A great game I'm gonna be honest but I'm having a problem with the story now like I finished my final mission of getting the device from Audrey and that whole quest but now that I've finished there are no more missions or anything I check the book to see wat to do next and all it says is "waiting for events to unfold" but I've been waiting and skipping many days but still nothing, can u tell me is there a way to trigger an event to happen cause I'm really stuck now and I don't know wat to do?...
Hi! Actually, this is the end of the current content. We know this phrase in the journal is misleading and we have already replaced it in the new version. After you brought the artifact to Audrey, a new tab opened in the Journey panel, where you can see cards of various fan characters that you can "upgrade" for magic dust.
Absolutely lovely so far! The art is wonderful, the music--while repetitive--is decent (at least it's not droning or annoying), the writing is good, just general kudos really! This doesn't feel like a parody/fan/inspired (or whatever you would call it) game, and I mean that in the best way possible. Without the spell names or name-dropping WW stuff, this is pretty much its own thing. I'm loving the characters so far, Audrey being my favourite (gotta love the catgirls and sciency types), so I can't wait for whatever comes with her and the rest next.
My only qualms would be some weird UI stuff, like the navigation around the school being rather wack right now: there is no back-to-map button on the furthest-out view. I ran into the Grace soft-lock on my first run without having saved before the bug so I had to restart, at least that's only a few minutes of waiting through dialogue. The match mini-games are really cool but have an issue where the tiles take up an entire space so it's very difficult (since you have to move the mouse very quickly and precisely) to get certain diagonals where there is an adjacent tile either way from the diagonal. Lastly, as someone who only vaguely remembers the books and movies from my childhood: maybe describe what an "unbreakable vow" is and what it means to take one (especially in this case). I clicked the option during the bartender confrontation thinking it was a sort of show of goodwill on my part: "I will get you the resources, you have my word" sort of thing; instead bro turns around to do the reverse of that and instead does it so that bartender-man won't go back on his word. Why would he even go back on his word, and it's some sort of curse thing? At least you can repair your relationship with bartender-guy easily enough (seemingly a vow that will punish you if you go against it as a sign of mistrust isn't that big a' deal).
The biggest issue as I see it is the journey thing; it is so ludicrously punishing and doesn't really help the player much. It's a good prototype but there needs to be rebalancing and better map generation. I went back to play it again in order to write this comment but even then I felt that while it's a solid prototype, it needs polish and more work to be fun. The lack of animations (as in spell particle effects, one-frame attack animations, anything) and feedback (sound effects, particle effects (again)) really makes it feel like I'm playing a student project. The loot feels like you're getting nothing since it's just churned up into dust for spells. Seemingly there's a "crafting" system but I can only get to it by what seems to be a glitch, if you click the normal attack/stick button in combat it has a chance to bring up the crafting menu, which I never tinkered with unfortunately but it is there. Moving around the realm map is janky and needs some pathing so that you can move more than one tile at a time. The map generation not-irregularly will generate unwinnable maps, mountains in between the player and all the portals and the blue ore/crystals. If you scroll while in the map view, you may either zoom in or zoom out and bring up the log, this is likely just a bug or oversight but is annoying since the scroll/zoom increment is so small.
That may sound like a bunch of complaining but I'm serious when I say this game is good and doesn't have many issues; it's just I'm a neat-picky freak who has been a game-dev since they were a child so now sees the flaws in everything: my bad.
I'll indulge myself a moment and say that I hate the MC, I've seen Magic Academy a few times but only started playing HGames with male MCs recently, and I was right about this guy: he looks pompous and acts douchy, that is initially grating but gets better when you get to make decisions which better shape him as a person (i.e. make him less of a stuck-up douche). As a character, I like that idea, as a person, he's the worst. But that's meant in good faith as while there's only a little of it so far, he seems to be at least reprehensible in the long run even if most of what's running is his mouth. I'm always harsher towards male characters though (as a lesbian who writes things with mostly female characters, shame on me), so if MC was a lady, I'd find it less bad on the onset. If there ever is an option to add a futa or female MC I'd be glad but with how much that would require more art and animation work, I'm fine with just the male MC, I'd rather have more meaningful content personally :P
My dearest apologies for such a long and droning comment, I do that sometimes when I like something ;^v^. I mean the best. Thanks for your work team Wild Pear Games!
TL;DR: great game, good characters, cool idea, some weird UI, the battle/realm hopping whatever is a cool idea with much need for development. Amazing job devs, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to know that you enjoyed our game so much that you wrote such a long review.
