RPG RPG Maker [IMP] Daughter of Essence - (New Content Update!)

IndoorMinotaur · Aug 24, 2020

New Release: v0.141!

Hi everyone, we're back this week with the first in our series of bug-fixes, improvements and general QoL overhauls for DoE.

This week introduces a totally overhauled stat distribution system and some new HUD features for certain parts of the game, as well as a whole bunch of bug fixes.

IMPORTANT: From this point forward, all old saves are now discontinued. Version 0.140 will continue to be supported with bug fixes, and all of the bug fixes listed below are also in 0.140.1.

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Version 0.141 - 8-21-2020 - (Breaks old save compatibility)

Added a new variable hud feature that tracks your progress when choosing squads for the siege
Completely revamped Skill Point distribution with a new interface, direct access from the menu and also the ability to invest SP into accuracy, evasion, critical, magic evasion, target rate and recovery rate
Beatrix now has access to a second accessory slot, same as Mercy & Orus
Fixed a portrait-related crash in the cove in Ch. 10
Fixed some text runoff
Revised some dialogue for better quality & continuity
Fixed an issue where the deep watcher enemy could drop a golden idol
Fixed an issue where Marlan could appear in two places at once during a cutscene
Fixed an issue where Mercy could get stuck in a cutscene with Roald if she left the dorms from her room and re-entered from the front door
Fixed an issue where Dougar could appear in two places at once
Fixed an issue where Dalkon could disappear when Bell arrives to the cove

IndoorMinotaur · Sep 1, 2020

New Release: Version 0.142!

Hey everyone! Not doing an image this week, because almost all the new stuff is system tweaks or changes to stuff that already exists.

You can get the full scoop down below, just remember that all bets are off for old save files at this point until the full launch. I've knocked a lot of the features out I was hoping for, so here's what's left to tackle:

- New Art
- More adult scenes
- Playtesting
- Balance
- Bug Fixes
- Fleshing out all the endings a bit more

Until next time, hope you enjoy!

Version 0.142 - 8-28-2020 - (Breaks old save compatibility)

Added a new cutscene with 2 variations which helps to contextualize some of the endings
Added an “overkill” feature, granting bonus rewards for overkilling easier enemies
Base weather effects now carry over into battles from the map
Added a shortcut keybind to the Stat Allocation menu (“P” by default)
Added keyboard functionality for name & number entry
Added the ability to rename most weapons and armor (useful for keeping track of rune upgrades or hidden abilities, or just for fun)
Added a “message speed” feature to the options menu
Redesigned the shop buttons for use with a mouse
Made some minor tweaks to the early cutscenes for better quality & continuity
Mercy no longer starts with 100 SP; instead, she gains 100 after choosing her Essence Type
Fixed an issue where spending 300 SP only increased crit chance by .5% instead of 1%
Fixed the coloring on some of Orus’s weapons
Adjusted a typo in the target rate distribution & made it cost 100 SP instead of 300
Fixed an issue where trying to leave the throne room in the opening dream sequence revealed the wrong portrait

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IndoorMinotaur · Sep 6, 2020

Release 0.143: The Exterminator

Hello, everyone! Version 0.143 is here!

I'm working on a couple of actually COOL things this week (that you'll learn more about soon), but most of my fun took a backseat to the Biblical plague of bugs that I've been busy annihilating. Thanks to JJJ from the Discord for reporting a number of these.

The full list is down below. The keen observer might also notice some new content and fairly significant balance changes sneaked in there, and I am caught red-handed: it's been a busy week in Development Purgatory, but the finished result is a much refined and improved experience for everyone, I think.

And it's all fully compatible with last week's build, so don't fret there. Chances are, everything will be compatible now even up through the full launch and beyond.

