Friday, June 29, 2018

TLS 0.35.6 Public Release

Download*:  https://mega.nz/#!Xh0CHS5A!Ume4NNTgVxHYjzSaKukIXXKD1krU_C2E820RI4aavDg
Mirror*: http://www.mediafire.com/file/1u88d52eyu8radk/TLS%200.35.7.exe
RTP: https://mega.nz/#!W9tGFCRQ!wEFZ1Gd8k6GzuTLksuKww6-YQ0GN9wBl6n3SWAl0ZAI

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

TLS 0.35.7 [7/2/18]
 - Blade of Lust XP bug fixed.
 - Several cases where it was possible to not get credit for all your actions fixed.
 - Misc polishing.

TLS 0.35.6 [6/29/18]
 - More polishing.
 - The Dwarren Embassy investment now benefits the Aramite Tower section.
 - Wynn gets RP from the Zirantian Tower segment, Sarai from Yhilin's.
 - Dari is now visible during the ritual. This change is purely cosmetic, but I know some wanted it. ^-^
 - Nalili's Blade of Lust skill now counts as defeating an enemy (thanks to Decanter for assistance).
 - Fixed music and looping thanks to Lamsey.
 - The game now has a custom executable icon thanks to BetatesterFP.

That is more changes to a final build than I'm usually comfortable with, so I hope nothing was broken at the last second. That said, this version has a lot of polish previous builds didn't have and I think the balance of the event should be solid.

Please enjoy!

62 comments:

  1. i know you just put out the public version but when is the patreon version coming what date if it is not a secret because in F95 things are going crazy in a good way about Stenai and when you did tell us that we are all wrong that just added more fire don't get me wrong also in a good way and more exciting about what will happen.

    PS Here i am thinking were are smart we just found out what will happen in the future but i guess not.

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    1. I literally just finished working on 0.35.x this afternoon. I won't be able to give a date on 0.36.0 in the near future.

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  2. Are you telling the dev you are playing a pirate copy?

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  3. Did a ever wrote that I am playing by pirate copy.I am supporting her not much just 5$ what can I do don't have more.I am writing about F95 because some games I play are in pirate mode but not her and for me it is much better to write what I feel and maybe even use words like ra#e se# fuc# and many more words that I really don't like to write here or on her patreon so yeah for me writing in F95 it is much better and there are a lot of people who supports her and still uses F95.

    And in the end what if I or somebody else plays the pirate copy.I know a lot who dont have money but love her game and if they get a pirate copy which is low even 1 small bug they go to her site and erite about her bug so that she can fix it.
    EVEN Wiki do you think every person there that is adding something there are helping others has donated to her more are free.
    Just because somebody is donathig to her that does not mean that he likes or even supports her more that a free user even somebody who was pirate copy.For me patreon is not about love or support it is about how much money you have.Even somebody who has no money can support her more with words and not money.

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  4. I am not really the type who goes on patreon and reading every minor thing that a developer has done.Just going there to support or when a new update comes out.For me not knowing stuff and thinking about it is what makes the game fun.Even minor things like changing her or even color is spoiler and I want to be excited not knowing what I am going into the next part.
    And in the end just wanted to know a little thing a date because I have plans in real life and wanted to see if I will have time to play it nothing more.

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  5. Trying to decipher those posts above was a trip and a half.

    Anyhoo, thanks for the update!

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  6. Aww I love the new logo is a cute little mini Aka.

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    1. I'm glad it's visible. You really don't have much space for the icons...

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  8. [spoilers]


    I seem to be stuck on the Arbiter and Regrouping quests. Even though everyone is back on the team, the objective still hasn't been flagged as finished. Specifically, the Gather the Party quest hasn't been tagged as finished.

    Am I too far into the playable part of the game, or is this a bug?

    Thanks!

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    1. The save was originally from 0.34.3, if that means anything.

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    2. Are you blocked from advancing in the quest when you try to go visit the Tower via the teleportation chamber? If your save was from 0.30.x, there was an old bug there, but otherwise I don't know what this could be. I would suggest asking on the wiki, as people there may be able to troubleshoot faster than I can get back to you.

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    3. Is that the part where Riala says she doesn't recommend entering the other dimension until I've gathered everyone? Then yes, I suppose.

