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Improving leveling, other stuff (mainly money)

Hello all,

Have been playing around with leveling taking a cue from DnD 3.5e as I wanted to allow you guys to have a bit more choice with how to develop your character. As you can see, it isn't quite finished, but it should give you some idea of how it is progressing.

Other than that, I'm trying to write and add a few more events this week, as well as work on some other stuff. Hopefully, this weekend I'll be able to put out a new version that ups the turn count to 8 and lets you visit an...

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Version 0.1.00

IMPORTANT - READ THIS FIRST - Do not load your game. Some code has been added to the start of the prologue necessary for the game. If you load your game, it will not work when you reach the end of the prologue.

This release is a very, very basic version of the post-prologue game with only a handful of events. Still working on coding some aspects of the game, as well as waiting to receive art assets from Keidi and Tanz. It is being released, more than anything, as a tech demo to let you see wha...

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More Cliohna and a new challenger arrives

Here's an almost finished librarian/sorceress, and a mysterious new castle NPC. :)

Thanks for all the suggestions about death, a lot to ponder. Just to clear things up, there will be bad end deaths AND normal deaths, and these will be totally separate things. Also, the plan is for there to be an element of randomness in dungeons. Hopefully this will encourage players not to reload if they die against a dungeon boss, because, say for example, there is no guarantee they will get the awesome swor...

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Shuffling off the mortal coil

Hey gang,

Another day, another ramble about game design. Before I start though, I'd just like to quickly plug Switch's Patreon for Venture Seas. She's fallen below her full time goal, which is a real shame. Euphorian Tide was one of the games that made me want to make Seeds of Chaos, as it made me think there might actually be some interest in a CoC style text game that focused not entirely on sex, but also on traditio...

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King of the Castle

Okay, so quick update - Added a few events and had to iron out the first few kinks of the event system, but everything is looking good. Just want to add a few more and do some additional testing, but hoping to have a very basic release for backers at the weekend.

Moving on, I'd like to talk a little today about the Castle Management aspect of the game. It is something I haven't really talked about much because it has been the element of the game I have struggled with the most. I had a ve...

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July 2016 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

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Getting It Wrong

Some people mentioned yesterday about reloading when things don't go well, and there isn't a whole lot I can do about that. I could disable saving and use checkpoints, but that would be punishing normal players for save scummers and I don't really want to do that. Instead, I thought I'd just make a few points about why that attitude might not be the best one to have toward the game.

1. You will still level - XP is the main currency of the game, like any other RPG, and you always get XP...

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Introducing Cliohna

Some more early concept art of castle NPCs for you guys. :)

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The Anatomy of an Event - The Dead Knight

Today I want to talk to you all a little about events, but before that, I just want to mention two things.


First, I'm working on putting together a new release for the backers, so they can try out the game. It will only be very basic, probably just Rowan's chamber and the Portal room, with one area (Rosaria) and nine or ten events (and a small number of items). However, in the next few weeks, the releases will open up the other rooms, while adding more events and items, making the game w...

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Version 0.0.16

Tiny update, just for Art. Grab it here

Update Notes

- Rowan is now dirty after being in the dungeons for a while 

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Post-Prologue Sneak Peak

Just playing around with the current prototype. As you can see, a lot of the work has already been done, just need to do some styling, and of course, start adding content. :)

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Version 0.0.15

Okay, so this one took a little longer because I have a surprise. If you now view the Rowan x Alexia scene, either by re-playing or using the scene viewer, you'll find that Rowan's wife is now a little more vocal.

Version 0.0.15

 

Update Notes

- Usual cosmetic improvements, and typo fixes

- Added a reference to Rowan's marriage in his sex refusal, ...

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Version 0.0.14

As promised the end of the prologue, grab it here

Polished version to follow as always, probably a few typos in this one, but I'll find them later.


Release Notes

- More Story

- 2 New Sex Scenes 

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Finished Map & Some Thoughts on Death of Breeding Season

Hello gang,





First up, I just wanted to share the finished map with you, as you can now see above. I think it  turned out really well,  (there's also a lower floor not pictured). When I have the money to afford it, I'll be adding a second floor, which will have Andras and Jezera's bedrooms, and a few other new locations. 

