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Alright, everyone should have their links soon.

Version 0.14.0 

 - Completed Simon's route.

 - Eight new plot sex scenes.

 - New NPCs and dialogue added to Yarra's route.

PLEASE NOTE: This release was sent via Patreon to people who pledged on

December 1st. If you pledged since then, you won't receive the message. If you

would like to pledge and get it right now, contact me via PM and we can make

alternate arrangements.

This one came down to the wire. Relatively speaking - I'm not saying I was slapping anything together at the last second. But I usually like to do leisurely final testing on the day of release. Instead, I've been working without any breaks for the past 11 hours to get this done.

I really hope that all this work has led to no more bugs than normal. But the chance of a development tool being left in the game is much higher: do not trust random Akas standing around! If anything is bugged, it is probably conversations - if a conversation is repeating, don't reread it or you could screw up your game. The conversation should still switch when you've done something new, so errors along these lines shouldn't lock you out of anything.

One other thing is unfinished: sex sprites. I had plans for more, but both commissioned artists and volunteers have not gotten back to me in time. There is a specific area where the implied sex fades to black, just know that I intended to have a sex animation instead. It'll get in eventually.

A word about Patreon totals: you may have noticed that they've all gone down. Patreon is now listing people's totals minus fees and estimated declines. I thought I had a lot of regular decliners, but seeing the change on some of the big accounts, I have nothing to complain about. o.o But yeah, now you have a much clearer idea of everyone's actual income from this.

Quite a few of my backers support inconsistently. And that's okay, I love you guys too. Unlike those fake $50 backers that show up everywhere - I don't know what they're trying to accomplish. Some creators delete them instantly; I usually give them a chance, but they've been real exactly twice.

I am exhausted. -_- I'm happy to have finished four big routes roughly one per month, but I cannot keep this up. If you are waiting on a response from me, please be patient, I need a while to recover and will have to prioritize energy to release-related issues.

Expect the next update early January, but this one will be a little different. The next logical plot chunk will be the reunion of the characters, which isn't long compared to the other chapters. So I will use this update to catch up on a wide variety of game improvements that I have been putting off in favor of these routes. This includes one of the top requests so far, so I hope everyone will enjoy it.

Comments

Secular Reason

No problem Sierra, and Christmas is just around the corner so you definitely need to take a break. Get some rest!

upshaker

Is it just me, or does running "TLS 0.14.0.exe" do nothing? I was able to install the previous versions with no problem, but I can't get this one to run. I upgraded from Win7 to Win10, if that's relevant.

Inge

Where do I find the decryption key?

Inge

Huh.. Odd, MEGA asked for one earlier but when I opened the link again it worked fine..

Secular Reason

Okay, so hearing that there was more in Yarra's route, I was glad that I kept an old save and went back to it. Can I just say that I loved the music in the Fucklord's castle? It was probably the first time music has stood out for me in a given part of a game in a while. But I think you've been using mainly music that comes with the program right? Not custom music? So maybe it was just choosing that particular music for that particular place? I don't know. It just stood out.

Rafael367

I noticed at least one glitch in Simon's path, (actually 2, but I forgot to write the 2nd down). You can walk on the head accountant's desk in the empress's castle. Oh, and when you release the public version, remember to mention that there is a significant pause during the 1st and 2nd sex scenes in that path. Players are going to see a dark screen and panic instead of waiting out the timer before the next scene starts. It looks very solid otherwise, should be a good update.

Dagon Lies

So first playthrough done. Fairly certain I missed something as I still have the 3rd quest objective incomplete - "Improve palace stagnancy". Any hints?

