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Is there any updates on the development of this game? There's really no rush but wow such an amazing demo, like I need more 😭 Art, writing, and style is beautiful!

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Hello, hello! True I should post the devlogs here too huh But development is going well, I am super close of putting the final point on the storyline! I hope for a release in spring this year, but we have a ton of work in editing left, finger crossed! 

Thanks for your support <3

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im soo pumped for this game, it's so beautiful and interesting already. thank you so much for the hair options and actually realistic skin tones <3333

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Thanks for the kind words! I can't wait to have all the MC new fullbody sprite finish so we can enjoy how beautiful she is :p

i havent played yet but im excited lollll the art is so pretty and omg customization?

Eheh! I can't wait to show off more of the fullbody sprite we are creating currently thanks to our successful Kickstarter! Even more pretty art and customisation ~

yay im glad to hear it, they're so pretty, you're doing awesome! i've only gotten so far into the game due to a busy personal life, but i love it so far!

Feel you, I hadn't the time to play a demo since 2020

when I say I am so excited for this game. Words cannot express. 

<3 <3 <3

When will the full game be released?

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Hello, hopefully somewhere in May. It's hard to know for sure, but definitely this year! 

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Yay! :D Thank! I can't wait

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I really want to play this game, but it doesn't have an Android version and I don't have a PC. Is there any alternative way I could play it?

Love everything btw.

Hello, thank you for your interest! For now a phone port seems difficult, but the good thing with Renpy game is that they don't require any installation, you can download them, put them in a USB key and play them on any computer, so like even school/library ones. I hope it helps! 

Ayael

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I'd say getting me utter the words "You will approve my coronation or I will trans your gender, don't test me." to a pope like figure makes this a pretty good game

LMAO

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  wooo amazing demo! can't wait for the full game <3 i always loved as a teenager that kind of games and looks like i still do as an adult xD

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Thank you for your kind word!!! Also, there is no shame at being consistent, I also always loved medieval love stories (if plot is involved even better) even during my teenage-edgy-emo-phase and I am PROUD OF IT! 

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2024, at long last.

Just a few more months to finally get my hands on this game :3

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YES, we are working hard on it, for now we are on the deadline for a spring release *cross fingers* <3

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Fingers crossed 🤞

hi devs

just completed the demo on steam and i really enjoyed it. the game made it on my wishlist.


i still have some questions

1.) how difficult is/will be normal mode? can i only lose if i make stupid decisions? 

2.) will the full game has a difficulty slider for normal mode? maybe with higher strating ressources or "better income"? personally im right in the middle of "storymode" and "normal mode": i enjoy mild ressource management, but also want to enjoy the story.


3.) the demo didnt had the diplomacy option available. i guess it will be in the full game. can you explain, what i will be able to do with this option in th full game?


4.) when you decide with whom you want to spend time with (e.g. at the coronation) will this have consequences beside romance?

=> if i only choose asha in these events will i end up with a bad pöatonice relationship with theodore/does it have negative consequences one the other romance-options?


thank you very much for such a great game.

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Hello, thanks for your support! 

1) I think the normal mode is quite balanced. When the full game is out, we will adjust the numbers so it's not too punishing, but require a bit of thinking. Basically, besides obvious wrong choices story-wise, the ressources is here to make the player think twice about their decision. Like, I would say the main challenge is you can't please everyone in normal mode, because for example, if you say yes to everyone asking you to give money, you won't have money anymore. It's more this kind of strategic thinking about priority I want to induce in normal mode, not like hardcore management. 

2) For now, it's not planned, but I might add it as small goals for the release. As I said, I think the normal mode won't be really difficult, so if I do that, it would more be to have an harder mode for player who really like challenge. 

3) Yes indeed it will be in the full game. Basically, you will be able to check your diplomacy level with all the neighbor countries, and to perform special actions like sending gifts, trying to spy someone, sending assassin's to kill an annoying person etc. 

4) The people you spend time with, is just a way for you to discover the characters! You will have a clear choice for your romannce later (so even if you spend all your free time with Asha, you can still enter Theodore romance for example. Or you can spend a bit of time with each character to decide who you will romance etc.) Each non-romanced character have a bad ending but they are actually really hard to get. That said, spending a bit of time of Asha if you don't romance her, is a very good way to make sure you don't get her bad ending, it doesn't matter for Alexander or Theodore. 

I wish I had more time to develop the friendship of the non romanced character, but the story is already so long so I mostly focus on your romance past the point you choose it, but there is some moment where you can still see they like you even if you are not in romance with them. 

Don't hesitate if you have more questions! 

I wish you a lovely day <3

Ayael

thank you for your answers.

to 3): how big is the influence of the diplomacy decisions on the main story? e.g: if i struck a tradedeal will my ressource gain change after a gameloop//if i assasinate person XY of Z-land, will his death play a role in the story itself?


to 4.) thats good to hear. i already decided to romance asha, so im happy that in that case i wont get the bad ending for her.

