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[UNSTABLE BUILD] Gorge Valley - Update 0.1.0.7: It Takes a Village!
Added 2025-09-27 11:22:16 +0000 UTC(THIS IS THE UNSTABLE BUILD. AS PER USUAL, THERE WILL BE MANY BUGS AND ISSUES THAT WILL SLOWLY BE IRONED OUT AS THEY'RE DISCOVERED!
EVEN MORESO FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUILD, SINCE IT'S SUCH A BIG ONE. SAVE OFTEN!)
The patch-notes and stuff are below, but as always, let's start with the good part... THE LINK!
DOWNLOAD UPDATE 0.1.0.7 HERE
Since the game is finally starting to feel like an ACTUAL game now instead of just a prototype demo, it felt appropriate to officially deem this update 0.1.0.0!
HOWDY FARMERS!
At long last... THE SIXTH MAJOR BUILD!!!
This is—hands down—the largest update in terms of raw content that I've ever made for Gorge Valley. I really wanted this one to be worth the wait since there was such a long hiatus from the project while I worked on other stuff.
So, for all of those who have beared the long wait and are ready to jump back into the valley... I hope this will sate your hunger!
So, what are we waiting for? Let's hop into what's new!
Holly the Tavernkeep!
Let's start with the big one first. So, obviously, one of the main reasons you're all here, the main girl of the hour!
There's a new villager in the Valley! Holly is the owner of Merry Maiden tavern, and something of a mother figure for many of the girls in the village. Especially Mocha!
She's a bit sensitive of her figure, so it might take some convincing to put her in the proper farm cow mindset!
Fairy Poker!
One of the primary new features of this update... IS GAMBLING!!
Inside the tavern, you'll find table where you can play cards with fairies to win gold! But the best part? If you want to play, you have to be willing to wager more than just cash. You've gotta wager your waistline alongside it!
Chili Pepper Dryad
A SPICY new dryad is hitting the farm! This dryad will be the key to being able to cook up Mocha's favourite treat of all... Hot Wings!
New June Portraits!
Following after Mocha, June now has fully animated portraits for a chubby and fat face dependent on how heavy she is!
Relationships!
You can now build relationships with your cows! Flirting, chatting, and giving gifts will make them slowly warm up to you!
Trying to find out the sorts of things they like? Look around town! There might be some hints here and there as to what they might love to receive...
Day Cycles!
Time is no longer a meaningless concept in the valley! BEHOLD!
There's now a clock to keep track of the time, the day, and all that good stuff! The lighting system has been completely overhauled for a much smoother atmosphere, and lighting now has full animation for changes between hours.
Oh yeah! And there's weather! It can rain now!
And yes. It does forcefeed dryads.
Beer!
Alcohol has hit the shelves! Head to the tavern to pick some up from Holly, and then give it to either your cows, or YOURSELF! Each one has a unique effect... give 'em a try!
Autosave!
Yeah, this one has been a MUCH needed quality-of-life improvement. Every five minutes or so, your game will now save to a separate autosave file. So you can now put your mind at ease if you're a chronic save-forgetter and you're playing the more unstable builds.
(This feature is, however, obviously unstable as well, so please... try to remember to actually save properly)
Chucoos!
Clearly I saved the best for last on this one. This update, of course, adds Chucoo birds to the valley. Find them flittering around in the trees, landing across buildings, and chirping amongst eachother.
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
I say this every build, but I seriously can't express the gratitude I have for each and every one of you who have supported this project and my various endeavours over the years.
Obviously the 'internet crackdown on NSFW work' has affected a lot of artists, and I haven't been completely spared. However, your guys' support has made it possible for me to continue this sort of work at all.
This game is such a passion project of mine, and while I know it's taken a long time to slowly see it come to light, I'm extremely proud of how far it's come from that silly little blindingly-green sandbox tech demo it originally started off as.
Of course, I hope to see it come further. There's lots of plans for what's to come, as many of you have seen in the Discord. But alas, that comes in the future.
FOR NOW, WE FEAST!
Thank you guys so much for the support and the patience. Seriously. This game wouldn't exist without y'all. None of my projects would, really. So, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. :)
Until next time, Farmers.
For anyone who wants the proper patchnotes:
0.1.0.7 HOTPATCH:
-NEW ITEM: Magic Cow Bell! Instantly call all cows back to their stables whenever you ring the bell!
-Fixed a bug where the Feeding Minigame had layer clipping issues inside the tavern.
-Fixed a bug where progress with Brie wouldn't save.
