WEBFISHING PSA: IF YOU SEE A USER CALLED "GRINCHER" JOIN YOUR GAME, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!!!! (steamcommunity.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Luna@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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Seems like Grincher can corrupt save data. So, do not open any mail from Grincher, leave any room you see Grincher in, and do not join any room with a 1,000 player limit called "Grincher's Happy Room". This is not a joke.

Edit: Kicking Grincher from your game does not work, they are not affected by the kick action.

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[-] mbt2402@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago

welcome back herobrine

[-] Luna@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

data-laughing

[-] DeathToBritain@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago

this sounds like a 2000s spooky rumour 0_0

not saying I don't believe it, but that's just what it reminds me of

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

Definitely possible, a similar thing happened in both DS3 and Elden Ring shortly after release IIRC. I'd imagine this is a troll who decided to target Webfishing explicitly because of the "straight" title drama.

[-] Luna@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

It's really freaky to experience it in-game. They keep joining my games, and they can't be kicked, so they just sit there, menacingly. As soon as I found out they could corrupt save data I just started leaving whenever they joined. It may or may not be true but I don't want to risk it.

[-] graymess@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Honestly, this is the kind of shit that obviously sucks for players, but is excellent for the culture, so long as it stays confined to this one account. It's a spooky legend.

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

All that talent wasted on trolling a cozy game.

[-] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Back up your save data since it's stored locally in %appdata% (not a real operating system). Consider using git as well.

[-] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

ludusavi is a cross-platform program that automatically backs up game saves

manually:
Windows
%APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\webfishing_2_newver\
Steam Play (Linux)
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3146520/pfx

[-] Luna@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Creepy stuff catgirl-huh

[-] Stolen_Stolen_Valor@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

They can also join your private lobbies without an invitation

[-] Luna@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, forgot to mention that!

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2024

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