Immortal Sins

Devlog

• Version D0.42 Update 3 released!
  November 20, 2024 by AceOfAces

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  [Windows] Quick Launch and Quick Load return! Quick Load activates with the --qload command line argument (or a checkbox in the main window). If a save file is present, it will be loaded automaticallt... Continue reading
• September 24th, 2024 Hotfix (Windows)
  September 24, 2024 by AceOfAces

  Fixed an error with Starboard. Under certain circumstances, the launcher would hang on the game files check... Continue reading
• Build 20240922 released!
  September 22, 2024 by AceOfAces

  Fixed an error, where selecting New Game would take the player to the wrong map (oops). Updated dependencies, for better performance and stability. Update Starboard to .NET 9, bringing better performa... Continue reading
• Version D0.42 Update 2 released!
  September 08, 2024 by AceOfAces

  A slightly more substantial update, D0.42 Update 2 addresses some of the issues that were brought over from recent feedback. There's still work to be done (mainly since I'm busy with "that" project an... Continue reading
• Version D0.42 Update 1 released!
  August 03, 2024 by AceOfAces

  This update brings some technical improvements. Game A screenshot option has been added for the feedback widget. Makes it easier to diagnose issues. Minor improvements to the auto-save. Updated render... Continue reading
• Build 20240611 released!
  June 12, 2024 by AceOfAces

  Performance improvements to the launcher: Game file checks use a more efficient hash check. Updating the cache also uses a more efficient hash check as well. Added cache integrity checks. Performance... Continue reading
• Build 20240413 released!
  April 13, 2024 by AceOfAces

  Added a hint in the Crystal Cave. Removed the FPS Synch option, as it's no longer necessary. Fixed an issue with the Starboard Launcher and Game Master, where it would crash, if the CPU didn't have SS... Continue reading
• Build 20240318 released!
  March 18, 2024 by AceOfAces

  Fixed a crash with battles, due to a new color picking system. Implemented a workaround so the particles can render. Fixed a bug, where importing saves wouldn't show the Play button after completing t... Continue reading
• Version D0.42 released!
  March 17, 2024 by AceOfAces

  It's been a while since the last update. There was quite a lot stuff to take care of (both for the game and in real life). Much like the previous update, it brings small but substantial updates to the... Continue reading
• Version D0.41 released!
  October 16, 2023 by AceOfAces

  It's been a while since the last release. As I was working on a few things, I wanted to slipstream some improvements over to the game. It took longer than I anticipated, since I had to re-build my bui... Continue reading
• Version D0.40 Update 3 released!
  April 18, 2023 by AceOfAces

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  This update brings performance improvements and minor fixes... Continue reading
• Regarding Immortal Sins...
  March 02, 2023 by AceOfAces

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  Ahoy, maties! It’s been quite a while since I wrote the last post (longer since the last Monthly Sync). The last few months have been busy for me, resulting into not having enough time to work on th... Continue reading
• Build 20230129 released!
  January 29, 2023 by AceOfAces

  This update is focused on improving the user experience, alongside rolling out the support of the new help site. Due to unexpected issues with Northbridge Mantis, I've rebuilt it from scratch. The new... Continue reading
• Build 20221220 released!
  December 20, 2022 by AceOfAces

  Ahoy, maties! It's been quite a long time. Mainly since I've been busy with IRL stuff. I haven't been able to work on the game much, sadly. This patch is mainly some performance improvements and rolli... Continue reading
• Build 20221019 released!
  October 18, 2022 by AceOfAces

  Well... It's been a while. There were quite a lot of IRL stuff happening on my side, so I felt like a wreck for a while. Thankfully, these are sorted now. This update isn't big, but it brings a few im... Continue reading
• Version D0.40 Update 2 released!
  August 21, 2022 by AceOfAces

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  It’s been a while since the last update. Summer ended up just a hectic as spring. Regardless, I worked on a new update. This is primarily a lot of fit and finish work, fixing some issues and improvi... Continue reading
• Version D0.40 Update 1 released!
  May 27, 2022 by AceOfAces

