Current Objective says to "Talk to Chelsea after getting close with Lilac" yet I'm maxed out Affection with Lilac? and the event still doesn't trigger.
The hint system is sometimes confusingly vague: I am at a point of the story where Mira's hint is "get closer to Lilac" and Lilac's one is "get closer to Mira" :)
And it would be great to add the nickname to the character profiles, it took me waaaaay too long to e.g. connect Lilac (used exlusively in the scenes) with Orchis Lilakuno (used as profile header).
The above reads too negtive, though. Both points are minor ones, I had (and have, and will have) tremendous fun with the game. It will be very interesting to see the story unfold, looking forward to it!
(SORRY BAD ENGLISH)Just downlad the game and star playing (Going to edit or coment again after finish the current content ) but there is a lexicon ? or a place to know what X word mean ? i am lost with all the terms you are throwing in the frist minuts . like titels , names , location an other , i place where i can go to rememeber what this words mean would be very usful
oh really ? cool i wait with high hopes the nex update , and 1 more questions do you plan to add stats ? like STR or MAG you need to train too unlock more events ? and cool you make that when some hovers over a location the location name is display? i have some trouble going rememeberign places , loving the game so far
There are currently some hidden stats gained from event choices that will determine what direction the main character's personality will take, but that's about it. At the moment, no new events have been made as a result of these stats.
As for other stats, I'm not planning on adding any at the moment, and I definitely don't want the game to become a grind.
Sorry, don't count on it. While I would love to add such mechanics, pregnancy isn't something I've written the story around, so it would have to wait until the main narrative has concluded.
First of all, late happy new year! Overall the game was a great experience, the story is pretty good so far and I hope to see how things turn out. There's pretty much nothing that I found bad about it, just a really great game in my opinion. Keep up the good work!
this isnt the kind of story i usually go for in terms of an ecchi vn game, but i gotta admit i like it so far. just finished the current version, regretting doing so cuz of where it left off. had i known id have waited for a couple updates cuz ur boi here needs the resolution lol. well written, girls look great, and a variety dark skinned waifus make it even better. Finley ftw!!!
Hey Konvel, really loved your game! Also great lore.
Although I did notice that the day system where it says the number of days passed is broken (bugged?). It seems to show day 1, day 2 or day3. I dont know if this has something to do with the three phases of day cycle. If this is true, please rename it Morning, afternoon and night maybe?
I made the characters using Koikatsu, another game made by Illusion. The backgrounds were made in similar fashion by various modders in the community. I primarily use DarkSoldier27's maps for my backgrounds.
Hey Konvel ! your game is amazing, the story, character, music... i like it !!
so i have a couple of question if you don't mind :
have you some plan for adding some kind of glossary along the way ? There is so much character and faction that i fear i can't remember all after waiting next updates.
have you some other plan to add training stat or event for the mc ? because all i see ,for now, is him roaming around and let the other fight ( not finish the 4.1 yet i take my time but i'd love to see the mc being badass)
and how many principal girl can we expect at the end of the developement ? each girl we have ingame are so cool already i can't wait to see more (finley ass so NICE !!! ;) )
Ohh, I wasn't planning on it but a glossary is a great idea so I'll get started on that.
The only stats being tracked with the MC are regarding how his personality will develop. I'll consider tracking some 'combat stats' as well to influence some events, it sounds like an interesting idea if I could implement it well. But the MC will see more action regardless, so no worries on that front!
I currently have 16 'main' girls planned for the story, but I'm currently thinking that 24 will eventually be the maximum I can feasibly juggle when all is said and done.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're appreciating the project.
Nice i can't wait to see all that in game !! a quick one that i'v forget : what exactly is the trust stat ? i remember the explanation of affection and disdain ( even if i can't see how you can have disdain with such cute girl ^^)
So i've just finished 4.1 and man, it's still amazing and thanks for added the "side quest" seriously : my heart beating my chest, thinking i wouldn't know but i have to know... not many game give me feeling and emotion like this one so thank you !!
So a little feedback: you have some beautiful scene with a starting conversation but just some line later we return to a scene with base character model maybe let us take the time to admire and imagine the scene a little longuer with more dialog in it.