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Version 0.143 - 9-4-2020

Made equipment scale slightly higher to avoid scenarios where the player never upgrades once they have runes slotted into early gear
Reduced the point value of HP on gear and in the upgrade screen from 20:1 > 15:1, which should also address axes seeming disproportionately easy to use at lower levels
Added Maven back to the cove post-siege
Added a new campsite in the Glass Sea only accessible with Qel that starts a new quest (WIP)
Level caps are now 50 instead of 99, though SP can still be earned indefinitely. Stat allocation is capped for primary stats at 100 each and 33 for special parameters like crit and evasion
Fixed an issue where renovating the throne room after accepting the Iron & Scale quest could result in Meghan repeating dialogue about it
Fixed an issue with the doorway from the cove to the residential area sometimes not showing up correctly
Fixed a few outdated cooking fires
Fixed an issue where Lily could still remain after the first siege even if she died
Fixed an issue where Lily could mention Bartleby even if he wasn’t recruited
Fixed an issue where Mercy’s “Coat On” Switch wasn’t properly tagged when entering Esterholt, resulting in the wrong fishing animations
Fixed a missing portrait issue for Beatrix in the Carvannah palace dungeon
Fixed an issue where the mining cart riding sprite wouldn’t appear correctly in Hawk’s Keep
Fixed a portrait issue in the frozen caves passage
Fixed an issue where donating wool or milk to Lindsay in Aster Valley would incorrectly subtract a cumulative amount from your inventory equal to everything you’d donated so far
Fixed an issue where a guard in Fogsborough could appear in more than one place at once
Fixed an issue where Marlan could appear twice during a cutscene in the cove
Fixed an issue where the lumber could remain at Fort Wilkes even after the raft was built
Fixed an issue where riding in the Hawk’s Keep mining cart in chapter 9 could send you back to the chapter 7 Hawk’s Keep
Fixed an issue where the quest log still referred to the Emperor Crab as a fish
Fixed an issue where Quinn and Bartleby might not appear if they were recruited from the flame temple quest
Fixed an issue where Bartleby and Quinn would have dialogue based on the wrong death flags instead of their partner’s
Fixed an issue where you could enter the cove’s boathouse during the red moth cutscene, causing a scene break
Fixed an issue where Franz could appear before the final siege even if he had previously died
Fixed an issue where Mercy was unable to ride Orus in certain cove map variations in later chapters
Fixed an issue with the Red Iron Stump greatsword where it was not correctly applying the Dizzy state
Fixed an issue where leaving Mercy’s bedroom after ch. 8 could fail to prompt a choice to leave the dorms directly
Fixed an issue where Mercy’s “Daughter of Essence” class wasn’t correctly applying the added physical damage penalty
Fixed an issue where a number of quests in the journal without names or places would have placeholder names
Fixed an issue where Marlan could appear in two places at once when returning from Witchdale

IndoorMinotaur · Sep 14, 2020

New Weekly & Alpha: Bugpocalypse II, the Reckoning

Hi everyone, the new release this week is another massive collection of bug fixes and quality of life improvements for weekly & alpha patrons alike.

Just a reminder to the alpha patrons, however, that this version will not be compatible with your old version 0.140 or earlier save files on account of the myriad new features.

Still working hard on some new content behind the scenes, so there's plenty more to look forward to. Thanks again for all your continued support, and I hope you enjoy!

- Nym

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Version 0.144 - 9-11-2020

Made slight changes to all the long-form scene formatting in the library. Enlarged the font from 28 to 30, reduced the page line count from 16 to 14, and added ¼ second delays to the end of every paragraph to reduce the ease of accidental skipping (If this is a popular change, it will also be implemented in the normal scenes)
Added the fishing bait recipe book
Added Hufferpuffer Pie to the Common Seafood Cuisine recipe book
Bruiseweed potions now require bruiseweeds, which can be found in the wild after speaking with Moon about them
Mercy can at last resist Dietrich’s and Moon Lee’s essence, gaining SP instead of essence
Adjusted the Moon Lee & Mercy scene slightly
Fixed an enemy AI bug where some enemies were incorrectly skipping turns
Enemies afflicted by Enrage/Berserker will now use a weapon-specific attack skill instead of the default attack command
Fixed an issue where the Coral Helm could be purchased without coral
Fixed some out-of-date fishing spots
Fixed an issue where red smoothfins counted as consumables and would disappear when used to make fillets
Fixed some missing Beatrix portraits
Added a switch to allow Delilah to resume normal movement after rejecting her essence
Fixed some text runoff
Fixed an outdated cooking fire
Fixed a tile continuity error when on the Carvannah rooftops
Fixed a bug where it was possible to gain access to higher-tier spells the first time you speak with Eva
Fixed a lighting error in the cove
Fixed an issue where some of the bandits recruited from Danforth Crook could show up later even if they fell during the siege
Fixed an issue where visiting the upper dorms if you hadn’t recruited the bandits from Danforth Crook could result in time-traveling back to before the siege when leaving
Fixed an issue where the monument might not appear correctly in the event of siege deaths
Fixed an issue where Hallie could appear in the cove when not rescued
Dalkon can no longer be dueled infinite times for his gold and essence
Fixed a passability issue in the Glass Sea campsite
Fixed an issue where Elijah could appear in two places at once during a cutscene
Fixed an issue where Sabal could appear in two places at once after the final siege
Fixed some issues with rich text to plain text conversion in the longer form scenes
Fixed an issue where the mine cart could go off the rails in the Hawk’s Keep
Fixed an issue where mining the last essence from certain nodes in the Emerald Mines could summon the wrong encounter
Fixed an issue where an image overlay issue in the dream area
Fixed an issue where entering the inn after the siege and leaving again could send Mercy back to before the siege
Fixed an issue where a scene with Leite could still be viewable after the siege was over, which breaks continuity
Fixed an issue where Mercy could visit Beatrix’s office to be healed even if Beatrix didn’t make it in the siege
Changed the Giant Slayer’s name and fixed its visual animation
Fixed an issue where the Potion of Plenty could disappear from Moon’s shop in later chapters
Adjusted the final scene to allow for 1 single yield tolerance to achieve the rejection ending

