Conway
Conway update 9 is now available!
Hey everyone! Get your Santa hats ready, it's December and Update 9 is out. Lizards & Lanterns, and whats better for the cold season than to keep warm with a Lizard? Or maybe you have to keep him warm given his cold-bloodedness?
We're coming up to the end of day two by now, and to wane out that day, we'll have you as the player get the choice of how to spend the evening. Throughout the day you'll have had characters suggesting or inviting you for things, and this is basically one of the points where we'll let you pursue one of those promises/invitations/etc.
It'll be a case where you won't ever get to go through all of these in one playthrough. Some might be tied to this one evening, others might re-occur later on, and we just figured it'd be a fun little idea to make good on some of these smaller suggestions.
This update contains the first one of these for the Julian fans among you. If you've been nice to him and had some specific dice game outcomes, he would have invited you to visit him in the evening. There are some other situations where it happens, but the easiest and most consistent way is probably when you win the bet and ask Julian about how lizards look below the waist. If you get along with him well enough at that point, he'll bring up the evening meetup.
And this update is that particular scene!
While this means that for everyone else there isn't anything new in here, I do encourage you all to have a peek at the beginning of the game! The part up to the dinner choice of the first day has received an overhaul and those changes will slowly but surely spread to the other parts of the game as well.
But yes, this update is actually one of the reasons why we're switching to the 2-month release schedule going forward. Just to try and avoid these situations where only one very specific optional path gets worked on. Or well, it's not entirely avoidable, but at least add more stuff to each individual update to make it less likely.
Some scenes just take more effort, this one is a decent chunk of writing with different variations depending on past choices, you got the art for it as well which always takes a long time.
We want the hot scenes to be hot after all, right? With everything that goes along with it, this is a bit of an outlier and required some art and a long scene treatment, meaning the other evening options shouldn't need quite so much work committed to them.
But yeah, just be aware that the new parts of this update is only available under those specific circumstances. So if you want to go for it, just be nice to Julian, smack him here and there, and then , I suppose re-roll the dice outcomes until you get the desired outcome. There is one instance where he invites you before the dice game as well, but that is an even more specific scenario that I don't even remember the exact line of events needed to trigger it, that's how niche it is.
I hope all your lizard appreciators enjoy the scene though! Rubric's written it, so it is an absolute treat! Also, some of the variations in it are just really fun given that in some constellations Julian leaves the dice scene entirely unable to talk.
Fingers crossed you'll enjoy it, and of course as always thank you very very much for playing!
If you want to help support the development of the game you can do so over on patreon. We would greatly appreciate it if you are able to chip in, as it'll allow us to expand what help we have available for it and get people on board when needed.
Right now we are about break-even with the running monthly expenses, which is absolutely fantastic as it allows us to first, be a little less stressed out (*sweat*) and second, think a little bit more ahead when it comes to potential extra budget to work with. Might not sound like a lot to chip in 2 or 5 bucks a months, but it does add up quite quickly. :)
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A bit late to trying this VN, but here is what I see/say/comprehend:
Glad to have content filters, even if I have no need for them, having options like this feels good.
So they treat their wives rough? Sheesh!
Love the ear movements!
To be named after your own species/ethnicity... ugg...
Guh? Who you calling a lady! Oh wait lad y ! X3 (Damn English...)
Unless the command is immoral..., but I don't think that will happen.
Uhm... when was the introduction to this Samuel?
I don't do well with confrontational situations, but the bigger issue is knowing if its serious or just in fun (fake)...
Being serious and being uptight are not the same thing, I'd rather have pleasant fun, while not in a serious situation mind, then to deal with someone who has an air of making other suffer. In either case, fun or serious, don't take it too far! I'd rather have a happy doggy!
SALMON! <3
Wait is he African Wild Dog or a Painted Dog??? Which?
Wondering what MC looks like? No mirror yet though.
Glad to be near sited, I like to be able to see details up close, but being far sighted has its perks too!
Now that what I wish more for, those who have higher status willing to pay heed to those below them. To recognize each others efforts in make each others lives be able to continue as they are. Poor make wealthier richer, so in turn rich use those gains to help keep the poor going and happy. In either direction the efforts to make the other happy, help to keep the other productive too. Its all in about using what you have to show you care, and willing to help.
Given prior dialogue, I'm hoping cats and dogs can get along!
Pup? I thought we were kitten? Meh doesn't matter much!
Love that sause too! I favor sweet and sour things or generally I aim for better than bittersweet.
Does kindness always have to kill others? Maybe it does when all you know of is hardship or making things hard on others... It helps to be know/be told when its time to leave something alone for the time being, not always easy to tell, not always easy to follow..., but it overlaps with trying to understand others... try once... try twice... a third time though is when you make or break. Then again even I have difficulty explaining myself at times. Above all else is our perceptions impacting our actions and reactions. When things get heated, just need time to think apart... Doesn't help to be interjecting in situations you do not have full understanding of... which is why I find it important to ask questions and not fling assumptions.
I take it my favorite kind of falcon here is not fully arted?
Hope that wasn't any sort of route selection right there, but he doesn't seem too upset/upsetting, just need to ease into it.
WOOF!!!
Dah! Don't overthink things!!!! DXD
Since he was grumpy I decide to go with... Noodles! :3 (Because of observation about his tail ^^;)
Hard to wake up nicely when you are being forced awake...
