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Public Beta v7.01.02 is out!
This update fixes issues that caused the game to crash during rollover in Fall after a few days, and also fixes crashes in the Cheat! minigame, as well as a bug that blocked progress in Sam's "Den of Thieves" quest.
Download the new patch here! The README explains how to import your older saves, if you so choose.
Just wanted to say I've been having a lot of fun with the game, I love this project so much, from the characters to the plot to the atmosphere! Also sorry for spamming the bug report form, I have been plagued by a most terrible curse named "Script 'Game_interpreter' line 1411: NoMethodError occurred". I hope things are going well for you and Iook forward to the rest of the game's development!
Thank you so much for the kind words, we really appreciate it! And we appreciate the bug reports, too!
Normally I'd have pushed out (another) patch by this point but being at a convention last week took up all my free time and brain power.
You can expect a patch this coming weekend, though! If anyone hasn't already downloaded the game, it might be a good idea to hold off until I get the big weekend patch out before taking a deep dive into it.
(Gotta love the complete dearth of useful info script errors in VX Ace give when they crash! What I wouldn't give for a proper stack trace. :I That's what the reams of debug text in the console are for, though! At some point I'd like to turn the console off for the public beta, but for now, it'll be a lifesaver for bug reports...)
Working on the patch right now! A solid half of the bug reports are related to the same issue, a copy/paste error I made during the "start in Fall" game start mode initialization code where the block of code to initialize the newspaper was in the wrong place, resulting in it never getting created properly and crashing every time the game tried to issue a new newspaper (or you tried to read it, etc). Oops!
Going to fix that + a scattering of other (mostly minor) bugs and push out a new patch tomorrow night!
...Also, once the major bugs are stomped out, I am going to look into placing the game on itch.io for version control purposes... my friends at @forevergoldgame suggested it! That will make it a lot easier for people to track releases and make sure they're playing the latest patch.
And thank you so much to everyone who left bug reports and feedback! It means so much to us that folks are enjoying Wishbone. <3 And soon, you should be able to enjoy more of Fall, once the weekly paper stops crashing things...!
Just wanted to say I've been having a lot of fun with the game, I love this project so much, from the characters to the plot to the atmosphere! Also sorry for spamming the bug report form, I have been plagued by a most terrible curse named "Script 'Game_interpreter' line 1411: NoMethodError occurred". I hope things are going well for you and Iook forward to the rest of the game's development!
Thank you so much for the kind words, we really appreciate it! And we appreciate the bug reports, too!
Normally I'd have pushed out (another) patch by this point but being at a convention last week took up all my free time and brain power.
You can expect a patch this coming weekend, though! If anyone hasn't already downloaded the game, it might be a good idea to hold off until I get the big weekend patch out before taking a deep dive into it.
(Gotta love the complete dearth of useful info script errors in VX Ace give when they crash! What I wouldn't give for a proper stack trace. :I That's what the reams of debug text in the console are for, though! At some point I'd like to turn the console off for the public beta, but for now, it'll be a lifesaver for bug reports...)
i just wanted to say i've been a long time follower of your project and you've inspired me to learn to make my own game :D
it's really hard learning to pixel from scratch, but it's been a lot of fun too! so tysm for everything!
Aw thank you so much! That's so cool to hear you've taken an interest in the medium! Pixel stuff is tricky to wrap your head around but one of the nice things about it is that it's a pretty forgiving medium... even very simple or stylistically rough pixel art has a lot of charm and personality.
Best of luck to you with your projects, Anon!
Fall Y1 Public Beta Release!
I am pleased to announce that the Wishbone Fall Year 1 beta is now available for download for Windows PCs! Go to the Beta Download page to grab the latest patch.
Wishbone is a cowboy character drama with farming sim elements. Raise critters, farm crops, and get entangled in the eccentric townspeople's personal drama via quests, minigames, tons of dialog, and a story that gradually builds in intensity as the seasons pass.
Wishbone may seem like a sleepy little town at first, but don't let the cute cow sprites fool you--this is not a cozy game. Fall of Year 1 is when the story's stakes really ramp up. The outlaw characters from Summer are back and a whole new side of the town will be revealed. Before the season is through, the player will come face to face with kidnapping, explosions, drugs, dark secrets, and death. :)
Aaand the first major patch has already been uploaded! Please download version 7.01.01 instead! The first version from this morning has a game-breaking bug in it for the Standard Intro mode, which causes the game to try to be in Spring and Winter at the same time. Hence all the, erm, Christmas trees (and also some chars that are not supposed to be present in the town yet).