IndoorMinotaur · Sep 19, 2020

New Release: v0.145!

Hi everyone! We've got another build with a whole lot of small improvements to quality of life, bug fixes, system upgrades and fine-tuning.

This fixes a lot of long-time issues that have plagued the game as a consequence of higher than 60 hz monitors and should also improve performance on a lot of PCs while making the playing experience more consistent for everybody.

Thanks for your continued support as we make the game as good as it can be in preparation for the full launch!

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- Nym

Version 0.145 - 9-18-2020

Replaced the default Victory, Loss and Game Over music
Improved performance
Improved some animations
Essence toys now give the choice to replay written scenes, + the font size is adjusted to be consistent with the scene library
The red moth ejderha now correctly weakens both the Oldlight’s infiltration forces & their ship defenses, and a new line has been added about its contribution to the cove’s defenses
Consumables are now ordered in your inventory in certain tiers of priority, rather than by the database entry. Those tiers are: 1. Home-cooked meals, 2. Food/Drink, 3. Medicine/Restorative Items, 4. Ingredients
Replaced the old & largely incompatible file preloader with a new image cache system
Added new fishing trophies for all fish types & also added harder to obtain platinum trophies!
Fishmaster Luca can now be found in the Emerald Flats
Changed the fishing system to slightly expand the range of fish sizes and also significantly increase the rarity of fish on the larger end of the spectrum
Changed Beatrix’s crossbow mechanics to deal damage based on a split of Attack and Luck
Changed the fishing system to prevent the issue where failing a fishing check could result in fishing up multiple things on your next success
Updated a number of core systems to improve stability and help address game-timer consistency
Fixed an issue where even with vsync, game-timer ran at >60fps on higher hz monitors, making fishing almost impossible for certain people
Players can no longer reverse stat allocations at will (as introduced experimentally with the new system in 0.141)
Recovery rate is now increased by 3% per 300 SP
Fixed an issue where Meghan could repeat dialogue after returning from Mar’Liore
Fixed an issue where Roald could appear in the inn and throne room simultaneously
Fixed an issue where Delilah could appear in two places simultaneously
Fixed an issue where one of Mercy’s voice lines actually included the whole voiced section
Fixed a portrait-related crash in the Carvannah aqueducts
Fixed some missing portrait issues in Carvannah
Fixed some text alignment issues

IndoorMinotaur · Sep 27, 2020

New Release: Version 0.146!

Hi everyone!

It was a late night and the patch notes mostly speak for themselves again this week, but we're finally starting to emerge from Bug Mountain with stable new builds and resume adding new content and features!

We got some new story content, new side-quests and a lot more general improvements and refinements.

Hope you enjoy, and I'll see you soon!

- Nym

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Version 0.146 - 9-25-2020

The Knife quest is now completable during Ch. IX
Added a new scene & boss encounter to Ch. X
Added Claudia and Colette back to the cove post-siege
Added a way to check your final siege results
Added a number of SPI-based map checks to the game
Added a new, hard to earn recipe book with new unique recipes
Added a button mash input to Mercy’s self-healing sword skills
Changed a number of sound effects and musical effects
Made some improvements to performance
Significantly reduced the amount of gold Mercy finds in the cove as part of a process of rebalancing the cove expenses
Abandon’s damage has been buffed from a 25% max HP scale to a 33% max HP scale to compensate for nerfs to HP values
Slightly rebalanced the final siege, making the highest scores a little more challenging to obtain and the worst outcome slightly less challenging to obtain
Fixed an issue where re-entering the Emerald Flats barracks could trigger a missing guard’s dialogue
Fixed a portrait issue when interacting with one of the sun chests
Fixed a passability issue in the Glass Sea campsite
Fixed an issue where Ramses could appear in two places at once
Fixed an issue where Lily could be passable after the siege
Fixed and improved some weapon skill animations
Fixed some equipment descriptions
Fixed an issue where Bartleby could appear in two places at once
Fixed an issue where the Locker skill’s moon scroll would be listed in the wrong order
Fixed an issue where having Dalkon’s fully-upgraded station would overlap some of the damage in the post-siege cove

IndoorMinotaur · Oct 12, 2020

New Release: v0.148 (Alpha & Weekly!)

