New update is public!
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Running out of time, but I hope everyone enjoys this update.
This is rather silly but..: Yo, first comment! So anyway much apreciated this update. Is literally tiny things but the game is builded on tons of tiny things. Is very late on the years so is kinda guilty that you keep working on it instead of be celebrating or something. Still again, you at least deserve the thankfull respect for that, but hey? First comment yo! First comment!
ReplyDeleteI can't always get out December updates, but I try my best! Gotta push hard for a game of this scope.
DeleteWill Sarai ever get the chance to let go of the purity standards after voluntarily accepting them at Gawnfall? Or is it permanent within the scope of gameplay?
ReplyDeleteShe will! I should probably have added the second method earlier, but I'll get it done in the last open world update.
DeleteHi there, time for the monthly report !!! We’re joining our reporter Saphartlantis directly on the spot. (^^)
ReplyDelete-Let us start with Megail. Orphan problem huh ? Bring back memories. I agree, no matter how much is done for them, more is always good.
-Min and Patrici at the helm ? Cool ^^
-“It’s not the image the owners want” Oh come on, more kids will enliven the place !!! Plus they’ll be able to learn how to nuance their opinions with the 2 arguing friends ^^
-*Enter the orphanage, see Qum* Good, we’ll be able to direct them to your school if we find kids who fulfill your admission criterias ^^ Plus you’ll be able to hug them as soon as they step into the building ^^
-“One million ?” “….talk to her later.” Aaah, I see, the decreasing kind. When I first played, I payed up the full amount for the Ardford Bank XDXDXD However I totally scammed the Vinario guy, it was too funny to bully him ^^
-“This much security ? Ari-Yhilina is a very safe city…” Awww, she wanna protect them ^^ More seriously, more protection is always good, who know what will happen during the final fight. Still, such a tsundere, instead of saying she want to do things properly, she could have said that she want to protect her investment ^^
-You don’t need to ask us to go on errand for old times sake, running errands is every gamer lifegoal, exactly like Ralph XDXDXD But “movement across nations is still viewed as suspicious except when it’s for children education” ? I sense a conspiracy in the air….
-Hmmm, drawing all the profits, huh…. Is there any drawbacks to it ? Can we complete the research without it ? Seems like I can’t complete the quest without it anyway. GO !!!
-Min !!! Good to see you !!!
-“How can we refuse such a noble act of charity ?” Aaah, politics. This game would be so different without it.
-Oh ? Ganth is here. Good for him I guess.
-Aaaah, finally some action at the slaves building. Will it be renovated at the end of the quest ?
-“It is, in a sense, very generous of you to reach out to Arma after there’s been so much bad blood.” You tell me, I have no good memories in Aram except the bar priestess and Esmera, and it wasn’t even in Aram ^^
-“We’ll tell you what this really is about.” AH, knew it !!!
-So the Tower will be given a hard Reality check ? Can’t say it didn’t deserve it ^^ And it might be a good weapon against the armies of Hester and Xerces, since they’re made of ‘concepts’.
-There’s always be influence, but at this point we’re closer to the world of Stormbringer where chaos is stronger than order. Glad to balance the scales and have Ulrissa approve.
-Patrici use ‘Dark History Stab’ on Megail !!! It was super effective !!!
-Burning money here, but clearly better to have it at full power. The other side have developed their abstract mastery far beyond us, and as Ginasta said, our social control is our greatest weapon. Now prepare for the return of the QUM BOMB !!!
-Concrete neutrality used by a true neutral. Let’s have for the dullest end possible, where everyone talk their way through their problems (would be nice actually, not gonna lie. Epic fights are cool, but politicking your way to the ending would make this game even more unique.)
-“…. I’m sensing a theme here.” BWAHAHAHAHA, MAKE IT RAIN XDXDXD
-“She really have an heart of gold” True, hidden under an armor of cold steel ^^
Delete-Oh backlog works now, cool. Don’t have to redo everything I’ve done the last 15 mns.
-The only challenging enemies are the Embodiment and the Staue of Wealth, the others just need one or two Commanding Presence. Aaaaand the Concrete Consumer appear at that moment, great. Then again, switching the formation to Uyae/Varia/Carina made it easy to win compared to using magic casters.
-Wendis is meddling a lot in the harme quests, probably because she feels guilty for not being able to do much until now. I’m sure you’ll be able to go all out in the final fight.
-The Consumer/Embodiment fight was hard when you begin it midlife. AnARE YOU SERIOUS ? THE SAME WITH THE TNT STATUE ? Siiiigh, here we go again. *later* took me 8 fights to find the good combination. Lilith/Varia/Carina. Varia Synergy was the biggest heavy lifter here, silencing the statue and dealing tremendous damage to the Consumer. Still grazed the party wipe too often to be comfortable. Still glad Robin reached level 100 ^^
-Yeah, in the end, if a few variables were just a little different, this could have gone so wrong. If Megail decided to denounce us instead of trusting us…. If Iris had managed to convince the Emperor…. If Trin had decided to be really evil….. Only a few threads could lead us to this point, glad we followed them.
