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Results of Gameplay Poll

Here are the results of the open game play / grind / difficulty poll. Thanks to everyone, who contributed:

Top requested items

Rank 1: I want real action with Irith:  48%

Rank 2: Searching every room is tedious.: 16% 

Rank 3: Bombs/Oil/Purple gems are too scarce: 10%

Surprisingly, 0% of partcipants thought (a) daily bathing routine grind or  (b) guild payment grind is too much.

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2022-07-05 05:07:45 +0000 UTC View Post

V0.5 Testing Status

Testing V0.5 progresses nicely. All submitted bugs eliminated. Thanks especially to Ryuke!

Release date 10.07. looks very good.

...and this post gave me the reason to make an insect in Blender ;)

2022-07-03 12:22:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick Survey - Gameplay Balancing / Grinding

Hi,

as the game grows in complexity, balancing the difficulty and grinding elements with motivation gets a bigger challenge.

As developer this generally a blind spot (as all mechanics are known by heart), therefore I drew up a quick survey for all users.

Easier adjustments can still go into into V0.5 in a week, so feel free to leave your opinion in the poll!

Not sure if more than one point can be selected at the same time, but if so feel free to check all items you wan...

2022-07-02 04:42:29 +0000 UTC View Post

V0.5 Release Candidate 1 Completed

Release candidate for testing will be distributed to VIP Patrons tomorrow.

Patreon overall release advanced from 15.07.  to 10.07. if no major issue found in testing.

2022-07-01 15:11:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Version V0.5 Code-Complete!

Hi, 

just finished the code integration and last few renders of V0.5.  Ordered the game skip-points in "Acts", so at start you can chose to continue with Act II (Nyx arrival, roughly day 20). Act III will then be started with V0.6.

Now there will be a few days of system testing, then the links with the release candidate go out to VIP patrons  (prior to 4th July) for early access/review.

Overall Patreon release date 15.07. looks good, might be a few days earlie...

2022-06-28 11:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Concept Art

Costume, that will feature in one of the later (V0.5.1) missions for Nyx...

2022-06-27 06:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Download accessibility

Hi, 

received a msg from a patron, that the download of the latest version 0.4.1 (released on 14,06.  weeks ago) is not accessible for all patrons.

It should be accessible for every patron tier from 1$ up. There might be an issue with the settings on the page (patreon revised their UI a few weeks ago).  

If you are a paying patron - any tier - and have any issues accessing this release post:

2022-06-25 04:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Screenshots V0.5 - 24.06.

Finished about half of the training arc for Nyx today. Some screen shots and dev log update attached. 

Release date still is green.

2022-06-24 15:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Screenshots V0.5

Hi,

attached a few screenshots from ongoing work V0.5. 

I added a magic shop (via one portal location) to make dumping items a bit easier and acquire special items. 

Also another (surprise) location that'll feature a bit later...

Art in the screenshots might still change...

2022-06-22 18:39:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Wallpaper Illiana 002 1920x1080

And here a dark version...

Enjoy

2022-06-21 07:23:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Wallpaper Irith 002 1920x1080

Hi, here's a hi res wallpaper taken from the V0.4.1 promo art.

Enjoy

2022-06-21 07:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Development Status V0.5

Hi, 

here's a short update on development of V0.5. Game mechanics mostly done, doing integration the next days, then dialogue and rendering.

Details are in the discord dev channel: https://discord.com/channels/982330894436171778/982330894918492163

Release date 15.07. still green. 

Patron early access testing of the release candidate may shift from 01.05 ...

2022-06-21 07:20:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Screenshot V0.5 - Chastity Belt

If you wondered what the lock picks, which showed up in V0.4.1 were for. Some belt lock-picking cutscenes with gratuitous semi-nudity... ;) 

One attached as example.

2022-06-18 16:45:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Screenshot V0.5 - Portal Expansion Minigame

Here's a screenshot of the portal expansion mini game for the MC "endgame". 

It enables access to other portals (Tavern, The Keep, NSFW Locations, ...) and also "away missions" once the portals are taken over.

The dungeon runs can be delegated to Nyx, so the MC can deal with portal expansion in the later game stage.

2022-06-18 16:43:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Wallpaper Irith 1920x1080

Wallpaper I made a while ago and forgot to post.

Enjoy.

2022-06-16 10:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Screenshot - Arrival New Character

Hi,

started implementation of Nyx arrival / story today.

