Wayfarer Alpha Build Version 1.0.9.

Hi friends, 

This is the final version of the alpha build before the game's public launch! This update includes:

A Full UI Redesign

New assets, new visuals, new look for every page! You will need to start a new save file as I updated the Inventory as part of the redesign and your inventory will break if you use an old file. 

As part of the UI redesign, there is now:

• Full mobile compatibility. Portrait mode is better than landscape, however you will need to open the came in a non-Chromium browser (such as Firefox) to play the game in portrait mode.
• Dark mode / light mode toggle. 
• Passage opacity toggle (this will prevent the backgrounds from being visible behind the passage text). 
• One additional sans-serif font type

New Gameplay Feature

Unfortunately, I couldn't get the option to change your gender/pronouns at any time from the Journal to work (it would break gender-locked romances later down the line and was causing bugs in other areas). That feature is now scrapped. 

You can now choose to adopt your mentor's surname between the Prologue and Chapter 1. This will replace your original surname, but the game will still record what the original was. By changing your character's surname, you will be locked out of certain story moments that specific to your Origin (basically mentions of your character's birth family, etc), but you will unlock new ones relating to your Wayfarer mentor. 

Other Notes

Alpha Build 1.0.9. is the last version of the build before Chapter 1 launches publicly. I am going to spend the next week chasing down any last bugs and errors (hopefully there isn’t anything major); this is definitely the home stretch now! 

I am tentatively going to say that 1.0.9.’s save files should be good to use for Chapter 2 and you hopefully shouldn’t have to restart again after this point, but I do want to give it a few days of bug testing before I make that official.

With the completion of the UI redesign, I feel it safe to announce a date for the public launch. Chapter 1 will launch to the public on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Once the launch is over, I will hopefully be getting some brief Chapter 2 material up on the alpha build, but I need to see where things lie before I dive back into writing and coding new story content (and also take some time off 😅).

New Password/Access

The alpha build can be accessed from the link above. 

September's password is: 8EftkMy4ek2vKxZn. Do not share this password!

Patches

September 3, Patch 1.1

• Fixed some minor formatting issues on mobile that relate to margins/padding
• Fixed a bug that stopped codex entries from scrolling on mobile
• Fixed some unclosed HTML tags
• General continuity fixes (minor) and typos

September 5, Patch 1.2

• Portrait mode on mobile will now open correctly in Chromium browsers (yay!)
• Added more pronoun options to the presets
• Added an extra small font size option
• Removed the X button in the top corner of the dialog boxes. Dialogs can still be dismissed by clicking outside the box, or by clicking the dismiss/close/cancel buttons at the bottom
• Interactive map will now no longer display on mobile at all. The settings option is still there, but it will be nonfunctional on mobile.
• Fixed more continuity errors and tidied up unclosed HTML tags that were causing display errors
• Added a Save prompt screen at the end of each chapter

September 7, Patch 1.3

• General bug fixes, typo fixes, and polishing
• Fixed a display problem in the Journal where some Chapter 1 scars didn't show up
• Changed the default font size to say Default rather than small (because it's actually smaller than the extra small font-size on mobile, but not on PC ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

September 9, Patch 1.4

• Upgraded the alpha build to version 1.1.1
• Added more given name, surname and nickname suggestions (along with a View Suggestions tab)
• As of this patch, the alpha build and the public build contain the same content

September 16, Version 1.1.1 Patch 1.1

• General bug fixes on both the public and alpha builds

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