Whenever I try to drag a villager onto another villager to make babies, the game shuts down and my device goes to the home menu. When I re-open the game, it restarts from when I first opened it. I don't know how to fix it and if I don't I won't be able to get more villagers. I don't want to un-install it because I don't want to lose my progress. What should I do?

What device are you using?

Nook HD.

Now I can't even open it without it immediately shutting back down. I might have to uninstall it after all...

Unfortunately, we have not been able to reproduce this crash on our test devices, and we have not determined the exact cause of the crash. However, the free version of Virtual Villagers 4: The Tree of Life is limited to a maximum population of 9 villagers, and it appears to be crashing after it reaches that limit. Until we are able to find and fix this bug, you should keep the population of your tribe at a maximum of 8 villagers to avoid the crash (and make sure that no villagers have a checkmark next to Parenting on their details screen, so that no baby villagers are created without your direct involvement).

If you are unable to open the game at all, the issue may resolve itself and allow you to open the game again once the population has dropped below 9 villagers (due to aging and attrition). If this doesn't happen, the only option may be to delete and reinstall the game. Please note that everything in the game will be deleted, and you will need to start all over from the beginning.

This crash only occurs on the free version, and doesn't occur on the full, paid version of the game. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this causes, and we recommend the action described above to avoid the problem until such time as a fix is available. Please note that we are a small family run game studio, and we appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue.

Alright. Thanks.