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Thank you for your kind feedback, I am very glad to hear you enjoyed the games - especially the loveless route.

As for the letters, unfortunately they were a Kickstarter backer reward and can no longer be offered. 

Many thanks for playing.

Once Charlotte and the extras have been finished, I will apply to upload it to Steam - so this year, sometime, I hope. ^_^

Correct! ^_^

Thank you for your kind feedback,  I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed the route.

And yes, your memory does not deceive you, in the demo their Mother did rope them in to her plot. 

For the demo, I wrote all the scenarios ending in pretty much the same way, as I wrote it in 2018/19 and though I had a vague idea of how the routes would unfold back then, I knew things would evolve as I came to each route. Of the ones that changed, I think Fred's and Guillaume's changed the most (while the Loveless and Charlotte's has changed a bit, too).

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Guide and ending guide are up now -  https://blackcross-taylor.com/game-guides/

Ah, thank you. I do try to keep the routes as varied as I can, despite the limitations of the plot, so thank you for noticing. ^_^

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Ah, thank you! Well, I am hoping Charlotte's route won't take too long, relatively speaking.

Many thanks for the support ^_^

Glad to hear you enjoyed the route, and that you liked Mistress Pretot. I had a lot of fun writing her - and that louse, Sebastian, too. ^_^

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Thank you for the kind feedback - I'm glad you find both TROS and the sequel enjoyable.

Yes, I plan to keep making games for as long as I have ideas for them. BFF will be the next I finish, after that I've a couple of ideas I want to explore - it will depend on what people want to play. ^_^

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Glad to hear you enjoyed it! A guide will be coming in the next few days - if you want any hints on how to get a particular ending before then, you can email me at support@blackcross-taylor.com 

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Thanks. Nothing has come through yet, but I will keep an eye on the folder

Are you using the itch app or just downloading straight from itch.io? I think it might be wise to move this over to support@blackcross-taylor.com, where I can better support you with this query. If you email me there, we can continue to troubleshoot this.

Hmm, that sounds like renpy is trying to define something as both true and false at the same time. This should completely break the game, and since others are playing fine, I think we can assume at the moment this is a local issue.

I'm not a expert on the inner workings of renpy, but at the moment, I am thinking this is an issue with the download or a corruption in the persistent data (or both).

Please can you try the following steps.

1. Delete the game folder and all past versions of the game folder, as we need a fresh install.

2. Then delete your persistent data. This is usually found C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Roaming\RenPy\ - don't delete the whole renpy folder, just the folder for the Thorns of War should do it. It should be a called something like 'The Thorns of War - 1234567890'.  

Doing the above should remove any persistent data and save files that might have been corrupted between versions.

3. Now we are sure renpy isn't going to be reading any old data, you can re-download versions 2.8 and, with any luck, find the problem has resolved.

Please let me know how you get on - I really hope this works for you

Ah, thank you for your kind feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the route after having to wait so long for it.

"YOU FOLDED SO QUICKLY" - to be fair, she initially thought they'd only be in Garllucio a few days at most XD

Many thanks for playing ^_^

Thank you! I really hope you enjoy the route ^_^

Well, Charlotte shouldn't be too long now - if already started work on her route and it's going well. ^_^

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Ah, thank you for your kind words - I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. 

Great! I hope you enjoy it ^_^

Thank you for the kind feedback - I'm glad you enjoyed the route. As for Minette, it's actually his nickname for the MC, as carried over from the Rose of Segunda. ^_^

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I'm glad the girls got their happy ending. Many thanks again for your ongoing support. ^_^ 

Understandable. ^_^ Well, Charlotte is on her way, and I am hoping to have some progress to report on her route soon! 

Many thanks! I hope you enjoy the route ^_^

Ah, I'm glad to hear you had fun with your first playthrough! Many thanks for the feedback and I hope you find the other options just as enjoyable.

Ah, I'm so glad it's working for you now. I hope you enjoy the route ^_^

Ah, thank you! ^_^

So you are going onto the screen with all the portraits to select him and it is just not highlighting or something else? 

I just downloaded the game now and it worked fine for me, so I am wondering if, despite you downloading the new version, renpy is still looking at 2.7. 

Did you delete your old copy of the game before downloading the new one? And when in the game, are you going from the very start or loading a save?

If you let me know the above, it will narrow the search ^_^

Many thanks for your encouragement! I really hope everyone enjoys the route ^_^

It is now ^_^

Hmm, I'm aiming for around 2pm GMT (UTC), perhaps a bit earlier if the upload speed is good - the file is getting kind of big now >_<

I certainly hope the route is worth the wait ^_^

Not long to wait now - I really hope you enjoy it ^_^

Thank you - I hope it is worth the wait ^_^

Aaaand, it's fixed! The SSD was on its last legs - apparently, I was lucky it was even booting.  Thank you for your ongoing support! ^_^ 

Ah, thank you for the encouragement. And the artwork was actually commissioned by a friend of our artist who also happens to like Frederique. Our artist sent it over and explained her friend had given us permission to use it in the update posts, so a big thanks to both of them, as well!

Thank you! My mother has faced some setbacks, but we are persevering. ^_^

Many thanks for your well-wishes.

This game will be available on Steam once it is completed, which I believe will be some time in the first half of next year.

I hope this helps

It means the nine personality traits as defined by the three choices early in The Rose of Segunda. They were, as I recall, "Scholarly, Roguish, or Slovenly", "Cunning, Witty, or Diplomatic", and "Commanding, Strong, or Lecherous". 

I hope this helps - Many thanks for your interest

Thank you for your kind feedback - I'm glad to hear you enjoyed his route. And yes, the sequel will be released on Steam, too, once the game is completed. Fred's route is being worked on right now, and then comes Charlotte, so you will not have too wait much longer.

And Nightshade is one of my favourite visual novels ever - I love Hanzo's route ^_^

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Thanks! She started partial weight-bearing this week, along with exercises from the physio, so fingers-crossed she is on the mend. ^_^

I am still here and the current word count is about 60,000 words, but my focus has had to shift of late. My mother has broken her hip and is currently bed-bound, which means I have had to move back to my childhood home to take care of her. I hope this allays your worries and I appreciate your patience going forward.

Many thanks for your ongoing encouragement and support ^_^

Sorry for the confusion there - thanks for letting me know it is sorted now and I hope you enjoy the game. ^_^