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May 30 Update

Lots of different things this week.

TLS Comic: When I think of an idea I think is cute or funny, I generally put it into the game. Occasionally, however, I have an idea for the cast that isn't suited to the fundamental medium of game sprites/dialogue. This little comic with Annikath is an attempt to explore one of those alternate ideas. Hopefully Patreon doesn't squash or mangle the image. I may put it up in other internet places if anyone has suggestions.

2021-05-30 17:05:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Don't Save the Princess 0.3.1 Public Release

This side project has been cooking for a long time, but it's finally time for another demo! You can play it here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/796886 

Patrons, this version has some improvements based on your feedback and a bit of new dialogue, but it's pretty similar to the previous build. If you have a second, I'd appreciate you still giving the game a click if you have time, or ...

Finished Scene Art Set #18

With the huge block of Orgasmic Empire scenes done, we have been doing more bouncing around within the second chapter. Some affection scenes, some plot scenes, even Orcent x Kara (which breaks the pattern but we felt like doing).

Take a look at Carina's first time scene. We tried doing something new to accommodate scenes with long introductions before the sex, reusing some layers but hopefully giving a distinct feel. If it seems to work, we could do it for some others as well.

Not...

May 23 Update

Please look at the partial OEA trailer! It took so much of my time, everybody needs to look at it. T-T Even hiring someone to make this, recording footage and coordinating was a lot more energy-consuming than I expected. The good news is that I tried to do everything, including for the parts of the trailer that aren't finished.

The trailer editor wants people to know that this is a quick example, not their best work. On the other hand, it is my best effort at a trailer design t...

May 16 Update

Still taking care of sundry business, but sadly this week it was a chore instead of enjoyable. So let's start with something nicer: another piece of fanart! Visible above or here. It's Melissa being herself. ^-^ Thanks to Argo the Ratfolk for commissioning this!

DStP 0.3.0: Put out 2021-05-16 22:26:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Don't Save the Princess 0.3.0

Usually side projects are a $10 reward, but I'll make this one $5 as thanks for your continued support. ^-^

Some of you may not remember DStP. I started it years ago as an effort to diversify, trying to hit different markets and stores, in case both Patreon and Steam turned hard against adult content. Several programmers and a lot of headaches later, this is no longer the brief litt...

May 9 Update

First, look at the new Ulfina sprite! After a long wait, the pixel artist has completed her update (old version placed second so you can compare). This is our last chance to get changes without hiring someone new, so please look closely. For example, Ulfina's torso doesn't seem to have been edited in two out of three frames of her victory animation.

As usual, we have more OEA maps. There aren't as many next week because we spent a bunch of time on the New Canisan city map, which isn't r...

Once Ever After 0.4.6

This update involved a ton of work, yet it's not that exciting. I'm putting it out to reduce duplicate reports, and so new patrons expressing interest can have a better experience. For anyone considering replaying, I'd suggest waiting until a later build. This one is mostly polish, fixes, and new minor assets, not additional features/content.

Link: https://mega.nz/fil...

May 2 Update

Weeks like this are really necessary for my creative well-being. I worked quite a bit, but instead of it being all toward one driving purpose, I was free to flit around between many different objectives. I feel much less behind now, so let me do all the normal update stuff, plus give an account of non-TLS stuff that's on my plate.

NORMAL STUFF

Look at the above image Annikath made! I've been trying to use it to promote TLS, since promotion is one of my ...

April 25 Update

Based on messages from people, these seem to be difficult times. So many people struggling with illness, depression, or anhedonia. I'm glad that my work can be a little bright spot for some of you, but for everyone else, I'll keep working on content for when you want to come back.

I'm a bit weary myself, and I know the reason. Normally switching between projects increases my energy and productivity, but it doesn't work as well when I'm doing two projects of the same type. In this case, ...

TLS 0.56.2 Public Release

New version is public, hopefully with all the final reports fixed:

https://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2021/04/tls-0562-public-release.html

Not much to say here, but expect a patron update on Sunday.

April 18 Update

New TLS update is out for $5 backers. Feedback has been pretty positive so far, but I haven't really gotten many bug reports, so I'm going to hold off on 0.56.1 and make it an overall polish update.

Now, I do have lots of maps and stuff for feedback, but first look at the lovely Qum above! This wasn't a commission, Annikath just drew it for fun. The above is only the first version, so check out her Twitter for the o...

TLS 0.56.0 Release

UPDATE: Quick link for 0.56.1, hopefully including everything reported so far. Ideally this would be the public update, but if you play around in it and notice anything, let me know!

Link: https://mega.nz/file/vs0D0KYQ#rql9u-5Ri3h_dlRUCCSX5qHVSHsdKvcbDQMMTNw99OQ 

TLS 0.56.1

 - Usual bugfixing/polishing.

 - Some new locations have b...

April 11 Update

Usually when I give two possible dates, I can hit the earlier one, but... not this time. The content that I wanted to release on Friday is only now finished, and it's barely tested. I'm okay with letting early players handle some testing, but not this much.

There's a silver lining: I get to add content to this update instead of cutting partially finished stuff. What's done is a core nation event involving a new harem member, plus a side quest and some miscellaneous content. With five mo...

April 4 Update

Lots of stuff going on, but I won't bury the lede: TLS 0.56.0 will hopefully be coming out next weekend. My attention has been more fractured than normal the past few weeks, but I have been able to work on it, and many things came together this week.

It's not completely certain. I still don't have two Tower maps I commissioned, though I should get them soon. The core event is basically finished, but that alone would be unsatisfying, and the other quests are still scattered in p...

