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Artists!

Higher backers! If there was ever a time to influence this Patreon, it's now!

I have spent a ton of time going through all kinds of artists. I'm sure I've considered hundreds of profiles, and I've emailed several dozen artists. Now it is finally time to make a post about it.

The biggest problem with picking any artist for TLS is that starting with them would lock me into a specific style. I don't want to end up with a game where the art is all mismatched, but I can't ...

May 13 Update

Man, this has turned into a big, scattered update. >.< Scan the sections for the ones you want to read, don't miss the business stuff later.

General Thoughts/Progress

Weird week, not sure how to report it. On one hand, I was personally on fire, and it's been a while since I've been able to juggle different projects and responsibilities so smoothly. On the other hand, while my subjective experience has been good, I think I didn't really meet the benchmarks I'd ho...

Futa High

2016 EDIT: If you want to play this alpha, send me a PM requesting the link. I do want to emphasize, though, that this project is on the backburner for the foreseeable future, perhaps indefinitely.

If you're getting this update, you should also be getting a message with the partially completed game in it before too long.

This one I will say some more stuff about. First, regarding the scope. It's functional for the first bit, but there's obviousl...

May 6 Update

First up, just informing you that I'll be sending out the partially finished Futa High out to $10 backers. If I do finish it at some future point, $5 backers and eventually everyone will see it, but for now I'd like to keep unpolished work under wraps. Anyway, on to the TLS update.

Considering how few days it has been since the break ended, I hope you'll forgive me when I say that I haven't gotten very far. Replying to Ouroboros comments took a while, plus I have a host of bug reports to w...

Ouroboros + Stories Feedback Thread

I'm changing my schedule because there's no reason to drag things out. All backers should have received links to both my stories, and $5 and above backers also have Ouroboros. If you didn't get it, possibly because your pledge was declined, just send me a message and I'll sort it out.

Ouroboros 

I'm going to resist the urge to say too much about the game here. It is what it is, disclaimers from me won't fix...

May 1 Update

Way more declines than usual this month, that's discouraging. =/ It doesn't affect the bottom line though, everything will continue at full speed!

My break month is almost over, so it's time for an exact release schedule. Here's what you can look forward to over the next two weeks:

May 2 - Ouroboros (Patreon release)

May 3 - Patreon story release (two short stories)

May 4 - TLS 0.18.0 work officially begins

May 8 - Futa High (Patreon release, only partially complete...

April 2016 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

Ouroboros Preview

Two quick items of business, then the preview I'll be posting on my blog later today:

1) This is definitely happening. I've been doing lots of finishing/testing, since that's where my inspiration has been lately, so I'm sure the game will be ready for you guys as soon as the month is over. I'm at the "overwhelmed by self-doubt" stage of the creative process, though. -_- Several elements of the game have to work in several different ways simultaneously, and I worry I didn't pull it off.

April 24 Update

Ouroboros is pretty much done. It needs copy-editing and play-testing, but I need to let the game cool off in my mind a little before I do that.  So as we get close to May 3, I'll pick it up again, play through, and try to get it into a polished state.

I also need to edit the various stories I've written, though, and I don't want to weight the end of this break month too heavily on that sort of thing. So I may juggle those around some more to keep it from ever being a grind.

April 17 Update

So, today I'm going to talk about the project of mine that's furthest along: Ouroboros. It's an adventure RPG made in MV; I hope it will be a fun diversion for people.

I'm aiming to make the game overall feel far less like a conventional RPG. There are no character levels, for example, so your strength is determined primarily by your equipment. It's also structured as a puzzle, both in terms of individual dungeon switches and the game as a whole.

This is something I could nev...

April 10 Update

It's interesting to reflect on how money affects the creative process. Specifically, the difference between doing something purely as hobby and trying to rely on it as your sole job. You do see this have a negative effect on some people, but for the most part I've found it very positive.

This past week, though, I've noticed something I'll have to watch. I was working on a new idea for a standalone game I could finish in a month and I realized that an increasing percentage of my thought pro...

April 3 Update

Well, this is awkward timing overall. Version 0.17.4, Noxian Nights, and other random events are not aligning in a way that makes for a very clean break between business as usual and my official side project month. I have been pretty productive recently, just not in a terribly satisfying way.

Based on my work so far, I'm feeling pretty confident in saying that all of you will get at least one short story at the end of the month. I also really hope to have a standalone game, but it's harder...

March 2016 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

March 27 Update

I hope everyone is having a good holiday. The new public version of the game is out, and with the second chapter completed I expect to get an uptick in attention. And actually, I'd like to help that out if at all possible.

Does anyone know of sites or other places that cover NSFW games and might be interested in TLS? LewdGamer asked me for a story a while back, but I thought it made more sense to wait for the chapter to be completed. Other than that, though, I'm not sure what there is out ...

Version 0.17.3 Released

It's finally out! Check the blog post:

http://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2016/03/version-0173-public-release.html

Backers, I'll be making another thread shortly with some info on what to expect next.

Version 0.17.1

You should get your messages shortly after I finish posting. There are some bug fixes, so definitely play this one if you haven't started 0.17.0, but this update is mostly the cosmetic improvements I couldn't get into the previous one. So check it out if you're interested in:

 - Over 30 new non-RTP songs.

