Demo ver. 1.9 is live! (Patreon)

Hi everyone! I hope you've been staying safe and healthy.

Happy to report that the updated demo for A Mage Reborn 2 (version 1.9 now) has been uploaded to cogdemos. This update rounds out the remainder of the schoolhouse scene, including now the Eli, Yu, and sit-by-yourself-by-the-pond forks. These three scenes ended up being massive, the three of them coming out to be 22.6k words altogether. Spoiler alert, but this includes two flashback sequences (in case there was ever any doubt what my favorite literary device is, ha). One with Eli and Sister (on the Eli path, naturally), and one with the White Fangs (on the pond path). Additional content on that one if the mage romanced either Leon or Ilya in Book 1. Really really proud of how these scenes turned out, excited for you to experience them!

F's scene feels pitifully small now relative to the others, so I'm probably going to do a rewrite/expansion for it somewhere down the line. It has always been the intent that F's romance would develop more slowly vs. Yusuha's and especially Eli's, given their different starting relationships with the mage, but it could still use more forward momentum I think.

But I digress. With the schoolhouse segment completed, we're about halfway through Chapter 9 now. There will be one more (brand new) plotline to wrap up in Thulrum, and then it's off to Kyuhan + Jiasei (which will largely stay the same as the old demo, albeit with refinements) and Kantena (which will experience a huge overhaul). As for what lies beyond...you'll have to wait and see. :D

Click here to play Demo ver. 1.9!

Monthly Features and Art Rewards will be uploaded soon as well. The former features the main cast in a wuxia/murim-style AU (I've been playing a bunch of Path of Martial Arts, a wuxia WIP off the CoG forums, so the concept's been on the brain for a while!) These Features will include now Ander/Adine alongside the Param batch, making it so that an equal number (four) is released every month.

The Art Rewards will feature revamped character artworks, starting with Leon and Ilya. It's been half a decade now since the original artworks were commissioned, and Khutilust has improved tremendously in his craft! As per the original set, half-body versions of these will be released publicly, coming after all the artworks have been revamped.

That about wraps it up for this month's update. As always, thank you for supporting the development of A Mage Reborn!