longlivetheprincess

Progress Report

Ahoy, patrons!

We're heading into the final stretch before version 0.25.0 gets released. Luckily, I've had an incredibly productive week, so much so that I'm still kind of flabbergasted at how much I managed to do and how much I enjoyed doing it. All the story content for this update is done, so right now I'm rendering a series of images that will be used for a sex scene that isn't important to the story but that I know a lot of you will like. 

This update will be going into ...

Second Anniversary

Hi there, patrons!

Today is the second anniversary for Long Live the Princess. That's right! It's been two years since I launched this campaign, and I have delivered at least one release per month ever since, with no exceptions. 

I just want to thank each and every one of you for being my patrons. Some of you have been around for ages (seriously guys, I don't deserve this level of support) while others are new, and I love you all for your contributions, big or small.  2019-09-24 18:08:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report

Greetings!

It's time for yet another progress report. How many does this make now? *Checks quickly...* Huh, 61 if the tag counter on Patreon is correct, and I haven't missed a week since I started doing these. 

Last week, I told you about how I was working on the Fairy Queen vision puzzle. Well, I'm not quite finished with that yet, but I decided to keep things interesting for myself by diving into renders for a while. Right now, I'm almost done with a sizable quantity of new...

Progress Report

Huh, it's been a week already? How time flies.

Based on the results of a poll among patrons at the $10 level and above, this month marks the beginning of me finishing the main story (before the real endgame, anyway) for the Fairy Queen, Nell, and Samarra. Because of how the story is structured, I have to do them all at once. This means that we'll be jumping a little back and forth between all of them until I'm done.

Right now, I'm working on the Fairy Queen's visions. Figuring out...

A small change to charges for EU patrons

Hi, patrons and visitors!

I hope you're enjoying the latest update. I'm excited to see what you all think about it. :)

This post is just to inform you all that I received an email from Patreon about an upcoming change to the way credits cards are charged for EU customers due to a new EU law. 

From this month on, EU pat...

Version 0.24.0 - Public Release Schedule

If you're just visiting my Patreon or are a $1 patron, this post is for you.

Version 0.24.0 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means this version will become publicly available on October 5th. This release will include any hotfixes that may be created before that time. 

Changelog 0.24.0:

• Added a new scene with Callie.
• Expanded Callie's threesome scene.
2019-09-05 04:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Long Live the Princess - Version 0.24.1

Edit: Updated to version 0.24.1. Look below for patch notes. Android hotfix is coming later.

Edit 2: Added the updated walkthrough. Thanks, WTFosaurus!

Long Live the Princess version 0.24.0 is now available for download.

Phew, this update surprised me with how demanding it was to create. It's not a large update, but it took a lot of effort to create the renders for it. The changelog is shorter than usual, but don't let that fool you. I definitely didn't res...

Progress Report

Hi, patrons!

Just three more days remain until version 0.24.0 is released, so there's not much to say right now. It's basically done, though a bit more preparation is still needed before launch. Then I'm going to take a little time off before all hell breaks loose on the 5th. :)

This upcoming version's patch notes are shorter than usual, but that doesn't reflect the amount of work I had to put into it. I look forward to taking a little breather after this.

Next month is goin...

Progress Report

Hello, Patrons!

This week has seen me focusing on writing and implementing the new scenes I have been rendering. It turns out that writing some of this new stuff is really time-consuming. The first new scene with Callie took a surprising amount of work due to all the dialogue variations. These have to consider choices you may or may not have made earlier. On top of all that, I also had to make a repeatable version of this scene. It took me all weekend, but at least that one should be fi...

Progress Report

Howdy, patrons!

There's been a deluge of posts this past week because of the whole Best Girl vote. My apologies. Still, I owe you a progress report post, so here it is.

I have finished the renders for what's probably going to be the first scene people come across in this update now. As I've been working on 0.24, I've come to realize that the renders for this one are incredibly complicated to set up. Not only that, but most of them take unusually long to render. There's still a lot...

