1.9 Staying the course.
Technical part.
The draft is still not finished... but I am quite sure that it will be finished in the first week of November, give or take a few days. Then it will be conver...
2025-10-29 17:04:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Defiant Explorer posts
September news.
Not long ago, the patrons voted, and the current president won by a landslide with the original plan. The number of the upcoming update remains 1.9, and all the old policies and campaign promis...
2025-09-29 08:27:46 +0000 UTC View PostPatron vote. Should the update be split into two parts, 1.9 or not?
A little more detail on the voting options.
Split it up! I have most of the draft ready. This time, I'm clearly going over the desired ~300 pages again, but not as ...
Better than before.
The first thing I want to say is that the progress this month has been good. The main part of the draft is ready. Of course, I hoped that I would be able to surpass myself and finish writing it com...
2025-08-31 06:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostDramas, list, and changes.
Hey there, guys and gals. The last month has been... not very productive, to be honest. I had some personal issues that threw me off track for a while. It's hard to focus on fictional worlds when y...
2025-07-30 07:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate 1.9 Announcement.
Work on the next update has begun. It's still in the very early stages. What can I say without saying too much?
First of all, 1.9 won't be too big. That means the wait won't be as long as... ...
2025-06-26 10:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate 1.8 (public version)
The time has come to share with everyone. Enjoy.
2025-06-18 20:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostHints for non-lewd scenes from update 1.8
Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything.
Oh, there are so many layers t...
2025-06-09 07:03:17 +0000 UTC View PostHints for lewd scenes from update 1.8
Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything.
Smiley, Tail and Merm... 2025-06-09 06:59:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 1.8 (patron version)
The update is in the attached files. And the public version will be posted here (June 19) in two weeks after the patron version, as usual.
The traditional series of hints (lewd and non-lewd) ...
2025-06-05 09:13:57 +0000 UTC View PostJust a few days left.
Before the release of update 1.8. Expect it on June 5-7. If all goes well.
Since I have a few very busy days ahead of me, I don't want to waste any time and will keep this sh...
2025-05-31 01:54:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe last month before the update.
Yes, it's May. If you need a more specific date, let's say between May 31 and June 7. Provided, of course, that everything will be okay during that time.
Meanwhile.<... 2025-04-29 09:37:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Taking Shape.
The readiness of the playable part of update 1.8 is about ~25-30%. More specifically, there are between 260 and 290 pages of the 940-page draft in the integration phase right now.
To be hones...
2025-03-31 15:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary is a Month of Miscalculations.
... but overall, things are okay! Mostly. But let's start with the things that went as planned.
1. Draft. The draft was finished on February 5, as I expected. Apparently...
2025-02-27 19:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostProgress report on 1.8
First of all, despite all my efforts to finish the draft "nicely" before the end of the month and brag about it before you - it didn't happen. But the end is very close, there are lit...
2025-01-30 10:54:22 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go, this year is almost at its end.
First, let this next year be better than the last.
Secondly, the development of the biggest update so far is ongoing.
What? That's it. See, I can be brief if I want to be. But serio...
2024-12-30 12:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostMount and Stone.
Patience will be rewarded. But it's still a while off...
Anyway, before I give a new, more realistic deadline, I'm going to open the veil on why it turned out the way it did. There will be no...
2024-11-28 18:50:20 +0000 UTC View PostWorking Speed, or “Why So Damn Long for Just a Text-based Game?”
I've read such claims. To my game. To other text games. “It's just a text game”, “only an [pseudo] html game”, blah, blah, blah. When it came to me, I usually either react...
2024-11-12 11:07:08 +0000 UTC View PostOh my, it's still growing!
I'm talking about the 1.8 update, yep. And that's both bad and good news at the same time. But before that...
... October, by and large, was pretty productive. Some nasty stuff tried to d...
2024-10-25 20:07:55 +0000 UTC View PostWork progress on 1.8
It's been a while since I've done a progress post, so it's about time to rectify that. First things first - August was pretty productive. I've made a good head start on the update and have been...
2024-09-27 03:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostCivilized Realms. Part I: Valatean Republic.
This is a lore exposition of something that may not be explicitly or directly described in the game itself, out of a desire not to ruin the immersiveness. And, also, not to turn the characters ...
2024-08-27 14:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostPortrait mod by Ffive.
This portrait mod was made by ffive from f95. Once again, this is not...
2024-08-09 17:29:07 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate 1.8 Announcement.
So, work on 1.8 has already started and has been going on for a while, but before that, I want to tell you about something else...
In the attached files you will find the “even more pol...
2024-07-27 10:14:43 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate 1.7 (polished)
Pretty much the same update (1.7 + 1.69), with some edits. So there's no need to replay the whole game or anything. Although, if you need an excuse to go play the game again... Oh yeah, there a...
2024-07-15 04:48:14 +0000 UTC View PostHints for non-lewd scenes from update 1.7 (+1.69)
Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything.
Meralion alive. 2024-07-05 18:37:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hints for lewd scenes from update 1.7 (+1.69)
Watch out for spoilers! I recommend you play to the update's end first and then come back here to see if you missed anything.
Sleeping Handsom... 2024-07-05 18:34:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Update 1.7
I did it. Yeah...
The update was being finalized literally today. So you can expect some roughness in the text. I'll fix it in the next week or two. There should be no critical bugs (such th...
2024-07-05 16:01:39 +0000 UTC View PostJuly 5th.
That's the release date for update 1.7, yep. Well, give or take a day or two if I can get it done a little faster or if I need to fix some bugs. Okay, let me give you a brief... erm, progress repor...
2024-06-29 12:25:12 +0000 UTC View PostNo, no, not yet. But soon.
And “soon” is a relative term, yes. But I'll try really hard to finish it by the end of this month.
Story once again put the collar on me and started pulling the chain deman...
2024-06-08 19:27:52 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile.
Shush moratorium.
Despite the proclaimed moratorium, the situation has improved somewhat and... deteriorated significantly at the same time. Yeah... So perhaps I should repor...
2024-05-13 04:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post