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Hi TiredFio,

I'm so happy that you enjoyed the main game and getting to know the characters from both sides of the war. Even though there is combat and exploration, my focus on the game is really about building relationships with the characters so I feel very glad reading your comment that my efforts seemed to have reached you.

And it seems Ashur really did a good job advocating for the Old Ones in the end. TBH I wasn't sure how many people would try that route as opposed to siding with the gods. Also wasn't sure how many people would explore the friendship routes, so I'm glad you enjoyed exploring these too. Thank you so much for taking the time to try my game, share your feedback and give me  warm wishes! I wish the best for you as well! <3

Hi zommble,

 I'm sorry for the confusion. I hope this map can help.

Hi TiredFio, thank you for trying out my game and I'm glad you liked the characters! Here's a list of the endings, though I will say many of them are variations. The main three routes are romancing Jeth (going home, reborn, staying as the TO), Mikaylis (going home, reborn, staying as the TO), Deita (going home, reborn, staying as the TO). Also I hope you give the main game a chance~ Best wishes!

Hi spiritofdragons!

Firstly, thank you for playing ADW and I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it so far! I investigated your issue and yes, air mage ring is bugged! I'll patch it in the next small update, but actually there's currently no use for air mage rings so I'm sorry for your trouble. Earth Rogue ring, however, is useful for maxing the friendship bond with Katnir and unlocking his ultimate. I combed over it and couldn't find any error, along with crafting it for myself. Please double check your inventory for the heart of earth rogue, bit of earth rogue, and crafting fee of 50 gold. Also please check your game version is 2.X . I'm sorry for the issue! Please let me know more issues if it persists. T_T

Ah I'm glad you loved it and I hope you were still able to make it through the whole game okay. I added easier difficulty mode to main ADw so maybe I should do it for this one too? Thanks so much for your comment. Best wishes.

Aah, maybe you can visit an earlier save and vote in the Brookhaven and Cape Town elections? I hope can see both sides of the war and find one of the endings satisfying. T_T good luck!

Hi .michi! Yay, we made it XD Thank you so much for the encouraging words along the way. I think the wonderful things about putting this online, is that hopefully it will be available to revisit anytime you want.

Hi Incudo, I hope you can enjoy the main game in its complete state.  Thank you so much for following ADW all this time~ <3

Hi Drelopi,

This was my first game so although I would've liked to go back and finish the two characters that didn't get finished (I had sprites and chapter 1 completed so it definitely felt bad not finishing them) I think I was too ambitious with how incredibly messy and inefficient my code/writing structure was. The two companions available have 6 endings each, so the 'two routes' still have 12 endings took me a lot time to complete. I'm sorry I never finished the others. To be transparent, I make free games as a fun hobby, so I don't see myself at this point having fun returning to this. I apologize for my mistake. 

Hi youpedia,

Gosh thank you so much for writing all of this and sharing your thoughts and experiences with me. Truly I make this "content" aka games and YouTube videos to connect with other people and share our stories and sense of humanity. In other words, that you took the time to tell me what this project meant to you, is the reason why I do this. I think if only 1 person played the game but it resonated with them and inspired them to have fun with their creative journey in this life, then that is enough reason to justify it's existence. I can say , "youpedia, this is for you" XD hehe that is the kind of way I think about every thoughtful comment that I receive and it really means so much to me. 

its a bit scary when we are so conditioned to value approval and validation from society, whether it's money or downloads. I would be lying if I said that analytics never made me feel doubtful of myself or discouraged. But then I can always go back and read comments like these and know that I was able to create without holding myself back. and someone out there in the universe felt it. I think that's more important for me to focus on these days. It really ignites my energy and genuine joy these days in a way that professional paid work never did. 

Best wishes on your creative journey~ I hope you have joy.

Aah thank you very much! Please let me know if you have any trouble downloading any games! 😉

Waaah! Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it <3

Ooh thank you for sharing your thoughts! I think it's very different though similar to adwVH endings I hope it gave you some fun and interesting surprises 😉

Im so glad it was able to be some comfort. I really wanted it to be fun way to decompress from stressful life.