Konbanwa, comrades. We have made considerable strides (finally) with a new system for overhauling the game's overlaying image systems, which will hopefully improve performance quite a bit in builds to come as well as make maps look more interesting and dynamic in the process.

This is a work in progress, so parts of the game have these new improvements and parts of the game remain how they were before. In addition, I've got some cool new fishing features launching this week and a million other bug fixes.

Hope you enjoy!

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Version 0.148 - 10-9-2020

Added a new, super-rare and extra challenging fish to the game, along with a reward for catching it
You can now get a unique reward from a new NPC who appears in Newlight for catching an especially large seabear
Added the remainder of the cove residents back in to the post-siege cove areas
Added new dialogue to the Gertrude’s workstation if she died, and fixed an issue where interacting with the forge could trigger dialogue with Gertrude even if she wasn’t alive
Continued implementing graphical updates here and there, adding more tile diversity and more dynamic interior mapping
Began implementation of a new system of overlaying images to address some performance issues in the cove. This is a WIP and is only partially implemented.
Made clams more common to fish up
Fixed an issue where Orus could bypass learning his first specialization abilities
Fixed some passability issues
Fixed some missing portrait issues
Fixed an issue where Orus could follow Mercy in the Esterholt manor
Fixed an issue where Mercy could activate the encounter with the bug in Carvannah after returning the second time, and added some new dialogue to reflect the passage of time
Increased the health of one of the strangers in the encounter in the Aqueducts, making it so you can’t realistically bypass the Cataclysm spell by overleveling and bursting him down
Fixed an issue where upgrading the cove while Mercy was blinded would show Mercy’s normal portrait
Fixed an issue where Mercy could be riding Orus during the Carlisse showdown
Fixed some lighting issues
Fixed some text runoff
Fixed an incorrect chest description
Fixed the hit rate of the Critical Attack greatsword skill
Fixed an issue where Dalkon and Marlan could be duplicated in the cove after a cutscene
Fixed an issue where damage to the cove might not correctly appear after the first siege
Fixed an issue where Mercy could be transported to Beatrix’s office while riding Orus during a cutscene
Fixed an issue where you could not land at the Mar’Liore Mercenary camp with Qel
Fixed an issue where returning to the cove in Ch. X upgraded the defenses visually
Fixed an issue where Mercy could interact with the bed in Beatrix’s office and get healed before Beatrix sets up
Fixed an issue where Orus’s Brute Force skill could be selected from the menu
Fixed an issue where Quinn could remain in the bath house after the final siege
Fixed a sprite issue with Mercy’s bed
Fixed an issue where the monument could be prevented from appearing after the final siege even if members of the cove had died
Fixed an issue where returning to the cliff tops in Witchdale after rejecting Moon’s essence could result in getting stuck

IndoorMinotaur · Oct 17, 2020

New Release: 0.149!

Hi everyone, happy weekend! As is tradition 149 times in a row, I have a new release, carefully baked just for your pleasure.

Except this time, due to a number of total overhauls, the build is guaranteed to be a wild and crazy ride, and I will not be held responsible for what happens if you play it.

...Enjoy!

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Version 0.149 - 10-16-2020

Updated a number of maps all across the game for improved quality and tile diversity
Rebuilt all the cove maps from the ground up using the new image layering system to improve performance
Fixed an issue where Holden could appear in the cove inn prematurely
Fixed an issue where Mercy could enter the Danforth Crook bandit camp by ship
Fixed an issue where Moon could return to the cove from her room prematurely
Adjusted a number of entryway graphics for better continuity and clarity
Adjusted some lighting to improve performance
Fixed an issue where trying to enter the upper cove region after the siege could slow Mercy permanently
Fixed an issue where Carlisse could speak during the cove surrender cutscene even if she was not recruited
Fixed a visual error in the final Leite cutscene
Fixed some typos

IndoorMinotaur · Oct 25, 2020

New Release: v0.150!!!

What the HECK, version 150!

This week's build continues last week's optimization efforts and extends the visual upgrades to a number of maps across the game, but perhaps more excitingly, it also begins a brand new side-story set in all-new explorable territory!

This side-adventure prominently features everyone's favorite innkeeper, Leite, but it also promises to reveal some more fairly deep game lore about a couple of other mysterious characters, so I hope this catches your attention.

The area is fully explorable now and already contains some new lore, but's still a WIP, so there's a lot more to come.

If this wasn't exciting enough, we are going to have another big announcement coming soon, so stay tuned.