-“Numbers are annoying.” When I began my journey in life, did I ever imagine I would agree with a angler fish demon in a videogame ? (Answer : No, I was much more innocent when I was 3. Sometimes I miss this innocence. IRL really is too troublesome.)
-True that it would deal serious damage in the demon realm. Then again, demons aren’t really against us, they just float around and fight each others. It’s the mages who open rifts who cause problems, they just want to be left alone.
-Ginasta level 100, hell yeah !!! What level was she already when she killed the Skullpounder ?
-The last fight was surprisingly easier that the one with all the mini bosses one. I liked the Concrete essence, it looked like a decahedron, or a Reality Rubix Cube.
-By the way, I found an analogy with the Tower and this concrete thing. The Tower is the equivalent of a well crafted book, with all the pages acting as layers, and all the words as rules, ephemeral structures of magic. And the Concrete Seed is the bucket of cement dumped over it ^^
- Helping Patrici could lead us helping future new merchants whose works could help people. Would be a nice hobby to develop after the epilogue
-“I just wish I could see this thing go off….” Well if broadcasts are impossible during the battle, maybe we could record it for you to watch later.
-Lol, a donation box. Can’t let go of old habits, huh ? XDXDXD
-Poor guy will be pissed, our suspicious work will save the world ^^
-Now unto Robin. This crystal have waited for a loooong time ^^
Delete-Theft ? Surely it can’t be the one from Yarra quest, he swore to never go close to us.
-Using Tower magic to steel some supplies ? I admire such recklessness. Wait…. WAIT….. IS IT FINALLY TIME TO COMPLETE OUR GLORIOUS CRUSADE FOR OUR HAT COLLECTION ?????? *Holy music stops*
-Wow, what a mess. Sparklesn, floating flames, papers on the floor and even floating glass shards. I already feel an headache XDXDXD
-Cool, a farming spot for Sx !!! And new status effect ? At least the enemies seems to confirm my theory.
-“I warn you, following this trail will require an EXCCEDINGLY close inspections of the area. You mean like what I’ve done since I entered, spamming the space key ? XDXDXD Oooh, dark sparkle ? True, it will be hard to follow.
-Qum, Riala, Altina, Carina and Hilstara reached level 100, while Aka, Simon, Yarra, Robin, Ginasta, Vhala and Lilith exceeded level 100. Man, I feel so powerful compared to our measly level 9 all the way back to the start XDXDXD
-AHAH !!!!!! I KNEW IT !!!!! SOLO BATTLE, LIKE OLD TIMES !!!! I’LL TAKE YOU ON !!!!! THIS HATE IS MINE !!!!* Begin to laugh hysterically with murderous intentions.
-To think they were a threat once…. How time pass… Anyways, THE TABLES HAVE TURNED HAHAHAHAHA !!!!!
-YES !!!! THE GRAY HAT IS MINE !!!! ALL SHALL SUCCUMB TO MY REIGN !!!!!! *Emergency hospitalization due to mind break down into extreme delusion* cough, cough, sorry about that, I got too excited. Still, how long as it been ? 4 years now ? The collection is now fully complete.
-“They’re four of them, and they’re wearing matching outfits and everything…” *Low key stab to the Power Rangers*
-So in the end they’re getting send to prison. Huh, I thought we would have reformed them. Then again, they would have tried to run and betray us later, and they annoyed us for years, so good riddance. “We did acquire a potentially useful hat from them.” I know, we should have asked their manufacturer. Maybe if we combine them it will summon the legendary broom ? or at least become a powerful hat ? As long as it finish the quest of the missing horsies….
-Let’s take on this Flamelord !! He can’t be much of a thre*Party wipe at the first attack*…. Welp, Flamme Immunity for everyone then. Chaotic Vigor sure is useful here.
“Whoa, how did you see that one ?” Well first I didn’t see it because I was busy clicking everywhere, second, I knew that the ladders would do something !!!”
-“Many people just want BIG WHOOSHY SPARKLIES ! They don not like rules.” True, undetectable magic is frightening, but flashy magic is cool.
-When Robin said it would be extensive, I didn’t imagine it would be to this extent. And all we get is a book on philosophy, farming, ancient armor and a novel. Huh. I feel slighty disappointed and impressed. How odd. Oh well, one shelve get !!!
-Oh, and new combos !!! Nice !!!
-I’ve noticed the other’s requests. Intimate goals, dream projects, and so forth. I don’t have anything like that.” It’s fine Robin, remember that you’re much younger than everyone else, you have your whole life and more eternity before you to find what you want to do.