Thank you for helping me catch the naughty trouble makers in last minute play testing!! <3 

hi Leledada,

Ohh I agree! I admire people who work hard! And I can see the differences in their approach to work, life and love with your artwork~ Well done!

Hi Happy Raccoon,

I can only speak from experience but I mainly use discord to talking to other devs and I share my progress with youtube. From what I've observed, which ever community you choose, posting consistently helps. 1 time post anywhere  don't usually get much traction these days.

And to think, I was afraid it was underpowered at first testing XD;;. Kind of like Mikaylis, these defensive skills scale more at higher stakes I think. 

Thank you Yuno8! I am excited to finish this EPIC at last xD

Hi .michi,

Thank you very much! I'm glad to hear you think Samuel has potential XD he's a little more than his first impressions might convey. I always say you gotta watch out for priests, because they always so good at speaking in an unassuming way.

Hi JustaOnegirl,

So glad you liked the picture of Sam! I think he's the perfect messenger to spread the idea of Valentines Day to the ADW world XD!

 And thank you for your support! I hope I put forth a good face for our community, but at the very least, I hope I can convey my effort and sincerity. This particular indie game space is very passionate about our stories and games so I really want people to feel and respect that.

Best wishes,

Jen

Hi csonnich,

Thank you so much for trying out my game. I'd glad you enjoyed it enough to want to go back and play other routes. I'm sorry for the trouble with skipping function missing.  Because this game is doing things that is not typical of many VNs, such as combat and many animations layering, I did remove it from the default preferences settings due to some game breaking issues it caused. I forgot to remove the mention of it from the default menu preferences. I'll add that to my list of things to fix in the future. I apologize for any inconvenience that it has caused.  Thank you again for your patience and understanding TT!

I've always liked story and character focused games but I find that as I grow older and busier, I have less time for games with grindy filler content. I find indie game space, it's easier to find more concise, female/story focused games. Admittedly, as a dev who participates in game jams, discord and social media, it's easy to stumble into things that catch my interest. The hard part is having enough time to play.

I found this gem of a meme when I was cleaning up my screenshots.

Hi Raven, I'm sorry for your struggle in the dungeon. Admittedly I am just a hobbyist learning programming as I go. It's understandable if you want to quit, but in the case that you did want to complete the dungeon, I made a map for you. Please also make sure you have the most current build, as there was a game breaking bug in earlier versions. Thank you again for trying the game and best wishes!

Omg haha it's so fun! I was cracking up. Thank you for making my day XD. Feel free to post anything here or if you want to make your own thread that is also very welcome! Thank you so much! (dying over the drawings in background of normal mode lol)

Patience and consistency does also work I think. I update my youtube weekly and my game development monthly for years. Like Hodslate said, its slow and can feel like you're just throwing stuff out to into empty universe. sometimes we see "big hit" and this that is what success looks like, but I think for many smaller creator who is just looking for some engagement, this expectation is more feasible.

Hi .michi! Thanks for checking back in with this project. It is a little bittersweet but I'm excited to finally be approaching the finish line and I hope the endings are found to be satisfying. 

Oh I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for letting me know. I hope you enjoy the rest of the game and story but let me know if you have any more troubles ^^

Hi Fidia,

sorry for the trouble you are experiencing. Here is a map of the forest. You should be able to confront the Katnir at #R1. Please let me know if you are still having a problem and I will investigate further. TYVM! <3

Hi Pampanun,

Thank you for sharing your experience and suggestions. I will consider some solutions to make the game less dependant on bond levels and ultimate morale skills for beating the end game encounters. I'll add it to my list of things to address for the next update. Thanks very much for playing. Oh and please don't be sorry for voicing your opinion, I'm very glad to recieve the honest and thoughtful feedback. It's helpful to get more opinions when deciding how much to weigh the situation.

you draw him so cute and pretty for "bullying" him <3<3<3

He knows who his true creator is haha XD;; I think I read too many Korean webnovels.