=>(A) when you said, that the bad endings are hard to get, do you mean they are hidden behind "stupid" decisions? i could think that if you act as a tyrant or send alexander into certain death ("our soldiers bravery is stronger than the enemies larger army..") you would get his bad ending. no idea about theodore

=> (B) if i remember correctly than you get a choice (with asha when you both sit in the garden and "sunbath") to either ro flirt back or not. is this a early "milestone" of enabling her (or the other romancable characters in their scenes) as a romance option?

=> (C) this is more of a direct question: if i play these kind of games i usually decide for a romance option even before the game (here asha) and change it only if the others really impresses me. with that: since i already made up my mind, what would make more sense in your opinion? focus only on ashas events  to see all of her content OR do see atleast one of the other?


i still have 2 new questions, sorry for that ;)

- during character creation you can choose one of 4 paths. do they influence anything else besides the starting ressources? e.g. cheaper decision costs depedning on your chosen path

- this last question is more spoilery, so i completely understand, if you dont want/cant answer it: does every romance path have an equal ending? ==> can Calydia has 2 empresses in the end *wink wink*?



again thank you for your answers.

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Hello, no problem, happy to answer your questions! 

- There is rarely direct influence between what you do in diplomacy and the main story (no you did X so Y happens in the main story), but at some key moment if a country like you they will help, if they dislike you they will make it harder for you and some decision might have further consequence on the long term (like epilogue wise). 

- They are hard to get in a sense you need to do several precise bad decision to get their bad ending. For Alexander it's "the end justifies the mean" mentality, for Theodore is to put your well being before your country prosperity, and for Asha it's to not respect her. 

Stupid decision are more likely to give a direct game over, so you can just reload and try again. 

- No this choice with Asha is just about setting your boundaries! She will respect it either way, and you can romance any love interest! Overall simple shape choices (as opposed to the big choice screen) are here to set your MC personality and are "not important" to the story = unlikely to have big consequences. 

- If you already know which love interest you will romance, you can spend all your time with them to not miss any content from them, I think it will be more enjoyable. 

- Yes, you have unique choices (most of the time more favorable) depending of your starting specialty, as well as two unique scenes to really showcase your skill. 

- No Calidya can't have two empress, but you can have an exclusive relationship with Asha. She will also have a route in a mariage DLC we will do later.  There is a lot of possible relationship variation, but it's often open secret flavor. Most obvious, being: everybody know you are a couple, because you don't hide how close you are and you never marry etc. but officially everyone will pretend they don't see you kiss and say you are very good friend. 

I hope it helps <3

Ayael

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thank you again for answering my questions. 

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I'm sad I didn't find out about this game sooner because OMG just the demo has me hooked!! The art and story is already just outstanding. I can already tell as soon as this releases it's gonna be one of my fav VN's, keep up the great work!!! Untitled

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At least you won't have to wait long to play it! (Release planed in April/May 2024), thank you for your kind word and your support, I can't wait to share all our hard work to the world!!!

I love a good game! I like the unique spin this game has on otome-style games. Can't wait for more!!!

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Thank you for your kind word, we are working hard!

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Too bad it isn't a male MC

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If you are looking for indie games with a possible male MC and a medieval court shenanigan , I can recommend Royal Alchemist and Celestial crown! Both are lovely game and you can pick a male MC (pronoun + physical appearance). Imperial Grace will never get one, so I understand it's not for everyone ^^ 

Best wishes, 

Ayael

Thank you for your recommendations, I appreciate it :) 

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Can't wait for the full game.

Made an account just for this lol

Being serious now:

I love what I got to see in the demo, it's projects like these that need our love and support, not cheap moneygrabs, too many of those. 

You can tell just how much love and dedication went (and will go) into this game. Can't wait

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Thank you so much for leaving this message!!! Like I am genuinely super happy to read this nice comment and to know you take the trouble to create an account just to say something nice, it's heartwarming, so thank you, we do put a lot of love and dedication into the game, the development is going well, so hopefully you won't wait too long for the full story <3

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waiting for the full game!!

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I completely forgot I was playing a demo, so when the screen came up showing the end of the demo, I was practically devastated.  Can't wait for the full game!

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I feel you, that's why I rarely play demo, patience is not my forte :p But I am very happy you enjoyed it so much! <3

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Such a great game!! I am so excited for the full thing. Keep up the good work!! 😁

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Thank you so much!!! <3

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Omg no! Excuse me but I can not wait for this to be fully out! I forgot I was playing a demo!! It is that good! I love that you get to experience such an interesting story and decide on laws and all sorts of stuff! Really excited to see how this turns out!

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I feel you, I am always frustrated at the end of demo I like eheh, I am very happy you enjoyed it <3 

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This is a beefy demo well worth your time. 

Getting to customize the MC is nice because you actually get to see her a lot, which is also good! She's been thrust into the role she's always wanted but wasn't sure she would get, which is a neat place to pick up her life. She needs allies but the choices you have to make don't always make that easy. That being said, the politics aren't so bad that you feel you have no good options.

The resource management system isn't too difficult, and having to spend resources in order to choose certain options is engaging. The phases you can enter (such as when you read and decide on petitions) are welcome asides that expand on the view of the kingdom. 

