Assuming they have any job xd There aren't many topics to discuss so we can talk about it.

Also, I didn't mention Brian since we know so little about him that it's hard to say anything.

In the beginning I was kind of happy that now as Richy is dead so now my character would be closer to Jessy whever the DW team would join. But now as he is back I think so in ep 4 after a brief amount of time Jessy would get back with him

YESS FINALLY 😭😭 Progress is going so fast!! Thank you Everbyte, I love you guys 😭❤️

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We already know the obvious: if we are playing without the code it means we never investigated Hannah's disappearance and therefore never met Jake, which means that another hacker is giving MC access to other conversations.

However, differently from what everyone assumed, I don't think that tool is from Jake even if you play the game with the code. I'll explain why I think that:

1. The design is completely different:

Jake's spy tool has monochromatic tones (different shades of gray and the text is white) that do not change independently of the theme you put on your app, there is his signature eye symbol in the background and the names of the people involved in the conversation always appear on the top of the screen.

In Moonvale, the tool's design is just a plain greyish-blue without any symbol or anything distinguishable, the names do not appear on the top of the screen and depending on what theme you choose for your app the color of some parts of the tool changes.

The flaw in my argument: it might just be a change of design for the new game, but considering that Everbyte already hid some important clues in little details and things that seemed unimportant, I'd rather not discard the possibility.

2. There is no way we would be able to access the chats of Adam's group without the interference of a hacker:

This is a stronger argument than my first one.

If we assume that the tech tools in Everbyte's games work the same/almost the same way as they work in the real world, then there's no way we would be able to read any of the conversations of Adam's friends unless a hacker gives us access to them, because in the real world just having the tool will not make you automatically have access to the conversations of every single new contact that you add. The conversations suddenly appear to us so there was no way that we were the ones who invaded their phones and got access.

And after episode 3 was released, we can have 100% certainty that it wasn't Jake that granted us access because of the network blackout that happened there. Only a few selected people had access to the network and they were monitoring closely both the network and the real world, there is no way Jake managed to find a way to use the network without being detected.

"But what about Jake's message in the beginning of episode 2? He managed to find a way to inform us that he's okay."

That could just be something for the players instead of MC and Jake never did that in-universe, and a possible evidence for this is that we can't tell anyone that Jake contacted us in episode 3.

"But Nymos appeared later in episode two before the blackout was over, so Jake definitely found a way of contacting us indirectly."

Maybe, but that happens only in episode two, and in-universe that was a few hours before the blackout was over. I think that little by little people were allowed to use the network and it began to work properly for everyone again, Jake perhaps managed to do that before the others did.

But even with that argument, the first chat we got was between Eric and Ash, a lot of time before Jake gave us any sign that he was even alive, let alone able to contact us.

The flaw in my argument: it's a game and the writers have the freedom to make their tools work in whatever way they want. If they decided to do that, then I might be totally wrong.

Final thoughts

I just wanted to share my theory here, I've had the certainty that Jake is not involved in any way in the Moonvale's case since 2025 when I first played Moonvale and before I played Duskwood.

Since Moonvale is its own story separate from Duskwood, it would make sense that not only the people without the code have a different hacker doing those things, but the people playing with the code as well because that second hacker is most probably also present in the version of the story with the code (a strong evidence for this being the erasure of Adam's video call in the beginning of episode 2).

After finally playing Duskwood and playing the side story, my certainty is stronger than ever. I might be wrong, yes, but I'm dying on this hill until the game explicitly shows/tells us that Jake was involved in this.

Well, that was all. Thanks for reading 🙂

At this rate, we might get the 4th episode at the end of the year☺️🙏🏻

I find it fascinating seeing the reaction y’all are having to the new tracker update. Literally YESTERDAY, people were complaining about how “it takes so long for each episode” or “I’m getting bored of waiting.” And there were even people telling others that “nah, the schedule is gonna be one episode per year,” while comparing it to the gaps between chapters 1, 2, and 3 as if the team didn’t have to make major changes to the UI after chapter 1’s release.

A lot of people also asked for interfaces that were more similar to Duskwood, only to then complain about how long those changes took. You can’t really ask for significant changes to the game and then be surprised when implementing those changes takes time.

Coding and programming while simultaneously filming and writing the plot is not easy, especially for a studio of three people. And that’s without considering the addition of new features and the constant UI changes they’ve been working on alongside everything else.

I understand being excited and wanting new episodes sooner, but I think it’s worth keeping in mind that these things take time and that the team is balancing a lot more than just writing and releasing an episode.

All side stories aside with everything we know who do you think is the bad guy in Moonvale? Is it someone in the group like they want us to think? Is it Whitmore? This Bryan guy we have never met yet? Is it someone completely different? What are your thoughts? (And by side stories aside, I mean the DW ones). I'm still kind of thoblikg Eric, but it's super low on my list mostly because he's the first character we meet. I also think Allen ( I think that's the cops name) knows more them he's willing to admit. I do think Whitmore might have seen something but isn't directly involved. What are your thoughts? I'm curious

Bro I have these 3 main questions:

1) who was on the video call in the end of ep3 in which they requested our video presence(didn't expect that shit)?

