September 19 Update (Patreon)

First up, check out this mini-comic! It's actually a weird case, just a fragment of a larger comic that I haven't directed Annikath to draw because I'm not sure it completely works. A number of elements are perhaps diffuse/ineffective, but I liked these two panels, so I commissioned them to make myself happy.

I've made a decision about the remainder of the war event: I need to split it into two sections. Not because it's so absurdly massive that it can't fit into a single update, but because I think it would be better for my work process to get out a smaller update soon instead of a larger update later. Shifting from trying to work through every single arc to focusing on finishing one has eased a lot of stress. Some might want to wait until TLS 0.59.0, since that will conclude the whole war, but rest assured that TLS 0.58 will be the next step forward as planned.

Though it will include some answers to scattered unknowns, the planned content will be focused on a single character unlike the broad war. This is one of the pieces that conceivably could have take place entirely off screen, but I think it will feel more impactful for the player to experience it.

Plus, it's fun! Or at least I hope most think so. I've had a blast designing this bit, and I've actually found myself just playing for fun while testing. I hope that it will be a nice "back to basics" section that will feel story-appropriate, though it's possible that people will dismiss it as, "Yo dawg I heard you like to RPG so I put an RPG in your RPG so you can RPG while you RPG." There's a fair bit of strategy not dependent on previous variables.

Anyway, that is my current plan. It means you get an update sooner. I can't say how much sooner, because I'm trying to evaluate the degree of final crunch here. But please look forward to it. ^-^