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    4. It's difficult to diagnose the issue based on the information so far, but I can tell you that you are still a ways from the ending of content. I see you made a wiki thread and got some good initial advice there, though I don't know if that's the issue.

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    5. I don't suppose excessive use of Cheat Engine would cause this? I just rolled back to an older save, so I guess it's fine. Thanks for all the hard work!

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    6. You can be sure of that. If you have to cheat, there are other resources move secure (like saveditonline.com from what I had heard).

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  9. Ok that will be longer:

    1. ICON! Can we order other pictures for the icons or is this something for the last Version as Steam Rewards? (Qum,Robin,Yarra,Janine,Sarai,Riala,Esthera ok in short everyone except a certain Ardan noble and yes i get excited)

    2. The Givini Shaman nice new character and nice faceset!

    3. The battlers for the enemys are really good looking!

    4. We kicked the Fucklord!

    5. Like the harem interaction in the differrent places and really the towers you made and that Aram City are really good looking so i´m excited to see what architecture Stenai will show ;)

    6. Carina next update looked seems unlikely but she opend up a bit so another Nalili Carina conversation?

    7. The Big thing this time Nalili got a sister! Ok, now i really look forward to Robin+Riala, Robin+ Carina, Robin+Hilstarra( you knew why there was a fire place a long time ago ;)) and definitly Robin +Qum and for all others i mean conversations what did you think? But i think that could be a list of Yarra Fantasies ;) oh and Robin Wynn conversation could also be interasting.

    8. We walk into Tak´kan and catched a wild SHO ;) so a Sho and Baila conversation could be nice.

    9. If i Calculated right we can get Ginasta to a maximum of +4 ( with undominated Varia)with Purity research! Big step great!

    10. The Mother has some biased opinions or to be blunt does she think her elves are the Arier race of that world and that is not meant as an accusation against you it is what she seems like.

    11. We are 60 ( or at least Simons lvl at the end) so any chance we meet a certain wise men again in Yhilin and get a comment? ;)

    12. So 1 Update Stenai than we go back for a chuch crisis or for Aram/Eustrin or do we do that with split parties at the same time?

    13. Not really clear after Yhilin is sealed the group that we choose get no support or is the only on that get support wasn´t clear for me sorry.

    14. Nice Orilise Altina scene will we get a harem reward scene after Yarra could use here swimming pools i a way she liked?

    15. Janine is part of the Harem but she is the only one not traveling with us will that always be the case or will she acompany us to some places?

    16. As always! GREAT and THANK YOU! Keep going and take the time you need!

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    1. Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the update. I'll answer your direction questions.

      1) I'm not sure I understand this question, sorry.

      7) You won't get all of this right away, but you'll definitely see some!

      12) You'll find out!

      15) Janine will come along for political segments, but stay back for combat-focused ones.

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    2. 1) Will there be other Icons for the game.exe?

      and to 13 looking on the code get me even more confused. Hope we find it out then i might revisit that decision.

      Have a nice Sunday!


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    3. 1) BetatesterFP actually sent me a lot of options, I just felt Aka looked best at small size. If there's a way to give the player options for that sort of thing, I'm afraid I'm not familiar with it.

      13) The group you choose is the one that gets support. The effects of it may be confusing, but you're picking the nation to send resources toward.

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    4. Thanks and i think you want to say groupe or fraction or where is the nation of the Magic goddess ;)

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    5. I think the Mother is literally that, a Mother. She is like that Mom who just sees his child as the best and the problem is the rest of the world.

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    6. About 1), you could zip a set of the Game.exe files, each one with a different icon. It could be a stand-alone download and I don't think that you would need to make any changes on it between versions. (I can attest that the Game.exe are interchangeable between games).

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  10. i really don't understand what is the big deal playing this game in pirate mode or paying money on patreon.
    I am supporting Sierra for more that a year and for me i never play the patreon version.I am always waiting for public ver.

    The patreon ver-finished faster,bugs some minor and some big like not even letting you play the game and other stuff.

    Public ver-Finished as it should,no bugs,most of the times there is something new that was not on the patreon or maybe it was but in here much better and many more stuff.

    For me supporting Sierra is not really that i really love her game just want to see her finish it maybe a little better that some rpg games.Just because somebody plays the pirate mode there is nothing wrong because you still get nothing just a week of two ahead.
    It is not really some bonus but some will get a triggered because they will be like omg i am spending money and you are not nobody is telling you to support somebody do it if you want for me it is nothing big.

