This game is really good! Love the character's designs and their personalities. The story is really interesting too. Can't wait for more to be added in the future!
Thank you SO MUCH for this game! This is great! I'm very like games where you can determinete how your character acts and (what I wanted for the long time) looks. I look forword to see a complete version of it. Oh, and other characters are amazing, and their sprites too! The whole game is wonderful!
This was SOOOO good, I was so shook at the level of detail and world building that went into this (Plus great music). The characterization was really awesome and I can tell a lot of work went into Silas! Looking forward to the next build! :D
Also I know a bit of Ren'py and DAMN you went hard designing all the UIs
I loved the game, the story, details, dialogues, choices and etc, all just in the first build, I'm impressed with how good it is and I'm completely anxious for the next buils, good work
Currently the shield and amulet are unselectable because I don't have character assets related to those classes just yet. In the next update I'll have all the choices clickable and if one of them doesn't have any new content, I'll have a note for that in game.
awesome visual novel, I've enjoyed it a lot! I love Silas so much! The art style omg I absolutely love it, the music is amazing and the story is super duper interesting. I can't wait for more!
Yep, my goal is to not have the classes restrict who you can romance. The classes are more so for dialog and story options later down the road. Depending on the class you choose you will likely have more dialog with the character related to that class, but you will still have all characters as an option.
Like the desktop icon? If so, I've tried lol. The .ico and .icns files are where they supposedly need to be(according to the renpy documentation), but for some reason they aren't working. The taskbar icon should be working (granted it's a bit too small). I've still been looking into it and will hopefully have that issue fixed by the next update. :)
If you are referring to another icon then I'm not sure I followed. ^^'
I've really enjoyed this story and I also like the strange happenings with no explanation (which I know many people hate) so far but I do have one question... Is the class selection the route selection? If I chose mage classes am I choosing Silas's Route? I'm asking because that is what it feels like since two of the options are closed off.
I'm glad you're enjoying it! The classes are more so for different dialog and story options down the road. My goal is to not restrict character romance options by class.
Depending on the class you choose you may spend more time with a character of the same class, but you will still be able to romance any character(s) you choose.
For instance, you can be a mage and still romance Orion or Reth or any other character, you won't be restricted to only choosing Silas(you will likely have more interactions with Silas as a mage, but will still have opportunities to be with others).
Two of the options are currently closed off since I didn't have character sprites for the characters that share those classes. In future updates I'll be making them selectable (with dialog saying if they are not implemented yet) to hopefully cut down on confusion.
I'm honestly really impressed with this game so far! The main cast all seem interesting (and attractive), and while the whole "amnesiac in another world" story may be kinda cliché, it's done really well so far, I feel. There's enough worldbuilding and foreshadowing in this first build that it keeps you interested in the story, but it isn't super in-your-face about it and doesn't distract you from the story or anything, which is nice.
Not to mention, for a first build, the art and UI for this game looks absolutely amazing! I don't think I've ever seen a game look this good right out of the gate, so kudos for that!
This game only went public a few days ago and I'm already looking forward to the next build! Excellent work!
Haha thank you! Figuring out UI customization was hell at first so I forced myself to stick with it and figure it out. I'm hoping to improve it in the future as I learn more about it.
As for the sprite art, I can only thank Bullstorm for that. He's a great artist and he really worked with me to make sure the characters looked as good as I imagined.
Yea, the plot hook is definitely a bit of a cliché, but I'm hoping that with enough twists and surprises it will still keep interest and build intrigue.
Surprisingly good read. Magic system is interesting, characters are likeable while having some depth behind them and it has welcoming and soothing atmosphere, while hiding something very sinister and disturbing underneath the MC's backstory. Despite using assets from other sources, they all feel like they fit surpringly well and natural in this whole package. I'm waiting for more
Thank you so much! As much as I've tried to find royalty free images to use that work decently for the scene, I'm excited for the day I'll be able to add custom backgrounds and other images. :)
I see and you are welcome) By the way, will there be more romancable characters (like Qrom for example) in the future? I've noticed that out of five classes there are two of which I can't choose yet
Yes, Qrom will be romanceable and I'm hoping to add at least one more character to be romanceable as well (just haven't decided on the details of that character yet).
Currently since I didn't have actual art assets for Qrom or the fifth character I left the two classes relating to those two unclickable. In future updates, if the option isn't available yet I'll add a note in game.
