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Thank you for sharing the inspiration for Starfall!

I've read through the artbook, which looks brilliant, and I do not see any typoes or grammatical infelicities. Congratulations and Happy New Year!

Does not showing up for the Starfall match count as forfeiting it/missing it due to not being offered it in the first place?

Thank you for the heads-up!

Happy to see you are back :D

Don't worry, I had a similar reaction when I first discovered rot13 in this very beta test forum a while back!

I'm not entirely sure how far you are along that path, because it is a lot of fun to experience the method that involves touching the crystal. I'll try going vague and, if you can tell me how far you are along the path, I'll give you the next bit.

You need to, in the same run:

- Survive long enough to do the below (easier said than done)
- Be able to investigate Dragoncen's disappearance for yourself
- Trg na nafjre gb gung qvfnccrnenapr
- Xabj nobhg Yhzraf naq jung fbeg bs orvatf gurl ner
- Zrrg lbhe oebgure
- Rinyhngr uvf fgngrzrag nobhg Yhzraf
- Ybbx ng gur pelfgny naq haqrefgnaq jung vg ercerfragf sbe vgf ubzrjbeyq
- Bhg-fpurzr n terng fpurzre

One definite (with two variations), one teased but I'm not sure if I've completed it yet (if I have, it isn't what you're looking for and you should stick to the spoilered answer).

Qb jung lbh arrq gb qb gb znxr fher gur bcren ghea vf whfg bcren (gurer ner znal bcgvbaf). Zrrg gur erdhverzragf sbe zrrgvat lbhe oebgure va crefba. Znxr fher lbh xabj nobhg Yhzraf. Gur inevngvbaf bpphe qrcraqvat ba rzcngul naq ubj Mbenan erfcbaqrq gb gur pbaprcg bs Yhzraf:

- vs Mbenan'f rzcngul vf gbb ybj gb irevsl gur fgngrzrag lbhe oebgure znxrf, be fur qbrf abg xabj jung fbeg bs orvat n Yhzra vf, tvivat uvz gur pelfgny vf nhgbzngvp.

- vs lbhe rzcngul vf uvtu rabhtu gb rinyhngr gur fgngrzrag naq fur xabjf jung fbeg bs orvat Yhzraf jrer, Mbenan jvyy trg n pubvpr va gur rcvybthr.

Znxr fher, nsgre gung ivfvg, gung Mbenan unf gur vagevthr naq bcrengvbaf gb ivfvg gur pelfgny. V guvax snvyvat gur zvyvgnel naq tnynpgvp eryngvbaf purpx znl uryc ohg V unir abg shyyl grfgrq guvf. Fheivir naq jva gur ryrpgvba.

Vs lbh ner fhpprffshy, Mbenan jvyy rvgure unir ab ernfba gb xrrc gur pelfgny (naq gurersber tvir vg gb ure oebgure) be lbh jvyy trg n pubvpr nobhg tvivat njnl be xrrcvat vg. Boivbhfyl, vs lbh jnag gb tvir gur pelfgny gb lbhe oebgure, nterr gb cebivqr vg.

Gur grnfr vf nobhg gur uvag nobhg arrqvat gb trg evq bs ybgf bs guvatf gb fgrny gur pelfgny. V nz hafher jurgure n zhaqnar fbyhgvba rkvfgf sbe guvf (gur yrff zhaqnar fbyhgvba jvyy vaibyir gbhpuvat vg, nf rfnvanvar fhttrfgf, jvyy vagresrer jvgu lbhe bowrpgvir).

Now that I think I know why the assassin shows up, this might be worth trying again - this time also doing enough to foil the assassin (which if I understand it correctly, "enough" is in fact quite a lot of work).

Confirmed fixed as of 0.9.8, and… wow.

