grasputin

Poll: Do you want pregnancy?

I plan to add pregnancy (probably optional) at some point, but I want to know the interest. The more interest, the more time I will spend on pregnancy content. 

v0.3.1

v0.3.1.0: Mega or GoFile 

Detective code here 

v0.3.1 coming soon

I will be releasing v0.3.1 soon, probably in early November. I call this a content update, which means it will not advance the investigation or the main story. Updates that significantly advance the investigation and main story will usually be bigger updates, hence this smaller content update will be called v0.3.1 instead of v0.4.

In v0.3.1, the main content will be the continuation of th...

v0.3

v0.3.0.0: Mega or GoFile 

Game codes here 

v0.3 coming very soon / some changes

I'm currently playtesting v0.3 and will release it to my beta testers any day now, then a couple of days later it will be released here. 

I'm changing things. I have removed the $2 tier, which means $5 is now the lowest tier. The timing is not the greatest with what's going on in the world, but this is something I've been thinking of doing from the start. The other part of this chang...

Status update

Work on v0.3 is going well. I'm hoping for an October release. 

Status update

Work on v0.3 is moving forward. I'm more or less done with the investigation part and now it's about adding more events with the ladies. 

Get v0.2 and link to game codes here 

Billing paused for September

I have decided to pause the billing for September, meaning you will not be charged on September 1st. I think it's the fair thing to do. I am still working on the game though, and this last week alone I've put in quite a few hours.  V0.3 will be released sooner or later -- but I'm still kinda in "vacation mode" when it comes to working on the game.

v0.3 release date: When it is ready....

Status report

Work has been going slow lately, not surprisingly, it being summer and all. Also, I realized Elden Ring is basically Dark Souls 4, and I love Dark Souls, so I'm playing that now when it's not too hot in the apartment.

An August release of v0.3 is unlikely to happen. If I think I'm not working enough on the game, I will consider pausing payments, but feel free to unpledge if you think it's...

Status report

As always, thanks for the support everyone. Work on v0.3 has been started, but it will probably be some time before it's ready for release. Probably August or later. 

v0.2

v0.2.0.8: Gofile 

v0.2.0.7 had a game-breaking bug when Emma moves into the convent. Don't play from v0.2.0.7. If Emma's room is empty with no Leave button (turn off detective mode if you can't see her room), you have to use v0.2.0.8 and use a save from before Emma moves into to the convent (or start over).

2022-06-02 14:04:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Beta testing started

Beta testing of v0.2 has started. It should only take a few days, then v0.2 will be released to $5 patrons.

Beta testing starting soon

Beta testing of v0.2 will start soon. 

Status update

Work on v0.2 is continuing. Most likely, it will be a June release, hopefully early. That's all for now.

Status update

No new bugs have come in since I released the last bugfixed version v0.1.1.2 on April 17. Now it's full focus on v0.2. I won't give any deadlines, but generally speaking to give you an idea of the time frame, I'm thinking something like a month. So possibly May, but could be longer.

Version 0.1.1 released

This update has new content for two quests, but it is mainly bugfixes and improvements, especially for mobile devices. That's why I'm calling it v0.1.1 instead of v0.2 and why I'm releasing it to all patrons instead of releasing it to $5 patrons first. 

v0.1.1.2: Pixeldrain - 2022-04-10 21:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Reminder about Charge Up Front

Welcome to all new patrons, and thank you for your support. 

Some of you who joined after I released v0.1 might not realize that if you are still a patron on April 1, you will be charged again. That's because everyone joining are charged up front (right away) and then also at the beginning of the month if they are still a patron. If you get charged twice like this and didn't want to,...

Version 0.1 – all patrons

Since this is the first release of the new game and I have not received any bug reports since I released it to $5 patrons, I'm now releasing v0.1 to all patrons a little early. Note that the detective code is only available for tiers $2 and above, and not to patrons still subscribed to the old, now disabled, $1 tier.

2022-03-23 20:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Version 0.1

Here it is. The first release of The Monastery. 

v0.1.0.2: Mega 

Check the Support button in-game for the detective code. After using the code, check the Settings for new options.

Beta testing has started

Hopefully, it shouldn't take more than a day or two before I'm ready to release v0.1. 

Beta testing

I only have spellchecking left before I'm starting the closed beta of v0.1, so any day now. If you want to be a beta tester, finding bugs and giving feedback, now is the time to let me know. You should join my Discord server to participate, so send me a private message on Discord if you want to beta test. Note that I already have a few testers and I will only accept a few more. 

2022-03-20 02:37:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Status update

I'm in the final stretches now, playing through everything and fixing what needs fixing. If this was an update, it would only take a few days, plus time for spellchecking, but since it's the first release, there is much to fix and many considerations to be done on how to do things, like balancing aspects. 

Still looking good for a start of the closed beta before this month is over.&n...

Name change and coming beta testing

Thanks for the support everyone. 

I have decided to change my creator name to Alcahest. I was never really happy with the old one and now I've changed it. That's all.

If you are interested in participating in the coming closed beta testing, stay tuned. I will only have a small group of testers, so if many apply I will have to turn people down. I'm hopeful that I have come far e...

Status update

Busy, busy working on the game. As I said in a previous post, it's not impossible v0.1 will be out in March, and it still isn't, but given the amount of work still left to do, including the beta testing (see below), it's still only "not impossible". 

About the testing, I will aim to put together a small team of beta testers. The beta testing will be closed, meaning it will not be a t...

Status update

Things are going well and I'm done with most of the groundwork now, and now it's basically tying everything together, tuning the game mechanics and polishing stuff in general, as well as adding some more content to flesh it out. Then before the release I also need to set up ways to export the text for spellchecking and stuff like that that's necessary to make things easier going forward. So the...

Status report

I'm suspending payments for next month because I don't like to go several months without something to show to you guys, and it's unlikely that I will release another test version before releasing v0.1 (first official release). Another reason for suspending payments is that, because of stuff in life, I haven't been able to work on the game as much as I wanted the past month or so. 

Re...

Status update

Everything is slowly coming together, but right now it's like three steps forward, two steps back because for every new system or mechanic added, I often have to fix problems that arise. 

For one thing, to avoid bugs, I probably will have to disable the ability to go back in history because of the way my event system works. I might enable history within the current event if I can be ...

v0.0.2.2 demo released

I forgot to change file paths from my local C: to the media folder for a few images, so they couldn't be loaded, like the icons for trust and authority. It's a very minor update but I wanted to show how the game looked, so I've fixed this with the new update, available on my discord patron channel. This minor update also includes the new interior view of the monastery, both day and night. Night...

V0.0.2 demo released

I'm still far from an official release (v0.1), but I want to let you have a look at the current state of the game, including the dialogue system and some of the mechanics in action. As for the content, it's the first part of the introduction. There may be a second part of the introduction before the player is let loose into free roaming mode.

You can find the release on the patron channel...

Tier change, $1 -> $2

The $1 tier has been removed and instead the lowest tier will now be $2. All of you who were on the $1 tier will still have all the same tier benefits you had -- for now, but once I start releasing official versions of the game, tier rewards will be exclusive for $2 and above. 

I made this change to counter some of the losses in pledged amount that will undoubtedly come from my decis...