I am making good progress with the scene for those who will end up reading Ahlf's letters. Sometimes, it seems that I can't escape writing angst when it comes to the MC and their parents. After reading the letters, you will be able to tell Salyra exactly how you feel about the revelations of Ahlf's letters.
2023-04-10 10:44:26 +0000 UTC
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Happy Easter Patrons!
While I do not celebrate Easter religiously, I do enjoy the long weekend break to spend with family and my pets. This week has not been nearly as productive as I wanted it to be on account of it being the Easter holidays which in turn means that it's the school and uni holidays for my younger siblings. I've been busy spending time with family so I'll be back to writi...
2023-04-09 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI've been busy with the scene with Salyra and I realised that for players who choose not to meet Danzor and Rana, the scene would feel a little short and it would be unfair to punish players with fewer scenes if they chose not to meet Salyra's new family. So now, the scene will have two branches - where you meet Danzor and Rana and will learn more about them AND where you choose not to meet the...
2023-04-09 07:15:55 +0000 UTC View PostThere's never a dull moment with Salyra 👀 In deciding whether or not you want to meet Danzor and Rana after some time has passed, you can stick to your decision of refusing to meet with them. Salyra is of course, not so pleased.
Part 3 is finally happening after a long wait. Originally, Part 3 was going to be the final part of the game but I realised that the game needed more chapters to fully flesh out the plot and the relationships with the different characters. For now, you can rest easy knowing that there are three chapters planned for Part 3 and three chapters planned for Part 4.
PS: Don't mind the letter 'p...
2023-04-03 10:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
It's officially April - the year is going by quite quickly and I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around it. April brings a bit of good news for those who are anxious for the next chapter of Crown of Exile. For those of you who don't know, I had been working full-time since the end of February which meant that I had almost no time to actually work on the main gam...
2023-04-02 09:56:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
Another week has passed and we're nearly at the end of the month! Normally, I would post a new chapter update around this time, but unfortunately, I've been caught up with real life and work. I had hoped to have Crowning Glory completed by this week, but I realised just how big the bonus game is shaping out to be😅 I will be releasing the prologue for Patrons soon, so kee...
2023-03-26 10:19:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this side story, read about Irus' feelings for the MC. Please note that this side story takes place during a period after the plot of the main game. The main player character is unnamed and not gendered so you are free to imagine your own character in the story.
Word Count: 1103 words.
Document type: PDF.
2023-03-26 10:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post
In this side story, read about what happened in Aspal after the MC left. This story is told from the perspective of Zikar.
Please note that this side story does contain spoilers of what is still to come in the main game and plot.
Word Count: 1704 words.
Document Type: PDF.
Trigger Warnings: Death, childbirth, ...
2023-03-25 17:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, you cannot escape danger.
Hello Patrons!
I hope you're having a lovely weekend. This week, I didn't write as much because of real life and work. Luckily, I'm home until Wednesday, so I've been working on Crowning Glory. I'm nearly done with the prologue and then I'll start the main chapter and hopefully I'll be able to finish it off this week.
In other good news, I've been offered a new work-from-home job wh...
2023-03-19 13:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
By popular demand, I will be doing an MC x RO side story for this month since there will not be a new chapter update. As always, you will have the choice of whose story you would like to read.
Things to keep in mind is that the MC will not be named in the story or given any gender so that you can imagine your own character in place of the MC. It will still be wr...
2023-03-12 07:46:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
I hope you're having a wonderful weekend 😊This week was spent doing my real-life job. I also had a job interview on Friday and if I get that job, it will mean more time to write so let's all cross our fingers that it works out 😅
Yesterday, I spent my day working on Crowning Glory. The game is coming along well. I've added music to the game and working on the pro...
2023-03-12 07:39:30 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to choose which story you would like to read for March. This story is a non-RO NPC story that will be available to Cyre Tier Patrons and up.
As always, the story with the most votes will be shared with you all. The choices for the stories are as follows:
Hello Patrons 😊
Another week gone and it feels like only yesterday that I was writing the last devlog.
This week has seen Chapter 6 published for Patrons and for the public. At the moment, I'm busy answering asks and making sure the game works as intended.
Yesterday, I started working on Crowning Glory, which has made me really sad because I miss working on Crown of Exile l...
