We have an amazing group of beta testers for Village Sim that would probably be very glad to offer help if you are stuck in Village Sim.

Feel free to post here, or elsewhere in the forums.

Do you still need help? I am willing to do a lot of stuff, to make these already great games, better! Can I download it yet?

Thanks for your interest, but the beta test has pretty much ended. You'll be able to buy the game on LDW's web site starting on Monday, April 11th.

I found it on Plam Gear! Whoo, I got to try the demo. Can you tell me when you need more beta testers?

I hope you like the game! I think it's a lot of fun playing with those little people!!

How do I heal the sick ones? Why wont the breed? Hmm, this is hard without something telling me about them.

Did you turn on the tutorial? That will help you a lot! Also, look for messages in the black area under the 'Action' field for clues. They might be too hungry, for example!

Ya, its on. How to I cure sick people?

Why don't you try to have a villager heal the sick villager? This is what it says in the instruction file: "When a villager is sick, he will tend to cough, slow down and rest. Drag another villager on top of the sick one and he/she will try to heal him. By doing so, he will also gain healing skills and will be very handy to have around within the tribe." Good luck!

Lol, I didnt see that. It is hard to find the plants, stones, and all that stuff.

Do villagers eat/drink by themselves? or do you always have to direct them to do it

They eat/drink by themselves.

But there are ways to encourage them to eat as well. I haven't worked out if it is necessary to do so yet, or just fun to watch though

Developers: There is a grammar/continuity error in the "drum" event, FYI

Oh oh, what was the error? Probably one we created in the last 15 minutes before release...

Misseh just described this in the beta forum:

One of the sentences in the explanation appeared to be incomplete, something like this:

...pages disintegrate as they
Tutu has become a master
healer.

Looks like something is missing between "they" and the villager's name...

Thanks...its fixed now and will be correct in the first update.

Sorry, I was "anonymous" above. Ladycfii had it right, that's what I saw. Thanks for fixing!

A couple questions:

1) I've tried breeding a couple but the game says they're both too hungry to breed. I have 296 food and both their health bars are full. What gives?

2) I tried to breed another couple but the guy ran away. Does this mean that he's :ahem: not suited for breeding?

3) how can I tell when a breeding was successful?

1. Keep trying to breed them, even though they say they are too hungry, I have had them "go indoors" after a couple more tires. Also the women do not like to breed with more then one man.

2. Look in the action field to see what it says when he runs away. Like "they're too hungrs", or "he's not old enough". This will give you a good clue.

3. It is successful when they head to the hut and it says "going indoors".

Hope this helps.

I've had couples go inside with no apparent pregnancy resulting from it. My little girl became a year older without a new baby so it didn't take.

A baby will not always "take" on just one try. Just like real life I guess. Keep trying, they will come.

You will know if you are successful if the girl comes out of the hut with a baby in her arms.

Or you can check her "Details" screen, and you'll see a status of "Nursing" when she has successfully produced a baby. Somewhere between 300 and 400 units of food is when they stop worrying about food. If one of them runs away, there's always a message as to the reason.

The women most certainly will breed with any man that comes along. My little villagers don't very discrete at all. I've created threesomes and mass orgies in that little hut.

I have noticed that the villagers can be a little picky. If a couple seem to not get on, you can either keep trying with them.....or just change the partners. It's almost like they are not attracted to some of their fellow villagers

hmmm i was wondering if berry tree gives more food once it has no fruit left...

If it's given a bit of a break, it should start being useful again later, but you should try to find other means of feeding your villagers as well

without researching... the other means of food are??
lol i just cant find em...

you need 1 of the researching areas to help you...do you need more clues?

I can't stress this enough, select one of your villagers, and got exploring around the village, you can get some great clues on what may need doing - and not just to get food (and get very frustrated to0)!!

Okay I have a semi-stupid question

The other LDW games I own have an area to see "stats" like "hours played, number of fish/plants grown, units fed" etc. Is there a way to see Village Sim Stats? I tried looking through all the menus and didn't find anything.