While each class will have a romanceable character tied to it, you will still be able to romance any character regardless of the class you choose. It's just that starting out I was waiting till I had more assets for the characters relating to those unselectable classes.
the art is sooo good, a breath of fresh air imo. very interested in seeing what comes next ^^. question, there are two items you cannot choose, are those for possible future routes? or just for mystery
I'm sure the artist is thrilled to hear that you enjoy the art! Yes, currently Guardian(shield) and Holy Arts(Amulet) are not available in this build. They will be available in future updates. Starting with the next update, even if they aren't available, I've changed it so that they are clickable and will give a message stating that they are not available yet to hopefully cut down on the confusion.
I love what I've seen so far! It reminds me very strongly of the "Choice of Games" style text rpgs.
Good world-building, likeable dateable NPCs, and the stats and class system is pretty interesting. They're rarely used in VNs. I'm particular to Silas and Orion so far. (Others seem to be the same, based on the comments I see)
There's a few VNs that I like but it's been a long while since I experienced that made me shiver in excitement. Can't wait to see more!
Woow I must say that I have enjoyed this Vn so far, not only does the story promise a lot, each of the characters are great (for now Silas is my favorite followed by Orion) and I must emphasize that the music is just amazing, so beautiful and you enjoy listening to it. Excellent work, can't wait for the next update.
Been following your twitter for several months, been enjoying the sneak peeks, and I'm so glad for the 0.1 release! This is off to a really great start, the characters are well-introduced (and quite attractive), the pacing is good, and the dialog never wears out its welcome while still providing excellent character development. The world, setting, and different races are great, has that feeling of a really well put-together D&D campaign. I'm also digging the role playing game mechanics you've implemented, I think that'll be a cool addition to the story.
As a side note, I played on a Mac and didn't run into any bugs while trying out multiple choices in the story, everything seemed to work fine.
Overall, loving this VN so far, you've gotten me invested in this story and I'm looking forward to future updates!
Thank you! I've really been enjoying thinking not only about the characters, but trying to make the world feel a bit more alive as well. Also, thank you so much for letting me know that there aren't currently any Mac issues!
Wow! What a fantastic start to the story! I'm so torn between Silas and Orion, while Silas is so friendly, Orion strikes me as the kind who is very sweet but has no idea how to go about it, and that awkward nerd is very appealing to me...
I have some questions though, mainly about how exactly the "Major" declaration will effect the storyline, whether it will effectively determine who's route we go down (Silas for Mage, Orion for Fighter etc) or could we for example choose to be a Guardian (if I'm reading it right it's kinda like a Paladin/Battlemaster kinda deal?) and still get with any of the characters? Also how will the stats you're assigned effect what choices you can make, like a sufficiently strong character can take an option to break down a door while a sufficiently charismatic character can persuade someone to part with information? And how will the stats effect what major we choose? Currently I'm a very charismatic fighter, not sure how optimised that is...
Really looking forward to what you've got in store next! Thoroughly enjoyed what I played so far!
Thank you for playing! You've put a lot of thought into it and I'm happy about that. :D
My goal is to not have your class restrict the character(s) you can romance. It's more of a baseline for different story options that will be available to you based on class. The same applies to the stats. They're more so used (currently) to unlock different dialog options and they will affect your performance in your major's classes (Intelligence for Mage, Dexterity for Rogue, Strength for Fighter, Charisma for Guardian and Wisdom for Holy Arts). That being said I also don't want the game to feel restricted if a player doesn't have an "optimized build" so for now the stats are more for an extra layer of flavor to the story.
For instance, in the current build, if you have a higher charisma you unlock options to see some of the characters naked if you so choose where as if your charisma score is not high enough those options are not shown.
The very first few choices in the introduction will give you stats based on your choices. The ones that award the most are "Love" and "friends"/"lover" the rest are earned by making "bold" choices and being successful in some things which I won't spoil here. :P
I'm doing well, thanks. I hope you are doing well also.
My first and only language is English so the only way I would be able to have the game translated is through volunteer work or commissions much further into the future. As of now I don't have any specific plans for translation, but it is something that I hope can be done in the future.
I appreciate you thinking ahead for improvements and accessibility. :D
Will qrom be dateable? Also love the art and the story is really interesting, my only complaint is that the art looks like it has a blur affect on it and is hard too see but other than that it seems perfect so far.