Will you add some kink for the girl (maybe some of them ) or it will be only vanilla stuff ? (maybe that can add a little more personality to the girl ) And i think it's odd that the mc doesn't respond to the girl when having sex mainly because is not just some basic lewd talk...yeah i think you doing wel with that it's not has boring some other game ;) (maybe add an dialog box to let us choose if we want to express a litte love in this though world and not just relief from stress) And why all the pussy are shaved ? i hope some of the futur girl have it hairy , i mean thats too can add a little more difference and surprise.
And lastly i hope, like the mc, to see and know more of Fenriz and, in other topic, maybe see the mc have big smile on his charismatic face sometime !!
Sorry for the long reply but i'm still exited for finishing the 4.1version. Take care man
Thanks again for the feedback! I'm currently working on improving the sex scenes and previous events, hopefully I can meet those expectations eventually.
I'll definitely be throwing in some kinks in future scenes, so feel free to ask for whatever you'd like to see! I can't promise everything, but I'm always taking those requests into consideration.
Damn man, the best part of this whole game is the story and the character development/interaction. Honestly, you could probably make some sort of book or anime with the way this game is heading.
I always shoot for at least two hours of content each update, but the next one will likely be shorter as I focus on fixing up some older events and polishing the game.
And I'm thinking the project will end up somewhere around 9~12 chapters long depending on how accurate my estimates are and what story beats may get changed along the way.
Is there a discord for this game? Oh wait, just saw the link above, pressed it, and it says INVALID..? Btw, I love the characters, the story, and most of all, the music. Just vibing while busting a nut to the H-scenes. Also, keep up the good work my guy!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you're liking the game! Also the Discord link seems to be working on my end, with others joining as well. Not sure what the problem could be, but let me know if it persists.
At the moment, Mira doesn't appear in any map locations at night.
You can use the navigation button on the center-right to find her at night in the den of justice, mess hall, and the den of justice on days 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
Sorry to bother you, but I recently had some free and decided to download and play your game. I noticed that I was unable to trigger Astrids 7th event?, I'm not exactly sure because after finishing the main story I noticed that the file I had downloaded from Mega was the 0.2 update for Android instead of the 0.3 update. Regarding Astrid it could because I refused her attempt at seducing me at her house and just walked away and even after finishing the current main story at least after meeting the Nishizaki boss, I was unable to trigger Astrids next event. I just wanted to know if it was because I refused her advances that I was unable to clear her next event event? Love the game by the way😊 and sorry for taking up your time. Oh! I forgot to mention that I did accept her advances when she was waiting in the MC's room. That's everything, thank you for your time.
That's strange. Even if you don't accept her advances, the 7th event should trigger regardless by speaking to her in the evening. And no worries about the version you downloaded, only 0.3 is up for android at the moment.
Really? Well thank you anyways, sorry my reply is so late. I'll try to start a new game and see if I can trigger it somehow, thank you and have a good night or morning😅
No problem, let me know if it works! You shouldn't need to start a new game and I haven't found any issue with that particular event. As long as you've gone past the battle with Chezerik and seen her 6th event, it should trigger. And just in the case the language isn't clear, you need to speak to her in the afternoon/evening, not at night.
i need help with continuing the story with each of the girls but they all say that i have to take care of important matters is there something im doing wrong?
For those instances, you'll have to progress further in the main story before you can access the new events for the girls. The journal in the allies menu will have tips to guide you through the story as well.
I like to keep all my games in one place. There are so many adult games out there that it's hard to keep track of. If you keep it on Itch I'll still buy it.
A very interesting game, keep up the good work, I am content with the plot and development and would love to see the amazing ideas you bring to this game, I'm playing this on joiplay so.... The map is a bit hard, (no offence) I mean it's fun to explore but to do it often, I'm just to lazy for that. Either way it's a good game
So im not sure if anyone has suggested/asked this already, but it would be nice if a gallery was added to rewatch scenes. Otherwise the game itself is really good so far.
Ok love what I see so far and still blown away that you say this will always be free. How the hell are you supposed to make any money?
