Others Completed Arcana: Heat and Cold [Season 1 Ch. 1-5/8 + Season 2 Ch. 1-5 + Season Stories 1-2 Ch.] [HarDDeer]

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HarDDeer

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An rpg style game?
Season 1 is more like VN with some freedom of movement.
Season 2 (since episode 2) has a turn-based combat system as gameplay. (Not in the usual rpg-maker way, since the game is not made in rpg-maker.)
 

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I'm confused, the season 1 link is incomplete but there's already a season 2?
That's right. The full version of season 1 is on Steam.
Or on Itch io, if you're in Germany (or any other country where you can't buy the game via Steam).

30-50$ (Patreon) a month is not enough for food no matter how I’d try. Therefore, in order not to delay the production I chose this way of distribution.

The first season demo has 5 chapters, which is 65-75% of the entire season, so I think it's a pretty fair offer.
 
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jhustrue

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Sorry, interested, but I don't play paywall games. Most devs (of decent games) on this website release all of their content for free yet don't struggle to gain patrons. I get that you need to make money though, so good luck.
 

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Sorry, interested, but I don't play paywall games. Most devs (of decent games) on this website release all of their content for free yet don't struggle to gain patrons. I get that you need to make money though, so good luck.
Thank you.
The game on Steam costs like one-time donation on Patreon.
Doesn't seem unfair to me or some huge paywall.

Again. I'm not complaining about my life, heh.
If someone is able to post games for free, and still live off the funds from Patreon or whatever, then I'm only happy for those people.
I tried to do the same, it unfortunately didn't work out for me.
And I was faced with a choice. Either quit making the game.
Or develop it indefinitely. (Because it takes a really long time).

So I chose the compromise option.

-Most devs (of decent games) on this website release all of their content for free yet don't struggle to gain patrons.
You see only the ones that made it. The tip of the iceberg.
But I don't think there's much point in arguing about it.
 

Svalkash

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О, русскоговорящий разраб. Приятно видеть своих на этом поле.

А сколько всего контента запланировано (до завершения сюжета)?
 

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О, русскоговорящий разраб. Приятно видеть своих на этом поле.

А сколько всего контента запланировано (до завершения сюжета)?
Думаю, всего будет 3 или 4 сезона.
Основной каркас сюжету у меня уже готов, но в процессе более детальной проработки многие моменты оказываются важнее и массивнее, чем я думал, а какие-то менее значимыми.
Поэтому пока сложно сказать наверняка.
+ Я также планирую расширить вселенную, сделав 1 сфв игру.

Q: How much content is planned (before the story is finished)?
A: I think there will be 3 or 4 seasons in total.
I already have the basic framework of the story ready, but in the process of more detailed writing, a lot of moments turn out to be more important and more massive than I thought, and some are less significant.
So it's hard to say for sure for now.

+ I also plan to expand the universe by making 1 sfw game.
 
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HarDDeer

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Android port? :(
Btw game looks very pretty. <3
Thanks!

Don't expect it anytime soon.
I plan to make it, but I don't have time for that right now.
Since I have to make the game itself, as well localizations in different languages and a thousand other things that I sometimes do not even realize I should do.
 

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Having escape boot you out of the game instead of open an option menu is the most frustrating thing I have come across in my gaming experience in a very long time.
 
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Released the full version of season 2 on Steam!

Chapter 5 of season 2 is now available in the demo version.
 
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Cirode

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Is there a gallery/replay function in the full game? For season 1 that is as I did see that season 2 seems to have it.
 
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HarDDeer

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how may chapters there are per season ?
The first one has 8 (one chapter is so big that it takes the place of two).
In the second there are 7, but there are more pictures, and the game itself is longer. (combat system and more h-scenes)
 

aftershock3

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Is there any content with the cat lady? The one with the ponytail, whiskers and glasses, don't remember the name. Rightmost one in the banner on the 1st page. If not, is any planned?
 
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