AMS 0.34A Ch.1 Finale + New Patrons + Lots of Important News

Hey all! 

We've finally reached the Finale of Chapter 1, which kicks off the main story-line(s) for the Player depending on the route and sub-routes they took to get there and concludes the Withered Snag/tutorial area. 

I have a lot of important news to cover because of this which I will break into sections for easy reading.  

So let's jump into it and get to know some new patrons! ^_^
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If you are new to the game then welcome, welcome, welcome! It's a great pleasure to meet you and I hope that we get to talk one on one in the near future. Now then, let's see who are new victims are. Please say hello to the following individual: Master D.! 

If you are an oldie or a returning patron then welcome back! You know the drill, especially if you need anything. Here's the list of returning patrons:  Nope., Lord Sithaniel and Pookyrawr. 

Thank you all for your generosity in regards to donating to the game and becoming part of it's legacy and experience. As always my family and I are incredibly grateful for your gift and appreciate the gesture from the bottom of our hearts. ^_^ 

Remember if you need absolutely anything at all, you can get in contact with me a variety of ways (listed below): 

 EMAIL:
Anonymousynn@gmail.com

Public Discord:
https://discord.gg/y3V4hbN

Blog :
http://anonymousynn.blogspot.com

or via PM messages on Patreon or PM messages on Discord.

Also, please don't hesitate to contact me about absolutely anything at all, whether if it's because you want to chat about the game, giving constructive criticism, ideas, questions you have regarding it or if you just want to chat in general about anything that's on your mind. I'm always here for you (unless I'm sleeping or busy with the family) but if that's ever the case, I will respond to you ASAP. I like talking with newbies and oldies alike and getting to know and meet you all. 

With that said, you should be receiving your Benefits Email (the email you use for Patreon) in the next day or so. It will contain all of the codes you've earned and explanations on how to use them. If you have any questions regarding this email at all, please let me know and I'll be happy to talk with you or walk you through the process. 

And thank you again for your generosity. ^_^ 

Important News Topic 1; SubscribeStar:
Patreon has been cracking down on a lot of adult game developers lately, and although Apocamorphosis does not violate any of their terms or legality in general for USA, I wanted to create a backup site just in case this ever changes, or just in case the rules of Patreon become more strict. 

I created a SubscribeStar page for this reason and will be including it with all the other links for the game on a regular basis so if there is ever a problem, everything will still be easily accessible and nobody will be caught off-guard. 

I have carefully read the entire TOS for SubscribeStar and I think AMS will be safe there in case the game ever has to move over to it. 

Again, Apocamorphosis (AMS) does not break any current Patreon or US Guidelines in terms of adult content, so we have nothing to worry about. This site below is just a backup for donations. You can donate from there or here on Patreon---whatever you are most comfortable with. 

 https://subscribestar.adult/apocamorphosis 

If you have absolutely any questions about this, please let me know ASAP so that we can talk about it. Or leave a comment below. 

Important News Topic 2; Donations:  
We all know a lot of game developers/adult game developers on Patreon are unreliable and sometimes drop out of their projects early, especially after really great starts. 

This can be annoying to everyone---and I completely disdain authors/publishers who take advantage of people who are donating their hard-earned cash to projects but never see fruition, or are subject to broken promise after broken promise. 

It's especially disheartening to see developers who don't tell their Patreons that they've stopped working on their projects and just ride out the donations (which is essentially stealing and fraud). It's people like that who give us hard-workers a bad rep.

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I think by this point, I've proven that I'm in this for the long haul and have demonstrated time and time again (and consistently) over the last few years that my dedication is unwavering for this project. I love working on it and I love meeting new people and talking with donators and non-donators alike. 

With that said, I decided to make some small changes. 

I've discussed this a lot with my spouse because I was very worried about what the game was worth to me and to that of my family as well. But in the end we both agreed that some changes are definitely needed. 

Because of this, starting on the 15th of July, I'm going to start doing Patron Beta Test releases. Which will be a beta of everything I've been working on for the first half of the month. In general, releases will look like this example below...