Anyways two complaints one of which has already been mentioned.
The map system needs a serious overhaul. The idea of a maze is fine but having to click the top right corner over and over again to sort through different menus is monotonous.
You have a great story here but you also have dialogue that infers additional choices. But those additional choices are not there. Maybe this is something you are just filling in as you go along but right now it seems like the narrative goes a specific direction (which is fine) but often implies other things that aren't there. For instance the main character asking if they should help and then they just do. Clearly that is an A B route even if the other route is a game over. I assume this is something you plan on filling in later. As you have the trust and disdain system but I have yet to find a way to get "disdain" points from anyone.
There were also a few instances where a line of dialogue pops up and then leaves right away I only encountered this a handful of times and finally found that if I went in the history I could read it that way (mouse wheel back through dialogue still didn't work it was like it autoskipped (the line doesn't display on screen for more than 1/10 a second it looked like.
Lastly I found an issue where the game crashed when I tried to talk to Varska in the casino once the game crashed to renpy screen but I was able to press whatever the button is in the bottom left corner "reload or something like that"
I love the narrative you really have a diverse range of characters with very different personality traits. I have high hopes for your game :)
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're enjoying it so far. I do have a Patreon that I'll start promoting next update in the hopes that people like the project enough to support its growth.
At the moment, dialogue choices are either only for flavor or affecting character relationships. Rather than changing the course of the story, they're simply different ways to justify going in that direction. I'm hoping to give players more agency over the story in the future, but the main story will follow a planned course for the most part.
There are a few options that increase disdain at the moment, but they'll only have an effect in future updates. As for the text auto-scrolling, that was a stylistic choice that I'll probably end up changing, since it evidently can seem more confusing than effective.
Investigated that crash with Varsha and fixed the cause on my end, thanks for letting me know about it!
Wow what a quick reply! All great information and I am all for following a main text. When you make a story too non-linear it is hard to keep players on the main thread of the plot or they deviate too often and then you have to write additional dialogue for the many different possible outcomes and happy/sad text for each character in each interaction. I COMPLETELY understand and support you not wanting to go that route.
I was more saying the way certain scenes are phrased make it explicitly seem like you have an A or B path so as great as the dialogue is you may want to tweak it a little bit "the context I mean" in those specific instances. They didn't occur often but when they did it wasn't subtle at all. Should I save them? What do I do next? (but then the game just "does" its own thing. When you as a first person perspective narrator in charge of the story say those things it is important to have the right context. 95% of the time you hit the nail on the head but there are literal "Do I open Box A or Box B?" type dialogue where the character then just goes and opens box B. Its like umm what?
You may have misunderstood my criticism about the auto wheel text scrolling. I have no problem with that nothing needs to be changed there at all. That seems to be the defacto standard for every visual novel big and small alike now. No what I am saying is there are specific instances in the game where the text box jumps to the next line and you CANT scroll back. Its an actual bug. I have always thought of making a game like this but I don't have the patience or attention span but just from what little I can glean from Renpy and RPG MAKER type stuff in the past.
Your text box dialogue JUMPS to the next line usually a character "talks" at a specific text speed right? maybe it is adjustable maybe it isn't it could be a 3 or a 7 or 0 maybe you have an auto mode maybe you don't. I think what your intent is stylistically as you mention is for characters to be "talking over eachother) and I do NOT know the correct way to do this. Or to interrupt. Overlapping dialogue boxes I guess?
But what happens and I only encountered 3 or 4 times (but each line when looking through the text history once realizing I could seems important. Its like a character explaining something or yelling at another person comedically I think? The text "appears" but then its gone. And I don't mean the text "speaks as the character does but too quickly" I mean it literally "Flashes" on the screen. It never fully forms. its just an imprint in the eye. It was only the first last time I saw it tha tI realized oh I can look at the text history and then I could read it but before that.
You mousewheel to reread previous dialogue right? This doesn't allow you to get that line back. Its like you have line a then b then c then d. But C comes up in a half step between b and d so when you try to mousewheel back to it you physically can't. it flickers on screen and goes to b or d you can't read C scrolling to it and you don't see it in the actual text window. It "flashes" kind of like a strobe light but just once and then disappears.
