I really like the way demons are presented here. It's genuinely a little unsettling.
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It's fun, but the cards a frustrating. I wish we have an ability to redraw a card, maybe at a cost of anxiety, just to reduce the random factor of the game. The moment when you have 3 of the required card in the deck but draw none is just...
Anyway, that way the card/deck building is still a major factor and the RNG still plays a part.
Anyway, that way the card/deck building is still a major factor and the RNG still plays a part.
- Feb 26, 2019
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Gonna wait to play it at the final version or at least before it's some updates in because this is one of those games I just can't play just a little bit of every update!
Thanks for the update, Apollo Seven. 
I didn't realize that the game's not only on TFGames but here as well.
A really interesting game mechanic regarding the random cards, perhaps you might want to add some special event or special trait for the princess, to choose a specific card of the entire deck or at least to be able to choose from every card-category you own.
(BTW: Also thanks for Submansion, Hospital., and Calibration. at TFGames; tested them all...)
I didn't realize that the game's not only on TFGames but here as well.A really interesting game mechanic regarding the random cards, perhaps you might want to add some special event or special trait for the princess, to choose a specific card of the entire deck or at least to be able to choose from every card-category you own.
(BTW: Also thanks for Submansion, Hospital., and Calibration. at TFGames; tested them all...
)When stress is added i get some sort of error. Thats after that flower festival when the advisor pulls her dress down during the speach.
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This game is extraordinary. The writing is excellent and I really enjoy the mechanics -- they actually elevate it into a game rather than being another visual CYOA. I'm also a big fan of the 80s throwback graphics. They are a big breath of fresh air.
My only issue is with the text font. Obviously that's part of the VGA style graphical choice, but it gets a little tough of the eyes reading so much text in that style. Would it be possible to insert a simpler, more readable font while leaving the rest of the graphics the same?
My only issue is with the text font. Obviously that's part of the VGA style graphical choice, but it gets a little tough of the eyes reading so much text in that style. Would it be possible to insert a simpler, more readable font while leaving the rest of the graphics the same?
- Sep 15, 2018
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Sure, accessibility is more important than enforcing the aesthetic. I'll add the ability to change the font.
Well, you could try to change the font yourself for a more standard one, e.g. Brittanic Bold (pro: has only one fixed font type in it) from Windows fonts folder?
All *.ttf the game uses are in the "game" subfolder, just backup the original "manaspc.ttf" (the main font used within the game...), copy another ttf (with one font type only) of your liking into the folder and rename it to "manaspc.ttf"...done.
EDIT: Oh well, the dev beat me to it... ;-)
Awesome!
Still, thanks! I'll try this trick in the future if this works on renpy projects in general. I spend a lot of time looking at screens, so readability can almost make or break a game for me.Well, you could try to change the font yourself for a more standard one, e.g. Brittanic Bold (pro: has only one fixed font type in it) from Windows fonts folder?
All *.ttf the game uses are in the "game" subfolder, just backup the original "manaspc.ttf" (the main font used within the game...), copy another ttf (with one font type only) of your liking into the folder and rename it to "manaspc.ttf"...done.
EDIT: Oh well, the dev beat me to it... ;-)
Apollo Seven If the queen kicks out Cecily after she reveals her magic, the queen is left without a tutor for the rest of the game at the moment, do you have something planned for this or is the run truly meant to just be FUBAR at that point?
Edit: Also it is still barely possible to get 100 Wisdom in time for the festival of flowers without cheating, but I think it is unintended. I did it by doing 1 session of Knowledge and 1 session of Wisdom in the first week, then always drawing blue cards and doing Wisdom training whenever I could, doing Knowledge if I couldn't. Got to the final week having 45 Knowledge and 81 Wisdom, trained Wisdom once which put me at 46 Knowledge and 91 Wisdom, then was still able to train Wisdom one more time (I assume it is because it was still below double the knowledge, which would be 92), this let me get to the Trial of Wisdom with 100 Wisdom.
Edit: Also it is still barely possible to get 100 Wisdom in time for the festival of flowers without cheating, but I think it is unintended. I did it by doing 1 session of Knowledge and 1 session of Wisdom in the first week, then always drawing blue cards and doing Wisdom training whenever I could, doing Knowledge if I couldn't. Got to the final week having 45 Knowledge and 81 Wisdom, trained Wisdom once which put me at 46 Knowledge and 91 Wisdom, then was still able to train Wisdom one more time (I assume it is because it was still below double the knowledge, which would be 92), this let me get to the Trial of Wisdom with 100 Wisdom.
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In .5 the foreign prince Enrique will be introduced as a trainer. Getting rid of Cecily will put you on his path, as well as being on Ulric's path and having the Princess continuously refuse to do anything for him.
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the card system is was confusing at first, since I didn't know what influenced it. I've played for four weeks in game now and i still don't know. i go to the part where the dancer asks you if you want to learn from her and i really did because i thought that would increase her favor, which is want i wanted. but the it said something about how the flower is unknown to me but I don't know why. and since all card decisions are final i thought to myself, 'this is gonna happen many more times', which demotivated me instantly.
the story and characters are good, but this game isn't for me. i hate being locked outta content until i play though a game again. unless the game's short, i rarely return to them.
the story and characters are good, but this game isn't for me. i hate being locked outta content until i play though a game again. unless the game's short, i rarely return to them.
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I really love this game so far, but have one suggestion for the future if possible:
Unlocked Variables: Once you have reached certain checkpoints in the game (Flower Festival, Flame Festival etc.), allow the game to be restarted from these points, with chosen pre-gens based on what has been unlocked via the random system.
For example, start at the Flame Festival with Cecily as Advisor and good favour with Amelia/Evette/Normand.
It would allow for people to eventually get their desired routes without having to restart from the beginning every single time, whilst still experiencing the core content of the game to unlock it all.
Unlocked Variables: Once you have reached certain checkpoints in the game (Flower Festival, Flame Festival etc.), allow the game to be restarted from these points, with chosen pre-gens based on what has been unlocked via the random system.
For example, start at the Flame Festival with Cecily as Advisor and good favour with Amelia/Evette/Normand.
It would allow for people to eventually get their desired routes without having to restart from the beginning every single time, whilst still experiencing the core content of the game to unlock it all.
Basically the NPC request a card check, 5 cards will randomly be drawn from the deck, if the NPC's requested card(s) is in those 5 cards, the check pass.
About locked content, sometimes failing checks will lead you to another path instead. So if you passed the check, you go to path A for scenes, if you failed you move to path B and get different scenes. So failing checks can be good sometimes and passing check might actually lock you from the path you want.
PS not sure if the dancer has any scenes right now
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Normally I would not say anything as I'm a big believer in the dev working towards their vision.
But here we go....
I really think this dev has something but the card system has to be adjusted. I've read all the posts about the rogue like system. It's just inherently flawed. It's too random and lacks player control.
Everything else about this game is excellent. It's got style, the writing is solid and there's a management aspect that requires the player to be committed. I think the dev is crushing it here.
But the card system needs adjusting.
But here we go....
I really think this dev has something but the card system has to be adjusted. I've read all the posts about the rogue like system. It's just inherently flawed. It's too random and lacks player control.
Everything else about this game is excellent. It's got style, the writing is solid and there's a management aspect that requires the player to be committed. I think the dev is crushing it here.
But the card system needs adjusting.
Not the dev, but that's a feature, not a bug. The princess isn't the player character, the advisor is. To put the player in direct control of the princess wouldn't be an adjustment, it would be a completely different game.