As mentioned, this update will take two weeks of testing. When it takes longer than normal, usually I release it for all patrons, including those at lower tiers. Meanwhile, I'm making a post here to talk about something else.
Steam just launched a new feature: creator pages. It seems to tie into the curator/groups features, so it's not perfect, but I still consider this a significant good thing. The main benefit is that it lets someone follow you as a creator instead of following individual games, which is much more useful given how Steam treats new games.
You can follow me completely anonymously here:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/sierralee/
Or join my group here:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/sierralee
While I will keep posting updates on my blog, if you want information about my games directly on Steam, these pages should have something to offer you. For example, it would let you know how everything is on sale on Steam right now - I don't like to spam the blog with things like that.
(Though now that I'm here, I should mention that I've set up an equivalent sale on itch.io, for those who prefer not to use Steam.)
In any case, I'll be back next week with the public release of this version of TLS!
There is a bug at the end when we go to see aff there is no picture for Sarai only aff with the picture of Esthera.
ReplyDeleteThere is also some text mistakes for all 4 chapters sentences with can and can't.The last mistake was with Carina saying that she will help but using can't not can.
Take a break keep up the good work and thank you for making this game :)
Sarai bug is fixed, thanks! For textual errors, I appreciate it if reports can include a screenshot.
DeleteI'm already there, bugging the people to visit (and improve!) the wiki...
ReplyDeleteSaw that, thanks!
DeleteJust a small curiosity: why do you have in itch.io two instances of the Crimson Gray game, on with just the Win version and other that has all of them (Win, Mac and Linux)? Inquiring minds want to know and all of that... unrepentant grin
ReplyDeleteI did make a SFW and NSFW version to test to what degree itch.io suppresses NSFW games. If there is another instance... I don't know. In either case, Ren'py has all three versions in one package, so all should have all platforms supported.
DeleteDunno, will look into it. -_-
This is the first 18+ rpg that i enjoy playing and spending time.The story is so good the character development is 10/10 even exploring and talking to npc is interesting because there is always something new.The only thing i hate is that there will be 5 chapters for me i hope there will be 100 or even 1000.If the game was bad and people hated it there would be no 5 chapters the game would end sooner but because all loved it why 5 where there could be more chapters even if i want to see the end would wait for at least 2 to 3 years if there is more to play.Even when i have to wait for 30 to 40 days for an updated for game like this is worth it.For me this is the best rpg i have played in years.Keep it up lot of love and your way too smart some time i can't even follow the story :)
ReplyDeleteps what is Mestan boy or girl or both?
I'm glad you enjoy the game! I feel that five chapters will be appropriate for the overall themes and balance of the game - you'll note that each chapter has been longer than the last. I hope that in the end, you'll feel it all works for a satisfying conclusion!
DeleteMestan is male.
I don't know if this is a bug or you are doing it for story but it can be easy to break and for me it is a little weird i'm talking about affection 99 only for harem members because i know that there are other members who have 99 aff
Delete1.Carina
2.Orilise
3.Lynine
Why those 3 are stuck at 99 aff there are so many girls that have joined later and they can go to 100.The most am surprised it is about Carina she joined way too early in the story and she still can't go to 100 when some joining so late can go.Why was i talking that is so easy to break it is because in the last updated the guy that is showing the aff you even said that we can ignore those who are more that 100 aff. Carina and Orilise were more that 100?? why if you want those to be stuck at 99.I wanted to test something and i made Lynine 99 but after i played with the battle vs the f king in that part of the story she gets some aff so after everything was done and i went to see the aff to the guy it was more that 99.
Short version of this is they are stuck at 99 but with cheating or even with no cheating they can go for more that 99 because they get aff in this part of the story and the guy it is showing that.Is this a bug no but with some coding maybe you can change it to show 99??
Sorry for using cheats just wanting to see if i can break the game did it many times sorry ;)
And 5 chapters make more chapters milk the money when you can all of the other developers do it and there games are so bad.Your game is perfect.Supporting you and giving money was the best thing i have ever spend my money on.
Hello! You can check the wiki for info on this, but I'll give an explanation here:
DeleteSome of the characters get periodically bumped back to 99 affection because they need to have certain events happen before their hearts are ready to commit to Simon.
Without any spoilers, I'll give a hypothetical example.
Let's say he's romancing "Jibbers the Talking Squirrel" who must get a nut before she's ready to lock-in at 100 affection.
Somehow Simon raises her affection to 103, without giving her her nut, but her heart can't commit to him before she has it. The relationship cloak at the end of the chapter will show you "103," but if you talk to Jibbers in the in-game group checkups a piece of hidden code will reset her to 99 because she hasn't gotten her nut yet.