Its hard to explain but ya its some kind of text based input timing thing I think. I don't know the right term for it. But I think it is two lines of dialogue from two characters trying to use the same dialogue window and one cancels the other out somehow. I have never actually seen it in a visual novel before but I only recently started playing indie visual novels (and have seen FAR FAR MORE GLARING REN'PY RPGMAKER issues in previous games you only notice this because the story is good and you are following along with the dialogue.
So far the game is really intriguing to me! Have lots of fun looking around, though you could make a simpler mapping system so that we shouldn't be stressed about looking for e.g. pool/gym. That's just a suggestion, so far the story is really good so keep it up!
By the way, I know this is too early to ask but is there any specific time/date for the update?
Glad to hear you like it! A proper map is currently in the works for the next update, which you can expect on June 26th at the latest. I'm planning to implement it side by side with the current navigation system so players can choose what kind of gameplay they'd prefer.
Oh, again this is just me being an impatient ass that ask a lot... but how many minutes/hours of gameplay of the update that we would expect? Or is it just minor/major mechanics update? Which is also fine by me to be honest.
I'm aiming for at least 2-3 hours of content each update, which will of course vary depending on how quickly you can read through it. I'm gonna be trying to keep up that pace until the main storyline is complete.
so far loving it. more then i was expecting for a 0.1 release, keep it up. my only advice would be to steam line the movement system a bit more but even the way it is now still is good.
Thanks for the feedback, glad you're liking it! I wanted Sanctus to feel a bit like a maze to familiarize with, but I'll definitely look into making navigation more convenient in the future.
the way its set up is good, and i dont know much about set up of a game its but the having to move to the top click the button then select a location seems kinda sluggish is that makes sense. maybe im just spoiled from other movement systems like, but i do love the maze idea dont change that.
Looks interesting, unfortunately I couldn't download it as the Google Drive Quota was exceeded. So many people viewed and/or downloaded it that it's unable to be viewed/downloaded at the moment.
Might be worth having other downloads available, through Mega for example.
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why do people use MEGA, it's so pathetic and
Pathetic like you ? Bye
what is the name of the song for astrid theme Plz
Sardana by Kevin MacLeod
what's the name of the song that plays when undyne is talking about shoal ? please
"With You" by HaTom
thank yo
I love this game so far! hoping for more soon! I'm kinda curious if others will join the ranks
Current Objective says to "Talk to Chelsea after getting close with Lilac" yet I'm maxed out Affection with Lilac? and the event still doesn't trigger.
That objective means you have to view more of Lilac's events in order to progress, it's not dependent on affection. Sorry about the confusion.
I see, thank you
The hint system is sometimes confusingly vague: I am at a point of the story where Mira's hint is "get closer to Lilac" and Lilac's one is "get closer to Mira" :)
And it would be great to add the nickname to the character profiles, it took me waaaaay too long to e.g. connect Lilac (used exlusively in the scenes) with Orchis Lilakuno (used as profile header).
The above reads too negtive, though. Both points are minor ones, I had (and have, and will have) tremendous fun with the game. It will be very interesting to see the story unfold, looking forward to it!
(SORRY BAD ENGLISH)Just downlad the game and star playing (Going to edit or coment again after finish the current content ) but there is a lexicon ? or a place to know what X word mean ? i am lost with all the terms you are throwing in the frist minuts . like titels , names , location an other , i place where i can go to rememeber what this words mean would be very usful
Not yet, but I'm currently working on implementing a feature like that!
oh really ? cool i wait with high hopes the nex update , and 1 more questions do you plan to add stats ? like STR or MAG you need to train too unlock more events ? and cool you make that when some hovers over a location the location name is display? i have some trouble going rememeberign places , loving the game so far
There are currently some hidden stats gained from event choices that will determine what direction the main character's personality will take, but that's about it. At the moment, no new events have been made as a result of these stats.
As for other stats, I'm not planning on adding any at the moment, and I definitely don't want the game to become a grind.
pregnancy?
