Hi there! This hasn't been a problem mentioned by any other player so I'm not sure what the issue is. If the return link doesn't work, the back button on the left side bar should do the same without any issue. You can try send your recording to me through my Tumblr, though it might be a browser issue because I've tested it and my play testers have also tested the return button and it worked fine.
SOOO AMAZING!! I have spent my saturday just reading this story for hours, and I must confess, I am absolutely in love with Irus. I mean, how can I not?? Really heartbreaking what happened to the main characters family, but after finishing chapter 2 it seems like it's going to hopefully be okay, since they are not alone anymore! I have also read The Hedge Witch, which is how I found this story, and I am so glad I did, because this brilliant story is my favorite now! I am now going to wait patiently for chapter 3!
Thank you so much! It means a lot to know that you enjoyed the game and I cannot believe that you actually spent hours playing the game 💖Your support means so much to me so thank you 😊 I'm happy that you liked Irus, he is my favourite character to write, so I'm glad to know you enjoyed reading his character. You might things are about to be fine but think again 😅I should have Chapter 3 posted by the end of October, if all goes well. Thank you again for your lovely comment 💖💖
This is so cute. I love Irus even though I aint gay. Playing a shy female character and its way too cute Love the story too. So sad what the MC has to go trough. I cant wait to play more! Thank you for the this gem!
Hi, I'm really loving this so far (especially Irus!), but is there any chance you could add flirt options for an MC who is more stoic? My male MC is stoic/acerbic and intro but confident and 'unwillingly' attracted to the Ro/s, but the existing flirting options always feel really out of character for him - the shy/intro flirt (he's not shy), or the flirtatious/brazen flirt (he's not flirtatious) - when often the more 'denying how I feel' or 'deliberately being an unpleasant ass because I really hate how I'm unexpectedly feeling right now' option which would suit him better is not a flirt and gives friendship/normal responses. I realise this may be asking a lot, but is there a chance an additional 'flirt' option could be added to accommodate a character who shows their interested in a less obvious way (like, instead of blushing they get annoyed or snippy), with the RO/s catching on and teasing it out of the MC in their own way? Also, how tall is the prince? because there is a moment where it mentions him tipping my MC's chin up to look in his eyes (when I tried a shy flirt) and I have my MC's height set to 'very tall'.
Thank you so much for playing 😊 I do realise that the flirt options are lacking in the variations of choices - I just went with shy/flirty choices because they were the easiest to start off with and write. I do hope to add more variations to the flirting choices when the first draft of the game is completed, since I also know others want a friendly flirt option as well 🙂 this is simply because of coding and writing the different variations would take up a bit more time and I hope to finish the first draft before going back to polish up and add in variation scenes.
Do keep in mind though that you don't need to flirt with the ROs to gain romance points. You will be given clear choices of who you like (like at the end of chapter 2) and that, combined with your friendship stat will determine the outcome of pursuing a romance 🙂
Irus in game height is the tall option, so even though he and MC might both be tall, Irus will still be slightly taller than them by a few centimetres at most 😊
Thanks for replying! I'm really glad to hear you're considering offering some more flirt options for MC's with different dispositions.
I felt my MC was quite naturally guided into the stoic & confident personality, chiefly because of the whole growing up alienated by everyone in the village and never really 'clicking' with his dad (both of them having personalities that are not the easiest to get along with), but having a strong survival instinct and having no one else to really lean on, trusted in himself (and yeah, he's lonely af, but he buries that deep deep down under many layers of denial). It ended up fostering an MC who knew what they wanted (at least goal-wise) but was really not used to dealing with being interested in someone romantically, and being completely out of his depth if/when someone actually showed an interest in him, so naturally diverted to what he was comfortable with: acting like a stoic/cold b*stard. The sort of guy who seems like he'd rather be anywhere else but beside the RO, and yet the next minute would risk his life for them (cos deep down he's just relieved he's not alone, and that the RO hasn't already left his sorry ass, but he's kind of socially stunted and way too afraid of being vulnerable and hurt to admit how he feels). ANYWAY...
As you can probably tell, I got quite invested in this story thus far, hence why I thought I'd ask if a 'stoic/unflirty' flirt could be added. On that topic, I also really love me some sexual tension ramping up between characters, particularly when one (or both) are unwilling to admit how they feel/what they want. That's always fun to read!
