Dev Notes

• We take a soft break over the holidays, so our next build will be in early February.

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• But if you want to [u]join us on Discord [/u] for our festive stream on the 20th December, Ill see you there!

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Act V Features

• Art: Remastered art for the surprise attack splash (Undoodle).

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• Art: A retouched main sprite for pregnant queenly Adeline.

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• Animation: An animated version of the Omens reveal (Amon Ra).

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• Voice: Issa is promoted to consort (Maya Fae, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: Issa makes breakfast, as your consort (Maya Fae, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: Issa has a bath, as your consort (Maya Fae, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: Issa does a magic trick, as your consort (Maya Fae, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: Issa does his skincare routine, as your consort (Maya Fae, edited by Mokkel).

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• UX: From Chapter Two onwards, the Status screen will show which horde is acting as your Realms constabulary (HereToHelp).

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Act I-IV Features

• Dynamic: Issa neglects his duties as a consort, if you neglect your own (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Art: Remastered main sprite for Petruk and his successors (Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: Remastered side sprites for Petruk and his successors (4 images, Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: Remastered main sprite for the kobolds (Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: Remastered side sprites for the kobolds (4 images, Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: A smug side sprite for the kobolds (Irrelevant Art).

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• Animation: An animated version of Balthornes dismemberment splash (Amon Ra).

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• Animation: An animated version of Maelyss attack splash (Amon Ra).

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• Voice: Mina redecorates your roost, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Mina leaves a morning note, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Mina has a morning bath, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Mina sleeps in, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Mina has an evening bath, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Mina works late, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Mina has an evening read, as a consort (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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• Sound: Custom sound effects for the Act I emergence sequence (6 sounds, Exo Spectra).

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• Sound: Custom sound effects for different dragon growls (2 sounds, Exo Spectra).

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• UX: Experimental gesture support has been added for touchscreen devices. Swipe in different directions to roll back, roll forward, open the game menu, or hide the interface (Soulphase).

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• UX: An on-screen keyboard has been added for players using a controller to input text. Supports English, German, Russian, and Spanish layouts (code from Feniks, modified by HereToHelp).

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• UX: A \"Controller\" tab has been added to the Preferences menu, containing options if you have a controller plugged in (code from Feniks).

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• UX: Quick-navigation button prompts have been added throughout the UI when using a controller (code & assets from Feniks, modified by HereToHelp).

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• UX: A virtual cursor, controllable by keyboard or gamepad, has been added as an option in the Accessibility menu (code from Feniks).

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• UX: A shortcut to the Controls screen has been added to the Accessibility menu (HereToHelp).

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• UX: The Controls screen has been visually overhauled, and now shows much more information (code & assets by Feniks).

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• UX: The Accessibility menu is now separated into multiple pages (HereToHelp).

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• Translation: The Russian translation has been refreshed and improved (Lipach).

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Tweaks

• Sound effects have been added and enhanced for the Act I emergence sequence.

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• The surprise attack splash can also appear during the escape sequence in Act I.

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• Adelines initial emergence animated splash has had its zoom effect adjusted for a smoother appearance.

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• Adelines base side sprites will no longer slip a few pixels when she changes expressions.

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• Darjas base and queen side sprites will no longer slip a few pixels when she changes expressions.

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• Darjas main sprites have had their scale and positioning adjusted for better consistency.

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• Darjas sleeping side sprites will reflect her present state of dress.

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• If you tell Darja that your name is Darja, she will comment on that, rather than being surprised that you gave her a matching name.

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• A \"View Controls\" button has been added to the Controller settings screen.

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• More sound and visual direction has been added to the guards fight in the Bastion heist.

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• Ravager\'s name will no longer be forced to Title Case, nor will the name given to Naho.

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• The tabs in the Preferences menu have been made dynamic, making them compatible with translations and accessibility features.

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• The tooltip in the Preferences menu will no longer be read out by screen readers, to prevent redundancy.

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• Proper alt text has been added to the accessibility menu where it was missing.

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• The accessibility menu now has an Always Use On-Screen Keyboard option (HereToHelp).

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• Hover highlighting has been added to the \"Auto\" and \"Quick\" buttons when viewing save files.

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• The \"delete save\" button has been recoloured, for better clarity.

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• Selecting the \"delete save\" button when navigating by keyboard or controller is now easier.