And the best girl of 2019 is...

Callie!

Wow, that was undoubtedly more exciting than when we ran the poll in 2018. Back then, Belle threatened to run away with a victory early on, but she was quite suddenly overtaken by Primrose who kept a sizable lead for the rest of the contest. 

This time, however, things were a little evener. Well, Callie did take the lead early on, but several other contenders threatened her on numerous occasions. Belle, in particular, kept biting at Callie's heels. Nell had a poor sta...

Best Girl Poll!

That's about as short, and to the point, as I can make the title, I think. 

Hello, patrons! It's time for us to vote over who the best girl in Long Live the Princess is. I thought we had a poll about this recently, but it turns out the last time was back in March 2018, when 0.6.0 had just been released. Wow. Time flies.

It should be exciting to see how things have changed since then, especially sin...

Progress Report

Hello, patrons!

I've been jumping ahead of myself this week. But before I jump ahead of myself in this post as well, let's start from the beginning.

I assume you've played version 0.23. If you haven't, you should probably stop reading now and go play it, or you will be spoiled. Okay? You've played it, right? You're not just saying that to make me happy, are you? No? Okay then, I believe you. 

So, as you should know by this point, 0.24 will be the update where you finall...

Updated walkthrough for version 0.23.0

Hi, patrons!

A kind fan going by the nickname WTFosaurus has written an updated walkthrough for Long Live the Princess. Seriously, I can't thank him enough. While I will always prefer that people play this game without a walkthrough, I understand that some players would rather not have the hassle of solving puzzles and figuring out where to go next, and that's fine. Now you won't have to rely on an outdated walkthrough anymore, and that's something.

You can download the walkthroug...

Version 0.23.0 - Public Release Schedule

If you're just visiting my Patreon or are a $1 patron, this post is for you.

Version 0.23.0 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means this version will become publicly available on September 5th. This release will include any hotfixes that may be created before that time. 

Changelog 0.23.0:

• Updated to the latest version of Ren'py. If you run into any issues because of th...
  2019-08-05 04:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Long Live the Princess - Version 0.23.0

Update: Replaced the link to the Android version with a hotfixed one with the same name. This resolves an issue with loading old saves. If you already downloaded the old one, delete it and replace it with the file below.

Update 2: Added a walkthrough.

Long Live the Princess version 0.23.0 is now available for download. 

This is the first time I've updated the version of Ren'py that the game runs on, so there is a slight risk that you might run into pro...

Progress Report

All right, people! It's the final progress report before the release of version 0.23 in three days.

The update is basically finished, so I only need to wrap up a few things to get everything ready. I've been working on some stuff that I couldn't finish in time for this version, but it's better suited for next month anyway. What's next month, you ask? Oh, you'll know as soon as you've played 0.23. I'll provide more detail in the next progress report, a week after the release.

0.23 ...

Progress Report

Howdy, patrons!

I'm melting away in the European heatwave as I write this, but the show must go on.

In last week's progress report, I told you that I was going to be tight-lipped for the rest of this month. That's why I'm not going to tell you about the new scene (with variations) that I've finished, but will instead focus on technical stuff.

Among that technical stuff is the fact that I have now, for the first time in this game's development, updated the version of Ren'py u...

Progress Report

Hi there, patrons!

It's been a productive week for me. Not only did I finish the Leanan Sídhe scene I was working on last week, but I also added a new environment to the game and the related events that are going to be relevant to this update. 

This new environment is the writing room in the library. If you didn't let Primrose get arrested, then you were already introduced to it and will be able to visit it right away once you play version 0.23. If she did get arrested, you ...

Progress Report

Greetings to one and all!

It is time for another progress report. After last month's unusual focus, many of you may be wondering when we'll get back to the usual type of content. Well, wonder no more! In this month's update, we'll be heading back to revisit the Leanan Sídhe. I mean, what could possibly go wrong there?