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  Well... It's been a while. Life in the last few months was a bit hectic. I had to put the game on a short hiatus until I got it under control. I did manage to put a substantial number of quality-of-li... Continue reading
• Northbridge Update: April 18th 2022
  April 18, 2022 by AceOfAces

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  Well... This update is speedy. This update to Northbridge comes with a big performance boost. Under-the hood, I did the following: I've switched the container Prism used from Unity (no, not the engine... Continue reading
• Build 20220415 released!
  April 15, 2022 by AceOfAces

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  Game: Implemented new defaults for the sound settings. Fixed a soft-lock, where skipping one of the prologue scenes would break the script. Tweaks to the memory management. Minor balancing tweaks. Nor... Continue reading
• Launcher Update (Windows Only): April 11th 2022
  April 11, 2022 by AceOfAces

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  Released a patch for the game today, which brings a small update to the launcher (if you are playing the game on Linux, you can skip this one). With this update, the package versioning and the list of... Continue reading
• Version D0.40 (Arcane Steel) released!
  March 27, 2022 by AceOfAces

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  After months of work, I am happy to announce that I have released version D0.40 (codename "Arcane Steel"). This version of the game comes with a ton of quality-of-life changes, re-works, and the overh... Continue reading
• Monthly Sync: December 2021 - January 2022
  February 01, 2022 by AceOfAces

  Happy (late) new year, maties! And welcome to this year's first Monthly Sync. This one will be light on content due to the IRL stuff being hectic, combined with some issues cropping up during the work... Continue reading
• Monthly Sync: November 2021
  December 17, 2021 by AceOfAces

  Welcome to 2021’s last monthly sync. November and December were a bit of a roller coaster for me. The loss of a relative and the IRL work going a bit hectic did drain me from developing the game. So... Continue reading

  
• Monthly Sync: September - October 2021
  November 08, 2021 by AceOfAces

  Welcome back to the last month's report. This one is quite different from the last one since most of September was me getting a job. That being said, I did manage to work on my game. Let's start off w... Continue reading
• Monthly Sync: August 2021
  September 06, 2021 by AceOfAces

  Welcome to August’s recap. Just like July’s recap, it will be a short one. But I managed to work on more stuff on the game. Starting with the game, the work on the battle system continues. More ch... Continue reading
• Monthly Sync: July 2021
  August 02, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  Welcome to July's recap. The isn't much to talk about this month due to some IRL stuff happening and working on my summer job. However, I am getting closer to improving the combat system of the game,... Continue reading

  
• Monthly Sync: May 2021
  June 01, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  Welcome back to this monthly report. It took me some time to sit and write this, but since there were some critical issues that I had to take care of. Now that this is off of my list, I'm going to giv... Continue reading
• Build 20210531 released
  May 31, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  Well... talk about rapid-fire. Anyway, pushed out a new update to roll back a fix that broke the saves. Specifically, a change that would no longer treat weapons and armor as separate items. This woul... Continue reading
• Version D0.32 Update 2 released!
  May 30, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  Performance improvements. Implemented a tweak as to how the engine will handle the memory. Hopefully, this will fix the issue where the game would discard any necessary images too early. Split the aud... Continue reading
• Build 20210516 released!
  May 16, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  Changelog: Additional text changes. Slightly reduced the game's size. Slightly re-tooled the Automatic Crash Reports to improve reliability. Fixed a bug that caused the camera to shake a lot in a cert... Continue reading
• Version D0.32 Update 1 released!
  May 13, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  This update (codenamed "New Translation") is quite substantial. This brings a substantial amount of re-writes to the story, flashing out a lot of details in the process. There may be a few areas to im... Continue reading
• Monthly Sync: April 2021
  April 29, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  Welcome to something that I kind of wanted to do for a while: giving you a peek behind the curtain and give some thoughts on some stuff regarding the development of the game in a more laid-back manner... Continue reading
• Build 20210408 released
  April 08, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  This is a hotfix build that fixes a crash that happens during the prologue if the Hints are on... Continue reading
• Version D0.32 released!
  April 07, 2021 by AceOfAces

