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December 15 Update (Patreon)

Published:
2019-12-16 00:01:58
Edited:
2019-12-16 00:02:30
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2026-06
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Lots of satisfying end-of-year stuff going on. I've invested some very productive time into writing, the least of which is finally getting the story version of that scene up on Literotica:

http://literotica.com/s/day-in-the-life-of-an-incubus-king 

So it's there if you want to read it in long form. You could also rate it up if you feel like. This will not accomplish much unless it happens to draw some people to TLS, but it will make the monkey part of my brain happy.

I have a Once Ever After update ready, but I'm waiting on the sprite artist to finish a single animation. This guy goes AWOL sometimes, so I may need to post without it. =/ Expect to see both an update on the Steam page and a more detailed update for higher tier backers.

Some of you may have heard about Patreon striking some NSFW accounts again, this time including a text-based game. Since some of you have messaged me, I wanted to reassure people that I haven't been hit. There's no way of knowing what will happen, but thanks to all of you I'm becoming increasingly resistant to such threats.

Finally, DankPotatoes has made another TLS meme if you want to check it out:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/32334941

Back next week!

Comments

Vitreous Humour

As a creator, and one who is heavily in-tune with all the happenings, what is your impression of Subscribestar? Would it be convenient for you to have patrons start switching over, just in case Patreon goes all Yahoo Groups/Tumblr on you?

sierralee

I only keep the SubscribeStar open because a few diehard fans don't want to support Patreon. SubscribeStar has been a bit frustrating to deal with, not monetarily worth the small amount of funding I get there. Plus, I don't want to divide players and have to duplicate more reports/updates. In any case, the root problem is global payment processors. If SubscribeStar became the new Patreon, they'd likely start running into problems and going in a similar direction. I think the only real security is to become stable enough that no single platform can kill a project, which is what I've been trying to do.