Yes, the Journey mode is a big experiment and we are currently working on improving it based on the feedback we've received.
The other unpleasant things like the strange UI behavior are mostly due to engine bugs that we are trying to fix.
Also, recently players found out why Grace's quest was breaking (if you talk to her instead of searching for her room). This will be fixed in the next version.
The character's personality fell victim to our initial concept - we planned a clearly defined plot, but over time, based on player feedback, we decided to make the character "formable."
Now, gradually, we are removing traces of his character from the plot, leaving room for it to be shaped through dialogue responses.
Basically, we suffer from banal things - lack of time and money. That is, now there are only two of us on the team and we spend our personal free time from work and our own money on the project, paying for the work of freelancers in those things that we cannot do ourselves. For example, we have to order VFX, sounds and animations - and this means that we must be sure of the content before we spend money on it, and not just our time.
For example, that's why, in the current version of Journey, the characters are static, and the interface is assembled on stubs and does not correspond to the general style.
Following our original intention, we still try to take player feedback into account as much as possible.
And every piece of feedback we receive gives us the strength to keep working.
Now this is a Harry Potter pardody that I can get behind! No uncomfortable reuse of established characters, just a fresh cast and a believable (and interesting) narrative. I can't wait to see where you take this game! :)
Hooray! Thanks for the feedback. We have a main idea for how we want to develop the story, but we also take into account and actively add the wishes of our players.
The comments above mention futa being optional, but it doesn't say that with anal. IMO, it's annoying, idiotic and I'd prefer to skip it. Can a player do so?
Any Pregnancy, Expansion and/or Transformation planned? wondering since magical worlds work well with expansion and transformation games and I've been waiting for another good one; and pregnancy im just a fan of in general. Nothing says love quite like consensual planned impregnation in my opinion lol
i understand that and respect it, Id rather you only add it if you can make it work within the confines of the story. just eager for a good new game with expansion/transformation so i figured id ask. Either way keep up the good work and i hope your game progresses well in the future :D
Is there a plan to add a function to replay the NSFW scenes? Normally I work around it by saving when they happen and reloading but there's no option to save when they start.
Also, is a rollback feature planned?
And is the ice map supposed to disappear after being played the first time or is it meant to be re-playable?
The resource for leveling up is obtained from the Crystal Mountains on the adventure map - you received it literally in the very first training adventure, which was your quest.
The same mountains spawn in almost every adventure.
From some strong mobs like the Orc or Elf Priest, items drop that can be turned into crystals.
In various special points on the map, events can occur that give items that turn into crystals.
With a certain probability, an item that turns into crystals drops from ordinary mobs.
There's a mine and a sawmill, I don't see mountains.
I did the first of the annoying journies, got no crystals. Keep dying on the second because I can't get crystals. I'm not interested in playing these really old-style games within a game. Either make them easier to figure out and play or end them. Thanks
Hi! Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we understand that this new system may be confusing. But there are only two of us :) We make the game as we see fit, and then you, our players, help us improve it. Because for me, as a developer, everything is clear - and for you, as a new user, everything is unclear. When you describe your difficulties, I look for ways to solve them or help you.
We will add more tutorials for all stages of the Journey
Increase the chance of stones appearing, give them out both in battles and in other ways
Changed the leveling system so that you can strengthen yourself without having stones
Stones only needed for strong upgrades.
The very concept of inventory and spells has already changed - you will no longer have to carry spells with you, they will be part of the "spellbook" and will not be consumables.
We found the reason for the error and will fix it in the next update. In the meantime, load game BEFORE catch the Grace and do not talk with Grace on chair. Ask her the first time you open a dialog and after that speak witch Victoria.
The problem occurs if you talk to Grace twice. After you catch Grace and move to the office, the dialogue with her will start automatically - ask her in this dialogue. After you've asked about everything, you'll have the opportunity to talk to Victoria. Don't talk to Grace anymore.
When we make enough content and polish it enough. Also, most likely for Steam we will have to replace all references to Harry Potter, replacing them with something more neutral or parody.
Will the secretary at the beginning of the game make a comeback into the story?
Perhaps she could be sent by your father to check in on you or something. Then be made to work under the protagonist again at the academy, which I think makes an interesting dynamic.
The hex tile system (at least in the demo version) doesn't exist. If this is upgraded in the non-demo, you should probably say something.
The mini-games are fairly easy once you figure out you can do things in them you normally can't do in other similar games.
I realize the demo is probably pretty old, but if you could shorted a 'current' version into a demo and let us see what's actually in there, it would be more of a lure to purchase. As it is, I'm not sure what I would get if I bought it.
