A year ago today, I posted the first version of this game. Going to share a few thoughts about that, so if you're looking for game updates, you can skip this one.
Back then, I had no idea if anyone would be interested in the kind of game I wanted to make. And looking back, starting with something as meta as TLS was probably a mistake. But I'm glad to have found so many people who enjoy what I've created!
A lot of things were different then. I was working two jobs, one mediocre and one miserable, and hoped this could at best let me drop the worse one. Now, I'm looking very seriously at doing it full time. Since I'm a cautious person, let's just say fingers crossed for now.
Looking over my progress, I'm fairly happy with how I've stayed on schedule. I didn't plan on all Stineford's quests taking an additional month to complete, but otherwise the game is proceeding according to plan.
Of course, you all know I'm aiming to make something really huge. Almost all the pieces are on the table now, but I'm aiming to bring everything to a satisfying resolution and that will take a while. We'll see where we are in another year's time, but I promise it will be on the other side of a lot of updates. ^-^
Thank you so much for all your support!
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
Version 0.13.1 Public Release
Download: https://mega.nz/#!z41mkJQK!l_Hm6lwaGK_jVSh3NqrFVXnHDxfnexoT1FK2nsE95SU
Light*: https://mega.nz/#!u0kE3JyJ!CTPPutAk90eOIaRelKmGzKzS0hfNkgLjQS9csprUYD8
BKG Mirror**: http://www.badkittygames.net/games/tls/
*Requires RPG Maker VX Ace RTP to be installed. If you don't know what that means, use the first link.
**Won't be updated immediately.
Version 0.13.0:
- Completed Yarra's route.
- Eight new plot sex scenes (this is the succubus route after all).
- New sprite for Estaven, new battlers for Hilstara, the Magekillers, and Tal.
Version 0.13.1
- Bugs, additional lines, and typos.
Yarra's route is released! Next up will be Simon's route.
Light*: https://mega.nz/#!u0kE3JyJ!CTPPutAk90eOIaRelKmGzKzS0hfNkgLjQS9csprUYD8
BKG Mirror**: http://www.badkittygames.net/games/tls/
*Requires RPG Maker VX Ace RTP to be installed. If you don't know what that means, use the first link.
**Won't be updated immediately.
Version 0.13.0:
- Completed Yarra's route.
- Eight new plot sex scenes (this is the succubus route after all).
- New sprite for Estaven, new battlers for Hilstara, the Magekillers, and Tal.
Version 0.13.1
- Bugs, additional lines, and typos.
Yarra's route is released! Next up will be Simon's route.
Friday, November 6, 2015
Version 0.13.0 Release
New update for patrons! Version history updated, you know what to do, etc.
Version 0.13.0:
- Completed Yarra's route.
- Eight new plot sex scenes (this is the succubus route after all).
- New sprite for Estaven, new battlers for Hilstara, the Magekillers, and Tal.
Two things to be alert for, this time. One is that there are a number of events that can be completed in different orders - I think I've designed them so that no order is invalid, but it's possible that there's some combination that will actually cause your game to be stuck.
Another is that there's a section of the game where it might be possible to save in a nearly unwinnable state. I tried to think of a way to redesign this, and considered restricting save access, but in the end everything felt like awkward hand-holding. I don't anticipate the section being too difficult and it's possible to make it far easier by spending Sx on equipment/items, but FYI.
Related, Orcent is a temporary party member this route. I tried to do some different things with his stats so there's less of a story/gameplay divide, but we'll see how it goes. He's not broken, anyway, though his items might be.
For the next while I'll be focused on fixing bugs, then releasing and working on Noxian Nights 0.4.x. This will keep me busy a while, but I hope to begin work on Simon's route before too long.
Version 0.13.0:
- Completed Yarra's route.
- Eight new plot sex scenes (this is the succubus route after all).
- New sprite for Estaven, new battlers for Hilstara, the Magekillers, and Tal.
Two things to be alert for, this time. One is that there are a number of events that can be completed in different orders - I think I've designed them so that no order is invalid, but it's possible that there's some combination that will actually cause your game to be stuck.
Another is that there's a section of the game where it might be possible to save in a nearly unwinnable state. I tried to think of a way to redesign this, and considered restricting save access, but in the end everything felt like awkward hand-holding. I don't anticipate the section being too difficult and it's possible to make it far easier by spending Sx on equipment/items, but FYI.
