Thanks, ..at least it isn't a _bug_!

Sorry for posting it twice, I tend to get lost in this forum.

I have found a reliable and replicable way to exponentially increase or decrease the fire burn time which I can only assume is a _bug_. (Why does this insist on putting _s around the word _bug_?)

Here are the steps:

---Initial setup
Set Game to 'slow' mode
Gather Firewood to max fire
Time remaining for fire: 33h 19m

---Start Repeat to increase fire time---
Spacebar pause
---Menu switch to fast thusly:
Menu button, Options button, Fast option, Done button, Play button
Time remaining for fire: 33h 19m (STILL!)
---Menu switch to slow thusly:
Menu button, Options button, Slow option, Done button, Play button
Time remaining for fire: 111hr 01m (!!!)
---Repeat to increase fire ridiculously---

---Setup to 'undo' the stolen burn time
---Menu switch back to fast thusly:
Menu button, Options button, Fast option, Done button, Play button
Time remaining for fire: 33h 19m (Back to it)

---Start Repeat to decrease fire time---
Spacebar pause
---Menu switch to slow thusly:
Menu button, Options button, Slow option, Done button, Play button
Time remaining for fire: 33hr 18min (Still.)
---Menu switch to fast thusly:
Menu button, Options button, Fast option, Done button, Play button
Time remaining for fire: 9h 58m
---Repeat to decrease fire---

Note: This doesn't seem to affect potion evaporation time (unfortunately) or (thankfully) nursing time.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reproduce this so carefully. I've added your comments to our defect tracking system.

I think "enjoying the bath" is an experience rather than an activity, like at a pool or hot tub, not everyone has to be actually "in" to enjoy the experience of being there. Just a thought

No problem, I love debugging/troubleshooting.

I actually just used this method to my advantage to burn down my fire faster. (based on the fire sparkling, and when I sent someone to drink they tried to dowse the fire... hmmm...)

So I sped up the fire 3 times and it went from almost 10h to just 30m. I let it burn down to 0m, then slowed it back down 3 times. (Just in case something else is affected.) That resulted in another 30m wait... but still better than 10h!

Just curious... I have been building my 2nd hut for 2 days now, I got a popup stating it was complete yet it's still showing 78% but it will not allow them to continue to build on it. It will not allow me to add anymore villagers either keeps telling me I don't have the housing to support it. Is there anything I can do to fix this or i'll never finish the game at this rate.

your in the same boat as a few of us Just Mom, they are aware of the problem and will hopefully have a fix soon. I got stuck at 4% ..and like you canno't add any more villagers

thankyou

I just started my first game, and played through the tutorial. After I made my first new baby, I checked the character screen and noticed both nursing mothers (the one I started with and the one I just made) said nursing for 228 minutes. After playing several more hours, they still both say 228 minutes. I am making progress in research and building my hut, just the nursing mothers are not progressing. I have not touched my computer time or used any "cheat" programs. I play about an hour a day and pause then close the program for the night. Please help!!

Oh, version .03

And the timers on my fire and the tree growing are both counting down.

Ok, I took time to read the whole thread and didn't find this one in there.

I just finished the statue, and was looking for a master builder to shape the blue pearl. The first one I located (using the detail screen) is "stuck" in the ocean at the top of the screen. All I can see are his feet and about 1/2 the white circle showing his location. I can't move him, or select him except through the detail screen. He's been there for over an hour. When I have him selected, his activity bar shows him doing different things, like washing face etc, but these things just "flicker" in the bar very rapidly, and rotate randomly. I have now finished the rest of the puzzles, but he is still stuck up there. I just tried closing the game and reopening it, but he's still where he was.
This isn't a huge deal, and isn't affecting my game play, but thought you might want to be aware of it.