Version 4.2.3, Evils & Bequeathals (Upgraded)

Dev Notes

• This is a bonus update that uses the new, upgraded RenPy framework - which has finally got functionality to fix our most annoying bugs. It is otherwise largely identical to 4.2.2.
• MVPs of this build are Holo, for helping us get our framework issues registered; RenPy Tom, for fixing them; and Tosk, for finally slaying this great white whale. 

New Features

• Performance: The game is much less likely to crash out of the blue, citing memory issues.
• Performance: The dreaded ‘black box’, that would flicker around animated sprites, has been slain.
• Voice: Various Darja sound effects have been added (Suki).
• Sound: Ambience and sound effects have been applied more consistently (GerdGenus).
  
• Tweak: When you play the game for the first time, Sabetha & Inej will help you set up your preferences.
• Fix: Malagar’s quest can still be completed if you capture Valzira before meeting him, or if you suck at brainstorming.
• Fix: Naho cannot be volunteered to help Malagar more than once.
• Assorted improvements to text layout, spelling, sound effects, and other doodads.

4.2.2 Features

• Scene: You may visit the catgirls again. Sabetha has an interesting proposition for you (Dreamweaver choice, collab with Garoompahfah).
• Scene: Marie-Anne shares some of her more intimate history (Dreamweaver choice, collab with Var).
• Fate: Heloise can be gifted to the wolfmen (collab with Var).
• Fate: Heloise’s protean fate has been revised and completed (collab with Fanatisk).
• Fate: Maelys can be gifted to the wolfmen (collab with Var).
• Fate: You can find out how Valzira is getting on with the mercenaries (collab with Alduranissys).
• Voice: Darja's bestowal of a favour (Suki).
• Voice: Ziz's participation in Cooch, Darja, and Marie-Anne's fates (Jezebeth).
• Voice: Ziz's part in Darja's dragongirl followup (Jezebeth).
• Art: Malice’s punishment (Lubbio).
• Art: Sabetha’s backdoor break-in (Lubbio).
• Art: A sad emote for Darja, you monster (Irrelevant Art).
• Art: Malice’s character art, nude variant (Irrelevant Art).
• Art: Malice’s emote portraits, revised (Irrelevant Art).
• BG: New backgrounds for the bathhouse, war room, wolfcamp, mercenary camp, and Coldreach walls (Mortalitech).
• BG: A revised background for the keep (Mortalitech).

4.2.2 Tweaks

• If you are playing in Power Fantasy mode, you will no longer be forced into the ‘best’ outcome for Malice’s unexpected scene.
• Babby Malice’s first interaction will trigger from the lair event queue, if you don’t initiate it yourself.
• Recruiting Maelys no longer requires you to have witnessed her centaur encounter, in line with the walkthrough.
• A ‘late’ variant of Heloise’s promotion has been added, to prevent her from giving birth repeatedly.
• Malice’s punishment has been added to the Gallery.
• Sabetha’s backdoor break-in has been added to the Gallery.
• Marie-Anne’s bathing scene has updated background and sound.
• The dev interview at the end of the game has been updated.

4.2.2 Fixes

• You may name your daughter Malice.
• Maelys and Balthorne will no longer talk over each other.
• Assorted improvements to stage direction.
• And the many, many things we found during playtesting.