    Most developers know that there game is going on pirate mode so what be
    proud because those people who are trying your game and most of the money you get is because of sites like that.They try you game there and then they know if they want to support you or not.Nothing wrong about that.

    As for you 德克斯特 why the fuck are you acting like an angel.Then why do you know what the fuck is F95 and that the games there are on pirate mode when you do the same.Do you know how many games are on patreon what are you going to do support all of them so you can play there games.Where do money come from tree.Even game developers on patreon play game on F95 and other sites.

    And as for you Sierra Lee not going to mean to you i have respect at what you do but come on you made me a little angry.This is for F95
    You are making a game on THE Internet what do you expect that everyone will be nice to you.There will be a lot of losers and trolls who will complain about everything because that is what they do.There are so many true fans on F95 and for me they are much better from patreon.NOT really telling you to go there and write to them just want you to know.
    But the way you are writing and being that nice maybe you are too good for this world.

    As for support will support until you end the game.

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    1. Wow dude just wow, I literally cant think of a neutral response that I don't think you'll just interrupt as a personal attack...just back up and eat a snickers alright. God damn.

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    2. What's wrong with you?
      You cannot just type a text wall with my ID within
      I don't want to read :(

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  11. auto correct is f with me whatever

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  12. Thanks for the hard work, Sierra.

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  13. This comment section is a big yikes... anyhow, great update!
    Do you care about errors in sentences and such, or is that more long term? Like should I keep track of them, or is that obnoxious?

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    1. She cares ;-).

      The grammar errors are usually reported with a screenshot included. For instance, see the comment by Lamsey on this thread, for instance.

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    2. Yup, I try to keep the text as clean as possible! But yes, this game has a lot of text, so screenshots or at least a clear quote and context are useful.

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  14. The executable icon looks really good! does anyone know how to make it executable when placed on the desktop?

    Anyway i'm really excited to play, thanks for the update!

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    1. You can't move the executable itself to the desktop, but you should be able to create a shortcut via right clicking.

      Hope you enjoy!

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  15. For whatever Reason My game states that there isn't the VL Gothic Font making the game unable to start.

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    1. That's odd. Is this your first time trying the game on your computer, or did this happen out of nowhere?

      Either way, it's hard to know the exact solution. I recommend trying to download the RTP version, installing the RTP if you haven't, and if all else fails get the font itself from somewhere.

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    2. It turned out to be that my Rtp was broken and a reinstall fixed it. Thank you for your assistance however.

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  16. TLS 0.35.7 [7/2/18]

    - Several cases where it was possible to not get credit for all your actions fixed.

    So do we need to do the war again or installing this patch will fix and add the points on its own.Because i have done the war 3 times,2 times because of not who i am supporting,3rd time because of Public ver and you adding more stuff or to say points something that should have been done way before in early patch.For now supporting you on patreon feels like a get no reward of it.Just spending more time on bugs.It took me over 8 hours to do the 3 times way too much.I don't know how it will be in the future but hope this will not happened.Because 7 parts of fixing bugs for 2 hours of gameplay is way too much.This will even slow the main story and it will take even more that a month.

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    1. 99% of games would be completely unaffected by this change. It exists to prevent certain cases where people could theoretically do unusual things.

      When I post new versions on Patreon, I always include notes about whether or not the balance will be final. For complex segments like this, I encourage people who only want to play an update a single time to wait several updates down the line.

      If you have concerns about your patronage, feel free to contact me via Patreon.

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  17. Spoilers ahead!



    It's intended that the Chosen killed after his pseudo-fight with the Fucklord drops a Shining Sword? Our (trigger-happy) serious researchers have found some kind of no-switch in the code...

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    1. I had begun working on content for 0.36.0 when I unexpectedly needed to put out 0.35.7. The sword will be relevant later and the switch activation is in an event deleted in the public version. It was easier to put out a new version with some upcoming content than to undo what I had done.

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  18. Hi, let me say a bored man looking for something different can find something great if he widens his search. And let me say, you got a gem. Dead serious for a harem game, there is way more world building and normal game than one typically finds in the genre. Even the sex loving Succubi play their nature just right (Qum is such a lovable thing for what she is).

    Since I have no real right to suggest anything without contribution funds I understand if this gets ignored.

