Friday, November 18, 2016

TLS 0.21.2 Public Release

Download*: https://mega.nz/#!ywlCSJLQ!134T3YfD-Dpk6I_C6R3Oa7OaswBB3ciyhLW4SJkA8N8
Mirror*: https://www.mediafire.com/?jgj4a1krd8k8gee
RTP: https://mega.nz/#!b9tSQBZT!a-YKvSoRcon3sO8iLsctRlm_qwyRuhUvwH14rFLd-ak

*Requires RPG Maker VX Ace RTP to be installed. If you don't know what that means, use the RTP link.

Version 0.21.2 (use if importing a save from the 0.20.x waiting room):
Link: https://mega.nz/#!L9tgGC7L!qcZfgWnrvu5lU8ruuITpZM34LeBuJDvBwUtAG41xrpA

Version 0.21.0
 - New section of the game, finishing the elven section of the plot.
 - Four new plot sex scenes.
 - Six new affection sex scenes.
Version 0.21.2
 - Assorted bugfixes and changes.
 - An affection-granting conversation has been added for Bertricia at the end of the current content (minmaxers are advised to find it).
 - Iconset modified to match attribute names, thanks to Decanter.
Version 0.21.3
 - Additional bugfixes.
 - Necessary fixes for certain paths (like skipping Altina).

This is a pretty sizable update, I hope everyone enjoys it! The next update for TLS will be back in Yhilin, wrapping up some loose ends there before launching into the next major stage of the plot.

In other news, Ouroboros is now up on itch.io! It's also making its way through the DLsite review process, so soon it should be available in all four stores. See here for more information and links. Thanks again to all the people supporting me this way. ^-^


67 comments:

  1. Huzzah the wait for the poor plebs is over! Can't wait to dive in and experience more of the world of TLS.

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  2. yeeeees \o/ what ^ said
    this wait was so long T_T
    (also should mention playing TLS with no guide is so much more fun so ofc not gonna wait on guide... when i had backlog of game for few patches i used guuide and while it made me not mess up anything or lose on any content yolo playing is so much more interesting (then again when i check guide and see what i all missed or messed up i cringe hard but hey))

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    1. forgot to add.....
      THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK SIERRA ^^

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    2. You're quite welcome! Believe me, I enjoy making the game at least as much as you guys enjoy playing it. ^-^

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    3. Would like if there was more possibility for backtracking. I missed an optionnal dungeon/cache cause I didn't know that getting varia would lead to the first war event and that after that you wouldn't get another occasion to go there. It has haunted me ever since.

      First time posting. Wanted to say that I love the game. the world and lore, the politics and economy, the characters and the hero, the script and dialogues. Trully a masterpiece.

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    4. Glad you enjoy it so much!

      Sorry about Varia - I tried to signal that entering the forest would end the free exploration segment, but since you're far from the only person to say this, clearly I didn't signpost it well enough.

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  3. Awesome! Thanks for your hard work and I hope Ouroboros proves to be a commercial success for you as well.

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  4. I love everything about this game, but my favorite thing about this update is probably the kids.

    Is that odd? They're bloody adorable-way better than the ones in other RPG's I've played.

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    1. Most facesets for kids are highly limited, so when I realized I had so many good elven children, I decided to really go for it. ^-^ Glad you liked them!

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  5. It seems like the two guys colluding in the same location where you met the Incubus Emperor's succubi vanishes after the First Root event, I'm not sure if that's intentional.

    I was going around trying to talk to everyone to be sure I had enough, uh, language? to be able to pass. But then I accidentally tripped the First Root thing and all that stuff shook out, and they were gone.

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    1. It's intentional - their investigations are related to the First Root events, so they conclude once those are resolved. Sorry about that - I actually pushed back the First Root events compared to version 0.21.1 in hopes that this would happen to fewer people.

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  6. How do I find the affection sex scene? Also can't seem to find a way to recover and talk to the harem in the forest section

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    1. Sorry, the new affection scenes won't be available until you return to Yhilin. There's a fair bit of content included in the game that's impossible to get legitimately, actually...

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    2. why does sierra's comment remind me of something...

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  7. Sierra, i think i literally love you

    I cancelled my debit/credit card and you are making me think of taking it again so i can pay you monthly

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    1. I'm happy to have enthusiastic support, but don't make any financial decisions Simon wouldn't approve of! ^-^

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    2. Simon is softer than Megail :P

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  8. As awesome as ever I love it and it was hilarious. Thanks Sierra Lee.

    P.S. was it possible to invest in this update? I looked through the whole map to finish things before going to the first root, but I forgot to check the investments. Also I played through the whole content in one sitting without saving even once -.-

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    1. No worries, you can't invest while acting as an emissary. If you had the conversations introducing potential investments, then you'll get a chance to invest as early as it's possible to.