This is not exactly a "demo version". We release content just like other games in this genre. We have a public version and an "early access" version.
"Early access" is available to our subscribers, or for a fee on itch.io. After some time, a new version for "early access" is released, and the current one becomes public.
For example, version 0.2.2.1 will be public this weekend.
I finished butt plug scene ( curse cure ) with lillian , now it says wait for " events to unfold ", has game ended or there's more gameplay that is left to play I'm confused.
I'd suggest showing message that tells player that current version gameplay has ended
Feedback :- need some unique scene and more unique storyline it just feels like game revolves around sidequest .
In between you could've shown MC father 's cutseen to build a twist to your story and use Lilian , you could have shown grace father possibilities are endless.
Loved your game btw and looking for more updates in future 🙏😊
Good update as always. The new journey mode was a great addition.
One gripe I have right now is that the game resets all your progress with each update or that saves aren't compatible with older versions. At what point will we be able to just pick up where we left off in our last save to see current content immediately?
The major changes caused by the new mode and the change in the quest system forced us to reset the saves.
The following versions will support old saves.
Right now, our programmer is working on developing a system that will allow this.
(usually the problem is that the new quest is issued in the second act, and if you have already reached the third, then you will not receive it because of this, you had to start a new game)
While the fact some characters don't like you makes the story more believeable and by doing so increase immersion, the fact you do have to become their errand boy no matter what quickly got on my nerves.
Also, having choices in dialogues is nice, but realising you can't advance in a dialogue unless you say the exact line a character waits just doesn't make it for me. In real life i'd give the person the middle finger and turn heels way before that. In a game i just close the game.
Hello! Thank you for your feedback. Well, sometimes in order to persuade a person to do what he does not want, you have to say what he likes. We will think about how to transfer this interaction to the relationship system. However, the more options for passing one quest are created, the more time it takes. And there are only two of us and with full time jobs :)
Hello. Other than that the graphisms are nice by the way and as i said the game has good points. Maybe it's just not a game for me? You can't please everyone. Anyway keep up the good work.
Building restoration is dangerous business and breaks reality. =)
Also, I hope you're planning to touch up the soundtrack - the background music you've got already is pretty nice, but the cutoff where it loops is quite jarring.
Actually, looks like the update errored out when I tried to install it, so I was on 1.4.7. Updated successfully this time, and both the restoration and the soundtrack seem to be working fine now. =)
Doing the 1.5.1 run in English, and the translation is mostly okay but definitely slips up in places, sometimes in surprisingly basic ways - like the MC saying "We didn't socialize much..." on the Introvert option when describing the Carsteins to Victoria. That one in particular looks like a machine translation artifact - incorrectly inferring pronouns that are omitted in the Russian text.
The most apparent ones are the navigation buttons ("In the courtyard" instead of "To the courtyard", "Preview" instead of "Previous"), but there are also less obvious errors sprinkled through the text: "the Carstein" (or even "Carstair", with Rose) instead of "the Carsteins" when asking around about the family, "house elves found the letter again" when finding the second letter ("the letter" makes it a reference to the same letter as they found the first time, "a letter" would mean another letter as intended), etc.
Looking really nice otherwise - I hope the fetch quest and minigame aspects get more variety later, but the art and sound work is already quite solid.
Hi, I'm not entirely sure I understand the question. We have a typical distribution system for such games - public and "private" versions. Private is available to subscribers on our patronage services, or for a separate fee on itch.io Payment means the purchase of the specific current private version. A few weeks after the release of the private version, it becomes public.
Not sure if the grammar is wrong but to me it looks like two easy questions
kind of "let's see if I understood it right"
"I think it's not on sale right?"
Sorry I have a bad day. Uhhh it didn't look like it, but the game becomes free at some point? I have to be honest I need to be a bit picky about what I buy and I thought this had a demo and a payed version.
Our game is free - the current public version is always available for free. At the moment it's version 0.1.5.1.
Those who support us on Patreon, Boosty, or Subscribestar get early access to the next update (about 2-3 weeks earlier). At the moment it's version 0.2.2.1
On itch.io it's similar to a one-time purchase of a specific version.
This means you can play the current free version and wait for the new version to go public. Or, support us financially and get early access to the new version.
Hello, I found a bug where talking with Tom about why Tom should help you. There are 4 options, the first 3 go no where and the last option ends in an infinite loop. I've saved my game in this text interaction and now I am stuck. Can I send you my save file?
Are you playing version 0.1.5.1? In the new version we already fixed this problem.
