This is an absolutely phenomenal FVN—I haven't read anything this brilliant in ages! Even the [his] route stands out as the only non-gay route I could actually get through in any FVN, truly exceptional writing with masterful character development. That said, there are minor bugs, like in the confrontation scene where Arthur faces the James in Nomax's cabin: if you choose the outcome where Nomax raises no objections and James stops Arthur to clear the air (specifically the route with the line "I hope my honesty here will dispel any assumption that I am out to cause trouble on this ship"), Arthur's sprites don't disappear and remain stuck on screen indefinitely...
Hello, I hope everything is going well with you! I wanted to come here and share my thoughts about the latest update, more specifically about Julian's part - about him in general, actually lol
I let a few updates pile up because I wanted to see how Julian's part would end up and I can say that I'm very pleased with the result
Ever since I started playing Conway back when I was still in the first build with the sprites being all little scribbled figures, I already knew that there was a lot of potential there. Eventually as the game was updated and developed I started playing again and I immediately fell in love with Julian
He is by far my favorite character of all - and by a very large margin btw. I simply love all the scenes with him and all the interactions and dialogues with him are very fun. I love that lizard soooo much it's not even funny
Now that the glowing sea session is over I can say that my feelings have only strengthened. The way his relationship with James (who I named Kirkley in my playthrough, but I'll call him by his canonical name just to make things easier) was deepened, and all I wanted to do was get into the game and show Julian all my love
But it was at this point that I felt the first major disconnect between how the character James feels about Julian and how I, as a player, feel about him. Julian definitely likes James more than James likes him back, and I definitely love Julian more than James loves him back. I was distressed that I couldn't show all my affection and make this beautiful friendship more reciprocal, because I really wanted to lmao
Now that all that said: I have no idea how to unlock his latest LMAO. Normally I wouldn't come here looking for hints because I like to explore the choices and routes by myself but I really got stuck and have no idea how to unlock it. Btw where did the art from the night session with Julian and Samuel go? It's not in either of their tabs (or in any other tab, really). Should it appear somewhere? I just couldn't find it
While I'm already pathetically asking for help, I also haven't been able to unlock Nomax's last art lmao. I have no idea what to do to unlock it tbh
I also haven't unlocked Samuel's last art but it's been a while since I last played his route so I hope to get there eventually
Anyway, I'm very happy to have the opportunity to play Conway. It's easily one of my favorite visual novels ever. I hope everything goes well in the development journey and I wish you and the entire team all the best!
Hey hey and thank you for the kind words first of all. Also just as a warning to others, further on in the post I'll be mentioning some spoilers. But should be beyond the fold-out cutoff.
And yeah, I'm glad the lizard's got his appreciators :D I feel like he's very much the character you either love or he annoys you to death. Which is fine, he's written like that for a reason after all and we wouldn't want Jules to be any other way.
And yeah, I can see why you might feel a disconnect in that scene, though do keep in mind that your mindset and that of James in that moment is likely quite different after what he had to deal with in the days prior. For as much as we try to have him reflect the player, in some situations there are just cisrcumstances that are difficult to induce in a player. Such as that grinding down of James over the last couple of days at that point.
Then as for the unlocks. You don't have Julian's last one? But that is the scene you just talked about...? If you played that one then you should have it unlocked.
Sam is the same Bioluminescence scene, just with you being closer to Sam.
As for the Nomax one, it's easily the trickiest one to get in the game. So no surprise there: You have to basically pursue both Nomax and Julian. Skip your first day of work to spend time with Nomax and make sure to bed him. Later, make sure to win the dice game with Julian and Wolf, and ask Jules for an "anatomy lesson". During the following scene, when Julian asks if he could spend time with Nomax, give him your blessing. Later, choose to leave Conway instead of trying to talk Arthur into letting you stay, and then go spend time with Nomax. You'll find that he and Jules were getting acquainted and get to join in.
