Good Day Folks, Another day, another wonderful update. This one is small in scale in terms of various additions but the new epilogues are something special in a sense. I hope that you'll enjoy them to the fullest. A way to celebrate your efforts through getting through the game and all the bonuses you've earned up to this point.

• Two new epilogues
• MASSIVE batch of edits, typo fixes, commas. There was a lot of helpful feedback and people pointing out things that we've missed so far. So thank you for that!

And with this, that'll be the end of updates with regard to epilogues. We may continue to update the game with various bugfixes, typos, etc over time. But this should be the last major update for the game. As usual, with updates there's the potential for errors, bugs, and crashes. So let us know if anything bothers you. Until then, Good Luck and Good Fortune.

[ 2023-06-12 20:02:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good Day Folks, Another patch, this one's on the smaller side but all the same I'm sure that you're going to like what we've got for you.

• New Epilogue story!
• Added page numbers to the Gallery
• Introduced simultaneous dialogue lines during a certain moment
• Edits, typo fixes, more commas
• (FYI) Updated to RenPy version 8.1, which seems to have a side effect of one-time forcibly changing the dates of all save files to the current date
• Bugfixes, and possibly other save-related issues
• Epilogue stories should no longer tell you that you've unlocked a new story if it isn't available yet ^^;
• Corrected the number of CGs in that one CG set (should be 19 images, not 20)
• Fixed an issue where the dialogue window would sometimes hide itself when it wasn't supposed to, after completing an ending (although this might introduce new bugs where the window shows up when it's not supposed to lol)
• A couple nodes in the far left of the flowchart were highlighting the wrong nodes when viewing the flowchart

As usual, if there are issues, bugs, or problems that pop up as a result of the patch. Please don't hesitate to let us know. Until next time! Good luck and good fortune!

[ 2023-06-02 19:08:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey folks, We've got a hefty update coming at you today! A number of quality-of-life updates and features for both new players and those of you who have finished up. We've also adjusted some of the story flow to improve the overall game experience slightly for newcomers. The full list of changes is down below.

• New epilogue story!
• New feature: Flowchart Hints! For players who have finished the entire game, you'll now see icons on the flowchart showing you where you're missing CGs and Steam achievements. These can be turned off in the Options menu.
• Added a "Delete Saves" button to the Options menu, which is only available when accessed from the Main Menu. This will completely reset your save data and hopefully get past the Steam + RenPy wombo combo, for players trying to start anew.
• Based on player feedback, updated the unlock conditions for the 3 locked routes, and there is also now a strict order for these routes, to allow for more player speculation with less potential for spoilers.
• When a choice/branch is locked, lock icons will appear the flowchart (where applicable). Once the unlock conditions for a choice/branch are met, the flowchart will unlock that branch & choice, and highlight the new path available.
• Minor epilogues screen visual updates and behind-the-scenes preparations for future epilogue stories. ;)
• Assorted other UX improvements.
• Edits, typo fixes, commas. Bugfixes:
• A certain flowchart node should no longer become visible earlier than intended, accidentally spoiling the results of the game if you check the flowchart "early".
• Added a few missing CG variants from that one particular game to the Gallery (because it didn't have enough already).
• When jumping to a certain game via the flowchart, the dialogue window should no longer hide itself every time the current CG or BG image changes.
• The "Favorite" Steam achievement should now display your progress on it each time, rather than only showing up once you've fully completed it.

As with any and all updates, there's a potential for errors and bugs that we didn't catch in testing. If you spot any or have any issues, please don't hesitate to let us know! Until next time!

[ 2023-05-22 21:04:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey folks, hope you had a great weekend! Let's get right into what this new patch has to offer!

• Epilogue stories 3 and 4 are now available!
• Missing Gallery CGs will show hints + tooltips after completing the game
• Flowchart game nodes now always display the game name once you've completed that node, so it should be easier to find a specific game
• Certain character Profiles now show a bit of extra information once their Special Notes are unlocked
• Top-left game has gotten a bit of a facelift
• Edits, typo fixes, commas
• Minor UI/UX tweaks
• Misc bugfixes, including:
• -Epilogue CGs should always appear in the Gallery now
• -Voice blips should no longer infinitely repeat if you skip to a choice too quickly before they finished playing (usually for Flowchart jumps)

As with all updates, there is the potential for errors and bugs that we didn't catch. If you run into anything game-breaking, let us know! Good Luck and Good Fourtune!