As a side note I did want to mention that on my T5 I a menu bar underneath my graphiti area and one of the options is a "home" option that with every other program I own if I tap on it it goes back to the menu I was prior to starting the game. When I'm playing Village Sim if I tap it I get a little pop up box that says "Village SIm", "Preferences" - and sometimes it'll list one or two of the last programs I was using. It does not take my back to my Palm Menus. If I hit the physical key at the botton of my Palm, the navigation home key, it'll take me back to my Palm Menu.

I just thought this was weird and maybe a "bug" (it obviously doesn't effect game play, just exitting) or something that got coded wrong/overlooked?

It's hiding! Go to the "Puzzles" screen and select "Stats" from there.

I also have a T5, and that little menu worked perfectly during the very early builds (a tap would take me to 'home' and holding it would bring up the menu), but it has gotten 'flaky' as time has gone on. I can sometimes get it to go back to home, but it usually brings up the little menu no matter how I tap it.

The little menu thing works fine on my T3, short tap takes back to menu screen, longer hold brings up the last programs used

I don't think it's a big deal . . . if I want to go to 'home' I just use the hardware button, and I use the silkscreen 'home' if I want the little menu of recent apps. No problem!

What can I do with the lagoon? I can't seem to do anything. I have Level2 of everything and working toward a science level.

Take one of your villagers to the lagoon, and let them have a look around that area, you should learn something about the area. That may give you some ideas (sorry for being so cryptic)

Aaaahhhh I hadn't looked at the puzzle screen 'cause I haven't completed any yet Excellent, I would have been sad if there wasn't a stats area.

And as far as the menu button on screen thing goes - it is SO not a big deal, I've just never had it happen before and wondered about it. I just hit my actual real live button on the bottom to get back to my menu when I want to exit. I guess it's the "tester" in me (I do QC work at my real life work and here at home - work is banking QC, home is fun game QC ) that felt I should mention a "weird thing" I saw. I'm glad it's not just my Palm though, and since it trul hurts NOTHING I don't mind

It's always worth mentioning odd things we see. MOst times someone can explain it away, but otherwise it can start people thinking more as well.....including the developers

Hiya

I'm new to all this I'm afraid although I love this sim. I'm embarrassed to say that I seem to be stuck at the beginning!! I've cleared the debris in the sea, built a hut, made babies, all my skills are well on the way to being half full and yet I can't work out how to feed the little darlings apart from the berry bush, and that keeps emptying... I know from reading the forum, that I can farm land (and I have worked out which, and watered it) but how am I supposed to get them going???? Do I have to "up" a skill level by paying in techie points? If so, then my maximum number of points peaked at 3,500 - nowhere near the 6,000 needed. Help me please, I am extremely frustrated (and yes, I know, the answer is obviously staring me in the face), but you'd make my life worth living if you could give me a clue like a brick!!!

Thanks

Carrie

Hiya, if the sims are watering the crop land, then food will come. Give it a chance.

The villagers can water two different places, but only one of them will produce food (the farm - the area with the orange lines that is south of the research table ). If I read your post correctly, it sounds like you don't have L2 harvesting yet. I really think you need to put some of your villager's energies into research - that should resolve your dilemma!

Hiya

Thanks ever so much guys, I shall keep at it!!

A somewhat more optimistic Carrie.

Carrie -

I too am creeping along slowly in the game. I keep it paused when I'm at work because I felt like I missed too much fun stuff the first day I let it run. Once I get home I can check it more frequently and play for long periods so I haven't gotten to a lot of the things I have seen mentioned. I have though seen little neat things going on when I watch my little villagers for a while. It seems like now that their skill levels have bumped up they are being more adventerous and curious and I've noticed them going to look at certain things or trying to water certain areas of the island. It's really NEAT to watch the changes and growth!

Maybe you can't sit around and watch them like I can but it seems like everything takes some time to accomplish so keep plugging away! And as far at tech points go, you might get events that help give you a boost Just a little hint or something to look forward to!

