So the interrogation scene is over - yay? It's not as much of an interrogation, but there are a lot of variations that will happen later on in-game depending on choices made in these early scenes of deciding what happens with Lena.
In other news, I've started working on the 'interlude' scene that comes after the interrogation but before arriving in Ishari. A little sneak peek regarding Ir...
2023-01-03 11:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! I've officially started writing Chapter 5 and thought I'd share a little snippet of what's happening. After being rescued by Queen Elora and Sir Oren, the surviving Nomad Tribe sailors have been taken prisoner - interesting to note is the name of the leader 👀 For those eagle-eyed players, I hope you remember that there are multiple side-stories where Lena is mentioned as well ...
2023-01-02 11:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year Patrons! 🥳️
I hope that 2023 will bring you lots of happiness. After 2022, things can only start to get better (hopefully!).
This past week has seen me complete all five side stories - four RO stories and one NPC side story. I also worked on outlining the events for Chapter 5 which I will start writing this week. For those curious, Chapter 5 will include many eve...
2023-01-01 09:30:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter four has been updated to play!
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In this side story, learn more about Prince Irus' thoughts in the aftermath of Chapter 3. This story delves into the early events of Chapter 4 (which should be ready by the end of the week). I kept spoilers to the absolute minimum - nothing spoils the rest of Chapter 4 if you read the story.
I always struggle with Irus' POV for some reason - it's harder to write his feelings than the othe...
2022-12-26 09:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas yesterday and an even greater festive break 💖
The past week was used to finish off Chapter 4 - finally! I took a few days off from writing after that because of Christmas weekend and then started with the side stories. I normally post an update schedule for the side stories, however, this month has been quite chaotic so...
2022-12-26 07:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In this side story, read about the experience of the MC's birth and how Ahlf responded to it. The MC is never referred to by gender or name. I have also kept the appearance of the infant MC very neutral with only descriptions of having wrinkled skin or a ruddy face from being born so feel free to imagine your own MC in place of the infant MC.
For those curious about the title, the MC is c...
2022-12-24 09:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostAfter much restless days and a lot of stressing, I finally finished chapter 4. There's a lot that I dislike about the chapter - mainly because a lot of interaction has been replaced with plot and action scenes that needed to be told.
I left out a few romance scenes at the end of the chapter because of time and also, I am quite frankly sick and tired of writing scenes on ships 😅 I'll be...
2022-12-21 11:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostAs I am fast approaching the end of Chapter 4, here is a sneak peek from aboard Lord Redall's barge. The MC can choose to take part in the action or avoid it by comforting Crown. Here is a sneak peek of the latter.
With there now being a Part 4, I am returning to the original plan of how the plot...
2022-12-20 09:05:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
It's another week which means another weekly devlog. This week has been mostly spent on writing the romance scenes which were especially important for those who spent a romantic moment with their RO during the banquet. I can happily say that I finally completed the RO scenes. It took a bit longer to write these scenes because I had to account for different choices in the ba...
2022-12-18 09:38:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello wonderful Patrons 😊
I've just completed Elora's RO and friendship scenes and all that's left is to write Oren's scene. I'm taking a break from writing today - I've been writing non-stop from Sunday and while I am in a good flow of getting scenes out, I'm also feeling a little tired and the looming burnout that comes from writing too long and too much.
I'll be getting back t...
2022-12-15 10:13:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! I hope you're having a lovely week so far 😊 I've been dealing with a bad migraine for the past few days, so it's been difficult to write without feeling like my head is about to implode. That said, I have been making decent progress with the RO scenes. I started Irus' scene yesterday but I wasn't quite happy with how it turned out so I ended up rewriting a few passages today w...
2022-12-13 09:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
It's almost halfway through December and it feels like only yesterday that I started Crown of Exile.
This week has been quite productive in terms of writing. I code as I write, so it usually helps speed things up. I've been busy with the family scenes (the early scenes of chapter 4 are complete as well). So far, the chapter is around 16 290 words long and there's stil...
2022-12-11 08:22:12 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons! Happy Friday 🥳️ I'm still busy with the family scenes and thought I'd share one from Zikar's scene. There's never a dull moment with him and even when he's sulking, he still has time for annoying the MC 😅
As a Cyre tier Patron, you will receive one RO POV side story. With an added romance option, there will now be four choices to vote from. The choice with the most votes will be posted for you.
