How to Repair Volcano Princess’ Letter Bug

Volcano Princess has a charming visual aesthetic and intriguing plot. You take on the role as the sole father of the Volcano Kingdom heiress, which is both challenging and gratifying. The game, which lets you guide your little daughter through various growing-up challenges, has already received favorable reviews from Steam users.

Volcano Princess does have some problems, though. You’ve run into the well-known glitch that many gamers encounter if you’ve gotten a certain letter and are unable to respond to it in any way to advance the plot. No matter which character the letter is from, it appears that the problem persists. We walk you through the process of fixing the letter bug in Volcano Princess in just a few simple steps to spare you the hassle.

How to Repair Volcano Princess’ Letter Bug

Volcano Princess interface
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Volcano Princess still doesn’t have an official fix for this problem, but the gaming community came up with a workaround on their own. You should be warned that this fix might not work for you or that it might lead to new, unanticipated issues as it was not created by the game’s developers. So go on at your own peril.

If you wish to use the unofficial approach because the letter bug is making you nuts, you can do it by following these steps:

  1. Back up all the relevant game files to protect yourself if the process backfires
  2. Open the Run window on your computer by hitting the Windows and R keys together
  3. Type steam://open/console into the text box
  4. Paste or type in download_depot 1669980 1669981 7590118745015040093 when the Steam console pops up
  5. Exit Steam when the download finishes and go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam and follow this folder path: steamapps—Content—app1669980—depot169981
  6. Copy everything in depot169981 and use it to replace everything in the game folder (it should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Common\VolcanoPrincess or similar)

We sincerely hope that this repair enables you to resolve the letter bug so you may carry on playing. let us know if this technique works for you.

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