 - New battlers for almost all enemies.

 - Withered Mountain map: now with TWO kinds of trees!

 - Rebalanced Hidden Port challenge.

Stick aroun...

Scheduling

As I've mentioned over the past while, I am running low on energy. I have a plan for dealing with it, and now is the time to announce it. I'll start with you $10 guys and announce it publicly later (once I have 0.17.1 and .2 wrapped up, since those are priority).

What I want is not a total break, but a change of pace. I've been working on the same set of projects for months, now, after all, and I think my brain needs some variety.

So I plan to take the next month to work on a mix...

Version 0.17.0 Released!

NOTICE: My home internet is down. -_- I'm getting this release out via a cafe, but obviously I can't camp out here all the time. So I especially hope this release is not bugged, because I may be MIA for the next while.

That aside: new version of the game! You should have a message with the link shortly. (At least I hope... Patreon's new format is less clear about group messages.)

PLEASE NOTE: This release was sent via Patreon to people who pledged before March 1st. If you ple...

March 13 Update

I am tentatively hoping to release the next section of the game this Friday (March 18). Finishing up the Noxian Nights release dragged on for a while, but it's out and it looks like it's stable and well-received, so that clears the next week of other work.

Since last update, I've finished a great many pieces. The main dungeon is basically done, though there's a lot to do with the plot finale after it (since this is also the conclusion of Chapter 2). The summit sections are done barrin...

Music/Battler Suggestions

One of the side objectives I want to accomplish this update is to replace a bunch of the default RPG Maker music and battlers with custom material. The less default material, the more people will give the game a chance.

To that end, I wanted to give everyone an opportunity to recommend any custom material they'd like to see in the game. Music is highest priority, but battlers or anything else is fine. To be clear, I am NOT trying to pawn my work off on you guys. I'll be doing plenty of sea...

March 6 Update

By objective standards, progress is going very well. I have the remainder of the summit in good shape and I'm well into the Vhala quest line. That's turning out to be more extensive than anticipated, so I'm glad you voted to split this release - trying to do this all in one would have been a very long delay. But I'm getting plenty done every day and we're on course for release.

By subjective standards... I won't say things are going badly, but they could be better. I'm tired. Things...

February 2016 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

February 28 Update

It's been a busy week, but I'm not sure what to say about it. I'm still in the early stages where it's difficult to determine what percentage of the update I've finished.

The upcoming version will have four major components:

 - The remaining days of summit voting

 - The main Vhala questline

 - Various sidequests

 - Aftermath and end-of-chapter stuff

I have made significant progress on the first piece and a little on the second. The thir...

Version 0.16.1 Public Release

Find it here:

http://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2016/02/version-0161-public-release.html

This is a pretty typical 0.x.1 update. Nothing was horribly broken before that would require replaying, but there are some significant fixes that may interest you. Corrected ledger/quest entries, the new sex scenes have been added to the replay system, many minor bugs fixed...

Version 0.16.0 Released!

Alright, new version of the game! You should have a message with the link shortly!

PLEASE NOTE: This release was sent via Patreon to people who pledged before February 1st. If you pledged since then, you won't receive the message. If you would like to pledge and get it right now, contact me via PM and we can make alternate arrangements.

Version 0.16.0

- New city, stage is set for the Ardford Summit

- Two new plot sex scenes

- Three conversations added to Jan...

February 7 Update

It seems the majority of voters are in favor of splitting up the next release into two updates, both released to the public. I am fine with this, but apologies to those in the non-insubstantial minority.

Due to this decision, I can say with reasonable confidence that the update will be coming next week. Barring catastrophe, as always. Here's how things will be divided:

Version 0.16.0

 - Travel to Ardford, first summit meeting

 - 95% of the city's maps and ge...

Release Plans + Aka's Transformation

$10 backers, you will definitely want to weigh in on this one! Two big questions today, in brief:

1) How the next section of the game should be released.

2) Exact resources for Aka's condition.

Issue #1: Release Timing

This next section of the plot is big. I can either split it into two segments (like I did with Stineford, one update establishing the city and the next filling out the remaining quests) or I can wait longer and release a larger completed section (no pre...

January 31 Update

Though I've had to focus on other projects, I've managed to get an okay amount done on the upcoming update.

This will be a big one... perhaps too big. I'll make a $10 thread later for people to vote on exactly how this should proceed. Ardford is another city as large as Stineford or Ari-Yhilina, so there are a ton of maps, to be filled with lots of events, investments, and so on. Plus, you know, the plot.

I'm doing something fairly complex with this conference. Complex enough tha...

January 2016 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

Reunion Suggestions

Going to be quick here, busy day. I'm looking for suggestions of other events, interactions, or scenes that you wanted to see during the reunion chapter.

What I want is general concepts, elements you feel are missing. One person felt like Balia should have met Stark's head, for example, and that's a pairing that immediately sparks ideas. I didn't include it because I was thinking that meeting would occur later, but I'm reconsidering. If anyone else has good ideas, you just might see them i...