Load a save before this dialogue (for example, the autosave that is available if you press the letter A in the load panel) and do not save in this dialogue - everything will be fine.
Интересный проект с большим потенциалом. Да, есть грамматические ошибки и опечатки. Да, атмосфера преимущественно фентезийная, а не в сеттинге ГП. Но во всем остальном - круто. Крутые фоны и персонажи, интересный сюжет и мини-игры. Выбор Unity очень освежил привычный вид новеллы на RenPy, особенно в части мини-игр. Есть куда расти, ждём дальнейших обновлений
Привет, спасибо за комментарий. Рады, что вам понравилось. Мы в ближайшее время проведём очередную вычитку текста - постараемся сократить количество опечаток и ошибок.
Hi. Yes, you will have to buy it every time. For $10, an alpha version is available here, which our Patreon subscribers get for the same $10. It would be wrong to give unlimited access to all alpha versions for $10. The alpha version becomes free about 2-3 weeks after release.
In versions 0.1.5 and 0.2, the starting quests and their system were significantly changed. Saves are not compatible between themselves and with previous versions. However, in the future, we plan to support continuation from old versions in new versions.
The message "wait for the events to unfold" usually means you've reached the end of the current content in the game.
You can check the Pensieve in the main menu – it shows all available and played scenes. If there are no locked scenes, you've completed everything in the current version.
Version 0.2 introduces new adventures and reward cards, accessible through a separate menu.
If a quest asks you to bring iron, you need to find and mine it, then talk to the quest giver again. You will have a special dialogue option to turn in the quest.
Hi, I'm at the part were I'm supposed to deal with the spy (journalist) but I'm kinda stuck, I've done every dialogue, clicked on everything, could someone help😅
Hi! A new quest should have appeared after visiting her room at the tavern in the Spy - Get Out quest. If you don't have it - something broke. Try loading an earlier save. (If you press the letter A on the load panel, you will see autosaves). Try loading the game BEFORE entering Grace's room and go through this stage again.
We make the game on Unity, on this engine for the Mac version you need to have a Macbook with Xcode installed. Currently, our team does not have this device - in the future, when we have the opportunity to purchase it, we will definitely think about it.
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A great game I'm gonna be honest but I'm having a problem with the story now like I finished my final mission of getting the device from Audrey and that whole quest but now that I've finished there are no more missions or anything I check the book to see wat to do next and all it says is "waiting for events to unfold" but I've been waiting and skipping many days but still nothing, can u tell me is there a way to trigger an event to happen cause I'm really stuck now and I don't know wat to do?...
Hi! Actually, this is the end of the current content. We know this phrase in the journal is misleading and we have already replaced it in the new version.
After you brought the artifact to Audrey, a new tab opened in the Journey panel, where you can see cards of various fan characters that you can "upgrade" for magic dust.
oh thanks for the quick reply and thanks for informing me 🤟 much appreciated 👍.
Absolutely lovely so far! The art is wonderful, the music--while repetitive--is decent (at least it's not droning or annoying), the writing is good, just general kudos really! This doesn't feel like a parody/fan/inspired (or whatever you would call it) game, and I mean that in the best way possible. Without the spell names or name-dropping WW stuff, this is pretty much its own thing. I'm loving the characters so far, Audrey being my favourite (gotta love the catgirls and sciency types), so I can't wait for whatever comes with her and the rest next.
My only qualms would be some weird UI stuff, like the navigation around the school being rather wack right now: there is no back-to-map button on the furthest-out view. I ran into the Grace soft-lock on my first run without having saved before the bug so I had to restart, at least that's only a few minutes of waiting through dialogue. The match mini-games are really cool but have an issue where the tiles take up an entire space so it's very difficult (since you have to move the mouse very quickly and precisely) to get certain diagonals where there is an adjacent tile either way from the diagonal. Lastly, as someone who only vaguely remembers the books and movies from my childhood: maybe describe what an "unbreakable vow" is and what it means to take one (especially in this case). I clicked the option during the bartender confrontation thinking it was a sort of show of goodwill on my part: "I will get you the resources, you have my word" sort of thing; instead bro turns around to do the reverse of that and instead does it so that bartender-man won't go back on his word. Why would he even go back on his word, and it's some sort of curse thing? At least you can repair your relationship with bartender-guy easily enough (seemingly a vow that will punish you if you go against it as a sign of mistrust isn't that big a' deal).