Yes, Qrom will be a dateable option in future updates. I can look into the sprites to see what may be going on. It may be because of the resizing I had to do to make them fit the screen the way they needed to. I don't know if there's anything I'd be able to do about it, but I will investigate. (If it's the backgrounds you were referring to then those I did intentionally add a filter because they are all placeholders until I can commission actual backgrounds.) Thank you :)
I did mean the sprites but I think it might be the art style cause I looked at the images closely and they looked fine especially reths his seems easy to distinguish to me. I take back what I said the arts fine just hard for my brain to distinguish not being blurry. but seriously so far very good vn.
Yes. When Silas first takes you to the admin office there is narration that states which order is the correct order (in reverse). If you navigate successfully, you will meet Reth first, if you navigate incorrectly you will meet Orion first. Depending on who you meet first, the dialog can change slightly.
Hey I tried the demo and loved it, literally want to romance all of the characters (which is rare as usually I only go for like 2 out of the possible characters) I think the story is great and I cant wait for next part :)
Does the class you choose depict who you are going to be with? For example if you chose the mage class would you be with Silas? Or could you choose fighter and still be with Silas?
Depending on the class you choose you'll spend more time with characters of the same class, but my goal is to not restrict who you can choose to romance based on your class.
Hello! How about you? :) Hope you're feel great :3
Soo... I ended play to the "When stars fall" a few minutes ago and what I want to say about this one: it's amaizing! Arts, music, backgrounds and (the main) a story are perfect. I haven't words to say what I felt when I was playing (bacause of I don't good in this arts, heh-heh :p), but whatever it's a wonderful game which have a potentional! I'll follow. (Wait a minute: I already following!) So this isn't a reason to discussion.
Amnesia (or some kind of losing memory I don't know what with him exactly) adds mystic in the game. You know how to intrigue, did you know about that?:D
Also I note major choosing. It's looks like if you're choose class of hero of some kind of action-game or RPG. And this combination with VN is pretty interesting turn from you. I like it :3
So, in the end of my comment I want to say that I wish you exceptionally the best mood that would help you with your work on this game.
Thank you for your attention!
P.S.
Here I want to say that I so sorry about my English because of English isn't my native language (and this fact do this language so hard to me :p).
And, Author, what do you do with me? I can't choose between Silas and Orion... And I want to kick Reth's butt:D
(And also I found one mistake: "forgoe", but it's not matter :3)
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and leave such great feedback! I really appreciate it. I definitely wanted to branch away from the "normal" feel of a VN at least slightly in some areas to add something extra and enjoyable. Plus, I personally enjoy stories with some mysteries to figure out and ones that keep me guessing so I wanted to incorporate that into this story as well.
Thank you as well for mentioning the error. I'll add it to my to do list for the next update. :D
Wow! Does this mean you have some plans to add something like that in the WSF? If yes, this game will be my favorite!:D
But, what you finally add your ideas, please don't forget add Marcus a notebook (quest log) when he'll takes notes what he should do. It will be so useful especially if you're not good in English... (I hope you're understand about what I trying to say. And I sorry if you find my words rude)
You're doing great :) I do have plans to add a questing/job aspect to the game later. It won't be entirely RPG, but there will be some aspects of that. At the early stages I don't know that it will be implemented much, but I have some of the screens already in reserve for when I'll be able to add it in game.
I really couldn't find the word to describe this. It's still a demo, but I can see the thoughts put on it. It's really great and outstanding. It got me hooked almost instantly. I want more!
Oh and at first Silas got me hooked, but then I met Orion and now I love him because we both like quietness xD
"also someone needs to spank Reth" HAHAHA! Thank you for the kind words! I'm really glad people are enjoying the game and that each character is resonating with players in different ways.
I can look into a possible toggle setting for it if that's a possible thing that can be done. Otherwise the portrait is tied to the character speaking. The only way to hide it would be to hide the whole textbox with the default "H" key (on PC at least, not sure if it's the same key on mac off the top of my head).
This VN is simply amazing. I love the field and the field music is catchy and peaceful. I look forward to future updates like the MC facial customization. The rpg stuff is good. Silas is my only favorite and I can't wait to see more of him. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! The assets for the customization will likely be one of the last out of the current characters atm, but it is definitely my goal to have the MC be customizable to some degree with visuals. I'm glad to hear you like Silas as well, he's a fun character to write and see come to life.