Most of you, by now, have probably seen that Breeding Season has gone the way of the dodo. It is always a shame when these things ...

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More X’zaratl

Just another little preview as she gets closer to completion.  :)

Final part of the prologue will be released to $5 backers this weekend. 

 

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Stage 2: Life After Prologue

Okay, so in news I'm sure you'll be happy to hear, we are almost at the end of the prologue. What this means is that very shortly we'll be moving on from the VN style to an actual RPG, and I thought it might be prudent to talk to you about how the project will be developing over the next few weeks and months.



The first step is to introduce a very limited version of the castle (see WIP above [basement and second floor not pictured]) in order to test basic gameplay and ensure tha...

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Version 0.0.13

Tidied up version as promised, grab it here.

Release notes

- Added the background for Alexia's room

- Caught a few typos / poorly worded sentences

- Added a few of the usual small cosmetic improvements

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Version 0.0.12

Here is the new release as promised - version 0.0.12

Small cosmetic update to follow in the next few days, as usual.


Release Notes

- More story (a few new scenes)


Known Issues

- No background for one scene - Tanz was busy with another project and was unable to finish the background in time, but hopefully should be done within the next few da...

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June 2016 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

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Introducing X'zaratl

More to come soon. :)

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Another boring update

Hello all,

Just letting you all know I am alive and the work continues. Currently waiting on the artist working on the castle map to finish another project, and then I should be able to share that with you. I also have Keidi working on a new character that I hope I'll be able to introduce you to soon, too.

Barring a disaster (well, one that isn't BREXIT), the next release for backers will be out this weekend. Getting quite close to the end of the prologue now. :)  

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Version 0.0.11

The tidied version as promised, you can grab it here.


Notes

Caught a few typos

Smoothed out some of the prose I was unhappy with 

Added a little descriptive narration about the throne room 

Also, the picture is a crop from the sketches I got back from momdadno earlier today for the game's first MxM scene. They are looking v...

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More sex! (Got your attention?)

Hey guys,

Just got the first of two new sex scenes back from momdadno, so wanted to share a little bit of a teaser with you, so you can see what is coming your way.  He is now starting on a MxM scene, and they'll both be added in the same update (probably the one after the next proper one), and you'll be able to choose which one you'd like to see.

As with the first (Rowan x Alexia), both consist of three images with one cum variant. In future I'd like to add a bit more choic...

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Version 0.0.10

Here's the new version as promised, you can grab it here

Cosmetic changes to follow as always, but for now, hope you enjoy it. :) 


Patch notes

- More story

- 2 new music tracks

- 1 new CG 

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Version 0.0.09

As promised, a more polished version of  the last release. No new content, just more expressions, a sound effect for the spell, and a fix to the elder's talk animation. Grab it here.

Also, the image is a little sneak peek of what is to come in the near future. :)

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Version 0.0.08

Here's the latest version, as usual will catch typos and pretty it up a bit over the next few days. 

But for now, enjoy.

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May 2016 patron supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

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Quick Update

Hey gang,

Just the usual quick update so you don't all think I'm dead. 


I spent last week working on the event system and it is coming along nicely, framework is in place and we are now starting to plug events in to see how they work. I spent the funding from this month on two backgrounds I need to finish the prologue, as well as a map of the castle that you are going to use for navigation, hoping to be able to share that with you soon. I've also commissioned a...

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Version 0.0.07

More polished version as promised. Hoping to have a new content update for you guys when this one goes public.

Grab it here.

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Version 0.0.06

As promised, here is the new release. I lost a bit of time this weekend to family crap, so it isn't as polished as I'd like. As usual, I'll be releasing a new version in the next few days to fix a few things (more expressions, sound fx, a certain character's talk animation, and any typos I missed due to tiredness), but for now, here's some more story for you guys. Enjoy.


Version 0.0.06 -

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