- Nym

Version 0.150 - 10-23-2020

Added a new large, explorable region to the game (WIP)
Added the beginnings of a major new optional side-chapter that will reveal a lot of hidden lore
Updated a number of maps across the game for improved quality, performance and tile diversity
Fixed some tile overlay issues
Fixed some lighting issues
Fixed an issue where grey stalkers were incorrectly in possession of night’s essence instead of earth’s essence
Fixed an issue with Orus’s Overgrowth spell, where it would remove the old Overgrowth effect before adding the new one, effectively resetting any overhealing each time. It can also no longer be used from the menu.
Carlisse’s Diamond Shell status now correctly reflects all physical damage types
Fixed a chest sprite issue
Fixed a stray reaction bubble during a cutscene
Fixed an issue where resisting Moon’s essence left her things behind in Witchdale
Fixed some tile passability issues
Fixed some incorrect portrait issues
Fixed a missing transfer event in the New Light tavern
Fixed an issue where some of the paths through Mubarek Monastery would result in the Moon/Elijah scene image not correctly displaying

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Edit: Hotfix (150.1 - 10-24-2020)

Fixed some missing tiles
Fixed an issue where Gertrude could say nothing when interacting with her
Fixed the “reinforcements” cove map and improved performance
Replaced an outdated fishing spot
Fixed some tile passability issues
Improved performance in the flame priestess temple

IndoorMinotaur · Nov 1, 2020

New Release: v0.151!

Happy Halloween, everyone! This latest release continues to polish and improve and fix all manner of things (half of which have been plaguing me for well over a year), and I hope you find it cozy and stable and enjoyable in time for your holiday weekend.

I'm also excited to announce that we're working with a new, incredibly gifted artist (

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) to bring a number of scenes to life and to rework some of our old scenes that we feel no longer fit in well with the style of the game overall.

You'll be seeing evidence of that soon, I'm sure.

Best wishes and enjoy your spooky weekend,

Nym

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Version 0.151 - 10-30-2020

Updated more maps for improved visuals and tile diversity
Qel landing spots now only appear while flying
Fixed a parallax issue in the siege cove
Fixed a parallax issue in the pre-siege cove
Fixed some passability issues
Fixed some tile overlay issues
Fixed some item descriptions
Adjusted some lighting for better performance
Adjusted some of the dialogue boxes in the outro for continuity
Fixed some text-runoff
Fixed an issue where Lara’s dialogue in the cove would repeat
Mercy can no longer read Dietrich’s letter while blindfolded, and it differs now depending on whether Mercy yielded or resisted his essence
Dietrich now leaves behind a letter in the non-renovated throne room as well
Fixed a repeating animation issue
Fixed an issue where Rondo could reappear after a cutscene where he leaves
Fixed an issue where Gorstag could appear inside an obstacle during a cutscene
Fixed an issue where Megaera’s dialogue referenced events which had not yet come to pass
Fixed an issue where Megaera could appear in the cove’s non-renovated throne room even if not recruited
Fixed an issue where it was possible to land Qel by left-clicking, which left the Qel sprite on the map and also kept the menu disabled
Fixed an issue where the red moth ejderha’s arrival at the cove did not correctly modify Oldlight’s ambush score, making it harder on the cove’s scouting unit
Fixed an issue where an obstacle could block the monument after the cove siege
After unlocking Qel, the dock at Mar’Liore no longer contains Mercy’s ship, and the map can be left on the right or left sides instead
Fixed an issue where the cutscene in the Oldlight meeting room was faded to white
Fixed an issue where Mercy could appear in the dream while moving at Orus-riding speed

IndoorMinotaur · Nov 7, 2020

New Alpha Release: v0.152!

Hello, friends!

The latest alpha build introduces the usual menagerie of graphical and technical improvements, updated features and bug-fixes, and a long-requested feature: Unarmed Skills!

The hand-to-hand enthusiast now has a variety of new skills to learn from Dalkon, including one with a different variation for every class type.

We also hope you'll enjoy the latest piece of art done by our talented contributor, Shape.

