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The plans stand.

So. It's done for now:

I. Cadonis arc. Fully. Including both the lewd scene and its, ahem, accompanying scenes. Already in the game and tested.

II. Iolanta's arc and the ending part of the update. Draft only. Completed ~15 minutes ago. The draft still needs to be edited, translated, edited again, coded, tested, and a number...

The new release date for update 1.5 is June 16.

Vox populi vox Dei.

I've always wanted to write that Latin saying...

Okay, first and most importantly - Thank You! I certainly thought a few people would vote for Option 2, but I expected to see a majority for Option 1. Nice surprise, indeed. And no one, no one at all, not voted for 3 and 4. That's... damn, that's inspirin...

A small delay? Pretty please?

Before you throw heavy objects at me, please read what's below...

This vote is open until May 28, and I will take the results as a directive for action. Yes, there is still time until the end of the month, but just so you understand why I'm already nervous...

At this point in the draft of this update have 266 pages...

Progress on Update 1.5

The current update readiness is about ~70%. Which is not bad, but still not enough, in my opinion. Especially when considering that I set a deadline by the end of the month. Now I'm forced to follow that and to work harder.

A little burnout has already started to show up, but I'm running faster so far. But burnout, it's like a maniac from a horror movie, walking quietly behind you, but st...

Announcement of 1.5

Yes, it's not the end of the month yet, but I've already made up my mind. It will be the 1.5 update, not 1.4. Initially, I thought it would be smaller than 1.2, but now I understand it'll be about the same or even larger.

Numbers and immodest comparisons.

At the moment, there are 320k words in the game (at the end of the last update it was 290k). By the time the upd...

Meow?

Did you take him with you?

This poll is open-ended and will affect the frequency of cat moments in the game. Meow!

A little bit of everything.

Update 1.4

Working on it. Or maybe it will be 1.5? Judging by the plan it will be somewhat more than 1.3 but less than 1.2. In any case, these figures are only a tentative, approximate volume of the finished part of the chapter. As I wrote before, a more precise release date will be given at the end of April when I will see how much is ready and how much is left....

What is your favorite Origin?

It would be very useful info for me in so many senses. 

• This poll may affect (and add) additional lines related to Origins in the course of my work. Leaders can get them for their popularity. And the underdogs, well, so they don't fall so far behind. Or they'll all end up about equally popular, which is also good.
• This poll will not affect the personal quests of any Or...
  2023-03-25 10:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Update 1.3 (public)

The update is in the attached files.

This is version 1.3 with all the fixes from the last 2 weeks.

I also adjusted the 1.4 release date to ~ mid-May as more likely. I'll give a more exact date at the end of April.

Hints for non-lewd scenes from update 1.3

Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything.

Cadonis route.

Dialogues with him contain variations from your past decisions (if there were any). Specifically:

• Whether the protagonist saw him in the grove in Chapter 1 during the adultery and ...
  2023-03-08 05:12:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Hints for lewd scenes from update 1.3

Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything.

1. «Heat. And a boner. And a heat again»

When and where:

• Cadonis route. When the protagonist rides with him in the cart.

Requirements:

Update 1.3 (patron-only)

The update is attached to this post.

Please do not leak it to the public. Anyone interested in the game will get the update in 2 weeks. By leaking it, you're acting like the anti-Robin Hood, taking from the poor and giving... what will anyway be given in 2 weeks to all. At least wait until the game starts collecting +/- $300/month. It's not about my greed, it's about wanting to keep stabl...

Almost.

The readiness of update 1.3 is ~ 80%. With the work done and the remaining work, I can be more precise about the release date of the update - it's between 5 and 10 March. This is the patron-only version. The public release, respectively, is +2 weeks.

About the 1.3 without spoilers.

Depending on what did or didn't happen at the end of 1.2, the situation will unfold i...

To cheat or not to cheat?

Please read before deciding!

The original game release had a version with activated cheats. I strongly not recommended it, but judging from downloads people preferred that version. It took me a while to figure out what it was about, but then... I remembered how I played some of the text games. Mountains of grind, broken links, entire unfinished sections... In sho...

Who is this guy?

Some people looked in the game folder, found him in the portraits, and started asking. Who is he? Where to find him in the game?

Well, he's not in the game yet. I originally wanted to release 1.3, but because of time constraints, it turned out only 1.2. But I forgot to remove some arts. Yes, this guy is from the next update.

Let's take a closer look at him

2023-02-09 11:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post

What is what. Or clarifying the advantages of new tiers.

Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness an introvert trying to build community. What an amusing sight that must be. Almost like Selene trying to seduce Yuturna under Iolanta's gaze.

Okay, let's do it already.

Early Access (all tiers).

Seems clear from the description, but there are nuances.

• The releases of all subsequent updates will be with...
  2023-02-01 11:46:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Hints for lewd scenes from update 1.2

Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything. 

Please, pay attention that from the next update (1.3), such posts will be open only for tier 2 and 3 patrons (6$ and 12$) as part of their benefits. In Inner Empire is already more than 1.5k variables. And many scenes will hinge on very speci...

Update 1.2

The update is attached to this post and waiting to be downloaded by you.

Yes, it's 1.2, not 1.3 like I wanted. Why? Because... I'm tired. And a little burned out. I need to rest for a couple of days before I continue. The next update (1.3) will be in February/March.

Changes with game support via Patreon.

When I was working on Chapter 1, I wasn't really worried...

I'm a shitty Santa.

Yep. Despite all my stubborn desire to do a New Year's Eve update and put it under your Christmas tree with "Ho Ho Ho"... I just can't keep up. That feeling sucks. The update is moving off to January. The good news is that I'm pretty sure it will be January. Unless, of course… [here's the standard disclaimer in case real shit happens, WWIII, zombie apocalypse, or Nazi invasion mo...