Rebecca

I finally got my crop to grow. Everything was fine, but all of a sudden, right after about 15 minutes of real time, all my crops disappeared with no warning!
Does anyone know if it will come back? The villagers are watering like crazy. I hope it will come back...thanks.

melomak, it should come back....it has done so every time so far for me

The farm goes through regular periods of planting, watering and harvesting - just like a real farm. With good planning on your part, the times when the farm has no crops to harvest shouldn't be a problem for your villagers!

I have a T5 too and I have the same problem with the program!

It's not really a problem or a bug. . .that's just how the farm works. After all of the crops are harvested, it takes time for the new crops to be planted and grow to maturity.

I am new to this game, so I am having a hard time with the
puzzles, can somebody help me? I don't know how to move the bolder, or carve the rock, or do the ruins. I am on tech 2 on somethings, and tech 3 on the harvesting. Here is my email address. Thanks....Buny. buny251@yahoo.com

Buny, see my reply to you in "Your best tips! (warning, spoilers included!)"

I am new to this game, so I am having a hard time with the
puzzles, can somebody help me? I don't know how to move the bolder, or carve the rock, or do the ruins. I am on tech 2 on somethings, and tech 3 on the harvesting. Here is my email address. Thanks....Buny buny251@yahoo.com

Buny, do you realise that you have asked the same question 4 or five times now, and I have replied to most of them exactly the same way.....you are doing fine....exactly the same as we all did when we were mainly at L2 of the techs

I'm having issues with the puzzles too - in fact I didn't realize they were the puzzles until now! I feel like I"m behind everyone else though, as I keep mine paused during the day at work because I never know when I'll be able to check on my little people and I didn't want people dying or anything.

As far as the puzzles go I'm only on level 2 for harvesting and am working towards getting level 2 for science next. I don't know HOW in the world I'm going to get level 3!! Those tech points seem insane. I'm running at normal speed on low difficulty though and others have said this level seems to be the lowest on getting tech points. I'm hoping once I get level 2 science that I'll be able to do SOMETHING to the boulder, etc as it usually says "additional research needed" when my little villagers try to do something.

Am I correct in thinking that some higher levels will get me somewhere? I don't want a "spoiler" - I like the surprises I've been getting by avoiding the spoilers, but I'd like to know I"m on the right track at least

You're doing fine! Just relax and enjoy your little villagers at this stage. Once your population increases and you have more researchers, those L3 numbers won't seem so insane. Your focus right now should be keeping your villagers thriving. The puzzles will make more sense when you have higher technology levels!

I have completed all my research and nine of the puzzles. How to I complete the remaining puzzles?

Anonymous, 2 of the last 3 puzzles simply take time. They will happen when they happen. All you can do is make sure that your villagers are doing well, and breeding

The last puzzle is trickier, and we are trying to not post any extremely obvious clues on the forum. Others have received help by registering, allowing personal messages to be sent to them with help, alternatively leaving an email address that they can be contacted on?

I have been playing for two weeks, and I can't solve the 5th and 12th puzzle! What's up? Help! Give me spoilers, I don't care: natasha@kornet.net

please see the first thread of this forum!!

I would like some hints reguarding puzzle 12! I have read most forums, seen pictures of puzzle, but cannot generate solution. all levels complete, all puzzles complete but 12. Help

We don't post solutions to the puzzles on the forum, in order to keep from ruining them for others. If you look at the second topic in the list, "if you need a hint for the last three puzzles...." you'll see how to get help.

When is the first update going out?

According to Arthur, it will be a while yet. He never gives dates for releases, just a general timeframe! The update is still being worked on and will go through testing before it's released.

Has anyone played the game long enough where they saw what happened when the cemetery filled up[ with gravestones?

people continue to be buried, but no new headstones are put up. A lot of people have to die before it gets to this stage though.

Note this was during the testing phase, but I don't think that this area was changed before the game was released.

How about if you have the GC a popup message would say that some villagers were brought back tolife if you have space in your village?

Can the doctors heal themsevles?

no they can't

I didn't think so I never saw them do it.