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  After a few months of work, I finally released the first build of 2021. This update fixes a lot of bugs and adds a batch of quality of life imporvements. This is also the first build that sees the fir... Continue reading
• Build 20201222 released!
  December 22, 2020 by AceOfAces

  This will probably be the last update for 2020 (unless there's a hotfix needed). This build improved the reliability of the package manager, alongside a batch of bug fixes. Game Linked the shops toget... Continue reading
• Build 20201123 released!
  November 23, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Well... another hotfix for the same issue: The game would crash if it tried to load a specific map file. Why did it happen? This is due to an issue in the build script I made to simplify some of the w... Continue reading
• Build 20201122 released!
  November 22, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Fixed a game breaking bug that broke the cutscene in the Crystal Cave. Fixed a graphical bug during that cutscene. Updated the copy of the Microsoft Edge Webview2... Continue reading
• Build 20201119 released!
  November 20, 2020 by AceOfAces

  This is a small (but substantial) update to both Northbridge and game’s internals to improve my workload. Since these focus on some future proofing, you won’t see a lot (aside from the game being... Continue reading
• Build 20201027 released!
  October 27, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Game:Compressed the images to AV1 Image Format. Reduces the game’s size. Used a new window skin. Reduced the damage dealt by the enemies in the Crystal Cave. Northbridge: New UI theme. Improved the... Continue reading
• A 6 year anniversary
  October 26, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Today, this marks a bit of a special day: This was the first release of the game on Gamejolt (and it happened to be released on my name day :P ). Although the original prologue demo was rough, I was a... Continue reading
• Build 20201010 released!
  October 10, 2020 by AceOfAces

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  - Fixed a bug where some areas would attempt to load the wrong layer. - Fixed a bug where a chest in the Tomb of Kings would attempt to play a non-existent sound effect. - Fixed a bug where the Rogue... Continue reading
• Questionnaire for a recent change
  October 07, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Heyo! Have you played the latest version? If yes, could you please fill out the questionnaire? I'd like to know how a recent change has affected your experience with the game. Thank you. Form link: h... Continue reading
• Version D0.31 Update 4 released!
  October 05, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Game: Encounter immunity was added. Tweaked some of the text in the prologue. Fixed a bug that would cause an icon to be shown above the location that they were. Northbridge: Included new icons to the... Continue reading
• Implemented Halva Package
  October 03, 2020 by AceOfAces

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  This was something I had on my idea box for a while, but I managed to implement a custom package system based on Google's Brotli compression. Basically, the game will decompress the game's files once... Continue reading
• Version D0.31 Update 3 released!
  September 01, 2020 by AceOfAces

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  Changelog: Game: Overhauled memory management and pre-caching. May fix a bug where the game would (in rare cases) remove some important images for the game too early. Updated some of the game’s libr... Continue reading
• Version D0.31 Update 2 released!
  July 14, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Game Added hint for the elemental affinity. Added a save patching system. Slight edits to some maps. Strike replaces Attack. Re-balanced the enemies in the Crystal Cave. Visual fixes. Fixed some bugs... Continue reading
• Build 20200710 released
  July 10, 2020 by AceOfAces

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  Changelog: Implemented a new animation for Fire Wall. Raised the changes for the target to appear for the "Pirate Hunt" mission. Text fixes. Fixed a crash that was caused if attempted to look at the "... Continue reading
• Build 20200704 released.
  July 04, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Yet another hotfix. This time is to fix an issue where an animation file was missing, causing a lockup. *sigh*... Continue reading
• Build 20200630 uploaded!
  June 30, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Talk about patching like mad. This build includes recompressed assets to fix some graphical corruptions seen during game play, alongside a tweak in the image cahce to (hopefully) mitigate a graphical... Continue reading
• Version D0.31 Update 1 released! (Update)
  June 28, 2020 by AceOfAces

