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The Changeling Tale Anniversary Update!
To celebrate a year since Changeling Tale'srelease, we're happy to announce the release of Version 1.0.2.4the Anniversary Update! This update brings a host of improvements to the games art, sound, and animation, including:
[ 2024-12-19 20:09:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Big Update Is Here!
To celebrate a year since Changeling Tale'srelease, we're happy to announce the release of Version 1.0.2.4the Anniversary Update! This update brings a host of improvements to the games art, sound, and animation, including:
- Over 50 scenes touched up for aesthetics and consistency
- Sharper character sprites and new alternate poses
- Better flow and immersion with enhanced movement, refined transitions, and environmental tinting
- Six remastered music tracks and additional sound effects
- New "what-if" illustrations, animations, and much more!
IMPROVEMENTS
- Improved the art of over 50 scenes for consistency and aesthetics
- Improved the art of many sprites and frames as well
- Remastered and updated the songs "The Changeling Tale,""We'll Always Find a Home," "Last Train for Departure," "Grotto," "Now and Forever," and "Times Like These"
- Added what-if images for Grace in both cow and wolf forms
- Added what-if image for Jessie as a barmaid
- Added Grace leading Malcolm through the reef in Grace's Chapter 4
- Added Malcolm swimming through the fish in Grace's Chapter 5
- Added Malcolm brushing his chin across Grace's chest in Grace's Chapter 5
- Added Toast chasing his tail in Jessie's Chapter 3
- Added Jessie about to unbutton Malcolm's clothes in Jessie's Chapter 3
- Enhanced the clarity and sharpness of sprite features for all sprites
- Sprites now tinted to match their backgrounds
- Overlook and Campbell Barn Interior tinted to match dawn lighting
- Improved panning synchronization on several scenes
- Improved eye contact in several scenes
- Added walking animations to several scenes
- Animated several scenes where characters are pulled in
- Made dissolve transitions more consistent across every chapter, particularly when ears and tails change position
- Enhanced sprite movement to better telegraph actions in many scenes
- Added sprite variety to earlier chapters by replacing some expressions with sprites we created after the fact
- Reviewed and edited timing of many scenes
- Created unique endcards for each of Marion's Chapter 4 endings
- Added a notification that there is more to the game if the player reaches a bachelor ending first
- Several Grace scenes now use a shortened version of "Naught but the Moon and Stars" as her theme
- Just You and Me music now used in all three paths
- Animated Grace's tail wag in Chapter 3
- Animated the bunny's taunt in Jessie's Chapter 4
- Rearranged the structure of several scenes to reduce filesize
- Cast profile thumbnails now show transformed form on hover
- Created a sprite alternate pose for Alana
- Created several additional sprites that better fit certain scenes
- Added more recent sprites to earlier scenes
- Added Marion's room's window to the MacLeod house exterior background
- Added vines and morning glories around the MacLeod house's front door
- Flipped Hazel's sprites to better translate direction when recovering her in chapter 1
- Added sound effect when Hazel is fed a carrot
- Gave a purple tint to the dream sequence to match the color of the magic
- Added several more flag triggers that activate when Malcolm speaks to Jessie, for consistency
- Omitted Marion's wagging tail from sitting positions where it would briefly appear visible
- Revised Effie's sprite to clarify where her ears come through her hat
- Rearranged cows approaching the hillside to improve sense of scale
- Added some slight variation to the color of the cows' coats
- Improved the cow clicking trigger for Rule Thirtytaur so clicking rapidly would not unintentionally progress the scene
- Added open water soundloop to earlier scenes in Grace's story
- Added more variety to splash sound effects
- Used splash sound effects earlier in the story
- Improved the tinting of Grace's shadowed sparkling and removed it from the clothing
- Added some squeezing to enhance the Grace & Malcolm's spinning effects
- Removed one rock skip for pacing
- Omitted Grace's afterglow scene edit to better fit the lead in to the following scene
- Added silhouettes to cafe setting
- Created an alternate epilogue entry for when Grace and Malcolm visit Loch Ness
- Created an animated epilogue bonus scene for Grace
- Marion's fumble scene is now less explicit and the transformed parts more detailed, to better fit the pacing and feel of her story
- Improved rainbow asset in town
- Revised the steps in the burnt roast to make it less easy to miss
- Added eye opening/closing effects in Jessie's Chapter 2
- Shrunk several frames so the border doesn't interfere with the text box
- Jessie's earrings no longer ride upward along the lengthening of Jessie's ears
- Added speaker channel panning effects in a few places where appropriate
- Revised gun drop sound effect to add a grassy element
- The tartan used to cover Jessie was changed color to less closely match Balgair's tartan
- Enhanced Jessie's spin animation and included it in SFW mode