Okay, about the unlocks, it seems it's really a bug or something like that. If the last Julian artwork is the bioluminescense sea, then it should've been unlocked in the gallery, but it didn't
Here's a screenshot of the scene that I just took after loading up a save I had:
And here's a screenshot of the gallery that I took right after the scene:
About the Nomax route artwork, I do have that one, actually! It was a tricky one, but it was a lot of fun. What I was referring to was the last one in the gallery that seems to be missing and I couldn't find it at all:
Idk if this bug is something that just happened to me for whatever reason but that's how things are for me as of right now lol. But if I didn't actually missed a scene then that's fine, it means I actually played (almost) everything that I had to play. Now I want more!
Anyway, that's the feedback I had to share. Thanks for responding!
Ah alright, yeah you indeed caught a bug with the image not being unlocked! It's fixed for Update 19. :)
As for the Nomax one, it's a variance of the bioluminesence that starts back during the day 2 meeting. You can be promised a drawing during it which then can be resolved during the bioluminescence scene.
I played on Samuel's route until the big reveal on day two, and I let out an audible gasp in real life lol. Samuel being a woman took me by surprise to say the least, and honestly, it made me stop doing her route any further.
Don't get me wrong, I think having a character like Samuel is a wonderful and heartwarming touch in a visual novel, but it's definitely not for me.
I hope I don't come off as transphobe or any of the sorts, because that's definitely not the case. It's - like I said - not for me, is all :)
I might give it a go on the other routes, since what I've read so far was very enjoyable. Great VN! :D
Thank you, and yeah absolutely fine of course. Not everything has to be for everyone. Handful of other options still around that have been made with just as much love. :D
Just finished with the Julian route as my first. I've gotta say, this vn is honestly one of the best I've read through. I love the writing, and the art is so unique, it's absolutely beautiful, like a straight up painting! Even though the route isn't finished, I can tell how much effort has been put into these characters.
The character building is *chef's kiss*. Getting to know each of them is enjoyable and the span of time of getting to know them feels like it's done healthily. Overall, this vn is great, and I can't wait to see more of this, especially more of Julian. He's my favorite, little, sassy lizard guy :)
Thank you very much! Very happy whenever peeps enjoy what we're putting together! We'll be keeping out schedule, so hopefully we'll be able to supply you with a steady stream of it :D
Could you provide more information? Ideally a screenshot so that i can actually see what it looks like. Does it happen with all saves? or is it just a particular one that it happens with? And you mentioned you load from a new game, so do you start a new game and then hit load?
Hmm, very odd. Though without actually knowing what it looks like, and me not being able to reproduce it, there isn't much I can do I'm afraid. I'll ask around and see if anyone else has a similar problem, but yeah I've never heard of it before.
I guess all we could try is a trusty redownload and see if that does anything.
I wanted to inquire as to the lore of this world. As far as I'm aware, this contains historical maps, locations, countries and the such, but species is a bit confusing. Do species correlate to ethnicity/nationality? If so, why does Britain have like 70% of all species? Or are all species spread out equally amongst different countries? Or were the inhabitants of the world originally humans, but then became different anthro species?
I enjoy the setting and some of the characters are very enjoyable wouldn't mind seeing more of Julian or Nomax at least (Arthur can sleep with the fishes for all i care! that man is insufferable)
Yeah, all characters will get a showing in Morocco. Of course not all being worked on at the same time necessarily, but they'll all get their spotlight.
unfortunately i tried every possible option but still can't find the other 2 scenes in nomax's route, can you give me some suggestions (moreover my english is not very good if i say anything wrong please forgive me)
Hi, sorry to bother you again. I’ve completed the game several times and even restarted from the beginning once, but I still can’t unlock two of the scenes for Nomax in the gallery. I’m not sure what I’m missing or what I need to do. Is it possible that those scenes are tied to another character’s storyline? I’d really appreciate any help. Thanks
Oh, yeah it's easily the most difficult one to stumble over. Basic rundown is below:
It's connected to both, the earlier Nomax scene, and the Julian anatomy lesson. Both of them are prerequesites, and then during the anatomy lesson Julian should ask you about Nomax. One of those choices (can't remember exactly which one it was from memory) and then pick leave the ship.
I love the mixture of education and entertainment in this! I love the art style and each character has such a clear voice and personality, and the ‘camera’ work is a lot of fun! I am excited to see where this is going! Here’s hoping for some good Moroccan tea!