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  9. The elf section has been really fun to play. New characters, more feels, and the new advancements in the overall plot is building up to something I am becoming increasingly more curious about, as well as trying to piece together. I also sincerely hope you are doing well.

    I think a section like this will pay off more than others once the game is complete, in particular because of the choice you teased us about in those forum posts ahead of time. Despite what Nalili said was a factor from my initial thoughts between the two, I definitely found Orilise my favourite between them, and the *right* decision in regard to my choice. Part of that is likely in how I personally view Simon, and what Aka said when she conversed in Orilise was not far off what I think as well.

    There seems to be a bug that is causing the F12 function to not cancel out dialogue boxes, maps and sprites, etc. Best way I can describe it since talking to someone tends to remove the bug, but not the victory screen message. I suspect you might already know about this though, but just in case.

    There's also a very minor detail at the meeting point, with Simon not backing out in the second tent to the left from the central area you meet the queens in.

    My only personal criticism for this section was the Emerald Leaves and the Crystal Petals, which in truth likely does not matter very much really. Perhaps I should of held off from buying them (despite initially doing so), but from what I can gather you only need one or the other. Unless of course you're planning additional uses for both items, I think it would be fair to make it an item you can sell off at a certain point to someone, if there truly isn't another use for it.

    Back to Yhilini then :P.

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    1. Very glad to hear from people enjoying this update and the choice therein. ^-^

      The F12 bug I'm aware of, but since it was caused by recently added custom scripts, there's not a lot I can do about it myself. The tent thing, on the other hand, is easily fixed - good catch!

      As for the leaves/petals... I made them sellable for the next version, just for you.

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  10. Anyone know what triggers the first root? Activating all three points or something else? I am considering redoing that part because I missed the chance to pretend to be an elf. Also I apparently killed wolves, don't know whether there were some among the butterfly enemies or whether in ran into an wolf and just didn't notice.

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    1. That's correct, it's activating all three points.

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  11. I gather that Simon has been in and about Gheldaron and Darghelon for a while off screen? But (at least in the event that you picked Lynine first) the thing with Reliar Ortise still came out of left field for me.

    I mean, Elder Lynine obviously wanted this from the start (and she's kind of an idiot), but I'm not sure why Ortise decided to join up as the elven ambassador. I suppose I never really got a good handle on what she wants, so I was surprised when it turns out Simon and Yhilin are it.

    Also, in the foreigner section of Lynine's settlement one of the elves paths onto the bridge and stays there sometimes, but you can just run into the renter's cottage and back out again to reset her so it's all good.

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    1. Yes, a significant period of time working in the forests was skipped during the off-screen time. As for Reliar Orilise... I hope her thinking will be clearer if you try her route too at some point?

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    2. Yeah, that's making more sense now. She's a sneaky little thing isn't she?

      By the way, I'm baffled about what the mutter elf in the upper right corner of the map is about. Was that supposed to be something we can understand yet? I figured, he must be talking about the First Root thing, but he's still there after that event takes place. And I can't figure out what that 'one beneath the scythe' business is about.

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    4. Yup, this one is relevant to this update. It sounds like you have all the clues, it's just a matter of figuring out what they're supposed to mean.

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    5. @Guile I'd suggest revisiting every area of the map after you get that prompt. I sort of randomly stumbled across it by accident while I was finishing up the chapter.

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    6. Having gone back and played it, I have to say I really liked Orilise's library section over anything Lynine had to offer.

      There's a typo in the 4th or 5th page of Orilise's first sex scene if you haven't gotten word yet, though. Something like "Do you (like, or maybe not like) this? Having an elven girl impaled on your cock?"

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  12. I was wondering if in a future update it would be possible to give Simon a duel sword wielding option like Aka and Varia have with their daggers and claws

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    1. Not likely, sorry. Single/dual wield is hardcoded into the engine and so I'd have to find or write a completely new script to handle that.

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  13. Considering the grand scale of the story, I think this game still has a long way to go. But what about you? Do you think this game will be finished in near future?

    BTW, I don't really like patreon but I will surely buy it if you put up the game for sale after it is finished.

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    1. Near future, no. But I promise you it won't be going on forever: the further the game gets the more obvious it will be that the scale of the story is leading toward a definite conclusion.

      I've pledged that TLS will always remain free, so it won't ever go up for sale, but thanks for your vote of confidence.

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    2. Thanks for the reply!

      It's nice to know this is going to be a grand story befitting the grand scale of the plot. Since you aren't going to be putting this on sale, I'll just buy what you sell on smashwords (Though to be honest, I prefer a harem story like TLS and the Superman story you wrote on literotica more).

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    3. Much appreciated!