Morning routines and dungeon run delegation to Nyx also already implemented.

This opens up time for the MCs new daily task (portal expansion minigame)

2022-06-16 09:58:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Release V0.4.1 is out

The new release for patrons is out. Many new NSFW cutscenes, streamlined UI and crafting, improved story.

Sorry for the many stickers on the picture (NSFW) 

Download available in Patron section (all tiers)

2022-06-14 10:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Release V0.4.1 RC2

Two days ahead of schedule here is the new release. Thanks to the testers and contributors!

Major Changes

• Irith: Lots of cutscenes with gratuitous nudity 
• Irith: Mini-animation of Irith sprites when aroused 
• Illiana: Fullscreen nude mirror dialogues once portal is open
• Streamlined crafting, batch crafting
• Improved dungeon mechanics
• Accessible inventory
• Upgradeable build materials (eg. Iron-> ...
  2022-06-14 10:09:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Wallpaper / Concept Art Nyx 1920x1080

Drafted some promo art for V0.5 today, here is a wallpaper I took from that.

Enjoy

2022-06-13 16:37:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Feature List V0.5 - Dev Log

Hi,

testing with V0.4.1 is finished. Minor findings will be fixed tomorrow and release will be advanced to 15.06.

Had some time to consolidate the feature list V0.5. 

Considering freeze date 30.06. there's a bit too many features, possibly I will defer some to 0.5.1 depending on  how coding work goes.

Comments are welcome

2022-06-13 16:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Wallpaper Request - Irith 1920x1080

Hi,

here is a wallpaper based on a promo screen, which was requested by one of the patrons . 

Enjoy.

2022-06-12 07:35:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Character Concept Nyx

here is what I think might be the final character. Will start doing content with that design from next week.

2022-06-11 08:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post

New character concept V0.5 - Nyx The Thief

Here is a character concept for V0.5. Nyx will be sent by the guild to assist you, once you have paid off your debts.

There is a motivation to pay them off after all ;)

So the new chars in V0.5 will be Gwynn the Witch and Nyx.

2022-06-09 17:13:54 +0000 UTC View Post

V0.4.1 Complete - Last Render Done

Completion of V0.4.1 code and art went according to plan. Just did the last render, part of the "Practice Odd Fruit" cut-scene,  small screenshot attached... ;)

Now I will test for a few days and release on 16.06. or a day earlier is green, imho.

All features, which made it into V0.4.1 are attached as well for your information.

2022-06-07 17:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post

V0.4.1 Early VIP Access / RC Testing

Hi,

I have finished V0.4.1 today and will do internal testing the next few days. 

Those VIP patrons who are interested: Pls. reach out to me and I will send you a link to test and play the Release Candidate on 10.06. 

Premise for the testing: Do not distribute the VIP test version and replace it with final release once available.

Patreon final release for all will be on 16.06.

2022-06-07 07:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Result of closed Patreon Poll

Hi,

here is a short summary of the closed patreon poll. Most requested items on this patreon were

Rank 1: More exclusive scenes in the game, closely followed by

Rank 2: More promo renders / wallpapers, and equally scored

Rank 3: More character concept art

Thanks for the participation!

Point 1 will be addressed with V0.4.1. and expanded with further releases. Delay timing patreon exclusivity vs. public relea...

2022-06-06 05:10:53 +0000 UTC View Post

New Start Screen 0.4.1 For Quick Replay

If you only want to access the new content or a specific part of the game without much grind, here is the new start screen, which will be integrated into V0.4.1 (Release: 15.06. on patreon) 

I needed this feature  anyway to quickly access segments of the game for testing, so I made it into an options screen.

2022-06-05 10:41:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Bugfix Release V0.4RC4!

Thanks to one astute user ( thanks for the savegames bacchusplateau!) I could finally locate the massively annoying training bug (Ero Novel not found) which had eluded me so far.

Here is the bugfixed release: 

MAC: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rnrfh6C9bctO1u5L7nSyicEFcC1WPlxc/view?usp=sharing

PC: 2022-06-04 19:51:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Public Poll „The Princess And The Tower“

I have received a bunch of feedback on the game version 0.4 (some say its easy, some say its too hard).

Therefore, I wanted to make a publicly available poll with wider feedback to the game.

This ensures that for the next version I can achieve a good middle ground.

2022-06-04 16:44:24 +0000 UTC View Post