DankPotatoes

Nice to hear that it's going well Sierra. Now, i'm having a slow week, with way too much spare time, and decided to do something a bit different from traditional update-feedback. I would like to offer some loose opinions and observations on the game, now that the first chapter 5 free-roaming section is approaching at some point in the not-so-distant future. I hope it will be at least a little helpfull, and that some of my observations can help polish the update before it hits, since you, like a certain bearded man, are doomed to "react instead of acting" in response to feedback. Take it with a grain of salt, as i'm sure you've already thought of the most of these things: First i would like to bring up some past decisions and factors that seem to have faded into the background, which i'm slightly worried you may have forgotten about: -The Yhilini Expatriate Program, potentionally set in motion during the Ardford Summit was said to be expand to other nations, but so far there has been no mention of it's effects. Now the we are likely headed to Ghenalon next, it seems like an obvious place for the Program to have a visible effect. -Givini Equality: This one may be just me who has failed to see it's effects, but i don't think i've seen this switch utilized in New Givini after activating it after the 3AW, in the petition chamber -Likewise, the Monster Patrol petition has had no mention either after being activated after the 3AW. Some NPC's working for this new faction with a couple of dialogue lines would be somewhat cool -Not quite important, but visiting Vinario might be interesting at some point in Chapter 5, after all the trouble of scamming the scammer out of his deeds -I hope the Aram Border and CD score will play a role in the Aram/Eustrin act. It's all to easy for dirty min/maxers like myself to avoid putting funding into the Aram Border, just to increase the damage they take, to reduce the cost of the embassy ;) Next up are a couple of minor characters that have fallen a bit to the wayside, who i personally hope will return in one way or another -I almost feel stupid asking, because of course you've thought about it, but there is a plan for the Lord of Blood right? It may be intentionally that his name hasn't come up since the Gathering, but just wanted to make sure -Lexande was a pretty cool dude, for the 10 lines of dialogue he had. I hope we'll have a chance to meet him again, if negotiations with Philon ever become relevant -Nia has been stuck in the orc breeding lab for several years. The poor girl deserves a break. At least for long enough to talk a bit with her, i think -Sister Beatrice in Ardford is stuck in a somewhat depressing situation. I hope we see if a less restrictive church can help her in any way Next up, a short list of investments that i think could benefit from having a direct role in the plot in Chapter 5, as they often aren't worth their cost at their current strength: -Tak'Kan Trade stands out to me as the weakest of the 3 "Trades" when investing after the 3AW. The Chalice States can have it's cost reduced, and New Givini Trade has a direct role to play in the Ardford Crisis. Tak'Kan trade, meanwhile has no additional benefits, and belongs to the new state with easiest to raise score (many Tak'Kan investments are quite strong). It may be too late, but it could benefit from having more benefits -Orc Democracy is rather unimpressive, compared to the other million-pron-investments in chapter 4. It provides a chunk of social score, but otherwise has roughly the same effects as Orc Pools, both during the Erosian Crisis and Erosian War, while it costs twice as much. I hope it will have some significance in chapter 5. -The New Givini Mage Guild is probably the second weakest million-investment, but not that bad of an offender. This investment might also benefit from some additional benefits -The Mercenary Flotilla was pretty mediocre back in Chapter 2. Now it's looking even worse, as it didn't play a significant role in any war so far. I feel like a strong fleet should be more significant on the broader scale. One (perhaps unrealistic wish) i had for chapter 5 was the possibility of some additional naval investments and eventual naval battle, now that wars are looking more and more intercontinental. The Merc Flotilla could finally find a use. -Of course, the by far strangest/weakest chapter 4 investment has to be the Helvenna Warehouse. No role in any conflict so far, practically benefitfree in chapter 4. So far it's no better than flower speculation. What's up with that? Finally, a little request on the matter of sx: At the end of chapter 4 i could afford to buy all the combat characters the absolute best weapons and armor buyable in the game stores, and still entered chapter 5 with over 70,000pron. I think introducing an equipment store with absolutely endgame-tier equipment, at ludicrous prices (maybe even more than 100,000sx for a weapon) would be very cool. With access to Ghenalon seemingly imminent, it seems like there is even a lorefriendly place for elite enchanters and weaponsmiths to produce high end gear for ridiculously rich customers. I can't be the only player who has completely run out of locations to spend money. Hope you could stand to read through my ramblings, Sierra. Don't feel obligated to respond, if you fear that commenting on my suggestions might spoil something yet to come. Have fun working, and merry christmas!

Decanter

Some decent ideas there but I would comment on a few: >Not quite important, but visiting Vinario might be interesting at some point in Chapter 5, after all the trouble of scamming the scammer out of his deeds The land that was Vinario is now part of Tak'Kan. Which part may not matter too much, as it was destroyed by the Incubus King. >I hope the Aram Border and CD score will play a role in the Aram/Eustrin act. It's all to easy for dirty min/maxers like myself to avoid putting funding into the Aram Border, just to increase the damage they take, to reduce the cost of the embassy ;) You say this and wink as if it's not <i>supposed</i> to do that. A significant number of players don't like Aram and are happy to let them take the brunt of things. Plus, there's the tradeoff with Hilstara injuries if you really let the Aram front go to shit. >Nia has been stuck in the orc breeding lab for several years. The poor girl deserves a break. Presumably she's not stuck there, otherwise whoever manages the breeding pits has some explaining to do... >Orc Democracy is rather unimpressive It's rule by the people, where the people are on average more aggressive and less intelligent than average. I would be shocked if it turned out to be a runaway success. >Of course, the by far strangest/weakest chapter 4 investment has to be the Helvenna Warehouse. No role in any conflict so far, practically benefitfree in chapter 4. So far it's no better than flower speculation. What's up with that? It does raise Chalice States score, but it's not an investment so much as disaster relief funds. If the Chalice States is in good shape, it's to be expected that it wouldn't do much good.