-And now the Orcent quest. Happy to discover about all those forms thingies.
Delete-Orcent, thinking ? Unbelievable !!!! More seriously, of course we’ll help you ^^
-Huh, Ralke didn’t come ? Then again, since the Tower enemies are doppelganger, his regen would be more of a threat than a boon.
-Huh. Possible alternate lifves ? Interesting.
*A past where Simon wasn’t here and the knights were here with good intentions ? Sad.
*A past where he joined later so he was just a soldier ? Cool I guess.
*Orcent Sovereign ? Incredible !!! He still need someone to talk too, though.
*A merchant, huh….. Wonder if he could have met Megail and their possible interactions.
*A slave of the Orgasmic Empire ? Though he would have been treated well, I can’t say it’s an happy life with his self confidence broken and shredded.
*A life where he became a priest ? He could have done much good, and influence many, but sadly it seems Kara was already killed.
-All the alternate dialogs are very nice ^^ Show how much influence those lives could have.
-Oooh, a shiny sparkle !!!! Mi-…. Gone. Welp, it’s still mine.
-“Vitality ? No immortality.” “Which you embody in all its terror and glory.” Couldn’t have said it better.
-*Found some books* “ These are real texts, not Tower manifestations !!!” Seriously ? Twice in a row ? Damn, so lucky !!!
-And it all lead to a bar conversation XDXDXD Magnificent.
-A natural order fundamentally hostile ? Reminds me of a book I’ve once read. In it, elves developed empathy to the point where they became unable to kill because they could feel the pain they inflicted. Orcs were once great thinkers, but poverty and resentment led them to become murderous raiders. Here are 2 interesting quotes from it :
“There was a tale about a sacred garden at the beginning of the world with a tree whose fruits had been forbidden. The Mother of Elves didn’t even look at it, the one of the Orcs caressed it a long time with her gaze and fingers but gave up. Only the Mother of Humans tasted it, resulting in her race being cursed with death and pain. An alternative explanation shows that the absolute obedience of the Elves resulted in their immortality and empathy, which led to their extinction, the partial one of the Orcs gave them pain resistance, which transformed their courage to cruelty. The curiosity of man, their wariness was the good answer : Obey nothing, seek to know.”
“According to those who have written the History of the beginning of the world, the sole gift mankind was given is the absence of gifts. Men have no powers on matter, little on the mind, could never ride a Dragon, fear pain more than an Orc and cold more than an Elf. Used to not having much, continuously forced to kneel by this incomprehensible reality, they had to learn courage. Not the suicidal and bloodthirsty recklessness of Orcs, but the true courage, to get back on their feet and walk forward once again, no matter what happen. The sole path given to Men is to bend matter by comprehension. They have the courage to never give up.”
-“Less like natural laws, and more like principles designed to create a specific world ?” Orcent is questioning the existence of the 4th wall….. Right, ‘mad entity superior to goddess’ aka Sierra ? ^^
Delete-“Unless you posit that countless worlds exist simultaneously and we live in one of the lucky life-bearing ones.” Yeah, remember the Fables multiverse ? There even exist a bigger multiverse called Reality. Don’t go there. It’s boring.
-Nice conversation between Stark and Riala. I was a bit sad but acceptant that he chose death, but still relieved he want to exist for a bit longer. I agree with him that an immortal existence without a mean to end it is torture, but I like that he wants to see more of the world before the inevitable ending. Some might say it’s cowardly for him to run away in death, but I disagree. My grandpa had cancer, and had the luck of having successful experimental treatements for 10 years along with multiple operations. When the last treatement made him weaker and sicker, he had the courage to say stop. It was the pain he was fighting daily, nobody should have the right to force him to continue fighting. It’s the same for Stark, his life, his pain.
That should be all I think. As the ending approaches, I become strangely more acceptant of it. It is only a moment in their lives, and they’re not going away, they’re just continuing their path away from us. They will always exist in our hearts and memories, and that’s enough.
Then again, if it could happen as late as possible, I’m not complaining. See you next month + 2 weeks !!! ^^
Nice to get your thoughts, as always! Only noticed one potential bug: if you had Ralke, he should have come along on Orcent's quest.
DeleteI loved how you could talk your way through the final battle of Planescape Torment, but in TLS you're going to have to do some fighting, haha. But there should be some interesting discussions.
>"When I began my journey in life, did I ever imagine I would agree with a angler fish demon in a videogame ?"
This has been my plan all along. ^-^
Oh hey, glad to see someone getting good use out of Chaotic Vigor.
I think you got everything, provided you also got the new equipment in the Nostalgic Home after the quests.