Sorry, don't count on it. While I would love to add such mechanics, pregnancy isn't something I've written the story around, so it would have to wait until the main narrative has concluded.
i dont mind it being a side/alternate story
Likely a minority position but a porn VN w/o tacked on pregnancy is rather refreshing. Thanks for that!
First of all, late happy new year! Overall the game was a great experience, the story is pretty good so far and I hope to see how things turn out. There's pretty much nothing that I found bad about it, just a really great game in my opinion. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, glad you're liking the game so far! Hope you're enjoying the new year as well!
Can you make it downloadable on the itch.io app? So not only on the website.
I'm not so sure that I can at the moment, but I'm willing to look into it.
Okay, and if it doesn't work. Still thanks for trying.
Has it worked? -DemonGrip?
Downloads should be available on the itch.io app when the next update arrives.
Alright!
Alright!
this isnt the kind of story i usually go for in terms of an ecchi vn game, but i gotta admit i like it so far. just finished the current version, regretting doing so cuz of where it left off. had i known id have waited for a couple updates cuz ur boi here needs the resolution lol. well written, girls look great, and a variety dark skinned waifus make it even better. Finley ftw!!!
Hi Konvel, really nice update, i like the improvment you've done on everything so keep up the good work pal !
Thanks for the kind words man! I'm glad improvement is noticeable.
Hey Konvel, really loved your game! Also great lore.
Although I did notice that the day system where it says the number of days passed is broken (bugged?). It seems to show day 1, day 2 or day3. I dont know if this has something to do with the three phases of day cycle. If this is true, please rename it Morning, afternoon and night maybe?
Sorry for the late reply! The overworld operates on a 3-day cycle, which currently has minor flavor differences that will be expanded upon later.
Did u modelise characters and background by yourself ?
I made the characters using Koikatsu, another game made by Illusion. The backgrounds were made in similar fashion by various modders in the community. I primarily use DarkSoldier27's maps for my backgrounds.
Amazing game. Sitting in the top 5 keep watch list for updates. Can't wait for more
Hey Konvel ! your game is amazing, the story, character, music... i like it !!
so i have a couple of question if you don't mind :
have you some plan for adding some kind of glossary along the way ? There is so much character and faction that i fear i can't remember all after waiting next updates.
have you some other plan to add training stat or event for the mc ? because all i see ,for now, is him roaming around and let the other fight ( not finish the 4.1 yet i take my time but i'd love to see the mc being badass)
and how many principal girl can we expect at the end of the developement ? each girl we have ingame are so cool already i can't wait to see more (finley ass so NICE !!! ;) )
anyway keep up the good work man
Ohh, I wasn't planning on it but a glossary is a great idea so I'll get started on that.
The only stats being tracked with the MC are regarding how his personality will develop. I'll consider tracking some 'combat stats' as well to influence some events, it sounds like an interesting idea if I could implement it well. But the MC will see more action regardless, so no worries on that front!
I currently have 16 'main' girls planned for the story, but I'm currently thinking that 24 will eventually be the maximum I can feasibly juggle when all is said and done.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're appreciating the project.
Nice i can't wait to see all that in game !! a quick one that i'v forget : what exactly is the trust stat ? i remember the explanation of affection and disdain ( even if i can't see how you can have disdain with such cute girl ^^)
and very thanks for the reply ^^
Trust is simply used to trigger events. Nothing to really worry about as you interact with the girls, just something that builds up over time.
So i've just finished 4.1 and man, it's still amazing and thanks for added the "side quest" seriously : my heart beating my chest, thinking i wouldn't know but i have to know... not many game give me feeling and emotion like this one so thank you !!
So a little feedback: you have some beautiful scene with a starting conversation but just some line later we return to a scene with base character model maybe let us take the time to admire and imagine the scene a little longuer with more dialog in it.
Will you add some kink for the girl (maybe some of them ) or it will be only vanilla stuff ? (maybe that can add a little more personality to the girl ) And i think it's odd that the mc doesn't respond to the girl when having sex mainly because is not just some basic lewd talk...yeah i think you doing wel with that it's not has boring some other game ;) (maybe add an dialog box to let us choose if we want to express a litte love in this though world and not just relief from stress) And why all the pussy are shaved ? i hope some of the futur girl have it hairy , i mean thats too can add a little more difference and surprise.