  This update focuses on polishing the prologue, alongside fixing some bugs. Change log: Game: Overhauled parts of the prologue. Edited part of the dialogue. Adjusted the message boxes so they are comfo... Continue reading
• Build 20200603 released!
  June 03, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Game: Updated the renderer to 0.46.0. Fixed a bug where the game would lock up when the player talked to the Illos’ Guild after you’ve completed the Slime Hunt mission. Fixed a bug where the Steal... Continue reading
• Build 20200519 released.
  May 19, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Updated the battle system plugin. Fixes a minor bug with how it draws the names. Updated the ZStandard library to 1.4.4. Implementented a fasilsafe to prevent the player from leaving Aigina without Ma... Continue reading
• Launcher Hotfix
  April 28, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Well... As I was working on some internal improvements, I noticed that the launcher was looking for the old igsf2 files, instead of the new .isdp files. Since D0.31 can't read them (due to changes in... Continue reading
• Second Edition reaches Stable!
  April 20, 2020 by AceOfAces

  After a few years of tuning and getting the placeholder assets replaced (for the most part), I’m happy to announce that Immortal Sins Second Edition. Although the changes between D0.31 and the last... Continue reading

  
• Second Edition Beta Build 20200411 released!
  April 11, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Caution: Due to a change in the engine, this version isn’t compatible with saves that were created before this version. Sadly, this isn’t easily fixable due to the engine not being able to update... Continue reading
• Progress Report No. 53
  April 06, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Well... with the current pandemic going around we are pretty much closed to our homes, I was pretty much working on my projects. March was a bit silent on my project since I was participating in a gam... Continue reading

  
• Second Edition Beta Build 20200206 released!
  February 07, 2020 by AceOfAces

  Game: Reduced memory usage. Improved the code that handles Automatic Crash Reports. Updated the renderer to version 0.44.0. It provides additional fixes and some improvements. Reverted the selection c... Continue reading
• January 8th Hotfix for Second Edition
  January 09, 2020 by AceOfAces

  This is a small hotfix that fixes a crash when Northbridge starts for the first time and checked the opt-in flag. There’s also a hotfix for Linux users where the game would lose the GPU hardware acc... Continue reading
• Second Edition Beta Build 20191227 released!
  December 28, 2019 by AceOfAces

  This update adds two new guild missions (technically three since it should provide enough hunter coins in order to exchange for the Advanced Hunter License, thus allowing you to access the Tomb of Kin... Continue reading
• Second Edition Build 20191117 released!
  November 18, 2019 by AceOfAces

  Caution : Due to a new save algorithm, the game may crash if particles have spawned on the map (usually, the dungeon maps). It would be a good idea to save outside of the maps first, before updating... Continue reading
• Build 20191028 released!
  October 29, 2019 by AceOfAces

  Changelog: - Changed some of the sounds used. - Added more places where Autosave is installed. - Added a new item: Teleportation Scroll. - Fixed a bug where Sena’s Items shop spawned the player in t... Continue reading
• Hunter Update (Ver. D0.30 Update 3) released!
  October 09, 2019 by AceOfAces#Game Update

  Quick Update: I've released a revision of the update to fix a bug. Changelog: The weaknesses can now be seen during battles. Hunter License can now grant discounts on shops. Balancing changes: Gus can... Continue reading
• Shop Discounts? Yup!
  July 05, 2019 by AceOfAces

  I've finally implemented Shop Discounts. In an upcoming build, you'll be able to receive discounts when you upgrade the hunter license. I am planning to add more guild missions, so you can collect hun... Continue reading
• New shadows
  June 23, 2019 by AceOfAces

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• Build 20190507 uploaded!
  May 08, 2019 by AceOfAces

  Game: Added items that add elements to attacks. Does not apply to attacks that are marked as physical. Reduced the game's size. May improve the game startup times for some users. Changed the name of t... Continue reading
• Another small progress report
  March 29, 2019 by AceOfAces