Hey did you know that there's a furry VN discord server. I think it would be a good idea to join since a lot of people there have experience with Ren'py. They can help if you have any questions and also the server is a good way to get more publicity and feedback. You could also stream while your working on the game and those who watch can offer advice if you run into any problems. I'll leave the discord link here if you're interested.https://discord.gg/fvn
Really impressed by this first demo, it's quite meaty and really hooked me in! After having done only one run through I'd say Silas is the best boy pick for the moment, but I'm enjoying all of the cast so far and really wanna see where this all leads to. Keep it up, there's a lot of promise here!
Thank you so much for playing! Yes, Qrom will be a romanceable character and he should have more content in future updates. I'm mostly just waiting to commission his art assets before fully delving into his character.
Can't wait to see more of him! Is there a way to make Reth become less of a jerk and possibly make him start to like the MC? I like a lot Hyenas, however he's quite harsh to the poor MC...
Maybe he's just got a rough exterior and is sweet on the inside or maybe he's just a jerk lol, but as the game progresses there will be more opportunities to learn about Reth and possibly change his attitude toward the MC.
Thank you for checking it out! I'm still new to Ren'py and haven't been able to get the Android version to function yet, but it is in my plans to eventually have the game be available on the Android platform once I can get all the kinks worked out.
Holy cow, just finished the demo and dang is it enthralling, great work. It's very rare that a new and early demo, especially a vn, draws me in soo strongly, I wanted more!!!! which is a good thing!!!. You did great, this was amazing and I cant wait for an update, :D
Thank you so much! I'm really happy you enjoyed it! Hopefully the next update won't take too long, but I want to make sure there is enough content and new features before releasing a version 0.2 to you guys.
It's a fairly early WIP demo, bound to be some dead ends or unfinished untouched stuff, or paths just not fleshed out yet, just try a different class for now, After that point the end of the demo is pretty soon so just make sure to save that choice scene for later. Hopefully there will be a skip and rewind function for future replays, :3
Thank you for the feedback! Ren'py does have built in skip and rollback functions available in game (I'll still be exploring ways to possibly enhance or utilize them). However, the first few updates will likely require a restart due to the nature of the program with adding new assets and variables for those assets. Once the majority of the assets are added, then hopefully the content will be playable from the last saved spot each update.
Hello, thank you for playing! Sanctioned13 is correct. Both the Guardian(shield) and Holy Arts(amulet) options are unavailable in the current build so I left them unclickable. In the next update at least Guardian should be available, but I'll also make sure that I add something in game that states what is unavailable.
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"Welcome to
PragueThe Academy."Loving it so far! Thanks for making stuff, it is much appreciated.
Lmao, yea... Royalty free pics are not always the best for these things. Someday I'll have drawn BGs haha. But for now, the Academy is in Prague.
This game is really good! Love the character's designs and their personalities. The story is really interesting too. Can't wait for more to be added in the future!
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Thank you SO MUCH for this game! This is great! I'm very like games where you can determinete how your character acts and (what I wanted for the long time) looks. I look forword to see a complete version of it.
Oh, and other characters are amazing, and their sprites too!
The whole game is wonderful!
Thank you so much! I'll do my best to make sure it continues to be even better as it develops. <3
This was SOOOO good, I was so shook at the level of detail and world building that went into this (Plus great music). The characterization was really awesome and I can tell a lot of work went into Silas! Looking forward to the next build! :D
Also I know a bit of Ren'py and DAMN you went hard designing all the UIs
VERY impressed, 10/10 would recommend
Thank you, it means a lot! <3
I loved the game, the story, details, dialogues, choices and etc, all just in the first build, I'm impressed with how good it is and I'm completely anxious for the next buils, good work
Thank you so much! <3
Yeah this game is really nice and the art design is great but for some reason wen choosing a major i can't select the shield or symbol in the middle
Currently the shield and amulet are unselectable because I don't have character assets related to those classes just yet. In the next update I'll have all the choices clickable and if one of them doesn't have any new content, I'll have a note for that in game.
awesome visual novel, I've enjoyed it a lot! I love Silas so much! The art style omg I absolutely love it, the music is amazing and the story is super duper interesting. I can't wait for more!
Awesome job, keep it up!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying the game!
I've really enjoyed playing this game. I got one question, if I choose to be a rouge can I still choose Orion as a romance route?