March 28 Update

The beginning of 2021 has been surprisingly clear for me, allowing me to focus on work... I'm afraid that time has come to an end, because I'm getting hit from all sides. Nothing unmanageable, just a busier schedule than I'd want and assorted time/energy drains. I'm glad I could mostly finish off a couple side projects, but regret that I didn't get out one more TLS update before getting swamped.

I'm getting offers of various kinds, but mostly turning them down to try to focus on TLS. So...

Once Ever After 0.4.5

Though not the final version, this is a pretty decent polish build. More QoL changes, lots of typos fixed, more balance tweaks. Unless a new error has been introduced, I intend to let the game sit in this state for a while.

Link: https://mega.nz/file/7pcRRQDZ#6IP7A5KPUxzTcYixkrTk5sG_g47TCxdoGxwIsJpxvls 

Mac: 2021-03-26 22:50:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Finished Scene Art Set #17: Oops, All Estheras!

Big new set! Usually I try to select a varied combination, both in characters and content, but this one came out unusual. We transitioned from Phase 2 to Phase 3 at a time when I was really absorbed in other work, so Annikath took it on herself to do all the Orgasmic Empire scenes, since we'd already established the details for those.

So this set, while not actually all Esthera, is basically filling out one section of the game. For those who don't recall, the goal of Phase 3 is to illus...

March 21 Update

This week was divided into thirds: partly working on TLS 0.56.0, partly ongoing OEA improvements, partly other business stuff I'd put off during my more intense focus. The last is mostly done, I'm feeling on top of things. As for OEA, I could have put out a 0.5.5, but though much more has been done, it's mostly polish, so I'll wait on more feedback.

For OEA maps, a lot of work was done this last week, but it's mostly layout and added detail, not aesthetic decisions. There's a new finish...

March 14 Update

Most likely, work on OEA won't stop abruptly, it will taper off over a period of time. There are also a number of things I don't want to do, like get screenshots, update the Steam page, and see about a trailer. The plan was to taper the final OEA work out over a longer period while work on TLS 0.56.0 ramped up as my main focus.

That's still the plan, but I'm disappointed it didn't start this past week. The level of feedback has been a lot heavier than I expected, and I'm still anticipat...

Once Ever After 0.4.4

New weekend, new build, new thread. This isn't a final polish release, but multiple people have finished the game now, so I wanted to put out a release with all their feedback taken into account. I'm actually still expecting some quite heavy feedback from a few people, so 0.4.5 or so should be the most polished. But this version should be stable and many issues have been smoothed out. ^-^

PC: 2021-03-12 23:18:02 +0000 UTC View Post

March 7 Update

The Once Ever After release is moving along. Wearyingly so, but I'm doing the best I can. $10 backers, I just uploaded a version 0.4.3, so feel free to check that out. If this clears up the Red Arena issue, a pretty large portion of the game should be double-checked bug free now.

Due to issues caused by new maps, I'm not going to add any more of them piecemeal: they'll all go in together as one huge batch, be...

Once Ever After 0.4.3 (Full Plot Release)

It's finally time! This release lets you play the game beginning to end: there are some placeholder maps, and I hope to improve various elements, but this version will offer a complete experience.

NOTE: If you are playing on a previous version, please switch your saves to 0.4.2+ before playing too far. Not only will it be a better experience, it's highly important for overall game balance.

(Links removed, please see the new thread for updates.)

OEA 0.4....

February 28 Update

The big OEA release wasn't this weekend, but it will be the next. For now, have a screenshot of the gallery, teasing all the finished scenes in the game.

The wait isn't an issue of content not being done, most of it is finished. It isn't a lack of testing, though given all the changes it could likely use some more. No, it's just a matter of many tweaks that, while relatively small, will have an impact over the course of the entire game. If I'm giving you guys 20+ hours of content, I thi...

Finished Scene Art Set #16: Double Set

It looks like I missed one of these sets? February has been intense. Anyway, here are pretty pictures for you, but I'll also have a little request for any artistic patrons who want to help me a bit.

What to say about this set? We have a SFW scene in the batch, the first moment when Wendis is seen by the Fucklord. Also, after many alternates, we went with this style for Sabitha's "copulation" scene - just something a bit odd to show her view of the world. 

With these, Phase Tw...

February 21 Update

I've been having a string of good weeks, which is nice. Two separate things to bring up for feedback this time.

OEA Progress/Maps

First, please look at the maps and provide any feedback you want. This time there's actually a choice I'd like you to vote on: there are four different versions of the dark interior map. Two differ with a light source, so tell me if you think the way it cuts off at the top looks weird. The idea is a hole in the ceiling, but t...

February 14 Update

Two items of business, then a content post.

1) I'm participating in a big "Lusty Hearts Lewd Bundle" with a number of other devs. I joined these just as part of my obligatory marketing efforts, but they've proved surprisingly successful. Please take a look and see if any of the games interest you!

2) There's one new map along with all the faces, so don't miss it. As part of trying to do this...

February 7 Update

EDIT: I'm updating this one because I put the wrong date on it the first time! Lots of new material here, please take a look and comment if you have thoughts.

Couple of things this week! With TLS 0.55.x finally out for all players, I'm looking forward. I was this past week, I just don't have release promotion on my schedule anymore.

Blades Falling Softly

First, a b...

TLS 0.55.4 Public Release

The newest version is available to everyone now! Check the blog for links:

https://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2021/02/tls-0554-public-release.html 

Patrons, please look forward to a fun Sunday update. I have a few things to show everyone. ^-^

January 31 Update

Because I was preparing this update, I didn't have an email sent about TLS 0.55.4. Notably, I don't know if $1 backers got a notification, but you should be able to access it as well.

This one is largely cleanup. I sincerely hope that this will also be the public release for next weekend, but if someone finds a serious bug or significant oversight, I'll put out another. Still, I very much hope that this relea...