The Last Sovereign v0.39.3

– Minor changes. Only doing a release to clear up the fade bug.

– Numerous balance changes, on average making the vote requirements easier.
– New/improved Kerannii expressions thanks to Bug Reporting.
– Improved musical tracks thanks to Lamsey.
– High Priestesses have been added to the waiting room for those who want to check influence scores again.

– Difficulty of the second vote has been reduced.
– In addition, it received a special last ditch option to prevent unwinnable games.
– Key bug that made Vote 5B too difficult is fixed.
– The usual bugfixing and polishing.

– New update covering the first three days of the Ivalan summit.
– Initial lamia battler swapped with improved version (thanks to Decanter for finding it).
– Retroactively added custom sprite/bust/face for Vera (priestess of the Goddess of Magic). This is thanks to Bug Reporting, who also did the new characters this update.

– Minor polishing and bugfixing.

– New section of the plot with a bunch of followup to last update’s reveal.
– New round of investing and research available.
– Several new mini-dungeons and another option unlocked.
– One new scene.

– Further bugfixes and refinements.
– The major change is that making Altina’s custom weapon now grants affection where it didn’t before.

– Altina fixer event added. Unless you have a previous save with Altina missing, this is not a critical update for you.
– Various minor fixes.
– New Sabitha eyes thanks to Decanter.

– More bugfixing and refinements.
– Graphical fixes thanks to Decanter.

– Refinements and bugfixing.
– There are new monsters and conversations when returning to the old war locations. Grubbak now reacts to the war events.
– Assorted minor additions around the world. These are probably not worth tracking down, but I hope they make the game seem more alive and responsive overall.

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Small update laying the groundwork for the Stenai update.
– Three new scenes added.
– New synergy skill for Aka and Uyae.
– There is now a merchant in the slums that sells Yhilini orc equipment, once Yhilin has reached its final state.
– Based on player requests, there is a new option for training orcs in the courtyard, a group that has very high HP.
– An autosave script has been added thanks to Decanter. Comment if you want it to save after battles in addition to its current behavior.

– Blade of Lust XP bug fixed.
– Several cases where it was possible to not get credit for all your actions fixed.
– Misc polishing.

– More polishing.
– The Dwarren Embassy investment now benefits the Aramite Tower section.
– Wynn gets RP from the Zirantian Tower segment, Sarai from Yhilin’s.
– Dari is now visible during the ritual. This change is purely cosmetic, but I know some wanted it. ^-^
– Nalili’s Blade of Lust skill now counts as defeating an enemy (thanks to Decanter for assistance).
– Fixed music and looping thanks to Lamsey.
– The game now has a custom executable icon thanks to BetatesterFP.

– Minor but blocking mapping errors.

– More polishing.
– Aram now has two new soundtracks.

– Fixes and polishing.
– Multiple changes to combat balance.
– Changes to war balance, notably including Simon bonus EXP and effects of Ginasta choices.

– Large new section covering the war with Erosia.
– Two new plot scenes.

– The threshold for Dari has been lowered somewhat.
– There is now an event to upgrade Hilstara’s Helm at the succubus armorer, if you funded her. I don’t want to go overboard with upgrades like this, but patrons made some good suggestions on this one.
– There are conversations on the statues in the new dungeon. I had meant to include these earlier but they got lost in the shuffle.
– More bugfixes and polishing.

– Party order saving bug is fixed. If you have a bugged save, cycle through both parties and it should be fixed.

– Further fixes and refinements.
– Party order is now saved when switching between the two groups thanks to Decanter.
– It isn’t commonly known, but TLS can be played with a controller. Decanter added a script that ties text skipping to L1, which means you should be able to do anything with a controller you can do with a keyboard.

-Bugfixes.

– You can now customize flowers in the training yard.
– Patrici now has her proper custom sprite.
– Andra has a new faceset.
– The cathedral library has been updated, though not with much.
– So many minor fixes.

Core Additions
– New extra-dimensional dungeon and advancement of plot.
– One new plot scene.
– New slate of research unlocked.
Unlockable Content
– It is now possible to finish Yhilin, transforming it into a state where succubi and orcs have fully integrated.
– Janine can now join. One plot scene plus three affection scenes.
– Wynn can also join. One plot scene plus three affection scenes.
– Altina now has a synergy skill.
– The reshaped form of Varia can now create her custom weapons.
Additions and Balance
– Substantial changes to the balance of the Givini Orc Merchant investment.
– Instead of revisiting the southern tunnels in Eustrin, there is a new tunnel area.
– The House of Petitions is open in Ari-Yhilina again, with second chances at certain discretionary funding investments you may have missed.
– There’s an event when returning to the merchant camp.
– There’s an event if you return to the shrine where you found Starke.
– New miniature quest in the Stineford region, starting in the succubus tower.
– There are three conversations when entering Janine’s room, with various conditions.
Details and Visuals
– An anti-crash script has been added that will hopefully cut down on RPG Maker instability.
– Teleport room changed to matched the geography of the continent.
– Some new custom sprites courtesy of Bug Fixing.
– Full base bookshelves courtesy of Decanter.
– Lots of bugfixing and improvements, as always.