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Here is the question thread for March 🌷 If you want to know more about certain subjects or characters and the answer is not urgent, this is the place to ask because I can give more detailed answers than on Tumblr or other places.
You can ask several questions, addressed to me or the characters (except very spoilery things). This will stay up until the 28th, and then I'll post the answers on the 30th of March.
2025-03-04 16:48:19 +0000 UTC View PostSpring is upon us! Finally! (For those who don't live on the southern side.) My life is looking out to be a bit hectic in the next half year, so the schedule below is not set in stone, it's more of what I hope I can do in the next two months if my circumstances allow.
March
7th Friday: patreon demo update with the rest of chapter 4, the week after is gonna be spent with editing and bug fixing
9th Sunday: extra scenes, which is the poll below...
2025-03-03 11:23:32 +0000 UTC View PostHow was it like creating the ROs? Did you have a starting concept that evolved overtime into the characters we have now or did you nail down their concept/look from the start? Was there any ROs that underwent a lot of change from their initial idea/design?
When I start, I usually have a basic idea of the character already, but that idea mostly consists of the core of the character - so their basic personality, some basic background info, maybe their looks, and the purpo...
2025-03-02 23:05:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I made a valiant effort, but unfortunately, I couldn't finish the chapter 4 scenes 😞 So that means, next week is still going to be about adding the rest of the routes.
The good news is, however, that I finished Zaia's and Qenna's routes until the very end of the chapter.
There is also... a very... very big (maybe somewhat predictable) SPOILER in the end. A big one. So those who play the demo today, I ask you to keep it quiet please until the next update :)
So, what'...
2025-03-01 02:14:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe choice 😳 THE choice 😳 That Choice™ 😳 ...is finally here!
You know which choice...
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Your breath catches as the darkness lifts and you see how enormous the cavern is.
There are several arches along the walls, leading to more dark corridors. It looks like a maze. You imagine on purpose, and you are suddenly very glad that you came in here with Petmes's permission. You don't want to end up getting lost or trapped in here to never see the li...
2025-02-27 20:42:31 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to share 2 snippets this week, one tonight and one on Thursday, since the lore post was canceled. So here is the first one, which takes place at the pyramid complex, right when MC & Co arrive at the Great Pyramid of Giza. This scene only applies though if you succeeded at the crystal investigation in Abydos. If you failed, then the path inside the necropolis will be quite different :D
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The wind is already turning colder and the first stars blink up behind the f...
2025-02-26 00:13:47 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you don't mind too much, but I was thinking to skip the lore post today because I will try to wrap up the writing part for Chapter 4 in the next update. I can already tell it's going to be a big job but I'm very excited to finish this chapter, so I wanted to start working on that today :)
2025-02-23 08:19:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Goddamn market scenes, they gave me such a headache this week, I'm glad I finished them 😂 The coding for this was a nightmare...
Which means, there may be MANY bugs because there are so many variations and different codes to keep in check now and in the future, that I may have missed something.
What's new:
20k words added to demo
Everything you buy in the market will be tracked for later
If you buy a present for a chosen character,...
2025-02-22 03:38:33 +0000 UTC View PostAgain, I'm writing too much code for these goddamn market scenes. Hopefully it will be at least fun to read lol. Although, I'm having fun with it too but it's more work than I anticipated 😅
Once you finish shopping, your MC will get a small gift from the character that A) you have the most romance points with, or B) you have the highest friendship with.
This one is a snippet from Qenna's romantic gift scene, minus the gift reveal, because I want you to see that in-game :)
... 2025-02-19 21:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! As per your wishes, I finished the most popular not-quite-date date scenes ❤️ These all happen as hypothetical scenarios that won't be in the game, and all take place in the crushing stage.
They were paired up like this, mostly randomly:
Going to a festival in disguise - Zaia (because I couldn't resist torturing them a little)
Visiting the sea for the first time - Tabiry (I couldn't resist torturing her either lmao)
Rescuin...