-Fixed a bug where cows would always teleport to you when loading a save.
-Fixed several Mocha dialogue crashes when she was immobile
-Fixed a dialogue crash when trying to give Mocha gold
-Fixed a bug where resuming Fairy Poker after leaving the tavern or loading a save would cause a crash and corrupt the save file
-Fixed a bug where Sky would not be controllable after milking Holly
-Fixed a bug that caused the tan furniture variants to play their breaking animations infinitely
-Fixed a bug where Holly would intimidatingly step towards Sky every time you hit a milking button prompt
-Fixed a bug where Weight Loss potions would not un-widen cows when used
-Fixed a bug that caused Sticky Keys popups to make sprinting infinite
-Fixed a bug that caused reloaded saves to spawn fairies on top of fairies at the poker table
-Fixed a bug that caused immobile cows to always spawn on top of Sky in new rooms
-Fixed a bug that caused milking Mocha to push Sky into the earth
-Fixed a bug that allowed cows to take too many Weight Loss Potions and turn into Ozempic skeletons
-Fixed a bug where beds couldn't be placed
-Fixed a bug that caused dryads' gurgling sounds to follow you to other rooms
-Izzy finally paid off her mortgage
0.1.0.6 HOTPATCH:
-NEW ITEM: Fat Fairies. Jarless versions of the fat fairies that can now be granted from winning poker
-NEW ITEM: Espresso! Get a speed and stamina boost for 1 minute. Sold by Holly!
-Added a Buff Timer UI to show when Sky is effected by buffs like speed boosts and drunken effects
-Fixed an issue where fat fairies could not be placed
-You can now talk to placed fairies in jars.
-Made Small Wooden Drawers and Large Wooden Drawers craftable and placeable
-Fixed a bug that caused cows to teleport to you after saving
-Fixed several dialogue crashes
-Fixed another saveload crash issue
-Fixed a bug where sitting in a chair would revert Mocha to her initial size
-Fixed a bug where drunk overlays and similar effects wouldn't work on the farm
-Mocha has signed the colony policy that waivers your say in autonomy
0.1.0.5 HOTFIX:
-Fixed an issue where Relationship-specific dialogue only showed up at the highest relatinship level. ALL unique dialogue now shows!
-Fixed an issue that disabled pausing and saving when leaving the barn
-Fixed an issue that caused Candace's bakery sign and the poster on the mine to show incorrect descriptions
-Sprinting into a new room no longer gives Sky super momentum
-Fixed an issue that made Mocha's portrait invisible when milking her
-Fixed a bug where you couldn't right click NPCs if they were in front of furniture
-Fixed a bug that caused crashing when trying to do the Brie Barn Upgrade cutscene
-Fairies are now aware of their own mortality
0.1.0.4 HOTFIX:
-Added the ability to buy/sell in bulk stacks of 100 at a time by holding Control + Shift
-You can now bulk-buy Mocha's Favourites after you've cow'd her
-Fixed several save errors
-Fixed a bug that would cause a crash soft-lock when trying to autosave after Mocha's drunk cutscene
-Fixed several Poker Fairy dialogue crashes
-Fixed a bug that caused follower cows to levitate if they came with you when milking another cow
-Fixed a bug that replayed the Drunk Mocha cutscene without Mocha visible if you bought more drinks after she left the bar
0.1.0.3 HOTFIX:
-Fixed a bug where Mocha wouldn't drink her favourite drink when you ordered it
-Fixed a bug that made it impossible to pick up fairies won from poker
-Fixed a bug where saving crashed the game
-Fixed a bug that prevented opening the pause menu
-June is now 0.5% more co-dependent on others
0.1.0.2 HOTFIX:
-(TEMPORARY FIX) Cows no longer wander from room to room and simply warp to their preferred room of their schedule. I will fix the pathfinding soon, but I am very sleep deprived and cannot get it to work. I am so sorry.
-Removed the filter in June's house that was causing lag
-Fairy poker no longer soft-locks you if you don't have money to play
-Fixed a bug where cows would stop following and would bug out between size changes
-Fixed several follower bugs
-Fixed a bug that caused sliding during the milking minigame
-Fixed a bug that caused stabled cows to teleport
-Fixed a bug where Holly would crash the game at max fullness
-Fixed a bug where Love would revert after maxing out
-Mocha no longer likes reggae music
0.1.0.1 HOTFIX:
-Fixed a bug where Autosave was attempting to activate during cutscenes and causing crashes
0.1.0.0 PATCHNOTES:
-NEW MAJOR NPC: Holly the Tavernkeep
-NEW CHARACTERS: The Fairies of the Tavern
-NEW AREA: The Village
-NEW MINIGAME: Fairy Poker
-NEW DRYAD: Chili Pepper Dryad
-NEW CUTSCENES: Journals, Unique Mocha Cow TF Cutscene, etc.
