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Month End Status Update

Hello,

August is in the bag and it's time for an update on things. The Zalran Church and Bridge maps were updated for MV. Additionally, the chapter 1 map updates for North Road, South Road and Zalran Lake were started. I've begun upscaling and inputting chapter 1 artwork.

System-wise, I'm still hashing out menus. The equipment menu is now in place with icons, but it's missing the appropriate character artwork. I think I've made progress on the main menu artwork and should finish that up this weekend (yay, I'll get to complete t...

Aylia's Story MV Poll #1: Fetishes

Please take a moment to complete the following survey. Results are entirely anonymous, and the survey is a mere 10 questions long. This is the first set of fetishes I'd like for patrons to rate. Please note, results will not mean a fetish will or will not be included, but as I plan to include quite a few scenes in the final product, your views will help shape the level of importance I give each. Also, please try and consider the importance you find a particular fetish, not just whether you want to see it at all. For example, if you rate ever...

Month End Status Update

Hello everyone,

July is in the books, and you guys deserve a status update. There's some good news and some bad.

Progress was made this month, all the Zalran interior maps were finalized, events added and updated to the Mayor's house, Voran's bar, etc. Mapping is almost done for Zalran church which will bring all the mapping up to Chapter 1. Artwork is still being worked on for the CGs 6-8, but all 3 are nearly done.

System-wise, I've been working on 3 areas for the next release. The main menu should be complete with char...

Quick Post Release Update

Hello everyone,

Figured I'd post a quick update on things:

- First MV Patreon release and pledge is in the books. I should have enough from this pledge to commission the remaining system work needed for Aylia's Story. I'm starting that process this week.

- The release download link was updated yesterday to address a number of game-crashing errors. Errors related to the Dirk scene, Voran Bar introduction, Inn introduction, and Mayor introduction were fixed. Most were related to move route issues which did not show up durin...

Aylia's Story 0.10 MV Release

Hello everyone,

The 0.10MV release is in final playtesting and will be posted shortly. You will find links to both the PC and Mac releases below. These links will be posted either tonight or tomorrow night at the latest, depending on how final playtesting goes. Please take a moment to read below.

One last note: I strongly advise playing this release and exploring the areas. While Zalran Fields is still getting filled, almost every area is littered with new interactions and events. Part of my goal in this game is...

Update Notification and Roadmap

Let's try this again, shall we? MV 0.10 will be dropping soon, and it will be a paid update. Given that people will actually be contributing to the project, I wanted to give you an idea of where things are heading from here. This is the current plan for the summer. MV 0.15 and MV 0.20 each represent enough work and content to warrant paid updates. Please send me any questions or concerns you may have.

As for content, I feel it might be worth offering a quick reminder. Aylia's Story is meant to be a slow burn. Meaning, there will be qu...

Update Information

Hello everyone,

Well, damn. I was getting things in order yesterday, going through Patreon tiers to make sure everything was appropriate, as once a charge is ran those are basically locked in. I then realized that pledge charges only go through at the start of the month--which I knew, not sure what I was thinking. So, now I'm left with a dilemma. I see no reason to run a pledged post right now, as any charges won't occur until the end of the month anyways.

So, now I'm thinking about what kind of update to put out. How much cont...

Release Information

Hello, we're nearing the end of March. I'll be putting out a pledged update this week. The pledge will apply to the March and April updates. I'll be using the pledged money to commission and finalize the remaining components of the battle system. This release will contain the 0.10 content, and the April release will contain a working battle system and at a minimum, up to the 0.11 content (with the appropriate artwork that was never in 0.11 alpha). I'll post a more detailed changelog with the release.

Going forward from this release, th...

Update

Just a quick update. No release quite yet. I had an opportunity this week to work with someone on the combat UI and took it. I thought I could do both, but I didn't end up putting enough time into the game after work hours (damn you Elden Ring). So, the release is not quite ready, but I think we got the combat UI in place. One important step towards getting combat back into the game. That might make a few of you happy? Anyways, if I have to sacrifice a goat, I'm getting this damn release out the door this coming week. Thanks for your patienc...

February Update

Hello everyone,

The first MV release (0.10) is extremely close to being ready to go. I know I said that I'd release a monthly update, but it seems very silly to release a partial update a few days before an actual release. I'm aiming to get the first MV release out the door this Friday, if it is still not ready, I'll go ahead and upload a monthly update you guys can play.

