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Thank you so much for playing it Rue, it was a lot of fun to watch you go through all the endings! It's funny you got ending 2 before ending 3 as that's normally the reverse that happens XD

Hohoho you'll see XD Expect more trolling though 😅

You can always try to marry me (in Drawy drawing drawing la). I'm very beautiful there.

Dear no.1 fan, thank you for liking and following this game for so long aaah

I plan to release longer version for Gufeng game jam this summer (it's a new yearly jam featuring Chinese historical fantasy games, so if you like games like this, it's worth checking this jam too later on)!

https://itch.io/jam/gufeng-game-jam-2026

Also there will be the O2A2 2026 jam around the corner too this July, where I might or might not make a spin-off in the same universe (with another char, but that's still simmering in my mind for now). 

Thank you for your patience and dedication 🙈

Thank you for your interest, you can contact Charlee here:

studiopeonyimperial@gmail.com

And yes, Charlee did the character design for both games, you can see their art in Devlog#2 :)

Muchas gracias por el comentario, comentarios como este nos motivan a seguir creando juegos ^^

Hi Morg, here’s a few more clues to get ending 3, hope it helps ^^

Spoiler help ending 3 Poison him successfully while not getting caught and make him hate you by: - feeding him the dish he doesn't like - making fun of his taste in books - taking a jab at his country when they talk about the conflict - kissing him too early, when he doesn't like you yet

Next update maybe maybe maybe 😂 MC will get some new ways to retaliate (although not all of them are sane)

Thank you for playing, happy to see that the Ukrainian translation is used by players out there ^^

Thank you, this made our Ukrainian translator really happy to see people playing it in this language 😊

Hahaha he is cunning isn't he?

There is no pronoun selection here since MC is always addressed as "you" by the other character and is invisible, so MC can be whatever you want!

Spoiler Click on the cupboard on the left, there's a safe in there. The letter from the right cupboard has words in red, use the phone image to convert a word into numbers. There are several 5 letter words which can fit, so you can try them out one by one til it works. But if you think about the LI's personality, the word to use makes sense.

Such a good update, I liked tsundere blushing Gene! It was a nice contrast with the other LI. 

I can see why MC likes to push his buttons. Their banter and his reactions are so fun to watch. The VA did so well on the barks!

Not you reading reader's mind, I got to the last scene and thought, is there no choice to satisfy the trope gods? And then I went back earlier in the branching and it really appeared :crylaugh: 

The escape room part was also a nice addition:thumbsupcat: Although it was a bit confusing at the beginning because there were other same-length words in there too, but makes sense for it to be the one :thinking~1: 

You can check out the walkthrough here: https://calnite.itch.io/a-cup-of-eternity/devlog/991531/walkthrough-for-all-endi...

Fr #justiceforchihuahua

Thank you so much for your comment aaaah and congrats for getting all endings!

He's meant to be irredeemable like that hahaha. Only works out if MC and him are both crazy together XD I guess it boils down to whether you choose the BFF over the potential BF lol (which you should, because stranger danger, while friends are forever *nod nod*)

Haha thank you for playing and congrats for getting all endings! I'm glad it managed to keep your attention to the end.

If you liked Glass's UI for this game, I recommend to check out this other game where they also did the UI, it's so pretty and dreamy! 😍 https://beauvdalen.itch.io/the-prince-is-a-10-but-prologue

Also I see you've also made another Chinese historical VN hohoho. Glad to see more of this genre out in the wild 😁 

Yes I'm so thankful to the team, we couldn't have made it without everyone helping each other when needed T.T

Thank you cat, I did my best at doing my worst 😂Congrats for making it to the end and suffering through everything 😂

When the save slots are just barely enough because there are too many saveable moments. 100% the perfect game to play while stuck for hours in a plane, bless you for making an APK of this!

I really liked how persistent vars loops were used for story progression and the plot branching felt very logical despite the huge number of endings, so I was able to reach all of them naturally without trouble. Loved the cultural references and the variety of endings, didn't expect how daring or tragic some of them were. 

The art is beautiful (can't wait for the next update with the new CGs!!!) but the writing really shines in striking the right balance between allusion and description, progressing the plot efficiently while still carrying emotion. This cat knows how to cook a good story, and the resulting rice is very fragrant. 