There's a very good reason why I've been pushing the Leanan Sídhe recently, but I can't talk about it yet. Suffice to say, if everything goes according to plan in ...

Version 0.22.0 - Public Release Schedule

If you're just visiting my Patreon or are a $1 patron, this post is for you.   

Version 0.22.0 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means this version will become publicly available on August 5th. This release will include any hotfixes that may be created before that time. 

Changelog 0.22.0:

• Added a new sex scene with Evelyn.
• Added 6 min...
  2019-07-05 04:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Long Live the Princess - Version 0.22.0

Long Live the Princess version 0.22.0 is now available for download.

This update is a little different from usual. There is just one more regular scene with no noteworthy story development. Instead, the focus is on the new roaming characters feature that I've promised since the beginning of this game's development. It's nothing too fancy, and it's nowhere near complete, but this is a good beginning. 

Roaming characters means that you will now start to see some girls in differ...

Progress Report

Hi, my dear patrons!

It's less than two days to go before the release of version 0.22.0 now. I'm almost done with it, needing only to give it a few more rounds of testing. Seeing as this update is anything but linear, testing it gets kind of complicated, but it should be fine.

This month was one of those times when I really got to experience how much time small features can take to implement. It feels like I worked for ages on scenes that ended up being pretty small, but ...

Progress Report

W-what? Just 9 more days until I have to release this update? Have mercy! I have so much to do and have managed to do so little of it in comparison. 

Seriously though, this has been one of those updates that seem simple on the surface, but where everything ends up taking way longer to implement than I expected. I was planning for lots of smaller scenes this time, but it's probably just going to end up as a handful at this rate. 

The good news is that the roaming characte...

Progress Report

Good day, ladies and gentlemen! It's time for another progress report.

All right, let's talk about what I had to be so mysterious about last time. I've actually already talked about this to patrons at the $10 and above levels last month, but I didn't tell them I'd be working on it this soon.

What I'm currently focusing on is having the characters move around town to visit places where they aren't commonly seen. This could lead to unique interactions between girls who don't usually...

Progress Report

It's been a week already, huh. I suppose I should write some kind of update then. :)

The first progress report after a new update is almost always a bit tricky to write. I usually haven't reached a point where I can fully commit to something yet at that time, so I hesitate to even write about it. 

But hey, instead of looking at the big picture, let's instead cast our gaze towards the small one. I'm currently working on a new scene with Evelyn in an environment where we haven'...

Version 0.21.0 - Public Release Schedule

If you're just visiting my Patreon or are a $1 patron, this post is for you.  

Version 0.21.0 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means this version will become publicly available on July 5th. This release will include any hotfixes that may be created before that time.

Changelog 0.21.0:

• You may now visit the Leanan Sídhe.
• New scene with the Lean...
  2019-06-05 04:26:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Long Live the Princess - Version 0.21.0

Update: Android version added.

Long Live the Princess version 0.21.0 is now available for download.  

This month we're going all over the place. No girl receives more than one new scene, but instead, we have new scenes with the Leanan Sídhe, the Fairy Queen, and Erato. Additionally, I have touched up another early scene with Nell, and there is a brand new spell, whose effects you'll have to play the update to find out. Suffice to say, it's going to have a drama...

Progress Report

Howdy!

It's time for the final progress report before the release of version 0.21.0. There's not a whole lot to say since I don't want to spoil too much, but if you're really interested in seeing what's coming, I have included the patch notes below. I try to find the perfect balance between too little and too much information whenever I write these, but it's impossible to keep them entirely spoiler-free without making them useless as patch notes. Read at your own risk.

You can exp...

Progress Report

Hi there, patrons!

Since I updated you last week, I've finished the scene I was working on, added a new (mostly behind-the-scenes) game mechanic, and added an entirely new spell.

I said that this update would focus on the Leanan Sídhe, but that might turn out to not be entirely accurate. She'll have one significant new scene, but that might be the end of it this month. This is mostly because of the new spell, which introduces a couple of situations that need to be dealt with befo...