2022-12-09 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThings are heating up in Chapter 4 - after the events of Chapter 3, you can imagine that there's not a lot of time to spend time with the MC's family. Luckily, you will get an opportunity to speak with them each before departing for Ishari.
If you're curious why you never met Aunt Yara...
2022-12-07 08:58:20 +0000 UTC View PostPlease choose a side story that you would like to read for December 2022. This story will be available to all Patrons (Cyre tiers and up) and will feature a story of an NPC. The story with the most votes will be posted for Patrons.
2022-12-07 08:18:38 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the drawbacks of not getting enough support from the councillors is that they will be unwilling to support Irus against his uncle. This is a variation scene where you did not succeed in getting enough support from the councillors in chapter 3. Both scenes end the same - it's just that one will serve to have long-term consequences for the future of Vinia.
While t... 2022-12-05 09:24:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
I hope you've all had a wonderful start to December. With edits finally over, I can finally move on to Chapter 4! So far, I have a rough outline of what needs to be written, but I'm really bad at following my outlines and I've already thought of a different scene to use. I normally write as I go along - whenever I plan things, the plans are mostly ignored 😅
That sa...
2022-12-05 07:36:38 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
The revised and edited Chapter 3 is now available to play.
New to the revised chapter:
Hello Patrons!
I finally finished edits on Chapter 3 which has been sent to my testers. I'm hopeful that there won't be any major bugs so that I can have the demo posted for you by the weekend. Nomad tier Patrons will receive the updated demo by next weekend.
Fun facts - the original demo without edits was 176 133 words and the new word count is 199 533 words long which is roughly 2...
2022-12-01 08:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovely Patrons!
I'm currently working on adding in Zikar's scenes to the banquet - it will be a scene that comes in before the feast. It'll give the player a chance to explain their reasons for helping Irus and also will offer a bit of fun banter between the MC and Zikar.
This is a response from Zikar for players who are romancing Irus 😂
"I care about Prince ... 2022-11-30 08:33:02 +0000 UTC View Post
To wear a ring or not to wear a ring. That is the question 👀
2022-11-28 09:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
This past week has been filled with revisions - when is it not? I've made some decent progress on the interlude scenes - I'm on the last part of the interlude scene, where the MC can choose to return to their chamber. What took up time with this was the letter potions of the scene. There were three letters, each with five responses, meaning fifteen different variations. Thi...
2022-11-28 07:33:10 +0000 UTC View PostI finally wrote a scene that was constantly being brought up in the asks - plaiting Crown's mane and making use of ribbons 😂 I hope to have it brought up by Chapter 4 - after all, I'm pretty sure Crown's plaited mane with golden ribbons will be pretty eye-catching.
This is only one variation o...
2022-11-24 08:40:21 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
As promised, here is a little sneak peek of an 'interlude' scene in Chapter 3. I was never happy with the flow of the chapter after visiting Zikar and the MC's family with Elora. It felt too abrupt with the next scene being the banquet, so I've gone back and added in more choices for the MC to do - this also slows the pace down and gives the MC a bit more time to explore th...
2022-11-23 08:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Before Irus was forced to flee Cyre, he was tasked with a burden he could not refuse. Read all about one of Irus' last conversations with Erlan which takes place a few weeks before the events of Chapter One in this side story.
Word Count: 1527 words.
Trigger warnings: Death, illness.
2022-11-22 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
This past week has been filled with endless days of revisions - sigh.
I've really gotten quite bored of revisions, but the end is nearly in sight. I mostly worked on Sir Oren's side game and fixing any lingering bugs with that and this week, I'll be working on Chapter Three's edits. Chapter Three simply requires adding in Zikar's scenes to the banquet (especially for ...
2022-11-21 07:06:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Want to find out how Zikar and Elora met? As voted for by you, this side story explores the story behind Zikar and Elora's first-ever meeting in the tavern known as the High Baboon.
Word count: 2104 words.
Trigger warnings: Mentions of alcohol, underage drinking and gambling.
2022-11-18 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello Patrons!
The revised chapters 1 and 2 are here. Chapter 1 simply adds in a small scene at the temple - petting Crown, dealing with Ahlf's loss and if you chose an idol in the prologue, you can pray to it.
Chapter 2 adds in the harbour - a new place to explore in Aspal. This scene will test relationships and if your relationship is higher/lower with Oren/Irus, you'll be approac...
2022-11-16 09:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post