Hi Noodie,

The rejection at the proposal scene is probably when he's the most upset with the TO. Well in order to get that reaction from him, you basically agree to meet him for his proposal and hes all dressed up with this super expensive pendant to give the TO. It's a bit tricky to show up with another person's pendant on, so you'll have to accept proposals early on in the week because accepting the pendant and meeting with Jeth will have to be on seperate days. Good luck crushing him in the most devastating way possible. :D

Hi Noodie, 

Oooh I'm always happy to see more doodles  ^o^

And yes, Jeth and Ruwin comparison! So it's unfortunate that Ruwin and Jeth didn't face off at the battle of Brookhaven like in the original draft (replaced him with Mikaylis so that Jeth could lead the whole forest kidnapping) because Ruwin was REALLY looking forward to smashing Jeth in the face and pretty much went on a big tirade how much he thinks Jeth is a worm, spineless ect blah blah but yeah. I always thought Ruwin especially hated on Jeth to that extent because he probably could sense something in common with him that he did not like in himself. *prints out more art for my wall* P:

Hi JustaOneGirl, 

I'm glad for when you jump in and share your thoughts! I think that is one of the fun aspects of having an open forum and hopefully others feel the same.

I think your thoughts regarding Jeth are pretty insightful. Often times it's hard to try to understand characters/people when we disapprove of their actions. I have a strange fascination for understanding bad behavior, even if I don't believe in justifying the behavior, I do find it interesting to explain for several reasons but primarily for self preservation. Explaining from a psychological point of view, often makes it more obvious that is not me/the victim to blame. Some very manipulative behaviors need this kind of clarification for me, since I tend to hold myself easily accountable.

Somehow this habit turned into reading about all kinds of serial killers and criminal offenders. I used to be addicted to true crime type shows lol.

Awww, no one could resist pouting chibi Yumi! I'm playing up Katnir's stubbornness a little for laughs, I think if the TO asked him with seriousness, he would concede because ultimately the TO's happiness would trump his pride. Something like, reassuring him but while preserving his ego. "I know you'd probably be survive somehow given how much you've endured, but I don't know if I could handle being apart-" (sort of a reverse psychology of asking him for what he secretly wants without calling him out? if that makes sense lol) Would be the kind of line that would push him to be all soft and vulnerable without forcing him.

Hi Noodie. OMG protect Lady Yumi!! That depressed look just stabs deep! Quick someone give her the world!! 

Uh.. To clarify all the instances that Jeth can physically harm the TO (it's pretty specific) >_<;;; 

I dunno if SPOILER Warning is necessary here but I'm going to be listing a bunch of bad endings as well so here we go!*********** 

ADWVH:

1. upon escorting the TO to their room for the first time, if the TO refuses to cooperate, he kills them.

2. upon refusing to cooperate with him on the forest mission, he kills them.

3. upon warning the TO not to meet with him if they aren't interested in a romance with him if you ask him to meet and reject him a second time, he will scar the TO on the leg, saying that it's to remind them of his warning.

4. upon meeting him with someone else's pendant on in bond convo 5, he will try to kill the TO but fail to go through with it and apologize.

5. upon agreeing to meet him to accept the proposal in the courtyard, if you reject him or show up wearing someone else's pendant, he will bite the TO.

ADW:

1. If you fail to convince Katnir in the forest mission to help you, you will be turned over to Jeth... who surprise, surprise, murders you XD;;.

So... yeah considering he is the one of the few characters in this world that murders/hurt the TO, and he has a list, ah... >____<;; the only other characters who harm the TO would be mikaylis/miyetta are guilty of imprisoning and Jonas/Eve if the TO loses the final war battles. Hmm in that sense, I guess technically Deita tries but fails to murder the TO when she's imprisoned to "send them home".

Hi Noodie, I realize that I talked about inspiration for the other rogues but avoid talking too much about Jeth's mentality because I do not in any way, want to condone or justify his harmful behaviors (IRL, I wouldn't be in the same room with him LOL) but since this is fiction I think it's interesting to explore these personalities, I will explain a bit of my thinking when creating and writing Jeth. For those who might be disturbed by Jeth behaviors, that is a totally natural and valid reaction and you don't have an obligation to explore his character. But for those who are curious and love to dive into the rogues of this series-

WARNING- JETH IS A HOT MESS*****************************************************

Jeth is my take on a "yandere" type character. Admittedly, I'm not normally a "fan" of this archtype, but I often like to explore things that are not usually my thing as to better understand and appreciate it. Most of this behaviors are "theoretical" in my mind, but sadly his more sociopathic behaviors are based on real toxic dynamics that I have personally experienced and witnessed many of the people in my life endure. The part that is most fictional, is his actual love and devotion for the TO....

