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July 17 Update

Been a long time since we had an update without fanart. That was a good run.

Previously, I'd mentioned struggling to keep up with everything I have in the air. Now I'm feeling better and keeping all the spinning plates and balls going isn't daunting. Core progress might not be at 100%, but I'm able to keep things moving forward along with handling the rest.

Rather than discuss any of the other stuff, I wanted to focus on a single TLS thing, because I actually have a question for p...

TLS 0.61.1 Public Release

This is one of the least different .1 updates, which makes sense given that this was a simpler chunk of content, but anyway it's now available on all platforms. See blog for more:

http://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2022/07/tls-0621-public-release.html 

There is all kinds of stuff going on. Patrons, please look forward to the Sunday update. ^-^

July 10 Update

We have what may be a first: a fan comic! I hope people enjoy it. So much of this fanart has come from patron Argo The Ratfolk, so I want to thank him especially. He's added so much variety and cuteness to the TLS experience. ^-^

Meanwhile, lots of stuff happened this week, but it didn't trip me up. Simple TLS update out that will hopefully put that bug to rest for good. Also a new image post for $10 backers, if you want to see the new scenes in much higher resolution.

On...

TLS 0.62.0 Released

This is an unusual one instead of a normal content update. There was a long-standing critical bug finally fixed, an edge case that only affected a few people, but ruined their saves. I had three choices:

A) Hold the fix until the next release.

B) Do an immediate patch.

C) Bundle the fix with a few other things.

I decided to go with Option C. Waiting to make the fixes public might have led even more people to run into the problem (and report it to me again) while an upd...

Finished Scene Art Set #27

Patreon is being obnoxious with uploading these, so I'm afraid you're just getting one image per scene this batch. This is actually a combination of two different sets Annikath finished because I was not on the ball enough to post the first one.

Anyway, most of these are characters' second affection scenes except for Ivala and Mithyn getting their first scenes. This phase has been fun and significantly increased the variety of characters having art. We're actually almost done: just one ...

July 3 Update

This was the week! I accomplished a lot, and more importantly, I felt really good about it. I'm hopeful that this will be a turning point, but I'm keeping this post short to stay focused.

Our fanart for this post comes from Runcible Technician, rendering a nice little moment. ^-^

Last week my productivity was high volume but a bit erratic. Most likely, this week will lead to more polishing and refinement. So next update I hope I will have some harder numbers and plans.

June 26 Update

I feel that I should clarify that I am not doing badly overall. I have been steadfast in exercise and self-care over this period, and I've used this time to repair some equipment and deal with some business things that had been put off.

It can be difficult to link patterns and creative output, when your measure is quality work. I could bang out some content quickly, no problem, but it's trickier to determine what would lead to work I'm passionate about. For example, this week I decided ...

June 19 Update

Like last week, but worse. Memorial events + extended family + Father's Day means this week is going to consistently drain all my reserves. This is actually being written/scheduled midweek when I could.

Anyway, this week we have a lovely bit of fanart for Elleani. I like these ones that have affection for the characters behind them. ^-^

June 12 Update

There's more fanart waiting, but instead this week is a comic from me. For those concerned about canon, this takes place after the game: magic capable of doing this is not available during the time of the game. Originally I planned to do this comic later, but I commissioned it early to cheer myself up. Hopefully it will amuse people.

Anyway, I had a scattered week. What does that mean in practical terms? Let me actually go into more detail.

1) Business junk. Not the fun spreadshee...

June 4 Update

Early update in the hopes I can mentally wrap up this week and move on to the next. TLS 0.61.1 seems to be fine, which is good. I'm not sure when the next update will be, but I would like for it to be a hefty one.

Work sucks right now. I want to sink myself fully into something without any baggage, but everything I feel like doing either isn't coming together or would create a lot more work for my future self. Need the endorphins from flow state. =/

Speaking of endorphins, fanart....

TLS 0.61.1 Public Release

See blog for notes/links/info:

https://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2022/06/tls-0611-public-release.html 

Little more posting to do, then I can rest. -_-

May 29 Update

More fanart! This time a collection from ArtsyGameMagi. It's Lil Robin!

In more good news, TLS 0.61.0 is out and it seems to have been well-received. Probably a public release in a standard week without anything unusual. Version .1 sometime this week for double-checking.

In less good news, Patreon may be acting up again, or the spam filter may have gotten worse? If your comments are disappearing, it's not me...

TLS 0.61.0 Release

EDIT: New version is out a few days early, in case anyone is checking. I hope this one will be the public build, but report if anything is off.

Link: https://mega.nz/file/a41BTJaD#012eDcz59vfvA9voZDcFqhkUiK2GIArTqDChfsUsfCQ 

ORIGINAL POST

Hey, everybody. Release like I promised. Forgive me if I've neglected something, but I did remember I...

May 22 Update

First, two pieces of TWC fanart from the subreddit that I forgot to post earlier. There is quite a bit more fanart in a queue to show later. It means a lot to me that people care enough about my work to create such things.

My current intent is to wrap up all mostly finished TLS work and make that update 0.61.0. I know that no one here is demanding content, but I feel that putting out a modest update now...

May 15 Update

My mother has died. This is the end of a long struggle with cancer, so it isn't a shock. I may be slow to respond over the coming period, but I don't anticipate long term delays.

It seems that it isn't possible to lock comments on a post here. My intention had been to avoid putting patrons in the awkward position of deciding whether or not it's appropriate to offer condolences to a pornography creator. If you still want to offer something, clicks on the heart icon will be interpreted as...