PUBLIC VERSION: Previous Month Release

PTB VERSION: Mid-Month Beta

DONATE VERSION: Latest Release 

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In order to gain access to the Newest Versions of AMS, I'm bumping the $1 minimum requirement up to $3 minimum. And $5 will grant access to the Mid-Month PTB's.

Here are the changes below...

$1 Tier+:  Basic Item Suggestions

$3 Tier+: Donator Version, (Beginning of the Month Releases)

$5 Tier+: Patron Test Beta (Mid-Month Releases)

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I'm very interested to hear what all of you have to say about these changes and any thoughts or comments you may have regarding them. So please don't hesitate to share in the comments below or via any other means of contacting me. 

I can promise that the reason behind these changes is not motivated by greed but rather necessity. My family is struggling a lot and the extra income will help justify the amount of time I spend working on the game. 

Also, I checked out several other adult developer platforms and most charge anywhere between $5 and $10 for the newest releases of their games. I think that is pretty outrageous. $3 is about the cost of a cup of coffee a month and hopefully won't set anybody back too far.  

Anyway, let me know what you guys think. 

Important News Topic 3; Save/Load System:
I've been in constant contact with the new Programmer (who decided to work for free <3) and we've hashed out a lot of details regarding what I would personally like to change and fix for the new upcoming version of the Save/Load System.

However, no changes have happened yet. We've been gathering bugs though in an effort to fix what is there and it SHOULD be usable in it's current state now (but I wouldn't rely on it yet until we've worked out the kinks). 

The programmer did apologize for the delay to me and said this...

"I apologize for not being all that reliable, when I had first made the offer to help, I had a good chunk more time available to me and work was less exhausting. life does have a tendency of mixing things up unexpectedly, though. " 

I think we can all relate to this and understand. But I did ask her if she's interested in continuing the work we've started. If she is interested we'll keep moving forward with the new Save System. If she's not, I'll go back to the drawing board and try to find another programmer.

Our ideas for the new upcoming version of the Save/Load System is to provide automatic saving at various invisible checkpoints, OR to provide an item (like the typewriter in the Resident Evil games) for the Player to save at. I told her basically whatever is easier at this point...So we'll see. 

What do you guys think of those ideas?

Important News Topic 4; Vacation:
The conclusion of Chapter 1 left me in a celebrating mood. So I decided to book a vacation to Hawaii with the family. We've been saving for a trip for the last five years and finally had enough time and money to actually take a vacation. Amazingly it coincides with the completion of Chapter 1.

I've always wanted to go to Hawaii too (ever since I was 9) so it's exciting that the prospect is right around the corner. We should be leaving from the 8th to the 15/16 of July (this month).  

We're planning to move soon too but I'll keep you guys up-to-date on that once we know more. We tried to get a new apartment but we needed 3x the income we currently have. This is partially a reason for the Tier increase I talked about above. 

Wish us a good time! Keep in mind I will not be available to talk on the vacation.

UPDATE TIME: 

AND NOW ONTO THE RELEASE. 

**THERE ARE SPOILERS MARKED BELOW**

Changelog: AMS 0.34A - Chapter 1 Finale 

v0.34A

Bug Fixes/Changes
- Fixed the Experimentation Cells, Alaraune error: 

- You can no longer Masturbate in the Ruins or the Extra Guest Bedroom. 

- Fixed Gu'ra'ta's (Female Orc) error: Error compliling expression, boolean "alreadydone" not defined yada yada. Smashed this one. 

- Fixed an extra word in the Piercings Section of the Character Creator. 

- Fixed the text processor error: "if player orientation_as_int" error. There were about 80 occurrences of that! 

- Fixed this error: "Unable to save the file due to the following error: Failed to save field 'goblinesque man.attack' with value 'Script [...]" when trying to save. This likely wouldn't be an issue once the Save/Load library is fixed but I wanted to double check anyway. 

- Fixed a crap-ton of errors with the new Character Creator, Randomize Character option. 

- Fixed a crap-ton of errors with the remade Character Creator, Premade Character option.

- Updated the PreMade Characters description/explanation in the Help Guide. 