- Made the SFW version of the tail sniff image the primary asset
- Added a running Toast at the character's feet
- Changed the music at the end of Gran's conversation with Jessie to match the changed tone
- Tinted the dawn fog at the glen
- Increased the trap frame's contrast and added a glint for better visibility
- Improved color matching between the foggy hill background and associated scene/frame assets
- Animated Jessie's bonus epilogue scene
- Illustrated Grace's tongue in Chapter 5 where the text warrants it
- Improved placement of hint icons in Preferences screen to facilitate translations
- The Cernunnos entry in Baird's now uses a vertical image layout
- Added white fills consistently to all concept art galleries
- Tinted concept art nsfw art notification box to match other thumbnails
- Corrected several text to speech pronunciations
- Hid the text box window at most points
BUG FIXES
- Fixed transparency issues with sprite details
- Corrected overlapping cycles in several backgrounds
- Fixed shadows on the flat cap on the milliner's table
- Removed Grace's kerchief in her Chapter 1 scene for continuity
- Corrected a floating sprite issue in Grace's chapter 2
- Screen no longer pans off screen when jumping after Grace into the water
- Corrected edge clipping during rotation of Grace sex scene
- Fixed Grace's ears in relation to the captain's hat for several sprites
- Synced the panning in the pub when skipping
- Added glasses to Gran's scene perusing Baird's for continuity
- Cheesemaking scene now displays correctly in Marion's credits
- Clouds in parade scene now correctly loop
- Fixed lightning typo in Jessie's Chapter 1
- Fixed an issue where a second sound cut off the first when encountering wolf Jessie a second time in Jessie's Chapter 2
- Jessie's eyes in wolf form are now uniformly dark across scenes and sprites at night
- Added a stop to the fireplace soundloop where it was meant to end in Jessie's Chapter 3
- Split Jessie's hilltop transformation sequence so the background would not be reset with each step
- Fixed an issue causing music to cut out early in Jessie's Chapter 4, On the Scent
- Corrected a layer order issue when the rock makes contact
- Corrected a layer order issue when Jessie touches the car
- Fixed an issue causing Alana's walk animation to float above the screen's edge
- Corrected a layer issue causing the Campbell's table to not be tinted at night when empty
- Removed dust particles during rain
- Removed a group of duplicates in the credits
WRITING
- Reworded when Malcolm sees Jessie in his dream if he had not encountered her again after the first day
- Made Douglas' relationship to Murdoch consistent
- Marion now only apologizes in Chapter 3 if Malcolm opens up to her in Chapter 1
- Jessie no longer sleeps with Malcolm the first time she is escorted home
- Tightened up lines of text across text blocks in Jessie's Chapter 2
- Malcolm now comments on his first impression seeing the train station in Jessie's chapter as he does in Grace's
- Removed a line of dialogue that stated Douglas' wife recently passed away
- Standardized capitalization of Gran
- Standardized capitalization of Highlands
- Standardized capitalization of wulver in Baird's
[ 2024-12-19 20:09:38 CET ] [ Original post ]
Changeling Tale
Helmet Fox
Developer
Helmet Fox
Publisher
2022
Release
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Changeling Tale is a story-driven, transformation-themed visual novel featuring three romance options and many immersive transformations, all determined by your choices.
Play as Malcolm, the young Scottish veteran struggling to find peace on the farm where he grew up. Pick up the pieces, start a new life, and find true love... but be careful, for all is not as it seems. As the lives of Malcolm and those closest to him are turned upside down, your actions dictate how the story unfolds!
STORY
Scotland, 1919. The MacLeod sisters have felt the toll of war and are struggling to make ends meet. When their neighbor and childhood friend returns home, his support might just be the blessing they need. But little do they know, he will reveal a secret that will change their lives—literally!Play as Malcolm, the young Scottish veteran struggling to find peace on the farm where he grew up. Pick up the pieces, start a new life, and find true love... but be careful, for all is not as it seems. As the lives of Malcolm and those closest to him are turned upside down, your actions dictate how the story unfolds!
KEY FEATURES
- Story-rich & character-driven visual novel
- Branching Plots with multiple endings
- 3 Romantic Interests, with more to come
- Loads of lovingly illustrated Special Scenes & settings, featuring some simple animation
- Achievements, Easter Eggs, optional minigames & in-game hint system
- An Original Soundtrack with 30+ songs
- Flappers, Fae Magic & Bagpipes—what's not to love?
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or Better
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or BetterMemory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: 1280x720 or Better Display
- Memory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: 1280x720 or Better Display
- Storage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: 1280x720 or Better Display
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