And lastly i hope, like the mc, to see and know more of Fenriz and, in other topic, maybe see the mc have big smile on his charismatic face sometime !!
Sorry for the long reply but i'm still exited for finishing the 4.1version. Take care man
Thanks again for the feedback! I'm currently working on improving the sex scenes and previous events, hopefully I can meet those expectations eventually.
I'll definitely be throwing in some kinks in future scenes, so feel free to ask for whatever you'd like to see! I can't promise everything, but I'm always taking those requests into consideration.
Man i love this game and being able to play on Android is soo much better! Keep up the good work man! (playing this on ROG 5s lmao)
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it!
Damn man, the best part of this whole game is the story and the character development/interaction. Honestly, you could probably make some sort of book or anime with the way this game is heading.
Thanks! I'd like to think I'm nearing manga or webcomic territory, but there's still a ways to go.
How many chapters/parts do you thing there will be to this story? Also, how much content comes with each update?
I always shoot for at least two hours of content each update, but the next one will likely be shorter as I focus on fixing up some older events and polishing the game.
And I'm thinking the project will end up somewhere around 9~12 chapters long depending on how accurate my estimates are and what story beats may get changed along the way.
Is there a discord for this game? Oh wait, just saw the link above, pressed it, and it says INVALID..? Btw, I love the characters, the story, and most of all, the music. Just vibing while busting a nut to the H-scenes. Also, keep up the good work my guy!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you're liking the game! Also the Discord link seems to be working on my end, with others joining as well. Not sure what the problem could be, but let me know if it persists.
Is the android download link working?
No, they weren't. Thanks for the heads up, the links should be working now.
Thanks
Love this game. Love the soundtrack. Love the reveals and love the characters.
Actuallly amazing wtf I was not expecting this when I first downloaded this game
Also will bazrel eventually become our stand eventually? lmfao would be hilarious if that actually happens
Glad you're enjoying it! All I can say is to look forward to some shenanigans lol
This game is awesome! I am actually so invested in some of the characters and the main story is awesome. Keep up the good work, sir!
Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement and hope you enjoy the next update as well.
Don't know if this is a glitch or not but uh Mira's token thing doesn't show up at night. This is after completing the others except for lilac.
At the moment, Mira doesn't appear in any map locations at night.
You can use the navigation button on the center-right to find her at night in the den of justice, mess hall, and the den of justice on days 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
K thanks. Good game btw I've been here since the release.
Thank you! Glad you stuck around! Hope you appreciate the future updates too.
Sorry to bother you, but I recently had some free and decided to download and play your game. I noticed that I was unable to trigger Astrids 7th event?, I'm not exactly sure because after finishing the main story I noticed that the file I had downloaded from Mega was the 0.2 update for Android instead of the 0.3 update. Regarding Astrid it could because I refused her attempt at seducing me at her house and just walked away and even after finishing the current main story at least after meeting the Nishizaki boss, I was unable to trigger Astrids next event. I just wanted to know if it was because I refused her advances that I was unable to clear her next event event? Love the game by the way😊 and sorry for taking up your time. Oh! I forgot to mention that I did accept her advances when she was waiting in the MC's room. That's everything, thank you for your time.
That's strange. Even if you don't accept her advances, the 7th event should trigger regardless by speaking to her in the evening. And no worries about the version you downloaded, only 0.3 is up for android at the moment.
Really? Well thank you anyways, sorry my reply is so late. I'll try to start a new game and see if I can trigger it somehow, thank you and have a good night or morning😅
No problem, let me know if it works! You shouldn't need to start a new game and I haven't found any issue with that particular event. As long as you've gone past the battle with Chezerik and seen her 6th event, it should trigger. And just in the case the language isn't clear, you need to speak to her in the afternoon/evening, not at night.
Alright, thank you for your help😊 Hope you have a great day!
Would be cool if you could release it on steam ^^
I seem to have found a glitch on the android version.
when you go to page 4 on the memories list the control buttons aren't there. So it's impossible to exit it.
