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Doing this as a hybrid post for several reasons. First, version 0.35.6 of TLS is out, hopefully without serious new bugs:

http://the-last-sovereign.blogspot.com/2018/06/tls-0356-public-release.html 

Second, I've decided to try Patreon's poll feature for the first time. If you want to provide input on what Crimson Gray 1.5 should be officially named, you can vote here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/19759552 

Third, there is a new logo for DStP. Please tell me if you see any new issues or have further suggestions:

Unfortunately, a couple of negative things have come up for me - I hope that this is just a bad hand I've been dealt, but I'm afraid it might slow me down a bit. I will be quiet this weekend, and next week hopefully I'll have a lot of work done and be able to give an outline for what to expect next.

See you then!

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EG Douglas

Hope things get better Sierra. Ordinarily I'd say "If there's anything I/We can do" but I seriously doubt there is, so... Um, thought that counts? Regarding the logo, I feel the contrast between the colours doesn't work well. Instinctively, I'd suggest having "Save the Princess" all of a similar colour with a gradient between them, then the "Don't" as a far more vibrant, bolder contrast. Best wishes

DukeLeto7

Well, if there's anything any of us can do to help you out of whatever issues you're having don't hesitate to ask.

sierralee

Appreciate the feedback on all accounts! Also grateful for your good thoughts, will say a little more in the comment below.

sierralee

Ah, I fear I may have given the wrong impression. This isn't a super serious personal thing, but I just think there's a real possibility that it will end up eating into my time. Hopefully the next anyone will hear of it will be that things are resolved.

DukeLeto7

If you were planning to kidnap a GOP Senator and encourage all 49 Democrats to abscond to Canada to render the chamber inquorate through the midterms, let me just say that I think there are better ways of blocking a Trump appointee.

sierralee

The issue involves less politics than alligator licenses, but I can't say any more for legal reasons.

Xenos DB

strange that no one's pointed this out but... you mean 35.6, right?

Runcible Technician

Good luck with everything, I hope you don't mind if I throw in a typo I found the other day. In Yhilin section 2 after visiting the elven forest: Talking to Trin she says “Even I get butterflies when you focused on me”. It should probably be “Even I got butterflies when you focused on me” or Even I get butterflies when you focus on me”.

Markus S.

Was just about to point it out as well. :D

DuckTogo

That redesign/recolour is exactly what I was hoping for. It looks really good! This probably won't be the last iteration, but it pops exactly in the way I was hoping it would. I hope things will look up for you again soon.

sierralee

Appreciate the report, and you would be correct if that was the sentence, but the line is actually "Even I get butterflies with you focused on me."

sierralee

Glad you like the new version! I'm not sure where to go from here, but I think this is an improvement.

Bladestorm

I approve of this Title Design. *Thumbs Up* .

Rachnera

On this very white background, the colors look a bit aggressive I think. Should be less of an issue upon an actual, not bright white, title screen though.

sierralee

Yeah, I think it should usually be displayed on a non-white background.

WaxerRed

Using Lust death in combat means that you don't get the XP from that slain monster...is that something that has always happened and I never noticed?

sierralee

This sounds like it could be an unintentional consequence of the newly added script that changes how Lust Death works. =/ Do you get the XP if you don't leave that monster for last?

WaxerRed

No, I don;t think so far I've tested it on a few enemy's in Tak'kan tower and any enemy still on screen but lust death stunned when combat concludes does not award XP.

sierralee

Sorry, I was trying to ask if enemies that were Lust Death stunned but killed before the end of battle give EXP. Because my suspicion is that the script ends combat when only stunned enemies remain, but XP is calculated based only on killed enemies.

WaxerRed

Yes, if killed manually afterwards you get the XP.

sierralee

Well, I don't know how to fix it, but thank you very much for identifying the problem!

austin fagan

man im so happy to see where you are taking TLS Im so glade a friend of mine introduced me to you're work every dollar has been worth it

Lupus

TLS is one of the best games I ever played. Love the humor, economy building and especially the Story.

sierralee

Glad you feel it was worth it and glad to have you with us!

WaxerRed

Just realized Esthera named dropped the Fucklord as Estaven. Would have been nice if she had said something EARLIER so we didn't have to go out in public calling someone Fucklord. But it does beg the question of how she learned it.

Jan Dietrich

Oh boy new things to try out in TLS. Btw, just out of curiosity, why did you choose Aka's likeness as the icon?

sierralee

She knows it because she was around when Estaven was first establishing himself. But yes, certain other characters will definitely use that name instead.

sierralee

Because she's a fairly well-known character and she's still identifiable when shrank down so much. Certain other characters like Yarra would have been appropriate too, but in tiny form it just doesn't look right.

Jan Dietrich

I see what you mean. While we're at it, do you think it would be possible to implement an additional ledger into the game which lists all investments you discovered(but not have invested in yet)? Of course, we have the wiki, but imho it still would be convenient because of the rather long periods between playing sessions sometimes. I understand, of course, that this is rather a suggestion than a matter of great urgency. Nevertheless, please tell me wether you could consider it.

Decanter

It must suck to be a random other guy named Estaven right now. Like being named Adolf or Stalin.

Decanter

I have an idea for fixing it. Will investigate.

sierralee

It's possible in a technical sense, bu the amount of work it would take me... it's not likely, sorry.

werewindle

Ah, I see this was already reported... Just noticed it in the Orcent fight in Kanese Tower. It's particularly glaring there, because lust death is extremely efficient (assured?) against the Tormented demons. Lock one, Hilstara eats one strong hit, lock the other, coast to victory. First time I played Orcent's intervention turned the tables and felt really cool, but after figuring out the gimmick he just came for the cleanup duty. Now he hardly gets a hit in, haha.

Rachnera

Stalin is not a real name. It's a pseudonym meaning "man of steel". His true first name was Ioseb, or Soso for short. Adolf works though. Or Judas (a common name in its time).

DukeLeto7

Nitpick, Stalin is usually called Joseph Stalin in Western books, which is the western equivalent of the Russian "Иосиф" (I have no idea how to pronounce or transliterate the Cyrillic.) And his real last name was Jughashvili or Dzhugashvili depending on the transliteration. It's a little known fact that he was not actually born a Russian, but was originally from a small town in Clarke County just outside of Athens, Georgia, which he left in late 1890s over his disgust with Jim Crow laws. Seriously though, Esthera also name dropped Estaven in Day 3 of Yarra's Route, WAY back when.

WaxerRed

And I was just about to call my newborn Dzhugashvili too, now i learn its been ruined!

DukeLeto7

You know, one of my friends at the time of the Boston Marathon Bombing said roughly that about "Dzhokhar", the name of the younger of the guilty Tsarnaev brothers. Being better acquainted with history, I pointed out that their mother had played the "name your kid after a genocidal maniac" trope straight, since the older brother was "Tamerlan".

ECD

Playing back through, found a minor typo. New Givini, camp, lower right, after investing in the orc merchant, there's a merchant there. First time speaking with him: "It's funny, I was told it was impossible to be profitable here, that I could get anyone to do manual labor." think that has to have been 'couldN'T get anyone' otherwise the follow up line about using orcs doesn't make sense.

sierralee

Missed replying to this earlier, but I did get it fixed. Thanks!