[ 2023-05-15 20:09:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good Day, Folks, It's been a month since The Game of Fourtune was released! And now it's time to celebrate that with a rather monumental patch! With this update, the first pair of epilogues will be released, so players who have finished the game will be able to view these in the game's epilogue menu. Here's the full list of changes for this patch.

• The first batch of Epilogue stories is now available!!
• The Profiles screen got another major overhaul, along with a couple "tutorials," to better showcase it as a reference point
• Flowchart button has been added to the in-game UI
• A new Flowchart node has been added for players who have completed the entire game, to make revisiting certain scenes more easily accessible
• Added some notifications to the endings, and a few other moments, when new stuff unlocks or is updated
• More typo fixes, edits, commas the usual suspects
• Bugfixes, including:
• - Some achievement-related issues should be fixed now
• - For a certain CG set, it should show the correct thumbnail regardless of which choice you make during that game

As with any update, there is the possibility of issues with saves or other bugs that we failed to catch, so let us know if you come across any problems! We'll be continuing our work to polish and release more content for the game in the coming future. Until then, Good Luck and Good Fortune!

[ 2023-05-04 16:09:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good Day Folks, Happy 4/20, to celebrate we've got another patch for ya.
Okay, that's not the update, but we felt the need to celebrate. Here's the real list of changes.

• Based on player feedback, locked two more routes that were considered "spoiler heavy," for a better player experience moving forward
• Choices made will now display in the History
• Profiles screen should now make it much more obvious who's who
• More UI/UX updates
• Additional easter eggs
• Various bugfixes, including: - Fixed a handful of game crash issues - "Phantom" flowchart nodes in two specific routes should show up correctly from now on - Voice blips should no longer loop when opening a menu
• More edits & typo fixes
• Compressed the background image files with no noticeable loss in quality, so the game should take up less space now

As with any update, there are potential issues with current saves or unfound bugs. If you have any issues post update please let us know!

[ 2023-04-20 18:00:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good Day Folks, Another set of days another set of updates for you! This update includes the following:

• A number of typos and grammar-related issues.
• An update to the gallery UI that should show CG's unlocked even if they aren't completely unlocked in a particular set.
• General UI updates to make them pop more in extra screens and other locations.
• Fixed crashes due to certain variables not being properly labeled.
• Fixed a bug where players who had played the demo and early access versions of the game were locked out of later content, achievements, routes, and special scenes due to a bug with variables. All users should be able to proceed through the game thoroughly now.

As with all patches, there may be interruptions to play and saves, so be mindful of that and let us know if any issues come up. Until next time, Good luck and Good Fortune!

[ 2023-04-17 01:49:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good Day Folks, It's been a week since The Game of Fourtune has released and we've received a ton of feedback on various things that could be improved and changed. Rather than making new patches every day (those weren't fun for us) we decided to bundle as many as we could for a larger patch. This one has some substantial changes to QoL features, bugfixes, typos, and some adjustments to the UI. Patch Notes for Apr 11, 2023: Flowchart screen: The flowchart now shows descriptions of each node on mouse-over. It also highlights the current node that you're on, so you can more easily see where you are in the flowchart. History screen: Changed the text font to make it more legible. Now also displays bold, italics, spacing, colors in the log! Profiles and Gallery screens: Bit of a UI makeover on both, to make them more legible & enjoyable to look at. Gallery: In addition to the arrow keys, you can now use your mouse wheel to change Gallery pages. Gallery CG close-ups: You can press 'H' to hide the UI (finally!), so you can enjoy the amazing CGs without those silly buttons in the way. <3 Also, you can use the and arrow keys, as well as your mouse wheel to navigate between CGs within a set. Various edits, typo fixes, additional text formatting in some places, and commas added (not nearly enough though :'). Assorted other minor QoL tweaks. Bugfixes: o The locked route should no longer lock you out or crash the game if you started playing it before the lock condition was added. o Music volume should no longer massively spike after getting a Bad End or returning to the Main Menu from the game. (You may need to adjust your Music volume sliders after this patch though!) o Gallery CG thumbnails should now match 1:1 with the CG they first display. o A certain memorable CG is now easier to spot in the Gallery. o Fixed some text inconsistencies on two of the ending backgrounds. As with all patches, there exists the possibility that there will be some issues with previous saves. The flowchart should alleviate most of those issues, but if you ever have bugs, crashes, or other issues after downloading the update, please let us know so we can get to work resolving it.

