Dialogue following plot cutscenes bugged?

[still kayak]

Hi, I would like to check if anyone else is facing this issue, where the dialogue of townies, after significant plot cutscenes (e.g. Pufferfish Corp moving in), don't reflect the cutscene in question?

I've played Coral Island a number of times to remember what certain townies would say in response to certain plot events, but after the latest update, such dialogue no longer comes up.

Game Platform: Steam Desktop
Game Version: v1.1b-1237
Input Mode: Keyboard and mouse

[still sluice]

Hello @still kayak!
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. 🙌

To help us investigate your case, could you let us know which event you just experienced and which Townies' dialogue didn’t reflect the event?

If you have any screenshots or a video showing the event and the dialogue issue, it would be really helpful if you could share them too. Thanks again for your help!

[still kayak]

So, for example, after the cutscene where Pufferfish Corp is first introduced, and the townspeople are protesting in front of their new office. While I unfortunately don't have screenshots or video examples, I remember the dialogue from both Noah and Erika from earlier playthroughs.

Again, I don't exactly remember the dialogue word-for-word, but Noah basically says that Betty shouldn't have gotten so worked up about Pufferfish because of her advanced age, and Erika tells the farmer about Pufferfish's apparent M.O., where they take over each island by slowly pushing out the residents.

When I talked to both of these townies in my latest game file, neither of them had the dialogue I mentioned

[still sluice]

Ahh, I see!
Do you happen to remember the in-game date and time when you got the Pufferfish introduced cutscene?
If you still have the backup files from that day, could you send them over?

You can find the files by copy-pasting this path into your File Explorer:
%LocalAppData%\ProjectCoral\Saved\SaveGames

Please compress the SaveGames folder into a ZIP file and attach it here. Thank you so much!

[still kayak]

Hi, unfortunately I no longer have those game files, as I was playing on an old laptop that has since given up the ghost

Apologies 🙏😓

[still sluice]

Oh, no worries at all! If you notice the issue happening again in another event, feel free to let us know.
A screenshot of the dialogue and your save file would be super helpful for our investigation. Thanks so much!

[still kayak]

Will do 👍

[still kayak]

Hi, so I started a new game file because I was an idiot and missed the harvest festival. I took screenshots of the dialogue I encountered with both Erika and Noah in the direct aftermath of Pufferfish Corp being introduced.

To be absolutely sure, I waited until the afternoon of the game day and spoke to Erika again

[still sluice]

Oh! Thanks so much for keeping us updated, @still kayak — and we really appreciate the screenshots!
Do you happen to remember the in-game date when the issue occurred? Also, could you send us your save and backup files so we can take a closer look?

You can find them by copy-pasting this path into your File Explorer:
%LocalAppData%\ProjectCoral\Saved\SaveGames

Please compress the SaveGames folder into a ZIP file and attach it here. Thanks a ton!

[still kayak]

I'll send the files over asap, in the meantime, the in-game date was Year 1, Spring Day 4

Immediately after the cutscene with the townies protesting in front of Pufferfish Corp

[still sluice]

Got it! And, sure. Kindly send it whenever you're available. Thank you! 🙌

[still kayak]

Hi, apologies for the wait. Here's the ZIP folder. Let me know if this is what you need.

[still sluice]

Hello! No worries at all—thank you so much for helping us by providing the details.
I’ll pass this along to the team so they can look into it further.
Enjoy your time on Coral Island!

[still kayak]

Thank you!

[still sluice]

Hello @still kayak!
We have checked your save file, but it looks like it’s from Summer. Do you happen to have another save file from Spring instead?

Also, just to clarify—did the dialogue issue happen with all NPCs? As in, none of them mentioned anything about Pufferfish showing up? 😮

Thanks again! 🙌

[still kayak]

Hi, yes, in the immediate aftermath of the cutscene, no one in town mentioned Pufferfish. It was only some time later, I think in Summer, that Pablo briefly mentioned Pufferfish, and Erika said that she did Karen's hairstyle

As it is, I don't have screenshots of those two moments

I'll also see if I can find a save file from Spring

[still sluice]

Got it! Thank you for getting back to us and confirming the details.
I’ll add this to our notes—and yes, if you still have the save file from Spring, please let us know.

Thanks again for your help! 😊

[still kayak]

Hello again @still sluice it has been a while, but I got back into the game and started a new save file. Currently, it is still Spring, and on the day that Pufferfish Corp and Karen are introduced.

I'll attach the save file. Do let me know if it will do

[still sluice]

Hi hi! Hope you're doing great. 🙌
Ahh, I see—after creating the new save file, did the dialogue issue still persist? If so, did it happen to Erika and Noah again?

Thanks so much for keeping us updated! 😊

[still kayak]

No worries. And yes, Erika and Noah did not mention Pufferfish after the cutscene, even then. Neither did any other townie I spoke to. If anything, they talked about the black roots in the ocean.

[still sluice]

Got it—I'll pass this along to the team for further checking. Thanks again for your help!