The art is lovely and the facial expressions are fun! (The MC biting her lower lip is probably my favorite.) The characters are all very much their own people and make you want to interact with them. The love interests are interesting enough that I'll have to try them all, but the Master of Murmurs is just too hawt. 

I'm glad I backed the Kickstarter and anticipate spending a lot of time with the full VN when it's released!

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Thank you so much for this detailed review, it made my day! I am so happy you had fun with the demo !!! 

Thank you for supporting us <3

Ayael

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Played the Demo and really hyped for the full Version! Asha is so fkdksdaj adorable <3 Can only recommend xD And the MC is sooo relatable for me, love her already. Only thing I'd ask for are more hair colours xD That's it. Great work, hope all goes well with development!

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Hello, I am very happy you liked the demo <3 

As for the hair colors, unfortunately we won't add more even in the full game. Our artist is very perfectionist so it's not  just color swap, they redraw everything each time so the shadows, contrast with the clothes and skin etc. are always perfect. Since the MC will have several hairstyle, several clothes, several color skin, it makes way too much variation to account for, so we decided to let them as it is I hope you understand! 

Thank you for your support, 

Ayael

No, totally. As an artist myself, I 100% get it. And I appreciate the work you did, positively surprised different ethnicities actually have different facial features, no just different skin colours as is often the case. Tremendous job on the art overall, give my props to the artist, they did great! Wasn't a serious critique anyway,  just humour.  Just saying,  I like the game so much that something so minor is the worst thing I found^^ And thanks for the detailed reply, much appreciated :)

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Oh I see, sorry I tend to take everything first degree ahah, I am very happy you enjoyed our game and understand all little extra work we put in it, it's so rewarding when people notice the little things <3

When it will come out for android?? :(

I don't think it will. It require a lot of UI adjustment and the mobile market is really not appropriate for one time purchase type of things 

Any chance there will be an update? And sorry to hear about the kickstarter ending that's terrible. I myself don't have money at moment but when I do (assuming full version isn't terribly expensive) will happily buy it :)

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Yes, we are working on it as we speak! We are doing good progress on the game, the release date is expected around May 2024! Thank you for your support <3

Yay, I love all the twists and turns for the game. My oc's name in it is *grin* Daenerys :D I'm hoping again for another update because I just got past saving the agent and want to play more, I love the interaction between Daeny and Theo for example and those between her and Asha :)

Ahah, a name very on point once again! We might actually released an update demo in a couple of month when we have the new sprites! With a couple of more scenes!

Oooo :D I hope so lol Daeny was just starting to have fun with all of that intrigue! Lol of course she also kneed Theo on the training grounds when he got too presumptuous ;)

By the way, does the current version have the adult scenes? I'm uncertain whether grayed out means their on, or skipped. Also cannot seem to sign up for email updates :(

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Will the full game be free or will we have to pay?

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Considering it's several years of hard work, the game will cost 20€ when finished!

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Yes, I choose to respect the team by paying them, and respect the player by not using micro-transaction design to frustrate them to pay way more than 20$ 😊

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I see. That's understandable although I'll probably won't be able to buy it considering it is much too expensive in my currency 😔

That said, does that mean that there won't be any updates to the demo and the next upload will be the final game?

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Currency fluctuation is very though, I understand! The demo will be updated when we got the full sprite version, but it will mostly be a visual update (not much more content) except maybe some extra scene with the MM. 

Understandable! I'll be paying for it when it releases, I am truly excited for it!

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I could'nt participate in the kickstarter but I would love to read the story from some Li's pov. Do you think you could make this a dlc or a payant option please? and for the guide too?

Hello, all the DLC (MM romance & mariage), the lore book and the guide will be available when the game release. The character booklet with the POV is the only thing that won't. It's a cool bonus but it doesn't impact the game experience, and I really wanted to thank our early supporters with something unique. It's not yet too late to grab it, we have some late pledge through backerkit where you can take individual rewards (so for example you can take just this one) for one more week for people who missed the KS for whatever reason. 

Thank you for your support! 

I used your link and could buy what I wanted. Thank you I can’t wait for the game release. When will the French version be released ?

Thanks for your support! Simultaneously to the English version! So April/May 2024 if things goes reasonably smoothly! 

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Somehow I always end up wanting the men who aren't a actual romance option. Petition to potentially get a romance route for the Master of Murmurs! Other than me always wanting what I can't have, I can't wait for this game to be released. This game has so much potential, especially for someone who loves political intrigue and shows like Game of Thrones.

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Hello, I have a good new for you, the MM romance was unlocked in our Kickstarter! <3

About how long is the demo right now?

Hmmm, depending on your reading speed I would say between 1 and 2 hours!

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How do you open this? I have a DELL computer and I’m confused. Would really love to play it though!

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Hello, so you need to download the windows folder, then you need to unzip it with a software (I personally use Izarc it's free and it does the job, but there is a lot of different software.) You will then get a folder, open it and you will find the .exe to launch the game right away! 

If you don't want to bother with those extra step, we are also on steam where you just need to click to download and the play button, steam will launch the game automatically^^ 

I hope it helps! If you have more question, don't hesitate! 

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Thank you!

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