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Version 0.152 - 11-6-2020

Added new unarmed skills
Added new Mercy & Hallie scene art
Began updating the adult scene formats to align with the scene library formats (approx. 50%)
Updated more maps for improved visuals and tile diversity
Fixed some tile errors
Adjusted some lighting for better performance
Fixed a move-speed bug
Fixed some text runoff
Fixed an issue where seekers in Esterholt would continue to appear until a map change
Changed how images render in a certain event in the hopes that an uncaught TypeError won’t randomly pop up when skipping the text
Fixed an issue preventing Dietrich’s letter from being used from the inventory
Fixed an issue where skipping a cutscene could result in walking slowly afterwards
Fixed a parallax issue in the first cove siege
Fixed an issue where Moon’s shop could add szarva milk to Mercy’s inventory
Fixed an issue where Orbit was incorrectly regenerating twice, for two different values
Changed regen effects from being “tick-based” to being turn-based; this was to fix a bug where regeneration effects were breaking max-hp buffs over 100% default HP
Fixed an issue where the boathouse was hidden in the final cove area
Players can now re-enter the scene library after the final siege is complete
Fixed an issue where Dietrich could appear in the throne room before victory is claimed in the siege
Fixed an issue where Aklas would not correctly acknowledge Dietrich’s passing in the first siege
Fixed a lingering image overlay in the upper cove area if not upgraded
Fixed a bug where the opening event at the Isle of Deer went missing somehow in version 151, allowing Mercy to explore prematurely
Fixed a bug where some damage over time effects were triggering twice in a row
Fixed a bug where Adrenaline triggered twice
Fixed an issue where resisting Dietrich’s essence still counted as yielding for the end scene

IndoorMinotaur · Nov 15, 2020

New Release: v0.153!

Hey everyone,

The latest build is uploading as I type this and we've got it all this week, from new quests, new scene art, new characters, and all the usual piles of bug-fixes and improvements.

I don't have much to say about the build that isn't covered in the patch notes, but I hope you enjoy and look forward to the Isle of Deer's exciting conclusion coming next week.

- Nym

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Version 0.153 - 11-13-2020

Added new Beatrix scene art
Added new story-content and characters to the Isle of Deer
Updated the remainder of the adult scene formats to align with the scene library formats
Fixed a number of rich-text characters remaining in the NSFW scenes
Fixed a couple of move speed errors
Fixed some passability issues
Fixed a bug where attempting to loot a certain key fragment wouldn’t add it to your inventory
Fixed some tile errors
Fixed an error where a battle animation played twice
Fixed Entomb adding Def Up instead of Down
Fixed enemy Overgrowth only affecting Enemy #1 instead of both enemies
Devour now provides immunity to certain magical status effects
Fixed a transfer event after choosing the first siege units
Fixed some misplaced balloon icons
Fixed a lighting issue at the Glass Sea campsite
Adjusted some lighting for better performance in the cove
Fixed some overlays in the cove battle and post-battle maps
Fixed an issue where Mercy wouldn’t enter the scene library after the final cove siege

lmaccount · Nov 18, 2020

Any tentacles/pregnancy in this?

IndoorMinotaur · Nov 21, 2020

lmaccount said:
Any tentacles/pregnancy in this?

At present there are 2 tentacle scenes and 1 pregnancy scene with room for more!

IndoorMinotaur · Nov 21, 2020

New Release: v0.154!

Hey everyone, exciting news! Weekly patrons now have access to our first full quest content update since "completing" the main storyline, which means the game is another step closer to full release.

We hope you enjoy the new Isle of Deer content and look forward to next week's release, which will begin expanding some of the ending narratives, adding new secrets, and hopefully coming at you with some more new art assets!

Best,
Nym

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Version 0.154 - 11-20-2020

Added new story content to the Isle of Deer
Added new boss encounter to Isle of Deer
Added new enemies to Isle of Deer
Added new recruitable character (still WIP for siege stats)
Updated the skillbook to contain unarmed skills
Revised some lighting for better performance
Slightly adjusted class balance
Added an option to leave Wulfhilde alone Mercy’s room
Adjusted the SP value of recovery rate, now providing 5% per 300, up from 3%
Updated some maps for better quality and tile diversity
Fixed an issue where the Beatrix & Griswald scene could enlarge the text
Fixed a move speed issue
Fixed a couple of weapon graphic issues
Fixed an issue from 0.152 where the Molly/Minron scene overlay would remain on-screen
Several more scenes in which time passes now recover the party’s HP/MP
Fixed an issue where the font was enlarged after the Abigail scene

lmaccount · Nov 22, 2020

IndoorMinotaur said:
At present there are 2 tentacle scenes and 1 pregnancy scene with room for more!

Sold! Tentacle pregnancy scenes are the best.

IndoorMinotaur · Nov 29, 2020

New Release: v0.155!

This week's release starts to fill out some side-content I've had in mind for a while, adding new items, characters, quests, etc. to hidden little pockets of the game.

It's a relatively small build, all things considered, but I took a day off to relax and eat lots of food for Thanksgiving. Hope y'all managed to do the same.

