One last finished reward as I turn my attention to TLS: the final book in my LitRPG trilogy is now complete. Please enjoy the draft of NGM3 at this link:
https://mega.nz/#!P1EnnQIL!gLvcwBRCSSVabADd6iSbYWDhpcKXkHJLDWTzC5-hGu4
I linked it in PDF, mobi, and epub formats. The formatting on some of those may be odd due to the conversion, but the text itself is in finishe...
2019-04-19 22:18:11 +0000 UTC View PostWell, I got the build unexpectedly early, so... we're doing this now, I guess. This is a new version of Don't Save the Princess for everyone to try out before we show it publicly.
PC: https://mega.nz/#!O4NHiCRT!6R0k0aniuS4WsKeu7dP_0N6T9BgIsvyJvWwqGykPieo
We have another piece of fanart! This one is a younger Megail in a rare relaxed moment. ^-^
There's still some pending stuff I want to show patrons, but it isn't ready. I'm also having trouble with artists for the NGM#3 cover and I'm irritated that things aren't going more smoothly, especially if it ends up causing delays.
Anyway, let's talk about TLS. Version 0.42.0 will include more investment returns, but more importantly it will unlock the next tier of research. Most of these ...
2019-04-14 20:02:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, everybody! To start us off, we have a fun piece of fanart commissioned by Argo the Ratfolk (here is the artist's site: https://furantan.tumblr.com/ ). That's Yarra with Albedo from Overlord - for the record, Yarra is definitely up for helping out all characters with their relationships. =P
Meanwhile, the biggest thing right now is the 2019-04-07 22:54:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, everybody, this is the post where we talk about art and TLS. It involves some pretty major decisions, so this would be a great time to give your input. I'll reference it again, but see above for another scene from Annikath, this time directly from the game.
Core Questions
Do we want TLS to have art? Though a vocal minority answers in the negative, the response from the last art post was largely positive, so the general plan is to move forward. ...
2019-04-06 01:42:22 +0000 UTC View PostSince several of you expressed interest, here it is! Ironside is a standalone fantasy novel, available in the usual PDF/epub/mobi formats:
https://mega.nz/#!69MCGQyL!J0nxPPFQNX9-daQzM3BdBxphtwDqlrZqF-JbrHAOthM
One key note: this novel was an attempt to write in the grimdark subgenre. It's a crapsack world with no idealized heroes. I wanted it to be "fun" ...
2019-04-03 22:50:15 +0000 UTC View PostMarch is over and it didn't go as well as I wanted. =/ Basically, I recognized that I was going to have trouble with the next TLS update, so I decided that I would take a month to clear my plate of everything else while I improved the update's plans. But though I did a bunch of work, it wasn't enough. Since I always try to be transparent and some people have been asking about side projects, I'll lay out my overall progress.
TLS: There are two reasons I'm struggling with the upcoming upd...
2019-03-31 20:22:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the past week I've been spending a lot of time thinking about TLS art. If you didn't see the $5 thread you might be missing some context, but I wanted everyone to see the above. The picture for this post is the first one Annikath did where I actually commissioned it and was involved in the drawing process. What do you think?
As for the picture itself, it's not a specific scene from the game, just something I wanted. Lots of games aren't really about characters, just various porn sc...
2019-03-24 18:39:22 +0000 UTC View PostSo much stuff going on right now!
The thread about a potential artist for TLS has been one of the busiest in recent memory. It's nice to hear from some of you who don't regularly comment. ^-^ In any case, nothing is decided yet and you will be seeing some new art from this artist in the future.
Tangentially related, if you want to see a TLS meme, somebody posted one in the rarely-visited community tab:<...
2019-03-17 18:48:45 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: I'm making a new version because there are some players starting the game for the first time and it makes sense that they should play a version with tons of things smoothed out. It doesn't have substantial new content and it's not worth replaying - though the last Ulfina scene is now fully in the game, if you want to check that out. I like this one. ^-^
Serious decision time! Normally these threads are for $10+ patrons, but given how important this one is to the development of TLS, I decided that even the initial question should go out to a larger audience.