I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Yep, my goal is to not have the classes restrict who you can romance. The classes are more so for dialog and story options later down the road. Depending on the class you choose you will likely have more dialog with the character related to that class, but you will still have all characters as an option.
Haha! A music gallery is on my to do list for features to add in the future.
The pc edition is linux compatible so you might want to update the icon thingies
Like the desktop icon? If so, I've tried lol. The .ico and .icns files are where they supposedly need to be(according to the renpy documentation), but for some reason they aren't working. The taskbar icon should be working (granted it's a bit too small). I've still been looking into it and will hopefully have that issue fixed by the next update. :)
If you are referring to another icon then I'm not sure I followed. ^^'
I was on about the itch.io compatibility icon things next to the .zip file link
OH! XD Got it. I've updated it. Thank you!
I've really enjoyed this story and I also like the strange happenings with no explanation (which I know many people hate) so far but I do have one question... Is the class selection the route selection? If I chose mage classes am I choosing Silas's Route? I'm asking because that is what it feels like since two of the options are closed off.
I'm glad you're enjoying it! The classes are more so for different dialog and story options down the road. My goal is to not restrict character romance options by class.
Depending on the class you choose you may spend more time with a character of the same class, but you will still be able to romance any character(s) you choose.
For instance, you can be a mage and still romance Orion or Reth or any other character, you won't be restricted to only choosing Silas(you will likely have more interactions with Silas as a mage, but will still have opportunities to be with others).
Two of the options are currently closed off since I didn't have character sprites for the characters that share those classes. In future updates I'll be making them selectable (with dialog saying if they are not implemented yet) to hopefully cut down on confusion.
Awesome TY, sounds quite ambitious but absolutely worth it in the end
I'm honestly really impressed with this game so far! The main cast all seem interesting (and attractive), and while the whole "amnesiac in another world" story may be kinda cliché, it's done really well so far, I feel. There's enough worldbuilding and foreshadowing in this first build that it keeps you interested in the story, but it isn't super in-your-face about it and doesn't distract you from the story or anything, which is nice.
Not to mention, for a first build, the art and UI for this game looks absolutely amazing! I don't think I've ever seen a game look this good right out of the gate, so kudos for that!
This game only went public a few days ago and I'm already looking forward to the next build! Excellent work!
Haha thank you! Figuring out UI customization was hell at first so I forced myself to stick with it and figure it out. I'm hoping to improve it in the future as I learn more about it.
As for the sprite art, I can only thank Bullstorm for that. He's a great artist and he really worked with me to make sure the characters looked as good as I imagined.
Yea, the plot hook is definitely a bit of a cliché, but I'm hoping that with enough twists and surprises it will still keep interest and build intrigue.
Surprisingly good read. Magic system is interesting, characters are likeable while having some depth behind them and it has welcoming and soothing atmosphere, while hiding something very sinister and disturbing underneath the MC's backstory. Despite using assets from other sources, they all feel like they fit surpringly well and natural in this whole package. I'm waiting for more
Thank you so much! As much as I've tried to find royalty free images to use that work decently for the scene, I'm excited for the day I'll be able to add custom backgrounds and other images. :)
I see and you are welcome) By the way, will there be more romancable characters (like Qrom for example) in the future? I've noticed that out of five classes there are two of which I can't choose yet
Yes, Qrom will be romanceable and I'm hoping to add at least one more character to be romanceable as well (just haven't decided on the details of that character yet).
Currently since I didn't have actual art assets for Qrom or the fifth character I left the two classes relating to those two unclickable. In future updates, if the option isn't available yet I'll add a note in game.
While each class will have a romanceable character tied to it, you will still be able to romance any character regardless of the class you choose. It's just that starting out I was waiting till I had more assets for the characters relating to those unselectable classes.
the art is sooo good, a breath of fresh air imo. very interested in seeing what comes next ^^. question, there are two items you cannot choose, are those for possible future routes? or just for mystery
I'm sure the artist is thrilled to hear that you enjoy the art! Yes, currently Guardian(shield) and Holy Arts(Amulet) are not available in this build. They will be available in future updates. Starting with the next update, even if they aren't available, I've changed it so that they are clickable and will give a message stating that they are not available yet to hopefully cut down on the confusion.
I love what I've seen so far!
It reminds me very strongly of the "Choice of Games" style text rpgs.