2023-03-05 10:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely Patrons 😊
I thought I'd share what's still to come this month (hopefully). Since Crowning Glory is much shorter than the main game, I should be able to work on it during the weekends if all goes to plan. For now, you can see what the description of the game is about.
Originally, I was going to make the game a lot happier and upbeat but then the idea of tracking down ...
2023-03-04 12:10:48 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovely Patrons 😊
As you all know, Chapter 7 will not be ready in time for this month's usual update. Because of that, the side stories will be a little different since they will not feature scenes in the game.
I did mention that I was thinking of doing a romance-centred story instead with the MC and the RO. It's how I wrote commissioned stories for readers before, but this ...
2023-03-03 14:09:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
It's the final weekly devlog for February. Who would have thought time could pass this quickly? As you all know, I've recently started a job at my old law firm. It is a temporary job, which is scheduled to end on the 31st of March but there is a chance that my contract might get extended. If that happens, I will be pausing billing from April onwards, since time constraints ...
2023-02-26 17:10:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Read more about Prince Irus' views on events after Chapter Six.
Word Count: 1335 words.
Document Type: PDF.
Trigger Warnings: Mentions of arranged marriage, warfare.
2023-02-26 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter Six is now available to play!
Play the game here.
New to this update:
In this side story, read all about how Ahlf dealt with raising the MC in Salt Bay and learn all about his thoughts on Salyra.
Please note that there are some spoilers in this story for Chapter 6 - nothing major but if you want to rather hold off until after the demo is updated to avoid spoilers, I'd suggest reading it after you play the new update.
Word Count: 2023-02-25 06:55:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons 😊
I just wanted to give you all a quick heads-up of the future schedule for Crown of Exile.
My IRL job is being a lawyer, but for the past few months, I’ve been sorting out the administrative stuff for practising as an attorney in my country so I had a lot of free time to focus on updating the game.
I have recently gotten a temp position as an attorney at my...
2023-02-21 09:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
Chapter 6 is finally complete. I scrapped the dance scene and a separate reveal regarding Erlan's death because it felt like there was already a lot going on for players.
Chapter 7 will deal with the aftermath of everything unanswered and will finally introduce Danzor and Rana - you'll also get to relax for once and increase your three (or four!) main s...
2023-02-20 11:19:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
Another week has passed and now, we're quickly gearing up for the end of February. Time has seemed to pass quite quickly, or maybe I'm just getting too old for life 😅
This week I managed to complete Salyra's scenes and the early scenes of meeting Princess Lamahu. I also completed Oren and Anu's companion/dialogue scenes today so all that's left is the alliance talk...
2023-02-19 11:47:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovely Patrons!
I'm nearing the end of Elora's conversation scene and I'm hoping to finish off Oren's today as well. For now, here is a little sneak-peek of Elora's scene.
Hello Patrons!
I've started on the dialogue scenes with the ROs/companions. So far, I'm writing Irus' scene and then I'll move on to the others (which I am trying to finish before Tuesday). The way it's set out, you'll be able to speak to each of the ROs/companions and then, my plan is to have a dance scene. The dance scene is something that I've been wanting to write for a long time, but...
2023-02-17 09:40:44 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! I'm bringing you another sneak peek with Lamahu. Because I obviously hate myself, I decided to let players choose the colour of the robes they can wear to a feast with Princess Lamahu - colours of Ishari, colours of Cyre or a mixed bunch of colours in the style of Vinia. Because of that, there are now twelve responses that I need to account for based on what Lamahu says 😶For n...
2023-02-15 14:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Valentine's Day, Patrons ❤️️ I hope you're having a lovely day filled with lots of love. As my gift to you, here's a sneak peek of a scene where the MC meets Lamahu.
I have to admit that I'm immensely enjoying writing Lamahu's character. She wasn't set in stone, so her personality was...
2023-02-14 09:43:20 +0000 UTC View PostChoose a side story you want to read for February! Remember, the story will be in the POV of the RO chosen.
The choice with the highest votes will be shared with you 💖
2023-02-13 12:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons 💖
This week has been quite a non-productive week. I have written what I had to write, but I did not enjoy it at all on account of the many variations that needed to be written 😭🥲
I took a break from writing on Friday, because of my birthday and then yesterday came around and I didn't feel up to writing. However, I woke up refreshed today and managed t...
2023-02-12 11:41:19 +0000 UTC View Post