Happy Holidays Everyone!
First, a Season's Greetings
I would like to take a moment to join all of you on this special occasion. The Winter Solstice is arguably the most ancient and enduring of all human celebrations, with traces back to the roots of civilization. For no particular reason at all, I've always found the themes of Death and Rebirth, of Change and Metamorphosis particularly interesting and at the beginning of this new Cycle I hope that all of you will shed what is no longer useful and grow what needs to become. I wish you lots of happy times and a good moment to rest and recharge as your journey renews once again =)
What's new this patch?
Version 0.4.14 brings a bit of this and that, filling in the gaps while we continue to work on more substantial new branches. Most notably, you will find two new True Endings with The Wolf, an update to the "Farewell" sequence when leaving the Crooked Elm, including a new Farewell With Your Bruxa (If you have forged this connection fully in Chapter 2). There are also various art updates and improvements.
Without further ado, full patch notes:
Chapter 3-polished Journal updates and visibility of important choices mid-story;-updated the art on Felicia's corruption ending (still WIP);-added 2 new backgrounds for Narcissa's room;-re-wrote the logic and navigation nodes of final goodbyes with leaving The Crooked Elm as a woman (both Mihai and Lavius branches);-added a goodbye with Mihai in case Lavius becomes the new ruler;-added a goodbye sequence with your bruxa in case you have forged a bond in Chapter 2;Lavius and Wolf Endings-added an alternative "Good" branch with the Wolf;-added two different True Ends with the Wolf;-added a new background for the game room after Lavius takes control;-added a new illustration for the True Ends with the Wolf;Other-added a new interactive illustration for Yaga's Moon Ritual;-you can no longer bargain with Ishtar if you're already a woman;-fixed several navigation issues with the Goodbye Sequences when leaving the Elm;-added time adjustment to cheats;
Final Notes of the Year,
As mentioned in the previous blog post, I've taken things a little slow, and I'm happy to report that there have been results. I feel better and more refreshed and have found new ideas and directions to explore going forward. As a little heads up, I am planning a brief return to Chapters 1 and 2 to overhaul and improve continuity of relationships before we bring them all the way to Chapter 3's inevitable conclusions. You can also expect some changes and iterations on core mechanics.
See you in end of January ;)