The biggest issue as I see it is the journey thing; it is so ludicrously punishing and doesn't really help the player much. It's a good prototype but there needs to be rebalancing and better map generation. I went back to play it again in order to write this comment but even then I felt that while it's a solid prototype, it needs polish and more work to be fun. The lack of animations (as in spell particle effects, one-frame attack animations, anything) and feedback (sound effects, particle effects (again)) really makes it feel like I'm playing a student project. The loot feels like you're getting nothing since it's just churned up into dust for spells. Seemingly there's a "crafting" system but I can only get to it by what seems to be a glitch, if you click the normal attack/stick button in combat it has a chance to bring up the crafting menu, which I never tinkered with unfortunately but it is there. Moving around the realm map is janky and needs some pathing so that you can move more than one tile at a time. The map generation not-irregularly will generate unwinnable maps, mountains in between the player and all the portals and the blue ore/crystals. If you scroll while in the map view, you may either zoom in or zoom out and bring up the log, this is likely just a bug or oversight but is annoying since the scroll/zoom increment is so small.
That may sound like a bunch of complaining but I'm serious when I say this game is good and doesn't have many issues; it's just I'm a neat-picky freak who has been a game-dev since they were a child so now sees the flaws in everything: my bad.
I'll indulge myself a moment and say that I hate the MC, I've seen Magic Academy a few times but only started playing HGames with male MCs recently, and I was right about this guy: he looks pompous and acts douchy, that is initially grating but gets better when you get to make decisions which better shape him as a person (i.e. make him less of a stuck-up douche). As a character, I like that idea, as a person, he's the worst. But that's meant in good faith as while there's only a little of it so far, he seems to be at least reprehensible in the long run even if most of what's running is his mouth. I'm always harsher towards male characters though (as a lesbian who writes things with mostly female characters, shame on me), so if MC was a lady, I'd find it less bad on the onset. If there ever is an option to add a futa or female MC I'd be glad but with how much that would require more art and animation work, I'm fine with just the male MC, I'd rather have more meaningful content personally :P
My dearest apologies for such a long and droning comment, I do that sometimes when I like something ;^v^. I mean the best. Thanks for your work team Wild Pear Games!
TL;DR: great game, good characters, cool idea, some weird UI, the battle/realm hopping whatever is a cool idea with much need for development. Amazing job devs, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to know that you enjoyed our game so much that you wrote such a long review.
Yes, the Journey mode is a big experiment and we are currently working on improving it based on the feedback we've received.
The other unpleasant things like the strange UI behavior are mostly due to engine bugs that we are trying to fix.
Also, recently players found out why Grace's quest was breaking (if you talk to her instead of searching for her room). This will be fixed in the next version.
The character's personality fell victim to our initial concept - we planned a clearly defined plot, but over time, based on player feedback, we decided to make the character "formable."
Now, gradually, we are removing traces of his character from the plot, leaving room for it to be shaped through dialogue responses.
Basically, we suffer from banal things - lack of time and money. That is, now there are only two of us on the team and we spend our personal free time from work and our own money on the project, paying for the work of freelancers in those things that we cannot do ourselves. For example, we have to order VFX, sounds and animations - and this means that we must be sure of the content before we spend money on it, and not just our time.
For example, that's why, in the current version of Journey, the characters are static, and the interface is assembled on stubs and does not correspond to the general style.
Following our original intention, we still try to take player feedback into account as much as possible.
And every piece of feedback we receive gives us the strength to keep working.
Now this is a Harry Potter pardody that I can get behind! No uncomfortable reuse of established characters, just a fresh cast and a believable (and interesting) narrative. I can't wait to see where you take this game! :)
Hooray! Thanks for the feedback. We have a main idea for how we want to develop the story, but we also take into account and actively add the wishes of our players.
I second this wholeheartedly. The reuse of established characters makes me cringe. Especially in NSFW content.
The comments above mention futa being optional, but it doesn't say that with anal. IMO, it's annoying, idiotic and I'd prefer to skip it. Can a player do so?
"Foota" refers to an external characteristic that affects the character's appearance.
"Anal" refers to an action that the player can choose to perform or not during an active scene.
Idiotic? What? Why?
Personal preference, my child.
Thats fair.
Any Pregnancy, Expansion and/or Transformation planned? wondering since magical worlds work well with expansion and transformation games and I've been waiting for another good one; and pregnancy im just a fan of in general. Nothing says love quite like consensual planned impregnation in my opinion lol
We'll think about it. But it's a pretty big mechanic, we don't want to introduce it "just to have it."
i understand that and respect it, Id rather you only add it if you can make it work within the confines of the story. just eager for a good new game with expansion/transformation so i figured id ask. Either way keep up the good work and i hope your game progresses well in the future :D
I think the "preview" button in some of the scenes is supposed to say someone like "replay". "Preview" does not describe its action.