      Harems can be fun to write, but I do like normal romance stuff too. "Normal romance" being a relative term here. =P

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  14. even thou i DLed game the moment it came out only now had time to start playing it..... but.....
    @Sierra i think? i gound a bug when i use "orgy of blows" skill if it kills one of enemies on like first or 2nd blow skill cancles instead of all 4 hits being used (just started playing and this happened only twice but yeah i think its actual bug)

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    1. Unfortunately, that's just how the battle engine works: targets are chosen at the beginning of the turn, so if some of them were aimed for an enemy that died, those attacks are lost.

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    3. oooooh i see didnt use nalili a lot since she is kinda new to the group and only noticed that now and yes was just about to say after few games it went back to normal but guess it was just RNG engine thingy thou if it works that way orgy of blows becomes less spammable when fighting medium-strong enemies since if not mistaken each hit gives back lust =___= then again still rly strong skill vs strong enemies

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  15. Really enjoying your game so far. The new update is a bit short to me ( since the first version I played was 0.20.2, a lot of catching up is needed ) but at least I have done all 4 combinations of choice you made in this update, some were hillarious, kudos for that.
    I noticed that you put "rare ingredients" that can be bought, was it for future update ?

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    1. Sorry, I can only complete so much every month! If you like longer playtimes, you may want to let several updates pass before picking up your saves again.

      The rare ingredients do have a use this update, so it sounds like you have a bit more content to discover. ^-^

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    2. Back to square one I guess. Nice pickup behind the tree there, and one shiny thingy in the forest :D

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    3. 4 combinations? i thought there was just picking between 2 options of supporting one of 2 elves.... what did i miss? -____-"

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    4. The beginning of the elves mini-arc, where you chose to side with either of them, and then the options after. That means twice Lynine, twice Orilise, Lynine then Orilise, Orilise then Lynine

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    5. oooh thats what you mean XD i went both times for lynine

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    6. Tits lover detected :lenny: I went for Orilise, as expected of Sierra to provide me an ass fetish ^.T

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    7. yes :3 but there is one more thing :> i like her idea of mixing elves and corruption magic for some reason huehuehue ^^

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  16. I finished 0.20 a few days ago and I must say I came for the porn, stayed for the plot. And interesting characters. And humor. And balanced gameplay. And so on...
    Your game is really well-made on many levels. Game world and its lore are quite vast, antagonists are intriguing and your decisions really matter.
    Simon is fresh mix of typical and atypical traits of hero and interactions between cast are well-written and funny. No art for sex scenes doesn't really matter as you quickly got used to it.
    TLS is polished with detailed maps, bug-free events, correct grammar and wording.
    Just awesome for RPGmaker project and quite a few commercial games are not half as good.

    On the other hand, the game might be a bit too complex for its own good. Without guide you can miss some content, make really wrong decisions and investments.
    It's realistic, I'm ok with it, but not everyone want to replay a few hours from last crucial save because they forgot something. And with ~30+ hours of gameplay it can be a chore.
    Wiki helps a lot, but it still somehow spoils some fun.

    0.21 was a good update, fleshing out elves more before increasing harem count and there are still two queens we'd like to know closer :)
    I hope Min will also have her 5 minutes but I'm a bit concerned about low (~20-26) RP for the elder we didn't side with. Will there be time to max her too?
    Also in 0.21, for first time, I noticed some minor aesthetic mistakes:
    - "satuation" when Megail talked with Min in Barterhouse
    - both tiles of "doors" in the Unshaded Oak are passable from the side when other doors are not
    - Hermit stays in place after completing her quest and doesn't turn to face Simon after (problem with directional fix or maybe it's intentional)

    But all in all, I'd be happy if more games were as polished as yours. I hope you'll continue making steady progress.

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    1. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the game so much! ^-^

      "Too complex for its own good" may be a fair criticism. There are definitely sections of the game where I feel I got too wrapped up in an idea that I thought was elegant on paper but turned out to be more complex in the execution. Also, I am probably influenced by the secret-hungry long time fans who want more and more of this sort of thing.

      However, I haven't structured the game such that your decisions can truly ruin your game. One of my testing saves is a "worst possible game" where I try to miss everything option and make the worst decisions. Anyone actually playing the game that way would miss out on a fair bit of content, but they'd still get the same core storyline. I don't intend the game to punish anyone who dips below 100% perfection.

      Min will have some more time, definitely. As for the elf you don't pick, she won't be maxable until much later in the game. I wanted your decision to have some lasting impact further into the game than this update.

      Thanks for noting those mistakes, got them fixed. I do my best to polish the game, but I'm not perfect and these regular releases require a fairly intense pace. But thanks to fans like you, I keep refining what's released. The leading edge of the game usually has some bugs, typos, and minor issues, but I try to keep working on the quality of the entire game even as I move forward.

      (Though for the record, the Potion Hermit not moving after you finish her part is intentional. She is ignoring you. =P)

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    2. It's okay, you're just Silent Friends!

