The Interim Domain 0.28.0 Update #1
As you can imagine, we're already elbow-deep into the next update. Unlike previous chapters, this one's going to have our time spread across finishing up stories (Marisa, Anita, Robin, Roe) and doing endings (Tina, Saaya), while continuing others (Sammy, Kara, Natalie). With the main story set up to move you into the end, we have the Perpetual Day mode implemented so you can finish up all the available content.
Looking over the plot map, future updates will have many more continuity fixes, feature releases and content for the endings. In fact, we'll probably give the ending set-up a few polish passes before we reach the end of TID.
On that same topic, we have been testing the Qi requirements to get the good ending and may have to do a little tweaking. Right now, it's set at 500 to get the good ending, which means you definitely won't get it in 0.27.0 unless you cheat (and doing so will rob you of the side scenes with those people you haven't unlocked yet). In 0.28.0? It's hard to say. Playing a bare bones code build in test let us get it barely (with the Allison/Marisa bonus). But, playing a test build on my tablet without getting all the scenes left me a little short. That's without Sammy, Kara or Natalie ending.
The intent is for players to mostly complete all the side stories and not have to get a perfect run-through to finish the game. So, in a future build we may nudge the bar to clear a little lower for normal users.
We're also thinking about adding a difficulty option (probably both at the start of the game and right at the decision to end the game) to allow you to clear through with a lower Qi level if possible. On the flip-side, we also kind of want to implement a hard mode where you have to get like 95% of the available Qi to win, maybe as a bonus to unlock a new scene or something.
Thanks for your interest and patronage,
- Kinderfeld
