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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I should have a video ready next week to show off Rescues and Outlaw Subquests ^vv^

Coming in Chapter 3 of Monster Mystery, when you're Rank 2 or higher and fail on a Key/Urgent Quest or an Expedition, you can send out for a rescue or accept the failure...

(You can't ask for a rescue in infinite or daily-random locales like Mt. Mystery)

This is the menu that appears while waiting for a Rescue! You can send your code to a friend (or access it on a different save file) and that team can come help you!

You can safely save and quit from this screen. Also, if you're on a boss floor when you're defeated, you'll be sent back a floor and safely positioned next to the stairs. (Since saving isn't allowed in boss fights and it would be awkward to Rescue someone in a boss room lol)

The Rescue Team will go through the same locale layout as the original team. Once they reach the fallen leader, they can Rescue them! Rescue Teams can also give an item to the other team as a gift at this stage.

For the Rescue Team, all items found in the locale are Rescue Tokens instead- a currency used for a new Rescue Shop (I'll show it off in the video >vv>). You also get Rescue Tokens for completing a Rescue based on its difficulty!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Form the Rescue Team! We've got Explorers to save!

The Exploration Team made of a Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi take on the duty of Rescue Team! The Magnamalo points off into the distance where beams of light come out of the clouds below- signals given off by other Exploration Teams' Kinship Badges. Elder Bazel will fly them to the sites, and the Rescue Team will locate the Explorers and get them home safely! ... if they can.

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thank you all for voting! Malzeno will be in Monster Mystery Chapter 3 ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just a quick reminder that the Chapter 3 Bonus Monster poll ends this Friday (Sep 18th), so vote while you can ^vv^/ forms.gle/bdP9ijQNPqr7... I'll post the results soon after it closes :3 thanks!

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Monster Mystery Chapter 3 Bonus Monster

This poll is to determine the bonus monster I'll be adding to Chapter 3! ^vv^ For context, I asked all takers of the Chapter 2 Survey to give me a monster they'd like to see in Chapter 3 when it rele...

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

And here I was half tempted to call it their Melding Pot lol >vv<

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Pots when you need them, rocks for everything else! ... and eggs when you're hungry >vv>

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Weapon of choice: Pot. This is Ku's Turf!

A Kulu-Ya-Ku cosplaying as a discount Shiren the Wanderer. Their pot is their weapon, and it's also magical. Mysterious!
... also Downy Crake :3

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Chapter 3 Progress Report is here! If you're curious how it's coming along, check it out! >vv< baydene.itch.io/monster-myst... (It also has a link to the Bonus Monster poll, but I'll also remind you about that here once the deadline gets closer) Thank you ^vv^/

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Monster Mystery Chapter 3 Progress

Hi everybody! Great progress has been getting done for Chapter 3, and so I wanted to make this post to inform everyone what's been done, what needs to get done, and more! Whether you don't follow me e...

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Now if only we could make all the little monsters do funny little dances... >vv>

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This time the video's about Save Slots and the new Music Box Menu >vv< I hope you enjoy! youtu.be/qbVIPTbHftg Next week I'll post the progress report on Chapter 3, can't wait, see you then ^vv^/ Thank you!

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Monster Mystery Saves Slots and More

YouTube video by Bayden

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yeah! I kinda want to implement support for adding the team cards from your other saves too >vv< crazy ideas abound!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Taking a quick detour from what I had planned this week to add save slots to Monster Mystery since a lot of people were asking for this recently... >vv< Hopefully this means wacky challenge modes and other features like fast forwarding through already-seen cutscenes will be possible too ^vv^

A vision from the future, where Monster Mystery supports save slots and you don't have to mess around with the files in your file directory :3 incredible

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Thank you! I now crave cookies... what have I done?! >vv<

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

how's that for subverting expectations >vv>

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Our rations are all cookies with silly designs. At least they're filling!

The Explorer Barioth and Mizutsune are each eating cookies and crackers found in their packed rations. Some of the treats even have monster-inspired illustrations on them.
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That's right, the icon in Monster Mystery for rations? It's a red bag, not an apple. You didn't even read the info window, did you? I know I fooled someone out there... heheh <vv<

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Pic of @vt-cinder.bsky.social 's Steelquill :3 I saw a couple others have drawn the robodino, so I wanted to post the original gift art that I made for him a little while ago ^vv^

Steelquill is a robot raptor character with 3 eyes and a dreamcatcher! Cinder plays as them in one of my roleplay. On some days he's a scary dinosaur that bites people and on other days he's silly and likes to play retro games and collect plushies. >vv< very nice

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yay, thanks a bunch! ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thanks for all the suggestions last week everyone ^vv^ I think I'm much happier with it now that I've touched it up a bit! >vv<

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Arturony @arturony.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Also something I got from @baydene.bsky.social for my birthday Thank you so much! I love it 💚