Im new at the visual novels things, but this,is just amazin, perfect, like, i have changed what i say in this comment like 4 times cuz idk what say, in not so many words, is amazing, beautiful art, good characters, but what i can do now is wait for the update
Well, I'm glad we could be a good introduction! And I really appreciate that you took the time to say it. It really means a lot to know that people are out there and actually enjoying what we do! Next update isn't too far away either, so thankfully the wait isn't too long. :D
Thank you so much! Yeah, while we're not exactly in the business of being historians or anything like that. So there are most certainly things that are wrong, or just changed for the sake not messing up the vibe of the story too much. But yeh, I always loved it when there were little bits and pieces in media that had me learn a little bit, so we try to repeat that here! :D
And yep, you'll certainly see that, progress has been steady and we haven't yet missed our 2 month schedule once. So we're steadily trucking on with this baby!
I played every second with rapt attention, even anxiety when things got... tense. Didn't find a single adult scene and I'm not at all disappointed in the least. I already can't wait to play through again and again.
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This is an absolutely phenomenal FVN—I haven't read anything this brilliant in ages! Even the [his] route stands out as the only non-gay route I could actually get through in any FVN, truly exceptional writing with masterful character development. That said, there are minor bugs, like in the confrontation scene where Arthur faces the James in Nomax's cabin: if you choose the outcome where Nomax raises no objections and James stops Arthur to clear the air (specifically the route with the line "I hope my honesty here will dispel any assumption that I am out to cause trouble on this ship"), Arthur's sprites don't disappear and remain stuck on screen indefinitely...
Hey, glad you're enjoying it and it's wonderful that you've taken the time to make sure we hear it! Always very much appreciated :)
And thank you for bringing up that issue. We'll look into it.
i love Julian
Hello, I hope everything is going well with you! I wanted to come here and share my thoughts about the latest update, more specifically about Julian's part - about him in general, actually lol
I let a few updates pile up because I wanted to see how Julian's part would end up and I can say that I'm very pleased with the result
Ever since I started playing Conway back when I was still in the first build with the sprites being all little scribbled figures, I already knew that there was a lot of potential there. Eventually as the game was updated and developed I started playing again and I immediately fell in love with Julian
He is by far my favorite character of all - and by a very large margin btw. I simply love all the scenes with him and all the interactions and dialogues with him are very fun. I love that lizard soooo much it's not even funny
Now that the glowing sea session is over I can say that my feelings have only strengthened. The way his relationship with James (who I named Kirkley in my playthrough, but I'll call him by his canonical name just to make things easier) was deepened, and all I wanted to do was get into the game and show Julian all my love
But it was at this point that I felt the first major disconnect between how the character James feels about Julian and how I, as a player, feel about him. Julian definitely likes James more than James likes him back, and I definitely love Julian more than James loves him back. I was distressed that I couldn't show all my affection and make this beautiful friendship more reciprocal, because I really wanted to lmao
Now that all that said: I have no idea how to unlock his latest LMAO. Normally I wouldn't come here looking for hints because I like to explore the choices and routes by myself but I really got stuck and have no idea how to unlock it. Btw where did the art from the night session with Julian and Samuel go? It's not in either of their tabs (or in any other tab, really). Should it appear somewhere? I just couldn't find it
While I'm already pathetically asking for help, I also haven't been able to unlock Nomax's last art lmao. I have no idea what to do to unlock it tbh
I also haven't unlocked Samuel's last art but it's been a while since I last played his route so I hope to get there eventually
Anyway, I'm very happy to have the opportunity to play Conway. It's easily one of my favorite visual novels ever. I hope everything goes well in the development journey and I wish you and the entire team all the best!
Hey hey and thank you for the kind words first of all. Also just as a warning to others, further on in the post I'll be mentioning some spoilers. But should be beyond the fold-out cutoff.
And yeah, I'm glad the lizard's got his appreciators :D I feel like he's very much the character you either love or he annoys you to death. Which is fine, he's written like that for a reason after all and we wouldn't want Jules to be any other way.
