Dev Notes

• We have a large update coming - this is not that update, but it has lots of fun in it. January has been a difficult month for us, with many of our team (myself included) being out of commission at different times. But we’ve kept the engines running nevertheless!
• MVP of this build is Tosk, again, for tackling an unbelievably large and complex coding task at the last minute, again. Someone get this man a knighthood.

Features

• Scene: Chanwe’s final lesson (collab with Var).
• Dynamic: Darja throws you a Moonday party (Dreamweaver choice, many variants, collab with Garoompahfah).
• Dynamic: Characters may respond to your name, or to the names you give them (collab with Garoompahfah).
• Fate: A followup to Naho’s protean fate (collab with Fanatisk).
• Art: Mina’s forcible renegotiation (Lubbio).
• Art: Mina’s bathtime (Lubbio).
• Art: Darja’s character art, dragongirl variant (Irrelevant_Art).
• Art: Improved character art for Darja’s princess variant (Irrelevant_Art).
• Art: Messy versions of Darja’s princess and dragongirl variants (Irrelevant_Art).
• Art: new emote portraits for Chanwe, Cuchilla, Darja, Enid, Helosie, Inej, Issa, Maelys, Malice, Marie-Anne, Mina, Rain, Sabetha, and Valzira (Irrelevant Art).
• Animation: Darja’s character idles, princess variant (Amon Ra).
• Animation: Eburon’s character idles (Amon Ra).
• Voice: Darja’s morning staring match (Suki).
• Voice: Darja’s morning stretches (Suki).
• Translation: Russian, up to the end of Act I (smysha).

Tweaks

• The ‘Old’ art style is no longer supported.
• Characters are more expressive, using our new emote portraits.
• Chanwe is willing to repeat previous lessons when testing her faith.
• If you didn’t capture Cooch, she comes bundled free with the mercs after recruiting them.
• Darja’s cameo portraits reflect her current state of dress.
• You may forcibly renegotiate with Mina when you first meet her. She will remember if you do.
• You may forcibly renegotiate with Mina when asking for rent.
• You have additional options when forcibly renegotiating with Mina.
• If you ‘recruit’ Mina after the mercenaries, she will have... opinions upon arrival.
• Mina will no longer volunteer her services if the mercenaries are camped directly outside your lair.
• Sabetha & Inej’s initial greeting has been added to the scene gallery.

Fixes

• Mina’s dress is no longer infested with bugs.
• The withdrawal method is more reliable with Mina.
• Assorted grammar and stage direction improvements.
• And the many many things found during our playtest. Thank you, playtesters!