Posted October 05, 2025 by FireKestrel
This is the first public demo version of the Dragon of Lysalkan! In this version, you'll be able to explore the first area along with a large chunk of the first act of the story.
The previous demo wasn't widely avaliable, but the changes from that build are as follows:
Added: +The "Present Evidence" screen now tracks which evidence has previously been used on each NPC. +An "Accolades" viewer has been added to the Talby computer. +Passive knowledge checks have been replaced by two new systems: Reactive and Active knowledge checks. (Though the demo only has one Reactive check!) +An extended outro has been added. Changes: +The font used by most UI elements has been replaced. +The Spaceport Terminals lighting has been redone. +The credits are now accessed from the main menu, rather than playing at the end of the demo. +Some dialogue and event timings have been modified.
Additionally, this demo has 6 accolades to collect. Most of them should be fairly simple, but one is slightly more hidden.
ADDENDUM 1:
An updated build with the following changes has been released.
Added: +You can now choose to not present evidence when chatting to NPCs, via the new "cancel" option. +Prying the Talby's door in the intro is no longer silent. Fixed: -The tile and object layers (hopefully) no longer get offset during certain area transitions. -Various typos in the intro have been fixed. -Instances of NPCs not using the correct text box colour have been corrected. -The reactive check warning is no longer incorrectly displayed over every evidence presenting screen.
Good hunting.