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And with that, 1.0.1 is up and the thread updated. Enjoy the complete story of Book 1: The Crown.

I now need to work out what I do, thread wise, with Book 2. New thread, continue this one, etc. Thoughts?
I am not that active on this site, so someone else who is, please correct me if I am wrong, but I think a single thread for all three books, with links to completed books below the first, is probably best in terms of exposure and drawing in new people.
 
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So it will be paid game on steam but dev gave it here for free?
I've played it here, but already Wishlisted, Followed and plan to pick it up on Steam (The Oct 30, 2020 'Release Date' is base lies and calumny.)

Dunno if dev will overall lose or gain money as a result of it being here, but fwiw in my case it will definitely be in the gain column :)
 

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Dunno if dev will overall lose or gain money as a result of it being here, but fwiw in my case it will definitely be in the gain column :)
He will win I am quite sure.
The more ppl who get to know a really good game, the more will love it. And some of those who love it, will support it (like I do on Patreon since a long time.) I see F95 not as a competition but as a forum where ppl will know about it. This is what many devs are not willing to understand, but Droid does ;)
 

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Talk with Ecchi Sensei about that...

Will our saves be importable into Book 2?
Yes. The end of game save will be imported into book 2, or if you don't have one it'll ask you some questions about what's happened so far to set up your character.
 
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Hey first of all I want to say a big thank you to the author/dev for working on this fantastic tale of love and magic. It is one of the best examples of this kind of story/genre and what it can showcase.

So the other thing I have is a question: I have currently completed Act 4. Is it worth it to replay with all the fixes and changes you made in the last 2 versions releases or do I just continue to the end of the current story?
If you've just completed act IV, and started from the previous build, just keep playing. The game will have tweaked damage values for gems, fixed tiny issues (typos, continuity bugs, etc), but nothing major. The new content all happens after where you are in the storyline.
 

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So it will be paid game on steam but dev gave it here for free?
It was developed inside this community; I got tons of feedback, support, QA and most of my patreons from here. As such it makes sense to give it here for free. If you liked it, it's always nice if you want to support it, somehow. if you're comfortable with that, but I know that not everyone is. If you prefer Steam, .

Steam also opens it up to a wider audience; initially I was just going to give it away for free there as well, but the last year has sucked, financially, and I finally ended up seeing if I could make some cash there.
 

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It was developed inside this community; I got tons of feedback, support, QA and most of my patreons from here. As such it makes sense to give it here for free. If you liked it, it's always nice if you want to support it, somehow. if you're comfortable with that, but I know that not everyone is. If you prefer Steam, .

Steam also opens it up to a wider audience; initially I was just going to give it away for free there as well, but the last year has sucked, financially, and I finally ended up seeing if I could make some cash there.
And you deleted all my saves, so you owe us a favour, let's be honest.
 
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Are there only fixes and gameplay changes from the latest public release, or are there new events?
 

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Are there only fixes and gameplay changes from the latest public release, or are there new events?
Two new events (Day 112-114, if you're working in Crowley in the Evening shift). But mostly what's new is the 56 new achievements. Apart from that, just a ton of final mile stuff. One of the painful things about the *final* release is that you can no longer shrug to yourself and say "I'll fix it later)
 

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And it is *live* on Steam. If you've got a Steam key, do drop it a like or a review... those things matter a lot in terms of early visibility. A huge thank to everyone who's helped test it, give feedback, reviewed it here or elsewhere, and in general given me the motivation to keep going. A special thank to all my Patreons, and to the Discord crew for their amazing and tireless help.





Now... onwards, to War.
 

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Asked about a potential Dresden parallel a while back but didn't end up getting a response, but seeing the line "Hells Ball's" now I'm definitely going with it being more than a coincidence.

Love the work Droid, the game remains as fantastic as it always is.
 
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Asked about a potential Dresden parallel a while back but didn't end up getting a response, but seeing the line "Hells Ball's" now I'm definitely going with it being more than a coincidence.

Love the work Droid, the game remains as fantastic as it always is.
Dresden's definitely a *huge* inspiration (and one of several reasons why I set the Cult HQ there). Other books that made an impact; Changeling's Saga, Iron Druid, Alex Verus and anything by Terry Pratchett.

I love reading, and it definitely leaks into the game.
 

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It was developed inside this community; I got tons of feedback, support, QA and most of my patreons from here. As such it makes sense to give it here for free. If you liked it, it's always nice if you want to support it, somehow. if you're comfortable with that, but I know that not everyone is. If you prefer Steam, .

Steam also opens it up to a wider audience; initially I was just going to give it away for free there as well, but the last year has sucked, financially, and I finally ended up seeing if I could make some cash there.
Yeah, I for one, don't use to support devs through Patreon, but will buy the game on Steam. In fact, I just purchased it.
 

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Yeah, I for one, don't use to support devs through Patreon, but will buy the game on Steam. In fact, I just purchased it.
Thanks! :)

As always, if you didn't enjoy it, tell me. If you enjoyed it, tell everyone :)

Steam is super-influenced by reviews, and it can absolutely make or break a game. One of the nice things about making the game here is I've spent a year with the community playing the game, poking me when I got it wrong, and in general helping me improve the game. If, after all that, you decided to go buy it... hopefully there's a chance you enjoyed it :)

I've been making games for 20 years this year, and it's kinda weird that the game I'm most proud of is this little porn game I started as a hobby, and spent most of the messed up year of 2020 making. But what it ended up as is mostly thanks to all of you, who played it, gave me feedback, and inspired me. This goes for everyone who's played it, reviewed it and given me feedback. But most of all to the Discord group that pushed me to make it better; I've never had a better community of gamers.

Anyway... I'll probably spend this weekend playing Cyberpunk 2077. After which, time for the War.
 
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