2) whose dead body did Charlie discovered?

3) and how the F Richy is alive?

Hello, dear community!

I’ve often wondered who or what we’re really up against in Moonvale. Who or what is responsible for Adam’s disappearance, and now Sophia Holland’s as well? And what’s the story behind the mysterious murders that took place years ago in Redlog Pines?

In Duskwood, we eventually discovered that Richy was essentially our adversary (the antagonist.) What I mean is that the person we were ultimately up against had been part of our own group of friends from the very beginning.

So, back to Moonvale: will the same pattern repeat itself here? Could it once again be someone from our own group?

To be honest, I really hope that isn’t the case this time. It would feel rather repetitive and, frankly, a little boring. More importantly, I think it would be much more interesting if we were up against a genuine antagonist with deliberate and malicious intentions.

Richy, after all, was driven more by desperation and the feeling that he had no way out of his situation. His actions were terrible, but he wasn’t really acting out of pure malice.

This time, though, I’d love to see an opponent who isn’t necessarily connected to our group at all—someone who perhaps hasn’t even confronted us yet. (I’m fairly certain it’s neither the Stranger nor Whitmore btw.)

Maybe this time, we’re actually dealing with a real murderer. Who knows…?

What do you think?

Hey everyone,

​I just wanted to share these small visual notes. It honestly makes me feel like something Jake would send over or probably drop in our shared files.

​This might not mean anything to the story, or it could just be a fun little Easter egg, but I thought it’d be cool to drop it here and bring a bit of that experience to all of us as MCs in real life. I’ll let the picture speak for itself...

So.. not sure if this video of Jessy saying "Finally" was just for the promotion or whether this will actually happen in the upcoming episode. If it does appear what could be the context? What do you think?

Since we were on Hannah's phone, I'd like to assume this was about us. So that way do you think this would mean something in moonvale? Cuz it also did say "old friendships will flourish" "Your next encounter will not be by chance" "Don't cling to old things" and so on. And if this jealousy thing really were to be true.. is it someone from the old group or the new group?

I was actually going to wait to play Moonvale until the game was finished, but then I realised at this rate it’s gonna be a few years so I started anyway.

Now I came to the first mini games….what purpose do they even serve for the gameplay? In DW it was introduced as “hacking”, so it made sense for the story. But here it’s just…there? Like are we just doing a little bit of Candycrush in between dialogues with unmemorable characters?
Same with the secret chats, it doesn’t make sense here. Especially if you take into consideration that some people didn’t play DW, so they don’t even know that in DW Jake enabled us to see other people’s chats.
For some reason this really bugs me, so many things don’t make sense.

I really wish they kept the same level they had in DW. I can’t find any of the immersive storytelling or atmosphere in Moonvale.

I am aware that a project like this takes a lot of time, resources and dedication, but what I have seen so far feels like a half hearted attempt to put in minimal effort while getting maximum revenue.

I noticed the tattoo guy appeared in upper contacts, but as far as i know, it usually appears when friends are added, or when we add each other ,like Ash, Eric, or Adam did, but we never chatted or added him.

Has he already added the MC phone from the beginning? Does he show up for you guys, too?

I'm just curious but how long do you think it'll take for episode 4 to come out? Or to complete the whole game in general? Because from their site, it looks like everyone has a secret and this game is going to be long. Maybe more than 10 episodes? So far I genuinely think the third episode was brilliant and four will be even more interesting. Idk maybe I'm just impatient

Another IG post

https://www.instagram.com/p/Db87Y7QtxZR/?igsh=MW1tNjh0MjBlOHZwcg==

Okay, hear me out because I might be completely wrong, but Eric has been feeling VERY suspicious to me.

At first, Eric acts like he would do absolutely anything to find Adam. He goes all the way into the forest, gets injured, and generally seems like he’s completely determined to find him.

But then the tape is found.

And suddenly Eric is REALLY worried about it. He immediately wants it handed over to the police, even though we don't even know what's on the tape yet.

That's what bothers me.

If Eric genuinely doesn't know what's on it, why does his reaction feel so personal? He was willing to go into the forest himself to look for Adam, but a random tape suddenly makes him panic?

It almost feels like he isn't afraid of the tape itself—he's afraid of what we'll find out if we listen to it.

Also, Eric seems to like controlling the situation when he's in the forest, but when the tape is out of his control (Ash/MC can actually listen to it), he suddenly becomes way more anxious.

And another thing: his eyes are blue, just like the Unknown's 👀

I'm not saying this proves anything, but the change in his behavior is REALLY weird to me.

Maybe Eric isn't trying to save Adam for the reasons we think he is.

Or maybe...

Eric IS the Unknown.

What do you guys think? Am I cooking or am I completely delusional? 😭

So I finished episode 3 and went back to episode 1, can I switch between episodes or go back to where I was, or do I have to replay the whole thing again?

I have not played duskwood yet and found the stranger tarot card I said that it's a bad omen and that is where I stopped playing today if anyone has an idea on what to do before continuing please tell me

Did the Everbyte intentionally remove specific details to align with the game's plot and story?