Secular Reason

At the end of the chapter, Esthera mentions "you asked once before what I wanted..." even if you don't have the particular encounter with her where he asks that question during the required time that you can find that scene. So she references a conversation they never had. ****SPOILERS HINTED (Poorly hidden really) BELOW**** In other news, I think I finally found everything. But this spot is going to be yet another divergent save spot. Tentacle powers? Aka's issue? Getting rid of the ability to mimic the power of the Chosen? The many things this alone can affect... Correct me if I'm wrong, but was Nalili's description of him opening himself up and trying to "draw in" power from elsewhere a confirmation that when he was (rarely) successful in using that skill, he was actually channeling the power of the Goddess? Even while being possessed by the power of the Shard? Because if he could really use both types of power at the same time... Also, while I am ALL FOR having multiple paths, be careful from here on out. The more things you make non-essential (like the tentacles and Aka's issue, which I missed my first time through, as well as all the scenes with Esthera that weren't mandatory) the more you have to be sure not to make them become a gamebreaker in the future. Hope you've got some kind of spreadsheet or flow chart that you make as you go along to keep this stuff in mind! Lastly, does what you request from the maid have any effect on the future? I know you get the lust draughts if you ask for food, but the book doesn't seem to do anything. And asking for her, well....

Rafael367

Sure, the exact sex scenes I was talking about before are the 1st and 2nd nights with the Empress. Since pushing enter doesn't do anything here, you just have to wait the timer out. It's long enough that it concerns me someone might assume their game had locked up. I started to do that once, and thankfully I'm slow enough at 2:30 AM that the timer clicked down before I restarted. @MinasTirith found the 2nd glitchy thing that I forgot, so that should be everything I noticed in my play through. I went for completing everything possible. (Not so many lust pastries in the kitchen, for example).

HexedDragon

Two things I noticed on my first play through: One the building with the fighting rings doesn't have proper walls. You and NPCs can walk over the building instead of running into it. Two, the Support Slaves ability says it will revive your party members, but it does not do so in or out of combat. Fantastic work as always Sierra!

Jan Reese

Love the update, and most of the issues i had were already mentioned. Three things though: 1) i'm pretty sure Niala started the 'My mother is gone' conversation at least three times. 2) I was somehow able to trigger the Chaya sequences out of order (helping with shopping after the reveal) 3) Is it just me or is the 'Lust Renewal' skill supremely useless compared to the old 'Suppress Lust' Skill? At least the old one was usable and restored a good amount of HP and Mana for just 10 Lust. i have never even seen what Lust Renewal does because it takes 100 Lust. Even if it is a full party heal, it will be less useful solely because getting to 100 lust is so much harder. (No buttplugs for Simon after all :-D )

Rafael367

Okay, I played through Yarra's path last night again when I was really tired, and updated the wiki without thinking about it. I'm guessing some of the changes you made there are what makes it so much easier to do all of the activities scheduled this playthrough. If anyone else plays through that, I left tips to get things done in the walkthrough section.

Rafael367

Hey, quick question: Does what you do on your bed in Simon's path actually have an effect on the game or is it just a way to advance the time. I've tried various Exercise/Meditate/Rest combos and I'm not sure if it made any difference.

Rafael367

Okay, waaaay back in the game question: when I am clearing the path to the merchant camp, what do I have to do to get the +1 affection? I've avoided killing any slimes, killed everything else, and picked up the 3 logs in the road. Is this enough? Should I kill the one slime on the left of the scripted conversation with Aka? Should I just nuke all the slimes and get the logs? Not sure quite what I'm missing here.

Curtis S.

I finished playing, and others have mentioned most of the glitches I remember seeing, but I'll add a few more: During Yarra's route, if you visit the succubus guarding the tunnel entrance to the Lustlord's palace before the Succubus Hunt, she'll say she's curious what you'll do and move out of the way, even though you haven't done the Succubus Hunt yet. Also on Yarra's route, when you talk to the superstitious succubus, she'll say, "There are succubus...." It should be, "There are succubi...." Also on Yarra's route, while not a bug, I think it would be more accurate to refer to the site just outside the succubus village as an ossuary instead of a reliquary. While walking on Nalili's bed has been mentioned, I haven't seen anyone mention that you can also walk on the desk in her room.

Secular Reason

Hmmm.... how many "shining" swords are there now again? Don't want hints to their locations, just a number so I know if I missed any. Thinking about doing a new playthrough.

Rafael367

Do I need to pick "Rest" in order to read the books on Simon's path, or can I keep meditating/exercising and that'll happen automatically?

Rafael367

Thanks Sierra! I'm updating my walkthrough with this information in mind.