Since posting my last message I also tried out Oren and the Queen, and they both seem really interesting so far, too. The sparring session with Oren was great! I'm looking forward to finding out more about both of them and pursuing them in parallel playthroughs in future. :)
I really want players to be able to play a character they feel most comfortable with 😊 Thank you for letting me know more about your MC, because it really helps when coming up with choices in game.
Once chapter 3 is completed and updated, I will be revising the first 3 chapters again and hopefully will add in the flirt options for a more stoic MC 🙂 Thank you again for being so detailed with your feedback 🌼💖
Thank you for playing and being so supportive! I really appreciate it 😊
im ded i didnt know Irus would be playful and teased the mc a lot asdahksdkd im loving this. Its so fun seeing their interaction in chap 2 esp with the mc fam omg Irus go full on good boy with grandma so cute AAAAAAAa
There is an error in the scene where Irus bandages your injury. The last two options (drawing your hand away or snatching your hand away) both lead to the same scene, intended for snatching your hand away.
Small bug: When in Dark Mode, every entry in the Codex save for Salt Bay is still in black text, rather than the white text used elsewhere. Salt Bay displays properly, but Ishari, The Blood Guard, and The Ancient Ones all have black text for the entries themselves - difficult to read on a dark background.
Latest update is great! Wonderful writing, and excited to see where things go next.
This is a very interesting beginning, would love to see where it goes. I have to agree with LightningMaestro, though, but not on "all options" - there are some conflict moments here and there.
Very good - quite enjoyed what's available so far. One thing I noticed in particular with a lot of the 'choose your emotional reaction' segments, though: All of the options are single, unified responses. What I mean by that is that there doesn't seem to be any with two emotions or an emotional conflict - despite the situation being very complicated and the MC at the time being a child. It seems like it would be normal to be both scared of a newly introduced father as well as to want to get to know him - or to be hurt/sad and resentful at the ostracization brought on by the townsfolk - etc. I understand that would add a lot of writing to put all variations of that in, but just something that stood out to me.
Hi there, thanks for playing 😊 I do understand what you mean and these are really good suggestions. I probably will go back and add in extra options for two or more emotions once the first draft of the game is complete. Thanks again for pointing it out!
The one thing critique I would give it, is that the background is not mobile friendly with how similar the font color is to it. It could be just my phone not wanting to completely load everything. Don't get me wrong, I'm still trying to read it by highlighting the words, but with bad eyes it's hard to read. Maybe have an option to switch to a dark mode, or darken the font a bit, if it is possible. I will refresh my phone to see if anything loads more.
Hmm that sounds a bit odd. The background colour is white and I've added in a plain white background, if the background image doesn't work. The regular font is black, with only the links being a yellow/gold colour. If you could let me know what colour the font is - is it showing up a different colour or is it the gold colour that's hard to see? On my end, it works as it should.
I will try adding in a dark mode - my coding skills is still a little lacking, so I'll do my best 🙂
For me the font color is like an off white, and is almost blending in with the white background. There's nothing stopping me from reading this when I can get to the library with my laptop, so there's no rush. I just need to take into consideration that I'm having troubles with my cellphone provider ever sense they switched to a 5G network earlier this year. Things are probably not loading correctly because of it.
Thanks for letting me know 😊I did test it out on my phone and it worked fine, but I will be adding a dark theme just to be on the safe side, especially if other players have the same issue as you. Hopefully, with the next update, I should have a working dark theme so you'll be able to play from your phone.
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Love the updated visuals of the page! Really beautiful, elegant and royal!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like them 😊I figured the game needed a face lift since Part One is coming to an end.
Omg this game is so good. i cant wait for mor
Thank you so much! Currently Chapter 3 is being tested and should be available to the public in a week or so 😊
Hi there! This hasn't been a problem mentioned by any other player so I'm not sure what the issue is. If the return link doesn't work, the back button on the left side bar should do the same without any issue. You can try send your recording to me through my Tumblr, though it might be a browser issue because I've tested it and my play testers have also tested the return button and it worked fine.
SOOO AMAZING!! I have spent my saturday just reading this story for hours, and I must confess, I am absolutely in love with Irus. I mean, how can I not?? Really heartbreaking what happened to the main characters family, but after finishing chapter 2 it seems like it's going to hopefully be okay, since they are not alone anymore! I have also read The Hedge Witch, which is how I found this story, and I am so glad I did, because this brilliant story is my favorite now! I am now going to wait patiently for chapter 3!