- I've created a purge Resist Command. So if you don't want your Resist, you can just type "Purge or Resist or PurgeResist" and it will bring up a menu. This has been updated in the Stats too with a reminder. Once you've purged your Resist, you cannot get it back until you earn more Resist. 

- Fixed some stuff in the Character Creator; mostly changing out parentheses so the editor wouldn't get confused by them clashing with the msg ("") codes. 

- Removed the "you gain" messages from the Advice section of the Character Creator when choosing certain options. 

- Fixed a couple of minor typos in Callie's opening story-telling sequence. 

- I've rewritten all the Weather for the starting room, Winding Wood in Chapter 2, for all three major scenarios regarding the finale of Chapter 1. All Weather for every season is finished.  

- Fixed an error in Quest 5. It had the stats and information from Quest 4. This has been corrected. All the other Quests were double-checked as well. 

- Fixed the weird double verbs happening in Callie, Rowen, Nieva, Freya, Jensen and Pascal and I fixed the double continue jump happening as well. Everything should be smoothed out with them. 

- Fixed the 'began to stir' description in the Waterhole. It doesn't make sense since I switched out how things work with that area. 

- Added 'ClearScreens' to the directions leading away from the Caravan so they don't bleed into the Waterhole descriptions. 

- Fixed this error: Error running script: Error evaluating expression 'ToDouble(ToString(value)) > ToDouble(rhs)': Input string was not in a correct format --- When entering the Withered Snag. 

- Fixed this error when meeting Hannah: Error running script: Error compiling expression 'player.orientation=3': CompareElement: Operation 'Equal' is not defined for types 'String' and 'Int32' 

- Fixed the game sometimes freezing in the West Hallway of the Withered Snag. 

- Fixed this error: {if player.orientation_as_int>0} which was causing problems when entering the Withered Snag. 

- Fixed the Player not getting credit for visiting the Orb Room sometimes. You now get credit whether you heed his warning or not. 

- Fixed the pictures in Aaleahya and Hannah's interaction event in the kitchen. 

- Fixed the Player being able to see the boxes of the Storage Room of the Withered Snag before Switching On Aaleahya's flame.

- Fixed Aaleahya light not registering in the Storage Room of the Withered Snag. 

- Fixed the Laboratory Entrance not having any description on the second way through. 

- Fixed "you'reboth" spacing error in Rold's "And Then" statement after the package has been given to him. This circumstance happened when you still have Aaleahya with you. 

- Aaleahya now automatically skips the Ruins room. 

- Removed the repeated Verb Options for Hannah in the Extra Bedroom in the Withered Snag. 

- Hannah's conversation regarding the Player leaving the room now has a Cleared Screen so the Player isn't overloaded with text. 

- Some of Hannah's text color was wrong. This has been corrected. 

- Fixed a small text processor error in one of Rold's conversation topics after you return the Package. I also fixed the spacing in that particular section as well. 

- Fixed the "And Then" topic repeating by just removing the object it's placed in since it's no longer needed at that point. 

- Fixed a Weather problem in Chapter 2. ((spacing issue))

Game Expansion
**SPOILERS BELOW**
- I've written Hannah's hero moment where she rescues the Player and takes them to the last remaining room in the Withered Snag. This scene has two slight variations regarding whether or not Aaleahya was with you before hand and whether or not you were infected by the Emtropy. Either way, it leads the Player to the final scene of Chapter 1. 

- The main description of the Extra Guest Bedroom is finished. It will account for different things that Hannah and Aaleahya (if she is in your party) are up to. This room will be upgradeable once you have encountered a certain NPC/Party Member (who will be named later) as well. It contains various objects that the Player can interact with; Wardrobe, Storage Chest, Guest Bed and Curtains. Each of these have unique descriptions as well. Hannah's description for all Dominant Moods has been changed slightly to account for the damage she's incurred. It also takes into account her hurt limb.

- Character Creator now has a new menu with two new choices; Randomized Character Creation (one click and a character is created), Premade Characters. 