Ok, thanks, we'll fix it.
It was meant to be "go to the previous stage".
Ye, I thought as much, but "preview" means "view upfront" or "view before doing something"
Hi I played ur game and I loved it . It fantastic and I just want to say that it would more great if u add some lesbian scenes 😄
Thank you for your feedback. Yes, we do have such plans.
Is there a plan to add a function to replay the NSFW scenes? Normally I work around it by saving when they happen and reloading but there's no option to save when they start.
Also, is a rollback feature planned?
And is the ice map supposed to disappear after being played the first time or is it meant to be re-playable?
The scene replay function exists - in the main menu, the button is called "Pensieve"
Yes, in the current version, the ice map disappears after defeating the boss. We will change this behavior in the future.
Ahh thank you. I did not think to check the main menu to be honest. I was only looking in game so thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
Love the game. Looking forward to the updates to come.
You had me at futa.. then downloaded the game just to be made to play as a dude.
Hi. Well, technically, we do have a futa character in our game. It's the ice elf boss in the journey.
Do you plan on adding more?
Yes, we do have such plans.
Awesome. Im a big fan of such content.
Does "Wait for the events to unfold" in the journal mean I have to wait for the next update?
Yes, this message means the end of the current content. It's a bit misleading now and we've changed the wording in the next version.
How can i find crystals for upgrades ?
There's a mine and a sawmill, I don't see mountains.
I did the first of the annoying journies, got no crystals. Keep dying on the second because I can't get crystals. I'm not interested in playing these really old-style games within a game. Either make them easier to figure out and play or end them. Thanks
Hi! Thanks for the feedback. Yes, we understand that this new system may be confusing.
But there are only two of us :) We make the game as we see fit, and then you, our players, help us improve it.
Because for me, as a developer, everything is clear - and for you, as a new user, everything is unclear.
When you describe your difficulties, I look for ways to solve them or help you.
how do i transfer my save files from 1.4.9?
I'm sorry, but that is impossible.
Why doesn't the blue-haired cat girl come and give me the blueprints? please can you answer me I'm on android and I've already waited 3/4 game days.
Can you attach screenshot of your ingame Journal?
Oh, it's a bug.
We found the reason for the error and will fix it in the next update. In the meantime, load game BEFORE catch the Grace and do not talk with Grace on chair. Ask her the first time you open a dialog and after that speak witch Victoria.
The problem occurs if you talk to Grace twice. After you catch Grace and move to the office, the dialogue with her will start automatically - ask her in this dialogue. After you've asked about everything, you'll have the opportunity to talk to Victoria. Don't talk to Grace anymore.
Thanks
Can you please add a Chinese translation? It's really hard not to understand the plot 😢
Will be this be on steam?
When we make enough content and polish it enough. Also, most likely for Steam we will have to replace all references to Harry Potter, replacing them with something more neutral or parody.
Hairy Potter.
What fictional fantasy content you aren't will create?
Why won't the old save games work, according to the change log you fixed it, don't want to grind again for wood and stone🥲🥲
Old saves are supported starting from version 0.2.3 (i.e. when you switch to it you will be able to continue the game from the save from 0.2.2.1)
Will the secretary at the beginning of the game make a comeback into the story?
Perhaps she could be sent by your father to check in on you or something. Then be made to work under the protagonist again at the academy, which I think makes an interesting dynamic.
Good idea. I think it will arrive together with the "inspection commission" from the ministry.
Damn, gotta love it when creators take suggestions from their audience base. Keep up the great work.
The hex tile system (at least in the demo version) doesn't exist. If this is upgraded in the non-demo, you should probably say something.
The mini-games are fairly easy once you figure out you can do things in them you normally can't do in other similar games.
I realize the demo is probably pretty old, but if you could shorted a 'current' version into a demo and let us see what's actually in there, it would be more of a lure to purchase. As it is, I'm not sure what I would get if I bought it.
This is not exactly a "demo version". We release content just like other games in this genre. We have a public version and an "early access" version.
"Early access" is available to our subscribers, or for a fee on itch.io. After some time, a new version for "early access" is released, and the current one becomes public.
For example, version 0.2.2.1 will be public this weekend.
Any plans on adding a female Player Character?
It's definitely not in the immediate plans. Unless I make her a futa. Otherwise, I'd have to redo too much content.
Why not as DLC like a side story bisexual content Female MC.
what fetishes are planned?
It will depend on what the patrons vote for.