There are headstones? I lost 4 villagers last night due to old age, and inadequate (on My Part) healings. But they are just lying in the middle of town. Sometimes, a villager who I have labelled a 'healer' goes up to them and gets'healing improved' tag, which I think is quite funny! Also, no crashes noted so far since installing on Zodiac. maybe my Palm had a bug?
It does seem to be taking longer to get anything done this time round. I have about 9 villagers now, mostly farming and research, and I can't seem to get them to clear the stream this time round, but they are busy watering, and peeing in the garden!

Yes, there are headstones, but your villagers have to learn how to bury their dead. It's technically a bug that villagers try to heal corpses, but it's handy for training doctors (if a little creepy).

Every game has villagers with different aptitudes and they all seem to turn out a little differently. You might also be playing a little differently this time around.

Are you able to help me in solving puzzle #12??? pleaseee..

thanks
cher

The instructions for getting hints on puzzles are in the first topic on the forum. We don't want to spoil them for everyone by posting hints here.

I need help for the last what do fou the 8th puzzle piewce

The 8th puzzle requires a certain level of Village Technology before you can complete it. If you need help with other puzzles, please follow the instructions in the first topic in the Village Sim forum.

thanks

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Help. I have solved everything except for the last two puzzles. I have the GC and everything, I just want the last 2 puzzles. I dont care if it spoils it, I just want to know!! Please send me spoilers etc!!
My email is darkdestroyer@gra.midco.net
Thanks
Bugz

If you want help with the last puzzle, please read the first topic in this forum. That way, you'll get help from one of the forum experts!

umm...lady plz help me too...my farm just wont grow i hav 0 food left all vills r weak and i set all of them to water the farm for quite a while now but they still wont grow and some vills died...plz help me......

The only thing that will cause the food to grow is time. Have you checked the berry bush to see if any berries have regrown? That can help a little. You don't say how many villagers you have, but this kind of problem with food usually happens when you grow your population too much at the beginning of the game. They are eating too much food too quickly.

Hello,

please, very quick help is needed:
my villagers are watering the field all the time but nothing is growing any more... They are bringing the water from the well as before, but nothing is growing any more.
I am running out of food very soon, please help what to do.

Or if I will make villagers to water the dead flowers field will I get some food from it?
I didnt get any harvest from the corn(?) field from today morning...

The dead flower field doesn't produce food. There are 3 sources of food in the game. You can tap the "Info" button on the Village Tech screen, with Harvesting selected, to find out about the types of food. There is a lot of discussion on the forum about the food and how to make sure you have enough for your village (including one earlier in this topic).

I have read half of this forum...
So that means there is nothing I can do? Will it help if I keep sending lets say 4 farmers watering the field again and again and I have only to wait if something happens?
The berry bush is giving still some food, but it has only one berry on it and I dont know how long it will last.

My Villagers wont breed i tried about 30+ times to get them to breed but no babies

Sometimes your villagers don't like certain others! I had a village that wouldn't breed unless the PDA was turned off. I would wake up and have a sea of babies...
Keep on them and eventually, you'll get more babies.

Anonymous 1, The farm always does come back....you just have to keep waiting and trying. I usually set some of my villagers to keep foraging on the bush, so at least they have some food to eat. As long as there is a berry on the bush, it does seem to last for quite a while

anonymous 2, as tigger said, some villagers don't like others. Try changing the partners, make sure you have enough food for them to not be worried about food, but yes, it is not always easy at the lower levels to create a baby (sometimes it is though......isn't that just like real life!!)

OK, here I am registered.
Mine villagers are watering that dammed field, but there was no harvest for over 24 hours! If that is a bug, then a deadly one. Now I have to cheat with the editor to have some food. One of my villagers died during the night from starvation and some more of them are in red already (I gave them not enough food for the night).
Until I research enough points to buy harvest level 3 for fishing, I will have to cheat to survive. Strange...

Oh thx. Anyway ladycfii, i could say that following ur way, now im having a giants king's feast!!! i hav more than 28000 food and too lil' research ppl now...