Thanks for letting me know! Completely missed that.
i need help with continuing the story with each of the girls but they all say that i have to take care of important matters is there something im doing wrong?
For those instances, you'll have to progress further in the main story before you can access the new events for the girls. The journal in the allies menu will have tips to guide you through the story as well.
wtf why is the old 0.1 version hidden inside a file named 0.2 what's going on
Made an error when naming the directory. The files themselves are for the latest version, sorry for the confusion.
Dude what if the fezkhana stood behind you when you were in a fight like a stand in jjba or something that would be cool
Will this come to steam?
No plans for a Steam release at the moment! Is there any particular reason you'd like it on the platform?
I like to keep all my games in one place. There are so many adult games out there that it's hard to keep track of. If you keep it on Itch I'll still buy it.
A very interesting game, keep up the good work, I am content with the plot and development and would love to see the amazing ideas you bring to this game, I'm playing this on joiplay so.... The map is a bit hard, (no offence) I mean it's fun to explore but to do it often, I'm just to lazy for that. Either way it's a good game
So im not sure if anyone has suggested/asked this already, but it would be nice if a gallery was added to rewatch scenes. Otherwise the game itself is really good so far.
Hey there.
Its a solid story and i rly rly like it.
But i have a but the map movement is a pain :D but otherwise the game is super cool :)
Ok love what I see so far and still blown away that you say this will always be free. How the hell are you supposed to make any money?
Anyways two complaints one of which has already been mentioned.
The map system needs a serious overhaul. The idea of a maze is fine but having to click the top right corner over and over again to sort through different menus is monotonous.
You have a great story here but you also have dialogue that infers additional choices. But those additional choices are not there. Maybe this is something you are just filling in as you go along but right now it seems like the narrative goes a specific direction (which is fine) but often implies other things that aren't there. For instance the main character asking if they should help and then they just do. Clearly that is an A B route even if the other route is a game over. I assume this is something you plan on filling in later. As you have the trust and disdain system but I have yet to find a way to get "disdain" points from anyone.
There were also a few instances where a line of dialogue pops up and then leaves right away I only encountered this a handful of times and finally found that if I went in the history I could read it that way (mouse wheel back through dialogue still didn't work it was like it autoskipped (the line doesn't display on screen for more than 1/10 a second it looked like.
Lastly I found an issue where the game crashed when I tried to talk to Varska in the casino once the game crashed to renpy screen but I was able to press whatever the button is in the bottom left corner "reload or something like that"
I love the narrative you really have a diverse range of characters with very different personality traits. I have high hopes for your game :)
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you're enjoying it so far. I do have a Patreon that I'll start promoting next update in the hopes that people like the project enough to support its growth.
At the moment, dialogue choices are either only for flavor or affecting character relationships. Rather than changing the course of the story, they're simply different ways to justify going in that direction. I'm hoping to give players more agency over the story in the future, but the main story will follow a planned course for the most part.
There are a few options that increase disdain at the moment, but they'll only have an effect in future updates. As for the text auto-scrolling, that was a stylistic choice that I'll probably end up changing, since it evidently can seem more confusing than effective.
Investigated that crash with Varsha and fixed the cause on my end, thanks for letting me know about it!
Wow what a quick reply! All great information and I am all for following a main text. When you make a story too non-linear it is hard to keep players on the main thread of the plot or they deviate too often and then you have to write additional dialogue for the many different possible outcomes and happy/sad text for each character in each interaction. I COMPLETELY understand and support you not wanting to go that route.
I was more saying the way certain scenes are phrased make it explicitly seem like you have an A or B path so as great as the dialogue is you may want to tweak it a little bit "the context I mean" in those specific instances. They didn't occur often but when they did it wasn't subtle at all. Should I save them? What do I do next? (but then the game just "does" its own thing. When you as a first person perspective narrator in charge of the story say those things it is important to have the right context. 95% of the time you hit the nail on the head but there are literal "Do I open Box A or Box B?" type dialogue where the character then just goes and opens box B. Its like umm what?
