Once Ever After final release!

It's out! If you have been waiting during the Early Access period, you can now get the game via these two fine stores:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/951860/Once_Ever_After/ 

https://sierralee.itch.io/once-ever-after 

DLsite Japanese: https://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/RJ427066.html

(other stores, such as Nutaku and DLsite, are pending their approval processes)

There's some good news implicit in those links: I had previous believed that it would be completely impossible to host OEA on itch.io. After looking at some documentation and emailing their support, it turned out not to be an obstacle after all! As always, I try to provide alternates to support player choice.

Bad news: I wasn't able to jump through all the hoops for Nutaku and DLsite distribution this week. Nutaku needs multiple weeks to test compliance, apparently, and DLsite always has its own weirdness going on. Thanks to those who helped me not burn so much time on the censorship necessary for the Japanese version.

I now also have an official Patreon link, finally. For those who have been long-time patrons, all you need to do to receive a free copy is to message me. ^-^ Anyone who prefers to get the commercial versions, please leave reviews if possible!

So... while there are some lingering details and I may need to take some time for comments/bugs/etc, this mostly closes the book on this game. Another completed 1.0.0 in the bag!

OEA 0.7.0 on Steam

The newest version of Once Ever After is now available to everyone who owns the game on Steam! More here, if you haven't already played it:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/951860/Once_Ever_After/ 

(a little teaser of some added content)

This is my last planned content update for this game, so my intent is for it to leave Early Access and be finished (for good) once I've confirmed there are no standing issues. That is also the time that the finished game will appear in other stores, which will be announced here.

OEA 0.7.0 on Patreon

There is a new build available to supporters on Patreon and SubscribeStar. I'll put the release notes below, but I'm mainly posting about it so that it's clear the project is still undergoing work.

OEA 0.7.0

- A brand new scene drawn by Crescentia! It is automatically unlocked for anyone who has reached the gallery, but naturally occurs in the early game during the first visit to Wilhelm's Tale.

- In addition, a new variant scene previously not accessible has been added.

- A new quest has been added to Hoodton. This one is available over the entire game, as it unlocks the above scene.

- Another quest has been added, but only to very early Hoodton. This offers small advantages but is mostly there for flavor and additional content.

- New option in menu: fast combat animations.

- Further boosts to the story mode items.

- Additional bonus added for story mode users in Hoodton.

- More enemies respawn in the ice palace, in case players feel they need to level while inside.

- Minor bugfixes and cosmetic improvements.

As you can see, this is more of a content update than the previous bugfixing and balance releases. In addition to the new quests, there's brand new scene art from Crescentia (as well as some previously finished but unreleased art). This is planned to be my last content update for OEA, barring brand new ideas for sidequests. So once everything is polished up, the game will leave Early Access and that will be another completed game on the books!

TLS 0.63.3 Public Release

New update is public!

Download*: https://mega.nz/file/3sdnEJKR#q3bYTeQKzfADQbz0GbAKfxq06lnAoIeQJAp43BnMbmg
Mirror*: https://www.mediafire.com/file/92v1pcfa359r3bt/TLS_0.63.3.exe/file
RTP: https://mega.nz/file/ftVzAaoR#7QQd0JloIFNXmmaf-YOSLFsaCLYqFkfMMXtl4vE17MI

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

Fancy new version! See previous posts/notes for the details. Now that the Philon quest and some other details are wrapped, we can move on to more harem quests, the painting feature, and the final foundation blocks for the ending.

TLS 0.63.0 Released!

New update for supporters on Patreon or SubscribeStar! Version history updated, you know what to do, etc.

TLS 0.63.0

 - Completion of the Philon quest line.

 - New harem quest: talk to Carina in Stineford.

 - The NPC and harem icons in the Reflect menu are no longer text placeholders, but have been replaced with images. This has been on my list for a long time and it took until now to get to it.

 - Completing content this section will give you new resources to make more decisions.

 - With the right resources, you can create a piece of ultimate custom equipment for Carina.

 - Two new sex scenes, plus an affection scene variation that was already in the game but has been locked for a long time.

 - Three new illustrated scenes: Ivala Flying, Mithyn Deepthroat, Lynine/Orilise Threesome

I think this is a pretty solid update on its own merits, but I'm especially glad to have finished up the Philon quest line so it isn't left on a black screen. There's also another complete harem quest and some assorted decisions/rewards. Fewer new illustrated scenes than usual, as much of Annikath's time has been spent working on the upcoming portrait feature.