It could be a language setting on your computer. I only tested the game on computers set to English. i never tested on a computer set to another language.
At the moment, the game hard locks in browser when trying to load the exploration window and I have no idea why it's failing or how to fix it. Unless I can make headway on that, the browser version is not feasible.
There are three loss scenes you can encounter with the Minotaur. Was it the first, second or third loss? Was the black screen before or after you saw the sex scene? Are you on mobile, PC or Linux?
It's in testing right now. We're currently testing the PC and Mobile builds and we're still finding little bugs. Once we're confident we got them all, I'll set a launch date.
I've been doing my best to report, ban and delete every time I see them but this bot problem in Itch really is getting on my nerves. Seems I'm deleting them every day and it comes in waves.
I'm trying to address this in the next update. I increased the text size which will make the text easier to read while also spacing out the text into multiple text boxes instead of being crammed into one or two dense text boxes. The introduction is all optional and the opening can be skipped for players who don't care or don't wish to read it. However, for those who do wish to learn about the world and the context of the story, I want the player to be able to view it. As the game pads out, I'll have more opportunities to re-write sections so players can be eased into the setting instead of being lore-dumped in an intro.
Because to have that button, I would then need to implement that feature. Localization is a very big task. There's a ton of text to translate, and many things don't translate well from one language to another so having a local speaker to proof read and adjust the text is a huge undertaking. Then there's that I'd need to modify the text engines, every prompt, every UI element with text on it, to reflect the text from that region. As a one-person developer, that's just too much work and would delay the game for months, if not years, and cost me way more money than I'm getting back in support and donations. At this time, it's just not feasible.
We still need a few illustrations, some writing and a lot of testing. I am still finding more little things that need to be done, features to implement, and playtesting the first boss to make sure it's just the right level of challenging.
I'm really glad you like the style! I've put a lot of time and work into ensuring that Warrior of the North Wood doesn't fall into a generic or artificially generated look. Every character, every scene, every background, every visual element has been drawn by hand by me.
At the moment, the only controls supported are touch and mouse. I wouldn't rule out controller or keyboard support in the future as it would certainly be something I'd like to put in eventually.
There's certainly a lot of updates and upgrades to what's already there and a bunch of brand new content too. I'm trying to pace myself so I don't burn out. A game like this is a marathon, not a sprint.
I don't want to spoil too much but we're definitely delving into new fetishes and scenarios with the next patch. I just finished putting in the last of the new outfits for this update today. I've still got a few more illustrations to do, some writing to do, and then to plug it all in to the engine. Then it's on to QA and bug fixes.
It's hard to say. Game dev takes a lot of time, especially when everything is hand made. Content-wise, I'm getting very close but once all the content is in, it goes to QA and that can add weeks or months as we try to eliminate all the bugs and make for a stable release.