    The Tower's nature is fascinating and opens many options. And who sees it and gets in presented a curious idea.

    Perhaps a new, and extremely dangerous, harem member can be found there. In my head her name is Veracia, and she is recruited by beating her after her seriously corrupted and malignant form attacks the Fortress of the Doom King as she senses his power like a beacon. Defeat causes her twisted form to fall apart revealing a very naked woman, with an equally curious soul. Her soul is beyond corrupted by Seeds of Corruption she absorbed (Riala says it must be at least 10's worth). Yet, there is a shard with her. And its filled with divine essence. What will you do with this woman, leave her to her fate or see what she is at your own risk.

    Veracia is old, predating all current Incubus Kings by a fair margin. While she wasnt a moral or ethical person before what happened, she never strayed from her own purity. She had her own research on the corruption, she was more interested in her own existing divine essence (which most have in tiny amounts). Her island and peoples were sieged by a Incubi King and won, but were besieged by a torrent of Seeds. Using what she knew, at great peril, she destroyed enough to buy time for most to escape. Her island was lost, forever blighted, and she twisted into a monster. But, she could now see the Tower and in a moment of clarity, for she hid a part of her pure soul, she traveled there. She found the Divine Shard, which can stabilize her soul but couldnt break free of her current form, without great help.

    If she is to join combat, she can use powerful dark attacks and divine magic but rarely both at once (they conflict to much). By nature the Succubi would be wary of her, but Carina would be rather interested in chatting while Aka sees her as a kindred soul (and a reminder of a fate she avoided). Laying with her is... complicated due to her shard (it would be a death match between em) but there has to be a way to bring her closer to human, further reducing her corruption and taming her divine shard. Oh, she can use swords or staves (determines her skill set in battle)


    I hope you like it. Ps, when I have the cash one day I intend on supporting you work but if ttou wanna chat over Veracia Im more than glad.

    Ps. Qum's first nickname for her is Shiny Spooky Lady. Veracia likes it, for its accurate atm. Her Harem tag is Divine Corruption until her situation is changed.

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    1. Hello, I'm glad you've enjoyed the game! The core plot and characters of the game have been established long ago, so I'm afraid there isn't much room for new characters, but I'm glad it inspired you so much. ^-^

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  19. So, strange thing that happens for me, I finished the Establishing a Fort part of the transdimensional area, realized I hadn't married Janine yet and went back to Yhilin. Most of the things that should have happened with a high acceptance(I had 86) haven't and she just says "We cannot stop working yet..."

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    1. The final stage requires two things: high acceptance and passing an iteration event. This generally means that you get new ProN returns, which I don't believe happens, if I understand which section you're talking about. Try advancing again, then you should see Yhilin change.

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  20. I started a new save and I got less experience for doing Megail's path this time. I'm missing 855 xp compared to my old save, which probably is some enemy group in Bandit Pass.

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    1. I checked older versions and on 29.4 there is another wolf in the top-left corner of Bandit Pass that doesn't appear in later versions anymore.

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  21. Hey, Sierra? Will we be getting new party members anytime soon? Wondering about just going around and clearing out monsters again, but don't want anyone to miss XP.

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    1. I don't know why but Sabitha with her looks and close story looks like she is closely resembling anime character named Kiss Shot maybe this is just me.

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  23. In the Aram tower space, in the bottom right corner of the map, there appears to be a piece of land that is unlit and missing that dusty-fog cover.

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    1. Sorry for the delay responding! Since Blogspot is bugging with notifications, I may miss questions on older posts.

      This was actually intentional, as some other areas use that pattern, but I see how it looks odd. Probably will just distract people, so it's not essential.

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    2. Whoops. I think it looked off because it was the only piece like it in that area.

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  24. Hey, quick question - has Aka's stats or crit chance been adjusted recently? I used her through the most recent update, but she was really underperforming, mostly due to almost never landing a crit with her Forceful Lunge. Maybe I just had bad luck with the RNG, but if she keeps up at that level, she'll be replaced by Varia and her multi-hit skills, because even if Varia didn't land ANY crits in 5 attacks, she was matching Aka's best damage.

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    1. Sorry for the delay responding! Since Blogspot is bugging with notifications, I may miss questions on older posts.

      I don't think I've modified Aka or anything about the crit mechanics lately.

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  25. Hi, I have three questions.