Secrets, secrets and a secret bug…

After the Ghea gjragl-frira fubjqbja jvgu Qentbpra erfhygrq va npprcgvat uvf zneevntr bssre qhr gb furre ehguyrffarff, ohg Mbenan abg xabjvat nalguvat nobhg ure yngrag cbjref, and the appropriate epilogue was shown, the following error occurred:

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

  File "game/epilogues.rpy", line 360, in <module>

NameError: name 'epilogues_unlock' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:

  File "game/epilogues.rpyc", line 360, in script

  File "[folder path]\renpy\ast.py", line 827, in execute

    renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store)

  File "[folder path]\renpy\python.py", line 1178, in

py_exec_bytecode

    exec(bytecode, globals, locals)

  File "game/epilogues.rpy", line 360, in <module>

NameError: name 'epilogues_unlock' is not defined

The Zorana keyring and handwritten note arrived at my house (in the UK) today. The keyring is shiny and has some really good Zorana artwork on it. Hanako also sent a kind handwritten note. Thank you very much :)

This probably makes me an absolute beginner at the secrets, ohg V whfg fnj jvgu zl bja gjb rlrf jung bcgvba sbhe ba gur ghea ryrira fpvragvsvp vairfgvtngvba vf. Gur fhttrfgvat svgf fb jryy naq V fbzrubj arire pbafvqrerq vg orsber.

Hasbeghangryl, zl erfrnepu jnf phegnvyrq ol nppvqragnyyl naablvat fbzrbar gb gur cbvag bs nhgb-snvyvat na nffnffvangvba. Bbcf!

I appreciate that, and am working on the basis that it's a lot easier to fix problems that get reported.

Best wishes in all the work towards polishing the gem that this game is proving to be!

Ethexae has an opinion meter, just like every other Elector. That opinion changes on quite a few different actions. As far as I can tell, if Zorana is repeatedly taking actions that are not in accordance with Ethexae's expectations about how a Myrkkan Empress should act, a successful quest won't result in recruitment. Without dropping spoilers, some actions are very much more influential than others.

The quest is, however, important to Ethexae's opinion - play badly enough, and even behaviour that supports Ethexae's expectations elsewhere will not save the situation.

More details under rot13:

Guvatf gung qrsvavgryl cyrnfr Rgurknr (gb n terngre be yrffre rkgrag):

Abg ivfvgvat Zlexxn V hagvy yngr va gur tnzr. Fur vf na vzcbegnag crefbantr, naq hayvxr n pregnva Gunexna ryrpgbe, qbrf abg npprcg ireony rkphfrf!

Ershfvat/erwrpgvat/abg qbvat evghnyf gung ner abg cneg bs gur fnpen'f sbezny oryvrs flfgrz. Pbafvqre jnvgvat hagvy Rgurknr'f nccebiny vf bognvarq orsber qbvat guvatf yvxr ivfvgvat gur Oyvaq Zbba be qbvat gur Ghea 31 pelfgny evghny.

Orvat bireyl avpr gb Xebibf. Rira gbyrengvat uvf zvfgnxrf ng gur erprcgvba (orsber lbh pna unir yrnearq nobhg uvf habegubqbk oryvrsf) znl ybjre Rgurknr'f bcvavba bs lbh, naq qbvat uvf dhrfg jvyy nyfb ybjre Rgurknr'f bcvavba. (Univat uvz nqivfr bcrayl ba fcvevghny znggref vf evtug bhg, sbe ernfbaf gung V ubcr ner boivbhf).

Ncneg sebz gung, ure bcvavbaf frrz gb ynetryl pbeeryngr jvgu gur Fgne Nqzveny'f bcvavbaf Nvz gb vzcerff gur Fgne Nqzveny naq lbh jvyy cebonoyl svaq Rgurknr jvyy or rnfvre gb xrrc vagrerfgrq.

Terrg gur Zlexxnaf svefg, vs fgvyy gelvat gb pbaivapr Rgurknr ol gur Whovyrr. V qb abg xabj vs fur fraqf nffnffvaf, ohg ure bcvavba jvyy gnax vs nalbar ryfr vf terrgrq svefg orpnhfr fur vf Zlexxna naq gur bgure enprf unir gurve bja snvgu genqvgvbaf.