And yeah, I can see why you might feel a disconnect in that scene, though do keep in mind that your mindset and that of James in that moment is likely quite different after what he had to deal with in the days prior. For as much as we try to have him reflect the player, in some situations there are just cisrcumstances that are difficult to induce in a player. Such as that grinding down of James over the last couple of days at that point.
Then as for the unlocks. You don't have Julian's last one? But that is the scene you just talked about...? If you played that one then you should have it unlocked.
Sam is the same Bioluminescence scene, just with you being closer to Sam.
As for the Nomax one, it's easily the trickiest one to get in the game. So no surprise there: You have to basically pursue both Nomax and Julian. Skip your first day of work to spend time with Nomax and make sure to bed him. Later, make sure to win the dice game with Julian and Wolf, and ask Jules for an "anatomy lesson". During the following scene, when Julian asks if he could spend time with Nomax, give him your blessing. Later, choose to leave Conway instead of trying to talk Arthur into letting you stay, and then go spend time with Nomax. You'll find that he and Jules were getting acquainted and get to join in.
Okay, about the unlocks, it seems it's really a bug or something like that. If the last Julian artwork is the bioluminescense sea, then it should've been unlocked in the gallery, but it didn't
Here's a screenshot of the scene that I just took after loading up a save I had:
And here's a screenshot of the gallery that I took right after the scene:
About the Nomax route artwork, I do have that one, actually! It was a tricky one, but it was a lot of fun. What I was referring to was the last one in the gallery that seems to be missing and I couldn't find it at all:
Idk if this bug is something that just happened to me for whatever reason but that's how things are for me as of right now lol. But if I didn't actually missed a scene then that's fine, it means I actually played (almost) everything that I had to play. Now I want more!
Anyway, that's the feedback I had to share. Thanks for responding!
Ah alright, yeah you indeed caught a bug with the image not being unlocked! It's fixed for Update 19. :)
As for the Nomax one, it's a variance of the bioluminesence that starts back during the day 2 meeting. You can be promised a drawing during it which then can be resolved during the bioluminescence scene.
I'm happy to help in anyway. Looking forward for the next update!
(i totally forgot about that drawing so if you excuse me i'll try to unlock it-
Heavy Spoilers!!
I played on Samuel's route until the big reveal on day two, and I let out an audible gasp in real life lol. Samuel being a woman took me by surprise to say the least, and honestly, it made me stop doing her route any further.
Don't get me wrong, I think having a character like Samuel is a wonderful and heartwarming touch in a visual novel, but it's definitely not for me.
I hope I don't come off as transphobe or any of the sorts, because that's definitely not the case. It's - like I said - not for me, is all :)
I might give it a go on the other routes, since what I've read so far was very enjoyable. Great VN! :D
Thank you, and yeah absolutely fine of course. Not everything has to be for everyone. Handful of other options still around that have been made with just as much love. :D
Just finished with the Julian route as my first. I've gotta say, this vn is honestly one of the best I've read through. I love the writing, and the art is so unique, it's absolutely beautiful, like a straight up painting! Even though the route isn't finished, I can tell how much effort has been put into these characters.
The character building is *chef's kiss*. Getting to know each of them is enjoyable and the span of time of getting to know them feels like it's done healthily. Overall, this vn is great, and I can't wait to see more of this, especially more of Julian. He's my favorite, little, sassy lizard guy :)
Thank you very much! Very happy whenever peeps enjoy what we're putting together! We'll be keeping out schedule, so hopefully we'll be able to supply you with a steady stream of it :D
Every time I load my previous save from a new game, it keeps messing up the scene and characters. Body parts are in all different places
Could you provide more information? Ideally a screenshot so that i can actually see what it looks like.
Does it happen with all saves? or is it just a particular one that it happens with?
And you mentioned you load from a new game, so do you start a new game and then hit load?
I can't do screenshots on this laptop but it happens on all the saves
Hmm, very odd. Though without actually knowing what it looks like, and me not being able to reproduce it, there isn't much I can do I'm afraid. I'll ask around and see if anyone else has a similar problem, but yeah I've never heard of it before.
I guess all we could try is a trusty redownload and see if that does anything.
I named my character John Conway, it'd have been very funny if the game had an eater egg for that I think.