And zamex if u would giv me the following info i would be extremely pleased to help u. As i said jus now i now hav too much food after i had the same dammed problem as yours!!!

1. How many vills u hav?
2. hav u researched lvl 2 harvesting?
3. How much food do u hav rite now?

Hope i can help u!

I have 12 villagers (incl. 1 baby), and level 2 in everything except of fertility.
Amount of food varies - according to how much they eat and how much I give to them via the editor But they were many times at 0.
I am desperate - I dont want to cheat (so at least I keep 4 villagers watering the field as before - I didnt reassign them).

Well, The only thing u can do rite now is keep waiting, and appoint more ppl to water field. Here r some more solutions without having to cheet:

1. When u see some1 going to eat, stop them and put them bac to the job they were supposed to do.(maybe farming?)

2. This was what i did: U look at the berry bush and see if there r any more berries on it. If there is, do this > appoint some(ONLY SOME) villagers to forage and the others to keep watering. If there isn't, look at some other solutions.

3. U would like to noe that all LDW games run on ur Palm OS's time. If u r vry impatient(if vry), u could try this: Set the time a few hours faster(2 hours recommended provided u hav the speed fast). And make sure some more advanced farmers r farming so they will not go off their job!

4. Last answer: Let the weak villagers go learn healing, The stronger ones go farming. When there is not enough food, and some r sick heal them and let them go learn healing and the ppl who healed them go farm.

Let me noe if these solutions really work.

Anyway ill show my stats if anyone wants to noe. Cos maybe i seem a lil' too powerful...lol...

Realtime hours played: 48
Vills born:53
Vills cured:42
Vills buried:22
Oldest vill:84
Max Vill population:37
Food harvested:141185
Crabs caught:646
Total tech points earned:369242
Tech lvls completed:9
Island events encountered:5
Puzzles solved:7 of 12

I don't completely agree with animal lovers tips, but then we all have our own strategies

1/ there have been theories that letting the villagers be inquisitive or eating/drinking, may be of benefit to them. I have not proved or disproved this.

2/ I agree with this. appoint 1, maybe 2 people to get berries from the bush. At least some food will be coming in then while waiting for the harvest

3/ playing around with the time can cause strange things to happen ie losing people due to death while time jumping, or finding that villagers have got critically sick while time jumping. BE CAREFUL

4/ I have heard this theory, but have not tried it with my villagers. With my weak villagers, I either get them pregnant (not sure how smart this is either), or let them research. I have managed to pull some quite weak villagers back from this level, especially when there is plenty of food. Remember, only villagers who are sick can be healed. Weakened villagers need to be watched carefully to make sure they do not keep getting weaker

My biggest tip is to watch your village very carefully. Don't leave the game unattended for long periods of time. If you need to leave it, pause the game, or at least play the game in slow mode. I am sure that the game can be saved without cheats, and a lot of care. I have been down to 2 males and 1 female, and still survived

Good luck

Savi

can someone give me a serial key

do you mean a register key? When you purchase the full version of the game, they will mail you a register key.

Actually treefern, i kind of tested these ideas already so its probably fine. Here are my test results on the solutions i gav out:

1. This could be dangerous if ur vills are weak or sick. So i therefore recommend using it on strong vills only. (lvl > dangerous)

2. This is definately okay. This was what i did a long time ago when i had a drought. (lvl > safe)

3. This could be dangerous too although not as dangerous as the 1st solution. Therefore i declare this only be used on mentally and physically strong individuals. (lvl > only be used if u are realy very very very very very desperate/impatient)

4. For this, treefern, i hav tried this very carefully. It is very safe to use this solution but u need to be patient. The theory that letting vills being doctors can benefit them is true. I let them learn for a few hours and evry1 is bac to normal. (lvl > safe)

ok, sorry animal lover. As I said, I haven't been able to prove or disprove a lot of these, so am happy to learn from what others have found as well.

I can't get the last one! Just the last one! Please help! email: tominatr@skyinet.net

Please read the topic "Help with the last three puzzles!!!" near the top of this forum for help with that puzzle.