V qb abg xabj vs Rgurknr xabjf Ibfuxbg jnf va gur Abina artbgvngvba pensg vs n frperg eraqrmibhf vf pbzcyrgrq. Fur qbrf xabj vs Mbenan zrffrf hc n orgenlny. (Fur cersref n fhpprffshy orgenlny gb na hafhpprffshy bar). Fur nyfb qbrfa'g yvxr orvat gbb avpr gb gur Abinaf, fb vs Mbenan unfa'g gur fxvyyf gb qb nalguvat rkprcg qb gur genqr be nibvq gur Arhgeny Mbar naq qb fbzrguvat ryfr, fur fubhyq qb gur ynggre.

Nf sbe gur dhrfg vgfrys:

Gur fvtavsvpnapr bs qrvgl grnz vf erirnyrq ol Fcvevghnyvgl purpx. V qba'g guvax Rgurknr punatrf ure bcvavba onfrq ba grnz fryrpgvba - obgu pubvprf ner inyvq.

Fur irel zhpu qbrf pner nobhg lbhe tbny sbe gur zngpu, fvapr gur jnl lbh cynl vf ersyrpgrq va gung tbny.

Fur jnagf gb xabj nobhg lbh jura znxvat gur whqtzrag. Tb sbe n ebyr jvgu ivfvovyvgl, nf ybat nf Mbenan unf gur fxvyyf gb znxr n fhpprff bs vg. Zbfg bcgvbaf nsgre ebyr fryrpgvba ner bccbeghavgvrf sbe vaqvivqhny ivfvovyvgl - gnxr nqinagntr bs nyy gur barf jurer Mbenan pna fhpprrq.

Svanyyl: lrf, vg vf cbffvoyr gb qvr va gur zngpu. Gurer vf ab cbvag vzcerffvat Rgurknr vs Mbenan vf gbb qrnq gb npprcg gur guebar.

My latest run, as well as confirming several bugs fixed (and one bug outstanding), I think I found a pair of typoes:

Week 3, if selecting "You're glad he's gone", the second screen reads, "If Vashkat were still around". I believe this is intended to be Voshkat.

I apologise for having missed this multiple times on previous runs.

When doing the personal quest for Robe of Ice, after selecting the "Galactic" option, there is a test. If Zorana fails the Demolition and Intrusion checks, but passes the Layout + Repair check, the "splits" in "it's a few splits work" would be "splits' ", since it is possessing the work. It is the first time I've got that particular check combination (and if anyone else wishes to explore this pathway, the justification for Layout + Repair being a pass is a lovely bit of character-building).

(I checked the credits screen and my name is definitely correct on there. Thank you for finding space - and time - for everyone on the credits).

Definitely fixed as of 0.8.11. Thank you!

Thank you for fixing it in either 0.8.11 or 0.9.2 (I didn't quite get to test this part before 0.9.2 got released). Thank you :)

Bug confirmed fixed as of 0.9.2, thank you.

Bug confirmed fixed as of 0.8.11, thank you!

Absolutely! It's clear from the game we're testing that you had a lot of fun developing this, and I am grateful you are sharing it with us :D

Game-crashing bug located. Traceback has been sent through the in-game tools. Since I am confident that this spoils nothing, this will be in plain text:

I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:

  File "renpy/common/000statements.rpy", line 462, in execute_pause

    renpy.pause()