    1. Will we have companion in the future who uses bows? Just in case me hoarding them was pointless.

    2. Will we see more from the bounty hunter/assassin Mestan potentially as the first male party member?

    3. Will the Incubus King Armor from Devil's Pass optional dungeon and Incubus King Helm from War Vaults be used for anything?

    Thank you for your incredible game. If I could support you I definitely would.

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    1. Sorry for the delay responding! Since Blogspot is bugging with notifications, I may miss questions on older posts.

      1) Vhala uses is the bow-using companion.

      2) I can tell you that you'll see more of Mestan.

      3) Not until chapter five.

      I'm glad you like my work. Thanks for playing!

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  26. You said that there was an shocking twist coming up, and I believe I have figured out what it is.

    It's been repeatedly hinted that succubi are - like orcs - an artificial race, created by an incubus king. They are, in many respects, the ideal subjects for an incubus king - they are hardwired to serve a powerful incubus king (and see this as an ideal system), have a high compatibility with sexual magics, and are short lived enough that they can easily be controlled.

    There's an interesting piece of real world genetic engineering that's relevant to this discussion. It's called a gene drive - a genetic tweak that is always passed down to decendents. A simple example has been proposed to eradicate mosquitos. You put a gene drive into a male mosquito that makes all of its decedants into male mosquitos carrying the gene drive, then release that mosquito into the wild. Each generation, more and more of the male population has the gene drive, and fewer and fewer females are born. The end result is a very low population of mosquitos, and all that remain are males (which don't bite).

    The relevance to the game, of course, lies in the details of succubus reproduction. If two succubi have a child, that child is a succubus (as normal). But if a succubus has a child with any other species, that child is ALSO a succubus.

    Thus, over time, assuming that they have children with other races, succubi will eventually displace the rest of the population.

    Now, consider the countries we have seen - they fall into exactly two categories. First, we have countries that are traditionally and violently opposed to succubi, and second, we have countries that are ruled by an incubus king.

    This is, I believe, not a coincidence. It's simply natural selection at work - any country that was not opposed to succubi inexorably had the succubus fraction of the population expand, which made them vulnerable to takeover by an incubus king.

    Thus, succubi are not only ideal subjects for an incubus king in his own country, but also a deliberately-designed weapon used to gradually displace and undermine independent nations and make them easier targets, with the goal of having every nation in the world subservient to an incubus king.

    It's a long-term project spanning generations, but that's the benefit of immortality.

    And now Simon is unwittingly implementing the plan's final stages.

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  27. Honestly, I think there is a rather unique connection between the interplay of divine, normal/arcane, and sexual essences/energies in TLS that nearly perfectly explains alot about several races lifespans myself.

    The greater the concentration of sexual essence/energies in a soul, the shorter the lifespan while counter to that the less there is the longer the lifespan to a point. Succubi have very short lifespans (40 years) and high sexual essence/energies yet counter to that dwarves have the lowest natural rates of the six and the longest average lifespan. Oddly enough, some further evidence of this can be found in Unpeople. Humans have an average lifespan and an average amount of sexual energies (minus Chosen whose libido is lethal). Unpeople have been completely stripped of their sexual everything (no sexual energy/essence is in their souls), and as it stands they certainly live longer with no known average lifespan.

    I also believe divine energies increase lifespans in general. This is a tricky claim for 1 reason: while divinity is found in minute quantities in most souls it would likely not be enough to significantly make a difference. Simon's wife is one of the few souls who possessed significant quantities for mortals but due do her early and unfortunate demise its hard to say how long she would live (plus her sexual energies seem to rival that of succubi). That means our only basis for this is the Divines, which we know little of but as of now makes seems to be the case (massive quantities of divinity, and seemly immortal lifespans akin to Incubus Kings).

    I dont think arcane or standard essence has an effect on lifespans, but may allow for a more stable mixing of divinity and sexual energies (typically have violent reactions against each other) since arcane energies can mix with either or to decent degree.

    Unfortunately, the soul shards throw a kink into the theory because they possess no known divinity immense sexual energies and extensively lengthen lifespans, but requiring 'charging' to do so.

    A divinely empowered succubus may live longer than normal (as might a Unsuccubus, but thats a deplorable thing to make). Likewise, its hard to say what Aka's expected lifespan is now due to the major changes.

    Just my 2 cents, but interesting none the less.

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