The Ares Fall v0.13a Public (Patreon)

Hey everyone,

There's a lot packed into this update. I haven't kept track of the exact word count, but it's somewhere around 40–50k+ new words, with plenty of branching.

Alongside the new story content for v0.14, I've also added a bunch of UI and QoL improvements, new translations, save-related features, and other smaller changes that should make the game more comfortable to play.

Major Changes

I've added pretty much everything I promised in the previous update, along with a few extra things:

Instant text skip — you can now instantly skip the text that appears at the top when using Ren'Py's standard text scrolling.

Choice hints — optional hints can now show which choices lead toward a specific character or action. You can turn them on or off whenever you want.

Save directly from the location selection screen — in Casual Mode, you can now save before selecting a location. This should make it much less annoying when you want to check several different locations without having to replay the meditation sequence every time.

Android save import/export [Downloads/AresFall] — you can now export your saves on Android and import them on another device, or simply keep backups of your saves [settings].

Various other UI and QoL improvements, fixes, and smaller changes throughout the game.

Translations

I've also added translations for:

Chinese

Spanish

Portuguese

Russian

There may be more languages in the future.

As for the quality, it's difficult for me to judge since I obviously don't speak all of these languages. They should at least be readable, but if you notice something particularly weird, feel free to point it out.

If a translation somehow causes an error or breaks a scene, switch back to English, go through that particular section, and then switch back to the translation. It shouldn't normally happen, though.

(Public v0.13a) Download links:

Windows/Linux: Workupload - GoFile

Mac: Workupload - GoFile

Android: Workupload - GoFile

Patreon (v0.14) includes:

Everything from v0.13a, plus:

6 new CGs, with variations depending on your choices (mostly from Saphira's POV)

4 new animations

1 story diorama with animations (SFW)

1 new Perception perk

New backgrounds

New Kaira clothes

40–50k+ new words with branching

>>>Patreon version (0.14)

Availability Schedule

Pantsu Mine Owner / VIP — October 5 (Available Now)

Pantsu Mine Shareholder — October 8, 11:00 p.m. CET

Pantsu Miner — October 12, 11:00 p.m. CET

One thing I'm considering for future updates is making the story portions a bit smaller so I can release them more frequently. The amount of CGs and animations would probably stay roughly the same, though.

The main problem is that it's difficult to find a good stopping point in the middle of a story. Once I get into a particular sequence, I usually want to finish it properly rather than cut it off halfway through. I'll probably try to find a better balance between the size of each story update and how often I can release them.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the update!