[ 2023-04-12 00:28:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Good Day Folks, Two days, two patches. There are some rather important things in this one. So here we go.

• More typo fixes
• After some player feedback, I decided to add a lock to a particular route in the game to prevent access until a certain number of other routes have been completed.
• One route was edited to better flow with the story and complement another route.

I probably won't do daily updates like these, but I figured that these changes were important to get out as soon as possible. I appreciate all the feedback for the game thus far, and I'll continue to provide updates to make the game better. Until then, Good Luck and Good Fortune!

[ 2023-04-07 02:26:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Folks, With the game's launch, I've been informed of a few bugs that weren't caught in development and a few typos. I wanted to fix the most problematic issues quickly. The Game of Fourtune Patch 1.0.0.1 includes the following changes:

• Assorted typos were fixed. More will likely be fixed in future patches.
• Fixed a bug where message speed was getting reset whenever the game was opened and wasn't saving previous choices.
• Fixed achievements not popping up for players with old demo saves
• Fixed a particular achievement not triggering.
• Small adjustments made to the game textbox to enhance readability.

[ 2023-04-06 00:51:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

William Morris:

[expand type=details] Age: 20 Birthday: September 20th A young student of the mystical arts who seems to be a bit dull. That doesnt stop him from puffing his chest up with pride and confidence even if it isnt warranted. He seems more like a liability than an actual threat, but surely the young man has some useful talents that can be more of a danger to others than himself. [/expand]

Elizabeth Colombo:

[expand type=details] Age: 68 Birthday: June 2nd A successful author that has written a considerable amount of supernatural and horror books. Many are seen as odd occult material but that hasnt stopped them from selling. Shes aloof and doesnt take kindly to fools which really makes you wonder why shes pairing up with William for The Game of Fourtune. [/expand]

Jade Emerson:

[expand type=details] Age: 27 Birthday: August 11th An overconfident casanova computer programmer that thinks highly of himself. He flirts and tries to promote himself at every opportunity. If you can brush off his affectionate words you might find that hes a decent enough leader who can take charge when the time comes for it. [/expand]

Grant Paige:

[expand type=details] Age: 28 Birthday: February 12th A meek Quality Assurance worker at the same company that Jade works at. He has severe self-esteem issues and constantly feels that hes not worth much attention. It seems almost like hes trying to avoid talking about himself or bringing any attention to himself and is more than happy to let Jade overwhelm the conversation. But this makes him an easy target for others to take advantage of. [/expand]

[ 2023-03-01 03:28:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Theresa Reinhart:

[expand type=details] Age: 32 Birthday: July 7th A crafty and underhanded highroller that uses whatever tactics she can to win. However, this sort of method has gotten her into trouble and also has made it so she has issues trusting other peoples intentions, thinking they require a transaction of some sort. Sneaky, crass, and flirtatious, the woman is the very definition of a femme fatale. Why shes participating in The Game of Fourtune is currently a mystery. [/expand]

Everett Cardoza:

[expand type=details] Age: 56 Birthday: December 10th Everett Cardoza: A polite and well-mannered man who speaks carefully with his words and acts decisively when the time calls for it. His measured words bring on suspicion as its hard to tell if he really is a polite man or if hes simply hiding other intentions. With a strong stocky build and a keen mind, he comes across as one of the more dangerous competitors. Like others hes rather quiet about why hes participating in The Game of Fourtune. [/expand]

Maria Faraday:

[expand type=details] Age:28 Birthday May 17th A spunky, athletic, and upbeat personal trainer that is always trying to help others. Her friendly personality makes her easy to befriend, but her immense passion sometimes can explode from friendliness to anger when the wrong things are said. A good friend, a dangerous enemy, and a woman dead set on achieving her mysterious goal. [/expand]