I wish a patron because I would vote Nipple fucking, lactation, youth potion for mlif characters.
I finished butt plug scene ( curse cure ) with lillian , now it says wait for " events to unfold ", has game ended or there's more gameplay that is left to play I'm confused.
I'd suggest showing message that tells player that current version gameplay has ended
Feedback :- need some unique scene and more unique storyline it just feels like game revolves around sidequest .
In between you could've shown MC father 's cutseen to build a twist to your story and use Lilian , you could have shown grace father possibilities are endless.
Loved your game btw and looking for more updates in future 🙏😊
Good update as always. The new journey mode was a great addition.
One gripe I have right now is that the game resets all your progress with each update or that saves aren't compatible with older versions. At what point will we be able to just pick up where we left off in our last save to see current content immediately?
Hi! Thanks for the warm feedback.
The major changes caused by the new mode and the change in the quest system forced us to reset the saves.
The following versions will support old saves.
Right now, our programmer is working on developing a system that will allow this.
(usually the problem is that the new quest is issued in the second act, and if you have already reached the third, then you will not receive it because of this, you had to start a new game)
While the fact some characters don't like you makes the story more believeable and by doing so increase immersion, the fact you do have to become their errand boy no matter what quickly got on my nerves.
Also, having choices in dialogues is nice, but realising you can't advance in a dialogue unless you say the exact line a character waits just doesn't make it for me. In real life i'd give the person the middle finger and turn heels way before that. In a game i just close the game.
Hello! Thank you for your feedback. Well, sometimes in order to persuade a person to do what he does not want, you have to say what he likes.
We will think about how to transfer this interaction to the relationship system. However, the more options for passing one quest are created, the more time it takes.
And there are only two of us and with full time jobs :)
Hello.
Other than that the graphisms are nice by the way and as i said the game has good points.
Maybe it's just not a game for me? You can't please everyone.
Anyway keep up the good work.
Of course we understand. Besides, if our character was able to evoke strong emotions, maybe we did a good job.
Anyway - thanks for the feedback :)
came across a couple spelling errors. the matching puzzles could use some sound effects. it has a lot of heart! keep at it!
Thank you for the feedback! Yes, we are currently looking for a sound designer who can write sounds and music for the modes.
Building restoration is dangerous business and breaks reality. =)
Also, I hope you're planning to touch up the soundtrack - the background music you've got already is pretty nice, but the cutoff where it loops is quite jarring.
I'm sure I already fixed this bug. Is this version 0.1.5.1?
Could you elaborate on "but the cutoff where it loops is quite jarring."?
Is there some kind of glitch when the tracks switch?
Actually, looks like the update errored out when I tried to install it, so I was on 1.4.7. Updated successfully this time, and both the restoration and the soundtrack seem to be working fine now. =)
Doing the 1.5.1 run in English, and the translation is mostly okay but definitely slips up in places, sometimes in surprisingly basic ways - like the MC saying "We didn't socialize much..." on the Introvert option when describing the Carsteins to Victoria. That one in particular looks like a machine translation artifact - incorrectly inferring pronouns that are omitted in the Russian text.
The most apparent ones are the navigation buttons ("In the courtyard" instead of "To the courtyard", "Preview" instead of "Previous"), but there are also less obvious errors sprinkled through the text: "the Carstein" (or even "Carstair", with Rose) instead of "the Carsteins" when asking around about the family, "house elves found the letter again" when finding the second letter ("the letter" makes it a reference to the same letter as they found the first time, "a letter" would mean another letter as intended), etc.
Looking really nice otherwise - I hope the fetch quest and minigame aspects get more variety later, but the art and sound work is already quite solid.
Thank you for your detailed feedback!
The first version of the game was translated by a not very reliable person, and we are still cleaning up all the artifacts.
We have already found Carsteins in completely incredible variations like Carrow or Karpitian.
We are trying to fix all the typos or inaccuracies that players point out to us.
Hey how.long is the wait time when it says wait for the events to unfold
The message "wait for the events to unfold" usually means you've reached the end of the current content in the game.
Apparently, in the next patch, we should replace this text with "wait for the next update".
i can't find the spy's room
i figured it out. I just can't able find the spy's room when i give wood to Audrey first
version 0.1.5.1?
i wasnt able to do the find room event in the 221 version after giving audrey the materials
just to see if I already understood it, this is not on sale right?
Hi, I'm not entirely sure I understand the question.
We have a typical distribution system for such games - public and "private" versions.
Private is available to subscribers on our patronage services, or for a separate fee on itch.io
Payment means the purchase of the specific current private version.