I don't want to over-hype this, since it might come to nothing, so let me start by saying that I get offers from people wanting to do art for TLS occasionally, I just reject those that I consider unacceptable (generally due to inability to draw different faces and body types). What ...
2019-03-12 15:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Work on OEA continues, but I don't intend to talk about that much right now. Instead, we have a couple of fun things and then some serious talk about TLS.
First, note the comic above! This is just something silly that a fan sent me this week, so I hope you enjoy. ^-^
Second, it's time to give out the DoW image pack reward that I've promised. I set up a post for $10 backers where they can download all th...
2019-03-10 21:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post
This has been a long time coming solely because I've been busy with other stuff. But now, with no further ado, here are the full resolution art assets for Desecration of Wings:
https://mega.nz/#!7xEATAKI!vOjo8h4JCpUDfHD6XOtiHV2Re18dG-NXnMWlCZZTMr8
DoW was my most expensive game until being surpassed by Once Ever After, so there's a lot of expensive art in there. I h...
2019-03-10 21:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe first build of Once Ever After is up for $10 patrons right now! Since this is a larger chunk of gameplay than usual, the process isn't moving as quickly, so I'm not sure exactly how it will go. People will keep giving feedback, I'll keep working on it, and hopefully in the end this will be another side project everyone can enjoy.
Aside from that, I'm working on editing a novel. That wasn't my original pla...
2019-03-03 22:28:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, it's time! There are several parts to this post. First, I'll be providing a download link for Once Ever After:
PC: https://mega.nz/#!r88VCYpQ!vbKFcmrfPwPUxrq0rLSWCR61Th5rAkmemJUuIds-ffw
Mac: https://mega.nz/#!6s8F0CqY!y2tQ37MNLIySJTO-wNnjYc27Cy7JBEjQV...
2019-03-01 22:39:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe good news: Lots of new people are playing TLS! According to the metrics, a ton of hours are being poured into the game on Steam, and a decent number of people seem to be finding the game for the first time. If that's you, hello! ^-^
The less good news: There are more questions and comments, I needed to deal with Valve to get the game classified as Early Access, and my time is otherwise getting eaten up more than normal.
The bad news: The game's number of reviews got frozen som...
2019-02-24 19:15:46 +0000 UTC View PostSo far this year, I've done a good job focusing on the things that matter to me. Though it'd be premature to call the new habits a success, I think it's been positive for both my happiness and my productivity. However, it does lead to a variety of thoughts, so you're going to get those now.
Several things have been decided since last time. I'm not doing a large number of pen names, just a simple NSFW/SFW divide. As for trad vs self...
Traditional, Self Publ...
2019-02-21 22:50:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Whew... this week was a busy one! Released the NGM audiobook, started publishing a serialized novel, and finally launched TLS on Steam. Doing this much stuff usually disrupts creative work, so I tried something different this time by editing between those tasks. It seemed to work well.
The story on RoyalRoad is off to a better start than I had expected. Conventional wisdom is that it's hard to get much attention before your first month, but it's getting some traction. The "top rated" ca...
2019-02-17 22:43:30 +0000 UTC View PostOriginally I was going to post these separately, but the approval processes messed up my timing. So anyway, this post is about two separate things happening.
TLS is on Steam
Finally!
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/951830/The_Last_Sovereign/
If you have an account you're willing to associate with an adult game, please re...
2019-02-15 23:19:41 +0000 UTC View PostYou're getting a post outside the normal ones because I just found out that Audible finally approved my audiobook! Check it out here:
It's improbable, but if anyone has never used Audible and inten...