Good world-building, likeable dateable NPCs, and the stats and class system is pretty interesting. They're rarely used in VNs. I'm particular to Silas and Orion so far. (Others seem to be the same, based on the comments I see)
There's a few VNs that I like but it's been a long while since I experienced that made me shiver in excitement. Can't wait to see more!
Thank you! I'm really glad you're enjoying it so far! Yes, it seems those two are definitely winning the most people over lol
Woow I must say that I have enjoyed this Vn so far, not only does the story promise a lot, each of the characters are great (for now Silas is my favorite followed by Orion) and I must emphasize that the music is just amazing, so beautiful and you enjoy listening to it. Excellent work, can't wait for the next update.
Thanks so much! I appreciate it. I'll do my best to make sure it continues to be good and has awesome music :)
Been following your twitter for several months, been enjoying the sneak peeks, and I'm so glad for the 0.1 release! This is off to a really great start, the characters are well-introduced (and quite attractive), the pacing is good, and the dialog never wears out its welcome while still providing excellent character development. The world, setting, and different races are great, has that feeling of a really well put-together D&D campaign. I'm also digging the role playing game mechanics you've implemented, I think that'll be a cool addition to the story.
As a side note, I played on a Mac and didn't run into any bugs while trying out multiple choices in the story, everything seemed to work fine.
Overall, loving this VN so far, you've gotten me invested in this story and I'm looking forward to future updates!
Thank you! I've really been enjoying thinking not only about the characters, but trying to make the world feel a bit more alive as well. Also, thank you so much for letting me know that there aren't currently any Mac issues!
Wow! What a fantastic start to the story! I'm so torn between Silas and Orion, while Silas is so friendly, Orion strikes me as the kind who is very sweet but has no idea how to go about it, and that awkward nerd is very appealing to me...
I have some questions though, mainly about how exactly the "Major" declaration will effect the storyline, whether it will effectively determine who's route we go down (Silas for Mage, Orion for Fighter etc) or could we for example choose to be a Guardian (if I'm reading it right it's kinda like a Paladin/Battlemaster kinda deal?) and still get with any of the characters? Also how will the stats you're assigned effect what choices you can make, like a sufficiently strong character can take an option to break down a door while a sufficiently charismatic character can persuade someone to part with information? And how will the stats effect what major we choose? Currently I'm a very charismatic fighter, not sure how optimised that is...
Really looking forward to what you've got in store next! Thoroughly enjoyed what I played so far!
Thank you for playing! You've put a lot of thought into it and I'm happy about that. :D
My goal is to not have your class restrict the character(s) you can romance. It's more of a baseline for different story options that will be available to you based on class. The same applies to the stats. They're more so used (currently) to unlock different dialog options and they will affect your performance in your major's classes (Intelligence for Mage, Dexterity for Rogue, Strength for Fighter, Charisma for Guardian and Wisdom for Holy Arts). That being said I also don't want the game to feel restricted if a player doesn't have an "optimized build" so for now the stats are more for an extra layer of flavor to the story.
For instance, in the current build, if you have a higher charisma you unlock options to see some of the characters naked if you so choose where as if your charisma score is not high enough those options are not shown.
Thank you for the reply!
That's a great of doing it, and I guess explains why Orion tolerated my presence during... that... scene
I'm glad the choices I made have made for high charisma then, I wanted to go Guardian and go for Orion or Silas, thank you for the clarification!
How do you increase charisma at. He beginning?
The very first few choices in the introduction will give you stats based on your choices. The ones that award the most are "Love" and "friends"/"lover" the rest are earned by making "bold" choices and being successful in some things which I won't spoil here. :P
Hello ^_^ It's me again. I hope you're great, but I must to ask how ere you?
So... I don't know how say that, but... What do you thing about if your game will be translated in other language?
Sorry about that. I just want that as many people as possible discover your game for themselves.
(IT'S SO AWKWARD!!!)I'm doing well, thanks. I hope you are doing well also.
My first and only language is English so the only way I would be able to have the game translated is through volunteer work or commissions much further into the future. As of now I don't have any specific plans for translation, but it is something that I hope can be done in the future.
I appreciate you thinking ahead for improvements and accessibility. :D
I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Pretty solid demo, way better and more interesting than i was expecting from a 0.1 version
I appreciate you saying so! :)
loved the pick your style of combat screen that you did, very kingdom hearts
Haha I'm so glad you picked up on that XD
Thank you so much!