This WILL break your save if you keep playing on this file so I strongly recommend grabbing the current newest patch instead! Importing yours saves will auto-patch them as long as you're still early in Spring.
Fall Y1 Public Beta Release!
I am pleased to announce that the Wishbone Fall Year 1 beta is now available for download for Windows PCs! Go to the Beta Download page to grab the latest patch.
Wishbone is a cowboy character drama with farming sim elements. Raise critters, farm crops, and get entangled in the eccentric townspeople's personal drama via quests, minigames, tons of dialog, and a story that gradually builds in intensity as the seasons pass.
Wishbone may seem like a sleepy little town at first, but don't let the cute cow sprites fool you--this is not a cozy game. Fall of Year 1 is when the story's stakes really ramp up. The outlaw characters from Summer are back and a whole new side of the town will be revealed. Before the season is through, the player will come face to face with kidnapping, explosions, drugs, dark secrets, and death. :)
is there currently a way to financially support the games development? i think the team is far past the point of deserving some form of pay for all the work youve been doing and i feel like i am stealing wishbone by playing it for free
Ah, thank you for the generous offer!
Truthfully though, my intention is to never even consider taking money for the game until it's 100% complete--I just wouldn't feel good taking payment for a slow-moving and highly personal project that I can only work on in my free time.
I have a day job that pays well enough, so money is no real problem for me. Lack of free time is a far, far bigger problem... if they ever invent gift cards that add 30 extra minutes to your Saturday, I will absolutely accept those. :P But in the meantime, knowing you played the game and enjoyed it is "payment" enough!
Fall Y1 Public Beta on the horizon!?
Hello everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it?
I've been kinda underwater with IRL stuff these last few months and was feeling frustrated making so many monthly updates that amounted to "still busy, working where I can, don't know when it'll change". So I took a little break to focus on the project more quietly.
And it's paid off! Fall Y1 is done and the private beta went out to testers yesterday. I'm going to spend the next few weeks working with them to get bugs fixed and finishing up some tertiary features (like the weekly town newspaper that reports on goings-on and the player's actions) to create something that's ready for public release.
It's a little hard to show many screenshots from Fall without going into spoiler territory because whoooa boy does the plot tempo ramp up this month. You get the chance to know the outlaw characters much more deeply and some of the existing Wishbone residents are revealed to be a little less law-abiding than they might initially appear. The cutscenes/events and quests are more involved and fancier, with more complex animations and sequences that build on what was developed for Spring and Summer. And, before the season is up, you'll see betrayal, explosions, grievous injury, and maybe even a little bit of named character death.
Yeehaw!
September Update
It's been a busy couple of months! I've lost a lot of work-weekends this summer to life stuff--work, social engagements, getting married--but work on Fall continues nonetheless. Most of the big quests and events have been implemented--two very large ones and a handful of smaller ones remain. But I think it's far enough along that I can show you some sneak peeks at what the next season of Wishbone will bring!
June/July Update
Hi everyone,
Sad news this month: Alan, the music composer for Wishbone's opening theme, passed away on June 16th, 2025. He was a kind, funny, interesting person and passionate musician who I wish I could have known better. We continued talking after he made the Wishbone theme and discussed the idea of him doing a second credits theme in his country music style with lyrics and everything. It never wound up happening, but I wish we'd gone ahead with the idea now.
An announcement by his brother can be found here. I'd also encourage you to check out his Bandcamp and listen to some of his other work. In particular, let's give the Wishbone theme a listen, for him.
Regarding development-related updates: Work on the Fall Y1 quests has continued in the background, despite being busy. More on that later.
May Update!
Late on this one, oops! I've been... really really busy. Just totally slammed by work and life and stuff these last couple months, but sneaking in work on these very important cowboys where I can...
Currently working on implementing a bighuge quest starring Mayor North! Only the final (fairly long) scene remains.
Not a whole lot else to report, but I am really hoping that after this next week things start to clear up a little and I can get back into my "working on Wishbone" groove again!
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April's Update is being posted very late, oops!