Basically what I'm saying is that if you progress far enough in story and updates that these characters will have something happen that makes them ready to lock-in at 100 affection, but that part of the story hasn't arrived yet.
Hello! I'm a player who's been away from the game for a while (over a year), and I've just begun playing again. I made a mod for myself so I could rush through battles and simply enjoy the story.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to upload and link on the wiki this modification of your game intended for those who want to have a second playthrough with the option of instantly winning whatever battles they choose to. The mod would do as follows:
1. Add an item teaching a skill that deals current enemy health in Element[None] damage to all enemies.
2. Add an item that would remove the skill from all characters in possession of said skill, along with the previous item, and this item itself, thereby making any resulting saves compatible for import into your own new official releases.
I realize that certain battles aren't intended to be won and will caution as such on the wiki page, of course. I really think that this mod would be helpful to the community and have zero (0) nefarious intentions in making this mod. Hope to hear from you soon!
Also, your game is as lovely as ever. #1 RPG.
Forgot to mention! Uploaded mod would always be based off the public release and contain non-copyright-infringing names for the items and the skill.
DeleteAlso, I'm not trying to say I don't enjoy your combat systems or the holistic gameplay! I just wanted to blast through what I'd fought before and re-experience the story and try to do better than my first time through. I do handle the interesting fights and the boss battles without using my own added b.hp skill, if it matters to you.
To be honest, I'm not entirely comfortable with such mods, but I don't think I gain anything by forbidding the community from creating them. You can go ahead.
DeleteAlright, I've uploaded the mod to the wiki here.
DeleteIt's got disclaimers and things to say you're not responsible for any issues that come from the mod. Just let me know if you want it unhosted and taken off the page, or changed in some way for any reason! The wikia moderators would surely enforce your wishes as well.
Thank you very much
Delete@Heaven‘s Thesis
ReplyDeleteHey, would you mind to share the link on this post when it‘s uploaded on the wiki? I would appreciate that very much!
First of all, I'd like to congratulate you to one of the best RPGs I've ever played.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I have a question for you.
I'm realy not sure how to proceed during Ardan succession crisis. (I know what I want, but the game was not clear if it is option.) Is Tyna predetermined to marry one of those idiots presented during crisis?
Is possible (with sufficient support and with a repressed reputation of all others) to let her rule as queen without a husband?(I want to keep her for myself. I already have one queen, and I want MORE)
Thank you very much if you decide to answer.
I'm going to have to "No comment" this one as it will be part of the future plot. Sorry!
DeleteWell, that is actually a pretty good answer.
DeleteIf you had no particular plan except those few clowns introduced during the crisis, there would be no reason not to answer my question. So your answer suggests that things are not as obvious as they may seem.
As I said:
Pretty good answer :-)
P.S.
Do you have any public e-mail?
I have a business proposition regarding your game that you might be very interested.
I don't have a public email, but I have an account on Reddit and a whole bunch of forums (there's a list on the wiki, I believe). Feel free to message me!
DeleteWell, so far I have found no place where I could send you private message but I'm still looking. You should make a public e-mail. It's good for business :-)
DeleteHere is my Reddit profile:
Deletehttps://www.reddit.com/u/SierraLeeTLS
Or ULMF if you prefer a forum:
https://ulmf.org/members/sierra-lee.208393/
I'm sorry if it has made things more unpleasant for you, but I will not be making my email public again.
You don't have to be sorry.
DeleteYou did not do anything wrong.
I merely suggested that if you had some special e-mail for the public use only, a lot of things would be a lot easier for you and for your fans.
ULMF looks clear enough and easy to use.
Thank you for link.
You can expect a fairly large message during this weekend.
Good game i give it the oscars
ReplyDeleteThere is only 1 thing that i hate not really but it does bother me and that is
1.The wiki it is not getting any more updates maybe in the future will but for now no
2.I'm old player don't remember when did i start but was early.With every new update new things comes out and the game gets more gameplay that is good but at the same time that is bad.
Lets say for this update things are with the tower points.Because there is no where to see how much points is good or bad.Then we had a choice of support who to help.Same with the battle with the f king we don't know how much did we do good same with the Robin part.
What i want is if you have the time i wish if you can add them on word or i don't know something like that thе results so we know how good we did or who bad we are.Why i am asking this is because i am taking this game serious and don't want to play it again from start.Will take a lot of time (but make it longer love the game) but no for start over.
IF you are already doing this Thank you And a big Sorry from me.Because the only thing i do with a new update is starting the game im not touching anything else don't want to break something.
1) I don't run the wiki, sorry.
Delete2) I understand the desire for more info, but I don't want to outline every outcome too rigidly. I want the game itself to proceed somewhat organically, while there are lots of tools and guides for those focused on maximization.
this game is my last hope in humanity BUT i hate 2 things i think they will be fixed maybe.
