Hello everyone... it's here. It's finally here! Chapter 5, pt. 2 is now out, and is 250k words of new content, meaning The Exile is now over 1 million words!
This release was... rough, to say the least, but it's all in the rear-view mirror now, thankfully. As some of you may know, this is the final chapter of the public demo. I'll make a post later on detailing what the future development of The Exile will be, but for now I just want to take in a deep breath and relax (as I fix what inevitable bugs pop up with release, that is).
Avg. Play length: 114k -> 135k Total Wordcount: 818k -> 1 mil
Some Notes:
You have to replay the entire game. Your old saves won't work. Please, for the love of the gods, do not use them. I know it's tedious to replay the entire demo sometimes, but the new release will not work properly otherwise.
I HIGHLY recommend saving at the beginning of when Esmerelda goes to visit Marcelle, or where the old demo ended. This is because when I do bug fixes (and I will have to do bug fixes), all saves that were on the file I updated cease to work properly. Saving at the scene with Esmerelda is the closest to the new content that you can save w/o having to worry about losing your save progress frequently near release. (Though I will update Chapter 5, pt. 1 at some point)
DO NOT spread info you got by code diving. Please and thank you! :)
Preferably send bugs + typos to the Discord. Otherwise, feel free to send them here! Also, keep an eye out for broken symbols next to choices! (It would help if you tell me what chapter it's in as well :))
There are two versions of The Exile on Dashingdon. The right one has [Current] next to it. The reason there are two is b/c for some reason or another, I couldn't get into my old account, and I couldn't reset the password, and it was just... a whole mess. So I couldn't delete the old demo when I uploaded the new one on my new account. Just keep this in mind if you're trying to look The Exile up right into a search engine as opposed to going through links on the Tumblr or Forum!
HAHAH this is PERFECT!
Poor G-mancers at the party/after G makes one drink for them: W-whaddyou mean you won't marry me? 🥺🥺🥺
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I am back, and with something to say "welcome back" -- a Bestiary of Sinners and Saints, volume 1, now available for download right here (click!)
I am glad to have taken that break, I needed it. I still may not be as active, as I have two major exams coming up, and defense of my BA thesis, but I'll try to answer a few asks here and there, and give you all some content.
I've been working more on the chapters in this time I took away, and I'm happy to say that Chapter 2 for Sinners and Saints is going amazing so far (1/10 is done), and Chapter 1 for The Numbers Game is 1/3 done (both coding and writing).
So, stay safe, and enjoy! <3
I was walking through the toy aisle at Target when I found this thing and had a VIOLENT AND IMMEDIATE FLASHBACK to when JP first came out and they had a bunch of REALLY COOL T Rex toys that I would have sold one of my scrawny small-child limbs for but my mother wouldn’t get me one because they were “too violent and also ate people” :(
CHAPTER 4: SYSBA'S ROUTE IS NOW AVAILABLE
I'm very pleased to announce that, after a brief bout of burnout, the demo has now been updated to include the first of the five routes!
This update includes:
Treating yourself to some new clothes, embracing nature (perhaps a bit too much), or getting in-tune with your artistic side.
Trying to figure out why terrible things keep happening (it's getting quite ridiculous)
Embracing the trials and tribulations of a fashion show
Dealing with an emotionally-unintelligent eldritch horror
Other house business:
Just the usual tidying up of code, bugs, and minor discrepancies!
The next route planned will be Operator; voting for the one after is available on patreon. The word-count now sits at 450, 647 with an additional 43k added in this route.
DEMO // PATREON // KO-FI
Me: *tries to sleep* Brain: hELLO anD WELCOME TO FLASHBACK CENTRAL
Hello! Yes, the time has come: the Infamous demo is out! First I want to say that the response has been so unreal and the fact that people are so excited for this makes me both happy and nervous haha but I’m glad people have become invested in the characters that I love dearly!
The demo includes:
✮ PROLOGUE ✮
Audition for BOTB and attend the after-party hosted by Misfit Alley…and try not to get in trouble in the process.
Meet some new (and familiar faces) and spend the night three different ways.
Maybe have that long awaited conversation with your ex friend/partner that wants nothing to do with you :)
The prologue can be a bit NSFW-ish, if you so choose, so be wary of that!
✮ CHAPTER ONE ✮
Find your new drummer to replace Jazzy.
Kick off the tour!
⚠️ NOTE ⚠️ As there is quite a bit of variation and coding, it’s very hard for me as a one woman show to find every single error (trust me, I tried.) so for that I will be kindly outsourcing you guys as my makeshift alpha testers, if that’s alright (ha!).
If there are any errors, typos, or any passages that feel like they are out of context due to the game not reading the coding, please please let me know so I can fix it! Ideally I’d like the demo to be 100% polished before the next update!
Also, stat pages like Characters and Band Codex will be created next update so ignore that haha!
Band and character playlists will be up soon and I will share an update on that!
Also I would like to credit @magiciansvoyage for the pronoun template adapted from @hpowellsmith ! It is amazing and I’m very thankful for your generosity!
here it finally is!
what if i 😳 what if i tore the world asunder for one person 👉👈 what if i caused incalculable suffering across the universe 🤭 for one life