Will qrom be dateable? Also love the art and the story is really interesting, my only complaint is that the art looks like it has a blur affect on it and is hard too see but other than that it seems perfect so far.
Yes, Qrom will be a dateable option in future updates. I can look into the sprites to see what may be going on. It may be because of the resizing I had to do to make them fit the screen the way they needed to. I don't know if there's anything I'd be able to do about it, but I will investigate. (If it's the backgrounds you were referring to then those I did intentionally add a filter because they are all placeholders until I can commission actual backgrounds.) Thank you :)
I did mean the sprites but I think it might be the art style cause I looked at the images closely and they looked fine especially reths his seems easy to distinguish to me. I take back what I said the arts fine just hard for my brain to distinguish not being blurry. but seriously so far very good vn.
Yo, i just finished the demo and it was amaizing, please keep up the good work im looking foward to see more of this fantastic world you are creating.
Also Silas was my favorite i hope he gets an amaizing route.
Thank you! I will do my best! :D
Does choosing right, forward, or left do anything in the hallway scene?
Yes. When Silas first takes you to the admin office there is narration that states which order is the correct order (in reverse). If you navigate successfully, you will meet Reth first, if you navigate incorrectly you will meet Orion first. Depending on who you meet first, the dialog can change slightly.
Hey I tried the demo and loved it, literally want to romance all of the characters (which is rare as usually I only go for like 2 out of the possible characters) I think the story is great and I cant wait for next part :)
Thanks so much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it so far!
Does the class you choose depict who you are going to be with? For example if you chose the mage class would you be with Silas? Or could you choose fighter and still be with Silas?
Depending on the class you choose you'll spend more time with characters of the same class, but my goal is to not restrict who you can choose to romance based on your class.
k thanks for the info.
I'm excited to see what the next update will bring! Easily rated it 5 stars.
Thank you so much! Hopefully the next one brings lots of quality content lol
Hello! How about you? :) Hope you're feel great :3
Soo... I ended play to the "When stars fall" a few minutes ago and what I want to say about this one: it's amaizing! Arts, music, backgrounds and (the main) a story are perfect. I haven't words to say what I felt when I was playing (bacause of I don't good in this arts, heh-heh :p), but whatever it's a wonderful game which have a potentional! I'll follow. (Wait a minute: I already following!) So this isn't a reason to discussion.
Amnesia (or some kind of losing memory I don't know what with him exactly) adds mystic in the game. You know how to intrigue, did you know about that?:D
Also I note major choosing. It's looks like if you're choose class of hero of some kind of action-game or RPG. And this combination with VN is pretty interesting turn from you. I like it :3
So, in the end of my comment I want to say that I wish you exceptionally the best mood that would help you with your work on this game.
Thank you for your attention!
P.S.
Here I want to say that I so sorry about my English because of English isn't my native language (and this fact do this language so hard to me :p).
And, Author, what do you do with me? I can't choose between Silas and Orion... And I want to kick Reth's butt:D
(And also I found one mistake: "forgoe", but it's not matter :3)
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and leave such great feedback! I really appreciate it. I definitely wanted to branch away from the "normal" feel of a VN at least slightly in some areas to add something extra and enjoyable. Plus, I personally enjoy stories with some mysteries to figure out and ones that keep me guessing so I wanted to incorporate that into this story as well.
Thank you as well for mentioning the error. I'll add it to my to do list for the next update. :D
Wow! Does this mean you have some plans to add something like that in the WSF? If yes, this game will be my favorite!:D
But, what you finally add your ideas, please don't forget add Marcus a notebook (quest log) when he'll takes notes what he should do. It will be so useful especially if you're not good in English...
(I hope you're understand about what I trying to say. And I sorry if you find my words rude)Have a nice day ;3
You're doing great :)
I do have plans to add a questing/job aspect to the game later. It won't be entirely RPG, but there will be some aspects of that. At the early stages I don't know that it will be implemented much, but I have some of the screens already in reserve for when I'll be able to add it in game.
I really couldn't find the word to describe this. It's still a demo, but I can see the thoughts put on it. It's really great and outstanding. It got me hooked almost instantly. I want more!
Oh and at first Silas got me hooked, but then I met Orion and now I love him because we both like quietness xD
also someone needs to spank Reth
"also someone needs to spank Reth"
HAHAHA!
Thank you for the kind words! I'm really glad people are enjoying the game and that each character is resonating with players in different ways.