While it would be lovely, if he is that much a novice, what good will come of forcing him? I'm really loving how the characters are balanced so that you can (not SHOULD, just hat you can) agree with them on some things and not on others! Be too pushy and you will get resentment and push back after all! And noddles even apologies! <3
To humble and be humbled, both without even a tinge of resentment, tone and phrasing are key. Afraid to lose dignity and self respect perhaps? I could think of far less pleasant people to be around than noddles!
Hrm... in this case, would it hurt to ask? Hrm... knowing skills is important... I hardly know many for real. huh... just like my dad... he tells me to be careful, yet he is the one who keeps hurting himself :/ Urk.. I'd wish to help..., but in this case it feels more like an order AND there are others around to help anyway. If bad events start to form a pattern, then it becomes hard to think there could be anything else but the conclusion drawn. The only way to beat psudeo evidence is with hard evidence and facts. Its even more of a struggle when accusations start flying back and forth. Find the route of the problem(s) else all remotely involved will pay eventually... *clenches and sighs* and then the problem just festers, grows, and infects... This is how munity and revolution happen, it all starts with something small that ignored or overlooked, when it then turns to widespread speculation... We may not be responsible for the sins that come from those before us, but we are just as guilty if we let it continue or repeat and enforce the same mistakes, and it becomes hard to tell anymore who is innocent and guilty of what... just one big mess like a rigged powder keg with dynamite strapped, along with countless fuses and a inverse game of chicken where the winner is also the loser...
Oh so that is the stripes! Doctor Stripes! Again wish could stay more, but when it comes to work, work should come first, as long as any concerns are being addressed and well cared for! It is possible to take things seriously and still be emotional after all!!!
Can't blame the guy for the quip..., but I'm not quite sure now is the time! If it weren't for being surrounded by all this water I spray him! XD ... Whack a lizard??? Now this is interesting turn of events! Glad something can be common ground! Manned is fine for now, lets have fun!
(I just want to boop their snoots! Such amazing artist you got! ^^)
Woah a CG for this! Nice! Teeff! Smiles and grins! Oh interesting getting the choice to twist our own fate!!! That a first for VNs! (That I've seen) Hrm... I may be upset, but I can't just go around DEFYING everything...
Cat Call??? X3, darn! Get to see MC but only bits, can't even tell what sort of cat he is or even the face! You know just how to tease!!!
I wouldn't join in on a bet like this, but for the VN it feels right. The funny part when you sperate your head from the MCs head at times. Seriously agreeing on giving HIM the most middle numbers? If it wasn't in fun it be a death wish!
Lady Luck or Lad y Luck? X3 HAHAHA! That classic comedy/psychological trick! XD Hrm.. Choices Choices..., my issue is not knowing just how much does Kitty know? Wouldn't want to gossip, but saying something like this in their face could also be an issue... not knowing how Kitty will spin things is troubling to know what is wrong or right... but that could be just it, there may be no right or wrong answer here! So lets not say what already known about us three and go with the two others, eh? Seriously dude? (Well then again you guys got me interested in nearly all of you already! Damn fine!) Horsy is uptight, but I can't say right now its unreasonable!
Valiant... Valiant but tainted... While I seek purity/consideration/consent, anywhere I go ends up eventually succumbing to everything but that... the good name of something named, being ruined by its own people... its horrible how ignorant we are of our masses... and the voices of the concerned are stifled..., times may change, but throwing everything out is not the answer either..., combine tradition and solid foundations with newer concepts, else something is bound to crumble from lack of proper support, like a house of cards, or the foundations crack and everything is chaos from no longer being recognizable, this the point of balance and being slow and steady, no jumping and no forcing, take time and not demand things change, make things change, by showing just how the new can still embrace the old, and in turn prove its not that different, conflict only divides.
The difference between "cat naps" and something like "trash panda" is that naps came before cats, but raccoons came before before trash cans. One is something universal among all living things, a semi physical "concept" needed to "live" that is then applied to something that seem to enjoy doing said activity. The other however is applying something man made and physical to something that was already scavenger to being with, let alone the term trash or garbage is inherently negative as it means something that has outlived its use (to its owner anyways). This why referring to Raccoons as "trash pandas" I find insulting, for you are then branding them for something that is your own fault. Using both these logics and discrepancies though I need help to realize and differentiate from the and possible dualities of bigger pictures, how do they apply to both general concepts and specific scenarios? This is what I as much as those who are in opposition of things may struggle to understand, what came first? What is the origin? What is the history? It would do wonders to help clear things up for EVERYONE.
Ah nice a spot to come back to later! Great! I don't deserve what is planned here yet anyway! ^^; Maybe another time!
Oh and I know we get to name MC, but still needs a record in the logbook on the main menu! Just need the name to be something like MC in brackets or quotes? Since we do not have control over the backstory anyways! Right?
Hey hey, and thank you for taking the time to comment :)
Only gonna respond to a couple things since it is quite a long comment.
African wild dog and painted dog are the same; it's just a different name for the same species.
And yes, the falcon hasn't got his art yet. Will be getting it soon, but just didn't quite make the cut yet.
But yes, I'm glad you enjoyed your time with it by the sounds of it and thank you for giving it a try. :)
Yes! Got it!
Amazing update and astronomically high cuteness levels from one of the best lizard characters I have ever seen.
Hoping there will be more opportunities to experience more of it.
Hah, thank you! Yeah There'll certainly be more of it in the future :D