2025-02-16 22:06:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Valentine's contest has officially ended! The lucky winner should find the prize in their email, congrats! ❤️ Those who didn't win, do not despair because you all should get a consolation prize tomorrow 😘
Keep an eye out for future events too because I'll do this again from time to time :)
2025-02-15 12:39:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I added the rest of the Memphis scenes to the demo, with a 14 000 words update :)
What's new:
Ahmose, Tabiry, and MC's companion's scenes are all playable through Memphis now
I fixed a few scenes from the previous update
Added more choices to the shopping options. I'm not sure how I'm gonna do those yet, if I'll let you buy more than 1 thing from each category or not, so don't worry about those right now. Atm, you can only get one thing for ...
2025-02-15 01:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to finish the rest of the Memphis companion scenes this week, and if I got time (I hope I will), I'm also going to work on the market scenes and write out whatever is left.
For now, here is Ahmose's first scene with an MC who's been a bold flirt with them:
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To put it plainly, Ahmose isn't exactly the person you would trust with recovering things from the royal palace without being seen. If you had to choose, you would give the job to Qenna, hands down. May...
2025-02-12 22:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostEvent ended.
Hi everyone! As a gift for the upcoming Valentine's Day, I'm going to give out a 1 month Tier 2 Patreon membership for someone who is already a free member here ❤️ So if you want to participate in the contest, all you have to do is comment or like this post until midnight on the 14th (to make sure the membership goes for someone who is an active reader), and I will choose a user randomly on the 15th, so this Saturday! Good luck ✨
2025-02-10 13:16:53 +0000 UTC View PostCivilian life won in the poll as the most requested subject, so here it is! I wrote some of this from memory, from the historical books I read in the past years. Like I said many times before, I am not a historian, so do not take these as The One and Only Truths - more like interesting tidbits about real historical times.
The resources I used:
Francois Trassard - La vie des Egyptiens au temps des pharaons (2002.)
Laszlo Kakosy - The history and culture of ...
2025-02-09 19:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I tackled a big part of the Memphis scenes this week, which means half of the routes are playable until you get to the market. I started in order of appearance, so the playable routes for now are Narmer's, Qenna's, and Zaia's.
Tabiry, Ahmose and MC's companion are coming next week!
What's new:
16k words added to Chapter 4
3 of the 6 routes through Memphis are playable. The rest is coming next week. For now, I took out some of the choices completely,...
2025-02-08 03:18:18 +0000 UTC View PostI forgot to post this yesterday 😭 That's what I get for not having my calendar at hand at all times...
Anyway, here is a little snippet from the update tomorrow. Narmer's personal scene this time 👀 The update tomorrow might be coming quite late at night btw. I still have a few scenes I wanted to finish, but I'm going to the dentist tomorrow too (which I also just remembered) so I don't know what shape I'll be in when I come out 🤐 We'll see!
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He's obviously ...
2025-02-07 00:28:57 +0000 UTC View PostCLOSED
Lol last time there were some really funny questions <3 I love answering these, so if you got any more, shoot! You can ask several questions, addressed to me or the characters (except very spoilery things). This will stay up until the 28th, and then I'll post the answers on the 2nd of March. (it's gonna be March already damn, time flies)
2025-02-04 22:32:42 +0000 UTC View PostHiyya! I've been meaning to ask your opinions on which subject you want to see here next in terms of lore. I have a few in mind but if there is something I missed and you want to read about, leave a comment below 🥰
I'll probably do this again in a month or so if I get new ideas in the meantime. Until then, I'll write out these in the order of result. I think I will also start including resources and pictures in those subjects that are more legit historical and not only game lore. 2025-02-03 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Valentine's Day is slowly approaching, and I was thinking to make a poll about which ideas you'd like to see the most :D They are going to be written in the crushing stage, so it's not going to be a DATE date, but some cute scenes and spending alone time with the ROs.
The first 5 winning will be matched randomly with one of the characters and published on the Valentine's Day weekend, which means on the 16th. I'm thinking to make it available to the public as well for a few days, and th...
2025-02-02 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhat have been some of your fav scenes that you got to write for this IF so far?
