Is the heathen mommy required to "complete" the game? Should he/she be there from the beginning? I did not purchase my game direct from LDW and do not have a nursing heathen. Thanks

The heathen mommy is a bonus puzzle only included in the LDW version. If you bought the game from elsewhere it won't be included.

I want to clarify a little bit: the heathen mommy puzzle was a limited-time puzzle that was available for about a month after the game was released. It was a bonus puzzle exclusively for early purchasers of the game and has now been removed.

Your clarification answers why I now have an incomplete game. If I had been warned that downloading the game fixes would remove the bonus puzzle I would not have done so. I am rather annoyed especially as I purchased the game early so I would get that extra puzzle.
You really need to make a special version which includes the bonus puzzle and fixes only accessable by the people who purchased early or supply us with a free CD with it on.

Well, wait a minute. So, if we bought the game early, but then we update it to fix the glitches, we lose the puzzle for any new tribes we start?

That seems rather... unfair.

I guess we can keep the .exe file of the old version, use it to start any new tribes, and then switch to using the new version's .exe once the tribe is under way. That seems convoluted to me, though.

We aren't intending to be unfair. The update was announced by Arthur several days before the puzzle was removed in the hopes that our fans would see it and download the update. We do understand that many people will not have seen the announcement, but that is an issue that cannot be handled in the forums. Please submit our Support Form and explain exactly what happened, so that we can assist you further.

It would have been helpful if you'd sent an email to everyone who purchased the early version that there was an update and to get it before the puzzle was taken out. Not all of us visit the forum on a regular basis. You must have a record seeing as you have to send a confirmation email to everyone who buys from you.

I'm not very happy that you just 'hoped' everyone would see Arthur's announcement. I loved the Heathen Mommy puzzle.

Hope

BTW I've sent a message to Support

Im working on puzzle 17. But I dont have a heathen mom. How do you get one. I bought the early version but I havent seen a heathen mom. Do you have to do something.

When did you buy VV5? The heathen mommy puzzle was only in the game for one month after VV5 was released, until approximately the end of January 2011.

I visit the forum almost every day - but I had not seen the update. Anyway it is much funnier, if the game is not too perfect. I 've decided to keep my first version with the heathen mommy puzzle