-NEW MECHANIC: Drunk Cows & Sky, and BEER!
-NEW SIDE NPC: Dorothy
-FAT PORTRAITS: June
-NEW MECHANIC: Relationships
-NEW MECHANIC: Time/Day Cycles
-NEW MECHANIC: Weather/Rain
-NEW QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGE: Auto-saves
-Added new foods like Butter, Chocolate Cake, Hot Wings, etc.
-Added new items & furniture
-Added villager journals
-Beds now skip to the morning of the next day
-Added new backgrounds, ambience, tiles, and music
-Added Chucoo Birds
-Added a fucking piano for some reason
-Added new UI animations
-Reworked the lighting system
-Fixed several consistent dialogue bugs
-Fixed several consistent crafting bugs
-Fixed crop plots
-Candace remembers her middle name again
Comments
Yeah, the dialogue wasn't ready, but it'll be added for the Stable Build! :)
Dandy's Chest
2025-10-12 19:21:33 +0000 UTCHi, just wondering if (WIP) being the only thing showing up in the dialogue box when talking or flirting with the NPCs is a bug or or just content still in the works?
Things1245
2025-10-10 01:30:20 +0000 UTCCheers for the additional reports! The cowbell is bought from S'apphire! And as for placeable beds, it just refers to Sky's, since you can break hers from her house and move it around! :)
Dandy's Chest
2025-10-09 18:53:06 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, the sinking-into-the-ground-after-Fairy-Poker bug still persists. Beyond that, there were strange instances were different colored fairies all resulted in sky gaining a blue fairy (or rather, blue fairies, in various weight stages, with one usually being either fat enough to fill the jar or too big for the jar, while the other would be normal size), while the actual fairy she should've gained remained stuck on the poker table, acting like Sky had placed her there. I don't know who I should be buying the Magic Cowbell from - I simply haven't came across it in game. Also, beds aren't available for crafting in-game, unless you mean the flower beds for the dryads. The furniture disappearing instead of dropping its item still persists, but seems to be limited to just the wooden chair.
MforMetropolis
2025-10-07 16:36:54 +0000 UTCSome minor glitches: June's avatar briefly flashes in her human form before her horns and cow nose returns - this happens when Sky milks her at her default and second size. After Sky finishes milking Holly once she's already at her largest size, Holy doesn't reply, and Sky ends up frozen in place. Pausing and unpausing allows her to move again.
MforMetropolis
2025-10-04 20:19:23 +0000 UTCYeah this one is one of the most commonly-reported, and I'm trying to find the fix for it currently. It's been tough to figure out because the error message for it is the most vague thing in the fucking world LOL
Dandy's Chest
2025-10-03 01:45:40 +0000 UTCAnother error to report: ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Draw Event for object obj_dialogue: Variable .message(100018, -2147483648) not set before reading it. at gml_Object_obj_dialogue_Draw_64 ############################################################################################ gml_Object_obj_dialogue_Draw_64 (line -1) After losing in Fairy Poker, getting over to S'apphire for Weight Loss potions, and shrinking back down, the game keeps crashing when I'm trying to play Fairy Poker again. Guess it's back to depleting my metal reserves to hock lava lamps in bulks at everyone for an income boost.