      ... I hope we see her again sometime. Her character model is cute as a button, and I kind of want to see her and Balia completely ignoring each other.

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  17. Finally finished the game (again. With version .20 and .21 this time).
    Just a suggestion but when Simon drew the corruption into himself from the queens I was really expecting a stat boost.

    There was no stat boost.

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    1. speaking of "again".... even thou i am bit low on time lately decided to replay the game XD

      and btw sierra i think he has the point thou... since simon consumed that corruption there could be idk some change? i mean it doesnt have to be big but at least some would be nice....it feels more exciting that way like looking for those caches of power of lustlord (or something like that if i remember right)

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  18. Amazing update as ever, Sierra. I loved Aka's linguistic travails in particular (I've been having similar trouble with my French lately when travelling to Belgium for work). I'm looking forward to replaying and seeing how different choices work out.

    A couple of minor text issues I noticed on this playthrough (all on 0.21.3):

    There's some sort of text trimming issue here:
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/7r9s8dn9qvudwck/Screenshot%202016-11-24%2023.15.44.png?dl=0

    And I think there's a missing word in "Do like this?" here:
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uhrqmwfghv2ff1/Screenshot%202016-11-27%2022.19.53.png?dl=0

    Also, I sometimes get a crash when I'm entering the last training fight with the Empress (the one where she's gone black and all-powerful). It doesn't occur on a reload, though, so I'm not sure how to reproduce it.

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    1. Thanks! I enjoyed trying to do the linguistic parts this way, you'll see at least a little more of it in the game as more languages get involved.

      The missing word is just a mistake, but the text trimming error is pretty weird. Just that one line? Can't duplicate or figure out why, so I'm not sure what to do unless I come up with an idea. Same with the occasional Empress crash, sorry.

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    2. I've just gone back and tried and failed to reproduce the trimming bug. I guess it's some weird transient error; I thought it was odd that it was cropping up in a finished chapter! May as well ignore it for now - I'll report back if I see anything like it in the future.

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  19. Thanks man! We love your game. it is truly great :D

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  20. Sadly I needed to format my winchester.Anybody can pass me a save game in the begining from the eleven part? To my Mail. Terrana92@gmail.com

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    1. Eleven mean Piror the take ut everything (After the "negotation's between kingdoms) I lost my save files :(

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  21. I'm just curious, why do you distribute the game in a .exe file instead of .zip or .rar?
    I mean, I trust you, but most people would be kinda scared to open it, I was also put off at first.

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    1. RPG Maker automatically compiles games into an .exe that's really just a self-extracting folder. I didn't like it at first either, playing other games, but over time I've gotten used to it. Sorry about the situation, but the alternatives would be kind of laborious.

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  22. I remember the twist back at the beginning where the Chosen was made out to be this great, yet generic fantasy hero to save the world, yet it was so much more complicated than that (even if you ignore the focus of sex demons). And now it's going into building a sort of empire, as well as making connections to new countries and such. I might do a complete replay one of these days because of how amazing the game is. Not just the sex scenes and feels, but the build-up of Simon, supposedly second-hand crutch character who becomes a well-meaning and moral(ish) overlord. I feel so impatient that these updates take so long, but your work is amazing Sierra.

    Heck, the elves Lynine and Orilise really surprised me how multi-dimensional they were, and I grew to like both of them after doing both their routes. I didn't expect to get both in the end, but it was pleasant to win both.

    I say take a break for a while, especially this upcoming holiday season. You earned it.

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    1. Sounds like you're my target audience! =D If you've liked the game so far, I'm sure you'll like it as it gets closer to the conclusion.

      No breaks are scheduled - I should have a new update coming out pretty son and then plenty in the new year. I do side projects as a change of pace from time to time, though, so look forward to some of those!

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  23. This game, without a doubt has significant replay value, with or without sex scenes - hence my replaying it from the beginning (there was, of course the reason that my PC crashed a while back and i lost my save, but...). In fact, it is, so far a legitimate contender as one of my favorite RPG Games (regardless of platform).

    BTW, Sierra, have you ever thought about novelization for the game (once it's complete, that is). I think that would be amazing!

    Keep up the great work!

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    1. Well, thank you! ^-^

      Obviously I like writing, that's where I started, but I wouldn't make a novelization of TLS. By the time it's finished, I will have told the complete story in the way I meant to tell it. I might write stories set in the world or maybe even within the game's plot, but once this is done I will be happy to move on to new stories.

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    2. Ah, that'll be great!

      What i'd love to see is Simon's past, you know... Him during the war, his relationship with Wendis, when and how he adopted Robin... pretty much, everything about his past (from the Incubus King war onward, things like that). You could even end the story with an epilogue (What He and Altina were doing while waiting for Kai in the TLS prologue, maybe)

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