Thank you so much Cat, everyone on the team will be super happy to hear it 🙈 The combined power of the char design + VA is too strong XD

Thank you so much Cat!!! Such is the fine line between love and hate 😂

The names are my favorite part as well! A pity some players never get to see them, because you have to start a new clean run from the main menu, and not through loading a saved slot 😅

Oh no, what part of him was likable? He is just a...

A word from the curator

Thank you for your interest in me and my preservation work. Perhaps you’d like to contribute to it? I am currently preparing a new exhibition, you see… And there are some vacant shelves which need to be filled with new specimens…

Thank you so much, glad that you liked it! Everyone on the team did so well on it. It was fun to make the different routes so that you can go full survival mode, stay oblivious to it all or embrace the crazy XD 

You can find the walkthrough for all endings here

Ending 7 choices:

TLDR: Be nice and selfless with Sophie but selfish with Curator, buff her combat abilities and debuff his

Let Sophie go to the toilets first + give your weapon to her when she asks for it (so that she's able to defend herself and survive). Then later when zombie appears, choose  "Flee" + ("Bolt for the next room" or "Guarantee your survival") => that way, Curator is forced to waste a lot of ammunition to save himself. In the last room, disagree ("Humanity...") and choose "Fight".

Hi otome.com, thanks for the message. I sent you a reply just now!

The MC is gender-neutral, they can be anything you want! In the script, all characters directly talk to MC so the player is always referred to as "you".

Hi otome.com, thank you for reaching out to us! You can contact me at arghbulous@gmail.com to discuss about it ^^

Yes, it's there in the devlogs section, but it might have gotten buried under the other ones: Walkthrough link

Not me answering 2 months later... I didn't get the notification since it was an edit to your original answer.
Transition was done via show screen inside a regular label + renpy.pause to wait for the doorslide animation to end + hide screen after. You can perform ATL inside the screen.

Thank you for playing! Working on the (slightly) longer version rn... Still need to add VA and translations along with some extra art and then it will be ready (crossing fingers it will be for next month, if not it will be for the next)

Hahaha I loved that drama too! Queen is so funny. Although if you want other drama recs along the same vibes as this game, I'd say Love between Tiger and Rose is probably closer (it's also historical comedy if you haven't watched it yet).

Whoa congrats! Impressive, if you didn't even look at the walkthrough and got it first try, you're too talented XD 

Thank you for playing! Glad to know you learnt some things along the way too, we tried to make the trivia interesting ^^

Thank you! I just uploaded a new patch update to add audio/music + extra art. So if you have played this game before and it was silent (as in only the same music from main menu all throughout), you can check this new version too!

Thank you! I just uploaded a new patch update to add audio/music + extra art. So if you have played this game before and it was silent (as in you only heard the same music from main menu all throughout), you can check this new version too!

Awww thank you so much! ^^ We got a new mini update out earlier this month with voice acting, new SFX (you can play music with the menu buttons now XD) and translations. We've also been working on the longer extended version with more endings and achievements, hopefully we'll be able to get it out soon!

Hi momo, depends on what aspect you're interested in specifically?
For the lantern sway on main menu, it was a custom shader by yours truly. Actually, for a previous project (The Man of my Dreams), I had already coded a custom grass sway shader. So the lanterns swaying was basically taking that grass shader (top moves, bottom of the image stays fixed) and reversing everything. Formula consists of quite a few cos and sin strewn around and playing with them until it looks right.

For custom menu buttons, it's about replacing textbuttons from default menu code by imagebuttons and adding actions to them depending on how you want them to react (cf official Ren'Py documentation for the syntax).

He's a tricky one, isn't he... Hope you managed to defeat him eventually!

If you are still blocked, the guide to get all endings can be found here: Walkthrough guide in the Devlog section of this page

Awww, he is indeed despite it all XD Thank you for playing, the whole team was great!

You can find the guide to get all endings here: Walkthrough for all endings in the Development log section of this page. Hope it helps! As a general tip for ending 3: be mean and cunning, make him hate you, poison him without getting caught :)

Hahaha thank you!!! It was too beautiful not to post 😂

Thank you so much Grey!! ^^