone ^vv^/ this patch addresses the big disappearing monsters bug along with a bunch of other issues- it also adds the Explorer Notes! I really hope you like making use of these in and out of....

Alright! Monster Mystery V2.4 is out! This adds the Explorer Notes you can view in and out of a locale, which helps you learn things about monsters and check their recruitment progress >vv> It also should fix the disappearing monster bug! ^vv^

Devlog: baydene.itch.io/monster-myst...

Thank you Stove! ^vv^

Thanks a bunch for the kind words >vv< I really appreciate it!

Explorer's Notes will let you see all the monsters and locales you've encountered/unlocked. It's great for collectors and quality of life :3 I hope you'll enjoy using it! I said it before, but this was a planned feature for Chapter 2 but I had to cut it from the scope because of time- Now it's finally almost here to stay! I really can't wait to see this automatically grow as we get more mons and locales >vv< gunna be so satisfying

Explorer's Notes should be ready near the start of next week! (And a lot of bug fixes and tweaks lol)

There's no rush at all, so no worries ^vv^ I think he was just suggesting to try it if you had to, so experimenting with it is just an extra cherry on top and there's no pressure! >vv<

yep >vv< exactly lol

An exploration team of a Great Maccao, Lagiacrus, Paolumu, and Barroth come face to face with a Crystal Basarios inside a hallway of the Misty Crystal Cave. If you know what comes next, you know the pain!

Heat Surge, we meet again!

Thank you, that means a lot to hear! ^vv^ I'm so glad you liked it, and I hope you'll like what's to come too!