- All three scenarios for Chapter 1 are finished and implemented into the game. All of the Weather/Seasons for Chapter 2, the Winding Wood starting room has been rewritten as well to reflect all three of these major scenarios and how the player reaches them.

Scenario 1. Never Visiting the Withered Snag

Scenario 2. Visiting the Withered Snag but Denying to Help Hannah find Rold

Scenario 3. Visiting the Withered Snag and Helping Hannah find Rold 

- 2 New Quests Added for Scenario 3.

-New Quest Added: Quest 6: Find and Rescue Rold Picksnap. Find and rescue Rold Picksnap from the Assimilists who have kidnapped him

- New Quest Added: Quest 7: Emtropy Purge. Find a cure to your Emtropy Infection before you lose your mind and mutate.
**SPOILERS END**

Patreon/Patron
- Added "Jake H" to the Help Guide's thank you page! Thank you again for being so great! 

- Added a new Patreon Reward to the 'Goblin Family Friend ($3 Tier)' and above. On the 15th of every month when I do my usual posts, I will also release a BETA of the upcoming version for Patrons to play and test out. I thought Tier 3 and 5 were a little bare, so I wanted to add a little something extra there for people donating such generous amounts. I try to think of more in the future for the $10 rewards as well.  

- I created a SubscribeStar Page. You can find it below. My reasons for doing is so that I have a backup just in case the game gets attacked by Patreon for one reason or another. Honestly, I don't think we have anything to worry about since games like RPGMAKER, VN's and so on are easier to check for violations. In order to find violations in AMS, someone would actually have to sit there and read it all 1.8-9 million words of it. Given the game's size and amount of variables, it's unlikely someone would find anything violation worthy on the first playthrough. Not to mention I haven't violated any guildlines yet in the first place. But just in case, or if anything happens ot Patreon or whatever this is the backup. I'll be posting the link along with the rest whenever I drop posts and on the front page, so don't worry about saving it or anything. 

https://subscribestar.adult/apocamorphosis

Other
**SPOILER BELOW**
- I've written Hannah's hero moment where she rescues the Player and takes them to the last remaining room in the Withered Snag (the room in the hallway that the Player couldn't get into before), the Extra Upstairs Guestroom. This scene has two slight variations regarding whether or not Aaleahya was with you before hand and whether or not you were infected by the Emtropy. Either way, it leads the Player to the final scene of Chapter 1. 

- The main description of the Extra Guest Bedroom is finished. When you first wake up in this space, it has a randomized TOD. As with all the other rooms in the game, it will have randomized descriptions of things the Player idly notices inside and it will account for different things that Hannah and Aaleahya (if she is in your party) are up to. This room will be upgradeable once you have encountered a certain NPC/Party Member (who will be named later) as well. It contains various objects that the Player can interact with; Wardrobe (where the Player can keep their extra clothing (infinite amount)), Storage Chest (where the Player can keep their extra items (infinite amount)), Guest Bed (where the Player can rest and regain all their Health (which will pass one quarter of the day)) and Curtains (which will show the current weather and Time Of Day when looked at). Each of these have unique descriptions as well.

**For this scene, Hannah's description for all Dominant Moods has been changed slightly to account for the damage she's incurred from not only the explosion but from fighting zombies and searching through debris as well. It also takes into account her hurt limb which It has an internal counter of 15. Meaning, after 15 visits (which are strategically placed through the Whispering Thicket and beyond) her arm will be fully healed. 

- I've began Hannah's and the Player's final scene of Chapter 1. It opens with the Player waking up and hearing what happened after they passed out a second time. Though this will slightly change whether or not you are Infected. The following conversation will change slightly as well depending on Corruption levels and whether or not you're Infected. At the very end of the conversation, you'll be given a choice about whether to tell Hannah about everything that Rold disclosed to you about the box, the Assimilists and the Emtropy----or if he didn't tell you about any of these things, you'll be given the choice about whether or not to tell her what you DO know. 