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Of course! Happy birthday, art ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Oh wow exciting! Also you're probably the second person I heard played as a barroth! I'm happy I could introduce you to some very popular mons as well as some very underrated ones ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I'm really glad you enjoyed it so far >vv< Just following me is enough when it comes to support! I appreciate hearing about experiences like this :3

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Awesome, I'm glad you really like him ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Yes actually, I hope I can make it happen for Cp3 or an update to it! >vv< Official integration would be great especially so I can allow challenge modes and skipping cutscenes and stuff in the future ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

That is a good idea! I'm definitely looking into something like a shadow, as tricky as it might end up being lol >vv< thanks for the suggestion mink!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Glad you think so! It's not meant to be bottomless, but certainly should be made to look far down! I'll definitely experiment a bit with the bottom of the pit since it looks kinda goofy as a flat brown lol >vv<

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I've heard a few suggestions for shadows, I think that's a good idea! I can't make it fancy since it's just a 2d grid but having some shadows under the bridges would still feel nice >vv< I'll keep experimenting with the pits... maybe a moving haze over all pit+depth tiles would look cool... dunno!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Thanks, Art :3 yeah having a shadow under the bridge sprites would look better... more things to separate it from the background would be nice ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

thanks! And maybe, it's always an option! I do have a couple locales in particular I really want to use this on in the future >vv>

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Mentioned on my FA a week ago that I would ask about a sort of experimental tilemap I made for Chapter 3- I tried giving one of the maps "depth", where the tilemap looks like it's going downwards. Do you like it, or maybe it's too confusing to separate from the floor? Let me know your thoughts! ^vv^

The "depth" tiles are tiles that surround walls and floors. They're considered pits just like any other pit, but it's just graphically there to make it seem like a long drop. I'm contemplating if it looks good, or if it needs to be maybe be changed somehow or removed entirely. (The halls here can also be bridges that do not have the "depth" tiles intentionally. I really wanted to make it feel like you're walking on bridge over a valley lol >vv<)

I should probably make the bottom-of-the-pit tiles look a bit better instead of a solid dark brown... I can keep experimenting with that....

This image kinda shows off one of the instances I think the "depth" tiles look ugly, where it looks like there's a floor just above the room, but actually it's just the "depth" tiles connecting and looking weird.

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

lol >vv< strangely fitting!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sorry for the snow! Some monsters really don't like the cold...

The Explorer Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi stop to apologize to a shivering Agnaktor who sits in a puddle of lava. The Blizzard Orb has cooled off Fireblight Cave and made it snow, resulting in some unhappy monsters...

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Aw but it's warm and cozy :3 Thank you Stove! ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Blizzard Orb took effect! It started snowing!

The Explorer Magnamalo uses a Blizzard Orb: a type of Mystery Charm that has the power to change the weather! The orb explodes into a rainbow light before taking effect. Now the volcano will cool off a bit, and we won't have to fear the fire monsters as much! ... hang on a minute, isn't Magnamalo a fire monster..?

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I try to do pixel art pieces here and there, but I did experiment with a different shading style on our two heroes >vv< Thank you, I'm glad you like it! ^vv^

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Fighting fire with fire at Fireblight Cave!

The Explorer Magnamalo and Tobi-Kadachi are at it again, this time exploring Fireblight Cave, a rocky place full of bubbling lava streams! The two of them are looking for a monster who's been making the volcano unstable. Could it be the lava-proof Lavasioth ahead? Probably not! It's a mystery!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Rattles is watching over the Burrow, a safe distance from you

Alarmmaster Rattles the Najarala on Mt. Rescue, alongside the horn they blow every morning. Are they grumpy or is that just their normal face? Now that's the real Monster Mystery.

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

You caught that fast! >vv< exactly!

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Master Yasei's music box plays a familiar tune- where have we heard it before?

The music box from Monster Mystery. In the game, the music box plays a PMD soundfont cover of Proof of a Hero (based on the Nya! Cooking version). Zeocin made the cover which you can listen to here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWMOC73XvJI ! :3

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I just made a little video about Crowns and Overtime, two additions coming in Chapter 3! Let me know what you think! youtu.be/gBJbujkCgV0 More stuffs coming soon :3

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Monster Mystery Crowns and Overtime

YouTube video by Bayden

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Don't try this at home! (Misuteri will be very upset and wonder where you got so much snow)

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Lol yeah I don't put too much effort into the non-player/partner portraits, but I do make quite a few original ones to fulfill each expression somewhat :3 You'd be surprised! But yeah understandable, and the spoilers would be hard to evade there lol. At least you'd be able to recruit them! >vv<

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I'm glad you think it's a good idea! ^vv^ It's hard to make things easier because obviously I don't want people to feel discredited if they already beat it- but this is just a tutorial... Guess you can brag about "beating the tutorial pre-nerf" if you really wanted to though lol >vv<

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Bayden @baydene.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

If they get added, you can use that PQ Restriction - Cheat setting to do just that >vv<

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