  File "game/core.rpy", line 2724, in social_randbutt

  File "game/core.rpy", line 3442, in dossier_random_cands

NameError: name 'oberod_music_lesson' is not defined

I think that if additional information about factions is going to be revealed, the logical time and place would be when a negotiation fails for reasons that would not be immediately obvious from things the Elector has said or is discoverable about them (e.g. an Elector not voting for Zorana because of an assumption that an Investigate Elector would have dispelled wouldn't count). Something a bit like gur rcvybthr jurer gur Hhmtun tybor vf haqrefgbbq, ohg eryngvbaf ner fgvyy cbbe; gurer vf n uvag gurer gung Mbenan znl unir qbar fbzrguvat ryfr gung hcfrg gurz. Vg qbrf abg fcrpvsl jung gur bssrapr jnf, ohg vg tvirf rabhtu pyhr gung n cynlre pna erpbtavfr gung guvf vfa'g whfg punenpgrevfngvba, ohg fbzrguvat gung Mbenan pbhyq punatr ba n qvssrerag eha.

An intuitive feel that certain Electors are affected by certain actions is useful to acquire, but you've done a good job of that already by the way you've characterised the Electors. Bonus: some of that characterisation is available to all Zoranas via the history of a specific run, and a fair bit more to many Zoranas through investigating Electoral backgrounds. I certainly couldn't name all the factions, but once I've met, investigated and negotiated with an Elector, I feel like I have a good idea on what is likely to influence that Elector and how. I feel like the factions are as much to ensure consistency of characterisation (to support what is said about each Elector from sources the player has) as it is about dropping hints to the player.

(Ethexae is the Elector that jumps out at me as someone whose reasons for declining Zorana post-quest are sometimes but not always obvious. That said, obscure motives are part of her character, especially from the viewpoint of someone low in skills/knowledge she thinks are important. So even if you go down this route, it wouldn't be necessary to use the same skill each time, or even for it to be possible with every Elector).

My headcanon: gur nffnffva jnf oevrsrq nurnq bs gvzr, ohg jvgu na vafgehpgvba gung vs Mbenan fubjrq fvtaf bs punatvat pbhefr, gb pnapry gur nffnffvangvba, cresbez gurve bireg ebyr naq ercbeg onpx. Gur beqre bs terrgvat jnf gur bayl nagvpvcngrq cynaarq cbyvgvpny qrpvfvba bs jung vf fhccbfrq gb or n cnegl, fb vg znxrf frafr gung pregnva pubvprf urer jbhyq pbaivapr gur nffnffva gung gur nggrzcg fubhyq abg or pnapryyrq…

I also appreciate that, with the right skills, it's possible to know the safe course of action.

(The first time I encountered the assassination was 0.7.13.1, which according to the update notes is the version where the main plot assassinations were introduced).

I've also had this assassin.

Mbenan arrqf gb or n fghqrag bs qneg thaf be cenpgvfrq ng fcbegf gb fcbg gur reenag fbyqvre va gur zvyvgnel qvfcynl. Nibvqvat gur qneg arrqf Mbenan gb or n fghqrag bs gjb qvfpvcyvarf pbzovarq. Gurer ner gjb bcgvbaf: obgu srngher ersyrkrf, ohg gur erznvaqre pna or znqr hc jvgu rvgure ghzoyvat be pbagbegvba. Nsgre gung, n zvyqyl nzhfvat qrcvpgvba bs punbf erfhygf, Mbenan fheivirf naq gur nffnffva'f fcbafbe vf erirnyrq.

Fb sne, V unir xabja vg gb or beqrerq ol Enqbzvy naq Zvyna, ohg V oryvrir bgure Zlexxnaf pna beqre gur nffnffvangvba. (Hafhecevfvatyl, vg jvyy bayl or bar cre eha, naq vg jvyy or fbzrbar jub nyernql unf n cbbe bcvavba bs Mbenan). Va cnegvphyne, gurer vf bar Ryrpgbe jub bhgjneqyl fnlf gurl ner vagrerfgvat va gur znvagranapr bs Zlexxna cbjre, ohg ba bar bs zl ehaf gung Ryrpgbeny ibgr jnf nyernql frpherq naq va gur bgure, gurve ibgr unq nyernql orra erzbirq.

Correct, Zorana feels cautious if she is told multiple threats are around.