ReplyDelete1.
ARAM where do i start: From what i know till now i hate them,not all maybe like 65% i still think some are good.The way they behave to the queen and the people is very bad.They even started to take the women and try to r#p#.What i hate the most of them is that little cockroach of a men trying to get Neranda pregnant and other women.So what i want to know the most is will you let us destroy Aram and the most hated men for now for me that men.Will you let us kill him pretty please.I am hoping that the queen will not get pregnant that is way too much like STOP.And what is with the Aram tower points having more is good or bad? I know that this is way too much questions SORRY 2 will be short
2.Just kill the King of the Dwarren Nationality i don't see use in him at all.
I am not trying to give some bad or hate speech just expressing myself my feelings.
If you have the time and if you can go to F95 18+ site for game there are a lot of comments going about you game in a good way maybe you will get some inspiration.Your very smart and i know that there will be 5 chapters and i know that you are already done with the story you know what you want to do and how to end it but there is always room for improvement not in a bad way.The people on this site are way too much smart and polite for site like that.
Keep it up good luck and remember killing those 2 is a good job :)
You will return to Aram and Eustrin in this chapter and get a chance to advance some of those plotlines. I won't reveal too much, but let me say that while I like messing with player expectations, I'm not cruel for cruelty's sake. You'll enjoy the developments, I think.
DeleteI'm aware of F95 and I know that there are a lot of people there who truly enjoy the game. But I'm not really comfortable interacting with people there.
For the record, I want to say that I didn't mean to insult anyone on F95. I'm actually glad that there are many there discussing the plot - I put a lot of effort into it, so I'm happy when players find it interesting enough to speculate.
DeleteI try to be polite and kind with everyone, and I'm sorry if I came off as insulting. However, I am only human and my energy is finite. I try to be open-minded, but a fair number of people from F95 have made it clear that I'm not welcome there. For the sake of focusing most of my energy on my work, I can only maintain a presence on so many websites.
You made many comments regarding the number and expense of investments in chapter four. The reason for this is because I tried to plan those investments to be purchased over the course of all chapter four and five. You are welcome to play in the way you like, but please be understanding when there aren't as many new investments in future updates.
Also, everyone is wrong about Stenai. =P I just hope people will like what I'm going for when I release that update.
Hey Sierra Lee! As usual I love the updates! But I gotta ask. Is there a potential chance that tyna could become a part of Simons little band?
ReplyDeleteHonestly I was surprised and annoyed about the chances of tyna marrying the possible candidates but I’d love hear the possibility of her joining Simon little group.(as I liked her character) and I want her to be the queen down the ruler category.
Other than that question, I must say the Last sovereign has exceed my expectations, the route of possibilities are unbelievable and literally the most awesome thing I have seen my far in any rpg game in this kind of platform. As even minor decisions can have such effect in the main parts of the game. And even the story is something I’m just so invested in. U should be proud of this, because this is something that has described yr very potential.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy the game! As for Tyna, I am going to have to "No comment" you too, sorry.
DeleteWill there be an time skip where the images of the harem members will change let say like Aka transformed, Robin, Riala in privacy, Dari and other.
ReplyDeleteLet say chapter 4 ends in a bang big fight,but Simon learns that he is weak and goes to train in the tower.Lets say we get to pick where Simon wants to train.
Going down- Demons,Darkness,Evil and more things.
Going up-Angels,Light,Good and more things.
Now we get to pick and what we pick the image of Simon changes.New skills different between light and dark But no changing in Simon's personality even if we pick going down.Because we want Simon to stay good as he is and not turning evil.
So going into chapter 5
Simon spent a year training and going back.Everyone have a different look even maybe some new skills learning something new even a new Research.Then every country gets something new and we see how spending a year has changed everything around us.I know that with every update there is something new in every country we do investment.Now going to forget that.
Maybe this is stupid and even doing all of this will take a lot of time.We got into chapter 4 and how Simon was in chapter 1 and now things have a big difference BUT in appearance not very much.There were to say a lot of time skips but they still look the same.
I know that you want to make your game more realistic but with the appearance not so much.And in the end of chapter 5 Big finale beating the Boss of the game ending the game and i really don't want to see them the same as they were in chapter 1.
In the end it is your game you get to do what you want and till now you did a perfect job and i know that you will do even better in the future.
While there will be another time skip, I'm afraid that we're not likely to see anything that resource-intensive. While seeing people change and grow can be a lot of fun, it would also make development slower and more difficult. I've tried to include some of this with a few changes (like Aka) but I don't think I can do it for the whole cast.
DeleteSo it's not a bad idea, but probably something I won't be able to do at this time. In the future a project with character aging built into the plan could be fun, though!
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