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• Text positioning and spacing has been adjusted on smaller devices to avoid overlap.

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• The legal text in the About section now includes an explicit statement on use of our IP, and expressly forbids its use to train AI.

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• An updated dev interview has been added to the end menu, seen at the current conclusion of the main plotline.

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• The end menu now features links to our Discord community, Xitter, and YouTube.

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• Game credits have been updated with attribution to Feniks.

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• Supporter credits have been updated.

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Fixes

• Cooch only takes one day to kidnap from Gutter\'s Cove.

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• When capturing Valzira via Malagars crystal stash, a generic kobold appears instead of Petruk.

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• When falling asleep with Issa as a consort, a repeating dialogue line has been removed.

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• A vestigial scrollbar from the Controller settings screen has been removed.

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• The Language Selection menu has been re-formatted to properly support smaller devices.

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• Character themes will not (sometimes) keep playing after visiting a harem member in Act V.

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• The descenders of letters will no longer be briefly cut off when playing on small devices.

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• The Accessibility button is now reachable by keyboard in all menus, rather than just the main menu.

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• Changing to and from Traditional Chinese will update the interface font immediately.

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• Translated menu titles will always fit in the space available.

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• Several image display and timing errors have been corrected.

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• Typo fixes, as always.

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Dev Notes

• This update features an art overhaul, a new consort, plenty of voice acting, and lots more besides!

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• But I have been primarily focused on advancing the main plotline. This has gone very well! I hope to share the first part of Chapter Twos conclusion with you all next month.

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Act V Features

• Art: A main sprite and side portraits for the kobold page (4 images, Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: A main sprite and side portrait for the selkie (2 images, Undoodle & Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: Emotes for battered Balthorne (6 images, Sintax Error & Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: Background art for the palace bailey (two variants, Exo Spectra).

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• Art: Background art for the palace kitchens (Exo Spectra).

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• Art: Background art for the palace stables (Exo Spectra).

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• Art: An eclipse variant for the forests background art.

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• Art: Regraded splash art for the omen, aberration, and union (3 images).

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• Voice: Malagars Act V conversation about his new lodgings (Jim Peakway).

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• Voice: Malagars thoughts on local phenomena (Vic Collins, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Malagars thoughts on the Words (Vic Collins, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Malagars thoughts on Valzira (Vic Collins, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Malagars response to your advances (Vic Collins, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: Malagars part in the betrothal court event (Vic Collins, edited by Cython).

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• Voice: The first half of Marie-Annes midsummer night fever dream (Marina Montague, edited by Cython).

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Act I-IV Features

• Consort: Issa can be selected as your consort in Act IV (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa receives an unexpected promotion to consort (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa prepares a small feast (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa redecorates your roost (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa deals with the consequences of redecoration (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa tells a story (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa performs his ablutions (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa provides a soothing massage (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa does a magic trick (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa soothes you after you suffer a defeat on the field (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Issa spends time in front of a mirror (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: Expanded talk options for consort Issa (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Dynamic: A last night visit to your consort Issa (collab with DoItToJulia).

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• Art: Remastered main sprites for Chia (two variants, Irrelevant Art).

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• Art: Background art for the dragons roost (two variants, Exo Spectra).

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• Art: Regraded splash art for the confrontation, strike, and showdown (3 images).

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• Art: Regraded splash art for the dragons infernal and protean imbuements (2 images).

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• Art: Regraded art for the war map (3 images).

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• Art: Regraded background art for the lairs (3 images).

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• Voice: The second half of Darjas visit to Maelys (Nyah, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: The dragons part in his Moonday celebration (GreyScale).

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• Voice: Sabethas missing lines from her existing voiced scenes (Emery Aylar, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: The kobolds part in Coochs kobold fight club (Kobold34, edited by Mokkel).

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• Voice: The kobolds part in the assault on Pale Rock (Kobold34, edited by Mokkel).

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• Animation: Regrades for Adelines emergence splash animation (Amon Ra).

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• Sound: A variety of new sound effects have been added to the game, currently populating Acts I and II (HereToHelp).

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• UI: The textbox and frame have been adjusted for better appearance, readability, and use of available space.

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• UI: Emote portraits have been reframed and rescaled for better consistency (nine characters, 240 images).