Amazing demo! and the fox got me hooked.
Thank you! Lol, yes, he does seem to be a crowd pleaser.
I have one question! In future update, can we hide MC's portrait in dialoge?
I can look into a possible toggle setting for it if that's a possible thing that can be done. Otherwise the portrait is tied to the character speaking. The only way to hide it would be to hide the whole textbox with the default "H" key (on PC at least, not sure if it's the same key on mac off the top of my head).
bloody amazing VN. hooked and impatiently waiting for more.
Thank you so much! I hope the next update won't take too long. :)
This VN is simply amazing. I love the field and the field music is catchy and peaceful. I look forward to future updates like the MC facial customization. The rpg stuff is good. Silas is my only favorite and I can't wait to see more of him. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! The assets for the customization will likely be one of the last out of the current characters atm, but it is definitely my goal to have the MC be customizable to some degree with visuals. I'm glad to hear you like Silas as well, he's a fun character to write and see come to life.
Aww, thank you so much! It means a lot! 😊
Hey did you know that there's a furry VN discord server. I think it would be a good idea to join since a lot of people there have experience with Ren'py. They can help if you have any questions and also the server is a good way to get more publicity and feedback. You could also stream while your working on the game and those who watch can offer advice if you run into any problems. I'll leave the discord link here if you're interested.https://discord.gg/fvn
Oh I almost forgot. I think you need to be 18+ to join. I could be wrong, but check the rules just in case.
Thank you very much, I've heard rumors of such server, but never looked for it lol. I really appreciate it.
No prob. Looking forward to how this project will turn out. ;)
Really impressed by this first demo, it's quite meaty and really hooked me in! After having done only one run through I'd say Silas is the best boy pick for the moment, but I'm enjoying all of the cast so far and really wanna see where this all leads to. Keep it up, there's a lot of promise here!
Thank you so much for playing and for the kind words! I'm really glad that other people are enjoying the characters as much as I enjoy writing them.
D'aww, stop it you... lol
Seriously though, thank you for the kind words and support!
I have a question, will Qrom be a love interest/romance option? I see the potential there...
Thank you so much for playing! Yes, Qrom will be a romanceable character and he should have more content in future updates. I'm mostly just waiting to commission his art assets before fully delving into his character.
Can't wait to see more of him! Is there a way to make Reth become less of a jerk and possibly make him start to like the MC? I like a lot Hyenas, however he's quite harsh to the poor MC...
Maybe he's just got a rough exterior and is sweet on the inside or maybe he's just a jerk lol, but as the game progresses there will be more opportunities to learn about Reth and possibly change his attitude toward the MC.
I want to Android download it game pls, thank you
Thank you for checking it out! I'm still new to Ren'py and haven't been able to get the Android version to function yet, but it is in my plans to eventually have the game be available on the Android platform once I can get all the kinks worked out.
I can wait it can Android download
Holy cow, just finished the demo and dang is it enthralling, great work. It's very rare that a new and early demo, especially a vn, draws me in soo strongly, I wanted more!!!! which is a good thing!!!. You did great, this was amazing and I cant wait for an update, :D
Thank you so much! I'm really happy you enjoyed it! Hopefully the next update won't take too long, but I want to make sure there is enough content and new features before releasing a version 0.2 to you guys.
I reached the part where you select your class but can't pick Cleric (or the holy arts unsure) is it not ready yet or did I mess up somewhere.
It's a fairly early WIP demo, bound to be some dead ends or unfinished untouched stuff, or paths just not fleshed out yet, just try a different class for now, After that point the end of the demo is pretty soon so just make sure to save that choice scene for later. Hopefully there will be a skip and rewind function for future replays, :3
Thank you for the feedback! Ren'py does have built in skip and rollback functions available in game (I'll still be exploring ways to possibly enhance or utilize them). However, the first few updates will likely require a restart due to the nature of the program with adding new assets and variables for those assets. Once the majority of the assets are added, then hopefully the content will be playable from the last saved spot each update.
Take your time. We are all happy about this game. But take the time that u really need or want to use. Don't overwork... Andany other things ^^
Hello, thank you for playing! Sanctioned13 is correct. Both the Guardian(shield) and Holy Arts(amulet) options are unavailable in the current build so I left them unclickable. In the next update at least Guardian should be available, but I'll also make sure that I add something in game that states what is unavailable.