2019-02-13 03:25:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Lately I've been feeling like there's just so much stuff ready for you guys to see, but I want to release it at a reasonable rate instead of sending it out in a barrage. It feels uncomfortable to be holding back so much prepared content, but I guess I did just put out a public release two days ago, so I'll try to give myself a break.
Expect long-promised things soon, though! The Steam release will happen when next seems reasonable - perhaps next weekend? You can also expect the fully pl...
2019-02-10 22:44:54 +0000 UTC View PostNew TLS update, just the tweaks and errors we discussed:
https://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2019/02/tls-0414-public-release.html
Bigger news is that I finally got an alternate account for those who have requested it. I'm not sure how to contact the backers who left Patreon, but here is my referral link if you want to support me elsewhere:
2019-02-08 23:13:54 +0000 UTC
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Time for a long post about writing! I'm trying to weigh a lot of ambiguous things at the moment, but I'll try to describe them in a clear manner. If you aren't interested in my writing concerns but do want to help name an upcoming project, scroll to the last section after the fancy picture.
First, I have to say that I'm being a bit greedy here, because I'm already living a writer's dream. There are award-winning authors who hit the NYT Bestseller list that still need to maintain day job...
2019-02-06 22:05:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Marketing lead to reading industry articles and even having some direct conversations with publishing professionals. It was all very informative and I'm really glad for some of the contacts, but the executive summary is "The publishing industry is depressing."
I got a chance to exchange some private messages with a fantasy genre veteran (who was very generous to give me some of his time), and he seriously challenged whether some of my plans are viable. I learned some pitfalls to avoid, ...
2019-02-03 21:16:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The second book in the series is officially released! After a somewhat shaky start, it appears to be in the correct genres with the correct metadata. A second release is trickier, because some of your interest is drained into the first book, but I'm crossing my fingers that it goes well.
So if you are interested in the book, now would be a great time! Both books need more reviews, especially the second one. A few of you have expressed interest in posting about the books on other platfor...
2019-02-01 22:13:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe new TLS update seems to be going pretty well. I'll be uploading version 0.41.2 after I get a few more feedback reports. My plan is to use a new Patreon feature that will theoretically notify you guys when I update the old post, so keep an eye out for that.
Meanwhile, I've submitted the Steam build to Valve again. Fingers crossed that they won't shoot it down for dumb reasons again. I still plan to do that release in around two weeks, but I wanted to start the process early in case t...
2019-01-28 00:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE (Feb 6): Version 0.41.3 is up, see links and change notes. Also, because the Lunar New Year sale on Steam is getting so much attention, I'm thinking of delaying the Steam release a bit. Not the normal public release, though.
New version time! I hope this one doesn't have much in the way of bugs (and the consequences of the bugs wouldn't be severe), but it's very likely to have content added in version 0.41.1 and beyond.
I am fairly hopeful that TLS 0.41.0 will be out on Friday. Right now all the essential content is added, but there's a lot of optional stuff I'd like to include, and none of it is edited. So the final version may have some rough edges, but I'd very much like to get the release out then. It will include some long-awaited content I've enjoyed writing. ^-^
Right now the plan is for this update to happen before anything else. Once the TLS update is out, then I'll start thinkin...
2019-01-20 21:01:27 +0000 UTC View PostSo... originally I was going to release a side project today, but I think I'm going to delay it. Not because it isn't finished, but because I think it might be better for development overall.
I've been working on stuff in the background for a while and my original plan was to send it out rapid fire throughout January. Every time I release something, however, it pulls me away from my current work a little bit. Right now what I want to do most is keep working on TLS, so I'm going to prior...
2019-01-13 23:46:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey, everybody! It's time for one of the important developments for 2019, so please take a moment to read and vote in the poll!
Introduction
Since half of my development time recently opened up and I have finished my initial objectives for novels, I am considering starting a new game project. To that end, I'm making this poll to get a sense for everyone's interests.
Now, I understand that some of you would prefer me to put double the normal time i...
2019-01-10 21:55:08 +0000 UTC View Post