  Back in action (again). I had a hardware failure on my laptop and I had to fix it. Thus, I was silent (except on Discord). It did make me hold off development for a few days but I returned quite refre... Continue reading
• Beta Build 20190312 released!
  March 14, 2019 by AceOfAces

  Game: Fixed a bug where Maria's mother blocked the house's exit at the end of the prologue. Improved the handling of audio. Northbridge: Added the options of importing, exporting, resetting and backi... Continue reading
• Beta Version D0.30 Update 2 released!
  February 28, 2019 by AceOfAces

  This update does a lot of changes. Mainly quality of life and balancing changes, alongside a few changes in the prologue. Changelog: Game: - Critical Point is now active. - Activates at 20%. - Provi... Continue reading
• Hotfix build!
  January 25, 2019 by AceOfAces

  This is a quick hotfix. It fixes an additional bug that is related with the spawn bug in the Drinking Bar and fixes an issue where the Export UI didn't show up. UPDATE: I have re-uploaded the hotfix d... Continue reading
• Beta Build 20190123 uploaded!
  January 24, 2019 by AceOfAces

  Balancing changes in the prologue. Changed the default save location (the launcher will automatically move the files to the new one). Re-worked the logic that handles the skill upgrades. Re-designed s... Continue reading
• Double Patch!
  December 30, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Just in time for the new year. In a surprising twist, both the current and the beta version get updates. While for the most part, they are quality of life improvements and fixes, the current version h... Continue reading
• Beta Version D0.30 Update 1
  December 11, 2018 by AceOfAces

  CAUTION! Due to an overhaul in the engine, the game will show an error that a file couldn't be loaded, when loading a save file from an older version. Trying to retry loading will result in the same e... Continue reading
• Poll for OS Configuration
  December 08, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Hello everyone! I'd like to ask you to take part in this poll I made. I want to how many people have 32-bit systems so I can decide if I should make a 32-bit version of the game, alongside the 64-bit... Continue reading
• Beta Build 20181013
  October 14, 2018 by AceOfAces

  This build is mainly bugfixes. It's also the first build that is available as a native Linux app. Changelog: Game: Enemies have a slight animation. Fixed a bug in Celtia where the characters moved to... Continue reading
• And now for something silly.
  September 29, 2018 by AceOfAces

  They shall breathe! And float! Until the heroes send them to afterlife... Continue reading

  
• Beta Build 20180923 uploaded!
  September 23, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Game: -Implemented particle effects. -Performance Improvements. -Fixed a bug where the wrong lighting was applied on Crystal Cave's Deep Area. Northbridge: -Updated libraries... Continue reading

  
• Beta Build 20180918 uploaded!
  September 18, 2018 by AceOfAces

  This is a minor patch for the Immortal Sins SE Beta. Changelog: Fixed an error where the W key was for skipping dialogue, not Q. Updated the renderer to 0.33.3. The following bugfixes apply to the gam... Continue reading
• Version D0.30 (beta) released!
  September 14, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Took a long time to do it, but aside from polishing, the first public preview build of Immortal Sins Version D0.30 is now available. This update brings an overhauled engine, quality of life improvemen... Continue reading

  
• Back in action!
  September 04, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Hello everyone. It's been months of silence. I was working on a job and got enough cash to upgrade my laptop a bit. What upgrades did I do? First off, I got a new hard drive. Sort of. The drive you se... Continue reading
• Build 20180425 uploaded!
  April 26, 2018 by AceOfAces

  This mainly a hotfix or sorts for the Journal not showing up after the prologue. I'm saying sort of, since the Journal script is quite the stubborn one. I had to implement some code to add it back in... Continue reading
• Build 20180415 uploaded
  April 15, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Well, I wanted to make a bigger patch to qualify it as Update 5, but most of the changes were done in the last two builds (Update 5 was meant as an improvement of technical stuff). But the changes pre... Continue reading
• Build 20180310 uploaded!
  March 11, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Game: -Minor change in some of the text. -Minor map optimization on Danotia. -Fixed a game breaking bug where Elena jumped on the wrong position during the prologue. Northbridge: -Updated libraries. -... Continue reading
• Build 20180223 uploaded!
  February 25, 2018 by AceOfAces