It is a simple Yes/No scenario. Yes, Tell Her. No, Refuse. If you choose "No, Refuse" to tell Hannah about what happened down in the laboratory, she will beg and plead with the Player to reconsider and ask you again. You will be prompted with another Yes/No Option. Refusing to tell her a second time will change the conversation based on Dominant Mood and Corruption levels. Your relationship with her will be reduced to 1 and then she will ask you to leave the Withered Snag as soon as you have recovered enough. Once you leave, the Player will permanently lose the ability to travel back to the Withered Snag and you will lose access to any Quests that she was going to give you. You will then start your journey in Chapter 2 but without the support of Hannah and Aaleahya (as she doesn't allow Aaleahya to accompany you). From there, it will be up to the Player whether or not they want to pursue and help Rold, or stick to their own journey (Infected or Not) to the Silver Sea Kingdom to the West. 

Perks of this choice will be that the Player is basically able to free roam and go wherever they want anytime they want. You will not be restricted to find and help Rold or deal with your Infection although those storylines will still be open in some manner. 

If you choose the "Yes, Tell Her" choice at anytime (whether you refused her the first time or not), Hannah will tell the Player what she thinks happened down in the lab. She'll allow the Player to rest as long as they need and then will explain why she must remain behind (the Orb is the reason as it keeps Rold sane enough to fight his own Emtropy Infection but it must constantly be recharged. Not to mention she has a broken arm). From there, depending on the Player's relationship levels with Hannah, she will give them a gift and then a couple of Quests. After that, the Player is allowed to leave the Withered Snag and will appear in Chapter 2. As an aside, you also lose -1 Corruption. 

Perks of this choice will be that the Player more or less gets a home base in the Withered Snag, a room they can upgrade and a place to store their items. They'll also gain access to Hannah's quests involving Rold and the Player will be thrust into the main storyline. Player will still be able to free-roam all areas but will not be able to leave that area until AFTER they've completed the main storyline for that section. In other words, the Player will be trapped in the Whispering Thicket until they find Rold and/or the Assimilists.

This is the Conclusion of Chapter 1
**SPOILER END**

- The Character Creation has a new menu with 3 choices for the Player to choose from; 

1. New Character: Manually create a new character from scratch (the usual run-through).

2. Randomize Character: Randomize every aspect of a new character (you just have to input a name at the end).

3. Premade Character: Allows you to select one of the several premade characters designed by patrons/donators. 

*These took an astronomical amount of time to implement and recode @_@ I think it was close to 70k words. So randomly generated characters and Premades have returned. 

**SPOILERS BELOW**
- Chapter 1 is divided into several major scenarios (not including all the mini-scenarios that lead up to the finale or that change how you reach it)...

Scenario 1. Never Visiting the Withered Snag

Scenario 2. Visiting the Withered Snag but Denying to Help Hannah find Rold

Scenario 3. Visiting the Withered Snag and Helping Hannah find Rold 

All three of these scenarios will now change how the Player enters Chapter 2 as well as the description of the Winding Wood (the starting point/room of the Whispering Thicket). Each of these scenarios as mentioned above all carry significance to what Quests the Player will have access to. For example, Player's entering Chapter 2 from scenario 2 and 3 will not immediately have access to Quest 5: Smoke Signals. Player's entering from Scenario 1 however, will not have access to the Quests that Hannah provides from Scenario 3. Player's entering from Scenario 2 will not have access to either Quest 5 or the Quests from Hannah but they will gain access to other Quests. 

But truly all the choices you've made by the end of Chapter 1 will affect your relationships with Hannah and Rold which will also affect the very end of the game (also taking into account things you do that lead you to that destination). Meaning every decision you make greatly matters in the grand scheme of things from Chapter 1 all the way to the end of the game.

-New Quest Added: Quest 6: Find and Rescue Rold Picksnap. Find and rescue Rold Picksnap from the Assimilists who have kidnapped him

- New Quest Added: Quest 7: Emtropy Purge. Find a cure to your Emtropy Infection before you lose your mind and mutate.
***SPOILERS END***
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NEXT UPDATE:
Approx. August 1st 2019

COMING UP:
*Day/Night Travel Events for Chapter 2
*21 Main Events for the first section of Chapter 2.
* Hopefully new Save System
* More Pictures and Music Coming As Well. 

Anonynn.