Text overflow issue in version 0.8.7's first epilogue screen for galactic alliances, under the following circumstances:

Jura Mbenan unf haqrefgbbq gur Hmhtuh neg vafgnyyngvba

Jura Mbenan guerngrarq gur Gpux'hx fhpprffshyyl

(Mbenan unq 100 Tnynpgvp Eryngvbaf, Zvyvgnel naq Zranpr, rkpunatrq gur zrepunag sbe n ivqrb gunaxvat gur Abinaf, naq rinphngrq gur Tevo pbybal jvgu gur vzcrevny syrrg nf na rzretrapl npgvingvba ba gur frpbaq cbffvoyr ghea, vs guvf nssrpgrq gur fvghngvba).

The following text appears (text in brackets is on the last line of its paragraph):

Mbenan jnf obea sebz na nyyvnapr orgjrra tnynpgvp cbjref. Nf Rzcerff, fur ubcrq gb vzcebir (eryngvbaf naq rkcnaq Vzcrevny vasyhrapr.)

Gur Hhmtun pbagvahrq gb cebivqr vagrerfgvat gevaxrgf naq grpuabybtvpny gblf jurarire ure ovegu-fgne ebfr, ohg vs gubfr tvsgf unq nal qrrcre zrnavat, vg jnf orlbaq Mbenan'f haqrefgnaqvat. Qrnyvat jvgu n Fcvaqyl Jnyxre jnf gbb zhpu yvxr gnyxvat gb n znpuvar. Ng yrnfg gurl frrzrq (fgrnqsnfg.)

Gur Gpux'hx jrer cyrnfnagyl ncbybtrgvp sbe nal rneyvre zvfhaqrefgnaqvatf. Gurl nyfb bssrerq gb 'nppbzzbqngr' nal 'hajnagrq cevfbaref' gung zvtug or jrvtuvat qbja gur Vzcrevny rpbabzl. Mbenan pubfr abg gb cnff gung asbezngvba ba gb (gur Pbzvgvn.)

The "the" on the last line clips the text box's rounded frame.

Hope this helps.

Can confirm this is present in version 0.8.7.

Minor typo attempting to break into Commerce for Robe of Ice's quest, upon doing the sequence:

Snvyvat Ynlbhg+Ercnve

Snvyvat Vagehfvba Tenqhngr
Cnffvat Vagehfvba Fghqrag
Cnffrq Ersyrkrf
Two screens after that, there is a sentence…

"Jvgu nyy gung frphevgl ba gur qbbe, gurl'yy cebonoyl gnxra na nynez frevbhfyl naq fjrrc gur jubyr cynpr sbe vagehqref."

Probably a bit late for the suggestion, but please would it be possible to have an achievement for collecting all the possible constellations at the initiation ceremony?

Typo identified in the Turn 20 complex matter of law:

Vs fryrpgvat "Gur uhfonaq'f puvyq trgf abguvat", gur guveq fperra bs Mbenan'f nafjre vf

"Nal eryrinag vaurevgnapr zhfgo or fgevccrq naq erfgevohgrq". V oryvrir gur ynfg jbeq vf vagraqrq gb or "erqvfgevohgrq".

(It does have to be said: Galaxy Princess Zorana is giving me a lot of entertainment while I experiment with different strategies to test the game. Best bit of the latest run was finally getting curious enough to find out what "impetrative" meant in a completely different scene, and recognising it really was the perfect word for the occasion :) ).

This is fixed as of version 0.7.26.

…and that the rewrite of this scene for 0.7.26 fixed the hair description.

I found a game-crashing bug. Traceback has been sent through the in-game tools. Rot13 on the circumstances as I am not sure how spoilery they are.

Traceback error - NoneTask has no attribute "Loyalty" on line 166 of the Heru II reception file, when Xuqnee fnlf "Jryy fnvq" gb n rkcynvavat jul gur ibgrf znggre.