DankPotatoes

A good response, but there seems to be a few misunderstandings as to what i meant: -I meant it would be interesting to visit the specific region of Tak'Kan that is Vinario. An estate, a castle or town that used to be an important part of the kingdom. Though admitedly, it's really not a priority by any means -I really hope saboting Aram by letting them get messed up in the war won't be the optimal path. Intentionally allowing pillaging and chaos, which certainly would hit the poorest in Aram hardest seems against everything Simon stands for. It also doesn't make much sense in a gameplay sense, as the entire game is focused on making you to come through situations like this as best as you can, and the dialogue always makes it clear if you screwed up, like at the Aram Border. Having a single scenario in the entire game where the point is causing MORE chaos seems counterproductive, no matter what country is the victim. Simon goes out of his way to protect freakin Erosia and the IKD. Doesn't make much sense to sabotage Aram by comparison. The tradeoff with Hilstara is also somewhat easily avoided, while still messing up Aram. -The Nia thing was mostly tongue in cheek. I just meant it would be a fun perspective to get, now that she has been working in the pit, and we haven't seen her since before the 3AW. -It's very possible that Orc Democracy wouldn't function well and that donating to the warehouse counts mostly as disaster relief funds. But it still doesn't make too much sense from a gameplay angle, for some investments to be so much obviously weaker than the rest. It doesn't seem intentional either.

Decanter

>The tradeoff with Hilstara is also somewhat easily avoided, while still messing up Aram. Depends on what amount of CD value represents messing up Aram, I suppose. But if the dwarf embassy price tiers are any guide, you can't get all that much without hitting the tradeoff. >But it still doesn't make too much sense from a gameplay angle, for some investments to be so much obviously weaker than the rest. It doesn't seem intentional either. ...why? There's no requirement that investments all be about the same level of worthwhile. If you misread the situation and make inappropriate investments, you don't get as good a return on your money. It might be a gameplay issue if there were no clues at all.

sierralee

Thanks for your extensive feedback! While I do keep a lot of notes and have plans for most aspects of the game, I'm not perfect and so things do slip through. Many of these are slated for developments. Some of them, like the monster patrol investment, were never intended to have any long term consequences, though I suppose a cosmetic effect wouldn't hurt. Nia, on the other hand, is a tertiary character I haven't thought about in a long while. Yeah, maybe she should get something retroactively. >I almost feel stupid asking, because of course you've thought about it, but there is a plan for the Lord of Blood right? It may be intentionally that his name hasn't come up since the Gathering, but just wanted to make sure There is a plan. >One (perhaps unrealistic wish) i had for chapter 5 was the possibility of some additional naval investments and eventual naval battle, now that wars are looking more and more intercontinental. Sorry, but naval trade and warfare are less common due to the threat of sea monsters. >Finally, a little request on the matter of sx: At the end of chapter 4 i could afford to buy all the combat characters the absolute best weapons and armor buyable in the game stores, and still entered chapter 5 with over 70,000pron. Huh, most people have complained about lack of Sx, and if you mean you have 70k Sx on top of equipment that's more than I thought was in the game. In any case, you're already going to get your wish for endgame equipment. >Have fun working, and merry christmas! Thanks, you too!

DankPotatoes

Good to know you got at least a bit of useful info out of my feedback Sierra. Glad to hear that you've already planned out most of everything and that you are even concidering looking at some of my additional minor notes. On the matter of sx in chapter 5, i should probably mention that i have been playing very stingy, selling nearly all my potions and equipment when it got outdated, and only bought new gear when i could see on the wiki that it was the best in the game, with few exceptions. (for example, i never spent sx on armor before reaching Eustrin in chapter 3, and buying Assault Armor). So my excess cash is definitely partly my own fault, but it's sounds like you are already preparing a proper money drain for chapter 5, so that is good to hear. Merry christmas, once again

Quiet Stranger

I have dutifully created an account in support of your depraved limbic highs. I've even gone back to rate some of my other fond memories, like "Gentle Violence" and "War of Lust." Favorited. Five stars. Enjoy.

sierralee

Hello! I appreciate your support as well as your kind words. It has been very gratifying to find so many people who enjoy what I've created. ^-^