MforMetropolis
2025-10-02 20:44:23 +0000 UTCHonestly, the drink recipes are just a silly little thing for flavour, at least for the time being, no real plans concerning making them in the actual game. However! As for the other suggestions: 1) Dorothy won't drink the Bovinity potion, however, she will have more of a part to play in the future story! And possibly even her own unique WG methods (like Brie has currently) 2) Coconut dryad is definitely a possibility. I usually prioritize dryad additions based on whatever ingredient I'd like to add for foods, so we'll see what sort of ingredients we end up needing in future updates! 3) Honestly, treants could make for a rad enemy in the first area of the Deep Woods. Adding that to the pile of enemy ideas to explore once we get around to it. Cheers for the idea spitballs! Always fun to see what people cook up :)
Dandy's Chest
2025-10-02 19:05:36 +0000 UTCThe issue of Sky becoming embedded in the ground in front of the bar after winning a game of Fairy Poker still persists, as does the cows teleporting to your location after every quicksave or save. At this point, I'm half wondering if these are actually hints towards future additions to the game, like a Dryad transformation for Sky, or an unstable teleportation potion (as an homage to Bioshock 2's unstable teleportation plasmid). On the matter of Fairy Poker, since some of the notes in-game talking about cocktails mention fairy dust as an ingredient, I wonder if that could be something Sky will be able to acquire from all the fairies she won in Poker. It could make for its own set of minigames, similar to the Dryads: the more amicable (or ravenous, or horny) ones would be willing to accept just about any kind of food, while the disagreeable ones would obviously be picky, or would intentionally pick food items requiring many ingredients to fuck with Sky, only to then be forced to shove said meal down their throats, lest an irate Sky does it for them... Up the butt. With Izzy assisting, of course. Speaking of Dryads, three thoughts have occurred: 1) will Dorothy (or some other notable NPC Dryad that had disrespected her) ever be subjected to the Potion of Bovinity? It would be interesting if this is how we'd be able to collect sap, maple syrup, honey, rosewater or whathaveyou for a later recipe. Alternatively... 2) Coconut Dryads. Coconut milk can be VERY fattening, ironically enough, which could be useful as a "get fat quicker" item (besides Chocolate Cake, which is very expensive, since multiple cakes need to be purchased for effect, and they're best used for Holly, anyway), or as simply another ingredient. 3) Other notable NPC Dryads. Well, technically Treants - I can imagine some of the inconspicuous trees found around the village to turn out to be "elder Dryads", with one of Sky's task being healing up a sickly one (but not before she and Izzy make some unsavory comments regarding the "ugly tree"), perhaps, one of the ones near the Random Abandoned Mine in the middle of the town, with all the grass-less ground around it. For added plot development, these "elder Dryads" could give Sky tips on how to deal with the Dryad Guardian, since some of them are thousands of years older than her. Beyond that, restoring the Elder Dryads to their former glory could probably also help with other problems around town. For example: the wild bees that used to nest in the crown of one of them had gone feral and settled in the lofts of the town buildings (which is why Sky can't use the top level of her own house on the farm, to explain that oddity, lol), and restoring the elder Dryad responsible for the bees not only allows people to access their attics again, but it also improves the crop yields on Sky's own Dryads, since the bees are doing their work again. I'm just spitballing at this point. I wanted to save this for the release of the stable version, but I might as well put it all here.
MforMetropolis
2025-09-30 22:32:53 +0000 UTCIn 0.1.0.6, I'm getting the following crash report after leaving the fairy game after getting her up to the third weight gain stage and attempting to re-enter the mini-game: ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Draw Event for object obj_dialogue: Variable .message(100018, -2147483648) not set before reading it. at gml_Object_obj_dialogue_Draw_64 ############################################################################################ gml_Object_obj_dialogue_Draw_64 (line -1)
Bill_bates
2025-09-30 06:27:48 +0000 UTCInteresting... Yeah, it sounds like you just barely missed the time window for Mocha. She stays at the bar from about 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM! If you miss her, you just have to wait until the next day, or you can just grab a nightfall potion to skip to it! Do you know what furniture in particular wasn't dropping their item? Or was it just various different ones? Also, the bushes being auto-deleted is intentional in order to make space for what's placed. And the loss of plant fiber won't be a big deal once areas like the Deep Woods offer a way to consistently get endless sources of it. ^^
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-30 00:37:23 +0000 UTCPlaying 0.1.0.6 now... Pressing escape to access the save menu (+options, +quit) is broken again. Also, I'm not sure if it was me coming relatively late to the bar (still a few hours before midnight), or the fact that Sky was already fat due to going two rounds in Fairy Poker, but after the first part of the bar cutscene triggered, Mocha abruptly got up as I passed by her on my way to order her drink from Holly, and the rest of the cutscene didn't trigger. Some minor issues I noticed in the previous builds that didn't get addressed: Furniture has a chance of randomly disappearing when you "break" it, instead of becoming an item you can pick up again. This can be irritating when you're just taking down a chair to have it face the right way. Trying to put a potted plant outside effectively deletes the bushes or flowers, which is bad, concerning plant fibre (which the bushes drop upon taking them out) is something the Driads could ask for.
MforMetropolis
2025-09-30 00:07:38 +0000 UTCOh shoot, I'm so sorry to hear that! I'll try to figure out what might have caused that.