Hmmm let me think… I loved the wine bowl scene, Sesi's torn clothes scene, the training scenes in Chapter 2, and the flirting scenes in Abydos. Bit fucked up, but I also really loved writing the kids’ scenes on the priest route who goes back to the temple after Tia died. Also, Ahmose breaking plates, and thief screaming in their room in Abydos with an unhinged Sesi and a pissed off Qenna haha.
Do...
2025-02-02 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, I finished all of the choices that were left out from the previous update, plus I started working on the system of the random encounters. There are currently two random scenes you will be able to get. I will add more later as I develop the game. Currently, I'm planning 10 pre-written scenes, where one of them will trigger randomly at a certain spot in the story.
What's new in this update:
Around 12k words added to Chapter 4
The previously missing ...
2025-01-31 22:48:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I started writing some of those random encounter scenes that will come up at certain points in the story. At the moment, I have 10 scenes planned all in all, but there will only be 3 points in the story where one will be triggered, so you definitely won't be able to see all of them in one single playthrough (unless you cheat and reload the scene several times lol).
Here is a snippet from one such scene in the screenshot, which I took because there will be a picture included here, althou...
2025-01-29 20:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next lore post is here! This time, it's about spirits. It's a bit of a follow-up of the magic lore post from before, so I didn't repeat some things here. You can find that post under the lore tag.
If you like some parts or maybe want to know about something I forgot to write down, leave a comment below :)
These things are a mix of actual Egyptian mythology, and the game's own lore that I came up with.
Spirits are simply souls. Essentially,...
2025-01-26 18:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I have restricted the patreon access to the game for pre-approved logged-in members only because one member from here who goes by the name "OrionCats" on other websites kept stealing the content and making it available to the public even though I asked them not to.
I don't really understand, do you think you are doing good by stealing from an independent artist who makes less than minimum wage? Do you think writing 10+ thousand words EVERY WEEK is not worth 10 dollars a month? Do you t...
2025-01-25 19:28:18 +0000 UTC View PostLMAO I just realized that I left some scenes completely missing with my own comments in the text 😂😂😂 The 'mandarin do this or that' was meant for me 🙈 Lol sorry about that! I usually edit those out but it was so late yesterday when I finished the camp scenes that I forgot to check for mandarin. I use the word mandarin as a search word for myself so that I can find parts of the text that need fixing.
Edit: okay I quickly edited them out so that you can't see the comments 💀...
2025-01-25 08:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This update was quite massive. It has 32 000 words, which then pushes the game over the 400 000 word line 🤯 (I can't fucking believe I wrote this much, holy shit).
Out of this 32k tho, some of them is repetition. There were A LOOOT of variations in the bathing and the others-noticing-your-RO scenes. Probably a lot more variations than I ever should have done lol. Still, the coding of those scenes would have been a nightmare without repeating certain paragraphs, so I would rather cho...
2025-01-25 00:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostI'm writing a lot of juicy scenes this week. There will be RO moments with all of the ROs, flirting opportunities, and some people are also starting to take notice...
Here is a snippet from one of those scenes. This will of course change based on who your character has the most flirt points with (only the highest will be mentioned by others), and who is present in said scene. This one here is a variation with a Tabiry-romancing MC who is called out by Qenna:
"There is somethi...
2025-01-22 22:30:57 +0000 UTC View Post
I finished writing two scenes for Qenna's file, with the following:
Qenna and Petmes talk after the Narmer argument in Ch3 (spoilery)
Qenna goes to the guardhouse after thief MC escaped while killing a guard
I reeeealllyyyy tried to make the Petmes talk vague enough to not give away spoilers, but some spoilers are still present, so read at your own discretion. It was super interesting to try to twist it in a way to avoid spelling out spoi...
2025-01-19 18:54:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Leaving Abydos! In this update, you will meet the rest of the group, say goodbye to Petmes, and step on the road again. There are some interesting scenes before the farewell, and a few interesting new characters to meet as well 👀 The new content is around 10 000 words.
Please tell me what you think once you read it! 😊
This week's password is: ontheroadagain
2025-01-17 18:52:05 +0000 UTC View Post