longlivetheprincess

Version 0.3.1 Public Release Schedule

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

Version 0.3 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means 0.3 will become publicly available on December 28th. This release will include any hotfixes that may be created before that time, including the already released 0.3.1.

 Changelog 0.3:

• Expanded main storyline.
• New scenes with Belle. 2017-11-28 17:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Version 0.3 - Patron Release

Edit: I just released version 0.3.1 to fix a bug that let you load saves from version 0.2. You don't have to update if you already have 0.3, but make sure you don't try to load old saves. The links below have been updated.

That's a wrap for the first update that I had more than two weeks to work on. Version 0.3 fleshes out the early stages of the game in several important areas, leaving us entirely free to accelerate the plot considerably in upcoming versions. 

I hope you'l...

Version 0.20 - Public Release

Long Live the Princess version 0.20 is now available for everyone. This release focuses on Primrose, the library girl. Enjoy!

Download for Windows 

Download for Mac (not tested)

Changelog:

• New scenes for Primrose (featuring mo...
  2017-11-27 05:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Final Stretch

Hey everyone! Sorry if I've been a little quiet. I have been incredibly busy this last week with real life intruding way too much. Any time left over from that has been spent working on Long Live the Princess though, have no fear. 

I'm almost done with 0.3. A few scenes are still missing, but they should be quick to add as they are pretty minor. This isn't going to be a massive update, but it should satisfy those of you who want more Belle and more story progression. :) There is ...

Progress Report

We're halfway through November by this point, so how are things progressing with version 0.3?

The answer is "very well." I've been taking new features and implementing them fully before moving on to new things, which means that I'm already able to play around with and test these features and scenes. With versions 0.15 and 0.20, this was not the case. I spent most of the time with those versions rendering new scenes and writing dialogue, and spent a few days at the very end putting it all into ...

We reached $500!

We did it! We hit our first goal of $500 and it's all thanks to you, my wonderful patrons. 

This has been an incredible weekend for the Long Live the Princess Patreon campaign, and I couldn't be more happy about it. Now that we've hit this goal, I want to reassure you all that I'm fully committed to taking this game all the way to the finish line. 

Let's see if we can hit the next goal too. I have expanded it to include the licensing of music for the game, so if we hit $1000, L...

Version 0.15 - Public Release

Long Live the Princess version 0.15 is now available for everyone. Enjoy!

IMPORTANT: Old saves are incompatible with this version. Please start a new game, or you will experience crashes.

Download for Windows 

Download for Mac (not tested) 

2017-11-10 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

The Road to 0.3

What could Belle possibly be looking so mournful about? She must be feeling depressed about having to wait almost an entire month for the next version of Long Live the Princess. We'd better brighten her day with some information about what version 0.3 will contain. 

Now that we have some content and the basic framework for the three initial girls (Evelyn, Callie, Primrose) in place, it's time to improve upon what's already there. My focus for this version will be on expanding existing sce...

Version 0.20 Public Release Schedule

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

Version 0.20 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means 0.20 will become publicly available on November 27th. 

 Changelog:

• New scenes for Primrose (featuring more than 60 new images).
• The current day of the week is now shown when time progresses.
• Disabled the loading of old saves...
  2017-10-27 20:57:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Version 0.20 - Patron Release

Good news, everyone! Version 0.20 of Long Live the Princess is ready at last. The download links are below:

Download for Windows 

Download for Mac (not tested) 

Changelog:

• New scenes for Primrose (featuring more than 60 new i...
  2017-10-27 19:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post

The final stretch

Just a quick update to let you all know where things are and how long you have to wait for 0.20. 

All the renders are done (unless something should crop up at the last minute. Hopefully not), and all that remains is writing and some simple code. The spellcasting segments are fully written and implemented, so what I'm focusing on now is writing the smaller scenes, such as work and social actions. These are more complex, with more variations, than the ones you've seen for Evelyn and Callie....

Progress Report

It has been a week since I started working on the 0.20 update for Long Live the Princess, and I'm making rapid progress. I'm doing things a little differently this time. In hindsight, I feel like I didn't put in enough effort at making Callie's store look good. I'm not going to repeat that mistake with Primrose and the library, so I have put a lot of effort into setting up the locations, lights, and props. The preview image above demonstrates just some of the results, and I hope you agree that i...

Moving On To 0.20

As promised before, I am now starting work on version 0.20 of Long Live the Princess and expect to spend roughly two weeks putting it together, give or take. As always, patrons at the $5 level and up will get access to the latest version one month before the general public, and this will remain true even when I release more than one update in a month.

0.20 will focus on Primrose, the final of the three initial girls (not counting Belle). Judging by the picture above, she's none too happy about...

Version 0.15 Public Release Schedule

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

Version 0.15 has now been released for patrons at the $5 level and up. Since patrons are given a 1-month head start, that means 0.15 will become publicly available on November 10th. 

Here is the changelog:

- New scenes for Callie's store (featuring more than 75 new images).

- Rollback is now enabled. Previous choices are locked.

- Extended the time limit. The game now ends on the mor...

Version 0.15 - Patron Release

It's finally here! Version 0.15 of Long Live the Princess is ready for download. I've worked my ass off on this, but hopefully it will be worth it. Click the appropriate link below to download.

IMPORTANT: Old saves are incompatible with this version. Please start a new game, or you will experience crashes. I will look into smoothing over this in the future, but in these early stages it's probably a good idea to restart every version anyway since I keep tweaking things.

2017-10-10 20:33:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report

Here we are, 6 days after deciding to move up the schedule. So, how are things going? They are going well, though I'll probably be working on this up until the last minute. At the time of writing, I have rendered 32 new images. Some of these won't be part of 0.15 but are going to be used when scenes expand with the introduction of ability training in a later version. There are more renders to do before I'm done, but the majority are complete, including most of the complex ones. The rest should b...

Let's push things forward a bit!

I've been doing some thinking these last few days and have also been talking to other people to get their opinions, and I've realized that there's really no need for me to work for a full month to bring out another update for Long Live the Princess. 

So here's the revised timetable: In roughly 2 weeks I will release version 0.15, featuring new scenes for either Primrose or Callie (which one will remain a mystery for a little longer), and maybe some other, smaller stuff if I get the time. ...

What to expect in 0.2 and the timetable

If you're reading this, then that probably means you're one of my earliest patrons. Thank you!

Version 0.1 of the game focused mostly on building a robust platform on which to quickly add new content in the future. Evelyn serves as a demonstration of where I'm heading with upcoming scenes. With the foundation built in 0.1, I can easily plug in scenes in whatever order I feel like without breaking anything (famous last words). 

While things may change depending on any number of facto...

Version 0.10 Released!

Finally! After much, much hard work, the first version of Long Live the Princess is now available for download. It's hard to express just how excited I am to share this game with the world. 

The road ahead is long and winding, but I for one can't wait to travel down it.

Whether you are here to back the Patreon or just to play a free game, welcome!