Lines invoked by the error were:

Shyy genpronpx:

  Svyr "tnzr/fpevcg.eclp", yvar 4955, va fpevcg pnyy

  Svyr "tnzr/pber.eclp", yvar 4960, va fpevcg pnyy

  Svyr "tnzr/ureh_vv.eclp", yvar 166, va fpevcg

  Svyr "[sbyqre cngu]\eracl\nfg.cl", yvar 1849, va rkrphgr

    vs eracl.clguba.cl_riny(pbaqvgvba):

  Svyr "[sbyqre cngu]\eracl\clguba.cl", yvar 1209, va cl_riny

    erghea cl_riny_olgrpbqr(pbqr, tybonyf, ybpnyf)

  Svyr "[sbyqre cngu]\eracl\clguba.cl", yvar 1202, va cl_riny_olgrpbqr

    erghea riny(olgrpbqr, tybonyf, ybpnyf)

  Svyr "tnzr/ureh_vv.ecl", yvar 166, va <zbqhyr>

NggevohgrReebe: 'AbarGlcr' bowrpg unf ab nggevohgr

'yblnygl'

Pbagrkg: jrnevat Vagrenpgvba tbja, Ureh VV erprcgvba, snvyrq nyy Jrtro grfgf, cnffrq obgu Rgvdhrggr grfgf jvgu Xuqnee. Vffhr nyfb unccraf vs Cvybgvat Jrtro grfg cnffrq naq frpbaq Rgvdhrggr grfg jvgu Xuqnee snvyrq, vs eurgbevp grfg cnffrq. Vtabevat gur reebe jbexf, ng yrnfg va gur fubeg grez.

Sidenote: I like the "Crash ignored" bug icon that appears in the title screen after I tried ignoring the bug; it's cute and helps me to remember to concentrate on actually reporting the bug instead of experimenting with ideas for my next game run.

Ah, a "his day is already ruined"?

Excellent! Happy that I could be of some use in finding the bug, and best wishes in fixing it to your satisfaction :)

Please could you tell me how I get the history across to you, so you can see exactly what path I took to get to that state? I've tried saving the log but it doesn't appear to include the history, only the loading details.

I'm willing to send the save file itself, but am aware that copying saves between different people's installations is deprecated in current versions of Ren'Py for security reasons. I'm also willing to compose and send a document that documents what happened on a step-by-step basis (primarily that would be useful if you wanted to see the changes in popularity rating from the Imperial+ surveys I kept doing during the run, since neither the history nor the save file necessarily saves that in a convenient format for bug testing).

A different run indicates that some Electors can change their votes back to you if doing certain options that are still available and if their opinion of you is high enough. However, they are the sort of things that would make sense to enable a vote change even in the context of a denouncement essentially meaning the Elector won't vote for you. My specific example was Vkvy jnf qrabhaprq ohg gura jnf jvyyvat gb ibgr sbe zr svsgrra gheaf yngre jura V nterrq gb trg ratntrq gb Ynhsva. That certainly isn't something that would sneak up on a player and surprise them at the vote.

Attempted a test. Did not see any vote changes, but definitely not an absolute answer because I got assassinated in a scene I couldn't avoid due to the choices I made. I will need to reconsider my choices before doing the next attempt to test this bug.

Some Electors have a lot of enemies. If you happened to do those ones near the beginning of the run, then denounced a bunch of their enemies, that could have raised their opinion enough to change their mind and go positive again. If you've made other decisions they like as well, that would increase their opinion too (there are a lot of plot decisions that inevitably will affect what the Empire thinks of you).

I suspect that a denouncement which has special attention in the plot may be a true baked-in "will never vote for you" (for example, kicking someone out of a reception in front of everyone after receiving specific incriminating information). However, I'm not sure whether a standard denouncement completely locks out the . I think the most effective way tr troubleshoot this might be to pick up a high-Media person - and then have fun denouncing everyone else, getting Empathy built up as high as possible. It would be an enjoyable run regardless of the result!