Thank you so much! It means a lot to know that you enjoyed the game and I cannot believe that you actually spent hours playing the game 💖Your support means so much to me so thank you 😊 I'm happy that you liked Irus, he is my favourite character to write, so I'm glad to know you enjoyed reading his character. You might things are about to be fine but think again 😅I should have Chapter 3 posted by the end of October, if all goes well. Thank you again for your lovely comment 💖💖
This is so cute. I love Irus even though I aint gay. Playing a shy female character and its way too cute Love the story too. So sad what the MC has to go trough. I cant wait to play more! Thank you for the this gem!
Thank you so much for playing and I'm really happy to know you enjoyed it 😊 💖 Irus is fast becoming a crowd favourite 😅 Thank you for your support 🤗
Irus has my whole heart, and yes I reread the whole thing again coz it’s quite interesting!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! If you haven't already, do check out my Tumblr because there's quite a lot more information on Irus posted there 😊
oh I didn’t really know that, ty!
Hi, I'm really loving this so far (especially Irus!), but is there any chance you could add flirt options for an MC who is more stoic? My male MC is stoic/acerbic and intro but confident and 'unwillingly' attracted to the Ro/s, but the existing flirting options always feel really out of character for him - the shy/intro flirt (he's not shy), or the flirtatious/brazen flirt (he's not flirtatious) - when often the more 'denying how I feel' or 'deliberately being an unpleasant ass because I really hate how I'm unexpectedly feeling right now' option which would suit him better is not a flirt and gives friendship/normal responses. I realise this may be asking a lot, but is there a chance an additional 'flirt' option could be added to accommodate a character who shows their interested in a less obvious way (like, instead of blushing they get annoyed or snippy), with the RO/s catching on and teasing it out of the MC in their own way?
Also, how tall is the prince? because there is a moment where it mentions him tipping my MC's chin up to look in his eyes (when I tried a shy flirt) and I have my MC's height set to 'very tall'.
Thank you so much for playing 😊 I do realise that the flirt options are lacking in the variations of choices - I just went with shy/flirty choices because they were the easiest to start off with and write. I do hope to add more variations to the flirting choices when the first draft of the game is completed, since I also know others want a friendly flirt option as well 🙂 this is simply because of coding and writing the different variations would take up a bit more time and I hope to finish the first draft before going back to polish up and add in variation scenes.
Do keep in mind though that you don't need to flirt with the ROs to gain romance points. You will be given clear choices of who you like (like at the end of chapter 2) and that, combined with your friendship stat will determine the outcome of pursuing a romance 🙂
Irus in game height is the tall option, so even though he and MC might both be tall, Irus will still be slightly taller than them by a few centimetres at most 😊
Thanks for replying! I'm really glad to hear you're considering offering some more flirt options for MC's with different dispositions.
I felt my MC was quite naturally guided into the stoic & confident personality, chiefly because of the whole growing up alienated by everyone in the village and never really 'clicking' with his dad (both of them having personalities that are not the easiest to get along with), but having a strong survival instinct and having no one else to really lean on, trusted in himself (and yeah, he's lonely af, but he buries that deep deep down under many layers of denial). It ended up fostering an MC who knew what they wanted (at least goal-wise) but was really not used to dealing with being interested in someone romantically, and being completely out of his depth if/when someone actually showed an interest in him, so naturally diverted to what he was comfortable with: acting like a stoic/cold b*stard. The sort of guy who seems like he'd rather be anywhere else but beside the RO, and yet the next minute would risk his life for them (cos deep down he's just relieved he's not alone, and that the RO hasn't already left his sorry ass, but he's kind of socially stunted and way too afraid of being vulnerable and hurt to admit how he feels). ANYWAY...
As you can probably tell, I got quite invested in this story thus far, hence why I thought I'd ask if a 'stoic/unflirty' flirt could be added. On that topic, I also really love me some sexual tension ramping up between characters, particularly when one (or both) are unwilling to admit how they feel/what they want. That's always fun to read!
Since posting my last message I also tried out Oren and the Queen, and they both seem really interesting so far, too. The sparring session with Oren was great! I'm looking forward to finding out more about both of them and pursuing them in parallel playthroughs in future. :)
Good luck with the game going forward!