Alphonse Gilmont:

[expand type=details] Age: 44 Birthday: November 8th A gruff and quiet private investigator has tagged along with Maria. As for why well its anybodys guess. His intimidating glare tends to scare off most people, but he doesnt seem to want to cause harm or get in anyones way. Nevertheless it does make you wonder what a private investigator is doing here. [/expand]

[ 2023-02-23 21:27:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Laura Ophio:

[expand type=details] Age: 32 Birthday: February 2nd A kind, sweet, and nervous florist. She has an eye for beauty but below her charm and sweetness are regret and sadness. Somewhat of an empath, shes highly in tune with the feelings of people around her though she tries to keep it to herself. Due to an incident with her sister when they were very young she has an intense fear of snakes, but also feels somewhat guilty over her older twins sisters intense need to stay honest and her stubborn personality. She is participating in The Game of Fourtune to help her ailing daughter. [/expand]

Lilith Ophio:

[expand type=details] Age: 32 Birthday: February 2nd A Pharmaceutical Scientist that has a love-hate relationship with her job. Ambitious and no-nonsense she only tolerates and cares for her younger twin sister Laura and often dotes on her. She is blunt, honest, and not afraid to do whatever she can to ensure that her sister survives whatever games get thrown at her. [/expand]

Richard Descartes:

[expand type=details] Age: 28 Birthday: March 1st A quiet artist that sometimes comes off as a bit creepy and unsettling. Despite this, he tends to be mild-mannered, polite, and kind but is also prone to bouts of extreme passion when the time calls for it. Often hes found observing other people from afar, looking them right in the eye as if searching for something. What could the man be doing in such a dangerous game with his father? [/expand]

Philip Oswald Descartes:

[expand type=details] Age: 64 Birthday: October 23rd An old and calm soul thats lived quite an adventurous life and is contently living out his days as a professor while taking care of his son Richard. Hes extremely friendly but also comes off as a bit of a goofball who might not be as learned as his age and profession would suggest. Nevertheless, he seems to be determined to win even if it means that hes putting his son in danger [/expand]

[ 2023-02-21 20:21:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bell:

[expand type=details]Age: Unknown Birthday: April 4th Bell is a mysterious goddess who is obsessed with the number 4. She is the game master for The Game of Fourtune, ensuring that it runs smoothly. However, her eccentric personality makes it hard to pin down what shes thinking or what exactly she is after. [/expand]

Clyde Raveron:

[expand type=details]Age: 24 Birthday: May 6th A college dropout that works currently as a dishwasher at a nearby pizzeria. He has a somewhat defeatist attitude mainly due to his past failures. Despite this, he holds a considerable intellect and competitive nature that drives him to perform better than most would expect. He was unwittingly pulled into The Game of Fourtune thinking that it would be a means to get treatment for his ailing mother.[/expand]

Devon Rhodes:

[expand type=details]Age 24 Birthday: June 5th A line cook at a pizzeria where Clyde works at. She dreams of being a professional chef and has an upbeat optimistic attitude. She befriended Clyde a few years after he joined up and is often his confidant and close friend. Shes a very good people person and is only participating in the game because Clyde needed a partner. Despite being very personable, she tends to have issues with her self-confidence and often relies on others for support.[/expand]

Zeph Sphere

[expand type=details]Age: 24 Birthday: April 30th A professional skateboarder and influencer that has brought the sport into the mainstream of sports media again. Hes somewhat brash and aggressive but most of it seems to be to protect his girlfriend Kishi. If you can get past his bullheaded nature youll find that hes a cool competitor that can get through even the direst of situations.[/expand]

Kishi Mistwalker

[expand type=details]Age: 24 Birthday: January 13th The drummer for the popular band Prime Ordeals is a friendly and popular character that takes a strong leadership role within the game. Much like setting the pace of a song she sets the tone for the game using her charisma to ease people into the game properly. The real question is will she be able to keep her easygoing attitude when the game gets more chaotic? Or will she crumble under the pressure?[/expand]

[ 2023-02-08 00:36:23 CET ] [ Original post ]