You may have misunderstood my criticism about the auto wheel text scrolling. I have no problem with that nothing needs to be changed there at all. That seems to be the defacto standard for every visual novel big and small alike now. No what I am saying is there are specific instances in the game where the text box jumps to the next line and you CANT scroll back. Its an actual bug. I have always thought of making a game like this but I don't have the patience or attention span but just from what little I can glean from Renpy and RPG MAKER type stuff in the past.
Your text box dialogue JUMPS to the next line usually a character "talks" at a specific text speed right? maybe it is adjustable maybe it isn't it could be a 3 or a 7 or 0 maybe you have an auto mode maybe you don't. I think what your intent is stylistically as you mention is for characters to be "talking over eachother) and I do NOT know the correct way to do this. Or to interrupt. Overlapping dialogue boxes I guess?
But what happens and I only encountered 3 or 4 times (but each line when looking through the text history once realizing I could seems important. Its like a character explaining something or yelling at another person comedically I think? The text "appears" but then its gone. And I don't mean the text "speaks as the character does but too quickly" I mean it literally "Flashes" on the screen. It never fully forms. its just an imprint in the eye. It was only the first last time I saw it tha tI realized oh I can look at the text history and then I could read it but before that.
You mousewheel to reread previous dialogue right? This doesn't allow you to get that line back. Its like you have line a then b then c then d. But C comes up in a half step between b and d so when you try to mousewheel back to it you physically can't. it flickers on screen and goes to b or d you can't read C scrolling to it and you don't see it in the actual text window. It "flashes" kind of like a strobe light but just once and then disappears.
Its hard to explain but ya its some kind of text based input timing thing I think. I don't know the right term for it. But I think it is two lines of dialogue from two characters trying to use the same dialogue window and one cancels the other out somehow. I have never actually seen it in a visual novel before but I only recently started playing indie visual novels (and have seen FAR FAR MORE GLARING REN'PY RPGMAKER issues in previous games you only notice this because the story is good and you are following along with the dialogue.
So far the game is really intriguing to me! Have lots of fun looking around, though you could make a simpler mapping system so that we shouldn't be stressed about looking for e.g. pool/gym. That's just a suggestion, so far the story is really good so keep it up!
By the way, I know this is too early to ask but is there any specific time/date for the update?
Glad to hear you like it! A proper map is currently in the works for the next update, which you can expect on June 26th at the latest. I'm planning to implement it side by side with the current navigation system so players can choose what kind of gameplay they'd prefer.
Sweet! Will be waiting for the update to drop!
Oh, again this is just me being an impatient ass that ask a lot... but how many minutes/hours of gameplay of the update that we would expect? Or is it just minor/major mechanics update? Which is also fine by me to be honest.
I'm aiming for at least 2-3 hours of content each update, which will of course vary depending on how quickly you can read through it. I'm gonna be trying to keep up that pace until the main storyline is complete.
Awesome! Thanks for all the info! Definitely worth to wait since you are the type of creator that engages with the users :)
Cheerio!
Looks great.. MC is cute! Would you ever consider making this for android too? Just a thought, thanks <3
Thanks for your support! Little to no experience in android packaging just yet, but I'll definitely be pushing for an android release in the future.
sounds great! Tysm for replying❤
So far incredible great job and I cant wait to see what you do with it keep up the great work
so far loving it. more then i was expecting for a 0.1 release, keep it up. my only advice would be to steam line the movement system a bit more but even the way it is now still is good.
Thanks for the feedback, glad you're liking it! I wanted Sanctus to feel a bit like a maze to familiarize with, but I'll definitely look into making navigation more convenient in the future.
the way its set up is good, and i dont know much about set up of a game its but the having to move to the top click the button then select a location seems kinda sluggish is that makes sense. maybe im just spoiled from other movement systems like, but i do love the maze idea dont change that.
Looks interesting, unfortunately I couldn't download it as the Google Drive Quota was exceeded. So many people viewed and/or downloaded it that it's unable to be viewed/downloaded at the moment.
Might be worth having other downloads available, through Mega for example.
Fixed up some Mega links, thanks for informing me!