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How do you visit ves anymore? The travel system is so much more complicated than last time i played and im just running around fighting stuff dying half the time trying to figure out where the hell to go. I end up spending more coins fighting then i end up making as well.

Edit: Nvm i figured it out but jeez is it a lot of work just to visit her, then gotta make the trek back.
Remember that the game is an RPG-type novel, the more complex the mechanics, the more reality is added to the survival system. If the game is very easy, it loses its RPG touch because everything will be simpler and will end very soon.
 

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How do you visit ves anymore? The travel system is so much more complicated than last time i played and im just running around fighting stuff dying half the time trying to figure out where the hell to go. I end up spending more coins fighting then i end up making as well.

Edit: Nvm i figured it out but jeez is it a lot of work just to visit her, then gotta make the trek back.
We're gonna tweak some of the travel stuff to make it a little more user friendly as we've mentioned previously + as well as add more varied events during travels to make it more interesting.
 

Lou33

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Remember that the game is an RPG-type novel, the more complex the mechanics, the more reality is added to the survival system. If the game is very easy, it loses its RPG touch because everything will be simpler and will end very soon.
There's a stark difference between complex and repetitive. It doesn't need to take 10 minutes to do a simple task for it the be an rpg. Making something super complex doesnt inherently just make it good. Simple things like visiting someone shouldn't require 10 minutes.
 

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We're gonna tweak some of the travel stuff to make it a little more user friendly as we've mentioned previously + as well as add more varied events during travels to make it more interesting.
That's good to here, still enjoying the game and story. Has the best atmosphere and world out of any other vn I've played. Definitely will end up buying the steam version at some point when its out.
 

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There was someone who is asking about how to answer Angrharad's questions.

Nobody responded. What is the real answer here?
 

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There was someone who is asking about how to answer Angrharad's questions.

Nobody responded. What is the real answer here?
The answer is already with you.
You've been given a book in your inventory to read and memorize the answers.
 

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Alderian News!


Hello everyone :)
We hope you are well, remember, if you haven't already, please Wishlist Parasite Black over on steam! Every Wishlist helps! Link here:

Art and writing:
First things first, progress is going well on the latest update. We're still gathering various assets and things as before, this includes revamping of old art, producing new lewd scenes, enemies, locations etc., the script itself is coming along well, but given the amount of girls involved, may need to be broken into two smaller updates to make the thing more manageable.
Some progress below:

Revamp (WIP) of the store keeper in Novaras (Above).


Bears and wild wolves (above) will be amongst some of the many enemies and things you can encounter while on your travels. Their pelts proving useful for crafting certain items.

New gameplay elements:
Alongside the story (and lewd) elements of the Mages of Palam and captain Nyx, we're looking into opening up another storefront into the game using the blacksmith building. The player will be able to craft various armor, weapons and things after finding various materials such as ore, pelts and such, which can be used to craft powerful new equipment.
A key focus will be on further improving the travel maps not just in terms of functionality, but also, making them far more exciting with various events, dungeons, and other fun, (sometimes lewd) encounters!
More on this soon...

Coding:
We've outlined some specifics goals we want to hit for the next update, and we want to make these technical goals clear to you guys so you know what we're aiming for:
1.) adding a jump to city outskirts button for Novaras.
2.) enabling player to select nodes further ahead on the travel maps, letting them travel through a route rather than clicking a node at a time.
3.) Getting perks working and affecting stats.
4.) Improve enemy AI, balancing, and allowing the player to transform into his Parasite form during battle
5.) (Optional) Integrate some form of auto combat to reduce grind where appropriate and necessary. (This one needing further discussion in the team on viability).

That's all for now,
If you have any questions. Please ask them here or over on the discord and we'll try get back to you as soon as we can.

Thank you guys so much for your continued support,
you guys are awesome and the entire team appreciates every donation!
Without you guys, none of this would be possible.
Love,

-The Damned Studios Team


Will Captain Nyx wind up here too somehow? Only time will tell!
 

heshaxt

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Currently, how many hours of gameplay does this game offer in terms of story progression, excluding time spent on grinding or battling?
 

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Ever considered putting a version number in the persistent data so the game itself can wipe it exactly when necessary?
We've implemented this as of the next build.
We were unsure before whether it would cause more bugs than less but given the repetitive issue of old bugs appearing between builds, it's likely a net benefit.
 
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What a good game, really very entertaining and getting better and more content. I really liked the new travel system and random encounters with enemies, thus giving the opportunity to gain more experience and level up. The new content is also surprising. I hope the developer continues. evolving with more content and events.
 

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Ye, I just tested after deleting all renpy/game saves. And it doesn't work for me anymore either. No idea how i got it to work in the first place oO
Anyway i tinkered some more, here's the second attempt, now I've tested it after deleting everything, and it seems to work.
Try it again. As before just put it in the ParasiteBlack\game folder
What I tested specifically was starting from Act 1, not from the beginning, I don't think it should matter, but history would suggest I don't quite get renpy...
Oh, and maybe delete the old file if you still have it in your game folder

sorry for bothering you, but how does one download that attachment?

if i click it it just opens up a new window in google chrome with the code in the file
 
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