The slightly sad downside to not getting the release ready is that I won't be able to run a pledged update. I was planning on using the pledged money from this...

Mid-month Status Report

Hello again,

February is half gone. I've been churning ahead and figured I'd give a quick status update since it's been about 2 weeks since the January update. 

Things in place for the February update:

- All three Zalran main maps updated and events moved over (Yay!)

- All Zalran interiors working, but only Lida's shop is updated

- Both Aylia scenes in Zalran are now in the game

- Added and edited a number of small events around Zalran

- Fixed the FPS synch option for those with higher refresh m...

January Update

This is the beginning of monthly updates. January's update is NOT a pledged release.

Here is the link to the January update. You MUST copy paste this manually, as the decryption key screws up the hyperlink:

Windows Release: 

https://mega.nz/file/sp8y2ZCI#_ge_k1b6zOHjLM4PeFJrRtc8b7qPX-X6QxSsbxn-Vas

Mac Release:

https://mega.nz/file/J4lkQDqA#Ox6GYhByHgbpgneAlj1...

Status Update

Hello everyone,

I've been a bit silent this month, but wanted to give everyone quick update on things as we near the end of the month. I didn't say anything earlier, but my plan is to start monthly releases. Some months will have enough content to warrant a charge, some won't. I will clearly specify if it is a charged release.

There will be a release on the 31st. It WILL NOT be a charged release, and it will not contain chapter 1 content. I do believe the February release will have both new content and will be a charged release....

Happy New Year!

I feel like fate is speaking. Or perhaps screaming.

Lore Post: Talyron Holidays

In honor of the holiday season, I figured I'd make a post about holidays in the world of Aylia's Story.

Royal Entry #42 – Talyron Holidays

Entry Rationale – The three “kingdoms” have evolved considerably in a surprisingly short amount of time. It was determined appropriate to compile a list of holidays across the region, as such knowledge may offer potential strategic advantages.

§ Talyron – Given that the region was once a single king...

Status Update

Alright, I promised a proper update. The game is playable through where I want the next release to be. I've been doing legitimate map updates to get them to MV tilesets and I believe they look pretty darn nice for RPG Maker. For maps, I still need to finish up the updated version of Zalran's bridge and Zalran fields (including interiors).

Most of the artwork is ready to go now. I posted a teaser of the new peasant dress. It's ready to go, but the next release probably won't have all of Aylia's expressions done.

Finally, system ...

Just a Quickie

Hello, wanted to make a quick post on things. I took on a contract a few weeks back and that ended up eating away at most of my working time. Unfortunately, since I still have not gotten to a point where I feel comfortable running a charged release, I may have to take these opportunities if they come along. I finished up my obligations this weekend and will be moving back to working on Aylia's Story. I'll keep you all posted and will do a proper update on things this week if I can't give you something better.

Thanks!
YT

Status Update

Hello everyone!

Still churning along. Thought I'd give you all a little update. Still polishing things up and getting the MV systems screens in place. I'm spending about 3-4 days per week getting everything that was in the prologue polished and looking good. I'm spending the rest of the time working on new stuff (Yay!). I'm hopeful that October will be the last month in which the majority of my time is spent getting existing content updated and polished.

As you can see above, the hills look a bit different. I've got them update...

Lore Post: Trellion Kingdom

Royal Entry #3: Military Evaluation of Trellion Kingdom

Kingdom Name - Trellion

Current Ruler – Eminence Arturo

Report Status – Updated 637 D.C.

History – Trellion was once the capital of Talyron and remains the oldest seat of power in the region. The city itself lies on fertile lands surrounding the Divine River delta. The nearby lands provide ample opportunity for farming and the city's loca...

MV Alpha 3 - One more test

Hello everyone. I've been busy updating and polishing things for the first real MV release. During that last alpha, it was brought to my attention that I can update the MV system itself to improve performance and stability in MV. I've done that, and while the game is running fine for me, I'd like to expand the testing group a bit.

For those that are willing, would you mind downloading and testing this version of the game. It does have a few things updated and polished from the last alpha, but I would not consider it a new release. Tha...