I really want players to be able to play a character they feel most comfortable with 😊 Thank you for letting me know more about your MC, because it really helps when coming up with choices in game.
Once chapter 3 is completed and updated, I will be revising the first 3 chapters again and hopefully will add in the flirt options for a more stoic MC 🙂 Thank you again for being so detailed with your feedback 🌼💖
Thank you for playing and being so supportive! I really appreciate it 😊
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im ded i didnt know Irus would be playful and teased the mc a lot asdahksdkd im loving this. Its so fun seeing their interaction in chap 2 esp with the mc fam omg Irus go full on good boy with grandma so cute AAAAAAAa
Irus will always tease the MC if romanced 😏 Thank you for playing! 💖
Irus is just killing my character with embarrassment
In a good way, I hope? 😂
She will be alive-ish. Just a melted puddle of feelings
Love the game so far, you've already got me hooked ;)
Can't wait to see what you do with this <3
Thank you so much for playing and your kind words 😊 I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
There is an error in the scene where Irus bandages your injury. The last two options (drawing your hand away or snatching your hand away) both lead to the same scene, intended for snatching your hand away.
Thanks for letting me know! I might have forgotten to change the scene when coding. I'll definitely check it out 👍
Small bug: When in Dark Mode, every entry in the Codex save for Salt Bay is still in black text, rather than the white text used elsewhere. Salt Bay displays properly, but Ishari, The Blood Guard, and The Ancient Ones all have black text for the entries themselves - difficult to read on a dark background.
Latest update is great! Wonderful writing, and excited to see where things go next.
Thank you for letting me know! I had completely forgotten about the text colour when changing to dark mode. I'll definitely fix that 👍
Thank you for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Loved it!! I'm excited for the next part hopefully they'll already be meeting with Queen Elora. ^^)
Thanks for playing and your kind words 🤗 You'll definitely be meeting Queen Elora as well as Sir Oren in chapter two.
This is a very interesting beginning, would love to see where it goes. I have to agree with LightningMaestro, though, but not on "all options" - there are some conflict moments here and there.
Thank you for playing 😊 I will be going back to add in more options for the MC to feel more than just one emotion.
Very good - quite enjoyed what's available so far. One thing I noticed in particular with a lot of the 'choose your emotional reaction' segments, though: All of the options are single, unified responses. What I mean by that is that there doesn't seem to be any with two emotions or an emotional conflict - despite the situation being very complicated and the MC at the time being a child. It seems like it would be normal to be both scared of a newly introduced father as well as to want to get to know him - or to be hurt/sad and resentful at the ostracization brought on by the townsfolk - etc. I understand that would add a lot of writing to put all variations of that in, but just something that stood out to me.
Hi there, thanks for playing 😊 I do understand what you mean and these are really good suggestions. I probably will go back and add in extra options for two or more emotions once the first draft of the game is complete. Thanks again for pointing it out!
The one thing critique I would give it, is that the background is not mobile friendly with how similar the font color is to it. It could be just my phone not wanting to completely load everything. Don't get me wrong, I'm still trying to read it by highlighting the words, but with bad eyes it's hard to read. Maybe have an option to switch to a dark mode, or darken the font a bit, if it is possible. I will refresh my phone to see if anything loads more.
Hmm that sounds a bit odd. The background colour is white and I've added in a plain white background, if the background image doesn't work. The regular font is black, with only the links being a yellow/gold colour. If you could let me know what colour the font is - is it showing up a different colour or is it the gold colour that's hard to see? On my end, it works as it should.
I will try adding in a dark mode - my coding skills is still a little lacking, so I'll do my best 🙂
For me the font color is like an off white, and is almost blending in with the white background. There's nothing stopping me from reading this when I can get to the library with my laptop, so there's no rush. I just need to take into consideration that I'm having troubles with my cellphone provider ever sense they switched to a 5G network earlier this year. Things are probably not loading correctly because of it.
Thanks for letting me know 😊I did test it out on my phone and it worked fine, but I will be adding a dark theme just to be on the safe side, especially if other players have the same issue as you. Hopefully, with the next update, I should have a working dark theme so you'll be able to play from your phone.
i really like the story so far ! can’t wait to see where it goes
Thank you for playing! 😊
really good so far! keep it up ^^
Thanks for playing and enjoying 🙂
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