  This is a quick hotfix. This fixes a bug that caused the DP counter to show garbage numbers at the start of the battles... Continue reading
• Build 20180222 uploaded!
  February 22, 2018 by AceOfAces

  This is a minor hotfix. This fixes a bug where the wrong shadows were drawn... Continue reading
• Build 20180221 Uploaded!
  February 22, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Changelog: Game: -Re-designed Aigina. -Polished the Battle UI. -The mission in the Crystal Cave will no longer result in Game Over when Maria dies. -Tweaked the enemy AI in the Crystal Caves. -Reduced... Continue reading
• Build 20180128 uploaded!
  January 28, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Changelog: Fixed a bug that prevented story progression. Fixed a crash due to a now removed file... Continue reading
• Build 20180127 uploaded!
  January 27, 2018 by AceOfAces#patch, #hotfix, #gamedev

  Wow... I shipped a broken feature that I didn't test all that well. For those who don't know, Compatibility Mode allows non-English players to play the game when the engine can't read Unicode characte... Continue reading
• Build 20180125 uploaded!
  January 26, 2018 by AceOfAces

  This build fixes a bug in Compatibility Mode... Continue reading
• Build 20180124 uploaded!
  January 24, 2018 by AceOfAces#update, #gamedev, #indiedev

  This is primarilly a launcher hotfix. But it does have some changes and additions: Northbridge: Re-designed the UI for Backup and Restore. Fixed a bug where the Backup UI and settings don't synchronis... Continue reading
• Build 20180117 uploaded!
  January 17, 2018 by AceOfAces

  Game: -Tweaked the garbage collection system to improve stability. This may fix most crashes. -Added more notifications for missions. Northbridge: -Translated (again) into Greek. -Added back the optio... Continue reading
• A (sort of) progress report.
  January 07, 2018 by AceOfAces#immortal sins, #progress report, #gamedev, #indiedev

  Well... it's been a while posting any progress reports. I haven't done much that would be interesting to publish on a Bi-Weekly Update (and I was for a few days on a vacation). I've done some work on... Continue reading
• Build 20180101 uploaded!
  January 01, 2018 by AceOfAces#game update, #RPG Maker

  Happy new year, everyone! I've released a small hotfix build to fix some bugs with the launcher. Along with this build, I have added the manifest file to support some additional features for those who... Continue reading
• Build 20171216 uploaded!
  December 17, 2017 by AceOfAces#patch, #game update, #immortal sins

  Hello everyone! A hotfix build was released today to fix some bugs of high importance. It took me a while to ship this hotfix due to issues packaging the game. Anyway, here's the changelog: Game: -Fix... Continue reading
• Version D0.20 Update 4 released!
  December 11, 2017 by AceOfAces

  The next major overhaul has arrived! This update comes with improvements and overhauled parts. So, what's new? Overhauled Northbridge Platform Northbridge Platform (Launcher, Save Manager, and the PDF... Continue reading

  
• Build 20170628 uploaded.
  June 29, 2017 by AceOfAces

  While I'm still working on the MV version, I'm releasing a patch for the current version. This fixes some of the bugs that were reported. Changelog: Game: -Animations are set to higher speed. -Tweaked... Continue reading
• Build 20170515 uploaded!
  May 15, 2017 by AceOfAces

  Changelog: Balancing changes. Bug fixes... Continue reading
• Version D0.20 Update 3 uploaded!
  May 05, 2017 by AceOfAces#update

  Game: • Balancing changes: o Tweaked the HP values. o Parry will grant Evasion boost instead of counterattack. o Shout will lower attack and defense alongside a chance to stun an enemy. o Axel can a... Continue reading