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• UI: Custom names that start with lowercase letters will be capitalised if they appear at the start of a sentence (HereToHelp).

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• UI: An \"Auto\" button has been added. Autoplay behaviour can be customized in the Sound and Text settings. (HereToHelp)

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• UI: \"Inline Character Icons\" have been added as an (experimental) option to the Accessibility menu. If enabled, this will add a small image any time a character is mentioned by name. (HereToHelp).

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• UI: The last line of text will now persist into choice menus that would otherwise leave the textbox empty. This behaviour can be toggled in the Text settings (HereToHelp).

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• UI: The language selection UI has been reworked, and is now accessible from the icon in the bottom right of the main menu (HereToHelp).

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• Walkthrough: The walkthrough has been completely refreshed, improved, and extended up to the current version (Miah).

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Tweaks

• Going forward, the starting Morale of empowered lair factions has been increased by one.

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• All machine translations have been withdrawn, in line with our recent announcement on the use of AI.

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• Gallery thumbnails have been updated for scenes that have had their art remastered or regraded.

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• The Herald will consistently address the dragon as \"Your Divinity\" if dragon-worship is the faith of the Realm.

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• The narrative terminology used for Issa has been adjusted.

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• The Walkthrough button now directs the player to an online-hosted version (HereToHelp).

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• The \"Display\" tab of the Preferences menu has been split into \"Text\" and \"Display\", with an improved layout (HereToHelp).

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• The interaction between automatic text pausing and setting \"Text Speed\" to maximum has been improved, and is much more clearly depicted in the GUI (HereToHelp).

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• The quick menu during the parody dream has had its options adjusted to accommodate the \"Auto\" button, and provide more sensible options for different screen sizes in general (HereToHelp).

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• The standard quick menu has been tweaked to appear better on small devices (HereToHelp).

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• Playing the parody dream with Enlarged Quick Menu enabled in the accessibility settings will now use the GUI for small devices (HereToHelp).

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• The Accessibility menu option to change the game\'s font to Atkinson Hyperlegible has been updated to use Atkinson Hyperlegible Next (HereToHelp).

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• The UI text colours have been subtly tweaked for higher contrast, improving legibility (HereToHelp).

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• A few options in the Preferences menu have been restyled to be more consistent with the rest of the UI (HereToHelp).

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• Adeline will cuddle you a little longer after your emergence, if you do not give her reason otherwise.

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• Leaving the entry blank when Darja asks what she should call the dragon will default to your chosen name, rather than \"Ravager\".

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• Issas dress discovery will happen on his third night as consort, if it does not happen sooner, with suitable framing.

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• If you are killed by Maelys at the end of Act III, you will be reminded of what it is you\'re supposed to be doing.

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• Marie-Anne\'s cursing has been made more cosmologically accurate.

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• The eclipse background now includes stars.

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• Emote portraits now sit behind the outer frame.

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• The Language and Accessibility icons have had their colours adjusted to match the new UI color scheme.

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• The game\'s About page now uses the updated, higher-contrast UI colors.

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• More edge cases are covered by the Inline Character Icons accessibility setting.

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• Simplified Chinese characters are supported while the Traditional Chinese translation is selected.

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• Ravagers internal media structure has been rationalised. This should have no impact on your play experience, but it helps us a lot.

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• Fewer lines require the player to click a second time to complete them.

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• Numerous minor logical inconsistencies have been corrected.

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• Spelling and punctuation has been better standardised throughout the game.

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Fixes

• Cooch\'s pain emotes now show. These never displayed before, whoops!

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• When drinking with Cooch and Darja, the dragon\'s drunken flashbacks will not include Chia if she has nothing to say.

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• Darja will properly respond to the player naming themselves after Celia.

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• Coldreachs conquest difficulty for the proteans is now the same as for all other factions.

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• Changing Issa\'s name in Act V Chapter 2 will no longer cause a crash.

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• The button for automatic text pausing will no longer display as half-enabled when text pausing is manually set to exactly 0.5 seconds.

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• Save file labels now always show the proper colour when hovered.

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• Fixed a subtle visual artifact that appeared at the start of the parody dream.

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• Custom names should no longer be used inappropriately in dialogue from other people.

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• Our usual fixes for typos, formatting, and other minor issues.

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• ...and everything found in the playtests. Thank you, playtesters!

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