There will indeed be a definitive ending to TLS, but that won't be quite the end. There will be several short stories showing the characters and world after the end, and I reserve the right to make more TLS comics whenever I feel like it. ^-^ Hopefully it will hit the sweet spot where the story isn't dragged out forever but the characters live on.
I have the green, red, blue and gray hats, but Robin isn't appearing in the Nostalgic Home. Is there another requirement?
DeleteHuh, I did miss the Magekiller Hat fusion, thanks to the previous commenter.
DeleteI replayed it, and the only time when Ralke appear is for opening the Immortal Thread. He doesn't join the fight.
If you have all four hats, Robin should in theory appear (no other requirements). One person on Patreon reported this too, but I cannot figure out any way the bug could happen. They said it worked if they'd talked to Robin in the Nostalgic Home before starting her quest, but I don't see any reason this would make a difference either. Honestly puzzled.
DeleteShe's there before the quest and isn't when the quest is done. Talking to her in the nostalgic home before starting the quest didn't work for me, but I'm going to stop pursuing it, as it's just an item and presumably won't hurt me later.
DeleteSo just wondering if you are ever going to fully explain who the little girls mommy is from the extradimensional space. I have 2 possible suspicions but not sure. Either the mass of hate or the chaos entity. Or did I already miss the explanation. I have not played all the content from the last 2 updates.
ReplyDeleteYou mean the nameless girl who hands around the base? That isn't meant to be a mystery any more at all: she was a fragment of Ivala, sent to investigate Simon until the Crystal of Ivala sequence.
DeleteAhh I can see that as well. Thank you. I don't know why I didn't think of that one.
DeleteOn a different note I just came across what served like an odd bug that doesn't seem to do more than mislead. I completed the erosion war with enough tower points to still get my research but I went in Riala said they were too busy with the tower for research. It still let me research though.
ReplyDeleteIt has been reported in the forum thread. It's apparently a complex issuethat DukeLeto is looking at.
DeleteI had a feeling it was already reported but just in case. Sorry if I retorted in the wrong place
DeleteHappy new year !!! (late as usual) I was wondering something, will we be able to help Vunne and Co before the final fight or will it be in postgame section ?
ReplyDeleteYou too. ^-^
DeleteAren't there already investments in Rodak? The plan is to be able to support them in various ways, but the country won't be back to normal for a long time.
Ah, you're talking about that, I was thinking of something more in line with organizing a meeting with Vunne, Iris and Xestris to talk about their respective masters betrayal.
DeleteHi Sierra, happy new year! A couple of mainly Geographical questions: with the changes brought on by Simon & Party through Investments and Tower manipulation, might we see some things such as improved greenery in Gasm Falls/New Givini/Feroholm region etc, or is the damage too great for short-term benefits? Also, as a huge History buff, I'd be interested to see a map of Arclent from before IK's invasion!
ReplyDeleteThat would be something that wouldn't be seen until the postgame, when some more time will have passed. Bring it up again if it doesn't happen!
DeleteCurrently there is no pre-IK map, but I'm glad there's interest. ^-^
Well, I sure would like to know the name of the northern elven kingdoms, you never revealed them.
DeleteAny news on the next update ?
ReplyDeleteNot soon, I'm afraid. Lots of stuff to juggle in addition to Vhala's quest.
DeleteKay, remember to have fun !!!
DeleteNo rush: I've been playing since 2015 and getting excited about the new Stineford quests! I will definitely miss it when it's over.
DeleteHi. I'm translating your game and I'm faced with a problem that I don't see a solution to. The problem arose with in-world portraits. I am using a script to load the text of the dialogues from a separate file into a copy of the map read from the corresponding file. Then I save it with the standard command for the map:
ReplyDeletesave_data(map, sprintf("Data/Map%03d.rvdata2", map_id))
This is where the problem comes out, all customizable portraits start displaying an empty frame, but everything is displayed normally when interacting. I've been trying to figure out how to fix this for a long time and came to the conclusion that the portraits themselves can be implemented in too tricky a way. And not directly in the map. That's why I decided to write to you.
Please, can you tell me how to solve a similar problem, if you know, or how the portraits are implemented so that I can continue to try to save them. I don't have any more ideas myself.
Hello! I'm afraid that I'm not the best person to provide support for this issue, as I'm deep into my own development work and I'm not entirely clear on what the problem is. I would suggest that you ask others on the forum or Discord (linked at the right).
Deleteits been a while hows the next update coming along
ReplyDeleteIt took longer than I'd hoped, but things are currently in very good condition. Update completely wrapping up the endgame section soon.
DeleteI was wondering if there are any plans to one day eventually(proabably when the game is finished) make the ntr scene in the first gathering avoidable.
ReplyDeleteWhile it wasn't in the original plan, I've considered it. There are a number of changes I intend to make prior to the 1.0.0 release, such as making Altina's first quest unmissable.
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