Just Checkin' In

Hello everyone,

Just popping in to say that things are moving right along. There have been a bunch of updates that should pleasantly surprise people when they play the next update. I spent a few days last week finally digging into the battle system. I've got a working base in place and have been slowly updating the UI (which should be WAY better than the VX Ace one). I think I can get about 70% of what I need in place and will have to commission the last 30%. That said, I did find a few games with some Japanese plugins which might do w...

MV Alpha 2

Whelp, I'm tired. I'm uploading where the game is. You can get further than before, and the placeholder is now gone, but it's still not the full prologue. My guess is you will crash in either the 2nd hills area or the crossroads before town. Like the last one, this is more meant for seeing progress and testing to help me find crashes. Eventually, I'll post a non-alpha version and for those who'd rather not test for crashes, that'll be the one to play. There will be one of those this month...

Edit 1: Re-uploaded a fixed version for the ...

Status Update

Quick thank you to everyone who has tested the game and reported issues. Everything reported has been fixed. I also found a number of events that were not firing because they got changed to be "under the player" for some reason (most were in the main mine area around the anvil, etc.). I must have copied an event incorrectly. In VX Ace, I'd used a script to reference prior events instead of recreating them multiple times, but that script is not available in MV that I could find.

Anyways, on to the current status. I posted with the alpha...

MV Alpha

In a turn of events that should surprise no one, I've got a few more things to do. So, I'm releasing a short teaser of the mines. You can see some of the higher resolution standing portraits, how things are looking in MV, and a few of the updated CGs. I will update this to what should be the full MV 0.10 release Tuesday (See, it'll still be this month!).

EDIT 8/28/21: I missed changing a text code for the butter knife that caused a crash. The new text skip fully skips things, so it's sadly easy to miss errors like this during testing....

Development Update

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to say the first MV release is fully playable through the prologue. It features new artwork, new music, updated maps, and events. There are a few placeholders and some scripts that are not finished, but it is releasable as-is. So, I can say with certainty there will be a release this month. The plan is to release it next Friday on the 27th.

I did start working on the game full time mid last week, and it's been a godsend. I feel like I've accomplished more in a few days than I accomplished June and Jul...

MV Artwork Teaser

Still here, still making progress. Enjoy another teaser of the new MV artwork. I left her potato sack layer invisible, because well... it's fun!

Some positive news, I'm going to be working fully on Aylia's Story starting early August for the remainder of the month. I've put in a lot of work in July to make this happen. I always said if I got a chance to work full time on Aylia's Story again, I wouldn't piss it away. Well, I'm sure as hell going to try. As for the release, Trello is pretty accurate. The maps remaining requires me to...

Just a couple updated portraits while you wait

Figured I'd upload some artwork while you wait. Just a few of the updated portraits (the second one is the old version). It wasn't on the Trello list, but I added the "irritated" version today. I just love that expression, and Aylia really needs it if she's going to travel with Bogwort :-)

I will be working more on the game this week. Just a few tasks left.

Status Update

July 11th... Good Lord.

8 tasks left on Trello. Just wanted to poke Patreon to let people know I'm working. Haven't had much time to progress the last week, but I will have time to work this week. Every fiber of my being just wants to get this done, out the door and the project moving forward. It's a matter of carving out time to do it. More than ever, I'm seeing that I need to shift from hobby hours to at least part time on Aylia's Story with the ultimate goal of full time on the game. But for now, 8 tasks... my other job can kiss Bo...

Status Update

I've updated the Trello page with the 14 tasks left to complete. The Trello page is something I really want to restart correctly for future releases. It's in kind of a half-done stage, but I figured it might be worthwhile to put together a quick list of what's on my plate.

I will be working on the game for a few hours Sunday, and I have both Monday and Tuesday set for just Aylia's Story. Let's do this!

Trello link: https://trello.co...

Status Update

Hello again,

Sorry for the week of silence. I was waiting until I knew my schedule and could tell you I was working on the game again. Unfortunately, the work I'd put in the game over the past month started catching up with me a bit. I had to step back from the game and put some serious time into my day job (boring, I know). I finished things up on that end and have another good window to get things done here. I'm pretty damn excited to get back to it! So, basically, t-minus 9 days until the end of the month. The June release I was ai...