I wanted to inquire as to the lore of this world. As far as I'm aware, this contains historical maps, locations, countries and the such, but species is a bit confusing. Do species correlate to ethnicity/nationality? If so, why does Britain have like 70% of all species? Or are all species spread out equally amongst different countries? Or were the inhabitants of the world originally humans, but then became different anthro species?
Yep, species aren't geographically constrained. It's all vibes.
And no, no humans exist(ed).
I enjoy the setting and some of the characters are very enjoyable wouldn't mind seeing more of Julian or Nomax at least (Arthur can sleep with the fishes for all i care! that man is insufferable)
Yeah, all characters will get a showing in Morocco. Of course not all being worked on at the same time necessarily, but they'll all get their spotlight.
unfortunately i tried every possible option but still can't find the other 2 scenes in nomax's route, can you give me some suggestions (moreover my english is not very good if i say anything wrong please forgive me)
I asked him the same thing — he said the two remaining scenes are part of Julian’s route. You can find it if you scroll down a bit.
ببخشید من به راهنمایی نیاز دارم من بارها بازی رو کامل کردم و از اول شروع کردم ولی بازم نتونستم دو تا از صحنه های نومکس رو باز کنم باید چیکار کنم.
مترجمي ليس جيدًا بما يكفي لفهمك، آسف!
Hi, sorry to bother you again. I’ve completed the game several times and even restarted from the beginning once, but I still can’t unlock two of the scenes for Nomax in the gallery. I’m not sure what I’m missing or what I need to do. Is it possible that those scenes are tied to another character’s storyline? I’d really appreciate any help. Thanks
Oh, yeah it's easily the most difficult one to stumble over. Basic rundown is below:
It's connected to both, the earlier Nomax scene, and the Julian anatomy lesson. Both of them are prerequesites, and then during the anatomy lesson Julian should ask you about Nomax. One of those choices (can't remember exactly which one it was from memory) and then pick leave the ship.
You mean I shouldn't accept Arthur's bribe and choose the "leave the ship at the port" option instead?
Yes, it's only available if you're decide to leave the ship.
Really love that art style <3
Thank you!
مشتاقانه منتظر بروز رسانی بعدی هستم😁
Hah, Shokran! :D
Will get rid your message as it might spoil things for people. Answer will be below.
Because that's how she was planned as the character we wanted to write. Simple as that.
Thank you for your feedback and congratulations for the story. I think you are doing a good job. As a reader, I can't wait to see the rest.
Thank you very much :) And can't wait for people to get to see more! :D
I love the mixture of education and entertainment in this! I love the art style and each character has such a clear voice and personality, and the ‘camera’ work is a lot of fun! I am excited to see where this is going! Here’s hoping for some good Moroccan tea!
Hah, thank you very much! Yeah I'm sure we'll have some time to sit down for some tea :)
Can't wait for the next update:3 need more content for my boy wolf lmao
Im new at the visual novels things, but this,is just amazin, perfect, like, i have changed what i say in this comment like 4 times cuz idk what say, in not so many words, is amazing, beautiful art, good characters, but what i can do now is wait for the update
Well, I'm glad we could be a good introduction! And I really appreciate that you took the time to say it. It really means a lot to know that people are out there and actually enjoying what we do!
Next update isn't too far away either, so thankfully the wait isn't too long. :D
:D
Thank you so much! Yeah, while we're not exactly in the business of being historians or anything like that. So there are most certainly things that are wrong, or just changed for the sake not messing up the vibe of the story too much. But yeh, I always loved it when there were little bits and pieces in media that had me learn a little bit, so we try to repeat that here! :D
And yep, you'll certainly see that, progress has been steady and we haven't yet missed our 2 month schedule once. So we're steadily trucking on with this baby!
this is BEAUTIFUL. Everything! Story, characters... This is incredible. I hope this VN gets longer.
Thank you :D Yeah we're doing our best to make sure exactly that happens!
I played every second with rapt attention, even anxiety when things got... tense. Didn't find a single adult scene and I'm not at all disappointed in the least. I already can't wait to play through again and again.
Well I'm very glad that you've enjoyed your time with it! Thank you for giving it a try.