Best,
Nym

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Version 0.155 - 11-27-2020

Myerte has been added to the siege
Fixed a bug which allowed Mercy to approach the finder in Carvannah
Myerte has been given new dialogue in the cove
Added new secret quests & items around the world
Added a new recipe
Added a new “Water Jug” key item for scooping up fresh water to use in cooking recipes
Added a new recruitable character
Fixed the Minron & Molly scene causing big font to linger
Fixed an issue where Mercy could retain her awakened sprite & portrait after the Isle of Deer cavern scene
Fixed an issue where hot cocoa required the wrong ingredients to prepare
Changed the animation for liquid consumable items in combat
Hot Cocoa now adds XP instead of recovering HP
Essence Dessert buffs now persist through death & full recovery
Fixed some recipe overlap, added a couple of recipes that had been missing

IndoorMinotaur · Dec 5, 2020

New Alpha Build: v0.156!

Hi everyone!

Happy to present the latest alpha release, version 0.156, featuring many new quest rewards, revisions, quality-of-life improvements, bug-fixes and more.

This is very close to what the full release will look like, minus some art and some more fine-tuning after further playtesting, so I really hope you enjoy.

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Nym

Version 0.156 - 12-4-2020

Added new ending narrations to reflect different outcomes depending on the cove’s resourcefulness score
Added new rewards to the cove for high morale scores
Updated some enemy animations to resolve quicker and feel more impactful
Added “breathing” effects to a number of enemies and linked breathing rates to HP as a bonus visual indicator of health
Replaced the item collection sound effects
Replaced the background music for Emerald Flats
Adjusted a number of enemy battler positions
It is now possible to formally conclude the Kelsie quest, resulting in a cove morale boost
Trying to sneak out of the internment camp from the mine-side in Emerald Flats now returns you back to where you were instead of transporting you across the stream. The guard and Mercy now properly look at each other as well
Touched up some dialogue around Shiveworth for better quality & continuity
Adjusted some lighting for better performance
Added new spots to draw water from
Fixed some passability issues
Losing people in the siege now harms morale
Fixed an issue where the sun key scene between Mercy and Gertrude wouldn’t play after chapter 7
Fixed an issue where Gertrude could still appear in the cove even if she died in the first siege
Fixed some line break issues

IndoorMinotaur · Dec 12, 2020

New Release: The Test ZONE (v0.157)

Hi everyone, excited to report that I'm doing a final super thorough start-to-finish run through now to polish things up before the official release.

Consequently, there are a LOT of small tweaks and changes and revisions and bug-fixes in the list this week, but don't be daunted. Many of them are relatively minor changes, and there shouldn't be any issues with save compatibility.

The majority of these changes are to phrasing, line-breaks for clearer readability, minor battle positioning, things like that. Some of the "larger" changes come in the form of changed scene dialogue and a fancy new battle cursor.

I'm only about halfway done the sweep now, so expect a similarly long list of changes next week. Then it mostly comes down to waiting for art, maybe adding a few little bonus features here and there!

If you have any bugs or issues to report, please don't hesitate to pop into the public Discord and drop us a line!

Enjoy,
Nym

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Version 0.157 - 12-11-2020

Added some new dialogue and cutscene visuals to create more foreshadowing about Mercy’s fate
Added battle selection cursors to more clearly indicate targets
Updated some maps for better quality and tile diversity
Fixed a portrait-related crash in Mar’Liore
Fixed some typos
Fixed an issue where Fishmaster Luca incorrectly reports the Goofer record as 0 cm.
Fixed an issue where there was some incontinuity between the base Marlan stats and the Rematched Marlan stats
Fixed an issue where losing the Marlan fight and being transported home leaves the window tinted for the outside
Adjusted lots of dialogue for quality, continuity and improved line-breaks
Adjusted various screen transitions and choice menus for better quality and continuity
Made various lighting adjustments for better performance and continuity
Adjusted minimum ATB rubberband speed to 0.4, down from 0.5. This allows for a broader range of variable ATB speeds and also better matches the maximum speed of 2.5.
More images are now preloaded to help limit delayed parallax pop-in on larger maps
Fixed an issue where interacting with the statue in the cove extension before the timer expired would disable the timer without disabling the switch, leaving all the gates open on the way out
The Health Rune’s item description has been corrected to reflect a gain of 90 HP
The Mana Rune has been buffed from +15 to +24 MP, and the Staff Rune has been buffed from +12 to +20 MP
Target Rate bonus has been increased from 3% to 5% when spending Skill Points
Fixed an issue where the ship lighting persisted into Carvannah, resulting in exterior lighting appearing indoors
Fixed an issue where Ralph’s tent plays the wrong music after fading back in on the first cutscene
Defeating Hallie now yields 275 XP, up from 125
Adjusted the Disarm animation
Fixed some repeating animation issues
Mercy can now rest in the Crows’ hideout after defeating Silas
Madame Remora now correctly takes her 15 gold as payment for the fortune reading
Fixed an issue where a few items couldn’t be looted as they incorrectly required the player to be facing upwards (including a Silver Card)
Fixed some wall-crevice events which required talking to the wall twice to climb inside
Fixed some bedroll events
Fixed an issue where entering a building while riding Orus, then attempting to ride Orus while in the building, would fadeout the screen for a moment
Re-fixed an old issue where Mercy could mention fishing on the Carvannah execution platform while absent
Fixed an issue where Moon could skip a phase of dialogue after chapter 2
Fixed an issue where a number of enemy animated sprites were affected by the “breathing” plugin, causing pixel issues
Mercy now fishes up unrefined essence of the sea instead of refined, ranging from 1-4
Fixed an issue where cooking fires were no longer extinguishing after 3 uses since the cooking system update
When lit, cooking fires now also provide illumination in dark areas
Fixed an issue where cooking fires were no longer providing the Warm status since the cooking system update
Replaced some outdated cooking fires
Adjusted the cooking fire sprite slightly to avoid pixel shifting when going from unlit to lit
Fixed some passability issues
Fixed an issue where Mercy could ride Orus into several Danforth Crook homes
Fixed an issue where Mercy could ride Orus into the Nestmother’s home during a cutscene
Fixed an issue with encounters not properly updating in Witchdale
Adjusted some item descriptions to contain more information