May 8 Update

There's an abundance of fanart these days! Today I paired two different black and white pieces: a lovely Hilstara sketch as well as an entirely unexpected page of fanart that was sent to me. Twitter is good for something after all! There is so much fanart you should expect more over the coming period.

I have finished a harem quest for the next TLS build and the progress feels great! This is a short one, and players who only want certain things from TLS won't like it. However, I hope tha...

May 1 Update

Alright, let's talk about TLS! I haven't gotten a lot done on it over the past month, but that's not to say that no work has been done. In an ideal world I'd spend increasing amounts of time on it until the next update.

Above you can see one of the things I've been working on: a visual addition to Rodak. The $50 tier backers rarely make the request they're due, but someone did and expressed the feeling that Rodak is too generic. And they're right: it's one of the only majo...

April 24 Update

Whew. I'd hoped this would be a quieter week when I could begin shifting priorities and energy, but it ended up being completely filled by OEA work.

Reviews: Been seeing more negative ones than usual. Some of them might have been avoided with different game design or writing (and I do intend to improve whatever I can), but I read the majority as a fundamental rejection of my goals. I did manage to flip 2022-04-24 16:48:32 +0000 UTC View Post

April 17 Update

This period is always odd. I know that people are playing thousands of hours of my work based on Steam analytics, but I know little about those hours. There are some reviews I'm very grateful for, a few threads/comments, and a little Discord chatter. That's a tiny fraction of the total human reaction - that's normal for any creative work, but it still feels odd.

How is the game doing? It's selling faster than my previous releases and it isn't a breakout hit. It's too early to say anythi...

Once Ever After has released!

At long last, Once Ever After is out! I could do a history of this project, starting from an email to Crescentia and Wolfenstahl years ago, but I need to conserve energy. For now, please just check it out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/951860/Once_Ever_After/

Many patrons are due copies, and I'm happy to send you keys once everything is sorted out. But if anyone does&nb...

April 10 Update

Well, we're locked in. April 15. Technically I don't have to release on that date, if something went very wrong, but there are no advantages to delaying and it's better to meet your release promises.

I have tons of fanart coming in, enough that I don't want to dump it all at once. This week we have more renders from Runcible Technician: first a recreation of the recent Mithyn scene, then F...

OEA Pre-Release Build

Sometimes on release days I'm working right up to the deadline... but not today! I figured that, given how this isn't new TLS content, there's no reason to artificially delay putting out this one, even if many don't have time to play yet.

Basically, this is the build of OEA I intend to go live with unless there are further reports. Later today, I intend to make this build internally live on Steam, which is relevant because I'll be sending out some early codes to Steam curators.

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Finished Scene Art Set #26

The previous set was delayed due to my schedule, so this next one is coming earlier than you might expect! Whole bunch of new art, starting with another SFW scene that will be showed in some of the bar conversations. Be sure to get to the end of the slideshow to see Hilstara, Trin, and Wynn.

Meanwhile, I have updated the art pack for this tier, and it's a non-trivial update. Apparently it had been like a year...

April 2 Update

We kick this early update off with an absolutely gorgeous piece of artwork! This is by Annikath, but actually commissioned by a patron instead of me. You could have gotten an earlier look at this one if you'd followed her on Twitter, FYI. ^-^

But that aside, there's work left and right for me.

The second audiobook of The Weirkey Chro...

March 27 Update

Two new pieces of fanart today, each exploring a fantasy scenario that wouldn't be included in the game! These are Robin and Sho expressing their affection for dwarves and orcs, respectively.

That aside, the TLS release is public now. I wouldn't say I'm tired, exactly, but I am creatively very inconsistent right now. Huge energy for some things, none at all for others. I will need to get that under control, because 2022-03-27 20:37:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Finished Scene Art Set #25

The fourth phase continues, this time with more characters' second scenes! I decided to start with Sabitha's, because I'm extremely fond of it. ^-^ Maybe it's an unusual choice to illustrate the non-sexual parts of a scene, but in a game like TLS with hundreds of scenes, I think some variety is good. Then we have a more conventional scene for Carina, and we tried something new with Uyae.

Now, you may be thinking that three scenes is unusually small for a set. That's because a couple slo...

March 19 Update

Early update post because I'm hoping to start next week fresher.

I spent much of the week trying to get Steam achievements to work, with nothing to show for it. I've received some very kind help trying possible solutions, but in the end I'm no closer than I was with Ouroboros. I currently hate everything. I can be bad with delegation, so it really grates that the one time I'd happily pay money to never touch something again, I can't.

This has been a rough week in general, and mayb...

TLS 0.60.2

New version! While this is likely not the final for this update, this one has reached what I'd consider a decent level of polish compared to the uneven first builds. 

Link: https://mega.nz/file/75kjWZ4S#HW48fQiiXVMcrleQt_0RRao8dH1ZlGOixokRbbA09vM

I'm making a new thread to separate out bug reports on previous builds, so please comment accordi...

March 13 Update

The TLS update is out; that's generally good. Some other stuff has happened as well.

Once Ever After: This past week Valve has cleared the build, the price, and the new release date. We are now set for an April 15 release (though I regained the ability to alter it). I'd like to ask everyone to consider wishlisting on Steam, even if you have no intention of buying it there. I have enough wi...

TLS 0.60.0 Released

Open world time! This update is unlikely to have major bugs, but it's virtually certain I'll be adding more content before the .1 version. Great if you like suggesting content, probably best to wait a little if you only want to explore once.

NEW 0.60.1: https://mega.nz/file/GwlDzK6I#WcFCiQdeXziV2LOTQsckO8yRdNpDetJtcupRGj9SSK4 

This isn't an essential up...