Minor update improves the Dirty Trick ability, letting you succeed automatically if your target is unsuspecting (not in combat). Unconscious mobiles are now drawn under other mobiles, and improved some old Ch.2 dialogue. There is also a new achievement that will unlock after Ch.5 if you keep the Loner rep the entire game (stay solo). Will have a Chapter 5 Demo on Patreon tomorrow, with maps just filled with random monsters and baddies. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lcsoftware Complete list of changes: -New achievement: The Lonely Road (beat all 6 chapters with no companions). -Dirty Tricks ability now has 100% chance against targets that are not engaged in combat. -Dirty Tricks ability now requires target to be facing either toward or away from you for certain tricks. -Unconscious/sleeping mobiles are now drawn under other mobiles. -Party member speed now affects party level slightly. -Improved some Ch.2 dialogue. -More work on Ch.5.

[ 2025-03-23 19:56:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Story So Far:

The Viridi Republic fell quickly and unexpectedly with the mysterious death of the First Man. The great houses spiraled into an orgy of violence, Salvio "the Scorcher" Tevani burning all the crops and dwellings he passed during his exodus from the city of Jadenbury. House Mesali managed to subdue the other noble families and entered into a trembling alliance behind the capital’s walls.

Other warlords have emerged from the smoldering ruins of the republic, and others still wait like vultures on the borderlands: the Bearded Bandits of the Lorntops, the all-female Third Moon Pirates that smuggle the addictive drug known as moonlight across the Southern Sea, the porcine krugen tribes of the Dead Steppes, the quick reptilian troglodytes of the arid eastern badlands, and the expansive slave-trading Izar Empire that spans two continents.

The town of Lockdell is perched atop the cliffs of southwestern Orinia, patiently overlooking the waves. It is here that Salvio the Scorcher is raising a militia to retake Jadenbury from Andresi Mesali. You just so happen to be one of Salvio’s selfless "volunteers".


Game Features:

-Upgrade 5 skills and unlock dozens of combat, social, crafting, and magic abilities.
-Control up to 5 main characters, each with unique personalities, beliefs, skills, and loyalties.
-Summon an additional 20 henchmen for a total of 25 units under your control on the battlefield.
-Each chapter is a small open world with towns, dungeons, side-quests, and multiple endings.
-Total freedom of action: steal from stores, murder friendly characters, double-cross your faction, or not.
-Your party, inventory, and reputations are saved and carried over to the next chapter, leading to unique scenarios and challenges.
-Utilize a fully-functional world editor, so you can modify the story or design your own complete stories (and sell them on itch.io).


LCSoft Website: http://laughingcoyote.net/