A few weeks after the release of the private version, it becomes public.
Not sure if the grammar is wrong but to me it looks like two easy questions
kind of "let's see if I understood it right"
"I think it's not on sale right?"
Sorry I have a bad day. Uhhh it didn't look like it, but the game becomes free at some point? I have to be honest I need to be a bit picky about what I buy and I thought this had a demo and a payed version.
Not exactly.
Our game is free - the current public version is always available for free. At the moment it's version 0.1.5.1.
Those who support us on Patreon, Boosty, or Subscribestar get early access to the next update (about 2-3 weeks earlier). At the moment it's version 0.2.2.1
On itch.io it's similar to a one-time purchase of a specific version.
This means you can play the current free version and wait for the new version to go public. Or, support us financially and get early access to the new version.
Okay I think i understood it, depending on how much I like it and my finances I will see if I can do that.
So in chase I can't I mostly have to wait for a most likely much longer time than the others okay.
Yes, of course, thank you for your interest in the project in any case.
Hello, I found a bug where talking with Tom about why Tom should help you. There are 4 options, the first 3 go no where and the last option ends in an infinite loop. I've saved my game in this text interaction and now I am stuck. Can I send you my save file?
Hi! Thank you for being active!
Are you playing version 0.1.5.1? In the new version we already fixed this problem.
Load a save before this dialogue (for example, the autosave that is available if you press the letter A in the load panel) and do not save in this dialogue - everything will be fine.
You had me at blackjack and hookers ( I'm a fan of futurama)
Haha! Yeah, we are also fans and decided to make such a mini-reference.
Интересный проект с большим потенциалом. Да, есть грамматические ошибки и опечатки. Да, атмосфера преимущественно фентезийная, а не в сеттинге ГП. Но во всем остальном - круто. Крутые фоны и персонажи, интересный сюжет и мини-игры. Выбор Unity очень освежил привычный вид новеллы на RenPy, особенно в части мини-игр. Есть куда расти, ждём дальнейших обновлений
Привет, спасибо за комментарий. Рады, что вам понравилось. Мы в ближайшее время проведём очередную вычитку текста - постараемся сократить количество опечаток и ошибок.
Question; if I purchase the $10 tier, will that unlock all future updates as well? Or will I have to buy the new version again when it comes out?
Hi. Yes, you will have to buy it every time.
For $10, an alpha version is available here, which our Patreon subscribers get for the same $10.
It would be wrong to give unlimited access to all alpha versions for $10.
The alpha version becomes free about 2-3 weeks after release.
Can I play using my old save files?
In versions 0.1.5 and 0.2, the starting quests and their system were significantly changed. Saves are not compatible between themselves and with previous versions. However, in the future, we plan to support continuation from old versions in new versions.
Oh ok. Thank you
So i just got past the party and talking to all the teachers but now my quests are blank and no matter how many dAys pass nothing happens
The message "wait for the events to unfold" usually means you've reached the end of the current content in the game.
You can check the Pensieve in the main menu – it shows all available and played scenes. If there are no locked scenes, you've completed everything in the current version.
Version 0.2 introduces new adventures and reward cards, accessible through a separate menu.
Hello how to find iron
There's a mine on the top left of the map - you can mine stone and iron there.
I'm mining iron but my quest doesn't complete
If a quest asks you to bring iron, you need to find and mine it, then talk to the quest giver again. You will have a special dialogue option to turn in the quest.
I found a bug
Can you please describe what happened? And how can I reproduce the issue so I can fix it?
The error disappeared ordi did not want to take resources
我想知道会有中文吗？
我们现在有很多文本。但我们会考虑可能的翻译。
Hi, I'm at the part were I'm supposed to deal with the spy (journalist) but I'm kinda stuck, I've done every dialogue, clicked on everything, could someone help😅
Hi! A new quest should have appeared after visiting her room at the tavern in the Spy - Get Out quest. If you don't have it - something broke. Try loading an earlier save. (If you press the letter A on the load panel, you will see autosaves). Try loading the game BEFORE entering Grace's room and go through this stage again.
I will watch your career with great interest. Will there be enslavement magic, as a evil(Dark Lord) route?
We will think about it. Perhaps it will be used for the "re-education" of evil characters.
Hi there! Is there any Yuri content in this game? Thank you!
Hi. Not yet
Are there plans for a future Mac release? Would love to play
We make the game on Unity, on this engine for the Mac version you need to have a Macbook with Xcode installed. Currently, our team does not have this device - in the future, when we have the opportunity to purchase it, we will definitely think about it.
Alright understandable, good luck!