IndoorMinotaur · Dec 19, 2020

New Release: The TEST ZONE, Pt. 2

Hi everyone, back tonight with another huge list of tweaks and improvements as I continue my full start-to-finish sweep.

I expect by next week, the revision phase will be completely finished and the game will be all polished up and ready to launch apart from unfinished art assets.

Once those are all wrapped up... off to Steam, I guess!

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Version 0.158 - 12-18-2020

Added new scene art for Vincent & Gertrude
Delilah has new lines if encountering Mercy before & after she is captured
Mercy can now present Claudia’s letter to Beatrix in her office for a while
Adjusted a lot of dialogue for better quality, continuity and readability
Adjusted some tile layer issues
Adjusted some choice menus for better continuity
Adjusted some lighting for better performance
Mercy can no longer skip through the caverns in Witchdale after watching Molly enter
Fixed some repeating animations
The celebration noise & heart now appear when fishing any amount of essence
Esterholt Seekers now use the correct “Wrath” ability
Radiant Light now lasts 4 rounds, but only increases pharmacology by 25%
Fixed an issue where weather effects could sometimes stop when transferring to within the same map
Fixed a couple of accessories that weren’t equippable
Faded out some of the background music and sound effects to make the voice lines more easily audible
Fixed an issue where Mercy wouldn’t talk about Vincent’s room if she went into Gertrude’s prior
Fixed an issue where Hobart could appear in the cove even when not recruited
Made it impossible for NPCs to walk on the Mar’Liore bridge to prevent traffic jams
Fixed an issue where Mercy could have dialogue while not in the party
Fixed a movement-related soft-lock on the Isle of Deer
Fixed a font size issue
Yielding to Belka no longer disables Orus from following
Fixed some portrait issues for Leite and Beatrix
Adjusted some awkward Orus positioning during cutscenes
Fixed the walking animation for some guards during a cutscene
Beatrix now unequips any added gear and re-equips her default equipment once she leaves the party
Added a place for Beatrix to rest outside the nunnery
Adjusted the cove defense spike positions to not block the cannons
Fixed an issue where having insufficient funds to target Minerva could result in shifted choice results when hiring the Sisters
Fixed some walk animations during a cutscene with Holden
Added a few extra Bruiseweeds to Witchdale to make it slightly easier to catch the cove bruiseweed potion scenes
Fixed some passability issues
Fixed some dead lights
Fixed a ship pathing issue when escaping Mubarek
Fixed some portrait flickering
Fixed a font size issue after Mercy’s Carvannah threesome
Fixed an issue where Silas could walk around during a conversation
Fixed an issue where Giantslayer was dealing damage twice in a row
Changed Giantslayer icon so it doesn’t get confused with Corrosion
Beatrix now has an additional base 25% Pharmacology and Recovery Effect for being a Doctor
Glass Powder no longer afflicts Giantslayer, instead deals direct damage. It also now counts as a weapon skill instead of a spell, and is based on physical accuracy
Absolution of the Sea now correctly removes Corrosion
Claudia now knows Sense Essence
Fixed an issue where Moon’s shop didn’t check for bruiseweed at certain portions of the game

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