Again, not a whole lot to say about this stage of development--still plugging in Fall quests and events, gradually transforming my to-do document from the regular black text of incompleteness to the underlined, bold red text of being done!
These last couple months of development have been slower than I'd hoped because I've lost more than half of my weekend work days to other tasks. It's been an incredibly busy spring, and the rest of May is going to continue that trend. Not being able to work on Wishbone as much as I'd like has been a little maddening. But things are continuing to move along, and I'm happy with what I've gotten to implement so far. I'm also testing a lot more as I go so that we can avoid a repeat of the Summer Y1 beta lead up (where it was delayed significantly due to needing a lot of last-minute debugging).
Hope to have more progress to share next time...!
March Update!
Little late on this one (it's been a busy couple of weeks), but the Fall quests and events are being implemented now! Currently have several small and medium ones done and one big one that's mostly done (still troubleshooting the scene playing out, making sure characters don't get stuck and animate properly).
Not a ton to say this month except it's underway and I'm having fun. this is always one of the most exciting parts of development, seeing the scripts turn into actual scenes and become "real!" (also, feeling relieved when a script you weren't sure about when it was just text on a white page winds up actually being really good when you have the appropriate graphic and audio elements to back it up!)
Wishbone Summer Y1 Beta Release!
At long, long last, the Wishbone Summer Year 1 Public Beta is COMPLETE! Download it here!
For those who haven't been following the project: Wishbone is a character drama-slash-farming sim game that takes place in a wild west-inspired setting. The player takes the role of a farmer, fresh off the wagon in a new town and tasked with building a successful ranch. The town of Wishbone might seem sleepy and mundane--albeit full of weirdos--at first, but there’s trouble brewing on the horizon: a fierce, prolonged standoff between the lawmen and the outlaws that will decide the fate of the town itself.
The Summer Year 1 beta represents a complete vertical slice of the first 25% of the final game. It contains around 10-20 hours of playtime, depending on how thorough you are.
I've finished and uploaded the first patch! Version 6.00.01 is now available. It mostly deals with minor text and cosmetic issues, but it does fix a hard crash that happens under certain circumstances on Romance Day and an issue with the What's His Problem quest displaying as failed after the deadline passes. It also implements the two remaining missing Ask About menus (Mrs. Jia and Reverend Felix).
I'd encourage you to download the new version here! See the Readme file for how to import your existing game saves (it's very easy).
Version 6.00.02 is now available! Download it here.
I'm pleased to report that there have been hardly any crashes or progress-halting glitches reported--it's mostly been minor aesthetic issues, all of which have been pretty easy fixes.
Version 6.00.03 is now available! Download it here.
This is a pretty important one because it fixes an unavoidable game-stopping bug during the lawful path railroad assessment event. I'd strongly recommend patching to this version!
It also fixes some other conversation pathing issues much earlier in the game, but since these were only introduced in 6.00.02, only effected two early game events, and only effected some dialog paths instead of all, I don't think anyone caught them.
February Update!
So, despite all that (gestures at state of the world), my NaNo style quest to fully script out Fall has been fairly successful!
The Fall event document has grown by 74 pages. The actual amount I wrote is even more than that, though, perhaps as much as 15-20 additional pages, since the 91-page document from a month ago still included lengthy outline versions of all the events and quests.
Currently, all but two quests and events are either fully scripted or like, 85-90% scripted (pending final touch ups and revisions by character collab writers, who have mostly been busy this month and unable to play cowboys with me).
My plan for the coming weekend is to finish up one of those remaining quests and begin implementing them in game. I aim to have another beta patch out, too, fixing the bug with the Moreau event, among other things.
Hey, so I've found myself in a bit of a pickle. It's the day that Moreau is set to arrive. Theo's at the door, asks me to go with him, but no matter which combination of options I pick my character walks back into the house, walks out, and begins the conversation with Theo again. I thought maybe it was just a flag that would unset after enough runs through the dialogue, but it's a full soft lock. That said, I'm loving the game, and I'm eager to see this develop!
Hmm, that's an odd one! Could you please send your affected save file (the one titled Save0#.rvdata2, where # is the save slot) to me at welcometowishbone [at] gmail [dot] com? I can add some debug stuff and figure out what's going wrong. Since it's a game-breaking issue, I'll make fixing it a top priority.
Sorry you ran into something that halted progress! Glad you're enjoying the game otherwise, though!