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-29 14:03:07 +0000 UTCI get that getting rid of the super momentum was probably for the stability of the game. Still, I enjoyed the temporary speed boosts. Oh well! Gonna try out 0.1.0.5. I wasn't able to give the Potion to Holly in 1.0.1.4, even after cowing Mocha. EDIT: Tried out 0.1.0.5 today. Got stuck in the ground after exiting the bar. Tried to reload an earlier save, but the file got corrupted. Have to start from the beginning again.
MforMetropolis
2025-09-29 12:01:00 +0000 UTCFolks have shown this project so much love! I just want to give some of that love back and make it as fun as I can for folks to mess around with :) ❤️ Cheers, man! It means a lot!
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-29 01:54:56 +0000 UTCDandy dude it really seems like you love this project I admire the soul you put into this seriously this is very high quality 🙏. I hope to see more updates in the future you do amazing things dude
Samuel Abreu
2025-09-29 01:54:06 +0000 UTCYou have to cow Mocha before you can cow Holly! :) Once you do the special cutscene of tricking Mocha into drinking the potion, you'll be able to give Holly hers!
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-29 01:00:40 +0000 UTCI have a question. What should I do to give Holly the cow potion? I have the relationship at max but I can only flirt with her and buy beer from her.
xXDammitx
2025-09-28 20:22:02 +0000 UTCStrange... Does the bar just stay at 1/12 after you buy the first one? 🤔
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-28 17:47:34 +0000 UTCPutting this on the list for next hotfix! Thank you for the report!
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-28 17:47:02 +0000 UTCI've bought the first mug of Mocha's favorite drink after she had her conversation with Holly about her love... But it doesn't seem to progress any further than that. I can't buy her any more drinks, nor can I give her any beers (or successfully flirt with her, for that matter). Do I just have to repeat it every night?
MforMetropolis
2025-09-28 15:02:39 +0000 UTCAfter I had filled mocha in the tavern and wanted to save ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Step Event0 for object obj_game: Unable to find instance for object index 271 at gml_Script_save1 ############################################################################################ gml_Script_save1 (line -1) gml_Object_obj_game_Step_0
Thwagolfo
2025-09-28 12:25:08 +0000 UTCI think the save bug is fixed now! Sorry about that! <3
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-28 01:10:15 +0000 UTCThis was bugged, so sorry about that! It should be fixed now! :)
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-28 01:09:58 +0000 UTCOnce you've cow'd her, you can give her gifts! But you need to trigger her unique cutscene to give her the potion! Check out the vault in her room, and then catch her downstairs at the bar at night! :)
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-28 01:09:24 +0000 UTCJust hotpatched this, sorry about that!
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-28 01:08:55 +0000 UTCYee- and I cannot stress this enough- Haw
IHSmallz
2025-09-27 22:20:22 +0000 UTCTired doing a new start and keep getting this when I try to save. ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Step Event0 for object obj_game: Unable to find instance for object index 286 at gml_Script_save1 ############################################################################################ gml_Script_save1 (line -1) gml_Object_obj_game_Step_0
furryartcolector
2025-09-27 22:15:01 +0000 UTCHow can I give Mocha her favorite potion? You're supposed to give her a drink. I've tried everything. Clicked on everything. And the NPCs are still teleporting to me.
Thwagolfo
2025-09-27 17:45:08 +0000 UTCNvM, seems too be working now : )
Dan Fader
2025-09-27 17:22:48 +0000 UTCalways get this when I try to save: ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Other Event: Room Start for object obj_candace: Unable to find instance for object index -4 at gml_Object_obj_candace_Other_4 ############################################################################################ gml_Object_obj_candace_Other_4 (line -1)
Dan Fader
2025-09-27 17:20:35 +0000 UTChow exactly do i give gifts to mocha?
johns melanous
2025-09-27 16:36:15 +0000 UTCWhile it's unstable, the game crashes on save.
Axios
2025-09-27 16:31:41 +0000 UTCShe has all 4!
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-27 15:05:03 +0000 UTCDoes Molly have all sizes or just the 2 that were posted about earlier?
Anon13710
2025-09-27 13:26:40 +0000 UTClets fucking goooooooooooo, mega milf holly time
Nonojw
2025-09-27 11:39:50 +0000 UTCIM THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE THANKING Y'ALL, I HOPE IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT 🫶
Dandy's Chest
2025-09-27 11:36:06 +0000 UTCTHANK YOU FOR YOUR NON STOP WORK WE LOVE YOU FR <3
SNBCL360
2025-09-27 11:24:31 +0000 UTC
