Merrow V44 is now available, which marks the Major Release for our Quest 64 Randomizer!
You can think of it rather like a proper Version 1.0 (except we already had a few of those).

We're now satisfied with the feature set enough to call it "done" (ha) and try to make it more widely available. Part of the final goal with this release was to make the game more approachable to new players, and more clearly explain what the randomizer is and does. So that included such things as: 

• the creation of a new "FRENCH VANILLA" option, which patches the base (vanilla) game with many subtle quality-of-life fixes
• the finalizing of the "LOST KEYS" ruleset, a proper set of randomizations that all play together to make exploring the randomized world pretty fun
• a Help option within the software (to remind everyone to read the tooltips) and a PDF Guide to LOST KEYS, since it's a unique ruleset
• finalizing lots of little features, like improving some text in the game to be clearer for new and experienced players
• those fancy posters attached to this post

Merrow will probably never be finished, but we've added all the features we can add without more substantial work and knowledge, and they all seem pretty stable and play together nicely. There may be more (and bug fixes to the existing stuff if needed) but for now, we can call it solid. If you're interested in contributing to the project, check out the github, linked on the itch page.

I hope this encourages you to give Quest a shot, whether Vanilla, French Vanilla, or Randomized. It's a goofy old game, but it's got a lot of heart and style.

Earth and Water,
- JD

(aka Hangedman)