Firstly, he is a professional assassin and the only character that despite the normalization of violence and killing in this world, is truly remorseless. My mind can't place myself in the shoes of a sadist individual that derives pleasure from inflicting harm so rather than explain his behavior as sadistic, I had to have him cope with his violence through detachment.  He's simply numbed himself from his humanity to do his job that he was always trained for, by developing a jaded and bitter disdain for the world as a whole. A true nihilist. He sees the world as a dog eat dog, play for power, where those who are the cruelist and most ruthless will always exploit those who are more selfless. Since he feels that ironically those who grasp power will also be "ruled" by it in the end, a hopeless struggle to hold an illusion that humans in a world created by gods, can't truly possess. he prefers to situate himself adjacent to power, tip the scales here and there and watch to see if his world view can be challenged. In an odd way, Jeth and Ruwin could probably relate in their disillusioned views of their world and structures of power, but their approaches to tackling this problem in their minds are irreconcilably different. Ruwin's more naive and simple way of thinking makes it easier for him to be persuaded in the possibility of more hopeful, brighter future, filled with personal redemption and fulfilling human connections.

 Jeth is originally interested in the power and potential the TO presents and will kill them very early on in the game if he feels the TO is more trouble than it would be worth. But it's not long before he falls hard for the TO, as they spark a hope in him of a world and people outside his jaded existence. Maybe he could've been capable of love outside the TO, but the TO being from another world was the catalyst that opened his heart to his humanity. Perhaps he always saw himself aloofly looking at the world from the outside, and the TO as a true outsider, he felt he could connect with them. This is what he's referring to when he says the TO is untainted/pure, he means in the sense of not dirtied by the senseless crap of their world. When the TO rejects him, he's devastated and is surprised by his own desperate emotions. He marks the TO with a scar if the TO keeps seeing him, even after he told them to stay away if they weren't interested in a relationship. as a warning to stay as far away from him as possible. This is also probably to be taken with a grain of salt, but I researched where Jeth (an expert killer) would probably cut someone in as a warning but with as little actual harm as possible. Don't look at my search history U___U;;; And yes, at that point in the sequence of rejections, he's prepared to be rejected again and regardless of how carefully he did it, it's still an absolutely unacceptable way of setting a boundary, Jeth go to jail for assault, ok?)) It's bad of him, but he'd rather be hated and shunned by the TO than dragged along in some amicable way, and keeping his (now painful) emotions and hope alive. As eluded to in his aftermath conversations if you bond 5 him but not bond 6, he will be very mad at himself and bitterly admit that he still can't stop himself from wanting to throw himself pathetically at the TO (aka is unable to kill the hope of love and connection). 

This is attitude towards his own world vs TO's other world is also why he is much calmer and more willing to listen and cooperate when he's in the TO's world in Gacha Date. He wants to believe in a better world, life and relationship for himself and the TO. When in an official relationship with the TO, he won't harm them and will not force himself on them (tho he sulks a bit if refused), though he's still couldn't care less about destroying anything and anyone from his world, if he felt if the benefits would outweigh the costs. Like on some level, he knows the TO will be upset with killing everyone in his return ending, but he feels he must take the iniative to do the dirty work to fulfill the TO's wish, when the TO is to selfless to do so. A bit too twisted to say it's well meaning... one probably avoid dating assassins. 

I try to give the player a bit of power over Jeth, so if the player doesn't like him, they can enjoy seeing his mask slip, and know he's made to feel powerless in his frustrations (the TO  living rent free in his mind and haunting him for the rest of his life XD;;;)

How much of this I was able to protray, I don't know since he's not exactly one to just explain himself plainly, nor do I think he's fully aware of his own coping mechanisms. Originally, he was a bit too controlled and calculating, that I thought his true personality would never be unveiled enough, so maybe that's another reason why he flip flops from charming to an unhinged freak LOL. 

LOL! I read this through a translation and I wonder if it's accurate but it got a chuckle out of me XD. 80 years?? Are you sure your house can survive that long with this walking accident?