I'm sure this has been said over and over already but I don't think I've ever liked a character more than I like Asterion 馃槶鉂わ笍
Its still unbelievably amazing to get in the top three. Did you ever think you'll get that high?
Well, I sent my writing to a writing contest or two over the years and it never got anywhere so, going from those experiences, I wasn't betting on any sort of victory. I still hoped we could do well, but it was mainly coming from how much we know people like the game. More or less "a lot of people like the game, so who knows." In the end I was hopeful we'd at least make it to the shortlist, and I wished we went as far as getting an award.
I can't speak for the others in detail, but in general we were unsure. To be honest submitting the game at all seemed like a silly idea in the first place. We also didn't know how well a visual novel like Minotaur Hotel would fare in a lineup of more experimental and mechanics-oriented games.
I'm glad you took the time to submit it, and it is heart warming to know that you came from a point and grew from it. To when I discovered the game to now, I see a big following of people really enjoying it. You, and everyone on the team did a great job and really deserve the award.
there are a number of factors, some projects only become available to be completed after certain points in the story. make sure your team has plenty of tech and your exploration has surveying, as those are the most relevant stats for what this build has to offer. other than that, you may try the maths background, since it gives you the most explicit information. tech background will also give a passive buff to the tech stat.
Sadly, it's not really possible.
We can compile a version of the game for iOS but we can't get it on the App Store because of Apple's policies regarding adult content. As such it's only possible to get it running on jailbroken iOS devices, which we can't test ourselves since we don't have any. So, even if we did get a build out, we'd have no way to see if it's working or not.
We'd like to get the game on iOS, it's just that we can't.
The valley BG is 100% Monument Valley in Utah. It's a pretty recognizable landmark :)
Ah, yes. Such is the magic, the grace, the glory of royalty-free pictures available online. God bless those copyleft enthusiasts and their shenanigans.
Minotaur Hotel would, provably, not exist without Creative Commons culture and Lawrence Lessig's work in particular. Such is the power of The CC.
Greta is getting a new sprite for 0.5.2. I try to make human characters look kind of ugly on purpose in the game (so when you see a divine being passing as a human, or a gigachad like Androgeos, there's a big contrast), hopefully this one gets it across without looking terrifying. Did my best to capture the chaotic energy of the original sprite.
We're keeping the original for the speedrunner route though.
Yeah i think its too late. Im just gonna speedrun and try to pick the same options i did the first time. Hopefully it doesnt affect too much later on.