Related, Orcent is a temporary party member this route. I tried to do some different things with his stats so there's less of a story/gameplay divide, but we'll see how it goes. He's not broken, anyway, though his items might be.
For the next while I'll be focused on fixing bugs, then releasing and working on Noxian Nights 0.4.x. This will keep me busy a while, but I hope to begin work on Simon's route before too long.
Friday, October 9, 2015
Version 0.12.2 Public Release
Download: https://mega.nz/#!m80T1C4J!XmiOifs5JC6W3GDTcqcSU6n0Ic9s-Lgyd4BR4Bdchds
Light*: https://mega.nz/#!zhMXVIpQ!MdbEqlWelKr6HyEm8RhTF6tke93-T5BMUDQOHBP-9rc
BKG Mirror**: http://www.badkittygames.net/games/tls/
*Requires RPG Maker VX Ace RTP to be installed. If you don't know what that means, use the first link.
**Won't be updated immediately.
Version 0.12.0
- Completed Aka's route.
- Two new plot sex scenes.
- More battle songs have been added, further differentiating the various types.
- Changes to SP balance.
Version 0.12.2
- Bugs and typos.
Huge update for everyone! Aka's route takes you high and low in Ari-Yhilina, as you'll soon see. There are a lot of secrets in this one, so have fun figuring those out.
I have most of the planning for Yarra's route done, and I'll hopefully get started as soon as the release is past and I'm less busy.
Light*: https://mega.nz/#!zhMXVIpQ!MdbEqlWelKr6HyEm8RhTF6tke93-T5BMUDQOHBP-9rc
BKG Mirror**: http://www.badkittygames.net/games/tls/
*Requires RPG Maker VX Ace RTP to be installed. If you don't know what that means, use the first link.
**Won't be updated immediately.
Version 0.12.0
- Completed Aka's route.
- Two new plot sex scenes.
- More battle songs have been added, further differentiating the various types.
- Changes to SP balance.
Version 0.12.2
- Bugs and typos.
Huge update for everyone! Aka's route takes you high and low in Ari-Yhilina, as you'll soon see. There are a lot of secrets in this one, so have fun figuring those out.
I have most of the planning for Yarra's route done, and I'll hopefully get started as soon as the release is past and I'm less busy.
Friday, October 2, 2015
Version 0.12.0 Release
New update for patrons, but also see notes relevant to everyone at the end of this post. Version history updated, you know what to do, etc.
Version 0.12.0
- Completed Aka's route.
- Two new plot sex scenes.
- More battle songs have been added, further differentiating the various types.
- Slight chances to SP balance.
Since I'm done in plenty of time, I figured I'd release at the beginning of the weekend. Hopefully that will work better for all timezones. Paradoxically, though I've had more time than usual to debug, I'm more worried about having missed something. >.<
Anyway, this one is big, bigger than I can finish in an average month. Lots of things to do, and hopefully the effort I put in is rewarding. There are some non-combat sections where I thought, "Oh, this will be a nice little touch" and it ended up being way more complex to execute than I'd planned. This section is the other side of Yhilin you didn't see on your focused trips, so there are quests and secrets galore.
I'm a big believer in gameplay producing the feeling that the story requires. For example, in this chapter, Trin will play a major role but won't seem as under control as before. It's also meant to have a less planned feel, so those of you who like to seek out all your options and consider... keep saves. XD
Version 0.12.0
- Completed Aka's route.
- Two new plot sex scenes.
- More battle songs have been added, further differentiating the various types.
- Slight chances to SP balance.
Since I'm done in plenty of time, I figured I'd release at the beginning of the weekend. Hopefully that will work better for all timezones. Paradoxically, though I've had more time than usual to debug, I'm more worried about having missed something. >.<
Anyway, this one is big, bigger than I can finish in an average month. Lots of things to do, and hopefully the effort I put in is rewarding. There are some non-combat sections where I thought, "Oh, this will be a nice little touch" and it ended up being way more complex to execute than I'd planned. This section is the other side of Yhilin you didn't see on your focused trips, so there are quests and secrets galore.
I'm a big believer in gameplay producing the feeling that the story requires. For example, in this chapter, Trin will play a major role but won't seem as under control as before. It's also meant to have a less planned feel, so those of you who like to seek out all your options and consider... keep saves. XD
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