~37770 words

1260 in new Chapter One scenes

36410 in Part Four

1942 total images

154 in new Chapter One scenes

1788 in Part Four

19 videos (4 animations with angle/pace variants)

Added the concept of 'alternate' scenes, so scenes unlocked on one branch can unlock scenes of corresponding story progress and intimacy level on another.  Memory entries for scenes will now include a ribbon/banner in the upper-right corner that indicate the type: 'Main', 'Mini', or 'Alt'.

First few instances of the 'Proficiency' system.  These choices should look pretty much the same as spell selection selections in Encounters, only I added a tooltip to these showing the spell's name.  Might do the same with Encounters if folks want it.

If you run into any bugs/issues, please report them here, on the Itch page, or in the appropriate role channel on Discord and mark any spoilers until the release has progressed to the next stage (ie tag spoilers in #practitioner until the public release, after which anything in #practitioner doesn't need tags).

The primary download mechanism this time is a restricted Itch page, the url and password for which are just below.  The links on this page will be updated regularly with any typo/issue fixes.

Link: https://sudo-nim.itch.io/the-nature-of-magic-part-four-ea

Password: tnomp4earelease

Non-Itch links below for those who have trouble with Itch.  Barring a patch for a major issue, these links will not be updated before the public release.

Windows/Linux

https://mega.nz/file/GdEFASIT#fhvUxtg2luaA-0ViOZlGY-BF89VZ8caNvgLW1pPfF_g

Mac

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V0WbT-5YlRuhiWI5EDIM48E-aFfJ3sSZ/view?usp=sharing

Android

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11zajZhCdNdZS996NT4Nk5xvlL0kwkeiR/view?usp=sharing